Mygo, are you all yanderes?

For some reason, her parents reacted as if they had seen a monster when she asked about love. No matter how much she asked, they remained silent. Helpless, she could only hope to find books about love in the bookstore.

Although it took her a long time to search, she finally found some relatively educational books amidst the overwhelming flood of cheesy romance novels and light novels with revealing illustrations. However, both of these books were extremely thick and didn't seem like they could be read in a short time.

The book in my left hand is titled "365 Days! Ms. Shimizu Teaches You Dating Tips!!!", and the book in my right hand is titled "Want to Win Over Your Crush? Then Follow Me!"

I'm so conflicted; I feel like both books would be very useful.

Gao Songdeng looked at the two books in his hands, momentarily caught in a dilemma.

Should we just buy both books? *whoosh*

"..."

"lamp.":

Standing behind Takamatsu Akari, Shiina Ritsuki—or rather, 'Shiina Ritsuki'—who had been observing her for quite some time, finally broke the silence.

Should we say we're grateful that she's an easily anxious person now? Because she's worried about the performance in a few days, she's been relentlessly pushing her body to its limits. And because of this, it doesn't take much effort for her to easily fall into a deep sleep and take over her body.

That means there's no need for the somewhat violent methods we used before.

In the days since she regained consciousness, although she doesn't appear often, she has been observing everyone's activities.

Therefore, as a third-person perspective, she was naturally able to observe Takamatsu Akari's current state more clearly than others.

This isn't right, this isn't good, isn't the time a bit too early? — Thinking this, she immediately made up her mind to take advantage of Saturday to find Gao Songdeng and find out what was going on.

"...!"

As Takamatsu was turning the pages of his book, he was startled by a familiar voice that suddenly appeared behind him. His shoulders tensed, and his body trembled almost imperceptibly. After a long while, he slowly turned around with a somewhat timid expression.

"It is Li Xi's swelling <<: ◆釟》3［∪棱五……"

Upon seeing Shiina Tatsuki appear behind him, Takamatsu Akari did not feel the relief of encountering an acquaintance. Instead, she shrank back even more timidly and whispered her name.

She still didn't quite understand Shiina Ritsuki.

"..."

Shiina Tatsuki covered her face with her hands and sighed.

Seeing that Takamatsu was still so afraid of her at this point in her life, she felt ashamed of her past self.

How can someone admire another person but the other person thinks you're fierce and is afraid to approach you? Is she one of those prickly male leads in idol dramas who have a fondness for cute animals and other quirky hobbies?

"..."

Takamatsu looked at 'Shiina Tatsuki' who was covering his face with his hands, paused, but still didn't speak.

"Ahem, lamp, what a coincidence."

Pulling himself back from the shame, Shiina Tatsuki coughed twice casually and greeted Takamatsu Akari.

"Um……"

Takamatsu replied quietly.

"..."

"..."

Shiina Tatsuki felt a long-lost feeling called restlessness.

No matter how much time has passed, she can't communicate with Takamatsu Akari without any barriers (in her opinion) like Chihaya Aine.

"Lixi, why are you here...?"

Takamatsu gripped the pages of the book nervously, and after the pages were warmed by her fingertips, she thought for a moment and then took the initiative.

"Huh? Me? I am..." 7

When Shiina Tatsuki heard Takamatsu Akari's question, she panicked for a moment, but quickly recovered and replied.

"I'm...I'm here to buy books, after all, this is a bookstore!"

Shiina Tatsuki, quick-witted, pointed to the book in Takamatsu Akari's hand.

"Hey, what are you doing here again?"

"I...I'm here to buy books..." Ling

"……"seven

"..."

Silence fell once again. Zero

Shiina Tatsuki wanted to strangle the thoughtless question she had asked just a second ago.

Is it really because she's been in the wilderness for a long time and rarely interacts with people? Even if she wasn't good at chatting, she wouldn't ask such an awkward question! Even now, she wouldn't ask such a tacky question!

