People are in animation, but they can connect to reality

Asagi waited until the man's crying turned into a faint sob. He continued speaking only after he was sure the man could hear him.

"I heard the shop assistant just now say that you have a daughter at home. She said that your daughter seems to be the same age as me and is also a high school student?"

Hearing the word "daughter", the man's sobbing stopped, he lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking. Because Asagi's words caused the man to be silent and thoughtful, Asagi felt that he still cared about his daughter.

"I have my cell phone with me. Can you tell me your daughter's contact information? I'll call her and ask her to take you back. Today is Sunday, she shouldn't be in school."

The man didn't answer, and Asagi waited for a while before he grabbed the beer can beside him. The aluminum can made a crackling sound as he pressed it with his fingers until it was flattened and became waste.

"Can you hear me?" Asagi repeated.

The man took a deep breath, which seemed to last very long. After a long time, the man exhaled.

"Xiangzi is such an outstanding person!"

Asagi was stunned, as if he had misheard. What had he just heard? Shoko? Toyokawa Shoko? Could it be her? Really? Apologies. Although he knew Toyokawa Shoko lived nearby, Asagi didn't think he'd run into her father. There were simply too many drunks like the man in front of him.

Moreover, this place is not small. If you walk, it will take more than an hour to visit it. If you want to visit all the places, 1 hours may not be enough.

The man said. He was clearly praising his daughter, but there was a trace of pain on his face.

"But even though I have such an excellent daughter, I feel very miserable. When I see Xiangzi's face, I feel as if I have fallen into hell, tortured by evil spirits all over my body, and I can't breathe. I am such an unfit father."

Suddenly, the man grabbed a can of beer from the ground and started drinking again. Asagi observed the way the man drank. Although he drank it in one gulp just like MMK, MMK's expression was one of enjoyment, as if he were savoring a delicacy. The man, on the other hand, was different. He drank beer in a painful and struggling way, as if drinking a poison that could make one forget the past.

As he drank, the man started crying again.

"I'm such a loser, I'm actually jealous of my own daughter. Haha, ha ...

The man laughed crazily, pounding the ground with his hands. Asagi saw that the man's little finger had been rubbed by the ground, revealing the bright red flesh.

"Haha, haha, haha, hahahahahahahahahaha..." Xiangzi's father seemed to be crazy, laughing non-stop, very crazy and very sad.

Asagi did not stop him. He waited quietly on the side, waiting for the man to calm down.

Although he was shocked to learn that the man in front of him was Toyokawa Shoko's father, he seemed to have no way to intervene. Toyokawa Shoko had told him to stay away from her for the time being.

Chapter 281 Pay attention

"What kind of person you are doesn't really concern me. But," Asagi looked around, "it's not good to embarrass yourself in public like this."

There were many people around looking at them. Maybe Toyokawa Shoko's father had already gotten used to it, but Asagi was not very used to it.

"Since you are Fengchuan's father, I will take you back."

As he spoke, Asagi helped the man up from the ground and walked forward bit by bit. Strangely, the man did not resist and let Asagi lead him. Asagi relied on his memory to come to the place where Toyokawa Shoko now lived. He pushed open the door, but there was no one in the room.

Now that Toyokawa Shoko has a band and a part-time job, things are going to get busy. And, it must be hard to stay home and see her father like this.

"Excuse me." Asagi said softly, then led the man back into the house.

As soon as he entered the door, he smelled a strong smell of alcohol, which filled the entire room. It was a smell that Asagi didn't like.

"Uncle, don't you have a job?" Asagi asked casually after settling the man down. He knew the man didn't have a job and had been relying on Toyokawa Shoko for support. However, Toyokawa Shoko was just a high school student, and it must be too much for her to support such an adult.

Even if they only ate the most ordinary white rice, they would need about 1 yuan of rice a month, not to mention that this man was also an alcoholic. Alcohol is not cheap, it is much more expensive than food. For a family like this, even if Toyokawa Shoko was frugal, the monthly expenses would still be over 10 yuan.

The man lowered his head as if a sore spot had been touched.

"Toyokawa-san looks like he's having a hard time supporting you, uncle."

The man felt even more guilty. Clearly, Asagi wasn't supposed to know this information, yet he had no doubts. These words, like a judgment, pierced his heart. Asagi looked around and walked over to the rice bag he'd left behind. Sure enough, it was empty.

Now that Toyokawa Shoko has signed a contract with an agency and become a member of a professional band, she should receive a monthly salary. Isn't that enough? Just like last time, Asagi bought a bag of rice for Toyokawa Shoko's family and left it in its original place.

"Farewell."

Asagi greeted the man in the house and closed the door. Toyokawa Shoko's father knelt on the ground, holding his head and crying uncontrollably.

Back in his rental apartment, Asagi spread the manuscript paper he'd bought out on the table. The white paper gave him a sense of calm. He didn't use his phone as a reference, but instead drew out the characters from his mind and sketched them one by one.

There were Nezuko, Rin Tousaka, MMK, and Gunji. So many characters popped into his mind, and he could only draw whichever one came to mind. After a whole day, Asagi had drawn about 10 characters. Then he pulled out his phone to compare the characters' appearances, and he felt pretty good.

