When Hayashizaki left Yukinoshita Yukino's memory illusion, she was quietly sitting on the sofa looking at a stack of manuscripts. However, from her furrowed brows, it was clear that she was not in a calm mood.
The living room lights were bright, and it seemed like a whole day had passed.
"What are you doing?"
Hayashizaki opened his eyes and curiously looked at the contents of the manuscript. Yukinoshita Yukino usually read bound books, so it was the first time he saw her reading such a stack of papers.
After glancing at it, he couldn't help but comment,
"Where did this toilet paper come from? Why are you reading this stuff?"
"Poof..."
Yukinoshita Yukino's furrowed brows relaxed, and she smiled, saying,
"That's a very accurate comment. Zaimokuza would probably like it."
"Zaimokuza?"
A strange name came out of Yukinoshita Yukino's mouth. Hayashizaki raised an eyebrow instinctively, and the girl noticed her own eyebrow moving as well.
"It seems something interesting happened while I was sleeping. A new request?"
Without noticing her eyebrow twitching, Yukinoshita explained to Hayashizaki,
"Yes, Zaimokuza wrote a... light novel, I think? He wants us to read it and give feedback."
"I see."
Hayashizaki understood, then glanced at the clock on the living room wall. The hour hand had passed twelve, and usually, Yukinoshita would be in bed by this time.
"Don't stay up too late, you should go to bed."
"I'll sleep after I finish reading. Since we accepted Zaimokuza's request, we should complete it properly."
Yukinoshita Yukino calmly turned a page of the manuscript. After being amused by Hayashizaki's comment, her mood, which had been troubled by Zaimokuza's error-filled grammar and nonsensical plot, improved a lot.
"Child, staying up late is not good."
Hayashizaki said kindly, trying to persuade her.
"What? After a day of silence, has the parasite turned from a villain into a nagging mom?"
His strange tone made Yukinoshita Yukino shiver, and goosebumps appeared on her arms.
"You child, how can you talk like that? You were cuter when you were little."
"When I was little? Has the parasite's brain gone bad? You've only been awake for a few days, how would you know what I was like when I was little?"
"I watched you grow up."
At first, the girl thought Hayashizaki was joking again, but her instincts told her something was off. That strange feeling of being at a disadvantage prompted Yukinoshita Yukino to ask him,
"What do you mean by that?"
"I saw your memories."
Hayashizaki answered sincerely.
"...Huh?"
Yukinoshita Yukino was stunned at first.
"Saw my memories?"
"Yes."
Then she slowly realized,
"You saw my memories!?"
"From childhood to now."
From a confused little face with a slightly open mouth, to an embarrassed and blushing face:
"You you you you——!"
Look at this kid, too excited to speak properly. It's a pity Yukinoshita Yukino isn't in front of a mirror, otherwise Hayashizaki could fully enjoy this amusing scene.
After forcing herself to calm down, the blush on Yukinoshita Yukino's cheeks faded a bit, and she organized her words:
"Although I had a rough estimate of your moral standards, I didn't expect..."
"I didn't do it on purpose."
Hayashizaki tried to interrupt, but it had little effect.
"Are you serious?"
Yukinoshita Yukino said with cold eyes.
"Of course."
Hayashizaki retorted, Yukinoshita and herself are at least two souls crammed into one body, how can she not even have this kind of trust, "I was pulled in by the illusion made up of your memories, I'm also a victim, okay!"
"What do you mean you're a victim? It's not like the memories that were spied on were yours!"
Yukinoshita Yukino exclaimed angrily, "And why are you talking as if my memories are eager to be spied on by you!?"
This time, Yukinoshita Yukino really broke her defenses.
Having your experiences from childhood to adulthood viewed from beginning to end by a guy other than your family, what's the difference between that and being naked in front of someone else!
"On the bright side, you can take a bath without worrying."
Seemingly reading Yukinoshita's inner thoughts, Hayashizaki comforted.
It's all been seen anyway.
Yukinoshita Yukino swung out her right palm to slap her mouth on the back of her left hand in annoyance, then slapped the back of her left hand red.
"I know you're in a hurry, but hold your horses."
Hayashizaki's mouth appeared on her right hand, "The reason why I'm being pulled into your memory visions, I'm guessing it's because both of our souls are crammed into the same body, and it won't be long before you're seeing Ryoumen Sukuna's memories as well."
But now it seems that the situation has changed?
"Don't worry, wait a moment."
Hayashizaki first calmed down the angry little hedgehog, then silently called out the system in his heart.
'System, what's going on? Explain.'
[Detecting...]
[According to the system's analysis, after the host successfully activated this system and passed identity verification, the system is automatically promoting a deep binding between the host's soul and this body.]
[What will happen after the deep binding is completed?]
[The primary control of this body will be transferred to the host, and without the host's consent, no one will be able to control this body.]
[So, this is my current state...]
Goodness, this is really turning things upside down.
[Just asking, can it be stopped?]
[No, this program is part of the system's core code. As an AI responsible for assisting and guiding the host, I do not have the authority to write or change the core code.]
The system's answer was not unexpected for Hayashizaki:
[Can't you do something useful?]
[...I can't help the host, I apologize.]
Hayashizaki sighed helplessly. He hadn't planned to get his body back so soon, but now it seems his VIP seat is over, and the plan to hunt the special-grade cursed spirit needs to be moved up.
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