Mygo, are you all yanderes?

Shiina Tatsuki grasped Kusano Akira's ear with her hand, kneading it gently, her tone remaining calm.

"Uh... Lord Shiina Tatsuki is the greatest in the world. Someone as lowly as me is certainly not worthy of your attention. Logically speaking, my rude behavior deserves to be torn to pieces, but Lord Shiina Tatsuki is magnanimous and will surely not hold it against me, right...?"

"I don't think it's right."

"Well……!"

"Why are not you talking?"

"Lixi, I really know I was wrong, I'll never do it again, please stop playing with me..."

Kusano Akira finally bowed to power and dejectedly apologized to Shiina Tatsuki.

"……snort."

Shiina Riki pursed her lips tightly, a faint smile appearing in her wisteria-colored eyes. She let out a soft hum and released herself, giving Kusano Akira her freedom.

"You really won't do this again next time?"

"real……"

"It's fake," Kusano Akira swore, "if I don't get my revenge, I'm not Kusano anymore."

Shiina Tatsuki, keep reveling in the sweetness of this fleeting victory. Sooner or later, I'll make you wear the same expression I have now. Victory isn't just for you!

Huh? Didn't he say that before?

"If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

Having lost most of his playful mood, Shiina Tatsuki looked up at the night sky, exhaled softly, nodded to Kusano Akira, and turned to leave.

"Wait a moment."

Kusano Akira, covering his ear which had just been grabbed by Shiina Ritsuki and nearly subjected to violent abuse, quickly took two steps forward and blocked Shiina Ritsuki's path as she was about to leave.

"What's wrong now? Is there something else?"

Seeing Kusano Akira blocking his path, Shiina Tatsuki paused for a moment, then asked again. √◆7」∶捌％±!∶

"We haven't gone to the hospital yet."

Despite their playful bickering, Kusano Akira hadn't forgotten about Shiina Tatsuki's health condition, and he still planned to take her to the hospital for a check-up.

"Why go to the hospital? I'm perfectly fine. You didn't even call an ambulance."

"Are you really sure there's nothing going on?"

Kusano Akira held up two fingers and showed them to Shiina Tatsuki.

"Twice. In the past few days, I've seen you have health problems twice. First, when we were chatting, you suddenly collapsed. At least you didn't faint. But this time, you not only fainted, but you also experienced memory loss. How can you not get checked out?"

"..."

After Kusano Akira said that, Shiina Tatsuki also fell silent.

She hadn't noticed until the other person pointed it out, but upon reflection, it seemed that she did indeed have a significant health problem.

Moreover, unlike the two times Kusano Akira mentioned, from her perspective, this happened three times in total, including one time when she suddenly experienced severe pain at home.

Could it really be because she had been living with her days and nights reversed for so long?

"I understand now, thank you for reminding me. I'll get it checked when I have the chance. I won't trouble you to come with me today, Kusano."

Shiina Tatsuki nodded slightly and thanked Kusano Akira.

It seems we really need to find an opportunity to get her checked out. If there's a real problem with her health, it will be difficult to handle. At that point, she might not be able to do anything at all, let alone play in a band.

Author's Note: Here's one chapter for now. There might not be a fourth update today; lights out is coming soon.

Anyway, I'll write a little more, and try to finish it today.

Volume 1: Chapter 186. Mori Minami Arrives (2k)

"Do not believe."

Kusano Akira still had no intention of letting Shiina Tatsuki go.

"I feel like you're the kind of person who'll say 'okay, okay, I'll get checked' to me on the surface, but actually you're just giving me the runaround and you'll never actually get checked yourself."

"How could that be? I'm not like that..."

"You are!"

Kusano Akira pointed at Shiina Tatsuki's helpless pretty face, his tone stern.

"Do you remember I told you before to get some rest? If you had really rested, how could your condition have gotten worse instead of better?"

"..."

Shiina Tatsuki had no rebuttal.

Just as Kusano Akira said, she did not rest after that, but instead made herself work more frequently than before, especially after she fainted and found that her work efficiency and inspiration were much stronger than before.

"...How about this, I'll show you my hospital test results next week?"

Even so, Shiina Tatsuki still didn't want to trouble Kusano Akira to accompany her to the hospital.

“It’s getting late now, and if the tests are done, it won’t be over in a short time. My family will be worried, so let’s go home first.”

Shiina Tatsuki casually made up an excuse to decline Kusano Akira's offer, then walked past him, leaving him with only a dashing back view and a farewell so light it would be blown away by a strong wind.

"Bye-bye, see you at the study session tomorrow."

"..."

Kusano Akira narrowed his eyes slightly and called out to Shiina Tatsuki's retreating figure.

"If I don't see the inspection next week, I'll tell you about the problem here!"

"...Ah, okay."

Shiina Tatsuki paused for a moment, then casually waved to Kusano Akira and disappeared at the end of the road.

"..."

After Shiina Tatsuki's figure completely disappeared from his sight, Kusano Akira walked to a sycamore tree that looked exactly like the one he had seen during the day. He stood under the tree just like he had during the day, and the bright streetlights dappled his body through the leaves, giving his light green coat an orange-yellow edge.

