Tokyo Psychic

It was not until Sakura Sojiro walked out of the kitchen and the footsteps gradually approached that Toyokawa Shoko suddenly woke up. She sat up straight as if she had been electrocuted, clutching the hem of her skirt with both hands, her red face drooping, and she dared not look at Kurusu Akatsuki beside her.

The tray and the porcelain cups were placed on the dining table with a muffled sound.

Kurusu Akatsuki calmly finished his coffee. Seeing that Toyokawa Shoko looked indifferent, he simply took the initiative to take her hand and walked towards the attic.

"Would you like me to make you another cup?" A caring greeting came from the counter.

"No need Mr. Sakura, we'll just stay in the attic for a while."

"Hmm, I see..." Sakura Sojiro stroked his beard and watched Kurusu Akatsuki and Toyokawa Shoko walking up the stairs.

That girl... judging from her temperament, I can tell she comes from a well-off family and is a lady-like figure.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, tapped the counter top with his fingers, and his expression became unreadable.

......

When walking up to the attic, the round-toed black leather shoes made a very loud squeaking sound when stepping on the wooden floor.

Only then did Shoko Toyokawa raise her head and look in disbelief at the place in front of her that was so shabby that it could not even be called a "residence".

The girl's shyness and reserve evaporated at this moment.

She just stared at Kurusu Akatsuki's profile with an almost dull look, her mouth wide open, but she seemed unable to say anything.

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091. "See You Tomorrow" (Three-in-One)

The old-fashioned electric fan was rusty, with thick dust accumulated on the blades. It hung sickly on the ceiling, not working, without a trace of life, like a hanged corpse.

Peeling walls, piles of cardboard boxes, moldy wardrobes at the corners, and shelves crammed with stuff. Comics and a few cheap succulents were squeezed into the gaps between the delivery boxes. A disassembled sofa, covered with bedding, served as a bed. A laptop sat on the workbench facing the bed...

The place was so sparsely furnished that it barely felt like life. A faint yet dense loneliness seeped from every inch of space. Through the open windows blew the warm, temperate May breeze, which instantly surged forward like a raging river, sweeping towards the young man and woman standing at the stairwell. Unable to resist, unable to resist, it brought a wave of pain to their hearts.

This is LeBron's loft.

There was about a minute of silence.

Suddenly, the trembling voice of Toyokawa Shoko was heard in the quiet attic.

"...lotus?"

Kurusu Akatsuki felt the little hand struggling to be pulled free from his palm and heard the girl's voice, which was slightly sobbing. His tone was as calm and relaxed as ever, "What's wrong?"

Toyokawa Shoko looked at the place in front of her, which could not be called a "residence" at all. For a moment, she couldn't explain the complex emotions surging in her heart at this moment. The scorching heat was like steam, rushing up, cooling down when it touched her eyes, and then threatening to drip out at any time -

But she is no longer the little girl who wanted to escape when she encountered bad things and couldn't help crying when she got into trouble.

Toyokawa Shoko reached out her free hand and grasped Kurusu Akatsuki's wrist. She took a deep breath, her wet eyes intensely scanning Kurusu Akatsuki's profile. "You've repaid me a total of 728,400 yen. You promised me that repayment would be based on your ability to maintain your livelihood... You lied."

Kurusu Akatsuki didn't answer Toyokawa Shoko on this question, but turned around and walked towards the window. Toyokawa Shoko hurried to catch up, and the courage she had finally mustered dissipated a lot in these few short steps.

Faced with the unexpected development, large gaps appeared in Toyokawa Shoko's mind. When Kirisu Akira stopped and looked at the street outside LeBron from the window, she finally regained some clarity and understood that the other party was deliberately using this method to interrupt the process of the various emotions in her heart deepening and intensifying.

"So cunning!" Shoko Toyokawa was about to say this angrily to Kurusu Akatsuki.

But Kurusu Akatsuki raised a finger and pressed it against her forehead. "About this matter, it is indeed me who deceived you."

Toyokawa Shoko bit her lip and stared into Kurusu Akatsuki's eyes without saying a word, waiting for his next answer.

Unexpectedly, Kurusu Akatsuki said smugly, "As this generation of contractors of the Velvet Room, the title I received from Philemon is 'Trickster'... Paying back debts is a matter of course. In order for you, Xiaoxiang, to accept the repayment, some white lies are necessary."

Toyokawa Shoko clenched her fists. She hadn't expected such an answer. Seeing the crescent lock on the window stained with rust, her heart was instantly filled with annoyance and anguish. "We clearly agreed that repaying the debt wouldn't affect our lives."

