Toyokawa Shoko doesn't want to become a witch

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"Then..." Xiangzi clasped his hands together, "This place, is it settled?"

"Uh-huh-!"

The bag behind Ai-yin protested.

Xiangzi turned and walked toward the hotel, ignoring the sounds coming from the bag.

The protest is invalid!

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late at night.

To keep an eye on Xiao Su Shi, Xiangzi shared a double room with her.

At this time, Xiao Su Shi was already lying in bed, drowsy.

Xiangzi wasn't sleepy yet. By the candlelight, he took out the map and began to compare it.

That's when.

knock --

There was a knock on the door.

"Come in," Xiangzi said.

squeak-

"Xiang." Mu peeked out from behind the door and said softly, "Good evening."

She hesitated for a moment, then continued.

"I want to find Su Shi."

The Tale of the Lost: The Lost Child: Chapter 365 Do You Know Me? (Part 2)

Xiao Su Shi was still drowsy, but when she heard someone call her name, she immediately woke up.

She rubbed her eyes and looked at the pale green little head peeking out from the doorway.

Xiaosu didn't have a deep impression of this person. To be precise, apart from Xiangzi and the pink-haired girl next to her who talked a lot and was inexplicably annoying, she didn't have a deep impression of the others.

Therefore, Xiao Su Shi was quite surprised when someone specifically asked for her name.

The kind of surprise that comes with asking, "Who are you? Are we that close?"

Xiao Su Shi subconsciously assumed that Xiang Zi would refuse for her, but to her surprise, Xiang Zi lowered his head, thought for a while, and then nodded:

"...Okay, I happen to have something else to do, so I'll excuse myself for now."

Eh?

how so.

Xiaosu watched as Xiangzi left the chair, passing by the green-haired man at the door, and disappeared outside.

squeak-

When Xiangzi left, he closed the door behind him. As the wooden door closed, only Mu He, who was silent, and Xiao Su Shi, who was at a loss, remained in the room.

Mu walked in silently and sat in the seat that Xiangzi had sat in before he left.

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

It was clearly Mu who said she had something to say, but after she came in, she just sat on the stool, not looking at Xiao Su Shi, but at the ground about an inch in front of her.

Xiao Su Shi found it strange, but since it was the other person who initiated the conversation instead of herself, she didn't dare to say anything more.

The atmosphere then became awkward.

Why didn't she speak?

Where Xiaosushi couldn't see, Mu's hand on her knee was gently squeezing it.

Mu stared at the ground, his expression calm, but his mind was racing with thoughts.

This thought seems to go back to a long time ago.

She herself couldn't understand what kind of feelings she had for Su Shi.

Most of the time, Mu regarded Xiangzi as her guiding light, her everything. She believed that no one else would ever enter her heart again; she would be a part of Xiangzi for the rest of her life.

She shouldn't have any feelings.

Or rather, she existed for Xiangzi's sake.

But Su Shi... Mu took a special interest in her.

It started when Xiangzi left Crychic. One by one, everyone left, and in the end, no one stayed. Su Shi was having a hard time going on alone. At that time, Xiangzi was rejecting everyone, including herself, and was excluded. So Mu stayed with Su Shi, and the two of them fought against the witch and earned Seeds of Sorrow.

Why stay with Su Shi? The reason is probably because only I have the ability to help her.

"If a person has no one to accompany her, she will die."

That was what Mu initially thought.

So I stayed.

We stayed... a little too long.

One day, two days, one month, two months... a full six months.

She and Su Shi worked together for a full six months. Although their efficiency was far less than before, at least the Seeds of Sorrow they obtained were enough to sustain them.

Then, that happened, and they never crossed paths again.

The gap between the two has remained to this day.

Although it was for Xiangzi's sake, it's impossible not to regret it. If she were given another chance, would she refuse Su Shi's request to see Xiangzi? Would those bad things not have happened?

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in this world, no chance to start over...

M1 Bell Yin Abandon Selflessness and Unrestrained Confession?

When Mu met Xiao Su Shi, she had a feeling that this was Su Shi, the person she had missed.

Now that she's a blank slate again, does that mean she has a chance to make up for the mistakes she made during that time?

It's no wonder they're not blood-related sisters; Mutsu's thoughts are almost exactly the same as Shoko's. From the moment she saw Sosuke, Mutsu was thinking about these things.

The question is, what should be done?

she does not know.

Mu's mind was in complete turmoil, especially after seeing that Xiangzi and Xiaosu had rekindled their relationship. Mu was even more at a loss.

