Toyokawa Shoko doesn't want to become a witch

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“Killing your comrade doesn’t feel good, it feels really bad, it feels terrible.” She emphasized it three times, “I want you to know that.”

Li Xi raised her hand blankly and touched her bright red, burning cheeks.

"Don't give up on yourself so easily." Hai Ling took a swig of soda water, and her tone, unusually, carried a hint of reproach. "There are still people who don't want you to die."

Hailing put it subtly, but it wasn't really that subtle.

Lixi finally realized how stupid she had been.

Having a friend do it might be a relief for the person doing it, but for the person doing it, it will undoubtedly be a lifelong torment.

Even if someone is going to die, Hai Ling shouldn't be the one to do it, especially since she said it in a moment of impulse.

I'm far from despairing, far from it being over. Even if it's going to end, it should only be truly over when I can ensure that Deng can live peacefully and happily.

Moreover... this isn't the first time Hailing has said she hopes to live.

“We’re even now,” Hailing suddenly said.

"What do you mean, even?" Li Xi raised an eyebrow.

"I kept it from you, and you told me you wanted to die." Hailing put the soda water aside and shifted to a more comfortable sitting position.

"Oh, then we're even." Lixi nodded, raised her hand, and threw the empty milk jelly into the trash can downstairs.

goo-dong-

The milk jelly fell right into the trash can.

"Three points." Li Xi licked his lips.

I'm a little thirsty, but the milk jelly doesn't quench my thirst.

"...Would you like to try a sip?" Hailing handed the soda water to Lixi.

Lixi took the soda water and poured it into his mouth.

Carbon dioxide bubbles danced on his taste buds, and the unique aroma of soda water filled his mouth along with the bubbles. Li Xi almost choked, and it took him a while to finally manage to swallow the soda water.

However, it is indeed much more thirst-quenching than milk jelly.

"Cough cough... How could you like this kind of thing?" Lixi handed the can back.

“A friend of mine used to like this.” Hai Ling took another sip, seemingly uninterested. “I’ll buy it and try it.”

"..."

Lixi turned his head and looked at Hailing's face.

Hai Ling is expressionless most of the time and is extremely careful about her gaze, making it difficult to discern much emotion from her face or eyes.

But at this moment, although she still had no expression, her eyes seemed to have changed.

“You…” Li Xi opened her mouth, hesitated for a moment, “…I arrived a little late today, is it because of this friend?”

She vaguely remembered that Hailin came out from inside Kabukicho. She must have arrived earlier than her, but she went into Kabukicho first and came out when it was almost time.

This trip must be related to her friend.

"Mm." Hailing nodded.

"What's wrong with her?" Lixi asked.

Inexplicably, Li Xi felt that Hai Ling wanted to confide in him about something.

This time, Li Xi's intuition was right. After hearing Li Xi ask that question, Hai Ling's eyes softened instantly. Li Xi understood when he saw those eyes; Hai Ling had been waiting for him to ask that question.

For some reason, Lixi felt that Hailing's eyes were becoming more and more understandable. From being completely unreadable at the beginning, to now, she could vaguely see what Hailing was afraid of.

“She was the first person to say ‘kill me before I become a witch,’” Hailing whispered. “You’re the second.”

Hailing's voice was deep and somber, like a lone lion licking its wounds alone in the night. Lixi was like another lone lion who met Hailing at night. The two unwanted lions came together and licked each other's wounds.

"...You killed her."

"..."

Hailing neither spoke nor denied it.

That's equivalent to agreeing.

"What kind of person is she?" Lixi asked again.

“A good person, she used to be.” Hai Ling seemed to have opened up a floodgate of words. “But time tests a person’s kindness. She didn’t make it through and became unsightly.”

Lixi listened quietly.

"She told me in the end that she hoped I would kill her so that the tainted soul gem wouldn't turn into a witch." Hailing paused for a moment, then continued, "That was the first and only time I acted as a second."

The previously vague feeling became clearer, and Li Xi felt she was gradually understanding what Hai Ling wanted to express. Her eyes, eyes that seemed forever devoid of emotion, now seemed...

It's like saying...

do not leave Me.

Hailing is afraid that the people around her will leave her.

“…I’m sorry.” Li Xi apologized again for her foolish request.

So there are still people who care about me that much?

"I accept your apology." Hai Ling tilted her head back, finished the rest of her soda in one gulp, and then raised her hand to throw the can into the same trash can.

Hailing's hand trembled slightly before she released the can.

Still very thirsty.

Her body was telling her that she was still very thirsty.

Sugar palm——

The aluminum can hit the edge of the trash can with a loud bang.

