mygo, but Cthulhu

She sat opposite Ruomai and asked in a low voice, but the latter just shrugged.

"I just met Lan Zi once and suggested that she cut off the red highlights. That's all."

"Cough cough,"

Mocha had been paying attention to their conversation. She couldn't help coughing when she heard this while drinking coffee, and asked others to hand her a tissue.

"Ahh, how embarrassing! Mocha's luck is a bit bad today."

She laughed and squinted her eyes slightly, looking at Toyokawa Shoko, and clenched her fists slightly.

She knew Lan very well, and she would never cut that strand of hair casually. When she saw it today, she was filled with disbelief... After all, that had become Lan's personality.

She didn't believe any woman could change Ran's mind. There had to be something wrong with this Yutenji Wakami... And what the hell was Ranko called? Her taste was terrible!

"Really? I always feel like that senior Mizuki looks at us in an unfriendly way."

Toyokawa Shoko glanced at Mitakeran, who still looked a little unhappy, and looked at Ruomai with suspicion, while the latter just spread his hands.

"Well, I don't know. Maybe she's still grieving over her loss. Alas, Miao Meng, I can only wish her a better mood."

This annoying guy, don't act like it has nothing to do with you, it's obviously your fault...

Hearing this, Mei Zhulan's face couldn't help but darken. She subconsciously touched the red highlights she was missing and bit her straw hard.

"...Forget it. Anyway, let's find another place to talk."

Toyokawa Shoko began to feel that nothing good would come of staying here any longer. She shook her head slightly, and Ruomai nodded indifferently.

As she stood up and walked past Bailu Qiansheng's table, Mana smiled and greeted Chuhua, then looked at Ruomai seriously.

"My dear Miao Meng, you last time

The cosmetics you gave me are very useful. I have two friends who want to try them. When can you meet them?"

"Tomorrow will do, I'm always free,"

Ruomai smiled and waved his hand, while Chuhua looked at Mana with some surprise.

"Mana, you're actually connected to Meow Mengqin, I didn't even know that."

"Yeah, just a little thing."

Mana nodded with a smile, and Mizukuri couldn't help but look back at them, thinking seriously.

An idol being associated with such dangerous people? It didn't make sense, but what if Junda Mana was one of them? Even if that purple-haired woman said she wasn't a drug dealer, she was still hard to believe... Were they planning some kind of criminal conspiracy?

"Lan, what are you thinking about?"

Mocha waved his hand in front of her eyes, and Mizukari finally reacted. She subconsciously wanted to speak, but Mocha shook his head first.

"Let Mocha guess, your next sentence is I didn't see anything, don't worry about it, right?"

"...Mocha, you guessed it right."

Mizukuri couldn't think of any explanation for a moment, so she could only nod helplessly. Seeing that she finally admitted something, Mocha also sighed.

"As expected, Lan has started to be bad-tempered again and has to solve everything by herself. It is obvious that we should aftergrow together, but Lan has no such awareness at all."

"Lan, you've been acting strangely for a while now. That depressed expression you have, the way you try to hold it together, the way you pretend nothing's wrong when you're clearly in trouble, it's not pleasing at all."

"Tell us what happened, Lan. You know we will always be by your side and help you in every way we can."

"...Yes, I did hide a lot, but it was also for your own good."

After a moment's silence, Mizukami's mind flashed with her father's reminder, and she sighed silently, cast aside her hesitation, and looked seriously into the eyes of Mocha and the others.

"You are all my important friends, but because of that, I hope you can trust me and let me handle it alone. This will be better for us."

"...This isn't like usual at all, Ran."

Mocha lowered his eyes and silently looked at his face reflected in the coffee.

"Is there anything you can't tell us? We grew up together, we're a whole, right?"

"That's right, but that doesn't mean that all of us can always be with each other."

...As expected, Mocha would say that. There's nothing I can do but say something harsh.

