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

On Thursday, April 16th, Shiina Tatsuki sat alone behind the bar in the coffee shop inside RiNG LIVE HOUSE, looking quite conflicted.

Nanami Natsuki wasn't on duty today, so only Riki was busy here.

However, since Su Shi agreed to meet here around 5:30 pm, Nanami Natsuki, that lazybones, should be unusually diligent and come over from home on time, right?

After all, it seemed that Nanami Natsuki was at odds with Su Shi. Li hope could sense how intense the excitement Nanami was radiating when she was toying with Su Shi.

But the biggest problem right now doesn't seem to be these things. Of course, borrowing money from Su Shi to buy a piano isn't so important that it needs to be solved immediately. Well... Li hope's biggest problem right now is that a terrible thought is eroding her common sense.

What common sense?

Of course, it's a basic common sense that girls shouldn't act in ways that go beyond a normal friendship...

"Lixi, are you all alone today?"

"Rinrinko-senpai? Ah... Natsuki isn't scheduled to work today, although she might come over later."

"You two have a really good relationship, I'm a little envious." Rinrinko wasn't in charge of the daily operations of the cafe, so she was just out to rest and have a drink. "Eh? Riki... are you feeling unwell?"

"Why, why do you say that?"

"Your face is a little red, are you sick?" Rinrinko curiously touched Riki's forehead, then asked with some surprise, "You obviously have a low-grade fever! Riki, why didn't you ask the manager for leave?!"

"I...I'm fine, I just caught a chill."

Nonsense, how can you not catch a cold if you take a cold shower every night?

As for taking leave... that's even more impossible. Li hope came to work today specifically to find someone to completely resolve the problem that's been bothering her lately. Maybe taking a day off to go home would allow her to rest, but if the problem isn't solved, wouldn't she still have to keep taking cold showers?

She really shouldn't have had any good expectations of Nanami Natsuki. That guy could torment her to such an extent with just a little bit of inspiration.

What clever tricks could she possibly use to calm her down...? Li hope swore that she would never believe a single word of Natsuki's nonsense again.

"Are you really alright?"

"Senior, please don't worry about me... I have something very important to do today."

"Is that so...? Eh? Nanami Natsuki's here. Riki, you weren't wrong." Rinrinko turned to the side and saw Nanami Natsuki dressed in a mature-style dress that didn't suit her cute image. She waved happily at RiNG's new mascot, "Natsuki, over here~"

“Rinrinko-neechan~ and... Riki.”

"Um, Rinrin-senpai."

Li hope stared intently at Nanami Natsuki, who was wearing Su Shi's old clothes, his eyes burning with fervor. "I need to talk to this guy alone. Can we use the changing room?"

"Oh? Of course... I can also help you watch the bar."

"Thank you, senior. Also, if anyone asks where I went, just say I was changing in the locker room and ask her to wait for me upstairs for a bit, okay?"

"Okay, but Lixi... don't you really need to go back and rest? You seem to be in worse shape now."

"......Need not."

Without saying anything more, Li hope reached out her burning hot hand and grabbed the bewildered Nanami Natsuki, dragging the little girl towards the women's changing room at the back.

With a bang, Riki slammed the door shut, completely forgetting to lock it. He roughly pinned Nanami Natsuki against the wall and kissed the girl's lips.

That's it... that's the feeling. Musical inspiration kept bursting forth from her mind, even more intensely than before.

Moreover, this was also the moment when Li hope, after a sudden creative block yesterday, and a whole day of torment, rediscovered the clarity brought by musical inspiration.

KiLLKiSS... The song title popped into Lixi's mind almost instantly.

The deep, resonant sounds of violins and cellos pressed relentlessly into Lixi's mind, causing Lixi and Nanami's breathing to tighten in reality.

"Having been toyed with by fate, all I can do is sing a silent song."

"I discard all names, and all I see is your blurry, weeping figure."

A line or two of the lyrics flashed through Lixi's mind, and just as the lyrics said, Lixi was facing her own fate and the manipulation of Nanami Natsuki by fate. All she could do at this moment was to sing that silent sound to Nanami Natsuki's lips in this wild way.

Who is she? Is she still Shiina Ritsuki? Or is she a puppet whose tears are uncontrollable by Natsuki herself and Shoko's talent?

"It cannot be denied, it cannot be denied, it is the absolute truth."

"Please entrust yourself to me, so that I may return."

Their breaths mingled, and as Riki listened to Natsuki's voice, which seemed to want to resist but couldn't, he seemed to shift his perspective to that of the other person.

Yes, in Nanami Natsuki's eyes, she was the fool who could never deny her inner desires, and no matter how much Riki resisted, she could not escape that cruel and despicable truth.

When the scene shifts to that night when Nanami Natsuki appeared before her in a gorgeous outfit, was Nanami Natsuki already certain that she would entrust all her negative thoughts to her?

Was it so that he would fall into the abyss and deliberately return to her side just to see her fall?

"Waaah... Lixi, what are you doing?! Waaah... Stop it... Waaah..."

Li hope no longer cared about listening to Nanami Natsuki's insults. He knew that Nanami Natsuki wasn't really resisting, otherwise she would have already used that mysterious power to control her.

What she cares about now is the surge of creative inspiration that comes with her fall into despair.

Fatal Kiss... Just like the song title suggests, Li Xi's mind kept repeating various lyrics related to kiss in the chorus. It was too... too perfect. Whether it was the emotion or the melody, whether it was the automatically arranged complete arrangement or the coordination of each member of the band, she had conceived it all smoothly.

Is this what music creation is like...? She seems to have become obsessed with this feeling.

