Chapter 508: Immorality and Redemption

In the elevator

Hyōdo Michiru was wearing a brown coat, holding the hem of the coat with her two little hands, covering her beautiful figure.

In front of her to the right was An Yirunya, who was standing motionless after passing the floor.

The girl pursed her lips and looked at her childhood sweetheart several times but could not open her mouth. Fortunately, the floor was high enough, so even a high-end elevator could give her enough time to sort out her thoughts.

The only sounds in the elevator were the inaudible sound of the ventilation system and the sound of the girl hitting the elevator wall with the back of her head.

Faced with such an atmosphere, most boys would at least find boring topics like "The elevator runs so smoothly" to break the silence, but Aki only used his back to face the concerned Michiru Hyido who had chased him all the way.

Quiet, silent...awkward.

This kind of atmosphere is not right at all!

Hyodo Yoshitomo said this to herself in her heart, and she was never a person who waited passively, nor was she someone who needed others to start the conversation.

Sassy, ​​crisp and unpretentious, the body is always one step ahead of the mind.

"Hey, Xiao Lun..." She said without hesitation.

"Ah! Huh?"

An Yilun, who didn't know what he was thinking, was also startled, and then complained dissatisfiedly:

"Why did you shout suddenly, Michiru? You scared me."

"What? It's obviously Xiao Lun and your voice is louder."

Hyodo Michiru retorted casually, but she didn't bother with it like other girls would. Instead, she continued what she said before:

"Xiao Lun, what do you think?"

"I?"

An Yilun was also stunned for a moment, and then his face became serious. He pushed up his glasses and said seriously:

"I'm wondering if I should divert a little bit of my budget to buy Akasaka-sensei's new game next month, because I actually only pre-ordered one copy of the game just now. But even if I haven't actually tried it yet, just from the promotional materials released. It can be confirmed that that game is definitely worth buying a new copy and collecting it.

Although the producers are new, the first script was written by Ninomiya-sensei "Vending Machines in Another World Can Have Happiness", and the first drawing was done by Nishimaru-sensei who is famous for his abstinence style. This is his first time trying this genre. I thought it would be a very inappropriate work, but I didn't expect it to be an unexpected fit. The voice actors are also amazing, let me tell you..."

"Xiao Lun!"

Michiru raised her voice and shouted:

"I'm not asking about the game, I'm asking about what you were thinking just now."

"Ah? This is where I was just now..."

An Yilun said without knowing why, but looking at Michiru's increasingly ugly face, his voice became smaller and smaller, and then his head rarely switched back to the normal mode:

"Oh, Michiru, you are asking about the band."

"Oh? Just 'oh' and that's it!?"

Even though Michiru had always been as cheerful as a boy, she was slightly irritated by the nonchalant tone.

"You mean, even if I really go to be a support group for Hojo Kyosuke, or even hire him as my manager, does it still matter?"

the girl asked in disbelief.

After entering the elevator, she thought that Xiao Lun was so low and quiet because of what her father said and because of Hojo Kyosuke's incident, so she hesitated for a long time not knowing what to say. But I didn't expect that people were not thinking about their own affairs at all, but about games, scripts, and voice actors? ?

When I think about going to be a support group for Hojo Kyosuke, and asking Hojo Kyosuke to take me to a live house performance, I feel like I am betraying you, Xiaoren, but, you actually...

The space in the elevator is not small, but rather spacious. It seems very luxurious in a place like Tokyo where land is at a premium. But An Yilun also felt that the huge space was occupied by Meizhi at once, and even breathing in the air became difficult.

"I, I didn't say that either." He retorted hesitantly.

Hyodo Michiru took a deep breath, put her hands in her coat pockets, and pulled hard from both sides to the middle, as if to seal the pent-up anger in her body, which she did.

Taking a deep breath, the girl spoke calmly:

"No matter what nonsense you were thinking before..."

"That's the most anticipated thing this year..."

"If you want to talk about games, I can ask dad to chat with you all day and night. Now shut up and listen to me!"

"..."

"I just want to ask you, didn't you object to me joining Hojo Kyosuke's support group before? Why did you run away now when you heard that dad wanted to ask him to be my manager?"

The most difficult thing for the girl to accept was this. Regarding Xiao Lun being beaten, she already knew that he deserved it, but running away so irresponsibly was not responsible at all, and was not like the Xiao Lun she knew at all!

Although Xiao Lun is usually a little cowardly and even a little abnormal, at critical moments he becomes very reliable and trustworthy.

