After seeing Rachel off, there are solely two women left. As I stand in entrance of Kurokawa, she observes me whereas nonetheless bleeding from her wounds. At this level, the darkish purple coloration has smeared itself everywhere in the flooring due to our earlier battle.

I discover her proper arm has an prolonged reduce from my paper knife.

Even after all the lacerations and cuts, on her face is a impartial expression. There is no such thing as a ache, no discomfort, and no grief. Actually, Kurokawa doesn’t present an indication of giving up. Together with her bang nonetheless masking the higher half of her face, I don’t know what she is pondering.

“…”

“…”

An intense silence is between us.

We’re each ready for the opposite individual to say the primary phrase.

No matter she is pondering, it’s most likely an insult. It’s straightforward to guess regardless of not having the ability to learn her facial expressions. What I did to Rachel cannot be thought-about truthful in any approach. And similar to Rachel mentioned, there can be no approach to make sure I might not abandon Kurokawa to the system. When her occasion begins, there’s a likelihood of me letting it occur once more.

However no, she is not going to must do her occasion.

“I’m sorry, Kurokawa, for doing this…” As soon as once more, I metal my nerve.

She stays silent.

“Please perceive that Rachel must be gone if I wish to be with C.”

All of them have the proper to turn into free.

For any human, the at the start proper is to be free.

All of us have these rights.

Dwelling inside this world, each single one among us is a puppet below this method. Sadly for Rachel and Kurokawa, I selected my happiness reasonably than working collectively to discover a approach out of it.

I’m egocentric. I need issues to be between C and me solely.

And due to my selfishness, I took Rachel’s likelihood to turn into free.

Nonetheless, I don’t remorse it.

Rachel is probably the most unpredictable out of us three. If left alone, she can have the ability to decimate us. She is without doubt one of the principal heroines, whereas I’m solely a facet character.

“In contrast to Rachel otherwise you, Kurokawa, I’m not speculated to be dwelling for lengthy. My future is to be killed below her fingers. Do you critically suppose I ought to hold her round?”

“…”

There may be one factor that I’ve come to comprehend about our nature. Regardless that I’m free from the system, I behave equally to my character settings. My newfound sentience shouldn’t be giving me something new to my character. Quite the opposite, it provides me the power to suppose for myself, and that’s it.

C thinks of me as a simple individual. I nonetheless am that individual, however higher.

Kurokawa will nonetheless be the identical masochistic individual when she will get her freedom. She was calculative previously. That can solely be the identical or worse as soon as she will get her liberation.

From my anecdotal expertise, C’s contact will solely make the shackles disappears. The remaining will keep the identical.

A killer will keep a killer.

Due to precisely this motive, I cannot permit Rachel to turn into like me. “I perceive I am placing every thing in danger. But there isn’t any different approach. There is no such thing as a different approach. By no means would I imagine in Rachel to behave.”

“…”

“Somebody like Rachel is such a variation in my thoughts that I have to let her go. The extra I hold her round, the more severe my life with C will probably be. If she will get her freedom, she’s going to undoubtedly goal for him. C’s thoughts is a treasure trove of data. Somebody with unhealthy intentions can simply use that info to do hurt.”

“…”

“I’m not cold-blooded. What I need probably the most is a peaceable life the place C can cease worrying about this world, about every thing. He ought to really feel liked reasonably than all this flying nonsense about one other man.”

“…”

“Who am I kidding…I’m justifying my actions, proper? By no means thoughts my ramblings, Kurokawa. Those that suppose I’m proper will suppose I’m proper. And people who suppose I’m flawed can have it the identical approach. There may be nothing I can do to vary your thoughts, nor ought to I accomplish that.”

“…”

*Gu*

I seize Kurokawa’s different arm and drag her into one room. All through the method, not as soon as did she battle again. The bookworm sat and let me do every thing.

“For my fantastic life with C, I’ll remove all obstacles. All. Of. It. Even when that hurts me and others, so long as he appears at me and thinks I carry him heat, it’s already bliss.”

“…”

Reducing my physique, I put myself on the similar eye stage as Kurokawa.

“It is your flip. That is going to harm.”

*Rip*

I tear an enormous chunk of my sleeve, unfold it out, and push it onto Kurokawa’s arm, the place the reduce is.

