The shining Shoko Toyokawa

Although she was only a few years older than these students, it seemed as if they were no longer from the same world.

After returning to District 11, Soyo felt that he was out of tune with everything around him.

After all, no teacher or student would hide a gun on their body.

"Ms. Chihaya, please wait a moment. You will be invited in immediately."

The teacher greeted Soyo and she expressed her understanding. After all, the students in Yuezhisen are special and it is necessary for the teacher to explain the situation to them, otherwise they may be fired.

"Today is our last class. We have a new student. Miss Chihaya, you may come in."

Soyo pushed the door open and walked into the classroom. After writing his name on the blackboard, he briefly introduced himself.

This made her feel like she was a transfer student in an anime.

In stories like Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Opera Girl, the arrival of a "transfer student" means the beginning of the story, or that changes are about to happen.

"Teacher, can I sit next to Toyokawa-san?"

"Eh?!"

"how come?!"

The girls who were originally curious about her arrival suddenly felt like they were facing a formidable enemy.

The way he looked at Soyo was as if he was looking at a cat stealing fish.

"Well, Chihaya-san, you can just sit behind Toyokawa-san. Okay, okay, let's get ready for class!"

The teacher finally chose a compromise solution.

The people in District 11 are all compromisers.

If Soyo had said from the beginning that she wanted to sit behind Toyokawa-san, they would definitely not agree.

But if they asked Soyo to sit with her, they would agree to let her sit behind Toyokawa.

像…

They are so similar...

More like than six months ago,

It was as if the real Toyokawa Shoko existed right here...

As Soyo walked towards 'Toyokawa-san', she forgot to breathe.

Incredible things,

The sad 'miracle' was right in front of her...it solidified into a person named Toyokawa Shoko.

"Chihaya-san... no, Chihaya-san," Toyokawa Shoko said, her smile as bright as the sun. "Please take care of me."

"!!!"

[Nagasaki-san, Nagasaki Suyo-san, I'm Toyokawa Shoko from Class C. Excuse me, are you interested in forming a band?]

At this moment, in Nagasaki Suyo's vision,

The faces of 'Toyokawa-san' and Shoko completely overlapped.

If reality is a game of Dragon Quest, then Su Shi, as the hero, would probably be defeated now.

No... She had already been defeated when she met Xiangzi a few years ago.

She wants to save the 'Princess' whose body was taken away by the 'Demon King'.

But the person she loves is not the 'Princess' but the 'Demon King'.

In this situation, perhaps others want to help the princess regain her body. The biggest enemy is not the dead "Demon King", but her, whose heart has been taken away by the Demon King.

But the 'Princess' is not the 'Demon King' after all,

The 'Demon King' had already died under the power of the sun in order to change the world.

'That's just acting,'

The "brave man" told himself this,

'Yes, that's just acting!'

Now, the 'hero' wants to save the princess. His biggest enemy is not the 'demon king' or anyone else, but his own delusional thoughts.

In fact, she has already lost to her own delusion several times.

but…

"This time..."

'This time, I will definitely save you, Xiao Mu!'

…………

However, no matter how determined he was, Soyo's attention was still drawn to the back of 'Toyokawa-san'...

"What on earth am I...doing?"

'simply…'

'Like a fool!'

…………

In the midst of Su Shi's random thoughts, this last lesson ended.

As soon as the bell rang, she ignored the teacher's questions and the students' questions, and took Toyokawa's hand and left the school.

Fortunately, Fengchuan is a person as gentle as the sun, and he took the initiative to help her out.

Otherwise, unless she showed her pistol, she wouldn't even be able to walk out of the Moon Forest gate.

"Ms. Chihaya, are you having any trouble?"

In the taxi, Toyokawa cautiously asked Soyo,

"Yes, I'm in trouble and I want to kidnap you for ransom."

Soyo wanted to show her a ferocious look. For a mercenary with blood on his hands, this should be easier than eating and drinking.

But in the end... she still failed,

Because Fengchuan and Xiaoxiang...are so similar...

"Ms. Chihaya, you really love to joke around," Toyokawa said with a smile. "I can sense you have no ill will towards me. On the contrary, you seem very close to me. Excuse me, have we met somewhere before?"

Soyo was silent and did not answer.

What else could she say?

I once loved a woman deeply. You look a lot like her, but you are not her after all. Please, change back to yourself quickly, otherwise her spirit in heaven will be sad.

"I... want to take you to find someone..." Soyo finally said what was a bit difficult for him.

"Who?"

Mr. Toyokawa keenly realized that the person Ms. Chihaya was looking for might be the person he was also looking for.

"You'll know when you get there..."

…………

The first place Soyo went with Toyokawa-san was the world of Komuku & Saki.

More than ten years have passed, but the words carved by those immature brushstrokes are still there——

【Chairs by Komu & Saki】

"This is?!"

Looking at the line of words on the back of the bench, Fengchuan's pupils suddenly shrank.

"And here,"

Soyo took her to the slide,

Compared to a few years ago, when she and a certain pink-haired playboy came here, there was some new graffiti under the slide, but the line of words was still barely recognizable -

【Komu & Saki's slide】

"here,"

In the cave house

"here!"

On the climbing frame

The names of the two were engraved on every facility.

This is the world that once belonged to... Muhe and Xiangzi.

"Isn't this right?!"

Fengchuan covered his forehead in pain, "I don't remember anything like this happening!"

Toyokawa Shoko is an all-round person. Isn't it natural for him to remember things from his childhood?

Soyo put his hands on her shoulders, bent down, looked into her eyes and said seriously: "Do you feel that I am lying to you?"

"...No," Toyokawa shook her head, "but this is different from what I remember! Xiaomu clearly had already..."

"Your memory is wrong!" The flaxen-haired girl looked so sad that she looked like she would cry at any moment. "Xiao Mu, she is not dead, she is still alive now!"

"Where is she then?"

Toyokawa's face was filled with joy. "Hey, Chihaya-san, where is Komushi now?"

"!!!"

It was natural that Toyokawa Shoko would be happy to know that the friend she thought she had lost was still alive.

But her smile made Su Shi feel powerless.

This means that Toyokawa-san has really considered himself to be Toyokawa Shoko...

"Never mind, let's just leave it at that. She's pretty happy now, isn't she?"

The devil whispered in Soyo's ear,

'She and Xiangzi really look alike, don't they?'

"Just think of it as Xiangzi really coming back."

"Hey, Ms. Chihaya, can you take me to see Xiaomu?!"

Toyokawa's words woke Soyo up.

She slapped herself hard, spat out the blood foam in her mouth and the breath trapped in her chest, and grabbed Fengchuan's hand.

"Come on, I'll take you to find her!"

"If it's Xiaoxiang..."

"If it were Xiaoxiang, she would definitely want Xiaomu to "survive" more than herself!"

In the end, the person who gave Soyo the courage was Xiaoxiang.

She knew a place where she could definitely find Xiao Mu, and that was—

A harmonious home,

Where she...grew up.

When the door of Ruoye's house opened,

Soyo took off his sunglasses,

Mu's parents saw her face clearly and saw 'Toyokawa-san' following behind her, but they still didn't understand what was going on.

But it was different from what Soyo expected. There was no happy expression on their faces. Instead, they looked heavy and depressed.

"Uncle, aunt, is Mu Zhen still alive?!"

Toyokawa-san looked at the two anxiously.

At this moment, as Mu's parents,

The two of them... were so sad that they wanted to die.