After Xiangzi died, I inherited her harem.

A light drizzle had started outside the car window, and the dark clouds on the horizon made Toyokawa Yuu feel even more irritable.

Ruo Yemu sat in the back seat, holding his guitar without saying a word, turning his head to look out the car window.

She knew she had said the wrong thing again, both in the past and now.

As soon as I open my mouth, something unpleasant happens.

For a fleeting moment, Ruoye Mu really thought that it would have been better if it had been him who disappeared instead.

Both Metis and that guy are probably better at handling interpersonal relationships than I am.

Yuu Toyokawa gripped the steering wheel tightly, glancing occasionally at the rearview mirror to take in the gloomy expression on Mutsu Wakaba's face.

Seeing her somewhat aggrieved gaze, Toyokawa Yuu couldn't help but lightly press the accelerator.

Forget it, after sending her back to the Toyokawa family, I won't have anything to do for the time being. I'll just find a chance to die back there.

"Youyu..."

Suddenly, Wakaba Mutsumi, who had been silent all along, spoke, breaking the silence inside the car.

The girl with golden eyes hugged the guitar even tighter, her voice sounding somewhat serious.

"What is it? If you're going to apologize, then forget it. I'm not angry with you."

Completely surprised that Wakaba Mutsu would take the initiative to talk to her, Toyokawa Yuu was slightly taken aback, and her tone softened slightly.

He felt it was pointless to argue with someone who already had mental issues, had been withdrawn for ten years, and could no longer even speak clearly.

However, what came out of Ruoye Mu's mouth was not a word of apology.

"The car behind us has been following us the whole time."

Upon hearing Wakaba Mutsu's reminder, Toyokawa Yuu frowned immediately.

Looking in the rearview mirror, after driving for a while, he confirmed that there was indeed a car tailgating him.

Is it a coincidence, or...

Before Yuu Toyokawa could figure it out, she felt her car shake, and the car that had been following her gently bumped her rear bumper.

Even a minor collision that looked like an accidental rear-end collision made Yuu Toyokawa realize that the car was coming for her.

If it were just a simple accident, she could pull over and confront the other party right now, but right now, Toyokawa Yuu doesn't dare to slow down at all.

The other party was clearly prepared; who knows what will happen after the car stops?

Slightly accelerating, Toyokawa Yuu tried to create a safe distance, took her phone out of her pocket, quickly unlocked it, and tossed it to Wakaba Mutsumi, who was sitting in the back seat.

"Xiao Mu, call Hai Ling!"

The phone rang in the car, but Yuu Toyokawa could feel that her own heartbeat was even clearer than the ringtone playing on speaker.

He hadn't expected those people to do it this way on the highway, but he had to admit it was a rather convenient method.

A car rear-end collision that resulted in the sudden death of the head of the household certainly sounds more palatable than various stories of people committing suicide for love.

It might feel a little strange to die at the hands of a complete stranger for the first time...

Yuu Toyokawa found that she was actually calmer than she had imagined, and even had the energy to joke with herself.

But soon, he even lost the will to joke.

The phone rang three times when Wakaba Mutsu dialed, but after that, instead of Hachiman Kairin's voice, the dial tone indicated that the call had been disconnected.

Hearing the dial tone from her phone, Toyokawa Yuu felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

It wasn't until then, when he was feeling annoyed and hadn't been paying attention to what was behind him, that he realized that Hachiman Kairin's car hadn't followed.

The engine roared somewhat noisily, but at this moment only one sound echoed in his ears.

He was betrayed, or rather, abandoned, by Hachiman Kairin...

Another rear-end collision occurred, this time even more violently than the last, the more intense shaking forcibly rousing Toyokawa Yuu from her thoughts.

With her hands gripping the steering wheel tightly, her adrenaline surged, and her heart rate accelerated dramatically, causing her blood to flow faster than ever before. Toyokawa Yuu could even feel a slight tingling sensation as the blood flowed through her hands.

Seeing the enemy accelerating to his side, seemingly intending to force him to stop or crash into him from the side and cause his vehicle to overturn, he turned the steering wheel without thinking and rammed into the enemy first.

This was probably the only time that Toyokawa Yuu felt fortunate about the Toyokawa family's wealth.

This treacherous treasure left him with nowhere to go, forcing him to exchange death for the chance to wander through the labyrinth.

