MyGO!!! I am the succubus Xiaoxiang?

Especially this expression, clearly she noticed someone suddenly approaching, instinctively felt scared, yet stubbornly didn't want to show weakness, biting her lip hard, trembling slightly, but still trying to look directly at the other person, constantly trying to show her toughness.

Like a kitten, even though it's terrified and its fur is standing on end, it still keeps hissing.

Subconscious self-protection and an unyielding attitude.

A defensive stance with one arm clenched and a slightly ominous look in his eyes.

That's Xiangzi.

But what is Xiangzi afraid of?

If it's just something you've imagined, then why are you afraid?

"Chu Hua?" Xiangzi whispered a reminder.

The other person was already very close to him.

"Huh? Sorry!!" Chu Hua looked at Xiangzi, who was so close to her, and only realized what was happening when she heard his voice.

The other person is afraid of themselves.

"Yes, I'm sorry, I, I just, I just, I was just too excited. I thought Xiangzi was a fake."

"Huh?" Xiangzi looked up at Chuhua.

Am I a fake?

Yes, I must be fake, why?

Xiangzi looked at his hands and groped around.

Past memories are being recalled.

However, when she said she was playing a role, she didn't feel like she was playing a role at all. Was her feeling for Xiao Mu and everyone else really just an act?

Why do I subconsciously dislike Xiaomu's disappointment and tears?

I should be different from Xiangzi.

Are they really different?

Xiangzi lowered his head. Whether it was Fengchuan Xiang or Xiangzi, he felt that he was himself, playing a role. He had even been acting according to his own ideas. His own ideas, the memories that came back when he touched the piano, his concern for Xiaomu and his subconscious rebuttal, and his desire to take care of the other person.

Am I really just playing a role?

Xiangzi subconsciously looked at Chuhua, seeking an answer.

"Am I not Xiangzi?" Xiangzi asked.

"Yes!"

"Eh?"

"But every time I want to see Saki-chan, I can't. Every time, I'm alone, and I can only fantasize about what it would be like if someone appeared next to me. So when Saki-chan suddenly appeared, it was just like the one I had imagined before, so I assumed it was her."

Chu Hua raised her head and spoke cautiously.

“Saki-chan already knew that I came to Tokyo alone to become an idol.”

"I went to the agency's recruitment alone, practiced alone, and lived alone in a rented room. I practiced dancing until late at night, ordered a boxed lunch outside, and didn't eat much meat because I couldn't eat anything too greasy. Since I hadn't debuted yet, I couldn't even pay for water and electricity. Every day when I got home, I couldn't even bear to turn on the lights."

"..." Looking at Chu Hua, who stood forlorn and whose face was etched with loneliness, Xiangzi forgot what he was thinking and reached out to hug her.

That's how it is.

People always have to learn how to live.

Returning to the cold, empty rented room from the bustling, vibrant school and bands.

A person faces loneliness.

It's nothing, it's just that sometimes when I see something happy or come across an interesting video, I look up wanting to say something, but there's no one there.

pretty good.

There's no one to share my joy with, and no one to share my sorrow with; I swallow it all down alone.

As night falls, I see other people's lights dimming, and other families enjoying happiness.

That's why I hate going home.

Once I got home, the only way to escape reality was with that secondhand keyboard, playing music all by myself, and entertaining myself.

Be a happy child in your own world.

However, sometimes, you need someone to hug you and give you an evaluation of your efforts and your earnest living. Even if they say you're not good or just average, you don't need to praise yourself.

Just saying "it's okay," "it's great," or even just a hug is enough to make me feel that my perseverance until now is not fake.

just.

What good would it do for those who like and love you to know about your sadness and despair?

No one can solve it, and therefore no one can escape it.

Seeing the person you love stuck in the mud will only make you sad.

Just like Xiao Mu.

If only Xiao Mu didn't know all this.

Xiangzi would think about it every time he saw the other person instinctively hold his hand.

Toyokawa Shoko is too weak.

They clearly kept it a secret from everyone else.

