Are you, as meal replacement users, ready for the consequences?

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"Me too, I don't know how to say it harmoniously... I was very surprised to meet Sister Mu, I'm so happy, really."

Ningzi approached Mu, and their knees touched.

“Xiao Ning…”

"I don't understand. Should I continue, Xiao Mu?"

"Take the medicine first."

"No! I don't want to take medicine! Mu... why are you so insistent on making me take medicine?"

With her hands pressing on Mu's shoulders, Ningzi's voice gradually grew louder.

She looked down at Wakaba Mutsu, her long blue hair cascading down and intertwining with her green hair.

"Because Xiao Ning is sick."

"Sick? Actually, I've never been the one who's sick, you know what I mean?"

"What do you mean?"

"Xiao Mu, are you happy every single day so far?"

Ningzi changed her position and rode on Mu's back. Mu was very petite, and Ningzi's heart was like a ship hitting a canoe compared to Mu's heart.

After a moment of stunned silence, Ruoye Mu shook her head.

"Since Mu is unhappy, and I am unhappy too... does this mean we both have problems?"

"Xiao Ning?"

"After all, shouldn't we live to live comfortably...? But it seems like we rarely laugh heartily from the bottom of our hearts..."

"Um…"

"Xiao Mu, do you recognize a lamp?"

"Takamatsu lamp?"

"Yes, it's her, Takamatsu Akari."

Ningzi paused for a moment, her mind filled with images of the stadium.

At that time, Deng pressed him against the wall and forced him to bite her fingers... Deng's fingers were so sweet, it made you want to chew them up and swallow them...

But that's not what Ningzi wanted to say.

"I talked to Deng and we basically had a very open conversation... but it was no use. Deng's comfort was cheap. I'm not trying to belittle her... although she genuinely cares about me as a friend, it was no use. It was completely useless."

It's more helpful to take a bite yourself than to offer comfort.

"So, I don't know whether to continue talking to Mutsu, because it will make Mutsu unhappy and worsen her mood... I've already done that, and it's made you feel worse... Well, what Mutsu says won't help me either... So I'm sorry, please go back, Mutsu."

"..."

Ningzi got up and retreated to the corner of the wall.

She waited quietly for Mu to leave, knowing that after saying those words, Mu would surely have accumulated enough disappointment to quietly disappear...

But reality disappointed Ningzi.

Mu simply sat up and then did nothing else.

"What, you don't want to leave me?"

"No."

"why?"

"Because Ning's excuse was terrible."

"what do you mean?"

Mutsu stood up and slowly walked towards Toyokawa Ningko.

The scene before me was overlapping; it was indeed Mu walking towards me, but upon closer inspection, it looked more like Deng.

The school uniforms of Haneoka and Tsukimori appear alternately, with short gray hair and long green hair creating a dazzling effect.

Ningzi relinquished control of her body, crouched down, and covered her eyes with her hands to prevent the dazzling "her" from blinding her.

"Xiao Ning, what kind of excuse do you want to use?"

"Mediocrity? Single? Penniless? Unsuccessful in your efforts? Or simply troublesome at times?"

"No! I don't have any of these!"

"If you don't want me to leave, then you don't want me to leave... simple curses or feigned malice won't do the trick."

"Why? Why go to this point? Is it because of... something that happened when I was a child?"

Ningzi practically shouted the last sentence; after she finished speaking, she couldn't make a sound.

"……Maybe."

Mutsu squatted down, trying to squat even lower than Ningzi.

"Please, let me be the reason for your life's misfortunes... Blame everything on me, so Ningzi will always have a reason to tell herself, 'I'm not wrong...'"

"Wh...what? Mu!"

"Xiao Ning, is it because you lack a sense of security?"

"Um…"

“If you continue to blame me, I will give you a sense of security—a sense of security with a valid excuse, not a sense of security without any basis.”

"Please stop looking for the lamp, okay? Look for me instead. I've always been here, always here, from childhood until now... I've been here all these years... Xiao Ning... please don't cut me off again..."

"This, Xiaomu...can I? Can I really rely on you?"

Ningzi's previous composure crumbled at this moment.

Mu repeated Ningzi's action, giving Ningzi a gentle push.

