Mygo, are you all yanderes?

"Because I don't want to be with anyone else in the middle, I only want to be with Ming."

Perhaps because she was immersed in her fantasy, Takamatsu Akari, who is usually very good at perceiving other people's emotions, did not sense Chihaya Aine's strange emotions this time. She just kept talking to herself, her tone filled with endless longing.

"To be frank, I want to find someone to spend my life with eventually, but I can't imagine that scenario. No matter what I do, that person's shadow will eventually become him."

“In that case, why not let Ming stay with me? That way, he won’t run away again like he did when he was a child.”

"That way nothing will disappear, neither Ming, nor Aine, nor the band..."

Takamatsu spoke the last sentence very softly, so softly that almost only she could hear it.

"..."

Chihaya Aine felt that she was in a very bad mood, extremely bad, and couldn't get any worse.

Is there anything wrong with Takamatsu's idea? No.

It was precisely because she didn't have it that she felt so annoyed—about herself.

Is it really that strange that Takamatsu Akira likes Kusano Akira? No way, they're childhood friends, so there's a reason why she likes him. It's much more reasonable and correct than her falling for someone just because of a small accident.

But it was precisely because she was experiencing her first love that she was so unwilling.

She was unwilling to admit that she had those feelings for Kusano Akira, and she felt displeased that Takamatsu Akira could say it so frankly. It was clearly her own problem, yet she felt...jealous towards Takamatsu Akira.

"...But Xiaoming doesn't seem to like you."

Her mouth seemed to move on its own, and by the time Chihaya Aine heard the sound and realized what she had said, it was too late; the harsh words had already reached Takamatsu Akari's ears.

"Yes, I'm sorry, Dengdeng! I didn't mean that!!"

Subconsciously standing up, Chihaya Aine leaned on the table, apologizing anxiously to Takamatsu Akari while inwardly cursing her own darkness.

The other party meant no harm to her, yet she went too far. It was truly wrong of her. Even if Gao Songdeng didn't care about this, she couldn't forgive herself.

"Ming... he probably likes me, right?"

Chihaya Aine's words did not hurt Takamatsu Akari in the slightest; she simply frowned her cute eyebrows and pondered with a puzzled look.

"Although he doesn't want to be with me, he still cares about me a lot."

Otherwise, I wouldn't have been so accommodating to her this morning; someone else might have kicked her out.

Volume 1: Chapter 98 (2k)

"Dengdeng, what I mean is that Xiaoming's feelings for you aren't that kind of feelings..."

Seeing that Takamatsu Akari didn't seem to realize how inappropriate her words were, Chihaya Aine thankfully slumped back into her chair.

"That kind of liking? The kind between men and women?"

Takamatsu blinked, looking somewhat confused.

"Yes, Xiaoming's concern for you is probably out of friendship... You see, he cares about everyone."

Chihaya Aine nervously picked up a ballpoint pen from the table and started drawing on her pink nails to distract herself and avoid feeling guilty for ruining a young girl's crush.

Although the results weren't very good, her conscience still ached a little.

"I know Ming doesn't have those kinds of feelings for me, after all, I don't have those kinds of feelings for Ming either." (×)

"……what?"

Chihaya Aine remained frozen in her seat, not even noticing that the pen had fallen from her hand.

Gao Songdeng's words crashed through the depths of her mind like a speeding train, turning her originally clear thoughts into a jumbled mess.

"Hiss, uh, well, ah, yes, right? Is that so?"

Chihaya Aine covered her mouth, Chihaya Aine pinched her hair, Chihaya Aine clenched her fists, and Chihaya Aine scratched her face.

Chihaya Aine's CPU is about to burn out.

She felt she wasn't old enough to forget things so easily, right? If she remembered correctly, didn't Takamatsu Akira just say she wanted to be with Kusano Akira?

Being together... probably means getting married, right? Takamatsu Akari admitted to this, but she said she didn't have those kinds of feelings for Kusano Akira?

What a liar!

What do you mean by 'I don't have those thoughts, but I want to marry him'? Did the marriage views of young Japanese people undergo an irreversible change while she was studying in the UK? Or is this going to be explained by the fact that Takamatsu Akari is a bit eccentric?

Even if it's a matter of public opinion, there should be limits, right? How can such an important life decision be made so easily?

"Little Love?"

Watching Chihaya Aine making strange moves and her face sometimes breaking down and sometimes looking indescribable, Takamatsu Akari tapped the back of her hand with her finger.

"...Oops, sorry, my apologies."

Chihaya Aine slapped her face hard, letting out a long sigh as she pulled herself out of her chaotic thoughts. She looked at Takamatsu Akari, who still looked completely bewildered, and began to worry.

No wonder Kusano Akira looked so worried first thing in the morning, given how Takamatsu looked.

"Dengdeng, you need to know one thing: marriage is a very serious life event, and you should never make a decision hastily."

"The person you spend your life with must be someone you have romantic feelings for; it's absolutely unacceptable to like someone just because of friendship!"

"And what if Xiaoming develops a crush on someone else in the future? What will you do then?"

Chiyazawa Aine wanted to change the other person's unhealthy thinking.

"When the time comes..."

Then I'll break his limbs, so he can only rely on me for everything, and he'll stay by my side forever.

"Then we'll... Huh? What's that sound?"