The reason why Hyōdo Michiru called Akiru for help was because of the hope in his heart that Akiru could save him from the dark mountains and forests like he did when he was a child.

"Because... Uncle Hyotou has already decided, hasn't he?"

An Yilun also turned around, not daring to look into Michiru's eyes anymore. He just raised his head and stared at the floor display above the elevator.

"That's just what dad said. What do you think, Xiao Lun? When you turned around and left, did you agree with dad's words?"

Hyoudou Michiru asked, and Aki Tomoya's vague words seemed to give her a little fantasy.

"Of course not!" Aki Tomoya denied it flatly:

"How could I agree to let you, Michiru, go to support Hojo Kyosuke! Not to mention being an agent! I don't feel comfortable leaving you, Michiru, to that kind of person!"

The purple short-haired girl showed a bright smile on her face. Since Xiaolun said so, he must have an idea in his mind. As expected, Xiaolun has always been like this. As long as it comes to the critical moment, he will be very reliable.

"Then..."

The girl's tender voice was full of expectations:

"Xiaolun, can you be my agent?"

After saying this, Michiru quickly added:

"Didn't you say before that I would help you make the soundtrack for the game? As long as you are my agent, I will also help you make music. Just like what Ryota said, we will hold hands and move towards the goal together."

After saying that, the girl blinked her big and bright purple eyes and looked at the back of the head in front of her.

In stark contrast to the girl's expectant face, Tomoya Aki's face was full of embarrassment and rejection. Fortunately, his face was facing the elevator door, and no one could see it.

No way! Hyodo Michiru saw her childhood sweetheart's expression clearly in the reflection of the elevator door. Although the bronze paint was a little distorted, it was clear enough to see.

"Xiao Lun?" She asked in confusion.

"That..."

Tomoya Aki looked embarrassed and swallowed his saliva:

"I don't have time to be an agent or something."

"No time?" Hyodo Michiru repeated blankly.

He had time to queue up for pre-sale games, but no time to help him refer to the band. He had time to make games, but no time to help him be an agent.

Yes, these were all his unilateral demands, and Xiao Lun had no reason to agree. But Xiao Lun didn't say that before.

He asked me to help him make game music, saying that Michiru was a genius and that such things could be easily done.

He sticks to me every day and embarrasses me, saying that Michiru is a relative and relatives should rely on each other.

He...

Michiru suddenly felt a little breathless, and the whole person seemed to be dragged back to the summer of her childhood, the most desperate moment in the past 17 years.

"Yes, after all, you are already a sophomore in high school, and it's time to consider further studies. And, as I said before, livehouses are actually not that dangerous. I can recommend some otaku livehouses to you, which are very safe. But it would be great if you could help me make music, Michiru. Although I have only confirmed the artist now, I have a headache when I think about music. It's really a big help."

Aki Tomoya's voice was a little lacking in confidence, but when he talked about livehouses and game production, he instantly became energetic and turned around to talk freely.

Hyoudou Michiru lowered her head and could not see her expression clearly, only the two long purple bangs beside her ears were shaking slightly.

"So, Xiaolun thinks it doesn't matter if I'm sold after being cheated!?"

The girl's clear voice seemed low and hoarse at this moment.

"As expected, Michiru, you also have that kind of understanding of rock, don't you!"

Although he knew it was inappropriate to laugh at this time, Akitomo couldn't help but show a "victorious" smile, but soon he was scared by Michiru's gloomy expression and lowered his voice:

"I... didn't mean that. It's just that I can't be an agent. I don't want to get involved in non-otaku things. It's not that I think rock is so terrible, but the color of the soul is different.

Isn't it too much to ask me to do that kind of thing?"

"Then do you think Hojo Kyosuke can do this job well?" The girl asked.

"Of course! Hojo teacher is a person who can independently establish an animation company. This kind of small matter can be easily handled with his ability and connections." Akitomo answered without hesitation.

"So, Xiaolun, without any backup plan, you simply denied the only feasible plan for the sake of denying it?"

"This... So didn't I say that he is a violent maniac, and he will not show mercy to men or women!"

Aki Renya yelled as if he had given up on himself.

"Why don't you just join my game club, Michiru? Although it's a little different from rock, if you are Michiru, you will definitely get used to it immediately, and then you can go to the livehouse to perform after the game is released."

Hyoudou Michiru was silent for two seconds, and there was no change in her expression. She whispered:

"So, Xiaolun can't be my agent because the color of your soul is different from non-otaku things."

"Yes."

