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As you walk step by step, you notice that Ryougi Shiki on your back silently opens her eyes. "Who are you?" Ryougi Shiki asks you.
Hearing this, you didn't put down Ryougi Shiki, but continued to carry her step by step.
"Me? I am Lin Ye."
"You know that's not what I'm asking. Why can't I see through you?"
"Does it matter whether you see through me or not? You just need to know that I am not Ryougi Shiki's enemy."
“Not an enemy? It doesn’t matter, anyway… I won’t be bored.” Ryougi Shiki finished speaking and closed her eyes again, and you felt her breathing become steady once more.
"That one just now... was it the Root Form?"
Lin Ye sensed something was off about the other person. The tone was definitely not Shiki or Iori, so it could only be Genji Shiki.
That woman who connects to the root and sees through everything, yet she can't see through herself?
interesting.
However, it's not important.
February 17, 1995: Today is Ryougi Shiki's birthday, and you gave her a sword that you forged yourself. It's not high-ranking, only equivalent to a B-rank Noble Phantasm, but Ryougi Shiki likes it very much.
March 14, 1995: White Valentine's Day.
That day, Ryougi Shiki also pulled you aside and said to you...
"You look like you're lacking in sugar, and I happen to have a piece of chocolate here. I don't like sweets, so I'll give it to you."
Don't like sweets? Do you know who the spokesperson for Häagen-Dazs is in Japan?
Although Lin Ye was inwardly complaining, he didn't foolishly say it aloud. Instead, he smiled and accepted the gift from Ryougi Shiki, saying, "I really like it, thank you."
"You're welcome. Don't misunderstand, this is a kind of obligation chocolate. Also, don't eat it while walking. Find a quiet place to brew a good cup of tea and savor it slowly."
After finishing her speech, Ryougi Shiki left, not forgetting to give Lin Ye some instructions before departing.
"After you finish eating, you have to tell me your thoughts. You have to clearly explain what was good and what wasn't, understand? I also have my pride. I wouldn't mind sending you an even more perfect chocolate next year."
Ryougi Shiki finished speaking and hurriedly ran off, while Lin Ye silently opened the heart-shaped chocolate box and tasted it. "The taste... is surprisingly good!"
Fun fact: According to the setting, Ryougi Shiki's cooking skills have always been the best in Type-Moon, that's right, even better than Shirou Emiya! It's just that she rarely cooks.
On the other side, Ryougi Shiki's face also secretly flushed, but she quickly suppressed the emotion. [April 3, 1996: You're starting high school today. On the same day, you heard that someone was murdered in Kanbuko City, and for some reason, you feel uneasy.]
April 14, 1996: You officially started school. Because of your personality, not many people in the class wanted to be around you, but you didn't care because you knew that Lin Ye would always be waiting for you at home.
April 18, 1996: Another person has been murdered. You realize that the time of the murder coincides with the time you lost consciousness and went outside, and you begin to doubt yourself.
"Did I... kill someone? Or rather, did another version of myself kill someone?"
Chapter 170 Shirasumi Rio's Exposed
Chapter 170 Shirasumi Rio's Exposed
Ryougi Shiki is very kind. Surprisingly, a woman who says every day, "I'll kill even a god," has never actually killed anyone.
From a young age, Ryougi Shiki's grandfather told her...
A person can only kill one person in their lifetime.
Mushroom didn't give a clear explanation for this statement, but based on all of Ryougi Shiki's actions, it can be understood as such.
The only person a person can truly kill in their lifetime is themselves. More accurately, it's their own humanity.
The moment a person decides to kill their own humanity, they can no longer be called a human being; all their subsequent actions become mere killing, not murder.
Therefore, Ryougi Shiki will never kill. Of course, non-human beings or those that can no longer be called human are excluded from this category.
[April 22, 1995: The third murder occurred, and the police found a Tai Chi symbol representing Yin and Yang on the victim's body.]
April 25, 1995: The fourth murder occurred, and police began patrolling at night.
April 26, 1995: Due to the recent surge in murders, the school requires female students to be picked up by someone after school. Therefore, you are waiting at school for Lin Ye to pick you up.
However, at this time, you meet a strange person.
"I know you might not be in a good mood right now, but aren't four people going too far?"
"what?"
Hearing the man's words, Ryougi Shiki's expression changed. She had been suspecting that all the recent murders were the work of her other personality, and the man's words made her increasingly doubt her own actions.
