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Yawata Kairin, you are truly treacherous.

You even exploit high school girls? Bah! What you're doing is even more evil than skincare.

You just didn't expect this, did you? Xiao Ning and I no longer belong to—

"Xiao Xiang! Come quick! Come in and play! I'm here!"

Ok?

Xiangzi snapped out of his daze but couldn't find the source of the sound.

But there's no doubt, it was Ningzi speaking.

"Xiao Ning? Where are you?"

Looking around but finding nothing, Xiangzi even thought he was hallucinating.

"Up there! Up there!"

"what?"

Xiangzi raised his head and saw Toyokawa Ningko sitting on the door frame. His heart nearly jumped out of his throat.

"Come down quickly! My dear sister... my dear older sister! Don't scare me!"

If you fall from here, you'll definitely turn into Ningzi-chan... No, no, but you'll probably break your leg or land on the back of your head and become a Ningzi specimen!

"Hehe, sister, look! I've caught the escaped cucumber sprite... Quick, catch me!"

Holding a freshly picked cucumber in her hand, Ningzi had already climbed down before she could finish her sentence.

It lingered briefly in the air, then transformed into a nimble shooting star and fell into Xiangzi's arms.

The drop wasn't very high, so there were no problems.

"Xiao Xiang! Good afternoon! I like you and you haven't come to see me for ages! I'm so annoyed!"

Ningzi poked Xiangzi's heart area with a cucumber, smearing some of the cucumber's blood onto the black silk fabric of the other man's shirt.

"Ugh," Xiangzi winced, clutching the fat on his chest. "I have to work now, otherwise I won't be able to save any money for Ningzi in the future."

"Saving money? What's the point of saving that? With me around, you can just wait to live a life of luxury."

The door opened, and Ningzi was still nestled in Xiangzi's arms.

As she chattered on, she broke off half a cucumber and stuffed it into Xiangzi's mouth.

"Don't say anything, just eat."

"..."

"Xiao Xiang."

Unbeknownst to her, Wakaba Mutsu had left the kitchen and was now standing at the courtyard gate, watching the sisters' interaction with overwhelming envy.

She really wanted to take Shoko's place. Why wasn't Ningzi born into the Wakaba family and become her younger sister?

"Xiao Mu, good afternoon. I hope Xiao Ning didn't cause you any trouble."

Having Mu around is reassuring, but also dangerous. Xiangzi's feelings towards Mu are complicated now.

They want to repay the kindness and express their gratitude, but they also have to be wary of being noticed.

Only Ningzi could be completely free of worries.

"You two small fry, aren't you going to shake hands and have a cup of tea? Why are you being so formal, like it's diplomacy between two countries?"

"Hurry up, all of you go and cook me two dishes. I'm so hungry! I want to eat Xiang He Mu's specialty dishes!"

Xiangzi and Mu exchanged a glance and spoke in unison;

"no problem."

They could clearly see a raging fire in each other's eyes.

Ch201. I don't want to cause everyone sadness anymore.

Monday, Haneoka Girls' Academy.

"How was your weekend? Let me tell you, I ran into Mana Junda from Sumimi at the dessert shop! She's super cute and even treated me to donuts."

“Sumimi… I think I know one of their members, but it’s not Junta Mana.”

"Huh? Isn't that Junda Mana... Mikami Hatsuka?!"

"Yes."

Toyokawa Ningko tilted her chair back and gave Chihaya Aine a thumbs-up.

This weekend was absolutely awesome!

My sister and I had an absolutely fantastic weekend at the Amcare Women's and Children's Hospital! I spent the whole night with two girls on either side of me!

Fortunately, Mu was clever and didn't let her sister see the pet necklace.

Otherwise, I'll just have to put one on my older sister too...

Oh well, it's fine now that I've found out, it doesn't matter anymore.

I was already very happy, and now that I'm dead, I have no regrets.

"Xiao Ning...when will the band you mentioned be formed?"

Chihaya Aine tried to imitate Toyokawa Neko by tilting her chair back, but she was nowhere near as skilled as Neko and almost fell over as soon as she tried to tilt it back.

"Be careful, Aine."

Takamatsu, who was passing by, helped her up. After greeting Ningzi with a good morning, Takamatsu returned to her seat with the stone she had just picked up.

"A band? It's already formed, but the members don't know each other yet... We haven't figured out how to get them all together."

Being in a band is such a hassle... I might as well just give up.

but…

Toyokawa Ningko thought of her sister's dazzling presence on stage.

She wants to surpass her older sister and become a Ningzi who is remembered by everyone.