"...Oh, you bought books! What books did you buy?"

Shiina Tatsuki tried to raise the corners of her mouth, but found that the expression was too difficult for her, so she gave up the idea and covered her lips with her fist.

"..."

Takamatsu Akari secretly covered the book titles with her finger and hid them further down, not wanting 'Shiina Tatsuki' to discover the names of these books.

We absolutely mustn't let Shiina Tatsuki discover the names of these two books. If she finds out that I want to be with Kusano Akira, there will be big problems.

Unlike Chihaya Aine, whom he could tell anything to, Shiina Tatsuki was someone he absolutely could not tell. If he did, Shiina would definitely share the same thoughts as Kusano Akira, and his own goals would be even further away from him.

"..."

As Shiina Riki watched Takamatsu Akari's performance, alarm bells began to ring in her mind.

As expected, her guess and observation were correct. Takamatsu Akari was very different from before—at least according to the fragments of her memory, although she still couldn't understand Takamatsu Akari normally, she didn't express any wariness.

Although Takamatsu Akari hid it well, Shiina Tatsuki, who had experienced more and was already a seasoned veteran, still sensed it.

Volume 1: Chapter 159. Have you ever liked a boy? (2k)

That being said, Shiina Tatsuki, just like her younger self, couldn't do anything about Takamatsu Akari.

If it were the future Takamatsu Akari who was completely obsessed, it would be easier to handle, but the current Takamatsu Akari seems so normal, which leaves 'Shiina Tatsuki' helpless.

She wanted to know what Takamatsu was hiding, but she couldn't be tough on him. Yet, she couldn't think of any other way to be tough.

Moreover, she doesn't have enough time left to spend with Gao Songdeng here, and although she has been hypnotized and fallen asleep, she could wake up at any time.

After these few days of small attempts, she became certain of one thing: whoever gains control of the body has greater control. In other words, even if she were to wake up now, she wouldn't be able to take the body back from her.

However, if she falls asleep, she can regain control at any time, and although she is a consciousness, she still needs rest.

So, in order not to alert the enemy, she had to finish what she needed to do before her current self woke up, and then hurry home to create the illusion that nothing had happened.

Otherwise, now that she's discovered she's behaving strangely while asleep, she'll definitely become suspicious, and it won't be easy for her to regain control of her body later.

The previous somewhat violent method was only effective because she wasn't vigilant enough; once she became alert, that tactic wouldn't work. (Loss)

"...?"

Just as Shiina Tatsuki was frowning and wondering what she should say next to find out what Takamatsu Akari was hiding, Takamatsu Akari twitched her pert nose and a strange expression appeared on her face.

After 'Shiina Tatsuki' appeared, a strange smell filled the air. It was a familiar smell, as if I had smelled it somewhere before, but I couldn't quite place it...

Smelling the source of the strange odor in the air, Takamatsu Akari looked towards the source of 'Shiina Tatsuki'.

"What's wrong, lamp?" Ba asked.

When Shiina Tatsuki saw Takamatsu Akari suddenly looking at him with an inquisitive gaze, he felt inexplicably flustered.

"……"gas

"Lixi, you have a certain smell."

Takamatsu Akari racked her brains but still couldn't remember what the smell was, so she could only tell Shiina Tatsuki directly. Sulfur

"Taste? There's no taste... Ah!"

Upon hearing what Takamatsu Akari said, 'Shiina Tatsuki' raised his arm to his nose and sniffed lightly, but he couldn't smell anything, only the scent of laundry detergent and something so faint it was almost undetectable...

Upon realizing this, her expression suddenly changed!

Oh no, we've been discovered! 2

Upon acquiring the body, she didn't go directly to find Gao Songdeng. Instead, she used her current body to relieve some of the pressure—for about half an hour—before heading to Gao Songdeng's neighborhood to look for her.

