"That's amazing. If I couldn't handle the blow..."

Naruzawa Kaede almost brought up the example of Toyokawa's father, but after thinking for a moment, he changed his question and asked, "Back then, Shoko was able to go back to say goodbye. When it was my turn, why did I just run away?"

Leaving without saying goodbye is a way of yearning for the tenderness of fantasy.

Toyokawa Shoko's nose suddenly stung with tears. She huddled between Naruzawa Kaede's arms and half-lay on him.

Toyokawa Shoko hid under the covers, only a sliver of light and shadow revealing her face. Only she knew the intense heat beneath the covers was driving her wild with desire.

"You knew I was going to run, yet you still chased me..."

Toyokawa Shoko muttered to herself, her slender fingers unable to resist groping around.

On her chest, Toyokawa Shoko's fingers were tracing lines that were really itchy.

Mingze Feng grabbed her hand and then pinched the girl's face. He burst into laughter as she babbled incoherently.

"Of course I have to chase after him, otherwise, in this cold weather, I'll be all alone in bed. Who will make up for my missing Xiao Xiang then?"

"So you were after my body back then."

"Oh right, Miss Xiangzi is the sexiest."

"Hmph, she's clearly been obsessed with it these past few days."

Toyokawa Shoko rolled her eyes in annoyance. She had just freed herself from Narusawa Kaede's fingers, rubbing her face. But that wasn't enough, so she stretched out both hands toward Narusawa Kaede's face.

Toyokawa Shoko: "You just rubbed mine, so I'm going to rub it back!"

Narumawa Kaede let her rub his face, and his lack of resistance quickly made Toyokawa Shoko lose interest. When he saw Toyokawa Shoko slow down, Narumawa Kaede laughed.

Mingze Feng said, "I also want to take some."

The girl was very sensitive to gazes directed at her chest, and Toyokawa Shoko instinctively raised her hand to cover the part of her body that was swaying with her body.

"What do you plan to do?" Toyokawa Shoko asked.

"You were drawing on my chest just now."

“What do you mean…” Toyokawa Shoko suddenly blushed. “But here, drawing… drawing or something.”

"Oh? Oh ho? Oh ho ho?"

The provocative look on Naruzawa Kaede's face made Toyokawa Shoko's teeth itch.

Just as Toyokawa Shoko mastered Narusawa Kaede's techniques, Narusawa Kaede also completely mastered Toyokawa Shoko's techniques.

The blush on Toyokawa Shoko's face hadn't faded, but her eyes were as bright as ever. As the blanket was pulled back, she straddled Narusawa Kaede's waist.

Toyokawa Shoko took a deep breath and slowly lowered her arm that had been held in front of her.

"Hmph... Honestly~ If you want to see it, just say so! You could have done it anytime, why beat around the bush... Oops—suddenly. You should have reminded me!"

Ming Zefeng's brushstrokes are masterful, flowing like a dragon, showcasing the full splendor of cursive script today.

Toyokawa Shoko was adept at navigating social situations, and the two engaged in a back-and-forth exchange.

It will soon be a new day.

That's roughly what life is like.

[Let's stay a few more days] This is how Toyokawa Shoko indulged in her days.

From day to night and then to the new day.

Toyokawa Shoko really enjoyed these kinds of days.

Today was slightly different, but not by much. The only difference was that there was an NHK program to add to the excitement.

From 19:15 PM to 23:45 PM Tokyo time, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) divides male and female singers into two teams, Red and White, for a song competition. This music program, with its clear division between red and white, is also known as the Red and White Song Festival.

On December 31st, I don't know if there was any wind, but looking out the window, it seemed like it had snowed.

The sky held a crescent moon, a very thin one; the ground was covered in frost, white snowdrifts; it was cold inside, but warm under the covers.

The phone was playing the opening remarks of this New Year's concert, a performance by a famous band, and various cheerful laughter.

Through the window, I could hear the sound of firecrackers going off outside, but I couldn't pinpoint the source. A moment later, a burst of fireworks suddenly lit up the sky. The reason I couldn't hear any other sound was probably because it was too far away.

Naruzawa Kaede got to eat the noodles cooked by Toyokawa Shoko.

At the same time, the New Year's bell finally rang at a certain moment, and as the calendar turned a new page, time finally arrived at the new year.

This is the new year.

Before going to sleep, Naruzawa Kaede glanced at the text next to Toyokawa Shoko.

[Ascending the Auspicious Steps: (Settling in progress)]

......

January 3rd, that night.

Toyokawa Shoko moved Narusawa Kaede's hand away, thinking that Narusawa Kaede was still asleep. Narusawa Kaede listened quietly to the sounds inside the room, and soon, the rustling sound of clothes being put on could be heard.

She seemed to be dressed and picked up her phone from the bedside table. She hesitated as she stood by the bed, then bent down.

Mingze Feng could feel an intimate kiss on his cheek and soft breaths.

"Feng, thank you for this week, this month, thank you to each other."

"See you soon."

She seemed somewhat distracted while working on it last night, and the words that flashed by were mostly teenage tales about "my struggle."

Why did you suddenly decide to leave without saying goodbye? You should at least have left a message so people wouldn't worry.

I'll drag her back later and spank her hard. I'll make sure she can't get out of bed tomorrow, even if it kills me!

