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V6 Chapter 87: Are They Treating Him Like a Raid Boss?

For the first meal to celebrate the move, it naturally had to be an extravagant one.

By the time Haru placed the final dish on the table, the dazzling array of colorful cuisine shimmered beneath the lights, almost glowing. With his Level 5 cooking skills fully unleashed, every dish he had prepared radiated an irresistible allure in both appearance and aroma.

At the very least, the cat was already reaching her limit.

"Haru, can we eat now?"

Kaname Raana leaned in with h...

V6 Chapter 86: Playing Smart?

The door opened.

As the iron gate swung inward, a petite girl with green hair came into view.

She wore nothing more than an ordinary lace dress, but it perfectly accentuated her willowy, supple waist. Her smooth, light green hair was tied loosely into an elegant yet casual bun at the back of her head. A pair of long, slender legs were wrapped in sheer, snow-white over-the-knee socks.

No matter the angle, she was a flawless, unbelievably cute beauty.

"Why aren't you all...

V6 Chapter 85: Humans. Pretty Amazing, Right?

Bzzzz…

The last note still lingered faintly in the air, vibrating through every corner of the studio. As the pale, slender fingers of the girl drew out the final sound, the room returned to the same silence it had held before they began.

The green-haired girl slowly came back to herself, drawing her thoughts away from the music and lifting her golden eyes with a dazed expression.

This was Ave Mujica's usual practice studio.

Standing still, Mutsumi ge...

V6 Chapter 84: The Fiancée Wants to Say Thank You

Minami stared blankly for a few seconds, then couldn't hold back a small laugh.

"That's exactly how it is, huh? Well, it's not like I could stop you now anyway, and there's no way I could stop my daughter once she's made up her mind."

The petite "little cucumber" clearly hadn't expected her mother to tease her like that. A rare look of fluster crossed her normally expressionless, delicate face, the tips of her ears slowly turning red. The blush peeked through the soft strands of h...

V6 Chapter 83: Fiancée

The next morning, early dawn.

Cool-toned light poured over the cucumber vines growing in their potted bed. The green fruits, still clinging to the stalk, were tinged with a faint sheen of moisture from the damp early-winter air.

A girl dressed in the Tsukinomori Girls' Academy uniform stepped unhurriedly up the rust-stained stairs. Her pale hands carried both a schoolbag and the cucumber pot. At the door, she paused briefly, her expression unreadable. Then, after a short ...

V6 Chapter 82: Narita Top Road, Did You Win?

The train ride back from Ikebukuro wasn't particularly crowded.

Haru carefully leaned his packed "beloved wife's guitar" against the partition near the train door, then sat casually beside it. When he left the live house RiNG, it was already around six or seven in the evening.

Even though it was peak hour for salarymen heading home, this train car wasn't nearly as packed as Haru had expected.

Maybe it was the fatigue from work or simply the natural tendency to avoid botherin...

V6 Chapter 81: A Place to Belong

As Tsuzuki Shifune stepped into the dimly lit performance hall, Haru was already fully immersed in the moments before the performance began.

Holding his guitar calmly, he stood on stage with a composed expression, head slightly lowered as he waited, fully focused, for the moment the beat would drop behind him.

"A guitar?"

Tsuzuki Shifune spoke in a low, surprised tone, her gaze naturally shifting to Raana beside her.

"He plays guitar too?"

"Hmph-hmph."

The ...

V6 Chapter 80: So You're Not Interested in Her?

She was being favored by Haru?

"Huh? What do you mean I'm being favored?"

Shiina Taki, cheeks flushing red, paused stiffly before snapping back without a shred of courtesy, "Haru and I are dating! Something like this... something like this obviously isn't a problem!"

"But you, Noraneko, absolutely not. It's way too early for you to know about stuff like this!"

Haru turned his stiffened expression toward Taki, which immediately reignited the dissatisfaction that had jus...

V6 Chapter 79: Offensive Power… Seems a Bit Weak.

—The next day, 4 p.m—

The faint roar of the train, accompanied by a gentle vibration, pulled the boy's thoughts back to the present. With his arms folded before him, the black-haired teen leaned against the panel next to the train door. He looked up slightly and turned his gaze toward the glass window.

Scenery and light rushed past outside, flickering like the spinning wheels of time itself, vanishing the moment they reached the edge of his vision.

There...

V6 Chapter 78: I’m Sorry, I’m Sorry...

"Hotel? I'm not going."

Leaning against the wall, Haru suddenly spoke as if he had foreseen her intentions. His expression was unshakably resolute, earnest to a fault, leaving Taki frozen in place.

Perhaps it was the oddity of his words, but the atmosphere between them shifted in an instant. The sensual, ambiguous air vanished without a trace.

Shiina Taki, who had been silent for a long time, gradually widened her eyes. Then, almost gasping, she opened her mouth.

