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"Since you're so worried about her, why don't you go back and find her?"
"You idiot, I told you I'm not Wakaba Mutsu, even if I wanted to, I couldn't get out of here."
Looking at the girl who seemed to have tears in her eyes but still couldn't help eating, Banami felt a little regretful that she hadn't bought pickled cucumbers.
However, he thought that what the young delinquent girl was probably missing was the feeling of having Su Shi accompany her to dinner.
Although she was a little sullen, Ruo Yemu still finished all the rice in the steamer and patted her little belly at the end.
It looks like they were really starving, having been eating out frequently.
As if remembering something, Banami said, "Hey, boss!"
"What's up, little brother?" He seemed somewhat indifferent to him.
Would you like some pickled cucumbers?
Immediately, Ruo Yemu's eyes lit up, but she said, "Where can I buy pickled cucumbers now?"
As a result, Banai immediately took the other person's hand and said, "If you can't sell them, just make them yourself."
"Hey, wait a minute, where are you taking me?"
A moment later, Banami pulled Wakaba Mutsumi downstairs, put the helmet on his little head, and then sat on the motorcycle, saying, "Get on."
He then noticed that Wakaba Mutsu was looking at him, and Hana, as if on cue, said, "Boss."
Ruo Yemu then reluctantly said, "Although I don't know what you're up to, fine, give me some face."
Haha, this child is so easy to please.
As Banami drove her motorcycle along the familiar route at high speed on the highway, Wakaba Mutsumi seemed to sense something and said, "This road..."
A short while later, Banami's motorcycle stopped outside the fence. At this moment, the two of them were standing in the Tsuki no Mori Academy.
"Do you think there are still cucumbers in the plantation here?" Banami asked with a smile.
Ye Mu couldn't help but widen his eyes, wondering what was going on in this guy's head.
She pouted and said, "There should be, the botanical garden used to have cucumbers."
It's just that Ruoye Mu has carried it forward and made it popular.
"That's fine, let's go in."
"But I'm not a student of Moon Forest, and neither are you. How are we supposed to get in?"
"Hey, boss, that's not right. We're just small-time thugs..."
"Who's the thug here, Tie? I'll kill you, Kora!"
Banami laughed and said, "Just tell me if you want to eat pickled cucumbers or not."
The young woman swallowed hard, then hesitated before saying, "You lift me up, and I'll climb over the wall and then pull you in?"
"good idea."
The two got right to work. Banami half-squatted down, and Wakaba Mutsu sat on Banami's shoulders. Luckily, it was Wakaba Mutsu, who was petite. If it were Suze, she probably would have been crushed to death.
"Hey, slow down! Don't make me fall!"
Even so, Banami still felt strange being surrounded by the legs and head of a half-grown girl.
"Why is your hair so stiff? It's making me itchy."
"Enough with the nonsense, get in!" Banai couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
I don't know about the other personality fragments, but at least this delinquent girl, like the original Wakaba Mutsu, has absolutely no regard for gender.
"Huh?! I'm your boss, show me some respect."
"A boss who even steals cucumbers, it's a disgrace to follow you!?"
Banami couldn't help but complain. After a while, the two of them finally climbed over the wall and sneaked into the Moon Forest.
You're telling me, the heir to a multi-billion dollar conglomerate, sneaking into a girls' college to steal cucumbers? Who would believe that?
Chapter Sixty-Three: Crying
Perhaps because it was the weekend, there wasn't many people in the Moon Forest at this time. However, since the two of them weren't wearing school uniforms, they couldn't be seen by others.
So the two of them avoided the patrolling security guards, and after winding their way around, they finally arrived at the botanical garden.
Although Wakaba Mutsumi is no longer studying at Tsukinomori, the cucumbers in the field are still growing well, with a lush and vibrant green color.
After all, she was a fragment of Wakaba Mutsu's personality, and the delinquent girl seemed to subconsciously have a fondness for cucumbers.
He walked up to her, holding a half-grown cucumber, and called out, "Hey, little brother, could you get me a watering can? Has no one been watering the plants this weekend?"
