In other words, it's three against one.

Eliza Shimizu couldn't help but hum softly.

Hmph, Feng, do you know what you're doing? Do you know what kind of situation you've put yourself in?

Next, let Feng, who has always been arrogant because of his strong physique, walk while leaning on the wall!

"But honestly, if it weren't for Kaede, Hoshika-senpai and I might have become pretty good friends. Our current relationship is, well, a little more twisted than friends. And my relationship with Kiku-chan too—"

"I see... I understand, please don't continue."

As Iwashita Shima said this, she quickened her pace and came to Shimizu Eliza's side, looking at her cheerful smiling face.

Nine months ago, Eliza Shimizu, who had just arrived in Tokyo, couldn't even speak Japanese well. When this foreign girl stopped him at Folt, Kikuto Hiroi, who was drunk, put his arm around her shoulder, and with both of them half-pushing and half-yielding, SickHack gained a guitarist.

From the first time I met her, no matter when, she always smiled like that. Her smile was like that of a lazy animal, yet so cute and full of energy...

Eliza Shimizu's smile was right in front of me.

Where is Shima?

"What's wrong with me?"

"He's back, etc... Hiroi was away from Tokyo for the past month and was a huge help..."

Iwashita Shima wasn't keen to hear what kind of help she'd received. Considering what she'd just learned about their twisted relationship, she forced a smile.

Let them have their fun. Sigh, these rock musicians.

Shima Iwashita nodded: "Yeah, she's back... Hiroi told me she wants to be our strongest... I agreed."

Eliza Shimizu was stunned for a moment, then muttered in disbelief, "Ahyyy, you're kidding, right? The strongest? Then I'll have to work hard too! Kiku and Kaede are improving every day, and Shima, you're improving so much too, ahhhh, if this is the case, I'll become the one who holds everyone back!"

Place the equipment on the stage.

Hiroi Kikuri's figure emerged from the darkness of the corridor. Narusawa Kaede and Iji Tomoka followed closely behind, emerging from the left and right sides respectively.

These were all people Hiroi brought back while he was drunk.

Iwashita Shima squinted; this time, she did too.

Kikuri Hiroi, really.

“Yes, we need to work even harder,” said Shima Iwashita.

SicKhack drummer, Shima Iwashita, returns.

Behind the curtain, in the audience.

“...Their live performance…” Ijichi Seika murmured.

The room was filled with the echoing sound of rousing music.

The backstage area was noisy, with loud music. Under the spotlight, the four people on stage were particularly eye-catching.

Ijichi Seika squatted backstage, leaning against the wall.

Hiroi Kikuri is still the most eye-catching one.

"Listen carefully, their bass and guitar playing is beyond description."

Honestly, he only knows how to drink and do pile driving every day after he arrives, but the more performances I watch, the more I can feel his progress.

"Besides sounding nice, I don't know what else to say."

Ichiji Hoshika gazed at Narusawa Kaede.

When I first met him, he was clearly a kid who couldn't even press the bass strings properly and could only play by feel. Later, Ichiji Seika realized he was quite arrogant, and then...

It's really big.

Ichi Hoshika raised her hand and touched her pocket. The empty feeling made her pause for a moment. She pulled out a flat, rectangular package that was a few centimeters in size.

Ijichi Hoshika rested her chin on her hand and compared the serrated edge of the packaging to Narusawa Kaede on the stage.

Well, really. It's all this guy's fault.

When did it start that the bedside table drawer no longer holds cigarette packs, but BYT (bib-sized cigarette packs)?

However, three people are not enough.

"Seriously—maybe I should take my medicine later..."

"Sister? You're here. Taking your medicine? Are you feeling unwell? Dizzy, or does something hurt?"

The familiar voice made Ichiji Hoshika's shoulders stiffen.

“Nijika…”

Ichi Seika gripped the condom tightly in her hand, her mind racing. Taking pills? What kind of pills? Did she mention taking birth control pills?

"I'm fine..." Ijichi Seika bit the side of her mouth, suppressing her rapidly beating heart, and turned her head away.

It really is Nijigasaki.

She was even still wearing her junior high school uniform.

"You're back so early today, don't you have any clubs to join?"

“Oh, this?” Ichiji Nijika’s expression turned strange. She stammered and began to explain, “It’s that one, listen to me, sis—this afternoon at club time, I saw that person, that one—”

"The blue-haired lady who worked at our store last year, she seems to be some rich girl!"

——Shimokitazawa High School——

That was three hours earlier, during SickHack's recording session.

Shimokitazawa High School, a third-year class.

