Can Lixi look at me alone?

Hailing put the cardboard box back into her pocket.

This hobby isn't exactly cute either.

The adorable Yuzuki poured sugar granules, like stardust, into Riki's palm, awaiting her evaluation.

"I still prefer a slightly bitter taste; this is a bit too sweet..."

Ah... I thought Riki-chan would like this, so I prepared so much. I guess I'll have to feed it all to Kodama.

The class bell rang.

Instead of paying attention to the lesson, Li Xi, who was preoccupied with something, looked at the sleeping Jie Yue.

Why did she go to find Hachiman Kairin? Why couldn't she just tell me? Why did she have to see her standing in someone else's classroom to find out?

What did Yuzuki do in places she couldn't see or knew?

Never mind, it's Jieyue's prerogative. It's none of my business.

Go to sleep, I'll wake you up after school... you idiot.

Li Xi happened to run into Hai Ling in the restroom. The drummer, who had intended to pretend she hadn't seen her and leave, had no choice but to respond politely when Hai Ling reached out to greet her.

"Please give this to Yuzuki, Shiina-san. I can't just take her candy for free."

She gave the milk that she hadn't given away to Lixi.

Hopefully, this will at least serve as a reminder to this gangster's daughter to stop bullying Qianhua every day... and at least give her some compensation.

Hai Ling waved goodbye to Li Xi, and then the carton of milk was moved to the head of the sleeping Jie Yue.

Lixi even took a picture to remember the occasion.

Lixi, eager to see how well-behaved Jieyue's sleeping posture was and how long she could keep the carton of milk from falling, began to wait.

Also beginning to wait was Mutsumi Wakaba, who was watering the cucumber vines.

I wonder how long it will take for the cucumbers to bear fruit.

She looked at Su Shi and Xiangzi, who were keeping her company on the bench. How long could this kind of life last?

Mu gripped the kettle tightly.

I wish it could stay like this forever... If only Yuzuki were here too...

She suddenly thought of the little girl who used to grow cucumbers with her.

She measured her height and said to Mu, who was shorter than her:

"Xiao Mu, grow taller little by little, just like a cucumber!"

Unfortunately, the cucumber plant has started to flower.

嗏

"Xiao Mu...? Can't you hear me? The cucumber is talking!"

"Xiao Xiang? Can't you hear me either?"

...the end of the month.

Back then, if I had said I could hear... wouldn't everything have turned out differently?

Xiangzi patted her head, and Su Shi took her water bottle from the side. She subconsciously avoided their concerned gazes.

"Xiao Mu? What's wrong?"

Xiang... forgot everything, selfish.

"fine."

Seeing that Xiao Mutou was a little unhappy, Su Shi reached out and gently stroked her hair.

"Xiao Mu, you have to cheer up! Everyone's getting together to practice again today! You'll get to see Xiao Deng, Xiao Li Xi, and Xiao Jie Yue~"

Xiangzi clapped his hands.

"That's great! Our song should be ready by the next practice session..."

Is it a problem with the keyboard?

I hate keyboards.

As Yuzuki yawned, she nestled on the soft sofa in the KTV to rest. As the first two to arrive, Riki sent the room number to Xiangzi and then draped his coat over Yuzuki's shoulders.

Why am I so sleepy today?

What did you stay up all night for?

She didn't ask, after all, what Yuzuki did was none of her business. Even if she stayed up all night talking on the phone with that Hachiman Kairin, it didn't matter.

"Lixi-chan..."

Half asleep, Jieyue clung tightly to Lixi's arm, not letting her leave.

The black-haired girl, who was skilled at handling such matters, sat down lightly next to her, avoiding making any loud movements that might wake her.

While doing so, I carefully pulled my arm out little by little, even though I blushed at the soft touch... but it's okay... no one's around anyway...?!

When did the door open?

Su Shi stared at them with wide eyes, while her hands covered Mu's eyes.

Mu asked in confusion, not understanding what had happened.

"Lixi?"

……

"Place

So, that's how it is! Don't overthink it, I wasn't doing *that* to Yuzuki…

Xiangzi walked in with a bright smile, pulling the lamp along. After putting his things down, he immediately grabbed Jieyue and started asking her questions.

"Little Yuzuki, Little Yuzuki~ What happened? What made Little Lixi so shy?"

After glancing at Li Xi's gloomy face, the pink-haired girl changed the subject and handed the microphone to Deng and Xiangzi.

