Mygo, are you all yanderes?

"Why can't I do this if I don't dislike you? I don't have those kinds of feelings for you."

"Why be together if you have no feelings for each other?"

"Because I want to be with you."

"..."

"Deng, why do you have these contradictory thoughts—that you have no feelings for me, yet you want to be with me?"

Kusano Akira retreated step by step, while Takamatsu Akira moved forward step by step until the wall blocked his path, leaving him with nowhere to retreat.

Kusano Akira felt like a weak, bookish high school student in a TV drama being pinned against a wall by a delinquent girl with a high kick, while Takamatsu Akari was the gruff female hooligan who said, "Hey, you like me, right? Go date me."

"Because... I have no feelings for you, so it's okay?"

"It's a huge deal! What kind of twisted understanding is that!"

He took the initiative to hold Niko Matsumoto's hands, preventing her from having the chance to pin him against the wall, and then tried to change her distorted thoughts with words.

"Deng, things can't be handled like this."

"Think about it, being together isn't just about not disliking anyone."

"I don't dislike Aine, I don't dislike Suze, I don't dislike Riki—does that mean I have to be with all of them?"

"This is a very solemn and serious matter, and it absolutely cannot be decided so hastily, right?"

"And even if you've made up your mind, I still want to be with the person I love in the future."

This is a lie. Kusano Akira doesn't believe she'll ever have someone to spend her life with, but it's a necessary lie to get Takamatsu Akari to give up her current idea.

"No."

Takamatsu took two steps forward, broke free from Kusano Akira, and then, just as he had expected, placed his hands on the wall next to Kusano's ear and pinned him against the wall.

"Ming, don't be with other people."

"Why? Isn't this a bit unfair to me...?"

"I don't want to see you with other people. If you are with other people, you can't keep your promise to me!"

Takamatsu Akari still hasn't forgotten that the disbandment of the band in her illusion and the beginning of her being estranged were all because Kusano Akira found a so-called girlfriend.

Even though it was just a hallucination, it was terrifying enough that she didn't want to experience it again.

Jiu wanted to be with him forever and ever.

Temple: "The promise...you mean the one I made to you when we were kids?"

Halfway through his sentence, Akira remembered what Takamatsu Akira had said earlier and asked tentatively.

Ai: "Hmm!"

Akira Kusano paused for a moment, then changed the subject.

San said, "Deng, let's go first, okay...?"

If they don't leave soon, they might run into Nagasaki Motoyo. Given their somewhat ambiguous posture, she'll definitely misunderstand if she sees them.

Ling: "Ming, promise me...!"

Takamatsu Akari tried to imitate the angry person she had seen on a comedy show, slightly furrowing her brows, puffing out her lips, and raising her voice, attempting to make Kusano Akira give in. However, she couldn't control herself for long and reverted to her previous pitiful expression.

"Woo..."

She's really not good at making that kind of expression.

"..."

"Okay, okay, I promise you, let's go now, alright?"

Kusano Akira took a deep breath and reluctantly agreed to Takamatsu Akira's request for the time being.

Being practically forced to be with a beautiful girl should normally be a happy thing, but he just couldn't feel happy at all.

Why does Takamatsu Akari have to be his teammate? Being with her would definitely cause trouble. Putting aside the stability of the band itself, Shiina Tatsuki likes her so much. If she finds out, it will be very difficult for her to handle the situation.

And although he was a little tempted again because of what had just happened, he didn't want to become someone who would pursue a girl just because he was attracted to her.

It seems that what Chihaya Aine said yesterday, "Just tell me if you need any help," will soon come in handy.

"Ok!"

After hearing Kusano Akira agree, Takamatsu Akira happily responded and then stepped back, leaving only one hand to hold Kusano Akira's injured area.

"?"

"hey-hey……"

She chuckled softly, then looked up at the person in front of her with gentle eyes.

"I'm sorry about yesterday... It must have hurt a lot, right?"

"But it's okay today, I won't hurt you anymore, you see."

Kusano Akira looked down and saw that Takamatsu Akira's originally delicate and fair hands were covered with countless wounds. Although there were large and small bandages covering these wounds, some of them could still be seen.

"Light, what's wrong with you...?"

"I tried it all night yesterday, and now I can control my strength no longer!"

"..."

"Ugh."

So even though the girl in front of him was a bit clingy just now, Kusano Akira couldn't bring himself to dislike her.

How could he possibly hate that?

Volume 1: Chapter 86. Did I guess wrong? (2k)

"This is really worrying..."

Kusano Akira roughly scratched his hair, not caring that he would mess up his freshly washed hair, and sighed in distress as he looked at the spot where the two were entwined.