"Then, I can easily get used to otaku things?"

The cute girl with purple short hair raised her little face, with a firm color in her eyes, just like when she led her teammates to victory alone on the field:

"Is it because I don't have a soul?"

She tilted her little head, and the two long purple bangs beside her ears swayed slightly. The action was so charming and lovely, but her expression was as cold as ice.

Aki Tomoya suddenly panicked. He had never seen such a terrible expression on Michiru's face. In his impression, after that incident when he was a child, this childhood sweetheart always had a bright smile when facing him.

"No! I didn't say that!" He took a step back unconsciously.

"I apologize, I apologize, okay! I won't want to drag you into the world of otaku, and don't ask me to do those messy things anymore!" He shouted in panic.

"Messy?"

Hyodo Michiru widened her eyes, her head unconsciously turned twice, and she felt that her thinking was stagnant.

Something so important to me is a mess?

"I know, I won't object anymore, Michiru, just go and ask Hojo Kyosuke to be your agent! Is that okay!" Aki Tomoya turned around and said as if he was angry.

Gurgle——

Hyodo Michiru swallowed mechanically, and the reflection on the bronze elevator door was so unfamiliar.

"So, Xiaolun, are you going to push me to the person you hate?" the girl asked softly.

"What can I do? I have to make games and work part-time to make money. I don't have time to do that kind of thing." Aki Tomoya muttered.

"Even if we can pay you a salary?"

"Didn't I say that the color of my soul is otaku!" Aki Tomoya suddenly roared angrily.

"Okay, I know."

Hyodo Michiru nodded and wrapped her coat tighter.

When she first heard that she was going to support the person who beat Xiaolun, she felt a painful sense of betrayal in her heart.

Now that she heard Xiaolun asked her to support Hojo Kyosuke, the girl's sense of betrayal in her heart surprisingly changed. She felt a burning feeling of revenge and pleasure.

The elevator became extremely quiet again for a while, until a ding-dong sounded.

The first floor was reached.

Aki Tomoya walked forward without saying a word. He heard the footsteps behind him, but he didn't even turn his head.

In the lobby on the first floor, the tower manager smiled and wanted to raise his hand to greet the lovely girl from the Hyodo family, but he saw that Miss Hyodo, who usually had a bright smile on her face, was full of sadness.

Gloomy weather always makes people feel depressed, and no one is an exception. Only the falling of fine raindrops brings another wave of vitality to dispel the gloom.

The two walked out of the door. As expected of a high-end tower, they entered the underground passage leading to the subway less than a hundred meters away.

It was almost five o'clock. The underground passage in the center of Roppongi was as lively as Christmas. The only difference was the speed of the flow of people, and the degree of congestion was the same.

Following the crowd, the platform arrived soon.

The nearest tram would arrive in three minutes, so the already irritable Amami Renya became even more annoyed.

He felt that he had done nothing wrong, but he didn't know why he was so nervous whenever he thought about facing Michiru.

"Xiao Lun..."

What you fear will come, and the voice of Hyodo Michiru sounded behind him.

"You know, I've always been grateful to you."

"When I was a kid, I thought you were not manly. You always stuck to me like a baby. You didn't play boys' games, and you weren't accepted by girls. In short, you were useless except for being annoying.

But it was you who made me feel that boys are still the ones I can rely on at critical moments.

That summer, I ran to the mountains alone. I had really bad luck. I was praised by everyone for my good athletic ability, but I sprained my ankle and couldn't even walk.

It gets dark early in the mountains, and it feels like the bright forest suddenly fell into darkness.

Woo, woo...

The crow's cry is more uncomfortable than ever. Not only uncomfortable, but also scary.

Snap, snap...

The black bats are flying back and forth in the woods, as if they are going to catch me at any time."

The girl said calmly, and the dark tram tunnel in front of her seemed to confirm her words. It was so deep that no light could be seen, and no matter what ran out of it, it would not be surprising.

"I was so scared at that time that I didn't even have the energy to cry, let alone call for help..."

Even though so many years have passed, I can still hear her despair from her soft voice.

I'll tell you my understanding, which was supposed to be written in the following content, but it's too late

Hyoudou Michiru is also miserable, a complete Stockholm syndrome patient. She hid in the mountains because of being tortured by Aki Tomoya, but in the end she developed an extraordinary dependence and trust in her heart because she was saved by Aki Tomoya.

Some book friends said that she is in love, maybe I didn't write it clearly, tomorrow's chapter will further advance the plot, which is the plot of dating Hui.