27: save4 One More Time
After looking around at the options, Lu Lele spoke:
"Hey, Strange God, I have a question."
[Speak.]
"Is it possible to achieve a new Normal Ending starting from any save point?"
[An ending resulting from failed roleplay is still an ending, so the answer is... who knows? Maybe yes, maybe no.]
[However, you've only unlocked one Normal Ending so far. There are still many opportunities.]
"How many Normal Endings are there in total?" Lu Lele asked again.
[Who knows?] the Strange God repeated, its tone dripping with dismissal.
"Fine."
Lu Lele muttered with a hint of dissatisfaction:
"To think that you, a deity who ought to be omniscient and omnipotent, wouldn't even provide this little bit of information. So stingy."
The Strange God didn't seem angered, speaking blandly:
[If I were truly stingy, Little Sister Lu Lele, you wouldn't have such uniquely favorable conditions, would you?]
"Then I have another question. What exactly is the 'Perfect Ending' you speak of?"
[Good question.]
The Strange God praised Lu Lele before saying:
[The Perfect Ending is simply the Perfect Ending. It is also, simultaneously, the most perfect ending for the yandere role you are portraying.]
"Isn't that just saying nothing at all?"
Lu Lele sighed, knowing she wouldn't get any useful information from the Strange God. She looked again at the save points floating before her, then spoke:
"I've made my decision."
Lu Lele's tone was resolute:
"Strange God, you should know what I'm thinking. Do as I am thinking."
[Ah, well, well, to choose to return to that moment... how bold of you.]
The Strange God's voice remained as usual:
[Then, as you wish. Please continue to work hard, Little Sister Lu Lele.]
...
...
"But, if it's with you..."
The childhood friend's hand lightly rested in Lu Lele's palm, carrying a hint of chill. Her face was filled with an ingratiating smile:
"...trying it out might not be so bad."
Lu Lele had very directly returned to the most recent save.
Get up from where you fall.
Lu Lele was stubborn to the core, and also a bit hard headed. She wanted to see what the result would be if she carried out the original plan. It was like in a game, after choosing the wrong option at a branching point, she then went to try the other option at that same point.
Lu Lele wouldn't go back to earlier saves until she had exhausted all options on this branch. Well, it wasn't that extreme, but in any case, Lu Lele decided she absolutely had to see her planned "elopement route" through first, and only then consider starting from other save nodes.
At the same time, she also wanted to punish Liu Lili, who had been lying to her the whole time, that Liu Lili who had deceived her by exploiting her trust. She wanted Liu Lili to understand the consequences of not being good.
"..."
Under Liu Lili's astonished gaze, Lu Lele's expression grew colder bit by bit. The excitement and joy on her face vanished without a trace.
Replacing them was a frigid stare and an equally icy voice:
"Lili..."
Lu Lele suddenly grabbed Liu Lili's outstretched hand, forcefully pulling Liu Lili out of the bathtub.
Liu Lili looked bewildered. After being pulled out, she couldn't maintain her balance, was forced to her knees, and didn't manage to stand steady.
But Lu Lele didn't give her more time to think. With her other hand, she gripped Liu Lili's neck, literally lifting her up until their heads were at the same height.
"Don't. You. Dare. Lie."
Lu Lele stared into Liu Lili's eyes at close range. Their noses were practically touching.
Liu Lili could see the coldness and chill in Lu Lele's pupils, something she had never seen before.
Tears in her eyes, Liu Lili nodded desperately, her face turning a purplish red.
Lu Lele then casually shoved, letting Liu Lili fall to the floor. Liu Lili, looking at the suddenly transformed Lu Lele, began to cry with grievance and confusion.
Ignoring her childhood friend's weeping, Lu Lele threw a towel onto Liu Lili and coldly commanded:
"Dry yourself."
"Lele, what's wrong with you..." Liu Lili asked.
Lu Lele repeated in an unyielding tone:
"I said, dry yourself."
"..."
Liu Lili carefully glanced at Lu Lele and complied.
Lu Lele then threw the change of clothes over and commanded again:
"Put it on."
This time, Liu Lili obeyed meekly.
"Good."
Lu Lele nodded, reaching out to pat Liu Lili's head.
Unlike before, Liu Lili felt no gentleness from Lu Lele. Her movements were rough, messing up Liu Lili's already damp hair even more.
This way of patting... felt more like petting a small animal, not needing to care about the animal's feelings, as long as it pleased the one doing the petting.
Lu Lele then issued many more simple commands to Liu Lili.
Basically, they were about completing post bath tasks, like getting dressed, blow drying her hair, and so on.
Liu Lili clearly knew exactly what to do, but Lu Lele insisted on breaking everything down into simpler steps, turning them into cold commands with precise operational definitions.
Soon, Lu Lele brought Liu Lili back to the room, locked the door from the inside, and took out the handcuffs that had only recently been removed.
"Hold out your hands," Lu Lele said.
Liu Lili trembled all over, saying weakly:
"Lele, you, you said I was obedient, that I wouldn't need to wear these things anymore..."
"I said, hold out your hands," Lu Lele roughly interrupted her.
"..."
Liu Lili cried again, shaking her head as she spoke through sobs:
"Lele, don't... please..."
Lu Lele's expression showed no fluctuation:
"One last time. Hold out your hands."
Liu Lili wept violently. A glance from the corner of her eye swept over the tightly shut doors and windows. In the end, she had no choice but to comply.
After using the handcuffs to restrict her childhood friend's movements once more, Lu Lele finally revealed a faint smile.
"Lili, you're so good. Good children should get rewards~"
Lu Lele leaned close to Liu Lili, pinching the latter's chin.
Thinking Lu Lele wanted to kiss, Liu Lili resignedly closed her eyes.
But instead, after their lips touched, Lu Lele bit down hard on Liu Lili's lower lip, holding back absolutely nothing.
Liu Lili's lower lip was nearly bitten through. Blood welled up continuously. Liu Lili trembled all over from the pain, but Lu Lele passionately sucked at the wound.
Watching Lu Lele's intoxicated expression, the unease and fear in Liu Lili's heart reached their peak.
Crazy.... absolutely crazy...
The girl before her was no longer the Lu Lele that Liu Lili knew.
She was an outright lunatic, a complete and utter pervert.