Classic soul swap, but a musical

Mori Minami looked at her silent "daughter" and wondered if her tone was too harsh and scared her.

She whispered again: "Just play the piano well. It's useless to tell you those things. They are not something you can solve, Mu."

After saying that, she turned her head and prepared to go back to talk about things, leaving him aside.

Do I need to explain the meaning of that statement?

I tell you, you can't solve it, and you will only add to your troubles.

Aragaki Ai took out her cell phone and typed something in her notepad so Mu could see it.

Will you support me?

"Ai...are you going to see Saki?" Mu's voice was still calm. "Are you going to skip the performance here?"

[No, that’s not necessary.]

Ai Aragaki had a backup plan in mind, but she didn't know if it would succeed.

This performance was also very important to Mu.

In Japan, a society where seniority is so important, he couldn't even imagine how those old guys would look at Mu if he really gave up playing.

Even if the Wakaba family and Mori Minami are there, they won't say anything on the surface, but they must be very dissatisfied in their hearts.

Not playing well is one thing, not playing is another. There is no way Ai Aragaki would let Mu give up this performance.

Is there a way to get the best of both worlds?

It can not only ensure that Mu's performance goes smoothly, but also help him find the weak Xiaoxiang.

Then he would have to go there himself and let Mu continue the performance, but whether the performance was good or not would be a gamble.

When he said no, Mu also vaguely sensed his thoughts, but she said nothing, just called his name in frustration.

"like......."

[I'm sorry.] Aragaki Ai pursed her lips and once again turned her gaze towards Mori Minami.

"Yeah." She felt even more lost.

"Play well, I will watch the show." He also felt very sorry for Mu. He had clearly promised her that he would accompany her to play, so he promised.

[I promise you, once this matter is resolved, I will contact you through Xiaoxiang.]

"....Really?" The tone rose.

[Really? So, I just went to see Xiaoxiang first. I'll come see you later. Make sure you play well.]

Aragaki Ai did not lie to her. She had originally planned to use Xiaoxiang to get to know Mu so that he would not appear next to her in a particularly abrupt manner.

He asked again, typing on the screen.

【Will you help me? 】

"Well, Saki...is also my friend." Mu's voice gradually became firm.

【Thanks. 】

Ai Aragaki walked to Minami Mori, who looked over and the others gave them space.

She frowned, "Anything else?"

"Can you tell me Xiangzi's location?" Aragaki Ai was very calm.

"I told you." Mori Minami said impatiently.

"I just need a place." He tried his best to remain calm and continued, "Just tell me where she is, and I won't leave."

Seeing that the program was about to start recording, her daughter was still asking such irrelevant questions. Mori Minami was already angry, but since the program was still being recorded, she did not speak out immediately.

In order to make "Mu" feel good, I took out my cell phone and asked someone. The other party sent me a location. I raised my hand, held the phone, showed it to him, and didn't say anything else.

At this time, the show was about to begin.

Ai Aragaki murmured something and stepped towards the stage. The lights were a little dazzling.

"I'm sorry, Mu."

"......"

She realized that she could move her body, so she turned down the corners of her mouth, pursed her lips, and then lowered her head.

On the other side, Aragaki Ai opened her eyes and found herself at the desk in the rental house.

Outside the window, it was dark.

It's cloudy and it's going to rain soon.

Ai Aragaki looked at the settlement list and found that just as he expected, he got thirty points.

He opened the mall, bought an eighth-level piano trial card, took a deep breath, and opened the page.

"I'm going to use it on Wakaba Mu."

【Successfully used】

A notification popped up in the game system, and Aragaki Ai knew that she had made the right bet.

All one thousand points were reset to zero.

Well worth it.

He took a deep breath, pulled out his phone, and marked the address Mori Minami had given him.

This also made him realize that Xiangzi was being watched and that the Toyokawa family had not fallen.

If I rush over now, it might seem a bit deliberate, but there's nothing I can do about it.

He definitely couldn't afford a taxi as he was not old enough and couldn't get a driver's license, so he could only take the tram.

Before going out, he took the only umbrella in the house. He didn't know if it would rain, so it would be better to take it with him.

It would take at least half an hour to get there. If he took the wrong tram, it might take an hour. He had to get there as soon as possible, otherwise Xiangzi might have left.

