It was no wonder that Ryuri Chiba recognized her at first glance. Su Yu was indeed the most beautiful person she had ever seen.
After pushing open the creaking wooden door, the black-haired girl leaned against the counter. Her silk-like black hair blended into the darkness of the store. Her entire person seemed to have condensed out of the mist. Her exposed skin was as white as snow, making it hard for people to take their eyes off her.
She was the most beautiful person she had ever seen. Her facial features were chiseled as if they were made by the heavens. She was so exquisite that it was like the embodiment of beauty. Even words could not describe her beauty. She lazily leaned against the counter. When she heard the wooden door open, she only cast a lazy glance at her. Just that one glance was enough to make the young girl standing at the door have an impulse from the bottom of her heart.
She wanted to be beautiful, as beautiful as this person. She was so beautiful that no one could look away no matter whether she was happy or angry.
After sizing her up, the girl behind the counter straightened her back slightly. Her light pink lips gradually floated into a smile. She said softly to the man, "Take a look around. Everything you want is here."
That was the starting point of all her desires.
She wanted to be like her. She did not need to do anything to be infatuated with someone.
The figure in front of her gradually overlapped with the figure behind the counter. Ryuri Chiba lost all words for a moment. She could only silently watch her cry.
"It's me. Long time no see." Facing such a girl, Su Yu did not know what to say. She could only dryly greet her. "Why are you crying? It's not a big deal."
"It's … not a big deal …?" Ryuri Chiba subconsciously repeated her words. The anger in her eyes gradually extinguished.
What could she do? Looking at her face, she could not even bring herself to hate her.
"It's not a big deal. Isn't this the same as what you usually do to others?" Su Yu reached out to wipe away the string of tears on her face. She lowered her eyes, avoiding the girl's still eyes. "Now you should understand. The result of forcibly changing other people's feelings."
Ryuri Chiba did not say anything.
"… It's my fault. I sold the weapon to an immature child." Su Yu slowly sighed. She smirked and said, "In the end, I have to use this method to hurt you. I'm sorry."
"If that's the case, why are you still …" Ryuri Chiba trembled as she asked. Her fingers had already scratched her wrist, but she couldn't feel anything at all.
"Because it's the right thing to do," Su Yu unexpectedly said firmly. She looked up at the tear-stained girl and said softly, "Only in this way can we end all misfortune and let everyone get the happiness they deserve. Only in this way can you grow up."
However, Ryuri Chiba could not take in the last sentence. "Let everyone be happy … Then tell me, what kind of happiness do I have?!"
She looked at her sorrowfully. She could not bring herself to criticize her. She could only ask with resentment.
"Your misfortune is that you have too many things." Su Yu sorted out her emotions. Her voice became cold again. "Your unrestrained ability is too powerful. You have lost yourself. If you didn't have these, you would be much happier than you are now."
"But why do I have to control myself!!" Finally, Qianye Liuli roared. She closed her eyes and said, "These things … These things were exchanged with the next sixty years of my life. At most, I can live happily until I'm forty years old. Even then, I still have to consider others and live conscientiously!!"
There was a moment of silence.
A gentle breeze blew through the cherry blossom forest, causing pink and white petals to flutter. After a while, Su Yu said softly, "That's why I'm here."
"I can give you back all the life you lost. In exchange, you have to give me back your ability."
Ryuri Chiba raised her head in a daze.
"But … No, I … But this …" After a moment of silence, she seemed to have woken up from a dream. She said incoherently, "But without these abilities, what should I do …"
"You won't be affected by my ability. You should know this best." Her eyes wandered aimlessly in the air. She looked lost and helpless. "Without these … I have a bad personality and a weak constitution. Even my current appearance was changed in the shop. Without these, no one will like me …"
As she spoke, she suddenly covered her face with both hands and began to sob in despair.
She could not imagine life without these abilities.
At this moment, Su Yu said softly, "Yes, I know this best. That's why I have to tell you now."
"You're not as bad as you think." She knelt on one knee and touched the girl's face with her left hand. She made the girl raise her head and look at her. "Although there's nothing special about you, you're the most real person."
"I think that Liuli is quite cute."
She smiled gently.
"Muster up the courage and try. Show the world your true self." Su Yu smiled softly. "Maybe you'll encounter something better than this."
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"I didn't expect things to end like this," Keigo Atobe said as he watched Ryuri Chiba stagger away.
