Zongman: Dream with me

"It's finally over." Mu You lay powerlessly in the backstage.

It was clearly over, but unable to resist the enthusiasm of the audience, Xun and Qiong returned to the stage to sing two more songs, the same ones they had sung in "Stars".

But this has nothing to do with Mu You.

After stepping down, Mashiro wanted to run towards Mu You immediately, but was held down by Qiong and did not dare to make any rash moves.

Qiong has always been holding Mashiro's hand, and the two are inseparable, just like a pair of good sisters.

"The performance went really well, and a lot of people are interested in our light music club. Do you think we'll be welcoming new members soon?"

"do not think too much about it."

Mu You ruthlessly shattered Xun's fantasy.

"Humph, it's all your fault. A year has passed and the Light Music Club hasn't recruited anyone. If it weren't for Yukinoshita, you would have closed the club."

"I prefer to have nothing rather than something of inferior quality."

"Then what are the selection criteria for our Kasugano-san?" Yukinoshita asked curiously.

"It depends on fate."

"Isn't that just nothing?" Yuigahama complained.

"Tsk, this guy is so willful, he just wants to find a place to slack off."

Miyazono Kaoru looked disgusted, took a sip of water and said, "After the performance, everyone was a little tired."

"That's not the case. Youjun certainly has his reasons for doing this."

At this moment, an elderly voice came from the door. Everyone turned around and saw an old lady wearing a kimono. Although she was old, she looked very energetic.

"Tokiko?"

Mashiro called out the old man's name.

"Hello everyone, my name is Tsukuyomi Tokiko, and I'm considered Mashiro's elder. I'm sorry to have caused Mashiro some trouble during this period."

Everyone said that it was nothing, but Qiong didn't say anything, just looked at Shizi with a somewhat unfriendly expression.

"Are you here to take Mashiro back?"

Qiong looked at Mu You in surprise. How did he know what he wanted to ask?

Everyone was also shocked. Yes, Shiina Mashiro had been living in Mu You's house before. Although there was nothing wrong with it, it was not a solution to continue like this.

Now that Tsukuyomi Tokiko has appeared, it should be to take Mashiro back and take care of her.

"What if that's the case?" Tsukuyomi Tokiko looked at Mu You and asked curiously.

"Then take her away."

"Yu?"

"Kasugano-kun?"

Everyone present looked at Mu You in disbelief.

"Don't look at me like that. Mashiro is a girl. She can't live with us forever."

Mu You shook his head and explained this simplest truth to everyone.

"But..." Yuigahama wanted to say something, but was stopped by Hikigaya.

Yukinoshita remained silent, lowering her head as she pondered a strategy.

Only Arima Kosei and Miyazono Kaoru looked at each other and then looked at Mu You with complicated expressions.

He started again.

"I don't want it!" Mashiro pulled Qiong's arm tightly. Qiong turned around and looked at the other party.

She has always been responsible for taking care of Mashiro's daily life. Compared to You, she is more like Mashiro's owner now.

She was responsible for teaching her how to comb her hair and dress, and not to leave the room naked. Even though she thought it was meaningless, she would still do it because Qiong would reward her with Baumkuchen. She would also practice music and draw with her, and occasionally she would be her subject of inspiration...

Mashiro is very weird. No one can understand her inner thoughts except You, so Mu You often has to translate for them. Mashiro does not hide her love for You, but there is never any emotion when she says it.

She said she liked You, just like saying she liked painting or baumkuchen. It was just an expression, and she didn't understand the difference.

But it was this guy who was difficult for Qiong to understand and figure out, who showed anxiety for the first time.

"I don't want to be separated from You, and I don't want to be separated from Qiong!"

"I……"

Qiong hesitated. She looked at Mu You, but found that he was also looking at her, as if waiting for her answer.

Do you want to refuse?

She knew that You liked Mashiro, but he had already chosen her, so was he making his determination clear to her now?

No, that's not right. You has never concealed his love for her. There is no need for him to do so. There must be other reasons.

But Tsukuyomi Tokiko didn't give Qiong time to think, she was the first to reveal the answer:

"You're kidding. I, an old lady, came all this way here not to break up others, but to congratulate Mashiro."

As she spoke, Tsukuyomi Tokiko took out an envelope from her bag.

"This is Mashiro's previous submission. It's been officially accepted and will start serialization next week. I've read it too. It's a very exciting story. So, do you have any more drafts saved?"

Wow! It feels like I’m here to urge you to update more.

Hearing this, Mashiro stepped forward hesitantly and took the envelope from the old man. The people around him also came over curiously.

"Youjun, I finally came here. Could you please show me around?"

"Okay." Mu You waved to everyone and followed Tsukuyomi Tokiko out of the auditorium.

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Because it was already Friday, after the performance, there were fewer people in the school than usual. Mu You and Tsukuyomi Tokiko took a walk while listening to the old man sighing about the beauty of his youth.

As he was talking, the old man seemed to suddenly remember something. He rummaged through his handbag, took out a stone and handed it to Mu You.

"Look, isn't this what you asked me to find?"

"Well, it's very pure. Where did you find it?"

"You still remember the meteor shower three years ago."

"Meteor shower? Are you saying this thing is actually a meteorite?"

"This is something I only discovered after a long period of research. Meteorites have visited Earth many times since ancient times, but it seems that the stone you need can only be found in the meteor shower three years ago."

"Well, actually I don't need it that much now."

The old man glanced at Mu You and didn't ask any more questions.

"Okay, now that we've talked about work, let's talk about Mashiro."

"Why, you don't really want to take her back?"

“Originally, no, but now I’m not sure.”

"..."

Seeing that Mu You didn't say anything, Tsukuyomi Tokiko started her nagging again.

"Mashiro, she's the daughter of a good friend my daughter met when she went to England to study painting. She's shown an outstanding talent for painting since she was young, and my daughter, as a teacher, likes her very much.

Because she was obsessed with drawing, Mashiro lacked a lot of common sense in life, so when she decided to come to Japan alone to study comics, almost everyone except her teacher was against it..."

Mu You listened and nodded. After all, compared with oil paintings, comics did seem a little low-brow. Besides, Mashiro was already a rising star in the UK at that time, so it was normal for her parents not to understand.

"…Although they don't understand, fortunately his parents also expressed their support for Mashiro's decision, so they asked me to take good care of their daughter."

As she spoke, Tsukuyomi Tokiko looked at Mu You with some ambiguity.

"Don't look at me like that. It was Qiong who was always taking care of her. I was just responsible for teaching her how to write plots and learn music."

"It can be seen that compared to you, Mashiro actually relies more on Xiao Qiong."

"...Yeah, I still remember when Mashiro first came, she didn't even know how to get dressed or brush her teeth. She would draw until very late every day, and couldn't get up in the morning. Kyon had to pull her out of bed and slowly teach her some common sense.

Although Qiong sometimes feels annoyed by Yehu, when Mashiro picks up the paintbrush, she will be impressed by his painting skills.

Later, their relationship gradually deepened. Qiong would buy Mashiro her favorite Baumkuchen, Mashiro would draw with Qiong, and they would watch anime together in their free time, just like a pair of ordinary sisters.

"That's great." Tsukuyomi Tokiko sighed.

"Yes."

"It seems like Mashiro also enjoys being with Kyon."

"Ah."

"But Mashiro also likes Yu-kun."

"..."

Tsukuyomi Tokiko turned around and looked at Mu You with a smile that seemed to show that she had seen through everything.

"Xiaoyou, do you like Mashiro-chan?"