"If you hesitate and hold back just because you're afraid of ruining your current relationship, you'll never find true happiness. This is based on my 28 years of life experience."

"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten that you're 28 years old. You don't sound that much different from me at 16."

"...After all, I spent almost the last eight years of my life at home, so my social experience is probably not much more than yours."

After discussing some unpleasant topics, Mortis's tone became somewhat dejected, but it didn't dwell on its sadness. It quickly rallied and asked again.

"So what kind of girl do you like? I want to know about both her personality and appearance."

"As for appearance... I'll let you in on a secret, but I actually prefer Su Shi's look. My heart almost stopped when I first saw her."

Kusano Akira said somewhat embarrassedly that he had really fallen for Nagasaki Motoyo when he watched Crychic's performance, although that feeling had almost disappeared now.

"So you really like big ones?"

"No, that's not it—it's partly true, but mainly it's her aura. I feel there's always a faint sadness about her, giving me a sense of something like a dream, something that could vanish at any moment."

"Oh, you're a literary youth." *kiss*

"I simply have my own aesthetic sense and pursuit of beauty." - Qiong

"Okay, okay—so what about personality?"

Mortis had always known that Kusano Akira liked Nagasaki Motoyo's appearance, but she wasn't sure what it was about Nagasaki Motoyo that attracted him. (Tsukasa)

If Kusano Akira was referring to physical attractiveness, then Mortis really couldn't do anything about it; that's something innate. But if it's about charisma, then that's incredibly easy—just a little imitation.

While I wouldn't say it's a 100% accurate simulation, it's at least 70-80% similar.

"I haven't really thought about personality in detail, but to be general, I might prefer someone with a bit of contrast?" Liu

"Contrast?" Death

"Yes, for example, those who are usually a bit crazy and have some minor behavioral flaws, but are actually the kind of people who are easily shy and cute, and who can stand up for others when it matters?"

As he spoke, Kusano Akira couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"How could there be such a person in real life?"

Volume 1: Chapter 77 (2k)

"..."

Yes, there really are people like that.

Hearing what Kusano Akira said, Mortis felt as if he had returned to the day when Kusano Akira happily brought his so-called 'girlfriend' to meet her.

That woman, reeking of alcohol, laughing like a fool, looking completely unreliable and eccentric, an old cow still trying to seduce a young girl.

nmortis never imagined that Kusano Akira could accurately describe that woman's characteristics at this time. It turned out that the woman wasn't scheming, but that she just happened to fit Kusano Akira's preferences.

"But wouldn't it be great if there really were such a person? It would be best if she were a musician, and even better if she liked a strong musical style — ah, but visual kei is definitely out of the question."

Mortis hopes Kusano Akira will stop talking; the more he talks, the harder it is for him to accept. 3↓♂5:#〖+∝

"...Do you think it's possible that the green-haired girl is actually like that?"

Mortis wanted to try to guide Kusano Akira's focus again. It's all about contrast, isn't it? Wakaba Mutsumi is a perfect example of a character with a strong contrast. As for his madness, he was confident that he would be just as good as that woman once he got back.

"Mu might have the potential for a contrast, but she can't."

Kusano Akira smiled and waved his hand, denying Mortis's statement.

"She looks like the kind of person who needs to be protected. I do enjoy the process of protecting others, but I still hope that my future partner will be the kind who can help me."

"..."

"Besides, I've already said it before, I would never have those kinds of thoughts about a friend. Mu is my friend."

"..."

"Speaking of which, do you really like Mu that much? Is it because you two have the same color scheme?"

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

Mortis suddenly leaped high into the air, then crashed heavily to the ground, rolling wildly on the ground while making sharp, explosive noises.

What's wrong with you all of a sudden?

Kusano Akira was startled by Mortis's sudden outburst. He cautiously poked Mortis's body, but Mortis grabbed his finger and crawled up his arm.

After climbing onto Kusano Akira's chest, it pounced and hugged his face like a facehugger.

Zhong↑#Un:jiu…¢四祾缌◆:五〉※6`:“Friends again! Why do you care so much about this stuff! Which couple doesn't start out as friends!”

Mortis's mental state is not very stable—or rather, she has had some mental problems ever since she imprisoned Kusano Akira, and she has become unpredictable.

Hearing Kusano Akira still talking about "friends," Mortis couldn't control its emotions or its behavior. If it were still in human form, it wouldn't just be crying and wailing, but would do something even more extreme.

