Are you, as meal replacement users, ready for the consequences?

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[April 24th, Wednesday, daytime.]

I am guilty, I deserve to die, but I am also innocent, yet I truly deserve to die.

I deserve to die, but I won't die.

I wrote this in the hope that it would lessen my guilt, though I know it's futile.

This world is filled with death...

Stop writing and put the pen cap back on.

Ningzi turned the page forward.

She then uncapped her pen and wrote down in crooked handwriting at the very top of her composed score:

Spring Without Shadows

[A tribute to my sister and the lamp, I love you both...]

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Ch84. Does a cucumber selfie involve wearing a pet necklace?

"Oh, good afternoon, how was your day?"

"You can still breathe? Are you stupid? Asking that makes both of us look dumb."

"Ha, this doesn't really answer the question 'How are you doing?' What a perfunctory answer."

"No, I can breathe again now, aren't you satisfied, greedy Hailing?"

"Ningzi, the sophist."

"No."

On the tram, Hachiman Kairin and Toyokawa Ningko sat together, gazing at the receding scenery outside the window, occasionally exchanging a few words when the mood struck them.

Bickering was the second happiest thing today.

When they bicker, they only think about each other, so Ningzi believes that bickering is a symbol of happiness and joy.

Moreover, her bickering with Hachiman Kairin did indeed greatly alleviate Toyokawa Neko's negative emotions.

"Every time I see you, it feels like we're stealing a moment of intimacy. Is our relationship really that shameful?"

"If you don't like it, then don't come! Honestly! Do you have a better way, you noob!"

"Okay, my bad. Xiao Ning has already come up with the best solution."

"Tch, that's more like it."

Ningzi grasped Hailing's delicate hand, curiously examining the calluses on her hand.

"How come you have such thick calluses? How long have you been playing bass?"

"It's been quite a few years, but... I haven't found any like-minded friends."

"..."

"Maybe it has happened before, but most people drift further and further apart, especially when there are subtle differences in their ideas from the very beginning, and the final outcome is definitely not a happy ending."

"Well, that's how everyone is. At least you still have me, right?"

"Pfft."

"What are you laughing at? This will make people think something's wrong with me!"

"No, no, I'm just laughing because I'm happy."

"really?"

"of course it's true."

Just like last time in the square outside Ring, Ningzi naturally took Hailing's small hand.

"Then, let's hold hands. My hands are a bit cold, I need a rather ordinary guy to warm them up."

“Okay, I’d be happy to serve Miss Ningzi.”

The girls sat side by side on the quiet tram, which moved at a leisurely pace, giving them ample time to be alone.

Ningzi really likes Yahata Kairin, and she feels very safe every moment she spends with her best friend Yahata Kairin.

Especially now—

Two girls from two different families become partners by chance, sharing the same feelings of loneliness and fear.

In the past, we may have never intersected, but in the future, we will likely continue to be intertwined.

This is…

"It's fate."

"Huh? Is he having a fit of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome)?"

"No, no, why do you think I'm a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome)? What kind of trash conclusion is that?"

"Ningzi, tell me yourself, what normal girl would talk about fate all the time?"

Isn't this some kind of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) novel plot? All you do is talk about is fate and destiny. Are you dreaming of becoming a moldy little octopus that has just been sent away again?

"You guy!"

"We've arrived. Let's go."

"Huh? Wait a minute!"

Hailing picked up her instrument case and walked out of the station with Ningzi.

Although Hailing wasn't much taller than Ningzi, Ningzi sometimes felt that Hailing was very tall and imposing.

Like, well, like a big dog covered in muscles?

Wow, I should have made another necklace for Hachiman Kairin. This big dog... is much more interesting than Riki.

So, what's happened to the necklaces I gave away? Li Xi doesn't have my contact information, so I'm out of contact. Ning Zi doesn't know anything about him.

