The goal of life is to break up all couples

Although it was known as the scariest haunted house in Neon, and was not only good at creating a scary atmosphere, but even the scary ghosts were played by Toei actors, and one might be scared half to death if they went in rashly, Hayato Hayama and his group, who were eager to get rid of the depressing atmosphere, breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, nodded in agreement, and quickened their pace towards the haunted house.

As for Matsueda Azusa…Hikigaya Hachiman wanted to escape as usual, but how could Matsueda Azusa let him do that? Of course, good friends should stay and suffer together.

When forming groups, Tobe Sho unconsciously and cautiously glanced at Matsueda Azusa behind him. After hesitating for a moment, he very consciously chose the group where Ebina Hime was not.

Although this action seemed a little strange to Ooka Yamato, who was unaware of the situation, they would not ask questions in this situation. However, as to whether Tobe Sho would tell others about the threat he had been threatened by Matsueda Azusa after they entered the haunted house, that was not certain.

But that didn't matter. Whether the Ministry of Revenue concealed this matter out of fear, or told the rest of the group, it didn't matter.

If he was hiding it out of fear, not even daring to tell anyone, then he wouldn't have the courage to confess. If he told the rest of the group, then Ebina would have a reason to refuse to confess, and they would have a common enemy, becoming more united and not falling apart because of a failed confession.

No matter which situation it was, Matsueda Azusa completed the commission.

By the time Matsueda Azusa came to his senses, the others had already been divided into groups.

Hayato Hayama and his three younger brothers were the first to enter the haunted house, followed closely by Ebina, Hikigaya, and Yuigahama. Finally, it was Azusa Matsueda, Yumiko Miura, and Saki Kawasaki.

After a short wait, several people stepped into the haunted house.

According to the background description, this haunted house is set in the Edo period. It's pitch black, with minimal lighting, specifically designed to guide the viewer's gaze and bring out eerie objects. After the visual field is restricted, props suddenly appear from the darkness to scare the visitor.

Well, it's well made, but not very scary.

However, Kawasaki Saki, who was walking behind, was unexpectedly afraid of this kind of situation. She was actually frightened by these fake things and even subconsciously reached out and tightly grasped the hem of Matsueda Azusa's clothes. If she was still sober, she probably would never do this.

And... this coat has been pulled down from my left shoulder. If this continues, even the clothes underneath will be pulled off. Saki Kawasaki is stronger than I imagined.

Azusa Matsueda looked at Yumiko Miura for help.

As expected, Miura Yumiko wasn't afraid of the things in the haunted house at all. In fact, she didn't even pay attention to them. Instead, she looked at Matsueda Azusa with a look of disgust: "Did you come to the haunted house just to see this? Matsueda, you're not going to be happy right now, are you?"

Matsueda Azusa's eyes narrowed as he reached out to pull away Kawasaki Saki's hand that was tugging at the hem of his clothes, and placed it on Miura Yumiko, "Then I'll make you happy too, okay?"

"Tsk... If you were like this, I might..."

Yumiko Miura pouted in dissatisfaction. Although she was disgusted, she allowed the frightened Saki Kawasaki to pull her.

"Please, how could I possibly be scared by a haunted house of this level?"

Songzhi Zi crossed his arms and said, "If anyone is going to be scared, it should be you who is scared."

Miura Yumiko widened her eyes: "Are you kidding me? I..."

Before Miura Yumiko could finish her words, a guy dressed as a ghost suddenly jumped out from some dark corner, making a sharp and piercing "Ah" sound, as disgusting as nails scratching on a blackboard.

Saki Kawasaki, who was already extremely frightened, even frightened her body stiffened - if she was a cat, she would have probably instantly turned on the Spinosaurus mode - she let go of the hand that was holding Miura Yumiko, held her voice and ran forward with her head down, and disappeared in an instant.

And on the side, Yumiko Miura - it would be more accurate to say that she was scared by Saki Kawasaki rather than the ghost - her brain went blank in an instant, and when she came to her senses, she was already hanging on Matsueda Azusa like a koala.

