mygo, Villain Simulator

Ichinose Wakaba: Mutsu, don't you like the guitar you practiced so hard for?

Ruoye Mu: ...

Ichinose Wakaba: Don't you like the time you spend practicing in that basement every day?

Ruoye Mu: ...

Ichinose Wakaba: The guitar sound that cannot be played is also a kind of sound.

Ichinose Wakaba: Isn't making a sound from a guitar itself a form of "singing"?

Ruoye Mu: Fallacy.

Ichinose Wakaba: I only said these things because you wanted to hear them.

Ruoye Mu: Then I want to play the guitar for you, Ruoye.

Ichinose Wakaba: I'm sorry.

Thinking of that blue figure, Ichinose Wakaba lowered her gaze.

He can't do that now.

Ruoye Mu: Ruoye, Xiangzi is in pain.

Ruoye Mu: I am also in pain.

Ruoye Mu: Everyone is in pain.

Ichinose Wakaba: ...Sorry.

Ruo Ye Mu: An apology is useless.

The light from the screen shone on his fingertips, cold and clear.

At that moment, Ichinose Wakaba fell silent, as if trapped in silent deep water, unable to find the next word to say.

He really didn't know what else to say or how to respond.

On the other side, Ruoye Mu seemed to have noticed his silence, but she did not send any more messages.

Only the blinking chat bubble remained on the screen, like a still surface of water, reflecting each other's complex and heavy emotions.

Ugh, I want to play Pokémon ZA. There are still several days left. Damn it, I want to play!

Chapter 423 Kaguya Shinomiya's Little Thoughts

It's been almost twenty minutes since the message was sent.

Kaguya Shinomiya: Ichinose-kun, what have you decided to perform at the press conference the day after tomorrow?

Kaguya Shinomiya stared at her phone screen, the "unread" notification in the upper right corner remaining completely still.

She hesitated for a moment, then clicked to check the time again, then returned to the main screen, clicked again, and returned again.

Repeated three times.

"...Why don't you reply to me?"

The girl muttered to herself, her fingertips lightly tapping the table.

Is it because you're busy?

Or... do you not want to reply?

I'm still considering how best to respond.

The black-haired girl tried her best to remain calm—he was probably resting, or perhaps reviewing the press conference proposal.

Despite saying this, her gaze was repeatedly drawn back to the phone screen.

Every few minutes, Kaguya Shinomiya would secretly unlock her screen and look at the quiet notification bubble in the notification bar.

"He hasn't come back yet..."

She sighed and gently placed her phone aside. But her fingers didn't move far, as if she were ready to pick it up again at any moment.

Just then, a notification sound suddenly rang out.

Kaguya Shinomiya reacted extremely quickly, almost instinctively reaching out to grab it—her movements were decisive and swift, completely unlike that of a gentle young lady.

He's more like a trained special forces operative with exceptional reflexes.

She looked down, and the moment the screen lit up, her gaze became focused.

But the next second, Kaguya Shinomiya froze.

Sender: Shirogane Miyuki

For a moment, the expression on the black-haired girl's face froze slightly.

In the past, she would instinctively hold her breath whenever she saw that name.

My heart felt like it was going to jump out of my chest.

But this time——

There was no heart-pounding excitement, only a moment of bewilderment, followed by an indescribable emptiness and loss.

"...Oh, it's the president."

Kaguya Shinomiya uttered the name softly, her tone so calm that even she herself felt a sense of unfamiliarity.

My finger hovered over the screen for a few seconds, as if hesitating whether to tap it, but the eagerness was gone, leaving only a kind of emotion that had been blown away by the wind.

The girl pursed her lips and put her phone back on the table.

But her gaze involuntarily drifted toward the screen, as if she was still hoping that the unread message would be opened and replied to by that person.

The minute hand moves, and the screen displays the name of Miyuki Shirogane.

Kaguya Shinomiya stared at those words, her fingertip hovering above the screen.

She wanted to click on it immediately—as she had done countless times before.

