Mygo, the band legend of Tokyo handsome guy

Overall, it looks much better than before.

Yamada Ryo was stunned for a moment. She suddenly felt that she was strange. Before, she only knew that she was strange compared to others, but now, she felt that she had become strange too.

It was a rare occasion, our first meeting after leaving the internet cafe, and this was the first thing that came to mind.

Before I met Mingze Feng, I could have easily listened to music by myself, stayed in the basement playing bass, and gone to record stores to listen to niche music...

There's no problem for one person to go in and out of a hot pot restaurant or movie theater.

Why is it that I've become so weak?

Because of Eliza Shimizu's casual instigation, he stepped out of the fortress he had just built.

Or is it because of the two weeks we spent together...?

Has she become soft-hearted again?

From that moment on, I knew I would never see them again.

.......

That was right after the New Year.

Her computer skills have improved these past few days, since she's had so much free time that she spends all day surfing the internet.

Ryo Yamada huddled in the corner of the internet cafe's private room, the monitor emitting a bright blue light and displaying the error code 0x000000BE. This was a common occurrence—the Windows system had crashed.

She just stared blankly at the blue screen, without turning it off.

Under the light, Yamada Ryo could even see his own face reflected in the image.

Even if the system crashes, it can still be restarted and reinstalled.

But... what about life?

Ryo Yamada has tried to reboot his instrument, perhaps with bass, guitar, or maybe games and books?

A computer with a faulty program is like an engine without fuel; it won't run unless a miracle happens.

Ever since she had a fight with her parents, she didn't want to go back home. She went to another place she thought was her home, where new people were also living.

He can't really be considered a newcomer, after all, Ryo himself and Toyokawa Shoko are quite familiar with each other.

We weren't actually that close.

Or perhaps you could call her a vicious old woman? It wasn't until the card was handed to him that Yamada Ryo realized how annoying money was.

When I went back the next day, I could still hear it while squatting outside the door...

That woman's unrestrained, joyful shouts.

Bi who can share hardship but not prosperity...

Oh, no, that's not right. Even in times of hardship, Toyokawa Shoko only thought of herself.

Then, thinking about how rich she actually was, Yamada Ryo felt that she might not even have the chance to elope with a man.

I don't want to go home. I hate going abroad. Even staying in Tokyo is so boring.

Boring, boring, boring, boring, boring.

Life is so boring.

From that point on, Liang lost interest.

It's simply that I've lost interest.

Playing the bass is boring, staying at home is boring, and even squatting outside the door to eavesdrop doesn't bring me any joy.

Yamada Ryo wandered around for a while and eventually found a decent internet cafe.

Aside from the occasional system crash, the environment here is quite nice. It comes with a bed, and the nearest public bathhouse isn't far away.

It's great, isn't it...?

It's pretty good...

But why,

It feels so cold.

Life becomes meaningless because of loneliness.

Yamada Ryo had always thought this was a lie, but now she understood it a little better.

It's just that before, with my bass and music, I wasn't lonely. This time, having abandoned everything and betrayed myself, leaving the bass and all the past behind, I have no heart to think about how lonely I am.

This loneliness is not emptiness, but a secret remedy for spiritual torment. Yamada Ryo learned to smoke and drink. In truth, he didn't need to learn these things; he had simply seen pigs run before, and so, when sorrow reached its peak, these things naturally came to him.

Time always flies when you're feeling down, or maybe it's because you've been in a drunken stupor for so long that Yamada Ryo has forgotten what day of the week it is.

I was just going out for a walk...

But then I saw that familiar figure running from one end to the other, then back again, and plopping down on the steps, panting heavily.

Seriously... you idiot.

Should we bring him in for a seat?

Yamada Ryo was startled by his own thoughts. What was their relationship? Weren't they strangers?

But when they came to their senses, the two of them were already sitting together in the private room.

Did you just get hugged?

Oh well... as long as I don't try to take advantage of him, I'll just let him be. Anyway, he'll disappear in a few days.

What Yamada Ryo didn't expect was that such a casual thing would last so long, so long that she couldn't help herself and secretly took advantage of the situation.

The gray and white house turned colorful again, and even the sounds from the door hidden in the shadows became pleasant.

The cigarettes on the table weren't always taken away; they were sometimes replaced. Sometimes, Mingze Feng would bring over a pack of good cigarettes, and sometimes it would be fine wine and food.

I've always thought everything I eat tastes delicious.

For the past month, nothing has tasted good.

Now I have an appetite again.

He even stopped smoking and drank less alcohol.

What is this... withdrawal symptoms from love?

This peaceful yet absurd life has continued for so long.

