Mygo, are you all yanderes?

She felt that Kusano Akira definitely wasn't lying to her; he must still remember Takamatsu Akari, but simply couldn't recall her name or appearance because so much time had passed.

When they were little, it was Kusano Akira who took the initiative to find her, and it was Kusano Akira who made the promise with her. Even the stone was given to her by Kusano Akira. At that time, Kusano Akira lied to her that he had picked it up, but Takamatsu Akira is not stupid. How could such obvious polishing marks be formed naturally?

Therefore, Takamatsu Akira refused to believe that Kusano Akira wouldn't care about her, so she forgot about her.

Something must have happened to Kusano Akira to make him forget her, otherwise why would Kusano Akira have cut off contact back in elementary school?

Since they were able to be assigned to the same class among so many schools in Tokyo, it must be 'fate' that brought them back together.

Therefore, Takamatsu Akari won't give up. She's determined to let Kusano Akira know that she's the one she promised to be with for life when they were children, and she's determined to make that promise come true again.

This was a promise known only to the two of them, and Gao Songdeng would never forget it.

Even if Kusano Akira has truly forgotten, so what? Takamatsu Akari will never separate from him again. If he has forgotten, then they will create new memories together.

So, although she didn't have the courage to speak to Kusano Akira, Takamatsu Akira still persisted in trying to attract Kusano Akira's attention every day in various ways.

Stones, insects, band-aids, and the paper filled with her name written by Takamatsu Akira, which she hoped would help Kusano Akira recover some of her memories.

Takamatsu exhausted her imagination, displaying everything she thought could be captivating.

However, Kusano Akira didn't care at all. He would pass by Takamatsu Akira's seat every day, but he would just glance at it casually and walk past.

Quite a few other people who wanted to build a good relationship with her took the initiative to ask her if these were her hobbies, but Gao Songdeng didn't like it.

If she can't attract Kusano Akira, then her actions are completely meaningless.

However, she had no other way to attract Kusano Akira's attention. Although she was good at studying, Takamatsu Akari was completely bad at interpersonal relationships.

She racked her brains but couldn't figure out how to attract Kusano Akira.

Asking your parents only yields answers like, "Deng, you're not dating, are you? I, as your father, will never allow that!"

But Gao Songdeng didn't give up. She'd already endured two decades; surely she could withstand a few more days?

Finally, her efforts paid off, and about two weeks after the start of the school year, Kusano Akira took the initiative to talk to Takamatsu Akari.

"Uh, hi? Takamatsu-kun..."

Then Takamatsu Akari ran away again.

And just like before, Kusano Akira ran away before she could even finish her sentence.

What should she do? She was still so scared. She was so scared of seeing that look in his eyes again, like he was looking at a stranger. She was so scared of getting the "I don't remember" comment from Kusano Akira. She was so scared of Kusano Akira saying that he didn't care about the promise at all.

No matter how firm his beliefs were, Gao Songdeng was still afraid.

Takamatsu Akari hates that she can never grow up.

That's probably why Toyokawa Shoko felt annoyed with her, which is why she ignored her even though they were in the next class.

Did she mess up again?

Maybe so, since Kusano Akira hasn't contacted her since then.

They sat so close together, and were both among the most withdrawn people in the class, but Takamatsu Akira couldn't bring herself to talk to Kusano Akira.

But every cloud has a silver lining. Just as Gao Songdeng was still immersed in regret, the arrival of a transfer student broke the deadlock.

Chihaya Aine is someone that Takamatsu Akari genuinely admires.

She's beautiful and eloquent, completely unlike her.

Although she always seemed a bit silly, she effortlessly accomplished things that Takamatsu Akari couldn't. (8 <」≈∨)

On the very first day of his arrival, he managed to integrate into a small group and also talk to the usually reclusive Kusano Akira.

The completion of these two tasks left Takamatsu Tōda feeling utterly inadequate.

On her second day after transferring schools, Chihaya Aine went so far as to invite Kusano Akira to form a band and even got his approval.

Immediately afterwards, Chihaya Aine invited Takamatsu Akari to form a band together.

Takamatsu Akari didn't want to accept Chihaya Aine's band invitation, after all, the band hadn't left a good impression on her—it was true that the days in Crychic were very happy, but in contrast, the day they disbanded was just as painful as the happiness she had at the time.

So when Chihaya Aine invited her to form a band, Takamatsu Akari was very reluctant; she didn't want to experience failure again.

However, when Chihaya Aine said that the band's keyboardist was Kusano Akira, Takamatsu Akira changed her mind.

