I am the emotional sustenance of your deceased

During the break today, without Chitose's company, the lonely Toyokawa Shoko welcomed a different kind of visitor.

Her long light green hair trembled as she walked closer. Ruoye Mu sat in the seat that Qiansui had left vacant today and chatted with Xiangzi.

【Xiao Mu…】

Complex emotions flashed in Xiangzi's eyes.

Mu's relationship with her has been good over the years, but just good.

She felt that Mu preferred playing with Sui, which was understandable since Sui was so cute after all.

But she doesn't like sharing her sister with other girls.

His younger sister was the birth gift given to Xiangzi by his mother, and also the relic left by his mother to Xiangzi.

That is... Chitose Toyokawa who belongs only to her, Toyokawa Shoko!

嗏

"Thank you for your concern. I'm not in a good mood today..."

"Ah."

Wakaba Mu tilted her head in confusion. She actually came to ask why Xiangzi Chitose didn't come to school today.

But it seems that her good friend Shoko Toyokawa is in a very bad state today.

"Xiao Xiang, do you want to go see a show and relax?"

"Huh? A performance? What's that?"

Xiangzi pretended to be interested and stood up from the table, and the sudden change of his prone position made her dizzy.

She is not interested in anything now, she just wants to see the family reunited.

"It's a performance organized by the senior students in our school. It's in the lecture hall. Do you want to go with us? Maybe music can heal Xiaoxiang."

"What about the next class?"

Toyokawa Shoko was actually declining politely.

"There are no classes today," Ruoye Mu shook her head, her hair flowing like a cucumber fairy that had fallen from the sky. "Today is the campus open day. Xiaoxiang must have been so shocked that he forgot about it."

"Ah...ah, yes."

"That's why we need to rest even more. Shall we go?"

"..."

Shoko Toyokawa stared at Chitose's desk again and again. On the table was a piece of paper with the words "Music heals everything" written by Chitose in cute handwriting!

"go with!"

……

Go on!

Go to the show.

The performance on campus only lasted one afternoon, and the first half was classical music, which was in line with the campus cultural environment.

Xiangzi's heart was calmed by the "Fantasy in D Minor" and comforted by Beethoven's "Pathétique Sonata", but these could never completely keep her away from sadness.

Until a white-haired senior schoolmate came on stage——

"!!!"

"W-what is that? That's really interesting."

Until the end of the performance, Shoko Toyokawa had not yet recovered from the shock.

She heard endless music, and in the high-pitched music was mixed the gentle whispers similar to those of a mother.

"It's a band performance, and the style is completely different from classical music."

"..."

Shoko Toyokawa was speechless. The knowledge she had access to and her social experience were far less than those of her senior classmates.

No wonder the seniors are so trendy and can perform such innovative music...

"Ah, if only I could be as bright and shining as those seniors... then at least more people who are feeling down can get help."

Yes, Toyokawa Shoko briefly forgot her troubles in the music just now. She even thought that those performances could heal people's hearts as well as Xiaosui's embrace.

"So, Xiaoxiang, do you want to form a band?"

"Eh?"

Wakaba Mutsu spoke slowly with unclear purpose, but at this moment Toyokawa Shoko obviously did not realize the deeper meaning of his words.

"Forming a band will make you forget everything. Will Xiaoxiang be interested?" Ruoye Mu reiterated.

"Form a band...us?"

"Ah."

"Let me think about it... My mother's funeral is coming up soon. Maybe I really need something to cheer me up."

My mother will be buried tomorrow, and it will inevitably be another bad experience.

Learning of a loved one's death can be just as traumatic as attending the funeral.

Moreover, as long as I can go on stage like the seniors, I can shine in the eyes of more people, right?

For example, my sister.

"Just by going on stage, I can bring hope to my sister, right? I can help my sister get out of the shadows."

Shoko Toyokawa's reverie became more and more prolonged, and she couldn't help but start to worry about everything.

And Wakaba Mu, who was beside her, left quietly.

She had her back to Toyokawa Shoko, and her golden pupils reflected not Shoko's reflection but Chitose's.

【Young age.】

Xiaoxiang is too soft and she can't protect you well.

But it doesn't matter.

If I could form a band with Xiaoxiang, you and I would have more time to spend together.

Just like——

Mu looked back at Xiangzi again with some shame.