Ningzi lost consciousness, fell, and finally landed steadily on her back.

As for Mu, Mu continued to repeat Ningzi's previous actions, directly straddling Ningzi's waist.

Their faces were brought close again, and tears fell onto Ningzi's cheeks.

Mu's tears burned more intensely than any part of her body.

"But this isn't free... Xiao Ning..."

What do I have to give up to gain a sense of security?

"In exchange... please endure this unfortunate life with me before we die..."

Wakaba Mutsu opened her arms.

Finally, Toyokawa Neko saw Mutsumi's hearty laughter.

That would definitely be a hearty laugh.

Mu's lips trembled as she turned upwards, tears falling bitterly.

Go and hug her... you definitely won't regret it!

So, Toyokawa Ningko hugged him.

For the first time, I put everything aside and embraced someone other than my sister. I had indescribable feelings in my heart.

As for Mu, he buried his face in Ningzi's long hair and experienced Xiangzi's daily life.

Consider it my way of atoning for my sins.

Ruoye Mu was thinking to herself.

Chapter 133. Let's completely fall into this vortex.

What does harmony taste like?

Ningzi had speculated before that it must be the taste of fruit, because Mu liked to drink fruit juice and also liked to buy fruit for himself.

But now, Ningzi has finally tasted the flavor of Wakaba Mutsumi.

Her delicate pink tongue licked the corner of her mouth, rolling the nearby teardrop into her mouth.

As Mu rode on her back, she shed large tears on Ningzi's face and hair, making Ningzi look disheveled and messy.

"Together, we'll endure this unfortunate life and then die... Mutsumi, you really said something terrible..."

"Will this bother Xiao Ning?"

"No, I won't be bothered."

Ningzi tightened her grip on Mu's arms.

Her heart was squeezed to the limit, making Mu feel suffocated in her chest.

"Xiao Mu, you wouldn't lie to me, would you?"

"Yes, I won't lie to Xiaoning."

"So, is it for a lifetime?"

"It's for a lifetime."

In the corner of the living room, two girls were huddled together, their white thighs intertwined. Ningzi twisted her body and changed her position.

Now, Ningzi's legs were tightly clamped around Mu's lumbar spine, her thighs trying to close together, as if she wanted to break Mu in two.

"Well…"

"Xiao Mu, don't struggle... just let me entangle you like this... Besides, have you said it for a lifetime?"

"Um…"

"What kind of awareness or understanding led you to say those words...?"

"Xiao Mu, we agreed that this is your home, and that you would come and be my family. Is that really true?"

"It's true, um..."

Ningzi's legs began to exert force again, and Mu silently endured the soft, painful sensation.

There were no more noises around, the space and colors became stable, and Su Shi's face, which had been running around everywhere, disappeared.

Ningzi even felt that the brightness of her vision had been increased by several notches.

"My head doesn't hurt anymore..."

It feels so good to let out all your negative emotions.

Mu is like a giant restart button, the kind that also has antivirus... Every extra second of hugging time would lessen Ningzi's discomfort and weakness.

What followed was a long silence; the two simply embraced without saying a word, filling the air with a sweet fragrance.

Even though the floor was so warm that Ningzi and Mutsu's legs were numb, they still didn't intend to let go of each other.

[Let it be like this for the rest of my life, always holding on, then not eating or drinking, and finally starving and dying of thirst... Perhaps this isn't such a bad ending...]

No, stop thinking about comfort. You're just temporarily escaping all the troubles you're facing... but they've always been there and will always be... Ningzi, you want more... you can't be satisfied...

No, you should be content. Let it be. Don't let yourself go any further.

Two completely different voices echoed in her mind, arguing and contradicting each other, but Toyokawa Ningko didn't care at all.

That's enough. In this last second of breathing, she feels safe and comfortable... that's enough.

Are you feeling better?

"Ah."

"Have you been under too much pressure lately?"

"fine…"

"Tomorrow is the weekend, can I take you out to play?"

"Going out to play?"

Ningzi pinched Mu's cheeks and rubbed them repeatedly until Mu could no longer utter complete sentences.

"Are you... Mu? It sounds like something Ai would say."

"Xiao Ai? The pink-haired girl from last time?"