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

It's definitely not her fault, even if she does have a personality that makes her easily angered.

"So, you'll protect me. If Su Shi and the others ever try to harm me, as my knight, protecting me from being overthrown by evil forces is the only thing you can do, isn't it?"

"...Don't joke around."

"Ok?"

"What do you mean that all I can do is violence... You don't understand me at all... You talk as if you know everything about me."

Lixi clenched her fists. Although she was looking down, her words were directed at Nanami Natsuki, who was sitting opposite her.

She wasn't that kind of person. She was clearly trying every possible way to get close to her sister and Xiangzi. She was teaching herself to compose and working hard to create her first song, even though she didn't know how to write lyrics or express her true thoughts.

Why do I have to know you so well?

"...Huh?"

Nanami Natsuki showed no mercy, her words, spoken in a 30-degree angle, chilled one to the bone: "Doesn't Ritsuki understand me too? Isn't that how people get what they need? In my opinion, the only thing you can do for me is your fierce demeanor, at least for me..."

At least I feel just as scared standing next to you as I do standing next to Su Shi… Nanami Natsuki ultimately couldn’t bring herself to say those words.

There's no other reason than that I care about my reputation.

"Anyway! Just tell me if you agree or not. I won't force you. If you agree, I will put Su Shi's memories back in 8 days. All you need to do is help me stop Su Shi's revenge at the right time."

Why eight days later?

"You—you shouldn't interfere!"

“Suspicious…” Shiina Ritsuki narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Nanami Natsuki, who seemed to be somewhat on guard.

"What's suspicious about it?! Do you think human memory is so easy to manipulate? I also need time to prepare, you know!"

"Okay... I have one more question."

Why do you ask so many questions?!

"I want to ask, since Su Shi voluntarily agreed to give up her memories, why would she seek revenge on you?"

Yes, why? Well, that's because Nagasaki Motoyo is such a big-breasted, brainless, and unreasonable shrew!

However, Nanami Natsuki would definitely not tell the truth. While not skilled in combat, she was adept at deception, and she could come up with an impeccable excuse from the start:

"Nonsense! Su Shi had already forgotten those unpleasant memories. If I went against her wishes and forcibly threw those memories back at her, she'd definitely be angry!"

"..."

Shiina Tatsuki nodded, no longer harboring any doubts. "But...aren't you afraid I might change my mind later?"

"Since I dare to say this to you, I'm not afraid you'll go back on your word."

"What do you mean?"

"If you go back on your word, I'll just take away all your musical talents. Even if they're not great, they'll still be very important to you, right?"

"you dare!"

"How about giving it a try?" Nanami Natsuki winked at Riki and grinned mischievously. "Riki-chan, do you remember what a C chord is?"

"C chord? Is that some new, high-difficulty musical technique? Wait, no..."

Shiina Riki was horrified to discover that all her knowledge related to music had vanished, as if she had never learned this kind of knowledge at all.

But the next moment, all of this seemed to come back, and the feeling of being bombarded with a huge amount of knowledge almost made her gag.

"Choose: do you agree to the deal I propose, or do you refuse?"

"By the way, you only have a maximum of 8 days to consider this, because Su Shi's memories can only be kept with me for another 8 days. After 8 days, those memories will leave my control."

"Don't look at me like that. What I'm saying is the truth. I'll vouch for it with a month's salary."

"..."

Can we trust Nanami Natsuki's words? We should be able to, right? At least Shiina Tatsuki has now confirmed that the other party does indeed possess superpowers as wicked as her nature.

Moreover, she didn't actually suffer much loss in this transaction. Besides, Li Xi already felt that she had let Su Shi down. Some things... maybe you really have to encounter such an absurd amnesia plot to realize that you can't just casually discard the past.

The inability to go back to the past and the absence of a past... these are two different concepts.

The problem is that Su Shi did choose to run away from this matter, but how can you say that Su Shi is wrong when she has also been running away for a long time?

Controlling Su Shi's emotions after regaining all her memories, making her face the disbanded band again, and acknowledging the fact that the band has disbanded... this is what she should do.

“I agree. If Su Shi is going to take her anger out on you, just call me and I’ll get there as soon as possible to control her.”

"it is good!"

Chapter 33 A Reunion After Nearly a Year (1/2)

"Xiao Chu, I'm so tired~"

"How about a donut?"

"Ah—" Junta Mana, lying on the sofa in the office's break room, opened her mouth. Her appearance, as if she was so tired that she didn't even have the strength to do anything herself, made Hatsuka, who was standing next to her, feel quite helpless.

"Just hang in there for a few more days. This period is when the new song is released, and we'll definitely be very busy."

"Of course I know, Xiao Chu. You also have to write lyrics and compose music, you must be even more tired than me..."

"It's alright."

The thought of being able to settle down at Tokyo Station and get as close to Xiaoxiang as possible swept away all the fatigue in Mikasa's heart.

"Waaah, but we finally finished these busy days, and now school is starting again."

"Yes, yes..."

