thenovelthief Chapter 120 - 120: Yukima Azuma: Keikaku intensifies!
Chapter 120 - 120: Yukima Azuma: Keikaku intensifies!
Pinned to the ground.
Yukima Azuma understood: his plan had succeeded.
This event would now switch to easy mode.
"Don't commit suicide."
Kurokawa Akane, through her tears, said this to Yukima Azuma.
It was hard to tell if it was a command or a plea.
Yukima Azuma leaned against the railing, helping them both to their feet.
"Why? Death is liberation. Living is just too exhausting."
These words came from Yukima Azuma's mouth.
To say something like that to someone already breaking down and self-destructing—how ironic.
But after a short silence, Kurokawa Akane spoke again:
"Don't commit suicide."
What kind of mental struggle the girl had to go through to repeat those words, Yukima Azuma did not know.
And he didn't care.
"Oh? If you won't let me die, then take responsibility."
Yukima Azuma said this.
Kurokawa Akane stood dumbfounded for a moment.
That brief exchange eventually brought back a sliver of her rationality—only a tiny fragment.
That fragment of rationality made her realize this conversation was not normal.
The request from the young man in front of her was absurd.
So, Kurokawa Akane said nothing, turning to head back to her house.
She wanted to return to that dark room.
But just as she lifted her foot—
Kurokawa Akane heard the voice of the young man.
"Yeah, that's right. Go on, leave. I've always been alone; no one's ever been responsible for me. I was born an extra—this isn't anyone's fault, just an objective fact. My parents didn't want me, society doesn't need me, this world doesn't need me. I should've realized that sooner. Maybe my death would be a good thing for this world. No one will remember me, just as no one ever cared about me…"
The internet is full of lengthy posts.
But for someone to stand in front of another person and start "reciting their essay"—that's rare.
The nonsensical rambling from Yukima Azuma succeeded in stopping Kurokawa Akane's steps.
She turned back and reached out to grab Yukima Azuma's hand.
"Don't think like that."
Holding Yukima Azuma's hand, Kurokawa Akane, after a brief moment of thought, asked:
"Where's your house? I'll take you home."
This was the best solution she could come up with at the moment.
Yukima Azuma nodded, walking in a certain direction.
Kurokawa Akane, wearing only small white socks now stained with mud, slowly followed Yukima Azuma, stepping into puddles.
After they walked a short distance, Kurokawa Akane's grip loosened.
Perhaps she thought of the boundary between men and women, or maybe she simply didn't want to have physical contact with anyone in her current state.
But for whatever reason, it didn't matter.
Because Yukima Azuma knew exactly what his current plan was.
"The wind is strong today. One moment of dizziness, and I might just get blown into traffic."
Kurokawa Akane glanced at the road where a few cars sped by.
She tightened her grip on Yukima Azuma's hand, holding it firmly.
More than that, she pulled Yukima Azuma to the innermost side of the sidewalk.
She herself used her slim body to shield the outer side.
Yukima Azuma tilted his head to look at her and saw a blank expression on Kurokawa Akane's delicate face.
But through that expression, Yukima Azuma could see the girl's inner self:
Broken and fragile.
The heavy rain had long soaked her hair.
Strands of her black hair clung to her face, but it didn't make her look messy.
On the contrary, it gave her a fragile beauty, as though she might shatter at any moment.
It was breathtaking, and yet impossible to look away.
Under Yukima Azuma's guidance, the two of them arrived at a high-end rental house.
Yukima Azuma
Yukima Azuma made a call, requesting someone to deliver his laptop.
He sat at the desk, opened the laptop, and connected the keyboard.
Kurokawa Akane's gaze briefly brushed over the screen emitting a soft white glow.
Deep within her eyes, emotions such as fear, guilt, and anguish surfaced.
Luckily, Yukima Azuma didn't open any websites.
He simply pulled up a document.
For now, he had temporarily stabilized Kurokawa Akane's crumbling emotional state.
Next, he just needed to address the root cause of that breakdown.
Compared to consoling her, this task felt much simpler to Yukima Azuma.
Shifting online public opinion—
For him, this was no different than having a meal.
The number of people who knew about Kurokawa Akane's scandal and left malicious comments was less than a tenth of those who stayed silent.
All Yukima Azuma needed to do was get the remaining ninety percent to speak up.
Or bring in a few hundred uninvolved individuals from elsewhere to join the discussion.
Once that happened, the original instigators of the malicious comments would immediately fall silent, delete their initial posts,
And might even reverse their stance and begin showing support.
'Hmm, what title should I use?
Given the current circumstances, there's no need for anything overly complicated.
Let's just keep it straightforward.'
"The Youth of A Lonely Boy Won't Dream of a Bunny Girl Senpai."
Yukima Azuma typed out this title and nodded with satisfaction.
Yep, that'll do.
However, he needed a way to ensure Kujou Megumi wouldn't appear.
After all, Megumi's aura as a main heroine was too strong, potentially distracting readers.
Ah, let's set it in the timeline before the first episode.
This way, he can even add a childhood friend backstory to enhance empathy.
After finalizing the initial setup,
Yukima Azuma turned to glance at Kurokawa Akane.
At that moment, the girl was sitting on a chair, knees drawn up, feet resting on the chair's edge, her whole body curled into a ball.
She seemed lost in thought, her expression blank and unreadable.
"Guardian," Yukima Azuma called.
Kurokawa Akane snapped out of her daze, her eyes meeting Yukima Azuma's.
He rotated his neck a few times, feigning discomfort as he said:
"My shoulders… they feel so stiff."
Hearing this, the girl lowered her pale, bare feet from the chair onto the wooden floor.
She walked a few steps to stand behind Yukima Azuma.
Her slender hands rested on his neck and shoulders, starting to knead with just the right amount of pressure.
Even though Yukima Azuma's neck and shoulders didn't feel stiff at all, at that moment, he closed his eyes, pretending to enjoy the sensation greatly.
Keikaku intensifies!