Mygo, are you all yanderes?

"Even if you have a good relationship, it's useless; it's destined to disband..."

"That means the relationship isn't good enough."

Kusano Akira interrupted Shiina Tatsuki.

"I don't believe there's anything in the world that can't be overcome. So what if we've failed before? It just proves that we hadn't done enough back then."

"Lixi, didn't the failure of Crychic dampen your enthusiasm for forming a band?"

"...You talk as if you know everything about what happened back then."

"I have my own intelligence channels."

Although Kusano Akira didn't personally experience the disbandment of Crychic, thanks to Wakaba Mutsumi's subtle hints, he might know more about it than Shiina Tatsuki.

With his limited understanding of Shiina Tatsuki, he naturally knew what Shiina Tatsuki meant just now.

Although Wakaba Mutsumi only told him what happened at the time and did not reveal more, Kusano Akira was able to deduce from the keyword 'Toyokawa' and the fact that he saw Toyokawa Shoko working at the ramen shop and that she suddenly dropped out of school that Tsukinomori, that Toyokawa Shoko's departure from the band must have been partly due to financial reasons.

However, the fact that the Toyokawa Group did not collapse indicates that it was not just a simple economic problem. Kusano Akira didn't need to speculate on any more about so-called conglomerates or similar entities.

Akira Kusano firmly believes that there are no unsolvable answers in the world. Even if they cannot be solved, it can only mean that they have not done enough. Therefore, he also believes that the disbandment of Crychic must have been for the same reason.

If Crychic's relationship with Toyokawa Shoko had been better, perhaps she would have been able to tell the truth about herself, and that way, Crychic's other friends wouldn't have fallen into PTSD.

Even without revealing the truth, if Toyokawa Shoko had been more polite back then, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

But since it has already happened, there's nothing we can do about it.

"So, Lixi, what do you think? Should we agree to my idea?"

"The performance is coming up soon, and our rehearsals are still..."

"Don't worry, I definitely won't miss any practice sessions!"

Chihaya Aine moved closer to Kusano Akira, pressed his eyes shut, and pointed to the dark area above for Shiina Tatsuki to see.

"Our poor keyboardist works hard every day for the performance!"

Akira Kisano proudly put his hands on his hips, puffed out his chest, and looked at Tatsuki Shiina with sparkling eyes.

Shiina Tatsuki felt like she was hallucinating; she actually saw golden stars hanging in mid-air next to Kusano Akira.

"Look, these are all traces of his hard work!"

"And he has sacrificed precious sleep time to practice. He has never been energetic during class time since the band was formed."

Even his teachers often remind him that if he doesn't pay attention in class, he'll be forced to attend extra classes during the holidays!

Kusano Akira clutched his heart again, looking very hurt, and the atmosphere around him suddenly became gloomy.

"If I'm really forced to attend tutoring classes during the holidays, it will only waste more practice time, which is simply not worth it."

Kusano Akira stepped forward, placed his hand on Shiina Tatsuki's shoulder, and said with a resolute expression.

"Besides, I have musical instruments at home, and there's enough space. Once I've learned enough, I can start practicing right away!"

Fearing that Shiina Tatsuki would still disagree, Kusano Akira added another sentence.

"Moreover, there are no adults at home, and the room has been soundproofed, so there's no need to worry about disturbing the neighbors. Although it's not as good as a practice room in a live house, it's sufficient."

"And it will be Sunday, so we'll have more practice time than usual."

"And Dengdeng will be there too!"

"...I understand, then I agree to your terms."

Seeing Chihaya Aine and Kusano Akira working together, appealing to emotions while explaining the benefits of doing so, Shiina Tatsuki had nothing to say.

Kusano Akira had already said all that, so even if she wanted to refuse, she had no reason to.

"Great!"

"Great!"

Chihaya Aine and Kusano Akira immediately high-fived Shiina Tatsuki upon receiving his agreement.

"But if it's just this kind of thing, there's no need to call me out specifically. It would be much better to just say it in front of everyone."

"Oh, about this..."

When Kusano Akira heard Shiina Tatsuki's question, he scratched his head.

