Tokyo Psychic

"I don't know where she's off gallivanting off to," Ichiji Hoshika said irritably.

Compared to her younger sister potentially getting caught up in messy romantic entanglements, she was more troubled by the black cat that she could never catch.

Ever since I told that black cat, who's as smart as a monster, that I'd get it spayed, this guy's whereabouts have become even more elusive.

So there's no way to take it to the vet. This guy is too smart; tricks like food coaxing don't work at all.

Morgana was also wronged by this. Every day, it was busy running around for the noble cause of the Mind Thieves... oh, the Mental Health Education Department, treating the mental health problems of patients in society. Its paws were almost worn out from being so busy. In the end, it was wrongly accused by its current caregiver of "flirting with female cats in the wild".

No, do you see it has the tools used in the crime?

It is an apostle! It is an apostle!

I've said it so many times: the great Lord Morgana is a being born from the Sea of ​​Hearts, a magical creation of Igor, the master of the Velvet Room! He simply doesn't have the ability to "commit crimes"!!

It cannot be considered a cat at all; it merely uses people's perception of "cat" as a vehicle to exist in reality.

Unfortunately, Morgana is not currently at STARRY; it has been sent by Akira Kurusu to Wakaba's house to eavesdrop on Wakaba Mutsumi's conversations with her parents.

If anything seems amiss, immediately return to report to the phantom thief.

The phantom thief is best at mediating family conflicts...

Since Morgana is not here, Ijichi Hoshika can only resort to the dangerous idea of ​​"sterilization surgery" on Akira.

To physically prevent Akira Kurusu from dragging his only sister into an emotional mess.

But it was just a thought. As a former member of a girl rock band who had gone through professional activities, she had always been very open-minded about Ichiji Nijika's romantic relationships.

When it comes to dating, it's best to date a guy in the band that everyone knows well. No matter how complicated his love life is, at least he's excellent and reliable, a good guy you know well. But he's still young and has to play in a band... so it seems normal for his love life to be a little messy.

Anyway, Nijika is still young, so it would be a good thing if she experienced some setbacks in her love life because of Akira Kurusu.

To avoid being fooled by some bad man in the future.

It's just that Ijichi Hoshika always feels a little uncomfortable about her sister sleeping with a super popular high school boy. It's like a pet that you've raised for more than ten years has suddenly been taken away. There's an inexplicable awkwardness about it.

Good evening, Miss Xingge!

"Greetings!"

"..."

The stairwell suddenly became lively as groups of "MYGO" girls surrounded Ijichi Hoshika, chattering and greeting her.

After briefly explaining the contract for tonight's live performance and various usual points of attention, Shiina Tatsuki asked Iji Tomoka, "Have you seen Rakuna?"

She remembered that junior high school let out two hours early.

However, the messages sent to Lena by her phone went unanswered.

When asked where she went, she said she didn't know. When asked what she was doing, she said she didn't know either… Shiina Tatsuki was so worried she wanted to call the police.

"STARRY" is not "RING," and it's right next to the school... What if this child gets lost? What if she's abducted? Fourteen years old, so beautiful, and seems so innocent. Human traffickers love this kind of target. I've seen too many cases like this on TV.

"Lena is probably hanging out with her friends in the recording studio where the band finished recording."

......

When Shiina Ritsuki pushed open the recording studio door, he saw Kurusu Akira holding up a matcha-flavored candy and making Rakuna stand on tiptoe and jump around in front of him, waving her hands to try to take the candy away. But every time she tried to grab the candy, Kurusu Akira raised his hands even higher.

The girl wasn't angry at being teased; she just kept trying, her eyes fixed on the candy.

"Rakuna, it's time for training." Shiina Riki called from the doorway, but Rakuna ignored her completely.

"I'll treat you to a matcha parfait, and I'll buy you a whole bag of matcha-flavored candy too!"

After hearing this promise, Rakuna reluctantly said goodbye to Akira Kurusu, and then slowly moved towards Tatsuki Shiina.

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173. Everyone's White Moonlight (Five-in-One)

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[@EndBand: Thank you all for your support! A new song is currently in production!]

An hour has passed since Ijichi Nijika uploaded the band's first official live video.

The performance video was re-released by the account "Kurasu Akira Official," which had taken full advantage of ATLUS's resources, and with Morfonica's lead singer, Kurata Mashiro, tirelessly forwarding and recommending it, it quickly garnered five-figure views.

The number of followers on social media for "End Band" has also surged by hundreds.

