After bankruptcy, I was invited by Chihaya Aine to join mygo

Think so.

Yu Mikami walked towards the floor-to-ceiling window and looked towards the yard.

Eh!

He saw a scene that was almost unforgettable, because he saw a sight that surprised him - Shoko Toyokawa was squatting in the yard of his house, holding a pair of gardening shears in her hand, concentrating on trimming the weeds on the edge of the lawn.

The morning light filtered through her light blue hair wrapped in a white scarf, casting tiny spots of light on the grass.

"Um, Mikami-kun, good morning."

As if he had noticed being watched, Xiangzi quickly raised his head and casually wiped the sweat from his forehead with a white glove stained with grass debris.

She seemed to notice Mikami-kun's surprised expression and said a little embarrassedly, "I think the weeds are almost growing to the entrance."

Her tone was so calm as if she was just discussing the weather, but the slightly red tips of her ears revealed the uneasiness beneath her composure.

Mikami noticed a plastic bag with a convenience store logo at her feet, with the word "Gugugumi" printed on it sticking out.

This is the cheapest rice ball sold at convenience stores. Due to the recent increase in rice prices, the cheaper rice has been replaced with aged rice. The "gu" in the name represents the number of years since its release.

So the three ancients refer to the rice from three years ago.

Mikami Yu had never eaten it, but this kind of rice was used to feed livestock in the past, and the price would be much cheaper than normal rice balls. As a result, Xiangzi bought rice balls made from this kind of rice.

I have already given her living expenses.

As Yu Mikami's gaze continued to move, he noticed that the freshly cut weeds were neatly piled in the corner of the courtyard. It seemed that they had been busy for at least half an hour.

and.

Now Xiangzi is wearing a headscarf. She is obviously working hard, which should give people the impression that she is working harder, but instead makes people feel that she has become more soft and sticky.

For some reason, Yu Mikami suddenly remembered that when he first moved in here, he hired a housekeeper in advance, and the housekeeper accidentally left a headscarf after cleaning.

That headscarf seems to be the same one Xiangzi is wearing now.

Or maybe.

It can’t be the same person who did the housekeeping service back then.

If this is the case, it might explain why she made the right choice when she invited Xiangzi into the house for the first time.

Yu Mikami found that he seemed to understand Toyokawa a little better.

Although both of them were bankrupt, Xiangzi's life was really hard.

"You don't need to weed the yard," said Mikami-kun. "The grass is too tough. I'm going to buy a lawn mower soon. Using a sickle won't completely get rid of the roots of the weeds, and they'll grow back quickly."

"Sorry." Xiangzi said, his golden pupils a little moist.

Looking a little aggrieved.

Well.

What was this like? Mikami-kun felt for a moment like he had bullied the other person and began to waver.

Yu Mikami had previously felt that as the captain of Crychic, even though Crychic collapsed, Su Shi was willing to spend 500 million in cash to set up the team, and Deng was also very concerned about Xiangzi's situation, so at that time he wondered if Xiangzi had any charm?

But now it seems that Xiangzi does have the physique of a succubus.

"But why did you suddenly think of coming to my yard to weed?" Mikami Yu said.

"On the one hand, it feels like there are too many weeds and you might be affected by that too."

"Then..." She seemed to pause, not knowing how to say it out loud, "Then this might be one of the few things I can do to repay you."

Oh.

It turned out to be the case.

It's for the sake of return.

Because he cooperated with her and allowed her to work illegally, and because he lent her 10 in cash to bail out her drunken father at the police station, and now he has given her 20 for living expenses.

So you feel that you must repay a favor if someone does you a favor?

Such stubbornness. Classmate Xiangzi.

then.

He took another look at the Gugugumi rice balls that the other person had bought but had not had time to taste.

He did give her 20 yuan in cash in advance, but Xiangzi still bought this low-quality rice ball.

Eh.

Is she deliberately saving money or is she torturing herself?

For a moment, Mikami Yu found that he didn't seem to fully understand Toyokawa Shoko.

then.

