“I…” Akino Wakako lowered her head, her resolve wavering inwardly—what Akino Hoshiko said was the truth.
“Sorry,” Akino Wakako felt utter humiliation inside, “please make a deal with me.”
“Hahaha!” Akino Hoshiko laughed maniacally, “That’s more like it~ But it’s still not enough~”
Akino Wakako’s head drooped even lower, her voice becoming extremely faint, “Please, please grant my request. I’ll return the item to you…”
“Heh~” Akino Hoshiko wore a mocking expression and made an utterly outrageous demand, “How about~ you kowtow to me?”
“You…!” Akino Wakako jerked her head up, wanting to lunge forward and bite through Akino Hoshiko’s neck.
“Ahem~” Akino Hoshiko narrowed her eyes, “So that means~ you don’t want to anymore~ Then we have nothing left to discuss, right?”
“I…!” Akino Wakako lowered her head again, grinding her teeth, “I was wrong. I’ll kneel right now and kowtow to you.”
Thud! A heavy kowtow.
Thud! Thud! Two more, and Akino Wakako’s forehead turned red.
Akino Hoshiko’s smile gradually faded as she yanked Akino Wakako up, her tone unkind, “Alright, that’s enough. Hurry up and give me my stuff back!”
“You first delete this segment of memory from everyone.”
Akino Hoshiko poked her sister’s shoulder, “Do you think that’s possible? I always keep my word, but you… ahem, I don’t trust you.”
“Fine then…” Akino Wakako gritted her teeth—time to take a gamble! Either way, it was death!
She opened the box, revealing two snow-white, jade-like calves inside.
Akino Hoshiko beamed; beneath her skirt, it was empty.
Akino Wakako took out Akino Hoshiko’s calves and handed them over.
Akino Hoshiko stroked her own calves—she hadn’t known the wondrous sensation of having them attached to her body for decades.
Click. Akino Hoshiko attached the calves to her thighs.
“Ow!” On her first step, she fell flat on her face hard.
“Hahaha…” Akino Hoshiko laughed until tears came.
Akino Wakako asked cautiously, “So, will you agree to my request?”
Akino Hoshiko wiped the tears from her eyes, “I told you, I keep my promises!”
“But…” Akino Hoshiko changed her tune, “I need to go back to my host’s home. If I’m near you, I’m afraid you might pull something when the punishment comes.”
“Phew~” Akino Wakako breathed a sigh of relief, patting her nearly flattened chest, “Good, that’s good. Then hurry back to your host’s home.”
Disappointment, helplessness, and even a hint of sadness flickered in Akino Hoshiko’s eyes. She stayed silent for a long time.
After a while.
“You…” Akino Hoshiko gave a bitter smile, “are still so opportunistic and heartless.”
Akino Wakako cast her eyes downward, awkwardly fidgeting with her hands, “No choice. From the moment we opened our eyes, we’ve been systems. Fighting is what we must do. I want to win. I want to live.”
Akino Hoshiko nodded and slowly waved at her sister, “Then… goodbye.”
She vanished into thin air.
Back in Ni Sihan’s bedroom, Akino Hoshiko began deleting everyone’s memories of Su Ze’s “attempted rape.”
When she got to Liang Sheng, Akino Hoshiko hesitated.
She… decided not to delete it.
Liang Sheng’s memory segment retained successfully.
“Ah! Aah!” Akino Hoshiko couldn’t endure the bone-scraping pain and fainted on the spot.
Over there, Liang Sheng, who was lying in Gu Yuqi’s arms, suddenly noticed that Gu Yuqi had gone dazed, her eyes lifeless, and she loosened the hand that was holding her.
“Senior Sister Yuqi! What’s wrong with you?” Liang Sheng was stunned. Could Gu Yuqi have some illness?!
Looking at Dong Yue beside her again, she was also stunned.
“I’m done for!” Gu Yuqi completely let go of her hand, stood up, and quickly retreated backwards in an extremely eerie posture.
Su Ze was backing away to his seat.
Dong Yue also returned to the podium.
The classmates who had already run out of the classroom also quickly backed up and returned to their original seats.
Suddenly, Liang Sheng also began to lose control, stood up, and frantically backed away to her own seat.
“What the hell is going on?! Is it haunted?!” Liang Sheng shouted at Akino Kazuko.
Akino Kazuko fumed with rage, “This is Akino Hoshiko using Memory Deletion! It definitely can’t be Akino Wakako! She doesn’t have that ability!”
Damn… Liang Sheng gritted her teeth. She’d finally managed to deal with that scumbag. And now, he was back.
Back at his seat, Su Ze woke up. He found the classroom eerily quiet, with all the classmates sitting ramrod straight and motionless in their seats.
At that moment, Akino Wakako appeared.
“Idiot!” She regained her haughty, superior posture. “What did you think would happen? Please, don’t do any more stupid things, okay? You’ve caused me a ton of trouble!”
Su Ze’s eyes regained their sparkle as he excitedly stood up. “Has this segment of memory been deleted for everyone?! That’s great! That’s great!”
Akino Wakako coldly replied, “Don’t celebrate too early. If you get screwed over like this again, I won’t have any leverage left to save you. Just wait to be abandoned by me!”
She’s talking tough, but in reality, she can’t abandon her host at all. If the host fails, she’ll face destruction too.
Liang Sheng was sitting in front and overheard this conversation.
So pissed off! So pissed off, so pissed off! Liang Sheng really wants to run over and punch this scumbag and bitch.
“What about that little bitch Liang Sheng?” Su Ze pointed at Liang Sheng, who was pretending to stay perfectly still.
“Maybe that waste Akino Wakako deleted her memory too. Look, she’s not moving at all now.” Akino Wakako walked confidently towards Liang Sheng.
Damn, why is this guy still walking over here!
Liang Sheng was afraid her eyeballs would roll around erratically, so she hurriedly closed her eyes.
Akino Wakako arrived in front of Liang Sheng and poked her chubby little cheeks. Liang Sheng didn’t move at all, looking just like she had been frozen in place.
“Then, can I punch her a few times to vent my anger?!” Su Ze rubbed his fists together, preparing to head toward Liang Sheng.
Akino Wakako shrugged nonchalantly. “What do I care about your stuff? Whatever.”
Oh no, Liang Sheng is sweating. What should I do? I’ve been pretending all this time—if I suddenly shout out loud, all my previous efforts will be wasted! If I don’t shout, I’ll get beaten up. What should I do…
Just at this critical moment, the classmates suddenly moved.
“Su Ze… what are you doing?” Dong Yue was stunned. She saw Su Ze standing next to Liang Sheng, raising his fist high.
“Me?” Su Ze was dumbfounded; he had socially died once again.
“He’s trying to hit Liang Sheng, right?” “Definitely!!”
The classmates are whispering below again.