Asagi nodded, quite satisfied with his work.

Soon, it was time for school again. Asagi took the train to school as usual. Strangely, today he happened to take the same train as Toyokawa Shoko. Remembering what Toyokawa Shoko had said to him, Asagi tried to stay away from her.

As usual, Toyokawa Shoko ignored Asagi, or rather, everyone around her. She stared out the train window, unblinking, as if nothing happened inside had anything to do with her. It was as if Toyokawa Shoko herself had been cut off from the world, as if she didn't belong, an outcast.

In the classroom, the teacher was furiously writing down the solution plan on the blackboard. Everyone around was looking intently at the board, their heads bowed, taking notes. Today seemed calm and peaceful, just like any other day. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

During lunch break, Asagi was lying on the table, about to take a nap. Suddenly, the neighboring table started to make a commotion. He kept pushing Asagi's shoulders and yelling at him to get up.

"Wow, wow, let me rest for a while, I'm very sleepy." As he was so excited last night that he stayed up late, Asagi was not in high spirits today.

"There's a very beautiful girl outside." The classmate next to me said excitedly, pointing outside the window.

Pretty girls? It has nothing to do with you. Asagi couldn't help but complain in his heart. It was him who started talking to Asagi at the beginning of the school year. He told Asagi that he liked someone, oh, it was Hoshino Ai.

"It has nothing to do with me. Besides, there are quite a few pretty girls in the class, right? Is it necessary to make such a fuss?" Asagi was still very sleepy and didn't want to get up at all, let alone waste the energy to see what was happening outside.

But, he pushed Asagi again, this time even more anxiously.

"Isn't Kotobuki-san pretty enough? Why don't you go and see Kotobuki-san?" Asagi was a little impatient.

"But, I'm afraid the girls in the class will attack her," he whispered timidly. "Kotobuki-san is very popular among the girls in the class. They're always on guard against the other boys, trying not to let them get close to Kotobuki-san."

As he spoke, he carefully glanced around the class, then leaned over to Asagi's ear and asked.

"Why aren't you ostracized by Kotobuki-san?"

"I don't know." Asagi waved his hands weakly. "Anyway, I want to rest for a while. Please let me sleep."

My eyelids always feel heavy. It’s all because I was too excited yesterday. I accidentally opened Fate, and then accidentally watched many episodes. What was even more careless was that it was almost 5 o’clock in the morning before I knew it.

By the time he realized what was happening, it was too late. The matter was settled, the rice had been cooked. No matter how much Asagi regretted or blamed himself, time would not come back. He could only try his best to greedily enjoy the last two hours or so.

Finally, he dragged his exhausted body to school. All morning, he felt the teacher's words were like flies buzzing around his ears, and all he wanted to do was sleep.

Chihaya Aine paced anxiously outside Asagi's classroom, constantly passing by the doorway and tilting her head to peer inside. She hoped to attract the attention of the people inside, so that Asagi would realize she had something to ask him. Then, she would tactfully come out.

However, Asagi was lying on the table, not even looking up, not noticing her at all. Chihaya Aine was very angry, as if Asagi was pretending not to see her.

And the girl inside, Kotobuki Nanaha, whom Chihaya Aine disliked a little, was holding her cheek, revealing her charming profile and looking at her with interest.

Damn it, that scary-looking woman was staring at her like a poisonous snake.

Chapter 282 Asking Xiangzi for Help

"Ha ha ha ha,,,,"

Chihaya Aine, impatient, was getting anxious. With a silly smile, she inched into the classroom under Kotobuki Nana's watchful eye, like a kitten caught doing something wrong and afraid of punishment. She tiptoed over to Asagi, grabbed him, and dragged him outside.

Chihaya Aion angrily grabbed Asagi's arm and dragged him to the deserted stairs.

Asagi stared with innocent and confused eyes, his brain seemed to have crashed, completely unable to understand what was happening to him at the moment. He only remembered the exaggerated expression on the neighboring table before he left, so exaggerated that he wanted to cry but couldn't.

Why is the beautiful girl looking for Asagi?

Chihaya Aine in front of him was looking at him with a very angry expression, which made him feel very strange.

"You have something to talk to me about?" Asagi yawned. "If nothing else, I'm going to go back to sleep for a while. I'm really too sleepy. Sorry."

As he spoke, he blinked, and a few red bloodshot lines appeared in his eyes.

Chihaya Aine was a bit embarrassed, as if she was about to say something but hesitated. She opened her mouth, then closed it again, lowered her head, and looked very embarrassed.

Asagi watched for a long moment, wondering if Chihaya Aine was actually putting on an act. Was she about to reveal something? Was she asking him to watch her perform? Or had she secretly joined the drama club? Tempted, was Aine also thinking about creating a band world like Toyokawa Shoko? She was practicing in advance.

In short, there are many guesses, but none of them are important. What is important is that he is very sleepy at the moment and needs to catch up on his sleep. So, he yawned and turned to leave. As he was about to leave, he waved his hand, ""

"Xiao Deng, you didn't come to school." Chihaya Aine shouted.

