Rock Girl Descends Beside Me!

One hand on the skill, two hands on the family tree.

Nagasaki Sose held the blanket over half her face, watching Riki.

"Riki."

"Hm?" Riki turned back as he reached the doorway.

"...It's nothing."

You're trying out your summoning skills here, right?

The bedroom door was ajar, and Nagasaki Sose could see Riki in the living room through the gap.

As long as she called him, he would come.

That's what he said.

Nagasaki Sose had heard her parents say countless times, 'Sorry, we'll definitely take you out next time,' 'Sose, sorry, I won't be home tonight,' 'I have an emergency at work today, Sose, can you be okay by yourself at home?'.

Nagasaki Sose always replied with a smile, but no one ever responded to her next words.

But as long as she called, Riki would come.

Nagasaki Sose closed her eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep, a faint smile curving her lips in her slumber.

Early morning.

"Sose, are you awake?"

Riki pushed open the door to Nagasaki Sose's bedroom and saw her unbuttoning her pajamas. Her delicate collarbones and fair skin were revealed. Her pajamas, already unbuttoned to the second button, offered a glimpse of the vertical line between her breasts, her curves full and round, not like a high school student's.

Nagasaki Sose stared blankly at Riki, who had suddenly barged in.

Riki immediately realized his mistake.

This was a topic he absolutely couldn't touch.

Riki turned and walked out, closing the door without changing his expression. He heard the rustling of clothes from inside. After a while, the door opened again. Nagasaki Sose's face was flushed, and she narrowed her eyes at Riki.

I'm really being underestimated... Riki thought, but Nagasaki Sose's spiritual pressure was too terrifying, making him retreat.

But to Riki's surprise, Nagasaki Sose said nothing, just huffed and walked straight past him.

"?" Riki.

What's going on, is she too proud to talk to me now?

"Didn't you say a lot of people watch the videos? Where are they?" Nagasaki Sose asked.

She twirled a strand of hair around her finger, hiding her earlier embarrassment.

Riki definitely likes them big, doesn't he?

What a pervert.

"Oh, oh, they're right here," Riki said, bringing over the computer and watching Nagasaki Sose cautiously.

Her face was flushed, and she seemed to have recovered from her cold, but why was her aggression so weak today?

Nagasaki Sose's aggression was defeated by illness. How could I have such a dream?

When Nagasaki Sose saw Riki's Bilibili homepage recommendations were all in the dance section, she immediately looked at him with disdain: "In front of a girl, you should at least hide this stuff, right?"

Her aggression is back.

"You can't blame me for this, it's the algorithm's recommendation. I don't know why it keeps pushing so many dance section goddesses to me," Riki explained.

Even though I only liked and favorited them.

Nagasaki Sose looked at herself and Riki in the video. She was holding a cello, and Riki was sitting at the piano. The sunlight was perfect, and she couldn't help but get lost in the scene.

But the comments below were a bit strange, making her frown.

"Is this episode vegetarian, Soyo-san, love~"

"Lao Lu, where did you find a girl who fits the original character and is also good at music?"

"Since this episode is Soyo, can I have the unwanted Sakiko?"

"No, you beast, how many girlfriends do you actually have?"

Damn it, seeing short sleeves makes me think of white arms, and seeing a woman means she's my girlfriend, right?

"Aren't you angry?" Riki asked, looking at Nagasaki Sose. "You can block them if you want."

"It's your account, and it doesn't matter if they say a few more things," Nagasaki Sose said calmly, glancing at Riki. "Or do you really think of me as your girlfriend?"

Riki's mind immediately flashed back to the white skin he had just seen and Nagasaki Sose's flushed face.

"Of course not," Riki said.

"...Is that so."

Nagasaki Sose's expression was placid, making Riki feel that something was wrong. Nagasaki Sose was a bit strange today.

"This Wedding was actually written by you, wasn't it?" Nagasaki Sose said, looking at Riki. "The style is the same as your previous songs, so you were deliberately distracting me before?"

N-no, that's not true at all!

"Why is it called Wedding?" Nagasaki Sose didn't care about Riki's embarrassed expression and asked directly.

Riki thought for a moment. "You lack family companionship, right? Your... father is nowhere to be found, and your mother is always so busy she barely has time to see you. But if you find someone you like in the future, they'll always be with you. It's with this kind of beautiful wish for you that I wrote this song."

Nagasaki Sose looked at Riki and suddenly said, "Why 'find someone you like in the future'?"

Riki froze for a moment.

"Actually, you've realized it too, the person I like right now is..."

Nagasaki Sose suddenly leaned closer to Riki, their cheeks almost touching.

Riki could almost see the delicate, fair skin of her face. Her sweet breath made his heart race, and her beautiful eyes stared directly at Riki, seeming to hold unexpected emotions.

