Mygo, are you all yanderes?

"Ahhh—why am I so cold and I keep yawning?"

After yawning again, Kusano Akira checked the time on his phone.

"At this time... Toyokawa-san shouldn't be off work yet, right? Hopefully, I can catch her today."

After saying that, Kusano Akira headed back towards the station. This time, he planned to go find Toyokawa Shoko first, and then go home.

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

Since receiving her memories, Toyokawa Shoko has come to realize one thing—she is actually a very useless person.

Or perhaps it can't be said that she's useless. At least she has complete confidence in her learning ability and musical ability. In these two aspects, she firmly believes that few of her peers can compare with her—of course, she still doesn't dare to compare herself with certain historically known child prodigies.

However, the more confident she is in her music, the less confident she is in other aspects of herself.

Perhaps it was fate, or perhaps she was truly incompetent? In any case, Shoko Toyokawa never accomplished anything on her own, except for music; even when she did, it was always with the help of others.

And even if such a task is accomplished, it will be ruined by her foolish actions.

There were countless such incidents, and the one she regretted the most was related to Kusano Akira.

As the other half of Wakaba Mutsu, she naturally knew the whereabouts of her childhood friend. So when Kusano Akira was kidnapped by Wakaba Mutsu and Nagasaki Motoyo, she easily found the address where they hid Kusano Akira.

Perhaps, as Wakaba Mutsumi said, she was willing to share with Toyokawa Shoko—but Toyokawa Shoko wasn't; she still believed she lost only because of their social status—if Kusano Akira hadn't been so insistent on treating her as a friend, she might have won long ago. Zero

So, driven by some dark psychology, she 'accidentally' revealed Kusano Akira's information to others.

Mygo, Mujica, and that band that ended. (So)

Her original intention was to take advantage of the chaos to secretly run away with Kusano Akira—after all, she had nothing to hold her back at that time.

Then the tragedy occurred.

Although she didn't remember everything about it, and had no recollection of many of the details, several images were vividly imprinted in her mind.

For example, the scene of Kusano Akira—or rather, everyone—dying before her eyes.

And one thought still etched in her mind—she wanted to live.

This thought was very wrong, very strange. At least, Toyokawa Shoko didn't think she could still live after experiencing something like that, but her memories told her that she did indeed live to a ripe old age.

But no matter what, fate gave her a second chance, allowing her to return to her youth and relive what happened back then.

So, on the very first day back, Toyokawa Shoko began to think constantly about how to take advantage of this hard-won opportunity to change the unpleasant and undesirable outcome.

She thought that if no one knew Kusano Akira and her, who had stirred everything up, perhaps the future wouldn't have turned out that way. Neither Takamatsu Akira nor Suze, nor anyone she cared about, would have become like that.

Author's note: I have a very troubling question now: how should I write "live"?

Volume 1: Chapter 70, Section Sixty-Eight: Catching a Blade Barehanded (2k)

So Toyokawa Shoko came up with a solution—to simply make her and Kusano Akira disappear from everyone's sight.

This method is certainly not a foolproof plan, but it is the only one that Toyokawa Shoko could think of that would cause the least harm to everyone.

But as the saying goes, Toyokawa Shoko is a very useless person, so even though she took immediate action after returning, she still made a mess of things.

　Even with Wakaba Mutsumi's clearly deeper bond with her, it was still impossible to sever the connection between Wakaba Mutsumi and Kusano Akira.

"Ugh."

Thinking of this, Toyokawa Shoko sighed and paused for a moment while changing her shoes.

"Thank you for your hard work today, Xiangzi."

The ramen shop owner, who had looked fierce in front of Kusano Akira, now wore a kind smile despite his burly face. Every time he saw Toyokawa Shoko, who was working at a young age, he would think of his obedient and sensible daughter.

"Oh, not at all. I should be thanking you, boss, for providing me with this job."

Shoko Toyokawa bowed gracefully to the ramen shop owner before turning and walking out of the shop.

"Goodbye boss."

"Oh! Be careful on the road!"

After leaving the store, Toyokawa Shoko took a deep breath. Although the air in Tokyo was far from fresh, it didn't stop her from enjoying a breath of cool air, as it always helped her feel more refreshed.