Yamada Ryo frequently glanced to the side. There, Toyokawa Shoko was surrounded by many girls, chatting and laughing, easily handling the group of high school students. As for herself, she had clearly become a core figure in a certain circle.

Toyokawa Shoko's back was ramrod straight. Yamada Ryo felt as if it were only a blink of an eye, and Toyokawa Shoko had already completed the class strategy.

Through subtle questioning, they found out about Narusawa Kaede and Yamada Ryo's intimate behavior in public.

Yamada Ryo was sitting next to Toyokawa Shoko, so they heard it together.

At that moment, Toyokawa Shoko turned her head and smiled at Yamada Ryo.

whispering sound...

Yamada Ryo pursed his lips.

This guy is completely different from her and Feng.

Why does Naruzawa Kaede like her?

"Toyokawa-san, Yamada-kun is looking this way again. What's your relationship with Yamada-kun?"

"Friend."

"Ugh?"

"Ryo and I have been very good friends for a long time. Back then, Ryo and Feng had just started dating."

"Doesn't that mean you went to the same junior high school?"

"No, it's just a matter of fate that brought us together. Everyone knows about Feng and Liang, right?"

"Hmm...ah...that's how it is..."

Hearing this conversation, Yamada Ryo turned his head to the other side.

She's a good friend who cares about her friend's husband.

It was a completely tragic fate.

She and him, she and her.

Everyone else can be forgiven, except for Toyokawa Shoko—

"Hey, ToGaWa-san, what kind of guy do you like?"

"Hmm, you'll protect me, right? Or I can protect you. If you don't want to, you can just kidnap me."

Shoko Toyokawa said this with a smile, her eyes narrowed.

Whether I kidnap you or you kidnap me~

"Wow, Toyokawa-kun is so scary, hahaha—"

Laughter came from behind me.

I doubt anyone would believe that.

Everyone would assume that Toyokawa Shoko was joking.

Yamada Ryo pressed her cheek against the wooden desk, feeling the coolness of May's desk. She took a deep breath, temporarily suppressing the restlessness in her heart.

With an IQ of 52, Yamada Ryo started to use his brain.

Kidnapping...you're serious, aren't you?

Or has it already been done?

Rather, it's more accurate to say that Mingze Feng did act quite strangely a few times in the past few days.

Suddenly, he hugged her tightly, holding her close, and they slept together all night without doing anything else...

It's hard not to suspect that Toyokawa Shoko is behind this.

Yamada Ryo spent the last class with this question in mind.

After school in the afternoon, ignoring the classmates who came to apologize, Yamada Ryo headed towards the clubroom. She spotted Toyokawa Shoko following behind her from afar, but not wanting to cause any trouble, she ignored her.

"..."

It wasn't until he reached the entrance of the K-On! department that Yamada Ryo realized this was the place he had come to see.

"...Come in."

Unlike the club members and guest elder Sawako, Yamada Ryo didn't offer any hospitality to Toyokawa Shoko.

She sat down in the chair and looked up at Toyokawa Shoko.

Toyokawa Shoko squinted as she surveyed the classroom. There was a long table pushed together, four chairs, a tea set cabinet, an air conditioner, and a small refrigerator.

Toyokawa Shoko pulled out a chair herself and sat down.

She asked Yamada Ryo, "A four-person club?"

"So what?"

Yamada Ryo crossed her arms.

There are four people...is that right?

It seems there were only four people.

Yamada Ryo frowned. Who was missing again? Never mind, if I can't figure it out, I won't think about it anymore.

She gripped her phone tightly.

He was ready to call Mingze Feng back at any time.

Seeing the change in Yamada Ryo's expression, Toyokawa Shoko rested her arm on the table, supporting her cheek.

Her fingers tapped slowly on the table.

Two pairs of golden eyes met in mid-air.

A cool breeze blew in through the open window, causing a few strands of hair on Toyokawa Shoko's forehead to flutter.

Toyokawa Shoko chuckled, her eyes reflecting Yamada Ryo's figure, but Yamada Ryo felt that Toyokawa Shoko was looking at a very, very far place behind her.

Shoko Toyokawa: "Then, I want to be the minister."

"..."

Yamada Ryo watched coldly, but she pressed her tightly clenched phone face down onto the table.

Sure enough, she couldn't calm down.

Ryo Yamada knew this from the moment he met Shoko Toyokawa.

The illusion of happiness will eventually come to an end. Even on campus, Mingze Feng will no longer be alone with her, and he will no longer be able to stay by her side forever.

"...but,"

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