Toyokawa Shoko doesn't want to become a witch

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The stronger the person who kills them, the stronger the demons will become; the more people there are, the more experience will be given to Nirvana.

Tell Yuki all the information?

That's even more impossible. Look at my blood-stained clothes. If I were to say that out loud, given their current relationship, it would likely have the opposite effect.

The countdown timer is fully wound up and ticking away.

Time is running out.

Xiangzi clenched his fist secretly.

Lisa, who was standing to the side, kept a close eye on Xiangzi's expression.

“Xiao Xiang,” Lisa said.

"Hmm?" Xiangzi raised his eyes.

“Although you are a very good junior, we Roselia all agree on the matter of Nirvana. I’m sorry.” Lisa said with difficulty, clutching the end of her ponytail. “We can’t take this risk.”

Especially since you just did something so outrageous.

Lisa's gaze drifted uncontrollably toward the interior of the church.

Even now, the stench of blood in the church lingers like a dark cloud, impossible to dispel.

It's estimated that this place will retain this smell for the next few years, or even the next decade or so.

“I know I would have done the same thing if I were in your shoes,” Xiangzi sighed softly.

"Thank you for your understanding," Lisa said with a wry smile.

The Tale of Nirvana: Keeping Your True Self: Chapter 103 Interlude

"Thank you for your understanding." Lisa gave an apologetic smile. "Go back and get some rest."

"Don't we need to give a statement?"

In Xiangzi's mind, even a street fight would result in being taken to the police station for a few drinks before being released, let alone something as serious as the deaths of more than a dozen people.

“With us here, even if the sky falls, we can hold it up a bit.” Lisa put one hand on her hip and winked playfully at her. “Everyone here is one of us, so don’t worry.”

After saying that, Lisa quietly leaned closer and lowered her voice slightly, as if afraid that someone nearby would hear.

"You're lucky. There were many more cases involving witches in the past few years, some of them quite horrific. We've learned from those experiences."

"Oh..." Xiangzi nodded knowingly and lowered his eyes.

She didn't say that she killed those people one by one while she was conscious. Her testimony to Roselia was that these people were controlled by familiars and that she killed them by mistake because she had no other choice. But in reality, this is not the same as accidentally killing people controlled by familiars or witches.

Seeing that she seemed unwilling to communicate, Lisa changed the subject.

"Then I'll go help out first."

Xiangzi nodded and said goodbye to Lisa.

As a former heiress, she grew up accompanying her father on business trips, watching him perform, negotiating with producers, and socializing. She was well aware of the division of labor between Yushina and Lisa.

With one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop, and things having gone this far, even if Xiangzi had a lot of things he wanted to say and vent, he had no right to say anything more.

Watching Lisa walk towards the police car, Xiangzi lowered his hand, leaned against the stone wall of the church, and slowly squatted down.

The chattering whispers, like flies, filled the humid air. I hadn't even noticed before how lively the neighborhood was.

There weren't many police cars, only two or three. Their flashing warning lights were a bit dazzling. A few scattered police officers put up yellow signs near the church. The crowd of onlookers surrounded the yellow signs, one wave pushing another, including some of the people who had been scared away by Xiangzi in the church earlier.

These people looked at Xiangzi with a mixture of curiosity and fear.

Xiangzi looked up and met their gaze.

She actually really enjoys the feeling of being under someone's gaze.

Standing on the stage, in front of the camera, striking a cool pose, stretching out their limbs, they are the sole focus on the stage and in the frame, like a peacock, like a swan, like a collection of all the beautiful things in the world.

But it shouldn't be like this.

Huddled in the corner, covered in cold, wet blood and sweat, he was being stared at like a monkey that had committed a crime in a zoo.

suddenly.

A shadow blocked both the sunlight and the view. Hailing stood in the middle, looking down at Xiangzi, who was slumped against the wall like a dying sparrow.

A commotion arose from the crowd behind him.

The police started clearing people out, and Chu Hua and Miao Meng volunteered to help. Chu Hua politely pushed the shoving crowd away, while Miao Meng grabbed the megaphone from a young policeman who was about her age and shouted loudly.

"The police are investigating the religious activities of an illegal church. There's nothing to see here, everyone disperse!"

"We've all finished giving our statements, you can leave now."

Hailing lowered her eyes, bent down, and reached out her hand to Xiangzi.

Xiangzi looked up at her.

"I still don't understand why you're still willing to stay with me. Is a promise that important?"

“That’s what I rely on to survive.” Hailing repeated what she and Miaomeng had said to Xiangzi again, “Otherwise I would have become like Mary.”

Then she whispered.

"Besides, maybe you've given them and me a quick death."

Xiangzi blinked, and from Hailing's eyes he could tell that she didn't want to continue the topic, so he took Hailing's outstretched hand and stood up.

She returned to the sunlight and the noise.

Chu Hua and the young policeman's efforts to disperse the crowd were very limited; at most, they simply turned off the recordings that the onlookers had turned on. As for Miao Meng, she almost started swearing, so Yu Xina confiscated her loudspeaker.

Xiangzi looked away and turned to ask Hailing.

"Any ideas for today?"

She was already exhausted today, and all she wanted to do was go back and take a hot shower to wash away all the dirt.

"It's past lunchtime, so it's best if everyone goes home to rest first, and we can talk about the rest later."

Although Hailing remained expressionless as she spoke, she seemed quite interested in the hot spring buffet.

Xiangzi saw through it but didn't say anything, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"It seems we've thought about the same thing."

