Aunt Xiangzi, how did you manage to live?

Su Shi's voice suddenly rose for a moment, with a hint of sharpness that was barely perceptible, but she then forcibly suppressed it back into her usual gentle tone.

"I'm just... as Xiaojun's current partner, I'm concerned about his current situation, and as a former band member, I'm concerned about Xiangzi's whereabouts. Isn't that normal? After all, she left Crychic..."

She tried to steer the conversation toward Xiangzi, as if that would mask her deeper, more intense anxiety—about Kazama's whereabouts and the seemingly ever-growing connection between him and Hatsuka.

However, Metis's jewel-like eyes sparkled with a pure and lively light.

Even Metis could sense that Su Shi was feigning indifference.

She didn't care what Su Shi was trying to hide; she only noticed Su Shi's momentary wavering and her attempt to change the subject in a futile attempt to cover up her true intentions.

I never expected Su Shi to have such an interesting reaction to the relationship between Xiao and Chu Hua.

It's like seeing a stone suddenly thrown into a calm lake; the ripples created are far more beautiful than the stone itself.

Miss Metis decided to throw some more pebbles into the lake.

"Oh, really?"

Metis deliberately dragged out the last syllable, tilted his head, and wore an innocent expression that said, "I didn't see through Su Shi at all; you were just putting on a brave face."

"Why did Su Shi's mother almost tear my clothes when she heard 'Xiao and Chu Hua were alone at his house'?"

She even imitated Su Shi's usual elegant tone, but it was full of mockery.

"No, no matter what, a man and a woman alone in a room..."

"Wait, am I not considered a person?!"

"Hmm—in a way, sleeping Metis-chan can indeed be treated as if she doesn't exist."

"Ugh, Su Shi... I hate you!"

Metis looked down at the wrinkles on his shoulder caused by Su Shi's grip, then exaggeratedly frowned and patted them hard.

"Alright! I won't tell you what secret Xiao and Chuhua are talking about!"

"A secret...you mean they whispered something to each other?"

Su Shi's beautiful eyebrows arched slightly, as if she had finally found a topic that interested her.

"Yes, but I don't plan to tell Su Shi!"

Metis angrily shoved the whole hot dog into his mouth, making his words particularly unclear.

"Su Shi doesn't take me seriously at all. I was even thinking of telling you all the secrets I overheard—I might as well side with Chu Hua! Anyway, as long as I keep clinging to Xiao, Chu Hua will cook for me!"

"M-Mortis-chan... I didn't mean to say that just now."

Miss Su Shi finally realized the importance of pleasing this unruly child in front of her, and began to stroke her petting gently and kindly.

"You're just thinking that you were asleep at the time, right? So I thought Metis-chan didn't hear what they were saying... It wasn't that I deliberately ignored your presence."

"Humph……"

"Okay, calm down. What else would Metis like to eat? I can make it for you. Can you tell me what else they talked about?"

Su Shi's mother's gentle words quickly calmed down Metis, who was as restless as a child.

"...Is it really okay to eat anything?"

"Oh, as long as it's within my ability to cook."

"Then! I also want to eat spaghetti, seaweed rice balls, and seared sashimi sushi with cheese—"

"Mortis sauce, you have quite an appetite."

It's worth mentioning that she ordered this menu item that features both Western and Japanese cuisine.

"I'm still a growing child, okay?"

Metis nervously tugged at the hem of her dress, though what made her feel guilty was far more than just ordering food.

"Okay, okay, I'll make whatever you want to eat. Can you tell me what else they talked about, you ever-observant, Metis-chan?"

—In fact, she felt guilty about how to answer questions she didn't know the answers to.

Yes, after eating the meal prepared by Hatsuka at the Kazama family's Metis, I fell into a daze and fell asleep on the bed.

Of course, she didn't hear what the two whispered while she was asleep. She was just being mysterious to see Su Shi's completely flustered expression.

As a result, things went awry by accident.

Once a lie is about to be exposed, it takes hundreds of lies to cover it up.

Metis swallowed hard, and finally decided to bite the bullet and go for it.

"What else could they be doing? Of course, they were discussing the band! While I was asleep, Xiao and Chuhua would snuggle together like this, looking at the same sheet music so close to each other!"

Of course, this is a lie.

However, in order to prevent Su Shi from realizing that he was fabricating a lie, and more importantly, to make Su Shi unhappy about Xiao and Chu Hua's growing intimacy, and to prevent them from forming a new band with Xiao Mu as they wished—

Metis was going all out.

She mimicked how the two of them got close, snuggling up to Su Shi and even deliberately moving her head closer to Su Shi.

"Chu Hua kept saying things like 'Xiao Jun's idea is great,' and 'This melody suits me so well.' Xiao seemed to enjoy it, laughing happily, and even told Chu Hua something like, 'With Chu Hua giving me advice, my inspiration has increased...' Ah! Right!"

Metis's eyes widened as if he had suddenly remembered some earth-shattering secret. He leaned closer to Su Shi and lowered his voice, making a clumsy, childlike imitation.

"What else did Chu Hua say? 'Have I become an important person to Xiao Jun?'—and then Xiao Hui got even more cheesy! She said something like, 'Of course Chu Hua is very important to me! Now, and always will be!' It was so cheesy I wanted to pretend I wasn't hearing it!"