It went on for so long that the computer system stopped crashing.

So long that everything around me seemed so unreal.

"It's cold, isn't it?"

A blonde, anonymous woman was trying to get close to him; she seemed to have a good relationship with Kaede. But Yamada Ryo knew what Narusawa Kaede's attitude was towards the girl he was trying to get close to—he was both gentle and firm, taking her hand and putting his arm around her waist, testing the waters little by little.

Mingze Feng treats the girl he likes the same way he used to treat her.

That's clearly not how they treat the other party.

And I am not like that now either.

Is it that they no longer like it, or that they've lost interest?

Or is it still because of that incident from back then...?

"what......"

Yamada Ryo sighed softly, his heart pounding.

That's why she didn't want to talk.

So when Eliza Shimizu invited her over, Ryo Yamada refused without hesitation.

The energetic and enthusiastic blonde girl, with a smile, casually said, "In that case, next time I'll lead everyone to refuse Kaede's invitation to come here, okay?"

Yamada Ryo's hand, which was holding the mouse, stopped. He looked at the smiling blond man next to him in disbelief.

Those women aren't good people either.

Isn't the encouragement in the story's ending always imbued with bonds and justice...?

A strange restlessness stirred within Yamada Ryo. Her lips moved slightly, but she said nothing.

The way they looked at Eliza Shimizu was hostile.

Ryo Yamada once had a similar story, with the warmth of the ending, a sense of belonging, and the bonds between them, but now all of that seems so distant.

Naruzawa Kaede had always just been by her side, to the point that Yamada Ryo couldn't tell whether that feeling was still there, or if all that remained was... that inexplicable sense of responsibility.

Yamada Ryo leaned back in her chair, looked up, and the ceiling light shone on her face. When she closed her eyes, the lingering light cast a very familiar silhouette.

Memories of the past churned in my mind.

Liang lowered her head, closed her eyes, and seemed to hear her own heartbeat and countless unspoken words.

Eliza Shimizu's smile remained radiant.

It was as if nothing had been said.

"I'm a few years older than you. As for love and romance, I've only recently decided to try it out, so I don't really know much about it."

As Eliza Shimizu spoke, she chuckled softly. There seemed to be no hostility in her eyes. Her voice was also very gentle.

But Yamada Ryo felt extremely uncomfortable with the gaming chair under his buttocks.

Eliza Shimizu: "I can roughly sense it. There's someone Kaede cares about a lot standing between us. It's definitely not Kikuri, Kaede isn't that devoted, is he? Well, I found you. Kaede cares about you so much, you can definitely handle it."

The person I care about... that blue-haired guy.

Having been tricked and ripped off before, Yamada Ryo won't be foolish enough to fall for it again this time.

Yamada Ryo: "Let me go first, then copy the path after you succeed?"

"People really can't just stay in the same place forever, can they?"

Yamada Ryo looked up. "I've been waiting here. Kaede came to find me."

Shimizu Eliza never imagined that this canary, hidden in the internet cafe by Naruzawa Kaede, would actually be intelligent.

Helping to save a troubled girl is really quite difficult.

Eliza Shimizu: "How could that be? I just feel that I'm not good enough yet, and I want to learn more."

Yamada Ryo wouldn't fall for that easily. The last person to try and hook her like that was Toyokawa Shoko, who later wouldn't even let her into Narusawa Kaede's house.

Eliza Shimizu: "Well, it doesn't really matter whether you come or not. But I have to tell you, SickHack's tour is in the works. Once Kaede gets the money~ hehe, when Kaede gets busy, he won't remember Cinderella hiding here."

Yamada Ryo pursed his lips: "If he's really that busy, it's not surprising that he doesn't remember me."

Eliza Shimizu's smile froze for a moment.

Feng, you really did it?

It's okay, we can still salvage the situation.

"You still don't understand, Yamada Ryo. If you want something, you have to go out and get it."

"Get on the bus if you're willing."

"It's okay if you don't want to. I'll find another halfway around the world for the next performance. You just wait here!"

Chapter Thirty: Since we're already here, let's get together tonight!

That night, inside the cabin located in Naruzawa Kaede's house.

Yamada Ryo gritted his teeth.

It's all my fault for believing these people's lies! "Tonight together" is just another excuse to try and get in without actually going in!

Yamada Ryo gritted her teeth and held her breath, her body trembling but she dared not move, afraid that the two people on the bed behind her would realize that she had woken up.

But the waves of suppressed sounds in my ears were really annoying.

It's all Eliza Shimizu's fault! It's all her fault!

Otherwise, how could things have turned out this way...?

So, why did things turn out this way?