Substitute Toyokawa Shoko, you can become stronger by breathing

Hearing this, Chihaya Aine was a little puzzled and interrupted:

"If we conclude based solely on these things that another person's soul resides in Xiaoxiang's body... isn't that a bit too hasty?"

She suddenly began to suspect that Miao Meng actually had some kind of "middle school disease" attribute.

What kind of soul takes over the body... What kind of gangster is reborn...

Yutenji Wakamu shook his head and added

"These are not decisive factors. I once heard Mu call Xiaoxiang 'Lian Si' in private! At that time, I thought... it was just some kind of intimate nickname between them..."

After hearing this news, Chihaya Aine's expression finally...underwent a subtle change.

Her eyes, which were always full of vitality, widened slightly in surprise.

If... those "reasonings" of Miao Meng Senior before, in her opinion, were just the random thoughts of "Chuunibyou"...

So...Mu's "name" for Xiangzi forced her to take it seriously.

Just when Chihaya Aine began to waver and even began to doubt her own "worldview", Yutenji Wakami asked with a puzzled expression:

"By the way, Aine-chan, after saying all this, I'm still very curious. If you didn't know these things before, then why did you suddenly... ask me if I knew 'Kujo Renji'? And how did you know this name?"

After being asked this by Meowmeng-senpai, Chihaya Aine finally came back to her senses from the series of "information bombardment" just now.

She scratched her head a little embarrassedly and explained, "Well...actually, I have a...um...rather special ability..."

"special power?"

"Um..."

Chihaya Aine nodded:

"I can see some... uh... tags on other people's heads."

"Label?"

"Yes! Just like... some people may have 'high school student' displayed above their heads, some may have 'workaholic' displayed above their heads, and some... if they have a stomachache, it may show 'abdominal pain' or something like that... status label above their heads." Chihaya Aine tried hard to explain.

Hearing this, Yutenji Wakami looked at Chihaya Aine with an even stranger look in his eyes.

Is this kid a chuunibyou? And the "label"...

she thought.

But she still patiently followed Chihaya Aine's words and asked:

"So, Aine-chan... you saw some 'label' on Xiaoxiang's head, and that's why you started to doubt her?"

Chihaya Aine shook her head and said:

"Well... not entirely. Or rather... the reason I first noticed the name 'Kujo Renji' and connected him to Xiaoxiang was actually because of the 'label' on Miaomeng's head."

Yutenji Wakamu was stunned when he heard this: "Me? On my head? What kind of label is that on my head?"

Chihaya Aine's expression suddenly became somewhat... hesitant and... awkward. She seemed... a little embarrassed to speak directly.

But after Yutenji Wakamugi's repeated questioning, she finally said:

"It was that time, the day you took off your mask..."

"I saw Miao Meng in the crowd... The tag on your head showed..."

Chihaya Aine took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and said quickly as if she had given up.

"——【Kujo Renji's Pet】!"

"ha?!!"

The moment Yutenji Wakamu heard this "label", he was frozen in place as if he had been cast under a spell.

A few seconds later, a strong heat suddenly rushed from the soles of her feet to the top of her head! Her cheeks flushed red at a speed visible to the naked eye! Even her ears were red!

"Pet...pet?! Kujo Renji's...pet?!" Yutenji Wakamu's voice was a little distorted because of excessive shock and embarrassment!

She...she had a suspicion...that Chihaya Aine...was actually...playing tricks on her!

What "label"! What "pet"! What a mess!

Seeing that Yutenji Wakami looked like she was about to lose her temper, Chihaya Aine quickly waved her hands and hurriedly explained:

"No, no, no! Meow Meng! Don't get excited! Just listen to my explanation!"

"This label... actually corresponded to the label on Xiaoxiang's head..."

"When I first saw Xiaoxiang at school... the label on her head read [Kanto Underground Emperor]!"

"At the time, I thought... there was something wrong with my abilities, or that my brain was not normal..."

"But! Not long after that..."

"A new label...inexplicably appeared on Xiaoxiang's head!"

"That new tab...shows..."

"——[Master of Yutenji Wakami]!"

"That's why I was so shocked! That's why I started investigating 'Kujo Renji'! That's why I asked you... Meow Meng... if you knew him... in the cafe..."

"Because... I always feel... there must be... some... connection... between these labels!"

"And... something must have happened... something we don't know about... that caused... Xiaoxiang and Miaomeng... to suddenly have these... strange... new labels... appear on your heads!"

Listening to Chihaya Aine's series of "explanations" that contained a huge amount of information and seemed... unexpectedly self-consistent in logic, the blush on Yutenji Wakamu's face had not completely faded, but the shock and... shame in her eyes were gradually replaced by a more intense... disbelief and... horror!

【Kujo Renji's Pet】...

【Kanto Underground Emperor】...

【The Master of Yutenji Wakamu】...

These...these "labels" that sound...make people feel...their scalps tingle...

If...if what Aine-chan said...is true...

Doesn't that mean...

Is it possible that the so-called soul swap is true?

Yutenji Wakamai suddenly remembered something!

She carefully recalled... what Chihaya Aine had said... the time when Xiaoxiang had the label "Master of Yutenji Wakamu" on his head...