But if she remembered correctly, she had never been someone with a strong body odor, right? And after relieving her stress, she was afraid of being discovered, so she washed her hands several times and even changed into a new set of clothes. After doing all that, how did Takamatsu Akari find out?!

Speaking of which, didn't Hachiman Kairin notice this back in school?! Were their noses all this sensitive?!

"Yes, yes?"

Shiina Tatsuki gently wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, avoiding Takamatsu Akari's innocent gaze, and said in a somewhat forced tone.

"I guess I passed a flowerbed on my way here, and some of the flowers smell like this, hahaha..."

Shiina Tatsuki's voice grew softer and softer, and her head slowly drooped down, her fair face flushed.

"flower?"

Looking at Shiina Tatsuki's current behavior, Takamatsu Akari tilted her head in confusion.

Do flowers really smell like that? Why did she never know?

"Yes, it's a flower..."

Shiina Tatsuki also felt that her reasoning was too far-fetched. Fortunately, the person opposite her was Takamatsu Akari, who was still innocent for the time being, so the truth hidden in her words would not be discovered.

If it were Chihaya Aine or Nagasaki Motoyo from the future, they would probably figure out what happened as soon as they smelled this scent, and then they would start teasing her.

【Li Xi is amazing! Did you go to the bathroom just for something like this? Hey, what do you think Xiao Ming's reaction will be if I tell him about this?】

【Lixi, if possible, I hope you can be more restrained, at least not start in RIG. If you don't mind, I have some photos I secretly took at Ming-sang's house, you can take them back... no, never mind, I don't want to give them to you.】

Familiar memories resurfaced in her mind, and 'Shiina Tatsuki' silently covered her face with her hands again.

No, something like this happened before. During rehearsal, I accidentally had a misunderstanding with Kusano Akira. My heart was pounding so hard that I couldn't concentrate and couldn't practice properly, so I went to the bathroom to take care of it. As a result, I was caught red-handed by Chihaya Aine and Nagasaki Motoyo.

Fortunately, Kusano Akira didn't notice at the time...

"...Lamp, I'm leaving now. I didn't find the book I wanted here. Bye-bye."

After shaking her head vigorously to clear away the pink bubbles and embarrassment that kept popping into her head, 'Shiina Tatsuki' composed herself and said to Takamatsu Akari.

Since Takamatsu Akari had no other options, she decided to take a different approach and go to Kusano Akira to get information from him.

She didn't know how much Kusano Akira would be affected by the current drastic changes, and she felt that she had to go and check on him just in case.

After all, if she didn't intervene, Kusano Akira would definitely end up being tied up in the basement again. For his safety, she couldn't afford to waste this opportunity to come back.

"Ah, bye-bye..."

Seeing that Takamatsu Akari had also responded to her farewell, 'Shiina Tatsuki' nodded and turned to leave.

"..."

"Lixi, wait a minute."

Seeing Shiina Tatsuki about to leave, Takamatsu Akari hesitated for a moment, and the syllable that had been pressing down in her throat finally escaped from her mouth.

"what happened?"

Shiina Tatsuki stopped and turned around, looking at Takamatsu Akari with a puzzled expression.

"Lixi, you have..."

"have what?"

Takamatsu paused for a moment, then said all the rest of what she had been too shy to say.

Have you ever liked... a boy?

Volume 1: Chapter 160 (Chapter 157) - Memories (2k)

"..."

"Why ask that? (The lamp)."

Shiina Tatsuki turned around completely to look at Takamatsu Akari. The corners of her eyes, which always held an indistinct kindness towards Takamatsu Akari, suddenly narrowed, and the corners of her lips were pressed into a sharp line. For the first time, she revealed an expression that could be described as 'cold'.

The once warm air suddenly turned cold.

"Nothing, just..."

Takamatsu Akari kept her head down, so she didn't see Shiina Tatsuki's expression at that moment. Completely unaware of what was going on, she twisted her index fingers together with her left and right hands, feeling a little nervous thinking about what she had just said in a moment of impulse and what was about to happen.