Tokyo Psychic

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They used to be best friends.

Looking at the glamorous girl named "Yinna," and noticing the pink hair she had dyed specifically for the band's idolization and commercial requirements, Jingqin Rencai's eyes sparkled with many inexplicable emotions.

The pent-up impulse finally became uncontrollable.

She looked around and repeated what she had just said.

"Everyone, I think... I want the band to transition to a professional path." The further she spoke, the more difficult it became for her to say it. With each word she uttered, she nervously observed Akira's expression, fearing that she might see any dislike or resistance on his face.

"I see. How about we all raise our hands and vote to decide?" Surprisingly, Akira Kurusu asked the girls around her for their opinions.

Everyone looked at each other.

Then everyone except Momoka Kawara raised their hands.

Faced with Akira Kurusu's slightly coercive gaze, Momoka Kawara reluctantly raised her hand, though she felt helpless... She should have felt unwilling, but she found that the whole action of raising her hand was so natural and smooth, as if she had been looking forward to this answer for a very long time.

Can I entrust my life to them? Can I promise never to "betray" them again?

Kawara Momoka looked around and saw that the boys and girls on the other side of the street were suddenly beaming with smiles.

She understood that perhaps it was precisely to meet them that she had spent so much time in Tokyo after leaving Diamond Dust.

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(This is the three-in-one update from the day before yesterday; yesterday's update is still stuck.)

(Under review. May Day holiday. Don't ask. I'm helpless.)

It's almost the end of the month, please vote for me with monthly tickets. And please add more chapters.

The three-in-one chapter that was stuck in the eight chapters from the day before yesterday has finally been released.

The three-in-one piece I wrote yesterday is still stuck. But it's been revised and I'm just waiting for the review to start. I'll try to communicate with them, and then I'll update the eight-in-one piece as usual the day after tomorrow, to finish April successfully, and also to finish the longest volume of the whole book (Plectrum and Strings).

Preview: The final chapter of the eight-in-one volume, which will be released the day after tomorrow, will cover the plot points of "Nijika Ijichi's birthday", "A date with Izayoi Nina on International Children's Day", and "The main plot foreshadowing will be revealed".

Last and last—

April is almost over, with only 48 hours left! All the votes are about to refresh, so everyone should cast their votes!

210. I am the leader of the Phantom Thieves (Three-in-One)

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On the way back to their accommodation, the girls who had finished their band performance seemed to have endless topics to talk about.

Toyokawa Shoko tugged at Kurusu Akira's sleeve and showed him her phone screen.

"Tomorrow is Nagasaki-san's birthday."

"Suseo invited us to come after the performance." Toyokawa Shoko looked at Kurusu Akira with moist eyes. "Want to come?"

Akira Kurusu pondered for a moment, "Is it because of that incident where they followed me a long time ago?"

"Yes, she said she wanted to apologize to you in person no matter what. She really did something inappropriate."

"Actually, Nagasaki-san did this from the perspective of being 'Toyokawa Shoko's friend.' Shoko should be able to guess about that, and related matters, right?"

Toyokawa Shoko hesitated for a moment, then took a deep breath and stared intently at Kurusu Akira. "I don't care anymore."

"Don't you care?"

“Subaru is such a wonderful girl.” Toyokawa Shoko rested her head on Kurusu Akira’s arm and sighed wearily. “You’re such a womanizer, yet you always end up with such good girls.”

The subtext is that she once considered competing with An and Subaru, or even seizing the initiative in love, but has now given up on that idea.

Lai Xixiao glanced away somewhat guiltily, "At least it's not promiscuity."

“If you were promiscuous, people wouldn’t like you so much.” Toyokawa Shoko kicked Kurusu Akira’s heel. “Please have some self-awareness.”

Thinking this, her eyes became somewhat resentful. "If I can date so many girls at the same time now, what will I do after we get married? I can't keep everyone in this ridiculous relationship forever, can I?"

"One ring for each person?"

"You think this is some kind of 'Kantai Collection' game?"

"Xiangzi actually understands this?"

"Subaru taught me."

"..."

After bickering for a while, they returned to their own bedroom in the hotel. Toyokawa Shoko took off her shoes and socks by the entrance and stretched wearily.

The eldest daughter of the Toyokawa family looked at Akira Kurusu, "So, should we say yes?"

In fact, she had already prepared herself to decline Nagasaki Motoyo's invitation to her birthday party.

If Akira Kurusu is unwilling to go, Shoko Toyokawa will also refuse Motoyo Nagasaki's invitation.

She cares more about her future husband's feelings and opinions than about her close friends.

Under the light, the girl's fair skin appeared as noble and pure as ivory.

A mixture of trepidation and unease flickered across her exquisite features, and her pale golden eyes gazed at Akira, awaiting his answer.

Lai Xixiao walked into the living room and sat down on the sofa.

Toyokawa Shoko followed closely behind him, then sat down right next to him.

The moon's brilliance was obscured until the night outside the window was shrouded in the thin summer clouds.

Akira Kurusu held Toyokawa Shoko, who was lying in her arms, and said, "Let's go together tomorrow."

In fact, these conversations only lasted for three minutes.

Toyokawa Shoko hugged Kurusu Akira tightly, "What if even more girls fall for you?"

"If you're worried, why do you expect me to come?"

"Because Su Shi, Li hope, and Deng are my good friends... I hope our friendship can be blessed by them."

"...I have a feeling things are going to take a very bad turn."

"It must be your imagination." Toyokawa Shoko straddled Kurusu Akira, looking at her with her wet eyes. "And... why do you always like to do such dangerous things alone?"