"Let's talk about singing first... Um, who wants to sing?"

Although it's a bit silly to hand over the microphone first and then ask this question, it's still better than letting Riki-chan get bullied by that bastard Shoko.

"Then I'll sing!"

Su Shi wants to sing... She took the microphone from Xiangzi's hand and handed it to Su Shi.

"Sorry, I kept Xiao Xiang up last night..."

I'm so envious! She's staying up so late and isn't sleepy at all. She's much better off than someone like her who still wants to sleep.

"It's okay, as long as Xiaoyue is happy."

Xiao Xiang is still easier to fool.

The sudden singing beside her made Yuzuki tremble; no one had ever told her that the microphone in the karaoke room was connected to the speakers.

Somewhat frightened, Yuzuki turned around to see who it was, but to her surprise…

"Xiao Mu sang wonderfully!"

What was about to be a rebuke turned into a praise.

The blue-haired girl who handed the microphone back to the lamp sat obediently on the sofa, but she deliberately sat next to Yuzuki.

Their fingers were still touching.

Unexpectedly, Mutsuki, who wanted to hold her hand, patted her head, and then saw Ritsuki sternly refuse Shoko's request to sing.

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Volume 1 Crychic! : Chapter 34 Gentleness

Seriously... Xiao Xiang, can't you read the room even a little bit? Didn't Li Xi-chan already so clearly refuse?

Why are you still clinging to Riki-chan like this?!

"How about Xiao Xiang sings a song too?"

Jieyue shoved the microphone back into Xiangzi's arms.

"Wadasi?"

Forcing Riki-chan to sing like that... why are you unwilling to sing when I ask you to?

Jieyue narrowed her eyes and nodded affirmatively to Xiangzi, who was somewhat hesitant.

"That's right, Xiaodeng wants to hear Xiaoxiang sing too, right? And Soyo and Xiaomu, everyone wants to hear him sing, right?"

Su Shi clasped her hands together and made a pleading gesture towards Xiangzi.

"That's right, I also want to hear Xiao Xiang sing..."

The girl who should have been practicing singing here also looked at Xiangzi.

"I...want to hear Xiao Xiang's voice too..."

Amused by Xiangzi's flustered reaction, Mu immediately covered her mouth, her clear golden eyes, filled with a pure smile, looking at Yuzuki. Perhaps afraid her companions would notice she was laughing, she quickly regained control of her expression.

But Xiangzi still managed to see Qingmei laughing and immediately used her to change the subject.

"He smiled!"

Xiangzi's actions were somewhat successful; Lixi was successfully drawn to her attention.

"So Mu can smile..."

But only Lixi's attention was drawn away by her; Su Shi was still urging her to sing. The joyful atmosphere among her companions also made Deng unconsciously smile.

"The lamp's smile is so cute!"

Unlike simply using harmony to change the subject, Xiangzi's praise at this moment might have genuinely carried some sincerity. After all, he saw his childhood sweetheart every day; a sudden appearance like this was not always possible…

Am I...am I laughing?

Somewhat surprised and afraid that she shouldn't have laughed, the girl fell into confusion. Su Shi glanced at the cunning blue-haired octopus and then decided to sing a song to warm up the atmosphere.

After all, if he had already finished singing, Xiao Xiang would have no reason to escape, right?

The instigator, Yuzuki, silently watched their interaction. To be honest, although she disliked Xiangzi, she still felt that her behavior was a bit excessive.

Instead of pressing the issue further, they observed Mu's smile up close.

Ah...it's gone.

The other person, just like me, sat in the corner of the sofa. It seemed they were telling everyone: we don't fit in with crychic…

but…

Yuzuki's fingertips touched Mu's cold hand.

"Xiao Mu's smile is also very cute."

She winked at the wide-eyed, blue-haired girl.

"Isn't Xiaoyue going to sing a song?"

Xiangzi decided to delay a little longer and handed the microphone to her.

"I'm sorry, Xiao Xiang... I don't really like singing."

How annoying... She's not as good as Riki-chan at all. At least Riki-chan doesn't force me to do things I don't want to do.

"Now that you mention it, I'd also like to hear Yuzuki sing."

Lixi-chan wants to hear it too... It's not impossible! But I never sing, will I sound terrible?

"I see... Well, I'll give it a try..."

Upon hearing this, Xiangzi looked at her in disbelief and even reached out to pat Lixi on the shoulder.