Why should Xiao Mu, who is closest to me, know?

But, I just hope someone can understand me.

That's too weak.

With his eyes lowered, Xiangzi completely ignored how many times Xiao Mu had pulled him along, bit by bit, to keep him alive.

But perhaps it is precisely because they understand how difficult it is to live alone that...

Xiangzi hugged Chuhua.

Hopefully, this sorrow will not fall upon Chu Hua.

I hope I can be the one to let her breathe a sigh of relief and say that to her.

"It must have been tough! You've persevered all this time."

"You've done an absolutely fantastic job!!"

"Right now, you are absolutely the most unique and incredibly talented idol in the world!"

"One of a kind?" Chu Hua slowly raised her head and looked at Xiangzi in front of her.

"Yes! A unique and amazing idol!"

Xiangzi nodded in response.

Each of us is unique.

Xiangzi smiled.

It's one of a kind.

. . . . . .

Time seems to have passed a little too long.

However, for some reason, the place where Chu Hua was initially holding felt dampness gradually spreading outwards.

But after a while, it stopped spreading.

Chu Hua just kept holding her.

Perhaps it's because they're embarrassed.

Xiangzi felt he had guessed Chuhua's thoughts.

Suddenly hugging someone and crying or something.

That's so embarrassing.

If it is yourself.

At that time, when Xiao Mu hugged me.

He went on to say a lot, about how the wind was too strong, how he hadn't recovered from his illness, and so on.

But Xiao Mu said to herself.

She cried.

I was so angry that I didn't use the cucumber Xiao Mu gave me to poke her!

Xiangzi knew that everyone's personality, thoughts, and experiences were different, which shaped them into different people.

However, this does not prevent Xiangzi from putting himself in others' shoes. If he himself is like this, then the other person might be too, right?

and so.

Gently stroking and hugging her golden retriever.

As Xiangzi stroked downwards little by little, feeling as if he were petting a cat, he noticed that Chu Hua would tremble twice every time he rubbed her.

and so.

"Goo~"

Eh?

Xiangzi looked down at his stomach.

Chu Hua also raised her head.

"...Eh!" Xiangzi wanted to explain, perhaps he had misheard or something.

"I... I didn't hear Saki-chan's stomach growl! Don't worry, Saki-chan!"

"..." Xiangzi looked at Chuhua.

You, you're too much!

Besides, if you shout it out loud, aren't you just admitting it without being asked?

"Hey, I originally wanted to go out to eat! But, I only went out for a short while and then I saw Chu Hua, so I..."

To save money, I skip breakfast, buy extra steamed buns for lunch, and eat at several shops where I used to work in the evening, helping to deal with any leftover food.

And now.

It's lunchtime.

So, I didn't eat much all day.

I'm a little bit hungry, is that okay?

"Saki-chan? Oh right! Saki-chan, do you want to eat together? I'm a little hungry too, my stomach is growling! My stomach is growling, you, you hear it."

"Quick, shout twice!"

Looking at Chu Hua, who was touching her belly in front of her.

"Alright! Can we skip the stomach rumbling, Chu Hua? Oh no!"

Although I understand the other person's feelings.

However, I really felt that what the other person said was a little too targeted at me!

"Okay! Um, what would Saki-chan like to eat, waiter, um!"

"Hey! Hello!" The waiter ran over.

"Want to order, boss? Our omelet rice is absolutely amazing!!"

"How's this omelet rice? Let me tell you, uh, tell me!"

"Yo!!! Free-range chickens from the Kanto Plain, laying an egg every three days is as good as a golden elixir. The morning dew in Musashino washes them three times, and the morning sun on Mount Tsukuba warms their toes."

"Wow! This rice is made with Niigata Koshihikari pearls, bonito broth that's so refreshing, and Hokkaido milk that's been kneaded three times. It's so good it'll make even immortals forget about cultivating immortality! This dish features bacon fried on a volcanic rock plate, and that dish features matsutake mushrooms dancing the tango."

"This sauce is..."