Chapter 334 - The Biggest Liar (1/2)

December 12th Tokyo 2019

Sadness, nostalgia, and grief.

The surrounding people's voices around her always lacked something. Like something was missing. No matter how happy human beings are in the end, we all have our loneliness, and after figuring that out. Setsura had found that the people around her seemed to have increased in contrast to before. How ironic, huh?

”Thank you for earlier. You really helped me out there,” Setsura thanked him.

Some people almost recognized her, but Chauncey helped her out.

She turned towards him and saw something different. Chauncey had a relieved smile. If he could make a smile like that, she is sure there were other faces she had yet to see. As she thought that, words that didn't need to be said flew out.

”Natasha may be a useless excuse for a human being, but I think she's a pretty good girl,” Setsura commented. She wanted to draw a line between them. Yang's unease and sudden change in behavior. Setsura understood what the cause was.

'He doesn't want her to get involved with Chauncey Long.' Akito was the same. But was his anger this deep before? The answer is no. Akito's anger towards Chauncey Long was not like this.

”No way, no way. You know, you understand right? I mean, there's no way I could date anyone properly as I am right now.”

”That's.”

”It's true,” Chauncey cuts her off.

He answered without giving her room to say anything. ”I'm rotten after all.”

Those words that accompanied with a cold smile sounded as if they were excuses for someone.

”I guess that's that then,” Setsura muttered. If that's what he thinks of himself, who is she to try to persuade him otherwise? Besides, she can't do anything to help him. She isn't a hero of justice. Helping Akito out and then Yang - it was already too much for her to shoulder.

There is no doubt Chauncey Long is a good guy. However, she can't be the one to heal his scars.

”It's like that. No one will understand me, and I don't want them to either. That's why I won't be able to date anyone properly.”

Now then, the words he just then... Did he refer to her hobbies or himself? Well, it wasn't anything worth asking about.

”That's why I hate myself.”

It was the first time for Setsura to hear him directly say it. She silently gazed as his back as he continued to walk up the stairs. The two of them were early. Nobody else seemed to be in the building yet, aside from a few people.

Setsura stood frozen at the bottom of the stairwell, as she tried to think of something. Anything to make him feel better. But not only could she not come up with anything. She couldn't even reach out and hug him like she usually would with Yang and Akito.

Her relationship with Yang started as a lie, and when she thought of her relationship with Akito, it was the same.

When it was just a small lie- it seemed harmless. But, even then, she felt something was wrong; she couldn't praise herself or even criticize.

Because she thought it was important. Because she didn't want to lose it.

She tried to hide and pretend behind a mask.

But, the more one hides it, the more the fear grows. 'One day, she will lose this all.' A lie cannot continue forever.

And once you lost hold of it, you'll cry over it. If you knew you were going to lose it, it might've been better to not bother with it in the first place. If you were going to agonize over it to death, then it might've been better just to throw it aside.

The moment Setsura reached the top of the stairs, she is surprised to see Yang there. He was leaning against the vending machine and smoking. 'Was he waiting for her?'

Setsura made her way over, ”Y-” her sentence fell short when a woman with long ginger hair rushed over.

”Brother Yang!”

Yang's gaze softened.