It started with being hated by the girl in the band

Because I don’t know what to do.

"Oh, so it's a friend you know?"

"..."

"..."

silence.

"Uh, um, Mu-san, do you know Takamatsu-san?"

"..."

silence.

"...Takamatsu-san, do you know Mu-san?"

"..."

Still silent.

Nakagawa Nobuyuki couldn't help but reveal an expression of great headache.

There was no other choice but to pay for the Band-Aids and alcohol, take Gao Songdeng out first, and treat the wound first.

And there is Miss Mu, who, although not speaking, still follows me closely.

This school uniform is from Tsuki no Mori, right?

There was no time to care where Miss Mu came from. Xiao Deng was asked to sit on a bench by the roadside, stretch his legs, and wipe off the blood that had already coagulated with toilet paper. Miss Mu was asked to use the flashlight on her mobile phone to help Xiao Deng disinfect the wound and put on a Band-Aid.

After doing all this, Nakagawa Nobuyuki looked up at Takamatsu-san.

"Does your knee still hurt?"

Gao Songdeng bit his lip and nodded slightly.

"In that case... Mutsu-san, could you please help Takamatsu-san?"

Miss Doll's lips moved slightly, but she still didn't say anything, she just moved forward a little.

Nakagawa Nobuyuki helped Takamatsu-san up and let Xiaodeng put her arm on the doll lady's shoulders.

It's not that Nakagawa Nobuyuki cannot be supported, it's mainly because Nakagawa Nobuyuki is much taller than Deng. If Takamatsu Deng wants to support Nakagawa Nobuyuki, he can only walk while holding Nakagawa Nobuyuki's arm.

Of course, Nakagawa Nobuyuki had no objection. His main concern was the black-haired girl. Although Nakagawa Nobuyuki didn't know her name at all, his intuition as a high school boy told him that if this girl saw Takamatsu Deng hugging his arm, it would definitely be troublesome.

On the way back to RiNG, the atmosphere among the few people was particularly depressing.

If he had a God's perspective or the ability to read minds, Nakagawa Nobuyuki would definitely know why the atmosphere was so depressing. Unfortunately, Nakagawa Nobuyuki really didn't know how to do that. His golden finger was useless except for giving him some rice, and he even had to work to make a living. Fortunately, Nakagawa Nobuyuki was a lonely man.

(Nakagawa Nobuyuki: Should I use "fortunately" here? I would like to ask)

"Mr. Mu, why don't you speak?"

Nakagawa Nobuyuki couldn't stand this atmosphere, so he decided to take the initiative to start a conversation and liven up the atmosphere.

"..."Mu remained silent.

The topic ended, but the atmosphere didn't change at all, and it even became more awkward.

In fact, Wakaba Mutsu didn't intend to leave Nakagawa Nobuyuki and Takamatsu Deng out...he just didn't know what to say.

But if Ye Mu himself was not clear about the specific reason, why couldn't he speak?

I don't know what to say, so I just don't say anything?

"Uh...is it because of some illness?"

For Nakagawa Nobuyuki, the current atmosphere is undoubtedly like putting himself on the fire, but it is impossible for Nakagawa Nobuyuki to really leave Xiaodeng classmate to the puppet lady who suddenly appeared.

The most important thing is that neither Mu nor Takamatsu Deng can speak properly to make him understand the situation.

"...(shakes head)"

Seeing that the doll lady finally responded, Nakagawa Nobuyuki finally felt a little relieved.

"If Miss Mu didn't speak, I would have thought I said something wrong."

This is the kind of person that Nakagawa Nobuyuki is most unable to deal with usually. Today, he not only met one, but two of them. Nakagawa Nobuyuki was so embarrassed that after saying this, he decided to shut up completely.

"...No, I said nothing wrong."

"Ah... That's great..." I finally heard a response, which means my efforts were not in vain.

At this time, the few of them happened to pass by a small stall selling octopus balls, and the faint fragrance was quite tempting.

Nakagawa Nobuyuki suddenly had an idea. Not only did he not have time to eat dinner, but he could also use this thing to ease the awkward atmosphere.

"Takamatsu-san, would you like some octopus balls?"

(Actually the main reason is that Nakagawa Shin himself wants to eat it)

"..." It can be seen that Xiaodeng is also a little confused now.

"...I want to eat." It seems that the result of the hesitation is obvious.

"Where is Mu-san?" Nakagawa Nobuyuki looked at Wakaba Mu-san who was standing beside him.

Mu looked at Nakagawa Nobuyuki and shook his head silently.

But the saying still holds true, eating or not eating is one thing, buying or not buying is another.

Zhonghe Xin has encountered such things many times during his more than one year of working career. Anyway, for Zhonghe Xin, the worst that can happen is that he eats a little more to get full.

After a while, Nakagawa Nobuyuki came back with three servings of Chibi Maruko.

"Takamatsu-san, this one is for you."

"Student Mu, this one is yours."

Sure enough, although Mu shook his head, he still took Chibi Maruko-chan.

The three of them sat side by side on a bench on the side of the road. After all, Gao Songdeng, who had a knee injury, could not eat while walking.

Nakagawa Nobuyuki, who was busy blowing cool his dumplings, suddenly felt a burning gaze coming from Takamatsu Deng.

"Takamatsu-san?"

"...I want to eat Nakagawa-san's...because it has more ketchup."

After saying that, even Xiao Deng, who was very popular, couldn't help but lower his head in embarrassment.

After all, eating other boys' things was something Takamatsu Deng had never experienced before.

"Ah... okay, I thought it was something else." Nakagawa Nobuyuki complained and compared himself with Takamatsu Deng.

Nakagawa Nobuyuki himself prefers food with a stronger flavor of ketchup, but some Chibi Maruko-chan fundamentalists are very opposed to this. Since they can't figure out other people's preferences, Nakagawa Nobuyuki just put more ketchup in his own portion.

