Mygo, are you all yanderes?

"Toyokawa-kun, let's not talk about this now. Let's talk about me first, okay?"

"……you say."

Seeing that the other party was not very willing to talk about this, Toyokawa Shoko did not press the matter further.

Although the situation is urgent, since he is so reluctant to talk about it, pushing him too hard might backfire.

"Toyokawa-kun, you really don't want Motoyo to find you, right?"

"Yes."

Toyokawa Shoko nodded. At this time, she really didn't want to see Nagasaki Motoyo. After all, her personality was still very immature at this time, and she naturally avoided Nagasaki Motoyo, who always wanted to get to the bottom of things—although she didn't really want to see her after that either.

"Su Shi found out you're in Yuqiu through some means, so there's a high chance she'll come looking for you."

"But don't worry, I came to you because I have a solution. All you need to do is stay a little later after school and you won't have to see her." (Hedgehog)

"..."

"No need for all that complicated stuff, I'll just meet her." Zhe

Toyokawa Shoko paused for a moment, then spoke to Kusano Akira.

She now had no reason not to see Nagasaki Motoyo. Her original plan was to sever all connections with potential threats from her and Kusano Akira, one by one.

Now that Nagasaki Motoyo has delivered herself to her doorstep, she might as well use her as her first target.

Once they arrive, make a big scene, the more extreme the better. Ideally, instill in them a lifelong fear of anything related to music.

In this way, as long as the other party doesn't recall the past, they pose no threat.

"Huh? That won't work."

Kusano Akira paused for a moment upon hearing Toyokawa Shoko's words, then quickly stopped her.

"Didn't you say you weren't willing before, Toyokawa-kun? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"

Meeting between Toyokawa Shoko and Nagasaki Motoyo would do him no good at all; it must be stopped.

"It's just that I don't care as much about the predicament around me anymore."

"So, Toyokawa-kun, you still care about it...?"

"I don't want my life to be troubled by such trivial matters."

Speaking nonchalantly, Toyokawa Shoko stepped forward, pinned the boy against the wall, her high-set eyes slightly narrowed, and her golden pupils exuding an indescribable sense of oppression.

"You seem to really don't want me to see Su Shi?"

"Well... that's right."

Kusano Akira chuckled twice. He still felt that although Toyokawa Shoko's gaze was very intimidating, her lack of height was a bit too cute.

"If Su Shi were to meet you, Toyokawa-kun, it might have a negative impact on our band. I want to avoid that from happening."

"……Ah."

Shoko Toyokawa chuckled. It wasn't unheard of for Motoyo Nagasaki to leave the group before, and knowing the final outcome, she felt that Akira Kusano's worries were completely meaningless.

However, since the other party has no memory of the future, it is understandable that they would think this way, and she can take advantage of this opportunity.

"Kusano-kun, so you mean you don't want me to meet with Motoyo?"

"Correct."

"In that case, I can promise you I won't see her, but in exchange, you have to promise me one thing, okay?"

"Toyokawa-kun, please don't say anything about breaking off your friendship with Akari and the others."

In case Toyokawa Shoko said something outrageous, Kusano Akira gave her a heads-up. Qiu

"of course not."

Toyokawa Shoko shook her head, then pointed a finger at the person in front of her and beckoned slightly.

"My only request is that you come with me after school today."

"How about that? This request is quite simple, isn't it? I don't think you can't do it."

"..."

"It is indeed very simple, but it depends on the range and distance you travel..."

"Don't push your luck, Kusano-kun."

"...That works too."

It was unclear what Toyokawa Shoko was up to, but Kusano Akira didn't think she would do anything bad. In any case, Shiina Tatsuki had reduced his responsibilities considerably, so even without him practicing, it wouldn't affect him too much.

"Then I'll go first..."

"...It seems there's still some time before lunch break ends."

Toyokawa Shoko looked out the window and suddenly said this.

"Kusano-kun, could you please stay with me until the end of my lunch break?"

Volume 1: Chapter 93. Evasion (2k)

The desire surging within her was bewitching every cell in her body, urging her to keep the person she admired right in front of her.

You've held back for so long, is it okay to indulge yourself a little?

No, it's precisely because I've persevered for so long that I can't let my guard down.

Why not?

Being with him wouldn't be good for either of us, so...

