Tokyo Psychic

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She smiled sweetly and said, "We're best friends!"

The couple who had been listening in behind them suddenly choked.

Holding hands, an indirect kiss, intimate moments... and then "best friends"? What kind of teen romance comedy are you guys acting out?!

We finally got to the amusement park after queuing up.

Jingqin Rencai began to ponder whether she should take a photo with "Winnie the Pooh and his friends" first, or visit the Disney princess shows.

"Let's go check out the carousel first."

"I don't want to go to those kinds of activities that elementary school kids like."

"How's the Ferris wheel?"

"Hey, that's a popular spot for couples to confess their love. We'll get misunderstood if we go there!"

"If you sit upright and behave properly, I'm not afraid of being misunderstood even though I have a girlfriend, so what are you afraid of?"

"That makes sense... Let's go to the Ferris wheel first!"

Because it was morning, there were very few passengers on the Ferris wheel.

We got a seat without having to wait in line at all.

While waiting for the machine to start, Izanagi, holding a glass of cantaloupe juice, used a straw covered in Akira Kurusu's saliva without any hesitation.

Akira Kurusu took out her phone and took a picture of this cute and somewhat unique girl.

"Rin, do you still remember the conversation you had with your father and sister on the phone after our performance that day?"

Izayoi Rina couldn't remember the content of the conversation, only the embarrassing scene of her "leaking" Akira Kurusu's pants. Her face immediately turned red, and she quickly shook her head, "I don't remember anything!"

Akira Lai said with a hint of helplessness, "Do you need me to repeat it to you?"

"Please...please speak!"

"Your father said that you should come home for the summer vacation."

"No!" Jing Qinrencai's face showed undisguised resistance and disgust.

She preferred spending her summer vacation in Tokyo with Akira Kurusu to that place filled with too many bad memories.

"I will go back to Kumamoto with you."

"Really?"

“Absolutely true,” Akira Kurusu said, “but there’s a condition.”

Hmm... I don't think there's anything I can do for you?

"Before going to Kumamoto, I plan to take the Phantom Thieves back to my hometown."

"I don't think I'm a member of the Phantom Thieves..."

"You are an indispensable and precious mascot for the Mind Thieves."

"That sounds so outrageous!"

Izareina looked a little resentful, but quickly broke into a happy smile. "Isn't this just a club trip? It's exactly the same as the previous hiking trip! Will Nijika and Ryo be coming?"

"They need to catch up on their lessons."

"Oh...and what about Ms. Momoka?"

"She has to go to work."

"Damn it, it's one thing for Subaru to be an art student, but why are Xiangzi and Mutsu allowed to come too!"

“Xiangzi and Mutsu are both in their first year of high school, so they don’t have much academic pressure.” Laixi Xiao stood up and sat down next to Jingqin Rencai. “Do you know why I specifically brought you along?”

"Ok?"

"I'll help you catch up on your studies."

"Hey! Don't you think this is a bit too cruel?!"

"I can't let you lose before the finish line of the college entrance exam." After saying that, Akira Kurusu couldn't help but laugh. Then she suddenly cupped Serina Izayoi's warm face, startling the girl so much that she almost dropped the glass in her hand.

"What are you suddenly trying to do?!" Izanagi's eyes darted around, not daring to look directly at Akira.

"Let's check if there are any special changes in Jingqin, who has become the lead singer of a professional band."

"Uh... hurry up, has it been detected yet?"

"The results are in."

"Really?"

"She's become even cuter," Akira Kurusu remarked sincerely.

"Aaaaaah!!! Why did you suddenly say something like that?!" Serina's ears turned bright red, and she stomped her feet in embarrassment.

But then she remembered that she was high in the air, so she had no choice but to timidly put her legs together and her hands on her knees.

Once Ishigami Rin had calmed down a bit, Kurusu Akira said slowly, "Are you starting to feel a change in your life now?"

"The topics have really jumped around..." Izana felt a little hot, and gently brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, her lake-blue eyes reflecting Akira Kurusu's face. She whispered, "Of course there are."

“Actually, the reason why Nina’s life has changed so much is mostly due to her own choices,” Akira Kurusu said slowly. “Just like playing a guitar, there are always some things in life that are absolutely fixed and indispensable: family, close friends, love, future... Just like the six strings are fixed, you have to pluck them to make a sound.”

Jingqin Rencai looked at the boy beside her with some confusion.

Akira Kurusu spoke eloquently, “But our choices are like a pick. Although you can’t move these fixed strings, you are free to choose among them and create a melody that is unique to you.”

He looked into Serina Izayoi's eyes and said, "But first of all, you must have the courage to hold onto the note and play it even if you play the wrong note and are laughed at."

Jing Qinren bit her lip, "I...I don't understand what choices I made."

“You chose to leave Kumamoto, to leave the home you’ve lived in for seventeen years, to go to Tokyo to study, and…” Akira Kurusu suddenly moved closer to her, “You chose me.”

Serina Izayoi's petite body was completely cornered by Akira Kurusu, trembling in the seat.

After a while, she cautiously asked Kuryu Akira, "What do you mean by choosing you?"

"Of course it's because you've been supporting the Mind Thieves without hesitation and with complete trust."

Ishigami Rina secretly breathed a sigh of relief, wanting to ask something more, but found that Kurusu Akira had already returned to her original position.

