Mygo, are you all yanderes?

"But I failed. I was too nervous and didn't perform well on stage. You know, Su Shi, the audience was completely silent."

As he entered the building, Kusano Akira operated the elevator, unaware of the strange expression on Nagasaki Motoyo's face next to him.

"Although no one laughed at me or anything, I was so scared that I took half a month off. If my homeroom teacher hadn't thought something had happened to me and made a special home visit, I probably would have stayed at home until I went on to graduate school."

"So when Aine invited me, although I was a little scared, I was actually looking forward to it—what if, this time someone accompanied me, I wouldn't be able to fail like last time?"

Kusano Akira stepped out of the elevator, turned around and waved to Nagasaki Motoyo.

"See you tomorrow, Su Shi."

Su Shi didn't know what she was feeling at that moment; she simply walked into her home as usual.

She sat down on the sofa, feeling somewhat weak. The huge room was completely silent, with only Nagasaki Motoyo's breathing as her companion. She turned her head to look out the window, where everything was deep and dark, and even the neon lights could not illuminate the room.

She took out her phone and glanced at it. It showed that Kusano Akira had accepted her friend request and a peace sign emoji.

"..."

Nagasaki Motoyo's lips moved, her face filled with complex melancholy.

Tonight, Nagasaki Motoyo had some trouble sleeping.

Volume 1: Chapter 6. The Cucumber Girl and the Cat

After school the next day

As soon as Kusano Akira stepped into the reserved practice room, he heard Chihaya Aine's smug voice and the fairly harmonious sound of a guitar coming from her hands.

"Heh heh~ How about that? My guitar skills~ I can play even harder ones~"

Ai Yin, with her nose upturned, proudly showed off the lamp in front of her.

"Aine, you're amazing!"

Akari's eyes sparkled as she praised Aine, while Sou=So^U：七″◆》玖晽￥△气�”《零素世》watched them with a speechless smile, her expression a mix of tension and something else. When Akari saw Kusano enter, she immediately moved closer to him.

"You guys walk so fast, lamp."

As Kusano Akira took the keyboard out of the box, he greeted the light.

"You're too slow—by the way, aren't we in the same class? Why can't I find you after class? I was thinking of walking with you."

Chihaya Aine pouted and moved closer to Kusano Akira, speaking in a complaining tone.

"Oh dear, I'm so shy. Walking home with two girls after school would make me stand out, so I ran ahead of them."

Avoiding Chihaya Aine's resentful gaze, Kusano Akira smiled and brushed the matter off.

"Really, you have to wait for us next time!"

Seeing Kusano Akira's dismissive attitude, Chihaya Aine didn't make things too difficult for him, and with a snort, she let the matter drop.

"Speaking of which, hasn't Lixi arrived yet? I thought I'd be the last one to arrive."

Kusano Akira placed the keyboard on the table, looked around, and found that Shiina Tatsuki was nowhere to be seen in the room.

"Lixi-chan arrived a long time ago, but she had to go out just now."

As Nagasaki Motoyo tuned the bass, her long, slender fingers plucked the strings from time to time, making a "tap-tap" sound.

Just as she finished speaking, Shiina Tatsuki walked in, clutching several sheets of paper tightly in her hand. When she saw Kusano Akira arrive, she nodded slightly to him four times.

"Kusano, you're here too. Now that everyone's here, let's begin. Here, this is the sheet music."

After distributing the sheet music to everyone, Lixi sat down behind the drum.

Seeing that everyone was ready to get into the zone, she struck the drumsticks a few times and then began to play.

Seeing this, the others hurriedly followed her drumbeats.

After a song.

"Very good, Aine. No wonder you performed in junior high school."

Kusano Akira gently wiped the sweat from his face. This was the first time he had played this song, and the first time he had seriously played a piece since his keyboard rehabilitation. It was a series of mistakes; everyone else performed much better.

Especially Ai Yin, who, despite being a first-time performer like him, was able to keep up very smoothly.

"No, I didn't play much at all."

Aine looked at Kusano Akira with a puzzled expression. She hadn't been able to understand the sheet music much since earlier, let alone keep up with Shiina Tatsuki's rhythm.

She was prepared to be criticized.

"Who played that? Did the bass spirit of Su Shi appear?"

Kusano Akira placed his hand on the head next to him, which was a little furry and felt quite comfortable.

Hmm? Furry?

"..."

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"Why don't you play anymore?"

When did you come in...?

Akira Ichikusa no Akira broke out in a cold sweat as he looked at the white-haired girl who had suddenly appeared beside him.

6 “Stray cat? What got in here?”

Shiina Riki asked the question for Kusano Akira. She got up and prepared to grab the white-haired girl—Rakuna—by the back of the neck, so that Rakuna would shake her head and nimbly jump to the side while holding the obviously expensive guitar in her hand.

"Not playing anymore?"

Qi didn't answer Shiina Riki's question, but made Rakuna stare straight at her, still tightly gripping the guitar in her hand.

Shiina Tatsuki raised an eyebrow, instinctively wanting to scoff, but a thought flashed through her mind, and she tentatively asked, "Wildcat, do you mean you want to play in a band too?"

Ling said, "I want to play the guitar."

Lena gave a noncommittal reply, gently strummed her guitar, and after thinking for a moment, added a sentence.

"Together."

"...Then I'll assume you also want to play in a band."

"Why don't you come to rehearse too? Let's practice like this today, and tomorrow I'll break down the rhythm and lead guitar."

