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Chapter 162 Dongzi Resolves Everything

"Let's go, brother."

Dongzi looked at her brother standing in the entryway, gave him a pure and sweet smile, and said softly, "Dongzi knows that brother will come back to find Dongzi."

"Yeah?"

Akizuki Makoto was somewhat stunned, wondering how Fuyuko knew he would come back for help, even though he hadn't made any prior contact.

But now was not the time to think about such things. He suppressed his doubts, took Dongzi out, and got into the car waiting downstairs.

Sitting in the car, Akizuki Makoto was finally able to ask the question that had been on his mind.

"Dongzi, how did you know I was coming back to find you? I never said that."

"Well……"

Dongzi blinked, pondered for a moment, and then replied with a smile, "I feel it, don't I? Dongzi and my brother are telepathically connected. When my brother needs help, Dongzi can sense it."

"Yes...yes."

Akizuki Makoto was somewhat speechless, not quite believing Fuyuko's words, but he also didn't believe that Fuyuko would lie to him or hide anything from him.

Dongzi promised him that she wouldn't lie to him, so he would unconditionally trust Dongzi and wouldn't have any doubts about her.

"Brother, don't you trust Dongzi?"

Dongzi looked a little aggrieved, pouting and looking sullen.

Upon seeing this, Akizuki Makoto quickly said, "No, I believe Fuyuko, I just find it a bit strange."

"Dongzi wouldn't lie to her brother, okay?"

As Dongzi spoke softly, she leaned against Qiuyue Cheng's shoulder, pressing her small body against it.

"Yes, I believe in Dongzi."

Akizuki nodded in response, raised his hand, and gently stroked Fuyuko's head.

At this point, he dispelled his doubts, because only Dongzi would never lie to him, and he had absolute confidence in that.

About fifteen minutes later, Rieko Shimada drove to her apartment in Jimbocho.

Akizuki Makoto hurriedly got out of the car with Fuyuko, rushed upstairs in the elevator, and entered the room where Shiraishi Rin, the original body, lived.

When they entered the main room, what greeted their eyes was a scene that made their pupils shrink and their faces turn pale with horror.

On the magnificent princess bed, crimson bloodstains soaked the sheets, leaving a large, bloody stain.

Shiraishi Rin lay sprawled in the crimson light, blood flowing continuously from her wrists, soaking the sheets beneath her.

Having reached her limit, she gave up hope of living, no longer wanting to suffer, and only wishing to be freed as soon as possible.

Even if that relief is death, it's still better than waiting for death to come in endless torment and pain.

"Shiro, Shiroishi...?!"

Qiu Yuecheng was horrified, his mind going completely blank for a moment.

He never considered the possibility that Shiraishi Rin might commit suicide by cutting her wrists.

After all, Shiraishi Rin has such a strong will to live, she shouldn't do anything suicidal.

But he didn't consider that a person who had lost all hope and was on the verge of collapse might do something irrational.

He had no prior experience with this, so he had no idea things would turn out this way.

"Miss!!!"

Upon seeing the horrifying scene inside, Shimada Rieko, who was following behind, immediately rushed forward, shaking Shiraishi Rin while shouting, "Call an ambulance! Hurry!"

Upon hearing Rieko Shimada shout, Makoto Akizuki suddenly woke up, quickly took out his phone, and dialed the emergency number.

Just now, he was also stunned by this sudden scene, his mind went blank, and he didn't know how to react.

In this chaotic atmosphere, only one person remained calm from beginning to end.

She stood there quietly, holding a black plush rabbit in her arms, her expression calm.

She seemed unable to comprehend the situation, quietly observing everything as Shimada Rieko tried to stop Shiraishi Rin's bleeding, carried her downstairs, and watched her brother accompany her, bustling around taking care of her.

Then, she looked at the clone Shiraishi Rin, who, like her, had been standing to the side, looking terrified and unsure how to react.

"Sister, are you prepared to disappear?"

Dongzi walked to the clone's side, tugged at her sleeve, and asked softly, "Death is a terrible thing."

"Eh... Ah..."

The clone, Shiraishi Rin, responded blankly, seemingly unable to understand Fuyuko's words.