Kurusu Akatsuki raised his palm and placed it on her head, stroking it. "Before you say this, Xiaoxiang, you should think back to the various decisions you've made."

"That's different!" Toyokawa Shoko looked at Kurusu Akatsuki angrily, "I'm just worried about my father. He's my only relative! That's why I chose the life I'm living now! But you... you have nothing..."

Realizing she was saying something deeply hurtful, Toyokawa Shoko immediately turned her face away, her expression shifting from pain to self-blame. A trace of unwavering sadness clung to her furrowed brows... "I'm sorry," she whispered softly, tears welling up in her eyes. "We were comrades fighting side by side, and I should have understood you better."

Kurusu Akatsuki's palm slid down along the girl's hair, his fingers touching her hot cheeks and wet eyes, wiping away the few tears that seeped from the corners of her eyes. "You are wrong, there is no 'nothing' around me."

"Just like you gave up your comfortable life as a daughter for your father, I am willing to reduce my quality of life to a very low level to repay this debt for the sake of the people I cherish."

"Cherish..." Toyokawa Shoko pondered the meaning of the word.

Then she looked at Kurusu Akatsuki, trying to get an answer from him...

She succeeded.

Because her figure was reflected in the boy's pupils.

The palm of Kurusu Akatsuki's hand on her cheek seemed to have turned into a branding iron in an instant, burning her skin, burning through the flesh, melting her bones, and burning all the way to her heart, leaving an indelible mark there.

This process is not painful at all, but rather a tingling sensation like an electric current runs through the whole body in an instant, making the girl tremble uncontrollably.

The string symbolizing reason broke at this moment - like an iron ball falling from the sky and hitting the black and white keys of the piano, erupting with a heart-pounding tremolo.

Kurusu Akatsuki only felt her waist tighten, and a warm feeling quickly spread in her arms, followed by a pleasant fragrance that filled the air close to her.

Without hesitation, he immediately hugged the girl in his arms.

The other person hugged him tighter, trembling as if trying to suppress tears. Finally, he raised his fist and hit Kurusu Akatsuki's chest lightly.

"That's why I can't forgive you..." Shoko Toyokawa almost cried.

Kurusu Akatsuki leaned close to her ear and said, "But I have prepared a surprise for you today."

Then he let go of Shoko Toyokawa.

The girl pressed forward step by step, even reaching out to grab his collar.

Toyokawa Shoko no longer has the mind to care about the so-called "surprise". She simply cannot face the emotions surging in her heart.

The moment she realized her feelings for the boy in front of her, the strong sense of guilt almost broke her heart.

The two of them kept backing away until they crashed into the bed made from sofas, making a very loud muffled sound.

Kurusu Akatsuki reached for the schoolbag on the bedside table, unzipped it with one hand, and took it over, blocking it between himself and Toyokawa Shoko, "The surprise is here."

Toyokawa Shoko was forced to see what was inside the schoolbag.

It was a very thick stack of 10,000 yen bills, carefully bound together with a rubber band.

Kurusu Akatsuki said with a smile, "The two million the Amemiya family owed your father has now been completely repaid."

Shoko Toyokawa sat on the edge of the bed with a dull expression, staring at the banknotes in her schoolbag, motionless.

"Is that surprising enough?"

Just as Kurusu Akatsuki was asking this, tears began to slide down Toyokawa Shoko's cheeks, dripping onto the white bed, leaving dark water marks bit by bit.

She lowered her head, tears streaming down her face. The overwhelming sense of guilt, along with the intense self-blame and remorse, instantly broke through all her psychological defenses like a dam bursting.

The bundle of banknotes in her schoolbag weighed so heavily on her heart that she could hardly breathe.

At this time, even if Kurusu Akatsuki reached out to hug the girl's slender waist, he did not encounter any resistance——

Shoko Toyokawa had no idea that the boy who was hugging her was filled with deep guilt in his eyes, but it disappeared in a flash.

Kurusu Akatsuki thought to himself.

The confession strategy that Lavenda planned for him really worked... Let me state in advance that Kurusu Akatsuki's experience in love so far is undoubtedly "0". He has only had the experience of being confessed to and then being rejected, and has never had a normal relationship with a girl.

So he had no choice but to worship the secretary of the Velvet Room as his military advisor and obey her orders.

Now, following Lavenda's command, she completed this set of fancy combos, and Toyokawa Shoko couldn't withstand it at all... She suddenly felt that she seemed to have committed too much sin.

Fortunately, he had no intention of playing with the little girl's feelings. He really had a good impression of Toyokawa Xiangzi, so he naturally took her into his arms and said, "Xiao Xiangzi, even though you have become a Persona user, you always have to consider things according to the thinking of a normal person."

