Tokyo Psychic

An and Subaru quickly and carefully squatted down to help Akira tie her shoelaces.

She carefully tied a neat knot, then straightened up to straighten Lai Xixiao's collar, finally smoothing out the wrinkles in his clothes. His face was reflected in her bright eyes, and then she lowered her head to kiss the corner of his mouth, asking again, "Is it okay?"

Lai Xixiao looked at the girl so close to him. Sunlight streamed in from the window behind her, filtering through her hair and cascading down her face like angels with their wings drooping. Her blushing cheeks, her evasive and moist eyes, and her thin lips pressed together in nervousness made her breathtakingly beautiful.

Where are you planning to go this time?

"Hehe..." Anhe Subaru smiled shyly and proudly, "Let's go to 'Fujiki-ju'. It's time to introduce my boyfriend to my bandmates."

"Won't that bother them at night?"

"It's okay, they all wear headphones to write songs at night... We'll just try to keep it down."

An and Subaru put their arms around Laixi Xiao's shoulders and said affectionately, "Come on, let's go downstairs."

When the two left the attic, Izare Nina had already finished eating and was sitting at the front desk, resting her chin on her hand, impatiently scrolling through her phone. She then asked Sakura Sojiro, "They haven't come down yet... What are they all doing up in the attic?"

Sakura Sojiro remained silent.

But the footsteps coming from the attic caught Jingqinrencai's attention.

She looked up curiously...

Ok?

Jingqin Rencai rubbed her eyes, looked at the close relationship between Kurusu Akira and Anwa Subaru, and then rubbed her eyes again in disbelief.

Why is he in the attic with a girl? And it's Anhe...

Anhe Subaru greeted Iori Rencai warmly, "Good afternoon, Iori-kun."

"Ah... Good afternoon?" Jing Qinrencai suddenly stammered, as if she had many vague words stuck in her mind, making her feel suffocated and her words seem pale.

Looking at Akira Kurusu beside An and Subaru, she felt even more agitated. She wanted to ask them what their relationship was, but she felt she had no reason to ask that question.

He could only clutch his phone tightly, turn around dejectedly, and stare at the wind chimes next to the shop door without saying a word.

As Akira Kurusu passed by, she suddenly reached out and patted her on the head, "Time to go to school."

“...Oh,” Izana wanted to give a cold reply, or even refuse the invitation to go to school together, but as soon as she had that thought, an indescribable pain came from the depths of her heart. In the end, she agreed dejectedly, slowly got off the chair, and followed them to the store door.

At this moment, Akira Kurusu reached out her hand as always.

Jing Qinren instinctively grabbed it, then took two steps forward and casually took his arm.

She belatedly looked at An and Subaru beside Akira Kurusu and noticed that they had a slightly resentful expression, but did not utter any protest.

Jingqin Rencai paused for a moment, then hugged Laixi Xiao's arm tightly with a sense of relief, her face returning to its usual smile.

Sakura Sojiro watched the three men leave LeBron's figure, clearly stunned. He took off his glasses, wiped the lenses, put them back on, and muttered to himself, "They're really good..."

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(There will be another update late tonight, probably before 4 AM. The exact word count is uncertain, but it will likely be a long chapter combining six chapters?)

117. Wakaba Mutsumi: I don't like you (4-in-1)

（报复性加更：3/8、4/8、5/8、6/8）

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"Have you heard? Jing Qin from Class D and An He from Class C are fighting over a man!"

"Huh? Really...?"

“It’s absolutely true. I saw them with my own eyes at different times with that ‘Ren Amamiya’.”

"That's really immoral. Shouldn't Jingqin have been the first one here?"

"Yeah yeah......"

With the end of the last exam, the corridors of the teaching building quickly became lively.

The girls, who were having a good time, were chattering in the corridor when, at that moment, the three girls they were talking about suddenly appeared at the door of Class 2-A classroom.

Akira Kurusu generously took the hands of the two girls and walked towards the stairwell.

The crowd's gazes instantly turned strange.

"Scumbag..." the girls whispered among themselves, but their eyes were fixed on Izanagi and Subaru, their expressions filled with confusion.

If one of them is dating Akira Kurusu, they might be envious and even think about replacing her. But if two of them are dating Akira Kurusu at the same time, they should wonder if the other one has a problem with his thinking.

But the boys didn't have such considerations; they just focused their murderous jealousy on Akira, who was "embracing two women."

Damn Ren Amamiya... They so vehemently condemned this transfer student from the countryside.

Those stinky out-of-towners came all the way to Tokyo to snatch up pretty girls! And they even managed to get two at once!

What? They're all transfer students? And they're all from out of town?

That's fine.

My thinking suddenly broadened, and my jealousy towards Akira Kurusu became even more pronounced.

......

Ignoring the stares of everyone along the way, Akira Kurusu led Anwa Subaru and Iori Niina to the porch to change their shoes.

“Next, we’re going to band practice,” he said, opening the shoe cabinet, taking out the love letter, putting it in the indoor shoes, and then handing the love letter to An and Subaru beside him.

An and Subaru took the love letter but didn't look at it. They just stared into each other's eyes with reluctance. "I have to go to band practice now."

Jingqin Rencai stroked her chin thoughtfully, "It seems like Anhe has been playing in a band for almost a month now, right?"

"Yes."

When will the performance take place?

"The date of the first performance is still uncertain... The band's name has not yet been decided."

"I see. Are you preparing an original piece of music?"

"This one is almost finished."

Jingqin Rencai clenched her right fist and slammed it into the palm of her left hand, revealing a smug smile that said, "Looks like I'm the 'senior' now!"

Anwa Subaru blinked, amused by her childlike appearance. "I'll definitely invite you to the performance, Senior Iigo~"

She deliberately drew out the pronunciation of "Senior Jingqin," then waved her hand, turned around and left cleanly and decisively, saying, "See you tomorrow."

