Mygo, are you all yanderes?

Since she couldn't persuade Kusano Akira, who wouldn't shed tears until he reached the mountain, then she would let him persuade himself.

Toyokawa Shoko believed that the future Kusano Akira, who had suffered so much, would not be as stubborn as he was now, still insisting on playing the "friendship game." She believed that he would run away on his own initiative without her prompting.

So she has changed her strategy and will try to make the future Kusano Akira wake up before everyone else, and then help him escape from the sidelines—with the Toyokawa family's power, no one can find Kusano Akira if she wants to.

What should we do about Wakaba Mutsu—mortis, who has now confirmed his return?

Indeed, she is a great threat, especially since the other party seems to have more memories than I do, which means that she has information that I don't know about, and that might be useful.

Perhaps it was a blessing from heaven that, although she had more memories, she did not have a body of her own and could only live in the body of a doll, which posed no threat in the short term. Although it had said that it could control the body at any time as long as it was by Ruoye Mu's side, it did not go back during the conversation last night, which could only mean that it did not have the idea of ​​controlling the body for the time being.

The reason is easy to guess. Although Mortis was very crazy in her memory, she actually longed for a 'good ending'. Unless there was really no hope of achieving a good ending, she would not go to extremes.

The reason it kept its doll-like body was probably so that it could stay openly by Kusano Akira's side.

While it is still necessary to be vigilant, it certainly won't cause any trouble for Toyokawa Shoko at present.

6 But there was still something that gave her a headache, which was that she had no idea how to wake someone up, so she didn't know how to wake Kusano Akira up ahead of time.

Sulfur could only deduce from her awakening—she had dreamt about the past that night because she saw Kusano Akira, so it seemed that her awakening was related to the stimulation.

So she planned to take Kusano Akira back to the places they had been together in their memories, hoping to awaken his memories.

The piano at Si School was the first place.

Volume 1: Chapter 96 (2k)

"I don't find it familiar at all."

Kusano Akira glanced around the room, surveying every corner before finally fixing his gaze on the piano and shaking his head at Toyokawa Shoko.

"This is my first time here."

"Yeah……"

Toyokawa Shoko felt somewhat disappointed. Since even this place couldn't make the other party feel any sense of familiarity, then the school was essentially useless.

However, she wasn't in a hurry. She had specifically asked Nagasaki Motoyo to come with her after school so that she could use her free time after school to visit places that might remind Kusano Akira of her memories.

Even if the school is no longer useful, Mujica doesn't plan to rebuild it. Many places and people where memories were born cannot be used, but she still has many places left where she can take him to reminisce.

If her plan works in one place, then it's worth trying.

However, it would be a shame to just abandon the school, so Toyokawa Shoko decided to give it another try.

She sat gently on the stool, her fingers gliding nimbly across the keys. Beautiful notes filled the air with each strike, like delicate silk brushing against her ears.

Toyokawa Shoko closed her eyes and focused all her energy on the performance, playing the music solely based on her memory, instinct, and skill.

Sunlight filtered through her fingers, a gentle breeze ruffled her sky-blue hair, and the girl maintained an elegant posture. Though her brows were still furrowed, a serene and contented smile played on her lips, as if she were completely immersed in the world of music. (Nine)

Kusano Akira stood to the side, watching the girl bathed in warm light, beautiful as a painting, and held his breath, as if his own breath would break the tranquility. (Kou)

Shoko Toyokawa chose to play a short part, but stopped playing after three minutes. Only after the last note had completely dissipated into the air did she slowly open her eyes and look at Akira Kusano beside her.

"To Adeline, Toyokawa-kun is really amazing."

Seeing that the atmosphere had returned to normal, Kusano Akira clapped his hands lightly, breaking the silence in the air.

This piece isn't particularly difficult; anyone who has formally studied piano can play it. However, being able to play it and being able to play it well are two completely different things.

