Mygo, are you all yanderes?

[...Isn't today your graduation ceremony? Did you sneak out?]

[Hmph, that's right, not just me, but also Aine, Akari, and Shoko. They just went to the Moon Forest, so only I came here. So, do you love me or not?]

What should I say in public...?

[Never mind then, I'll still love Hailing, Hailing~]

【I love you too.】

Hey... you two!

Are you jealous?

"...Tell me quickly what you're here for!"

【Nothing much, I just came to ask if you had any work today.】4△』◇！ 二¤

Of course not...

[She's lying; she was just about to sneakily take the tablet to edit the sheet music.]

【…Hai Ling!】

"..."

Shiina Riki slapped her face hard with her palm.

Why are other people's memories all sweet and happy, while hers are all work-related?

Volume 1: Chapter 179 (2k)

"That's true, it's no wonder you think that way. That's exactly how I am. I don't do anything productive all day, I just think about my music..."

The hand that had been clinging to Kusano Akira's arm slid weakly down the sleeve. Shiina Tatsuki lowered her head slightly, her waterfall-like black hair cascading down with the movement, obscuring the reddened corners of her eyes, but not her sigh as light as a snowflake falling to the ground.

"What are you mumbling about?"

"fine."

Her fingertips deftly brushed aside the black hair that was blocking her view and tucked it behind her ear. Shiina Tatsuki's voice was a half tone lower than usual, sounding like the tone of a loser who had completely lost confidence in himself, but her expression was the same as usual—even more serious than usual.

"Kusano, how did you end up here just now?"

His clenched fists tightened slightly, and a questioning word passed through the tip of 'Shiina Tatsuki's' tongue. Although his expression remained unchanged, his violet pupils rippled with subtle emotions.

After parting ways with Takamatsu Akira during the day, she first went to Kusano Akira's place, but because it was an upscale neighborhood, she couldn't get in by herself. She had no choice but to call Nagasaki Motoyo, who, as she had expected, was still staying at home and doing nothing.

Although she didn't know how Nagasaki Motoyo knew her address, she still let her in. After entering, in order not to arouse Nagasaki Motoyo's suspicion, she did not go directly to her destination, Kusano Akira's house, but went to Nagasaki Motoyo's house first and chatted with her casually.

Although Nagasaki Motoyo's behavior was strange, and she kept saying things like "it seems like he misunderstood Kusano Akira," "I feel a little sorry for him," "all the things I said before don't count," "he seems to know more than just keyboards," "is it possible that he has an 8-member band," and "Tachiki, can you not tell others what I said to you in a moment of confusion before? If you want to tell others, that's fine too," it seemed that the other party did not have the same situation as her, returning here after more than 10 years.

Since that's the case, Nagasaki Motoyo can finally relax for now. After all, if the other party comes back, given how close she and Kusano Akira live, it's unlikely to be anything good—or so it might be. After all, in her memory, Nagasaki Motoyo hasn't done anything bad except for being kidnapped once, so she's considered a relatively mild-mannered person.

Thinking about it this way, it might be a good thing that Nagasaki Motoyo is coming back too? If they have the chance to get there first, they will definitely try every means to kidnap Kusano Akira.

I had intended to just give Nagasaki Motoyo a few perfunctory words and then head to Kusano Akira's house, but perhaps because I was also nostalgic about the past, I ended up listening for a long time without realizing it, and by the time I came to my senses, it was almost dusk.

After making up a random excuse to leave, she quickly ran to Kusano Akira's house and rang the doorbell, but unfortunately he didn't seem to be home, and she waited for a long time without any response.

Zero then went to Ikebukuro and Shimokitazawa, places Kusano Akira used to love, and wandered around them several times. Finally, her hard work paid off, and when the sky was already dyed black, she finally managed to snipe Kusano Akira there.

But after just one glance, 'Shiina Tatsuki' was so frightened that she almost lost her balance.

She searched all afternoon and found that Kusano was indeed in Shimokitazawa, but she didn't find the band members who had just finished their performance; instead, she found him on a date with Wakaba Mutsumi.

She would rather it be Takamatsu Akari on this date than Wakaba Mutsu.

Who is Lu Ruoye Mu? She herself is not very threatening, but her inexplicable psychological problem is quite serious.

4. If we only consider the ordinary Wakaba Mutsu, she is just a small fry with only slightly more courage than herself. She doesn't even have the courage to express her feelings, and she joins the battle very late. By the time she is ready, everything is almost over. It can be said that almost no one would consider her a threat.

