After the group wear, I became the group darling of the big guys

"Don't go over there." Matsuda Jinpei grabbed Shi Ning's arm. His vigilance made him particularly alert to the young man with his head down and eyes closed.

After all, the chains that bound him were just a formality, more like a form of self-restraint than locking him up, but they had no effect.

"......I know him." Shi Ning breathed softly. She broke free from Matsuda Jinpei's hand and approached the boy step by step. Her leather boots touched the ground, making a "tapping" sound.

The young man, who had been sleeping here for more than ten years without water and food, moved his stiff fingers. When Shi Ning was about an arm's length away from him, he slowly raised his head. A handsome, youthful face appeared in front of Shi Ning. There was a chaotic dark green in the young man's eyes, the same color as his messy hair, with an inexplicable sense of coldness and chaos.

"Don't... come over here." The boy's voice was hoarse and low. His vocal cords had not been used for a long time. Just saying a few words made him extremely uncomfortable. He couldn't help but cough twice in a low voice.

Shi Ning stopped obediently and did not go near the boy without permission.

"On the left, there is... a secret door, go out." Matsuda Jinpei turned his head and looked to the left. Sure enough, there was a secret door that had been opened. The secret door was also cut by a sharp blade, revealing a deep dark tunnel behind it.

"Why don't you leave?" Shi Ning asked in a deep voice after being silent for a moment.

The young man moved his wrists, and the chains collided with his movements, making crisp sounds. He did not answer and remained silent, as if this could force the two people in front of him away.

"The exit is right in front of you, and the way out is right there, why don't you go?" Shi Ning continued to ask, "Have you been brainwashed by them? Or would you rather perish with this institute and the monsters inside?"

"answer me."

This was the first time Matsuda Jinpei saw Shi Ning get angry.

From the very beginning, Shi Ning was like a spoiled, loved little girl, kind but principled, she had a group of friends and partners who could be called family, and carefree was her nature. After that, Shi Ning was like a cunning little fox, until she found that he was completely in her camp, she opened her belly to him and let him knead her, and she would not forget to take him away when facing a creature she was very afraid of.

But now Shi Ning is like a suppressed volcano. All his anger and collapse are like surging magma. It's not that he doesn't want to erupt, but he has not reached that point yet.

"Answer me, why." Shi Ning repeated it again. She and the boy were not far apart. During the confrontation between them, the boy's Adam's apple moved and he finally said the reason in a hoarse voice.

"I am...sin."

"......" Shi Ning closed his eyes slightly and took a deep breath, "Tell me, have you ever killed anyone?"

The boy shook his head silently.

"Then why do you think you are a sin?" Shi Ning took a step forward and half-knelt in front of the boy. She gently lifted the boy's chin with a serious and stubborn expression. "Humans have many definitions of sin, such as whether you have killed someone, done evil things, or bullied others. Sometimes helping someone can also be considered a sin."

"Human nature is evil. You don't need to care about what others think. Care about yourself and love yourself, then you are not evil."

"If you care so much about other people's feelings, there will be no truly pure white people in the world."

"......" The young man was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head, "No... I am a sin, these things... will make me hurt people."

The young man shook his body, and countless extremely light black mists emanated from his body, but were quickly absorbed by the young man's body.

"I have no memory. They said that it was my loss of control that killed everyone." The boy's eyes were dull and cold, completely devoid of the liveliness and agility that Shi Ning remembered.

"It's right that you have no memory." Shi Ning took a deep breath, "I'm sorry it took me so long to find you."

Shi Ning was not afraid of the black mist that was always flowing around the boy. He leaned over and hugged the boy, whose body was stiff and cold. "Xiao, I'm really sorry."

"You're... calling me?" Xiao listened to this familiar name in a daze. He suddenly seemed to think of something and struggled violently, trying to free himself from this warm and soft embrace. "I will hurt you, let go."

Shi Ning held him very tightly, with no intention of letting go. After struggling for a few times, Xiao was afraid of really hurting Shi Ning, so he stopped struggling immediately.

This hug was really warm, so warm that Xiao's nerves, which had been tense to control himself, seemed to relax a little. Once he relaxed, fatigue came back like a tide. He kept his eyes on Shi Ning and slowly closed his eyes.

Take a short break. Even this dream is so beautiful now, so beautiful that it seems unreal.

"He fell asleep."

Jinpei Matsuda did not come closer. He stood next to the exit, far away from here.

"Wait a moment, wait until he wakes up..." Before Shi Ning could finish his words, the black fog that was suppressed by Xiao with his own will began to counterattack when its master relaxed. The thick fog condensed into a black claw with bared fangs and claws, and pounced ferociously at Shi Ning who was holding Xiao.

Matsuda Jinpei had never seen such a fantastic scene. When he was a policeman, all he had seen were criminals and bombers. Even though Shi Ning had strange powers and used them to protect him, he had never encountered a situation where he had to fight against strange powers. For a moment, he only had time to shout.

Unexpectedly, Shi Ning was not swallowed. She stretched out a hand and blocked herself from the black claw. The fierce black claw disappeared the moment it touched her palm, leaving only a small ball of black mist floating in her palm.

The black fog was introduced into Shi Ning's body bit by bit, and the huge mass of black fog disappeared in the blink of an eye.

After absorbing most of the demon's residue, Xiao's complexion finally looked better and he slept even more soundly.

【group chat】

[Seven-day God Statue: I would like to ask everyone a question. When did you all come to this world? ]

[Kaiya: I came on the 10th, what's wrong, Ningning? ]

[El Haisen: No. 10]

[Maple Leaf: October 10th? I came in March]

[Amber: ??? I came in September]

【Bennett: Is everyone here so early? I came on November 3rd. 】

[Kamisato Ayato: In other words, we all came at different times? ]

[Seven-Day Statue: The one who has been here the longest is Xiao. He has been here for ten years. I don’t know what kind of experiments were done on him. Now he has amnesia and doesn’t remember us.]

【Wanderer: Huh? Ten years?】

[Tinari: Human experiment? How come this is so similar to the life story we made up? @神里凌人, what's going on? ]

【Kamisato Ayato: ......】

[Zhongli: Perhaps because the law is recognizing us, the fabricated past will also become reality. Everyone must be prepared.]

[Ye Lan: In other words, the first person to be operated on is Xiao? ]

[Nashida: It looks like we are in big trouble. ]

[Arata Ichito: Hahahahaha, don't worry, I will definitely lead everyone to victory! ]

[Kyuki Shinobu: Boss——]