Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Culinary Journey Through the Heavens

Chapter 343 The Right Way to Deal with Homicidal Impulses

Chapter 343 The Right Way to Deal with Murderous Impulses (Just kidding)

After a good night's sleep, Ryougi Shiki didn't dwell on the dead person she encountered last night, but...

"Qiulong, did anyone touch my towel?"

The girl went to the bathroom to wash up and, when she was about to get a towel to dry her face, she noticed the dark red color on it.

Although it was dark red, Ryougi Shiki could smell that it was blood.

"No, what's wrong?"

"Outside," the butler, Qiulong, replied.

"It's nothing, there was just a mosquito on it, and I accidentally swatted it and bled quite a bit."

"Then I'll go get a new towel."

The butler, Akiyuki, is a household manager whose job is to take care of Ryougi Shiki, whom he has watched grow up since childhood, and to do his best to look after her daily life.

"Is it really not you?"

After Qiulong left, the girl looked at herself in the mirror and asked another question.

"have no idea."

This time, the girl in the mirror didn't answer immediately. After a while, she muttered to herself.

"Miss, the towels are here."

"Take the bloodstains on this towel for testing. I need to know whose they are."

After exchanging towels, Ryougi Shiki gave a word of advice.

Although the butler, Qiulong, didn't understand why the young lady would give such an order if a mosquito could suck blood, he still agreed.

"Remember, try to avoid the police."

The bathroom door was closed, and after a while, new sounds came from inside.

This incident did not cause much of a stir for Ryougi Shiki, and life continued as usual.

Three days later, the girl encountered a new victim while taking a nighttime walk.

At home, the sword she used when practicing kendo with her father was covered in scabs of blood.

"Miss, the bloodstains on the towel have been detected, and..."

Qiu Long didn't finish his sentence because he also saw the blood-stained sword.

"Does anyone usually come into this kendo room?"

"No, it's just you and the master."

Will my father use my sword?

"The master has his own sword."

"Is there anything else you wanted to say?"

No, there isn't.

Butler Qiulong shook his head.

"I'll go clean the blood off your sword."

As he said this, he quickly grabbed the sword he used for practice and went outside.

An unexpected incident occurred, and today's sword practice schedule has been temporarily suspended.

When Ryougi Shiki's father learned that the murder weapon had been found in the house, he didn't say much. He simply told the family to be on guard to prevent outsiders from breaking into the house and to prevent any danger from suddenly appearing in the house.

The Ryougi family is always creating people with multiple personalities, and people with multiple personalities are not very stable. Some people who have gone insane are sent to mental hospitals invested in and run by the Ryougi family, ostensibly for treatment, but in reality, they are imprisoned.

Although Shiki is the heir designated by her father, if she suddenly goes insane and starts killing indiscriminately, Ryougi Shiki's father, as the temporary manager of the family, would have no choice but to send his daughter to get treatment and let his unqualified son take over for the sake of the Ryougi family.

After instructing the butler, Qiulong, to keep a close eye on his daughter, Ryougi Shiki's father left without looking back.

"Miss, are you going out for dinner with friends as usual today?"

Going out for dinner with friends on weekends has become Ryougi Shiki's recent habit.

"I think I shouldn't go. But wait, if I don't go, people will worry about me. I'll go anyway."

The girl initially refused, but after Qiulong agreed, she quickly changed her mind.

"Liangyi, what happened?"

But after arriving at the mall and meeting Broly and the others, the boy immediately started asking questions.

"No, what could have happened?"

The girl in the kimono immediately denied it.

"But you seem to be in a bad mood. You're the one who promised to be my wife, so I need to check on you."

Broly said seriously.

"Sister Liangyi, if you have any worries or troubles, just tell us. We will become a close family in the future, so you don't need to worry about us too much."

Sakura said from the side.

"Yeah yeah."

Ilya chimed in.

Rin Tohsaka and Fujino Asagami looked over.

Upon hearing that his sister was going out for dinner with Ryougi Shiki and others over the weekend, the shameless Mikiya Kokutou, who had followed along, also wanted to ask.

But feeling it wasn't appropriate for him to speak up in front of so many girls, he nudged his sister's waist.

Kurogiri Senka glared at him, already aware that her brother had feelings for Ryougi Shiki, and was very unhappy with her brother's philandering behavior (even though he already had her as his sister), but still helped to ask, though the way she asked was a bit subtle.

"That's right, Liangyi, you're Broly's wife now. How can you talk like family when you're sleeping in the same bed? You should open your heart and truly embrace your family!"

