Mygo, are you all yanderes?

When Ye Mu saw that the phone indeed contained Su Shi's contact information, her attitude softened somewhat, as if she believed him a little, but she still gripped the pepper spray tightly.

"What are you trying to do... Crychic has already disbanded."

"Of course I know that, I just didn't expect to run into you here, Wakaba Mutsu-kun."

"Su Shi also told me about you. She said you were her best friend in the Moon Forest."

Unfortunately, Kusano Akira did not notice Wakaba Mutsu's obviously relaxed attitude. Thinking that Wakaba Mutsu was still very wary, he frowned and lied without changing his expression.

"...Su Shi wouldn't do that."

Ruo Ye Mu lowered her eyes and spoke, her emotions unreadable.

"What I said is true."

"……Um."

She knew perfectly well that Nagasaki Motoyo would never say such a thing, but the boy in front of her seemed to have other motives, and if she denied him, it would probably cause a lot of trouble.

You might get entangled with them.

Moreover, what if Su Shi really did say that?

Deep down, she actually had that expectation.

"...What are you going to do?"

Her thin lips parted slightly, and Ruoye Mu's cool eyes gazed at Kusano Akira, the wind blowing through her emerald green hair.

"Well..."

Originally, he wanted to directly ask Wakaba Mutsu about the truth behind Crychic's disbandment, but Kusano Akira thought about it again and realized that he would never tell a stranger such a thing.

And not to mention he's a boy.

I should try to get in touch with Wakaba Mutsu first, and slowly build a good relationship before thinking about anything else.

"……cucumber!"

For some reason, whenever Kusano Akira saw Wakaba Mutsumi and her unique hair color, images of cucumbers kept popping into his mind, and he blurted out "cucumber" before he could even think.

"Actually, I wanted to ask you how to cultivate cucumbers!"

As soon as he said it, Kusano Akira regretted it. Using a cucumber as a reason to pick up girls was incredibly stupid. Unless Wakaba Mutsumi was a weirdo like Takamatsu Akari, this was definitely going to be a disaster...

"……real?"

Wakaba Mutsu's soft, sweet voice reached Kusano Akira's ears. He suddenly looked up and stared at Wakaba Mutsu's face in surprise.

She really is a weirdo, just like Takamatsu Akari?

No, it was probably just a coincidence that he guessed what she liked. ·〈<∵」∵

But unexpectedly, things turned out this way, it seems there's still a chance for things to turn around.

"It's true. I've always been curious about growing cucumbers, but no one around me seems interested in it. So I've always thought it would be great if I could talk to Wakaba Mutsuki about it someday."

Although he found it a bit surreal that he could flirt with a girl by using a cucumber and she actually agreed, Kusano smiled and went along with it.

"Did Su Shi tell you about me growing cucumbers?"

"That's right, it's Su Shi!"

I'm sorry, Su Shi, I'll treat you to a parfait tomorrow. For now, please lend me your name temporarily!

"e."

If Ye Mu took the initiative to ask for Kusano Akira's contact information, even though she knew that the boy had ulterior motives, she kept urging herself to ask for Kusano Akira's contact information.

"Oh well."

Upon hearing Wakaba Mutsu's words, Kusano Akira took out his phone, and the two exchanged contact information.

"Then I'll be going now, Wakaba Mutsu-kun."

Kusano Akira spoke with a fake smile.

Although he didn't know why, even though it was the first time he had met Wakaba Mutsu, his subconscious was sending him messages of fear.

Although the girl seemed harmless, instinct would never harm him; trust in the power of instinct. (Seven)

"Okay, bye-bye."

Wakaba Mutsumi gently waved her little hand, watching Kusano Akira leave quickly with a sigh of relief.

Volume 1: Chapter 7. Chihaya Aine's Anxiety

Chihaya Aine was somewhat anxious.

On the surface, she has arrived in a new class and made new friends. She has even formed a band with the class mascot, and the band also includes a young lady from the Moon Forest.

From both the perspective of others and one's own plan to gain attention, it was an impeccable and perfect start. (Seven)

But once she was actually in the situation, she discovered that things weren't as wonderful as she had imagined.

