Saki and Tomori's Historic Reconciliation

"Tomatsu, what brings you out so late?" Toyokawa Sakiko asked, looking at Takamatsu Akari.

When she looked closely, she was surprised to find that Takamatsu Akari's eyes were slightly red, as if she had been crying.

Toyokawa Sakiko was momentarily flustered.

Has someone bullied the lamp?

We'll have to go find Riki and Rikki.

"Sakiko-chan, I'm sorry," Takamatsu Akari whispered softly, "I... I've fallen for Riki."

Toyokawa Sakiko paused, staring blankly at Takamatsu Akari, whose eyes were red from crying.

"What should I do? I don't want to hurt everyone," Takamatsu Akari whispered, "But I just can't control my feelings."

"I like Riki."②

Chapter 174 The Century-Long Reconciliation Between Sakiko and Deng

Toyokawa Sakiko stared blankly at Takamatsu Akari, completely taken aback. She hadn't expected Takamatsu Akari to say something like that.

"I'm sorry, Sakiko-chan, I won't tell Riki, but I just can't suppress my feelings anymore. Sakiko-chan likes Riki, right? I'm sure you hate me for this, so... just yell at me." Takamatsu Akari crossed her arms, head bowed, eyes reddening.

Toyokawa Sakiko stared intently at Takamatsu Akari, her brows furrowed.

"Light..."

Upon hearing Toyokawa Sakiko's voice, Takamatsu Akari closed her eyes tightly. 9.

Sakiko-chan is definitely going to scold me. (4)

Just like that rainy day.

I've never tried hard enough. (iv)

So it's only natural that Sakiko-chan said that. 3

Then I can hide my true feelings.

Please, Sakiko-chan... restrain these feelings that shouldn't be in my heart.

Takamatsu Akari's eyes were tightly shut, her shoulders trembling slightly.

But instead of hearing Toyokawa Sakiko's words, which were as cold and heartbreaking as they had been on that rainy day, she felt an extremely warm embrace.

Toyokawa Sakiko gently held her in her arms and stroked her head.

"Sakiko... sauce?" Takamatsu Akari was stunned, at a loss for words.

Why a hug?

Why Sakiko-chan so gentle?

"Tama has done nothing wrong. There's nothing wrong with liking someone." Toyokawa Sakiko looked into Takamatsu Akari's eyes and smiled gently. "Besides, Riki is a very capable person. I've also fallen for him, so it's normal for Akari to like him too."

"But Riki is the person Sakiko likes." Takamatsu Akari looked away.

Toyokawa Sakiko looked at Takamatsu Akari, thought for a moment, and said softly, "Akari, shall we call it even?"

"Even?"

"I've always wanted to apologize for what I said back then. My pride made me say things I shouldn't have, and I made Deng suffer feelings she shouldn't have had to bear. Then Riki saved me. I know I was wrong back then, and no amount of apologies can change that. But... now we can forgive each other."

Toyokawa Sakiko gave Takamatsu Akari a bright smile and extended her hand.

"Deng, let's like Riki together, okay?"

Looking at the person in front of him, Takamatsu Akari felt as if she had returned to the Toyokawa Sakiko she used to know.

Sakiko's outstretched hand instantly transported her back to that spring a year ago, when the cherry blossoms were in full bloom, and Sakiko had also reached out to her with a bright smile.

Takamatsu Akari stared blankly at Toyokawa Sakiko, tears suddenly streaming down her face.

"A light?!" Toyokawa Sakiko exclaimed in panic.

"R-really, is it okay?" Takamatsu Akari tentatively reached out her hand and asked.

Toyokawa Sakiko blinked and gave a gentle smile, "If Akari is willing to forgive me, I will forgive Akari too, because we are best friends for life."

Lifetime...

Takamatsu Akari hesitated, then touched Toyokawa Sakiko's fingertips and slowly took her hand in his.

It's still as soft and warm as ever.

Just like Riki.

"I have never been angry with Sakiko," Takamatsu Akari said in a low voice.

Toyokawa Sakiko's shoulders trembled, tears welled in her eyes, she took a deep breath to hold back the tears, and said softly with a smile, "Me too, Akari."

Watching Takamatsu Akari's departing figure, Toyokawa Sakiko softly said to the side of the park, "Come out."

"How did you know I was here?" Riki asked as she walked out of the grove.

"Is that even a question? Because Riki will definitely be worried about me and Deng," Toyokawa Sakiko said with a smile.

You should have said so earlier.

It made me hide in the grove of trees in the classic battlefield of the notebook for half an hour.

