I Almost Got Stabbed to Death by Rikki

"Me?" Takamatsu Akari tilted her head. "I like Riki, just like Li Rikki -chan."

I don't want to fall in love with her.

She actually likes Riki.

"???" Shiina Riki.

Shiina Riki froze instantly.

"What's wrong, Rikki- chan?" Takamatsu Akari asked worriedly when she saw that Shiina Riki's expression was off.

"No... it's alright, please sit down," Shiina Riki said with a forced smile.

Then she turned to Rinrin-senpai with a cold face and said, "Senior, please allow me to ask for half a day off."

"Okay... Hey, Rikki- chan, what are you doing with that knife?!"

Chapter 176 Almost Killed by Rikki

As soon as Riki got home, she saw her phone buzzing on the tatami table.

Riki had just walked over when the other person hung up. He had just seen the little kindergarten girl's balloon get caught on a tree branch, and went out to get it for her. When he turned around, he found more than a dozen missed calls on his phone, all from the same person.

Shiina Riki.

Looking at the long list of phone calls, Riki felt that Rikki's mood wasn't very good right now, but why?

Riki pondered. Although Rikki seemed short-tempered, most of the time she was just impatient when she was helping you. She spoke very directly, and there were very few things that could actually make her angry, such as Sakiko breaking up the team or Su Shi breaking up the team...

Why are they all splitting up teams?

What kind of prodigies has Crychic recruited?

Aside from dismantling the team... there's only the light.

What did Riki do to the lamp?

The rational discussion didn't accomplish anything; it was just a matter of getting involved with the lamp—a mutually agreeable arrangement.

However, there's a prerequisite: dating Takamatsu Akari will 100% trigger Shiina Riki's rage incident.

Rikki shouldn't be carrying a knife right now, right?

The phone rang again. Riki picked it up and answered, "This is Riki. For emergencies, please press 1."

"Come here, Ring, I have something to tell you." Shiina Riki's voice seemed to be suppressing a terrifying emotional beast. You could almost imagine her stomping her feet while shouting into the phone in a low voice, trying to avoid being seen by customers with a sour face.

Rikki also very cute.

After she finished speaking, she hung up the phone.

Regardless of whether Riki would come or not.

Will Riki attend?

Of course I will!

This is the mindset of a man who wants to build a harem.

The people at Crychic care about each member; otherwise, they wouldn't have preserved their history as members of the band.

Rikki, in particular, showed the most concern for the lamp among the five.

Will Rikki not take my pancreatic copper wire?

Pushing open the door of the quiet Ring Cafe, Riki saw Shiina Riki sitting at the table with her arms crossed. Her eyes were sharp as arrows, and her long, fair legs were crossed under Hanasakigawa's skirt as she looked at Riki coldly.

Rikki's gaze is a bit like that of shrimp rice.

Riki took a step forward.

What is the Great Sage's purpose in going there?

Treading the southern sky, shattering the heavens.

What if they go and never return?

Let's not go then.

No, where did this cowardly, dog-like conversation come from?

Am I the kind of coward?

Go away!

Riki went over and checked the table. There was no knife on Rikki's person, nor was there any place where he had deliberately hidden a knife. However, there was a cup of coffee on the table. There was a possibility that the cup would be smashed as a signal, and then Rinrin-senpai would shout for eight hundred axemen to hack me to death.

No, there's a Western-style knife on the table next to Rikki's table where the other customers just finished eating, just two steps away.

Rikki has ideas that can still be used to Riki pancreatic health.

"Sit down." Shiina Riki glanced up at Riki and said coldly.

Let me sit.

I'm Reiner, aren't I?!

Promise me Rikki won't activate the Rumbling, okay?

Beyond the sea lies the friendly and welcoming Haicheng, your hometown whom you have never met.

"I'll sit," Riki said. After sitting down, he saw Rinrin-senpai peeking half her head out from behind the counter, looking at Riki and Rikki with great curiosity.

Rinrinzi, stop peeking! When Rikki transforms into a giant, you'll be the first one blown up.

"What did you do to the lamp?" Shiina Riki asked, arms crossed, looking at Riki.

"I helped Deng and Sakiko reconcile. Now they are like sisters and have a very good relationship," Riki said.

"... Huh?" Shiina Riki was stunned, his blank expression bringing his previous fierce aura to a halt.

She hadn't expected that Deng and Sakiko would reconcile.