Toyokawa Shoko had no idea what Narusawa Kaede wanted to do to her.

As she stepped onto the stairs leaving the apartment building, Toyokawa Shoko was still somewhat dazed.

Perhaps in the past, when she lived here with her father, Toyokawa Shoko had imagined what it would be like when she left this apartment building. Perhaps it would be a sense of ease and comfort, or perhaps it would be a renewed anticipation for the future.

Looking back, to be honest, I'm a little reluctant to leave.

Chapter 90 Toyokawa Shoko: I want to become human.

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Shoko Toyokawa gently closed the door, leaving without a trace.

A few dilapidated high-rise buildings, and half a year has passed in a flash.

The streets were bathed in a thin glow from the moonlight. A layer of white mist seemed to drape the walls and roads.

The streetlights flickered and clicked, and the peaceful streets under the moonlight made it hard to believe that this was Tokyo.

Father, husband, and children are perhaps the people who influence a woman the most.

Shoko Toyokawa hesitated before pressing the keypad on her phone and typing out these words.

This is a letter she would never write at home, left for Naruzawa Kaede.

If I wrote this at home, Naruzawa Kaede would definitely find out.

But why write all this while standing downstairs...?

"ha..."

Breath turned into a light white mist in front of me.

Shoko Toyokawa subconsciously stood on tiptoe, her gaze drifting towards the upper floors of the building behind her.

Are you scared? Or... do you actually want to see someone?

"...Xiangzi, Xiangzi, how could you have fallen so low! Have you forgotten the lofty ambitions you made before?!"

Shoko Toyokawa gritted her teeth and pushed her chaotic thoughts to the back of her mind.

Forget it! Forget it! Forget all this mess!

Toyokawa Shoko picked up her phone and recounted the past she wanted to seal away.

For Toyokawa Shoko, Shoko's father was a thing of the past.

Narusawa Kaede... Without Narusawa Kaede, Toyokawa Shoko couldn't imagine what kind of extreme person she would become. Perhaps she would be sensitive to other people's opinions, annoyed by harsh words, and stubbornly reject help from others.

These are the kinds of people she almost became.

Without Mingze Feng, her mindset wouldn't be as peaceful as it is now.

Now, I find myself at another crossroads in my life.

A cold wind brushed past her hair and across Toyokawa Shoko's face.

Shoko Toyokawa could see the neon lights of the buildings in the distance.

The orderly flow of traffic and the streetlights were exactly the same as they had been months ago. The light spilled from the east to the west, even obscuring the stars in the sky.

The city's prosperity is right there. Toyokawa Shoko came from that prosperity and arrived in this place untouched by the city lights.

She stands here again, the road leading to the neon lights is dim, but she knows that the road is right under her feet.

Since I grew weary of the search, I've learned to find what I seek instantly; since a headwind came, I've learned to withstand all the winds and sail on.

That cowardly me is dead in the past.

This time, I'm going to let everyone see.

"Shoko Toyokawa will never fall again."

Toyokawa Shoko looked at the text she typed on her phone and nodded silently.

The spirit of chuunibyou (a Japanese term for someone with delusions of grandeur) burns fiercely in this heart, even giving power to the words themselves.

"Also... these things need to be explained clearly."

Shoko Toyokawa was captivated by the magical aura of love emanating from Kaede Narusawa. Shoko herself had once possessed that power, back when she formed Crychic...

That little girl, who clearly lacked love more than anyone else, broke apart her own love and used that enthusiasm to gather one friend after another around her.

The scripts are so similar...it even gives one the feeling that I am in a different world.

Later, a boy, with the shamelessness of Kikusato Hiroi, and his broken heart, patched up and glued together Shoko Toyokawa's shattered heart.

I wish this peaceful life could continue forever.

If only such a life could be...

[With Feng, it would be enough if we were just together.]

Because they left without saying goodbye, it doesn't count as a breakup; but similarly, since there was no confession from the beginning, it was just leaving without saying goodbye.

Just as Toyokawa Shoko had already convinced herself, leaving without saying goodbye was merely to preserve the last vestiges of tenderness in her fantasy.

This was the plan that Toyokawa Shoko had made up her mind from the very beginning.

From the day Kikuto Hiroi did that in Flot, Shoko Toyokawa had already made up her mind.

"If someone who acts crazy while drunk can do it, why can't I?"

[I don't want to be just a doll, I don't just want to be held in someone's arms. I want more, I want to be kissed, I want... to be human.]

Love and be loved like a human being.

[To possess freedom like a human being]

Whether it's love or something lost in the past.

Toyokawa Shoko will get her little by little.

After all, she was the first person to meet Mingze Feng, right?

So let's start by targeting the store manager, who occupies most of the evenings each week.

What Toyokawa Shoko did had nothing to do with ID cards or anything like that.

Toyokawa Shoko stood beside Narusawa Kaede, not only because she wanted to, but also because she wanted to witness firsthand the time management master's ingenious techniques. Soon, Toyokawa Shoko used her intelligence to become the woman who could stand behind Narusawa Kaede.

Standing behind several people, it's entirely up to her to decide who to stab.

After being given full autonomy, Toyokawa Shoko did only two things.

She took Yamada Ryo to Iji Tomoka's place, implying that Yamada Ryo also knew Narusawa Kaede.

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