Mygo, are you all yanderes?

Takamatsu Akari hesitated at first, but after hearing Chihaya Aine say that Kusano Akira was also going, she glanced at Kusano Akira, who was looking around, and reached into her pocket, squeezing something hard. As if making a decision, she raised her head and said firmly,

"Go!"

"That's great! Let's go. Ming, you too, stop daydreaming, it's time to go."

Seeing that Takamatsu Akari had accepted her invitation, Chihaya Aine happily clasped her hands together beside her head, subtly making her address to Kusano Akira more intimate.

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

"So, what's the situation now?"

After arriving at the karaoke bar, the three of them took their seats one after another. Kusano Akira took a sip of orange juice and asked...

"Well," Aine glanced around, "Tokyo hasn't made up her mind yet."

Oh, it's still not resolved. So that means we need to try our best to get Gao Song to agree at the karaoke bar.

Thinking of this, Kusano Akira put down the orange juice, adjusted his collar somewhat uncomfortably, and avoided Takamatsu Akira's gaze.

From the moment he spoke, Gao Song stared intently at him. Had he done something to offend her? Had he scared her by talking to her earlier?

To be honest, Takamatsu Tō is a bit scary.

"Takamatsu-kun..."

Just call me Lamp.

Takamatsu Akira's sudden raised voice startled Kusano Akira and Chihaya Aine. The two of them turned their gazes to Takamatsu Akira, and Takamatsu Akira seemed to realize that her behavior was a bit strange. She lowered her head somewhat helplessly.

"...Oh, then I'll call you Lamp."

Kusano Akira recovered his senses and looked at Takamatsu Akari, who had suddenly become withdrawn. He put his middle finger and thumb together and rubbed them slowly, trying to be as soft-spoken as possible, and cautiously approached Takamatsu Akari, afraid of scaring the little animal-like girl in front of him.

"Deng, you used to be in a band, right? I've seen your performances."

Akira Kokusano pulled up the photo of Crychic and showed it to Akira Takamatsu.

"Um... but the band broke up... because of my fault..."

Seeing that intimate photo, Gao Songdeng felt a slight pang in her heart. She gently bit her lip and lowered her head sadly. To this day, the disbandment of Crychic remains the most unforgettable shadow in her heart.

"It's just one mistake, it's nothing."

Chihaya Aine looked at the song list as she spoke, and although her eyes were not on Takamatsu Akari, she seemed to sense Takamatsu Akari's disappointment and gently comforted her.

"After all, life is so long, you can't just give up because of one failure."

"Besides, Deng, you sing so well, it would be such a pity to give up now."

Following Chihaya Aine's lead, Kusano Akira smiled at Takamatsu Akari and extended his hand to her, "Would you like to try it again with us?"

Should we...reform the band?

Looking at Kusano Akira's outstretched hand, Takamatsu Akira was somewhat dazed. She cautiously placed her hand in Kusano Akira's hand and grasped it back. As soon as they touched, she gripped it tightly, as if afraid that Kusano Akira would put his hand back.

"Then...would you like to form a band with me for life?"

Volume 1: Chapter 2. The Drummer

"Can we be in a band together for life?"

Takamatsu held Kusano Akira's hands tightly, her amber eyes fixed on him, filled with determination and unwavering resolve.

"Sure, or rather, please do form a band with us."

Kusano Akira responded seriously to Takamatsu Akira's words. He tried to pull his hand out with a little force, but Takamatsu Akira was too strong and he couldn't pull it out at all.

Is Takamatsu's strength a little too great? Kusano Akira could vaguely hear his bones groaning.

Did I pick the wrong person? Ai Yin watched the situation unfold with a dark expression. Although it was good that Takamatsu Akira agreed to join the band, the idea of ​​"a lifetime" seemed a bit too heavy.

And Kusano Akira actually agreed so easily? Was it really that hasty?

"Then... what does 'a lifetime' mean?" Ai Yin felt she couldn't just sit and wait for her fate, so she asked somewhat awkwardly.

"As the name suggests, it means they're always playing in a band together," Kusano Akira explained to Aine. He pulled his hand away with some force. Was this really a JK (high school girl)? How could she have so much strength? His hand was red with marks.

"Does that mean even when they become old grandpas and grandmas, they still have to perform on stage? Is that...?" Aine felt a sweat trickling down her back. Were they all such emotionally burdened people?

Kusano Akira glanced at Takamatsu Takashi, whose expression had dimmed again, and helplessly shoved his hand back in. It felt so familiar, as if something like this had happened before.