She simply couldn't accept Kusano Akira's foolish "because you are my friends." If that were really all there was to it, she might have actually accepted it. But Kusano Akira went and found that woman named Hiroi Kikuri.

Could it be that Kusano Akira and Hiroi Kikuri became a couple directly? Mortis didn't believe it. There was only one way to improve a relationship with Kusano Akira: become his friend.

If Kusano Akira really just saw Hiroi Kikuri and became her boyfriend, wouldn't that make everything they did over the years seem ridiculous?

So Kikuto Hiroi first became his friend, and then they established a relationship.

Moreover, according to him, he was the one who took the initiative to confess his feelings first.

So the truth is: Ye Ming's 'friends' are just lies to appease them; he simply has no interest in them or in Ruoye Mutsu.

Mortis had long recognized this fact, but it refused to accept it, thus deceiving itself that its failure was simply because Kusano Akira considered them 'friends'.

But now that Kusano Akira has so clearly stated his preferred type, and that it matches Hiroi Kikuri so well, how can Mortis remain calm?

It was all just self-deception. The life she had secretly fantasized about with Kusano Akira for so long had all turned into a bubble. She was like a clown with paint all over her face.

She even distanced herself from potential rivals who were also her friends because of this, all in order to be with him, but in the end, it all came to nothing.

"Discrimination! Discrimination! Discrimination! It's that damn discrimination again!"

Mortis clung tightly to Kusano Akira's face, screaming, the red in his eyes seeming to turn into tears.

"Wait, what's wrong?!"

Kusano Akira pressed down on Mortis's body with both hands, trying to pull it off his face, but Mortis's hands were gripping his ears tightly. Fearing that his ears would be injured, he dared not use too much force and could only hold on to its hands little by little.

"........."

As if he had vented enough, Mortis released Kusano Akira's head and let it fall to the floor. He spoke to Kusano Akira in a calm but tired tone.

"I'm sorry, I just remembered a heartless man I met in my past life, and I accidentally put him into that role."

"...It's also my fault for reminding you of sad things. I'm sorry."

Although he was very unhappy with Mortis's sudden outburst, Kusano Akira, who was used to apologizing, sighed and said sorry after hearing Mortis's weak and tired tone.

However, the sound Mortis made after calming down seemed somewhat familiar to Kusano Akira, as if he had heard it before.

"But you can make a normal sound, so why do you keep speaking in that shrill voice?"

"..."

After Kusano Akira pointed it out, Mortis realized that she had unconsciously revealed her true voice. Fortunately, her personality was different from that of the current Wakaba Mutsu, so her tone was also different, and Kusano Akira did not notice.

"Doesn't that sound a lot like a heavy metal musician?"

Mortis changed his voice back to his usual cheerful tone and said.

"This kind of sound is not suitable for everyday use."

Kusano Akira walked to the door, rubbing his ears with a resentful expression.

"I'm leaving now, who knows what crazy things you'll do next."

After saying that, he walked out of the room without looking back.

"Don't worry, I won't be in 74/16‰∥9ˇ≯7\(8搜∧搜搜ﱌ:…"

Mortis smiled and spoke to Kusano Akira, but when Kusano Akira closed the door, its voice grew softer and softer, and its eyes became increasingly dangerous.

"I won't lose, Mu. This time, I absolutely won't lose, even if I have to..."

"I won't let anyone else have a chance to win!"

After saying this, Mortis chuckled to himself in the empty room, as if he had foreseen something wonderful.

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

good night

Volume 1: Chapter 78 (2k)

Kusano Akira had just returned to his room, and before he even had a chance to turn off the lights, his phone, which had been lying quietly on the bed, suddenly vibrated.

"..."

Although he didn't know why his phone was vibrating, Kusano Akira didn't think it was anything good. He instinctively felt that something troublesome must have happened again.

Sure enough, when he looked at his phone screen with a glimmer of hope, a name that gave him a headache appeared on it—Wakaba Mutsumi.

[Wakaba Mutsumi: Su Shi knows that Xiang is in Yuqiu.]

"……Ugh."

He tapped his phone screen a few times, feeling utterly exhausted, and for a moment he didn't know how to reply to Ruoye Mu's message—or rather, he didn't even want to think about it anymore, he just wanted to be alone for a while.

But despite his exhaustion, since Ye Mu had sent him a message asking for help, he, as one of the so-called 'accomplices of Qi,' couldn't just keep running away like this. He had to come up with a solution. Thinking of this, Kusano Akira slapped his face hard with both hands, forcing his brain to start working again.

