Mygo, are you all yanderes?

There really was such a big band-aid on his head, just like the chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) setting that Chihaya Aine told them about.

The images match perfectly.

At this point, Shiina Tatsuki felt she could no longer look Kusano Akira in the eye.

Until just now, Shiina Tatsuki thought that he was probably just overthinking things.

Even if Kusano Akira really did have a band-aid on his head as she said, what does that prove? Maybe Kusano Akira was just injured, and Chihaya Aine was probably just using it as an excuse. Maybe it was just a joke between them.

But imagination is imagination, and reality is reality.

The shock of actually seeing Kusano Akira with a band-aid on his head was beyond what the brain could process. Coupled with what Chihaya Aine said, now no matter how she looks at Kusano Akira's face, she can't help but think of that stupid and chuunibyou nickname.

As a result, her mind unconsciously projected Kusano Akira onto the kind of chuunibyou (delusional) teenager she saw on TV programs—like someone wearing a black robe, covering one eye, and claiming to be some kind of Black Flame Dragon.

The more I think about it, the more I believe what Chihaya Aine said is true.

She simply couldn't look at Kusano Akira without smiling, which is why she kept avoiding his gaze.

"?"

"Lixi, what's going on here...?"

"What happened while I was away?"

Seeing that even the most composed people, Shiina Tatsuki and Nagasaki Motoyo, were behaving so strangely, Kusano Akira sensed something was wrong and asked in confusion.

8. Nagasaki Motoyo is one thing, she was rather flustered this morning, so Kusano Akira can understand that. But what about Shiina Tatsuki?

5. "There's nothing here, let's rehearse."

Shiina Tatsuki coughed lightly, trying to draw Kusano Akira's attention to the practice.

Regardless of whether Kusano Akira was a registered chuunibyou or had graduated from chuunibyou, Shiina Tatsuki still felt it was better not to let Kusano Akira find out that they all knew about his chuunibyou.

Lu Bu was being far too cruel to Kusano Akira. Although Shiina Tatsuki didn't have that kind of dark history, one can imagine the psychological trauma that such things would cause if made public.

Out of concern for Kusano Akira's mental health, Shiina Tatsuki decided to pretend that the incident never happened.

"Aine, what happened?"

Unfortunately, Kusano Akira was once told by one of his online friends who claimed to have many friends that when a secret appears in a group that only you cannot know, it can only mean one thing—a clique has begun to form within the group.

2. And you are undoubtedly excluded from the small group.

Akira Kusano worked so hard to find out about Crychic's past in order to prevent problems within the band that could lead to his loss.

Being excluded also means he risks losing the band, which is definitely not what he wants to see.

So Kusano Akira really wanted to know what they had talked about while he was away, so he asked Chihaya Aine, who was currently his closest friend.

"What? Nothing happened, haha..."

When Chihaya Aine saw that Kusano Akira was no longer asking Shiina Tatsuki, but instead turning to look at her, she quickly turned her head away so that Kusano Akira wouldn't see her guilty face.

Chihaya Aine was a little jealous because she saw Kusano Akira skip her and Takamatsu Akari's date at the school gate just to go on a date with such a beautiful young lady named Tsukimori.

She had just had that incredibly intimate thing with Kusano Akira during the day, but in the afternoon Kusano Akira acted as if nothing had happened, flirting with other girls.

Although Chihaya Aine was the one who suggested "pretend nothing happened," seeing that Kusano Akira could really act as if nothing had happened still made Chihaya Aine feel a little jealous.

That was her first kiss, a precious and pure first kiss for a young girl. How could Kusano Akira really act so calmly as if nothing had happened?

Ba should know that she pinched her thigh until it was bruised just to barely appear normal in front of Kusano Akira. Even after that, she would often drift off into thought and think about what happened.

Chihaya Aine knew she was being unreasonable. She had said those words because she hoped to be friends with Kusano Akira as before, but she ended up getting angry on her own.

She and Kusano Akira actually had no relationship whatsoever; the daytime incident was just an accident.

But when she noticed Kusano Akira touching her face without thinking, looking completely captivated by her, Chihaya Aine felt her heart almost leap out of her chest, overwhelmed with shyness and joy.

But after Kusano Akira finished talking to her, he actually acted as if nothing had happened, and she became unhappy again, which clearly pleased Chihaya Aine.

She felt inexplicably sad; Kusano Akira's behavior made it seem as if she held no attraction for him.