"Sister, if I make you disappear and merge with that sister, both of you will die."

With the most nonchalant tone, Dongzi revealed the most astonishing and cold-blooded words.

“You will merge and give birth to a new consciousness. That sister will take care of each of your aspects and will also have your memories, but she will not be any one of you.”

Fuyuko did not tell Akizuki Makoto what would happen if the clone and the original were merged together.

Because she knew that if she told him, her brother wouldn't ask her for help anymore.

She saw many possibilities for the future, like branches of each option.

What she had to do was to constantly correct these branches, so that her brother could be happy, instead of his heart gradually collapsing because he was trapped in the vortex of misfortune caused by abnormal women.

If it weren't for the fact that not helping the two Shiraishi Rin merge would leave a knot in her brother's heart, she wouldn't have helped.

Ultimately, all she cared about was her brother; she didn't care what anyone else did.

But if it's for her brother's happiness, she's willing to help and give everything.

"Why...why...didn't you mention this before..."

The clone, Shiraishi Rin, stared wide-eyed in astonishment, his heart filled with disbelief.

"No...no! We can't do this! Isn't it completely pointless?"

She shook her head violently. If they were to merge into one, it would kill the original consciousness and give birth to a new consciousness. Wouldn't everything they were doing now be completely meaningless?

If the original body knew that this would be the consequence of fusion, how could she possibly agree to it?

She would rather die than give her body to a new consciousness.

otherwise……

Didn't she really lose everything?

"This is the price you have to pay. Dongzi helped you solve your problems, so you have to pay a price."

Fuyuko chuckled softly. She could have preserved the consciousness of either the original Shiraishi Rin or the clone, but it was unnecessary. The original Shiraishi Rin was pathological; allowing her to live would only harm her brother.

The clone Shiraishi Rin knows that she has taken everything from the original, and she will harbor resentment because of this, which will cause some unnecessary trouble.

She had seen both of these futures, and no matter how she tried to correct them, they would both be unsatisfactory outcomes.

Therefore, there is only one thing she needs to do: erase the consciousness of the two Shiraishi Rin and create a new consciousness to carry them both and lead her brother toward a happy future.

"Why? Why won't you say it?!"

The clone, agitated, loudly questioned Dongzi, genuinely feeling fear towards the beautiful, seemingly innocent girl with a radiant smile.

That kind of fear is etched deep in the human soul, an instinct to revere ghosts, gods, and the unknown.

"Because... there's no need to explain."

After speaking softly, Dongzi used the power of words to distort the established reality.

"Shiraishi Rin acknowledged the existence of the clone and accepted her. They will merge into one and end the abnormal phenomena that have occurred to them."

When Fuyuko finished chanting her incantation, the clone Shiraishi Rin standing in front of her was struck dumb, frozen in place as if by lightning.

Her eyes widened in terror, and she tried to speak, but it was as if an invisible hand was gripping her throat, and she couldn't utter a word.

At the same time, she began to emit a faint white light, and her body became transparent at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Her shout, which she had just used to question Fuyuko, also caught the attention of Akizuki Makoto and Shimada Rieko.

They had just stopped Shiraishi Rin's bleeding and were about to carry her downstairs when they heard the clone shouting from the doorway.

When they all turned their gaze to the doorway, they immediately noticed the unusual phenomenon occurring on the clone Shiraishi Rin.

"what happened?"

Akizuki asked in astonishment, "Why is she emitting a white light, and why does her body seem to be becoming transparent? Am I seeing things?"

"I...I saw it too..."

Rieko Shimada was equally astonished. She blinked and kept checking, but no matter how she looked at it, the copy was gradually becoming transparent.

"Brother, they're merging together. It'll be fine in a little while."

Dongzi turned her gaze to Qiuyue Cheng, smiling brightly, and said, "There's no need to go to the hospital anymore. After a while, my sister's wounds will heal, and so will her leg."

"what?!"

Rieko Shimada became excited, her voice trembling with joy as she asked, "You...you said...Miss's leg...can get better?"

"Really? Is this a case of turning misfortune into blessing?"

