Mygo, are you all yanderes?

But as time went on, it became clear that he wasn't a bad person.

Thinking of Kusano Akira, Wakaba Mutsu hugged the pillow tightly in anger, squeezing it between her two long, fair legs. She buried her face in the feather filling and clenched her fists, pounding the pillow a few times.

As if that wasn't enough, she pinched the cushion hard a few more times to express her anger.

Kusano Akira, he's the most infuriating. From the moment we met, he's never uttered a single truth.

Although Wakaba Mutsumi initially didn't believe Nagasaki Motoyo would truly admit to being her best friend in front of others, she still chose to believe Kusano Akira when he lied to her.

Even if it's a scam, she wants to be fooled a little longer. 4

Therefore, even if Kusano Akira might have ulterior motives and other schemes.

If Mutsuya was also deceiving himself, if even someone as sociable as Su Shi would let him join the band, perhaps Kusano Akira's so-called purpose really was something that would make everyone happy?

Although they had only known each other for a short time, Ruo Yemu could sense that he wasn't a bad person.

But what happened tonight made Wakaba Mutsumi feel deceived for the first time in her short life.

Even though she knew it was a lie, it was the first time she had actually experienced something like this, so her emotions couldn't remain as calm as her expression.

Normally, no matter what kind of girl she is, she shouldn't be so emotional about a boy she's only met twice in real life, let alone someone as gentle as Ruoye Mu—she's the easiest target in the entire Moon Forest.

A normal girl would get angry for a moment, then immediately add that guy to her blacklist and never take him out again.

Ruoye Muku was clearly not a normal girl; despite her anger, she still kept Kusano Akira's contact information.

—They even checked every few minutes to see if any new apology messages had arrived.

It's strange, isn't it? She seems so concerned about a guy she barely knows.

She even sulks now because Kusano Akira didn't have time to send an apology message on his way home.

Feeling the phone vibrate on the bed, Wakaba Mutsu quickly picked it up and glanced at it. The screen was filled with various apology essays written by Kusano Akira, as well as some obviously tasteless emojis.

The light reflected from the phone was very noticeable in the dim room, shining into Wakaba Mutsu's mesmerizing, gilded eyes. She deliberately tapped into Kusano Akira's screen, marked all the messages as read, and then tossed the phone aside.

...I'm not talking to you tonight, you liar.

........................

One has to admit that fate is a magical thing; it always brings things or opportunities that you could never have no matter how much you longed for them to you when you least expect them.

Just like Kusano Akira is now, he is facing such a situation.

Since he hadn't eaten dinner yet and didn't want to cook for himself, Kusano Akira sent another apology message to Wakaba Mutsu and then went out to find a well-known ramen restaurant not far from his home for dinner.

If everything was normal when you entered, what should you say when a waitress with blue pigtails comes up to you with a fake smile and asks, "What would you like, sir?"

Kusano Akira genuinely felt that his luck was absolutely incredible.

Just when I was struggling with the crychic thing, I met Toyokawa Shoko.

Although he hadn't originally expected to find Toyokawa Shoko to solve Nagasaki Motoyo's problems, since they had run into each other here, he might as well take advantage of the free opportunity.

"Excuse me, are you Ms. Toyokawa Shoko, a first-year student in Class B at Haneoka Academy and the keyboardist for Crychic?"

After hesitating for a moment, Kusano Akira decided to ask the question directly.

"...Sir, I don't understand what you're saying. Have you decided what you'd like to order?"

　÷〉偲私↓●散中∝”转♂)群： Haha, 寄。

Despite Toyokawa Shoko's still somewhat affected service industry smile, she was inwardly in a state of great panic.

She really couldn't understand how someone could provide such comprehensive information about her, especially since she was working so far away from Yuqiu.

If someone can talk about Crychic, then they're probably a Crychic fan.

Although she quit Crychic, she still occasionally takes a look at her Crychic account.

Aside from the members of the Crychic group who are following the account, the rest are all bot accounts, making it almost impossible for them to have any other fans.

Maybe it's a stalker who's been eyeing her?!

Although she may be a bit narcissistic, Toyokawa Shoko has absolute confidence in her musical talent and appearance.

Although she has been surrounded by handsome men and beautiful women since childhood and there are no ugly people around her, she can still proudly say that her appearance is definitely among the best.