"..." Hai Ling's eyes twitched twice. She went downstairs, picked up the trash, obediently walked to the trash can, threw the can in, and then staggered back, looking utterly humiliated.

She didn't expect to miss such a close distance, especially since Lixi had just made a shot, making her miss all the more conspicuous.

"This isn't like you. How could you be off-track?" Li Xi asked jokingly.

It was very hot. Lixi was wearing a black vest. Hailing looked up and saw Lixi's neck, which was exposed to the cool night breeze, right in front of her.

Hailing suddenly felt her mouth and throat go dry.

"It's off-center, there's no reason why." Hai Ling licked her lips and sat back down as if nothing had happened. "It didn't feel good."

"Not feeling good isn't an excuse either." Li Xi curled up the corners of his mouth sarcastically.

"Yes, yes, yes." Hailing raised her hands in surrender. "Whatever you say."

"Hey, never mind, I have something important to ask you." Li Xi raised his hand and naturally put it on Hai Ling's shoulder.

Hai Ling took a moment to look at the injury on her hand. The slight burn mark that had been exposed outside the bandage had disappeared, and her hand was recovering better than she had imagined.

"what's up?"

"Would you still accept the job?"

"Book a week in advance."

"One week, but I feel like there's not much time left."

"I need to coordinate with the captain; I'm not sure about the arrangements afterward."

"Xiangzi?"

“Okay.” Hailing nodded. “But you can tell me your needs first.”

“I want to find Su Shi and then send her on her way,” Li Xi said. “I need someone to help me.”

"..." Hai Ling was silent for a moment, then asked, "Who else?"

"Right now it's just you and me, I'll try to get some other help."

"Where is Ai-on?"

"She's too bad." Li Xi shook her head. "Forget about it."

"You don't need to be so 'tactful' when you express your concern."

“I didn’t care about her at all—oh well, whatever.” Li Xi stood up, patted Hai Ling on the shoulder, and said, “I’m going to sleep now.”

"Good night." Hailing turned around and watched her go back to her room.

"Goodnight." Lixi waved to her with her back turned and closed the door.

The Lost Story: The Lost Child: Chapter 302 Such a scene is too lonely.

The next day, Xiangzi received a message from Mu that Su Shi had apparently taken leave again.

So, I've stirred up trouble...

But it didn't matter anymore; Xiangzi had long known that keeping an eye on Su Shi would yield no results.

Unless we know where Su Shi's home is...

and many more.

[Xiangzi]: Harmony.

[Mu]:?

[Xiangzi]: You and Su Shi are quite close. Have you ever been to her house?

【睦】：No.

[Xiangzi]: Ah, then it's alright.

[Mu]: I know where she lives.

[Xiangzi]: How do you know if you've never been there?

【睦】：I saw it in the Mortis Museum.

Mortis would hide in different places each time, and Mu would have to search for her again each time. It was during these search times that she had an excuse to look for some information that she cared about.

For example, after Xiangzi said those very hurtful things, Mu deliberately paid attention to Su Shi's movements. It was then that she found out where Su Shi's house was located.

[Xiangzi]: You knew where it was, so why didn't you tell me?

【睦】：I've been there.

[Xiangzi]: You went there? When?

【睦】：Yesterday, after leaving RiNG.

[Xiangzi]: Did you find anything?

【Mu】：Su Shijia......

Yesterday, while Xiangzi was still in the archives, Mu found Su Shi's home.

Mu shamelessly used a silk thread to open the lock of the Su family's house. Although the Su family used a smart fingerprint lock, there was always a spare keyhole. As long as the silk thread went into the keyhole, there was a way to open the lock.

This is also what Miaomeng taught her.

If Xiangzi found out, he would definitely skin Miaomeng alive.

Mu used a silk thread to unlock the door and entered the Su family smoothly.

Su Shi's home is large and empty. The loft-style duplex design makes the whole house look like a hotel presidential suite rather than a home.

There was no one at home. Mu remembered that Su Shi had said that her mother often went on business trips, and that she was often alone at home.

Just like my own mother.

Mu felt that Su Shi's family was very similar to her own when they first met.

That's why Mu paid so much attention to her.

In Mortis's Museum of Memories, Mu saw many fragments of the past.

Both families were in disharmony and were embroiled in divorce proceedings, except that the Su family actually divorced, while the Mu family, in order to maintain the reputation of the celebrity couple, refused to divorce even when they were arguing fiercely.

Not long after her divorce, Su Shi's mother moved to this new home with her.

At that moment, Mu stood in the corridor, separated by an invisible layer of glass, watching Su Shi's mother hold Su Shi's little hand and walk into their dusty new home.