But for some reason, this time, the girl just watched quietly.

A strange, vague emotion welled up inside me.

Perhaps it's because of what Shirogane Miyuki said to Mori Minami before: "I don't have anyone I like."

Perhaps it's because... she was actually waiting for another message.

"Never mind, let's see what the chairman will do first."

Kaguya Shinomiya murmured, just as she was about to swipe open the screen—ding.

A new notification tone suddenly sounded.

A familiar vibration gently trembled in my palm.

Kaguya Shinomiya stopped moving.

She looked down and the new notification that popped up on the screen almost made her catch her breath.

Ichinose Wakaba: ...

In that instant, the girl didn't even have time to look at what came next; she just stared blankly at the name.

Her fingertips trembled slightly, almost causing her to misclick. Her gaze immediately became focused, and even her breathing became lighter.

Just a second ago she was hesitating whether to check Shirogane Miyuki's message, but now, all of Shinomiya Kaguya's attention was drawn to that name.

The light from the phone screen reflected in her eyes, soft yet distinct.

Kaguya Shinomiya took a soft breath, and then carefully opened the message.

The text on the screen gradually appeared.

Ichinose Wakaba: Ready to sing

That's it.

It consisted of just four words, without any emoticons or extra interjections.

Kaguya Shinomiya paused for a few seconds.

Then, she chuckled softly.

“…Singing.”

The voice was very soft, almost as if he were talking to himself.

She didn't know exactly what she was expecting, maybe a longer sentence. But now, the tension in her heart finally eased.

But as you let go, a sense of emptiness arises.

Kaguya Shinomiya leaned back in her chair, still holding her phone in her hand.

The light from the screen shone on her profile, revealing a faint, almost imperceptible smile.

"Singing... isn't bad either."

The girl said this softly, as if explaining it to herself, or as if finding a reason for the message.

After a few seconds of silence, she picked up her phone again, her fingertips lingering briefly above the input box.

The message "Ready to sing" remained on the chat box, and Kaguya Shinomiya stared at it for a long time.

For some reason, the image of Ichinose Wakaba standing on the stage, surrounded by lights, appeared in her mind—cold, focused, yet carrying a sense of loneliness that seemed to distance her from the world.

"Singing..."

She repeated it softly, a sudden impulse welling up inside her.

My fingertips moved lightly across the screen a few times.

Kaguya Shinomiya: Do you need my help? Like, some background music or something?

"—!"

The moment the notification sound rang after the message was sent,

Kaguya Shinomiya was completely stunned.

After a few seconds of blankness, she suddenly realized what had happened, her eyes widening as if she had done something earth-shattering.

"What...what am I doing...!"

The girl instinctively tried to backtrack, but in her panic, her hand trembled and she accidentally pressed the call button again.

In her panic, her entire face turned bright red, even the tips of her ears turned pink.

"This is too sudden... Isn't this... isn't this too strange?"

"Will he think I'm being too forward? No, that's impossible... I'm just showing concern as a member of the same production team."

The girl stammered, trying to find excuses for herself, while praying in her heart that the message hadn't been seen yet.

But (two) I together Liu Yi San Er Pian Pian——

The word "Read" on the screen

The light quietly appeared the next second.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

Ichinose Wakaba: Is it okay? Isn't this too much trouble for you...?

Kaguya Shinomiya leaned back gently in her chair, finally able to catch her breath.

Holding the phone in my hand, I loosened my grip slightly, and the tension in my chest dissipated.

"...Okay, fine."

She murmured softly, as if confirming something, or as if she was relieved.

But the next second, the girl's brows furrowed slightly.

Ichinose Wakaba seemed completely unaware of the tension and slight anxiety she had felt just moments before.

The calm reply was so composed, it seemed like a routine procedure, without the slightest emotional fluctuation.

That's it?

Kaguya Shinomiya took a deep breath, a slight dissatisfaction rising in her heart—I was just a little flustered, how come you didn't notice at all?

The girl's lips curled slightly, carrying a hint of silent reproach.