Seeing cucumbers makes me want to water them; it's almost an instinct ingrained in my DNA.
Banami gently tapped her head from behind and said, "Boss, you're acting up again. We're here to steal cucumbers, not to grow them."
“Stealing… How can it be considered stealing when we, the students of Tsuki no Mori, are just picking a few cucumbers!” Wakaba Mutsu said, dissatisfied.
But didn't you run away from home? Banami thought to herself.
Then, he took the cucumber from Wakaba Mutsumi's hand, and Mutsumi seemed to let out a painful "Ah," only to have a large cucumber stuffed into her mouth by Hachimi.
Since it's not the real world, eating it shouldn't cause any problems.
The young delinquent girl spends all day wandering around outside, eating cheap food and not fresh vegetables, which makes her prone to illness.
Banami also picked a cucumber and took a bite. It was sweet, refreshing, and juicy. It was a good cucumber.
Ruoye Mu took small bites and then said, "I never thought I'd be stealing cucumbers one day... But it's quite fun."
I don't feel bad eating cucumbers that I didn't grow myself.
"Hurry up and pick a few more, we don't know if anyone will come later," Banami hurriedly called out.
The slightly slow-witted delinquent Mutsumi also joined him in stealing cucumbers, instantly reminding Hachimi of her childhood in the countryside, when she and her friends would steal sweet potatoes from other people's houses and get chased and beaten...
As luck would have it, just as he was thinking about this, he heard someone call out in a wary tone, "Who are you two?"
"Oh no, it's security guards!" Wakaba Mutsu shouted.
After all, she was a young delinquent who had been homeless and had gotten involved in petty theft, so she was instinctively a little guilty now that she had been discovered.
"What are you waiting for? Run! Grab the cucumbers!" Banami shouted immediately.
"You two, stop right there!" the security guard shouted angrily.
"Oh, two have fallen off, wait a minute," Ruoye Mu called out, she was genuinely heartbroken.
"What are you still picking up? Aren't you going to give me the pile you already have?" Banami shouted.
The two men were carrying a large bunch of cucumbers while being chased by security guards behind them.
Being young and strong, the two finally returned to the motorcycle and fled as if escaping.
Wakaba Mutsu couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"It's so much fun! It's really fun!"
Banami thought to himself, "What a load of rubbish," but when he heard Wakaba Mutsu's happy laughter, he couldn't help but laugh out loud in the end.
After the two returned home, they took out a glass jar. Following her memory, Banami first washed the cucumbers, put them in the jar, added seasonings such as pickled peppers, then added water and salt, and finally sealed the jar.
Looking at the still vibrant green cucumbers inside, Banami said, "Let them sit for a few days, then you can try opening them and eating them."
Holding the glass jar, Wakaba Mutsu finally whispered, "It's about time for you to go to the next stop too."
Banami did not deny it. After all, his most important task was to find the real Wakaba Mutsu. He had gone to great lengths to take her to steal cucumbers today and even made a jar of pickled cucumbers for the delinquent girl. In a way, it was a farewell gift.
Soon after, the two arrived at the tram station where Banami had come from. Although it hadn't even been a day, the night seemed to last forever.
Since just now, the young delinquent girl has become quite quiet.
After all, if there were any instructions to give, they had already been given.
At the tram stop, Banami stuffed her wallet into the delinquent girl's hand and said, "You should be able to stay in that apartment a little longer before anyone finds out. If it really doesn't work out, use the money in your wallet to pay the rent. There's enough money in there to last you for a while."
If all else fails, go back to the Wakaba family home; it's really dangerous outside.
"You're so long-winded, it's so annoying. This is my world, what danger could there be?" the punk girl said irritably.
However, she did not refuse Banami's wallet, but she looked a little sullen.
To be honest, if he really wanted Banami to leave quickly, he shouldn't have shown such a reluctant expression, but given Banami's personality, it's not surprising that he would act this way.
"Well then, boss, I'm off to the next stop. Take care," said Banami.