This... is indeed a good thing.

Although she still dislikes Sakiko, Deng always felt that it was her own lack of ability that led to Sakiko disbanding the band, so Deng's reconciliation with Sakiko would definitely make her feel better.

Shiina Riki's expression softened slightly.

From Riki's perspective, it was almost like the Founding Titan had transformed into the Attack Titan.

The force has decreased, not by much, but enough to kill Riki.

"And then?" Shiina Riki scoffed.

"Deng said she wanted to like me, but Su Shi told her that it would hurt Su Shi, so Deng decided not to like me anymore, which has made Deng very sad," Riki said.

"... ha?"

Shiina Riki froze again, her eyes glazed over.

How could so many things have happened to the lamp without my knowledge?

I was right next to the light the whole time, so why didn't I know anything?

The thought of Suze saying something that would hurt Akari made Shiina Riki's temples throb uncontrollably. She crossed her arms in frustration, and Hanasakigawa's school shoes stomped impatiently on the floor.

That woman was definitely not trustworthy.

How dare she hurt Deng's feelings! I'll definitely settle the score with her later.

But let's solve Riki's immediate problem first.

She had told her countless times not to harm the lamp, yet Riki still dared to do it—it was unforgivable!

"And then...?" Shiina Riki readjusted her emotions and asked Riki.

However, it no longer possessed the same powerful momentum as at the beginning.

The sheer volume of information overwhelmed her, making it difficult for her to maintain her composure; she even had to put her legs down.

"You messed with the lamp, didn't you?" Shiina Riki stared at Riki.

"That's true."

Shiina Riki finally got angry; she glared at the table with wide eyes and tried to stand up.

"But I didn't strike first," Riki said.

Shiina Riki's hand froze in mid-air before it even touched the table. She awkwardly withdrew her hand, crossed her arms, and shifted her gaze uncomfortably.

Riki... what she said seems to make sense.

From the very beginning, Riki had no intention of harming the lamp.

This is why Rikki believed Riki.

But the turning point came when Deng sent her a message asking how to fall in love with Riki.

If I had to say, it was Deng who made the first move against Riki.

"If I had to say, it was actually Deng who attacked me first," Riki said.

Riki spoke the words that were on Rikki's mind.

Shiina Riki's eyes visibly panicked for a moment, and she quickly said, "Don't talk about irrelevant things, just tell me what's going on!"

Rikki, you're at least a municipal bureau official when you say that.

You'll be the presiding judge next time a corrupt official is investigated.

The lamp is truly your prized possession, isn't it?

Shiina Riki had lost her initial bravado at this point, and she lowered her head, saying, "But... you can't let Akari like you either."

"Why?"

Shiina Riki, slumped over the table, mumbled, "Because you're my favorite boy."

"I also really like the Tsundere Rikki- chan," Riki said with a smile.

"Don't call me Tsundere." Shiina Riki didn't even look up, burying her face in her arms, and said, "Your 'likes' don't include 'most,' do you? You have other girls you like."

Moreover, they were all people she knew, including former band members.

"There's no other way, then I'll just like Rikki the most from now on," Riki said.

Shiina Riki looked up at Riki angrily and said, "How dare you not like lamps the most?!"

No, you're angry about this?!

"Then I like lamps the most!" Riki said, changing her mind.

"You actually dare to like lamps!"

"So, who do you want me to like the most?"

"I..." Shiina Riki gasped for breath, then shouted, unable to contain herself any longer, "I don't know!!"

This was the first time she had ever lost her composure like this, startling Rinrin-senpai, who was peeking from behind the counter, and she shrank back.

"I like you, but Akari likes you too, and I don't know what to do. I don't want Akari to be sad, but I also want to be with you. Can you cut a person in half with a knife?!" Shiina Riki stood up and shouted.

Why does it feel like you actually intend to stab me?

Riki pulled Shiina Riki's hand and hugged her gently.

"You like me, right?" Shiina Riki whispered, resting her forehead against Riki's chest.

"Of course I like it."

"Where's the lamp?"

"I like you all too, so I want you all to be my girlfriends."

"How could such a thing be possible?" Shiina Riki couldn't help but exclaim.

But if Riki had to choose one... Rikki really couldn't think of anyone else Riki would choose besides Sakiko.

She didn't want that kind of thing.

Riki held Shiina Riki in her arms.