Akizuki Makoto was also somewhat incredulous, thinking that Shiraishi Rin had not only solved her clone problem but also healed her leg. It seemed that the torment she had suffered before was worth it.

Before long, under the watchful eyes of the three, the clone Shiraishi Rin's body became completely transparent, and a faint white light emanated from her body, flying towards the original Shiraishi Rin lying on the bed, covered in blood, and merging into her body.

Seeing this, Shimada Rieko was finally relieved and believed what Fuyuko had said.

"Thank you... thank you so much... thank you all..."

She sobbed as she thanked the Akizuki siblings. The thought that Shiraishi Rin had not only been saved but also had his leg ailment cured filled her with overwhelming joy.

She was completely unaware that the clone Shiraishi Rin had an extremely terrified expression, nor did she notice the abnormality on the clone Shiraishi Rin's body.

"It's all over now, everyone's happy."

Akizuki Makoto breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, thinking that things had finally settled down.

He looked at the clone Shiraishi Rin, but failed to notice the change in her expression, because at this moment, her entire body was blurred due to becoming transparent.

"Goodbye, I have found the real you as you promised."

With a touch of sadness, he bid farewell to the clone, Shiraishi Rin, and watched her disappear, leaving only a faint glow as she flew back to her original self.

"I'll go and take care of the aftermath first. I just called for an ambulance, so I can't let them come up here."

After calming down, Rieko Shimada immediately began to handle the aftermath and contacted Rin Shiraishi's parents to tell them the good news.

She believed that after Shiraishi Rin resolved her clone problem and her legs recovered, she would definitely be able to return to being the innocent, lively, and adorable young lady she used to be.

Only that Shiraishi Rin is the Shiraishi Rin in her and Shiraishi Rin's parents' hearts.

After Shimada Rieko left, Akizuki Makoto came to Fuyuko's side, smiled and patted her head, praising her gently, "Fuyuko, you did a great job. It was definitely the right decision to ask you."

"Hehe, I'm glad I could help you, brother~"

Dongzi laughed happily and nuzzled her brother's hand with her little head, her face full of enjoyment and satisfaction.

"But you can't rely on your own abilities. This is a special case, it's to help others."

Qiuyue gave him earnest advice, and Dongzi obediently nodded, accepting her brother's lecture.

She never found her brother's lectures annoying, nor could she find them annoying, after all, they were proof that he cared about her and loved her deeply.

After lecturing Fuyuko, Akizuki Makoto finally opened the system to check the rewards for completing the mission.

For some reason, he felt that the task was completed too smoothly.

The system clearly stated when issuing the task that it was extremely difficult and almost impossible to complete.

He experienced firsthand the high probability of something bad happening. He was deeply shocked when he learned the truth and when he saw Shiraishi Rin commit suicide.

However, these are not major issues and are not difficult to process. If the ending is a happy one, they can be forgotten after a while.

The bad things he understood should be like Shimizu Rei, the kind that he couldn't let go of, the kind that would haunt him for the rest of his life.

Congratulations! You have successfully completed the extremely difficult exclusive character quest!

[Rewards: 100,000 points, 20% all-attribute resistance, one advanced selectable skill, permanent hypnosis]

Upon seeing such a generous reward, Akizuki Makoto's eyes widened in surprise, thinking that this was far too good to pass up!

100,000 points, 20% all-attribute resistance, a high-level selectable skill, plus permanent hypnosis—this is incredibly cost-effective!
To be honest, he didn't put in much effort to complete this task, nor did he find it particularly difficult.

Perhaps it was because he relied on Dongzi's strength; if he had done it alone, he really wouldn't have been able to complete the task.

"Brother, what's wrong?"

Dongzi smiled and looked at Qiuyue Cheng, asking softly, "You seem very happy. Did something good happen?"

"what……"

Akizuki Makoto immediately snapped out of his daze, put away the system, and replied with a smile, "It's nothing, I'm just happy that everything went smoothly."

At that time, he had not yet noticed the profound meaning and hidden implications in Dongzi's words.

No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't have imagined that Dongzi had already seen through his possession of the system.

(End of this chapter)