mygo, but Cthulhu

"I just got back. I called you but there was no response. I thought you were not home."

Junda Mana shrugged and moved closer to observe her expression.

"But Chuhua, you looked very tired just now. Have you still heard mice chirping recently?"

"Yes, I can still hear it... but it's not a big deal. I'm almost used to it."

Chuhua smiled and shook her head, while Mana's expression became a little worried.

"Chuhua...are you sure you don't need to take some time off? You seem a little distracted lately."

"I'm really fine, Mana."

Chu Hua held her hand and shook his head at her seriously.

"Don't worry, I can..."

"Squeak,"

She was halfway through her words when a familiar sound suddenly came from the corner of the wall. Chu Hua subconsciously turned her head, but did not see any shadow of a mouse.

"Chuhua?"

Mana looked at her doubtfully, then her expression became complicated as she remembered something.

"Did you hear the rat again?"

"...You still can't hear it, right?"

Chuhua was silent for a moment and then sighed, while Mana nodded cautiously and suggested softly after hesitation,

"I really didn't hear anything... Chuhua, maybe you really need to take a break. You've been juggling our work here with the other band's affairs. You might be under too much pressure right now. Why not let it go for now..."

"no,"

Chuhua subconsciously raised her voice, and then she saw Mana's eyes slightly widened. After realizing what was happening, she quickly apologized.

"I'm sorry, Mana, I didn't mean to say that. I know you're concerned about me... but I'm really fine. You really don't need to worry."

"Well, since you said so, Chuhua, then I shouldn't care."

Mana forced a smile, and before the atmosphere got worse, she took out two donuts from the carefully packaged food box and greeted Chuhua with a cheerful expression.

"How about some donuts? Chuhua, you've become a little thinner recently. Eating something sweet can really boost your energy."

"Thanks, Mana."

Although she had no appetite, it was not easy to refuse now. Chuhua nodded gently and took it. She took a bite and felt the sweetness spreading in her mouth, and thanked Mana softly.

It's just some noise. She doesn't have time to care about these things now. She has to play the role of the doloris that Xiaoxiang needs, she has to be a good idol for Sumimi, and she also has to protect Xiaoxiang in secret.

⑻

Satoru

㈦

一

dance

Seven

翎

Grill

Tomoe

She had to persevere; there was no other choice.

Chapter 10 Police Inquiry

After opening her eyes, Shoko Toyokawa subconsciously touched her clothes, and after confirming that they were still roughly neat, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although she knew rationally that the possibility of her being attacked again was small, she still couldn't help but worry after returning home. Fortunately, everything was safe last night.

The room was still filled with a strong smell of alcohol. Xiangzi's father was curled up on a straw mat and sleeping, surrounded by a mess of beer cans. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but he seemed to have drunk more than usual this time.

To this day, Xiangzi no longer gets emotional about this situation. She habitually puts the beer cans into a sack, preparing to reserve enough to exchange them for some money.

"I'm going out,"

She left a message knowing that she would not receive a response, opened the door and walked outside, but the next moment she smelled a strong smell of blood.

"Ok?"

Xiangzi immediately became alert. She quickly took out her cell phone and prepared to call the police. Then, a young man with a gloomy expression came towards her from the corner in front of her. He was holding a blood-stained bag in his hand. Something was struggling inside and making sharp and painful cat-like sounds.

Shoko Toyokawa knew this person. He was a tenant on the floor above. Usually, the screams of cats could be heard from his house... It seemed that this was another stray cat that was caught.

After realizing the situation, she silently put her phone back into her pocket, moved a little further away from the man, and walked past him ignoring the situation.

If she were still a young lady, she might have had the leisure to take care of this matter, but now she has neither the time nor the energy to care about such things. After all, although torturing and killing stray cats is immoral, it is not illegal.

The gloomy young man didn't say anything to Toyokawa Shoko. He just looked up at her and then walked upstairs with the bag.

She took the tram to the company as usual. When she entered the company, she didn't see the annoying manager. She felt lucky and walked quickly to her workstation.

But what surprised her was that her colleagues who had never paid attention to her before were now looking at her strangely. They seemed to be talking in low voices. Toyokawa Shoko could vaguely hear words like "I never thought...she would..."

Xiangzi frowned slightly, thought for a moment, then turned to look at the colleague closest to him.

"Excuse me, what's wrong with me? Why does everyone seem so concerned about my appearance?"

"Oh, I, I don't know!"

But what she didn't expect was that her colleagues panicked and shook their heads, as if she was a monster.

He leaned back and nearly fell off his chair.

Shoko Toyokawa's brows became increasingly furrowed. She looked around at the other colleagues around her, but they all avoided her gaze taboo-likely, stopped talking and quickly returned to their seats.

What's going on here?

She thought about it doubtfully for a moment, then lowered her head to make sure her clothes were the same as usual and there was nothing strange about them. Then she sighed in despair.

Forget it, let’s get to work first.

If you ignore the strange looks from others, the rest of the work was normal. Shoko Toyokawa didn't have the energy to think about their weird attitudes. When it was finally time to get off work, she breathed a sigh of relief, logged out, and stood up to pick up her wallet.

As she stood up, all the sounds in the room stopped instantly. Everyone glanced at her carefully out of the corner of their eyes, as nervous as if she was the boss who came to inspect... No, even if she was the real boss, they wouldn't be so cautious.

