It started with being hated by the girl in the band

Nagasaki Suyo greeted Nakagawa Nobuyuki with a smile.

"Good evening, Nakagawa-san."

Nakagawa Nobuya nodded to Nagasaki Motoyo very politely.

"Nice to meet you, Nagasaki-san."

When they met for the first time, Nagasaki Suyo gave Nakagawa Nobuyuki a very good first impression.

From her eyes and eyebrows, one can feel the special tolerance and gentleness of Nagasaki Suyo. Her flaxen hair is warm and textured, and the gentle temperament she exudes makes people unconsciously want to rely on her.

However, what Nakagawa Nobuyuki certainly didn't know was that what Nagasaki Suyo was more concerned about right now was not him, nor Chihaya Aine, but Wakaba Mutsushi who was standing next to her.

Xiaomu...why are you here?

Nagasaki Suyo secretly looked at Nakagawa Nobuyuki, still smiling calmly on the surface.

I don't know why Mu is here though...

But that’s fine.

...CRYCHIC.

...Me, Xiaodeng, Xiaomu, and Lixi...

As long as we find Xiangzi...

You can go back to CRYCHIC.

hehe...

Nagasaki's fingers once again clasped each other.

On the other hand, Nakagawa Nobuyuki, who has no mind-reading ability, certainly has no idea what Miss Nagasaki is planning. It is more pitiful to say that Nakagawa Nobuyuki, who knows nothing, is still being kept in the dark by the Riddler who can't even explain himself clearly.

"Xiao Deng, are you okay just now?"

Nagasaki Suyo looked worried, with one hand gently pressed on her heart, and asked Takamatsu Deng who lowered his head in a very gentle tone.

"Deng-chan, why are you injured?"

Chihaya Aine also raised her eyes and looked at him, not hiding her worry in her tone.

"...I accidentally fell, thanks to Nakagawa and Mu..." Takamatsu Deng said in a low voice, with his hands hanging by his side, his eyes fixed on the wooden floor of RiNG.

"Takamatsu-san ran too fast just now and fell down at the crossing...Thanks to Mu-san who passed by, he really helped a lot."

Ruoye Mu on the side nodded slightly.

It was then that Chihaya Aine noticed Mu's presence.

It seems that Miss Assassin Ruoye Mu is the one now. As long as she doesn't speak, probably no one will notice Miss Mu who has an EX level of aura concealment.

"Nice to meet you for the first time. My name is Chihaya Aine, you can just call me Aine." Chihaya Aine greeted the elegant young lady with a bright smile on her face.

There seemed to be a sound like [anon~anon~] in the air around.

I heard that this is a skill that can only be used by people whose Yangjiao energy exceeds 9527 points.

Humph, now not only is it possible to form a band, but maybe I can even bring the eldest daughter of Tsuki no Mori along. If this gets out...

Chihaya Aine already felt that the wonderful modern high school life was just around the corner.

Looking at the happy scene, Nakagawa Nobuyuki couldn't help but feel relieved.

Okay, that's it now.

"Deng! Are you okay?" The voice of a shop assistant suddenly came from behind.

Okay, it's over now.

I was just thinking of getting away quickly, but now that this person has arrived, there's no way I can get away from this anymore.

"Deng, why are you injured? Are you okay?" The clerk's tone was even a little flustered, but she immediately turned to look at Nakagawa Nobu, "Did you do this? "

Chihaya Aine: "Huh? Why are you so suspicious of others?"

Nagasaki Suyo: "Wait, Riki... Nakagawa-san is..."

Looking at the aggressive shop assistant coming towards him, Nakagawa Nobuyuki was speechless.

It seems that I will be late for my work at Fanxing today.

If he wanted to avoid being late, he could only pray that the Ichichi family bloodline would function stably.

With this in mind, Nakagawa Nobuyuki stood up and explained to the aggressive clerk Sang.

"Don't be anxious, clerk-san, just listen to me first..."

"Huh? Who wants to listen to you..."

