In the midst of the sudden shock, the small knife aimed straight at his waist had already arrived, moving so fast that Sento didn't even have time to counter and subdue her.
He barely managed to pull back and twist his waist, but the suit around his waist was still slashed open, and a thread of bright red seeped out along the tip of the blade.
"You guy!"
Sento turned sideways, lowered his head slightly, and met Haruko's vertical pupils, which were tinged with scarlet.
Like a ferocious, maddened cat!
In a fleeting moment, Haruko tossed the knife into the air, and as she turned, her other hand instinctively caught the small knife and, using an inward thrust, stabbed straight at Sento again.
Her body was small, her movements agile.
However, as the male lead, Sento wasn't a pushover. Recovering from the shock, he used the force to slap away Haruko's knife-wielding hand.
At the same time, he quickly retreated two steps.
Adjusting his stance.
Like a furious male lion, "I originally didn't want to touch you out of consideration for Ichiko's desperate pleas, but you still dare to fight me for Ichiko. You brought this upon yourself!"
How much of a threat could a 1.5-meter loli pose?
With the soft attacks and strength just now, since he, Sento, could restrain her once, the second time would be just as easy!
Taking a large stride, Sento reached out his hand directly from above.
He wanted to grab Haruko's neck again like capturing a dragon, but when his eyes met her soft little hand, his expression changed dramatically.
The small hand easily grabbed Sento's wrist, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move it an inch forward.
Why was her strength so great!
She wasn't like this just now!
Amidst the shock, a "click" sound rang out, followed by a hoarse scream.
"Ugh ah—!"
An entire arm was dislocated by Haruko twisting it at the wrist.
No, no, no!
Sento retreated in horror, cold sweat dripping from his face, his breathing completely disordered.
This guy is so thin and small, why does she have such great strength!
And...
Sento looked at Haruko walking towards him step by step and couldn't help but swallow.
At this moment, her tea-colored long hair was scattered down, half covering her cheeks, with only one eye remaining under the messy bangs. Her pupils were vertical, glowing with crimson dots.
The hand holding the small knife hung limply, and drops of bright red liquid dripped down the tip of the blade.
Drip, drop.
The liquid fell, staining the floor with a bright red rose.
Then it was covered by a huge shadow, and her small feet stepped on the bright red roses, walking towards him step by step.
Blackening: Eight times!
"Ichiko, she's mine!"
Haruko finished her low murmur, and with a "swish," she darted out again.
"Damn it!"
Sento almost crawled towards the door, shouting loudly at the same time, "What are you still doing outside? Get in here and help!"
The door outside had not been closed the whole time, and the bodyguard was dutifully standing outside like a door god.
After hearing Sento's voice, the Suit Man outside suddenly burst in.
It was the same Suit Man who had chased Haruko in the basement at that time.
He glanced at the blackened Haruko, then saw his Young Master running away in a panic, clutching one arm, with a long, bloody cut on his waist.
Sento glared at the Suit Man, "What are you still looking at? Go kill that guy quickly!"
"Huh? Me?"
The Suit Man met Haruko's strange vertical pupils and was immediately filled with fear.
One of the effects of cat pupils is to make people who meet their gaze feel fear.
This guy is clearly not right!
The Suit Man felt his scalp tingle and without a word, he picked up Sento and ran, "Young Master, let's go to the Hospital first. I've been in the business for many years, and I disdain hitting women!"
Until they left, Haruko didn't chase after them. She only recovered belatedly, then collapsed from exhaustion by the entrance door.
Her eyes gradually regained rationality, and Haruko breathed a sigh of relief, "That was impulsive."
[Host, you've recovered?]
"I was fine all along." Haruko poked out her small head and glanced at the camera in the hallway, "Thankfully, the Blackening skill worked at the critical moment. It's sometimes effective, sometimes not, which is really frustrating."
"Kai, do you think it's possible that because Sento mentioned Ichiko, his male lead halo was diluted by the female lead halo, which is why I was able to activate the Blackening skill at the critical moment?"
[Host, is there a possibility that you yourself haven't realized that you are actually slightly... I mean slightly, slightly yandere, which is why you can trigger the Blackening skill?]
"Huh?" Haruko scoffed, "Don't I know if I'm yandere? Whether it's the dependence, possessiveness, or exclusion types I've shown, I've consciously acted them out, okay?"
"Of course I'm not yandere."
Haruko waved her hand, looking completely normal, "Alright, don't mention this. I know my own situation. Rather, both last time and this time, after the Blackening skill is triggered, I become very weak. What's going on?"
[Although Blackening can multiply the Host's combat power, it essentially compresses the body's potential. After the Blackening state is removed, it will feedback negative weakness to the body based on the multiplier]
"So that's how it is."
Haruko breathed out again, her expression becoming complicated, "Rather, the real trouble is next. Besides making me weak afterward, this Blackening skill also affects my rationality, otherwise I wouldn't have been so impulsive just now."
"Now, Ichiko might not even be able to protect me."
Given the situation just now, it's no exaggeration to say that she is now in a state of until death do us part with Sento!
A villain cannon fodder, facing one of the male leads head-on?
"This is truly a difficult challenge."
[Host, act as soon as possible. Sento's character setting will definitely retaliate. How about letting the female lead Ichiko help out?]
"Impossible!" Haruko's voice was firm, "Last time that guy already pushed his luck and wanted Ichiko to be his Miss. Now that we've torn apart all pretense, he will definitely restrict Ichiko!"
"However, this is also an opportunity..."
Haruko took out her phone, murmuring while looking at Ichiko's Massenger profile picture.
She and Sento have fallen out, their conflict escalating.
As the one being fought over, Ichiko, despite her intention not to get involved, will ultimately have to make a choice.
Will she choose herself?
Or will she choose Sento, whom she still has some good feelings for?
Ichiko, you must not choose Sento!
A red light flashed in Haruko's eyes and quickly disappeared as she scrolled to Dr. Kaito's alt account.
She had a new plan, a plan to make Ichiko and Sento fall out!
"But before that, I need bodyguards."
[Bodyguards?]
The System sounded confused.
[Host, although you have 1635 points including the few hundred emotional points Sento just provided, you can't buy people in the mall. Are you looking for another male lead, Shin?]
"Shin can't be trusted for now." Haruko shook her head and clicked into someone's Massenger.
She typed and sent a message, "Brother, I've been bullied. Can you bring some people back to help me?"
After receiving the message, he replied almost instantly.
Invincible Brother: "Okay, I'll be home around midnight tonight."
Looking at the few words of reply, Haruko felt a warmth in her heart.
To be honest, she didn't want to involve her brother.
But...
Plans can't keep up with changes!
Haruko scrolled back to Dr. Kaito's alt account and slowly edited a message to send to Ichiko.
So next, between me and Sento, will you choose me, Ichiko?
Will you, or will you?
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