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

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Xiao Mu likes to care for you quietly; she is such a wonderful person.

She is a girl who deserves to be treated well, so Ningzi can confidently and boldly care for Mutsu.

"Idiot, you really are..."

[Isn't that wonderful, fries?]

!!!

Toyokawa Ningko's pupils dilated, followed by a violent tremor.

She jerked her head around to see who was speaking, but behind her was a wall covered with posters.

One poster features McDonald's Joker, but judging from his savage smile, the person he's staring at might actually be the Joker in his eyes.

"What's wrong, Xiao Ning? What are you looking at?"

"...It's nothing, I think I just heard someone call my name, haha."

How could this be? How could this sound...

Ningzi chewed the fries in her mouth, then chewed and swallowed a whole tomato-flavored Orleans chicken wing, bone and all.

It can't be wrong... This is... such a distant sound, I can hardly remember it.

"Are you still feeling a little uncomfortable? Why don't you listen to some music to relax?"

Mu stretched out his hand towards Ningzi, a gesture that Ningzi didn't understand.

But it seems like I always get asked if I'm not feeling well... You probably wouldn't guess that all those strange actions I make are just a mental breakdown.

It's much better now, especially in terms of the frequency of attacks.

Going back a few months, before Ningzi started taking her medication, her empty room was as lively as an amusement park every day.

"Okay, let's listen to music... Eh? Are you going to use mine?"

“Yes,” Mu continued, “the music in my playlist is quite advanced, most people can’t understand it, and Xiao Ning probably won’t be very interested.”

"Really? How advanced is it?"

Mu paused for a moment to organize his thoughts, then chose the way Ningzi could understand best:

"The song is already over when you're waiting for the intro to finish."

But this is music! Ahem.

"Pfft, okay, but the ones I like are all pretty childish, and there are even some nursery rhymes... Xiao Mu, you're not allowed to laugh at me then."

"Will not."

As Ruoye Mu shook her head, she took out a Bluetooth earphone, wiped it with a napkin, and handed one to Ningzi.

"Uh, how do I use it? Xiaomu, could you help me find the link...?"

Inside the bones, there were worms crawling. The worms had brown skin with blue accents and had the cute face of Nagasaki Motoyo.

Ningzi knew this was the result of excessive exercise.

But she didn't exercise. Oh, maybe she was fighting with herself at home?

No wonder both cheeks hurt a little, and my neck felt like it had been choked.

"Xiao Mu, I think I'm having a mental breakdown. I feel so awful."

Mu's earphone, like a twisted little tongue, was inserted into Ningzi's ear. She didn't look at what Mu was doing on her phone because she now unconditionally trusted Mu.

Mutual understanding is the best; Mutual understanding will not harm her, um…

Toyokawa Ningko must trust Wakaba Mutsuko, because she can only trust the Wakaba Mutsuko in front of her now.

Otherwise, it would be too painful if even Mu didn't believe it.

"Where's the medicine? When was the last time you took it?"

Mu's voice rang out along with the music in the headphones.

That's Canon in D, a song my sister loved to play when she was little.

Toyokawa Ningko had stumbled upon this song online some time ago, and she did a lot of research beforehand so she could show off when her sister played it.

Unfortunately, my sister was unable to play the piano after that.

"..."

Ningzi was lying on the table, and she couldn't hear what Mu said.

The only thing she could clearly hear was the piano music coming from her left earphone.

Mu looked at Ningzi, who was lying on the table and almost asleep, and did not make a sound to disturb her.

While she was listening to music with Ningzi, she stole a few songs from Ningzi's playlist and added them to her own.

I hope to see Ningzi say this when I use my own phone to play songs later:

"Wow, so you like this song too."

The song played on repeat, and Mu, seeing Ningzi teetering on the edge of unconsciousness, couldn't help but speak up.

"Take your medicine first, are you feeling very uncomfortable?"

"Hmm...it's okay...it just feels empty on the left side."

"understood."

Mu sat down next to Ningzi, opposite her, and gently took the medicine bottle out of Ningzi's pocket.

Two?

"Yes…"

Ningzi's voice grew weaker and weaker, and the last few words sounded like a kitten purring.

"Open your mouth and drink this glass of plain water."

