Mygo, are you all yanderes?

"I... I actually...?!"

"No, no, no...!"

Perhaps because she herself had come to believe her own conjecture, the fragmented memories she had lost returned to Shiina Tatsuki's mind, and the events of last night that she should not have known kept replaying in her mind.

"I would never do such a thing... Waaah..."

Perhaps shocked by the overly stimulating images, or perhaps because she was unwilling to admit that she had done such a thing, the girl's body, which had just sat up, slumped back onto the bed.

She covered her flushed face and let out a soft, mournful cry like a kitten, her small ears gradually turning crimson.

"It's all an illusion, just an illusion. Don't think about it anymore, you bastard..."

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

"Get off me."

Kusano Akira looked coldly at Mortis, who was rubbing his hands together and had a fawning expression on his face, and said this.

He already had a bad night's sleep, and he finally got a chance to rest properly under the pretext of 'recovering from his injury,' only to be woken up early in the morning by this damn thing in front of him.

Moreover, this thing's ferocious appearance is so menacing that someone with a weak heart would probably faint from fright.

"The early bird catches the worm, getting up early is good for your health, young master~ I've already made breakfast for you~"

Mortis wasn't upset by Kusano Akira's attitude; he just chuckled and rubbed his hands together, pointing towards the living room to indicate this to him.

Just kidding, it was already used to being given the cold shoulder by Kusano Akira. You know, during the eight years it locked Kusano Akira up, he would only ask it to unleash the chain for the first two years. In the later years, no matter what it did, he would not talk to it.

I'm just a little dissatisfied with it now, it's nothing to it.

"Young Master? Don't you feel ashamed to call me that?"

After stretching, Kusano Akira pulled Mortis off his chest, got up, put on his slippers, and prepared to wash up. Hearing Mortis's address to him, he looked at the unreliable doll in front of him with a strange expression.

"After all, I don't know what to call you~ and you haven't told me either."

"You can just call me by my name, just call me 'Ming'."

Kusano Akira didn't want to be called "Young Master" all the time; it was too embarrassing.

After Kusano Akira left the room, Mortis stopped smiling. It jumped to where Kusano Akira had put the stones, grabbed them, and stuffed them into the pocket of its dress.

If Ruoye Mu is unwilling to hide the stone, then let it do it. In any case, for Kusano Akira now, it's just an ordinary stone with a little sentimental value.

If things drag on until Takamatsu Akira and Kusano Akira recognize each other because of this stone, then it will be too late.

After doing all this, Mortis looked at Kusano Akira's phone on the bedside table, unlocked it with practiced ease, and looked through his chat history with others.

"Hmm, the lamp is like this now. Luckily, I hid the stone..."

"This browsing history URL... Is this Ichiri? And this is Yamada Ryo, right..."

"Why is it a phone call with Li Xi? I can't know what they talked about, how annoying..."

"But it should be fine if it's Li Xi, right? After all, she is..."

"Speaking of which, Mortis."

Kusano Akira's voice came from the living room. Hearing his voice, Mortis smiled again and ran to Kusano Akira.

"I'm coming."

"You said before that your current body is a doll, right?"

Kusano Akira looked at the breakfast Mortis had made on the table and remembered something.

"Yes, doll desu."

"Then how did you manage to eat my yogurt and cake yesterday? You don't have the kind of digestive organs, do you?"

"...Actually, if you take a good look through your backpack, you'll find that the food is actually in a hidden compartment. I can't eat anything; no matter what I eat, it will just go back to where it was originally."

"Doraemon? Did you open the Anywhere Door in your mouth?"

"almost."

"walk slowly."

Kusano Akira picked up his chopsticks, muttered "Let's eat!" and reached for the breakfast on the table.

While he was eating, he suddenly remembered that there was something he hadn't done yet, so he got up and went back to his room.

【band】

[Kusano Akira: My home address]

[Kusano Akira:xxxxxxxxxxx]

【Chihaya Aine: Received.】

[Chihaya Aine: Excuse me, are you Mr. Kusano who lives at xxxxx?]

[Kusano Akira: Please don't open my account, I beg you to leave me alone.]

After doing all this, Kusano Akira put his phone down again.

He almost forgot that he still had to tell other people his home address.

"Ming, what were you doing just now...?"

Mortis asked a question.

"Tell me my bandmates my address—come to think of it, I haven't told you yet, have I?"

After swallowing the food in his mouth, Kusano Akira reminded Mortis.

"You'll have to make do this Sunday."

Author's note: I hope this chapter won't get me banned...

Volume 1: Chapter 83. Caught Alone (2k)

"Wronged?"

"I've invited the band members to my house for a team-building event next Sunday, so I'll have to ask you to hide yourself from them."

Kusano Akira looked Mortis up and down and then spoke to it.

"After all, you know that a talking doll is quite scary."

"Oh, no trouble at all."

Mortis agreed, its gaze fixed on Kusano Akira's phone, looking thoughtful.

"Then I'll be going now, thank you for breakfast."

