As a former member of C-group, I want to destroy mygo!

Even if he could call again now, Xiangzi definitely wouldn't answer.

If Su Shi were to do something like that, he would at least cut ties with that girl for a week, and not speak to her or make eye contact for three days.

But Mu's words were indeed best left unsaid. He was willing to suffer a little himself, but he couldn't bear to see Mu shed tears.

Kamiya Yu forced a wry smile to calm his heart, which was filled with regret and remorse. He took two steps over, raised his hand to stroke Mutsumi's delicate, doll-like face, and softly promised in a gentle tone:

"You misspoke, but... do you remember what I told you before?"

“As long as what you say won’t hurt Xiangzi or affect my feelings and relationship with him, then even if what you say is wrong, I won’t hold a grudge against you.”

"Because we're meant to be together for life, didn't I tell you? Have you forgotten, Mu?"

Ruoye Mu shook her head vigorously and murmured, "I've always remembered."

"Now that you remember, what should you do?"

"..." Faced with Yu's question, Ruoye Mu's usually expressionless face was tinged with a slight blush, but she was finally no longer at a loss.

The next second, she opened her arms and wrapped them around You's waist, pressing her body against him in a hug.

Kamiya Yu, like a drunkard who had just received vodka, wore a slightly tipsy and happy expression. He kept stroking Mutsumi's long, light green hair and inhaling deeply.

It doesn't taste like Xiangzi.

But that's just a superficial illusion.

Before joining C-group, the only people she had long-term contact with, besides her parents, were Xiangzi, who was like an older sister to her and took care of her in everything.

Even though Mu's scent is completely different from Xiangzi's, she herself has long embodied the spirit of Xiangzi.

Holding any girl other than Xiangzi is absolutely inappropriate behavior.

But he couldn't stand it.

He made a promise when he was in Group C, but he almost never kept it. That was because Xiangzi was right beside him at the time, and he didn't need any meal replacements.

But that's not possible now.

Although it hasn't even been a week since he hugged Xiong Xiangdu, he's still such a greedy person.

They are unwilling to let go once they can possess it.

Moreover, it's too late to reflect now; he's already done it several times in the past six months.

"...You can't tell Xiangzi about this, understand?"

"Gently blowing air into Mutsu's ear," Kamiya Yu said in a soft, threatening voice.

“…Hmm.” Wakaba Mutsumi, who almost never lies, gave an answer that went against his honesty.

Her naturally bright golden eyes shone brightly at this moment, revealing an emotion that no one had noticed, not even You, that had been flickering and gradually growing within them since their first embrace.

Five minutes later, when the hug ended and they parted, they quietly disappeared again.

"Yu, are you leaving?"

"Yes, I need to go back and write the lyrics and music, while my inspiration is still flowing." Kamiya Yu nodded, paused for a moment, and then added:

“Remember, Mu, although Su Shi and I usually contact you for Xiangzi's sake, we always treat you as an independent person and a friend.”

"Even if you're not Xiangzi's childhood sweetheart, at least for now, I'll continue to keep in touch with you, understand?"

As Ruoye Mutsu listened to these words, she watched Yu walk away into the distance.

She knew, she knew.

But... as expected, I still feel envious.

Ruoye Muku stared blankly at the departing figure until the shadow was stretched long by the setting sun, before being interrupted by the ringing of a bell.

It was Xiangzi who called first.

"Xiang?"

There was no response to Mu's question. A long silence came from the other end of the phone, as if the silence was used to confirm whether there was anyone else breathing beside Mu.

Once she was certain that only Mutsumi remained, Toyokawa Shoko seemed to have made up her mind and asked in a slightly cold and aggressive voice:

"Tell me, Mu, what's going on with Yu now?"

Mu was confused: "...?"

"Did he go back and rebuild Crychic?" Toyokawa Shoko asked more specifically.

This question had been lingering in her mind ever since their reunion at the amusement park.

But Toyokawa Shoko kept enduring it because she knew that Yuya had also been enduring it, enduring it for her own sake.

until today.

Even if his intentions were for her own good, after half a year, You still took the initiative to break the unspoken agreement between him and her that they had never made any promises about, but which was an extremely tacit understanding.

You've crossed the line.

Therefore, she could no longer tolerate it.

If Ye Mu was troubled by this, she became very uneasy.

This is something Yu likes.

If Xiang doesn't like it... then what should she do?

If I side with You and go against Xiang's wishes, You will be angry; if I side with Xiang and go against You's wishes, You will be sad.

"Xiang, don't you like the idea of ​​You finding Su Shi and everyone else?"

Mu, lacking her own opinions, unintentionally pierced Xiangzi's heart once again with her words, which were like swords.

Although she only wanted Xiangzi to give her an answer on what she should do, it was as if she was questioning Xiangzi's feelings for Yu and the C group, which successfully made Toyokawa Xiangzi on the other end of the phone blush instantly.