"Didn't I just say that our relationship with Su Shi and Le Nai is just so-so?"

"We can find the lamp, but we're really not confident about finding Su Shi and Le Nai."

"So we thought we'd get Lixi's consent first, and then the majority would prevail over the minority. Even if Sushi couldn't agree, there wouldn't be anything we could do."

"You're right..."

"We happen to be busy and would like to ask Lixi for your help."

"What's the deal?"

Shiina Tatsuki put one hand on her hip and looked at Kusano Akira with a puzzled expression.

"It's about Lena."

"I really don't know much about Lena. The only person in the whole band who knows Lena is Lixi."

"So if possible, I hope you can help me find a way to get Lena into the study group as well, Lixi."

"I see."

Shiina Tatsuki thought Kusano Akira's idea was reasonable, but unfortunately, she couldn't help much with this, so she shook her head and refused Kusano Akira's request.

"But I'm sorry, I don't actually know as much about Lena as you think. I don't even know which school she goes to."

"So I can't help you with this."

"Well, then there's nothing we can do about it."

When Kusano Akira heard Shiina Tatsuki's words, he felt a little regretful, but he wasn't too discouraged.

After all, he had considered this situation. Asking Shiina Ritsuki earlier was just a trial. Since Shiina Ritsuki couldn't do it, he went ahead with the original plan.

"But she seems quite persistent about things that interest her. Today, uh, she seemed to have taken a bit of an interest in your nickname..."

Shiina Riki, thinking of Ryuna's earlier performance, blurted it out without thinking. However, she accidentally caught a glimpse of Chihaya Aine putting her finger to her lips and blinking frantically at her. She immediately realized that Chihaya Aine had inadvertently revealed something that was part of Kusano Akira's dark history, so she spoke softer and softer.

Although Kusano Akira seemed indifferent, Shiina Tatsuki felt that she and Kusano Akira weren't that close, and she shouldn't bring it up herself.

"..."

"Let me try."

Kusano Akira noticed Shiina Tatsuki and Chihaya Aine's subtle actions, but paid no attention to them. Having adapted to the reality of his embarrassing past twice and the internet once, he was invincible at this moment.

　賀∈∪賀∮￣：韭♀四＼八‰◇四－糁三∷∵； However, Shiina Riki's words provided him with an idea—his previous attempts to attract Kaname Rakuna with desserts and guitars were essentially aimed at arousing Kaname Rakuna's interest.

Since that's the case, he might as well just go and ask Lena what she likes later.

Lenai speaks haltingly, like a machine that doesn't have enough learning materials; she's clearly a very honest person.

Perhaps we don't need to go through so many roundabout ways with her as we do with others; asking her directly might be the best approach.

"Uh, you don't have to sacrifice yourself like this. There are other ways..."

When Shiina Riki saw that Kusano Akira was actually considering what she had casually mentioned, she couldn't hold back and quickly stopped him.

"No, anything is fine as long as it works."

"Should we go back first? We don't have much time left. We still need to persuade Su Shishi and Le Nai, right?"

Chihaya Aine glanced at her phone and, realizing that time was running out, said to Kusano Akira and Shiina Tatsuki.

"Ah, it's true."

Kusano Akira leaned closer to take a look at Chihaya Aine's phone.

"...Wait a minute, Kusano."

Shiina Tatsuki suddenly called out to Kusano Akira.

She thought of what Hachiman Kairin had told her during the day. Although she felt that Kusano Akira wasn't that kind of person, since they were already out, she might as well take this opportunity to chat more.

"Let's talk about the zero again."

Author's Note: 4.5k

Volume 1: Chapter 41 (Thirty-Nine). Shiina Tatsuki's Astounding Wisdom

"Huh? Is there anything else?"

Chihaya Aine stopped walking towards the practice room after hearing Shiina Tatsuki's words and turned back to look at them with a puzzled expression.

"Well, yes, there is. I have a personal matter I'd like to ask Kusano."

Shiina Tatsuki spoke somewhat awkwardly. What she was about to say was for Kusano Akira, and it was best that only the two of them knew, so Chihaya Aine couldn't be here.