After returning from abroad, her first step was to make new friends, which she thought she did quite well and had begun to integrate into the class.

But from then on, everything began to deviate from her original plan. *Whoosh*

First, I discovered the infamous oddball from junior high in my class, and I was terrified he'd reveal my plans to study abroad.

Fortunately, this strange man didn't notice her odd behavior and instead asked her not to reveal his embarrassing past from middle school.

She took this opportunity to invite this eccentric person to join her band, since although he didn't have a good reputation during junior high school, he had a high level of popularity in Yuqiu that he himself was unaware of.

Moreover, he's quite handsome, so having him in the band would definitely make them even more eye-catching.

After spending more time with him, I realized that he wasn't as strange as the people in junior high school who just followed the crowd; on the contrary, he was a pretty nice person.

Next, they invited Gao Songdeng, the class's darling who was quite famous even in Yuqiu, to team up with them.

I had heard from friends in my class that Gao Songdeng had once formed a band, but it disbanded. Later, some people in the class tried to invite her to form a band, but she refused. She thought it would be very difficult.

However, to everyone's surprise, as soon as Kusano Akira entered the Astronomy Club, Takamatsu Akira, who had previously looked reluctant, immediately changed her attitude.

After that, things went even more smoothly than expected. Before, he seemed reluctant no matter what, but suddenly he agreed to the request to form a band.

It was certainly a good thing that Takamatsu Akari agreed to form a band, but her subsequent remarks really startled Chihaya Aine.

Qi: "Would you... be willing to form a band with me for life?"

A lifetime? This girl's words are so heavy, it's a little scary.

Normal people wouldn't talk about spending their whole life on their lips, and besides, spending a whole life isn't something you can just say and do.

Then Kusano Akira agreed.

I just thought you were pretty normal when you pulled this huge stunt.

If Ling could at least understand what had happened up to this point, even though she couldn't control it, what happened afterward was completely beyond her comprehension.

We agreed to go to RIG together to find the remaining puzzle pieces for the band, but suddenly a super pretty but intimidating black-haired girl appeared.

8 She also knew Takamatsu Akira, who, according to Kusano Akira, was the drummer in Takamatsu Akira's former band.

I always felt that she cared about Gao Songdeng a little too much, but maybe it was just my imagination?

Then, out of nowhere, another drummer appeared.

After that, it was Miss Tsukimori who suddenly struck up a conversation with Z.

H approached her under the pretense of being interested in the band, only to later discover that she was actually a former member of Takamatsu Akari's band.

Although she always wore a gentle smile, it always felt fake, as if she was plotting something.

If this continues, the band is going to become strange, almost like a second generation of Crychic.

Thinking of this, Chihaya Aine sighed again, her brows furrowed, and she lay down on the sofa, her hands constantly swiping across the screen, scrolling through Nekomushi's videos.

Several days have passed since the initial training session, and her performance in rehearsals these past few days has been anything but good.

She had confidently boasted about her skills to Kusano Akira, but once she stepped on stage, her limited ability to play only C chords was completely exposed.

Kusano Akira once told her that his skills were terrible, but now that she's an actor, he's clearly incredibly good at it.

Although Kusano Akira was helping to smooth things over during rehearsals, and the others didn't say much and seemed indifferent, it felt really bad to be moved aside and practice by myself because I couldn't keep up.

And that kid named Yao Lenai, who plays the guitar so well at such a young age—oh wait, she's only a year or two younger than me, which makes me feel even more pathetic.

I should have known better than to exaggerate so much. Now, training is both embarrassing and painful.

Judging from Shiina Tatsuki's words, she'll probably be making her official stage debut soon.

Are they all superheroes? They haven't even finished collecting the proper sheet music yet.

The thought of performing on stage gave her a headache. She had invited her friends to come and watch, and what if she embarrassed herself?

Thinking of this, Ai Yin looked at the guitar she had placed on the bed with a bitter expression.

