After Xiangzi died, I inherited her harem.

Only when Wakaba Mutsu hides away due to increasing mental pressure will the other personalities have a chance to emerge.

This applies to both Metis and the personality that caused trouble at the concert.

However, it will be a little unfair to Wakaba Mutsu.

Looking at the text message in her hand that had received a clear reply, Toyokawa Yuu turned off her phone screen and put it back in her pocket.

Looking up, a graceful figure in light green appeared in the distance.

As Yuu Toyokawa watched Wakaba Mutsu walking towards her, who had clearly spotted her, she felt the subtle and slightly strange gazes around her and hesitated, pressing her toes down slightly.

Finally, when Wakaba Mutsu was about fifty meters away from him, he turned and walked away from the Moon Forest.

Anyway... Ruoye Mu has already seen her, she will definitely follow.

Chapter 79 Mr. Youyu, are you lost?

"Yu Mu, Yu Mu?"

Inside Ruoye Mu's mental space, Metis, wearing a small red hat, tiptoed through the wooden attic, peering out into the surrounding darkness.

Although it seemed that the new personality had been devoured by the shadow summoned by Xiao Mu, Metis still wanted to believe that she wouldn't disappear so easily.

The personality created based on Toyokawa Yuu seems to be more tenacious than the previous abandoned personalities. Metis doesn't think it will disappear so easily.

After all, she's already come back alive once, hasn't she?

Holding a flashlight he'd pulled from a pile of toys, Metis carefully paced around, shining its light into the dark corners of the attic.

He called out softly, deliberately lowering his voice, and even took out a hand to make a half-trumpet shape with his lips.

It seems that it wants to call out the name it gave to the other person in order to get a response, but it is also afraid of disturbing something.

That look was quite adorable, with a touch of childlike innocence.

"It's not here either..."

Metis bent down and shone the light from his flashlight under a bunk bed.

Looking at the empty space illuminated by the flashlight, devoid of anything but dust, Metis looked somewhat disappointed.

In fact, even Metis himself didn't know why he thought that the new personality modeled after Toyokawa Yuu could survive after being devoured by the shadow summoned by Mutsu.

Even now, he plans to secretly find that guy while Xiao Mu is under control of her body and doesn't have time to pay attention to him.

She just... inexplicably wanted to do it.

Metis felt a tightness in his chest whenever he thought of the hand that guy had reached out to him as if asking for help when he was swallowed up by the shadow summoned by Xiao Mu.

Clearly, our relationship shouldn't be like this.

That was one of the few people besides Xiao Mu who had spoken to her, and even wanted to treat her to candy.

In hindsight, she probably just wanted to lure him into lowering his guard so she could take the guitar from his arms.

However, Metis still felt that the guy couldn't be that bad.

Even if she pushed herself off a building right after she was born, even if she fought with herself and Xiao Mu for her body and made a mess of the concert...

Okay, that person might really be that bad, but Metis still doesn't want her to just disappear like that, thrown into the dark abyss like the other personalities that have appeared before.

After all, it's really lonely when Xiao Mu isn't here and I'm taking care of her all by myself.

Even if you can see the outside world through television, it's ultimately not something that belongs to you.

Metis also longed for a true friend.

Finding nothing under the bed, Metis got up from the floor somewhat dejectedly and sighed helplessly.

That guy might really have disappeared.

It's a real pity; I was originally planning to ask her if she liked the name Yu Mu.

Reaching out to hold onto the ladder leading to the upper bunk bed, Metis suddenly felt that the ladder felt a little strange.

The ladder's uprights weren't so slender; they seemed to be wrapped in soft fabric, which felt soft to the touch.

Seemingly realizing something, Metis first covered his mouth with his hand, and then mechanically raised his head.

The first thing that catches the eye is a bright red ballet shoe, followed by black stockings and a gorgeous skirt.

His gaze continued upwards, sweeping past the somewhat flamboyant clothing, and Metis saw a face exactly like his own, with identical golden eyes.

It seemed that the previous attempt to seize the body had torn away the disguise, and the guy's golden eyes no longer held the gentleness he had shown when offering him candy; instead, they were empty and cold, looking no different from those personalities that had been abandoned in the darkness.