"Besides me, there is another boy in our band, Kusano Akira from our class, who is the keyboardist."

If that's the case, does her joining the band mean she finally has a reasonable and appropriate reason to connect with Akira Kusano?

Takamatsu Akari decides to accept Chihaya Aine's invitation.

Indeed, she had an indelible shadow over the idea of ​​forming a band—but she was even more unwilling to finally meet Kusano Akira again only to find that they couldn't even exchange a word.

Three years is a very short time; it will pass in the blink of an eye. What if she can't muster the courage even after three years?

Fortunately, Gao Songdeng's decision was correct. After she joined the band, all the bad luck that had surrounded her disappeared, and everything started to get better.

Although I still don't know if Kusano Akira remembers her or not, and I don't know what to say to Kusano Akira, at least I can get closer to Kusano Akira now, right?

Moreover, she can hold Kusano Akira's hand every day, and he doesn't care at all—just like when they held hands as children.

Takamatsu Akari liked this; it always reminded her of her childhood and allowed her to briefly forget the possibility that Kusano Akira might not remember her.

She finally had a legitimate reason to add Kusano Akira's contact information—although she didn't dare to send him a message first, and didn't know what to say.

That day, she tried sending a message to Kusano Akira, wanting to ask if he still had any of the collectibles they had picked up together when they were kids. She wanted to test her courage and also wanted to know if Kusano Akira would get annoyed with her.

Kusano Akira replied to her very patiently, and even replied instantly.

Although they didn't exchange more than a few words, those few words alone kept Gao Songdeng so excited that he tossed and turned in bed all night, unable to fall asleep no matter what he did.

That's great, finally, once again, I'm with him again.

Author's Note: 4k

I changed my keyboard, and typing is so much more comfortable than before.

I'll never buy blue switches again.

Why can't I capture that twisted, emotional flavor in my writing? (annoying)

You can listen to "Fade to Black".

Great guitar solo

good night

Book 1: Chapter 44 (Forty-Two). Alienation

From then on, Takamatsu Akari was not only able to form a band with the real Kusano Akira during the day, but also dream of Kusano Akira at night. In her dreams, Kusano Akira would search for all the 'treasures' that could be found in the city with her, just like before.

Takamatsu felt that everything she was experiencing now was even more dreamlike than when she was in Crychic.

She feels so happy right now.

Moreover, ever since they reunited with Akira Kusano and formed a band, good things that they never used to encounter have started to happen to them inexplicably.

Her former teammates from Crychic, Motoyo Nagasaki and Tatsuki Shiina, inexplicably formed a new band with her.

Every day when he arrives at the practice room, seeing the somewhat familiar scene and the very familiar people, Takamatsu always feels a little dazed.

She even thought at one point that this was still the Crychic era, as if the members of Crychic had never quarreled, had never disbanded, and had continued their band activities until now.

However, although it looks very similar, Takamatsu Akane is also very clear that Crychic has long ended. The band she is in now is not Crychic, but a brand new band that she, Chihaya Aine, and Kusano Akira have formed themselves.

Of course, although Gao Songdeng once experienced hallucinations, it doesn't mean that she prefers crychic to her current band.

Although she does miss Crychic very much—it's a memory she can never forget—she doesn't want the current band to end up like Crychic.

Takamatsu Teng didn't want to experience separation even once more; she had had enough.

If the band breaks up again, it means that she has not only lost the band again, but also lost Akira Kusano again.

She felt that if she left the band because of her cowardice, she would lose the courage to speak to Kusano Akira again.

Therefore, neither the band nor Akira Kusano wanted to lose Akira Takamatsu, and she sincerely hoped that her life would remain undisturbed and that things would continue as they were.

Perhaps it can't be said to be the best, at least not everything Takamatsu Akari did to her liking—for example, her former teammate, Toyokawa Shoko, who was assigned to the class next to hers.

What did Takamatsu Akari think of Toyokawa Shoko?

If Kusano Akira's childhood impression of Takamatsu Akira was the sun, then Toyokawa Shoko might be the moon.

Takamatsu Akira had to admit that Toyokawa Shoko and Kusano Akira shared a common trait—they would suddenly appear beside her, shining their light, whether gentle or intense, upon her, and then leave without a word, leaving her alone in the same spot.

It can be said that among Takamatsu Todori's few friends, besides Kusano Akira who ranks first, Toyokawa Shoko is second in rank.

