It's like... being happy for Mu Zi Mi Jiang.

......

Narusawa Kaede knew that Wakaba Mutsu was coming, but there was nothing to worry about. In fact, Wakaba Mutsu would come to the SickHack performance if he could.

Mu is very well-behaved and cute. Her most outrageous behavior is posting photos of her legs in white stockings.

Today, Wakaba Mutsu sent a message saying she wanted to ask Narusawa Kaede for help.

Faced with the request for help from such a well-behaved and adorable friend.

How could one possibly refuse?

Naruzawa Kaede didn't expect her to arrive early and bump into Yamada Ryo.

But... it doesn't matter.

Although there are a lot of photos of women in white stockings in the gallery, Naruzawa Kaede can confidently guarantee that there is nothing impure between him and Wakaba Mutsu.

is a friend.

Whether Xiangzi is here or not.

Naruzawa Kaede left a message: he and Wakaba Mutsu were friends!

And what about Yamada Ryo?

When Naruzawa Kaede arrived, Yamada Ryo was still sitting on the sofa.

"Mu, I wasn't able to properly introduce myself to you last time..."

As Narusawa Kaede stood beside Yamada Ryo, pulling her closer by the shoulder, she said to Wakaba Mutsu:

"This is my girlfriend, Ryo Yamada."

Yamada Ryo shook his head from side to side, pulled his face up, and met Narusawa Kaede's gaze.

Mingze Feng winked at her.

With a soft snort, Yamada Ryo rolled his eyes.

It's like someone cares a lot...

Eliza Shimizu and Kikuri Hiroi arrived together and also heard what Kaede Narusawa said.

Eliza Shimizu clicked her tongue, stirring up trouble. When she spoke, it was somewhat tinged with yesterday's grudge.

"Ryou-chan is my girlfriend, but what about my Kiku-chan?"

Kikuto Hiroi casually interrupted her.

"Hmm? A lover or something like that."

Hiroi Kikuri spoke with an unchanged expression, but her eyes lit up when she got closer and saw the wine on the table.

Now that Mingze Feng is in charge, she doesn't drink excessively. It's just a hobby. She likes to have a little drink before and after drinking.

While taking out the sake, Hiroi Kikuri laughed heartily.

"Oh dear, marrying me would mean becoming a widow so young, I don't want to live that long—ouch—"

After punching her lightly, Mingze Feng stroked her hair and sighed.

"Don't say such unlucky things. Evil deeds last a thousand years; you—"

Hiroi Kikuri tilted her head back: "Then you're a turtle."

The hand that was stroking Kikuri's hair couldn't help but clench into a fist and tap her on the head.

Mingze Feng said, "I think you still need some work done..."

Hiroi Kikuri twisted her sweat-drenched body and raised her voice:

"Let's go to the back lounge and see who fixes whom!"

Narusawa Kaede instinctively followed Hiroi Kikuri. He remembered he had two unused Okamoto tablets from that morning, and he was determined to make that woman...

No, that's not the right time. I almost got led astray by Hiroi Kikuri.

"A little bit~"

Kikuri Hiroi made a funny face, sat down to the side, and burst into laughter.

Eliza Shimizu sat down next to Kikuto Hiroi, her gaze passing over Narusawa Kaede, as if neither of them were looking at the other.

Eliza Shimizu asked, "How's Mutsu doing lately?"

Hiroi Kikuri had already hooked her arm around Wakaba Mutsumi's shoulder, while holding a glass of wine in her other hand.

"Xiao Mu, it's been so long since you've come—I've missed you so much! You're welcome to come to the rehearsals too~"

Although somewhat introverted, Ruoye Mu is a good kid—everyone at SickHack loves this fan.

"Yeah, some things... the band is very busy."

"band?"

Eliza Shimizu blinked. "What kind of thing is it? What does Mu Zimi-chan think?"

Ruo Yemu nodded softly, then shook her head.

It seems... a bit confusing.

Yamada Ryo was somewhat stunned by Wakaba Mutsu's appearance.

Not to mention that this person was actually quite familiar with everyone.

Judging from the current Xiangzi... is he really the same person as before?

Ruoye Mutsu raised her head and looked at Narusawa Kaede, saying:

"...I'm so tired. So...I want to relax with Feng."

Chapter 49: Wakaba Mutsu felt nothing.

As the drummer, Iwashita Shima finally packed her things.

When she arrived at the agreed-upon seat, only Hiroi Kikuri and Shimizu Eliza were there. Shimizu Eliza sat on the sofa with her legs curled up, her hands resting on her lap, intently watching.

Hiroi Kikuri, on the other hand, was sipping her wine slowly, using a small cup.

Where are the others? Xiao Mu said she was coming too... I just saw Liang...

Before Iwashita Shima even asked, she already had a pretty good idea of ​​the answer. There was one other person who should have been there but wasn't: Narusawa Kaede.

To be honest, Iwashita Shima had no idea how Yamada Ryo's relationship with the other two people had developed. Shimizu Eliza hadn't told her either.

