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

The thought of this possibility instantly energized Aine. However, she couldn't accept it; it seemed too early and too fast. She hadn't even fallen for Yu yet!

"Hey, Lixi, I have a question for you," Aiyin whispered, sneaking up to Lixi's side. "Yu... Of course, it wasn't me who called first. You heard it just now, he called me Aiyin first. It wasn't me or anything. Even if he took the initiative, it was him. I'm a reserved, pure, and good girl. You have to vouch for me and remember that."

"Of course I heard it, so what exactly are you trying to say?" Li Xi frowned as he looked at Ai Yin's unfounded explanation.

"Well, you know, after Crychic disbanded, Yu didn't have any contact with you and Tomorin for a while, right? It's been so long since you got back together. So, you're saying... even though you were very close before the disbandment, are he and Toyokawa still considered a couple? Are they still in contact?"

Ai Yin said furtively.

In that instant, Lixi, who had previously thought she was being nonsensical, suddenly trembled upon hearing these words. Her eyes seemed to have shed all their shackles, and in an instant, they blossomed with a color she had never seen before!

Volume 1: Chapter 77, Section 76. Xiangzi's First Appearance, the Gravity Field That Crushes Everything

I've been enduring it all along.

Even though Mu knew perfectly well which high school Xiangzi would attend, he only asked Xiangzi if he was attending high school properly, and that he shouldn't drop out of school even if he was in debt.

Knowing that if he forced Mu to investigate Xiangzi's current residence, he only asked Mu to check on Xiangzi's situation from time to time.

He knew that even if he disregarded Xiangzi's self-esteem and dignity and took her to a hotel to force himself on her the previous time, no matter how much Xiangzi resisted at the time, she would never call the police afterward and would never let him go to jail.

He's capable of anything, even pushing his luck.

However, he endured it all, for more than half a year, always forcing himself to endure it.

Even though he missed Xiangzi so many times, wanted to talk to Xiangzi, wanted to see Xiangzi, wanted to touch Xiangzi, wanted to kiss her, wanted to hold her naked, wanted to do whatever he wanted for a lifetime.

But he kept enduring it.

When he misses someone or wants something, he never bothers Xiangzi at the transfer station in Muzhong. Instead, he stays at home with the familiar keyboard that still feels like it carries the scent of Xiangzi, even after so long.

He had already gone to such lengths.

but.

"It's all your fault, Xiangzi. Knowing how hard I've been enduring it, why did you still choose to appear in front of me? It's not my fault, it's an accident. Even this accident seems to want us to get back together, to be together again."

"So...it's you, Xiangzi?"

Even if it were Xiangzi's wicked employees appearing in his sight, he would still force himself to endure it.

To avoid Xiangzi misunderstanding, he even sacrificed himself to coax Aiyin to change direction. But why, even though he had gone to such lengths, did he still unexpectedly see Xiong Gongren walk by after the bumper cars ended?

Enduring... Now that things have come to this, time and time again, what kind of eunuch could possibly keep enduring this?!

They walked very, very slowly.

Kamiya Yu could no longer hear any of the noise and clamor in the amusement park; he could only hear the pounding of his own heart, so rapid it was frightening, heavy and throbbing, and all he could see was the cute bear employee holding the balloon.

She was gracefully handing out balloons to a little girl passing by, but after the little girl left, she suddenly saw Kamiya Yu approaching.

The employee's body visibly stiffened for a moment, and her legs seemed to instinctively turn around and run away in a panic.

He simply used his strong willpower to stop this subconscious behavior.

But her behavior was no longer elegant at all. As if she was in a hurry to prove herself, her posture suddenly became deliberately rough, like a female college student who was drunk, with her hands on her hips.

An elegant noblewoman would almost never do something as unseemly as putting her hands on her hips.

Even so, it didn't stop Kamiya Yu from slowly approaching step by step.

He scrutinized the bear employee closely, his eyes fixed on it, faintly bloodshot. It was even more frightening than Riki in his most enraged state. Even a murderer would be startled to see Kamiya Yu at this moment.

Kamiya Yu stared intently, as if trying to see through the thick bearskin suit to find out who was inside.

Immediately, he said, slowly and deliberately, "Please give me a balloon, thank you."