Mei Zhulan sighed, made up her mind, and looked up at her expressionlessly.

"We're already in our third year of high school, Mocha. I think it'll be hard for us to continue aftergrow once we go to college... Everyone will have more and more things to do, and we won't have as much free time as we do now."

"Do you understand? Mocha, this is reality, and it's something none of us can fight against. What I have to face now is some of the darkness hidden in reality. It's only natural that I don't want you to get involved, because you can't help me at all!"

"..."

Moka was stunned for a moment, and the others were also stunned. After a moment, Udagawa Tomoe was the first to react. He stood up quickly, confused and anxious.

"Lan, what are you talking about? What do you mean by hidden darkness... If you don't tell us, how can you be sure that we can't help you?"

"I can't explain anything. I'm sorry, maybe my tone was a bit harsh, but this is for your own good... I'll resolve these things soon."

Mei Zhulan shook her head vigorously, she stood up and left quickly. Mocha subconsciously wanted to grab her hand but was too late. Bai Lu Qiansheng also watched all this silently. When Mei Zhulan walked past her, she suddenly spoke softly,

"Are you sure you can handle this?"

"What do you mean? Do you know anything?"

Mei Zhulan quickly turned to look at her, but Qian Sheng just shook his head calmly.

"I'm simply giving my own opinion. You seem willing to deal with such harsh words on your own, even if it's to a friend. However, based on your reaction, I don't think you know what those things are."

"If you make a rash decision without knowing the truth, you'll most likely regret it. I just don't want you and your friends to be sad for nothing."

"Thanks for the reminder, but I think I should be able to hold on."

Mizukuri nodded slightly, then calmly said goodbye to the other members of Aftergrow and left quickly before they could react.

“…The atmosphere is really depressing.”

Looking at Moka and the others who were at a loss and dejected, Mana shook her head slightly, and Shirasagi Chisei also nodded calmly, lowering her voice.

"Lan didn't tell them. That's normal. The truth of this world is dangerous and terrifying. It's safer for them not to know... But I also don't think she can handle it all on her own."

"Mana, do you really want to offer to transport a human sacrifice? It's very dangerous. If you don't want to, I can help you refuse my mother. My relationship with her is no longer in need of repair."

"Thank you for your kindness, but I still sincerely hope to help with transportation."

Mana smiled, but a strange cold expression appeared on her cute and delicate face. Something in her eyes made Qiansheng subconsciously look away.

"Those human sacrifices were my kind in the past, even though they had degenerated into beasts. But I don't think I'm much different from them. I'm just luckier."

"Qiansheng, you are the eldest daughter of the Bailu family. You can pursue freedom as much as you want, but I need to show my value. Chuhua is now worried about Toyokawa Xiangzi's matter. I must do my best to help her team members to prevent any more trouble in Avemujica."

"……I see,"

Bai Lu Qian Sheng sighed, then she suddenly thought of something and spoke softly,

"How is Chuhua doing now? Has she awakened her bloodline?"

"Not yet. She has been trying to suppress it, but I can see that her auditory hallucinations have never been completely eliminated."

Mana shrugged calmly.

"But I do hope that when she awakens, she will choose to eat me instead of continuing to chase after that Toyokawa Shoko."

Chapter 63 avemujica

“…I think I understand.”

After listening to Toyokawa Shoko's narration, Ruomai was silent for a moment before nodding. She stared at Shoko for a moment, pursed her lips with a complicated expression,

"Are you feeling okay now?"

"Fortunately, at least I won't try to commit suicide again. Even if I die, I must first find out why my mother did what she did."

Xiangzi nodded calmly, and Ruomai smiled after thinking about it.

"That sounds incredibly dangerous... Boss, this doesn't seem to be in our contract. The terms only state that I have to play the drums, but they don't mention that I'm in danger of my life."

"Yes, I admit that it was because of me that you were involved in this kind of thing."

Toyokawa Shoko nodded calmly.

