You are Toyokawa Shoko, then who am I?

Li Xi seemed to be lost in thought. As someone who had also been under constant pressure, she seemed to understand Ruo Yemu's situation a little.

"Not necessarily. There are still a few exceptions who can do whatever they want without their parents interfering. Even if they suddenly decide to build a mascot-themed amusement park in the local area, it's no problem. Developing powered armor that can carry people flying is even easier."

"Huh? There really are people this rich?"

Lixi leaned back, she was really a little bit tired of this type of young lady.

"Yes, in the future I know, you will still be her junior."

Toyokawa Sho teased with a smile.

"...Can you tell me which school she is from?"

Another boomerang.

A girl who had vowed two days ago that the things in the parallel world had nothing to do with her finally touched upon the forbidden wisdom.

"Hanasaki River."

The great demon Tzeentch was also happy to see this happen, and told the other party the answer calmly.

"Okay, I will never test Hanasakigawa again."

"If you don't take the Hanasakigawa exam, where will you take it? Will you stay in Hanegaoka and get a direct promotion?"

When Toyokawa Sho heard Riki's answer, he became curious. "But you don't want to stay in Haneda, right? Then the only place left to go is Tsuki no Mori."

When I think of Moon Forest.

The faces of Nagasaki Suyo and Toyokawa Shoko, two figures that gave her a headache, flashed through Shiina Ritsuki's mind.

The combined voices and smiles of the two people made her feel dizzy and speechless.

Regardless of whether she could adapt to the troublesome young ladies in Tsuki no Mori, she was already having a headache just thinking about becoming schoolmates with Nagasaki Motoyo in the future.

It’s not that I hate each other.

I just feel that if I become friends with her in the same school, I will feel a kind of indescribable tiredness.

But staying in Yugaoka to continue my studies is not a good idea.

Her elder sister led the high school wind band of Yuqiu, and created a brilliant record of punching Kitauji, kicking Yueminomori, and killing heroes all over the world. She reached the top of the country as a last-place team and won the gold medal that no one had expected at first.

If she went to high school next year, she could guess without hesitation that a group of people would surround her, saying, "Shiina Maki's sister," and then, "You must be as good as your sister."

This is hell...

Not as good as Hanasakigawa and Tsukinomori.

"Why don't I consider going to a regular high school..."

Li Xi's face fell.

"I think there's no need to overthink it. Whether it's a regular high school or an all-girls school, it's all the same."

Toyokawa Sho thought for a moment and then said.

"High school is crucial, but it's also not crucial. Ultimately, it's just a part of your life, no different from your normal life. It's just that people tell you it's the most important point in your life, so everyone thinks that from here on, you can see the underlying color of your life."

"But life is so long, how can we predict it so accurately? Some people master countless techniques and eventually live up to everyone's expectations and get into Northeastern University. Others drop out midway but still manage to form a good band. Ultimately, what matters isn't high school, but the path you want to take in the future."

He recalled his memories of high school, when he adhered to the principle of having both, focusing on both band and studies, and finally became what he wanted to be.

Although it is difficult.

But at least this is the path I want to take.

It's not decided by others.

It's the future you choose.

He was very glad that he could break free from the shackles of layers of suffering, break through the dark clouds, and return to the blue sky to soar.

Now, he naturally hopes that Shiina Riki can listen to her inner choices and walk the path she wants without fear of confusion.

"Didn't Li Xi say that he wanted to be a drummer worthy of me in the future?"

Toyokawa Sho smiled and said, "If you really don't know which high school you want to go to, just follow me from now on."

"Eh……"

Li Xi blinked.

She was surprised that Toyokawa Sho had imagined the future, but she quickly figured out the reason. It must be the appearance of Wakaba Mu that made Toyokawa Sho feel a sense of belonging to this world.

She first sighed silently in her heart that she had done nothing wrong and that asking Ruo Yemu to come over was the right thing to do.

Then she couldn't help feeling a lingering bitter taste, and her nose felt a little sour.

Who doesn’t want to be the spiritual pillar in the heart of the person they like?

However, when facing Wakaba Mutsu, who had unlocked all her memories with Toyokawa Sho, she felt a sense of powerlessness that was dwarfed by the others.

This feeling of powerlessness was like a giant python wrapped around her body, and it even prevented her from feeling jealous.

The other party was childhood sweethearts with Toyokawa Sho, was beautiful, and had a wealthy family. Like her, she was even willing to put Toyokawa Sho's affairs before her own.

How to fight this?

Even when Toyokawa Sho came over to comfort her just now, it was someone else who spoke up.

Unless I have the objective environment to stay with Xiang like her, I really can't think of any other possibility -

wrong.

Wait.

The objective environment of being together all the time...?

Isn't this high school?!

After a long period of inner struggle, Master Shiina finally realized the meaning of Toyokawa Sho's words just now, which was to invite her to go to the same high school.

She tried hard to suppress the chaotic thought of wanting to rip her stupid brain off and kick it a few times. How could she only realize such an important thing now? She quickly put away her dazed expression and spoke with clumsy urgency in her tone.

"Of course no problem! Xiang! Let's go to the same high school together!"

Shiina Riki finished speaking, then couldn't help but wonder, "Just... is there any problem with the identification?"

