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Chapter 8: "I'd Kill the World for You"
Rei lazily floats above the group, sipping tea conjured from thin air.
> "Well, that was heartbreakingly tragic."
"Let's balance the scales with something… dangerous."
She flicks a finger.
The next orb floats toward Suzune #8.
Her eyes narrow. She smiles slowly, twisting the blade she keeps hidden beneath her coat.
Rei:
> "Let's watch what happens when love stops asking and starts taking."
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🔪 Memory Orb: The Obsession
The orb glows deep red.
Scene: A prison cell.
Ayanokoji sits chained to the wall, expression cold, calculating — but tired.
Suzune stands in front of him, smiling. Calm. Too calm.
Ayanokoji (in the memory):
> "You can't keep me here forever."
Suzune #8:
> "Of course I can.
You said 'I don't belong to anyone.'
So I made sure… you belong to me."
She walks closer.
Ayanokoji:
> "I could kill you."
Suzune:
> "I know. That's what makes this exciting."
She touches his cheek.
> "But you won't.
Because even you… want to know what true devotion feels like."
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The memory shifts.
Scene: A rooftop. Blood everywhere.
Bodies of people who tried to "save" Ayanokoji lay scattered around.
Suzune #8 stands in front of him, drenched in red.
She kneels and offers him a small, messy bento box.
> "I made your favorite."
Ayanokoji (in the memory, quietly):
> "You're insane."
Suzune:
> "I know.
But I'd rather be insane with you…
than sane without you."
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🩸 Back to Present:
Suzune #8 giggles as the orb fades.
Everyone's staring.
Even Rei.
Suzune #2 (softly):
> "You… you killed for him…"
Suzune #8:
> "I'd kill again. And again. And again.
Just for a second of his attention."
She looks at Ayanokoji now.
Dead serious.
> "And the best part?
He never told me to stop."
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Ayanokoji looks straight into her eyes.
Silent.
Measured.
Then calmly says:
> "Because I was studying you.
Trying to see what breaks first.
You… or the chain around my wrist."
A moment of silence.
Then Suzune #8 blushes.
> "That's the most romantic thing you've ever said to me."
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Rei:
> "Ohohohoho~
Love. Obsession. Blood.
We're just getting started."
> "Two down. Six to go."
"Next?"
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TO BE CONTINUED...
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