"It is foreseeable that there will be more and more dangers coming to me in the future, so if you want to quit avem

I can understand what ujica said, Yutenji."

"Quit? From a purely rational perspective, this is indeed a good option."

Ruomai pondered for a moment, then nodded with a smile, causing Toyokawa Shoko to sigh inwardly.

She could indeed understand Yutenji's choice, but she felt inexplicably sad that this guy who was always a bit annoying was really going to quit.

...No, this can only be blamed on her previous recklessness and irritability. She emphasized again and again that they were birds of a feather, and she said those words to her. Of course, she had no reason to hesitate.

"But I'd better stay."

The next moment, she heard an unexpected answer and looked up at her blankly.

"What did you say?"

"Are you surprised? If I were just a makeup anchor, I would choose to quit, but just like Haizi, my identity is not ordinary."

Yu Tiansi smiled, but just as she was about to publicly reveal her true profession, Hailing suddenly interrupted.

"Nyayuuko, you're the famous, superb hacker, Ghost, right?"

"It's Miao Mengqin! And by the way, Haizi, how did you know?!"

Miao Meng corrected subconsciously, then realized that she had actually said it, and looked at her in disbelief. The latter shrugged.

"Even though the voice was electronic, the tone remained exactly the same. I felt very familiar with it at the time, and then I thought about it and thought of you."

"Ah? Is it so recognizable? I thought you wouldn't notice, Haizi."

Miao Meng sighed, and Toyokawa Shoko looked at her in surprise.

"Hacker? You actually have this skill, Yutenji?"

"Hehe, Miao Mengqin certainly has his own methods."

Ruomai smiled.

"When you approached me, Boss, I was already a well-known hacker online. Everyone knows about the world of Ghost Japan. My savings were already more than enough for me to enjoy. I decided to join Avemujica out of interest."

"I really didn't realize that... But I don't know much about hackers. Are they really as powerful as they seem on TV?"

"Of course, ordinary hackers can't be that powerful, and people's imaginations about hackers are a bit exaggerated. But Miao Meng, I can at least achieve... 70% of what they do in the movies."

"Only 70%?"

"Seventy percent is already pretty impressive, okay?"

Toyokawa Shoko raised her eyebrows, while Wakamai spread her hands helplessly.

"Boss, you have to understand. This is the information age, yes, but it's not cyberpunk. People on the street are all using normal phones. They wouldn't install prosthetics with weak firewalls on themselves, and hackers' methods can't cause direct harm to them."

"Besides, each LAN is isolated from the others. No matter how skilled a hacker is, they can't hack into a disconnected phone. I can achieve 70% of the incredible hacking skills seen in movies. I'm definitely at the top of the hacking world."

"I see. Then can you hack into the Pentagon's defense system?"

"I don't want to die yet. Putting aside the sky-high difficulty, I wouldn't do it even if I could. Thank you."

After Xiangzi asked with interest, Miao Meng's mouth twitched.

"This is Japan. The CIA won't have much trouble storming into my house. Xiangzi, you don't want your team members to be beaten to a pulp, do you?"

"Okay, don't be nervous, I'm just asking casually."

Xiangzi shrugged, then she looked at Ruoye Mu who had remained silent.

"Mu, you also know about my situation. Do you still want to stay in this band? You are in danger because of me."

"I want to stay."

Simple and calm words. Although she had already expected Xiaomu to stay, her extremely affirmative attitude still made Toyokawa Shoko smile.

"Thank you. I also want to apologize to Mu. I'm sorry for what I said to you before."

"It's okay, Xiang."

Ruoye Mu shook his head seriously, and the atmosphere gradually became harmonious. Miao Meng realized this and clapped her hands lightly, causing them to look at her subconsciously.

"Okay, since no one in avemujica wants to leave, Meow Dream wants to bring up an important matter first."

Her words made everyone's expressions serious, and then Miao Meng turned to look at Xiangzi with a helpless expression.