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

"I see..."

Nagasaki Motoyo seemed to be deep in thought. She wasn't stupid, and she could naturally see that Nanami seemed to be very nervous and scared these past few days.

She didn't know who Nanami Natsuki was afraid of, nor did she know whether this poor girl would be able to integrate normally into the new school after the start of the semester.

However, she knew very well that Nanami Natsuki was not the type of person who would admit defeat or back down.

It was precisely because she knew what kind of person the other was that Nagasaki Motoyo liked him so much. After all, someone who had suffered a family tragedy could still face life's difficulties with such optimism... In comparison, she herself had never known happiness.

"Xiaoyue, you really want to go out, don't you?"

"yes……"

Seeing Nanami Natsuki shaking her head and looking like she didn't want to be a shut-in, Nagasaki Motoyo smiled knowingly.

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Sure enough... the little girl is actually a very restless person. It's definitely impossible for her to stay at home all day like me, cosplaying as a widow.

Moreover, there are less than three days left until the final deadline of the agreed-upon 10-day cohabitation period.

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Nagasaki Motoyo wouldn't force Nanami Natsuki to stay; it would ultimately depend on Natsuki's own decision. But whatever the outcome, she had already planned to give Natsuki a big surprise at 9:30 p.m. on the 3rd, the same time Natsuki checked in on her first day.

For this reason, she had her mother order a cream cake for her in advance. Unfortunately, her mother is not in Tokyo recently, so it is estimated that the "family of three" will not be able to get together to celebrate.

However, Su Shi will not tell Nanami Natsuki any news before this final moment arrives, otherwise the surprise will not be a surprise.

In order to keep an eye on Xiaoyue at all times and prevent her from encountering bad people outside, and also to make sufficient preparations to keep the final surprise a secret, Su Shi decided to do something in the next few days.

"Xiaoyue, let's go out."

"...Huh?"

“It’s okay, Xiaoyue. I’ll be with you. And you really don’t need to worry so much. Tokyo is so big… and we still live in a society governed by the rule of law. If they really go so far as to do something to you, they’ll be the ones who regret it.”

"No, that's not what I meant... Okay, where do you want to go?"

"Go to your home."

"puff!"

Nanami Natsuki wanted to put on a show where she would spit out water after hearing something shocking, but unfortunately, she hadn't been drinking water at all.

"Xiaoyue, you used to live alone, right?"

"I... that's right." Nanami Natsuki said somewhat guiltily, "But, Su Shi-nee, why did you suddenly decide to visit my house?"

"Because I want to see your living environment, and I can also go over and help you with the housework, since you haven't been home for so many days."

No...

The little voice in Nanami Natsuki's mind was shaking its head like a rattle drum. She wasn't stupid; how could she possibly lead the enemy into her own base?

Perhaps... she could lead Su Shi to Chu Hua's house?

No, that method is also unreliable.

First of all, Nanami Natsuki doesn't have a key to Hatsuka's house at all, and even if she did... based on her understanding of that obsessive fan of Shoko, there might even be a photo of the fan and Shoko displayed in the fan's house.

Once I and Su Shi are gone, we will definitely be exposed.

So the only solution she could think of was...

"I'm sorry, Su Shi-nee..." Nanami Natsuki hastily made up a seemingly plausible reason, "I don't want to go home because it's too deserted there. If I go back, I'll think of my mom and dad, so..."

"So, Xiaoyue, you've changed your mind? You're planning to continue living at my place?"

"..."

Oh no, Su Shi has this trick up her sleeve?

This isn't some amazing girl from the Moon Forest Band, this is clearly the Moon Forest Idea King!

I still plan to go home.

“Alright, since that’s the case, I won’t force you.” Nagasaki Motoyo patted Nanami’s head gently and said, “But since you’ve decided to go back to that home, as your friend, I still hope to visit your home as a friend.”

"Maybe after I get there, you won't find it so scary anymore, right?"

"I……"

"Besides, you said you're going back, how can we not clean up beforehand? Come on, let's spend the morning doing a quick tidy-up of the house, and then I'll go with you to work at RiNG this afternoon."

"Fine." Nanami Natsuki resigned herself to her fate.

Chapter 40 Get Angry, Shiina Tatsuki (2/2)

"Hey, what's up with Su Shi? She hasn't come over for days... but she actually came with you today and she's refusing to leave?"

"Why should I answer your questions?"

"..."

Did this girl get shot today? Is she really that hot-tempered?

Shiina Ritsuki, of course, had no idea that Nanami Natsuki had been forced to bring Motoyo to her house that morning. However, if she were in Nanami Natsuki's shoes and knew the whole story, she would definitely look at Nanami Natsuki with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot and ask in a mocking tone:

'Since you're so worried, why not erase Su Shi's memory of ever visiting your house?'

Of course, Nanami Natsuki has always been very firm in her stance when faced with such potential questions.

She could not, and would never, admit that someone as fearless as herself would do something so shameful out of fear of someone's retaliation.

