So painful, so sad, I like you so much

  "Ding dong......"

  "Ding dong ding dong......"

  "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

  "Little Xiao, open the door quickly!" After pressing the doorbell several times and finding no movement, Kousaka Honoka couldn't help but knock on the door loudly and shout out, "Xiao Xiao! Hurry up and open the door!"

  "Calm down," said Tsubasa, seeing that Hinata was about to continue knocking on the door. "Hinata, didn't we have a spare key? Let's go in and take a look..."

  "...", Sango quietly took out the spare key that Lu Jiao had given her, paused for a moment, and then opened the door.

  Excuse me...

  The girls poured in, and after circling around the room, although nothing had changed, Mu Xiaoxiao and Lu Jiao had already disappeared. Although they still wanted to retort in their hearts, Hai Wei and the others were very clear that Mu Xiaoxiao... must have left already?

  "Ah, I know! Little So must have gone to school!" Suzu Neko suddenly thought of something and her eyes lit up. "Today is the first day of school, that's why he's not at home! If we go back to class, we'll definitely see him coming to school like usual. Let's go, as long as..."

  “......”

  "What's wrong, what's wrong? Why isn't anyone saying anything?" Suddenly noticing the silence around her, Hoshino Mikan turned her head and looked at everyone, shouting "You guys should say something too, right? It's like this... suddenly leaving or whatever, it all feels impossible..."

  "Honoka, stop deceiving yourself!" Akira Hoshi interrupted her, biting her lip. "Even if you think that way, the fact won't change. Since the director said he's already resigned, it's definitely... From the beginning, I thought everyone believed that guy was leaving, but they just didn't want to believe in the cruel reality, so they came here, but it's all just a useless effort."

  "How could it be..." Before Suzu Nohara could say anything else, Koharu Izumi felt a wave of dizziness wash over her and almost fell.

  "Hua Yang? Are you alright?" Xing Kong Lin hastily supported her.

  At this time, Nishino Makoto and Tojo Hikaru both thought of the things that happened during the training camp. Could it be that he always had a worried look on his face because of this? But no matter what, leaving without even saying goodbye is too much, isn't it?

  "Y-you..." Kousaka Honoka listened to Aikawa Eri's words, opened her mouth, and tears uncontrollably fell down, "Sneaky... too sneaky... Why... why is it like this..."

  "Suino," said Sonoda Kaoru, gazing at her with tears welling up in his eyes.

  "Musubi no jamu......" The little bird from the south also had red eyes.

  Bang!

  Suddenly, Sango turned around and ran out.

  "Wait... Musashi..."

  "Never mind, let's just calm her down for now," said Tōjō Nozomi as she grabbed the arm of Sonoda Kumi who was about to chase after her, shaking her head. "It must be really tough on her right now... and to be honest, we're all pretty shocked by this news too..."

  Everyone else also quieted down when they heard Tojo's words.

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  "It's just around the corner, the school festival," said Hatori Eri on the rooftop, "It's been several days already, and Suzuno Mikan still hasn't adjusted? We finally managed to raise our ranking to 19th..."

  "Even if we say to adjust," Nishimura Maki smiled wryly, "it's the same on our side, that feeling... it never really goes away. But μ's is everyone's dream, and what he hoped for, so even with this sad heart, we have to make μ's shine!"

  "That's true..." Everyone looked at each other, smiled and nodded in agreement.

  "Ka cha——" Just then, the door on the rooftop was opened and Suzuno came up, a faint smile hanging on her face.

  "Suina? You've finally arrived?" Seeing the person, Hanaumi's eyes lit up, wanting to say something, but was suddenly stunned by her words. It wasn't just her, everyone was stunned.

  "Hey, Hai Wei, everyone... I thought about it, but... I don't want to be an idol anymore..." said Suzuno with a stiff smile as she looked at her companions.

  Everyone was stunned when they heard this, staring blankly at Suzuno Ichigo. They all thought what they had just heard was an illusion, but when they saw the expression on Suzuno Ichigo's face, they realized it wasn't an illusion or a joke. For a moment, everyone was shocked and stood still in their tracks.

  "Hola, our goal was to lift the school's abolition, right? Now that the crisis is over, I don't have a reason to be an idol anymore, do I? Next, I'll just enjoy my long-awaited high school life..."

  "Bang!"

  The words had barely left her mouth when a slap landed on Suzu's face, and everyone including Suzu was stunned into silence, unable to process the shocking turn of events.

  "Honoka! Do you know what you're saying?! Looking at the red mark on Honoka's face, Umi's eyes welled up with tears as she shouted loudly, "Give up being an idol...what are you even talking about? Who was it that dragged me into this to become an idol in the first place? Now μ's is getting further and further away, we have more members, everyone has hopes for the future, and then you say...don't be an idol...what are you thinking?!"

  “......”

  "Is this how you trample on your own dreams?!"

  "What's with this dream... Didn't we become idols to save our school from shutting down?" Mutsumi Takahashi muttered.

  "Even if it was because of this idea before, but what about now? Are you still thinking that way? You know, one time when I was with Xiaoxiao and Huali was also there, I heard him say something."

  "Honoka said, choking back tears, 'He said becoming an idol was Honoka's dream, and it was everyone's dream. He always believed that Honoka's dream was to become an idol, and that's why he supported us all along. Now... now you're saying don't be an idol? Honoka, I never thought you were this kind of person! I really misjudged you!'"

  "...But...but...he's gone," Kousaka Shinonome said, hanging her head in tears, "Shishou has already...left...resigned from his teaching position..."

  "It wasn't until Xiao Xiao left that I realized his importance... I had gotten used to him being by my side, playing games and drawing comics in the activity room... Now I've only just realized... I really... really... like him..."