"…H...

V6 Chapter 77: She Wants to Have Him All to Herself

The golden-haired girl stood still, her gaze calm and unwavering. The earlier expressions of hesitation and sorrow she had shown in front of Nagasaki Soyo had vanished like smoke, leaving no trace behind.

Her finely sculpted features were now a blank canvas, betraying no emotion. Even her dreamy violet-blue eyes, which once sparkled with warmth, now seemed void of light.

Misumi Uika was stunningly beautiful. Her innate elegance and grace made her look as if she were born to stand ...

V6 Chapter 76: Haru Really Knows How to Charm Them

"Hiss!"

Far away at the ramen shop, Chihaya Anon suddenly shuddered as a chill ran down her spine. She glanced around nervously with a confused and uneasy look in her eyes.

What was this strange, weighty feeling coming out of nowhere?

Feeling inexplicably nervous, Anon instinctively leaned into Haru, taking advantage of the fact that she was seated right beside him. That seemingly casual motion drew the attention of quite a few people. Still, to those present, this sort of b...

V6 Chapter 75: Their First Group Meetup

What had started as a simple "date" had suddenly taken a strange turn.

Haru sat stiffly at a long table in a private room at Shiba Seki Ramen. On either side of him sat the giggling Anon and the soft-spoken little penguin, Tomori. Opposite them sat Kita Ikuyo and Ryo, whom Kita had originally planned to whisk away before Ryo could cause any trouble.

"Uwah, so we really did end up coming to this place after all?"

Anon tilted her head slightly, sounding half-r...

V6 Chapter 74: Her Date

"Ah, hello."

Yamada Ryo turned her emotionless gaze toward Anon Anon, who stood beside Haru. Suddenly, as if catching onto something, her brow twitched ever so slightly.

This pink-haired girl's intentions were all too transparent. She was using the same old tricks, ones Ryo herself had long since grown bored of.

Still, even faced with such a clumsy rival, she showed no hostility. After all, things were different now. Ever since the last incident, Ryo had found peace of ...

V6 Chapter 73: As Expected of Lady Anon!

However, her plan was doomed from the start.

From the moment that silly pink-haired girl tried to hide her grin, her smug little intentions had already been completely seen through by Haru, who knew her all too well. In fact, her thoughts always showed clearly on her face.

Compared to someone like Soyo, who could smile while hiding daggers, she was laughably transparent.

Still, Haru didn't expose her outright.

Seeing that his eyes were glued to her face, Anon, who had ...

V6 Chapter 72: I’ve Never Targeted Anyone Specifically

Sitting on the swing was a petite girl.

Her deep blue hair shimmered faintly with a silvery glow in the moonlight. A long black ribbon split it into twin ponytails draping over her shoulders, and the knitted blouse tied with a jet-black bow accentuated her slender, willow-like waist.

Even sitting on a rusted chain swing, her natural elegance and grace couldn't be hidden.

Haru blinked in mild surprise.

He had just been considering whether to start simulating Sakiko's ca...

V6 Chapter 71: I’ll Give Everything I Have

(Wuwa Reveries in the Crimson Beyond: ost - Epic Orchestra Cover)

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Lyrics but more precisely, the lyrics to a new song.

Even though the band's recent routine had mostly become school, practice, and street performances, they had never once forgotten about preparing new songs and future live shows. In order to go head-to-head with MyGO on stage, they always made sure to stay in peak c...

V6 Chapter 70: Bocchi Must Have Resolve Too

She had actually done it, she'd invited him!?

With trembling hands, Gotoh Hitori took out her keys and opened the front door, her emotions surging like a tsunami.

Though she had somehow managed to summon the courage to run up and invite Haru after some encouragement from Kita-chan and Ryo-senpai, she never imagined he would agree so readily, let alone follow her back home so naturally to hang out.

This was something she would have never even dared to dream of before.

"...

V6 Chapter 69: Bocchi Wants to Speak

"Bocchi, you've been doing really well lately."

Haru's sudden words yanked her out of her daydream.

"Eh? M-me?"

"Maybe it's because you've been performing in public more often, doing street shows and all. You're getting a lot more comfortable interacting with strangers. Just now, while working here, you handed drinks to customers without panicking."

"You've definitely grown a lot compared to how you were in the beginning."

There was more Haru didn't say, Bocchi's...

V6 Chapter 68: Cucumber Afternoon

In the blink of an eye, Haru was back at the Wakaba residence.

At the center of the sitting room, a sheet of size-50 drawing paper was spread open.

Haru held an ordinary bristle oil paintbrush in his right hand. Compared to the high-end supplies prepared by the Wakaba family, it seemed especially plain, yet Mori Minami didn't say a word about how he had rushed home just to retrieve such a humble tool. She merely gave him a nod of understanding.