However, Metis could clearly sense that there was something more in those golden eyes than in the empty, lifeless eyes of those abandoned personalities.

An intensely persistent desire for something.

If Metis hadn't had the foresight to cover his mouth beforehand, he felt he probably would have screamed out loud.

However, after realizing that the other person's gaze, which was almost cold and empty and devoid of emotion except for a certain longing, was not actually directed at her, she quickly regained her composure.

"Yumu, what are you doing here? Come down quickly..."

Seeing that this new personality hadn't completely disappeared, and hadn't even hidden away in a dark corner, but instead was sitting openly on Xiao Mu's bunk bed, Metis, after his initial shock subsided, even showed a hint of surprise.

Subconsciously addressing the other person by the name he had given them, Metis urged Yu Mu to get off the bed quickly.

That area has always been Xiao Mu's territory. If Xiao Mu knew that someone was sitting on her bunk bed without permission, and even holding dolls that looked like her parents, she would definitely be angry.

"Get down..."

The facade of intellect had been shattered in the last fight over the guitar. Upon hearing Metis's voice, Yu Mu instinctively turned her gaze to the girl below.

Having been pushed off a building into an abyss not long ago, he would likely have been rendered useless if Xiao Mu hadn't saved him.

Therefore, being stared at by Yu Mu with that kind of gaze still made Metis subconsciously feel a chill.

However, this time Metis suppressed his fear and smiled at Yu Mu.

“That’s right, Xiao Mu will be angry if she finds out. You don’t want to be thrown into the shadows by her again, do you?”

"Xiao Mu..."

Upon hearing this address, Yu Mu averted her gaze, which had been somewhat frightening to Metis, and turned toward the door of the room.

From there, you can see another room where a small mound of television sets is piled up.

In front of all those television sets, a girl with long, light green hair was sitting motionless on the sofa, holding her guitar, as if her mind was elsewhere.

That was precisely the reason why Metis had been so careful to keep his voice down, and even covered his mouth with his hand to prevent himself from screaming before daring to look up.

Xiao Mu is using her body, and Metis dares not disturb her.

Guitar......

Looking at the pink guitar held in Xiao Mu's arms, Yu Mu's golden eyes flickered with emotion, and a strong desire within them burst forth almost uncontrollably.

Seeing Yu Mu jump down from the bunk bed that belonged to Xiao Mu, Metis thought that she was finally willing to listen to him, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"If you really like this bed, I can give you half of the lower bunk. The upper bunk belongs to Xiaomu, but the lower bunk is mine..."

Seemingly happy that he could finally have a new friend, Metis narrowed his eyes into a happy smile, even taking out one of the few places in this space that belonged to him to share.

However, Yu Mu's footsteps, which brushed past her without stopping, left Metis frozen in place.

"Guitar......"

The mesmerizing whisper reached Metis's ears, making her think of some unpleasant possibility.

This guy, he hasn't given up yet, has he? He's already died twice.

When Metis turned around, he only saw Yu Mu running towards the pink guitar.

Metis had only one thought in his mind: to hurry and run after Yu Mu.

We have to stop her quickly, or we're doomed again.

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Bathed in the midday sun, Toyokawa Yuu kept walking.

This place is quite a distance from Tsukimori Girls' Academy, but he seems to be sulking about something, showing no intention of slowing down to wait for Wakaba Mutsu.

"Mr. Youyu..."

A faint, emotionless voice rang in her ears. Wakaba Mutsu, holding her guitar, had somehow appeared beside Toyokawa Yuu.

The two were already different in height and stride, and there was a considerable distance between them before, so Wakaba Mutsu had to jog to keep up with Toyokawa Yuu's pace.

The quiet girl didn't seem to have any special talent in sports, and since it was the height of summer, at the hottest time of the day, a few tiny beads of sweat soon appeared on her forehead.

Even so, Ruoye Mu didn't say anything to tell him to slow down. She just called out a respectful title for Toyokawa Yuu and, still holding her guitar, jogged alongside him.

Glancing at Wakaba Mutsu beside her, whose appearance of forcing herself to continue despite her obvious strain made Toyokawa Yuu feel as if she were hallucinating back to a short time ago.

