Can Lixi look at me alone?

"Little Yuzuki really listens to Little Riki!"

It's a bit like Xiao Mu... and myself?

"No, it's just one more person. Even if I didn't say it, if anyone else said it, Yuzuki would agree, right?"

Eager to distance himself from the situation, Li Xi looked at Jie Yue, who had suddenly frozen in shock, and waited for her answer.

"Ah... um... yes, that should be it, right?"

Yuzuki, managing to squeeze out a reply from her throat, tried to take the microphone from Mutsuki's hand.

Mu avoided it.

"Xiang should sing now."

Mu handed the microphone to Xiangzi, his fingertips, hidden behind his back, touched the back of Jieyue's hand.

Is Xiao Mu... protecting me?

Realizing this, Yuzuki took Mutsuki's soft little hand and they held each other tightly where no one else could see.

Seeing that Mu was clearly a little happier, Xiangzi gave up struggling and, in a fit of despair, picked up a song he knew.

"Just so you know, you're not allowed to laugh at me!"

Yuzuki nodded absentmindedly; even if Xiangzi pretended to be mute, she wouldn't react.

"Yes, good luck, Xiao Xiang!"

Mu stole glances at the girl's profile beside him, slowly matching her with the figure from his childhood.

At least... this time, she won't do nothing.

Yuzuki, who hadn't listened to anything Xiangzi sang, was thinking about which song Lixi-chan liked and whether she should practice singing, and then remembered that jar of konpeito.

After the cries of the unknown creature ended, Yuzuki took out candy from her backpack, uncorked it, and took the lamp's hand in hers. She poured a lot of candy into it before stopping.

"The konpeito I promised to make for Kotatsu last time is ready to eat! Although it's not quite as good as the ones you buy in stores, it's still worth a try~"

She winked at the somewhat surprised gray-haired girl.

"After all, this is a small lamp, made by hand."

With her mouth stuffed with candy, Lixi glanced to the side. She wanted to explain that these candies were all Jieyue's hard work. But since Jieyue didn't want her to talk about it…

Let's not talk about that then, but the lighting definitely needs some improvement. We can't let Yuzuki's hard work go to waste...

You can't be like me.

She swallowed the slightly cloyingly sweet syrup.

"Huh? Did Kodama and Yuzuki make this together?"

Su Shi picked up the golden candy granules, which looked like stardust under the light, and felt a surge of happiness.

These candies were made by my friend; I'm sharing them with everyone so we can all share in the happiness…

Yuzuki almost fulfilled all of her fantasies about a good friend, and she also inspired her other companions to become a group of good friends as well.

Sharing dishes, sharing feelings... encouraging each other, growing together, and finding happiness together...

The sweet candy melted in his mouth, and Su Shi was filled with longing for the future of the band.

We can definitely continue like this forever, even for a lifetime, it's not impossible, right...?

She nodded.

"It's delicious! Xiao Xiang, you should try some too!"

Xiangzi took a big bite and coughed twice because it was too salty. He got a drink from the side and felt a little better.

"Ahem, it's delicious! Little lamp made a great dish!"

The pink-haired girl gently wiped a piece of candy from the corner of Mu's mouth.

"Does Xiaomu like it?"

Looking at Mutsuki's calm features, Yuzuki worried that he might dislike the scent. With a hint of fear, she asked…

"like."

As long as Xiaomu likes it...

"Ah... what about Xiaodeng? Does she like this?"

The girl, who had been staring at the star-shaped fragments in her palm, paused for a moment.

"I...I really like it! Thank you, Yuzuki!"

After finishing the candy, she took out several stones that she thought were pretty from her pocket and returned them to Yuzuki. She used these as proof of their friendship.

"It's okay, I'm just glad Xiaodeng likes it..."

She accepted the stones somewhat awkwardly.

He handed the glass jar to the lamp.

A few days later, she would want to strangle herself for what she did today.

