Chapter 127: Impossible to Understand a Yandere’s Thinking

What Josuna said wasn’t wrong at all—Peretti had gone to that drink shop on her own and ended up getting captured.

Curiosity killed the cat. That was exactly the situation.

No wonder she hadn’t seen Ming Tong at the church back then. Peretti had assumed that little lunatic had gone off to do experiments—who would’ve thought she was actually working together with Josuna to figure out how to catch her?

From the very first moment she saw Ming Tong, Peretti had felt that something was off about her and planned to avoid her. But before she even had the chance to dodge, Ming Tong had already found her first—and knocked her out.

What’s done is done. Regret is useless now.

All Peretti could do was hope she wouldn’t run into anyone she knew next… otherwise, this would be complete social death.

Right now, what concerned her most was the “that thing” Josuna had mentioned.

As a reincarnator, Josuna definitely knew things Peretti didn’t.

Something worth personally coming all the way here to search for… what exactly could it be?

Suddenly, the chain around her neck was yanked hard.

“Now’s not the time to zone out.”

“Yeah, yeah, I got it.” Peretti rolled her eyes in annoyance.

Josuna saw it—and her smile grew even more delighted.

“A big sister who throws little tantrums is so cute.”

Peretti turned her head away, refusing to meet her gaze.

She knew that whether she responded or rejected it, Josuna would only tease her more. So she chose silence.

Watching Peretti move freely, Josuna silently calculated the time.

Bringing her outside was meant to help her recover—but at the same time, Josuna was worried.

What if Peretti’s strength recovered too much?

Before coming here, she had heard from Yilian that in this timeline, Peretti had successfully passed the Witch Feast—facing three squad leaders alone and suppressing them the entire time.

That kind of terrifying power… if fully restored, would be impossible to handle.

Josuna decided that after wandering a bit longer, she would take Peretti back.

Then she would go out alone—to find the hidden Wrath Divine Favored in Brest.

Only the authority of Wrath could help her completely kill Feiye.

Grrr…

A stomach growled.

They both looked at each other.

“You’re hungry?”
“You hungry?”

…Then came a long silence.

Peretti remembered that Ming Tong had brought Josuna lunch earlier—but Josuna had rushed out without eating.

As for herself, she hadn’t eaten or drunk anything for an entire day and night—just a bit of plain bread at best.

No surprise—they were both starving.

“Let’s go get something to eat. Don’t starve to death.”

Peretti was about to look for a nearby restaurant—

But Josuna didn’t move at all.

“You’re stalling,” Josuna said, staring at her with eerie certainty.

“…Huh?”

Peretti widened her eyes, completely unable to understand how Josuna had connected eating with stalling for time.

Were those even related?

They were both literally starving—couldn’t she hear their stomachs growling?!

But Josuna didn’t care about her reasoning.

She yanked the chain again.

Pain shot through Peretti as she was forced to meet Josuna’s twisted expression.

“I knew it! I knew it! You’ve been thinking about it this whole time—how to leave me! You’re still trying to escape me!”

Peretti’s mind raced.

So this was what it meant—a yandere’s thoughts cannot be understood.

She hadn’t even done anything!

Stalling? Planning to leave? Thinking about escape?

Since when?!

“Then let’s go back.”

“Heh… hahaha! I knew you’d say that! Just like I thought! Trying to lower my guard this way? Impossible!”

Her own words were suddenly cut off—

“Enough!”

Peretti’s sharp shout stunned Josuna.

Years of familiarity told her one thing:

Peretti was genuinely angry.

But then…

Why wasn’t there any anger on her face?

Why wasn’t there any panic from being “exposed”?

Josuna understood.

It must be an act.

It had to be.

She pulled out a syringe—the exact same type Ming Tong had used.

The moment Peretti saw it, she knew.

Inert factors.

So that’s what you’re thinking…

You’re afraid I’ll recover and leave you, right?

Peretti rubbed her aching forehead.

This was troublesome—extremely troublesome.

Because she had disappeared twice without a word before, Josuna had become hypersensitive.

Anything—big or small—could trigger her.

She would latch onto it, connect it to Peretti leaving her, and magnify it endlessly—

Until it exploded like a volcano.

At any moment.

“If this is the only way you can feel at ease… then go ahead.”

Peretti suddenly grabbed Josuna’s hand holding the syringe.

Before Josuna could react—

She forcefully stabbed the needle into her own right arm and pushed the plunger down.

The entire motion was decisive.

No hesitation.

Just a few seconds.

Josuna froze.

She had imagined countless possibilities—countless excuses Peretti might use to escape.

But never this.

Never that Peretti would inject the inert factor into herself.

It was… absurd.

That meant all her fear…

All her anxiety…

Had been unnecessary.

At least for now—

Peretti had no intention of leaving her.

Originally, Josuna had prepared the syringe instead of oral drugs in case Peretti resisted—so she could administer it more easily.

But now…

That fear seemed excessive.

Too excessive.

Peretti didn’t resist.

She didn’t struggle.

She even helped—just to reassure her.

The next moment, Peretti’s body swayed.

She couldn’t even stand properly.

Just as she was about to collapse, Josuna caught her by the waist and held her steady.

To retain some mobility, Peretti had deliberately not injected the full dose—there was still some left in the syringe.

Even so, a wave of weakness surged through her body.

Her limbs felt like they were filled with lead—

Heavy.

Unresponsive.

Even moving slightly became incredibly difficult.