Mygo, Takamatsu Touma wants to reverse the future

Twenty minutes later, the two stepped into the entrance of RING's coffee shop.

"Huh? Why are there only the two of you? Where's that guy?"

Shiina Ritsuki took the thermos off the table and turned around, only to find that the pink-haired girl who usually bickered with her was nowhere to be seen.

"Aiyin wasn't feeling well today, so she left early."

With a slight smile, Nagasaki Motoyo didn't explain much, or even why she came with Kodama.

"Are you feeling unwell? Was it yesterday?"

Shiina Tatsuki couldn't help but speak up, and this statement made Nagasaki Motoyo keenly aware of a crucial point.

"Yesterday? What yesterday? Lixi, could you elaborate?"

I hadn't thought of a good time to find out what happened with Xiaodeng and the others yesterday, but now, Lixi...

They proactively provided an opportunity.

"Huh? Yesterday? I don't have much to say. I guess she probably got food poisoning at the dinner party last night."

Noticing Nagasaki Motoyo's gentle gaze, Shiina Tatsuki instinctively turned around.

She's not going to be foolish enough to tell everyone everything.

"So, Xiaodeng, could you tell us? Perhaps what happened yesterday is the key?"

Now that things have come to this, Nagasaki Motoyo has no intention of continuing to endure it.

"Yesterday, yesterday we went to Shimokitazawa, then watched Kita's band live, and finally had a meal together. Maybe that's why we had the meal?"

Gao Songdeng remained calm and unsuspecting, and simply recounted what had happened yesterday.

"Isn't there anything else? Like what you've been talking about?"

After receiving accurate information, Nagasaki Motoyo couldn't help but feel a little smug.

"Ahem, I didn't say anything, just some simple things about the band."

Shiina Tatsuki hurriedly put down the rag in his hand and rushed to Takamatsu Akari, interrupting her speech.

Shiina Tatsuki glanced back at the bewildered Tomori with surprise and knew she couldn't let her continue.

Otherwise, everything about the future of lighting will be exposed!

"It's a simple thing~"

Nagasaki Motoyo smiled broadly, but what thoughts were hidden behind that smile?

"Let's practice first anyway. The stray cat happened to come today, but with his skill level, he can't participate in the current ensemble."

Hearing Shiina Tatsuki's cold words, Nagasaki Motoyo's eyes gradually turned icy.

"Just as I thought..."

"So the 'simple thing' is just optimizing Aine, right? And then teaming up with that newbie named Kita?"

Book One: Confusion Together - Chapter Fifty-Four: The Increasingly Pressing Time

"Sigh, so today's training ended hastily."

Stepping out of the coffee shop, Shiina Tatsuki felt a chill wash over her. The night sky seemed to have been spilled like ink, quickly spreading across the heavens. The streetlights gradually came on, casting a dim, yellowish glow that cast long and short shadows of her and Tomori.

Because the band has been reformed, she is now able to continue escorting Gao Songdeng home at night.

"So what do we do with that guy?"

Pretending not to care, Shiina Tatsuki's eyes were quietly fixed on Takamatsu Akari.

The stray cat arrived at the practice room unusually early today, a stark contrast to its usual lateness.

But after learning that Aine wasn't coming, Kaname packed her things without saying a word and left, politely saying goodbye before she left.

How exactly are the three of them supposed to practice? In other words, if Aine doesn't return for even a single day, then the stray cat will definitely not come back.

The four-person band might come, but the three-person band Stray Cats definitely won't.

"Su Shi said she would help me find Ai Yin tomorrow..."

Gao Songdeng recounted his entire conversation with Su Shi and Li Xi that afternoon, his expression resolute.

"If Su Shi can't do it either, then I'll have to talk to Aine myself. No matter what, I'll do it!"

"We can't live without Ayane!"

Unbeknownst to her, Aine's place in her heart had already left a deep impression, and the oil painting named Takamatsu had gained a touch of shimmering pink!

"A band without Ai Yin is not the band I want... A future without Ai Yin is not the future I want."

With a fixed gaze on the approaching tram station, Takamatsu Akari said this.

"Really? That guy..."

Shiina Tatsuki's expression was complicated.

So this guy is actually that important to Tomori.

"Of course, Taki is also very important to me. Aine, Riki, and Suze are all important people to me!"

Sensing Shiina Riki's momentary lapse in concentration, Takamatsu Akari seemed to understand something and quickly grabbed the black-haired girl's slightly shaky left hand.

Since hurting Nina in Kawasaki last time, she has developed a little bit of the ability to observe the atmosphere. Although she can't do it perfectly yet, but...

She didn't want to hurt others again because of her unintentional harm!

"Ah, well, Tomori is to me too, anyway."

With her face slightly flushed, Shiina Ritsuki felt her left hand and cheeks begin to burn.

