Mygo, are you all yanderes?

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Volume 1: Chapter 48 (Forty-Sixth Chapter) - About Wakaba Mutsumi (2k)

"It's so baffling that you suddenly asked me to talk about my thoughts on 'acting'..."

Chihaya Aine muttered to herself, pointing to her cheek as she pondered in confusion.

"Ah, why don't you tell me why you want to ask this? That way I can get the answer you're looking for~"

Chihaya Aine's eyes suddenly lit up, and she revealed a bright smile. Kusano Akira must have encountered something again, otherwise he wouldn't have suddenly brought up this topic.

Chihaya Aine wanted to help him—and she also really enjoyed chatting with Kusano Akira; it was very relaxing, and she liked it a lot.

"okay."

Upon hearing Chihaya Aine's reply, Kusano Shiki pondered for a moment and decided to tell Chihaya Aine everything that had happened. After all, Chihaya Aine was one of his closest friends and one of the few he felt could understand him.

Telling her everything won't have any negative effects; it might even lead to new solutions to some of the current problems.

"Actually, it all comes down to the band that Deng and the others used to be in..."

Kusano Akira recounted everything that had happened since Chihaya Aine invited him to form a band, and also shared some of his own speculations.

"Hmm... So you not only have to give Xiao Mu an explanation, but also try to find out why Xiangzi is acting so strangely, then you have to be wary of Su Shishi's suspicions, and finally you have to be busy with the band's performance next week?"

Chihaya Aine's expression grew increasingly strange as she listened, and only after she finished listening did she ask Kusano Akira with a hint of existential doubt.

"That's about it."

Kusano Akira nodded, feeling refreshed. It was indeed very satisfying to vent about his stress, especially when it came from real people, living, breathing individuals. It was infinitely better than talking to someone online.

Especially when you know the other party won't be dissatisfied just because you've poured out your grievances.

"Did we really join the band at the same time? How come you seem to have such a much richer life than me..."

Chihaya Aine felt extremely tired just listening to Kusano Akira's words, even more so than when she was in the student council. She couldn't even imagine how much Kusano Akira could endure to accept so much.

However, since Kusano Akira was willing to tell her so much, it means that Chihaya Aine is about to make her move again.

"I also want to say that although the goal is to make friends, I don't see other people's process of making friends as tiring as mine - is making friends this tiring for you too?"

"Of course I'm not that tired. My process of making friends is usually very smooth, unlike yours..."

Ling: "Speaking of which, you could actually ignore Xiangzi's situation, right?"

Chihaya Aine asked, puzzled.

"Uh... well..."

Kusano Akira looked away from his phone, grasped his chin, and remained silent for a moment.

"How should I put it... it's just that when I see Toyokawa-san, I have this feeling that I can't let her go...?"

"Wow, you fell in love at first sight?"

Chihaya Aine teased Kusano Akira with a smile, but there was an ambiguous emotion in her tone, which she hid very well and neither of them noticed.

"That's impossible, what are you thinking?"

Kusano Akira glanced sideways speechlessly at Chihaya Aine, who was pursing her lips and looking mischievous.

"Although I don't dislike Toyokawa-san, there's absolutely no way I could like her, right? After all, I've been targeted so much, maybe if she goes any worse, I'll start to hate her."

"That's true too."

Chihaya Aine was just joking and didn't really think Kusano Akira would like Toyokawa Shoko, but she didn't believe Kusano Akira's statement that he might "hate her."

Kusano Akira couldn't really imagine what it would be like to hate someone.

"That means you're just making trouble for yourself."

"It really is."

"So, the 'acting' you just mentioned is Xiao Mu?"

"Yes."

"Well... let me ask you one more time, Xiaomu is indeed that pretty girl in green at the school gate today, right?"

"correct."

"That's great, it's wonderful that such a beautiful girl can be your friend."

"envious?"

"I'm not envious at all. I'm a beautiful girl too, okay?"

Chihaya Aine, hands on her hips, looked confidently up at Kusano Akira, hoping to get a response like, "I hate to admit it, but you really are."

However, Kusano Akira did not want Chihaya Aine to have his way. He waved his hand dismissively and looked away from Chihaya Aine.

"Then give me your approval!"

"Stop messing around, hurry up and help me figure out what to do about Mu's place."

"Yes."

After chatting for a while, Chihaya Aine finally remembered what had started their conversation. She carefully recalled what Kusano Akira had said about Wakaba Mutsumi and used that as a starting point to find a breakthrough in the problem.

"Hmm... I don't know either~"

"?"

Kusano Akira made a gesture as if to chop Chihaya Aine on the head with a hand chop, but she caught the blade with her bare hands and stopped it in mid-air with a smile.

"Don't worry, don't worry, I'm sure I have a way!"

"Can you tell me what your understanding of 'acting' is? You have to tell me everything, don't keep anything to yourself."