"How's the light?" Riki asked.

"She seems to be in a better mood, but Akari is a sensitive girl, she'll probably still be struggling with this," Toyokawa Sakiko said with a gentle smile. "That's part of Akari's charm."

The century-long reconciliation between Deng and Sakiko.

There should be the sound of fireworks here.

Thanks to me.

Riki pondered, but the way to reconcile Deng and Sakiko was to bring them both into the harem, which felt a bit bizarre.

"Sakiko, do you want Deng to like me?" Riki asked, looking at Toyokawa Sakiko.

Sakiko was a staunch advocate of pure love, how could he have so quickly fallen into a harem-loving person?

The emperor rebelled?

Toyokawa Sakiko pursed her lips, looking at Riki with annoyance. "I won't agree to any harem, but... I don't want to see Deng sad either."

She muttered, "So if it's just a light... that's fine."

Sakiko's pure love, like mine, was also divided into two parts.

As expected of my wife.

Riki Toyokawa Sakiko walked home, the moonlight shining on her. She walked with her hands behind her back, a relieved smile on her face.

The matter of the lamp was the one she cared about most, besides family matters.

But this matter has finally been resolved today.

This made her very happy.

I deserve the most credit for this.

"Shouldn't Sakiko praise me? I helped you reconcile with Deng," Riki said with a smile.

"Riki, that's a bit of a jerk line," commented Toyokawa Sakiko, but she gave a beautiful smile, "But it's really all thanks to you, all thanks to your love of lamps."

She should thank me.

"But aside from the lamp, I will still refuse everyone else," Toyokawa Sakiko said without any mercy.

"So stubborn?"

"Of course." Toyokawa Sakiko turned to look at Riki and smiled, "Because I really like Riki, and I don't want to share you with anyone else."

Oh, I see.

There's nothing we can do about that.

Takamatsu Akari returned to her room, looked at the meteorite and the Emperor Penguin Band-Aid on the table, and opened her diary to write down her feelings.

It's written like a poem.

Moonlight streamed into the room, casting a soft yet resolute Takamatsu Akari's face.

"Su Shi, I'll take care of the Drama Club's affairs. You should go home first today. This time, I'm going to write a script that's just as good as Riki's."

Nagasaki Sose responded to the Drama Club's words with, "Okay."

She put down her desk, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and only took out her phone to check the time when she didn't see the PE teacher.

It's not too late yet, we should be able to make it to Ring in time.

Let's go listen to Riki and Deng's live performance. Deng must be very nervous. My presence should help relieve some of her pressure.

Nagasaki Sose picked up her schoolbag, smiling gently and saying goodbye to her classmates along the way, thinking about what she had said to Akari earlier.

Did those words upset the lamp?

But Sakiko-chan doesn't want so many people to like Riki. If it causes them to hurt each other, then what I said wasn't wrong.

Nagasaki Sose walked into Ring and watched the live performance from below the stage.

Just as the previous band was leaving the stage, the announcement came on. "Next up is Lost... the two members of the Mygo band."

Aine's taste left a bad impression on the staff, and it hasn't changed to this day.

Nagasaki Sose sighed as she saw Riki and Takamatsu Akari walk out.

Did Riki bring a guitar? A lamp... and she's holding a piece of paper. What is she going to do?

The stage lights suddenly dimmed, and Nagasaki Sose heard the sound of a guitar and Takamatsu Akari softly singing.

"I've never understood it; I can't find the right answer or the common definition."

"The world is so far away from me, so far away, beyond my reach."

"But you told me about the warmth of the sun and the fragrance of flowers."

"You brought me out from under the rock."

"The overwhelming emotion within me, my powerless hand released it."

"But this time I want to find it again, I want to convey the voice within my heart."

"I want to tell you the true words from my heart, as sweet as nectar."

"To share my whole life with you..."

The soft guitar music captivated the audience, who stared at Takamatsu Akari on stage, completely absorbed in the emotion.

Nagasaki Sose stared blankly at Takamatsu Akari on the stage.

Others might think that Touka is just reciting poetry, but as a longtime bandmate, Nagasaki Sose knows that what Touka is saying now is the cry from her heart.

This is the heartfelt voice of the lamp.

The lamp likes Riki.

This is a confession as beautiful as a poem.

"Light..." Nagasaki Sose stared blankly at Takamatsu Akari on the stage, whose face and ears were flushed with nervousness.

Why such a sudden and drastic change?

She came to her senses and realized that Riki and Takamatsu Akari had already left the stage. She quickly went backstage to sort things out.