Ichiko hated drinking.
Her head getting dizzy made it impossible for her to think rationally.
She also disliked the hot and burning sensation.
But she still poured herself another cup, Ichiko closed her eyes, tilted her head back, and practically pinched her nose, forcing herself to drink it down.
It was still burning and incredibly uncomfortable.
Unlike Coke and Sprite, some people can't stand the sour, choking sensation of sparkling water when it first enters their mouth, but they get used to it after drinking more.
However, alcohol is something that most people can never get used to, no matter how much they drink.
Ichiko also found it hard to imagine that she would actually choose to drink alcohol.
But it was precisely because she had a sip of alcohol that she became less clear-headed and rational, allowing her to think about things she normally wouldn't.
Ichiko leaned against the washstand and rested for a good while.
She was gasping for air in large gulps.
The baijiu had too high an alcohol content; she was already unbearable after just two sips.
She wanted to use her drunken state to think about what it was that she detested.
Was it Haruko's suffocating and heavy love?
Did she hate it, like it, or was she just avoiding it?
After rinsing her mouth, Ichiko put away the remaining baijiu, picked up her phone, and checked the time.
22:48.
"At this time, would Haruko already be asleep?"
Ichiko thought for a moment and sent a message to Haruko, "Haruko, are you asleep?"
Haruko replied instantly, "Not asleep yet, Ichiko, is something wrong?"
Ichiko: "How is your body recovering? Sorry, I had some things to deal with at school today and have been busy. Do you need me to go to the Hospital?"
She clearly slept all day at home; she's really bad at lying.
In the Hospital, Haruko leaned against the bed, smiling helplessly.
Of course, she desperately wished to see Ichiko.
But girls who are too blunt aren't cute.
So Haruko replied, "It's okay, Ichiko, I can manage by myself. You must be tired after a busy day too. Don't worry about me. Although it's a bit lonely and boring by myself, I can't let it affect your matters, Ichiko."
Seeing this message, Ichiko felt much more at ease.
Without a doubt, Haruko had emerged from her yandere state and returned to normal.
Slightly clingy, but very sensible and also very concerned about her, not causing her too much trouble.
Compared to such extreme love, Ichiko indeed preferred the normal Haruko like this.
"I still have to go to the Hospital. I'll just keep her company and help stabilize her emotions."
After Ichiko sent the message to Haruko, she got up, went into her room, and put on a down jacket.
She returned to the living room and picked up her lady's wristwatch from the table.
After glancing at the sachet next to the wristwatch, Ichiko couldn't help but be stunned.
"Didn't I have the sachet on me?"
Sleeping in Haruko's room, both before sleeping and after waking up, she distinctly smelled the faint fragrance emanating from the sachet.
Familiar and liked.
"As expected, the pressure is too great; I'm having hallucinations."
Ichiko shook her head, tied the sachet around her waist, and went out.
Meanwhile, Haruko, in the Hospital, leaned on the sickbed, quietly waiting, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, "It's truly unexpected that Ichiko would choose to use alcohol to numb herself."
It was clear that she hated drinking.
But she thought that after getting drunk, she could better feel her own intentions.
But when truly drunk, being unclear-headed makes it difficult to understand what one is doing, and after waking up, one still forgets what happened while drunk.
[Host, there shouldn't be a need to keep putting pressure on Ichiko next, right?]
"She's so tired, so naturally she needs to rest for a while first. I also don't know how Inari and Brother are doing. If Sento doesn't cause trouble, there won't be a need for such great pressure in the short term."
[Just not that great?]
Haruko said, "Naturally, there has to be a little bit, otherwise how can I make her keep thinking about me? If she doesn't actively relieve the pressure, my next plan cannot be executed either."
The System heard this and was silent for a moment.
[Paying Tribute to the Legendary Anti-Pressure King, Prison Tao]
Fortunately, the original author of the novel created Ichiko's character perfectly. If it were someone else being pushed step by step like this, they would have gone mad long ago.
As a major villain System, It couldn't help but feel pity for Ichiko.
"Speaking of which, how many emotional points do I have now?"
[Excluding the 1000 emotional points the Host spent on purchasing the original novel, there are currently 2435 emotional points remaining.]
[Among them, the male lead Sento contributed the most emotional points to the Host, followed by the female lead Ichiko, and then the supporting characters Yuna and Inari.]
Sento even wanted to kill her, so how could the emotional points contributed not be many?
As one of the male leads, even without a halo, given his background and influence, Haruko couldn't truly eliminate him.
The Young Master of the Kyoto Ye Family, and also the president of one of the leading enterprises in Kyushu City, once someone with such status falls, the retaliation from the forces behind him will definitely be stronger than Sento's own revenge.
In the worldview of this female-oriented novel, the relationships of these families and financial groups are spread throughout the Da Zhou Country, and the law may not even be able to punish them.
Once they go all out, before War God Father returns, both she and Ichiko will only be lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
A faint unease still lingered in Haruko's heart.
"System, let's do a ten-pull."
Haruko needed a skill that was stronger than blackening and could be actively controlled.
It would be great if she could draw a Child of Destiny halo to bless herself.
[Ten-pull in progress. Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the following items:]
Nine white and one gold.
This ten-pull didn't have the usual good luck; she hit the pity pull.
[Obtained Skinny Otaku Happy Water *3 (Drinking it can reduce 10 jin of useless fat, preferred for weight loss)]
[Obtained Snow White's Poisoned Apple *1 (A cursed bad luck poisoned apple cast by the wicked queen. After eating it, bad luck will accompany you for life)]
[Obtained Ichiko & Haruko Double Figure *1 (A figure with a strong anime feel, a top-quality craft product. Staring at the figure for a long time will cause you to fall into a trance, and you are prone to lucid dreams while sleeping)]
[Orange Brand Sanitary Set *4 (A complete set of personal hygiene products for girls, preferred for menstruation)]
[Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the skill: Disguise (Intermediate)]
[Disguise (Intermediate): The Host can disguise herself as someone else. Appearance, height, bones, etc., can be freely changed, but cannot violate basic human settings. Limited to females. Can be used once per week. Disguise duration: 3 hours.]
Haruko's focus was naturally first on the skill, not the attack-type skill she was expecting.
But this skill is highly versatile!
Unfortunately, it's limited to females, otherwise Haruko's Dr. Kaito persona could come forward to further "treat" Ichiko.
Besides that, there was the poisoned apple, the figure...
Haruko really wanted to take them out and look, but the Doctor was coming soon. If the Doctor thought she wanted to eat the apple and offered to peel it for her, that would be a huge misunderstanding.
So, suppressing her curiosity, Haruko quietly waited for Ichiko to arrive.
11:20 PM.
The half-closed door was finally gently knocked.
Seeing the pretty girl walk in wearing short boots, Haruko raised a lovely smile, "Ichiko, good evening~"
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