Toyokawa Shoko doesn't want to become a witch

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【Blood Rage - Falling Snow】

Two splattered streaks of blood grazed the witch's slender body, and the nearly 100-meter-long snake body instantly broke into three pieces. The snake's head, with its mouth wide open, changed direction and flew to the center of the arena due to inertia.

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P.S.: The witch's prototype is "Bad Guy," the ending theme song of the TV series "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils."

The Lost Tale: The Lost Child - Chapter 291: The Secret Was Slipped Up

The body, broken into three pieces, continued to move in slightly different directions due to inertia. The snake's head brushed past Lixi, rolled a few times, and then slowly came to a stop.

The demons in the sky immediately dispersed, turning into countless pieces of white paper falling from the sky.

The witch's corpse began to slowly dissipate.

"Wow, amazing..." Aine stood there dumbfounded, staring at Hailin who was striking a pose reminiscent of the character "Zanshin".

Aiyin witnessed everything that just happened. Just as Lixi was about to be swallowed by the giant snake's jaws, Hailing was a full twenty meters away from Lixi. At that almost impossible distance, she swung her sword twice. Two slender, blood-red blades swept across the giant snake's body, instantly cutting it into three pieces.

The blood clinging to the blade transformed into a flash of light—was that her magic? Such powerful magic... what exactly was it?

Aine was some distance away from Hailin, so she couldn't see that after Hailin unleashed those two thunderous strikes, her blue eyes turned into scarlet vertical pupils, nor could she see the two sharp fangs revealed in her slightly parted mouth.

Hai Ling gripped the knife hilt, standing still, visible steam rising from her head. Sweat streamed down her face, past her delicate collarbone, and soaked the bandages wrapped around her chest.

After several breaths, she managed to regulate her breathing and suppress the bloodthirsty desire. Her scarlet vertical pupils slowly returned to their normal pale blue color, and her fangs reverted to slightly sharp tiger teeth.

The witch's head had completely disappeared, leaving behind a seed of lamentation on the ground, and the barrier was slowly dissipating.

Soon, they returned to their cramped and dilapidated little house.

This is the house where the man who assassinated the politician lived. It has been marked with a yellow tag ever since he was arrested. It was only recently discovered that a witch was living there.

The house was dilapidated and rudimentary, with cracked walls, a ceiling covered in mold, and a bare cement floor without even tiles. The whole house looked like an unfinished, bare shell, and even the chandelier was broken.

The last rays of the setting sun shone through the window, providing only a meager amount of light.

Hailing shook off the blood from her knife and strode towards Lixi. Her outfit transformed into a radiant light that covered her entire body as she took a step. After the light faded, it reverted to Hanasaki River's school uniform.

"Lixi." Aiyin helped Lixi up first. "Hey, are you alright?"

"Cough... I'm fine." Li Xi coughed up a cloud of black smoke, pushed Ai Yin away, and shakily got up.

She doesn't look well at all right now. Her biggest problem has always been her inability to control her flames. The flames just now burned away most of the pigeon familiars, but also burned away half of her skin.

The left side of his face was covered in charred black, and one eye socket had become a black hole, making him look somewhat like a battle-damaged T800.

Lixi silently scanned her surroundings with her remaining eye before finally returning it to Aine.

"What exactly have you been doing today?" Lixi said. "I've warned you to be careful of the familiars around you, more than once."

“I’m sorry…” Aine’s expression darkened.

It was because of her repeated mistakes that Lixi ended up like this trying to save her.

"Ha, what's the use of just apologizing? I can save you this time, but what about next time?" Li Xi's vocal cords were also greatly affected by the high temperature. He spoke in a hoarse voice while poking Ai Yin's shoulder hard with his finger. "Can't you be a little more careful?"

"I...I'm so tired," Aine whispered.

Two days, four battles, plus what happened last night, she's so exhausted she can barely walk.

"What are you talking about? You're already tired of talking." Li Xi was about to continue when she caught a glimpse of a Seed of Sorrow being thrown at her out of the corner of her eye.

Snapped.

Lixi caught the Seed of Sorrow that Hailing threw to her, and she turned her head away.

“Three consecutive battles have taken a toll on everyone’s energy. No one can stay focused for long,” Hai Ling said calmly. “Everyone is tired and not as good as they were at the beginning, neither she nor you.”

Even you?

“I’m just stating the facts,” Hailing said. “You’re putting too much pressure on yourself.”

"I didn't!" Li Xi suddenly grabbed Hai Ling's collar, her voice rising several octaves, "I haven't reached my limit yet!"

"..." Hai Ling looked at her calmly, her eyes showing no surprise whatsoever, as if she had already guessed that Li Xi would lose control.

Lixi was stunned. She didn't expect to lose control to this extent. Her hand, which was clutching her collar, trembled and remained frozen in mid-air for a long time before finally falling down dejectedly.

She took out the Seed of Lamentation that Hailing had given her and threw it back.

"Here's your payment, take it," Li Xi said in a low voice.

"Received it." Hailing caught the Seed of Sorrow, her lips moving as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Speak up if you have any further opinions," Li Xi sighed.

“To be honest, I can’t stay in your team for long, and I can’t replace that person.” Hai Ling’s voice was still calm, but it was full of concern. “...Look at your own hands, look at your own face.”

But it was this concern that tormented Lixi even more.

"Tsk." Li Xi clicked her tongue and turned her head to the other side.

"It doesn't matter whether she's here or not. She abandoned us first. We don't need a traitor."

“Calling him a traitor outright is going too far!” Aine’s voice suddenly interrupted.

"What's it to you?"