"These aren't difficult. As long as you can afford the price, you'll have connections. Money is the easiest thing for me to make. Or I could use a more reliable method. When the time is right, I'll ask my boss to help me with some connections."

Toyokawa Sho did not hide it.

After the conversation with his boss last night, he had begun to trust this old man who had a sharp tongue but a soft heart.

"Tell the boss? But then, what happened to you..."

Shiina Riki was a little worried.

The younger generation might be able to accept parallel worlds and the like, but for the older generation, it's no different from a fairy tale.

"Lixi, the boss is Lenai's grandmother. What's more, she comes from a rock background and has even systematically learned about K-Pop privately. Her personality is actually much more open-minded than we thought."

Toyokawa Sho gave a teasing smile, extended his hand to signal Li Xi to come closer and listen, and lowered his voice, "Maybe when the boss was young, he was as unpredictable as Lenai, just as attractive to cats, and both liked to do unconventional things."

Li Xi put his hand on his chin.

Two little human heads vaguely appeared in my mind.

One is the boss, the other is Yao Le Nai.

I thought about Lenai's usual behavior, which was like a wild cat kept outside. He would steal food from time to time, and he would do whatever he wanted. He would forget what he did yesterday the next day.

Then think about the boss's Shura form, his every word and action carries an unyielding majesty, and his invincible spirit seems to be able to shake the earth with just a stomp of his feet.

You said when the boss was young...

Like that wild cat...?

Shiina Riki felt that her inner world had been greatly shocked. She really couldn't imagine that her boss, with such a serious face, looked as young as Kaname Rana when she was a child.

Toyokawa Sho was actually just joking when he said this. He couldn't imagine what his boss looked like when he was a child.

But if we compare horizontally, the game master's grandmother An Hetiantong looked exactly like the game master when she was young, and there is special video to prove it.

He had heard from a gaming expert before that her grandmother and the boss didn't get along very well. Whenever they met, they would curse each other to death. Their relationship was the most malicious.

So since the game master looks exactly like An and Tiantong when they were young.

So, by the same token, can we also expect Lenai to look exactly like her boss when he was young?

Perhaps I will know the answer when I grow old, or perhaps I will travel to another world and never know the answer again.

Toyokawa Sho slowly gathered his thoughts.

He was indeed still uneasy about his special future. People are always afraid of the unknown, which is an inevitable human nature, but now, he no longer feels confused.

"Okay, let's stop standing outside and go back to the store."

Having said that, Toyokawa Sho turned around and started walking back.

"The manager and the others are still playing games in the cafe, Xiang, do you want to come?"

Shiina Riki soon followed.

"game?"

Fengchuan Xiang vaguely smelled a hint of danger. He frowned and asked sullenly, "Is Senior Liang here too?"

"The one from Shimokitazawa?"

Shiina Riki thought about it and seemed to have seen Yamada Ryo among the group of people playing the board game. "She has always been there."

"As expected, what are Senior Liang and the others playing?"

"...Well, at first it seemed like they were playing with a few different suits of cards with numbers on them."

Li Xi tried to describe it, "Then everyone would occasionally shout 'plus four, plus two' or something like that."

It turned out to be Uno.

This is a notoriously dark game that should not be touched.

Once infected, one will dream of endless four-card games at night. It is recognized as an evil cult both inside and outside the martial arts world.

It is said that only peerless masters with profound skills and good fortune are qualified to play this game. If you act recklessly, you may be swallowed up by the dark game in an instant and reduced to dust.

"What happens after that?"

"After that... let me think, it seemed like two people were fighting each other, shouting things like Thunderfire, Pearl Tears, Send to the Graveyard, Kang, Duel!? I don't quite understand what kind of game this is... Xiang, do you know?"

Li Xi asked curiously.

This is a dark game among dark games.

If Uno is a magic technique that only martial arts masters can access.

Then Ygo is the crimson fragment of the polluted laws left behind by the extraterritorial demons in the world. Only the leaders of the immortals with powerful hair styles and proficiency in seals are qualified to step into the door and fight with other emperors.

The intensity of its bloodthirsty aura and the roar of its high hopes for the deck.

There was also the pain of having one's confident absolute combination shattered by the opponent's move, and the pain of having one's soul finally released only to be taken away by the opponent's despicable means...

Putting all these things together is Ygo.

I think it is no less than the chess battles among the old people in the park, which determine the winner and the loser, and decide life and death.

"I don't know. I've never had fun playing cards, so I don't know."

Toyokawa Sho shook his head, his tone seeming to reveal a kind of vicissitudes that cleansed the soul.

"That's it..."

Lixi felt a little disappointed. She thought that Toyokawa Sho would be interested in these things, so she took a look before going out, intending to use it as a topic to talk to Toyokawa Sho later.

The result was a failure.

hateful……

"But given Senior Liang's personality, playing cards isn't her strong suit. Setting up traps and digging holes are. Didn't she suggest playing the King's Game or something like that?"

Seeing that Li Xi was disappointed, Toyokawa Sho brought up the topic again.

"I also think she's the type who would tamper with the chopsticks beforehand and trick people into playing the King's Game."

Li Xi clicked his tongue.

"But everyone was playing the two-player game. No one wanted to play the King's Game. Before I left, she even grabbed me and asked if she could bring me back to play a game together. She promised it wouldn't be the King's Game, just Monopoly at best."