After Xiangzi died, I inherited her harem.

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【Or I could ask Youyu to buy some more things and then rebuild a place for you here, just like Metis's sleeping quarters.】

However, when faced with Wakaba Mutsu's plan, Yu Mutsu simply shook her head indifferently and tapped the mirror again, her attitude already very clear.

Left with no other choice, Ruoye Mu had to reopen the mirror and let Yu Mu in.

Returning to her familiar territory, this time Yu Mu did not stand blankly as before, but instead sat on the ground with her arms wrapped around her knees, her forehead lightly touching her knees.

Golden eyes peered through the gap between her knees at the phone she had placed on the ground, a thoughtful look in them.

Is there anything different about him and me...?

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"Mr. Yu, this is the last document for today. Sumimi's manager asked me to bring it over. They said that if nothing unexpected happens, tomorrow night's recording should go smoothly, and..."

In Ave Mujica's office, Yawata Kairin places a folder on Toyokawa Yuu's desk.

In principle, artists who have signed with a management company cannot directly interfere with their agents' work, but if an agent specifically requests that an agent run errands for them, that's a different story.

Although it doesn't sound very nice, as long as she can do what she wants, Hachiman Kairin has no objections.

However, recalling the look of rage on the manager's face when she visited Sumimi's office, as if he wanted to tear Yuu Toyokawa to pieces, Kairin Hachiman still felt a lingering fear.

Perhaps because Yuu Toyokawa was too arrogant in her daily life, Kairin Hachiman didn't realize that in a normal artist group, the manager's weight and say are actually quite significant.

In particular, the manager of Sumimi, who is arguably the most popular idol group right now.

"And what?"

Yuu Toyokawa didn't even look up as she opened the documents that Kairin Hachiman had brought back.

The contents of the document were roughly in line with his expectations. Given that both Junta Mana and Hatsune Miku were interested, Sumimi's manager, even if he had some concerns, would not easily try to sabotage them behind the scenes.

Regardless of the circumstances, from the public's perspective, Mana Junda is the real star of the idol group Sumimi.

More than that, Toyokawa Yuu was curious about what the other party had said that could elicit such an attitude from Hachiman Kairin.

"That lady said that if you again casually push Ms. Junda Mana in front of Ms. Minami to shield yourself from a knife attack, she will bring a sharpened knife to discuss cooperation with you next time."

"It's not exactly an unexpected reaction."

Yuu Toyokawa muttered to herself, not taking it too seriously.

It's understandable that the lady would be so angry. Whether it's Mana Junda or Hatsune Miku, after relying on their youthful looks as idols for the next few years, they will definitely need to change their image.

If you offend an industry veteran like Senmina before making a complete transformation, the road ahead may not be smooth.

However, Yuu Toyokawa didn't think Minami Mori would compete with Mana Junda. Before she settled things with Mutsu Wakaba, she probably wouldn't have the mind to target others.

Seeing that Toyokawa Yuu's reaction was so indifferent, Hachiman Kairin gradually felt relieved.

Part of the reason she was so concerned about the relationship between Ave Mujica and Sumimi was that she didn't want to lose Hatsune Miku as an ally.

If that manager really gets angry and forcibly takes the band's guitarist and lead singer away, all my dishonest deeds will be for nothing.

Recalling the words "Wakaba Mutsumi" had said to her before, and Hatsune's blessing to her, Hachiman Kairin glanced at Toyokawa Yuu's profile as she intently examined the documents, and quietly swallowed.

In the quiet office, the sound of her throat moving was particularly clear to Hachiman Kairin, even drowning out the sound of her quietly moving footsteps.

"Speaking of which, Ms. Yutenji said that Wakaba suddenly said she had something to do and went back first... There's really no need to go look for her. Today's work is almost done, and you can leave early. The other members of the band aren't new to this job either; they'll leave on their own after rehearsal."

With her hands gently placed on Yuu Toyokawa's shoulders, Kairin Hachiman felt her heart beating faster than ever before.

Hachiman Kairin lied; she actually... didn't care that much about Wakaba Mutsumi, who had already left the agency.

The area is quite safe, and since she often goes home alone, Hachiman Kairin has no idea that Wakaba Mutsumi is in any danger.

Moreover, given the relationship between Toyokawa Yuu and Wakaba Mutsumi, if the other party were in danger, he would definitely be more anxious than he was.

Yuu Toyokawa's composure emboldened Kairin Hachiman, who then brazenly provoked his anxieties about Mutsuka Wakaba.

In this way, since he was also "coincidentally" in a free state, he had a reason to go with Yuu Toyokawa to find Mutsumi Wakaba.

"No need. Xiao Mu sent me a message before she went back. She said she had arrived home safely."

When someone put their arms around her shoulders from behind, Toyokawa Yuu almost instinctively frowned.

Considering that he still owed Hachiman Kairin a huge debt, he didn't react too strongly and forcefully break free.

He subtly shook his shoulders twice, trying to shake off Hachiman Kairin's hand, but he failed.