However, it is still quite far from the "diamond dust" that Jingqinrencai kept thinking about.

This is the difference between amateur and professional bands...

No matter how well a high school band that plays out of interest is managed, even with enthusiastic support from industry veterans, it can never compete with a professional band that has been given all sorts of resources by a management company.

Although the "End Band" could soar to great heights with the help of the Toyokawa family as soon as they had that idea.

But if they actually did that, it would probably completely ruin the lives of these ordinary girls in the band, right?

Akira Kurusu sat on the sofa with her guitar, thinking carefully. Perhaps even a strange and distinctive girl like Ryo Yamada would find it difficult to stay true to herself amidst such drastic changes...

His gaze fell on Izanagi, and the person most likely to be affected by this action would be the lead singer of his own band.

Jingqin Rencai already lacks assertiveness, and if she is suddenly thrust into the public eye and under the spotlight without any buffer... this child will probably be completely ruined.

Mind Thief can reform a twisted, evil person, but he can't help a "bad" child get back on the right track.

Akira Kurusu then thought that if he really wanted to pursue a professional career after the band ended, he could try to have the record company under his agency help manage his management and operations.

After all, this band definitely has the potential and ability to become a professional.

"Amamiya Amamiya! Look! Our fan base has grown again! We've got four hundred comments... That's a lot!!"

Jingqin Rencai seemed to have lost interest in practicing. She sat on the sofa with her phone in her hand and happily showed the screen to Kurusu Akira.

When Lai Qixiao clicked on the video's feed and scrolled through the comments section, she found that it was full of people tagging her.

[Unsweetened Oolong Tea: Dude, I thought you were just playing in a band for fun... Turns out you can actually play!]

[The young bartender who never dreams of the stinky pancake man: Oh no, he really seems to be here to start a band! Wait, who's going to finish the second volume of "No Game No Life" that I still haven't heard from?]

[Yet Follower: Volume 2? I doubt it... This band is full of beautiful girls, Akira Kurusu-sensei will probably be too happy to leave.]

[Hana Mi Anna: Stop talking about bands... Please, if you're looking for a book, buy me a copy of "Too Many Unmarried Female Leads"! ...I'll do anything!!!]

[Albatross's Broken Wing: Yukino Yukinoshita's dynasty hasn't fallen yet, so why are the light novels on the roadside already so eager to be served?]

[Reisa Uzawa: Doesn't anyone pay attention to that lead singer named Serina Izayoi? She's so cool!]

[Shuoli: You...are you a female fan?]

[Reisa Uzawa: Huh? You're not?]

[Shuoli: That's me.]

[Reisa Uzawa: What a coincidence...]

【...】

Looking at the comments section that was gradually going off-topic, Lai Xixiao also felt bored. She checked the timestamp and realized that it would be their turn to go on stage in half an hour.

He handed the phone back to Inoue Rina, saying, "Let's take this opportunity to practice a little longer. We'll be performing in a baseball stadium that can hold over 30,000 people in a few days. The pressure of performing in a livehouse is on a completely different level."

"Huh? STARRY already has a lot of customers..."

"It looks like a lot, but it's actually only a few dozen people. Just imagine performing on a stage in front of 30,000 people..."

"Wow! Stop talking! Stop talking!" Jingqin Rencai shrank her head and covered her ears with her hands. The pride and smugness she had felt from the netizens' praise had been completely shattered.

Kawara Momoka leaned against the wall, chewing a piece of bubble gum. When she blew a pink bubble, it made a soft "pop" sound, and then the broken bubble stuck to her fair cheek.

It was clear that this usually composed adult was far from being as calm as he appeared.

Perhaps it was because I saw the potential for bands to become professional that I had a variety of complicated thoughts.

Looking at the other girls in the recording studio, Yamada Ryo was discussing with Ijichi Nikka whether they should take the opportunity to switch to a professional band, while Toyokawa Shoko was typing away on her phone.

Akira Kurusu got up and walked to Shoko Toyokawa's side, where she found Shoko advising Mutsuka Wakaba on how to respond to her parents' concerns and arguments about "moving out of the house."

After observing for a while, I discovered that Toyokawa Shoko and Wakaba Mutsu had not hidden their feelings for Kurusu Akira from the adults at all, and even their move-out was with the intention of living together.

Minami Mori and Takafumi Wakaba were probably genuinely afraid that their daughter would leave home for a year or two and then return heavily pregnant... Even though they knew the Toyokawa family would definitely take responsibility, their conscience and morality as parents who had repented and returned to the right path made it impossible for them to make such a choice that was almost like "selling their daughter".

