Rock Girl Arrives By My Side!

At that moment, Nagasaki Sose heard the sound of a door opening outside the room.

"Mom!?" Nagasaki Sose panicked.

Mom was back!

Normally, Nagasaki Sose looked forward to her busy mother coming home, but today she was extremely nervous and didn't want her mother to return.

Otherwise, how could she explain her and Riki being in her bedroom?!

Chapter 36: Sakiko: Riki, I miss you so much!

"Sose, are you home?"

The sound of Mom opening the door and her voice came through the room door one after another. Nagasaki Sose was a bit flustered for a moment.

She was a well-known model student at school, a paragon of etiquette among young ladies. In her mother's eyes, she was a well-behaved and innocent daughter. But if the fact that she and Riki were in the bedroom were exposed, the consequences would be absolutely unbearable for her.

I don't want to be mistaken for being boyfriend and girlfriend!

"You, you, you hide quickly!" Nagasaki Sose said to Riki in a hurry.

"Can't we just explain to your mom properly? Like, we time-traveled to another world?" Riki said.

"Do you think anyone would believe that?!"

Nagasaki Sose was anxious and annoyed.

No, do you have any doubts about Ultraman?

Without my light, Tiga wouldn't even be able to activate his Shining form.

"Then I'll hide in the closet."

Riki sighed. He, the dignified Silver-tier powerhouse of Ionia, had to hide in a place meant for the wronged party. It was like a new account accidentally entering Demacia.

I can only say that Demacia is my home, but I will never forget Ionia.

Brother Riki, watch your flexible regional privilege.

"Wait!"

But Nagasaki Sose pulled his hand hard, her face blushing as she said, "You can't hide in there."

She hadn't tidied up in there yet, and Riki absolutely couldn't see it in such a mess.

Besides, there were many private clothes in there. How could such things be seen by anyone!

"Sose, why aren't you answering?"

Mom's voice came from the doorway, her footsteps getting closer. Nagasaki Sose panicked and quickly pushed Riki onto the bed, covering him with a blanket.

The door opened, and Nagasaki's Mom looked strangely at Nagasaki Sose standing in the room with an embarrassed expression.

"Sose, why are you standing in your room without even turning on the light?"

"It's nothing, I'm practicing playing the bass without looking at the strings," Nagasaki Sose said, waving her hand guiltily.

"Is that so? Be careful of your eyes." Nagasaki's Mom, who didn't suspect anything, was about to leave when she turned back and said, "Oh, right..."

"Yes!!"

"Why are you so jumpy? I was going to say, about that boy Riki from before, maybe you can bring him some sweets next time. You seem to get along well with him, and you often talk about him at home, don't you also chat on your phone often? Don't tell me you..."

"Mom, I don't talk about him that often at home!"

Nagasaki Sose's face immediately turned red. She kept glancing at Riki, who was lying motionlessly under the blanket on the bed like a corpse.

He was right here!

And how was he so skilled at pretending to be a corpse?

"Mom, please go out quickly. I still need to practice the bass!"

After finally managing to get her mother out of the room, Nagasaki Sose carefully locked the door and turned to whisper in the direction of the bed, "You can come out now."

Come out?

Speak clearly, don't make me get entangled by Blue Silver!

Riki pulled the blanket away and took a deep breath. The bed was filled with Nagasaki Sose's faint scent.

Riki suspected that when this shut-in girl wasn't attending school, she spent her days lying in bed playing on her phone, perhaps even dabbling in some anime mobile games.

I'm talking about Bang Bang.

Seeing him take a deep breath, Nagasaki Sose blushed again and quickly walked over to push him, "Get up quickly, don't lie on my bed!"

"Hey, are you mistreating a patient? Did you forget how I caught this cold?"

"...Uh."

Faced with Riki's emotional blackmail, Nagasaki Sose hesitated for a moment.

"Then lie on the edge. The middle is where I sleep," Nagasaki Sose said after a moment's thought.

"No wonder it smells so good here."

Riki grumbled.

Nagasaki Sose glared fiercely at Riki.

This guy is a really, really bad person.

If she could, she absolutely wouldn't want him in her room.

"Oh right, what did your mom say you always say about me at home?" Riki asked.

"Huh? Did she say that?" Nagasaki Sose turned her head.

She often secretly called Riki a tall idiot and a poser at home, but she wouldn't say it to his face.

After all, he was still a patient.

I'm doing this for his own good.

Riki looked at her suspiciously. Nagasaki Sose walked over and touched his head as he lay obediently on the bed like a corpse. "You're still a bit warm. After Mom goes to sleep, I'll get you some medicine, and you'll be fine tomorrow."