"Cola...I want to drink cola..."

"You're not allowed to drink it, you're taking medicine."

"Woo..."

"How about I share some music I like to listen to? Will that make you take your medicine willingly?"

"Mu likes it? Really? Didn't you say it would be boring?"

Toyokawa Ningko opened her eyes wearily, a mixture of curiosity and weariness flashing in them.

“There are others, that’s when I remembered.”

"Uh-huh…"

Perhaps because it was still too early, there weren't many customers in the fast food restaurant at around 10 a.m.

Toyokawa Ningko climbed up from the dining table, her forearm feeling a little numb from being used as a pillow.

The red marks on the arms are a sign of fatigue.

Mu got his phone back, Ningzi swallowed two pills with a sip of water, and the music in her ears was interrupted for a moment due to the disconnection.

However, it reconnected very quickly.

A few words were spoken, and then a post-punk song that Toyokawa Neko was all too familiar with began to play.

"Is this... мангонектар (Mango Honey)?! I don't use my phone often, but this song is the only one that really captivates me! Xiao Mu actually likes it too?!"

"Yes. I absolutely love it. I adore it."

Ningzi could hear the joy in Mu's voice. This was wonderful! She never expected that the baby she liked would also be the baby her baby liked.

Toyokawa Ningko felt a sense of relief, and all she could hear was the harmonious laughter of mango blossoms.

As for the rest.

It doesn't matter anymore.

...... ...... ......

Chapter 195. Xiao Mu! Tell her to go to hell!

Harmony is truly... good or bad.

I killed her because I loved her. I killed her because I loved her.

Whenever Toyokawa Ningko felt that she was destined to be alone, that no one loved her, or that she had hurt them and they were destined to leave, leaving her all alone.

Ye Mu would stand up for her.

She always has time; her time is so free that Ningzi feels she has overturned her own schedule to spend time with her.

She always had endless things to talk about with Ningzi, so many topics that even Ningzi was amazed by Mutsumi's seriousness and attention to detail.

She would buy Ningzi fruit platters; she was practically an angel, because in the past sixteen years, only a handful of people knew what Ningzi liked to eat and were willing to treat her to fruit every time.

Xiao Mu is the best, I love Xiao Mu!

Hey, maybe she's lying to you too. Don't forget, people can't always understand each other.

Can't they understand each other?

The voice reached Toyokawa Ningko's ears again.

Screw you! What nonsense are you spouting!

Ningzi was resting with her eyes closed, leaning on Mu's shoulder, and didn't need such noise to disturb her.

So… I'll repeat myself! Go to hell!

You think you're worthy of influencing my Dao heart, Toyokawa Ningko?

So you want to smear my current source of emotional support?

Who do you think you are, baby? How dare you, baby! But what are you, baby?

You little darling, you're such a useless piece of trash. You're just a piece of trash who doesn't even dare to show your face, my baby.

You think you can affect my unbreakable bond with everyone? Hahaha, you? You're such a loser, my little baby.

You may have gone to great lengths to make me unhappy in the past.

You even made me constantly doubt myself.

But you underestimated everyone's love and care for me!

Ningzi lay down, facing inwards, enjoying the lap pillow provided by Wakaba Mutsu.

Only the harmony we see now and the care we receive from everyone are real.

She has regained her former courage.

Ningzi now feels that she has the patience to deal with all the voices she doesn't like!

Whoever's voice it is! Whether it's inner demons, a split personality, or mental illness, she can now say to all of them:

You think you're qualified to tell me what to do?!

I am Toyokawa Ningko! What right do you have to criticize me? You are all just byproducts of my mental illness!

I am Toyokawa Neko!

"Xiao Mu! Give the middle finger to thin air! And say 'Go to hell!'"

Wakaba Mutsumi stopped eating her fries and looked down at Toyokawa Ningko with a confused expression.

"???"

"Say it! Say it, say it, say it! Give the middle finger to the air and say it with me! Go to hell!"

"???"

"Ok."

As Ye Mu endured the burning sensation near her lower abdomen, she blushed and raised her middle finger in a secluded spot.

This was the first time she had ever done something like this...including the sentence Ningzi had asked her to say...

"screw you…"

This was the first time in Wakaba Mutsumi's life that he had sworn.