FYN Chapter 5 But that's idiotic thinking.
Chapter 5 But that's idiotic thinking.
Upon hearing this sentiment, the audience exclaimed "Holy crap!"
The girl's gentle, harmless smile contrasted sharply with the dark thoughts running through her mind.
"And she's a yandere?!"
"I'm a fan! Bad women are the best!"
"You like bad women? You're something else!"
Liuli took off her glasses and activated the echo with all her might. In the girl's pupils, fine lines lit up, and golden heart-shaped patterns appeared.
Several thin-winged butterflies fluttered around her fingertips.
The next moment, in the classroom—
Huo Mu felt all the grievances, loneliness, and resentment that had accumulated over the years surge into his heart in an instant.
As the child of a sinner, whatever he does will be viewed with suspicion.
He had clearly been trying his best to please and flatter everyone...
He clearly tried his best to prove himself...
A father is a father, and he is himself. Why should all the blame for the father be placed on him?
The main live stream flashed back, unfolding Huomu's dark childhood memories—
Because the production was so excellent, a large portion of the audience became immersed in it without even realizing it.
I can't help but feel sorry for the firewood.
"Okay! So, if I jump, will you believe me?"
"certainly."
"No, Huomu! Don't do anything foolish!"
"What?! The main character of this anime is so pathetic! He tries to kill himself after just a few provocations?"
"Upstairs, it's easy for you to talk when you're not the one suffering the consequences, isn't it? You call this being provoked? This is clearly being manipulated by Liuli's emotions!"
"Exactly! That bad woman is just too bad!"
"Don't talk about my Liuli! Liuli was just trying to help Huomu, what did she do wrong?"
"Wow, Liuli already has brainless fans, huh?"
While the comments were divided into several factions, arguing and tearing each other apart, Huomu had already rushed to the rooftop.
Just as he was about to prove his innocence by leaping into the air, he saw Saki lying on the rooftop, taking a nap in the sun.
The other person seemed to be awakened by the noise he made, and turned his head impatiently, his gaze falling on him from behind his mask.
Huo Mu opened his mouth, feeling the oppressive aura emanating from Qi Ji, and quickly organized his thoughts: "...I'm sorry, I want to be alone here for a while, could you...could you let me have this place? Please."
"No," Qi Ji refused outright. "This is my place."
Eager to prove himself, Huo Mu blurted out, "You were in the classroom just now, weren't you?"
"Hmm, and then?"
"Do you even know anything about me?! My father is Yan Yi, that fire-stealer whom everyone despises!"
"So what? What does it have to do with me?" Saki's tone was completely indifferent.
"The testing equipment in our classroom has been destroyed, and the echo crystal inside is missing. Everyone thinks I did it!"
"Everyone?" Saki tilted her head slightly, correcting him, "You don't seem qualified to represent me."
Huomu was stunned and looked at Qiji in disbelief.
From childhood, because of his status as the son of a sinner, no matter what bad things happened around him, everyone would immediately assume that he was the one who did it.
Everyone!
He has been embroiled in countless unfounded rumors.
But the person in front of me actually...
"Haven't you heard the rumors about me?"
"I listen to it often."
The other person seemed to find his question utterly boring, and their tone even sounded somewhat angry.
"But that's just a rumor. To attack someone without even verifying its truth is incredibly stupid! Do you think I'm one of those idiots in the classroom?"
"Huh?"
Huo Mu never imagined that he would receive such an answer from someone else.
He stood there dumbfounded for a long time.
In my heart, the world that had been swallowed by darkness seemed to be suddenly illuminated by a sliver of light.
"You mean...you believe me?"
"This isn't a matter of belief or disbelief. To hurt someone based solely on speculation and one-sided statements is something only an idiot would do."
Saki's tone sounded somewhat impatient, but after hearing this, some life returned to Hōki's eyes.
"……Thanks."
"Why thank me? I never said I believed you."
"I don't know either..." Huo Mu raised his hand and wiped his eyes hard. His voice had become choked up at some point. "I... I just wanted to thank you."
Meanwhile, in the main live stream, flashbacks of Huomu's childhood flashed by one after another—
On rainy days, I was pushed into puddles; my desk was covered with graffiti; and my teacher gave me an unspoken look of suspicion.
Countless times I've been unjustly accused, isolated, and ridiculed...
A cold gaze, jarring whispers, the indelible mark of being the "son of a sinner"...
In his entire life before, not a single person had ever said a single word for him.
Until this moment.
He finally realized that he was being treated as an ordinary person, and was being viewed in an ordinary way.
……
"Holy crap, finally someone normal!"
"Huomu is so pitiful. I feel sorry for the poor thing."
"Masked Guy, your values are so upright! I'm a fan now!"
"She's still a tsundere, like before when we were 'stop arguing,' and now she's giving me advice on the rooftop (laughs)."
"Guys, I'm saying these two have great chemistry, who agrees and who disagrees!"
"The Muji/Ji couple is locked in!"
"Saki is clearly Ruri's, okay? Stop trying to matchmake people up!"
"Get lost! Bad women don't deserve you!"
"Alright, don't disturb my sleep," Qi Ji said, closing his eyes on his own.
Huo Mu silently walked to the side and sat down against the wall.
The thought of jumping off the building gradually faded away.
Ultimately, he wasn't a particularly fragile person; otherwise, he would have given up long ago.
He attributed his irrational thought to a momentary impulse, felt a wave of fear, and was even more grateful to Qi Ji.
In the distance, the glass, shrouded in shadow, took in all of this.
"It's really... in the way."
The next moment, a bright golden light shone in her eyes, and the phantom butterfly at her fingertips flapped its wings violently!
She exerted a stronger influence on the Firewood.
Almost simultaneously, Huo Mu, who had finally managed to calm himself down, stiffened and his eyes suddenly became unfocused.
He stood up blankly, swaying like a puppet pulled by invisible threads, and walked back to the edge of the rooftop.
Then, under the horrified gazes of countless viewers in the live stream, he leaned forward and jumped!
On Liuli's face, that clean and obedient smile bloomed again, as if she had completed some sacred mission.
However, the smile froze on the girl's face the next second.
It was because Saki, who should have been fast asleep, had somehow appeared on the edge of the rooftop.
He braced himself against the railing with one hand, flipped over, and grabbed Huo Mu by the back of his collar in mid-air, lifting him back down like a chick.
Her figure drew a short, clean arc in mid-air, and when she landed back on the rooftop, her trench coat was still flapping in the wind.
At the same time, he tilted his head slightly, and his gaze beneath the mask seemed to pierce through space, looking towards the direction where Liuli was.
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