"Hmph, you were clearly frightened to the point of passing out, yet you managed to assume the koala pose by willpower? Haki-san, you bastard..."

Matsueda Azusa restrained his smile, forced the corners of his mouth down, and sneered while holding back his laughter.

"..."

Miura Yumiko's face flushed red, and steam began to rise from her head. "Who, who who who who who who who who who who who who who who who who who who who who who who who who who who who who who who it was said I was scared of! I'm not afraid of these pretend ghosts at all, I was just scared by that guy Kawasaki! And, besides, it's your honor to ask you to protect me..."

"Gah!!!"

A figure suddenly jumped out from the dark corner without any warning.

"Wow ah ah!"

Caught off guard, Yumiko Miura was really frightened. She clenched her arms tightly and buried her head in Matsueda Azusa's shoulder.

"Hurry, let go! I'm going to be... strangled to death by you!"

With Miura Yumiko holding his neck, Matsueda Azusa rolled his eyes. He quickly patted Miura Yumiko's arm and said, "How can you be so strong!"

Only then did Yumiko Miura come to her senses and realize what she had just done. Her face suddenly became even redder than before. She quickly jumped off Matsueda Azusa and pretended in a panic that nothing had happened.

Matsueda Azusa was gasping for breath. He was almost crushed to death by Miura.

Miura Yumiko reached out and scratched her cheek, and hurriedly changed the subject, "By the way, thank you for that...that...thing about Hime."

231

Chapter 231 New band member, Get!

"Oh? Did that Ebina guy tell you all this?"

Matsueda Azusa raised an eyebrow, "It seems like your relationship is progressing quite quickly."

Although... the reason for the deepening of their relationship was the deal reached between Matsueda Azusa and Ebina, which makes the so-called "true heart" relationship between Miura and Ebina seem a bit strange.

However, Matsueda Azusa probably understood that Ebina's actions were not entirely due to this transaction. This transaction might just be an opportunity. The friendship that developed from this and deepened from it might not necessarily be sincere.

This made Matsueda Azusa recall what he had said not long ago when he tried to break up Ayano Mitsuki and Asagumo Chihaya. Thinking about it now, it was indeed a bit too extreme.

Although he still believes that it is foolish to hastily assume that you like someone and form a romantic relationship with them without mutual understanding, he has to admit that even if the love is based on other factors - even if it is not pure "like" from the beginning - it may not be able to truly develop into "true love".

Miura Yumiko turned her head away and muttered, "From the beginning, I said I was going to compete with you for the position of director... but in the end, not only did you complete the commission, but you also solved my request for help. I didn't play any role at all during this period..."

Matsueda Azusa said matter-of-factly, "This is perfectly normal, since I'm the head coach. Don't forget, you were just a defeated opponent of mine at the beginning. Thinking you can surpass me so easily is wishful thinking."

"You always say some completely inappropriate and disgusting trash in this kind of situation."

Miura Yumiko was speechless, but the next moment she couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth, revealing a barely perceptible smile: "But... maybe you're right. Perhaps that's why you're the head of the Inspection Department... I acknowledge your position as head."

"Smile! Do I need to be recognized by a small member like you before I can be considered a leader?"

Songzhi Zi crossed his arms and strode forward. "But I'm glad you finally admitted this. It doesn't seem like I've raised you in vain."

"? I'm just being nice to you and you're just taking advantage of me, right?!"

Miura Yumiko was stunned when she saw the arrogant Matsueda Azusa pretending to be so arrogant. She immediately rushed over and grabbed his right cheek: "What do you mean by supporting me? Really, I finally thanked you, why don't you just accept it!"

Not to be outdone, Matsueda Azusa grabbed both of Miura Yumiko's cheeks and said incoherently, "Is this a thank you? At least give me a proper respect and get down from my seat! To help you, I've actually been the villain this time."

"What? You're not a good person anyway."

Miura Yumiko looked away guiltily, "Okay... Fine! Then how do you want me to express my gratitude? Just so you know, I won't bow down to you! Don't even think about it!"