When Chihaya Aine saw the daughter of a famous celebrity appear next to Kusano Akira, her sadness turned into resentment, especially when she saw how tender the young lady looked at Kusano Akira.

'So that's why he abandoned her and Takamatsu Akari—he had a prettier girl with him. How annoying.' Chihaya Aine knew it wasn't good to think like this, but her brain just kept generating these thoughts.

However, she held back at the time, because she knew clearly that it had nothing to do with Kusano Akira who he was with or what he did; they were just friends.

So, influenced by this awkward feeling of knowing she shouldn't be emotional but being unable to control it, Chihaya Aine went to RIG.

Her original plan was simply to wait for Kusano Akira to arrive and complain a bit more than usual, which would make her feel better.

However, when Chihaya Aine saw Nagasaki Motoyo and Wakaba Mutsumi wearing the same Tsukimori school uniform, she knew that her composure was not quite up to par.

In particular, when Nagasaki Motoyo 'casually' asked about Kusano Akira, Chihaya Aine, caught up in the moment, lost control of her mouth and emotions, revealing some of Kusano Akira's dark history.

Fortunately, she regained her senses after only saying half of it, quickly stopped herself, and changed the subject.

As the saying goes, passion is often followed by regret, and this is also true for Chihaya Aine.

She already felt guilty enough for accidentally mentioning Kusano Akira's nickname to Haneoka during the day, and now she did it again because of her own little emotions, and in the band that Kusano Akira valued so much.

Chihaya Aine felt extremely sorry for Kusano Akira, so when Kusano Akira entered the room, she didn't dare to look at his face at all.

She really hated this unreasonable version of herself, who was nothing like the reasonable person she used to be, and who had caused Kusano Akira a lot of trouble today alone.

So she decided that, regardless of whether the band members cared or believed it, she would definitely make amends.

But the primary task is to keep Kusano Akira from finding out about this, otherwise she doesn't even want to think about how long Kusano Akira will become withdrawn after finding out.

"...?"

When he saw Chihaya Aine turn her face to the side where he wasn't, give a dry laugh, and show no intention of answering, Kusano Akira narrowed his eyes and moved to Chihaya Aine's right side.

"Can you hear me?"

Chihaya Aine turned her face to the left again, and then Kusano Akira moved his body to the left, and Chihaya Aine responded by moving her body accordingly.

Kusano Akira had another guess in his mind.

He tried this several times, and just like the previous two times, Chihaya Aine turned her head in the opposite direction wherever Kusano Akira was.

Just as Kusano Akira had guessed, Chihaya Aine was deliberately avoiding looking at him; Kusano Akira tried several times and it was the same every time.

"Su Shi, what just happened?"

Seeing that Chihaya Aine, like Shiina Tatsuki, didn't want to say anything and seemed unwilling to communicate with him, Kusano Akira decided to ask someone else.

Logically, he should have asked Takamatsu Takamori, since he was closer to her.

However, Kusano Akira would not actively seek out Takamatsu Akira unless absolutely necessary, as Takamatsu Akira's feelings could not be allowed to truly develop.

Based on his understanding of Takamatsu Akira, Kusano Akira knew that she was different from Chihaya Aine, who could pretend not to care even if they kissed on the lips. Once she crossed the line, Takamatsu Akira would definitely take it seriously.

Therefore, Kusano Akira had no choice but to settle for second best and approached Nagasaki Motoyo, with whom he had a more distant relationship.

Although Nagasaki Motoyo seemed a little wary of him now, Kusano Akira felt that asking a simple question shouldn't be a problem.

"Um... well..."

When Kusano Akira started asking her questions again, Nagasaki Motoyo smiled faintly and changed the subject, not intending to give a direct answer to Kusano Akira's questions.

Just now, she tentatively planned to find a starting point through Chihaya Aine to explore their thoughts on Kusano Akira in real life.

But the result was somewhat unexpected. She had only asked one question when Chihaya Aine launched into a long string of complaints.

It's important to understand that there are generally only two possibilities when someone complains about another person to others—either they extremely dislike that person and therefore speak ill of them to others to relieve their psychological stress.

Chihaya Aine is definitely not that kind of person.

So there's only the second possibility left—that is, having an exceptionally good relationship with that person. Heh.

Because she is so good to him, she can complain about that person without any psychological burden, because she knows that what she is saying is just a normal complaint, without any malice.

Moreover, Nagasaki Motoyo couldn't detect even a trace of genuine disgust in Chihaya Aine's tone just now.

