Mygo, are you all yanderes?

[Kusano Akira: Huh? How did you make that connection...?]

【Wakaba Mutsumi: Four days.】

[Kusano Akira: ...]

[Kusano Akira: Okay, got it.]

Kusano Akira almost laughed in exasperation. He was clearly expressing his concern, but the time allotted for him was being shortened.

[Wakaba Mutsumi: So, how did you run into Sho?]

[Akira Kusano: She goes to the same school as me now, right? I saw her this morning after I got off the train.]

[Akira Kusano: She seemed to be in a bad state, so I asked her about it.]

[Kusano Akira: But she won't say anything, so I think it would be more effective if you, a close friend, asked her.]

[Akira Kusano: Shoko Toyokawa.jpg]

[Akira Kusano: You see, this is her current state.]

Kusano Akira sent the photo he had secretly taken of Toyokawa Shoko when she wasn't looking to Wakaba Mutsu. Although it was just a side profile photo, it was clear that Toyokawa Shoko was in a depressed state.

[Wakaba Mutsumi: Did you film this in front of me?]

[Akira Kusano: Of course it was taken secretly.]

[Wakaba Mutsumi: Sho didn't notice?]

[Akira Kusano: Probably not. If she had found out, she would never have allowed me to take pictures.]

【Wakaba Mutsumi: Disgusting.】

[Akira Kusano: If your heart is good, then it doesn't matter!]

【Wakaba Mutsu: You, stay away from Shizuka.】

【Wakaba Mutsumi: Command.】

[Kusano Akira: She doesn't seem to want me to get close...]

Once she was seated in the classroom and made sure Nagasaki Motoyo couldn't see her, Wakaba Mutsumi opened Kusano Akira's photo and looked at Toyokawa Shoko in the photo with some concern.

I saw him just a few days ago and he was full of energy. How did he change so much in such a short time?

Moreover, judging from the tone of the messages she sent last night, Toyokawa Shoko was perfectly fine until last night, so how did she suddenly become like this?

I'll go see Toyokawa Shoko again tonight. The angle of the photo Kusano Akira took is a bit off, so it's impossible to know Toyokawa Shoko's true condition.

What if her pained expression was just due to a bad camera angle? Maybe if we meet tonight, we'll find out it was just her overreacting out of concern.

Toyokawa Shoko said she couldn't say for sure; she was just too tired.

Comforting herself with this thought, Wakaba Mutsu opened Toyokawa Shoko's chat interface.

[Wakaba Mutsumi: Sho, can I come see you tonight?]

After waiting for a while, Toyokawa Shoko's status changed from unread and unreply to read.

[Toyokawa Shoko: Mutsumi, you'd better not contact me again...]

Ruo Yemu's heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition arose in her mind. She quickly tapped the screen.

【Wakaba Mutsumi: Why?】

[Toyokawa Shoko: ...You only contacted me because Kusano-kun sent you the photos, right?]

Ruo Ye Mu frowned slightly. Just as she had thought, Kusano Akira was actually aware that Toyokawa Shoko had been secretly photographed, although she didn't know why she hadn't pursued the matter.

[Wakaba Mutsumi: Because Sho is very worrying.]

[Toyokawa Shoko: ...]

[Toyokawa Shoko: In short, don't come to see me.]

[Toyokawa Shoko: Anyone who gets involved with me will suffer.]

what?

Ruoye Mu looked at Toyokawa Shoko in astonishment. She didn't know what had happened to make her childhood friend say that.

[Wakaba Mutsumi: Sho, what are you saying?]

【Wakaba Mutsu: Auspicious?】

Immediately afterwards, no matter what Wakaba Mutsu said, Toyokawa Shoko did not reply. All her messages were like stones sinking into the sea, and no matter how many times she sent them, she would not get a reply.

Book 1: Chapter 18. Men and women should not touch each other.

After Wakaba Mutsumi said, "I'll go contact Sho," Kusano Akira put away his phone and walked into the gate of Haneoka.

As soon as he entered the classroom, Kusano Akira saw a pink-haired girl talking animatedly in front of Takamatsu Akari, occasionally bending down to write in her notebook and then holding it up for Takamatsu Akari to see.

Kusano Akira curiously walked over to the two of them. Seeing that they were chatting excitedly and hadn't noticed him at all, Kusano Akira quietly reached out his claws to Takamatsu Akira's neck.

Although this is Tokyo, the temperature this year is unusually low for some reason. Even though it's already May, the temperature is still very low.

If you can get up and go out at five or six in the morning, you can even see your breath appearing in the air as you breathe.

Even Tokyo's famously beautiful but freezing high school girls couldn't stand the temperature and had to wear bulky tights.

So, the temperature of Kusano Akira's hands after standing outside playing on his phone for a while was naturally quite high.

Because Takamatsu Akari was talking to Chihaya Aine, she couldn't see Kusano Akira who had just entered the classroom. However, Chihaya Aine was different; from her angle, she could clearly see Kusano Akira's movements.

Seeing Kusano Akira's actions, Chihaya Aine narrowed her eyes. Kyu didn't remind Takamatsu Akari, but controlled the corners of her mouth that wanted to turn up, and casually looked to the side.

"What's wrong, Xiao Ai..."

Takamatsu looked at Chihaya Aine, whose shoulders were shaking and who was pursing her lips to control her expression, with a puzzled expression, and tilted her head.

