Substitute Toyokawa Shoko, you can become stronger by breathing

"How confident are you that you say such a thing?"

He stood up and looked down at Su Shi, who was frozen in place due to shock and confusion.

"Don't be so self-righteous. Who do you think you are?"

His voice had returned to calm, but with a palpable sense of alienation.

Kujo Renji didn't even look at her, turned around and prepared to leave.

When he reached the door of the cafe, he stopped, tilted his head slightly, and left a last sentence, like a final judgment:

"We are just ordinary friends. Don't put your life on the line."

"That's all."

After saying that, he pushed open the door of the cafe and blended into the noisy crowd outside without looking back.

Nagasaki Suyo was left alone, sitting there in a daze, her face pale.

.......

As he walked out of the cafe and joined the bustling crowd, the coldness and seriousness on Kujo Renji's face gradually faded away.

Instead, there was a complex expression mixed with absurdity and helplessness.

Nagasaki Motoyo's explanation just now about "Chihaya Aine having superpowers" really sounded incredible. In the past, he would definitely regard such a statement as a clumsy lie or a mentally ill guess and sneer at it.

but now...

After experiencing two bizarre "rebirths" and even being bound to a baffling, dysfunctional "system"...

Superpowers, which seem to exist only in fantasy works, don't seem to be completely impossible?

After all, his very existence is already "supernatural" enough.

More importantly, compared to his previous speculations based on logic and reality, the seemingly least reliable reason of "superpowers" can perfectly explain a core contradiction:

——How did Nagasaki Suyo learn the name "Kujo Renji".

If her source of information is based on real investigations or intelligence, then there will inevitably be traces left and it will inevitably follow a certain logical chain.

However, it is almost impossible to find the name "Kujo Renji" through conventional means and link it with Toyokawa Shoko.

Only this kind of reason beyond logic can explain this anti-logical way of obtaining information.

The "superpower" accidentally caught the connection between "Toyokawa Shoko" and "Kujo Renji", and thus followed the clues and came to the wrong conclusion...

This explanation, although outrageous, is... actually damn reasonable?!

Jiujo Renji rubbed his forehead, feeling that the boundaries of his cognition had been broadened once again.

"To think there's such a thing."

In my mind, Toyokawa Shoko's voice sounded with a tone of gloating and watching the fun without minding the trouble.

"Looks like your true colors are about to be exposed. Su Shi is so persistent, he's definitely not going to give up. What are you going to do next?"

At this moment, Xiangzi no longer felt nervous or worried as before. Instead, he felt like he could enjoy the melon to his heart's content.

Anyway, the one in trouble now is the "Kujo Renji" who occupies her body. She can't do anything, so she just acts as a spectator, and even... is vaguely looking forward to seeing this guy "crash".

"The most urgent thing is to verify... whether the 'superpower' that Miss Nagasaki mentioned is real, and... what kind of power it is."

Although he tended to believe that Su Shi was not lying, the matter was of great importance and he had to confirm it personally.

But super powers...

The image of the little pink-haired boy with tiger teeth appeared in his mind.

Chihaya Aine.

and many more...

If...if she really had this ability.

An extremely tempting idea emerged from his mind.

The reason why he had such a miserable end in his previous life was that he was betrayed by his most trusted confidant and eventually died a violent death...

The biggest reason is that he has never been able to find the real traitor hiding beside him!

If Chihaya Aine's ability could help him judge a person's true thoughts and emotions...

Does that mean he has a chance to find out who really betrayed him in his past life?!

This thought made Kujo Renji's heart skip a beat!

For a long time, the hatred of his previous life was like a maggot in his tarsal bone, deeply imprinted in the depths of his soul, and it was an obsession that he could not let go of no matter what.

He longed for revenge and wanted to tear those betrayers into pieces, but he had no clues and didn't know where to start.

And now, an unexpected opportunity that could reveal the truth appeared before him in such a bizarre way?!

really...

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt more motivated.

Although there are many talented people around Toyokawa Shoko, their abilities are also outstanding.

Mu's ability requires long-term exposure to profile a person's true character...but Chihaya Aine can tell with just one glance.

The sorrow and the blessing of the blessings, the blessings of the blessings.

Although Nagasaki Motoyo's visit brought him a lot of trouble and fright, it also unexpectedly brought him a "key" that could solve his biggest problem.

It’s hard to say whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.

"Hey! What are you thinking about?"

Xiangzi's voice pulled him out of his thoughts

"Don't mess around!"

"Don't worry." Jiujo Liansi said in his mind, "I know what to do."

"The more you say that, the more worried I become!"

...

On the other side, inside the cafe.

The black tea on Nagasaki Suyo's table had already gone cold.

Toyokawa Shoko's last words were cold, resolute, and even contained an almost harsh sarcasm. Every word seemed to be telling her repeatedly: Stay away from me, don't meddle in other people's business, I don't need or want your friendship or help.

If it were someone else, after hearing such almost heartless words, they would probably have become discouraged, or even angry and embarrassed, right?

