Mygo, are you all yanderes?

"Oh, really? But I don't want to hear it."

Toyokawa Shoko spoke coldly to Kusano Akira, her gaze involuntarily drifting to where Kusano Akira was holding her hand, her face flushed an unnatural red.

"Toyokawa-kun, I won't let go unless you listen to me."

Kusano Akira chuckled, saying he was betting that Toyokawa Shoko wouldn't call the ramen shop owner out. If Toyokawa Shoko really didn't, then it would prove that his earlier guess about her was entirely correct.

"...Hmph." Ling

Toyokawa Shoko tried to pull her hand away from Kusano Akira's, but whether it was because Kusano Akira was holding it too tightly or she herself was unwilling to let go, she couldn't free her hand no matter how many times she tried. She could only snort coldly, raise her chin, and point towards the park to Kusano Akira. (Sad)

"Does this mean you agree, Toyokawa-kun?"

"...Don't take up too much of my time, I have other things to do."

"Don't worry, don't worry."

Kusano Akira loosened Toyokawa Shoko's hand slightly, slid it upwards, and then grabbed her arm instead, since holding her hand all the time was a bit too ambiguous.

"..."

Feeling the warmth in her palm disappear, Toyokawa Shoko clenched her fists twice, a somewhat disappointed expression on her face. But then she noticed her lapse in composure and quickly regained her previous indifferent demeanor.

After leading Toyokawa Shoko to the park, Kusano Akira did not go in directly. Instead, he looked down at the ground and smiled with relief when he saw where he had been squatting. Then he pulled Toyokawa Shoko inside.

"Toyokawa-kun, please be careful in this place."

"..."

Toyokawa Shoko looked at the spot Kusano Akira was pointing to, and pursed her lips helplessly. The ants on it were the ones that Kusano Akira had been 'playing' with when he was having his chuunibyou phase.

"Just here."

Seeing that Kusano Akira intended to lead her to the swing, Toyokawa Shoko stopped and said to Kusano Akira.

"This place... is fine too."

Kusano Akira didn't insist that Toyokawa Shoko stop here. After all, he had brought Toyokawa Shoko here specifically to prevent a ramen shop uncle or a sushi shop uncle from suddenly appearing and giving him a good beating.

Moreover, he had some confidence in his secret base, so he would be more assured when facing Toyokawa Shichiko.

"What exactly are you trying to say? I'm very busy."

"Um……"

Kusano Akira paused, glanced at the sky, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then opened them again. His gaze met Toyokawa Shoko's golden pupils, and he asked with a smile.

"Toyokawa-kun, why did you deliberately let Mutsumi say those things during the day?"

"you are right?"

"So, why did you force Mu to say that you're severing ties with me?"

"...Why can't it be that Mu really hates you?"

"There's absolutely no chance of that."

Kusano Akira smiled and waved his hand, confidently hugging his own arm.

"Mu would never hate me—at least not now."

"Then there's only one obvious reason, Kusano Akira: I hate you."

Toyokawa Shoko brushed her ponytail with her long, slender hand, honed from piano practice, raised her haughty head, and squinted at Kusano Akira.

However, because of her short stature, she not only didn't intimidate Kusano Akira, but actually looked quite cute.

"That can't be right, Toyokawa-kun?"

Nakakusano Akira stepped forward two steps and used his height advantage to block Toyokawa Shoko's body.

"I know very well what kind of expression and demeanor someone will show when they hate me."

Q: "You don't have that feeling."

Author's note: My afternoon nap ruined my touch.

I've managed to write one chapter.

Volume 1: Chapter 72. You are my friend (2k)

Nine. "...Heh, that's just your imagination, Kusano Akira."

Shoko Toyokawa said calmly, slightly tightening her grip on her arm with her right hand.

8. "What kind of dream did you have to imagine that I didn't hate you?"

Second, "No need to dream, just look at the two things you did today."

Kusano Akira held up two fingers and said confidently to Toyokawa Shoko.

"Firstly, you were concerned about my hand after school; secondly, you just shielded me from the shopkeeper. If you really dislike me, why did you go through all that trouble?"

"Maybe these two things don't prove you like me, but they do prove you definitely don't hate me."

"...that's just because I'm kind and can't stand seeing others get beaten up in front of me."

Wu: "Okay, okay, maybe that's true..."

Seeing Toyokawa Shoko's obvious stubbornness, Kusano Akira smiled and continued.

"Then let's assume you hate me—if that's the case, then you shouldn't have been able to be pulled here by me in the first place. I didn't use much force when I held your hand just now. Is that also due to your kindness?"

"...Tsk."

"Kusano-kun, you're now in a band with everyone at Crychic."

Finding herself unable to refute Kusano Akira, Toyokawa Shoko looked away unhappily and changed the subject.

"That's right, I told you before, didn't I?"

Kusano Akira's mood became increasingly relaxed, and Toyokawa Shoko's behavior was more and more in line with his guess. He was no longer nervous at all, even before he met Toyokawa Shoko.

