Mygo, are you all yanderes?

"...You've said everything."

Shiina Riki looked at the grinning boy in front of her with a bit of helplessness; it was the first time she had ever met someone like this.

Although they are persistent, they are surprisingly not annoying.

"What's the reason? I can't say right now. I'll tell you when I have the chance. I'll get some rest when I get back."

When Shiina Tatsuki agreed to go back and get some rest, Kusano Akira's smile faded.

"really?"

"real."

"Hey, I'll be going now. See you tomorrow, Lixi."

Having received Shiina Tatsuki's affirmative answer, Kusano Akira stopped blocking her way and headed straight for the rehearsal room.

"...What a troublesome guy."

Watching Kusano Akira's retreating figure, Shiina Tatsuki put one hand on her hip and said with a hint of helplessness, though she said it was troublesome, the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up.

…………≥∥偲№∈吧‰泤※≤钐傘武刺ˉ蝟〗÷折代购：…………

Kusano Akira rushed towards the rehearsal room, only to find Nagasaki Motoyo already waiting for him at the door with his keyboard.

"Thank you, Su Shi."

Kusano Akira took the keyboard from Nagasaki Motoyo, and when he looked up, he saw Nagasaki Motoyo looking at him with a probing gaze.

"what happened?"

"Lixi, what did he say to you?"

"So obvious?"

"Of course, after all, you left as soon as Lixi stepped out the door, without even bringing the keyboard. Xiaodeng noticed that too."

"I didn't get anything out of her; I just made her agree to rest."

"How gentle."

"Where."

Kusano Akira rubbed his increasingly heavy shoulders while chatting with Nagasaki Motoyo beside him.

"But Li Xi was really scary today. When I first walked in, I almost thought she was going to smash my head with a drumstick."

"After all, Lixi values ​​the band more than anyone else."

Nagasaki Motoyo smiled demurely.

After training these past few days, they always walked together because they lived in the same area.

The relationship is no longer as strained as it was at the beginning.

Although Nagasaki Motoyo was still deliberately speaking in a high-pitched voice, Kusano Akira thought it was nothing to worry about, considering that she did the same when facing her old friends Shiina Tatsuki and others.

Their communication has now become very smooth, no longer like at the beginning when they could barely exchange two words while walking.

"That's true. I'm alright, but she can't even take care of herself."

"Haha... Xiao Mu?"

Nagasaki Motoyo was trying to find a new topic to talk about, but when she looked to the side, she saw a small green head in the crowd. Her pupils widened slightly, and she quickly ran over.

"Xiao Mu, what are you doing here?"

Nagasaki Motoyo happily took Mutsu's hand.

Mu's appearance here surprised her somewhat. Mu had never mentioned coming here before. Did her appearance here mean that she also wanted to rebuild Crychic?

Although she didn't have high expectations for this friend in this regard, she still tried to convince herself that she was right.

Mutsu glanced at Kusano Akira, who was walking slowly beside him, and was interrupted by Nagasaki Motoyo before he could speak.

"Ah, Akira, this child is Mutsumi Wakaba, the guitarist of Crychic. You should know him."

Nagasaki Motoyo seemed to remember that Kusano Akira was still there. She smoothed her hair and introduced herself on behalf of Wakaba Mutsu. Upon hearing Nagasaki Motoyo's words, Mutsu looked at Kusano Akira expressionlessly, a hint of dissatisfaction flashing in her eyes.

"Xiao Mu, this is Kusano Akira, who is now a member of the new band."

Nagasaki Motoyo deliberately omitted the introduction of Kusano Akira's keyboard eight-hand positioning, because if it were said, given Wakaba Mutsumi's language skills, he would definitely say something as offensive as "Motoyo, don't you want to be nice anymore?"

"...Su Shi, actually we..."

Upon hearing Nagasaki Motoyo's introduction, Kusano Akira's lips twitched. Now, the fabricated story he had made up to strike up a conversation had been completely discovered by Wakaba Mutsu.