Can't I get it now?

"Not now, my mom will worry about me catching a cold and coming to my room to check on me."

Mind-reading!?

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Nagasaki Sose asked strangely.

"It's nothing, I just think it's rare to see you caring about someone," Riki said.

"How rude! I care about everyone in Crychic, I know everyone very well," Nagasaki Sose frowned.

"What about Mygo?"

Nagasaki Sose paused, her brow furrowed, unwilling to discuss the topic.

"That's none of your business, is it?"

Riki thought for a moment. "Isn't it normal for a landlord to care about a tenant's mental health?"

"You're the tenant now," Nagasaki Sose said calmly. "No matter what happens, I won't change my mind. Crychic is the only place I want to be. I don't need anything else."

"Do you really think so?"

"You're so annoying!" Nagasaki Sose suddenly got a little angry. "What I do has nothing to do with you. If Sakiko didn't know you, I wouldn't even talk to you!"

"...That's true."

After Nagasaki Sose said that, she regretted it a little. Seeing Riki close his eyes to rest on the bed, she hesitated.

Although Riki often made her angry, he was the only one willing to listen to her and the only one who would actively protect her.

Was she... hurting him?

He caught a cold because of her.

The room fell silent for a moment. The neon lights outside the floor-to-ceiling window flickered, creating a sense of loneliness.

After a while, Nagasaki Sose suddenly felt a poke at her waist and jumped up with a yelp, looking at Riki, who had poked her with his finger. She clutched her waist, feeling both embarrassed and angry.

"Where's my medicine?" Riki asked.

Does she think I can regenerate health just by breathing?

At least give me some medicine. I'm not a sports student, my physique isn't extraordinary. After failing as an art student, all I can do is resort to a second attempt.

Riki looked at Nagasaki Sose with a mournful expression.

Seeing that Riki wasn't angry at all, Nagasaki Sose suppressed the relief in her heart and snorted. "Wait a moment, I'll go get it. Remember not to leave my room. My mom goes out very early every morning, so you can leave then."

"Okay, dear."

Nagasaki Sose pressed herself against the door, listening until her mother went into the bedroom. She quietly opened the door and brought the cold medicine.

"Is there hot water?"

"Cold water is fine!"

"I'm Chinese, I can't drink cold water. It's a rule passed down from my ancestors."

"Then eat it dry."

"Holy crap, don't!"

Nagasaki Sose couldn't help but smile a little as she watched Riki take his medicine.

This guy, sometimes he's quite cute.

Early in the morning, Nagasaki Sose's mother indeed left for work without even being seen. No wonder she felt so lonely, all alone in the huge mansion. Besides her own sadness, there were no other options.

Riki was also heading out. He had already contacted Sakiko, who was very surprised and quickly rushed over.

"Why are you coming too?" Riki asked Nagasaki Sose, who was beside him.

"Of course, I have something to say to Sakiko," Nagasaki Sose said calmly.

"Riki!!"

A familiar, sweet voice called out from up ahead on the street. Toyokawa Sakiko, wearing her Haneoka uniform, ran towards him with a smile.

"Sakiko!" Nagasaki Sose exclaimed in surprise.

Toyokawa Sakiko, with the vibrant energy of youth and a radiant smile, ran closer to Riki and suddenly threw herself into his arms, wrapping her arms around his neck in a tight embrace.

"Riki, I missed you so much!"

Toyokawa Sakiko looked up at Riki, her eyes filled with joy, and said happily.

Nagasaki Sose watched the two embrace tightly from the side, suddenly lost in thought.

There will be another chapter later, but you don't need to wait. Just read it when you wake up.

Chapter 37: Sakiko's Gravity

Toyokawa Sakiko had received a message from Riki last night.

Riki: [Little Riki the contestant won the loser's bracket, darling. Can we meet at the Hachiko Statue tomorrow morning?]

Toyokawa Sakiko: [Okay, see you at eight tomorrow.]

Toyokawa Sakiko smiled as she looked at the message late at night in her "bedroom," her heart filled with nervous anticipation as she waited for morning.

Toyokawa Sakiko hesitated for a moment before choosing a new outfit, wondering what style Riki would like. It took her some time to get ready. As she walked out of her "bedroom," she saw her father passed out from drinking in the living room and frowned slightly before turning and leaving the house.

Even though it had only been a week, it felt like such a long time since she had last seen Riki.

Toyokawa Sakiko suppressed the joy in her heart, her steps seeming to lighten with excitement as she looked forward to seeing Riki.