Upon hearing that Rakuna also wanted to play in the band, Shiina Tatsuki's expression relaxed a bit, and she sat back down behind the drums. Judging from her light steps, she seemed to be in a good mood.

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

After some time...

"Um... it's getting late, and I have something to do, so I'll be going now."

Chihaya Aine glanced at the time, hurriedly slung her bag over her shoulder, and ran out after leaving with just one sentence.

"We've only just started practicing... Hmm? Why is it so late?"

When Kusano Akira took out his phone, he was surprised to find that three hours had passed since the beginning.

"It's probably because we've been chatting for a while."

Nagasaki Motoyo and Shiina Tatsuki were talking quietly when they heard Kusano Akira's words and replied to him.

The lamp looked at Chihaya Aine, who had run away, with some concern, clutching the fabric in front of her chest as if worried about something.

Kusano Akira stared intently in the direction she ran off to, quickly tidied himself up, grabbed his violin case, and chased after Chihaya Aine.

"I'm leaving now!"

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

Kusano Akira genuinely felt that Chihaya Aine was wasting her talent by not pursuing marathons but instead playing in a band.

I could still see her back when I left, but she disappeared as soon as I turned around.

Although chasing after her might not seem like a good idea, since it was unclear why she was in a bad mood, as a teammate, Kusano Akira felt it was his duty to catch up.

Comforting himself with this thought, Kusano Akira sent messages to Chihaya Aine while looking around, trying to find her whereabouts.

Where did you go?

[I'm home, something suddenly happened at home.]

Really? If there's any problem, please let me know; after all, we're partners.

It's really okay!

Seeing that Chihaya Aine repeatedly emphasized that she was really okay, Kusano Akira put away his phone with a worried look on his face and slowed down his pace.

As he passed by a coffee shop, he glanced inside and noticed two figures, one in green and one in blue, sitting there.

This naturally caught his attention, and Kusano Akira squinted to observe carefully.

The blurry shadows became clearer, and Kusano Akira could see the faces of the two people. One was wearing the school uniform of Tsukimori, with a face as delicate as a doll, and long, smooth green hair.

The other blue shadow, ba, is seven, pretending to be indifferent, but because it has a round face, it doesn't look intimidating at all.

The more he looked at the two people, the more familiar they seemed. Kusano Akira took out photos from his phone to compare them.

If his eyesight is not the problem, the two people sitting together are the only two remaining members of Crychic he hasn't met yet: Mutsumi Wakaba and Shoko Toyokawa.

It's not that Toyokawa Shoko hadn't seen her before, since she also attended Haneoka University and her demeanor was particularly outstanding among the students there. Kusano Akira often saw her on his way to school.

Speaking of which, it seems that Li Xi and Toyokawa Shoko don't have a very good relationship. Nagasaki Motoyo mentioned Toyokawa Shoko's name by chance during rehearsals.

At that time, Shiina Tatsuki seemed very unhappy, and from their conversation, it was vaguely clear that she and Toyokawa Shoko had had a conflict.

Ah, Toyokawa Shoko has come out.

Seeing that Toyokawa Shoko stood up and said something to Wakaba Mutsu before walking out, Kusano Akira quickly hid to the side, watching Toyokawa Shoko with a sullen face hurriedly walk out of the cafe.

As if something urgent had happened, she didn't linger for a moment. She went straight out the door and turned left, as if she had something important that she was running out of time for.

Only after Toyokawa Shoko's figure was completely out of sight did Kusano Akira turn his head back into the shop.

At this moment, only Ruoye Mu was left in the store, head down, deep in thought.

She sat in the shop for a while longer, until about five minutes after Toyokawa Shoko left, before slowly getting up.

The school uniform of Tsukimori... Since they are students of Tsukimori, why not find a topic to talk about with Nagasaki Motoyo? As friends in the same band, they should keep in touch at school, right?

Touching his chin, Kusano Akira pondered how to strike up a conversation with Wakaba Mutsu.

Of course, if their relationship is actually terrible, like that of Shiina Tatsuki and Toyokawa Shoko, then it's all over.

Looking at Wakaba Mutsumi's attire, Kusano Akira mentally rehearsed the scenario of being rejected several times before stepping out from the corner and standing in front of Wakaba Mutsumi.

"Excuse me, are you Mutsumi Wakaba from the band Crychic?"

With what he thought was a warm smile, Kusano Akira struck up a conversation with Wakaba Mutsumi.

When Ruoye Mu saw the person who suddenly appeared, her pupils dilated instantly, and she took a step back in fear.

Seeing Wakaba Mutsumi's reaction, Kusano Akira knew that his first step had not been very successful.

Although he still wore a gentle smile on his face, he was secretly blaming himself for his recklessness.

Although he has never been popular, he is quite confident in his face. So why do both Takamatsu Akari and Wakaba Mutsu look scared when they first meet him?

It can't be that his smile is actually weird, can it?

"You are……?"

If Ye Mu took two steps back without making a sound, she didn't answer Kusano Akira's question, but instead looked at him cautiously.

"Don't be afraid, I'm a member of Suze's band and a huge Crychic fan," Kusano Akira said with what he thought was a friendly smile. "Suze might have mentioned me?"

"..."

Ruo Yemu remained silent, but nervously took a step back and clutched the pepper spray in her bag.

As the daughter of a celebrity, she is quite concerned about her personal safety. After all, these days, who knows if you might run into a few mentally unstable people on the street?

“I’m serious. Look, I still have Su Shi’s contact information. This is the band’s group chat.”

Seeing that Wakaba Muku still looked unconvinced, Kusano Akira took out his phone and showed it to her.