Because her home was two stops away, Shiina Tatsuki had to get off the train a few stops later.

Bye-bye, tomori.

Shiina Tatsuki gave a simple farewell gesture, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly.

At the tram stop, only a few streetlights shone faintly along the street, swaying in the wind and casting her shadow, sometimes long and sometimes short.

The girl's footsteps were exceptionally clear in the quiet night, "tap tap tap," each step seeming to tread upon the heartbeat of the night.

Back home, Shiina Tatsuki looked up at the second floor, while Shiina Maki slowly descended the stairs from her bedroom door.

"Ah, Lixi, you're back?"

Shiina Maki hadn't expected to see her sister, who had just returned, at this time. She looked somewhat surprised, but then gave a wise smile.

"How's the band?"

"The band is doing well, things are going smoothly."

Shiina Tatsuki said, trying to sound casual.

"Yeah, that's good."

Without saying much, Shiina Maki hurriedly returned to her room after finishing her own business.

"call--"

Step by step, Shiina Ritsuki slowly walked up the stairs and into her bedroom, finally unloading her heavy burden.

"My sister even asked me about the band..."

With her right hand resting on her tightly closed eyes, Shiina Ritsuki lay silently on the bed. The night was dark, but her figure was not clearly visible through the window.

"This is really hard to talk about, sister. I'm not like you..."

Unlike her smart and talented older sister Maki, she can't even put together a proper band practice routine.

"I remember that my sister was going to perform at the convention center sponsored by Tsukimori afterward, right?"

Although she rarely communicates with her older sister, she actually pays attention to everything about Maki.

Whether in junior high or high school, my older sister's brilliance was dazzling; she could be considered a legend and the pinnacle of the school.

And what about her?

Shiina Maki's Little Sister

Are you Shiina Maki's sister?

"By the way, Shiina-kun, what does your older sister usually do?"

Shiina-san... Shiina-san...

Memories of the past kept flashing through my mind, filled with similar and recurring titles and words.

As for Shiina Tatsuki, there is nothing.

"So what exactly do I need to do to catch up with you, and Xiangzi too?"

"Only in this way can I become myself..."

With no one around, Shiina Ritsuki finally shed his imposing demeanor from the practice room.

Right now, she's just an ordinary seventeen-year-old high school student.

But the night was long and silent, and there were no gods in the world who could give her the right answer at this time.

"

"Never mind, thinking about it too much is useless. I can't let Tomori down."

"The sheet music still needs to be revised. We need to make more for Aine's version, including the staff notation and such... As for the one for the stray cat, let's prepare two versions, since we don't know if she'll come again next time."

Patting his cheeks, Shiina Ritsuki forced himself to cheer up.

She doesn't have much time left!

Meanwhile, on the other side of Tokyo, Motoyo Nagasaki was standing on her balcony with her phone in hand.

"Oh, the shopkeeper's name is Ichiji Hoshika?"

Nagasaki Motoyo remained calm as she browsed through the information on her phone.

"Go there if you have time. It would be even better if you could get in touch with the girl named Kita."

Looking at the monthly allowance her mother sent to her phone account, an idea slowly began to grow in Nagasaki Motoyo's mind.

Since her parents' divorce, the family's financial situation has been getting better and better. Although her mother is often away from home, all of this is a necessary sacrifice, all for the sake of the family. She absolutely cannot cause her mother any trouble.

"Although the reality is harsh, money can indeed accomplish things that normally require time."

With the deadline for her first live performance fast approaching, Nagasaki Motoyo probably needs an informant to help her now.

"It would be even better if it were someone close to Kita. As long as the money is right, the band's bond can be partially broken up, right?"

Once she had resolved Ai Yin's matter, she decided to personally go to Fanxing to select a suitable candidate.

Book 1: Lost Together - Chapter 55: Run, Takamatsu Toki!

The next day, at the entrance of Haneoka Girls' Academy.

As dusk fell, the warm orange afterglow, like diluted honey, gently painted every corner of Haneoka Girls' Academy.

Just then, a pink-haired girl walked out of the academy at a slightly slower pace, and immediately she saw the figure that had appeared yesterday.

"Soyo-san is here again? Well, that makes sense. You're here to see Toyokawa-kun in order to revive Crychic, right?"

To be honest, when she first saw Su Shi yesterday, she had some expectations, but the presence of Xiangzi in front of her directly revealed Su Shi's true purpose.

Everything Nagasaki Motoyo did was for the old group.

After all, she was no longer needed by anyone.

A thick layer of dark clouds enveloped Aine's body, making her steps increasingly slow and heavy.

“Aine!”

Upon finally seeing her long-awaited target appear, Nagasaki Motoyo excitedly leaned forward.

Are you feeling unwell today either?