Shoko Toyokawa pursed her lips. She subconsciously wanted to ask the reason again, but when she thought of her colleague's fearful reaction before, she sighed and gave up the idea.

We still have some time left, so let's go to the nearby park and rest for a while...

She walked out of the building while thinking, but just as she looked up, she saw two policemen standing in front of her. They met her gaze and nodded slightly. The man in the lead walked forward and showed his police ID.

"Hello, Ms. Toyokawa, we are investigating a serious robbery case. Would you be willing to go with us to the police station to take a statement?"

"A robbery?"

Toyokawa Shoko frowned. She glanced at the "Sumitada Sosuke" on the ID, confirmed that there was no problem with the details, and shook her head.

"I'm sorry, I don't know anything about the robbery, and I believe it has nothing to do with me."

"In fact, there is, Ms. Toyokawa."

Officer Juntian shook his head calmly, and then told Xiangzi the news that shocked him.

"The manager of this company was attacked on his way home from get off work last night. The assailant not only robbed him of his money, but also brutally smashed both of his arms. He was only discovered this morning, so he'll likely be bedridden for a long time."

"We have questioned your colleagues today, and they said you had some conflicts with him, so we want to ask you some details."

"Do you suspect that this case has anything to do with me?"

After understanding the reasons for her colleagues' attitude, Toyokawa Shoko frowned and looked directly at him, but Officer Junda's expression remained calm.

"Ms. Toyokawa, we just want to ask you something, please don't be too nervous."

"...Okay, I'll cooperate with you."

After a moment of silence, Toyokawa Shoko sighed silently and nodded in agreement.

After all, it was a police inquiry and she had no way of refusing. She should just answer the questions quickly and get it over with.

Chapter 11: Boiled Cat

"Sorry, a few classmates just asked me for a favor. I'll pay more attention next time!"

Chihaya Aine hurriedly opened the door of the practice room and sincerely apologized to Shiina Riki with her hands clasped together, while also preparing herself to be pressured by her.

"Tsk, next time something like this happens, tell me in advance."

But to her surprise, Li Xi didn't say much this time. He just waved his hand irritably and turned his gaze to the door, as if he was still waiting for someone.

"Huh? Rikki is so gentle this time?"

Chihaya Aine spoke subconsciously with doubt, and Riki's face suddenly darkened.

"Hey, do you have to wait for me to tell you something to make you happy? You don't have any weird habits, do you?"

"How is that possible? I'm just surprised, that's all. Rikki, I hope you can always be like this."

Aiyin came closer with a smile, but Li Xi didn't seem interested in talking to her anymore. He just waved his hand unhappily and asked her to stay away.

"Aine, you should stop bothering Riki for now. Lenai-chan hasn't come yet and she's upset."

Nagasaki Suyo spoke calmly, and Aine was stunned by her words. After looking around, she realized that Lenai had not arrived yet.

"Hey, hasn't Lena-chan come yet? After Rikki went to see her last time, she never came late, right? Why didn't she come this time?"

"Lixi has asked Lenai-chan on Line, but she hasn't replied yet."

Gao Songdeng shook his head worriedly.

"Why don't we go find Lenai-chan? I'm a little worried about her."

"Since Deng has said so, let's go find her,"

Li Xi thought about it and nodded, but Aiyin noticed that she looked very tired. It seemed that she had stayed up late to arrange music last night.

"Rikki, you stayed up late again last night, didn't you? You should get some rest first. Lenai-chan should be in the same parking lot as last time, right? I already know how to get there, so let me go find her."

"Huh? You're going to look for a wild cat? You really…"

Li Xi subconsciously wanted to refute, but when he met Ai Yin's smiling eyes, his words could not help but stagnate. After hesitating, he sighed.

"Okay, then you go find it. It would be troublesome if so many people went there."

"Xiao Ai, please be careful,"

Takamatsu Deng nodded seriously to Aine, and Aine smiled and waved her hand before turning to look at Su Shi who was frowning slightly and winked playfully.

"Soyorin, I'll be back soon, don't worry."

"I'm not worried about anything,"

Nagasaki Suyo replied without changing her expression, but Aine clearly saw her brows relax again, and she couldn't help but smile secretly in her heart.

"Okay, I know Soyorin cares about me a lot. I promise I will come back with Lenai."

"That would be perfect,"

Suyo tilted her head slightly, and Aine pretended not to notice that she was stealing glances at her out of the corner of her eye, waved her hand energetically, and ran out the door.

"Last time at the parking lot... I remember going this way."

After thinking for a moment, she walked in the direction of her memory. Soon she saw the familiar white-haired girl. She was holding a guitar but not playing it. Instead, she was stroking the stray cats around her.

"Lena-chan, you're here. We've all been waiting for you in the practice room..."

Aiyin walked over happily, but Lenai didn't turn around. Instead, she continued to talk to the meowing cats in a low, suppressed voice.

"Where did it go…was it captured? Why?"

"Leuna-chan, are you talking to the cat?"

Aine waved and ran over, but when Lenai turned around, she saw the white-haired girl's face was uncharacteristically worried, and she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

"What happened, Lenai-chan?"

"A cat is missing,"

Yao Lenai raised his hand and pointed at the cats next to him,

"A cat that looks a lot like me usually comes here...but it didn't come today. They said it was in danger."