Did this man witness what he did?
The man smiled slightly and walked away from you. However, just as he brushed past you, a figure appeared in front of him and blocked his way. "Shirasumi Rio, where are you going?"
The person who stopped him was Lin Ye. Seeing Lin Ye blocking his way, Bai Chunli frowned and said, "Please move aside, you're blocking my way."
"Blocking your way?" Lin Ye chuckled. "I wasn't blocking anyone's way. I just... wanted to catch a murderer who framed someone else."
what!
At that moment, Ryougi Shiki's expression changed instantly. Lin Ye said, "Framed! Murderer!"
Almost instantly, Ryougi Shiki understood Lin Ye's meaning!
She naturally trusted Lin Ye unconditionally, so could it be that Lin Ye knew something?
"I don't know what you're talking about! Please move aside."
Shirai Junri tried to push Lin Ye away, but unfortunately, he didn't have the strength to move Lin Ye.
In particular, Lin Ye quietly took out a small camera from his pocket.
"Are you leaving? Then go ahead, but... the moment you step out of this door will be the moment you die."
"You're threatening me!" Bai Chunli's expression changed, and he subconsciously tried to snatch the camera from Lin Ye's hand.
However, Lin Ye simply waved his hand and took out several incredibly clear photos, throwing them at Shirai Rio's face.
Shiro Junri took the photo, and the moment he looked at it, his face turned ashen!
"Impossible! How could this be?! This photo is fake!"
You rushed to Lin Ye's side. At that moment, you clearly saw that the photo showed none other than the entire process of Bai Chunli's murder!
"It's Shirasumi Rio!! It's him!"
Ryougi Shiki suddenly realized why he had said such strange things to her earlier. It turned out that he knew her situation and wanted to use words to make her doubt herself and confess to these murders.
"Fake? Whether it's fake or not isn't up to you or me to decide; only the police (JBD) can say for sure." Lin Ye waved the camera in his hand, then looked at Shirai Rio with icy words and said, "Shirai Rio, you once confessed to Shiki and was rejected. You were so hurt that you wanted to prove you weren't weak by hitting someone, but you accidentally killed her. So you awakened your Origin, and because you hated Shiki out of love, you decided to frame Ryougi Shiki for everything in order to destroy her. Am I right?"
"No! You're talking nonsense!" Bai Chunli hurriedly waved her hand, trying to snatch the camera from Lin Ye's hand. However, Lin Ye didn't move an inch; he just glared at her!
Click!
Shirai Rio's body began to twist wildly! Then, his limbs were exaggeratedly folded at 90 degrees, and he fell to the ground, convulsing uncontrollably!
"Ah!!! Ah!!!"
Shiro Junri cried out in anguish, but Lin Ye looked at him without a trace of pity.
He silently placed the photos and camera next to Shirasumi Rio, and then a police siren sounded.
"Oh, by the way, I called the police before I came here. It seems the police are looking for you. Take care. I hope you enjoy your time in prison. I heard that boys who look like girls are quite popular there."
After Lin Ye finished speaking, he took your hand and left.
"Don't let me go!! Please, please let me go! I was wrong! I was really wrong! Please let me go!!"
Bai Chunli's pleas for mercy still echoed behind you, but neither you nor Lin Ye turned around.
Shirai Junri was taken away, and the classmates were terrified to hear that the murderer was right next to them.
At this moment, you curiously looked at Lin Ye beside you and asked...
"Lin Ye, how did you know he was a murderer?"
Hearing your question, Lin Ye smiled and pointed to his eyes, saying, "My eyes can see things a thousand miles away, so when I know there's a murderer, I lock onto the target immediately. Actually, I didn't want to get involved, but this unfortunate guy tried to frame you, so..."
At this point, Lin Ye snapped his fingers!
Snapped!
In an instant, Lin Ye's body disappeared from your sight, then click, click, click, accompanied by the sound of camera shutters, Lin Ye's body reappeared. "So... I taught him a little lesson."
Plop.
Ryougi Shiki couldn't help but laugh as she watched this scene.
A small lesson? If this is considered a small lesson, then how many big lessons are there in this world?
However, listening to Lin Ye's words, Ryougi Shiki understood that everything Lin Ye did was to help her, which made Ryougi Shiki feel an unprecedented warmth.
"It's so good to have him around."