The employee, Xiong, was trembling as she tried to separate a balloon from the large pile in her hand. She had done this many times before, and it should have been an easy task for her by now. However, she encountered all sorts of problems at this moment. After several attempts, Xiong finally managed to separate a balloon and hand it over.

"——"jiu

What Kamiya Yu grabbed wasn't the balloon, but the hand holding it.

Through the bear costume, like an undisguised pervert, he examined her from her palms to her wrists to her arms.

As if struck by lightning, the employee instinctively tried to pull back, but it was no use. Her frail little hand was firmly gripped by Kamiya Yu's strength and stamina, comparable to that of Kurokawa Akane and Shiina Tatsuki. She was completely unable to move or escape, and could only let this groping behavior spread across her arm.

Even so, the employee gritted his teeth, neither shouting nor trying to dissuade him, not daring to utter even a single note, his mouth tightly shut.

"—Ah, so slow! Yo~ We still need to play other things, so if we can't, we don't need the balloons anymore!"

A slightly endearing, yet endearing, call came from not far away, a voice filled with love.

Kamiya Yu's movements froze for a moment. His hand, which had been pushing himself to the point of being unreasonable, left the bearskin cover and grabbed the balloon's string, squeezing it so tightly that red marks appeared on his palm.

"...Thank you."

He stared intently at Xiong, but Xiong didn't respond to his thanks at all. Instead, Xiong stiffly took a step and casually walked towards the child furthest away in his field of vision, intending to distribute balloons there.

"Hey, what's wrong, Yu? You don't look well. Your face is a little flushed, and your breathing is rapid. Are you suffering from heatstroke? But the temperature is just average today. It's not hot at all."

Seeing that Yu looked a little different when she came back, Aine couldn't help but feel concerned. Of course, she was only concerned about her friend; as for anything else... well, it was too early to think about it, wasn't it?

"I'm fine, don't worry about it. Here, your balloon." Kamiya Yu shook his head. Luckily, he had cleared his throat before coming back, otherwise, not to mention others, Riki and Akari would probably have noticed something was wrong immediately.

"Are you really alright?" Aine was still a little concerned, but seeing his resolute shaking of his head, she had no choice but to stop talking and accept the balloon Yu gave her.

As for the plan to make your hands ache?

People even went out of their way to get the balloons for her!

Aiyin glanced at You, then bent down and tied the balloon around Panda-chan's chubby waist, making it even more adorable.

Looking at Panda-chan like this, Aine chuckled and gently patted Panda-chan's head.

Unlike Aine, who was easily fooled, Riki, having spent so much time with Yu, was able to immediately sense something was wrong with Yu, even if he wasn't 100% sure, just by paying attention.

However, now, because of some of Aine's words, her heart was surging and boiling like the sea, and she was completely at a loss. She no longer had the energy to observe anything else, not even Yu... no, it should be that it was precisely because it was Yu that Riki dared not look at him or observe him too much now.

However, Akari was completely dragged down by Suze. Ever since Suze woke up from the bumper car incident after fainting, she has been nagging Akari, listing all of Kamiya Yu's faults, trying to turn Akari into an anti-Yu like she did with Mutsu.

On the contrary, Akane hesitated for a moment before quickly walking to Yu's side. Although she couldn't help but feel a little shy, she still forced herself to remain calm and touched Yu's hand.

Kamitani Yu, who would normally never care about such a minor interaction with other girls, seemed to become much more sensitive at this moment, and immediately asked with slightly rapid breathing, "Um, is something wrong?"

"Well, it's nothing. It's just that I've been with Masuzu all day, and I'm a little worried that someone might mistake me for a lesbian, so I came to shake hands with Yu. Yu, you should be able to help me, right?" Akane said without changing her expression.

To make sure that Yu wasn't just putting on a brave face because she was sick, she could sacrifice a little bit of her reputation and fabricate a story that might be misunderstood as Yu's.

After saying that, without waiting for a reply, she grabbed You's hand and carefully felt it until she was sure that the temperature was normal, and that there was no heatstroke, fever, or cold. Only then did she let go of the boy's warm hand.

