Mygo, are you all yanderes?

A gust of cold wind blew by, and Kusano Akira shivered even though he was wearing a coat. He looked at Wakaba Mutsu next to him and frowned.

Although the other person's expression didn't change, Kusano Akira felt that he was already cold even though he had specially worn a coat, so Wakaba Mutsu, who was only wearing a school uniform and even short socks with her legs sticking out, must be freezing too.

"It's not cold... Ah, thank you."

When Momo heard Kusano Akira's concerned words, she was about to say that she wasn't cold when she felt a warm coat draped over her. Her eyes flickered, and she whispered a thank you.

"Give me the things, and you can button them up."

Kusano Akira exhaled a puff of white mist. He looked at his clothes, which he had draped over Wakaba Mutsuki, but only covered her back, leaving her front exposed to the cold wind. He reached out to Wakaba Mutsuki, asking for the clothes.

"It's okay, here, take these clothes..."

Wakaba Mutsu shook her head, looking at Kusano Akira who was trembling from time to time. She changed her posture from carrying the schoolbag with both hands to carrying it with one hand, and used her free hand to take off her coat and hand it back to Kusano Akira.

"You should wear it. Isn't it said that a woman's stomach is the most vulnerable to cold? If you don't wear it, even your clothes won't keep you warm."

After taking the clothes, Kusano Akira went back behind Wakaba Mutsu and covered her with the clothes.

“…I won’t wear it, you wear it.”

Wakaba Mutsu wrinkled her delicate nose, trying to dodge Kusano Akira's movements, but Kusano Akira anticipated her actions and grabbed her arm.

"If you're not going to wear it, I won't either. Or do you want me to button it up for you?"

“…Well, alright.”

Author's note: That's all for today.

Next week is the physical test, ugh!

good night

Volume 1: Chapter 67 (2k)

Since Kusano Akira had already said so, there was nothing Wakaba Mutsu could do but obediently put on his coat and button it up.

Although she was wearing them, in such cold weather, the little warmth that had been on the clothes had long since disappeared, so she didn't feel much warmer.

"That's right~"

When Kusano Akira saw Wakaba Mutsumi put his coat on, he smiled, then looked wistfully at the now completely dark sky.

"Speaking of which, the weather this year is really annoying. It's already May and it's still so cold. I should have brought two jackets with me."

While listening silently to Kusano Akira's complaints, Wakaba Mutsu secretly reached up to her collar, pulled it closer to her face, and sniffed the clothes lightly with her delicate nose.

"..."

The scent of windmill jasmine.

If Ye Mu's fair face was tinged with a faint blush, she loosened her grip on her collar, waved her hand in the air a couple of times helplessly, and then stiffly placed it in front of her.

It seemed as if she was delayed, and only now did she feel shy.

"Why did you just say that I'm the only one who can't help you with this?"

Perhaps trying to hide her shyness, or perhaps genuinely puzzled by what Kusano Akira said, Wakaba Mutsu nervously fiddled with her thumb and asked in a low voice.

"Because this matter is related to Toyokawa-kun."

2. Kusano Akira clasped his hands in front of him, hunching over, trying to conserve his body heat by curling up. Hearing Wakaba Mutsu's words, he hugged himself and replied with a slight tremor.

"I accidentally found out where Toyokawa was working by chance, and it was not far from my house."

"so?"

"So I plan to... well, how should I put it... actually I'm not very clear about the remaining steps either. I'm just thinking that I should see Toyokawa-kun first, and we can talk about the rest later."

"Isn't there a saying that goes, 'Plans can't keep up with changes'? In that case, we might as well just adapt to the situation."

Kusano Akira chuckled twice.

"...That's it."

Ruo Yemu lowered his eyes slightly, looking down at the ground, his noble, gilded pupils trembling slightly.

"Don't bother with Xiang's matter."

"Why do you say that suddenly?"

Kusano Akira looked at Wakaba Mutsuki, who had suddenly said such a thing, with surprise. She had been keeping her head down, so he couldn't see what she looked like.

"Didn't we agree before that we were 'accomplices'? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"

"...I just suddenly realized that I can't trouble you anymore..."

Ruoye Mutsu pursed her lips and said softly.

After experiencing two sudden hallucinations, Wakaba Mutsu also discovered some strange things about himself.

Why did she have the idea of ​​ordering Kusano Akira around before? Why did she have the thought of isolating Kusano Akira? These things caught Wakaba Mutsumi's attention.

er'≈∫∪∝ˇ(～∶〖ˇsearch≯：If it were the previous her, she would never have thought this way.

Although the idea that 'it would be best if Kusano Akira only had her as a friend' remained unchanged, Wakaba Mutsu was no longer as insistent on this goal as before.

She did care about Kusano Akira more than before, and didn't want him to be overwhelmed by her problems anymore.

Is this a kind of growth? Ruoye Mu didn't know, but she did feel that the distance between herself and Kusano Akira seemed to be much closer than before.

"What's the trouble? Didn't we already agree that I'd help you with your things and you'd help me with mine? You're not going to back out now, are you?"