Before she could ask any further questions, a strange, icy sensation came from the back of her sensitive neck. The sudden stimulation made her involuntarily tilt her head back, clamping Kusano Akira's hand between her fingers, while letting out a cute cry.

"Yeah!"

Thanks to looking up, Takamatsu Akira was able to see the culprit behind the prank clearly—Kusano Akira, who was making a peace sign with his other hand and looking at her with a grin.

Good morning, light.

"Puchi~"

"…bright."

Takamatsu was taken aback at first, then spoke in a somewhat happy tone. She raised her head, turned around, and tightly grasped the hand that Kusano Akira had just used to play a prank, wrapping it up completely.

"A lamp, what is this...?"

Kusano Akira tried to pull it out, but still couldn't. However, after knowing him for so long, he was used to Takamatsu Akari's superhuman strength.

"Ming's hands are very cold; this will warm them up a bit."

Takamatsu Akari didn't seem bothered by Kusano Akira's prank at all; she just blinked her beautiful big eyes and looked at Kusano Akira with a cute smile.

"..."

Kusano Akira silently clutched his heart, suddenly realizing how awful he had been for deliberately playing a prank.

　erˉ≯*∈Hedgehog4摺∑ˇ代购： Although the original intention was to prevent Takamatsu Akari from feeling out of place in his and Chihaya Aine's way of getting along, which would cause her to feel internally conflicted, he deliberately made a fuss with her in the hope that she would not feel excluded.

But seeing Gao Songdeng's innocent smile, he really felt like he had gone too far. She wasn't angry at being teased, and she was even concerned about him.

"Oh dear, someone's conscience is starting to bother them~"

Chihaya Aine propped her chin on one hand, leaning against the table, a mischievous smile on her lips as she looked at Kusano Akira with a sly grin.

"...Aine, people have two hands."

Seeing Chihaya Aine's indifferent attitude and sarcastic remarks, Kusano Akira's forehead creased with anger. He reached out his free hand towards Chihaya Aine's neck.

"it's useless!"

Chihaya Aine anticipated Kusano Akira's move, and she slapped Kusano Akira's hand away in a defensive stance, letting out a smug hum.

"Hmph, kung fu!"

After Kusano Akira's hand was slapped away, he didn't reach back. Instead, taking advantage of his long arms, he went around to the other side of Chihaya Aine's head while she was still smug and transferred his cold temperature to Chihaya Aine's warm neck.

"Wow! It's so cold!"

Chihaya Aine shivered, pouting and looking up at Kusano Akira with a reproachful expression.

"You're so stingy, I was just teasing you a little..."

Seeing the three people's actions, the traffic light group in the corner whispered among themselves.

Hong: "Don't you guys think..."

Green: "Just as I expected..."

Huang: "...Indeed."

The three exchanged a smile, glancing at their best friend who seemed to understand them perfectly, and spoke at the same time. (i(￡∵．))

Red: "So Kusano-san and Koyuki have officially started dating, haven't they?!"

Midori: "So Aine and Kusano-kun have officially started dating!"

Huang: "As expected, Kusano-kun is actually someone who hides a girlish heart!"

After the words were spoken, a silence fell among them. Xiao Lü and Xiao Hong first looked at each other and saw the pain in each other's eyes, and then they both looked at Xiao Huang, who was sweating profusely.

Xiao Lü broke the silence first. She coughed lightly and spoke earnestly to her two friends.

"No matter how you look at it, Aine and Kusano seem more like a couple."

"That's not right, that's not right."

Xiao Hong shook her head.

"It's clearly more ambiguous between him and Kodama, okay? Just now when Kodama held Kusano's hand, Kusano immediately clutched his heart. Isn't that proof enough?"

"Of course not, it's obvious that Kusano-san is just messing around by covering her heart. Any normal person would cover their heart when they're moved!"

"Ah, I will, I'll push with myself..."

"Shut up." *2

"Woooo..."

Xiao Huang had barely started when he was pushed back by the other two.

Even so, it's obvious that Kusano and Aine are closer, right?

"Objection! A closer relationship doesn't necessarily mean you're a couple. There are many friends who are closer than lovers! Look at Koyuki and Kusano-kun, they're having physical contact! Ena, where's your girlish heart?!"

"You're the one who lacks a girlish heart! I'll always support Aine and Kusano-kun!"

Furthermore, "I think it's not impossible that Kusano-san is an older sister..."

"Shut up!"*2

"Waaah..."

........................

"The light can be released now."

Akira Kusano pulled his hand away forcefully again.

Although Takamatsu Akira was still using a lot of force, she seemed to be able to control herself a little better. When she was grabbed before, Kusano Akira felt like she was being clamped in iron pincers. Now she could feel the soft touch of the girl's palm.

"I'm not loose."

Liu Gaosong squinted, his mouth smiling in a V shape.

"Look, everyone's watching us. If we don't loosen our grip, people will misunderstand. I don't care, but the lights might be affected..."

"I do not care."

Shiko Matsutaka still wouldn't let go, and even seemed to be pulling Kusano Akira towards her.

Seeing that Takamatsu Akira was completely unmoved, Kusano Akira helplessly turned his gaze towards Chihaya Aine, only to see Chihaya Aine snort and turn her face away.

Who's really the stingy one here?

After muttering a complaint to himself, Kusano Akira looked at Takamatsu Akira again.

"Lamp, you should know there's something called 'men and women should not touch each other'..."