Songzhi Zi was speechless: "How do you even ask me how to express your gratitude? Why don't you just ask me how I'm going to eat and drink water? Besides, if I really asked you to be my slave, you wouldn't agree."

The "ghosts" hiding in the darkness around them, who were originally ready to pounce on them to scare them, looked at the two people making a fuss and couldn't even find a chance to show up for a while. They always felt that if they got close now, it would ruin the atmosphere, so a group of people just followed the two people quietly in the dark and moved forward, like a mobile melon eater.

Miura Yumiko thought about it, and suddenly an idea came to her. She slapped away Matsueda Azusa's hand that was pulling her cheek: "How about this, I heard from Hikigaya that your band is still short of a keyboard player, right? In that case, I will reluctantly join your band and help you fill the vacancy!"

"?"

Matsueda Azusa looked Miura Yumiko up and down suspiciously: "Have you learned keyboard?"

Miura Yumiko shook her head confidently: "I haven't learned it."

"So you can play the piano?"

"No way!"

Songzhi Zi was speechless: "Then what are you showing off for? You don't know anything, and you still want to be a keyboard player... Are you repaying me or taking revenge on me..."

“I can learn.”

Yumiko Miura obviously didn't realize how daunting it was to practice a musical instrument. If she had asked Hikigaya Daimyo, who had been tortured by the drum set, for details, she would never have dared to say this so easily.

Hearing this, Songzhi Zi's mouth curled up into a terrifying and sinister arc: "Oh? You can learn it? You said it yourself, you absolutely can't go back on your word, okay?"

"Huh? Who do you think I am? How could I go back on my word so easily!"

Miura Yumiko frowned and answered without hesitation: "I am not the kind of person who is dishonest."

Great, great, it looks like the Hikikomori members will have new cellmates soon. He will definitely be happy to hear the news!

"Really? I don't believe it."

Matsueda Azusa opened her palm towards Miura Yumiko and said, "Since that's the case, please sign and seal your current resolution."

"?"

Mitsuura Yumiko looked at Matsueda Azusa's outstretched hands in confusion. "What's going on? I don't mind doing this kind of meaningless thing, but there's no paper or pen here."

"No need to bother."

Matsueda Azusa placed her palm on Miura Yumiko's thumb and said, "That's all. I'll remember this promise. If you try to escape later, I won't let you go easily."

Miura Yumiko hadn't expected Matsueda Azusa to mean this kind of signing and sealing. She instinctively pulled her hand back behind her back, her ears slightly reddening. "What...what?! It's just learning an instrument. How could I possibly run away? Who do you think I am?"

That is not an easy task. If Yumiko Miura jumps into it without making up her mind or doing any research like she is doing now, she will definitely suffer a lot.

But Matsueda Azusa has already reminded her, and since she insists on doing so, the suffering that follows will not be Matsueda Azusa's fault - it's really fun to see!

"Very good, very energetic!"

Matsueda Azusa waved his hand. "Well, I agree to your joining anyway. When you get back, you can consult Hikigaya and Shizuka again. After all, I can't make decisions for them. Although they probably won't object."

Miura Yumiko was a little surprised: "You actually asked them? I thought you had all the power in the band."

"If that's the case, you're not really in a band. You're just treating yourself like the star, playing house and being superior."

Matsueda Azusa snorted and laughed, "This isn't just my band. Since Hikigaya and Shizuka are also members of the band, of course I have to ask for their consent for such a big thing as adding new members."

"makes sense……"

Yumiko Miura remembered that Matsueda Azusa had fallen out with the band because of this kind of thing, so no wonder she paid so much attention to this point.

She looked away and changed the subject, "But, speaking of which...how come it's been so long, and we haven't seen a single 'ghost or ghost'? Where have the staff gone?"

The staff members who were following in the dark: Sorry, I was so engrossed in eating melons that I forgot my job...

232

Chapter 232 Legendary audience partner Arnold.