【What's wrong with that? You're Toyokawa Shoko, your self-control is far better than those women's, you're the most suitable for him.】

What's the use of having good self-control if I've hurt him too?

9. [Really? Is that really what your memory says?]

What else? It's all my fault. It's all because of my own decisions that Mu, Su Shi, Ming, and everyone else are unhappy.

8. [They are very happy.]

They are the ones who are unhappy.

Will they be happy if you and Ming aren't by their side?

Yes, he and I were the beginning of everything, if it weren't for us...

[If Akira goes back, he'll probably be with Akari and Aine again.]

Squeeze...

How about letting him spend more time with you?

However, I will let Ming...

Are you really going to watch him have that kind of thing done to him by Takamatsu Akira again?

No, I don't want to...

[Chihaya Aine is pitiful too, right? She's someone who loves fashion and has a bright future, yet she's trapped in the countryside far from the city by twisted emotions.]

Yes, that's why I can't...

We can't let them spend any more time with Ming.

I know, that's why I've been trying...

Does "effort" mean simply watching them play that ridiculous game of make-believe without taking any real effort?

……

[Not for myself, but for everyone, I'm preserving the light.]

Not for...myself?

That's right, it's not about indulgence, it's just for everyone.

Really...?

【right. 】

But it's only noon, even if we keep him here...

Life is made up of only a limited number of moments. What if 'Takamatsu-den' came back just because of this one noon?

Ok……

"It's for the 'greater good,' Xiangzi."

Righteousness...

It's okay, it's just for lunch, you won't be able to do anything.

Yeah, I can't do anything...

It's all for everyone's sake, with absolutely no selfish motives whatsoever...

"..."

"Kusano-kun, could you please stay with me until the end of lunch break?"

Deceiving her own true feelings, Toyokawa Shoko spoke softly, her eyes brimming with gentle tenderness as she looked at Kusano Akira.

"can."

Without much thought, Kusano Akira readily agreed to Toyokawa Shoko's request.

Anyway, he hadn't planned to go back to the classroom. Although he had Chihaya Aine's help, he still wanted to minimize contact with Takamatsu Akari as much as possible, since her gaze had become particularly strange since this morning.

He had never seen Takamatsu Takamori's gaze before, and just being looked at like that made his heart ache.

He didn’t know if it was just his imagination, but Mortis gave him the same feeling when he looked at him, even though the other person didn’t even have eyeballs. — Speaking of which, did Toyokawa Shoko in front of him also show a similar look?

Kusano Akira looked curiously in Toyokawa Shoko's direction, but the other woman quickly looked away.

"…Thank you very much."

Toyokawa Shoko breathed a sigh of relief when she was not rejected as she had expected.

"There's nothing to thank me for."

So we're just going to stay here?

Kusano Akira glanced around. He and Toyokawa Shoko were standing at the corner of the corridor leading to the upperclassmen's classroom. Although they were the only two people in the corridor at the moment, people would soon be returning from the cafeteria, and this place would definitely not be a good place to chat.

"...Speaking of which, our school seems to have a piano."

Brushing a strand of hair behind her ear, Toyokawa Shoko casually began playing the piano, her eyes, which had regained their brilliance due to an unconscious joy, secretly glancing in his direction.

She couldn't even remember how many years it had been since she last heard him play. Before he was tied up, she had been upset because he had been secretly seeing a girlfriend behind her back, and she deliberately refused to go to their performances. After he was caught, she never saw his hands touch an instrument again.

If possible, she would like to hear it again.

"Yes, I remember Aine mentioning that you played the piano there before."

"Should we take a look? Their club activities haven't started yet at this time, so there shouldn't be anyone there."

"okay."

With a slight nod, Toyokawa Shoko walked quietly to Kusano Akira's side, intentionally closing the distance between them.

"Speaking of which, Toyokawa-kun, there's something I'd like to tell you."

"You say."

"Look, we've known each other for a long time, haven't we?"

Q: "Hmm."

"Isn't it a bit too formal to always call each other 'classmate'? How about we address each other by our first names from now on?"

"No."

Toyokawa Shoko directly rejected his proposal.

The fact that they could chat so calmly now was already against her original plan, and she couldn't bear to take the relationship any further.

Moreover, she worried that if she were actually called by her name, she would really lose control of herself.

"Can't you?"