Apart from her childhood friend, Wakaba Mutsumi, who could outshine her, there were at most others who were about the same level as her.

The thought that the person opposite her might be a stalker, and one who knew everything about her, sent cold sweat pouring down Toyokawa Shoko's face. She took two steps back, her face ashen.

8. "I am not a stalker."

Looking at Toyokawa Shoko's ever-changing expression, Kusano Akira explained with a touch of helplessness.

7 This is the third girl who thought he was a bad guy and was scared by him. He's starting to doubt his usually proud demeanor.

"Look, I'm still wearing Yuuki's school uniform."

After saying that, he tugged at his school uniform and showed his school badge to Toyokawa Shoko.

Upon seeing the familiar layout, Toyokawa Shoko's expression softened somewhat, but she remained wary of Kusano Akira.

After all, no one stipulates that stalkers can only be older men; these days, it's not uncommon for high school students to commit crimes.

4. "Well, anyway, give me a medium-sized tonkotsu ramen first, with extra naruto rolls and a skewer of yakitori."

Noticing that the ramen shop owner's face was getting worse and worse, as if he might rush out at any moment and smash his head with a soup spoon, Kusano Akira quickly told Toyokawa Shoko what he wanted to eat.

Let's fill our stomachs first. It wouldn't be good if we didn't get to eat any food and the boss kicked us out as a pervert harassing female employees.

"……OK."

Shoko Toyokawa breathed a sigh of relief and hurried back to the kitchen to report what Akira Kusano had requested.

"..."

After staring at Toyokawa Shoko's fleeing steps for a long time, Kusano Akira took a sip of tea and touched his face with a complicated expression.

Could it be that his self-assessment of his face is actually wrong, and that he is actually quite frightening?

After finishing the last bite of noodles, Kusano Akira got up, paid the bill, and left, disappearing from the watchful eyes of the shopkeeper.

But he didn't actually leave; instead, he sat on a park bench next to the ramen shop.

This park used to be frequented by rude children during the day, resulting in mountains of junk and half of the playground equipment being broken, even though it was only built a few years ago.

However, one good thing is that it is not easily visible from the ramen shop, and because it is very dilapidated, there is no one here now. Kusano Akira sometimes sits here alone as one of his secret bases.

It wasn't until very late that Toyokawa Shoko finally came out of the ramen shop. When she came out, her eyes were darting around, as if she were looking for something.

"Toyokawa-san."

Kusano Akira walked out from the side and greeted the exhausted Toyokawa Shoko.

"You, you, you, you, you stay away! I've practiced Aikido!"

Seeing Kusano Akira walk out from the side, Toyokawa Shoko panicked and assumed a defensive stance, slightly separating her left leg from her right leg to make it easier to run away at any time.

She also stuttered due to nervousness, which made her sound incredibly cute even though she was clearly trying to intimidate Kusano Akira and prevent him from making any rash moves.

Although she had some expectations, she didn't expect that this person would wait until now. She didn't believe that he didn't have ulterior motives.

Seeing the wariness on Toyokawa Shoko's face, Kusano Akira took out his phone and showed her his friends list.

"My name is Kusano Akira, you can just call me Kusano."

"Actually, I'm the new keyboardist for the Dengxin Band. I've been waiting for you until now because I have something I'd like to ask you for help with."

"...What did you say your name was?"

Upon hearing the name Kusano Akira, Toyokawa Shoko's expression immediately turned strange.

She remembered the notebooks she had accidentally seen when she first visited Takamatsu Akira's house, filled with names written all over them... Kusano Akira?

7. "Kusano Akira, what's wrong with that name?"

Seeing Toyokawa Shoko's expression shift from wariness to strangeness to sympathy, Kusano Akira looked at her with puzzlement.

Why can Toyokawa Shoko's face change so quickly? Just a moment ago she looked trembling with fear, and now she looks very sympathetic and regretful.

6 "...It's nothing. So, Kusano-san, is there something you need my help with? If I can, I'll do my best to help you."

Looking at the ignorant man in front of her, Toyokawa Shoko could only sigh that yet another promising young man had been locked in place by the terrible gravity. She should try to satisfy his demands as much as possible while he could still go out like a normal person.

After all, there has been enough news about her in the past two years.