Toyokawa Shoko infused her playing with a great deal of personal emotion, and just listening to it, one could feel a sorrow that was almost like a lament. This was something that Kusano Akira, who could only play formulaic pieces, could not even imagine.

"Still no recollection at all?"

Shoko Toyokawa didn't respond to his praise, but instead asked again. 5

"I'm sorry, still no... wait."

Kusano Akira suddenly felt that Toyokawa Shoko's repeated questioning reminded him of someone, so he cautiously asked her.

"Toyokawa-kun, if I may ask, did we meet when we were little and were close friends?"

"No...why are you suddenly asking this?"

"Nothing, nothing."

Kusano Akira chuckled and relaxed a little. He had thought that Toyokawa Shoko, like Takamatsu Akari, was a childhood friend who had come to visit him.

He already had enough of a headache with just Takamatsu Takamori, and he couldn't handle another one like Toyokawa Shoko, whose behavior was even more difficult to understand and whose actions seemed to be more proactive.

"But, can't we really talk about this a little more, Toyokawa-kun? My band's performance starts next Wednesday, and time is a bit tight. I can't waste my practice time after school. Could you please let me go with you after school...?"

He planned to discuss it with Toyokawa Shoko again, because yesterday's practice was canceled at the last minute due to his situation. If he didn't go tonight, he would become the kind of person who would hold everyone back.

No matter how valid and reasonable the reasons are, it is still irresponsible to everyone in the band—especially Shiina Tatsuki, who values ​​the band's activities so much that she doesn't even care about her health. I can't let her down.

"You want me to release the JIao stream group: Wu Qilu—3♂(◆Four+—2 after school, don't take up too much of your time?)"

"It's not as serious as saying it caused such a delay..."

"I can promise you."

Shoko Toyokawa thought about it and agreed.

"Huh? Is it really possible?"

Kusano Akira was somewhat surprised.

"Of course you can—but there are conditions."

Toyokawa Shoko nodded slightly and stated her request.

“I can leave your practice time free after school today, but your time this Saturday morning will be mine.”

The places she wanted to take Kusano Akira to were quite numerous, but even excluding the school and Mujica, the time after school seemed insufficient. Even a quick glance wouldn't be enough to see them all in such a short time.

Not to mention that a certain amount of time had to be allocated for Kusano Akira to review each place.

Now that Kusano Akira has brought it up, she might as well take this opportunity to change to a time that would be better for both of them.

Moreover, she said she would quit her job at the ramen shop, but in the end she didn't. On top of that, she also had a customer service job, so she already had less free time after school than a normal student.

Although returning to the Toyokawa family wouldn't be a big deal, she's still relatively young and doesn't have much say. Going back would subject her to many restrictions, which would hinder her actions.

Unless things reach a point of no return, she will not use the power of the Toyokawa family.

"That's okay too."

Anyway, he had plenty of time. Apart from spending half a day on Sundays at the study group, he spent the rest of his time rotting away on his own. Giving half a day to Toyokawa Shoko wasn't a big deal, so Kusano Akira readily agreed.

"By the way, Toyokawa-kun, you didn't specifically come to me because you're planning to use force to make me sever ties with everyone, did you?"

"Maybe I'm the one who likes you and want to confess to you?"

"..."

Seeing that Kusano Akira's expression suddenly changed, Toyokawa Shoko asked curiously.

"what happened to you?"

"...Toyokawa-kun, this kind of joke isn't funny. Please don't make it again."

Hearing those words, he almost had a heart attack.

"..."

Seeing his strange behavior, Toyokawa Shoko frowned slightly, a sense of unease rising in her heart.

The other person shouldn't have reacted like this to her joke. Logically, they should have laughed and said, "Haha, how could anyone possibly like me?"

Did someone confess their feelings to him without his knowledge, or has he actually begun to gradually regain his memories?

Hopefully it's the second one.

Volume 1: Chapter 97, Chapter 95, Chapter 98. A Little Girl's Opening (2k) <‖♀5ˉ@

"So... Dengdeng, do you like Xiaoming?"