"You're talking about Su Shisang, aren't you!"

"Yeah, so what?"

"What do you mean 'what happened'? Su Shi-san is a companion, isn't she?"

"After betraying her, she was no longer an ally."

"Lixi, you—!"

......

Ai Yin and Li Xi started arguing as usual, but this time the intensity was unprecedented. Ai Yin's chest heaved rapidly with excitement, and her face turned red. Li Xi raised his sarcastic slanted eyes and retorted without showing any weakness.

Hailing seemed to have left halfway through, telling Lixi that she was waiting outside, but neither of them noticed.

No matter who it is, they've started speaking without thinking.

......

"That's enough, I don't want to argue with you."

"Even if she blocked us first, didn't we never think of reconnecting with her until we set sail?!" Ai-yin said, as if she hadn't finished arguing.

"Huh?" Li Xi raised an eyebrow. "She's already abandoned us, why should I have the nerve to beg her to come back?"

Speaking of this, Lixi recalled the scene that morning when he went to the Moon Forest Concert Club to wait for people.

—We don't need Aine and Rakuna.

—I just want Crychic back.

—Yes, I lied to you, so what?

—What's the difference between you and me? As long as the light doesn't leave, it's all the same to you, right?

......

What exactly did Su Shi mean by that nonchalant tone?

"Did Su Shi say these words to you personally?" Aine took a step forward without backing down.

"Yeah! She also said that she just wanted to use you and Lena to bring back the members of Crychic, and then kick you two out. In her eyes, you're completely superfluous!"

“I know—!” Ai Yin shouted back in a voice no less powerful than Li Xi’s. “She told me all of these things herself, just last night, after we parted ways, she told me them herself!”

"You know that, yet you still side with her?!" Li Xi looked at Ai Yin as if she were an idiot. "Have you been manipulated into stupidity by her?"

"It's not that I'm biased towards her, Su Shi was wrong—but—"

"Didn't you notice that I've been constantly confirming with you whether you've really met Su Shi?"

"I saw her! I already told you I personally confirmed it this morning! Today is the day the Moon Forest brass band is competing, and I intercepted her at the competition venue. How many times do I have to tell you?!"

"That's why I said it's impossible! The Su Shi I saw yesterday could never be in today's playing competition!"

"What's impossible about her? She's just skipping school, she's not dead!"

"She looked nothing like she was dead—ah!"

Aiyin suddenly covered her mouth.

--Oops!

The Lost Tale: The Lost Child - Chapter 292 Spoiling

"Su Shi looks nothing like she's dead—ah!"

Ai Yin realized how incredibly foolish she had been when she was only halfway through her speech.

When she gets carried away with her emotions, she's capable of anything. She got into a heated argument with Li Xi and didn't think about controlling her mouth at all; she said things without thinking.

"Huh?!" Li Xi tilted her head. "What do you mean by 'it's no different from being dead'? What do you even know?"

"I...I don't know anything." Aine then tried to salvage the situation, "I misspoke just now."

But it's no use anymore.

Although she didn't finish her sentence, it was enough for Li Xi to realize something.

"You've asked me this question time and time again. Did you see Su Shi last night?" Li Xi continued to press. "What did she say to you? What did you see?"

"I don't want to say... is that okay...?" Aine took a weak step back.

Just moments ago she was fiercely confronting Li Xi head-on, but suddenly she found herself at a disadvantage, forced to retreat step by step.

“You’ve been very distracted all day. I saved you twice.” Li Xi pressed on. “What else did Su Shi say to you? Tell me.”

"...I don't want to." Aine said with a pained expression, continuing to back away. "...I can't tell you. If you knew, you would definitely..."

Then, I bumped into a soft embrace.

"Xiao Ai..." A voice with a slight sob rang in Ai Yin's ears.

The lamp blocked Aine's escape route, and Aine crashed directly into the lamp's arms.

For some reason, she didn't feel the warmth of the lamp's embrace as she had imagined.

"Dengdeng?!" Aiyin turned around abruptly. "Did you hear that?"

"Ah."

Lantern had been waiting outside the door from the very beginning. Aine and the others should have come out as soon as they left the barrier, but for some reason, she hesitated today.

When she heard the news that Lixi was injured, she suddenly didn't know whether she should go out.

As the only ordinary person in the team, Deng felt that he had never really contributed anything to the team.

Everyone favored her, even spoiled her. No one complained that the lamp took up a spot but never contributed anything. Instead, they persuaded her to think carefully about her wish before making it.

But this kind of pampering was never what she wanted...

Shouldn't a community of shared future mean that everyone works together towards the same goal? Why is it that only I receive preferential treatment?

The lamp bit its lip.

From a very young age, the people around me seemed to have an unreasonable doting attitude towards me. No matter when, no matter what I did, no matter how I locked myself in my own little room, everyone seemed to be able to unconditionally tolerate me.

But why? By what right? She hasn't done anything, yet she's always causing trouble for everyone.

It was this preferential treatment that made Deng feel like she didn't belong in the group. She couldn't understand what everyone was thinking, nor could she express her own feelings.

"lamp......"

Aine had noticed that Deng was in a bad mood. Ever since she met Xiangzi yesterday, she had been like this, very gloomy, as if she had something on her mind. When Aine saw Deng's expression that looked like she was about to cry, she felt as if she had been electrocuted.

With a snap, Aine suddenly realized why the lamp had become so gloomy.

Could it be... that the lamp also knows something, from its benefactor?

Aiyin's legs gave way, and she collapsed into Deng's arms.

"What happened to Su Shi?"

Lixi walked up and stood aggressively in front of Aiyin, with lights behind her.