Kusano Akira bit his thumbnail, his brow furrowed, his mind uneasy.

If he could get a better relationship with Shiina Ritsuki, that would be great. Then he could use his most shameless method to follow her, using the excuse of taking her home to go all the way to her house and tell her family about Shiina Ritsuki's health condition. This way, because of their good relationship, it wouldn't seem too inappropriate, and it would effectively ensure that Shiina Ritsuki received treatment at the hospital.

Or you could be more assertive and take her directly to the checkup, without considering or worrying about those trivial matters.

He could have done that, but the problem was that, in his opinion, his relationship with Shiina Tatsuki wasn't close enough that doing such a thing wouldn't offend her.

Although he had just used the Takasatsu lamp to scare her, he wasn't sure if it would actually work. Even though the chances of success were high, he would overthink things if he wasn't completely confident.

What should I do...? If only he knew someone who was close to Shiina Tatsuki...

Thinking of this, Kusano Akira took out his phone and looked at all his contacts.

The person Shiina Tatsuki knows... Nagasaki Motoyo? No, Nagasaki Motoyo's relationship with him is not as good as his relationship with Shiina Tatsuki, so asking her for help probably won't be of much use.

That's Chihaya Aine... No, I guess I should start with the people on Crychic.

If you pass on Mutsuya, judging from her appearance, she doesn't seem like someone who can get along with Ritsuki Shiina. Putting two taciturn people together, they probably won't say a word all day.

Takamatsu Akari... To be honest, although Shiina Tatsuki likes her a lot, Akira doesn't think she'll be of any use in this kind of place. She'll probably just be the one to fob him off.

Toyokawa Shoko won't work either; Shiina Tatsuki doesn't like her, that's clear...

Kusano Akira grabbed the hair at his temples, repeatedly tying knots with his fingers and then untying them. Finally, frustrated, he scratched his hair hard and sighed deeply.

Continuing to think about it is pointless; without an effective solution, it only adds to your worries.

What a hassle, people who are so strong-willed.

"...Let's go home first."

After muttering this sentence to himself, Kusano Akira walked towards the station.

Unbeknownst to him, the patterns on the surface of the stone, which had been lying quietly in his arms all day and remained cold, began to radiate an eerie glow again, creeping up his clothes and wrists like spider silk, weaving pale green veins beneath his skin.

"……Um?"

Feeling the coldness on his wrist, Kusano Akira raised his hand and looked at it in confusion, but no matter how he looked, he couldn't figure out what had happened.

"illusion?"

He didn't pay any attention to it, thinking it was just his imagination.

After the eerie green color was completely absorbed by Kusano Akira's body, the stone returned to its original ancient appearance.

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

Arriving at the front door of her home, Si Ruoye walked through the entrance hall and glanced at the living room. The room, which should have been pitch black, was now unusually bright.

Ruoye Mutsu's eyelids drooped slightly, her mood somewhat heavy.

Just as she knew, Mori Minami had indeed returned; otherwise, the living room lights would not be on at this hour.

Her family was not quite like that of ordinary families. Although her father, Takafumi Wakaba, treated her like any loving father would treat his daughter, her mother did not.

For some reason, her mother, Minami Mori, never really liked her. Although she didn't show it intentionally, Wakaba Mutsu could sense it from living together for so long.

For this reason, she was different from other children. Other children were very close to their mothers, but she and her mother, Minami, were like two strangers living in the same house.

It wouldn't be accurate to say their relationship was bad, but Ruo Ye Mu was indeed somewhat reserved towards her.

This might sound like an ungrateful wretch, but compared to Minami Mori, Mutsumi Wakaba actually had a closer relationship with Shoko Toyokawa... no, Motoyo Nagasaki.

"Mu is back?"

A woman's mature and elegant voice came from the living room and reached Ruoye Mu's ears. Upon hearing this familiar voice, Ruoye Mu's body stiffened slightly. Then, she lowered her head, hugged the camera in her hand tightly, and walked into the living room.

"Minami-chan..."

With a hint of timidity and unease, Wakaba Mutsu stood in front of Mori Minami and softly called out her mother's name in her uniquely soft and sweet voice.

Author's note: I made it in time.

By the way, I have a small question, everyone. What genre is this book of mine? Slice of life or something else? I've never really understood *Huan*.

Volume 1: Chapter 246 This is a small leave notice 9

Hello everyone!

Today is the first time I've taken a day off since I started writing this book.

I originally intended to keep updating the entire book continuously.

But you all know what day it is recently.

Exam Week

Yes, that's right, exam week.

Although I've mentioned this many times in previous chapters, I'll bring it up again here.

In order to have a relatively enjoyable holiday, I need to take the day off today.

Although it might be too late to review by now, whether you fail or not is entirely up to fate.

There were no updates today anyway.

I'll try to update more next month (probably).

I, and my tropical-flavored iced tea, sincerely apologize.

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Please don't hang up on me!

Volume 1: Chapter 272 What Happened?

Why is the comment section suddenly filled with insults when I woke up?

Although I don't understand the context, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the book, so I'll delete this comment first. The purpose of going online is to have fun, so please don't let this affect your mood.

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