"Nagasaki Motoyo, Shiina Tatsuki, Chihaya Aine, Takamatsu Akari, Kaname Rana..."

Toyokawa Shoko read out the names of the band members one by one.

"And Wakaba Mutsumi."

"With so many girls around you, it's hard for me not to think you're the kind of scumbag. That's why I want you to stay away from me, and preferably stay away from me too."

"Ah... Toyokawa-kun, how did you know Rakuna's name?"

Kusano Akira did not answer Toyokawa Shoko's question, but instead seized on a loophole in her words.

Jiu: "I don't remember telling you the band members' names...? Aine is fine, since we go to the same school, but Rakuna..."

"..."

Toyokawa Shoko felt as if she had messed things up again.

She never imagined that not only could she not find a logical point to refute Kusano Akira, but he could also easily find loopholes in her words.

4. Maybe she really is bad at talking, but she doesn't remember Kusano Akira being such a sharp-tongued person. In the past, she always had the upper hand in arguments.

"Could it be that you, Toyokawa-kun, are actually still paying attention to everyone?"

Sankusano Akira clenched his right fist, pounded his left palm, and said as if suddenly realizing something.

"..."

5. "As expected, Toyokawa-kun, you really care about everyone in Crychic."

"..."

Shoko Toyokawa felt that if she stayed any longer, something she didn't want to see would happen, so without even warning herself, she turned around and ran away, but was quickly grabbed by the arm by Akira Kusano, who was watching her closely.

"Wait a minute, Toyokawa-kun, your question hasn't been answered yet."

When Kusano Akira saw Toyokawa Shoko trying to run away, he grabbed her arm.

"Didn't I already answer that? I was warning you that you're a jerk. Let go of me now, and stay away from me from now on!"

"Stop lying, that's not your reason."

Kusano Akira pulled Toyokawa Shoko back with a forceful pull, turning her head to the side, refusing to look at him.

"It's not like no one has ever treated me like a jerk before, but that person was completely different from how you treated me."

"hateful……!"

"Why are you so annoying? Are you some kind of sticky candy?! We have absolutely no relationship! Why are you always bothering me?!"

"Who told you to tell me not to contact you again after we make peace?"

"You really are...!"

Upon hearing Kusano Akira's words, Toyokawa Shoko nearly ground her teeth to powder.

Kusano Akira thought she was saying these things for someone else's sake, but now she's saying them as if it were perfectly natural. He really doesn't understand her good intentions at all!

“Then you… 玖≡★坽←参$]伍塶仲�U:…!”

In her haste, Toyokawa Shoko almost blurted out that she wouldn't stop Kusano Akira and Wakaba Mutsu from dating, but when she thought of the green doll she had seen during the day, she bit her tongue hard and swallowed her words. Seeing that Kusano Akira had no intention of letting her off the hook, she simply shut her mouth tightly and just stared at him with wide eyes.

"..."

"And that's not all, you just said we're friends."

"..."

When Toyokawa Shoko heard Kusano Akira's later addition, she was so angry she almost fainted.

The meticulously planned research not only failed to materialize but also had a negative effect, all because she couldn't control her mouth.

"...I'll answer any question you ask, but please let me go after you're done."

Toyokawa Shoko made a decision: if she was caught tonight, she would give up on escaping and call the ramen shop owner as soon as she got home to quit her job.

If he's short of money, he'll punch his bastard father a few times and kick him out to work. Toyokawa Shoko doesn't believe that she, with her memories intact, can't even control her father.

"No, don't say that. Did I do something that upset you so much? It makes me sound like a bad person who forced you to do something, even though there was definitely an element of coercion involved..."

Seeing Toyokawa Shoko's barely breathing condition, Kusano Akira made a helpless comment.

"Then let me go."

7. "Wait, I've finished asking..."

Si sighed...

"Ahem, then I'll ask."

Kusano Akira put his hand in front of his mouth, coughed twice, and then asked solemnly.

"Are you feeling alright?"

"...?"

7. "Is that all you're asking?"

Toyokawa Shoko paused for a moment, hesitated for a few seconds, and then cautiously asked.

Lin was prepared to be tortured, but she didn't expect Kusano Akira to ask this question.

"Ah, yes."

Akira Kusano replied.

"I originally wanted to ask you other questions, such as why you were so capricious today, whether it was because you disliked me or something else—but judging from your behavior just now, that's obviously impossible."

"And I'm even more convinced of one thing now: Mu's claim that you're very gentle is definitely not unfounded. So I was wondering if there was something wrong with your health, since you looked so uncomfortable this morning."

"Although I can't be of much help, I think even just showing some concern would make you happier, right?"

"We are friends after all."

Author's Note: I originally wanted to write more today, but I've been busy since finishing that chapter and haven't had time, so there will only be two updates today.

Let's make up for the lost time during the holiday.

good night

Volume 1: Chapter 73. The Virtuous Doll Number One! (2k)

"Because we are friends."

Because we are friends.