I wanted to be a bad actor in the anime, but I failed.

After seeing Mu Lin and Yukinoshita seemingly on a date.

Nishimiya Shoko, who originally thought that Kato Megumi would be very sad, planned to come over to accompany her and comfort her silently.

But she didn't expect to see a surprising scene as soon as she arrived at Mu Lin's house.

The boy and girl in front of me were holding hands intimately like a couple.

I feel a little disappointed, but more of a happy feeling from the bottom of my heart.

It seems that I don't need her comfort anymore!

"Glass..."

For some reason, Kato Megumi felt a little uneasy and let go of Mu Lin's hand.

Nishimiya Naoko shook her head slightly, walked forward with a smile, grabbed Kato Megumi's hand and put it back.

Then she came to the other side and held Mu Lin's hand.

......

A bustling commercial street in Tokyo.

The place was bustling with people, even more crowded than the commercial streets in Chiba Prefecture, so much so that even vehicles couldn't drive on the road.

There seemed to be a book signing event for some famous light novel author taking place in the distance.

Countless light novel fans crowded there just to meet the author, but soon their attention was attracted by three people passing by not far away.

"Hello? What's going on?"

"A bunch of handsome guys?"

"Wow! I'm so jealous!"

"One of them must be a younger sister! No! Both of them are biological sisters!"

"My biological sister? Wow! I'm even more envious!"

“But it doesn’t look like it!”

“It has to look like it even if it doesn’t look like it!”

A group of non-modern young people who were either otakus or heavy housewives stared at the three people with envy and jealousy.

......

The people around me stared at me with strange looks that were either contemptuous or looked at me as a scum.

For the first time, Mu Lin felt unacceptable.

Especially at this moment, when he was holding hands with the cute girls on both sides, it was not right for him to let go, nor was it right for him to not let go.

Incomparable embarrassment!

Like him, Kato Megumi and Nishimiya Naoko, who were also feeling embarrassed, looked down at their toes at a loss.

But they did not let go of Mu Lin's hands, instead they held them even tighter.

This strange behavior is difficult to understand, even for the person involved.

at last.

After silently walking through the crowd and arriving at a slightly quieter place, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing the snack stand in the distance, Mu Lin immediately took the opportunity to say, "I'm going to buy some snacks. You guys wait here."

"Ah."

The awkwardness of holding hands finally ended here.

Only the two girls were left waiting there in a somewhat awkward atmosphere.

Just when Kato Megumi was struggling over what to say, Nishimiya Naoko poked her shoulder.

Turning my head, I saw her gently saying with sign language: "You have already..."

"..." Kato Megumi nodded.

"Great."

Joy from the bottom of her heart appeared on her face, and Nishimiya Naoko even clapped her hands to celebrate.

This sincere blessing made Kato Megumi feel very strange.

It seems like guilt, joy, and disbelief.

"Thank you." In the end she had no choice but to smile and say thank you.

After a while, Mu Lin came back with snacks, and the three of them ate and walked side by side along the way.

......

The pleasant and warm threesome date ended when night fell.

Although the first date after confirming the relationship was a little awkward, it was still unforgettable.

And during.

When passing by a musical instrument store, Mu Lin noticed that Nishimiya Naoko was staring at the piano in the corner for a long time.

But the price of that piano...is really unaffordable.

Save up some money and try to give it to her on her birthday.

There are still 8 months left, so it should be possible.

Mu Lin had this idea and bought some more things along the way.

For example, Chinese cooking instruction books that both daughters want, small gadgets for home decoration, etc.

He bought everything they wanted, but he didn't buy anything for himself, which made the two of them complain a little, saying that they would do odd jobs to earn money to buy him some clothes in the future.

The quiet doorstep at night.

Mu Lin and Kato Hui hugged each other reluctantly for a while.

"Safe travels."

"Ah."

"Remember to video call me every day. You can't make excuses now, right?"

"of course."

"Hmph! Then I'll go back to the house first! Glass! Bye!"

There were only two people left in the quiet and cold night.

A strong wind blew.

The girl next to him couldn't help but tighten her clothes.

By the way, during the day's play, she, who couldn't speak, just watched him and Hui chatting silently.

Mu Lin felt a little sorry for her, so he hugged her in his arms when she screamed.

"Ugh...?"

Nishimiya Naoko blushed and frowned, wondering why Mu Lin suddenly hugged her.

Although, I felt a little secretly happy in my heart.

"It's okay, I'll hug you."

Mu Lin touched her head, then took her hand and walked towards the station.

