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"Okay."

Xiangzi walked into the bathroom, which was called a bathroom, but because of the lack of space, it was combined with the toilet.

Independent bathrooms are like a phantom from the last century.

Could my past self have imagined the current miserable state?

With a flick of her finger, she turned on the water valve, and hot water poured freely from the showerhead. Toyokawa Shoko closed her eyes and enjoyed the hot water's embrace.

Stop thinking about all this nonsense...

Congratulations on living another day, Toyokawa Shoko.

This is probably how you'll spend your life.

"You said you don't want to be here, and I don't want to be here either?"

"But it gets dark so fast, it's too late to leave now?"

…?…

"It seems like Xiangzi is in a pretty good mood."

Toyokawa Ningko pressed herself against the wall closest to the bathroom, eavesdropping on Xiangzi's singing.

She sang so beautifully! No wonder she's my older sister, Toyokawa Ningko.

"Indeed, she's in a very good mood."

The panda plush toy on the bedside table responded listlessly. Just now, before Xiangzi came home, Ningzi was anxiously waiting for her sister while twisting its neck hard.

If Xiangzi had come back any later, it would have become mindless.

Ningzi flipped the toy panda over so that its head was facing down onto the bed sheet.

Why isn't Xiangzi coming out yet...?

Did they escape through the window?

Did they run off to find those lowly, vulgar, philandering cats outside?

Or did it drown in the bathroom? We don't have a bathtub at home, so did it stick its head in the toilet?

Don't want this kind of thing.

I'm starting to feel irritable again.

Ningzi pressed her sister's pillow against her face and rolled around on the bed.

I feel like I'm the only one breathing in this room... no, on this whole earth.

Everyone abandoned me and left, including my sister, the lamp, Mu, and Riki…

Let's go, let them all go, anyway, it's all just parting ways...

I really hate that I was born a human.

If I only had one day to live, would I still have so many worries? Would I still have to worry about people throwing me away?

I…

"Are you hot? Why aren't you wearing any clothes?"

"Well…"

When Ningzi raised her head, which had been ruffled, Xiangzi, who was standing by the bed, had already finished tidying up her rolled-up nightgown.

"Xiangzi, you're so slow."

"It's already fast, it's Ning Tai who's impatient, you idiot."

"Nonsense, Toyokawa Ningko is the most patient."

"That sounds like something an idiot would say. Go to sleep."

Xiangzi straightened the quilt that Ningzi had rolled around in, and lay down on Ningzi's right side, completely relaxed.

The bed in the house was against the wall, and Xiangzi slept on the outside to prevent Ningzi from rolling off the bed in the middle of the night.

Although I often fall off the bed because it's too small.

"Xiangzi..."

Lying on her side facing Xiangzi, Ningzi found her sister's tired amber eyes in the darkness.

"Ok?"

"I like you, I want you, and I want to be with you for a lifetime."

"Of course, you idiot, we'll be together forever."

As sisters.

"Hehe, for a lifetime."

Toyokawa Ningko closed her eyes contentedly.

She wanted to have her older sister all to herself for the rest of her life.

My sister must obey her for the rest of her life and never leave.

lifetime…

Not even a second less...

It would take at least a thousand years!

Even in the underworld, we'll serve together.

We'll be the Black and White Impermanence together.

Goodnight, Xiaoning.

"An'an, Xiao Xiang."

The Toyokawa residence gradually returned to peace. No matter how noisy the idiot was during the day, he was never quiet when it was time to sleep.

Goodnight, Xiao Ningzi.

The panda plush toy on the bedside table was upside down, looking both comical and ridiculous.

Chapter 27. Skipping school and then being picked up by a female high school student.

I'm so anxious, I feel so bad, I'm so anxious...

Ningzi, whose fair arms were pinned down by her head, listlessly slumped over the table as she listened to the lesson, having not tied her hair up today.

Ugh, it's only Thursday, and I've already been to school for four whole days. I can only chat with Xiangzi and my sister during breaks and lunch...

And you can't talk freely during any of the classes.

Who made this rule...? Is it reasonable?!

Have you considered that someone as useless as me might not even be able to last three days...?

It's obvious that the person who made these rules is trying to kill me...

I am dead, as you wished; I am already dying slowly.

Ningzi withdrew the arm that had been supporting her head, and slowly slumped down.

Her beautiful blue hair also turned gray and dry.

The weak version of myself from the past is dead.

Now, the dead and weak me is taking the stage.

My eyelids are starting to feel heavy. Oh no. I really want to stay awake, but at times like this, it's usually useless to struggle.

Whenever you feel sleepy, unless there's some external stimulus, if you're alone and undisturbed, the story will inevitably end with you falling asleep inexplicably.

"sleepy…"

I'll take a nap first; the teacher will wake me up eventually anyway.

Toyokawa Ningko calmly closed her eyes.

One second, two seconds, three seconds…

Forget it, I'd rather not sleep.

The teacher was very considerate of me, so I felt a little embarrassed to sleep in class.

Ningzi rubbed her eyes and sat up, but after moving her arms several times, she still couldn't feel the texture of the table.

"Ok?"

Ningzi opened her eyes in confusion and found herself standing next to the school nameplate at the school gate.

Huh? Where's my table?

"Wait, how did I get out here?"

One second they were in the classroom, the next they were moved off campus…

My phone shows that less than five minutes have passed since I started class and was about to go to sleep.

Phone Dad, what are you doing here for me?

Did I time travel? That's so cool.

It's a bit rock and roll.

"Time travel my foot, Xiao Ningzi."

Ningzi rested her hand on Ningzi's shoulder, her deep blue eyes sparkling with laughter.

"Huh? Why are you out again? Did you do this again?"

"What would you do if I said no?"

Toyokawa Reiko covered her mouth and chuckled, then turned around and stood in front of Ningzi.

"You idiot, if it wasn't me, who else could it be? Do you even need to ask that question?"

"I... won't believe you anymore."

"I was wrong, I was wrong, my little Ningzi, it was me. Please continue to trust me."

Ningzi walked ahead and gestured for Ningzi to follow her.

As the school receded from view, Ningzi's oppressive emotions began to ease.

Since it was Ningzi who helped me get out, she must have handled everything perfectly.

After all, she's another version of me. If I'm this reliable, how bad could she be?

"I saw you were really uncomfortable inside, so I asked for leave for you. My acting was so realistic that even the teacher didn't suspect anything."

"Great job, I have to give you a shout-out."

The morning sky was both unfamiliar and fresh.

Ningzi and her reliable partner walked on the sidewalk.

I've never left my comfort zone in the morning, whether at school or at home...

Going outdoors in the morning is a very rare thing for Toyokawa Ningko.

You can sadly experience the sound of the sun cursing your skin, or you can hear the joyful laughter of flowers, birds, fish, and insects enjoying life. Even your fellow humans passing by will show you kindness...

Or perhaps it's an appreciative glance teasing you...

I hate sunlight, I hate flowers, birds, fish and insects, and I hate other people's opinions.

These things are an inherent threat to me... I fear the beauty of the morning because they remind me how terrible my life is.

They would provoke me and make me unable to pass the rest of my life in boredom…

I have never left the house in the morning, except for going to school, because going to school is no different from staying at home.

The only difference is that at home there is only Xiangzi, while at school there is an extra adorable lamp that melts in your mouth.

"I asked, did the lamp say anything to me at the end?"

Hiding in the sparse shade of a small tree to escape the sunlight, Toyokawa Ningko whispered to Lemon beside her.

There was no response. Had they left again?