After eating a few pills, I found that Mu was still holding the paper box in a daze.

"Um... Mu-san, you don't like ketchup?"

Ruoye Mu shook his head gently and asked softly: "How do you eat this...?"

I was so scared that I almost dropped the cardboard box that I didn’t give to Nakagawa Nobuyuki.

No, could it be that the eldest lady of Tsuki no Mori has transcended this world?

How to eat Chibi Meatballs?

This sentence really stumped Nakagawa Nobuyuki.

"Mr. Mu, haven't you eaten it before?"

Mu shook his head.

In fact, it can be said that Nakagawa Nobuyuki was wrongly accusing Yue Nomori, and this is actually the fault of Wakaba's family.

In the Wakaba family, where family discipline is quite strict, Wakaba Mutsu has almost never eaten anything cooked by anyone other than the family's chef.

Even the first time he was allowed to eat out, it was only after Wakaba Mutsu's father found out that he was going to be with the eldest daughter of the Toyokawa family and the daughter of the Nagasaki family.

And even then, it’s not every day that you’re allowed to go out with your bandmates.

In addition, the Wakaba family usually has very strict nutritional management of their daughter, so it is even more impossible for them to let Wakaba Mutsu eat so-called "junk food" such as octopus balls.

So for Ruoye Mu, it was not really unimaginable that he had never eaten octopus balls.

Of course, Nakagawa Nobuyuki didn't know any of this. He only knew with great pain that the eldest lady of Tsuki no Mori had never even eaten octopus balls.

“Just coat it in the sauce, pick it up with a fork and eat it.”

As he spoke, Nakagawa Nobuyuki demonstrated to the young lady.

Following the example of Nakagawa Nobuyuki, Wakaba Mutsu picked up a small meatball covered with sauce and put it in his mouth.

In an instant, Miss Mu's eyes seemed to light up.

The moment it touches your taste buds, the novel and unique taste immediately fills your mouth.

The sweet and sour ketchup and the meatballs with the aroma of fried food make you want to bite open the crispy outer shell without hesitation to explore the mysterious taste inside.

The slightly chewy octopus meat pieces pretend to be shy in resisting the rejection of teeth, but quietly lie on the tip of the tongue to provide a special seafood aroma.

In short, it tastes like nothing I've ever tasted before!

"How is it, classmate Mu, isn't it delicious?"

"..." The reason why Mu didn't speak this time was not because he didn't know how to speak, but because he couldn't speak.

Looking at the doll lady eating like a lost squirrel, Nakagawa Nobuyuki now feels a little proud for some reason. Maybe it’s the sense of accomplishment of “leading astray” such a blank young lady?

However, at this moment, Nakagawa Nobuyuki, who was healed by the cute appearance of Xiao Deng and the doll lady, probably would not have thought that a certain blue-haired bassist had secretly left these photos when he first chased after Takamatsu Deng.

As for who the photos will be shown to in the end, the answer is probably self-evident.

Chapter 10 The aggressive shop assistant... (two in one)

"Mr. Mu, how is it? Is it to your taste?"

Miss Doll nodded slightly.

"Takamatsu-san, are you feeling better?"

"It doesn't hurt that much anymore."

Takamatsu Deng is now able to walk on his own without Wakaba Mutsu's support.

"Takamatsu, in fact, many things can be resolved if we talk it over." Nakagawa Nobuyuki said seriously, and talked to Takamatsu earnestly, "For example, today, everyone was arguing because of a misunderstanding. Avoiding the problem will not solve it."

Gao Songdeng just lowered his head and continued walking without saying anything.

Someone has already said this...

Looking at Takamatsu Deng's reaction, Nakagawa Nobuyuki became even more curious. What could have happened in such a short period of time that could cause Chihaya Aine to quarrel with someone she wasn't that familiar with, and force Deng to run away?

This isn't about protecting one's own shortcomings or anything, it's just that it's simply a little hard to imagine.

Based on what he knew about Chihaya Aine, it was indeed beyond Nakagawa Shin's expectation that she would suddenly quarrel with others. Nakagawa Shin now tentatively concluded that the responsibility could not be put on Aine-san.

"...Can you tell me why everyone started arguing, Takamatsu-san?" After hesitating for a moment, Nakagawa Nobuyuki decided to ask.

"...It's all my fault."

However, it seems that whenever Takamatsu Deng mentions this topic, he will enter into an inexplicable period of self-pity, and will just stuff everything in front of him into his mouth like a treasure chest monster devouring the undead.

"...if it wasn't me..."

Oh no, I can’t go on like this. If I continue, what if Xiaodeng really starts crying? And it’s almost RiNG’s turn. What if that black-haired shop assistant comes out to hunt me down?

If Aine was here, she would definitely sneer at Nakagawa Nobu with a narrow smile.

Good news! You don't have to worry about the store clerk chasing you!

Bad news! The store clerk will kill you on the spot!

Fortunately, after they returned to RiNG, they only saw Chihaya Aine and another young lady wearing the Tsuki no Mori school uniform. The black-haired clerk had just been called away by Ms. Rinrinko, who was on duty as a substitute.

“Xinxin!” Like a big golden retriever that had been waiting for a long time, as soon as she saw Nakagawa Xin, Aine excitedly waved at him, “Over here, over here!”

Although Chihaya Aine felt a little bit resentful about Nakagawa Nobuyuki being so eager to chase after Kodama-san, she was able to distinguish priorities and didn't take it to heart.

"Soyorin, this is the Nakagawa Nobuyuki I just told you about, Nobuyuki?"

"Xinxin, she is the bassist who formed a band with Dengjiang before, Nagasaki Suyo?"