He said lazily, "The so-called 'playing a rebellious melody on a fixed string with the pick of freedom' is the soul of rock and roll... Renai, think about what things you didn't have time to resist, but had to resist."

"Suddenly he's started spouting cringeworthy nonsense again!"

“Alright,” Akira Kurusu looked at the somewhat clueless girl with a hint of helplessness, “Then I have a request for you. After all, you’ve noticed that accompanying you to Kumamoto and tutoring you didn’t really benefit me at all… There just happens to be something I need you to do, and only you can help me.”

“Oh, please tell me. I will help as much as I can.” Iori Renna nodded obediently.

"As you probably know, I recently confessed to Ryo, and she said yes." Akira shrugged. "However, I'm still not very good at dating girls like Ryo. So, for a more romantic date, could you be my simulated dating partner?"

Izuru looked at Akira Kurusu with some surprise, "You already have so many girlfriends, why do you still need my help?"

"You mean... you want me to tell my girlfriend, 'I'm going to start dating another girl, could you please help me simulate a date?' Do you want me to be dismembered and thrown into Tokyo Bay?"

"Haha, that seems to make sense..." Jing Qinrencai chuckled dryly.

Akira Kurusu pressed her advantage, saying, "We're best friends, Nina, only you can help me."

"Ugh, this is so annoying! Let me make this clear, I'm only helping you this once!" Jingqin Rencai said reluctantly.

No sooner had she finished speaking than Akira Kurusu suddenly moved closer, wrapped her arms around Serina Izayoi's waist, lifted her chin, and then forcefully kissed her lips.

Jingqin Rencai wanted to resist, but her body went weak first.

Gradually, she collapsed into Akira's arms, beginning to cooperate with his conquests.

Only when the Ferris wheel returned to the bottom did Akira Kurusu release the nearly fainting Serenai Ii.

The girl's face was flushed as she leaned against the railing next to the seat, her eyes filled with tears.

"You promised this yourself." Akira Kurusu played with Serina Iza's small hand, causing her to sob with a tearful voice. "You didn't say you wanted to be this direct. This is my first kiss!"

"Sigh, sacrifice yourself a little for your best friend's love, great Izanagi." Akira Kurusu helped Izanagi walk to the outside of the Ferris wheel area.

"Even if you say that, I still... um?!" Just now, Izare Nina looked embarrassed, but was immediately embraced and kissed on the lips again by Kurusu Akira.

She clearly wanted to resist, and should have resisted—yet once again she helplessly nestled in Akira's arms, her lips and teeth, which should have been tightly sealed, were left wide open as if deliberately selling her soul, allowing the boy in front of her to freely explore the territory that had never been invaded by anyone else.

After her pair of deep blue eyes, brimming with tears, trembled several times, they finally closed completely. She seemed to have truly become a couple deeply in love, and began to actively reciprocate Akira Kurusu's kisses.

"This isn't your first kiss anymore, is it?"

“Hmm…” Jingqin Rencai looked away, not daring to meet Laixi Xiao’s gaze.

"Let's sit in the rest area over there. I want to touch Nina's legs because they're so pretty."

"This is totally like harassment from an Omega..."

“But we’re a simulated couple now, so it’s okay.”

“That’s true,” Izanagi said, feeling her knees weaken and a fire burning within her. “You can only touch my legs, not put your hands inside my pants…”

"Touching inside the trouser leg doesn't count."

"That's outrageous...it's practically groping."

“But Liang will definitely accept this proposal.”

"I am not Yamada Ryo..."

"Now you pretend you are."

"Being your friend is such a hassle!" In the end, she sat down in a very secluded corner of the rest area. Izayoi bit her palm and tried her best to endure Akira Kurusu's hands exploring her underwear without restraint.

　The two of them did everything that went beyond the boundaries of normal high school relationships, except for the last step, and then they did take a taxi to a couples' hotel to check in.

It wasn't until she was seated on the hotel's large bed that Igi Niina belatedly realized, "The mock date is over!"

She shouted at Akira Kurusu.

Akira Kurusu calmly said, "Next up is the 'Proof of Good Friends' experience segment, as a way of rewarding Nina for her hard work today."

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(The Phantom Thief in Tokyo, Volume 1, "Pick and String," complete.)

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212. Narukami Yu

December 3, 2022.

[8:25 AM.]

It was quite a rare sight to see someone carrying a schoolbag walking along the iconic narrow path in front of Xiujin Academy.

Akira Kurusu was looking down at her phone, searching for the latest developments of the internationally renowned hacker group "Megido".

As expected, the website for Megiddo to update the organization's activities in real time was stagnant.

They took no further action after issuing the declaration of war.

But anyone with a discerning eye knows that if Megiddo makes any move, it will inevitably be a major, earth-shattering news story.

As she passed by the utility pole, Lai Qixiao subconsciously looked up at the newly posted advertisement.

Summer vacation is just two weeks away, and lately there are advertisements for tutoring centers everywhere outside the school. These flyers are even starting to infiltrate the campus.

Shinjima, the newly appointed disciplinary committee member this semester, is overwhelmed by this situation.

Not all of them are advertisements for tutoring centers.

Looking at the telephone pole further ahead, a group of boys were jeering at it, while passing girls showed disdain.

"Sakamoto, Mishima, what are you looking at?"