"You promised me that you would return Su Shi's memories to her the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, okay, I know, this is so annoying!"

"No, are you out of your mind...?"

"Don't bully Xiaoyue!"

Before Shiina Ritsuki, who had just made an angry expression, could do anything to Nanami Natsuki, Nagasaki Motoyo, who was playing on her phone, suddenly rushed over and glared at her fiercely.

Shiina Riki suddenly regretted it. Not only did she no longer want to be this little rascal's bodyguard, but she also wanted to play a mixed doubles match with Suze.

This guy is so annoying...

But she couldn't explode, because she had been thoroughly mocked by this little brat before, who said that all she could do was lose her temper with others and couldn't do anything else right.

This statement was undoubtedly hurtful, but the reason it was hurtful was... because it was so accurate that she couldn't refute it at all.

However, while she was aware of these shortcomings, she had already tried her best to make up for them.

After Crychic disbanded, she went to teach herself composition and arrangement. Why? Of course, not for the same purpose as Su Shi. She simply wanted to prove to Deng that even without Xiangzi, someone could do the same thing: to turn her and Deng's feelings into songs and sing them to more people.

Music is such a fascinating and wonderful thing. If Deng and her inner thoughts were expressed directly in a different setting, it wouldn't just be a question of whether anyone would want to listen; more importantly, they simply couldn't express them.

How could she possibly give up something as beautiful as expressing herself through music? So when Lixi saw Su Shi's current state and realized that the other person seemed to have completely denied the meaning of music, she felt extremely angry.

"Xiaoyue, I'm going to the restroom first. Call me anytime if you need anything!"

"Don't worry, Sister Su Shi, everything is fine."

Li hope glanced at Su Shi as she left, but didn't seem inclined to speak to her. After all, Su Shi at this moment... it would be pointless to say anything.

However, she didn't say anything, but Nanami Natsuki, who was standing next to her, started a new topic.

"Lixi, why are you so insistent on restoring my memories of the past?"

"...because she cannot fill the gap between her old mistakes with a new one."

"Speaking of mistakes... isn't it also a mistake to know you can't catch up but still think about surpassing those geniuses every day?"

"What do you mean?!"

Nanami Natsuki's words are so witty that they make people want to slap her; in a way, that's a talent of hers.

"I'm just stating the facts. After all, no matter how hard an ordinary person tries, they can't surpass a genius. Do you think that hard work can make up for lack of talent, and that as long as you spend more time, you can always surpass those people?"

"Isn't that right?"

"Don't be silly, geniuses also work hard, and the results they achieve with just a little effort are better than what ordinary people can achieve in a week or even a month."

"..."

Shiina Riki felt as if some fig leaf had been torn away, or rather... she was somewhat vulnerable.

"Lixi-chan, tell me, why?! We all spend the same amount of time and have the same determination, so why is it that those who are born with talent can always easily surpass us, while we have to spend more time and effort to barely reach their level?"

"I……"

"It's so unfair, isn't it? And those geniuses will praise you afterwards with a 'You really worked so hard,' but the question is... would you be happy to hear such praise?"

"Of course I'd be happy."

"really?"

"...What exactly are you trying to say?"

Shiina Tatsuki admitted that when she heard such praise, she wasn't actually as happy as she had imagined. The world is results-oriented; no matter how hard you try, if you can't reach that level, you just can't.

Does she think that by comparing her half-finished song, which took her months to write, with Xiangzi's "Spring Shadow," which he wrote in a day, she can deceive herself into believing that she put in more effort and thought quality doesn't matter at all?

Impossible... A song that cannot move others has no reason to exist.

"Lixi, do you want to surpass Xiangzi, surpass your sister?"

"..."

“You must be thinking, ‘I don’t need your help. I will achieve my dreams through my own efforts.’ But I want to tell you that this kind of thinking is just deceiving yourself. In your family, everyone will only look at your sister. She is the pride of your family.”

"Of course, as members of the Shiina family and as your sister's good younger sister, they will definitely cheer you on. Ah~ such light words, a few words of encouragement directly diminish the objective difference in talent."

"It's like when we were kids, our parents would tell us... 'Work hard, kid. If you work hard, you'll definitely get into Tokyo University.' After giving us hope, they then showed us the insurmountable gap between ordinary people and geniuses. Sparashi~ That's just so despairing."

"Stop talking..."

Shiina Riki felt his hands and feet were ice cold. Although Nanami Natsuki's voice was cute and soft, the words she spoke were like snow in winter, and it seemed that there were knives in the snow that could cut through flesh.

What frightened her most were precisely the words Nanami Natsuki said, which were actually a reflection of her own inner self.

Shiina Ritsuki is a very insecure person, but she often uses arrogance to cover up her inner inferiority complex. However, she can never escape the jealousy and despair she feels when facing a gifted child.

What was the purpose of her previous attempts to prove to others that she could make a name for herself without relying on her sister's connections or her family's help?

Was it really to prove she worked hard? To get a compliment like "Lixi, you're so hardworking"? Was it to numb herself into thinking she had already succeeded?