After drinking the last sip of warm milk from his glass, Kusano Akira stood up and quietly thanked Mortis.

"Going to school so early? Why don't you stay a little longer? I'm getting really bored by myself."

Noticing Kusano Akira's words, Mortis snapped out of his thoughts and quickly smiled, grabbing Kusano Akira's hand to persuade him to stay.

"Hmm, that's a bit early... By the way, you know how to use a TV or something, right?"

Kusano Akira pointed to the rarely used LCD TV hanging on the living room wall and turned to look at Mortis.

"Or you should know how to use a phone, tablet, or computer, right?"

"I know how to use it." (Suo)

Mortis raised his hand.

"That's good. You can play with those things after I leave. I usually only bring my phone when I go out; all those other things are at home. That way you won't be bored, right?" (Group chat)

"Ming is so thoughtful, I love her so much~"

Mortis covered his face with his hands, feigning tears of emotion. (II)

"If you're going to say you like someone, at least they have to look like a beautiful girl. I can't accept liking someone who looks like a doll."

Kusano Akira smiled slightly and said to Mortis before walking towards the bedroom.

"You wouldn't be happy if I really turned into a beautiful girl..." Ling

"Huh? What did you say?"

"Nothing, nothing!"

After packing his things, Kusano Akira sat listlessly on the sofa, chatting idly with Mortis until the clock struck midnight, at which point he picked up his schoolbag and keyboard and left home.

"Then I'll leave the family to you."

"Oh, don't worry about it, leave it to me!"

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

Looking at the cute girl with short gray hair and faint dark circles under her eyes standing in front of him, Kusano Akira began to regret revealing his address so early.

He never imagined that Gao Songdeng would arrive at the entrance of his residential complex immediately after he had just revealed his address. If the security guard hadn't stopped her because she was a stranger, Kusano Akira would have even said that Gao Songdeng could have walked right into his house to find him.

It's worth noting that less than forty minutes had passed since he sent his address, meaning that Gao Songdeng rushed over immediately after seeing the message.

"bright."

Takamatsu took two steps, closing the distance between herself and Kusano Akira to almost touching, then stretched out her hands and stared straight at him.

"It was a promise."

"..."

"Uh……"

Looking around in confusion, Kusano Akira tentatively discussed the matter with Takamatsu Akira.

"Light, should we move a little further away? Look, there are still people around..."

It didn't matter where he hugged Takamatsu, and he wasn't that afraid of taking on multiple roles. The main problem was the danger of being seen by Nagasaki Motoyo.

If Nagasaki Motoyo discovers him hugging Takamatsu Akari, then the problem will be serious.

There are people everywhere.

Takamatsu Akira's words did not change her mind. She maintained the embracing posture and took two more steps forward. Kusano Akira also took a step back because of her sudden two steps.

"That's true, but here... huh?!"

Before he finished speaking, Kusano Akira felt a fragrance waft over, followed by a wave of warmth and softness that made him dizzy, spreading from directly in front of him to every corner of his body.

He looked down stiffly and saw the girl hugging him tightly, so tightly that it seemed she wanted to meld herself into his body. Her head was buried deep in Kusano Akira's chest, completely oblivious to the stares of passersby.

"...You're so annoying."

The girl mumbled words that didn't seem like something she could say. She clung tightly to the back of the person in front of her, her head swirling around his chest.

"..."

Kusano Akira was startled by Takamatsu Akira's bold actions and even forgot to resist. He subconsciously sniffed the fragrance on the girl's body, and his hands, which were originally hanging in mid-air at a loss, naturally rested on the girl's thin back.

"……lamp?"

Realizing that he and Takamatsu Akari were being too intimate, but still reluctant to let go because he was somewhat attached to the warmth in front of him, he could only look at Takamatsu Akari, whose ears were the only part of her body that was visible, with a trembling voice.

"Well, we've already hugged, it's time to..."

He couldn't bring himself to say anything more. It was just a simple hug, yet he couldn't even utter the words to say goodbye. He could only look away from Takamatsu Akari and try to distract himself from his shyness by looking at the surrounding scenery.

He should have adhered to his own principle of 'never having romantic relationships with men or women in the band,' but for some reason, whenever he thought of this principle, he felt a feeling called 'fear' filling his heart.

It was as if his sixth sense was telling him that if he persisted in this principle here, something terrible would surely happen in the future.

"..."

Feeling the hand gently climbing up his back, Takamatsu pursed his lips, a strange mix of pain and addictive emotion welling up inside him.

She looked up at Kusano Akira's turned face, and a strange impulse seemed to urge her to continue, to follow the embrace and go on. He wouldn't refuse—

But she didn't know what "keep going" meant, nor did she know what to do next. All she could do was try harder to make the embrace deeper and more profound.

"..."

"..."

"Do we... also have dark circles under our eyes?"

Kusano Akira naturally felt Takamatsu Akira's focused gaze. He forced himself to turn his gaze towards her, wanting Takamatsu Akira to let go of his hand on her own.

Then I noticed the dark circles under Takamatsu's eyes.