Seeing the hand that was brought closer to her again, Takamatsu Akira's previously dejected mood brightened again, and she gripped Kusano Akira's hand with even more force than before.

"This is what the era of big girl bands is all about, Aine." Kusano Akira sighed and shook his head, as if he regretted Aine's lack of understanding of romance.

"I've only ever heard of the Great Pirate Era. What the hell is the Great Girl Band Era? Besides, you're clearly a boy."

Ai Yin laughed weakly. On the very first day of forming the band, she had encountered two extraordinary people. Her plan to make a name for herself was truly hopeless.

"What's wrong with being a boy? Although it sounds a bit narcissistic to say this, I'm quite good-looking, so I'm sure the audience wouldn't object if I dressed as a girl..."

"No way! I don't want my band to be called the Backstreet Girls by the audience!"

Like old friends who have known each other for many years, Kusano Akira and Chihaya Aine joked and teased each other, while Takamatsu Akari looked at the two of them with a serene smile.

"So, our band is now taking shape, consisting of me as the keyboardist, Ai Yin as the guitarist and lead vocalist, and Deng who just joined us."

Kusano Akira gently rubbed his hand, which had been gripped so tightly by Takamatsu Akira that it had become somewhat numb. Fortunately, Takamatsu Akira noticed his somewhat out-of-control expression and let go of his hand. Otherwise, if he had continued to hold on, he might have ended up with a cast. He would never again try to look cool by sticking his hand out like that.

"That's true, but we still need to consider something."

Composing himself, Kusano Akira finally voiced what he had been wanting to say since the beginning. 【－∮】

"Deng, what musical instruments do you play?"

"...I can clap the beat with my hands?"

Gao Songdeng thought for a while before saying somewhat uncertainly that although she could read sheet music, she didn't really have any instruments she was good at. If she had to say, she had probably only ever tapped her feet to the beat of the drummer in the previous band.

"That's a problem... Light, you were the lead singer before, right?"

Chihaya Aine was also in a dilemma. Her initial motivation for wanting to join a band was to show off, which is why she specifically sought out Takamatsu Akari and Kusano Akira, who were very famous in her class, to form a band together. However, Takamatsu Akari doesn't know how to play any instruments, which means she has to give up the spotlight as the lead singer...

With a heavy heart, Chihaya Aine decided to give up the lead vocalist position. After all, the other person had already agreed to play in the band together, and it would be too much to kick them out now just because she didn't want to give up the lead vocalist position. Anyway, there was still a lead guitarist position left, which, although not as good as the lead vocalist position, was still the second most prominent position in a regular band.

"Then I won't be the lead singer—but I'll still be the lead guitarist."

"Aiyin, are you willing? That's great, the problem is solved. I was originally thinking of just teaching Deng a musical instrument from scratch."

When Kusano Akira heard that Chihaya Aine had agreed to give up her position as lead vocalist, he was somewhat surprised. He had thought that the best-case scenario would be for Chihaya Aine to keep her position as lead vocalist and for Takamatsu Akari to play guitar.

"So, in that case, according to the usual band lineup, we're still missing a bassist and a drummer. Do you have any good suggestions?"

"Hmm—I just started school here, so I'm not very familiar with this place yet—ah! I heard Erika and the others mention a live house called RIG nearby. It seems to be very popular. We can go there to find it!"

Remembering that her friends had mentioned RIG when they were chatting before, Chihaya Aine opened her phone and searched for RIG's address.

“Let’s go to RIG later! Check it out, but before that, we should add each other on WeChat. It’s ridiculous that a band that’s been around for a lifetime doesn’t even have a way to contact each other.” Kusano Akira took out his phone and tapped the screen. “Aine, I’ll add you.”

"Let's have a trial period before we live a lifetime... no, wait."

Aine spoke with a hint of resentment. To be honest, she still couldn't quite accept the idea of ​​a lifetime. But she quickly shifted her focus to something else, narrowing her beautiful eyes and giving Kusano Akira a somewhat unfriendly look.

"What...what happened?"

Feeling flustered by Chihaya Aine's strange gaze, Kusano Akira picked up a tissue and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Is there something on my face? First Takamatsu Akari, then Chihaya Aine, they were staring intently.

"...If I remember correctly...I think I added everyone's 'e' in middle school...Kusano-san~"

Despite the gentle tone, the dangerous aura emanating from it was not to be underestimated. Even Takamatsu Akari, who was taking out her phone to add someone on WeChat, instinctively sensed something was wrong and secretly moved away from Chihaya. /鳩∨私¤〔_∩四√↓◎ˇ5琉肿—zＱU：Aine two body lengths away.