The school trip soon came to an end, and Yumiko Miura was recognized by Hikigaya and Shizuka Hiratsuka and joined the band.

Hikigaya Hachiman was also feeling both sad and happy. On the one hand, he felt that after Miura joined the band and got together with Matsueda Azusa, it would be difficult for him to have a peaceful life in the future. On the other hand... with the new member, the number of people supervising his drum practice was finally reduced from two to one.

Originally, Matsueda Azusa planned to start special training for Miura Yumiko immediately, but there was a practical problem - none of the other three, including himself, could play the keyboard or piano.

Asking Miura Yumiko to attend a dedicated instrument training center in order to join the band is probably unrealistic. The time consumption is one issue; another is the high cost, which her family might not support. Even if Matsueda Azusa was willing to cover the cost, given Miura Yumiko's personality, she probably wouldn't be willing to accept such an offer.

So Matsueda Azusa was racking her brains to find a good enlightenment teacher for Miura Yumiko to teach her some basics first.

However, before he could think of a suitable candidate, he received a message from Chihaya Aine on his mobile phone.

Chihaya Aine: Matsueda! Are you interested in the performance of Ave Mujica, a very popular band, tomorrow? It's at the Budokan! I have an extra ticket!

This guy is really very familiar with people. Every time we contact each other, he changes the address, from "this classmate" at the beginning, to "Matsueda classmate", then to "Matsueda-san", and finally to just "Matsueda" now, even though we haven't met that many times in total.

However, Matsueda Azusa didn't have any ill feelings towards this kind of person. The only thing that puzzled her was why this guy always bought extra tickets for performances? Last time, and this time too... Is his family really that rich?

Matsueda: Ah, I've heard of that band too... But I remember they were so popular that they even had to raffle tickets for their shows? The odds of winning seem pretty low... You were able to buy an extra ticket?

【Chihaya Aine: No! Because the admission tickets come in pairs, you can bring one more person in. 】

So, what about your friends in the band?

Chihaya Aine: Ugh! I wanted to invite them! But for some reason, everyone either said they weren't interested or had something important to do that day. They all told me to go with Eri, saying it would definitely make her happy.

Chihaya Aine: So, we did decide to go see it together at first! Eri was really happy, but for some reason, she suddenly fell ill. Although her condition wasn't serious, she couldn't leave the house... I heard it was probably caused by overwork and exhaustion...

Chihaya Aine: As a result, a spot for us to go together became available... so I wanted to ask Matsueda if you're interested.

Ah! Matsueda Azusa's eyes became sharp, he had completely understood... Eri was the green-haired girl who was in the same band with Chihaya Aine last time, right?

It's obvious at first glance that the guy is interested in Chihaya Aine. This time, he was actively invited to watch a performance together. He must have been so excited that he couldn't sleep that night, and as a result, he accidentally fell ill...

"Um……"

Matsueda Azusa rubbed his chin and pondered for a moment. He had no interest in this strange band with its inexplicable worldview. They should just play well, but if they treated it like a musical, what kind of band was that? If a band like that could even debut at the Budokan, the Japanese music scene was doomed.

Although a small-time musician like him probably has no right to judge others.

Come to think of it, Haruno seemed to have mentioned before... That Toyokawa Shoko recently formed a band, aiming to get to the top of the Budokan as quickly as possible. With the support of the Toyokawa family, maybe her band will get to the Budokan even faster than this Abe Hen Card right now.

Damn it, it’s the capital of all evil.

However, even though I wasn't interested, I had some free time anyway, so it might be a good idea to go and watch it to kill some time. After all, aside from the strange plot and performance, I've heard that this band is quite talented, so it would be nice to learn from their experience.

So without much hesitation, Matsueda Azusa accepted Chihaya Aine's invitation.

Come to think of it, she has already bought him tickets for two performances, even though she accidentally bought too many, but Matsueda Azusa couldn't just accept them for free with a clear conscience... He wasn't short of money anyway, so there was no need to owe him a favor.

Give her the ticket money when you go there this time. If she doesn't want to accept it... then give her something in exchange.