Bad news: Neither Hanami nor Hatsuka went to the arcade.

As for why this is bad news, it's because there's even worse news.

Worse still: the two were fishing in Tokyo Bay today, and the sun was shining brightly.

Xiangzi looked at the two people not far away. They had rented a large parasol, prepared a whole set of sun protection clothing, and even prepared cold drinks in advance. They were sitting happily on the beach chair, waiting for the fish to bite.

They hadn't brought anything with them and were almost sunburnt, with no good shade nearby. If they were too far away, they wouldn't know what the two of them were doing.

No wonder Banai was so excited to pack all sorts of things and head out early in the morning when she saw that bastard.

What's so fun about fishing? Wouldn't it be better to stay home and keep me company instead of fishing with Chuhua?

Xiangzi muttered to himself about the other person. Soon, the girl beside him ran back, panting slightly, and said, "SAKI-chan, ice water."

Hatsune handed a bottle of ice water to the girl who was almost dazed from the sun. Xiangzi gulped it down without hesitation, and even seemed a little unsatisfied.

After a slight hesitation, Hatsune handed her water to Shoko and said somewhat shyly, "If... if you don't mind, Shoko."

She had already drunk from this bottle of water, but... however, she didn't mind... indirectly kissing Xiao Xiang.

Xiangzi glanced at her, his lips twitching slightly, and said, "It's alright, I've had enough to drink."

"I see." Hatsune was slightly disappointed, but seeing that Shoko was already staring at the two people not far away, she said, "SAKI-chan, I think that Yuuki and Hatsuka are not in the situation we imagined."

It's cheating, cheating, and more cheating.

Xiangzi's expression turned serious as he said, "But Hatsune, don't you think that Banami loves to hang out with Hatsuka all the time?"

They play arcade games together, or go fishing together on weekends. Whenever they get together, it seems like they have endless fun to enjoy.

"Because, because Hatsuka's personality is more boyish, and she's more...easy to get along with boys," Hatsune tried to analyze.

Xiangzi slapped Hatsune's thigh hard and shouted, "That's the problem. Although the two don't seem to be having an affair, the key is the timing. Now this guy is thinking about how to go out and play with Chu Hua every day."

He doesn't want to spend any time with us... what's the difference between that and him cheating?

Xiangzi thought sadly, "It's one thing to compete with a woman for a man, at least that would prove that my man is very charming. But to compete with a 'man' for a man is just too frustrating."

Now Xiangzi finally understands why girls with boyfriends don't like their boyfriends' friends and acquaintances.

Although Hatsune found Xiaoxiang's theory strange, upon closer reflection, it seemed that since Chuhua came to Tokyo, Xijun had spent far more time with Chuhua than with her. She nodded with a bittersweet feeling.

"So what do we do now?" Hatsune asked.

In truth, Xiangzi wasn't sure either. After all, the two of them hadn't cheated on each other; they were just having fun. Moreover, if Xiangzi went over now or was discovered, she would definitely be ridiculed mercilessly by Banami, which would be absolutely unacceptable for a proud girl like Xiangzi.

She bent over and hid behind a rock, staring at the two of them, and said, "In short, let's keep an eye on them and figure out why Banami likes to play with Hatsuka."

Honestly, if you wanted to go fishing or something, why didn't you invite her along?

I can play games too, and I can go fishing too!

Stupid Xi!

****

"Brother Xi, are there really any fish in this spot?" Chu Hua lay comfortably on the beach chair, looking at the calm sea.

"Hmm, I guess some fools will take the bait," Banai said with a smile.

"I see, it's that kind of silly fish," Chu Hua said with amusement. The two seemed to be exchanging veiled insults, yet they both understood what the other was saying.

Then, the two of them started laughing in a very unethical way.

"Since there aren't any fish for the time being, how about we try skipping stones? There are plenty of pebbles around here," Chu Hua suggested.

"You can even skip stones?" Banami asked curiously.

As a result, Chu Hua casually picked up a flat pebble, tilted his body, and threw it horizontally. The pebble rippled across the calm sea surface before slowly sinking.

Seeing this, Banai's eyes lit up. He also picked up a pebble and threw it. Unlike playing arcade games, he was just as good at skipping stones as Hatsuka.

So, for a moment, the two forgot they came to fish and started competing to see who could skip stones.