The sky was still overcast, with dark clouds hanging low.

The trams started one after another, and when they least expected problems to occur, they still happened. It seemed like someone committed suicide and one of the trams stopped running.

Ai Aragaki pursed her lips and had to choose to take a taxi, which made the already tight finances even worse.

By the time he arrived near the small park, it was already forty minutes later.

Missed.

On the left is a row of benches and two swings, and on the right is a sand pit, the end of which you can see at a glance.

As expected, Xiangzi was no longer in that position.

He had no choice but to look around nearby. Walking was definitely not as fast as running. Fortunately, he would go for a run in the morning when he couldn't sleep occasionally, so his physical strength was not too bad.

There was no one around, only dim street lights and depressing dark clouds.

No, no, no, no, no, no.....the familiar blue-haired girl is nowhere to be found.

When I ran the third lap around the neighborhood, it started raining again. The drizzle was continuous and as thin as needles.

Ai Aragaki held the umbrella and continued jogging.

His body was already hot, so this little rain was nothing to him; it even felt cooler.

Finally, when I turned back to the park, I saw the figure with long blue hair.

Are you back again? Xiaoxiang.

Ai Aragaki didn't rush to talk to her. The girl sat alone on the swing, with her cell phone flashing in front of her.

He didn't know why Xiangzi was here, nor did he know whether Xiangzi needed help.

Now is not her most desperate time. When she finds out that her father is useless and wants her to work to earn money for her alcohol.

And, she discovered...

There is no going back.

Aragaki Ai felt that the rain was getting heavier. The raindrops turned from needles into water droplets, and the road surface was soaked almost instantly.

The girl in front of him had no intention of leaving, so he opened the umbrella and threw it to her.

She noticed someone coming, but she didn't expect that person to throw an umbrella to her.

"Be careful of catching a cold."

The girl looked up, but the man seemed to have already planned to leave and did not stop at all.

The person who appeared in front of him was a teenager of about the same age, with short black hair and wearing sportswear that seemed to have been bought specifically for running.

The main thing is that the handsome smile on his face seems very familiar, exactly the same as that of the bad guy.

".....unnecessary."

She handed the umbrella back and stood in the rain herself. "Can I ask you something? Do you know me?"

"I don't know." Aragaki Ai turned her body to the other side and looked at the gray sky.

Volume 1: Chapter 61: Rain (Third update, please subscribe first)

"I'll give you the umbrella."

The boy didn't look back and left the umbrella. "Okay, take the umbrella back. If you get wet too, there's no point in me giving you the umbrella, right?"

"Can I ask your name, then?"

Xiangzi watched him walk out of the range of the umbrella, so he had to hold it up himself and stand beside him, half of him.

He didn't even look at her, his eyes still staring straight ahead, "...Shouldn't you say your own name before asking someone else's name?"

"Shoko... Toyokawa Shoko."

Her expression turned gloomy, and her long blue hair covered the side of her face, as if confirming that this person really didn't know her, so it couldn't be the bad guy.

He nodded, "Xiangzi, I'm Aragaki Ai, a third-year student at the Municipal Mogu Middle School."

"Ugh?"

What did he say his name was?

Xiangzi was stunned for a moment, recalling his experience of getting along with that bad guy for the past month.

I came back from the future.

I am your lover.

I came back to save you.

You will lose everything.

A few words came to mind, forming the bad guy who used Mu's body. At this moment, these words were overlapping with the black-haired boy in front of him and his figure.

Could it be that she met him at this point in time, and then things slowly developed...

She bit her lower lip lightly, her hand holding the umbrella was shaking, and the emotions that had just been suppressed were about to burst out again.

"You really... don't know me?"

"I know you, I know you now." Aragaki Ai's shoulder was completely wet, and Xiaoxiang's other side was also wet.

The rain was getting heavier, hitting nearby, making crackling sounds, which became the background sound of the conversation between the two people.

"Really?" Xiangzi looked at the ground beside him. Unconsciously, the water had become like a mirror.

He nodded, "Yeah, I don't know Xiao Xiang who is so lost."

"Ugh?!"

"The Xiaoxiang I know is the one who always shines, is always energetic, and is always willing to lend a helping hand to anyone."

The person next to her was rambling and talking at length, but her eyes widened, her gaze moved towards him little by little, and her lips slowly parted.