Are you, as meal replacement users, ready for the consequences?

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Barefoot on the sidewalk, Toyokawa Ningko followed the teddy bear's instructions toward the river, looking bewildered.

Let's stop thinking about these things and start thinking about Xiangzi.

If I were to die like this, Sister Xiangzi would surely regret leaving me.

At that time, she would cry her heart out, regret leaving him in the rented room, and would think about him for the rest of her life.

Hehe, it's for a lifetime!

And then every night she would love me more, until the day Xiangzi breathed her last, her love for herself would only grow stronger...

Ah... it's eternal love... just thinking about it makes me so happy and joyful... I love it so much...

Toyokawa Ningko's lips curved into a smile, and her disheveled blue hair swayed from side to side with the movement of her body; she was very happy.

Today is definitely the happiest day of her life; she has never felt this emotionally charged, not even at the funeral of a loved one.

Is it possible to gain such a deep and reassuring love just by sacrificing Ningzi? That's such a bargain!

The passing benches cheered, the bushes beside them celebrated, and even the little bridge at their feet lavished praise on them. Everyone was reveling in Ningzi's happiness.

This made Ningzi even more certain that this was the happiness she wanted.

Today will be the happiest day of her life.

"Is this place alright?" The evening wind was piercing. Ning Zi stood awkwardly in the middle of the bridge, looking down. She spoke uncertainly, "It feels like dying here would be too rough."

What's the difference between dying without ceremony or manners and dying like a stray dog ​​on the street?

Humble, pitiful, helpless, ridiculous, and even a bit childish, haha.

"Let's walk a little further, to the riverbank, and then step by step into the middle of the river. I'll cheer you on."

The teddy bear spoke again, so patiently and persuasively, every word filled with care and concern.

"Yes, that makes a lot of sense."

The park was a bit dark and annoying, but the thought of getting revenge on the unfaithful Xiangzi and making that villain weep bitterly made the darkness less unpleasant.

Wooden bridges have a simple and rustic feel, giving people a sense of solid security. Toyokawa Ningko likes to walk barefoot on such objects.

Next came the texture of the soil. The riverbank soil was slightly damp. Ningzi lingered by the river for a while, wondering whether she should wipe the mud off her feet.

"It will get stuck again after you wipe it clean, so hurry up and move on, Xiao Ningzi."

The teddy bear's voice changed from a high-pitched female voice to a deep male voice, and even Ningzi could hear the eagerness in his tone.

But she didn't care, because she was about to happily leave behind her human identity!

The river water reached her calves. The river wasn't deep, and Ningzi estimated that by the time she reached the end, it would only submerge most of her body.

She was actually a little shorter than Toyokawa Shoko. They were born at the same time, but she came out first. That idiot Shoko insisted on using her height as an excuse to call her "sister"...

Haha, you're so naughty...

Now, the naughty younger sister is going to make the disobedient younger sister sad.

The teddy bear was placed on her head; Ningzi didn't want the bear to get wet, at least not before she died.

She really likes this doll.

"gone."

"Ganbatte~"

Ningzi mustered her courage and bent down to bury her head in the water.

The cool touch of the river water reassured her.

"Humans, well, it's really annoying to be human."

"Hope, I never was human."

"Sister, I love you."

After you die, don't be a human anymore, be a happy little ghost!

I don't want to be a human in my next life! Never again! No, no, no!

……

"Mu, did Ningzi come to see you?"

"No, Xiao Xiang, what's wrong with Ningzi?"

The girl on the other end of the phone paused:

"Do you need help."

"I'm hanging up now, I'll talk to you later..."

Toyokawa Shoko searched around her neighborhood, fine beads of sweat sliding down her face.

I asked everyone who knew Ningzi, and without exception, none of them had ever seen her before…

It couldn't have just vanished into thin air, and the possibility of home invasion and kidnapping is also ruled out.

But if Ningzi ran away on her own, where could she have gone?

Maybe he's just joking with himself? But surely his phone shouldn't be completely unreachable.

I know this kid doesn't usually like using his phone, but he should at least reply to his own messages.

Shoko Toyokawa stood under the streetlight downstairs, gazing into the distance, hoping to see a familiar figure appear again.

But nothing.

Thinking about Ningzi's recent behavior... well, yesterday when I came home on time, Ningzi was a little irritable, saying that she felt lonely being home so late every day.

But there's no other way; I'm the only one in the family who can earn money, and I still have to pay the utilities and rent every month…

"Where can she go?"

Ningzi rarely goes out; the only two places she recognizes are a nearby park and their former residence…

Shoko Toyokawa is now facing a choice: should she first check residential properties, or explore the park...?