The two girls not far away couldn't understand it even more. They could understand fishing, but what was so fun about throwing stones?

However, after throwing a pebble, Chu Hua suddenly said, "Brother Xi, so are you still worried now?"

"What are you worried about?" Banami asked.

"Are you worried that I'll retaliate against Sister Chuhua?" The girl's tone suddenly became very calm.

When Banai noticed that her movements had slowed down, the stone she threw hit the water's surface and created quite a splash.

"These past two days, you've been spending time with me. While it's true that we get along well, more importantly, you probably wanted to see what kind of person I really am."

"I thought I had hidden it well enough." He didn't deny it, and shrugged slightly.

Chu Hua said with a smile, "After all, Brother Xi, you're not as outgoing as you thought. But I'm curious how you discovered... uh, or rather, started to suspect me."

Looking at the girl in front of him, with a bright smile and an appearance almost identical to the one he knew, Banami gently tossed the pebble in his hand and said, "Do you remember the first day we met, when I dragged you around the basketball court?"

Chu Hua nodded gently: "So what?"

Banami pointed to her palm and said, "You have thick calluses on your fingers. Anyone who has played music knows that those are calluses left after practicing guitar extensively. My hands have them too, but they are nowhere near as thick as yours."

But that day, after I picked up your guitar, you said you were just playing around.

You must be very good at guitar, maybe even better than me or Hatsune Miku. This level of hard work can't be something you're just casually playing around with.

Moreover, it must be accompanied by some purpose or emotion. It's possible that you simply love the guitar itself, but it's also possible that...

Chu Hua's eyes brightened, and she said with a smile, "It's hatred, isn't it? I didn't expect that a place like this would arouse your suspicion."

After saying that, she continued to throw pebbles onto the water, creating countless ripples. The pebbles actually "patted" on the water more than ten times before sinking.

"Fourteen strokes, what a pity," she muttered.

"While the guitar incident is indeed suspicious, how can you conclude that I might be retaliating against Hatsune Miku?" Chu Hua continued to ask.

“If I were you, I would want to get revenge on her,” Banami said bluntly.

Chu Hua looked at the other person with a slightly surprised expression, especially at the other person's serious expression, which made her unable to help but laugh.

"My sister took away my name and my social identity. I am often mistaken for someone else, and I can't even use my own name at school."

If it were me, I would also want to take back everything that belongs to me.

And coincidentally, I have the same face as my sister. So, let's assume that I'm also proficient in guitar, could I completely replace my sister?

This includes her position in society, her position in the band, and her position in SUMIMI.

After all, I was originally a "triangular budding flower."

Hearing Banami express her "heartfelt feelings" from her own perspective, Hatsuka's fingers finally stopped.

A very reasonable deduction, and the other party was entirely correct.

She smiled and said, "Luckily there aren't any big rocks around here, otherwise I probably wouldn't have been able to resist smashing them on your head."

Who goes fishing without a helmet?

However, she changed the subject and said in a lighthearted tone, "Just kidding."

Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Journey of Chuhua in the Triangle

"Actually, I was invited to Tokyo by Uncle Toyokawa Sadaharu privately by phone."

After making a half-joking remark, Chu Hua spoke in a lighthearted tone.

Banami's lips twitched involuntarily. Old Deng, your Toyokawa family's dark image was never that great to begin with, but now it's been completely shattered into dust.

What kind of pressure is this to get married?

Noticing the boy's subtle expression, Chu Hua chuckled and said, "Just as you thought, it's because Hatsune-neechan was really not very effective in pursuing you."

"Because the relationship hadn't been established for a long time, and even...she got pregnant, the older folks, desperate, started trying to pressure you into marriage through me. They wanted me to come to Tokyo and give Hatsune Miku a push."

Banami tried to shake off Old Deng and said, "The important thing is not what Old Deng said, but... that you, who have always lived near the island, agreed to his request."

"That's right. Although Uncle Toyokawa said that if I completed the mission, I could live a stable life in Tokyo, that's not important. Without his own knowledge, Uncle Toyokawa opened the Pandora's box in my heart."

"In other words, should I launch a magnificent betrayal against Hatsune Miku and reclaim everything, including my own name?" Chu Hua said in a gentle tone.

This is what Banami is worried about. Toyokawa no Takashi messed things up without realizing that Hatsune's arrival in Tokyo might not be to give Hatsune a push, but to take revenge on Hatsune.