Originally, he was only planning to make breakfast for himself, but now, even Mikami-kun felt that he should add one more portion.

"Then stay and have breakfast with me. I don't like to owe favors to anyone."

This is what Yu Mikami said.

"Eh? But..." Xiangzi's golden pupils blinked.

"You helped me mow the lawn today too," said Mikami Yuu. "I don't like owing favors to others."

Well.

Xiangzi looked at him steadily, probably because she didn't expect that Mr. Mikami was actually a more stubborn person than her, and then she seemed to bend down again.

She knew very well that she had already bought breakfast, and he must have noticed that her breakfast was rice balls made from Chen Mi, so he invited her to have breakfast together.

She had actually eaten this kind of rice ball before, and it tasted worse than regular rice, harder and a little hard to swallow. However, it was also cheaper than regular rice.

But for someone like her, she only hopes that her father can cheer up and that she can be of use. Even if she can't return to the affluent life of the past, she can accept it.

Before that, she felt that the hardships of life were nothing to worry about.

Simultaneously.

She probably knew very well that she was a person with a strong sense of self-esteem. Although she had received help from Mr. Mikami, she did not want to spend the money carelessly once she had it.

should say.

How long has it been.

No one has ever paid attention to or cared about me.

Xiangzi was in a low mood.

So he lost his resistance all of a sudden and completely followed Mr. Mikami's arrangements.

"I see. Then no one owes anyone anything this time," said Xiangzi.

The way her eyebrows bent down made her look a little cute.

just.

After washing the dishes, Mikami Yuu looked at the message again, and Aine still hadn't sent a message.

but.

"drop!"

Instead, a message with only one “.” was sent.

He looked at the note at the top of the message.

【Nagasaki Sushi】

It was classmate Su Shi who sent this message.

But after waiting for a minute, the other party did not send any other messages, so it seemed that it was just a mistake.

then.

Mikami Yu glanced at the blue-haired girl standing gracefully at the entrance, then changed into his going-out shoes and went out with Xiangzi.

……

Deng's home was behind the Moon Forest. During the Crychic period, when the band members were preparing to go to RiNG for rehearsal, they would wait for Deng to leave the house at the overpass downstairs of Deng's home.

just.

"Eh? Haven't you told Deng that you're going to Shibuya today?" As Mikami-kun came out of his house, Xiangzi stood beside him, and there was some hesitation in his tone and pace.

She seemed a little uncomfortable about being asked to pick up the lights with Yu Mikami.

after all.

Since leaving Crychic, she has seen the lights here in Yuqiu.

But he didn't talk to her at all, and even avoided her.

Since they were in the same school, it was impossible not to meet each other. Occasionally, they would meet in the bathroom, but the light also began to avoid her.

So the atmosphere was very awkward.

Although Xiangzi learned from Mikami-kun some time ago that Deng had always thought that Crychic disbanded because he said Deng still needed training, she didn't think so at all.

But it seems that I didn't convey my meaning.

But Crychic has already disbanded, and saying such things at this point is of no use.

Moreover, he has already cut ties with Crychic, so it may not be a bad thing for Crychic to rejoin mygo now.

Xiangzi knew that she had moved on from Crychic, so she ruthlessly rejected Su Shi when he invited her.

"Takamatsu-san is very timid. If she were asked to sing in front of so many people, she would definitely be scared," said Mikami Yuu. "So this was a surprise attack."

“…”Xiangzi.

Xiangzi already knew that tomorrow was mygo's first Live, and Deng, who had participated in a Crychic Live before and had a successful performance, got stage fright at the critical moment.

Deng is a genius she discovered, a natural lyricist and singer.

So now that Deng is having stage fright, she does need to take some responsibility, especially since the current captain of MYGO is also her collaborator and the person who helped her, Mikami-kun.

So she has an unshirkable responsibility to assist.

"But not notifying at all is a bit too much..." Xiangzi felt that such an action was still too challenging for Deng.