"Let's go, let's go. Remember what I said, be careful of the other fragments of Wakaba Mutsu's personality. Some of them may have ill intentions," Wakaba Mutsu said, pretending not to care.
***
The scene seemed to freeze at this moment. Xiangzi looked at the screen and saw Banami turning away, and Wakaba Mutsumi standing alone in the same spot. Xiangzi felt empty inside.
I know that leaving is the right choice, but... but... I still can't bear to leave.
Looking at the two people on the screen, Oowaka Mutsu gently stroked Shoko's little head, which was covered in downy hair, and said in a gentle voice, "Tell me, will Hanami-kun leave here, or will he stay and continue to take care of the child?"
Her eyes were somewhat unfocused, as if she were waiting for the boy's answer.
Xiangzi was silent for a moment, then exclaimed and gave his answer.
“That’s what you think, but don’t you think it’s meaningless? This place is just a mental landscape of Wakaba Mutsu, a false existence. No matter how much you give, no matter how much you continue to accompany this child, it’s all meaningless. It’s better to find the real Wakaba Mutsu and leave.”
Xiangzi was actually a little conflicted, but then she suddenly remembered the test that Da Ruoye had mentioned.
What exactly was the test she was referring to? Was it the ability to correctly identify the true Wakaba Mutsumi, or...?
Xiangzi couldn't help but turn to look at Banami, who was slowly walking into the tram station, and thought to herself, "Xiu, what would you do if it were you?"
****
At this moment, standing in front of the tram stop, Hanami's figure had disappeared, and the delinquent girl, Wakaba Mutsumi, was just holding her electric guitar, her head down.
In fact, she had always been alone, running away from home alone, playing guitar alone, finding food alone, and wandering alone. She didn't feel sad at all. On the contrary, after breaking free from Senmina's control, she tasted the joy of freedom for the first time.
She is the rebel of Wakaba Mutsu, the future that Wakaba Mutsu wanted to achieve from the bottom of her heart but ultimately failed to realize.
If Ye Mu had ever thought about running away from home, just like Xiao Xiang, but she didn't have the courage, so this regret became her own.
Clearly, this should be enough.
However, the reason why a person does not feel lonely is because they have not yet experienced the feeling of being with someone.
Even though it hadn't been a day, her mind was already filled with images related to Banami.
She is not Wakaba Mutsu, therefore, she does not hate Hachimi, whom Wakaba Mutsu dislikes.
She doesn't dislike the feeling of having someone by her side, and she doesn't dislike people like Aunt Mizuho who care about her.
she........
"Boss, it's really embarrassing for me as your little brother to cry like this."
When Wakaba Mutsu looked up with tears welling in her eyes, she saw the boy's tall figure, his shadow blocking the light from shining on her.
"You, Banami, why..." the young delinquent girl cried out, somewhat bewildered.
"I never planned to leave so soon. I just wanted to see how much I, the little brother, meant to the boss. Seeing you so upset that you cried makes me feel relieved," Banami said with a grin, which was a bit cheeky.
With a buzzing sound, the young delinquent's cheeks instantly turned red.
"Iron sheep, I'm going to kill you!"
Chapter Sixty-Four: Xiao Mu's Forced Love
Despite being mocked by Banami, the delinquent girl was actually very excited inside.
"Why...why are you still staying?"
She's really not like Wakaba Mutsu; even if she stayed, she'd only be wasting time.
Banami knelt down to face the girl in front of him, after all, compared to him, Wakaba Mutsu's figure was really too petite.
"Because Ruo Yemu is Xiao Xiang's childhood sweetheart and a friend of my friend, but you, Boss, are my friend. In my heart, you are no less important than her."
I'll worry about Wakaba Mutsumi, and naturally I'll worry about you.
After all, Banami was really worried about leaving her here alone.
Well, it seems he's doing something stupid again. Xiangzi is probably making much more progress than him now; he's probably already at the next stop.
But if Hanami leaves like this, he will probably regret it in the future.
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