As for Little Penguin Takasaka Lantern... I did see a pet necklace on a pile of small civil engineering materials on her desk today. This meddlesome civil engineering lady got up early again today to dig for stones in the courtyard... Could it be that she really wants to find the materials to build her own nest?

Where is Xiaomu?

How is Xiao Mu feeling now?

With one hand held by Hailing, Ningzi was pulled forward while looking down to take out her phone.

[Neko: Mutsu? What are you doing?]

[Read]

Another instant reply! Are these people always glued to their phones, waiting for someone to reply to them?

It seems like everyone is starved for love. Is there something wrong with the environment, or...?

Toyokawa Ningko strongly suspected that the group of people around her might indeed be...

Mental illness.

Hehe, this world really is just a big mental hospital, and I'm just the most adorable, perfect, and flawless pearl in it.

What human being can avoid going crazy?

[Wakaba (Mu): Pictures]

Ruoye Mutsu posted a selfie directly.

"Good, so decisive. Is she completely unafraid that I'll see any of her private matters?"

Ningzi glanced up at Hachiman Kairin like a thief. The other woman was leading the way very seriously and responsibly, without even taking out her phone to look at it.

Wow, it's a reliable, almost-adult, Hachiman Kairin...

Without further hesitation, Ningzi directly opened the photo sent by Ruoye Mu.

The photo was taken in a place resembling a small pavilion. Mu's one hand was holding a phone, out of the camera's view, while her other hand was carrying a small water bottle.

Wait, wait, wait, what's this?!

Ningzi felt her heart skip a beat.

Her fingers kept zooming in and out until the photo was zoomed in to its maximum size, and only then could Toyokawa Ningko finally see clearly what she had been completely unable to believe before.

"Is Mu wearing the pet necklace I gave her?"

欸…

They're such a perfect match, so fitting! Cute little Mu is wearing the necklace she gave herself, with her name written on it.

It's just like having your own little green dog.

[Neko: Ah, how does the necklace look on you?]

What will Mukhi say? Mukhi will say:

[Wakaba: It looks good and feels very comfortable.]

Yes, really? It's very comfortable and stuff.

[Neko: So, Mumu, can you wear it forever? Like, for the rest of your life?]

Wakaba: Okay, sure.

Ruo Yemu did not hesitate.

"..."

"What are you looking at?"

A hint of curiosity flickered in Hachiman Kairin's eyes; she really wanted to know what was making Ningzi, who usually didn't like looking at her phone, keep her head down and observe.

"nothing."

"Ok."

"By the way, Hailing."

"Ok?"

Would you be excited if your pet wore a necklace?

"Yeah, I think so. After all, it gives the master a sense of security?"

It turned out to be the case.

"That's it."

Toyokawa Ningko turned off her phone.

It seems I'm still a normal person.

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Chapter 85. You are destined to live a miserable life.

"Xiao Mu, what are you doing?"

Moon Forest Noble Girls' Academy is a one-stop girls' school built for upper-class artists or high-ranking officials.

The school has a pure and simple atmosphere, and generations of talented people have entered society from this school.

When people meet, they greet each other with polite phrases like "Gui An" that exude an air of privilege, and even when they are arguing, they still use honorifics.

When asked by Nagasaki Motoyo, who was having afternoon tea in the pavilion, Wakaba Mutsu did not offer any explanation.

She simply shook her head, so weakly that one might think her next move would be to collapse and rage.

"Were you just sending a message? Was it to a friend?"

If Ye Mu didn't reply, she would carefully touch the tag around her neck.

She flipped the side with "Togawa Neko" printed on it over, not wanting anyone to see it.

Because when that string of letters is facing Wakaba Mutsu's chest, she gets a happy illusion that "Neneko is right next to her now."

Nagasaki Motoyo, who did not receive a reply, was not annoyed. She picked up her teacup and sipped the Darjeeling tea that Mutsu had helped brew.

"I'm so happy that Xiaomu has made new friends!"

"Um…"