Teacher Da Mo vividly added some facts that she had actually heard, and in this way, she mastered the highest level of lying without any teacher.

If a small amount of falsehood is mixed into a part of the truth, then few people will be able to question its authenticity.

Every word she spoke was like a spark, landing precisely on Su Shi's haystack called "calmness."

Perhaps it was because Metis's description was too vivid, or perhaps it was just because her imagination was too strong—Su Shi instantly pieced together a very impactful picture in her mind.

At the Kazama residence, while Metis was sound asleep in bed, another woman was present in Kazama with an unexpected intimacy, even sharing Kazama's creative inspiration, successfully becoming an important presence in his heart.

Su Shi's fingers curled up unconsciously, her nails almost digging into her palms.

"...Is that really the case, Metis?"

The business smile on her face vanished completely, and the forced curve of her lips was full of helplessness.

A strong feeling of being excluded welled up inside me.

Even though Kazama had never been an "important person" to Nagasaki Motoyo, she could still feel a sense of unease, as if her territory had been invaded by an enemy.

"Yes, yes, how could I possibly lie to Su Shi?"

Of course, Su Shi, immersed in self-doubt, wouldn't notice that Metis's response at this moment also seemed particularly far-fetched.

Hey, thank goodness I didn't make any vicious oaths like "May I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death if I utter even the slightest lie."

Metis secretly felt a chill run down his spine.

You can't blame her for talking nonsense; blame Xiao for having too many potential mothers around him.

Besides, it's just a tiny, insignificant lie... it shouldn't cause them too much trouble, right?

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Metis casually licked the cheese sauce from the corner of her mouth, but her eyes were full of anticipation—she had clearly stirred up this "battle-urging" drama just right.

She could see that Su Shi's business smile had completely disappeared, and the forced curve of her lips was full of helplessness. Her voice was so soft that it sounded like she was talking to herself.

Even though Kazama was never an "important person" to Nagasaki Motoyo—at least Nagasaki Motoyo never admitted it—Metis's descriptions were like tiny thorns, making her restless.

"Hmm... So Xiaojun just let Hatsuka into his house so openly, and even snuggled up to her while Metis was asleep... He even declared that Hatsuka was someone important to him... Oh, I see..."

Mr. Metis, who had been smug about his cleverness, started to panic.

For some reason, Su Shi looked like a robot whose core had been removed, and could only repeat the last sentence in the same tone with a stiff expression and an extremely unnatural voice.

"So that's how it is... Uh..."

Oh no, did I go a little too far?

Professor Metis appeared calm and composed on the surface, but alarm bells were actually ringing in his mind.

No matter how you look at it, this Su Shi looks like it's about to break down.

No, no, we haven't even let Su Shi and Chu Hua's armies clash yet. If she gives up so easily, Xiao will undoubtedly fall into Chu Hua's hands.

That easygoing guy who dislikes conflict might just let him shake hands with Xiangzi and make peace by making sushi together.

No, no, this absolutely won't do.

In that case, wouldn't Mu be able to return from the consciousness space with a clear conscience?

Then I'll be locked in a dark room again, never to see the light of day again.

Driven by an existential crisis, and feeling that the arrow was on the bowstring and had to be released, Metis had a sudden inspiration—

"If Su Shi thinks Xiao should belong to her, then why doesn't she just take it back from Chu Hua?"

She raised her fist and offered Su Shi this completely unreliable and utterly worthless suggestion.

"Take it back?"

—But Nagasaki Motoyo actually took her suggestion to heart.

"How... how should I win him back... In the end, we weren't close enough for me to openly and generously pull Xiaojun back from someone else. Rather, it's always been me who felt guilty towards him and wanted to make amends in some way..."

And when this feeling of guilt has been brewing for a long time, it becomes very difficult not to pay attention to his every word and action.

Where is he now, who is he with, and has he shown the same expression to that person that he once showed to you?

"what………"

Even Nagasaki Motoyo herself realized that her feelings for Kazama had unknowingly become so heavy.

When did Kazama become the object of my heavy feelings, which was CRYCHIC, who can never come back?

...Perhaps it started from the moment she realized that he was also likely to leave her, and that there was no way to bring him back.

Nagasaki Motoyo chuckled to herself.

She only thinks of holding on to things when they are already gone; isn't this a kind of belated realization and sorrow unique to her?

"...Su Shi cares a lot about Xiao, doesn't she?"

Metis had already seen this out.

Moreover, she barely mentioned Xiangzi at all. Even though her attention was entirely focused on Kazama, she was still avoiding her feelings for him.

These so-called Xiao Mu's friends are actually all immature.

Teacher Da Mo shook his head helplessly in his heart, but he still had to keep up the appearances.

"If you care, then take it back! Doing nothing will only make him and Chu Hua get closer and closer!"

"Hmm... I understand that, of course, but as for how to do it specifically... I'm not sure how to strike the right balance."

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A hint of worry and apprehension appeared on Su Shi's face. But this emotion was actually directed only at herself.

If Kazama could understand all the bitter emotions churning in her heart—he would be terrified and run away in fright.

"Everyone thinks that as long as you open your heart to the other person and have a heart-to-heart talk, you can understand each other... But the relationship between people is so complicated that sometimes it is impossible to understand the other person in such an efficient way."