He was either stabbed dozens of times by a yandere woman, sustaining minor injuries, or locked in a basement for years before being discovered by the police, emerging in a state of madness.

In the past two years, there have been no fewer than a hundred such incidents reported in the news, not to mention the many that have not yet been reported.

Judging from the horrified expression Takamatsu Akira showed when she just accidentally saw the notebook, Kusano Akira might be next. This might be one of the few days he can breathe fresh air again.

The thought that Takamatsu Akira, who was usually so gentle and soft, could actually show such a terrifying expression made Toyokawa Shoko feel even more pity for Kusano Akira.

"Toyokawa-kun, would you be willing to help? That would be wonderful."

Kusano Akira was somewhat surprised. After getting to know the current members of the band, he had long since given up judging people by their appearance, not to mention that Toyokawa Shoko still seemed rather unapproachable.

Moreover, his first meeting with Toyokawa Shoko was not pleasant.

So he hadn't really expected Toyokawa Shoko to help him. After all, they weren't related, and it was already a favor that Toyokawa Shoko hadn't labeled him a hooligan. He had only asked her once, but he didn't expect her to agree.

Toyokawa is gentle, I like her.

"Here's the thing, I'm actually forming a band with a few people from Crychic, except for Mutsu-Wakaba Mutsu-kun. It's just that Suze-kun seems to miss Crychic a bit."

"Because I also want to seriously work on the current band, I hope that you, Toyokawa-kun, can come and watch our performance once—and afterwards have a good talk with Suze alone to resolve your inner conflicts."

Shoko Toyokawa listened to Akira Kusano's words with a frown.

To be honest, she didn't really want to go. The thought of Nagasaki Motoyo's entanglement gave her a headache. She never imagined that Crychic was such an important thing to Nagasaki Motoyo.

Moreover, she wasn't completely oblivious; she was fully aware of the weight of her words when the party disbanded at midnight.

Now, if she were to see them again, it wouldn't be so much that she didn't want to, but rather that she was afraid.

She also understands her current state; she's practically a human hedgehog.

Don't let her current sensible demeanor fool you; if she were to actually meet the members of Crychic, she'd probably revert to her stubborn self and start attacking them.

But it really is time to resolve this issue, since constantly running away isn't a solution—their new teammates were also troubled by this and came to us for help.

And if it were just a conversation with Motoyo Nagasaki, it probably wouldn't be like that day—it probably wouldn't be.

"I understand. When does the performance start? I'll be there."

Volume 1: Chapter 11. Nightmare

"I understand. When is your performance?"

Shoko Toyokawa bowed gracefully and agreed to Akira Kusano's request.

"Is that so? Thank you so much. We'll be performing next Wednesday."

Seeing that Toyokawa Shoko had agreed, Kusano Akira breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately made another request.

"Actually, it's not just this one thing. There's another place where I need your help, Toyokawa-kun..."

"Please feel free to ask if there's anything I can help you with, Kusano-kun."

Having already granted Kusano Akira one request, Toyokawa Shoko wasn't afraid of granting another one, so she nodded generously.

"It's about Wakaba Mutsumi. I heard before that you two are childhood friends..."

"Is there something else about Mu? Is it also related to Crychic?"

Unexpectedly, this matter was related to Wakaba Mutsumi, and Toyokawa Shoko asked curiously after hearing the name.

"It has little to do with Crychic; it's just a matter between me and Harmony."

"Kusano-kun, do you know each other?"

Unexpectedly, this person not only formed a band with Nagasaki Motoyo and others, but has now also reconnected with her childhood friend.

Moreover, the matter that needed help had nothing to do with Crychic, but was a private matter between the two of them. Strong curiosity and vigilance prompted Toyokawa Shoko to interrupt Kusano Akira's words with a slightly forceful tone.

"We do know each other, and you could even say we're friends—of course, that's just my opinion; it's hard to say about Mu." (Six)

Noticing Toyokawa Shoko's suddenly hardened tone, Kusano Akira vaguely guessed what kind of personality Toyokawa Shoko had.

He pretended to be nonchalant, his gaze still fixed on Toyokawa Shoko, but his mind was already racing, trying to figure out what to say next without igniting her temper.

"...You mean to say that you are a friend that Muxin made?" Suo

"That's roughly how it can be understood."