Mygo, are you all yanderes?

If Yokohama's mood is unclear, if Chihaya Aine's mood is unclear, then Kusano Akira's mood is also unclear.

Is it really cool to be cared for by a cute girl in front of everyone? — I think it probably is.

But Kusano Akira only noticed one thing—he was caught by Takamatsu Akira again.

Takamatsu Akira's calloused hands, calloused from years of collecting stones, gently grasped Kusano Akira's hand. Although he wasn't exerting any force yet, Kusano Akira, suffering from PTSD, felt that Takamatsu Akira would crush his hand bones at any moment.

"..." 8

Suddenly, Takamatsu Akira, with a reluctant expression, released Kusano Akira's hand.

Takamatsu suddenly thought of Kusano Akira's aloofness towards her during the day and her own strange strength.

She felt it was better not to have too much physical contact with Kusano Akira in the short term—until she could control her strength.

She didn't want to hurt him.

So, despite being extremely reluctant, Takamatsu Akira still let go of Kusano Akira.

"Dengdeng, let's go first. Xiaoming and Mu must have a reason for being here. It's better if we don't disturb them."

"Goodbye, Mu-tong."

Chihaya Aine's gaze darted back and forth between Kusano Akira and Wakaba Mutsu, and finally she sighed helplessly, took Takamatsu Akari's arm, and led her outside.

Although she didn't know what Kusano Akira and Wakaba Mutsu were doing here, Chihaya Aine felt it was better to leave the time and space to them.

Ultimately, Chihaya Aine had only teased Kusano Akira a couple of times before, and didn't really feel any discomfort.

"Ah."

Takamatsu Akari nodded, gently waving her little hand as she said goodbye to Kusano Akira and Wakaba Mutsu.

"Ming, Mu, goodbye."

Kusano Akira and Wakaba Mutsuya waved goodbye to them, their hands quivering.

As they walked, Chihaya Aine suddenly turned around, pulled at Kusano Akira's eyelids, stuck out her tongue, and made a face.

"slightly--"

Well, Chihaya Aine had to admit that she still felt a little uncomfortable—especially after what happened with Kusano Akira during the day.

After the two had walked away, Kusano Akira looked at Wakaba Mutsu with a cold face, using his height advantage to cast his shadow over Wakaba Mutsu, preparing to give her a good scolding.

Unexpectedly, Ruoye Mu covered her face first and pretended to cry in a flat, monotone voice.

"Waaaah—I get sick every time I speak—"

"..."

"What do we do? We've messed things up again—"

"..."

Kusano Akira stared blankly at Wakaba Mutsumi's clumsy performance.

"Angry?"

Wakaba Mutsumi opened her eyes and peeked at Kusano Akira through her fingers. She asked a question in a calm tone.

"No."

Kusano Akira wasn't angry at all; after all, it was Wakaba Mutsu who did this, and he was used to it.

Anyway, a good result is a good result, and at most, he will just be punished by Chihaya Aine.

"Instead of this, Toyokawa-san has come out, so I think we should catch up with her."

Kusano Akira pointed to the figure of Toyokawa Shoko, who was searching without turning her head, and said to Wakaba Mutsu.

Shoko Toyokawa and Akari Takamatsu emerged almost seamlessly from the same stage.

Just as Takamatsu Akira and Chihaya Aine were out of Kusano Akira's sight, Toyokawa Shoko appeared out of the school building.

She froze upon seeing Kusano Akira and Wakaba Mutsu, then quickened her pace, silently praying that she wouldn't be discovered.

"Ah."

Seeing that her main target for coming to Haneoka today had appeared, Wakaba Mutsu also dropped her clumsy pretense, nodded, and followed Kusano Akira, who had already set off.

Seeing that Kusano Akira and the other two were following her closely, calling her name from time to time, Toyokawa Shoko sighed.

He then turned a corner and led the two to a sparsely populated corner with no open view and no way to hide, and then stopped.

Since there's no escaping it, let's just activate her second plan.

Toyokawa Shoko turned around, looked at Kusano Akira and Wakaba Mutsu who had caught up, bowed slightly, and greeted the two.

"What a coincidence, Kusano-kun, this is the fourth time we've met today."

"This wasn't really a coincidence, it's just..."

Kusano Akira waved his hand and said to Toyokawa Shoko, but he was interrupted by Toyokawa Shoko before he could finish speaking.

"I know you're waiting for me with Mu, right?"

Feng Er″∥Jiu∥ˇBeng Lu Sou≮≌Suo: Kawakita Shoko interrupted Kusano Akira, stepped forward, took Wakaba Mutsu's hand, and nodded to Kusano Akira.

"Leave this to me, Harmony."

"Kusano-kun, you still have band activities to do, right? Go on, don't keep your teammates waiting."

"Ah, but..."

Kusano Akira felt that since Wakaba Mutsu had taken the initiative to invite him to accompany her to see Toyokawa Shoko, he should stay with her until the very end.

Otherwise, if Ye Mu rarely calls on him, it would be too bad if he were to play every role he could.

"Mu also wants to talk to me alone, right?"

Toyokawa Shoko shifted her gaze from Kusano Akira to look directly into Wakaba Mutsu's eyes, her tone carrying an undeniable force.

Toyokawa Shoko knew that at this time, Wakaba Mutsu still didn't have much independent thinking, and would definitely do whatever she said.

Since Kusano Akira was unwilling to leave, Toyokawa Shoko had Wakaba Mutsu take the initiative to suggest that Kusano Akira leave.