However, according to Ave Mujica and the others, this person has a congenital mental illness, which is generally manifested as having a large number of personalities, each with different characteristics, and these personalities continue to evolve as real life changes.

If Mutsuha meets Akira Kusano and discovers her own failure, a highly threatening personality emerges—she calls herself Mortis, which is her codename in Mujica.

However, she is not the real Mortis. The real Mortis is actually a child who is not very mature, has some bad intentions, but is essentially a good child.

However, this new personality is completely different. She is capricious, evil, and cunning. Even her plan to tie up Kusano Akira with Nagasaki Motoyo was intentionally designed to guide the real Wakaba Mutsumi.

Although she may sometimes act like an ordinary, cute, and slightly mischievous girl, never be fooled by her. It's all an act, as mentioned earlier, she's 'unpredictable'.

Was she smart? Not really. Many of her plans were far inferior to those of Nagasaki Motoyo. But she was very biased and extreme.

If it weren't for certain social factors, personal limitations, and the fact that Kusano Akira, whom she cared about most, clearly forbade it, Shiina Tatsuki would never have doubted that this evil mortis would find an opportunity to kill them one by one at any time.

After that, the individual Wakaba Mutsu kept switching back and forth between three personalities: 'the Wakaba Mutsu that everyone knows', 'the child Mortis', and 'the evil Mortis'.

Apart from the two fools, Toyokawa Shoko and Kusano Akira, who stubbornly believe that Wakaba Mutsuki has always been the same person, no one would mistake the evil Wakaba Mutsuki for her.

As for what she did to make Shiina Tatsuki even more wary of her than Takamatsu Akari...

She didn't want to remember, except for this one.

So she deliberately waited to the side, intending to approach Kusano Akira after Wakaba Mutsu disappeared. Fortunately, Wakaba Mutsu didn't say much to Kusano Akira and left without staying for even a second longer.

"Am I harmonious? We were just playing together."

Akira Hachikusa, holding the bucket of popcorn that Mutsu had just stuffed into his arms before leaving, took out a popcorn and handed it to Tatsuki Shiina.

0 "Here, want some?"

"...Yes, eat."

After hesitating for a moment, 'Shiina Tatsuki' slowly opened his mouth.

"...Do you want me to feed you?"

After half a day, not feeling 'Shiina Tatsuki' reach for popcorn, Kusano Akira looked down at her in confusion. Seeing that she was acting as if she wanted to be fed, his expression became a little strange.

Shiina Tatsuki shouldn't be portrayed like this, right?

Chapter 1:

Chapter 180 (Chapter 177): Among the black-haired people is a harp-loving maniac (2k)

"........."

"Need not."

After a two-second silence, 'Shiina Tatsuki' reached out and took the popcorn that Kusano Akina had brought to her lips, as if she really wanted to put it in her mouth. She put it in her mouth and chewed, pretending that she was not shaken by the embarrassment just now—if only the blush on her fair face wasn't so obvious.

Subconsciously, I assumed it was still the same old story, and that she was playing some kind of game with someone. How embarrassing!

"I didn't expect... Chew... that you would know Wakaba Mutsu..."

"Are you running a fever? Are you delirious from the fever? Don't you know I know her?"

"..."

Shiina Tatsuki paused for a moment, then casually grabbed two more handfuls from the popcorn bucket.

"Why did you end up going out with her?"

"Is this your social approach? Your attempt to change the subject is so clumsy..."

Seeing that Shiina Tatsuki's gaze kept darting around, his eyelashes fluttering like butterfly wings because of his guilt, and his lips pursed up, but he just couldn't look at him, Kusano Akira felt a little speechless.

“我和她2是朋友，9一起出来玩不4是很正0常的4事吗？”3◇∞5【6·4‖￡

"Yes, that's right..."

Shiina Tatsuki stuffed all the popcorn in her hand into her mouth in one gulp. The remaining syrup clung to the corners of her mouth, looking somewhat delicate under the streetlights. Her cheeks were bulging like a hamster storing food. Before she had swallowed all the popcorn, she put her hands behind her back, her fingertips intertwined, making a coy gesture.

"That's normal, yes, that's definitely normal... So, do you want to... play with me too...?"

Her fingers, still sweet with a hint of popcorn, gently tucked the strands of hair that had been tucked behind her ear, her fingers constantly entwining and playing with them. 'Shiina Tatsuki' opened her mouth and whispered something embarrassing, her toes twirling restlessly on the ground.

The moment she finished speaking, regret crept into Shiina Tatsuki's heart.

How could she say such a thing? All the mental preparation she had made beforehand, all the courage and determination she had built up, all crumbled the moment she saw him. Why did she have to say something like, "Do you want to play with me too?" That would only delay our important business!