"Oh dear... how should I put it?"

Kusano Akira sighed. If he could, he wouldn't want to talk about it. After all, he considered this thing to be like a notebook, something quite private, and talking about it always brought a strange sense of shame.

However, since Chihaya Aine had already said so, he had no choice but to tell her everything.

"Aiyin, as you know, I'm not good at making friends, so I don't have much experience in making friends. Therefore, I often learn relevant skills from various TV programs, online video tutorials, and suggestions from netizens."

“I learned a lot of things from there, but I still can’t become the kind of person they talk about on the show from the bottom of my heart, so I just imitate their behavior.”

"Even the way I put my ice hand into the lamp's neck during the day today was something I learned."

"This is the only thing I can think of that counts as acting—ah, if lying counts, then I have two things."

After hearing what Kusano Akira said, Chihaya Aine frowned.

If we accept what Kusano Akira said, then he certainly hasn't reached the level of 'acting' that Wakaba Mutsumi described.

"Do you think Xiao Mu said that because she felt you weren't being sincere enough?"

"There is absolutely no such possibility. The only thing I do is to show no falsehood in the emotions I express."

"Well……"

Chihaya Aine, seeing Kusano Akira say those words so earnestly, was also at a loss for words.

Author's note: From now on, I'll put the word count in the title.

This chapter attempts to remove some of the psychological descriptions.

Try optimizing it again.

I'll try to reach 16 words before the end of the month.

Volume 1: Chapter 49 (2k)

"So, you're saying that even right now, in front of me, you're just pretending to be online?"

"My feelings for you are absolutely genuine!"

"I'm not trying to blame you."

Chihaya Aine blushed slightly upon hearing Kusano Akira's somewhat ambiguous words and offered an explanation.

"So what you're saying is that performance is one thing, but feelings are another, right?"

"Oh, right."

"Have you ever considered showing your true self to Xiao Mu? If you could just show her, she would probably be satisfied with your appearance, right?"

"..."

Upon hearing Chihaya Aine's words, Kusano Akira covered his left eye with a pained expression and strained his voice until it became hoarse.

"No, if it's revealed, the darkness within me will...!"

"Stop it."

Chihaya Aine's small hand quietly climbed up Kusano Akira's waist, pinched a soft piece of flesh, and twisted it with a little force.

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Kusano Akira quickly covered his waist and looked at Chihaya Aine with a pleading expression.

"Stop making a fuss, stop making a fuss."

Then he looked at the dark gold skyline with a somewhat troubled expression and sighed deeply.

"I'd like to, but there's something I'm really afraid of."

"what's up?"

"look."

Kusano Akira opened his social media app and showed Chihaya Aine his few contacts.

"I'm only able to have so many friends because of the mask I have now. Before that, my only friends were my teacher and my uncle."

"That's why I'm unwilling to do that. If I really changed my current appearance, I don't know if my friends would not like me now."

"What if you leave me?"

"Besides, I've been learning these things since elementary school. If you suddenly tell me to show my true self, I can't do it—I've long forgotten what I really look like."

"..."

Chihaya Aine silently took out the candy she had been carrying from her pocket, peeled off the wrapper, and forcefully stuffed it into Kusano Akira's mouth, silencing him from saying what he was about to say.

"Well?!"

As Kusano Akira was about to continue, he felt a slightly cloying sweetness in his mouth. He chewed the contents of his mouth a couple of times, and his previously tense forehead relaxed under the stimulation of the sweetness.

"It's not that your idea is wrong..."

Seeing that Kusano Akira's expression had relaxed, Chihaya Aine also popped a candy into her mouth. She pressed her slender index finger against Kusano Akira's nose and chuckled softly.

"But you have to apologize to me, okay? I won't hate you just because you're like this."

"Even if you go back to being the withdrawn and eccentric person you were in middle school, Chihaya Aine will still like you."

Kusano Akira's heart stopped beating for a moment.

He had to admit at least one thing—Chihaya Aine was too dangerous for him.

Akira Kusano doesn't want any relationships beyond friendship to develop between him and his friends, because that would damage their bond.

So he would try his best to hypnotize himself into not liking his friends, and he did the same when he was attracted to Chihaya Aine the first two times.

However, no matter how much hypnosis he tried, Kusano Akira had to admit that if things continued this way, he might actually fall in love with Chihaya Aion one day.

The fact that my heart is racing right now is proof of that.

【…】

How did she lose back then?

Mortis, who had been secretly observing, saw Chihaya Aine pull off a move she had never made before, and for a moment she began to question her own existence.

If she could have done what Chihaya Aine did back then, maybe she would have won long ago? Part Two

That shouldn't be the case.

Why is this?

[Even this didn't win over Ming?]

[Or is Aine also being affected by the butterfly effect?] 4

Or perhaps, 'she' has returned?