Kusano Akira looked at Wakaba Mutsuki with a strange expression, then pressed his finger against Wakaba Mutsuki's forehead and lifted his face.

"I'll help you with your problem..."

Wakaba Mutsu whispered, avoiding Kusano Akira's gaze.

She's still a little shy.

"That's settled then. Since that's what you think, then we still have to fulfill our role as 'accomplices,' right?"

"..."

"Besides, it's not entirely because of you that Toyokawa-kun is like this—I actually care about Toyokawa-kun quite a bit myself."

"...Why, at Yixiang?"

Ruo Ye Mu said somewhat unhappily.

"I can't quite explain it, but it's kind of like I can't let go of her. It feels like Toyokawa-san is the kind of person who would suffer a lot on her own if no one helped her?"

"..."

"Ah, there's a convenience store up ahead, Mu, want to go in and get something to eat?"

Kusano Akira squinted at a spot where light was coming from ahead, and said with some surprise, glancing at Wakaba Mutsu beside him, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Well, let's go."

If Ye Mu didn't actually want to eat, but seeing Kusano Akira's trembling body, she felt a little sorry for him and reluctantly nodded, agreeing to his suggestion.

"Okay, let's go in then."

Kusano Akira really didn't want to walk outside in the freezing wind anymore; he simply couldn't take it anymore.

So he wanted to turn back and tell Wakaba Mutsumi that he needed to walk a little faster, but before he could say anything, Wakaba Mutsumi quickened his pace first.

"Hurry up."

The girl's soft, sweet voice reached Kusano Akira's ears. Without turning back, she left behind only that one sentence and walked towards the convenience store.

"……hey-hey."

Whether it was because he was cold or because he was concerned about him, Kusano Akira was in a good mood. He chuckled and followed Wakaba Mutsu.

"welcome!"

The two walked into the convenience store one after the other, and the sound of the door opening and the clerk's greeting reached their ears at the same time.

Kusano Akira felt the rare warmth, stretched his body, unzipped his school uniform, and let out the cold air that had been inside his clothes.

"Mu, you should unbutton your shirt too, let the cold air out."

"Ah."

Wakaba nodded and deftly unbuttoned his shirt.

Kusano Akira walked over to the pot of oden that was cooking next to the shop assistant and pointed to a few of them.

"Hello, please give me this, this, and this... Mu, is there anything you'd like to eat? It's on me."

After ordering several items, Kusano Akira turned around and asked the green-clad girl behind him.

"I will not eat."

Wakaba Mutsu stood obediently beside Kusano Akira, shook her head, and declined Kusano Akira's offer.

"Then these will do, thank you."

After hearing that Wakaba Mutsu said she wouldn't eat anything, Kusano Akira ordered a few more oden dishes before speaking to the waiter.

"Okay, the price is..."

The clerk smiled and told him the price of the oden, then took out the oden pieces that Kusano Akira had pointed out and put them into a cardboard box. 9

"..." 4

Watching Kusano Akira eat, Wakaba Mutsumi had an idea. She took out her camera and tugged at Kusano Akira's sleeve.

"Ming, give me a string of them."

Author's Note: Here's the first update (3 chapters)

Volume 5: Chapter 68 (2k)

"Hmm, so you really want to eat this too? Let me tell you, it's incredibly delicious."

Kusano Akira looked down at Wakaba Mutsumi, smiled, and took a skewer of oden from his cardboard box, handing it to her. 4

"No."

Wakaba Mutsu shook her head and pulled the hand that was holding Kusano Akira's clothes down again.

"Get down a little."

"Oh, here we come."

Kusano Akira lowered his body and watched as Wakaba Mutsu raised her camera high and aimed it at the two of them, raising an eyebrow.

"You need to take pictures for this too?"

"Ah."

Wakaba Mutsu stared intently at the camera in her hand, adjusting it to the right angle.

"That should be fine now... Ming, give me a smile."

"Ha ha--"

Following Wakaba Mutsumi's request, Kusano Akira held the oden box in his hands and made a somewhat deliberate expression, while Wakaba Mutsumi held a skewer of oden and made a somewhat stiff smile. With the sound of the shutter, the photo was taken.

"Um……"

Ruoye Mu opened the photo she had just taken, her brows furrowing more and more as she looked at it; she was not entirely satisfied with the final product.

"How about we ask the shop assistant for a favor?"

Kusano Akira leaned closer to Wakaba Mutsu's hand, looking at the less-than-successful finished product, and offered a suggestion.

"Alright."

Wakaba Mu nodded.

"Thank you for your help, shop assistant."

Kusano Akimi Wakaba Mutsu agreed and straightened up to ask the shop assistant who had been smiling and watching from the sidelines.

"Leave it to me with confidence."

The shop assistant took the camera from Wakaba Mutsu with a smile and aimed it at the two who were standing up straight.

"Please stand a little closer."

Wakaba Mutsumi and Kusano Akira closed the distance between them a bit.

"Okay, one, two, three, cheese~"