Substitute Toyokawa Shoko, you can become stronger by breathing

"Yeah, that's true!"

Chihaya Aine didn't think much about it, and was quickly attracted by the new topic:

"By the way, Soyorin, look at this new phone charm I bought. Isn't it super cute?"

Seeing Chihaya Aine enthusiastically showing her the cute cartoon pendant, her face filled with the innocence and happiness unique to a girl of her age, the complexity and heaviness in Nagasaki Suyo's heart could not help but be diluted a little.

.....

PS: The last day of May.

A new January, no more bad luck (should be)

Taking leave at the beginning of the month

I'll take a day off to sort out my thoughts and work on it tomorrow.

......

Chapter 126: Chihaya Aine ■Currently a former criminal

The power transition within the Yamaguchi-gumi was so smooth that even Kujo Renji felt a little surprised.

Those forces that were once deeply intertwined fell like dominoes under his carefully planned series of strategies.

The chess piece, Ryuichi Yamamoto, is more useful than he expected.

Feeling the resources and influence gradually gathering in his hands, Kujo Renji felt a little emotional.

Unconsciously, the power he could mobilize now had actually begun to approach that of his "previous life".

This thought was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, instantly arousing his deep desire for his original body.

Although the body of "Toyokawa Shoko" has its own unique "interest", it is ultimately not as easy to use as her original body, especially in some situations where she needs to "do it herself".

He called up the system panel and looked at the "Innocence Points" displayed on it, frowning slightly.

The efficiency of collecting these points is too low. So far, he has not found a stable and efficient way to obtain them.

If one wants to return to his original body, these "innocence points" are an indispensable part.

It seems that we must speed up the progress of harvesting points.

Just as he was thinking about how to "fleece the sheep" more effectively, the screen of his mobile phone lit up. It was a message from Chihaya Aine.

"Xiao Xiang, Xiao Xiang! We at MYGO have a performance in a couple of days! It's at RING, can you come and see it?"

At the end of the text, there is an emoticon with starry eyes blinking and full of anticipation.

Kujo Renji's fingertips tapped lightly on the screen, but he didn't reply immediately.

He could clearly feel the cautious temptation between the lines of Chihaya Aine's words.

He himself doesn't care about this kind of thing, but the final decision is not entirely in his hands.

"Xiangzi, what do you think?" he asked in his mind.

After a moment's silence, Toyokawa Shoko's voice slowly rang out, carrying a subtle yet complex emotion:

"If you want to go, go ahead. It's just a show anyway."

Having said that, the MYGO branch line was indeed shelved for a long time due to various emergencies.

Kujo Renji's eyes flickered slightly. Based on the vague principle he had discovered regarding the points earned by gods and men, he had always suspected that these members of MYGO might also be a valuable source of "Original Sin Points" for him to harvest.

After all, girls in bands are always more delicate and sensitive than ordinary people, and are more likely to expose the "original sin" deep in their hearts in certain specific situations.

It’s just that too many things happened before, so he has no time to take care of this side for the time being.

Now it seems like it might be a good opportunity to reconnect.

Among the current MYGO members, the only ones he is relatively familiar with are Chihaya Aine and Nagasaki Motoyo.

"Well, if I have time, I will go."

Kujo Renji replied to Chihaya Aine's message.

"Great! That's great! Xiaoxiang, you must come! We'll be waiting for you!"

On the other side of the screen, Chihaya Aine's excitement almost overflowed the screen.

Putting down his phone, Kujo Renji turned his attention back to the point harvesting mechanism.

To be honest, he still doesn't have a completely clear understanding of how to efficiently harvest "Original Sin Points".

Apart from successfully harvesting points from a few people he was particularly familiar with and whose "weaknesses" he could accurately grasp, most of the time he was in a groping stage of "casting a wide net, catching more fish, and whether he could catch anything depended on luck."

Of course, after such a long period of practice, he had not gained nothing. At least, he had roughly figured out some "techniques" and rules for harvesting points.

For example, Miss "Yutenji Wakamugi".

This person is a big client of Jiujo Renji's who harvests points, and her corresponding original sin is...

--greedy.

In the past, every time he harvested Miss Yutenji's points, he made her "transgress" or "tortured" her greed by exploiting her weaknesses.

In other words, this mechanism is more like...

punish?

By punishing or provoking the opponent's greed, points can be harvested.

This speculation was also confirmed to some extent in Toyokawa Shoko herself.

He clearly remembered that he had harvested points representing "arrogance" from Toyokawa Shoko.

And every harvest was almost always accompanied by the trampling of her self-esteem as a young lady, making her suffer a blow in the area she was most proud of, and taste the bitterness of humiliation and frustration.

Although this concept was still somewhat vague and abstract, it finally gave Kujo Renji a general direction.

If you want to harvest "original sin points", you must accurately find out the personality traits, inner weaknesses, and things that the "original sin" target cares about and is most obsessed with. Then, based on these characteristics, use the method that can most touch them to "torture" them.

Moreover, judging from the people who have successfully harvested points so far...it seems that most of them are girls in bands.

Or to be more precise, is it the girl in the band who is inextricably linked to the identity of "Toyokawa Shoko"?