After taking Takamatsu back to the classroom and comforting her for a while, seeing that her emotions had finally calmed down, Chihaya Aine leaned close to her ear and whispered a question.

She was really too concerned about what Kusano Akira had told her before, that "the light might like me."

Whether for the sake of the stability of the three-person friendship or for some of her own reasons, Chihaya Aine did not actually want Takamatsu Akira to fall in love with Kusano Akira. Therefore, ever since she separated from Kusano Akira, she had been looking for an opportunity to find out Takamatsu Akira's attitude from him.

If the other person says they don't like it, that's fine. But if they say they do like it, then Chihaya Aine will probably be troubled.

"Yes, I like it."

Gao Songdeng nodded seriously and firmly expressed his feelings.

"..."

Oops.

"Why would you like him? You two only met in high school, right? And you only started talking after you formed a band..."

Although somewhat discouraged by Takamatsu Akari's earnest answer, Chihaya Aine rallied her spirits.

Chihaya Aine doesn't think she can be genuinely happy that her two friends are together—in fact, she might be incredibly sad if she were told one day that they were actually dating.

So doing this might seem a bit like a bad girl, but if Takamatsu Akari's feelings for Kusano Akira aren't deep, she wants to try to extinguish the flame of love.

And wouldn't Kusano Akira agree to her doing this if he knew?

"Not."

Gao Songdeng shook his head.

“Ming and I have known each other since we were children.”

"...Dengdeng, say it again, I think I just had tinnitus."

Chihaya Aine felt like she had misheard, so she rubbed her ears and asked Takamatsu Akari to repeat it.

“Ming and I have known each other since we were children.”

Takamatsu Akari repeated it again, and this time, to prevent Chihaya Aine from not being able to hear it clearly again, she wrote it down on a piece of paper and placed it on Chihaya Aine's desk.

"...You've known each other since childhood? Why has Xiaoming never mentioned it?"

Chihaya Aine felt that something was wrong. Why had Kusano Akira never told her about this? And his attitude towards Takamatsu Akira was completely different from when they had known each other before. He had even told her when they first formed the band that he couldn't talk to Takamatsu Akira at all.

"Because Ming forgot."

"forget?"

"Yes, Ming..."

At this point, Gao Songdeng quickly covered his mouth.

That was close! She almost revealed Kusano Akira's family affairs. Even if she didn't understand 'humans' at all, she knew very well that it was extremely rude to casually tell others about their family matters.

Especially since this isn't exactly a happy thing, bringing it up would only worsen the atmosphere.

"Ming... he suffered from amnesia once, so he forgot me."

She downplayed the issue, only mentioning Lu's amnesia, without revealing anything about the situation of Kusano Akira's family.

"Have you ever had amnesia once...? Then, Dengdeng, was it because of this that you became so enthusiastic about forming a band when you saw Xiaoming before?"

Chihaya Aine seems to understand why Kusano Akira and Takamatsu Akari treated each other so differently when they first formed the band.

"Ah."

"...This guy really is...he's got the whole light novel protagonist starting point like this..."

A childhood friend suddenly appears out of nowhere: the student council president from middle school, the rich young lady who lives upstairs, the elegant beauty from the next class... Chihaya Aine thinks that Kusano Akira's character template is a bit too anime-like.

"What did you say, Xiao Ai?"

"Ah, it's nothing, it's nothing~"

Realizing that Takamatsu Akari had noticed her rambling, Chihaya Aine quickly brushed it off with an embarrassed laugh.

"So... Dengdeng, do you want to marry him in the future?"

When the topic of marriage came up, Chihaya Aine became a little shy, twirling her index fingers together and secretly watching Takamatsu Akari's reaction.

Say you don't want to say you don't want to say you don't want to...

"Yes."

Gao Songdeng readily agreed.

"..."

Her mood soured instantly because of those words. Chihaya Aine lowered her head and bit down hard on the soft flesh inside her mouth with her canine teeth.