Jing Qinren was still gloating when she said goodbye, "See you tomorrow!"

As Akira watched An and Subaru leave, she reached out and touched Serina's head with regret, messing up her hair and making the girl grimace.

"Don't mess around!"

Lai Qixiao immediately changed direction and straightened her messy hair.

The shrew, who was about to pounce on him at any moment, suddenly became quiet and stood there obediently, letting Akira do as she pleased.

"Let's go, to STARRY."

Lai Xixiao patted her on the shoulder and then walked out of the teaching building.

“Oh…” Jingqin Rencai hurriedly caught up and reached out to tug at his sleeve.

Perhaps because Xiujin had just changed principals a few months prior, or perhaps because the reputation of Shitong Justice was too prominent, the students' reaction to the "Singapore-Malaysia Filial Piety Case" was not as intense as the last time.

"What? He's just a 'founder of a gray industry.' I thought he was an accomplice of a sinister prime ministerial candidate who wanted to subvert Japanese politics."... Most of the unsuspecting teachers and students had similar thoughts.

For several days in a row, reporters and police officers were crowding the school gate, so students usually preferred to leave through the side gate after school.

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By the time the two boarded the train, the "Class 2-D" chat group on Line had already exploded with excitement.

A group of people were chattering about the love triangle between Akira Kurusu, Niina Iori, and Subaru An, and how Akira Kurusu managed to untangle the complicated love triangle into a single, cohesive whole.

Mishima Yuki didn't hold back his praise and envy, boasting wildly in the group about how skilled Kurusu Akira was at love, which made a group of boys admire and envy him, wishing they could immediately become Kurusu Akira's apprentices and learn dating skills.

The girls, however, expressed their contempt for Akira Kurusu's extremely despicable methods of toying with young girls' feelings.

Unexpectedly, Ryuji Sakamoto suddenly appeared and started shouting in the group chat about lines he'd copied from some harem-style manga, which immediately turned the girls against him and led to a barrage of verbal and written attacks.

The battle lines were constantly locked in a tug-of-war, and the fighting was incredibly intense.

While watching videos on YouTube, Inoue Serina got annoyed by the incessant ringing of Line messages, so she clicked in to see what they were talking about...

The girl was stunned by the scene of war inside. She stared blankly at the screen for a while, then turned to look at Akira Kurusu beside her.

Were we dating before?

"What do you think?" Akira Kurusu looked at her expressionlessly.

The difference between humans and cats is that when a cat is expressionless, it makes humans feel cute and want to pet it; but when a human tightens their face and stops showing expression, it's like a broken mirror glued back together, making humans reflect on their actions in the countless fragments reflecting their joys and sorrows.

Jingqin Rencai looked at him timidly, "Scandals...scandals are so scary."

"A scandal?" Akira reached out and pinched her face, pulling it back and forth. The girl didn't resist and let him tease her, just looking at him with a wronged and confused expression.

Lai Xixiao was amused by her bewildered, or rather, subconsciously unwilling, appearance. "Then you can keep waiting."

Jing Qinrencai obediently responded with an "oh," then looked down at the chat content on her phone. "They're talking so exaggeratedly, I'm a little embarrassed."

"Then look less and think more."

What are you thinking about?

"Think about the 'scandal'," Akira Kurusu couldn't bear it any longer and reminded Serina Izayoi.

Unexpectedly, Izana immediately showed a relieved expression, "I see, so this is part of youth... I really should trust my own judgment!"

She smiled confidently, "Amamiya! We're best friends, right?"

“There is indeed such a saying, ‘Cats are man’s best friend’…” Akira Kurusu stared at her with pity. “Never mind, just mute the group chat and continue watching the video.”

Jing Qinren didn't understand his subtext, so she just said "Oh" and obediently did as she was told, muting the group chat and reopening YouTube.

Akira Kurusu had considered telling Serina Izayoi the truth, but considering her somewhat rigid thinking patterns shaped by her upbringing, her sensitive nature, and her excessive dependence on him... if she directly told her, "We're actually dating," the girl would probably be so shocked that she would do all sorts of absurd things.

She might lose all interest in studying, and she might not be able to immediately accept his current complicated feelings...

Akira Kurusu patted Serina Ii's head, and the girl immediately shifted her weight along his palm, then leaned on his shoulder.

Looking at the girl's completely dependent appearance, he couldn't help but think that perhaps it would be good to continue like this. Although she didn't understand what love was, she was already deeply in love... Directly telling her would easily upset her, but keeping things hidden all the time seemed unfair... Perhaps he could take advantage of the holiday to accompany her home to meet her parents?

This guy is such a hassle; he has to lay all sorts of groundwork just to start a relationship.

So she really is "Nina" in disguise? Cats are like that; they can only fully accept and tolerate their owner's enthusiasm when they are half asleep and half awake.

Just as Akira Kurusu was making this plan, Serina Ii suddenly straightened up, raised her phone, and excitedly turned to look at him.

"Amamiya Amamiya!"

"You said."

"Look, a large venue has invited us to perform!"

"what?"

Lai Xixiao looked at the phone she was handed over; the screen clearly displayed an invitation for business collaboration.

Seibu Dome... Seibu Lions Stadium?

There's no mention of this place in Atlus's schedule.

“It’s actually true.” Akira Kurusu stroked her chin, pondering various possibilities. “To participate in such a large-scale performance so early in the season… Hmm? How come there’s only one song’s worth of time?”

He snatched Jing Qinren's phone and began carefully reading the messages in the private inbox of the "End Band" account.

"This is Morfonica's tour, and we are just guest performers invited by Morfonica."

Akira Kurusu returned the phone to the greatly disappointed Serina Ii.