[Kusano Akira: You mean Motoyo might come looking for Toyokawa next?]

【Wakaba Mutsumi: Hmm.】

Just as Kusano Akira had predicted, Nagasaki Motoyo, having obtained Toyokawa Shoko's coordinates, would definitely not do nothing. With her strong obsession with Crychic, she would surely go to the school gate to find Toyokawa Shoko.

And this time won't be too late, probably around tomorrow or the day after.

[Kusano Akira: When? Tomorrow? The day after tomorrow?]

【Wakaba Mutsumi: School ends tomorrow.】

Logically speaking, the best solution would be for Nagasaki Motoyo and Toyokawa Shoko to actually meet. He didn't think that, given Toyokawa Shoko's current state, Nagasaki Motoyo could pull her back to Crychic.

Kusano Akira thought the same way, which is why he asked Toyokawa Shoko to come and watch their new band's first performance when he first met her, and also to have a heart-to-heart talk with Nagasaki Motoyo.

However, he felt that Toyokawa Shoko was unlikely to actually go to the band's performance as promised, as the other party's personality was too unpredictable.

Although Kusano Akira had previously deduced that Toyokawa Shoko didn't really dislike him that much, that didn't mean he believed what Toyokawa Shoko had said during the day—that he should be separated from the others for Kusano Akira's safety because they were too dangerous.

This reason was completely unconvincing to him. You see, whether it was Wakaba Mutsu or Takamatsu Akari, you could tell from their daily words and actions that Toyokawa Shoko had a very deep relationship with them. Moreover, Wakaba Mutsu was Toyokawa Shoko's childhood friend.

From any perspective, it's impossible for Toyokawa Shoko to do this for Kusano Akira.

However, the argument that 'Kusano Akira is a scumbag' is completely unfounded. Nagasaki Motoyo and Toyokawa Shoko gave Kusano Akira completely different impressions; he didn't sense any wariness from Toyokawa Shoko.

That's why he didn't understand what Toyokawa Shoko was doing all along, and therefore had no idea how to proceed with her next move.

[Kusano Akira: How did Motoyo find out?]

[Wakaba Mutsumi: She said it came from the lamp.]

[Kusano Akira: Okay, let me think of a way first, and I'll tell you what to do in a bit.] 3

【Wakaba Mutsumi: Hmm.】

It was obvious that Ruoye Mutsu didn't want Nagasaki Motoyo and Toyokawa Shoko to meet, and he was in a similar situation. Although he really hoped that Toyokawa Shoko could talk to Nagasaki Motoyo, there were just too many unknown factors surrounding Toyokawa Shoko, and he was hesitant to take the risk.

So what he needs to do is ensure that Nagasaki Motoyo doesn't see Toyokawa Shoko tomorrow.

Should he try to get Wakaba Mutsumi to stall Nagasaki Motoyo? No, he didn't think Wakaba Mutsumi, with her submissive personality towards everyone except him, could do that. And even if she did, so what? Nagasaki Motoyo would never give up after one failure. Unless Toyokawa Shoko transferred schools again, she would relentlessly persist.

In other words, we need to find a solution that will solve the problem once and for all?

But what way is there to make Nagasaki Motoyo unable to do this once and for all... unless there's someone she can't refuse who's tough on her? But who would be someone Nagasaki Motoyo can't refuse?

Kusano Akira opened Wakaba Mutsumi's chat window, his slender fingers swiping through his few contacts, trying to find someone Nagasaki Motoyo couldn't refuse.

However, his social circle didn't overlap much with Nagasaki Motoyo's, so no matter how hard he tried, he could only find people from Crychic. Among Crychic, Toyokawa Shoko didn't have his contact information, and if he couldn't rely on Ruoye Mutsu, then only Shiina Tatsuki and Takamatsu Akari remained.

Kusano Akira hovered her finger over Takamatsu Akari's portrait, hesitated for a moment, then gave up on finding her and instead pointed to Shiina Tatsuki, who was below her. q

Takamatsu Akari might be asleep by now; judging from her less-than-ideal state when she called earlier, Kusano Akira decided to discuss the matter with her during the day tomorrow. He'd rather talk to Shiina Tatsuki first; Shiina Tatsuki was definitely reliable, and she certainly wasn't asleep at this hour.

[Akira Kusano: What are you doing?]

[Shiina Tatsuki: Sleeping.]

[Akira Kusano: Did I bother you?]

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