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Volume 1 Crychic! : Chapter 35 Mutsu's Overnight Stay

"It's okay, Xiaodeng did a great job. Riki-chan, don't say that about Xiaodeng..."

Back home, Takamatsu Akari reflected on everything that had happened that day and decided to cherish this memory as a priceless treasure in her heart.

Yuzuki... is so gentle.

Just as she was worrying about whether she could do a good job, and whether she would upset everyone if she couldn't...

Jieyue reached out and picked up a few candies, then held them to her lips.

"It's okay, Xiaodeng, have a few candies first."

Li Xi seems to be saying something to Xiao Jieyue...

"It's okay, Xiaodeng has already tried her best..."

Yuzuki's voice sounded somewhat strained...

"I just wanted to say that these are konpeito that you spent several days making. You've made some progress after eating them, haven't you?"

It took several days to conclude the month...

I...I can't do it...

No, no!

She closed her eyes.

It's like I sang it out, but it's also like nothing happened...

I don't remember.

When she opened her eyes again, Xiao Xiang and Soyo were already clapping to celebrate her progress.

Yuzuki also reached out to fix her hair... even Riki did...

"You sang pretty well, but you should practice more at home."

Xiao Mu... Xiao Mu too...

She looked at the group photo on her phone and saved it as her phone wallpaper.

Did she successfully make everyone happy?

She didn't do that.

That's because Yuzuki made the konpeito little by little; it was those candies...

Only she can sing it.

It's all because of Yuzuki... that she didn't mess things up.

Place the glass bottle filled with stardust in the most conspicuous spot on the desk, and then take another photo with your phone.

Just then, a message of concern from Yuzuki popped up.

"Little lamp, remember to rest! We're having a live performance next week! Don't put too much pressure on yourself. You can ask me for more candy when you're done."

Monthly Summary…

While buying fresh groceries at the supermarket, Yuzuki felt her phone vibrate. She opened it…

"I want to be best friends with Xiaoyue for life!"

A lifetime...

The pink-haired girl looked at the relatively fresh river fish in the display case.

A lifetime with Lixi-chan would be too short, but a lifetime with you all would be too long.

"Yes, I also want to be best friends with Xiaodeng for life."

……

As Jieyue walked out of the market carrying a few crabs, she saw a blue figure standing by the roadside with a schoolbag.

Seemingly waiting for her, Mu came over and helped her with her things.

"Xiao Mu? What's wrong?"

Yuzuki straightened her collar, then took her wrist and led her toward her shelter.

"...I want to see Yuzuki."

Oh, is that so... You were bullied by Xiao Xiang, weren't you?

"Why don't you come to my house for a while? Is Xiaomu hungry? How about I make her something to eat?"

Mu opened her mouth, but ultimately gave up on speaking, replying with a soft "hmm."

The green figure following Yuzuki stood out in Riki's eyes, perhaps because pink and green didn't go well together... or perhaps for some other reason.

In short, Riki stopped in her tracks when she saw Yuzuki and wanted to come up and say hello.

"Lixi, behind us."

Mu tugged at Jieyue's sleeve, and the two of them turned around together to greet the drummer who was about to leave.

It's just to avoid staying up late again during my period!

Lixi followed the pink-haired girl, while Mu followed on either side of Yuzuki. The three of them returned side by side to Yuzuki's small shelter.

"Xiao Mu and Li Xi, go wash your hands. I'll go prepare dinner. If you want any drinks, just let me know; I think there'll be some in the fridge..."

Mr. Refrigerator has a big appetite; it once took her a long time to fill his belly.

Mr. Refrigerator hasn't spoken to me in a long time...

Maybe it's because it sees how much I like Riki-chan that it doesn't want to talk anymore...

Forget it.

Time to cook.

Lixi looked at the expressionless girl beside him and coughed twice somewhat awkwardly.

"When did Mutsuki and Yuzuki become friends?"

She was a little curious, really just a little curious about the relationship between the two of them.

Mu calmly answered.