Substitute Toyokawa Shoko, you can become stronger by breathing

Even she herself felt that this answer was pale and powerless.

What does "I didn't dare to look closely" mean?

It was clearly her who subconsciously blocked her observation of "Toyokawa Shoko".

Because she is afraid.

She was afraid of seeing more and more conclusive evidence above that person's head that would make it impossible for her to deceive herself anymore.

Her so-called "ability bug" may have been an excuse she made for herself to avoid the truth from the very beginning.

A psychological self-protection mechanism.

Nagasaki Suyo keenly caught the evasiveness in her eyes.

She didn't ask any further questions.

Aine's reaction already gave her enough information.

She calmly changed the subject, and the two of them chatted about how to "divide" the cookies during lunch break. The previous conversation about "labeling ability" was gently put aside as if it had never happened.

......

This day was a bit confusing for Chihaya Aine.

During lunch break, the box of chocolate cookies that had condensed her efforts was finally shared among everyone in the band's activity room.

Deng ate in small bites, his cheeks puffed up like a hamster, and whispered "delicious".

Although Li Xi said "it's so sweet", he still ate the second piece honestly.

Lenai was even more unceremonious, muttering "interesting cookies" while devouring several pieces at an astonishing speed.

Seeing everyone's satisfied expressions, Chihaya Aine's mood finally improved a little.

After school, she declined the band's invitation to practice extra, and walked slowly home with her guitar on her back.

The setting sun stretched her shadow very long, and the air still retained the chill of the day.

She passed by a newly opened pet shop. In the window, a furry Samoyed puppy was tilting its head, looking at the outside world curiously with eyes as pure as black grapes.

Chihaya Aine stopped.

She remembered the dog pendant that "Xiaoxiang" gave her.

It reminded me of the puppy ears she wore during the live performance.

I also remembered... the pair of brown, somewhat aggrieved-looking dog ears on Nagasaki Suyo's head.

"Ugh..."

She sighed again, feeling that she had sighed more today than in the past week combined.

She returned home with heavy steps, and was greeted by an empty living room and warm food in the kitchen.

It seems that my parents have some social engagements today and will be back later.

Yeah.

Now, she just wants to be alone and quiet.

Putting down her schoolbag and guitar, she threw herself onto the soft big bed in the bedroom, burying her face in the pillow like an ostrich.

After an unknown amount of time, she was awakened by a gurgling sound.

It's my stomach protesting.

Only then did she remember that she had not had dinner yet.

Reluctantly getting up from the bed, she floated to the living room like a ghost and brought out the warm food from the kitchen.

Maybe it’s because I was in a bad mood, the food that I usually tasted delicious tasted a bit bland today.

She opened the window out of boredom. Outside the window, a chubby orange cat was trying hard to get out of a cardboard box that was smaller than its body. However, its head got stuck and it looked hopeless.

Then, she froze.

I saw a line of small, translucent white text clearly appearing on the "head" of the stuck orange cat.

[Stuck in a box]

"Eh?"

Chihaya Aine blinked, thinking she had seen it wrongly.

She rubbed her eyes and looked again.

No change.

Updated again!

She immediately began conducting larger-scale tests.

The neighbor's turtle——[The weather is nice today, I want to bask in the sun.]

The carp in the park pond——【Hungry.】

Chihaya Aine finally came to a conclusion.

Her abilities are not bad.

It's just that when observing "humans", there is a serious delay.

But when observing the "animals", it is updated in real time!

Why is this happening?

What is the difference between humans and animals?

Chihaya Aine sat cross-legged on the bed, resting her fingers on her chin, lost in thought.

Is it because human thinking is too complex? The sheer volume of information causes her ability "server" to jam? And animals, on the other hand, have simpler minds, so they process information quickly?

This explanation seems to make some sense?

The next morning.

Chihaya Aine went out humming a song.

After a night of adaptation, she has basically accepted the fact that her abilities have been "upgraded".

Although having labels pop up on everything you see can be a bit of an information overload, the feeling of knowing the secrets of everything is really great!

