The pitch-black entrance was incredibly silent, until the click of the door broke the stillness.
Turning on the entrance light, Aki Tomoya, who was already used to coming home at night, changed his shoes and rubbed his neck as he went upstairs.
Perhaps he had been working too hard recently, as Aki Tomoya was feeling a bit sleepy at the moment.
While deciding to do as much as he could tonight, he pushed open the bedroom door, and the bright light from the room shone into his eyes.
"The light is on?"
Aki Tomoya frowned, vaguely seeing a figure in front of him.
Seeing the figure in front of him, he didn't wait for the other person to turn around and greet him, and subconsciously closed the door again.
"Did I go into the wrong room?"
Aki Tomoya pondered for a moment, thinking there was something wrong with the way he opened the door.
Let's calm down for a moment.
Use the process of elimination first!
First of all, anyone who can enter my house, or even stay in my room, definitely isn't a stranger.
Then, why is there a girl my age in the room?
No matter how I think about it, it's too strange for a boy who spent his adolescence preparing for exams to have a girl in his room.
"A Lun, what's wrong?"
A slightly familiar voice came from inside the room.
Aki Tomoya rubbed his chin, thought for a moment, and replied, "Anyway, could you please put on your clothes first?"
While saying this, he also lamented how girls nowadays were becoming increasingly bold.
Reminding the girl inside, who seemed to have just finished showering, to put on her clothes first, Aki Tomoya waited patiently behind the door.
"Huh, are you being so distant?"
"It's not being distant, it's that your appearance has confused me a bit, who are you!"
Because he was a bit too confused by the scene just now, Aki Tomoya hadn't recognized who the girl in the room was yet.
After waiting for a couple of minutes, and confirming with the person inside multiple times, he finally pushed open the door again.
The girl who had been standing in front of the bed in the room was now sitting on the bed, looking at him with a puzzled expression.
Aki Tomoya carefully observed the girl who had changed her clothes and had slightly curly short hair, and memories about this person gradually emerged in his mind.
"Michiru, what are you doing running to my house?"
Aki Tomoya looked at Hyodo Michiru with some surprise; now that he remembered she was his cousin, he was even more confused.
Born in the same hospital in their hometown on the same day, cousins, childhood playmates - their fated connection could be traced back a long time.
It's just, why is she in his room now?!
"After not seeing each other for so long, is this your reaction?"
Hyodo Michiru replied with a slight hint of resentment.
His reaction was a bit too cold.
She thought she could give this guy a surprise, but besides being surprised that she was here, Aki Tomoya's other reactions were really quite cold.
"I'm very surprised."
Aki Tomoya replied seriously.
He was truly surprised that his cousin, Hyodo Michiru, would appear in his room.
Without even a greeting, without knowing beforehand, just pushing open the door and seeing a girl his age in the room - anyone would be surprised, right?
Without much small talk, under Aki Tomoya's questioning, Hyodo Michiru explained why she had come running here.
"Running away from home?!"
Aki Tomoya had a face full of question marks because of that phrase.
How old is she, playing at running away from home?
After asking for the specific reason, it seemed her family didn't support her playing in a band.
Knowing this, Aki Tomoya sighed and replied, "Do you want to become an underground idol in Akihabara?"
After complaining, Aki Tomoya looked around his room again, and it had indeed been disturbed.
However, since they were close cousins, Aki Tomoya wouldn't pursue the matter; anyway, there were no valuables or things that shouldn't be seen in the room.
There was only one thing he was dissatisfied with.
"Clean it up for me!"
At least clean up the room for him, you careless woman!
Hearing Aki Tomoya's words, Hyodo Michiru awkwardly rubbed her head, her eyes sparkling with surprise as she looked at her childhood friend.
For a long time, Hyodo Michiru's impression of Aki Tomoya had actually remained at the point of being a severe otaku.
But this room, although there were still many traces of being an otaku, with formulas and words plastered everywhere, reference books stacked up, and a schedule hanging on the wall, looked like a boy preparing for exams no matter how you looked at it.
"I didn't believe it when Dad mentioned it before, but has A Lun really quit being an otaku?"
When she was at home, Hyodo Michiru had been told before, and she was even compared to Aki Tomoya.
Saying something like, if only she could be as worry-free as Aki Tomoya.
Hyodo Michiru didn't believe it at first, but now, she had to look at Aki Tomoya in a new light.
"A Lun is really going to take the University entrance exam?!"
Hyodo Michiru's tone carried unconcealed astonishment.
Such a change in him left her utterly amazed.
A few months ago, Hyodo Michiru had also heard that the boy wearing glasses in front of her had successfully secured the top spot in the school year.
It now seemed he was really leaning towards becoming a bookworm.
As for whether such a change was good or bad, Hyodo Michiru found it hard to describe.
"Are you planning to become an underground idol, or should I call your uncle and have them come pick you up?"
Aki Tomoya didn't pay attention to Hyodo Michiru's surprise, but was concerned about Hyodo Michiru's current situation regarding staying or leaving.
A high school girl, running away from home because of disagreements with her family - this kind of thing just happened to him.
She's a relative, and a playmate he was very close to when they were young; he had to handle this properly.
"I told you, I'm forming a band, rock and roll!"
Hyodo Michiru stood with her hands on her hips, looking at Aki Tomoya with dissatisfaction.
However, Aki Tomoya replied somewhat angrily, "Pursuing a music dream and then running away from home - isn't that the path to becoming an underground idol? Did you think it through before you came out?"
There are many people like Hyodo Michiru who want to pursue a music dream, but how many have truly thought it through?
Aki Tomoya wasn't simply angry, but was worried about her as her relative.
"Rock and roll, is there a company willing to sign you? Has anyone recognized your talent? What if you run into scammers?"
He asked Hyodo Michiru earnestly.
Running away from home so decisively can be said to be very courageous, but what about the consequences?
"Of course I've thought about it!"
Hyodo Michiru retorted somewhat defiantly in the face of Aki Tomoya's series of questions.
Her eyes were slightly agitated.
"What have you thought about? A high school girl, no proper company will take notice of you, what else can you do besides becoming an underground idol?"
After speaking, Aki Tomoya sighed heavily.
"A Lun, you be my music manager!"
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