Her grand plan to steal the spotlight has completely collapsed; the band has gone from guitarist/vocalist to guitarist and then to rhythm guitarist.

Now, only Shiina Tatsuki, who is always overshadowed by the drums, and Nagasaki Motoyo, the bassist, have a lower profile than her.

Chihaya Aine sighed heavily, picked up her guitar again, and reluctantly strummed a couple of notes.

Let's practice a little longer, otherwise if the performance fails again, it will be just like when we were abroad.

She didn't want to run that route again.

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"Apply the solution two to three times consecutively... to adjust the soil moisture..."

Kusano Akira stared blankly at his bloodshot eyes, holding the book he had specially gone to the bookstore to buy, "Cucumber: From Burial to Excavation," in his hand.

Since exchanging contact information with Ruoye Mutsu that day, he and Ruoye Mutsu have been chatting about various cucumber cultivation methods whenever they have free time.

To prevent his plan to use cucumbers as a pretext to strike up a conversation from being exposed, he has been frantically reading about cucumbers and cramming on cucumber-related knowledge these past few days.

Although it seemed like Wakaba Mutsu didn't really care about the cucumber, it was as if he was just making things difficult for him for his own amusement.

But that's probably just an illusion. No matter how you look at it, Wakaba Mutsu doesn't seem like that kind of bad kid. You can't say that his lie was seen through by Wakaba Mutsu from the very beginning, can you?

How could that be? I'm not trying to be a Kusano Akira fanboy, but he's never failed when it comes to lying.

Kusano Akira rubbed his tired brow and leaned back in his chair, feeling utterly exhausted.

Now, not only do I have to read about cucumbers every day, which is completely useless, but I also have to ensure that my musical ability is at least enough to support a performance for a period of time.

Forget about resting, even my normal sleep time has started to decrease. My current routine is almost the opposite of a normal person's. If this continues, I'll end up in the hospital sooner or later.

Furthermore, the search for the exact reason why Crychic disbanded has been unsuccessful these past few days.

When asked what happened at Crychic, Takamatsu Akira would only repeat that it was her fault, which made Kusano Akira afraid to ask her again after only two questions, fearing that it would upset her.

Nagasaki Motoyo seems like a normal person, but their relationship isn't exactly good. Even though they've known each other for a while, Kusano Akira still feels there's a huge gap between them.

Every time I tried to subtly bring up crychic with her, she would always change the subject, and Nagasaki Motoyo always seemed to be wearing a mask, making it impossible to guess her true thoughts.

Compared to the others, Kusano Akira actually didn't quite trust Nagasaki Motoyo.

To be honest, Shiina Tatsuki and Kusano Akira weren't very close—the only person in the band who could be considered to have a good relationship with Kusano Akira was probably Chihaya Aine.

However, unlike Nagasaki Motoyo, Shiina Tatsuki is very straightforward, and if you can get along with her well, she is absolutely trustworthy.

Based on fragmented information he overheard during casual conversations with Shiina Tatsuki and a few other members of Crychic, there was someone who had a direct connection to the disbandment of their band at that time.

That was Toyokawa Shoko, the only person Kusano Akira never had the chance to meet.

Based on the very limited information available, Toyokawa Shoko, if not the main culprit in the disbandment, is certainly a first-rate offender. According to Shiina Tatsuki, Takamatsu Akari's previous refusal to form a band was because of Toyokawa Shoko.

Ruoye Mu and the others didn't mention her much; maybe she's just the kind of person who's invisible in the band.

Thinking of this, Kusano Akira picked up a Pocky stick and stared blankly at the ceiling light.

In order to prevent the current band from running into problems, he felt that he needed to at least understand the specific reasons why Crychic disbanded.

Although Wakaba Mutsu struck up a conversation, Kusano Akira only considered her as a candidate—he didn't think he could get any useful information from her.

He and Ruoye Mutsu were not in the same school at all, and their relationship was only that of acquaintances.

Sigh, let's not think about those things for now. Let's focus on how to get the performance going. This time, he absolutely cannot fail like he did in junior high.

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The next day, in the classroom.

Good morning, light.