She even felt that her steps were lighter than usual.

At that familiar street corner, she waited for Nagasaki Suyo as usual.

"Good morning, Soyorin!"

She waved her arms and had an irrepressible smile on her face.

"...Good morning."

Nagasaki Suyo's response was rather dull, as if she hadn't slept well:

"You seem to be in a good mood today?"

"Hey, something good happened!"

Chihaya Aine blinked mysteriously and decided not to tell anyone about her ability upgrade for the time being.

This is her biggest secret now!

The two walked side by side on the way to school.

Chihaya Aine walked while curiously "scanning" the pedestrians on the roadside.

[Oh, I’m going to be late!] — A hurried office worker.

Today's breakfast was a sandwich, which was really good. — An old lady taking a leisurely walk.

[I really want to fall in love...] - A high school girl wearing the same school uniform as her.

So funny!

It's like a large human observation site!

Just when she was having fun, her eyes inadvertently fell on Nagasaki Suyo beside her.

Then, out of habit, she looked at the top of the other person's head.

The next second, the smile on Chihaya Aine's face completely froze.

Time seemed to have been paused at this moment.

The hustle and bustle around her, the conversations of passers-by, the birdsong in the morning... everything was gone from her in an instant.

In her world, there was only that line of clear words engraved above Nagasaki Suyo's head like a brand.

It was a line of labels she had never seen before, and couldn't even understand the meaning of.

【Kujo Renji's plaything】

"Eh...?"

A short syllable filled with extreme confusion came out of Chihaya Aine's throat uncontrollably.

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PS: This chapter is 7500, and I will update it tomorrow. Private Marseille

Chapter 148: Ms. Chihaya’s, new XP?

How many times has this happened?

At that moment, the CPU in Chihaya Aine's brain let out a mournful cry as it was overwhelmed.

She felt as if her soul was pulled out of her body by an invisible giant hand, floating lightly in the air, looking down from an extremely absurd God's perspective at the idiot named "Chihaya Aine" who was completely petrified after seeing the label on Nagasaki Motoyo's head.

【Kujo Renji's plaything】

After seeing this label, the girl’s first reaction was not panic, but... confusion?

When she was still feeling guilty for hiding the uncertain guess "Xiao Xiang = Kujo Renji?" from Soyorin.

Result! It turns out that what Soyorin is hiding is a thousand times more explosive than hers!

Then, the girl's thoughts became confused again.

After all, the word "plaything" is a bit beyond the scope for an ordinary high school girl whose mind is full of bands, friends and cute things.

"boom--"

Chihaya Aine felt that her head was like an old steam engine, and the chimney above her head suddenly spewed out a large amount of thick white steam with a shameful smell.

The temperature of her cheeks rose rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning red from the base of her neck all the way to the tips of her ears.

Playthings...playthings...playthings...

In her brain, countless gears began to spin and collide wildly at an overloaded speed, making a strange "clicking" sound.

All kinds of messy and shameful images, like an out-of-control barrage of comments, frantically filled the screen in her mind.

Is it the kind of scene where the other person uses their finger to lift up your chin, and then says in a deep and charming voice, "Woman, you have successfully caught my attention"?!

Or is it one of those domineering CEO plots where he hits her in the face with a black card with no upper limit and then says, "From today on, you are mine. All your time belongs to me"?!

No, no!

Soyorin is the eldest daughter of Tsuki no Mori, how could she be bribed by money!

Could it be that it is something even more profound... one would be locked up in a luxurious cage, wearing gorgeous and revealing clothes, and could only wait for the owner to come back and feed him... Ahhhhh——!

Chihaya Aine! What are you thinking about?

This is so perverted! Stop it! You horny idiot!

"Aine? What's wrong with you?"

Nagasaki Suyo's voice was like a bucket of cold water, bringing the steam engine girl, who was about to explode on the spot due to overheating of her brain, back to reality.

"You...your face is so red and seems to be smoking...do you have a fever?"

Nagasaki Suyo stretched out her hand, as if wanting to feel the temperature of her forehead.

"No no no no no!"