Nagasaki Motoyo plans to reduce her contact with Kusano Akira.

Firstly, it was for her own safety. Although she considered herself clever, Kusano Akira's ability to capture Takamatsu Akira, Wakaba Mutsu, and Chihaya Aine in succession meant that her methods were definitely extraordinary, and she absolutely had to protect herself.

Wakaba Mutsumi was so deceived by Kusano Akira that even her close friend was kept in the dark.

Secondly, it's to give myself more room to maneuver.

If she stays by Kusano Akira's side, Nagasaki Motoyo's room for maneuver will become very limited.

If Kusano Akira were by her side, many of her actions would be impossible, such as winning over Shiina Tatsuki and bringing some of the deceived people back to the right path.

Moreover, she spends too much time alone with Kusano Akira; she needs to reduce that time.

Although it was initially said that they lived in the same building and could walk home together after school, things are different now. Back then, Nagasaki Motoyo only regarded Kusano Akira as an ordinary student.

Now that she feels she has seen through Kusano Akira's true nature, she naturally won't waste her time on him. Couldn't she use that time to do something else?

Nagasaki Motoyo didn't want Kusano Akira's sweet talk to fall on her; the thought alone made her shudder.

Thirdly, she and Shiina Tatsuki share the same idea.

Although Kusano Akira is a scumbag, it's a bit too pitiful that his dark history has been exposed to the public.

And it's such a funny chuunibyou nickname. Luckily, Nagasaki Motoyo is usually all smiles, so she can now relieve her uncontrollable smile with a light laugh.

Shiina Tatsuki, standing next to her, was in a much worse situation. She always had a serious demeanor, so she was now forcibly trying to keep the corners of her mouth from turning up.

Nagasaki Motoyo could see it all clearly, while Shiina Tatsuki hadn't dared to look at Kusano Akira; if she had, she probably wouldn't have been able to hold back immediately.

However, Nagasaki Motoyo really didn't expect that a scumbag would also have a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) phase—in fact, he didn't seem to have graduated from chuunibyou yet, still wearing a band-aid on his head to pretend to have a so-called third eye.

"..."

Seeing that Nagasaki Motoyo had no intention of saying anything, Kusano Akira's premonition grew stronger.

What exactly did they talk about that even Chihaya Aine, who is closest to him, wouldn't reveal a single thing?

Could it be that he really is being ostracized? Is the disadvantage of being the only boy finally showing up now?

Nagasaki Motoyo and Shiina Tatsuki are one thing, but Chihaya Aine's behavior after school is perfectly normal.

How did it suddenly become like this?

Since that's the case, the only option left is the worst-case scenario: ask Takamatsu Teng.

However, no one else said anything, and Kusano Akira felt that Takamatsu Akira was also very likely not to tell him, since Takamatsu Akira hadn't clung to him immediately after he arrived today.

"lamp……"

Just as Kusano Akira was about to strike up a conversation with Takamatsu Akira, Kaname Rakuna, who had been AFK, hopped and skipped right in front of him.

Kaname looked at Kusano Akira with an expression as if she had seen something interesting, pointed at Kusano Akira's head, and said with a smile.

"Itsumade, whose third eye has been sealed."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

Everyone fell silent, except for Takamatsu Akari and Kaname Rakuna, who were both lost in thought.

Kusano Akira now understood why everyone had been looking at him so strangely when he first came in.

Now I understand why Shiina Tatsuki and Nagasaki Motoyo have been vague and haven't answered his questions.

Now I understand why Chihaya Aine didn't dare look at him at all just now.

"I'm so sorry..."

Chihaya Aine reluctantly apologized to Kusano Akira.

When Chihaya Aine heard that Rakuna had unabashedly revealed Kusano Akira's nickname, she knew that Kusano Akira knew everything she had done.

Only Takamatsu Akari and she knew about this in the whole house. Takamatsu Akari would definitely not tell anyone, so it could only be her.

Chihaya Aine was already prepared; no matter what Kusano Akira did to her, she would endure it, since Kusano Akira's two social deaths in one day were caused by her.

Rather, she actually hoped that Kusano Akira would punish her, so that she would feel better.

When Rakuna saw Chihaya Aine's actions, she quickly jumped aside, ready to watch the show unfold.

"……Ugh."

Kusano Akira was no longer really affected; after all, the social death he experienced during the day was far more serious than what he was experiencing now.