Kusano Akira was sweating profusely; he finally understood why Chihaya Aine's tone had suddenly become so dangerous.

Kusano Akira couldn't help but shudder. He vividly remembered that after graduating from junior high school, in order to cut ties with his past self, he chose a high school that was far away, but then felt that it wasn't enough. So, on a crisp morning, he resolutely blocked and muted everyone he knew from junior high school, and Chihaya Aine was undoubtedly one of them.

"Well, let me explain..."

His eyes darted around, and Kusano Akira's tone became weak. He really didn't dare to look directly at Chihaya Aine at this moment. Even though he was so much taller than her, the oppressive aura she exuded made Kusano Akira feel like Link facing a centaur.

"...Sigh, never mind."

Chihaya Aine, who was initially a little angry, saw Kusano Akira's trembling appearance and, considering that he didn't have many friends in middle school, thought it was reasonable for him to do this, so she couldn't say anything.

Besides, wasn't she also afraid to see her junior high school classmates, so she specifically chose to go to such a faraway place as Yuqiu?

"Let's go, to RIG."

Huh? You're letting me go like that?

Kusano Akira, who had expected to be severely tortured, was stunned when he saw Chihaya Aine suddenly turn from anger to dejection. He was even prepared to apologize.

After fooling around for a while, the group decided that business was more important and walked together to RIG.

"lamp!"

An unusually excited voice rang out, and before Kusano Akira and Chihaya Ai, who were chatting idly, could react, a slender black figure flashed out and appeared in front of them.

“Lixi…” Deng replied softly.

"Lamp, what brings you here today...!"

Shiina Riki looked at the somewhat bewildered girl in front of her with surprise. Noticing that her attitude had frightened Takamatsu Akari, she took a step back, leaving some distance between herself and Takamatsu Akari.

"Ah, the drummer from Crychic."

Kusano Akira frowned, and it took him a while to remember who the black-haired girl was. Although he claimed to be a Crychic fan, the drummer, who always sat in the back, was indeed hard to leave a deep impression on.

"...Who are you, and what is your relationship with the lamp?"

As if she had just realized there were other people around, Shiina Tatsuki frowned slightly, looking at Kusano Akira and Aine with a mixture of doubt and wariness.

"Us? We're the bandmates of the Light, are you a friend of the Light?" Chihaya Aine asked curiously.

"Bandmates?!" Li Xi's eyes widened in surprise. She looked at Gao Songdeng with surprise and a hint of joy in her voice.

"Is this true, Light? You're willing to form a new band?"

"Ah."

The lamp nodded gently.

“Then…! Then I…” Lixi excitedly grabbed Deng’s hand. She wanted to say that she also wanted to form a band with Deng, but then she swallowed back what she was about to say, as if she had thought of something.

"Li Xi, would you like to join our band? We're just missing a drummer, and..."

Kusano Akira took two steps forward. He seemed to have noticed Riki's hesitation and took the initiative to extend an invitation to Riki.

"If he had some old teammates, he would probably be even happier."

"Lixi, let's form a band together."

She was already overjoyed to see the person she admired overcome the shadow of her band's breakup and form a new one, but she never expected to be able to form a band with her again. Moreover, it was her who took the initiative to invite her; this sudden surprise left her dizzy and overwhelmed.

Without much thought, she made up her mind: "I want to join!"

"Great! Now our band only needs a bassist."

Aine happily patted Kusano Akira on the back.

"Let me introduce myself first. My name is Kusano Akira, and I am the keyboardist of the band. The person next to me who is smiling like an idiot is Chihaya Aine, and she is the guitarist of the band."

Kusano Akira extended his hand to Shiina Tatsuki, ignoring the voices beside him saying, "What do you mean by 'silly'?" Shiina Tatsuki also extended her hand and shook it.

"Shiina Tatsuki, drummer."

Li Xi nodded slightly as a greeting.

"Lixi-chan—where are you—"

A shout came from inside RIG, and Li Xi seemed to remember her work, so she quickly ran back, turning back to say something as she ran.

"Deng, I have to go now. See you here tomorrow."

She paused, then spoke to Kusano Akira and the other person beside her, whose faces were being pulled and tugged by Chizuru Hayato. (8￥∮)

"Kusano, Chihaya, see you tomorrow."

"Just call me Aine!"

Chihaya Aine's voice traveled a long way to Shiina Tatsuki's ears.

"Deng, could you please add her 'e' to the group chat later?"

After saying goodbye to Riki, Kusano Akira spoke to Akira.

"it is good."