However, this was not the case with Nagasaki Suyo.

In her opinion, Toyokawa Shoko's seemingly heartless words just now were not sincere at all!

That is clearly a form of protection!

He was worried that she would be involved in danger and would be hurt because of him, so he deliberately pushed her away in such a hurtful way!

Thinking of this, Su Shi's eyes couldn't help but turn red.

No! She absolutely couldn't give up like this!

It is precisely because Xiaoxiang cares so much about her that she can't just sit back and do nothing!

Su Shi clenched his hands tightly on his knees, his knuckles turning slightly white from the force, and his blue eyes flashed with an unprecedented determination:

"I will absolutely...never let you face this alone!"

She did not go home immediately, but found a quiet corner, took out her mobile phone, and opened the LINE chat interface with Chihaya Aine.

She needed to tell Aine as soon as possible about her meeting with "Xiaoxiang" and the information she had verified.

Aine is the "starting point" of all this, and is currently the only source of "special power" that she can trust and turn to for help.

She took a deep breath, her fingers tapping rapidly on the screen, and sent the content of the previous conversation over in a concise and concise manner. Of course, this was a version that had been subjectively interpreted and filtered, as well as her own judgment:

【Soyo】: Aiyin, I met Xiaoxiang.

【Soyo】: The situation... is worse than we imagined.

[Soyo]: She really knew that "Kujo Renji". When I mentioned that name, she became very nervous and alert!

After sending the message, Su Shi stared at the screen nervously, waiting for Aine's reply.

Not long after, the phone screen lit up and Aine's message popped up:

[Anon]: Eh?! Really?! Soyorin, did you see Xiaoxiang?!

[Anon]: Does she really know that Kujo Renji? Oh my god! Who is that person?

Soyo: Yeah! But Xiaoxiang clearly doesn't want us to get involved. She's very wary. We can't act rashly; we need to think long and hard.

Soyo: Aine, can you find any more information about Kujo Renji? Like what kind of person he is? Or what he might do to Xiaoxiang?

Su Shi placed her hopes on Aine's magical "superpowers" in the hope of obtaining more information about the "enemy".

However, Aine's reply disappointed her:

【Anon】：This...seems a bit difficult...

[Anon]: And I don't know how to control this ability. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't...

Looking at Aine's speech that was full of the aura of "loser", Su Shi sighed helplessly.

It seems... it's not realistic to expect Aine to take the initiative to "steal" information.

This "superpower" seems more like a passive and unstable "radar".

【Soyo】: I see... It's okay, Aine, don't force yourself.

Soyo: Let's change our thinking. Since Xiaoxiang doesn't want to tell me, I'll investigate on my own.

Anon: Huh? Investigation?!

【Anon】：But...how are we going to investigate?

Aine's problem is exactly the difficulty that Su Shi is thinking about.

Perhaps... starting the investigation from the Canglong Society would be a good idea?

.........

the other side.

In the next few days, Kujo Renji also began to verify what Nagasaki Motoyo said.

Fortunately, Chihaya Aine also attends Hanaoka Girls' College.

He took advantage of his identity and conducted some simple investigations inside the Haneda Girls' Academy, especially on several people who were closely related to Chihaya Aine.

He didn't ask directly about "superpowers", but instead led the topic indirectly, asking seemingly harmless questions like "Does Aine usually say strange things?" and "Have you observed any special phenomena?"

As a result...he actually got some key information out of it.

From the fragments of information her friends had given him, he pieced together a fact:

A few months ago, Chihaya Aine did have a period of "weird behavior." She had mentioned it to people around her more than once, saying that she seemed to see strange "labels" or "words" appearing above other people's heads.

The contents of those "labels" are varied, like a simple summary of that person's current state or inner thoughts. For example, you see "hate bugs" floating above a classmate's head, and "abdominal pain" above the head of another person holding his stomach. There are also "students" and "office workers" on the heads of passers-by, and so on.

No one took it too seriously at the time, thinking that Aine was just having another sudden whim, or that she was experiencing some strange hallucinations due to excessive stress.

Moreover, it seemed that after a while, Aine herself stopped mentioning the matter, and everyone gradually forgot about it.

Although this information is fragmentary, it is highly consistent with what Nagasaki Suyo said.

The timing, ability performance, content format... almost all match.

This undoubtedly indirectly confirms that Nagasaki Motoyo did not lie at the time.

Chihaya Aine...it's very likely that she really does possess some kind of ability similar to "reading status/emotion tags."

After confirming this, Kujo Renji instantly recalled the scene when he first met Chihaya Aine as Toyokawa Shoko on the Hanegaoka campus.

At that time, when the pink-haired girl saw him, an extremely strange expression appeared on her face, a mixture of surprise, confusion, and even a little...fear.

And her subsequent slightly clumsy and even incoherent way of talking.

Before, he just thought it was due to the other person's personality, or because his aura was too strong, making the other person feel nervous.

But now that I think about it...