"She said she didn't want to disturb Xiangzi and me's time alone... She clearly knows better than anyone that Xiangzi and I don't need any time alone at all."

Hearing these words, which seemed to express mutual dislike or a deep trust that needed no further explanation, Hachiman Kairin quietly tightened her fingers, then slowly loosened them after realizing she had lost her composure.

Her emerald eyes showed a hint of disappointment. Judging from Toyokawa Yuu's words, she probably wasn't planning to go out. Her idea of ​​walking through the bustling city with him at night had completely failed.

However, it's nice that there are only the two of them in the office now, enjoying such a quiet and tacit time alone with Mr. Youyu...

Just as Hachiman Kairin was comforting herself with this reason, Toyokawa Yuu's phone screen suddenly lit up, and a text message came in.

The sender's note reads... Troublemaker?

Xiao Mu is with me. Come pick her up sometime; I don't plan to stay up all night to take her home.

Upon seeing this text message, Toyokawa Yuu's expression immediately turned serious, and she abruptly stood up from her office chair.

"Hailin, I have to go first. I'll leave these things with you for now. After everyone finishes rehearsing, let them disperse on their own."

Seeing Yuu Toyokawa's back, which had been so nonchalant just moments before but was now rushing off, Kairin Hachiman reached out her hand, about to say that she would go too, when the sound of the door slamming into the doorframe interrupted her words.

Fingertips... quietly clenched.

Shoko Toyokawa is one thing, but compared to Mutsu Wakaba... where am I lacking?

Chapter 185 Successful Holding Hands

Why is Xiaomu with you?

Leaving the agency's gate quickly, Toyokawa Yuu hurried towards the station, her fingers tapping on her phone screen as she spoke.

His tightly furrowed brows had remained ever since he received Nagasaki Sase's text message.

He wasn't confused about why Wakaba Mutsumi lied to him, saying he had gone home, but actually went to find Nagasaki Sase.

If Toyokawa Yuu's intuition is correct, the girl who left him and Toyokawa Shoko on the rooftop before quietly leaving herself was not Wakaba Mutsumi, but rather the personality that had caused trouble before.

Since they weren't the two girls who were completely devoted to him, it wasn't surprising that they would deceive him.

The reason she wasn't worried about that personality running around in Wakaba Mutsu's body and getting into trouble was because Wakaba Mutsu was waiting for her downstairs at the agency this morning, which attracted Mori Minami. That meant someone was definitely watching her in the dark, so she didn't need to worry about the other person's safety.

Moreover, given the unique nature of Wakaba Mutsu's personality, Toyokawa Yuu didn't think that a new personality could pose any threat to her, especially since she hadn't had any conflict with Metis.

So even in the worst-case scenario, it would simply mean letting that personality wander around outside in Wakaba Mutsu's body for half the night, and then finding her again after get off work.

Letting her do certain things might allow me to understand what kind of person this unfamiliar personality truly is.

However, if the other party is going to Nagasaki Sase, the situation is completely different.

I just can't understand why that guy would want to go find Nagasaki Sasuke.

She appeared only a handful of times, and never had any contact with Nagasaki Sase.

It's not appropriate to call and question Wakaba Mutsu directly, as that personality might still be in control of Wakaba Mutsu's body. But isn't there another person involved here?

Having already broken off relations with Nagasaki Sase, Toyokawa Yuu had absolutely no concern about bothering him.

Since she hasn't cut off contact with me yet, I'll just have to put up with her when she harasses me.

I thought you were going to ask me where I live.

[There's no need for that. The day I first arrived in Tokyo to become Ave Mujica's manager, I did a simple investigation into Shoko's network of connections. At least I know the addresses of every member of MyGO!!!!! and Ave Mujica.]

[What a pervert, Mr. Xiangzi's fiancé.]

Toyokawa Yuu's answer was quite unexpected for Nagasaki Sase.

She had assumed the other party would be frustrated by not being able to find her home address and would relent and ask, but she never expected to receive such an answer.

In other words, long before he initially approached Toyokawa Yuu because he knew that Toyokawa Shoko's sworn brother, the other party probably already knew his general information.

He was actually able to put on such a fake expression as if it were their first meeting. He was really good at pretending.

As for why Xiao Mu is here with me... how would I know? She came looking for me herself.

Nagasaki Sase's reply was also quite impolite; even through the text on the screen, Toyokawa Yuu could feel the impatience in the other party's tone.

Clearly, for this self-proclaimed non-night owl, replying to Toyokawa Yuu's question was a waste of precious sleep time.

But since it's already been wasted, how can I let the other party bother me for nothing?

Lying on the soft bed, Nagasaki Sase looked at Toyokawa Yuu's reply on her phone. She had turned off the chandelier in the room, and only a dim table lamp illuminated her deep blue eyes.

"You must be having a really tough time lately, that Xiao Mu even came to me for help, hoping I could take care of you. It's truly a wonder she's willing to live with you like this."