She could never forget the oppressive feeling of the "Leviathan" that swelled up to burst the entire palace in the deepest part of her jealous heart.

And when Akira Kurusu sent her back to the palace and she had to face Him alone—Toyokawa Shoko remembered so clearly the pain and embarrassment of watching Akira Kurusu's figure gradually disappear from her sight, yet being unable to help him in any way.

Toyokawa Shoko almost thought she was about to lose the lover who had saved her life and given her more choices.

But she thought she should yell at him or scold him harshly... but just thinking about it made her realize that she couldn't bring herself to be tough on Akira Kurusu.

This guy has completely figured me out... Toyokawa Shoko pressed her cheek against his neck wearily. If she tried to be a little tougher, he would immediately bully her.

It's a very contradictory feeling.

Toyokawa Shoko has actually grown up and is no longer easily moved by the words of others.

But Akira Kurusu was different. Whenever he treated her with harsher or more violent words and actions, she would clearly want to resist, but she would involuntarily become weak. No matter how outrageous his actions were, she would always accept them in the end.

Over time, Toyokawa Shoko stopped trying to resist any of Kurusu Akira's decisions and arrangements.

Whether it's private moments, everyday interactions, or matters related to the Phantom Thieves... she will always accept any order from Akira Kurusu.

Even the most outrageous demands, even if made in front of Xiao Mu... Feng Chuan Xiangzi's face instantly flushed red.

She was also puzzled as to why she suddenly made this connection.

I would never have been interested in this kind of thing before.

Having grown up in the tightly protected environment of the Toyokawa family, this girl always seemed too naive when it came to relationships.

She would feel ashamed of her occasional fleeting lewd thoughts, and blush with embarrassment at her unintentional "reactions".

When Akira Kurusu saw Toyokawa Shoko's misty eyes and flushed cheeks, she immediately knew the vague expectation in her heart.

"Xiangzi," he called his girlfriend's name calmly.

But it made her sit up straight as if she had been electrocuted, her entire soft and slender body pressed tightly against Akira Kurusu's embrace, and she stammered, "What's wrong?!"

Akira Kurusu lifted Toyokawa Shoko's chin with her finger, "You seem to have completely turned into a lewd and bad kid."

"No way!" Toyokawa Shoko said, her emotions running high as she tried to argue her point, but her attitude softened quickly under the unwavering gaze of Kurusu Akira.

Here we go again... She began to feel sad. It wasn't scary to get used to the other person's sudden toughness and bullying; what was scary was that she had begun to reflexively choose to endure it passively when his attitude became tough.

To avoid being bullied too much, she even had to put on a charming expression that she would never normally show and speak in a coquettish voice that she couldn't believe was her own, trying to please the boy in this way...

But in reality, this will only make them get bullied even more.

Toyokawa Shoko was aware of this, yet she continued to indulge in it. Even though she was unwilling to admit it, her subconscious was always hoping to be treated more roughly by Kurusu Akira... If Kurusu Akira ever truly hurt Toyokawa Shoko, perhaps this somewhat awkward feeling would immediately turn into timidity and alienation.

But Akira Kurusu always relied on his almost cheating intuition to back down immediately when Shoko Toyokawa began to find it hard to accept, managing to keep her complex and even chaotic emotions at a perfect level.

Finally, all the words that came out of his mouth were a very hesitant "Be quiet, Hongxia and Liang are next door."

Unfortunately, it wasn't long before Toyokawa Shoko completely forgot what she had just said and began blindly demanding things from Kurusu Akira.

Even her everyday clothes and underwear, which she would normally fold carefully, were carelessly tossed aside by the bed.

But she overestimated herself.

In just over ten minutes, the young lady began to ask him in a soft voice, "Why is Xiao Mu still taking a bath?"

“Xiao Mu has been watching you for a long time.”

Shoko Toyokawa belatedly turned her head and realized that she was actually resting her head on Mutsu Wakaba's lap.

The quiet girl lowered her head, her cheeks flushed with a very noticeable blush.

Her eyes, though light gold, were misty with tears, and her thin, moist lips parted slightly, as delicate as cherry blossoms after a rain shower.

Ruoye Mu's breathing was hot, rapid, and filled with tension and anticipation.

Although her face was expressionless, one could sense an irresistible impulse from her heaving chest and her small, adorable earlobes flushed with red.

Toyokawa Shoko held Wakaba Mutsu's slender hand tightly, and under the gaze of the girl's increasingly bright and moist eyes, all her thoughts quietly evaporated.

It was as if everything had returned to that absurd yet wondrous night.

Cherry blossoms fall, destined to the earth, but are always blown high into the air by the hot wind until they completely melt, becoming one with the shape of the wind like mud.

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One hour later.

After taking a shower, An and Subaru simply sat cross-legged on the bed wrapped in a bath towel, playing a handheld game console.

She controlled Link on the screen with a blank expression as they fought a desperate battle against Steve on the other side.

As expected, An and Subaru were quickly defeated, given that An is the most overpowered character in Super Smash Bros.

She looked at Akira Kurusu, who had just entered, her face showing the indifference and anger of someone who had lost the game. "So you do know how to come back, huh?"

Akira Kurusu closed the door. "Should I act more ashamed now to make you feel better?"

Anhe Subaru placed the handheld console on the bedside table, crossed his arms, and looked at him coldly, "Hurry up and take a shower, or you're not allowed to sleep with me."

"Is your OCD acting up?"

"You smell just like Xiangzi and Hemu."

“I understand,” Akira Kurusu readily replied, then quickly disappeared through the bathroom door.

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(omitted here)

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The next day.

[AM. 6:54]