It's normal for everyone in the band to have their own secrets.

But too many secrets create barriers between people...

"Is Eliza busy tonight too?" Shima Iwashita asked casually.

Eliza Shimizu lowered her head, sketching on the tablet with the stylus, and hummed in agreement.

Hiroi Kikuri shook her head and put down her wine glass, letting out a satisfying "ha-ha."

Iwashita Shima then spoke up, "Where's Narusawa Kaede?"

Hiroi Kikuri said, "I asked Kaede to play with them~ Those two kids seem to be very attached to Kaede."

Iwashita Shima's furrowed brows did not relax; instead, she immediately asked, "Is this alright?"

Hiroi Kikuri didn't understand what she meant, and poured her a drink herself, then invited Iwashita Shima to sit down and rest.

Just as Iwashita Shima sat down next to Hiroi Kikuri, she felt increasingly angry. She stood up abruptly.

"...I'll go and call Naruzawa Kaede back."

"Hey, what are you doing?!"

Hiroi Kikuri grabbed Iwashita Shima's hand and asked, "Shima, why are you suddenly more excited than me?"

Iwashita Shima: "I should be asking you that! Your man ran off with two sixteen-year-old girls, and you still have the leisure to drink here???"

Hearing this, Kikuri Hiroi smiled with relief.

"Oh, it's nothing," Hiroi Kikuri said.

"I'm not praising you!"

Iwashita Shima paused for a moment, then turned her gaze to Shimizu Eliza. Seeing that Shimizu Eliza did not move, she realized that she would have to say the rest herself.

"It's one thing to fool your best friend!" Iwashita Shima bent down, placed her hand on Hiroi Kikuri's shoulder, and stared intently into her friend's eyes. "Don't fool yourself. You've met a scumbag conman, Hiroi!"

"I know, it's nothing."

Hiroi Kikuri said this with a chuckle.

"What kind of seductive potion did you fall for! He deceived you, cheated you out of your body and your money, and now you've lost everything! Look at him now!"

"People and wealth?" Hiroi Kikuri pointed to herself, bewildered. "Do I have any?"

Then, Kikuri Hiroi narrowed her eyes and said:

"The thought of marrying me is just awful..."

"I can't really imagine what marriage would look like. It's fine as long as we're together because we like each other, but marriage...it just feels like it would be different..."

Iwashita Shima's vision went black; she was completely numb and beyond help.

Taking advantage of the situation, Hiroi Kikuri pulled Iwashita Shima to her side and shoved a wine glass into her hand.

"I know Shima is concerned about me, but it's not what you're saying."

Hiroi Kikuri said, "Kaede, he's different. What I have with Kaede is love. I've never been so happy to be able to play with Kaede and with everyone, you know, Shima... This kind of love doesn't need marriage or anything else in it."

Hiroi Kikuri said many good things about Narusawa Kaede.

Iwashita Shima became increasingly worried.

It's obvious that her teammates have been completely manipulated.

"Shimizu, say something..."

"Ah..." Eliza Shimizu looked up from her easel, thought for a moment, and said...

"Yeah, there's really no need to worry about Hiroi being deceived. Kaede seems to have OCD, the kind of mental fastidiousness; he'll refuse even if someone he doesn't like offers themselves to him."

"It can still get hard, though," Shimizu Eliza thought to herself.

Shima Iwashita: "You make it sound like you've actually tried it..."

Iwashita Shima thought to herself: If I can't persuade her, so be it. At worst, I'll lend Hiroi my shoulder when she cries. And I'll get someone to give that bastard a good beating.

Eliza Shimizu blinked and lowered her head again. Shima had already suffered enough today; it was best not to upset her.

I wonder... how is Feng doing?

The stylus traced fine lines on the workbench.

With a slight upward curve in the lines, Eliza Shimizu added a smile to the painting.

If Kikuri Hiroi and Shima Iwashita were to stick their heads out, they would realize that their dear teammates weren't actually working... at least not drawing doujinshi for the only male member of the team, which wasn't what they called work.

The three had different thoughts and attitudes, but they all cared about Mingze Feng.

At that very moment, at the entrance of another livehouse venue, Mingze Feng sneezed.

Flot's practice room was occupied, but thankfully, when he paid off Hiroi Kiku last month, Narusawa Kaede got to know all the shop owners in the vicinity, so he could just walk into any shop.

If Ye Mu obediently nods, she'll be fine with whatever she says.

As long as I can stay by Feng's side... and play music together, that's enough.

Perhaps it was because she was nervous in an unfamiliar environment for the first time, but when Ruoye Mu nodded, her fingers were still pinching the hem of Naruzawa Kaede's clothes.

Mingze Feng looked away. He didn't know why, but this time, Ruoye Mutsu seemed to rely on him so much.

Before, all I had to do was watch the performance from the audience...

"..."

Yamada Ryo glanced at Wakaba Mutsumi again. Perhaps he was overthinking it...

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