Aspiring to be a girl in a band

Never mind... this is all for Master.

Ai Yin quickly smiled apologetically at the disapproving looks from the customers and laughed it off.

Then Aine simply moved a chair and sat down next to Mutsu.

Mu's expression finally returned to a semblance of calm, and his eyes regained focus.

"I'm sorry... but is there another way?"

Mu first apologized to Aine in a novelistic way, but immediately begged Aine to find another way.

She... didn't want to take any risks.

But now that things have come to this, how can we not take risks?

Aine also helplessly moved her face closer to Mu.

“I still think… gambling is the best way for you, Master… Master must really want to see Wuhua, right? You definitely don’t want these torturous days to continue, right? So why not be brave this once? Just how important is Wuhua to you, Master?”

"That's definitely more important than...life."

Almost the instant Ai-yin finished speaking, Mu gave her reply.

The answer to this question has never been something Mu has ever needed to think about.

Ah... why is it "more important than life" again...?

You bunch of idiots!! One by one!!

Life is incredibly important!

Aine unconsciously twitched the corner of her mouth.

Sometimes Aine really finds it strange.

This kind of thing never happened when we were in the UK.

When she returned to China, she found herself surrounded by women who were heavily indestructible, and... each one was heavier than the last...

How can these girls think that life is something they can give up so easily? I just can't understand it.

As expected... Dengbao is still the best. Although Dengbao keeps telling me about "forever and ever," at least he doesn't make a fuss about "giving his life" or anything like that.

Although Aine admits that she also likes Kirika, she is far from that level.

Is it because I'm not rock and roll enough...? Aine could only think helplessly in the end.

"Never mind," Ai Yin shook her head, trying to ignore the unimportant details, and looked at her master again.

"Then let's do it... I have another piece of information that I've personally verified, which might give you some peace of mind, Master."

Ai chuckled softly and mysteriously brought her mouth close to Mu's ear.

Muya quickly focused her attention and pricked up her ears. She was very curious... what special information did her disciple have that even she didn't know?

“Mist Flower… cannot make herself ruthless. Please believe this, Master.”

As Aine spoke, she also drifted into a brief recollection.

That day, at the last moment, Kirika let go, which confirmed Aine's idea.

……

Mu fell silent once again, but the more silent she appeared, the more active her mind became.

Is this really the only way for me?

Hmm... no, even if there are other methods, they wouldn't be suitable for me.

Just like Aine said.

Gambling is already the method with the highest winning rate for me.

But... since it's a gamble.

What are the bets I can afford to place?

After deciding to participate in this high-stakes gamble, Mu quickly began to think about what his most valuable "bet" was.

After rejecting many answers, Mu finally settled on the "bet".

That was indeed the only thing she cherished most.

There are other benefits to choosing that thing as a bet.

That way, even if you fail or annoy Wuhua, it won't matter.

If you gamble with this, the consequences of failure don't matter; you don't need to think too much about them.

Ok……

This girl, who likes to get stuck on things, seems to have gotten herself into some kind of dead end again.

Even Aine, the one who started it all, was completely unaware of this; she only saw the smile reappear on Mutsu's face.

Seeing Mu smile, Aine breathed a sigh of relief. Perhaps the cold drink had interfered with her train of thought.

The usually quick-witted Aine was completely oblivious to the strangeness that belonged to Mutsu at that moment.

"Thank you... Aine, thanks to you today, really... thank you."

For the first time today, a perfect smile appeared on Mu's face.

Even Aine, who was used to seeing beautiful women, was stunned by this sweet smile. She suddenly remembered something Xiangzi had said.

"Of course, Mutsu can laugh too."

Hmm... Although she had never met him before, Aine finally understood that Shoko really hadn't lied to her.

My master not only smiles, but... his smile is really beautiful, even more beautiful than ordinary.

Ai Yin secretly blamed herself. She usually had a lot of vocabulary in her head when she was writing, but at this moment, she couldn't think of any suitable descriptions at all.

"Anyway, I know what to do. Let's stop here for today. Thank you, Aine."

Mu continued, smiling.

Eh?

Ai-yin blinked blankly.

Is this over?

Although I convinced Mu to go and make a bet with Wuhua, I still need to continue analyzing the situation.

Aine was still planning to come up with more ideas; she had even come up with several plans to force Arakawa Kirika to be alone with her, but she hadn't had a chance to tell them yet.

Is Master planning to... devise her own plan?

At this point, Aine finally started to feel uneasy.

Beneath that serene smile, Aine sensed... something beyond her wildest imagination.

But Mutsu's attitude suddenly became unusually firm. After saying something like, "We can't trouble Aine anymore," he pushed Aine out of the coffee shop.

I hope... it's just my imagination.

Gazing at that pale green figure, Ai Yin could only murmur softly.

Volume 1: Chapter 196 Mutsuto's Determination

The sky was still overcast, with only a faint glimmer of dawn visible in the far distance.

It was right at the time of daybreak, but Mu had already slipped out of the house early.

Her heart was pounding, not only because she had done something unbecoming of a young lady like sneaking out of the house, but also because of... what she was about to do.

Today, Mu was only wearing a thin white gauze dress, but fortunately, it was the height of summer, so she didn't feel cold.

Taking advantage of the still-lingering darkness, Mu quickly arrived at his destination after leaving home.

Tsuki no Mori Girls' Academy.

Mu clearly felt that choosing this location for the gambling game was very appropriate.

Because of the holiday, Tsukinomori is currently closed, but thankfully... even though it's closed, there are still guards on duty at the gate.

Mu slowly approached the gate, successfully attracting the guards' attention.

The guard quickly realized what was happening, but looking at Mu's face, he thought for a moment and then suddenly remembered something.

This young lady... seems to be the one who's very close to Ms. Arakawa.

That was enough. Mu clearly saw that the guard's gaze quickly became respectful as he looked at him, and he asked in a rather kind tone.

"Young lady, what's the matter? It's so early in the morning..."

Mu then presented his prepared explanation.

"I... I forgot something at school."

It has to be said that Mu is really... a child who is very bad at lying.

Her answer was riddled with flaws without needing to think about it carefully.

Why did it take you so long to remember to go back to school to pick it up?

Even if they wanted to take it, who would choose such a time before dawn?

But... looking at this pitiful and adorable little girl in front of me, and then thinking about her relationship with my boss...

The guard could only shake his head with a wry smile in the end. Even though the other party came up with a flawed excuse, he seemed unable to refuse.

"Well, young lady, you'd better hurry. In principle, I can't let anyone in."

After giving Mu a few quiet instructions, the uncle turned around and pressed the button to open the door.

Mu calmly thanked him and then stepped into the campus.

……

Mu has no items that he needs to retrieve... and even if he did, those "items" obviously don't have any physical form.

So she simply walked slowly with slightly heavy steps toward... the rooftop of the teaching building.

Mu carefully climbed over the rooftop railing, and then carefully moved forward.

In the end, Mu sat on the roof of the teaching building, outside the fence, on the most dangerous, edge.