I don't really want it, since I'm already very content. Everything will be fine, the only downside is that the cherry blossoms have all fallen.

But forming a band would definitely be fun, right?

The true essence of a girl band is having a group of girls warm your bed.

Rock and roll never dies!

[If only there were a large enough space for... let me think, it would be great if the seven of us—me, Xiaohai, Xiaomu, Chengtiansi, Xiaohuangmao, Xiaoai, and Xiaodeng—could discuss this together.]

I heard that forming a band requires naming the band, creating a song, and getting to know each other.

This is such a hassle, ugh, what a huge hassle.

But we can ask everyone to help warm the bed.

"Xiao Ai, do you know where there's a good place for a group of people who don't know each other very well to get together and make friends?"

"What is this? Team building?"

"That works too? I just remembered a super awesome restaurant that's like an izakaya."

"Which one?"

"Yes, the one we went to last time, the Edo-style restaurant? Is that what it's called?"

"Huh? Are we going on a team-building trip...? I...I..."

Deng carefully shielded her face with her laptop, but Ningzi could tell at a glance that she was flustered.

"That's right, Xiaodeng is a lyricist, such a great and important job, we definitely can't forget Xiaodeng when we get together."

"I…"

Toyokawa Ningko casually started rubbing Takamatsu Akari's little head.

"After all, Xiaodeng wouldn't want to disappoint me, right? Who is Ningzi's most obedient baby? Isn't it Xiaodeng?"

"Yes!"

The voice suddenly grew louder, as if afraid that Ningzi would have other good children if she spoke too late. Gao Songdeng realized that she had been somewhat impolite and nodded apologetically to Aine.

"..."

The famous five-star reviewer, Chihaya Aine, commented: "Tsk, what kind of new game is this... Wait, am I part of their game too? No way!"

"So, it's settled then? Tonight, no, after school, we'll go to the assembly point."

"Okay, I have no objection."

"Me, me too!"

Of course you won't have any objections.

Toyokawa Ningko smiled, tilted her head, and looked down at her phone.

【A loving family (4)】

This is the group chat that Ningzi created last time. She created it with the idea of ​​letting these guys get to know each other, but she didn't expect that the number of times they chatted was so pitifully small.

At the beginning, everyone introduced themselves... Hmm, it seems that without common topics, even with the easy-to-reach online persona, it's not easy to become friends.

She casually invited Xiao Huangmao, Xiao Ai, and Xiao Deng, and then Toyokawa Ningko learned how to send a location on the browser and sent out the meeting point for tonight.

[Neko: See you by 5 PM at the latest.]

[“Tagawa Neko” invited “British Anon”, “Uika”, and “Tomori” to join the group chat.]

[Cucumber Sprite: Okay... Hmm? Little Lamp?]

[Tomori: Mu? 】

Ningzi put her phone away; she wasn't interested in how chaotic or bewildered the lantern festival was.

Perhaps a few days ago I could have enjoyed it immensely, but people change.

Ningzi lay on the table, listening to its heartbeat.

Teasing little girls is really boring and uninteresting.

Repeatedly toying with them only resulted in reaping the consequences of one's own actions.

But this was planted by my own hands, and it was the result of my own initiative. If Xiaodeng could have been more proactive, that would have been better.

At the very least, you should tease me the way I tease you.

Ningzi saw a row of magnificent bandages on the lamp's hand.

Penguins, sunfish, sea urchins, and more—all have been transformed into a marine museum by Takamatsu Teng.

Perhaps, rather than taking the initiative to love, passively enduring and patiently taking is how Takamatsu Akira expresses love.

Normally she doesn't compete or fight, but when the time is right, she raises an army faster than Zhong Hui.

This guy... is really cunning.

The pink-haired one is even more cunning.

Out of the corner of her eye, Toyokawa Ningko glanced at Chihaya Aine, who was frantically typing on her phone, and guessed that the other woman was already starting to show off her social charm.

Pink-haired girl, so cunning.

He claims to be her childhood sweetheart, but the night they first met for dinner, he did something really awful to her... This guy is rotten to the core, but sometimes he's also pitifully adorable.

Fool…

Well, actually, it's Takamatsu Akari who's the most cunning.

Every act of forbearance is the best choice after weighing the pros and cons, choosing to hurt oneself in order to find an opportunity... Every single one of these guys is a seemingly insignificant, stupid nobody.

But behind that facade always lies a dishonest face.

It's okay though...

"Xiao Ning, where are you going?"

Chihaya Aine, who had been giggling, stopped laughing and looked at Toyokawa Neko, who was leaving her seat and heading towards the back door.

"Let some fresh air in. See you later."