It's like a scholar meeting a soldier, and he can't explain himself. Nakagawa Nobuyuki was speechless, thinking, this shop assistant is really a troublesome character who doesn't respond to soft or hard tactics. Even when I fight the tree guard, she has to be stiffened after sprinting, so I can sneak three or four hits. Is there no way to make the shop assistant stiffened as well? Is the shop assistant more difficult than the tree guard?

"...taki-chan!"

Suddenly, Xiaodeng's nervous voice was heard. Li Xi, who was originally aggressive, was like a brazier with water poured on it. Although the temperature was still alarming and could still burn others, at least there was no open flame.

Oh, so this is the mechanism. Actually, Xiaodeng is Nangong Wenya. As long as she speaks, Takimon will turn back to normal. Is that right?

"...Tsk, just tell me about it for the sake of the lamp." The clerk, Miss Lixi, now had her arms folded, waiting for Nakagawa Nobuyuki's explanation in an impatient tone.

"First of all, Riki-san, I must explain that, you see, was it me who caught up with Takamatsu-san and brought him back with Mutsu-san?"

Nakagawa Nobuyuki's tone was serious and solemn, and the confidence implied in it made everyone present unconsciously want to agree with what he said, and what Nakagawa Nobuyuki said was indeed the truth.

"Really? Then can you tell me why Deng was fine when he ran away, but was injured when he came back? Also, are we familiar with each other? Is Taki your name?"

Li Xi snorted coldly, then immediately asked Nakagawa Nobuyuki in return, without wavering in his position.

“That’s the key point, clerk-san. If you want to know why Takamatsu-san suddenly ran away, from what I know, Takamatsu-san should have come with Aine-san, right?”

Nakagawa Nobuyuki looked at Takamatsu Deng who was at a side. Takamatsu Deng, who was at a loss as to what to do because of his friends' inexplicable quarrel again, clenched his fists, overcame his desire to run away, and nodded vigorously.

"Huh? Isn't it your fault? Forcing the lights to form a band or something. And I have a name, Shii, Na, Tachi, Xi, not some [Shop Assistant]-san. Don't you even have this little courtesy?"

Shiina Riki was equally undefeated, he frowned and continued to ask back without losing any momentum.

"Ms. Shiina, you are actually partly right about this," Nakagawa Nobuyuki was not in a hurry at all. Instead, his tone became gentler and he took a step towards Shiina Riki's position.

"...Huh? What's right..."

Unexpectedly, the other party would suddenly agree with what he said, which made Shiina Riki a little at a loss for words.

“You know, whether it’s Aine-san inviting Takamatsu-san to form a band, or me chasing after Takamatsu-san who ran away… or you’re now fighting with us because you’re worried about Takamatsu-san, what do all these have in common?”

Facing Nakagawa Nobuyuki, who was walking towards him and suddenly speaking in a gentle tone, Shiina Rikki immediately became alert, took a step back, and cast a warning look with his azure eyes.

"Tell me, what is this?"

"Haha, Ms. Shiina, this just proves that whether it's you, me, or Aine-san, we all care about and love Takamatsu-san, right? Isn't it?"

Nakagawa Nobuyuki spread out his hands with a smile.

"What a joke! You..."

Shiina Riki was about to explode, but then he thought... this guy... what he said doesn't seem to be wrong?

He ran so far to catch up with Deng because Deng had run away. She herself had been worried for a long time whether Deng would be in danger...

If that’s the case, I should even thank him?

"Am I right, Shiina-san?" Nakagawa Nobuyuki took another step forward. His calm and relaxed manner didn't sound like he was arguing at all. The obedience and teasing in his tone made him sound like he was coaxing a grumpy child.

"Except you! She..."

Wait, if that’s the case, then it seems like this pink-haired guy… isn’t doing anything wrong…?

Of course, it’s because of admiration, care and concern that you want to form a band with others, even if you thought so at the time, right?

"What's wrong, Shiina-san?" Nakagawa Nobuyuki took another step forward and got closer to Shiina Riki.