Ruoye Mutsu might already be starting to doubt his motives. Hopefully, Ruoye Mutsu will refrain from exposing him on the spot out of consideration for their partnership.

Otherwise, not only would Wakaba Mutsu's efforts be in vain, but even Nagasaki Motoyo's would be in vain.

"first meet."

Avoiding Kusano Akira's slightly pleading gaze, Wakaba Mutsu's expression remained indifferent as always, but her dissatisfaction was still conveyed in her tone.

"Haha, this child isn't very good at expressing herself to people she doesn't know well. Actually, she didn't mean any harm."

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Nagasaki Motoyo chuckled and then took Wakaba Mutsu's hand and walked to the side.

"Ming, could you please wait a moment? Xiao Mu and I have something to discuss."

After saying that, Nagasaki Motoyo and Wakaba Mutsumi walked to a slightly farther place to make sure that Kusano Akira wouldn't hear their conversation.

"Xiao Mu, why did you suddenly come today? Did you hear news from Xiao Xiang? Is she willing to come back and regroup Crychic?"

Before Wakaba Mutsu could speak, Nagasaki Motoyo asked impatiently. Seeing Nagasaki Motoyo's anxious look, Wakaba Mutsu lowered her eyes and spoke timidly.

“◆驷夿，#弭「丝衫○衫.∵澪「牾中转∶～ｑ：祥的没有消息，只是自己想来。”

"That's it..."

Nagasaki Motoyo looked somewhat disappointed. She let go of Wakaba Mutsu's hand, but immediately noticed Wakaba Mutsu's pitiful expression and put on a warm smile.

"Xiao Mu, I'm so happy you came today! Do you want to come tomorrow too? Let's go in together..."

"I'm not coming."

Nagasaki Motoyo's smile froze for a moment, but she quickly regained her composure. "Oh, I see. Well, there's nothing I can do then. If you ever want to come again, Mutsu, please let me know."

"Ah."

Wakaba Mutsu nodded slightly, seemingly agreeing with Nagasaki Motoyo's words.

"Should we go back together later? The tram should go the same way."

"Someone will come to pick you up in a bit."

"Okay, then I'll head back now. See you tomorrow, Xiao Mu."

Nagasaki Motoyo felt a little disappointed, but if Ruoye Mutsu didn't intend to go with her, she couldn't say anything.

After saying that, she jogged back to Kusano Akira, who was frantically tapping on his phone screen, explaining to Wakaba Mutsu.

"Ming, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Let's head back."

"Hmm, oh, okay."

Upon seeing Nagasaki Motoyo return, Kusano Akira put away his troubled expression, put on a fake smile again, put away his phone, and the two walked together toward the station.

"That Ming, Mu really doesn't mean any harm. She genuinely doesn't know how to get along with people, but she's actually a very gentle child."

Fearing that Kusano Akira might have some issues with Wakaba Mutsu, Nagasaki Soroku suddenly brought up the topic of Wakaba Mutsu again, saying that if possible, she still hoped that Wakaba Mutsu wouldn't be disliked.

"I understand. There are introverted people out there sometimes. I understand completely."

However, it's uncertain whether she understands me or not. Just thinking about the long list of read messages from Kusano Akira in the chat box makes me regretful. I should have known better than to use such a clumsy lie. Now, Wakaba Mutsu is completely ignoring him.

It's best to lie less in the future.

"Oh, that's good."

Nagasaki Motoyo breathed a sigh of relief; everything was fine as long as Wakaba Mutsu wasn't disliked.

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

After saying goodbye to Nagasaki Motoyo, Kusano Akira dragged his tired body to bed. The soft mattress perfectly cradled his body, and the aches and pains throughout his body made him stretch involuntarily. As his muscles relaxed, he seemed to hear a creaking sound.

"Ugh, I'm exhausted. Why do I have to go to school tomorrow?"

While complaining, Kusano Akira took out his phone and looked at the messages.