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The steaming hot water from the showerhead washed away the blood and sweat from Xiangzi's body. The dark brown filth slid down his budding body and flowed into the drain with the water.

Amidst the rushing water, someone knocked on the bathroom door from the outside, making a loud banging sound.

"Xiao Xiang, Hai Ling asked if you're free this afternoon."

Chu Hua turned the doorknob and poked her head in.

Xiangzi turned the water temperature up very high, and the entire bathroom was enveloped in steam. The glass, mirrors, and even the glass became a foggy mess. Through the fog, you could only vaguely see Xiangzi's figure.

Chu Hua couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, having thought she would see even better scenes.

But the hazy, indistinct feeling is also quite beautiful. She thought to herself.

Xiangzi smoothed his wet hair and turned the water down a little so that the sound of the water wouldn't interfere with their conversation too much.

"Hailin? Why is she asking that?"

She didn't know why Chu Hua had poked her head in; she thought it was just because the shower was too loud.

“Timoris,” Chu Hua replied briefly.

"what?"

Xiangzi flung open the glass door and stared wide-eyed.

"In the afternoon? Isn't she tired?"

"..."

Xiangzi's eyes were misty with tears, and the habitually high water temperature gave her skin a light pink hue. Her thin, endearing lips also became so tender that one couldn't help but want to bite them.

The worst part was her dripping wet hair, matted together and clinging to her cheeks. Water streamed down her hair, across her smooth neck, and pooled in the hollows of her collarbone, forming small puddles. As the puddles filled, the overflowing water continued to flow down, seeping behind the fogged-up glass...

Chu Hua swallowed hard and couldn't help but complain that Xiangzi had really set the water temperature too high, making her brain feel all fuzzy.

"Chuhua?"

Xiangzi repeated it.

“Is Hailing okay (Part 3) ⊙罒揪泣彡ImVQ*UN.”

Chu Hua suddenly realized what was happening and shook her head vigorously. Remembering the message Hai Ling had sent in the group chat, she couldn't help but chuckle.

She asked if they could still go to the buffet if they resolved the issue sooner.

Xiangzi's eyebrows twitched slightly, then he closed the glass door and adjusted the water level back to its original position.

"I understand. Let's meet at the Reed Plain Skyscraper at five o'clock."

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P.S.: Sorry it's late today.

The Tale of Nirvana: Staying True to One's Heart: Chapter 104 The Next Incubation Stage

Reed Plain Skyscrapers were the first skyscrapers built in Reed Plain, hence the name. To this day, they remain among the tallest buildings.

The pure white Suzuki Hayabusa's exhaust pipes emitted a buzzing roar as it gradually slowed down and drove into the multi-story parking garage next to the skyscraper.

Xiangzi jumped off the back seat, took off his helmet and held it in his arms, then looked up at the building whose top he couldn't see even when he looked up.

The CBD of Reed Plain, also known as the new city center, is surrounded by high-rise buildings that resemble towering trees. However, compared to trees, these buildings, which seem like they could be blown down at any moment but can actually withstand a magnitude 10 earthquake, are more like tombstones standing on the plain.

As the city develops and the old gives way to the new, the newly built CBD area has become the place with the most skyscrapers. The headquarters of major international companies have moved here, making it a high-class place frequented by elite white-collar workers. The overall design concept is minimalist and upscale, and the people coming and going all have arrogant expressions on their faces, with a kind of coldness that is not friendly.

Compared to the new center, Xiangzi preferred the old city center near CiRCLE. Even though the buildings were dilapidated, it was still bustling with people, and no one had that infuriating arrogance on their faces.

"The new city center is still so dull and dreary." Xiangzi lowered his head, feeling both nostalgic and resistant, and handed the helmet to Chuhua.

When she was still living the life of a pampered young lady, her family always ate at high-end restaurants in the area. Since her misfortune, she has never been to such expensive places again.

Anyway, I didn't really like it to begin with.

Chu Hua kicked out the support frame, parked the motorcycle, and walked to Xiangzi's side.

"Kamihama is pretty much the same; big cities are always just as oppressive in their oppressive atmosphere."

"I don't like it," Xiangzi said.

“I don’t like it either,” Chu Hua said.

"If that's the case, why come here?"

Hailing leaned against his BMW Flying Bird and asked casually.

She didn't know when she had gotten there.

"The buffet you've been longing for is right here in this building." Xiangzi chuckled and turned to look at Hailing.

"I'm here to fulfill your request," Hailing said vaguely, sipping a milk pudding through a straw. "We'll talk about the buffet later."

"So you're saying the buffet is the second most important thing? Hai Zi, do you really want to eat at the buffet?"

A rumbling sound came from behind.

Purple Meow Dream stopped nearby on a purple motorcycle. Helmets and such were irrelevant to Meow Dream; she only wore goggles. After slowing down to zero, she took off the goggles, hung them around her neck, and, as if showing off her long legs, lifted her leg high and flipped off the motorcycle.

"Hey."

Miaomeng patted the purple street motorcycle behind her.

"Just picked it up this afternoon, a KTM Super Duke, what do you think?"

"You have money but nowhere to spend it?" Hailing raised an eyebrow.

"It's because seeing you and Chuzi both made me so envious, I started to miss those precious things I wrecked." Miaomeng stroked her face, beaming. "I'll take out a loan and buy one this afternoon."

loan......

A bead of sweat trickled down Xiangzi's forehead.