Nagasaki Sase discovered that his typing speed was surprisingly fast as his fingertips tapped incessantly on the phone screen.

[If you ever can't survive, remember to tell me. I'll take care of Xiaomu's meals. Starving to death while skipping classes and living with someone your own age will damage Moon Forest's reputation.]

Having already boarded the train to Roppongi Station, Yuu Toyokawa sat by the window, looking at Sase Nagasaki's reply, and couldn't help but frown.

Although he also felt that Nagasaki Sosei's behavior toward Wakaba Mutsumi over the past year had been putting unnecessary psychological burden on the introverted and quiet girl, he had at least maintained a superficially friendly attitude toward Wakaba Mutsumi all along.

As for Nagasaki Sase's current remarks... Toyokawa Yuu doesn't really want to use words like "tsundere" to describe them.

Moreover, even if he were to fall on hard times, he wouldn't let Wakaba Mutsu go to the point of starvation.

At worst... I'll just borrow money from Yawata Kairin again.

Once you've done something once, you'll do it again. Once you've done something once, you won't feel as much of a psychological burden when you try to replicate it.

It's like borrowing money from Hachiman Kairin, or retorting to Nagasaki Sosei.

【That must be tough on you, Miss Nagasaki. You're so self-absorbed, yet you still think of Mutsu. But your worries are unnecessary. Before I have nothing left, Mutsu has no chance to suffer.】

【Then congratulations in advance on losing everything, Mr. Xiangzi's fiancé.】

Nagasaki Sōse's reply made Toyokawa Yūu raise an eyebrow. The use of this particular form of address clearly indicated a hostile attitude, but he was somewhat unsure of what aspect of him the other party was mocking.

Was it because he, as Xiangzi's fiancé, was getting too close to other men, or... something else entirely?

When she tried to ask, she was met with a notification that the other party had refused to receive her messages. This abrupt withdrawal left Toyokawa Yuu slightly... annoyed.

Compared to Sase Nagasaki, Shoko Toyokawa, who is now truly starting to contribute to the band's operation, is considered a reasonable person.

Looking up at the city lights rushing past the car window, Toyokawa Yuu took a deep breath to calm her slightly dissatisfying emotions.

Now that you've already broken ties with Nagasaki Sose, you only need to treat him as someone to vent your frustrations on when you're feeling down; there's no need to care too much about what the emotional outcry site thinks.

So... that personality really did go to Nagasaki Sase for help, but why?

And why didn't Wakaba Mutsu and Metis immediately stop him this time, unlike last time when he caused trouble at the concert?

These questions lingered in Toyokawa Yuu's mind until the train arrived at the station.

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Holding his guitar, Wakaba Mutsu sat by the flowerbed below the apartment building where the Nagasaki Sō family lived, his golden gaze occasionally drifting towards the station, trying to find the figure of a boy.

Actually, she didn't need to go downstairs at this time at all.

Although Nagasaki Sase had gone back to her room to sleep early, she did not intend to kick Wakaba Mutsu out of the house. Instead, she hoped that Wakaba Mutsu would wait until Toyokawa Yuu arrived to pick her up before leaving.

Some introverted and quiet girls are not unaware of this unspoken concern, but rather than enjoying tea in a spacious, luxurious apartment, Ruoye Mu would prefer to wait downstairs where she would attract attention.

That way, when Yuu Toyokawa arrives, she will be the first person he sees.

I wonder if Yuu will be angry when she finds out that she secretly came to see Soyo.

Although Yu Mu started this, strictly speaking, I also participated. If Ye Mu hadn't stooped to the point of blaming the other personality for all the potential blame, then I would have been able to do so.

With this mix of anticipation and trepidation, Ruoye Mu's golden gaze gradually moved upwards, looking at the bright moon in the sky through the neon lights of the city.

She actually... didn't really like the moon, or rather, she didn't really care about it before, but she started to dislike it after joining Ave Mujica.

In the basic setting of the Ave Mujica world, what awakens these dolls to be active again is the so-called Attic Moon.

As someone who grew up with her, Wakaba Mutsu could actually see what the "Attic Moon" in Toyokawa Shoko's script, which was both chuunibyou (a Japanese term for someone with delusions of grandeur) and somewhat sophisticated, was actually implying.

Even though none of us have really done anything wrong, we're all forced to do things we don't like when faced with all sorts of unexpected situations... just like puppets.

A few years ago, at least before Aunt Mizuho passed away, Wakaba Mutsu would never have imagined that one day Toyokawa Shoko would use her musical talent, which she had initially learned simply to make her mother happy on her birthday, as a means of making a living.

Not so long ago, her expectations for music were so pure—she just wanted her mother to smile more happily.

Thinking of this, Ruoye Mu secretly hugged the guitar in her arms tighter, in order to suppress her long-standing... jealousy towards her other half.

It's wonderful that Xiang was able to make the piano sing from the very beginning, making Aunt Ruihui happy.