"How bold." Natsukawa Masuzu, who was watching from the sidelines, tried to find a topic to talk about with Yukino Yukinoshita, and pointed at Akane, who seemed a little timid because of shyness despite doing something great.

However, although she came over to talk to Yukino Yukinoshita, who was currently the most isolated and lonely member of the two bands, she didn't get any response. Yukinoshita seemed to have no interest in the topic of love gossip at all, and didn't even give a polite reply.

Problem girls are really a headache.

Natsukawa Masuzu sighed softly. Although she was aware that she was a serious problem girl, she seemed to be much better than Yukino Yukinoshita.

At this moment, three people from both bands appeared to be distracted: Kamiya Yu, Shiina Tatsuki, Yukino Yukinoshita, and Nagasaki Motoyo, who was completely oblivious to everything else except for brainwashing Takamatsu Akari.

Even though Chihaya Aine was still very enthusiastic, this amusement park trip, which had already resolved the most important issue, was almost over.

As an observer, Natsukawa Masuri saw things very clearly.

As she expected, not long after, Kamiya Yu took the initiative to suggest, "How about we call it a day?"

“…Hmm.” Riki, who should have been the last person to want to reduce the time she spent with Yu, was the first to nod for some reason, even seeming a little eager.

With Yu and Riki's declaration of disbandment, Aine and Akane, though still quite interested, could only reluctantly agree.

The large group then left the amusement park together, and after Kamiya Yu declined Akane's invitation to accompany them, they seemed to go their separate ways and return to their own homes.

...After everyone had completely left, Kamiya Yu's figure reappeared at the entrance of the amusement park, having returned.

Volume 1: Chapter 78, Section 77. Mutual Affection, the Status of the Empress

Running.

They didn't care at all, they didn't care that buying another ticket would be a waste of money, and they didn't care whether running around in the amusement park would cause them to bump into any children.

Driven by his rare moment of selfishness, Kamiya Yu, breathing rapidly, could not tolerate any obstruction. He was unwilling to waste a single second, and his mind was almost filled with the image of Shoko smiling as she came over and took his hand—the voice he hadn't heard for half a year.

The amusement park is very, very big.

Kamiya Yu could guarantee that after he took the balloons, Shoko would definitely hide in some places where she wouldn't be easily discovered to avoid being harassed by him—but he had a gut feeling.

Although there was no reason at all.

But he always felt that he was destined to find it.

This unfounded trust was so sudden, yet so intense, that it filled Kamiya Yu with immense excitement, making his heart feel as if it were about to leap out of his chest.

As the setting sun cast its golden light, that elegant yet resilient employee, no matter how well he concealed himself, seemed destined to be drawn into Kamiya Yu's anxious, dark eyes in a moment when no words were needed. It was as if they were connected by a tacit understanding that even life and death could not sever.

The employee had just finished handing out balloons to a little girl and was facing away from Kamiya Yu.

However, at the very moment she was focused on by Kamiya Yu's intensely burning gaze, in less than half a second, she sensed something, turned around, and immediately understood her situation.

This time, without Nagasaki Motoyo and the others watching from a distance, Xiong Gongren immediately turned and ran.

But it was still too late.

Panting heavily, Kamiya Yu had already covered the distance between them in the few seconds that she stood there, ignoring the pain of her lungs feeling like they were about to explode, and firmly grabbed the bear employee.

The employee was stunned for a moment. She had been working hard all day and was already exhausted. But at this moment, her slender little hands, hidden in the leather case, suddenly surged with all their might, resisting with a plea, as if silently saying that she would rather die than see the boy in front of her here.

Their attitude was very firm.

Kamiya Yu hesitated for a moment, but just as he was about to let go, he immediately gripped the bear employee even tighter when he saw him trying to run away.

"……no."

He gritted his teeth, his chest heaving. "This time it won't work, it can't happen again—it should have been my turn, it's my turn now, you were the one who was willful last time!!"

"I can't do it anymore. I've endured this for so long, why can't I? This is my turn, this is the number of times I've been willful!"

"I----"

Incomplete, fragmented, and incoherent.

Several times, countless times, countless times and countless times.

Just like every night when I'm sleeping alone in bed, I gently call out Xiangzi's name.

but.

He paused again and again.