Inside the car, the beautiful woman with golden eyes was so frightened by the unexpected situation she had never encountered before that she was completely at a loss, and her golden eyes had almost lost the ability to think.

Even so, she still obediently held the phone with both hands, held it to her ear, and didn't cry or make a fuss.

Of course, it's also possible that she had lost the ability to speak at that time.

Looking at the golden-eyed girl in front of her, whose movements, even holding a guitar, were exactly the same, Toyokawa Yuu, who had just experienced a car accident, felt a moment of disorientation.

The scenery rushing past her eyes seemed to be accelerating, and Toyokawa Yuu felt as if she were still in that car speeding headlong down the road to ruin.

An urge to get rid of this hallucination arose spontaneously, and Toyokawa Yuu subconsciously slowed her pace.

"Skipping class...where to go...?"

The calm voice rang out again, and the dazed look in his eyes calmed down. The hallucination and reality finally stopped overlapping.

Yuu Toyokawa stopped completely and turned to look at Mutsuki Wakaba, who was also standing beside her. The other woman was looking at her with those golden eyes.

Its obedient appearance is like that of a doll that can be manipulated at will.

But Yuu Toyokawa knew that the girl in front of him still had her own thoughts, and even that the emotions in her mind were extremely complex and sensitive, but she was just not good at expressing them.

She was completely different from the golden-eyed beauty who was on the verge of a mental breakdown ten years later and was no different from a doll.

Withdrawing her gaze, Toyokawa Yuu resumed her pace, but this time her stride was much slower, at least enough that Wakaba Mutsu didn't need to jog to keep up.

"No particular destination, just wandering around and chatting casually."

That's true. Although it was skipping class, Toyokawa Yuu had no plans to take Wakaba Mutsu anywhere.

Rather, it would be more accurate to say that Toyokawa Yuu's purpose was to call Wakaba Mutsu out in advance so that Nagasaki Sase wouldn't have any contact with her.

And right now, going to a psychologist is definitely out of the question.

Putting aside the fact that the appointment time has not yet arrived, before figuring out who exactly that disruptive personality on stage is and why it caused such a huge uproar ten years later, Toyokawa Yuu does not intend to let Wakaba Mutsumi have too much contact with the psychologist or even Hachiman Kairin.

"Mr. Youyu, are you lost?"

The light, airy words once again reached Toyokawa Yuu's ears, as if touching on some deep-seated secret, causing him to pause in his steps.

He reverted to his earlier belief that the current Wakaba Mutsu was completely different from the doll from ten years later.

At least that mouth is still just as sharp.

"Well, I'm a little unsure what to do with you... You suddenly went berserk on stage, then argued with Xiangzi in the dressing room, and then apologized humbly."

Turning to look at the girl with long, light green hair beside her, Toyokawa Yuu narrowed her eyes slightly, her gaze carrying a hint of scrutiny.

"You weren't the only one who did these things."

The girl, who always unintentionally touched on other people's secrets, had her secrets touched on by someone for the first time.

Following Yuu Toyokawa's aimless steps, Moku Wakaba paused, pursed her lips, and hugged the guitar in her arms even tighter.

"Mr. Youyu... you know everything?"

“I need to see her. Only by understanding the whole story can I explain to Xiangzi on your behalf and clear up her misunderstanding of you.”

Using Toyokawa Shoko as a shield to justify his actions, Toyokawa Yuu's tone carried a hint of command.

Without realizing it, he seemed to gradually get used to giving orders to Wakaba Mutsu in this tone.

However, as Toyokawa Yuu finished speaking, Wakaba Mutsu suddenly seemed to be stimulated by something and hugged the guitar in his arms tightly.

If Ye Mu shook her head in resistance, in Toyokawa Yuu’s memory, this introverted girl rarely made such a big movement, and even the emotions contained in it were quite intense.

If she weren't certain that those golden eyes were still the ones she knew best, Toyokawa Yuu would have even suspected that another personality had stolen her account.

"No, absolutely not..."

Looking at the girl in front of her who had suddenly started struggling, Toyokawa Yuu suddenly felt a sense of familiarity.