If Ye Mu still hasn't replied to his message, it seems she has truly lost trust in him. Kusano Akira is somewhat helpless and can only wait and see if he can find an opportunity to apologize to her in person.

Although there was indeed an element of impure motive in their contact, Kusano Akira genuinely considered her a friend, and he would be truly saddened if he lost a friend because of this.

Chihaya Aine bombarded the group chat with spam messages as usual—not exactly spam, but mostly youthful emojis.

Only a few of the messages were typed by her personally, and only Kusano Akira would occasionally use emojis to argue with her.

While Kusano Akira was exchanging emojis with Chihaya Aine in two different chat windows (group chat and private chat), he was also scrolling through the video websites to see if the bloggers he followed had updated.

4. Hmm? A private message from the lamp?

At that moment, an almost completely unfamiliar profile picture appeared on the phone's home screen, featuring a shooting star.

Shikuno Akira propped himself up with his hands to sit up straight. This was the first time that Akira had sent him a private message since they became friends, which was quite unusual. He clicked on Akira's profile picture with some curiosity.

彡 [Image.jpg]

[Ming, do you remember this?]

Akira Kokusano clicked on the picture, which showed a rather beautiful red stone. Rather than a stone, it looked more like agate, with its crystal-clear surface reflecting a beautiful glow under the lamplight.

The fourth one is the stone that the lamp puts on the table every day, of course I remember it.

[This is the lamp you put on the table every day, right? Of course I remember it.]

Is there anything else?

Other? Kusano Akira pondered the meaning Takamatsu Akira was trying to convey. What other impressions could he possibly have?

Could this stone actually be some kind of Aja Redstone that could save the world? Or is it some kind of trendy fashion item that's popular among students right now?

Just as he was pondering this, another message from Gao Songdeng arrived, this time with a question that was completely unrelated to the previous conversation.

[Ming, do you have any insect specimens, like a rhinoceros beetle specimen?]

I'm sorry, but I guess I should just pretend I didn't say anything.

Believe it or not, he actually did have a specimen. After seeing the message from Takamatsu Akira, Kusano Akira started searching through his room. He vaguely remembered that he did have an insect specimen, but he had completely forgotten whether it was a rhinoceros beetle.

After searching around, he found the insect specimen in a locked drawer; the insect was in a semi-transparent bag.

Is this the kind of lamp you're referring to?

【Picture.jpg】

Yes, that's it!

After sending the message, Takamatsu Akira seemed to disappear, ignoring all subsequent messages from Kusano Akira.

Seeing that Takamatsu Akira was not replying to his messages, Kusano Akira carefully put away the rhinoceros beetle specimen, took out the keyboard, and looked at it with a headache as soon as he finished connecting the power.

"I don't really want to play right now..."

"Let's go eat first." (She said angrily.)

Volume 1: Chapter 10. An Unexpected Encounter with Toyokawa Shoko

Ruo Ye Mu has been feeling somewhat unhappy lately. (Sulfur)

First, he found himself contacting his childhood friend, Toyokawa Shoko, less and less often. Although he understood her reasons and wanted to know why, he knew she would get lonely if they didn't see each other for too long. (Sugi)

Even now, despite their childhood friendship, she can't maintain regular contact with Toyokawa Shoko; unless she specifically seeks her out, she almost never sees her.

And then there's Crychic.

The disbandment of Crychic also tormented her mind and body like a shadow.

When her classmates and friends from Crychic talked to her, Nagasaki Motoyo always only talked about Crychic and Shoko, and never paid any attention to her even for a moment.

She often hypnotized herself that Nagasaki Motoyo was just too concerned about Crychic, not that she didn't care about her. Even her concern for Toyokawa Shoko wasn't about ranking friends, but rather that she had her reasons.

But even if that were the case, the frustration in my heart did not disappear.

Even a new friend she met not long ago had her lie exposed tonight—although she knew it was a lie from the beginning and never believed him, she was still very upset when she realized it was all fake.

She had been happy for a long time that she could make friends on her own without Toyokawa Shoko, even though this friend seemed to have ulterior motives.