Despite having a face that looks like she's born to play the bad cop, Shiina Tatsuki doesn't really do things like kicking people out, so she can only use her clumsy words to subtly suggest that Chihaya Aine leave on her own.

"Alright then, you two talk."

"I'm heading back to the practice room now, you guys hurry up too."

Fortunately, Chihaya Aine is a person with high emotional intelligence, and she naturally understood the hidden meaning in Shiina Tatsuki's words.

After hearing Shiina Tatsuki say that he wanted to talk to Kusano Akira alone, Chihaya Aine wisely walked away.

Since Shiina Tatsuki specifically emphasized that what she wanted to talk to Kusano Akira about was a private matter, it means that this matter has nothing to do with Chihaya Aine, and Shiina Tatsuki definitely does not want Chihaya Aine to be present, otherwise she would not have said that.

Since that's the case, Chihaya Aine, though somewhat curious, won't delve into the matter further.

If it's something related to her but he doesn't want her to know, Kusano Akira will definitely tell her without her having to ask.

Chihaya Aine has great faith in her relationship with Kusano Akira and in Kusano Akira's character.

So Chihaya Aine didn't say much, turned around and left the two of them, heading towards the practice room.

She hasn't shared the nickname she specially chose with Nagasaki Motoyo yet. I believe that Nagasaki Motoyo, who is obviously a fashionista, must have more taste than Kusano Akira and Shiina Tatsuki, who don't think much of her nickname.

Shiina Tatsuki kept her eyes fixed on Chihaya Aine's back until Chihaya Aine was out of her sight before she looked at Kusano Akira, who was waiting for her.

"Now it's just the two of us, Lixi. What did you want to talk to me about?"

Kusano Akira waited until Shiina Tatsuki finally turned around and focused his attention on him before asking the question.

Kusano Akira hadn't expected that Shiina Tatsuki would also happen to need his help, and that she had specifically sent Chihaya Aine away because of it.

Since that's the case, then he'll listen to what Shiina Tatsuki has to say.

"It's not a big deal..."

To be honest, Shiina Tatsuki felt a little ashamed to tell Kusano Akira what she was about to say.

This was the first time she had ever seriously considered discussing this topic with someone. In the past, she had only ever seen the topic of love in movies and TV dramas.

Shiina Tatsuki has never talked about these things with girls her age, but now she's going to discuss romance with a guy because of the band.

How could she not feel ashamed?

However, one thing is one thing. Although Shiina Tatsuki felt that Kusano Akira was able to notice her fatigue before, so he must be a good person, and she didn't think he was that kind of person.

However, they had only known each other for a short time, and Shiina Tatsuki didn't really know Kusano Akira at all. Judging a person based on feelings alone is unreliable, since you can only know a person's face, not their heart.

Moreover, after being reminded by Hachiman Kairin, a seed of worry was planted in Shiina Tatsuki's mind.

What if Kusano Akihisa's band is thinking about being a scumbag?

Even if it weren't for the band's sake, just for Takamatsu Akari's sake, Shiina Tatsuki felt that she should take the relationship between the band members more seriously.

At the very least, we can't let Gao Songdeng suffer a second injury. It wasn't easy for her to reunite with Gao Songdeng in the band.

So, even if it's a hundred times more humiliating than it is now, Shiina Tatsuki is determined to find out what Kusano Akira is all about right here.

Of course, if it is confirmed that Kusano Akira is not that kind of person, Shiina Tatsuki will not target Kusano Akira, but will try her best to prevent such a thing from happening.

Furthermore, she found it very strange that Wakaba Mutsumi and Nagasaki Motoyo suddenly came to inquire about Kusano Akira last night.

Leaving aside Nagasaki Motoyo for now, why was Kusano Akira able to get in touch with Wakaba Mutsumi? Wakaba Mutsumi was a student of Tsukinomori, and even her old teammate had almost no chance to contact her after Crychic disbanded.

How did a boy like Kusano Akira become involved with her?

Furthermore, isn't it a bit too strange that Wakaba Mutsu immediately asked Shiina Tatsuki for Kusano Akira's address?

Shiina Tatsuki sincerely hoped that she and Hachiman Kairin were just worrying unnecessarily.