Just now, he witnessed the most fantastical scene in his life. After getting the girl's approval, Su Yu's fingertips glowed with a transparent light. She reached into the girl's chest and her fingertips disappeared without a trace. When she reached out again, she pulled out a string of tiny balls of light. The balls of light stayed quietly in her palm and disappeared with a flick of her wrist.
At the same time she pulled out the balls of light, the girl's body emitted a lot of golden powder. The powder was like iron powder meeting a magnet. As soon as it floated into the air, it rushed toward Ryuri Chiba's body and disappeared in a short while.
Seeing the powder leave her body, Su Yu's lips instantly turned pale, as if she had suffered a serious injury.
He looked down at the girl's right hand, which was still bleeding. He could not help but frown. "Hurry and go to the school doctor's office to bandage your hand."
"There's no hurry." The girl nonchalantly rejected his suggestion. "I still have things to do."
She turned and walked toward the fainted boy.
Seeing that she did not care about her body, Keigo Atobe could not help but step forward and grab her hand. He said in an unfriendly tone, "What else do you have to do? Leave it to me. What you should do now is to go to the infirmary and bandage your hand."
The boy unexpectedly became aggressive. Su Yu looked at him curiously and suddenly smiled mysteriously.
"Okay, then I'll leave it to Atobe -sama." She flipped her left hand and took out a bottle of light blue solution. "This is an antidote that can remove all effects of medicine. Use this to wash the boy's face and it'll be fine."
"Only such a small matter, I …"
Before Atobe could finish his words, the girl in front of him suddenly narrowed her eyes and revealed a sly smile. "And the color on Atobe -sama's head can only be washed away with this antidote."
"Oh, I'm so sorry. I only brought this bottle today. I was just thinking about how to split it evenly between the two of us. Since Atobe -sama is willing to help, I'll leave it to you to decide." Su Yu seemed to have just finished dealing with Ryuri Chiba's matter. She was currently in high spirits and could not help but tease the boy who still had short rainbow-colored hair.
"You …" Atobe looked at the girl's slightly proud smile. Even though he knew that she was the culprit behind his chaotic life for the past month, he still could not get angry. He looked at the bottle in his hand helplessly and agreed. "I understand."
"By the way, the lifespan you were talking about …" Keigo Atobe was about to turn around when he suddenly thought of something. He turned his head again and looked at the girl who was still squatting on the ground. "And the goods … If Chiba wants to return the goods, will she return your lifespan to her?"
Keigo Atobe could almost guess the girl's identity from the conversation between the two. He planned to slowly ask her later, but when he saw the girl's pale lips, he could not help but ask.
"Ah, that, yes." Su Yu nodded and admitted frankly. "After all, goods are made with lifespan … To me, lifespan is just a kind of currency, just like money."
Although the girl explained it casually, Atobe could not help but frown deeply. He pondered for a moment and asked, "If that's the case, isn't your lifespan limited as well? And the items used on me and that person over there were all exchanged with your lifespan?"
"Yes, it's limited. The one-time items are also consumed after they are used," Su Yu said with a calm expression. It was impossible to tell that she was talking about her own lifespan. "However, the items used on you did not reach a deal, so your lifespan will not be deducted."
Of course, the effects of all the items that had not reached a deal would disappear when she left this world. However, she did not want to tell the boy that she was about to leave this world.
"That's not what I'm concerned about." Atobe's worried expression deepened when he heard the girl deliberately misinterpreting his meaning. "What I mean is, how will losing your lifespan affect you?"
His heart gradually began to become irritable. He even forgot his usual habit of asking questions.
"That," Su Yu's face showed a little unnatural expression when she heard him ask so directly. "Of course it won't affect me. I have a lot of lifespan."
However, losing sixty years at once was a bit difficult. Although she was standing here without any effect, the gradually pouring out of the depths of her body gradually invaded her nerves.
She wanted to sleep.
"… Forget it." Seeing the girl's secretive look, as if she did not want to tell him more about herself, Keigo Atobe turned his head and said, "Hurry up and go to the infirmary. Do you need me to take you there?"
"Of course I know the way." Behind him, Su Yu seemed to relax a little. She smiled faintly again. She looked at the boy's slender and tall back and could not help but whisper, "You're really a good person, Atobe."
She did not try to hide her words; they came from the bottom of her heart. Hearing her voice, Atobe Keigo's footsteps paused slightly, and he said rather awkwardly, "Of course, no matter what, I am the most perfect."
But there was a creaking sound of the wooden door behind him. When he turned his head again, the girl had disappeared.
Looking at the empty cherry blossom forest, the boy was silent for a long time. He could not help but curse in a low voice.
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