Can someone in MyGo stay in an adventure group forever?

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"I've been annoyed with that old man Niuwan for a long time. It's true what they say, the wicked always have to be dealt with by the wicked!"

It doesn't sound like you're saying anything nice.

"Hey bro, wanna give me a tutorial?"

Sorry, I'm not accepting apprentices at the moment.

"Huh?" Chihaya Aine, who had been pushed to the outer edge by the enthusiastic crowd, blinked and looked at Koshimura Sawa, who was surrounded by the crowd, and covered her mouth with her hand.

what about me?

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As soon as school was over, Chihaya Aine, like a wind-up toy, grabbed Koshimura Sawa's neck, who was still packing his schoolbag, and excitedly pushed him out, much to the astonishment of the three traffic light enthusiasts.

Koshimura glanced back at Eri, who had withdrawn her outstretched hand with a somewhat forlorn expression.

Oh, the tonic! Has my beloved Eli just collapsed like this?

What kind of look is that? Can it save Ai Eli?

After losing Aisu, lose Aideng, then lose Aixiang. If you keep doing this, there will be no one left to lose to!

The club building is located to the west of the teaching building. It is a newly renovated building, and the corridors still smell of fresh paint and renovation.

"Are you sure this is the way?" Koshimura Sawa squinted, looking around at the scene with some suspicion.

Why does it feel so familiar?

"I don't know exactly where it is..." Chihaya Aine, who had been launching a fierce attack just moments before, was clearly a little less confident. "But they seemed to say that the best clubs are all concentrated around here..."

Koshimura looked at the activity rooms on both sides with signs that read "Service Department", "Mahjong Department" and "Classical Literature Department".

...That's pretty impressive.

Wait, what the heck is this "Far East Magic Nap Society Summer"?

Is this the place you should be?

Just as Koshimura was about to look for an even more amazing club, Chihaya Aine, who was ahead of him, suddenly stopped and pricked up her ears.

Koshimura Sawa also heard it; faint piano music seemed to be coming from not far away, the notes clear and continuous, yet carrying a faint sadness.

"Piano music?" Chihaya Aine's eyes lit up, and she walked towards the direction from which the music was coming. "It's so beautiful! Sawarin, let's go take a look! Maybe we can find some amazing members!"

Before Yuecun Ze could react, she had already followed the sound of the piano, like a bee attracted by nectar, and walked straight towards the source of the sound.

"Wait—" Yuecun Ze suddenly had a bad feeling. He reached out to grab her, but grasped nothing.

Chihaya Aine had already placed her hand on the door of the club activity room from which the piano music was coming and pressed the handle.

"Click."

As the door was pushed open a crack, the music became clearer, and a torrent of emotion poured out.

Is this... "The Girl with Flaxen Hair"?

While Koshimura was still carefully examining the door, Chihaya Aine had already pushed it open and gone inside.

As the piece came to an end, the smooth piano music brought a clean and crisp conclusion, with the last note gently echoing in the room.

Chihaya Aine clapped her hands in admiration: "You played so well!"

—Wait a minute, this conversation!

I'm so awesome!!!

I remember now, I remember everything!

Koshimura Sawa hurriedly followed Chihaya Aine into the room and saw a girl standing behind the piano with her smooth, long blue hair tied in her signature twin tails and a delicate face that showed a hint of bewilderment and curiosity after being disturbed.

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Photographs

Toyokawa Shoko!

It's you again!

Last time I bought two pounds of Keling apples, but you only sent me one pound. Who will make up for the nutritional deficiencies I'm missing?

"Excuse me... are you members of the brass band?" Toyokawa Shoko looked up at them with some confusion and asked cautiously.

"Ah, no, I came here after hearing the piano music." Chihaya Aine walked up to her in a few steps.

"You play so beautifully, it's heavenly!" she exclaimed excitedly. "Would you like to form an adventure team together?"

Shoko Toyokawa paused for a moment as she prepared to close the piano lid.

"Ah, sorry for the suddenness..." Chihaya Aine suddenly remembered to introduce herself, and pointed to Koshimura Sawa behind her, "I am Chihaya from Class 1-A. I just transferred to Haneoka recently. My current goal is to build the best adventure team!"

"This is Sawarin, who is in my class."

No, is my introduction only one sentence long?

“Sawarin?” Toyokawa Shoko tilted her head slightly, turning her gaze to Koshimura Sawa.

He helplessly covered his forehead and sighed, "Yuecunze, Yuecunze's Yuecun, Yuecunze's Ze."

I am Groot.

Giraffe, I really wonder what you've been watching all this time.

"...Both of you had very unique self-introductions." Toyokawa Shoko paused for a few seconds, then looked at Chihaya Aine. "So, this...Chihaya-san?"

“Just call me Aine,” Chihaya Aine added. “I’m a dragon vein sorcerer, and Zeze is a sorcerer. We’re currently looking for members to serve as the front-line members of our adventure party—”

Wait a minute, Anon-chan, even though there are things like the tomahawk keyboard, not everyone who uses a keyboard is a melee fighter...

"No." Before Chihaya Aine could finish speaking, Toyokawa Shoko uttered those two words crisply, turning her head slightly, her long eyelashes drooping down, lost in thought.