Thinking of this, Kujo Renji suddenly missed the rebellious teacher Da Miao.

Alas, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

If Miss Yutenji Wakamai had not become so "loyal" and "obedient" as she is now because of the interests involved, why would he need to go to so much trouble to find a new "point supplier" outside?

You just need to keep an eye on her and "torture" her greed in various ways, and you can earn points continuously.

That stable and efficient "scoring" experience is really nostalgic.

However, the current situation is actually not too bad.

Jiujo Liansi's gaze fell on the system panel:

[Original Sin Points Harvested: 3]

[Original Sin Target: Nagasaki Suyo (Selfishness)]

These were the points he successfully gained after he had a "showdown" with Nagasaki Motoyo on that day and forced the other party to make a choice in an almost threatening manner.

This means that Miss Nagasaki, who appears gentle on the outside but harbors a strong sense of self-preservation, is still in a state of not yet completely surrendering. This state, however, makes her a highly potential "points contributor."

This is also one of the reasons why he had previously "invited" the other party to go "hiking" together.

Unfortunately, he was unable to gain any new points from Nagasaki Suyo during that day's "mountain climbing trip".

But that's okay.

A gleam of light flashed in Kujo Liansi's eyes.

Now, isn’t a new opportunity coming to your door?

MYGO's performance is a great opportunity to have an in-depth exchange with Nagasaki Suyo.

When he thought about the new points that would be credited to his account, Kujo Renji became happy.

......

The afternoon sun shines through the practice room windows, casting mottled shadows on the floor.

The air still lingered with the faint warmth from the instrumental performance and the slight smell of sweat from the girls practicing hard.

Chihaya Aine plucked the guitar strings absentmindedly, but her eyes would occasionally drift towards Nagasaki Soyo who was arranging music scores not far away.

Recently, she felt that her relationship with Soyorin seemed to be closer than ever before.

Of course, ever since they began to secretly join forces to figure out the mysteries surrounding "Toyokawa Shoko" and the origins of the mysterious "Kujo Renji", the connection between them has been much closer than that of ordinary band members.

After all, they have a common secret goal and need to get together from time to time to exchange information and analyze clues. This "accomplice" relationship naturally brings them closer.

But recently, Chihaya Aion's "approach" to Nagasaki Suyo seems to have an inexplicable meaning.

It's more like a kind of...deliberate closeness.

Yes, deliberately.

It's like trying to make up for something, or to cover up something.

Chihaya Aine knew in her heart that behind this deliberateness came her deep-seated guilt and remorse towards Nagasaki Suyo.

She hid so much.

She did not tell Nagasaki Suyo about her various speculations about the true identity of "Toyokawa Shoko", the shocking "conclusions" she and Miss Meow Meng discussed privately, and even her vague perception of Kujo Renji...all of these.

Obviously, Soyorin is the only teammate she can trust and rely on in this operation of "unveiling the darkness behind Xiaoxiang".

But she...

Whenever she thought of this, Chihaya Aine felt like a heavy stone was pressing down on her heart, making her feel a little breathless.

Therefore, she subconsciously wanted to make up for her inner anxiety and guilt through more frequent interactions and more intimate actions.

She hoped that this way would make her feel better, and that Soyorin would feel her "friendliness" and "closeness" without noticing her hidden little secrets.

However, what the girl didn't know was that her little thoughts might have already been seen by the other party.

Nagasaki Suyo had long noticed her abnormality, and even... knew more and more core inside information than she had imagined.

Ironically, Nagasaki Suyo also chose to conceal the truth.

At this moment, Chihaya Aine took a deep breath, forced a bright smile on her face, and skipped over to Nagasaki Suyo, saying in a light tone:

"Soyorin, Soyorin! I just invited someone to our show in two days! You'll never guess who it is!"

She blinked mysteriously, anticipating Nagasaki Suyo's curiosity and questions.

"is it?"

Nagasaki Suyo's eyes shifted away from the phone screen and she responded casually, without much emotion in her tone.

Her fingertips just brushed across a message, the sender of which was none other than "Toyokawa Shoko" - or rather, now she should be called Kujo Renji.

I'll be there on the day of the performance.

Simple and clear, just like his usual style.

Almost the next second after Chihaya Aine excitedly told her that she had invited "Xiao Xiang", she received a confirmation message from Kujo Renji himself.

This information gap made Nagasaki Suyo feel a subtle sense of guilt.

Looking at Chihaya Aine's unaware and excited look, she suddenly felt like she had done something bad behind her good friend's back.

They are clearly "accomplices", but there is such a serious "imbalance" in intelligence sharing.

But she quickly suppressed this feeling.

No, no, no, that's not right!

Nagasaki Suyo silently refuted herself in her heart.

It was Aine who chose to hide something from her first!

Moreover, until now, she could not be sure whether Kujo Renji had revealed his true identity and purpose to Chihaya Aine.

However, judging from the fact that Chihaya Aine chose to hide the speculations and investigation progress about "Toyokawa Shoko" from her, she should have more or less noticed that something was wrong, right?

When she thought about the two of them, who were now harboring their own secrets, carefully playing the role of "ignorant" in front of each other, testing each other, and hiding things from each other, Nagasaki Suyo felt inexplicably annoyed.