Shoko Toyokawa bit her lip impatiently, worried that something might happen to Ningzi or she might encounter danger...

Toyokawa Shoko couldn't imagine how devastated she would be.

Hesitation solves nothing.

She took a step and paused briefly at the fork in the road.

Go straight ahead and you'll find the park; turn right and you'll find your former home...

"Alright, let's just keep going! Ningzi, you absolutely mustn't get hurt!"

Not daring to waste a second, Toyokawa Shoko sprinted forward with her head down. She was going to the park, the place where her sister had drowned.

If I hadn't fallen asleep at the time, my sister certainly wouldn't have fallen into the water because of my negligence.

It's all my fault. I've lost Ningzi again because of my carelessness. This time, I can't let anything happen to her!

Late at night, a young girl who had just finished get off work was running anxiously, searching for her younger sister.

Xiangzi walked through the deserted streets and strolled along the cobblestone paths in the park, his gaze sweeping outwards, afraid of missing even the smallest detail nearby.

"Ningzi! Are you here? I've come to take you home!"

Xiangzi hoped to hear a voice answer her immediately: "Here!"

But no.

"That unreliable, stinky old man, how could he let Ningzi come out alone!"

Using her phone's flashlight, the light was so insignificant, pitifully swallowed by the darkness of the park. Toyokawa Shoko continued to call out loudly, but only silence answered her.

Wait, isn't there something floating in the middle of the lake?

Toyokawa Shoko rushed to the middle of the bridge, bent down and stuck her head out, praying that the moonlight would tell her that the floating object in the river was not Ningzi.

The dark clouds drifted away, and the beautiful moonlight shone down, allowing Toyokawa Shoko to see the object in the river clearly.

That was her younger sister, Toyokawa Ningko.

Chapter 3. I'm sorry, I love you. I'm sorry, I love you.

Plop—

Shoko Toyokawa jumped into the river. Her mind was blank. Having lost her senses, she didn't consider any external factors and plunged directly into the icy water.

Perhaps she will drown too.

Perhaps Ningzi will survive while Xiangzi will die.

Perhaps Ningzi is already dead.

Or... no one will survive.

"Ningzi! Are you alright? Are you okay?"

The river water just reached above the girl's shoulders. Xiangzi turned Ningzi over, pulled her into his arms, and carried her toward the riverbank.

The teddy bear was pressed against Toyokawa Ningko's chest, rising and falling with Ningko's slow breathing.

She was rescued just minutes after her head was submerged in water. When Toyokawa Ningko regained consciousness, she was already in a familiar embrace.

"Ahem, Xiangzi?"

I love you.

So soft, it's Xiangzi.

like.

They're developing so well!

But she's better than me.

Those inferior to her are all nobodies.

"How are you, Ningzi? Are you alright?"

On the lawn by the shore, Xiangzi rescued Ningzi in a disheveled state.

She grabbed Ningzi's abdomen from behind, attempting to use a first aid method she had seen on television to help Ningzi expel the water from her trachea.

"Cough cough, no, sister, stop it. Ningzi isn't drowning in the river, she's going to be strangled to death by you."

Toyokawa Shoko reduced the intensity of her movements, but did not stop.

She was soaking wet, and how sparkling the river water looked when it mingled with her tears.

"You idiot, why are you out in the middle of the night! Don't you know you're afraid of the dark and afraid of water?"

The dark clouds once again obscured the moonlight, and Ningzi could not see Xiangzi's expression. Her vision seemed to have deteriorated, and she could only see a blurry outline.

But my sister must be very angry.

His voice was broken and weak, but the emotions in it were laid bare without any attempt to conceal them.

Ah, she must have heard Xiangzi sobbing!

Beautiful, needs no further explanation!

The rustling sobs made Toyokawa Ningko feel guilty, but along with the guilt came pure pleasure and unparalleled disappointment.

really interesting.

I found my sister and was happy to receive her love and care.

I failed to get revenge on her and make her lose me, failed to make me cease to be human, and I am disappointed.

"My sister actually came back to look for Ningzi again? I thought Ningzi was already trash in the trash can."

Trash can, trash can, trash can is a sweet homeland. This heartless older sister seems to have softened after all, taking poor Ningzi away from the trash can and giving Ningzi a warm embrace again.

Before Toyokawa Ningko's eyes flashed red and green, a riot of fantastical colors rushing by; she had just touched that wondrous ultimate place—

Such a wonderful experience was interrupted, such a wonderful, inhuman moment was interrupted. Ningzi's life had been boring and painful, and what had just happened was one of the few joyful moments she had ever experienced, and one she was absolutely certain was real.

However, what replaced the lost joy was other joys.

Xiangzi came back to find her! He didn't abandon her; this is truly...

Very good…