"Speaking of which, Ming and I first met around here..."

As if she had thought of something happy, Toyokawa Shoko looked warmly at her familiar surroundings, and after looking around, she walked in one of the directions.

"It's in this area, it shouldn't have been demolished yet at this time..."

Toyokawa Shoko murmured to herself as she walked happily toward the place where she and Kusano Akira first met. After Kusano Akira was locked up, she would take pictures of memorable places for him from time to time to cheer him up, and this park was naturally among her subjects.

Unfortunately, less than two years after Kusano Akira was locked up, the park was ordered to be demolished.

Anyway, all she'd see when she got home now would be empty bottles and a dejected middle-aged man, so she might as well go out and clear her head.

Then she saw Kusano Akira squatting on the ground in the park, counting ants.

"..."

"Xiao Ming No. 1, you're such a waste! Xiao Ming No. 2 started much later than you, and now he's almost catching up with you! Dad is so sad!"

"You too, Xiaoming Number Two! Don't think I didn't see you secretly hit Xiaoming Number One just now. It's only because it's me; anyone else would have punished you long ago!"

"..."

Seeing that Kusano Akira was completely absorbed in his own world, Toyokawa Shoko suppressed the urge to make a sarcastic remark and quietly backed away, trying not to be noticed by Kusano Akira.

However, this park was an abandoned park, and no one usually came to clean it. So, on her way back, she first stepped on a tree branch, then kicked an aluminum can, and finally stepped on a screaming chicken that someone had thrown away.

“OOOOOO!!!!!!!!!”

The screaming chicken let out an unimaginable screech, and Toyokawa Shoko's face immediately turned panicked.

"My empire doesn't need wives and concubines. It seems that the only one who can inherit the mantle of Yu Madokana, the Dark Night Emperor, is Xiao Ming No. 3... Hmm?"

Kusano Akira, holding a branch that resembled a conductor's baton, squatted on the ground, indignantly and animatedly expressing his feelings to three ants. However, his voice was suddenly drowned out by a louder explosion. Curious, he turned around and saw Toyokawa Shoko standing there, dumbfounded.

"..."

"..."

The two of them stared at each other, one squatting and one standing, and the air became very quiet. Even the sound of the wind blowing the fallen leaves was very clear.

"Goodbye, goodbye stockings!"

Shoko Toyokawa turned her head stiffly, then ran away quickly, fleeing from this awkward situation.

Kusano Akira remained in the same squatting position. After seeing Toyokawa Shoko run away, he blinked twice with clear eyes, and then his face instantly turned red.

"Wait! Toyokawa-kun! Let me explain!"

Kusano Akira quickly got up and ran towards Toyokawa Shoko's direction.

Even though he quickly caught up with Toyokawa Shoko thanks to his height advantage, there was always a slight gap between them, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't close that gap.

Upon noticing that Toyokawa Shoko was even running faster, Kusano Akira panicked and lunged forward, grabbing Toyokawa Shoko's leg and shouting loudly with his eyes closed.

"Please, please let me explain! Toyokawa-kun: 94§'％" "Three ≠ Three 錂〉□鵡!"

"Let go of me! I didn't see anything!"

Shoko Toyokawa looked at Akira Kusano, who was clinging tightly to her leg, with a look of shock on her face, and said in a panic.

"You must have seen it! It's not what you saw!"

"Uh uh uh!"

Toyokawa Shoko looked at Kusano Akira, who was as sticky as glue, and tried to shake him off. When she found that she couldn't shake him off no matter what she did, she slapped her face hard.

Calm down, Toyokawa Shoko, think carefully about what Kusano Akira might be afraid of... I've got it!

Toyokawa Shoko came up with a way to get Kusano Akira to let go. She deliberately adopted a cold tone and a condescending attitude, speaking to Kusano Akira in a cold voice.

"Kusano-kun, don't you think your behavior is very rude? Or are you just a pervert?"

"Ah, I'm so sorry, Toyokawa-san..."

After hearing Toyokawa Shoko's words, Kusano Akira realized that his behavior was indeed very bad. He had been too nervous because his new embarrassing past had been discovered, so he hadn't paid attention to his actions.

He only developed a resistance to the nickname "Itsumade"; his resistance to other dark history was still not very high.