............

In the classroom of Class 1-A at Tsukimori Girls' Academy.

Two or three girls walked up to Nagasaki Motoyo's table and greeted her in a friendly manner:

"Su-se-chan, are you going to the brass band club today too?"

"Eh? No... I have other plans today. You guys go ahead, and please ask the department head for leave for me~"

"Okay, we'll be going now~"

The conversation between the friends was very ordinary, and Nagasaki Motoyo breathed a slight sigh of relief. She felt that she was now making friends in a normal way.

She even hoped that others would ask her more about her private life, hoping to get an opportunity to reveal her secrets in a near-revengeful way.

However, she was obviously overthinking it. It had only been a short time since the start of the semester, and her new friends were not yet old friends. How could they be so rude as to start by inquiring about other people's privacy?

"Su Shi."

"Hey, Xiao Mu..."

Nagasaki Motoyo looked at Wakaba Mutsuki, who had walked up to her, with some surprise. If she remembered correctly, the atmosphere between her and Mutsuki had been quite awkward these past few days.

Because Mutsu always couldn't help but go to "Nanami Natsuki" from Class B, and no matter how much she reminded her that it wasn't Sho anymore, the other person didn't really believe her.

Although I had arranged to meet with Xiaoxiang and Lixi at RiNG today to formally discuss what Xiaoxiang should do in the band in the future, Su Shi never thought of calling the other two members of Crychic over to chat at this time.

Speaking of which, Chu Hua seems to be a very experienced debut artist, and she also has a good relationship with Xiao Xiang. Perhaps we can ask her if she has any reliable advice.

After all, we're all members of the mutual aid group, aren't we? As fellow members of the Nanami Natsuki Victims Mutual Aid Group, we should naturally unite and help each other.

"Su Shi, I want to see Xiao... to see Xiang."

Why does Xiao Mu sound so strange today? It's like a child just learning to speak... But Xiao Mu has always been a quiet person, so it's probably just her imagination.

"But didn't you decide that the person who avoids me and doesn't even want to talk to me is Xiao Xiang?"

"She's not Xiang..."

"Right, right! You think so too, right?!"

Metis shrank back in fright when he saw how this silly sow had suddenly become agitated.

Is this guy cannibalistic or not?

"I...I want to talk to the real Xiang, is that alright?" Metis imitated the way Ruoye Mu usually spoke, expressing her thoughts to Su Shi in a timid but firm tone.

To be honest, Metis's attitude towards Xiangzi was indeed somewhat complicated.

Her name was given to her by Xiangzi. Although Xiangzi was still in Crychic at the time, those imaginative names were just casual conversations between friends.

At that time, Metis did care about Xiangzi just like Wakaba Mutsu, but the person Metis cared about most in his heart was still Wakaba Mutsu himself.

So after Crychic disbanded, Metis felt somewhat dissatisfied with Xiangzi's behavior. Why was Xiaomu's kindness only one-sided? Why couldn't Xiangzi pay more attention to the people around her and take the initiative to come to Xiaomu's house and have a simple talk with her?

Xiao Mu is such an easily satisfied person, and she repeatedly regrets and blames herself for her insignificant "greed".

"Of course! It's so good that you can accept reality, Xiao Mu... Let's go find Xiao Xiang together today."

"Thank you, Su Shi."

"I should be thanking Xiaomu."

Looking out the school campus from the corridor window, Nagasaki Motoyo seemed to be recalling the two boys, Sho and Mutsu, who were waiting for her downstairs after school in junior high and waving to her.

More than half a year has passed, and now everything is coming back... That's wonderful.

Maybe I can contact Xiaodeng tomorrow and tell her the good news, then everything will be resolved.

However, speaking of which, Li hope seemed to have said two days ago that he wanted to talk to her about some private matters alone, but Su Shi was quite busy that day. The brass band activities had only just begun, and it was indeed inconvenient for her to ask for leave that day.

Su Shi felt inexplicably uneasy about Li Xi's request for a private talk. She was afraid that Li hope might say something she shouldn't have, but at the same time, Su Shi was unusually determined because she knew she had to convince everyone to trust each other.

Otherwise, even if Crychic is resurrected, it won't last long...

"Xiao Mu, let's go. Although it's still early before the agreed meeting time, I don't want to wait any longer."

"Ah."

Metis was also very much looking forward to it. Although she tried to speak as little as possible along the way to reduce the possibility of being suspected, in fact, her worries were unnecessary.

Su Shi would never doubt that Metis and Ruoye Mu were two different people, especially since speaking little was Ruoye Mu's habit.

Even though Su Shi would keep talking about the past and the future, and even though Metis would only give perfunctory responses, none of that mattered to Su Shi, who was already lost in her fantasy.

The important thing is a new beginning, a wish that is about to be fulfilled.

"Huh? Why is it Rinrin-senpai... Where are Riki and... Nanami?" Although she was certain that the person was Shoko, Su Shi couldn't possibly say something that would confuse the other person in front of outsiders.

"They're changing in the back dressing room. Why don't you wait for them here?"

"I see..."

Su Shi nodded, not even considering taking a look.

Perhaps it was because of her stubbornness about "trust," or perhaps she was genuinely afraid of what she might have seen... In any case, Su Shi would never go to see it again.

Since the wait might take some time, Su Shi ordered some black tea and chatted with Rinrinko-senpai, who had brought up the topic of Riki's illness.

"Rinrinko-senpai's cooking skills are still so good. This Earl Grey tea is much better than Riki's."

"Really? Although it sounds like you're deliberately praising me, I'm still very happy."