People are in Mygo, and I can write their personalities.

"Xiaodeng, I'm so happy to see you again today, and I'm so happy to be able to talk to you like before. I don't know if you'll forgive me, and I understand that you're still worried that the past will repeat itself..."

"But I hope you can try to trust everyone again, and this time I will do my best to do better than last time."

"Ah."

Gao Songdeng stared blankly at the bridge for a long time, and finally just said "hmm". But this at least proved that she was now willing to try to start over.

It has to be said that the reason she was able to accept it so quickly might be because she was infected by Aine-chan's innate optimism.

Intuition is a terrifying thing; it is illogical yet often irreplaceable. For Lamp, her intuition told her that Aine would bring about a great change. What Crychic lacked was perhaps this infectious energy from Aine.

"Ah...it's Su Shi calling."

Just as Akari was about to say goodbye and leave, Shoko received a call from Nagasaki Motoyo. However, considering that there might be some content on the phone that Akari shouldn't hear, Shoko didn't choose to put the call on speakerphone.

"Hello? Su Shi?"

"Xiao Xiang... I just called Xiao Mu, and I feel like something's off."

"What do you mean?" Xiangzi frowned, glancing with some concern at the seemingly curious little lamp.

“I told her that Deng had agreed to join us, and she didn’t seem surprised at all.”

"...What's so strange about that?" Xiangzi rolled his eyes and said speechlessly, "That's just Mu's personality. She rarely expresses her emotions and thoughts."

"But when I asked her why she suddenly disappeared today, she said in a puzzled tone... she's been with us the whole time."

"......What?"

"Xiao Xiang, what exactly happened? When I heard this, I felt like something out of a ghost story. I'm sure I didn't see Xiao Mu today, and you probably didn't either, right?"

"Yes, I'm sure."

"Then why did she say she'd been with us the whole time? She even said she'd started preparing for the Kasuga Kage stage performance? No... how did she know all this if she wasn't here? Or is it really haunted...?"

"Don't talk nonsense, Su Shi."

Although Toyokawa Shoko said this, her voice was trembling slightly.

She wondered if this matter was related to Nanami Natsuki. Even though the other party had agreed not to contact Mutsuki for a month, what if Mutsuki contacted Natsuki instead?

With her mother by her side overnight, she was much calmer than before, and her mind was much clearer. So, considering that Nanami Natsuki was best at playing word games, she thought of a possibility that was very likely true.

But the problem is... I've never heard of Nanami Natsuki's ability having this effect.

It can make people invisible? This...this is completely beyond her previous understanding of Nanami.

If it wasn't for that reason, then what could it be? With his current mental capacity, Xiangzi really couldn't think of any other more likely answer.

"Xiao Xiang, do you think... this was done by Nanami Natsuki?"

"I don't know." Xiangzi honestly shook his head, even though Su Shi across from him couldn't see it. "I only know that the most important thing right now is that we can't lose our composure. Everything... let's talk about it after school tomorrow. We'll go ask Mu and we'll find out."

"Okay, let's leave it at that for now. By the way, how's Xiaodeng doing?"

"She's fine, but we still can't get in touch with Lixi..."

"Then let's just stop contacting each other."

"No way."

"..."

"That's all, I'm hanging up."

Toyokawa Shoko ended the call on her own initiative. She looked at the lamp that seemed not to have understood what she and Suze were talking about, and after a moment of awkwardness, she decided that it would be better to just part ways quietly today.

After watching the lights disappear down the other side of the overpass, Xiangzi finally breathed a sigh of relief, but she still had many unresolved questions in her mind.

She lingered on the bridge, pondering the matter repeatedly, before finally deciding to take out her phone and call Nanami Natsuki.

The call was answered after a ten-second delay, and the voice of Nanami Natsuki on the other end seemed to reassure Shoko, easing her previous anxiety.

Because in her mind, Nanami Natsuki could definitely solve this problem, since the other party understood this strange phenomenon better than she did.

"Natsuki, what...what did you do to Mutsuki?"

"Ah."

"Huh? You admit it?"

A sneer came from the other end of the phone, "Heh, why wouldn't I admit it? Ah... don't come after me, I didn't break the promise. Xiao Mu came to me herself to make a wish. I'm a kind-hearted person, and Xiao Mu is so cute, of course I wouldn't refuse~"

"You bastard!"

"No, Xiao Xiang, you're being unreasonable! Fine, then tell me how I've been a jerk?"

"I...you..."

"See? You're just afraid of people slipping out of your control, aren't you? Don't forget... Xiao Mu is also a person, a person with her own ideas. Why should she have to listen to you?"

"Looking at it from another angle, did you really just obediently listen to what others said? Did you listen to your father when he told you to live your own life? Did you listen to your grandfather when he told you not to meddle in adults' affairs?"

"No, how did this get back to their business..."

Toyokawa Shoko knew she couldn't win an argument with Nanami Natsuki, so she lowered her voice and her tone became less barbed.

"Let's not talk about them, how about your aunt? You've dumped all her mess on me, Xiao Xiang~"

"...Can we also avoid mentioning her?"

"You're so heartless, Xiao Xiang. You used to think Chu Hua was one of your best friends, but how come you changed your attitude just because she expressed feelings that were even more intense than friendship?"

"You don't understand at all!"

"Of course I understand. After all, you looked really happy when I kissed you that day. Why are you pretending to be a straight girl with me, Xiao Xiang?"