"Then assuming that you two are okay, then I am also..."

Then am I not also concerned about the lights?

This is what Shiina Riki originally wanted to say.

But if she said that, she herself felt like a bad person who was relying on their friendship to prevent Deng from making new friends.

broken.

Is there really something wrong with my typing?

"It's okay, Shiina-kun. We all know that you are doing this out of concern for Deng. We totally understand."

At this time, Nakagawa Nobuyuki had a firm look in his eyes and a serious expression. Anyone who came would praise him. People who didn't know him would think he was being sworn in as the Prime Minister of Japan. His gentle tone was simply impeccable. He was so considerate and sympathetic to others, he was simply the reincarnation of Richard the Good.

“Look, you care about Deng Deng, I care about Deng Deng, and Aine-san also cares about Deng Deng. Aren’t we supposed to be good friends that are hard to come by in this life? Why are we arguing?”

Nakagawa Nobuyuki's eyes were burning as he stared into Shiina Riki's evasive and helpless purple eyes.

"This...I..."

How did it suddenly become like this? It wasn't like this at the beginning?

What to say?

No, we must stick to the bottom line!

"Don't talk about those beating around the bush! It's obviously yours..."

"Don't be like that, Shiina-san. We are good friends. Come, let's get to know each other again. My name is Nakagawa Nobuyuki. Shiina-san, you can call me Nakagawa or Nobuyuki."

However, the smiling Nakagawa Nobuyuki was already standing in front of Shiina Riki and grabbed Shiina Riki's hands.

"No... who and you..."

Shocked, Shiina Riki was even a little speechless. No, she had always been firm in her stance, how did it suddenly become a good friend ending? Weren't they arguing just now?

"Shiina-san, are you still shy about making friends? This is usually the case on the first day of kindergarten, right?"

Nakagawa Nobuyuki spoke softly.

"Who is the kid?" Shiina Rikki retorted subconsciously immediately, but this time he couldn't think of how to refute Nakagawa Nobuyuki's words.

"...make friends just make friends!"

In the past, it was hard for Shiina Riki to imagine that one day he would use the adjective "gritting his teeth" to describe the act of making new friends.

At this moment, the tense atmosphere at the scene had become extremely strange:

Even the usually calm classmate Wakaba Mu opened his eyes slightly.

Takamatsu Deng blinked blankly. Although he didn't know what happened, it seemed that Nakagawa and Riki suddenly became very close... probably a good thing.

Chihaya Aine didn't think so much. She just saw that Shiina Tatsuki, who was originally as fierce as a tiger descending from the mountain, was now reduced to a domestic kitten by Nakagawa Shin in just a few words.

Only Nagasaki Suyo was still sipping the warm black tea and watching everything that had just happened with a smile.

"...interesting."

On the other side of the table, a white-haired girl who looked like a cat, holding a cup of parfait that she had eaten very cleanly, was watching everything that had just happened with great interest.

At this time, Miss Rinrinko heard the not-so-small noise outside and came out.

"Lixi, what happened just now?"

"...making friends with others."

"what?"

Miss Rinrinko looked around and everyone nodded, confirming what Li Xi said, especially a boy carrying a commuter bag, who nodded particularly vigorously.

......

"Thank you for your hospitality today. I will definitely come and have fun next time if I have time. Shiina, see you next time!"

Nakagawa Nobuyuki waved towards the counter, winked at Shiina Riki with a smile, and even said goodbye to her specifically.

"You'd better never come!"

Shiina Riki said with gritted teeth, and grabbed a piece of kitchen paper used to wipe the table, and threw it into the trash can on the side as if he mistook the kitchen paper for Nakagawa Nobuyuki. As soon as Shiina Riki let go, the kitchen paper unfolded again and fell lightly to the ground.

"Riki...don't be mad at Nakagawa-san...I fell down on my own."

Takamatsu Deng sat at the counter and quietly defended Nakagawa Nobuyuki.

"Deng, of course I'm not mad at Nakagawa...uh...we're friends, how could I be mad at a friend?"