In the music series, the male protagonist writes a self-help manual for the inner world

"Ah sneeze..."

Goto Ichiri knelt on the mat, holding a guitar, wearing black headphones, looking at the computer screen in front of him, and sneezed loudly.

"Is anyone missing me?"

...Is it Xinghua?

(Don't be superstitious. Sneezing when someone mentions you is something that only happens in the anime.)

"Goto Ichiri" noticed the little thoughts in his other self's mind, so he spoke up to remind him.

(Quickly correct your fingering... This is how you play this part.)

"Goto Ichiri" continues to use his experience to help his other self improve his guitar skills.

"wait for me."

Goto Ichiri did not choose to listen to the advice of his other self, but put down his guitar and took his cell phone from the table next to him.

(What? Aren’t you practicing guitar anymore?)

Goto Ichiri unlocked the phone screen with his fingerprint, brought up Chen Xinghua's chat interface, and then quickly typed in his wish using the deft fingering he'd developed from guitar practice.

"Will you come back to have dinner with me tonight?"

Lately, around the time Ave Mujica was founded, her childhood sweetheart often came home late.

But Goto Ichiri thought that Chen Xinghua should be busy with his own things...such as the publication of the light novel he had written before.

...He definitely wasn't like the man in the book, going out to check into a hotel with another woman and doing something that could cause a death. Goto Ichiri believed that his childhood sweetheart wasn't that kind of person.

"I have some things to do, so I can't go back for the time being."

Chen Xinghua's reply quickly emerged from the lower left corner of the chat box.

"Yili, please take good care of Erli."

Still busy. Goto Ichiri felt a little lost, his body in a simple pink tracksuit trembling a few times, but soon quieted down again.

When will he stop being so busy? Goto Ichiri clasped her hands together in her heart, silently hoping that Chen Xinghua would stay at home with her like before, practicing guitar, watching movies, listening to rock music, and playing video games every day.

…instead of being out and about so busy that he doesn't have time to have dinner with her.

'Yes, I understand.'

But in the end, Goto Ichiri still typed these words.

Because she also knew that Chen Xinghua was very busy.

You can tell this from the fruits he brings back from time to time... These are not things you can afford by working a part-time job.

……

On the other side, looking at the familiar avatar on the mobile phone screen, Chen Xinghua took a deep breath.

After discussing Goto Ichiri with Chihaya Aine for a while, she offered to cook dinner to satisfy their physical needs.

Chen Xinghua lay on the table, looking a little sleepy.

It seemed like he once again chose to have his dinner out instead of staying home and eating with Yili, just like he did before going to high school.

But this time, staying outside was for Ichiri's future, not for Ave Mujica.

He shook his head, denying his previous thought.

The reason he created Ave Mujica was for Yili's future, not just to create a band that would become famous overseas.

Chen Xinghua stretched out his fingers and tapped the table with his knuckles. He felt that after Ave Mujica fully implemented his goal, he could probably return to his previous pace of life.

Chen Xinghua suddenly straightened up and glanced at the pink-haired girl who was busy in the kitchen. For a moment, he was reminded of the hair color of his childhood sweetheart.

wrong……

He squinted his eyes, then opened them again.

The sense of association disappeared from his mind.

Ain is Ain, and one mile is one mile.

There is a big difference between the two.

He lowered his head, and thought back to what Chihaya Aine had just said.

In her dream, Goto Ichiri became a standard band rocker.

"Smoking, drinking, and beating people."

"How could it be possible...how could it become like this?"

Chen Xinghua seemed absent-minded because his mind was neither here nor on the dinner he was about to have, but on Goto Ichiri.

The message that suddenly popped up on the phone attracted 10% of Chen Xinghua's attention.

"It's Xiangzi."

Just by taking a glance at the blue octopus avatar, Chen Xinghua knew who the sender was.

"Ask me if I've arrived home?"

Chen Xinghua unlocked the phone screen, clicked on the chat software, and looked at the message sent by Toyokawa Shoko.

"There are a lot of nymphomaniacs hanging out out there, so it's best to get home quickly?"

"Don't worry, Xiangzi, this kind of thing will definitely not happen to me."

Chen Xinghua muttered to himself while typing comforting words into the chat box.

He felt that he would definitely not be ambushed by a nymphomaniac and knocked unconscious, and then dragged into the basement and raped.

after all……

Chen Xinghua lowered his head and looked at the goodies in his pocket.

He has prepared some magical tools to escape when facing a nymphomaniac.

Of course, he also knew that he couldn't say this to Xiangzi confidently.

Because he still has some emotional intelligence.

"Already home."

……

"Already home."

Shoko Toyokawa looked at the message on her phone and rolled around on the tatami in anxiety.