Upon hearing this, Kurogiri Kanya's face darkened, realizing that another powerful obstacle had appeared on his path to pursuing Ryougi Shiki.

And that's true, that's exactly what Kokutou Senka thought. As for her joining the wives' group's weekend dinner, it was because she had developed a strong curiosity about Broly and his group, who had unusual identities. That's why she easily accepted the invitation to the dinner after receiving a call from Tohsaka Rin.

Of course, the unexpected addition of her own brother as a contestant led to the discovery of his pursuit of Ryougi Shiki, the "wife" mentioned by the boy Broly.

However, with her pure love goddess, Kurogiri Senka, around, she was certain that her brother's attempt to win Ryougi Shiki's favor would absolutely fail.

Ryougi Shiki: "..."

In the original story, she didn't receive this much attention and care; this changed after she met Broly.

"So, you suspect you killed someone?"

In a burger joint, Ryougi Shiki recounted what had happened to her in the past few days and her doubts.

"Um."

Ryougi Shiki nodded to Rin Tohsaka.

"But, Sister Ryougi, did you really kill someone?"

Sakura asked.

"I don't know, I don't have that part of my memory, but there was indeed a murder weapon and a bloodstained towel in the house. The bloodstains on the towel tested the same as those found by the police."

The housekeeper, Qiulong, took a towel to get tested. The person conducting the test was from the Liangyi family, but they were also working for the police.

The investigations conducted by the Ryougi family and the police were conducted in a sequential manner, with the police arriving first and the Ryougi family arriving later, which is why they knew about it.

"Ryougi-kun is definitely not a murderer."

At this moment, Mikiya Kurogiri spoke.

"Hey, brother, what's your basis?"

Heitong Xianhua asked the question.

"No, I just believe her."

Kurogiri Kanya shook his head.

He simply liked Ryougi Shiki and unconditionally trusted her.

In the original work, seeing the girl at the murder scene, and even after almost being killed by her, the idiot who still believes the girl is not the murderer is indeed rare in this world. Kokutou Mikiya is truly risking his life to pursue Ryougi Shiki, making him arguably the most warm-hearted man in Type-Moon.

"Don't make things up without evidence, just in case, cough cough..."

After making a sarcastic remark to her own brother, Heitong Xianhua quickly shut up.

Her origin is taboo, and murder is also a taboo.

In her understanding, it wasn't incomprehensible that Ryougi Shiki would kill someone in pursuit of thrills.

"Could it be that someone is framing you, Sister Liangyi?"

Sakura asked the question.

"Who would do this, and what would their purpose be?"

Ryougi Shiki thought for a moment and then shook her head. People always have a motive for doing things. Is it wrong to frame her as a murderer?

The Liangyi family is no pushover either. As the leading family in Guanbuzi City, do you really think they've never killed someone and buried them deep in the mountains?

As the eldest daughter of the Ryougi family, Ryougi Shiki had never done such dirty work, but that didn't mean she hadn't heard of it. Her brother, Ryougi Kaname, had once told her, "It's really good that the future heir to the family won't have to do such dirty work as killing people."

She used to be sarcastic, but after being reprimanded by her father, her brother Ryougi never said such things again.

The man became taciturn and rarely spoke to her. Sometimes when they met at home, he would make way for her and give her a slight bow.

Their attitude towards her gradually became similar to how her father treated her grandfather. They didn't seem like the masters of the Ryougi family, but rather like servants of the Ryougi family. It seemed that in the house called Ryougi, only she and her grandfather were the masters.

The mention of being framed reminded Kurogiri Miki of Shirai Jun's warning about the danger Ryougi Shiki was in.

Of course, he didn't suspect Shirai Junriyo of anything because of this; he just felt he should talk about it.

"Brother, stop interrupting."

But just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by his younger sister.

"So, even if you really did kill someone, so what?"

In that short time, Kurogiri heard Broly ask this question in a rather naive way.

The way they questioned him was as if murder were no big deal.

"Broly, murder is a serious matter; it's a crime."

Kurogiri Kanya immediately launched into a lecture, while Kurogiri Senka looked at the boy with sparkling eyes. The two siblings reacted differently to his question.

Dry is normal, flowers are abnormal. The origin is two people, one ordinary and one taboo, it's hard to believe they were born to the same parents.

"Oh, I see. But can't people commit crimes? Or will they feel unhappy after committing a crime?"

Broly nodded and then asked again.

"Criminal acts are wrong, and people should not do wrong things. As for whether one will feel happy after committing a crime, any normal person would definitely not feel happy about it."