Banami pursed her lips slightly, looked at the girl, and said, "So, what do you think now?"

To be honest, if Hatsuka decides to take revenge, I can roughly imagine both the methods and the consequences.

In the name of Hatsuka, she reclaimed everything from "Triangle Hatsuka" and, by some strange twist of fate, seamlessly replaced Hatsune Miku's original position.

In fact, Hatsune might seduce him in order to get revenge on her sister. This is not just narcissism on Hachiman's part, but rather because Hatsune has been befriending him these past two days, which has made him think this way.

Given Hatsune's guilt towards her sister, that silly girl will most likely surrender and give up everything she owns.

Then, in a dark corner, she wept alone.

Looking at the boy's slightly nervous expression, Chu Hua thought to herself, although he often bullies Hatsune and even often ignores her text messages, just as Hatsune thought, "he has me in his heart."

"I give up." Chu Hua raised her hand cleanly and decisively, as if to express her surrender.

"Huh?!" This answer surprised even Yami.

That's... way too easy.

Chu Hua revealed a playful expression: "The only time I can turn back is before I make a decision, once I start doing something."

For some time now, I've been hesitant, wondering whether to seek revenge or reclaim my name.

Chu Hua was already hesitant.

"But since Xi-ge has already discovered my thoughts, I guess I won't succeed no matter what. So I might as well give up and continue to be Hatsune-neechan's caring little sister."

Hatsuka gave up too decisively, almost breaking Banami's back.

Indeed, just as she said, if Chu Hua wanted revenge, there was only Hatsune, and she would most likely succeed. But with Banami around, it would be impossible. He would never watch that silly girl suffer.

Even if the other party is her sister, the real Triangle Hatsuka is not acceptable.

However, the fact that Banami discovered this seemed to become the perfect excuse for Hatsuka to give up.

Since revenge is unlikely to succeed, why not just not seek revenge in the first place?

She was rational, unlike a girl who was angry because her life had been taken away.

Seeing the puzzled look on Hanami's face, Hatsuka seemed to read her mind and continued, "I know what Yu-nii is thinking..."

After saying that, the girl seemed to be recalling the past and said softly, "For a period of time, especially when SUMIMI's influence spread from Tokyo to the whole country, I particularly hated Hatsune Miku, because I had to use the name Hatsune Miku, and even so, I was often mistaken for her."

That feeling was as if it was denying my own existence.

My anger probably started around that time.

Banami nodded slightly. Although he would definitely stop Hatsuka if she wanted to hurt his sister, he did not deny that the girl had indeed suffered a lot of harm during her upbringing because of Hatsune.

It would be strange if they weren't angry.

"So, all these years I've been watching SUMIMI's performance recordings. The reason, as I said before, is that one day I will reclaim the name Misumi Hatsuka."

"But when I watch Hatsune Miku's performance on stage again and again, her guitar... her sweat... and the sweat I've shed trying to catch up with her guitar playing."

But another thought began to stir in my mind.

"Even if I started as SUMIMI's 'Mitsuba Hatsuka', could I really reach Hatsune Miku's level? Is her current achievement and influence really just because of my name?"

"Brother Xi, you said the calluses on my fingers are very thick, so you should know that Hatsune Miku's calluses aren't any thinner than mine."

Banami was slightly taken aback, not expecting the girl in front of her to have such a perspective.

Because of her anger and desire for revenge, Hatsuka also realized how much effort her sister had put in to establish herself in Tokyo during the process of replicating "Triangle Hatsuka".

At that time, she had neither Xiaoxiang nor Banami's help; she was working hard all by herself.

Although Misaki Miku may appear to be dark, sensitive, and insecure, she is probably stronger than many people imagine.

She raised the pebble in her hand, wanting to throw it in anger, but in the end, she let her hand fall limply and continued, "I feel jealous of Hatsune because Hatsune is the one who has both parents now."

But when I was little, even though I was both my biological parents, was Hatsune Miku jealous of me back then?

She probably didn't; she was just grieving and feeling sad all by herself.

Banami clapped her hands lightly and said, "So, you've become... a Hatsune Miku fan too?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Hua couldn't help but chuckle, then said, "Maybe, that might actually be true."

When Banami looked at the girl in front of her who looked almost exactly like the blond-haired girl again, she couldn't help but feel a little impressed.

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