After walking a long night road and taking the high-speed rail, they relied on each other and headed towards Chiba.

The sleepy Nishimiya Naoko nodded and dozed off.

Ignoring the envious looks of the people around him, Mu Lin supported her head and let her rest it on his shoulder, and then hugged her.

The latter smiled and obeyed, then fell asleep peacefully.

......

"Hey? Are you back?"

Lonely old widow Shizuka Hiratsuka saw the dog couple coming back hand in hand in the living room and couldn't help but express her contempt for the trendy people.

She crushed out her cigarette and threw it into the ashtray filled with cigarette butts.

"Ah."

Feeling uncomfortable in his chest and itchy in his throat, Mu Lin suppressed his urge to cough, frowned, and fanned his nose a few times, trying to disperse the smoke.

"If you smoke, please turn on the smoker."

"I thought you guys wouldn't come back, so I didn't open it!"

The face beneath the long black hair was flushed, a sign of being drunk.

Yes, there are a few empty wine bottles on the coffee table.

Is it really so depressing to stay at home alone?

Mu Lin was speechless. After sending the tired Naoko back to the bedroom, he went to the living room, turned on the smoke extractor, and looked at Shizuka Hiratsuka who was slumped on the sofa in a daze.

Maybe it's because I'm loved that I picked up the thoughtfulness that I had thrown away in the past.

Mu Lin asked with unprecedented concern.

"Were you this depressed when you lived alone before?"

"Depressed? How dare you call me depressed?! Come on! Let's fight!"

Shizuka Hiratsuka shakily took out her cell phone and was about to transfer money like a rich woman.

Mu Lin refused and went up to support her.

"What are you doing?! Let me go!"

"I'll help you back to the bedroom."

"I don't need your help! What? Do you want to take advantage of me? Humph! Brat! You really are interested in me!"

Mu Lin hugged the mud-like Hiratsuka Shizuka.

Even the gentle, fat-free touch around the waist is fascinating.

But he remained unmoved, and calmly helped her to the bedroom step by step and threw her onto the bed.

"Ouch!"

She lay helplessly on the bed, her messy hair, her slightly red face, and her chest rising and falling with her breathing gave her a charm that was deliberately seducing others.

Then, when Mu Lin opened the window and the cold wind whistled in, she shivered with cold, turned over in a daze, covered herself with the quilt, and fell silent.

Seeing that she fell asleep, Mu Lin closed the window and went to the living room.

A person sat on the sofa, staring at the nothingness in front of him.

The yellow lights are shining.

The TV was blaring.

Outside the house there are the sounds of insects and birds.

I don't know what he was thinking, time passed by with the ticking of the clock on the wall.

"Clap!"

The door was opened, and a beautiful girl who was so cold that she had to wear a hat but was still wearing black stockings walked in.

She looked tired, carrying a bag, took off her shoes casually, yawned lazily, and walked towards the bedroom.

When passing by the living room, I saw the young man with his head down in thought and a worried look on his back, and I couldn't help but stop.

"What are you thinking?"

In order to satisfy her curiosity, Kasumigaoka Utaha walked closer and asked.

"Hey! What are you thinking about?"

The loud noise brought the boy back to his senses. He said calmly, "I said I was considering whether to kill someone. Do you believe me?"

"Humph! I believe it, of course I do."

"What? You look very happy. Did the book signing go well?"

"How did you know I was holding a book signing? Were you secretly following me?!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha became alert.

"I just saw you by chance."

"I don't believe that."

Kasumigaoka Utaha sat opposite Mu Lin, crossing her legs and looking very proud.

"What? You're so proud of yourself when you see some true fans speak highly of your work?"

Being hit on the heart of the matter, Kasumigaoka's face froze, and she said stubbornly: "Ha! You must be wearing a hat and sunglasses and hiding in the corner to secretly watch me!"

"Forget it. Being praised by others occasionally can be considered as a growth."

"I'm one year older than you! Stop pretending to be your elder!"

"You know you're one year older than me. Wouldn't it be embarrassing for you to be taught how to write a novel by me?"

"you......"

Kasumigaoka Utaha gritted her teeth.

My good mood was torn to pieces by this hateful boy!

She snorted coldly and walked away angrily.

However, what she didn't expect was that a few days later, an unexpected opportunity for revenge appeared in front of her.

And it was the person involved who took the initiative to come.

......

A few boring days of school life.

During the club activities, Yuigahama Yui was worried to find that the relationship between Kirin, Kasumigaoka and Yukinoshita had reached a freezing point again.

