Yakushi and Yuzuru looked at each other in disbelief. There was no need to confirm; they already believed that what Illya said was true.
No one understood them better than each other. With just a glance, they knew what the other was thinking.
But this was also the part they couldn't accept; they couldn't accept why the other would make such a choice.
"Why... why do you know about this? We never told you about this before."
Although she was very displeased with Yuzuru's decision, Yakushi was very curious about how Illya knew about this.
Neither she nor Yuzuru had told anyone else about this, nor had they told anyone about their plan to sacrifice themselves for the other to live.
This matter was known only to them, so why did Illya, whom they had only known for less than a day, know about it?
Yakushi's words made Yuzuru look at Inaba Tsukiyo with some curiosity; she also wanted to know why Illya knew about this.
"Why… if I said I had the ability of precognition, would you believe me?"
Facing Yakushi and Yuzuru's looks of 'Who are you fooling?', Illya muttered 'No sense of humor' to herself, then lightly coughed a few times.
"The reason is simple. Yesterday, when you two fell unconscious, I looked through your memories. I 'accidentally' saw your past and your inner thoughts."
"Looked through our memories… Why would you do such a terrible thing! Don't you know how rude that is?!"
"Indignation! Yuzuru is displeased with Miss Illya's actions."
Yakushi and Yuzuru were indignant about Illya peeking into their memories; they felt their hidden secrets had been exposed.
While feeling shy, they also felt very angry, so the two stood together to denounce Illya.
Facing the denunciation from Yakushi and Yuzuru, Illya merely took a sip of tea, and confronting their angry gazes, her eyes sharpened.
"How dare you speak! You don't know who ran into my room last night while I was sleeping, wearing only a swimsuit to tempt me. If I hadn't reacted quickly, someone else would have seen it!"
At this, Illya was furious. Did these two forget what happened last night?
Recalling what happened last night, Yakushi and Yuzuru awkwardly scratched their faces. To be honest, what happened last night was indeed their fault.
"Even… even so, that's no reason for you to peek into our memories!"
"No? I was just seeing what other tricks you had up your sleeves. It's already extremely humane that I didn't perform a physical memory wipe on you. What else do you have to complain about?"
Regarding this matter, Illya lectured Yakushi and Yuzuru for a while, and it took considerable effort to calm them down about the memory peeking.
Seeing that Yakushi and Yuzuru no longer cared about the memory peeking, Illya lightly coughed a few times, shifting the topic back to the previous matter.
"In both of your memories, I saw nearly a hundred duels. What's interesting is that the purpose of each duel was not for one of you to win, but for one of you to lose to the other."
This was the most interesting part of Yakushi and Yuzuru's battles. Because both intended to lose to the other, they would always create openings, creating opportunities for the opponent to win.
For this reason, their records remained even up to a hundred duels. The reason they appeared on Hitogami Island this time was to decide the final victor here.
To allow the other to survive, they had both planned to sacrifice themselves, which was also why Illya didn't go out with the others but stayed in her room.
From Yakushi and Yuzuru's memories, Illya could see that they deeply loved each other, to the point where even sacrificing themselves to let the other live was met with no hesitation.
They hid this thought from each other, not even letting the one who was always with them know, which is why things turned out this way.
Now, knowing each other's true intentions, Yakushi and Yuzuru could no longer hold back.
Yakushi and Yuzuru were furious, and uncontrolled gusts of wind appeared around them. Yakushi clenched her hands, looking angrily at Yuzuru.
"Don't joke around! Sacrificing yourself to let me live, I will absolutely not accept that!"
"Yuzuru is more suited to live than I am! This slot for survival! It should be yours!"
"Denial! Yakushi is too arrogant!"
Yuzuru's pupils flashed, and her usually expressionless face became serious.
"Yuzuru never intended to live from the start. The one who must give up the right to survive should be Yuzuru. Yakushi is more suited to live than Yuzuru; this is the most correct decision."
"Don't joke around! What kind of 'most correct decision' is that! It's closer to the most foolish decision!!!"
Yakushi shouted excitedly. She couldn't accept such a statement. The most correct choice? Don't joke around, she wouldn't acknowledge such a thing!
"The true yamai must be held by the most outstanding one! The one most qualified to bear the name yamai is only Yuzuru!"
"Rebuttal! Yakushi is the one truly worthy of the name yamai. The one truly deserving of the word 'outstanding' is Yakushi, not Yuzuru."
Despite still being expressionless, Yuzuru's words were unusually heavy and powerful, revealing her unwavering determination.
As the two struggled, Illya's room began to experience unnatural strong winds. Centered on the two, the wind grew stronger and stronger. If this continued, the hotel would surely be in trouble.
"Shut up!"
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