You are Toyokawa Shoko, then who am I?

"Sodayo, that's Shiina-san."

Toyokawa Sho let go of his hand, turned around, picked up the ice pack and towel that had fallen on the ground and put them back on the table.

"She's a good drummer with a solid foundation and a steady grasp of rhythm. If she's given a few more years to hone her skills, she'll definitely become a professional drummer."

"What does this have to do with me?" Shoko Toyokawa lowered her head.

"I still think she is your friend." Toyokawa Sho said lightly.

"...Not anymore. I've quit Crychic, so I'm not involved. Riki-san's future has nothing to do with me." Toyokawa Shoko's voice returned to its former warmth, cold and distant. "Didn't you say this morning that you wanted to take them from me? Go ahead and do it. I won't have anything to do with them anymore."

Say so.

If I really snatch it away later, you will be unhappy.

Toyokawa Sho couldn't bear to see Toyokawa Shoko's awkward look, and the dark history of the past once again came to his mind.

I think he had this mentality at the beginning.

What the hell is this Crychic? Humph! That kind of playful band will be forever buried in my memory! There's no way I'll ever be able to let them get to me again!

Then, the progress bar fast forwards to the second time Deng sings Spring Shadow.

A man who claimed to be firm in his faith and had renounced his past had his pupils shrink slightly and his HP dropped to zero on the spot.

pain.

It hurts too much.

It was something I had already decided to give up.

Why do I still feel nostalgic?

No, I don’t want to listen anymore.

Tonic, sing this song again!

It's clearly our work. I wrote the music, and you wrote the lyrics. How is it any different from our child? Why would you sing it with someone else?!

And in front of me...?

I want to vomit. I really want to vomit. I can’t listen to this anymore…

I have to escape quickly...!

Chuhua, Chuhua...!

where are you? !

You are all I have now...

Let me forget everything...!

"...I advise you to think about it again."

After escaping from the terrible black history, Toyokawa Sho only felt his back wet with sweat.

His face turned pale, and he hugged his arms and trembled violently, as if he was suffering from incurable sequelae of war.

"There's nothing to think about. As a member of the Toyokawa family, you should cut off your attachment to the past and walk firmly on the path to the future. This ugly behavior of being stuck in the past is too ugly... Why are you suddenly squatting on the ground with your hands covering your face?"

“…I’m too embarrassed to look at you.”

Toyokawa Sho whimpered.

He said something similar back then, and less than half a year later he was knocked to the ground by a boomerang.

Now watching history repeat itself to Toyokawa Shoko, he felt extremely ashamed. His face, which was strong enough to be as strong as a solid wall, was pierced by the Noble Phantasm, and it felt like ten thousand ants were crawling on his body.

"Could you please say less words that are difficult to understand?" Shoko Toyokawa felt like she was being called out.

"Then stop saying such shameful words!" Toyokawa Sho shouted, covering his face.

"How, how can it be such shameful boasting!" Toyokawa Shoko was anxious. "This is the Toyokawa family motto!"

"Haha, take out your cell phone." Toyokawa Sho stood up and stretched out his hand.

"Why do you suddenly want to take out your cell phone?" Although Toyokawa Shoko was confused, she still did as she was told.

"Turn on the phone, unlock it, and then open the album," Toyokawa Sho pinched his hand, like a Buddha who had seen through illusions. "Come on, tell me, what's the twelfth photo in the album?"

Toyokawa Shoko froze with her fingers.

At this moment, she felt as if a thousand times the force of gravity was pressing down on her.

At the same time, the ugly face next to her seemed to be approaching her ear along this distorted time and space.

"Hey...is that a photo with Crychic?"

"No, no..."

Toyokawa Shoko rejected it subconsciously.

"Oh? So our Toyokawa family's motto also includes lying?"

Toyokawa Sho's smile was creepy, and at this moment he looked like a devil misleading the lambs.

"Sever your attachment to the past? Walk firmly on the path to the future? Isn't this ugly way of clinging to the past just too ugly?"

Toyokawa Shoko's earlobes were so red that they seemed to be bleeding.

She clutched the quilt tightly with both hands and her chin was pressed against her chest.

However, Toyokawa Sho was not going to let her go.

Only to hear a pleasant female voice coming out of his mouth:

"...Not anymore. I've quit Crychic, so I'm not involved anymore. Riki-san's future has nothing to do with me. Didn't you say this morning that you wanted to take them away from me? Go ahead and do it. I won't have anything to do with them anymore."