Combined with... the time when the label "Kujo Renji's Pet" appeared above my head...

She suddenly discovered...

Chihaya Aine's "special ability" that seems like "Chuunibyou"...

It seems...Isn't this really...something I'm just talking nonsense?!

Because...according to Aine-chan...

When Xiaoxiang got the label "Owner of Yutenji Wakamu" on his head...

No... No, it just happens to be...

Was it not long after the incident where I was punished by "Xiao Xiang" and forced to wear those shameful cat ears and collar?!

Could it be...could it be that that incident...is actually related to these "labels"...?!

Seeing that Chihaya Aine seemed to want to ask more about what "unspeakable" "secret incident" had happened between her and "Xiao Xiang" during that period, alarm bells suddenly rang in Yutenji Wakamu's heart!

She didn't want Aine to know that she once had such a "humiliating" "black history"!

So, she quickly coughed, forcibly interrupting Chihaya Aine's "curiosity", and somewhat guiltily and abruptly changed the subject:

"Ahem! Um... Aine-chan! Let's... let's first study carefully... the matter about 'Xiao Xiang' and that 'Kujo Renji'! Yeah! This... is more important! Yes! It's more important!"

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PS: This chapter is 4,000 words, and I will add another one right away.

Chapter 112: Private First Class Chihaya Aine, Loyal!

After Yutenji Wakami hurriedly changed the topic of "labels", the "secret conversation" between the two girls returned to the more core issue.

Yutenji Wakamugi explained in detail to Chihaya Aine the various "suspicious points" she had observed about the drastic change in "Xiao Xiang"'s temperament, as well as the terrifying "background information" about "Kujo Renji" that she had collected from the Internet.

Chihaya Aine, on the other hand, combined her special ability of "seeing labels" with some unusual "details" she noticed during her daily interactions with "Shoko" at school, and provided Yutenji Wakami with a lot of first-hand "supporting materials".

The two of them talked back and forth, piecing together the "clues" and "doubts" they each knew, bit by bit, like a puzzle.

Although most of these "clues" are full of subjective conjectures and speculations that lack empirical evidence.

But when these seemingly scattered "fragments" were cleverly put together, an increasingly clear and unbelievable "outline" began to... gradually emerge in Chihaya Aine's mind.

An extremely absurd speculation that can perfectly explain all the "doubts".

if...

If Miao Meng's speculation about "soul possession" is true...

If the current "Xiangzi" really lives in the body of... the soul of the former "Kanto Underground Emperor", Kujo Renji...

So...

Everything...seems...to make sense!

Why did Xiangzi's character undergo such a huge change?

Why did Mu call her "Lian Si"?

Why do I see labels like [Kanto Underground Emperor] and [Master of Yutenji Wakamugi] above "Xiangzi"'s head?

After an "intelligence check" with Yutenji Wakami that was full of "brain-opening" and "mutual confirmation", Chihaya Aine discovered that the "credibility" of her own astonishing guess about "soul swapping" had unknowingly soared to at least 70% or 80%!

However, compared to the shock brought by this "horrifying truth", Chihaya Aine's heart...uncontrollably, a kind of...inexplicable...sense of security arose?

Yes, that’s right, it’s a sense of security.

A feeling of relief that even she herself found a little inexplicable and even a little ridiculous.

Because, if this "soul possession" speculation is true, then -

From the very beginning, from the moment she regarded "Toyokawa Shoko" as the first and most important "best friend" in her life;

The "Xiaoxiang" who has always been by her side, giving her support and strength, and making her feel unprecedented warmth and recognition, is actually the soul named "Kujo Renji"?

This realization instantly brought her heart, which had been hanging in the air due to doubt and uneasiness, back to reality.

It was like a puzzle that had troubled her for a long time finally found its answer.

Although this answer was a hundred times more bizarre than she had imagined.

But for some reason, she felt at ease.

It was as if she finally no longer had to worry about “why did Xiangzi become like this” or “whether Xiangzi encountered any danger”.

Because, from the beginning to the end, the "Xiaoxiang" she trusted, relied on, and liked has never changed.

It was just a different way of existence that she had never imagined before.

This sudden feeling of "relief" made Chihaya Aine feel a lot more relaxed in an instant.

But then, an even stronger sense of guilt and betrayal emerged uncontrollably from the bottom of her heart.

She, she actually felt "reassured" just now because "Xiao Xiang might not be the same Xiao Xiang anymore"?!

Is this a betrayal of the "real" Toyokawa Shoko?!

Although she also knew that she did not have much understanding and feelings for the "real" Toyokawa Shoko before her "personality change".

But when she thought about how she felt "relieved" because of this "ridiculous speculation", Chihaya Aine felt that she was simply terrible!

How could she have such an idea?!

For a moment, Chihaya Aine's heart was once again caught in a dilemma between her conscience and her desires.

Just when she was still feeling guilty and blaming herself for her "inappropriate" sense of security, her cell phone suddenly rang.

The caller ID showed a name that was both familiar to her and made her feel a little pressured - Nagasaki Suyo.

Chihaya Aine looked at the caller ID and her heart skipped a beat.

She subconsciously glanced at Yutenji Wakamu beside her, then pressed the answer button in a panic.