The expensive clothes that were originally bought for business occasions were wrinkled into a ball due to Shoko Toyokawa's very unsophisticated behavior. It seemed that it would take a lot of effort to sort them out.

"Didn't you get to Chihaya Aine's house?"

Toyokawa Shoko stared at her phone and asked herself.

Yes or no?

Toyokawa Shoko frowned because of this very serious question. She suddenly felt that Chihaya Aine would definitely try to lure Chen Xinghua to her home and do some unspeakable things.

"Chihaya Aine, the guitarist in Tomo's current band..."

When Fengchuan thought of the lamp, she thought of CRYCHIC. When she thought of CRYCHIC, her heart ached again.

And the members of that band are all familiar faces... Deng, Li Xi, and Su Shi.

Without Mu and her, 'CRYCHIC' would not be complete.

"And there are those thieving cats who covet his body."

Toyokawa Shoko is convinced that Chihaya Aine wants to take Chen Xinghua away.

She stood up from the tatami.

"But it doesn't matter."

...Because Chihaya Aine's name is not Takamatsu Tomo. Toyokawa Shoko thought so.

Toyokawa Shoko is not the type of person who gives up because of a temporary setback. Otherwise, she would have bowed her head and apologized to her mother when she was kicked out of the house and moved into a cheap rental house.

"Chihaya Aine, I won't let you succeed."

249

Chapter 249 So can you stay at my house tonight?

The voice of a well-trained announcer came from the TV, reporting on crime news that had occurred in recent weeks.

"Ah...it's already eleven o'clock."

Chihaya Aine sat on the sofa, turned her ankles, and adjusted herself into a more comfortable duck-sitting position.

"It's so late... Has the last bus already passed?"

Chihaya Aine said casually.

As soon as he heard the time when Chihaya Aine broke out, Chen Xinghua sat up straight, turned his body towards the door, and prepared to stand up from the sofa.

"Aine, I'm going back first."

It’s best to go home and sleep at night.

Chihaya Aine hurriedly stretched out her hand and placed it on the shoulder of Chen Xinghua who was about to leave, and met his somewhat puzzled expression.

"It seems like there have been a lot of vicious incidents targeting men around here recently."

As if to verify Chihaya Aine's statement, the well-trained announcer happened to say.

"Due to the recent surge in rape incidents targeting men, the TV station recommends that men avoid going out alone late at night."

"According to statistics, approximately 78 percent of rapes against men occur at night in places where few people are present."

In fact, this is not a coincidence, because Chihaya Aine has been listening to this kind of news frequently recently, so she naturally knows which TV station is more likely to broadcast this kind of news.

And she also knows that the atmosphere will affect a person's subconscious mind and thus affect his decision-making.

"So can you stay at my house tonight?"

As she spoke, she gently sniffed the scent emanating from Chen Xinghua.

It was a unique smell mixed with the smell of sweat. Chihaya Aine's brain recognized this smell.

"I'm worried that if you go out at night, you might be..."

Chihaya Aine didn't continue speaking, but anyone with normal intelligence could guess what she meant by the words she didn't say.

"At this time, has the last bus already left?"

Chihaya Aine tilted her head and added.

At this point, Chihaya Aine pretended to hesitate for a moment, then stamped her feet lightly and said with great difficulty: "I remember there are some extra beddings in the utility room..."

Chen Xinghua stopped, turned around and looked at Chihaya Aine.

Do we want to stay here like Aine said? Or should we go home and sleep? Although there might not be trains at this time, there are still taxis.

Taking a quick glance at the TV station that was broadcasting the Rape News, Chen Xinghua decided that it would be better for him not to go out alone at this time, because he was not the hero in the book who had been raped by all kinds of crazy women.

It would be bad if some nymphomaniacs emerged from a dark corner and formed a group to launch a surprise attack on him.

After all, if a man goes out alone at night, isn't this like being attacked by nymphomaniacs in the other world?

If I really go home alone like this, I'm afraid I'll be attacked by a nymphomaniac.

"Then I'll leave it to you... yawn."

Chen Xinghua yawned tiredly, thinking that he would have to tell Yili that he would be staying the night outside.

But she might have fallen asleep at this point... If I had known, I shouldn't have talked to Aine for so long about Ichiri in the "dream".

There was still some regret in Chen Xinghua's heart, but it was fleeting.

Since it's a matter between the two of us, it's reasonable to deal with it no matter how much trouble it causes.

"A little sleepy."

After making up his mind for a few moments, Chen Xinghua immediately half-closed his eyes and felt his body beginning to feel uncomfortable.

He knew that he couldn't change into clean clothes without the smell of sweat at Chihaya Aine's house now, and at best he could only take a shower.