As a former member of C-group, I want to destroy mygo!

"Look, this is the victory I achieved after perseverance and relentless effort! I'm so amazing, aren't I? Wow, I'm really incredible, I'm so proud of myself, I actually managed to get something out of that evil Riki!"

"This is our shared victory!"

"Well, of course, the credit is at most 80/20, after all, I'm still the main player, no, never mind... considering how cute the lamp is, let's say 70/30?"

Why did Yu turn back to normal?

Completely, incomprehensible.

Takamatsu Akari just stood there blankly, letting her natural ally pull her along to experience every ride in the amusement park. By the time she came to her senses, Yu had already taken her and the two of them were alone in a Ferris wheel cabin that was spinning high in the sky.

"Light... I'm sorry."

Inside the Ferris wheel, which stood in relative silence, after gazing at the scenery, Kamiya Yu hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke.

"Why, Yu, are you apologizing to me?" Lamp tilted her head, puzzled. Jiu

She seems to be a bit too much of a petty animal. ④

Yu Kamiya had initially thought that the Gotham Penguin was the most penguin-like creature in the world, albeit only in appearance. However, he never imagined that the real penguin was actually right here, named Akari Takamatsu. ⑧

Thinking this, Kamiya Yu couldn't help but chuckle softly. (2)

"We're clearly natural allies, yet I've progressed so quickly, leaving you behind. Won't you feel uneasy, Lamp?"

"..." Upon hearing this, Gao Songdeng's initial slight joy at having snatched her ally back from Li Xi's side vanished instantly, replaced by a dull, indifferent gaze. She shifted slightly, clearly feeling insecure.

After a long while, she whispered, "...Yu, you don't want me anymore? Are you going to be with Riki?" (3)

"Personally, I want to be with Xiangzi." Ling

Kamiya Yu shook his head in denial, then, not intending to stray from the topic, looked gently at Takamatsu Akari, who looked a bit like an abandoned kitten, raised his hand, and softly said, "Akari, look, isn't my hand bigger than Riki's?"

"Hmm." Deng nodded blankly.

Immediately afterwards, Kamiya Yu gently took her small hand, their fingers touching. The girl's soft, slightly cool body temperature neutralized the boy's naturally warm body temperature.

With his ten fingers pointing towards each other, Kamiya Yu asked earnestly, "Illumination, are you scared?"

“Yu isn’t scary.” Akari murmured, shaking her head. “Yu is even less scary than Saki.”

There are things about Saki that Saki doesn't understand, and there are things about Saki that Saki doesn't understand either.

But Yubi Saki is closer to her.

“You must have been very nervous these past few days. I’ve been watching closely.” Kamiya Yu spoke from the heart, not in a condescending or superior manner as a savior, but as a friend, gently saying, “I thought Shoko could do it. After all, she told me that you resonated with her and moved her good friend.”

However, upon hearing this, Deng stubbornly interrupted midway, saying, "Yu is also my friend."

"Yes, I know."

Kamiya Yu simply stood up and moved to sit next to Takamatsu Akari. From now on, instead of looking directly at her, looking at Akari's profile would make her feel less pressured.

"But, Deng, I'm friends with Lixi now too."

Takamatsu's eyes immediately darkened again.

It seems she and Li Xi really don't get along.

But whether for the sake of harmony in the Xiangbao Band or from a personal perspective, Kamiya Yu felt that she had to eliminate her prejudice against Riki. However, rather than prejudice, it was more like fear. Perhaps from her perspective, Riki was a man-eating tiger.

After thinking for a moment, Kamiya Yu asked, "Does Touka think Ritsuki can beat me?"

"Huh?" Gao Songdeng paused blankly for a moment, then gave the excellent answer of a well-behaved child who had never been in a fight or seen anyone fight, "I don't know."

“You can’t do without knowing.” Kamiya Yu revealed a confident expression and smiled slightly. “Remember this, Akari, if Riki’s fighting power is 100, then mine is at least 120!”

"You're amazing!" Takamatsu Tō said with deep respect.

"Right?" Kamiya Yu stood up and gestured to show Akari his height, making it clear to Akari that he possessed a power that could give people a sense of security. "So, if Riki and Akari clash next time, I will stand by your side. Then you won't have to be afraid of anything."

Looking up at Yu like that, Takamatsu Akari imagined that scene.

It's like a safe haven, and Yu will never break like a dam, because he has already defeated the terrifying Riki.

but.

"No."

Thinking of that scene, Gao Songdeng subconsciously shook her head, feeling a strong aversion from the bottom of her heart. Her small hands clenched tightly in front of her chest, and she was already nervous even though there were no enemies here.

Even so, she still stood up.

The lamp is very small.

However, even if she was weak and useless, she didn't want to stand behind Yu and just enjoy her protection.

"Yu is a natural ally... If there are enemies, I will stand with Yu, or at least lend Yu my courage!"

Kamiya Yu stared blankly at the stubborn girl, his face full of surprise.

However, although the girl in front of him was surprisingly stubborn, she quickly lowered her head in self-pity again: "But I'm really useless... Yu, can you please stop ignoring me like you have these past few days? Even if I'm useless, I still... want to be Yu's friend."

"...It's not that I'm really ignoring you. I won't, I'll never do it again."

She let out a quiet sigh.