In that case, Kusano Akira wouldn't, and has no reason to, stay here.

What she was about to say to Wakaba Mutsu was not suitable for Kusano Akira to hear—or rather, for the mortis inside Kusano Akira's bag to hear.

"...Xiang, I want Ming here..."

But to Toyokawa Shoko's surprise, Wakaba Mutsu didn't comply with her as she expected; instead, he seemed somewhat resistant.

Toyokawa Shoko's expression changed slightly; she hadn't expected that Wakaba Mutsumi would already be showing signs of moving closer to the future Mortis. —★er∝{

It seems that Mortis has a much greater influence on Wakaba Mutsu than she thought.

Since that's the case, she needs to get Kusano Akira out of here even more. She must take advantage of the fact that there's still time to eliminate the possibility of sparks flying between Wakaba Mutsumi and Kusano Akira.

Then we'll consider the other members of mygo.

"Mumu, stop being so cute."

"...I wasn't being coquettish..."

"This is between us, and I don't want Kusano-kun to know about it."

"..."

Seeing that Wakaba Mutsu buried her face in her chest and still did not intend to accept her opinion, Toyokawa Shoko raised an eyebrow and turned to Kusano Akira.

"Kusano-kun, this is a private matter between my friends. Could you please not interfere with us here?"

Shoko Toyokawa deliberately put on a cold and indifferent demeanor, raised her delicate chin high, stared coldly at Akira Kusano, and tried to drive him away with the harshest and most hurtful words she could think of.

Anyway, her original goal was to separate herself and others from Kusano Akira. If this would make Kusano Akira hate her, that would be even better.

Although she knew that Kusano Akira wouldn't really get angry at this level of talk.

"No, I'm here to keep Mu company."

Although Kusano Akira was somewhat surprised that Toyokawa Shoko, who seemed so kind and gentle during the day, suddenly acted like a tycoon's wicked daughter, he didn't pay too much attention to it.

He didn't believe that Toyokawa Shoko's gentleness during the day was an act.

Moreover, he came with Wakaba Mutsu, and he wouldn't leave unless Wakaba Mutsu explicitly told him to.

But to be fair, Wakaba Mutsu really was only arrogant in front of him. After meeting Toyokawa Shoko, he didn't have the same arrogance he had in front of Kusano Akira.

He suddenly became weak and timid. Lu

"Then I'll make the decision for Mutsu. Kusano-kun, you can leave now."

Toyokawa Shoko pulled Wakaba Mutsu behind her, looking up at Kusano Akira. (Listening)

"Toyokawa-kun, I think it would be better to let Mutsumi express her own thoughts."

Kusano Akira calmly observed Toyokawa Shoko, confirming his earlier conclusion: Toyokawa Shoko's current demeanor was definitely an act; the performance was too convincing.

How could someone who smiles so warmly during the day suddenly become like this? Ling

Kusano Akira had seen her in this sharp, assertive state before; Toyokawa Shoko had been similar last night. (Naka)

But last night, Toyokawa Shoko acted very naturally, unlike now, where she seems so artificial.

However fake it may be, Toyokawa Shoko's acting skills are still much better than those of her childhood friend, Wakaba Mutsu.

"My idea is Mu's idea, don't you agree, Mu?"

"...":

"Is Mutsu here because of the message I sent during the day? In that case, I think it's better if there are no outsiders involved."

Toyokawa Shoko deliberately reminded Wakaba Mutsu behind her of the messages she had sent during the day.

"I……"

"Be good, Mu."

Toyokawa Shoko gave Wakaba Mutsu's hand a light squeeze, her tone carrying a hint of warning.

Since Ruo Yemu is unwilling to listen to her, then we can only resort to more extreme measures.

She did this for Mu's sake; if they were to relive the ending they had experienced, Ruoye Mu would never find happiness.

Even being a confused fool is better than being a painfully clear-headed person.

Wakaba Mutsu understood the unspoken meaning in Toyokawa Shoko's words, hesitated for a moment, bit her lip, and looked helplessly at Kusano Akira.

Seeing Kusano Akira's suddenly helpless face, she bit her lip and was about to speak when she heard Kusano Akira say something.

"What Toyokawa said is true."

"If I'm late for rehearsal again, Lixi will probably smash my head with a drumstick."

"Then I won't bother you any longer, I'll be going now."

After saying that, Kusano Akira turned and ran away before Wakaba Mutsu could speak.

Seeing that Wakaba Mutsu didn't want him to leave, but had to speak up because of Toyokawa Shoko, Kusano Akira certainly couldn't let Wakaba Mutsu say those words.

It would be better if he simply took the initiative to leave, so that neither Ye Mu nor he would feel so awkward.

Seeing Kusano Akira leave, Toyokawa Shoko did not let her guard down. Instead, she waited for a while before taking a few more steps forward. She saw that Kusano Akira had not actually left, but was hiding at the entrance where they had been, waiting for their conversation to end.

"Mu, come with me."

"……Um."

Toyokawa Shoko took Wakaba Mutsu's hand and walked out through another exit. Only after they were far away from Kusano Akira did they turn around and look at Wakaba Mutsu directly.

"Now, it's just the two of us left, Mu."

Author's Note: 8k

Tomorrow should be 4k

Monday and Tuesday are both packed with classes, so I need to finish their drafts tomorrow as well.

Therefore, it's highly likely that the next three days will be 4k.

It's hard to say; perhaps there will be a new breakthrough?

Volume 1: Chapter 32 (Thirty-One). Toyokawa Shoko's Plan

"Xiang..."