I wanted to be a bad actor in the anime, but I failed.

Of course you can’t have a video call with another person if your phone is in call mode.

Mu Lin looked at the message on his phone, feeling helpless.

Kato Megumi: [???]

Mu Lin: [······]

Kato Megumi: [You hung up the video call? (grin)]

Mu Lin: [Someone called. (dark circles under the eyes)]

Kato Megumi: [Then why are you still texting me? Invite me after the call! ]

Mu Lin: [How about we have a video call tomorrow? ]

Kato Megumi: [(Smiles), yeah, okay, good luck, bye.]

······

Good luck?

What good luck?

You won't come and chop me up, will you?

······

“Oh… life…”

Mu Lin lay on the bed in a spread-eagle position, lamenting his life for the hundredth time.

“Is that your catchphrase?”

A cool, curious voice came from the phone.

"more or less."

"Ah."

Maybe this is how a friendless girl gets along with others.

There was no common topic to break the awkwardness at this moment, so I could only respond passively.

Mu Lin also noticed that Yukinoshita was trying hard to make up for disturbing him.

"Go to sleep."

"I can't sleep."

"Take sleeping pills."

“I, I’ll go buy it!”

Why is this proud ice rose so timid?

Maybe it's because I've seen colder things.

"No, your legs are not convenient, don't force yourself."

"Thank you."

"No need to thank you."

"okay."

"Is your sister not here?"

"Ah."

"You can try to get along with her. She means no harm."

She, of course, refers to the ghost.

“This…I…”

"Forget it, I'm going to sleep first."

"it is good."

······

time flies.

"You, are you asleep?"

"Hey?"

"Hey!"

"Mulin! Are you asleep?!"

“Ah…”

The tone on the other end of the phone became increasingly anxious.

It seemed like something scary had happened again.

Mu Lin, who didn't want to respond, had to say, "I fell asleep."

“...Huh, please, please don’t joke around.”

"Hmmmm." Mu Lin responded lazily.

"Um... can we continue the call tomorrow?"

"No!" Mu Lin flatly refused!

"Why?" Yukinoshita asked in confusion.

why?

I'll be chopped to death!

And ask why!

Mu Lin glanced at the game console beside him.

"I'll give you something tomorrow. I hope it can help you."

"Ok."

The silent night passes slowly amid the chirping of cicadas.

The brand new sun enveloped Chiba Prefecture with an unparalleled sense of security!

The bright sunshine shines through the window into the quiet and tidy bedroom.

"Woo..."

The girl felt uncomfortable when she woke up.

It felt like someone was pressing down on her and making it hard for her to breathe.

And she couldn't open her eyes!

Sleep paralysis!

at the same time!

The strange hair scratched her frosty skin, making it extremely itchy.

After struggling for a long time!

The girl sat up, panting heavily and looked around!

The sunshine dispels the negative energy.

She breathed a sigh of relief.

After roughly tidying up her hair, she suddenly thought of something and quickly picked up the phone beside her.

Her heart skipped a beat when she realized she was still on the phone.

"Thank you."

With a soft murmur, she gently clicked the hang up button.

He sat in the wheelchair with difficulty, opened the curtains completely, and went to the bathroom to wash up.

······

Nowadays.

Yukinoshita Yukino sat on the balcony, watching the sun rise and set, wondering what she was thinking.

The fair face turned from golden to red.

The eyes seemed to be crying, filled with anxiety about the coming of day and night.

"where is your house?"

The message on her phone brought her back to her senses and she replied with the address.

······

"Eh? A-Lin! Why do you have Xiaoxue's contact information? I obviously don't even have it!!"

Tuanzi shouted jealously.

Seeing that the boy ignored her, she couldn't help but hold his hand coquettishly, letting him feel her murderous intentions.

"Quick! Give me Xiaoxue's contact information!"

Mu Lin took out his hand and handed the phone to her.

"Hey! Thank you, Alin!"

Holding the phone, Tuanzi thanked happily.

"Don't call me A-Lin."

"why?"

"It reminds me of my late friend."

"Eh? Sorry! Then I'll call you...Amu?"

"Neither!"

"why?"

"It still reminds me of a friend who has passed away."

"What! How can this be a coincidence? It must be intentional, right? Stinkywood! Lululu!"

Tuanzi made a half-grimacing face and ran to the high-end apartment, pressed the elevator button and waited with the boy.

The narrow elevator was filled with only the sound of two breaths.

The two could smell each other.

"Then how should I call you?"