"You! You're not allowed to mention that!" Toyokawa Shoko stomped her feet in anger. Luckily, she was alone on the overpass, so no one saw her flushed face. "And don't change the subject... I haven't asked you yet, what did you and Munemitsu say? What deal did you make with her?!"

"Is this how you ask me for help? Xiao Xiang is so arrogant!"

Who's being so arrogant here?!

The thought that the girl on the other end of the phone, speaking to her in a lecturing tone, was a brat about the same height as her made Toyokawa Shoko furious.

She even had a very wicked idea: after she took control of the Toyokawa family, she would gather a large group of men in black to swarm and capture the despicable little brat Natsuki, then imprison her in her basement.

Then she can walk up to Nanami Natsuki, who is chained up, wearing a suit, a cigar, and sunglasses. While taking the whip from the bodyguard, she can mock Natsuki's pathetic state as she whips her.

Unfortunately, this was ultimately just a fantasy.

"Don't you think you're going too far? You made a promise with me, but now you're playing word games to disrupt Mu's life. You know perfectly well that she's like that, she definitely won't refuse you... You... you're just bullying her!"

"...Xiao Xiang, don't you think your current attitude is a bit unreasonable and shameful?"

"So what?! Do you think I still feel guilty towards you like before? I don't care what someone as unrelated as you thinks of me. Anyway, you have to tell me what happened today, or the Toyokawa family won't let you off the hook!"

"Tsk tsk, this is the face of capitalists. When they can't win an argument, they start to use their family background to intimidate others."

"Just tell me you..."

"I didn't say I wouldn't tell, it's just that I don't agree with the reasons you gave. How about this... if you promise me that you won't tell anyone after you know the truth, and if I see any record of you telling on me in someone else's memory, you can forget about getting your musical talent back. If you agree, I'll tell you the truth, okay?"

"Didn't you already say you weren't planning to give it back to me?"

"I never said that. Maybe I'll give it to you someday when I'm in a good mood? Who can say for sure? But if you can't keep it a secret, then this is the only way I can punish you."

"Of course, you have another option: to completely acknowledge that I am the only savior you can rely on, and treat me the way Chu Hua treats you. Hmm... then I will definitely cherish you and give you everything you want."

"..."

Toyokawa Shoko remained silent for a long time, during which she pondered for a long time, though not about the feasibility of Nanami Natsuki's last words.

She felt that it wouldn't be a problem if she just kept it a secret. Not telling a third party didn't mean she couldn't talk to Mu herself. She felt that she could take the initiative to solve Mu's problems by relying on the relationship between the two of them.

Moreover... she felt that since Crychic was already preparing to be resurrected, there was no problem that she couldn't solve.

It just takes a little time and patience, and she's full of confidence right now. After all, if she really encounters difficulties, she can discuss them with her mother when she gets home at night.

This is much better than asking that damn Nanami Natsuki for help.

"Okay, I promise you, I will never tell anyone other than Mu himself."

Hmph, anyone can play word games.

Telling the doll-like mother doesn't count as telling a "person," since no one would mistake a doll for a normal human being, right?

Toyokawa Shoko discovered that she was now able to use her brain flexibly when dealing with Nanami Natsuki, which was much more reliable than the silly Shoko who was so easily manipulated that she couldn't judge right or wrong unless she was scolded by the other party.

"Alright, since that's the case, I'll tell you everything you want to know, but only the transaction between me and Xiao Mu. Don't expect me to tell you anything else for free."

"...Then tell me first, why did Xiao Mu come to you? What wish did she make?"

"She said she hopes your Crychic will never disband."

"...Huh?"

What kind of wish is this? Mutsumi, don't you know we're already rebuilding Crychic? Why don't you trust me and instead go to Nanami Natsuki, an outsider who has nothing to do with Crychic?

and many more......

This statement seems problematic. Does it mean that Mu doesn't mean to reunite the band, but rather to erase the fact that the band had disbanded?

"How is this possible?!"

After figuring it out, Xiangzi blurted out, followed by the next sentence, "I don't believe you can turn back time, and... wait, really? Did you just modify Mu's memories to make her think the band hadn't disbanded?!"

"Natsuki Nanami! Can you please stop touching other people's precious memories? Don't you feel ashamed?!"

"Stop rewriting memories all the time. It's so cliché, even if you don't find it so old-fashioned. Can't you come up with something more creative?"

Nanami Natsuki's tone was very disdainful, as if she was angry about some kind of "slander".

"Isn't this your specialty... I didn't say anything wrong."

"However, in a way, this seems similar to modifying memories? I just caused Xiao Mu's perception of time to become a little skewed. Well... to put it simply, she now firmly believes that today is the time when Crychic was first established, and everything that followed has not yet happened. You are also in a period of mutual adjustment and adaptation."

"Hehe...it seems to fit perfectly, Xiao Xiang. The thing you guys were discussing today, sending me away, was forming a new band, wasn't it?"

"Look, everything is so perfect, so perfectly aligned... except that for Xiao Mu, the new band she knows is quite different from the new band you think of."

"No, how could this be?!"

Xiangzi has lost count of how many times he has been shocked today. If you include the early hours of this morning, the number of times he has been shocked today probably exceeds the total for the whole year.

"And according to you, doesn't that still erase her memories from afterward?"

"No, is it possible that... she's reliving those past experiences? Using past memories as a script, starting from the first time the Crychic members met, to the conflict, to resolving the conflict, then their first performance on stage, and finally to some blue-haired guy who, soaking wet, pushes open the recording studio door and announces the band's disbandment."