Even if it's just a glance.

"Ugh... supplemental medicine..."

That pitiful voice, however, made Impulsive Sakuragi relent and let her go.

After exchanging a glance with Petite Sakuragi, they both displayed awkward expressions.

Why did it feel like, compared to Perfect Sakuragi, they were the bullies instead?

...

...

"So, you are... Insecure Sakuragi?"

After a long while, the TVs in the surrounding TV Mountain finally returned to their original state.

Impulsive Sakuragi sat on a television, while Petite Sakuragi sat on her shoulder.

There were no lights here; all illumination came from the TVs.

Beside them, a surveillance monitor lit up, seemingly showing a part of Linmen.

The light from the TV illuminated them, as well as the curled-up Mouse Sakuragi among several TVs...

No, it was Insecure Sakuragi.

"Uh-huh..." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Insecure Sakuragi dared not look at them, only responding softly.

"...So, you were scared earlier because we said we wanted to see you, and tried to scare us away?"

"Uh-huh..."

Insecure Sakuragi hid in the TV, secretly glanced at Impulsive Sakuragi, and said softly,

"Your armor is so shiny and beautiful, and you have a nice-looking sword. You look so dashing... whereas I have nothing..."

Then, she secretly looked towards Petite Sakuragi and said similarly,

"And you, you're so small and cute... I... have dark circles under my eyes, not cute at all..."

With that, the mouse ears on her head twitched and she moved even further into the depths of TV Mountain,

"Someone as useless as I can only hide behind surveillance, chewing on the beauties of your lives...

"Only this way can I survive...

"There's no way I can go out with you. Even if I do, I can't be of any help..."

Her pessimistic and insecure demeanor rendered Impulsive Sakuragi and Petite Sakuragi speechless.

Petite Sakuragi pursed her lips, wanting to fly over and persuade her.

But just as she got closer, Insecure Sakuragi's body shivered, causing Petite Sakuragi to not dare fly forward, stopping on a TV instead,

"Don't be so pessimistic. You can definitely be of help. No matter what, it's better than staying here and getting killed by Perfect Sakuragi, right?"

"I know Perfect Sakuragi, and I know what she's doing. I... intentionally left the door open."

"Huh?"

Petite Sakuragi was slightly taken aback but then watched as Mouse Sakuragi continued to say,

"Previously, when the Barrier Gate wasn't closed, I secretly placed surveillance at many Sakuragi barriers and the Barrier Gate entrance. So, I know all of her actions...

"Aside from the first few Sakuragi that were targeted, I quietly informed all Sakuragi of this via notes, which is why they locked their doors...

"But for worthless Sakuragi like me, it would be better if she killed me... so I just left the door open, waiting for her to come and kill me..."

So...

So, this Insecure Sakuragi is the reason all the Sakuragi know about Perfect Sakuragi's true intentions and locked their doors!

Upon hearing this, Impulsive Sakuragi scratched the back of her head and said, puzzled,

"Hmm, then why didn't I get your message?"

Mouse Sakuragi secretly glanced at her, then quickly withdrew her gaze and said softly,

"I saw from the surveillance that you didn't read the information on the note at all and just casually tossed it into a pile of junk...

"I didn't dare to appear and remind you, so I could only repeatedly send you notes, but every time you would just toss them carelessly to different places..."

Petite Sakuragi glanced speechlessly at Impulsive Sakuragi, who awkwardly scratched the back of her head.

Perhaps unable to stand Petite Sakuragi's gaze, she stood up and quietly pulled her aside, whispering,

"Can we help her somehow, maybe have her join us on our journey? We can't just watch her wait here to die, can we? Besides, she seems to know a lot of information..."

"Hmm, I know too, but..."

Petite Sakuragi pursed her lips, looking at Insecure Sakuragi over there, momentarily at a loss on what to do to boost her spirits.

"If only we had a cat..."

"A cat?"

Facing Insecure Sakuragi's confusion, Petite Sakuragi nodded and explained,

"Yes, when Hitomi was little, didn't her grandpa lock her in the wardrobe for a whole day and night?

"Back then, she found a little hole just right for spying through the crack in the wall in the wardrobe, through which she could see the scenery outside the house.

"Outside the house, lived a very cute stray cat, carefree and running around outside the house every afternoon...

"But that kitten was very timid. It would be scared away by the slightest noise.

"So, Hitomi always watched it in secret, not daring to make a sound."

Petite Sakuragi secretly watched the curled-up, side-lying Insecure Sakuragi in the TV, and continued,

"Hitomi loved that cat very much.

"After that, whenever grandpa scolded or hit Hitomi, or when she felt upset or missed her parents...

"Hitomi would hide in the wardrobe and look at that little cat through the small hole...

"That was Hitomi's only form of entertainment at the time."

Impulsive Sakuragi nodded, pinched her chin, and said,

"No wonder, Hitomi loves kittens so much and also developed... uh, a habit of spying."

Petite Sakuragi was about to agree, but seeing Impulsive Sakuragi, who seemed to have just learned this today, she couldn't help but feel like crying again.

These past memories should be known to every Sakuragi.

However, because Perfect Sakuragi killed Cold Sakuragi, those past memories just vanished into thin air...