"Huh? You've already joined an adventurer's party?" Chihaya Aine asked quickly.

"No." Toyokawa Shoko gently closed the piano lid, nodded slightly to her, and turned to walk towards the door.

She had only taken a few steps when she suddenly turned around.

"The band's activity is almost over, so it would be best if you left as soon as possible."

"Wait!" Chihaya Aine said urgently as soon as she turned her head, "At least tell me what your profession is—"

"Master." Toyokawa Shoko continued walking forward without turning back.

【Ha ha】

Where is your bull demon?

Tokyo Arno, so your passive skill isn't guaranteed to hit something, but rather guaranteed to attract magic-based classes?

Chihaya Aine seemed a little unwilling to give up: "But you play the piano so well, I think it would be a real shame not to join the adventurer's party—"

“Chihaya-kun.” Toyokawa Shoko suddenly turned around, her golden eyes looking directly at Chihaya Aine. “Forming an adventure team isn’t something that can be accomplished with just enthusiasm.”

"To bring complete strangers into an adventure group simply because they 'play the piano well' or 'might be very talented'—"

"Do you think this is responsible to the members of your adventure team?"

"Huh?" Chihaya Aine seemed to have been suddenly doused with cold water, her smile freezing on her face.

She had never thought about this question before.

Isn't the point of forming an adventure team to find skilled people, explore the Void together, fight monsters and level up, and occasionally go out shopping, have meals together, and do team building activities?

Why is it so serious?

"The game isn't a game, and teammates aren't disposable items. Trust, teamwork, understanding of each other's abilities, and shared goals... all of these take time to build and develop." Toyokawa Shoko's voice remained calm, yet it carried an icy chill. "If this is the attitude you're going to use to treat your adventure team, then you might as well give up now and stop fantasizing."

"Huh?" Chihaya Aine's temper flared up instantly. "What do you know about me—"

You can shut up.

Koshimura Sawa quickly dropped what he was holding and rushed over to cover her mouth.

Why do you always seem to be swimming in a minefield when you speak? If Teacher Da Xiang really gets angry and a god descends to earth, do you think the two of us fragile people can withstand that?

"Sawarin, what are you doing? Let me go!" Chihaya Aine tried to struggle.

Yuecun Ze quickly leaped back several times with sword energy, pulling her out of the activity room and closing the door before finally letting go of her hand.

"Sawarin, what are you doing..." Chihaya Aine gasped for breath, "We were so close..."

Just a little bit more and Teacher Da Xiang would have ignited his Golden Eyes, unleashed his Sovereign Flame, and exploded with us.

“Aiyin, she’s a mage, and we need front-line members. Besides, our philosophies don’t align. Since we’re not planning to invite her, there’s no need to create unnecessary conflict…”

"You can't use such a rough method..." Chihaya Aine puffed out her cheeks in dissatisfaction, seeing him wipe his hands on his trouser leg with a look of disgust.

"Hey you--"

Koshimura looked down and suddenly felt around on his clothes: "Wait, I think I left my bag inside!"

Meanwhile, Toyokawa Shoko was still staring in shock at the door that slammed shut with a "bang".

Has Haneoka... become like this?

"Never mind," she shook her head, banishing the chaotic thoughts from her mind.

We can't delay any longer; it's almost time for my part-time job.

If I'm late again—

She took a step forward and suddenly saw the bag that Koshimura Sawa had thrown on the ground.

Is it that boy's thing?

Let's return it to him when we go out.

The moment her hand touched the somewhat heavy commuter bag, it fell to the ground with a thud, the loose buttons came undone, and the contents inside immediately spilled out.

Is this... a photo?

Shoko Toyokawa's photos were scattered all over the ground. He subconsciously bent down and picked one up.

In the photo, she is wearing Haneoka's school uniform, walking briskly down the road with her head down. The photographer's angle doesn't seem to be very good; they could only barely capture her profile through the crowd.

Ugh?

--well??!!!

Toyokawa Shoko's pupils suddenly contracted, and the fingers gripping the photograph tightened instantly.

Just then, Koshimura Sawa pushed open the door and walked in.

"Feel sorry..."

He looked down and saw Toyokawa Shoko, who was holding a photo in her hand and looking up at him with an incredulous expression.

No, how could I forget about that?

[A. (Takes out phone) Smile? Cheese!]

【B. "Hello, 500 yen per sheet"】

【C: "Hey, just say you want an autograph!"】

Do you really have to wait until something like this to come out?!

“...Hello...500 yen...one sheet.” Koshimura Sawa squeezed out a few words through trembling teeth, as if each word weighed a ton.

Toyokawa Shoko let out a suppressed, tearful sob, then violently threw the photo in her hand away, shoved him aside, covered her face, and ran out the door.

"Wait! It's not what you think—"

Koshimura Sawa hurriedly chased after her, only to find that she had already disappeared at the end of the corridor.

"Sawarin, what's wrong with that girl—?" Chihaya Aine leaned closer to him and asked with some confusion.

"...have no idea."

He picked up his bag and silently stuffed the rest of the photos back inside.

"Maybe it was something that triggered it."