After all, artists often came ...

V6 Chapter 67: No Matter What, I Don’t Want To

Upon hearing those words, Mori Minami seemed to grow eerily calm. Arms crossed, she sat across from Haru without the slightest expression.

"This 'future' you speak of, what meaning does it have for the 'present'?"

"Haru-kun, your talent in piano and music is certainly impressive. But if you really intend to debut as a professional pianist or composer, the time and effort required isn't something you can just toss out in a sentence."

"The music world places great value on sen...

V6 Chapter 66: Interfering in Her Life

People, by nature, prefer compromise. For example, if you say, "This room is too dark, we need to open a window here," no one will agree. But if you propose tearing off the roof, then suddenly they're willing to settle for opening that window.

With a complicated mix of emotions swirling inside him, Haru lifted his head, catching a glimpse of the second-floor room from the corner of his eye.

He really hadn't expected it. After they'd officially started dating, the usually reserved ...

V6 Chapter 65: Rikki, the Most Womanly of Women

"…"

Taki's long, black lashes trembled slightly. Her eyes, which instinctively wanted to look away, remained fixed straight ahead through sheer force of will.

Compared to last time, Haru's confession now hit with a completely different weight. The confession he'd made back then in front of Takamatsu Tomori had been sudden, fleeting, almost dreamlike, a moment that vanished before it could take root and with Tomori standing nearby, Taki hadn't been able to respond.

But this...

V6 Chapter 64: Yahata’s Love Notes

"My house is empty today."

Normally so serious and stern, Shiina-san was acting completely out of character.

The sharp, biting words she usually wielded were replaced with uncertainty and gentleness. Her delicate face, so often cloaked in frost like a snow lotus blooming in the cold, now carried an unusually soft hue. The usual traces of her fiery temper were nowhere to be seen.

Haru inhaled sharply, eyes narrowing as he stared at Taki standing before him.

This wasn't ...

V6 Chapter 63: Such Aggression

A soft, delicate fragrance drifted toward Haru, a gentle blend of sandalwood and sweetness that arrived along with the tender sensation on his lips. He simply widened his eyes, staring into the girl's gaze. Soyo, now this close, narrowed her smiling eyes just slightly.

It was clear she intended to press even further.

Such aggression.

Haru could definitely feel the softness of her lips. Even he was starting to sweat a little.

Doing this right in front of Anon was alread...

V6 Chapter 62: There’s Actually Something Like This?

Who was that woman?

Perhaps Chihaya Anon didn't have much of an impression of Umiri, but for Nagasaki Soyo, it was a completely different story. That black-haired girl she first met in RiNG had almost taken her place as MyGO's bassist.

Soyo had nearly missed her chance with Haru.

If that were all, Soyo might not have cared so much. But what she hadn't expected was that the next time they met, that woman, who seemed so cold and distant on the outside, would actually try to st...

V6 Chapter 61: I’ve Already Got Him

[Umiri: Taki, are you home yet?]

"Huh?"

Taki stared blankly at the message. But she quickly recovered from her surprise and, still leaning against her bedroom door, rapidly typed her reply:

[Taki: Umiri, did you find out?]

[Umiri: Your stalking technique is way too clumsy. Haru noticed you from the start.]

Flushing, Taki scratched her head in frustration. Even though it was just a simple line of text, she could a...

V6 Chapter 60: Can You Prove It?

Their long-overdue performance together felt just as "ordinary" as ever. Both gave it their all onstage, purely focused on delivering the best show to the audience below. Even though they hadn't performed side by side in ages, their synergy hadn't faded in the slightest.

The thunderous cheers and applause from the packed crowd echoed below. It was a scene Haru had experienced countless times before, but this time it hit him differently, more powerfully.

His fingers were still pres...

V6 Chapter 59: I Said Yes.

"Instead of suddenly asking me that, I should be the one asking why you're here, Taki-chan."

Her soft hands folded gently in front of her, and the girl's delicate face curved into a sweet, practiced smile.

Caught off guard by the sudden counter, Shiina Taki froze slightly. She opened her mouth as if to speak but hesitated. In the end, she offered an awkward explanation in a rather unnatural tone. "…I just happened to be nearby today, that's all. And what about you? Why are you h...

V6 Chapter 58: Lady Soyorin’s Battle of Wits

[Chihaya Anon: Soyorin! Soyorin! Is HaruHaru with you right now?!]

The message on her phone screen made Soyo frown. Just to be safe, she didn't open the message to trigger a "read" receipt but checked it from her lock screen. After reading it, she simply turned off her phone and pretended she hadn't seen it.

But no sooner had she done that than a call came in from that same pink-haired girl.

Texting and then immediately calling? Looks like the little fuzzball's in a panic. 2025-07-25 13:50:21 +0000 UTC View Post