"Just call me Mulin."

"No! You call me Tuanzi and I call you Mulin, that's not fair at all!..."

Mu Lin was helpless against Tuanzi's entanglement.

The noise finally calmed down after we walked out of the elevator.

"Hey! What did you buy for Xiaoxue?" Tuanzi looked at the big bag that Mulin was carrying curiously.

It looks like a shoe box.

"Don't tell you!"

"Then I won't tell you that I brought Xiaoxue some pastries made by my mother! Lululu!!"

"Oh."

"Oops! I think I already said it!"

"..."

"Hmph! Ignore you!"

"..."

"Wow! Xiaoxue lives here? I have to make a note of this so I can visit her more often in the future!"

Tuanzi went forward and knocked on the door.

"Kacha!"

The automatically unlocking door made the inexperienced Tuanzi exclaim in surprise!

She ran inside.

"Hello! Xiaoxue! How are you recovering?"

The three of them met in the living room.

Yukinoshita glanced at Mu Lin before smiling and nodding, "Yeah, very good. You should be fully recovered by the weekend."

"Great! Look! This is the cake my mom made! It's delicious!"

As he said that, Tuanzi went to the kitchen to get a bowl, put the pastries on it, then took a piece and ate it happily.

Seeing her acting like a funny person, Yukinoshita looked at Mu Lin helplessly.

As if asking, "Why is she here?"

Mu Lin shrugged.

He said he didn't want to come.

"By the way! Xiaoxue! Have you finished your meal?"

“Ordered takeout.”

"Oh, I see. Hehe! If I knew how to do it, I would make dinner for you!"

Tuanzi ate another piece of cake, and his mouth was full of crumbs.

Like a cute glutton.

Spacious living room.

Tuanzi continued to chat with Yukinoshita.

The latter answered absentmindedly and perfunctorily.

Mu Lin remained silent.

I noticed something was wrong with the two of them.

Yuigahama Yui suddenly felt like she was redundant.

"It feels like you two have some secret!"

"no?"

“It definitely looks like that!”

Tuanzi's gaze kept switching between Mu Lin and Yukinoshita.

After thinking for a while, she bit her lips and said, "Then... I'll go back first! Mulin! Don't do anything to Xiaoxue!"

"Am I that kind of person?"

Although not.

But I just have to nod!

The dumplings are like little chickens peeling rice.

Seeing that Mu Lin couldn't do anything to her, she waved her hand with satisfaction and said, "Hehe! Then I'll leave first! Xiaoxue, you must recover quickly! Bye~"

The slender figure with pink bun hair and wearing the Sobu High School uniform looked a little lonely for some reason.

After the door was closed.

"I feel a little sorry for her."

Yukinoshita Yukino covered her heart, feeling a little guilty.

"Then wait until your injury is healed and be good friends with her."

"Ah."

As if obeying an order, Yukinoshita nodded.

She suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh, you did it on purpose, didn't you?"

"What's intentional?"

Yukinoshita didn't answer.

Instead, he looked at the boy quietly.

Today, she was in a daze and thought a lot about Mu Lin.

For example, cat abuse incidents.

For example, the tit-for-tat when she first arrived at the service department.

For example, the awkward interactions within the service department.

There are also various details about volunteer activities.

Her question at this time was the second one.

Maybe the boy deliberately provoked her at that time, causing her to compromise and agree to be friends with Tuanzi.

Then it stimulated Kasumigaoka, causing the three of their worlds to intertwine.

Suddenly looking back.

Suddenly she realized that their increasingly harmonious relationship seemed to be inseparable from this young man.

But he, alone, silently and twistedly refused everyone's approach.

I was fooled by him.

"The savior pretending to be a bad guy."

Yukinoshita commented like this.

"Oh? Now that you put it that way, I have to explain it to you."

Mu Lin took a sip of water to moisten his throat.

Yukinoshita sat upright in her wheelchair and listened attentively.

"If you are considered a bad person by others, you will not be restricted by your identity."

"Once others think you are a good person, you will involuntarily pretend to be a good person in front of others."

"Well, that fits in with the character of trying to please other people, but it doesn't work for me," Yukinoshita interjected.

"No, no, no." Mu Lin shook his head. "Because a dragon slayer will eventually become a dragon. Saving the world is not about saving all the people in the world. Instead, it is about defeating the evildoers to save the victims. This means that saving the world means hurting others."

"You are a hero to me and a pirate to our enemies! You are a savior in the eyes of those you saved, but a villain in the eyes of those you hurt."