Asagi's legs froze in mid-air. He was stunned, looking as if he couldn't understand.

"You mean Xiao Deng didn't come to school?" He tilted his head and asked in confusion, "Is he sick? Did he ask for leave? Or something else? If he didn't come to school, maybe there was something else going on."

It was a little strange that Takamatsu Deng hadn't come to school, but that didn't mean anything terrible was going to happen. I didn't want to speculate, but there was a guy named Murphy who said that the more you worry about something, the more likely it is to happen.

That's why I say Murphy is a good and bad person.

Aine shook her head, denying Asagi's speculations. Her expression became strange, and she lowered her head and told Asagi about the message.

Listening to Chihaya Aine's words, Asagi's expression gradually became serious, and the sleepiness on his face instantly disappeared. He looked at Aine blankly, thinking that he had misheard, but the facts told him that he had not misheard.

"How could this happen? This is so troublesome and serious." Asagi pondered for a moment. He took Aine's phone and saw the unkind words on CRYCHIC's homepage. They were almost more serious than sharp, a clear personal attack.

"Xiao Deng is so sensitive that she can easily fall into the psychological trap she sets. Moreover, she will do some very strange things."

I remember that the first time Toyokawa Shoko and Takamatsu Deng met was because Takamatsu Deng was about to "jump off a bridge" and was "rescued" by Toyokawa Shoko. Afterwards, it was confirmed to be a misunderstanding, but Takamatsu Deng's acquaintance still had some obstacles.

"Aine, aren't you going to do something?"

"I'm not doing it?"

"Your 'do' doesn't mean looking for me, does it?"

Asagi was speechless, his head aching. He looked at the messages on his phone while thinking of a solution.

"Anyway, let's talk to Xiao Deng first. Where's her phone? Isn't she calling back?"

Chihaya Aine nodded.

Asagi felt a little embarrassed.

"Looking for her at Deng's house? Aine, do you know where Deng lives? At least someone in the band should know."

"Well, I forgot to ask."

"Please ask. I'll go to the lamp with you after school."

"That's all we have to do."

After making an appointment with Chihaya Aine, Asagi returned to the classroom. While the teacher chattered away, discussing textbook knowledge, Asagi's mind wandered to Takamatsu Touma. Takamatsu Touma was currently experiencing something resembling cyberbullying, but Takamatsu Touma's sensitive nature had affected her.

Asagi remembered that Diamonddust had faced similar problems. After MMK left Diamonddust, some of his fans attacked the remaining three members. The comments back then were far more vicious than what Aine showed him today.

How did Rin and the others get through that time?

After school, Asagi went to wait for Aine outside her classroom. Since she couldn't attend club activities today, she had to send an apology to Takeda-senpai on her phone. Aine packed her things and waited in the classroom until she saw Asagi appear outside. Then she walked out.

The classmates in the classroom looked at Aine with puzzled and teasing eyes, as if they were thinking about something else.

"It's to visit Xiao Deng." Aine explained hurriedly.

When they got outside, they walked side by side on the stairs of the teaching building. Because school had just ended, they would meet many students. Chihaya Aine looked at Asagi with a sad face.

"I didn't get the address of Deng's home, and Su Shi and Li Xi don't know either."

Asagi stopped and looked at Aine in surprise.

"Don't they know either? What should we do then?"

"I don't know either." Chihaya Aine squatted down, looking dejected. She seemed to be blaming herself, her fingers constantly sliding across the screen of her phone to ease her current mood.

Asagi leaned against the wall and looked at Aine.

No one knew where Takamatsu Deng lived? The old members of the group didn't know either. Riki, Suyo, Mu, Shoko, Deng. As Asagi silently recited the names of the old CRYCHIC members, he suddenly remembered a girl: the girl with blue twintails, Shoko Toyokawa.

Since neither Sushi nor Riki knew, Mu would know neither. The only person left who could possibly know was Toyokawa Shoko. And it was Toyokawa Shoko who brought Deng into CRYCHIC. Of the two, Toyokawa Shoko and Takamatsu Deng had the most contact.

"I guess someone knows." Asagi said.

Chihaya Aine stopped and looked up at Asagi, looking at him in confusion, "Someone? Who is it?"

"Mr. Toyokawa Shoko." Asagi said Toyokawa Shoko's name word by word.

Aine's expression suddenly froze. After a moment, she stood up, her gaze becoming determined. It wasn't even 4 p.m. yet, and the light in the hallway still held a hint of warmth. Chihaya Aine stood at the stairwell, the red light from outside casting a hazy glow on her.

"Let's go find Toyokawa-san. She should still be here. I know which class she is in." Chihaya Aine grabbed Asagi's hand and jogged quickly down the corridor.

Chapter 283 This Has Nothing to Do with Me

"Excuse me, is Toyokawa Shoko in there?"

Aine and Asagi stood outside Toyokawa Shoko's class, looking inside.

Aiyin took the opportunity to ask a passing classmate.

"Toyokawa-san?" The man was stunned for a moment, then shook his head. "Toyokawa-san has already left. I saw her leaving the classroom with her schoolbag."