【It was just as I expected.】

Ch465. Life at a Funeral

The funeral was held as scheduled, on an afternoon without a drop of rain.

Maybe it would be better if it rained? If it rained, I could hide under the dark clouds and no one would know if the water stains on my face were tears.

"Woooo..."

The sister and father were waiting in the mourning hall, while the "timid" Chitose was hiding behind the sofa in the lounge.

All the noise outside the house made her uneasy.

"Woo woo... Mom..."

Just like a wounded soldier hiding in a bunker waiting for rescue, the concerns and care from the outside world are like bullets flying past her scalp, and the only way to provide her with enough sense of security is to bury her head like an ostrich.

However, Qiansui did not despair. She knew in her heart that someone would come to save her.

The footsteps outside the door are undisguised, light and brisk. Could it be you?

Could it be the green-haired girl I've been waiting for?

With a creaky sound, the door was pushed open.

"Xiao Sui? Are you... okay?"

……

Ruoye Mu doesn't think that he is a scheming person.

On the contrary, she is kind and pure, so everyone thinks she is harmless.

But there are exceptions, such as her parents - no, it should be said that her parents are the only ones who think she is a monster, a natural actress, a monster from hell with a thousand faces and heads.

We have to admit that their imagination is remarkable and reaches the basic qualifying level of mental illness.

"I'm going to bow with my mother later."

"Ah."

"Go play with Chitose and Xiangzi for a while and comfort them."

"Ah."

The mother walked away holding the father's hand, while Ruo Yemu stayed where he was and took in everything that happened at the funeral.

Just as mentioned earlier, Mu is a kind-hearted child.

But sometimes she is indeed frightened by the dark thoughts deep in her heart.

Maybe... it has something to do with that unpleasant memory I had with Xiangzi when I was a child.

Mu lowered her eyes, and when someone approached her to talk, she would respond woodenly, like a not-so-intelligent artificial intelligence.

"Powerless."

Fifty meters in front of him was Toyokawa Shoko. In Mu's eyes, Toyokawa Shoko was one of the most powerless people in the world.

She had resentment and grievance written all over her face, and she had no way to vent the feeling of powerlessness in her every move.

Just like, she was like Ye Mu when she was a child.

There was a clear sky outside, and the sun was rising warmly, but for some reason Ruo Ye Mu suddenly thought of his childhood.

My own childhood was also powerless.

My favorite friend since childhood is Chitose Toyokawa. She is fragile and lovable, obedient, sensible, and sincere to others - but unfortunately, she has a very domineering older sister.

Whenever she saw Chitose being snatched away by Xiangzi, she would feel a deep sense of powerlessness, which would make Mu depressed. Often, this depression could only be dispelled by Chitose's brilliant smile when she saw him again.

"age…"

Mu just felt that it was too strange to think about these things now, so she started looking for Qiansui everywhere at the funeral.

"Yeah, it's still there, that's good."

From the moment he accompanied his parents to the funeral, Wakaba Mutsu began to carefully observe Chitose Toyokawa's every move.

The girl was fragile and delicate. Standing among the crowd, she looked like a shipwrecked person swept away by a huge wave.

Her eyes were red, and she finally didn't dare to look directly at her mother's portrait, so she fled to the lounge.

At that time, Ruoye Mu realized that this was an opportunity for her to get closer to the girl.

A unique opportunity where no one will bother you.

It only took a few seconds to catch up with Chitose, and when they arrived at the deserted rest area, they heard intermittent sobbing coming from inside.

[Look, Wakaba Mu, there's a girl waiting for you to comfort her.]

Well... that's right, but... it might feel too mean.

What are you waiting for? Enter now and completely enter Chitose's heart. Comfort her, protect her, and cherish her. As a girl, you know this is the easiest opportunity to enter a fragile girl's heart!

"Besides, isn't Toyokawa Shoko unable to protect her sister? Shoko can't protect Sui for the rest of her life."

But I can.

Calming down and no longer hesitating, Ye Mu pushed the door open and felt like an angel fallen into hell.

She saw the cutest creature in the world in that corner! A real angel with broken feathers! Sobbing and moaning there... Isn't she so cute?

"Years old, are you okay?"

Mu first walked to the side of Chitose Toyokawa, and seeing that the other party was still immersed in sorrow, he slowly bent down.

She hugged her, being so intimate with her for the first time.