"Do a thousand bad things and then do one good thing, and you are like a prodigal son returning home."

“Do a thousand good things, and one bad thing will reveal your true colors.”

"In general."

"As long as you keep saving the world and hurting others, and the people you hurt spread your negative image behind your back."

"Then you will be pointed out as a sinner by people from a moral point of view!"

Yukinoshita suddenly realized.

And Sadako behind her clapped her hands repeatedly.

Mu Lin glanced at the latter and continued.

"So, in the eyes of those who understand these principles, they know that saving others will only ruin their own reputation in the end. So they simply use the convenience of being a villain to save others in a more direct way!"

"But..." Yukinoshita frowned, "It may not necessarily ruin one's reputation in the end. Maybe the people who were saved firmly believe that the savior is a good person and help to promote him?"

"This has to do with psychological phenomena such as interests, the blindness of the masses, and so on."

Mu Lin was too lazy to elaborate.

"Yeah." Yukinoshita nodded, pinching her chin and said, "Then why does he save people even though they are mistaken for villains?"

"Because..."

Mulin sighed.

“Because they are human.”

“Of course, lesson learned.”

"From the naive rescue of everyone at the beginning, to sacrificing a few to save the majority, to the almost cruel killing of potential murderers who may cause casualties to others in the end."

"So why is it that in ancient kingdoms, there is always a judge who bears the guilt beside the emperor?"

"Dedicate yourself to the darkness and serve the light."

"This is an existence more important than the king."

"until······"

Yukinoshita Yukino asked curiously, "Until what?"

"It's nothing. Sooner or later, everyone will get tired. When the dynasty falls, the surviving judges and kings no longer shoulder the heavy responsibility and live in the mortal world. But because they are used to this style of behavior, they are disliked by others. They will also deliberately make people dislike them and not let people expect them to be disliked so that they can naturally become false villains."

"······A false villain"

Yukinoshita Yukino was a little shocked.

Looking at Mu Lin, he asked softly, "Are these your experiences?"

"No, he's a friend of mine. I feel like I owe him too much, so I followed his example and made it up to him."

"Who is he?"

"Of course it's... the protagonist in the movie or TV series!"

Mu Lin was half joking.

It is easier to deceive people when the truth and falsehood are mixed together.

"That's it..."

Yukinoshita felt a little regretful.

But at the same time.

She wondered why Mu Lin could have such a deep understanding.

Just by watching TV, I came to understand this distorted truth, and then naturally put it into practice.

It is really...

It's hard to believe.

"Can you tell me about your past?"

Yukinoshita Yukino said this subconsciously.

But suddenly he realized something was wrong and said in a panic, "I just want to judge what kind of person you are."

Not to understand you!

"Who can I be? A person who lives for himself without any moral principles!"

Yukinoshita looked at this open-minded young man.

The memories in his mind ruthlessly tore apart his lies.

live for yourself?

Then why save people at the risk of your own life?

Why did you help me to this point?

Why are you still talking to me so much to comfort me now?

"Okay, it's getting late."

Curious, Mu Lin opened the bag.

A beautifully packaged game console box appeared.

He took out the black game console and patiently explained to Yukinoshita how to use it.

"That's all the precautions. If you have any questions, you can read the instructions or check online."

"······Um."

Yukinoshita looked at the game console in her hand.

A little bit shy.

Although it is her favorite color, but...

Game console?

What the hell?

"How does this help me?"

"I told you not to think too much, lest you be overwhelmed by resentment. Anyway, you are bored, so you can have more fun."

“I don’t think it’s going to work.”

"It's really useless to play alone, you can play online with others."

"You play too?"

"Ah."

"I have no friends."

Yukinoshita hinted at adding Mu Lin as a friend.

"Then add me as your friend."

This is what Mu Lin originally meant.

Just think of it as letting Hui and Naoko make another friend.

This way they won't be bored without him around.

So he requested three friends for Yukinoshita at once.

----

From this moment on, the ladylike and elegant girl came into contact with things from another world.

This is something that is despised by adults today and is considered the root of sin that leads to the downfall of children.

Will she sink into it, or become the best?

Or should you subvert your current lonely life, make some close friends, and embark on a life path called not being lonely?

finally.

Arrive at the destination.

Exchange real objects that express your mutual feelings with the bruised and battered boy?

Maybe it's just a fantasy.

Vanity is also a surprise.

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PS: This book needs a book test, and I need five great book titles. Does anyone have any good suggestions?