Toyokawa Shoko blinked blankly.

This guy can also sing female voice?

The imitation is so perfect?

It’s quite impressive…

But whose voice is this? Why does it sound so—

what.

The knowledge I once read in a book flashed before my eyes.

Shoko Toyokawa remembered that because of bone conduction, the sound of her own voice falling into her own ears was different from what others heard.

In other words.

This person is...

Imitating my voice...!?

"you you--"

Shoko Toyokawa's chest was trembling. She had never been publicly punished like this in her life. At this moment, she felt as if her cheeks were burning with fire. She wanted to grab the pillow with both hands and throw it hard at the other person's face.

"Warm reminder, if you dare to throw a pillow in my face, I will always speak to you in your voice from now on."

Toyokawa Sho said softly, those eyes seemed to have the ability to see through people's hearts.

"How did you imitate the voice so closely...!" Shoko Toyokawa clenched her teeth.

"Eh? You can't do it? You're obviously my counterpart?" Toyokawa Sho deliberately covered his mouth with his hands, looking surprised.

as predicted.

Someone's anger was like a bucket of gasoline, piercing the sky directly.

But she couldn't scold him enough, and she couldn't hit him enough either.

I could only hold my breath, my mouth puffed up as if I was going to turn into a fat hamster.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

Toyokawa Sho stopped in time, and prepared to slip out of the room.

"The bath water is ready for you. If you want to take a shower, remember to put on the Band-Aid. This Penguin Band-Aid is waterproof. I'm sleeping outside tonight. Just call me if you need anything."

Penguin Band-Aid?!

You also went to find the lamp! ?

No... that's not right. If he had found the light, he would have told me the same thing as he was talking about Li Xi just now...

So you didn't go look for her, but just bought some band-aids like hers out of nostalgia or something?

Shoko Toyokawa looked at Sho Toyokawa's back and felt a little uncomfortable.

Even though this guy wasn't nice enough, he always took care of me. He helped me clean the house, cooked a meal for me, and even treated my leg injury...

But I don't know what his situation is.

He was still talking about taking Crychic away in the morning, but when he came back in the evening he was encouraging me to reconcile with Crychic.

What happened between him and Li Xi, and what did they say?

I know nothing about it.

His thoughts changed because of this, and his emotions arose because of this.

I... don't know anything either.

Shoko Toyokawa bit her lower lip, struggling between her conscience and her desires.

She opened her mouth.

He called out to Toyokawa Sho who was about to leave.

"Please wait a moment."

"Why, good night? I won't give it to you," Toyokawa Sho turned around, "Massage and ice packs are already quite enough. It would be too much to ask me to tell you a fairy tale to get you to sleep."

"...How long are you going to continue this meaningless fantasy of yours?" Toyokawa Shoko snorted in dissatisfaction, then took out a thin ribbon from the cabinet, "I want to give you this."

The ribbon is slender and delicate.

The sides are black with a dull yellow streak in the middle.

Toyokawa Sho recognized him.

Aren’t these the two ribbons on her hair?

He did wear it back then... but he wore it on his wrist, and it was Mu Tou who helped him weave it into a bracelet.

"I see you don't have this ribbon, and I think you might not be used to it, so I'll give this one to you. You're welcome."

Shoko Toyokawa's tone was a little stiff.

She actually wanted to say it openly, but when she looked into the other person's eyes, she became a little hesitant for some reason.

Although she didn't know what exactly happened between Shiina Riki and Toyokawa Sho.

But she could probably guess that Toyokawa Sho must have questioned his own existence and meaning because of Shiina Riki.

Such a big world.

No one knew his name or remembered his past. Even his friends and feelings were forgotten, leaving him a rootless and lonely man.

It must be very hard to feel this sudden loss of everything...

You know everyone, but no one knows you.

I'm sorry I can't do anything for you.

You have helped me a lot, but I can't help you. Now I am trying my best just to maintain my life.

The only thing I can do for you is to give you a tiny ribbon, hoping that you will be more like me.

Thus.

No matter how stupid Lixi and the others are, they should realize the relationship between you and me.

Maybe they will guess you are my brother at first, but as long as you tell them the truth...someone among them will definitely believe you.

In fact, if you can.

I don't want you to get involved with them.

When you said this morning that you wanted to take them away from me, I even got angry and asked you loudly why.