Tokyo: Rabbit Officer and Her Evil Partner
Chapter 153 - 75: In the Name of Love

Chapter 153: Chapter 75: In the Name of Love

"Are you okay?"

Kazama Chihime bent down slightly, cradling his face.

Her hands were cold, soft yet strong. When their eyes met, there was no warmth in those eyes, only an unspeakable malice.

Kamei Yuusaku often thought that he probably fell for her at that moment. That was the only time Kazama Chihime initiated physical contact with him, and he felt that even if he kissed her, she wouldn’t mind.

If only he had been braver then.

Unfortunately, at that time, he had a broken finger, had been hungry for two days, hadn’t washed his hair for a week, was filthy, and didn’t know when he’d be able to leave this ghostly place, lacking the courage to confess. He and Kazama Chihime stared at each other for a long time, and finally, he blurted out a sentence:

"Squinting a bit would make you look better."

In nature, predators are often skilled at hiding their malice. They use camouflage, blend with the surroundings, and mask their scent, slowly approaching their prey.

Kazama Chihime learned a lot from him, such as showing goodwill, closing the distance, empathy...most importantly, one must do the right thing.

Yes, her father taught her from a young age that as a human being, one must do the right thing.

Once you step over that red line, you become unfit for society.

Everyone has a moral code in their hearts. Before understanding the law, people develop a ’natural morality’. Those who violate this natural morality are scorned by others.

Kamei Yuusaku didn’t know what Kazama Chihime was thinking; he never touched her soul, nor understood why she tormented and killed. He merely went along—only then would Kazama Chihime look at him with a gaze superior to others.

There was no other way.

Sometimes, Kamei Yuusaku felt like a Chang Ghost trapped by a fierce tiger.

It seemed that in Kazama Chihime’s eyes, everyone was an equal anomaly, and that disdainful gaze wasn’t a personal discrimination—hunters also respect their prey, displaying their heads and pelts everywhere, boasting about how brave and combative they were in life, daring to sacrifice for their kin.

The same was true for her.

Kamei Yuusaku clearly knew that, in Kazama Chihime’s heart, no one could replace him. Because he was Kazama Chihime’s camouflage, he was Kazama Chihime’s claw, he was the right excuse.

He did nothing wrong; he was also doing what he believed was right.

In educational institutions, was he supposed to be bullied? Were those students beaten by Kazama Chihime not at fault?

Since escaping, Kamei Yuusaku had adhered to the law, never doing anything wrong... The maid volunteered to stick with him; he just said a few kind words, is that wrong? The same with the female executive, he didn’t ask for money, it was she who offered it, could that also be blamed on him?

Including those call girls and female students, he didn’t encourage them to commit suicide, just told them not to worry... Though he knew in his heart what would happen, speaking of actions not intentions, what wrong did he commit?

Is it wrong to console those call girls? Is it wrong to spread love to lonely women?

Kazama Chihime was also not wrong, she was also doing the right thing.

She stood up for her friends, wasn’t that the right thing to do? She disciplined those who seduce boyfriends, isn’t that natural? She formed the Heavenly Punishment Group, led a gang around beating criminals, wasn’t that divine justice?

Clearly, they weren’t wrong, so why couldn’t they be honest with each other?

The wind grew louder, and this snow seemed to fall on his heart for four years. From the moment the two met, Kamei Yuusaku realized this was the best ending.

Looking back on his life, the only mistake he made was intentionally ignoring Kazama Chihime’s nature. She killed the gatekeeping old man, an innocent person who was just looking for something to do at home, working as a part-time school guard... For the old man, it was a decent job.

But that school was not the ivory tower he imagined, and those students were not flowers in a greenhouse.

Kamei Yuusaku had regretted, but Kazama Chihime said, they weren’t wrong, killing was a necessity to escape that ghostly place.

His mother had been trying to seek compensation from that educational institution. After a news exposé, the institution closed down immediately, investors disappeared, the legal representative was imprisoned. By the time the authorities went to investigate, the abandoned school in the mountains had become an urban legend.

But his mother didn’t give up. Her life became a fragmented mess, she had to seek justice from those people.

She went everywhere, contacting teachers who once worked at that institution, even aides, janitors, odd-job workers—she pestered them every day, trying to extract information about the operators.

"Don’t bother me anymore! I never guarded the gate there... I subcontracted it out! ... Subcontracted to whom? Some old geezer... Burp, records? I sold them all as scrap paper to a used bookstore, including textbooks and such... some people just like collecting those things."

His mother learned this and went rummaging through the used bookstore.

She thought the gatekeeper must have seen the principal’s face. Since it was a subcontracted job, the old man shouldn’t cover for them.

She searched and finally, she did find the old man’s relics.

Kamei Yuusaku had advised her many times to stop digging, even argued with her several times, but to no avail. His mother was determined to seek justice... The knot he tied himself, he couldn’t untie.

Thus, he stole the dog, lied that his father was looking after Marujiro, but actually handed it over to Kazama Chihime.

A dog that bites someone must naturally be ’punished’.

Back then, Lady Tsunade’s child hit Marujiro’s dog head with a stick repeatedly, provoking the sensitive Marujiro.

Once a dog bites someone, it is labeled an anomaly. The apartment manager demanded it be euthanized, Kamei Yuuta paid a lot of money, bribing the head of the animal center, and got an euthanasia certificate, only then saving Marujiro.

Since then, Marujiro was not allowed to bark at home; to avoid the neighbors’ attention, Mrs. Kamei would only sneak it out for a walk at midnight... Living under such sustained, malicious high pressure naturally made Marujiro aggressive towards humans.

But none of this was his fault.

When he was at the hot spring, he actually lied. The man’s "no crossing water principle" is based on "no love".

Because love transcends right and wrong.

The wind rushed into his throat, severing memories. Kamei Yuusaku knelt on the ground, a line of blood slowly seeping from his neck.

Kazama Chihime sheathed the bloody blade, and Kamei Yuusaku stared blankly at her as she walked closer, once again cradling his face.

His vision rose with Kazama Chihime’s arm. He faintly heard the sound of his body falling into the snow.

Their eyes met, as if seeing each other for the first time.

Before his consciousness faded, she leaned down for a kiss, as light as a dragonfly touching water, a silent farewell.

—"If you’re going to die, I hope it’s under my gaze."

...

"I still like you, please forgive me."

"Mm, I’m not angry, just a bit dizzy, feeling cold."

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