“..what are you doing?” Kurokawa has lastly spoken. Her voice sounds confused.

“I am doing first support if you happen to can name this primary support. Let me cease the bleeding first. After this, I’ll end every thing upstairs.” I clarify.

The bookworm shakes her head from left to proper.

“No. What I imply is why you might be doing this? Why do not you simply depart me bleed to demise?”

This time, it’s my flip to shake my head.

“It might sound ridiculous, however I by no means supposed to kill you, Kurokawa. You understand what, may I name you Kuro?”

“Do no matter you need.”

“Thanks! So, Kuro, please be a part of me in defending C. You and I’ll each have the possibility to turn into his favorites!”

There must be a smile on my face proper now.

“…are you for actual, Laura? After our battle, do you continue to suppose there’s a likelihood for us to work collectively? How are you going to ensure you will not throw me away? Aren’t I additionally a menace since I’m among the many principal heroine, too?”

Though I cannot see her eyes, I can virtually certain she appears bewildered.

“First, Kuro, once I used my weapon on you, I solely wished you to let go of my physique. Due to this fact, I didn’t pull the knife all the way in which out nor assault you close to your vitals. From the beginning, I wished to make you a pal reasonably than an enemy. Rachel, on the hand, needed to die.”

“And why was that?”

“I used to be killed by Rachel after we had been each charmed by Han.” My mouth feels disgusted saying that sentence. “After intercourse, she killed me after which killed her childhood pal. What do you suppose if we had been each drawn to C? What if I do the deed with my boyfriend and she or he finds out?”

“Logically talking, she would kill you, then C. After that, she would kill herself.”

“Precisely. Kuro, you might be completely different. With my restricted details about you proper now, I might say you prefer to share. And irrespective of how a lot I hate that, I believe one of the simplest ways to maneuver ahead on this forsaken world is to compromise.”

“You’d let C be with me?”

“If C needs to take action, sure.” I nod.

“What if I do not wish to?”

“You then may be with Han. Easy as that. Be with C as a free individual, or be with Han as a puppet, your selection. For those who so select the second choice, I’ll positively cease you from making any contact with C. Both you might be on my facet, or you might be towards me.”

“You understand you aren’t giving me a selection, proper, Laura?”

Not saying a phrase, I stare at her face.

“Rachel was proper about you being a hypocrite. Nonetheless, I’ll be a part of you. What occurs if I haven’t got any emotions for C?”

“It is good for me that you do not harbor any emotions for him, so please do as you might.”

That’s the greatest end result.

Kurokawa then raises the opposite arm up.

“Wish to shake fingers to conclude our deal?”

“Certain.”

Unexpectedly, once I seize her hand, Kurokawa pulls me down. With none steadiness, my face hits the ground.

“AH!!”

*Thud*

Not simply that, my again is straight away pinned down as Kurokawa climbs onto me. Utilizing the opposite hand, she grabs my head.

“What’s the that means of this?! What are you…”

[Damn, that was a freaking nightmare. I had never thought Laura could murder Rachel so cold-blooded as that. It was so real, though. I felt everything happening in that room, even the smell of blood gushing out of Rachel’s arteries. Was that what they call lucid dreaming?]

[Where is everyone? The kitchen is a freaking mess. Whoa?! BLOOD?!!!]

“How did he get up!? Did not you calculate the dosage wanted?! Let me go now!!!”

“Sure, I did accomplish that.” She coldly replies.

“Then how!!!” Nervousness rapidly rushes into my head.

“It is about time he wakes up from it. I assume my dose was appropriate, in any case.”

She tricked me…

SHE HAS BEEN ON RACHEL’S SIDE THIS WHOLE TIME?!

“KUROKAWA!!!!”

“To me, Laura, Rachel shouldn’t be probably the most harmful. It’s you.”

[This is bad. This is really bad. Am I still in the dream? I know I should not be looking, but I need to check up on Rachel. She should be doing the thing to him right now rather than dying. Please, Laura, do not kill Rachel.]

“No!!! He’s heading towards that psycho!!!”

“He’s. He’ll save Rachel from you. He’ll save her from this fucking world!!!”

[Please, Rachel, Kurokawa, be safe!!]