He murmured to himself, following the voice in his mind, but suddenly realized something halfway through. Takamatsu Akari paused for a moment and quickly swallowed the rest of his words.

"A sound? There is none."

Chihaya Aine looked around and saw only small groups of students chatting about their own topics; nothing else was around.

The boys in the class were still deliberately talking loudly to attract the attention of the hot girls, while the girls were still huddled together saying things that were hard to hear, and you could only see them occasionally giving a weird laugh.

Xiao Huang is still the target of all the criticism today.

"..."

The words echoed in Gao Songdeng's mind, two red glints flashed in his eyes, he gently bit his lip, and his body trembled involuntarily.

Broken...hands and feet? It feels strangely familiar...

How come I can so easily imagine what Akira looks like sitting in a wheelchair...?

"Thinking about me?"

A cool sensation came from above his head. Kusano Akira finally returned to the classroom five minutes before class started. He placed the chilled drinks he had bought on the heads of Chihaya Aine and Takamatsu Akari, and then walked to the middle of their desks.

"You're back?"

Chihaya Aine took the drink off her head, placed it on the table, and then poked his arm.

"Class is about to start, after all." (Yi)

"By the way, I have some news to tell you."

"What news?" Jiu asked.

"Didn't I say that Su Shi might come to the entrance of Yuqiu today?" Lin

"Yes."

"If nothing unexpected happens, Mu will be coming too."

"Is Xiao Mu coming too?" Ling

"Mu...?"

"Yes."

Kusano Akira nodded.

“She came with Su Shi after school today, and then went to RIG with us.”

"Wait a minute, does she mean she wants to watch our practice?"

Thinking of this possibility, Chihaya Aine suddenly felt a little nervous.

Although she had experience performing on campus during junior high school, those were just ordinary campus performances and nothing special.

Moreover, she participated in the performance as the student council president at that time, so she was naturally more confident. Now she is just Haneoka student number one, the kind of person who would be completely unnoticed if thrown into a crowd. Only her pink hair color is relatively rare and might attract more attention.

However, Wakaba Mutsumi has a high-level ecological niche with the triple buffs of being a child star, having entertainers as parents, and being from the Moon Forest. Now that someone like her wants to come and see her performance, she will definitely be nervous.

Moreover, Ruoye Mutsumi's guitar skills are far superior to hers, and she would definitely feel inferior when facing someone who is better than her in the same field.

"Hehe, scared?"

Kusano Akira saw through Chihaya Aine's thoughts and mocked her mercilessly.

"?"

Chihaya Aine smiled and gave him a 'You bastard, you really dare to say that' look. She stood up and assumed the 'Thousand Strikes in an Instant' stance, then pounced on the person in front of her who was about to run away.

"SOu: 948℃∪243≥＼305di!"

"Cuck!"

Gao Songdeng nonchalantly looked away and resumed playing with his collection.

What happened just now was probably just a hallucination; there's no need to worry about it.

Hmm, there's no need to worry about it.

"..."

Chihaya Aine wrapped her arms around Kusano Akira's neck, gave Takamatsu Akira a complicated look, and then, under the pretext of playful fighting, brought her lips close to his ear and whispered something.

"Xiaoming, about Dengdeng...wouldn't it be better if you just rejected her directly? I think it's better not to worry too much about whether she gets hurt. It's better to get it over with quickly than to suffer for a long time..."

"Do you think I haven't tried? I made it clear this morning."

Kusano Akira struggled to escape from Chihaya Aine's chokehold.

Volume 1: Chapter 99. Just a little bit more, almost there (2k)

Kusano Akira hated this world so much, as it constantly eroded his young self-esteem.

So what if he was a little too much of a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) kid in middle school? Is it really necessary to criticize him like this?

Why can't he break free from Chihaya Aine's seemingly nonchalant chokehold? Is she serious? Is he really a healthy 16-year-old high school student? Or is being in a band some kind of benefit for girls?

While there's a saying that people who play musical instruments are stronger than average—this is way too much! And he plays an instrument too! He's an experienced one; Chihaya Aine shouldn't be a match for him!

He felt like he couldn't breathe.

"I talked to Deng about it, but she's very stubborn and won't listen to my opinions at all."

His voice grew weaker and weaker as the air thinned. Kusano Akira patted Chihaya Aine's arm, trying to make her see his predicament.

"So what are you going to do next?"

Chihaya Aine looked down in confusion and saw Kusano Akira rolling his eyes.

"I'm about to die... I can't breathe!"

"Ah! I'm sorry!"

She quickly loosened her arms, freeing Kusano Akira from her grasp.

"Cough...! I'm almost seeing my long-lost guitar, the 'blues'...!"

"Why don't you resist... if it's this painful..."

"If I could resist."

Kusano Akira rolled his eyes at Chihaya Aine, glanced at Takamatsu Akira who was spacing out again, and said irritably.

"I plan to put the lamp issue aside for now and deal with it after the band issue is resolved. Anyway, she's not going to be arrested by me, right? No rush, no rush."

"...Let me guess, Dengdeng will still come to your house tomorrow morning."

"Wow!"

After being reminded by Chihaya Aine, Kusano Akira belatedly realized that this was also a possibility.

Nine is right. Since Gao Songdeng knows the address, she is indeed capable of doing such a thing given her strange thought process.