Kurogiri Mikiya answered, unaware that among everyone present, he was the only one who was so normal as to be almost abnormal.

"I don't know. When I saw the body, I couldn't calm down. I'm sure it wasn't fear, but whether it was joy or not, I'm not sure."

Ryougi Shiki shook her head in reply.

"Seriously, is it really okay for you guys to discuss this kind of issue in a burger joint?"

Karen started complaining.

When everyone looked around, they noticed that the other guests were all looking at them with strange eyes.

"We're from a mystery club, and we're discussing a crime drama script."

Kurogiri Mikiya explained, which finally made the strange looks from the passersby disappear.

"So what's making you unhappy right now?"

Broly pressed for an answer.

"I'm just worried that if I really do kill someone unconsciously, will I one day also unconsciously hurt the people around me?"

Unlike in the original story where she found love, Ryougi Shiki now finds more friendship, and so many of them at that. Instead of hiding or beating around the bush when rejecting her friends, she directly explains her situation to everyone. This is also the reason why her happiness level has dropped, because she is worried about hurting her friends.

"Definitely not, I believe in you, Ryougi-kun."

"Sorry, my brother is talking nonsense again."

"Nonsense, but it's a very nice thing to say."

Ryougi Shiki commented, looking at the boy as she continued speaking.

"Kurotou-kun, I'm glad you trust me as a friend, but..."

Her voice changed, and her personality shifted from a female to a male one.

"And what do you really know about us?"

Ryougi Ori began to talk about her multiple personalities, and Kokutou Senka's eyes lit up even more.

I felt that coming to the gathering today was definitely the right decision, because I heard another strange message from Sister Liangyi.

When people are young, they don't understand anything and always feel that everyone they meet loves them, and that it is only natural for them to be loved.

However, ignorance is a necessary thing. Even if it is just a misunderstanding, the feeling of being loved will accumulate into experience, and people can begin to be gentle to others, because people can only express the emotions they have.

But I am different. I have understood others since birth, and Shiki, because she has me in her heart, has also understood the ugliness of people since childhood. She is also unable to love others. The experience we have is denial and rejection...

She is yet another girl from a family lacking love.

"As a personality that represses thoughts through receptiveness, I sometimes have destructive impulses towards certain things."

But if this impulse is directed at a person, do you know what kind of emotion that is?

Yes, it was the urge to kill.

Sometimes, I really do think about killing some people. Now you know that?

Ryougi was pleased by Kokutou Mikiya's trust, but also angry about it.

After all, it's a bit presumptuous of someone who knows nothing to say they trust you.

"But aren't you worried about hurting the people around you, and that's causing you distress?"

Kurogiri Mikiya also asked the question.

"indeed."

The Two Elements Weaving did not deny it.

"I still don't understand why I would accept a group of human friends?"

This is Ryougi Shiki's (ori) doubt.

"I am a Saiyan, an alien from another world."

Broly quickly replied.

"Brother Broly, are you and Sister Ryougi telling some kind of joke?"

Sakura started complaining.

Perhaps this is a case of "love me, love my dog"—Shiki accepted Broly, so Shiki accepted everyone else.

It must be said that this is a somewhat coincidental misunderstanding between the two personalities of the Ryougi Girl, each believing that the other accepted someone else, which is why they accepted that person.

The two outwardly existing personalities are unaware that there is an even deeper, more fundamental personality hidden within them.

"So, to make you happy again, we need to address your homicidal impulses?"

Broly asked the question.

"You could say that."

The two elements nodded.

"But there's almost no way to prevent it, because it's an impulse inherent in my personality, unless..."

"Your personality has been erased."

Rin Tohsaka continued the conversation.

"What, Broly, are you going to erase me?"

Ryougi asked jokingly.

"No matter which personality you have, you'll always be my wife."

Broly simply shook his head at this.

"yes……"

At this moment, the male personality's gaze towards the boy was so gentle it was almost feminine.

But the problem had to be solved; otherwise, she felt like an unstable factor.

If you were to actually kill someone here, that would be something you might regret for the rest of your life.

Everyone helped come up with ideas.

Broly suddenly remembered the notebook that Kokutou Mikiya had given him a few days ago.

It records some ways for teenagers to properly deal with physical turbulence.

So, the boy, in a truly shocking move, suggested using his hands to resolve the urge to kill.

"Pfft~"

The girl in the kimono who was drinking cola spat it out.

"What?"

I thought there was something wrong with my ears and I misheard.

(End of this chapter)