Shiina Riki is too inexplicable, Nagasaki Motoyo is too unpredictable, Wakaba Mutsu is too taciturn, and Kaname Rakuna is too mysterious.

Chihaya Aine was quite liked by Takamatsu Akira. She could sense that Chihaya Aine's aura was very similar to that of Kusano Akira and Toyokawa Shoko.

Unfortunately, Chihaya Aine and Takamatsu Akari met far too late.

If we eliminate them like this, then it is indeed the case that Toyokawa Shoko and Takamatsu Akari have the best relationship—maybe not with Toyokawa Shoko, but it is with Takamatsu Akari.

But no matter how gentle and beautiful the moonlight was around Toyokawa Shoko back then, it's not like that now.

The moonlight is still the same moonlight, but if the moonlight of the past was a light veil, the moonlight of today has put away its gentle side and replaced it with a bone-chilling cold.

When Takamatsu Akari met Toyokawa Shoko, she felt both apprehensive and happy.

She was apprehensive because after Toyokawa Shoko's words, she genuinely felt a fear of seeing that moonlight again, but she was happy because she had the chance to see her again.

But overall, Takamatsu Akari's joy at finally meeting Kusano Akira and now Toyokawa Shoko outweighed her fear.

This is practically an opportunity given to her by the god Daikuto, allowing her to resolve all her regrets here.

Takamatsu Akari didn't want to be truly disliked by Toyokawa Shoko, even though the latter didn't seem to want to see her.

So Takamatsu tried to go and find Toyokawa Shoko.

After discovering the pattern of Toyokawa Shoko's piano practice time at the school club, she specifically chose a time to go and see Toyokawa Shoko with her notebook.

There are lyrics she wrote for Toyokawa Shoko there, which are also her heartfelt words.

Gao Songdeng has a habit of taking notes; she likes to record her different thoughts in different notebooks.

When they first met, Toyokawa Shoko accidentally saw her notebook, and at that time, Takamatsu Akari was eager to take it back.

What could be more shameful than having your notebook, where you write your innermost thoughts, discovered? Especially for Takamatsu Akari, who doesn't even consider herself 'human'.

But to everyone's surprise, Toyokawa Shoko was moved to tears when she saw Takamatsu Akari's notebook.

"These are such great lyrics, they're amazing!"

Shoko Toyokawa spoke with great enthusiasm, and in the sunlight, her azure hair seemed to radiate a soft glow.

"lyrics?"

"That's right, it's the lyrics about stockings!"

Takamatsu Akari could never forget that day. She just wanted to lean out, but Toyokawa Shoko tackled her to the ground, and then everything happened as if by fate.

Shoko Toyokawa once said that the heartfelt words recorded in her notebook were very beautiful lyrics, and it was because of these so-called 'lyrics' that they formed a band.

They also created their band's first song—"Spring Shadow."

—Although not long afterward, Toyokawa Shoko accidentally saw Takamatsu Akira's long-held notes about Kusano Akira, and after seeing them, her expression turned sour, she made an excuse and hurriedly ran away. After that, Takamatsu Akira learned to lock some of her private notes in a bookcase.

But this was just a minor incident. After that, Toyokawa Shoko frequently visited Takamatsu Akari's house, chatting happily with her every day. (Lu)

Therefore, Takamatsu Akari couldn't wait to give Toyokawa Shoko all the heartfelt words she had written down, hoping that they would attract Toyokawa Shoko's attention as they had in the past.

Of course, the result was definitely not a good one, otherwise the band would have another person named Toyokawa Shoko now — of course, the keyboardist would still be Kusano Akira.

When Toyokawa Shoko saw Takamatsu Akari approach, she stopped playing the piano, not even glancing at Takamatsu Akari herself, and walked straight away.

Ever since realizing that Toyokawa Shoko was unwilling to talk to her, Takamatsu Akari became timid once again.

But her loss of courage to look for Toyokawa Shoko was only temporary. The improving circumstances around her seemed to be telling her—if you persevere, Toyokawa Shoko will eventually return.

Yes, even Kusano Akira, whom she thought would never appear, was now by her side. Even her old Crychic bandmates were there. She could even reunite with them in a band.

Is the story of Toyokawa Shoko really that impossible?

Although lacking courage, I possess confidence. 4

Takamatsu Akari firmly believed this. (Folding)

Of course, while everything was getting better, that didn't mean that Toyokawa Shoko was the only thing bothering her; there were still a few things that Takamatsu Akari was very concerned about.

One is about the band's performance next week.

She still harbors a fear of whether she can sing well on stage.