"Humph."

Toyokawa Shoko snorted coldly, but inwardly she was overjoyed. She planned to sprint away the moment Kusano Akira completely let go of her and run to a place where Kusano Akira couldn't keep up.

Then I'll find an opportunity to quit this job, since it's already three times unsafe here—anyway, she's also doing customer service work at the same time.

Just as Toyokawa Shoko was about to run away, a furious shout came, and the ramen shop manager, who looked a lot like his father, an old man named Ashura, walked over, his fighting spirit boiling, and he was holding two rolling pins tightly in his hands.

"Kora!!!!"

He raised his twin swords high, his crimson fighting spirit surging once more, and swung them down forcefully, facing the bewildered Kusano Akira.

"You dare to come back, kid! Take this dual-sword style!"

Seeing the ramen shop owner's furious expression, Toyokawa Shoko's face changed, and she quickly ran in front of Kusano Akira, catching the blade with her bare hands.

"and many more!"

Author's note: Finished writing.

The physical fitness test is over

good night

Volume 1: Chapter 71 (Sixty-Nine) - A Conversation in the Park (2k)

"Leave someone!"

Shoko Toyokawa quickly ran to Akira Kusano, who had just realized what was happening, and blocked the ramen shop owner's angry blow with both hands.

"Xiangzi, get out of the way! Today I'm going to teach this little rascal a lesson for what happens when he pesters a girl!"

When the ramen shop owner saw Toyokawa Shoko, he stopped using his strength and glared angrily at Kusano Akira, whose face seemed to say, "I've escaped with my life!" He said through gritted teeth.

"Boss, you've misunderstood. We're friends! We just had a disagreement!"

Toyokawa Shoko spread her arms like an eagle to protect Kusano Akira behind her, and said to the ramen shop owner with an awkward smile.

"Xiangzi, you don't need to plead for this little bastard...!"

"It's true, we really are friends. Look, we even have the same school uniform!"

Seeing that the ramen shop owner was staring intently at Kusano Akira, as if looking for an opportunity to hit him with a stick at any moment, Toyokawa Shoko helplessly pulled a part of Kusano Akira's school uniform collar out along his neck.

"Humph!"

Seeing Toyokawa Shoko so protective of Kusano Akira, the ramen shop owner snorted and glared at Kusano Akira with resentment.

"Then I'll believe you, Xiangzi. If anything happens, you must tell me!"

"sure!"

After saying that, the ramen shop owner walked back to his shop, turning back every few steps. Toyokawa Shoko breathed a sigh of relief after seeing him go inside, and looked at Kusano Akira, who was pretending to wipe the corner of his eye, with a headache.

"So, Toyokawa-kun, you've always considered me a friend!"

Kusano Akira gently wiped his dry eyes with his fingers, feigning emotion, and said to Toyokawa Shoko.

"...Tch. Search ∠search ∝ $Qu:♀≯：rake ∝※∥仨跉'≮逜"

Shoko Toyokawa frowned and looked at Akira Kusano with a look of disgust.

"Please don't misunderstand. I only said that to avoid making things worse. I would never be friends with a chuunibyou who likes to fawn over others and play with ants."

"Uh……!"

Kusano Akira was struck by Toyokawa Shoko's sharp words and involuntarily took two steps back, clutching his heart tightly.

"I don't have time to argue with you, you can stay here by yourself."

After saying that, Toyokawa Shoko quickly turned and left, not wanting Kusano Akira to see her almost broken composure. But just as she was about to leave, before she could even move her legs, Kusano Akira grabbed her hand.

"Are you deaf, Kusano-kun?"

Shoko Toyokawa sighed and turned back to glare at Akira Kusano.

"Actually, I came here specifically to talk to you, Toyokawa-kun, about something."

Kusano Akira chuckled. Toyokawa Shoko's expression just now was indeed spot on; he almost thought he was really disliked—if the ramen shop owner hadn't come out.

After the ramen shop owner came out, no matter how good Toyokawa Shoko's acting skills were, they were all useless in front of Kusano Akira.

Moreover, Toyokawa Shoko had just called him a friend, so Kusano Akira was even more unable to let go of Toyokawa Shoko's matter.