As he spoke, he cupped Toyokawa Shoko's wet cheeks. Looking at the tearful girl, he deliberately coaxed her into a childlike tone, saying, "This is the 'secret base' I meticulously prepared... Who would think that a 'mind thief' with the superpower of forcing people to repent would live in such a shabby place?"

Toyokawa Shoko quickly shook her head, "This is different!"

This abrupt and deliberate turn of events would not appease this clever girl, and would only make her misunderstand that Kurusu Akatsuki was comforting her.

Then, she really grabbed Kurusu Akatsuki's collar in a sad and anxious manner, wanting to explain the debt to him...

At this time, the tactics that Lavenda customized for Kurusu Akatsuki only had the last step left.

If a girl is both extremely dependent on you and has a good impression of you, and you've placed her in a position where she feels safe, all you need to do is take the initiative when she's most shaken. No matter how smart or strong she is, she'll be won over immediately!

This was Lavenda's talk in the Velvet Room last night, which is still vivid in people's memory.

Is this something you learned from anime and games?

"Hmm? What are you talking about?" Lavenda said, using honorifics, looking at Kurusu Akatsuki very seriously, her eyes gleaming with cunning and admiration. "This is my own experience, with the 'Master' I rely on and love the most."

Things have developed to this point, there is no turning back.

So, Kurusu Akatsuki hugged the tearful Toyokawa Shoko tightly, and at the moment when her heart was most shaken, she suddenly lowered her face without any warning.

......

Toyokawa Shoko's eyes suddenly widened.

The tears in her eyes fell and sprinkled on the back of Kurusu Xiao's hand, feeling warm and a little itchy.

Out of a girl's modesty and self-esteem, she subconsciously wanted to struggle and escape, but her body was so honestly clinging to the warmth at the moment that she almost completely collapsed in Kurusu Akatsuki's arms.

Toyokawa Shoko couldn't refuse Kurusu Akatsuki.

Ten thousand words of explanation and persuasion cannot compare to the beauty of this moment when it is as if the soul resonates, all emotions are connected, crossing the soil of memory and bearing fruit in the depths of the soul.

The girl's breathing became more and more rapid and hot, and she finally gave up the resistance that she had finally built up... She slowly closed her eyes and let Kurusu Akatsuki do whatever he wanted.

It seemed as if even the ability to think was completely taken away at this moment. The throbbing from the soul level, the happiness and satisfaction that shook the whole body and mind made Toyokawa Shoko completely fall.

The boy and girl can clearly feel and exchange each other's breath, which is a tacit understanding beyond language and words.

During their first kiss, Toyokawa Shoko snuggled in Kurusu Akatsuki's arms, closed her eyes, pursed her slightly swollen lips, and her expression was indescribably complicated.

That is probably the expectation and confusion that stands out from sadness, self-blame, anger, shock, and shyness.

"Can you forgive my previous lie?" Kurusu Akatsuki admired the girl's blushing face. Her tearful look was so adorable that he couldn't help but tease her.

Toyokawa Shoko shook her head subconsciously.

Then her mouth was gagged again.

Kurusu Akatsuki didn't stop until she started to have trouble breathing and her earlobes turned red. "Now? Are you starting to understand me?"

Shoko Toyokawa could hardly speak, and just nodded frequently like a chicken pecking at rice.

"How do you feel?" the thief asked her.

Shoko Toyokawa slowly leaned her hot face on his shoulder and stared at the corner of his mouth with her bright eyes full of water.

Kurusu Akatsuki understood what she meant and lowered her head once again, wantonly invading all the blank spaces in the girl's mind as she accepted him silently.

......

By the time Toyokawa Shoko was fully awake, she was already sitting on Kurusu Akatsuki's lap, hugging his shoulders lovingly and reluctantly, her red cheeks pressed against his neck, and every breath was filled with seductive moisture and heat.

The girl seemed to have made up her mind. She suddenly raised her little face and leaned close to Kurusu Akatsuki's ear. Her voice, as soft as a mosquito's whisper, was filled with a heart-wrenching, unconditional trust. "I'll take that money back and pay it back to your father... Don't live in a place like this anymore... From now on, let's work together to earn money, and then rent a place outside."

She grabbed Kurusu Akatsuki's clothes very hard, indicating that her inner tension and shyness had reached a peak at this moment.

Kurusu Akatsuki looked at this sixteen-year-old girl with great admiration. How brave must she be to make such a bold suggestion at this time?

Faced with Toyokawa Shoko's unwavering passion, Kurusu Akatsuki's response was—