She wanted to ease their relationship, but ended up being met with cold violence from the three of them.

In the end, he could only join the camps of Kasumigaoka and Yukinoshita to fight against Mu Lin together!

Perhaps because they had a common enemy, Mu Lin, the three of them had a much more harmonious relationship, and could even chat about all sorts of trivial yet life-like topics.

After school one day.

Mu Lin and the three recovered brothers met up at a barbecue restaurant for a gathering.

While eating, drinking and barbecue.

"Look!!"

Ito took out a book fiercely, as if he was a Christian fanatic holding up the great Bible!

“The second volume of “Love Metronome” is released!!”

The excited Ito found that the other three were looking at him as if he was a lunatic.

"Eh? Aren't you happy? That's weird."

"It would be strange to feel happy, right? Are you out of your mind, Ito?" Sanbashi pointed at Ito with his chopsticks while chewing barbecue, and said with disdain.

"What is 'Love Metronome'?" Genji Takiya was completely confused.

Compared to Mihashi's sarcasm, Ito was even more angry at Takiya Genji's ignorance.

"What?! Takiya! You don't even know what "Love Metronome" is?"

"Must I know? Is it some musical instrument?"

"Pfft!! It's a light novel! A light novel!!!"

"Uh, oh, I see." Takiya nodded.

"You guys are really... Forget it! As the saying goes, everyone else is asleep but I am awake. Among the four of us, only I can understand this light novel!"

"Wow, that's amazing." The others applauded perfunctorily.

"What a shame! Tokyo is too far away! When I got there, I found that the book signing event was already over! Damn it!! I want an autograph!!"

Ito pounded the table and shouted unwillingly.

But this reminded Sanqiao, and he suddenly looked at Mu Lin and said, "Oh! By the way! Boss, didn't you say before that you wanted to get an autograph for Ito?"

"Huh? Is this true?" Mu Lin frowned, always feeling as if this was the case.

"That's right! That's right!" Ito stood up suddenly and shouted excitedly under the strange looks of the people around him, "Boss! Didn't you say that Kasumi Shiko is Toyonosaki's senior? And you said you would help me get her autograph!"

"Uh...it seems to be the case."

Mu Lin remembered and felt a little embarrassed.

"So are you going to get there?"

"Sorry, I forgot."

"Ah? Why is this like this!"

"I say, what's so interesting about this novel?" Mu Lin was speechless.

Seeing the other party's aggrieved look, he couldn't help but waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I'll find a chance to ask for an autograph in a few days."

"Great! Long live the boss!!!"

Ito was shouting and yelling, and he was so absorbed in it that the owner of the barbecue restaurant, who was a customer, looked at him with eyes that showed concern for his mentally retarded self.

The others had to whistle and pretend they didn't know him to ease the embarrassment.

After finishing the barbecue, the four of them parted ways, but Mu Lin called Takigaya alone.

"Takiya, I have something to tell you."

"what's up?"

......

the next day.

At night, at the Hiratsuka family.

Mu Lin made his request while he and Kasumigaoka were alone in the living room.

He took out the second volume of "Love Metronome" given to him by Ito and placed it on the coffee table, looking at Kasumigaoka Utaha.

The latter frowned, feeling that the matter was not simple, and immediately said in self-defense: "What? Did you buy a book specifically to read it and mock me? I'm telling you first, it's useless! I can now completely ignore your barking. It's better to say that you bought a book and increased my sales a little bit, and I can't wait to be happy!"

"sign."

"what?"

"I said, I want you to sign this novel!"

Of course Mu Lin would fulfill the promises he made to others, so he had no choice but to do it.

Sure enough, Kasumigaoka Utaha's expression became interesting.

Astonishment, disbelief, unimaginable, doubt!

In an instant, countless speculations flashed through her mind.

The least likely possibility is that Mu Lin is serious.

The most likely possibility is that Mu Lin is playing tricks on her!

"Have you thought of a new way to taunt me? I won't be fooled easily! Humph!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha changed her legs and crossed her legs. Her long black stockings fit together perfectly, which was very pleasing to the eyes.

Mu Lin, who was facing her, looked at her face without any hesitation and said, "No matter what, just sign your name here first."

Mu Lin opened the cover and handed the first page and a pen to Kasumigaoka Utaha.

After the latter took it, she confirmed again and again that there was no point in mocking her before bending down to prepare for signing.

Just as she started writing, she suddenly put the pen down and looked at Mu Lin with a weird smile.

"if......"

"If I don't sign, what will you do to me?"