Unfortunately, once words are spoken, they are like water spilled, or like messages in some group chat software that are more than two minutes old—they cannot be taken back. Kusano Akira had heard it all clearly.

"...Lixi..."

"...Wh-what happened..."

Feeling the large hand press against her shoulder, the girl's shoulders tensed up abruptly, and the hand that had been playing with her hair also tightened its grip. She finally met his eyes, and the reflection of the boy's serious and somewhat solemn face was shown deep in her pupils. The moment their eyes met, her face became burning hot.

"Lixi, come to my house with me."

“…Eh…? No, it’s too early. What would I do at your house…? That… that’s not okay… We’re 16 now, at least… at least… if you’re willing, I… uh… I understand you’ll take responsibility…”

Recalling certain beautiful scenes from deep within her memory, Shiina Tatsuki's breathing became rapid. She struggled to turn her face away, but her eyes seemed to become positive poles attracted by negative poles, and she couldn't look away no matter what she did.

Her voice was so soft due to nervousness, shyness, and the suddenness of the situation that it was almost inaudible. Even Kusano Akira, who was standing right in front of her, could only see her lips tremble twice before she suddenly closed her eyes and made a strange shape with her mouth, as if she were pouting, but with a hint of shyness.

Seeing this strange scene, Kusano Akira was even more heartbroken.

Who on earth did this, turning Shiina Tatsuki, the most manly person he knew among his peers, into such a timid and awkward person? And now he's behaving so strangely, someone must be behind this.

"Come with me. My family has a peach wood sword, a protective crystal, and even ox tears. No matter what level of ghost is possessing you, I can help you eliminate it. Moreover, my family has an expert in this field!"

Kusano Akira thought that Shiina Tatsuki might be possessed by a ghost. Originally, he would never have thought of the fourth level of "5 Supernatural Cases 6". He would only have misunderstood that Shiina Tatsuki might have feelings for him. However, since meeting Mortis and learning that there are ghosts in this world, he has subconsciously started to categorize all inexplicable things as ghosts.

To be honest, the possibility of ghosts causing trouble is much greater than the probability of 'Shiina Tatsuki liking him'. Anyone could like him, but it's definitely not Shiina Tatsuki.

"..."

Shiina Tatsuki opened her eyes, put away her pouting lips that had just been misunderstanding, and lightly stomped on Kusano Akira's foot.

"...Monster, get off my best friend!"

Kusano Akira took out his prayer beads, rubbed them together, and glared angrily at Shiina Tatsuki.

"I'm such an idiot..."

Shiina Tatsuki held his forehead, his tone filled with regret.

She was so stupid; she forgot that the person in front of her was completely brainless and could never possibly be thinking on the same level as her.

She thought the other person was going to kiss her right there. Luckily, the other person was an idiot and didn't realize it at all, otherwise she would never have woken up from her current body again.

It's her fault, her mind is full of this kind of lewd nonsense.

"You are not possessed by any ghosts or monsters. Put your prayer beads away."

"Do you think I'd believe you? The moment I put her away, you'll use her body to hurt me, right? Don't underestimate the bond between us..."

"Itsumaru with three eyes..."

"I was wrong, I won't cause trouble again, Lord Lixi."

Kusano Akira surrendered instantly, his innocent eyes conveying that he knew he was wrong.

"Sigh... Kusano, come with me first. It's no fun standing here."

'Shiina Tatsuki' said to "∠∑◆◇＠Spirit" Hedgehog§4% off∝—Proxy-Buying№∝: Kusano Akira casually pointed in a direction.

"Lixi, you're really planning to play with me? I thought you were joking."

Kusano Akira was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected Shiina Tatsuki to be serious about what she had just said.

"Don't you want to?"

"No, I'm happy."

"That's good."

Shiina Tatsuki certainly didn't think that Kusano Akira meant she didn't want to be with her. If she really didn't want to, she wouldn't have kept inviting her from the moment they met until graduation season several years later.

"However, that's not why I came here; I have other business to attend to."

"What is it?"

"Yes."

Looking up at the misty, deep sky, Shiina Tatsuki took a deep breath, then turned to look at Kusano Akira with sparkling eyes.

"I'm here because I have a few questions for you."

Author's Note: Here are two chapters to start, more to come.

Volume 1: Chapter 178. Directly Using Force (2k)

"You traveled all this way from your home just to ask me a few questions?"

Kusano Akira felt that Shiina Tatsuki was indeed possessed by a ghost. How could a normal person run so far just for a few questions?