"Ming, can we... just go to school like this?"

Takamatsu spoke softly, her eyes shining with anticipation.

"...Okay, but you have to let go when we get near the school."

He gently squeezed Takamatsu's hand, as if worried about causing her pain, and then led her toward the school.

It's amazing! Yesterday he was worried about his hand, but today he's worried about the culprit.

"Light, let's go."

"Ok!"

Kusano Akira walked away stiffly with Takamatsu Akira in high spirits, and only after they left did a strand of flaxen hair peek out from a corner.

Nagato: Saki Sosei emerged from the side with a greatly shocked expression, looking in the direction the two had left, her mind a jumble of thoughts.

"Little Lamp...what are you doing?!"

Nagasaki Motoyo felt that she might not be able to forget what had just happened for a while.

Seeing Takamatsu Akari and Kusano Akira standing so close, she instinctively ran over to protect Takamatsu Akari, but as soon as she got close, she saw an unbelievable scene.

Takamatsu Akira took the initiative to hug Kusano Akira, who looked quite unwilling.

What happened next shattered her original illusions.

Kusano Akira, who in her eyes was a scumbag, dangerous, and malicious man, was pinned against a wall like an innocent middle school student, and even looked so shy.

Instead, it was the innocent, kind-hearted, and naive Gao Songdeng who was the one who made the scumbag blush and his heart race.

She had seen everything clearly just now. Although it was still a hunter-prey relationship, it seemed to be slightly different from what she had imagined!

Nagasaki Motoyo overheard their conversation clearly.

"What childhood sweetheart... I forgot, so what is it now...?!"

Biting her thumbnail, she felt as if her brain was overloaded from receiving too much information.

"If they were childhood sweethearts, then Xiaodeng's situation would be easily explained... Could it be that my guess is wrong?"

She began to doubt her own guess.

"Wait, what's going on with Xiao Mu then..."

"What should I do? I really guessed wrong...? Should I apologize to him...?"

"But I just told Lixi yesterday that I hate him..." Lu

"And we still can't convince Xiao Mu..."

"What exactly happened..." Ling

Nagasaki Motoyo gave up thinking and decided to ask Wakaba Mutsumi directly.

Without delay, she couldn't even wait until she got to school; she took out her phone and called Ruoye Mu. Dad

"Ding~..." Lin

"Ding~..."

"Ding~..."

"Hello, Su Shi?"

After the phone rang several times, it finally connected, and a calm voice came from the other end.

"Xiao Mu, I have a question for you."

Nagasaki Motoyo couldn't wait any longer and skipped over unnecessary formalities, hurriedly speaking to Wakaba Mutsu.

"Oh...what's the problem?"

Although she didn't understand why the other person was calling her so early in the morning, and in such a hurried tone, Ruo Yemu still obediently replied.

Anyway, she didn't think she had anything that could make the other person anxious; it was probably just because of Toyokawa Shoko again.

Why do you like Kusano Akira so much?

"..."

Ruo Ye Mu Tan's mouth opened slightly, and her pupils dilated slightly due to the sudden surprise.

"Xiao Mu, are you still there?"

Hearing no response from the other side, Nagasaki Motoyo asked again anxiously.

"...I'm...it hurts so much."

Although she remained expressionless, Wakaba Mutsu still said, "Ouch!" She covered her mouth, where she had accidentally bitten her tongue, and didn't know how to reply to Nagasaki Motoyo.

"Why would Su Shi say that? I don't like him, he's a scumbag."

"Xiao Mu, you don't need to lie to me anymore. Your behavior is too obvious; you clearly like him a lot!"

"...It's obvious..."

Hearing what his friend said, Wakaba Mutsu was somewhat troubled.

"Xiao Mu, why do you like him so much? What has he said to you, and what has he done to you?"

"..."

"Su Shi doesn't need to know." (Sam)

After saying this, Wakaba Mutsu hung up the phone immediately, giving Nagasaki Motoyo no chance to speak.

"...Oh no."

Motomu Wakaba was afraid that Motoyo Nagasaki would understand Akira Kusano better, because if that happened, she would definitely discover that Akira Kusano wasn't a scumbag.

If Mutsu didn't want things to turn out this way, she originally envisioned that after she became the most important person in Kusano Akira's heart, she would take the initiative to help him clear up Nagasaki Motoyo's misunderstanding of him.

But if the misunderstanding were cleared up now, she was afraid that she might become the one who was abandoned by everyone again.

"..."

"Something must have happened between Akira and Sue this morning..."

As she lay in bed, Wakaba Muku murmured to herself. Thinking of this, she decided to call Kusano Akira immediately.

"Ding~...Click."