"—Don't use that condescending tone to question the relationship between me and Yu!!"

Fortunately, having been childhood friends for many years and having been angered countless times, Toyokawa Shoko had developed some resistance. She only angrily reprimanded Mutsumi briefly before trying to calm her tone again, saying helplessly:

“Tell me, Mu.”

“…Yu didn’t reunite Crychic.” Ruoye Mutsu said in a low voice, his lips curving downwards. “Su Shi found Riki and Akari to form a new band, but Yu wasn’t in it.”

A sigh of relief came from the other end of the phone.

But before Toyokawa Shoko could say anything, she heard Mutsu continue, "Yu formed a new band, but not Shoko's or my new band. Yu didn't tell me."

The overflowing sense of grievance and incomprehension.

Until just now, when Yu accidentally suggested that the two bands share a live performance during an argument with Su Shi, Ruo Ye Mu had never heard of Yu establishing a new band.

Yu didn't offer an explanation, so she didn't ask.

However, that doesn't mean she doesn't want to know or understand.

If Xiang wants to know, You will say... It's very rare. If Ye Mu has her own plans, as long as Xiang wants to get to the bottom of things, she can only do so through her. In that case, she will also know.

This time, however, Toyokawa Shoko did not press the matter further. She remained silent for a moment, then, as if she had already grasped all the information, she said with great ease, "I see. I understand."

Ruo Ye Mu's pupils showed a look of astonishment, and she subconsciously grabbed onto her childhood friend as a lifeline.

"Doesn't Xiang care? Are strangers more important than Su Shi and the others?"

These weren't words she would normally say, but Mu subconsciously imitated Su Shi's tone. Although she didn't understand that she was being manipulated, she knew that whenever Su Shi spoke in a similar tone, she would always be confused and forced to back down.

But this tactic didn't work on Toyokawa Shoko.

"Don't try to imitate Su Shi's way of speaking, Mu. You're not like that. Even if you try to copy her, it won't make any difference."

Although it was a rebuttal, Toyokawa Shoko still appeared gentle towards her childhood sweetheart, without any intention of scolding, but rather to educate her.

Although they were separated by distance and she couldn't see Mutsu's expression, Toyokawa Shoko paused for a moment. For some reason, she spoke a little more, her tone slightly cold, about things she hadn't originally intended to tell Mutsu:

"Yu can team up with anyone, as long as it's not like they're going back to rebuild Crychic."

Ruoye Mu was taken aback: "Does Xiang hate Crychic?"

The next second, Toyokawa Shoko's cold, blunt statement came from the other end of the phone:

Do you really want me to explain it clearly?

"When I'm able to go back, it doesn't matter how long Crychic lasts, it doesn't matter if it lasts a lifetime. But if I'm not there..."

"Mu, remember, you are already more than enough of the people I can accept and tolerate."

boom!

In an instant, Ruoye Mu trembled in terror like a shattered sculpture, and her phone fell to the ground.

From there, Xiangzi's voice was never heard again.

Volume 1: Chapter 114, Section 113. Mutsu's Memories - The Suffocating Gravity

Wakaba Mutsu's peaceful days were disrupted when Shoko seemed to have encountered something that led to her hospitalization.

Xiangzi had never told her about this; she only found out by chance when her parents were talking.

But when she contacted Xiangzi to visit him in the hospital, she was unilaterally refused.

Some time later, Xiangzi, who looked perfectly healthy and without any injuries, came to her with a boy of the same age, jumping and cheering excitedly.

Shoko had always been lively, a fact that Wakaba Mutsu had known for a long time, but she had never seen Shoko like this before, so devoid of the elegance and reserve towards the opposite sex that had been ingrained in her bones through the upbringing by the Toyokawa family. (II)

Although it wasn't Xiangzi who initiated it, when the boy took her hand, Xiangzi didn't offer the slightest resistance. She only shyly lowered her head, muttering weak words like, "Ugh... Mu's still here," as if she would willingly accept whatever the boy did to her, as long as no one else was around.

If the stubborn grandmother of the Toyokawa family saw this, she would definitely suspect that her granddaughter had been switched at birth.

But if Ye Mu could be certain that this was indeed his childhood sweetheart.

"Xiang has changed."

This was Wakaba Mutsumi's only feeling after his first meeting with Kamiya Yu. (3)

She felt no affection, only wariness, towards the unfamiliar boy.

Although she's a doll, it's precisely because she's a doll that she's more likely to be lured away by the outside world. Ruoye's parents have always instilled in Mu the idea of ​​being wary of the opposite sex. Lu

Having always attended Tsukimori High School since childhood, and having virtually no contact with the opposite sex except when appearing on television with her parents, Wakaba Mutsumi continued to follow the path her parents had laid out for her. 4

So even if this boy is the one Xiang likes, she will ignore all the atmosphere and extinguish all of Xiang's joy at the happiest moment of her childhood sweetheart:

"Xiang, be careful of boys."