He had initially thought he could keep it a secret, but now it seemed that Akari was just dazed, not really stupid. Kamiya Yu had originally wanted to come up with some excuse, but after thinking about it, he gave up.

This is Xiangzi's own band... and it's a band that's just been formed and hasn't been properly established yet.

Although he had heard Xiangbao's vision for the future before joining the band, Kamiya Yu was still overwhelmed by her chatter. Even before meeting her, he already knew that this band might have a promising future, but it was clearly full of contradictions at the moment.

Leaving aside Wakaba Mutsu and Nagasaki Motoyo, Takamatsu Akari and Shiina Tatsuki are both potential landmines that could detonate, and they certainly haven't truly accepted the band that Shoko has formed.

Xiangzi couldn't even imagine how heartbroken he would be if the band he had high hopes for failed.

So on his first day in the team, he went straight to confront Shiina Riki.

I didn't expect it to be done so quickly.

But contrary to expectations, Shiina Tatsuki, despite his explosive temper, is actually more than just a powder keg; he's also a cute, slightly tsundere.

I really didn't expect that Li Xi would be dealt with so quickly.

And this is Xiangzi's band.

If he resolves Li Xi's issue and takes over Gao Songdeng's side, wouldn't he become the second-in-command in the band, barely able to compete with Xiangzi?

That's a bit dangerous. Although he won't go against Xiang Baozi, it's best for a band to have only one absolute core member. The more absolute the core member, the higher Xiang Baozi's command and prestige over the band, and the less likely it is that Li Xi and Gao Songdeng will disobey.

That would align with Xiangzi's beautiful vision for the future.

He just wanted to be an ordinary band member—Xiangzi owned the band, and all he needed and wanted was Xiangbao.

So from the second day after joining the team, he spent most of his time with Lixi, with whom he had already formed a preliminary bond and whom he quite liked in terms of personality, while also practicing drumming.

He believed in Xiangzi's abilities.

Although Xiangbao has a bit of the naivety of a noble young lady who is unfamiliar with the ways of the world, her abilities and temperament are terrifyingly strong. She is simply not like a girl who is only in the third year of junior high school. At least Kamiya Yu can guarantee that even when he was in high school, he might not have been as good as Xiangbao.

So now that Li Xi has been dealt with, Gao Songdeng's part should be handed over to Xiangzi. That way, in a three-on-one situation, Xiangzi will still be the undisputed core.

Moreover, according to Xiangzi, although she had only known Gao Songdeng for a short time, she already considered him a very good friend.

Given this, resolving Gao Songdeng's inner conflict should not be a problem.

By then, Xiangzi would have become Gao Songdeng's ideal man, and it would be impossible for him to disobey Xiangzi's orders. He would then be able to reconnect with Xiangzi, which would be a perfect plan.

As for Xiangzi not being able to do it? What a joke! That's Toyokawa Xiangzi, whom he almost fell in love with at first sight!

Trust Xiangzi, trust him first, then trust him again!

Unfortunately, he was wrong this time, and Xiangzi suffered a crushing defeat.

Of course, no matter how you look at it, he should be considered guilty as well.

If it weren't for the fact that he, despite starting from scratch, made rapid progress and far surpassed Gao Songdeng, this child wouldn't have been able to overcome all of Xiangzi's attempts to encourage him, only to become increasingly dejected.

Now there's no way to avoid standing up.

Since he could only seize a portion of Xiangzi's prestige and core influence, he no longer needed to worry about anything or hesitate.

“We’re bandmates. From now on, we’ll be friends with you and with Lixi. I won’t distance myself from you on purpose anymore because of her.”

Despite such reassurance, Takamatsu Akari still couldn't relax: "If... I can't sing anymore, will Yuu still stand by me? Will he really not leave me?"

Looking at the lamp, Kamiya Yu made a condition: "If you can promise me one thing, I will."

Gao Songdeng stood frozen, waiting for his conditions, very nervous, afraid that it was a task she could never complete, and in that case, she could only watch helplessly as her natural ally slipped away once again.

"If you can hold hands with Lixi later, I'll always stand by your side whenever something happens between you and Lixi, okay?"

It's not something so hopeless that it's impossible to accomplish.

But it's really a bit scary.

Just thinking about doing such a thing made Takamatsu Akari's face turn pale.

"Don't worry, I'll be there too." Kamiya Yu gently patted the back of the lamp's hand and said lightly, "Give Ritsu a chance, okay? Although you may really think she's scary, Ritsu isn't a tiger, she's more like a hedgehog."

“If possible, Deng, I hope you can also see Lixi’s softer side. She’s not just a person with a terrible temper. Think about it, if she were really only that fierce, how could Xiangzi have let her stay in Crychic? Xiangzi likes you a lot, right?”

Guiding words.

Guided by the two safeguards, Gao Songdeng pursed his lips and finally nodded, a little timidly, with a gesture so small it was almost invisible.

Yu is one, and Saki-chan is one too.

With the two of them around, she could even give it a try if she wanted to hold hands with Li Xi!

She also wanted to become a brave human being like Yu!

"Well, it's settled then!"

Both of them cheered up.

……

Then the lamp became trembling with fear.

"What are you doing?" Shiina Riki glared at him with a fierce look in her eyes.

She was dissatisfied.

They're from the same band, so why is it that only Takamatsu Akari gets to sit alone in the same carriage with Kamiya Yu, while the others are together?

So you want special treatment?