"You..." Riki couldn't help but say.

"I really like everyone in Crychic," Nagasaki Sose said, returning to her seat and speaking plainly. "You didn't think I liked you, did you? I'm very sorry, I don't have those kinds of feelings for you yet. Don't get ahead of yourself."

Red nose, get me the red nose!

Riki secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If Nagasaki Sose had confessed just now, he really wouldn't have known what to do.

Nagasaki Sose saw Riki's relieved expression and subtly tightened her grip on her arm, lowering her eyes.

This is Sakiko's favorite person.

So in her heart, Riki can still be that person she hates.

Nagasaki Sose will continue to hate Riki, even if she falls in love, she must continue to hate.

But... why does my heart hurt so much?

I want it too, the person I like.

Riki felt his crotch vibrate.

It was his phone, a call from his mentor.

"Riki, I saw your new song, it's called Wedding, right? It's written quite well. I've submitted it for this year's Best Score award. By my estimation, winning is not a problem."

"What if someone plays dirty and suppresses me?" Riki thought of classic urban novel tropes, where the Dragon King Riki might be mocked by ignorant people, and then he would have no choice but to make a dramatic comeback...

"What 'playing dirty'? Our principal is the biggest manipulator, of course, we've never done anything like that. We've always been fair and just."

Damn it, so I'm not the Dragon King Riki, I'm the Overbearing President Riki, right?

If only I were a dragon.

"One more thing, Miss Nagasaki, who came to the school to perform with you and film videos before, is she your girlfriend?"

"Uh... no."

"Then was it Miss Toyokawa from before?"

"That... I haven't sorted out our relationship yet."

"I see. It doesn't matter if you get stabbed to death later, just remember to leave behind more timeless masterpieces. That way, I can rest easy even after you die."

Why is getting stabbed to death the premise?

Hoshino Riki felt confused and decided to check if the person outside had a knife before opening the door in the future.

The mentor hung up. Riki looked at Nagasaki Sose beside him.

Did he like Sakiko? Of course, he did.

What about Nagasaki Sose?

Riki wasn't too sure, but his heart had fluttered when he saw Nagasaki Sose's smile. The girl would mock him, tease him, but she would also care about him, and she was incredibly beautiful when she blushed.

"My mentor said my song was sent for judging, this one, Wedding," Riki said.

"I hope it wins," Nagasaki Sose offered simple congratulations.

"It'll definitely win, after all, it's a song we wrote together," Riki shrugged.

Nagasaki Sose was taken aback, pursed her lips, and said, "I didn't do anything. You wrote it yourself, it has nothing to do with me."

Riki opened the competition page on his computer. "This is a large-scale competition. The winners will receive their awards and perform in a grand concert hall. In previous years, the audience below has always been filled with big names in the music industry."

Nagasaki Sose looked at the magnificent concert hall.

If only Wedding could be performed there, with Riki.

The third day passed in the real world. Riki suddenly time-traveled again that day, this time also to Nagasaki Sose's home.

"The band is performing tomorrow, remember to come," Nagasaki Sose said to Riki as she leaned against the door.

"Understood."

Nagasaki Sose was about to go home when she suddenly heard Riki's voice.

"Just call me if anything comes up, as long as it's not a prank call," Riki said, waving his hand.

Nagasaki Sose's lips curved upwards, her mood brightening considerably.

When Riki reached the rental apartment, he saw that the light next door was already off.

Has Sakiko fallen asleep already?

Although Riki really wanted to see Sakiko, he wouldn't do something like disturbing someone late at night. He opened his own room's door and was suddenly stunned by the sight inside.

Toyokawa Sakiko was asleep, face down on the desk, with schoolwork beside her.

Was she here when I wasn't around too?

Riki smiled and draped his jacket over her, so she wouldn't catch a cold.

Toyokawa Sakiko woke up to find a jacket on her. She smelled a familiar scent on it – Riki's... and Nagasaki Sose's.

"You're awake. Are you going to school?" Riki asked.

Toyokawa Sakiko nodded. "Did you just come back from over there? Did anything happen?"

Riki briefly recounted everything that had happened in the real world, omitting the part where he'd barged into the bedroom and seen Nagasaki Sose with her pajamas half undone.

Sakiko definitely wouldn't want to know about such minor details.

"I see. Congratulations on submitting your song for the award," Toyokawa Sakiko said with a smile, clasping her hands together. "Looks like we need to prepare something delicious to celebrate today."

"We can celebrate when you win," Riki replied.

"But I can't wait to celebrate! I'm so proud of you, Riki, and I want to celebrate right now," Toyokawa Sakiko said with a soft laugh.

This is Toyokawa Sakiko!

The embodiment of the perfect White Moonlight!