But it is precisely this wealth that allows him to drive a car that far surpasses the performance of those other people.

He was also glad that he hadn't been so obedient when he was taking his driving test!

Seemingly completely unprepared for Toyokawa Yuu's counterattack, the vehicle that had driven to his side was inevitably rammed aside, lost control for a moment, and then scrambled into the roadside median, temporarily becoming a pile of immobile scrap metal.

Yuu Toyokawa stepped on the gas again, creating a small safe distance.

This is still in the city center. Although the morning rush hour has passed, there are still quite a few vehicles coming and going. Toyokawa Yuu's behavior naturally caused a certain degree of commotion.

However, Toyokawa Yuu doesn't care about that right now.

In the blink of an eye, Yuu Toyokawa noticed several more cars approaching in his rearview mirror, their target clearly identified.

Despite having an advantage in vehicle performance, Toyokawa Yuu is showing no signs of letting up.

He could sense that those people were driving him, directing him in a specific direction.

"Xiao Mu, call Hatsune Miku."

Although she didn't want to accept it, Toyokawa Yuu was now convinced that Hachiman Kairin had betrayed her.

After all, what she wanted was something he couldn't give her in the first place.

While her actions after realizing this surprised Yuu Toyokawa, they were not unacceptable.

Or rather, Toyokawa Yuu doesn't even have time to consider whether or not to accept this; she simply regards it as a fact.

Although betrayed by Hachiman Kairin, Toyokawa Yuu is not yet at the point of being completely paranoid.

He was certain that Hatsune Miku wouldn't betray him at this time.

Because what she wants is within herself, and no one else can give it to her.

Hearing Yuu Toyokawa's urgent, almost commanding voice, Mutsumi Wakaba, who had become somewhat dazed from the repeated impacts, finally came to his senses.

Seeing the caller ID on my phone screen that read "Aiyin," I hung up without thinking and dialed Hatsune's number.

[Lord Yuyu, what can I do for you? It seems a bit noisy over there...]

"Hatsune, don't interrupt, listen to me."

Yuu Toyokawa abruptly interrupted Hatsune Miku's voice, jerking the steering wheel and splashing water from the wheels.

After turning a corner and temporarily shaking off several vehicles that were following him, he continued speaking.

"I will allow you to enter Xiangzi's study, bedroom, and all other private spaces to help me find all the records of Xiangzi and Yawata Kairin's interactions over the years, and then use these records as clues to find out who else Yawata Kairin has been in contact with in the Toyokawa family."

Investigating this matter thoroughly won't do much to the plans made ten years ago, or rather, it won't be very effective.

However, this is very useful for figuring out who wants to kill him right now.

At least he wanted to die knowing why; this was one of the few things Toyokawa Yuu insisted on.

【…I understand, please wait a moment.】

Hatsune paused for a moment on the other end of the phone, seemingly surprised that Toyokawa Yuu had suddenly made such a request.

However, just from her tone, Hatsune could hear the urgency in Toyokawa Yuu's voice, so she didn't ask any further questions and instead told him to wait a moment.

As Hatsune's response faded, silence fell over the car once again.

Yuu Toyokawa honked her horn as a warning while dodging other vehicles on the road, occasionally getting into minor collisions with those chasing her.

Thanks to the superior performance of this vehicle compared to other cars, Toyokawa Yuu gradually adapted to the fast-paced and exciting rhythm, and even had time to look up and glance at Wakaba Mutsumi behind her through the rearview mirror.

However, just one glance was enough to make him frown deeply.

Ten years have passed, and Wakaba Mutsumi, who has grown from a high school girl into an adult woman, is actually quite slender. Her height may not be outstanding, but Toyokawa Yuu, who has observed her up close, knows that her curves are quite alluring.

But at this moment, Ruoye Mu's body was curled up in the back seat, his arms tightly clutching the guitar in his arms, looking like a frightened quail.

Completely ignoring the fact that the guitar strings might tear her clothes and skin under such frequent impacts.

Even so, despite having almost lost consciousness in her eyes, Wakaba Mutsu still held her phone tightly in her hand, trying to raise both hands to bring the thin tablet close to Toyokawa Yuu's ear so that he could hear the voice coming from it more clearly.