However, they were also troubled by their instinctive fear and alienation of Wakaba Mutsu in their social cognition as human beings. After realizing that their daughter could not find happiness in this family, they had this conversation tonight.

Under normal circumstances, if parents heard their daughter, whom they had raised for sixteen years, suddenly say that she wanted to move out of the house and live with a boy she had only known for a month, they would definitely let out an indescribable scream and then transform into rune sorcerers, imprisoning her at home and repeatedly chanting spells in an attempt to persuade her to change her mind.

In short, due to a series of factors, including Wakaba Mutsumi's "abnormality," his long-standing debts, his self-blame for almost making a mistake recently, and the presence of Toyokawa Shoko, Mori Minami finally softened her attitude in the face of Wakaba Mutsumi's firmness.

While Kawara Momoka was trying to muster her energy to lead the girls in their rehearsal, Kurusu Akira reached out and massaged Toyokawa Shoko's shoulder, whispering to her, "Looks like Mutsu got away with it pretty easily."

"Ah."

"Did Xiangzi's father agree to move out of the house?"

"He has no objection."

"That's easy for you to say... Could there be some prerequisites?"

"He...he really wants to see you. If you don't want to see him, that's fine."

"Around when?" Surprisingly, Akira Kurusu agreed.

Shoko Toyokawa felt a little embarrassed but also touched. "Is tonight okay? Right after the performance?"

"Where are we going for dinner?" Akira Kurusu remembered that there weren't many restaurants with decent hygiene near the apartment building where Shoko Toyokawa was currently living, apart from an izakaya that looked somewhat decent.

"I have some ingredients in my fridge. Can I cook something simple?"

"Xiangzi can actually cook?"

"I've studied some of it."

"Thanks a lot."

"..."

After another round of whispering, Akira Kurusu returned to the sofa and picked up her guitar.

"What are you talking to Xiangzi about? Why do you suddenly look so mysterious?" Jing Qinrencai flipped through the lyric book in her hand, her face full of absentmindedness.

"Kids, don't ask these questions. Get into the zone. After 'MYGO' finishes their three songs, it'll be our turn."

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Iwatodai, Minato Ward.

Chensi Artificial Harbor Island.

【PM. 5:22】

A sharply styled yacht is moored beside the beach. A girl, as elegant and noble as gold, stands at the bow, facing the sea that seems to be filled with endless red wine and is bathed in the sunset. She opens her arms wide, the sea breeze blowing her long hair, and her bright golden eyes seem to be melted into the firelight that runs through the sky.

A woman in a black suit and sunglasses stood with her back against the undulating waves, facing the increasingly turbulent wind. Her posture was as straight and upright as a pine tree. The afterglow of the sunset reddened half of her face, while the other half was shrouded in deep shadow.

She said in the most humble tone she could muster, “Miss, it’s not very convenient for our yacht to dock at the pier.”

"It's not like this is my first time here..." The heir of the Genmaki family bent down, took off his shoes and socks, and casually threw his sneakers and clean white socks to the bodyguard behind him. Then, barefoot, he stepped directly onto the deck railing and jumped down.

The bodyguard remained standing ramrod straight, seemingly already accustomed to the young lady's various irrational actions. After fulfilling his duty to provide reminders, he returned to silence, like a robot devoid of emotion and self-awareness.

A "plop" sound came from the sea, and after a while, Genjuro Shin appeared on the beach.

Underneath the wet school uniforms, the school's swimsuits could be vaguely seen.

She walked barefoot on the bright red sand into the darkness woven from the shadows of the palm trees.

Actually, Genjuan's destination today is very close to the seaside.

It was a meticulously renovated experimental base.

The location and facilities here are vastly different from the "hospital" where "Goro Akechi" was studied. In terms of security and secrecy, it is theoretically "impenetrable." Even spy satellites or government-backed hacking organizations would have no chance of discovering its secrets... After all, no matter what superpowers a person in a vegetative state may have had in life, they cannot resist the researchers' manipulation.

As they approached the square building, an elderly man dressed in the uniform of a teacher from the high school on the artificial island stood beside the metal gate, looking at Kokoro Tsurumaki in astonishment. He was quite surprised that the young lady of the conglomerate had come to the island alone today.

"Kokoro, that 'Ren Amamiya' actually rejected you?"

"Yes, I was rejected."