  Behind her, everyone's eyes involuntarily turned red, and Nan Xiaoniao even choked back sobs, although Cao Nian had just said something that could be considered a confession, but their attention was not on this at all.

  "What's the big deal? I know you're hurt, Sono Nene, but we're just as hurt as you are. The blow of Chibi leaving isn't any lighter for us than it is for you. Are you going to give up on being an idol just because of this? If you meet him again, if he comes back, and he sees you like this, what will he think? Sono Nene, snap out of it!" Sonoda Umi shakes Sono Nene's body as she steps forward.

  Kosaka Hinata stood still, silent and speechless.

  Seeing this scene, Tōjō no Mika bit her lip tightly, is this what you were worried about? It's indeed... troublesome...

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  "Honoka, are you really going to give up on being an idol?" said Minami Kotori in a low voice from the Idol Research Club, "It's already been several days since she last came..."

  "Yes," Ayaka nodded, "I didn't think that thing would have such a big impact on her... What do we do now?"

  "What's going on... Hana is μ's founder and leader, now she suddenly says she wants to quit, I think it will be tough for μ's to participate in Live..."

  "......That is to say, must live be given up on......"

  Looking at the silent scene in the activity room, Tōjō Kiri made a secret decision in her heart.

  ......

  The little bird's home, Nan Xiao Niao was sitting on the chair, holding a photo in his hand, which was exactly the one that Dong Tiao Xi secretly took last time of himself and Xiao Xiao falling down together. He was staring blankly when suddenly there was a knock at the door.

  "Little bird, have you gone to sleep?"

  "Mom?" Hearing the voice, Nan Xiao Niao quickly hid the photo and raised her head. "Come in, Mom, why are you here?"

  "I was wondering how you're considering that matter......" The director walked in and asked with concern, looking at Nan Xiaoniang.

  "That thing......" Nan Xiao Niao bit her lip and suddenly said, "I... mom, I think... I want to refuse..." Her voice got softer and softer towards the end.

  "Refuse? Why? Don't you know that's the overseas study opportunity you've been dreaming of, and it's even fashion design..."

  "I...," the little bird lowered its head, "Now Xiao has already left, and if I leave again, Suzu will be heartbroken. And...and I also can't bear to part with Suzu and everyone else...so...so...can I stay?"

  "......" Watching the cautious little bird, the director couldn't help but smile and turned to walk away, "This is your own business, since you've made a decision, be brave and do it, I'll just cheer for you from behind."

  "....Uh-huh! Thanks, Mom!"

  Mei Xiao didn't know that her departure allowed the indecisive little bird to make its own decision, for the sake of Suo Nuo and μ's, it refused the opportunity to go abroad.

  On the other hand, in the dark of night, a figure came to Xiao Xiao's home, and after opening the door...

  "Has it finally arrived?" Suddenly, a voice came from the room, "It's not in vain that I've been waiting here for several days..."

  "Who is it?" Kousaka Honoka was shocked and looked carefully, "H... how did you get in here? It's actually you?"

  "How did you get in?" "Of course, with the key," Tojo waved the key in his hand. "Last time I came in, I saw that Xiaoxiao left his own key here, and I took it after seeing it."

  "Is it?" Hanae looked at her, "So you came..."

  "I've come to tell you something," Tōjō said with a faint smile, and under the shocked gaze of Suzunoha, he spoke words that left her utterly astonished.

  "This... is this true?"

  "Of course it's true..."

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  "Honoka?!?" Looking at the person who suddenly came to the activity room, Sonoda Umi let out a surprised cry, and everyone else stared straight at Honoka, "Y...you're..."

  "Haha... haha, sorry," Hanae smiled wryly and rubbed her head, "I thought about it for a long time, but I still think it's better to continue being an idol... yeah... that's just how it is..."

  “......”

  "It's like I said......" Hoshino Hikari's mouth twitched, but she wasn't the only one, everyone felt like they had been played by Hono Kaede, "I already cancelled my live registration, and yet......"

  "Haha, no worries, no worries! Even if we can't participate this year, we'll go again next year and it'll be just the same!" Suzuno Mikan clenched her fist and said enthusiastically.

  "But... previously, why so sudden?" Nishino Makie said dazedly, obviously still not reacting.

  "Well, Xi also told me that Xiaoxiao will be back soon, so..."

  "Huh?" The crowd's eyes fell on Tōjō Kishi, "Is that so?"

  "Well, I don't know why, but my divination suddenly became useful," Tōjō Shi smiled, "It told me that Xiaoxiao will definitely be back soon."

  Hearing this news, Makoto Hiyama and others gradually revealed a smile, with an excited expression jumping onto their faces.

  "And...!" Hanae stuck out her tongue, "I also know now that I still really like idols, μ's, and it's hard to give up on them, so... let's just do this! Everyone, let's μ's, move forward towards a brighter future!"

  "Oh!"

  "Also, if Xiao Xiao comes back, I must teach him a good lesson! He actually dared to leave suddenly without saying a word, humph..."

  "And also, I declare, from today on! Besides the activity room, our little home is our first activity room!"

  "Huh?" Sonoda Kaede looked stunned, "This... won't it be a bit bad?"

  "If that little one comes back, we'll know right away, won't we?" said Kousaka Honoka. "And for that place, everyone must be very nostalgic, right?"

  "Indeed..." Ayaka nodded in agreement, "We have two keys, one is left with Sannojo and the other will be placed in the yard of Xiao's house. It should be safe, anyone can open the door and enter whenever they have time."

  "Alright! It's settled then, from now on our meeting spot will be Xiao Xiao's home!"