When Xiangzi hugged Xiaosushi in front of the Rainbow Bridge to comfort her, Mu definitely felt that her emotions were about to get out of control.

Anxiety, irritability, and even... jealousy.

Jealousy towards Xiangzi? Jealousy towards Xiaosushi?

She doesn't know either.

In short, driven by her emotions, she mustered up the courage to say, "I want to talk."

However, actions driven by courage are often not "brave" but "reckless".

When she actually sat down in front of Xiao Su Shi, who seemed like a blank sheet of paper, her mind went completely blank.

What should be said, what should be done.

Xiangzi and Xiaosu spent the whole night alone in a closed environment. They talked, contacted each other, and shared secrets that belonged only to each other.

But he and Xiao Su Shi had never been alone together... except now. He hadn't left a deep impression on her, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they weren't close.

Mu gripped her knees tightly and pursed her lips.

What should I do?

she does not know.

On the surface, everything seemed calm, but inside, she was riddled with holes from self-doubt and internal strife, and her slightly trembling lips didn't know how to open.

In this conflicted and uncomfortable environment...

"—Did you...know 'me' before?"

Xiao Su Shi said.

“That person, named ‘Su Shi’.”

After waiting for a long time without hearing Mu speak, Xiao Su Shi finally couldn't hold back any longer.

She felt that the other person regarded her as someone else.

If someone suddenly comes to her wanting to say something, Xiao Su Shi feels that the person she actually wants to talk to is "a friend" that Xiang Zi mentioned, the original owner of the name she is currently using—Su Shi.

Xiao Su Shi changed her position, pulled her legs out of the blanket, turned around, and faced Mu.

Her fair, delicate feet dangled from the headboard, swaying gently.

The room was quiet, with the faint sounds of the bustling market not far from the window. Only a little light shone in from outside, and the main source of light was the oil lamp on the table.

Unbeknownst to her, Xiao Su Shi began to observe this young lady with unclear motives by the light of the oil lamp.

The dim oil lamp was not enough to illuminate everything in the room. The warm yellow firelight covered half of Mu's face. Her emerald green and golden eyes, similar to Xiangzi's but with a touch of their own, reflected the light of the flames. Her long eyelashes appeared crystal clear in the firelight.

She sat quietly, like a beautiful doll.

Xiao Su Shi then noticed that besides Xiangzi, who sometimes looked like a saint and sometimes like a devil, there were other good-looking people in this group... It's not that the others weren't good-looking.

Mainly, it suits her taste perfectly.

Like a rag doll, it has an attractive fragility, giving people a feeling of wanting to hug it and protect it.

"What's wrong with you?" she asked again.

Xiao Su Shi has a strong ability to read the air around her; she immediately noticed that Mu was preoccupied, without even needing to look closely at her facial expressions.

Spending years in the palace without being able to read people's expressions and moods would be incredibly difficult. In that cold, impersonal place, she had to deal with unfriendly maids, sarcastic and unpredictable ministers, and a regent whose pressure was suffocating, day after day. Even after just a short period of harmonious interaction, she already sensed something was amiss.

Mu's pupils dilated slightly and then returned to normal.

“Some…not so good things,” Mu said.

Xiao Su Shi took in the changes in her pupils.

"Did you have a fight? Has your relationship gotten worse?" Xiao Su Shi asked tentatively.

Mu nodded.

"What happened? Can you tell me?" Xiaosu Shi patted the empty seat next to her and said, "If you don't mind."

"I..." Mu hesitated.

"If you don't want to talk about it, let me tell you my story first." Xiao Su Shi swung her toes and said nonchalantly, "I've already told Xiangzi once, so it doesn't matter if a few more people know about it."

"......Um."

Mu responded softly, and then turned and sat down next to Xiao Su Shi.

She was the one who came to find them, but she couldn't even initiate a conversation and was led around by Xiao Su Shi the whole time.

I feel like... it's not much different from before.

“I don’t really have a story. I live pretty much the same life every day. On the surface, I’m the high and mighty Red Queen, but in reality, I’m just a pawn that can be discarded at any time.” Xiao Su Shi curled a strand of hair and twirled it around her fingertip. “Let me tell you about what happened before I became the ‘Red Queen’.”

"Before becoming the Red Queen?" Mu looked at her, puzzled. "I thought..."

"...They think I was born the Red Queen? Many people think so too." Xiao Su Shi lowered her head, looking at her wobbling toes, "They think the Red Queen title is passed down from generation to generation, in an unbroken lineage."

She shook her head with a wry smile, a look of desolation on her youthful face that seemed completely out of place for her age.

"Actually, no, we were all chosen."