Each impact, whether light or heavy, would cause the seemingly frail girl to stagger and tremble uncontrollably.

Even so, she did not loosen her grip on her fingers.

Seeing Wakaba Mutsumi so surprised and bewildered instead of acting like a human machine as before, Toyokawa Yuu was slightly taken aback until another rear-end collision brought her back to her senses.

Yuu Toyokawa gently rubbed the steering wheel in her hands, the struggling expression on her face gradually easing, as if she had made up her mind.

In this situation, the only person who could possibly save him, Hachiman Kairin, has betrayed him, and he can sense that the vehicle is about to break down.

Even if it has a significant performance advantage, it can't withstand this kind of relentless onslaught. The behavior of those people is becoming increasingly extreme. Next, it's likely that not only a few cars will appear, but also dump trucks.

Toyokawa Yuu was certain that she was going to die this time.

The difference lies in whether or not to gamble on whether Hatsune Miku can find out something before she dies, and then let her know who killed her this time, and then let Wakaba Mutsu take the fall for her.

Or perhaps... find an opportunity to drop Wakaba Mutsu, then expose a weakness and get hit and killed.

Forget it, there's no need for that. At least Ruo Yemu hasn't done anything to betray me.

He had died several times and knew how terrible death was; if he could, he would never want to die.

Yuu Toyokawa knew that she had long since ceased to be a good person.

Hypocrisy, endless lies, infidelity in the study, plotting for inheritance, deceiving people into taking risks, a manipulative housekeeper and bandmate...

But watching others die alongside me is still a little hard to do.

"Xiao Mu, I saved you once. From now on, you must become mine."

Even knowing that Ruoye Mu probably wouldn't remember what he said when he returned from ten years ago, he still made an agreement on his own, just to comfort himself.

He's not a good person, so you can't risk your life to work for free.

The familiar tone of voice reached Wakaba Mutsu's ears, causing her eyes, which had been almost blank, to regain some movement.

She looked up at the man in front of her, who seemed to have been angry with her for not expressing herself clearly not long ago, and a look of doubt flashed in her blank eyes.

The car, which had already been involved in multiple collisions and whose rear bumper had detached, entered the curve and slowed down slightly as it turned.

During the brief gap in the road ahead where there were no cars in sight, Toyokawa Yuu let go of the steering wheel, pulled off the seatbelt wrapped around her, and crawled into the back seat through the gap between the driver's and passenger's seats.

Yuu Toyokawa kicked open the car door and pushed Mutsuka Wakaba out of the car before she could even react to what was happening.

At the same time, half of Toyokawa Yuu's body also leaned out of the car.

Seeing that Wakaba Mutsumi had rolled safely to the side of the road without being run over by any vehicles, Toyokawa Yuu breathed a sigh of relief.

Given that Wakaba Mutsu's physique allows him to roll down stairs unscathed, jumping out of the car after slowing down might not necessarily cause any problems.

Even getting injured is better than dying in the car. Next, it's my turn...

Before Toyokawa Yuu could even get back into the car, the car had already made its way around the bend the instant before it was completely out of control.

A white light was reflected in his eyes.

And a dump truck that kept honking its horn but didn't slow down at all.

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In Chihaya Aine's home, the atmosphere and layout remained as warm as ever. The pink-haired beauty sat on the sofa, lost in thought.

As Chihaya Aine gently placed her guitar back in its case, contemplating her upcoming travel plans and where she would go, she heard the sound of the bolt on her front door being turned.

"Is there anything else? I have nothing more to give you."

Without even turning her head, Chihaya Aine didn't contact many people after returning to Tokyo, except for Toyokawa Yuu, Nagasaki Sase, and Hachiman Kairin.

But Nagasaki Sase isn't the kind of person who doesn't even knock on doors, and as for Hachiman Kairin... he didn't have much interaction with her.

“Ms. Chihaya Aine, I am not Yuu.”

A familiar yet unexpected voice reached Chihaya Aine's ears. The pink-haired beauty turned her head and saw a woman in a suit who had come uninvited.

"Have I really... been arrogant all along?"

With a somewhat bewildered look in her emerald-like eyes, Hachiman Kairin gazed blankly at the pink-haired beauty before her, her voice tinged with helplessness.

"You were once a lost child of MyGO!!!!!, and I want to know how you managed to stop getting lost."