When Chu Hua thought about the start of school, the first thing that came to mind was which high school Xiangzi would go to. However, given her circumstances, she couldn't afford to go to Tsuki no Mori, and it would probably be difficult for her to meet Xiangzi as a classmate.

However, Nanami Natsuki, whom I met recently, said she would continue studying at Hanasakigawa. If we happen to be in the same class, it would avoid the awkwardness of not having anyone I know right away.

"Xiao Chu, I'll head back now."

After finishing a donut fed by Hatsuka, Junda Mana struggled to her feet. With only wanting to go home and rest, she didn't notice that her partner's attention seemed to have long since shifted away from Sumimi. She simply gave a casual greeting and prepared to leave the agency.

That's how it is with colleagues who know and trust each other. There's no need for many formalities when parting. If you say you're leaving, you really leave without hesitation, since you'll still be working together tomorrow anyway.

Chu Hua, who was left behind, did not chase after them to go home together. Instead, she sat down at the long table, turned on her computer, and prepared to start creating.

Songwriting is part of her job as an artist, but Chu Hua's talent is not as great as that of the blue-haired girl she knows, who can create a complete song in a very short time. All Chu Hua can do is record some inspirations every day, and finally, when all the inspirations are mature, she will combine them to form the final work.

However, to write good music, a good creative environment is also needed. Judging from the current requirements of their agency for Sumimi, Hatsuka is indeed under a lot of pressure.

Thinking about the pressures she encountered after coming to Tokyo, Chu Hua couldn't help but think of one person: Mr. Toyokawa Kiyotaka.

She was very grateful to Uncle Toyokawa, because if it weren't for him using his connections to pave the way for her, she wouldn't have been able to debut in the industry under the name "Hatsuka," let alone be able to team up with the strong Mana right away.

"I wonder how the uncle is doing now..."

She hadn't seen Xiaoxiang's father for a while. The last time they contacted each other seemed to be a few months ago when he sent her a message saying that he wouldn't be contacting her for a while and that she should work hard and not give up everything she had.

When she made several phone calls to inquire about the situation, she received no explanation, only a few requests and advice.

'Don't tell Xiaoxiang your real identity, and never mention your real name to anyone again, not even me...'

She knew that the uncle's plan to bring her back to the Toyokawa family had failed; after all, it was obvious that such a thing was difficult to accomplish.

The title of "illegitimate child" is a mark on her. Misaki Miku no longer wants to mention it, even without Uncle Toyokawa's words.

The fact that he took his sister's name and came to live in Tokyo will remain buried deep in the soil for a long time, and will never be known by anyone again.

"what……"

As Chu Hua was reminiscing about the past, she suddenly heard her cell phone ringing on the table.

She glanced at the caller ID and realized it was her agent calling.

"Hello, Nishijima-san?"

"Chu Hua, are you at the firm right now?"

"Oh, I'm here. What's up?"

"Come to the first meeting room at the corner of the second-floor corridor. I need to discuss something with you."

…………

Toyokawa Shoko felt that everyone looked at her strangely when she came to this firm for an interview today.

Is it because she was too depressed and didn't look like an interviewee?

But can we blame her for this...?

Yesterday, after receiving a call from the police station, she felt like she had fallen into an abyss. After getting her father out of the station and back home, she was exhausted just dealing with her drunken "self".

Moreover, this time the matter is quite serious. The father used his identity to steal alcohol, which means that the fine they face is far more than before.

I spent almost all the money I earned from working part-time recently on this.

If Xiangzi hadn't already paid the tuition for Yuqiu, she really wouldn't know how she would survive.

But what angered her the most was not just that; her father's mistakes were far more than just underage drinking.

I had three part-time jobs in total... and they were all wiped out; I didn't have a single one left for myself.

Newspaper delivery was complained about for being delivered to the wrong place, customer service was complained about for arguing with customers, and washing dishes at the restaurant was another story... Luckily, there was surveillance footage showing that her father stole the food himself. If it had been treated as the restaurant owner offering it voluntarily, the restaurant owner would have been fined as well.

So... today is her only chance.

"Mr. Toyokawa, why did you decide to... apply for this contracted creator job? I remember you before..."

"Cough cough."

In the meeting room, the HR had only asked two questions when the supervisor next to him stopped him with a dry cough.

The meaning was obvious: to tell this clueless woman not to meddle in the internal affairs of the Toyokawa family.

Although they were aware of Toyokawa Kiyoko's current situation within the family, Win-Wing Production's connection with the Toyokawa family wasn't that deep, or rather, they weren't even on the Toyokawa Group's list of priorities.

Although it's a bit odd for someone who used to be in management to suddenly come down to the grassroots level and switch to music creation, the fact is... the song "Shadows of the Past" that Toyokawa Kiyotaka's resume includes is actually of very good quality.

"Mr. Toyokawa, we have seen your work. To be honest, I think the quality of this piece is definitely up to standard, and even quite excellent."

"Is that so...that's good."

Toyokawa Shoko was very nervous, after all, it was her first time pretending to be an adult to interview at a proper company.

"We won't go into those unnecessary platitudes. I'll give you a reasonable salary, and if you're willing, your future work will mainly involve creating music for our agency's Sumimi group."