Aspiring to be a girl in a band

Deng smiled sweetly, and then... took out a Band-Aid from her pocket.

"Ah! Penguins again... It reminds me of the first time I met Dengdeng."

Aine happily accepted the band-aid that the lamp brought her. Although she was not injured at the time, she happily put the band-aid on her wrist.

After this "ritual," Aine felt as if she had truly gained half of the light's superpowers, and she felt much more relaxed.

Tsk...childish.

Arakawa Kirika, who had been observing from the sidelines, crossed her arms and commented in her mind.

But in the blink of an eye, she realized that... the lamp had somehow moved back to her.

"I... also want to help Wuhua."

The lamp stared intently at Arakawa Kirika.

Ok?

Arakawa Kirika was momentarily stunned as she stared at those purple eyes so close to her.

Was this child's eye... ever this beautiful?

She couldn't quite remember.

But Deng's words still reached her ears smoothly.

Then Arakawa Kirika said.

"I'm not nervous."

This clearly signified rejection, but the light remained locked in a gaze with Arakawa Kirika, showing no sign of backing down.

It's always like this.

...Speaking of which, Deng...it seems she was never afraid of me from the very beginning.

What an amazing girl.

Arakawa Kirika shrugged and then smiled easily.

And Deng Xin's words reached her ears at that moment.

"Perhaps that's true. I can hardly imagine that Kirika would feel nervous... But... I still want to help Kirika... Is that wrong?"

Tsk.

Arakawa Kirika's eyes looked elsewhere.

How heartless one must be to continue saying no at this point?

Arakawa Kirika believed she no longer possessed that ability, so she reluctantly accepted Akari's kindness.

It was a band-aid with a penguin pattern, just like the one Ai Yin had.

But just as Arakawa Kirika was about to reach out and take it, Akari seemed to change her mind.

She... deliberately avoided Arakawa Kirika's outstretched hand, and then, to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings from Arakawa Kirika, Akari almost instantly added.

"Let me... apply the mist flower, okay?"

"...Whatever you want."

With Arakawa Kirika's consent, the smile on Touka's face brightened even more.

Perhaps in this child's eyes, the act of putting a band-aid on someone is similar to marking them, both representing that the other person has become her possession.

That's why the lamp is so happy.

"Alright, alright, we're about to go on stage, Deng, you should get ready too."

Shoko reluctantly separated the two who were enjoying the moment, and then gave Arakawa Kirika a reproachful glare.

That bastard, he really starts flirting with other women the moment I'm not paying attention.

But if Arakawa Kirika knew what Shoko was thinking at this moment, she would probably cry out that she was wronged.

It was clearly Deng who took the initiative to approach her, so how did it become her being a womanizer?

...As he was about to go on stage, Xiangzi suddenly noticed that Arakawa Kirika's fingers, which were touching the violin, seemed to be trembling slightly.

No... I don't think so.

Xiangzi was clearly taken aback.

Although I had joked with Arakawa Kirika before, saying things like, "Aren't you nervous?", it was just a joke.

Xiangzi never really imagined that the incredibly assertive guy next to him would actually react with stage fright.

Perhaps she's just too good at hiding it... If I hadn't been so close to her, I probably wouldn't have noticed.

But... what should I say?

Xiangzi hesitated.

Should we make fun of Arakawa Kirika at this moment? Like, "You said you weren't nervous, but your hands are shaking so much... will you even be able to hold the instrument properly later?"

how can that be possible.

Xiangzi shook his head self-deprecatingly, then a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Even if we wanted to get revenge on this bastard, we didn't need to do it now. We have plenty of time...

Thinking this, Xiangzi slowly placed his hand on Arakawa Kirika's slightly trembling hand.

"Don't worry... If anything really goes wrong, I'll be there to make up for it."

Shoko pressed his lips to Arakawa Kirika's ear and said this.

Volume 1: Chapter 248 Since then

"what……"

Arakawa Kirika let out a helpless sigh.

The stage lights were a bit too bright, and the surrounding environment wasn't very quiet.

She could still vaguely see people taking their seats.

She glanced at the two girls beside her.

Lena and Deng were leaning on her shoulder.

Hmm... I've gotten used to it since then. Almost wherever she sits, someone will sit next to her and gently rest their head on her shoulder.

Now that things have come to this... how should I explain that I'm actually really hot?

In the end, Arakawa Kirika could only curse inwardly that such a large theater didn't know how to turn up the air conditioning.

By the way, speaking of... [since then].

Arakawa Kirika's thoughts naturally drifted to that school festival.

That was a memory she could never forget, but... to be honest, that performance wasn't exactly legendary.

The performance went well? Naturally, everyone said it was great.

But this kind of "good" always feels a little lacking.

Arakawa Kirika remembers being surrounded by many classmates after the curtain call... It was also on that day that she gave out her first autograph.

But that's it.

This first, and perhaps last, performance did not bring any change to her life, and she was well aware that she was not suited to that kind of path.

So soon after, she quickly returned to her normal life and continued to tease Xiangzi as always.

Sometimes even she couldn't help but sigh at how fast time flies; this brand new semester had vanished in the blink of an eye.

"Speaking of which, the last six months have been unusually peaceful, well... no, too peaceful."

As Arakawa Kirika spoke, she pinched Ryuna's cheek with her hand.

"Isn't peace and stability good? This isn't some fantasy world, where would we find so many wonderful adventures?"

Su Shi was positioned to the side and slightly behind Arakawa Kirika. It seemed that after these boring six months, she had finally let down her guard against Arakawa Kirika and even dared to be the first to speak after Arakawa Kirika finished speaking.

At first, Su Shi really found it unbelievable, and of course, she was reluctant to believe it.

But as time went by, she did find that Arakawa Kirika really... stopped doing bad things... Of course, this excludes her daily bullying (teasing) of Shoko.

"It's not just on my side."

Arakawa Kirika glanced back at Suze, then continued.

"Where... I mean, it seems like Mygo hasn't held many live shows in the second half of the year?"

"Huh?"

For some reason, as soon as Arakawa Kirika mentioned the live performance, Riki, who was sitting directly behind her, immediately changed his expression and looked very embarrassed.

Oh... is that so?

Arakawa Kirika squinted at Riki, causing a blush to flash across Riki's face, who then hurriedly defended herself.

"I... I'm not unable to write new songs! It's just... I've just hit a creative block recently! I just... I just need a little more time."

what……

Upon hearing this, everyone showed an "I understand" expression.

This girl named Lixi really can't keep secrets. With just a little provocation, she'll blurt out her secret.

"It's okay... Lixi, you don't need to force yourself."

The lamp reluctantly raised its head and then gave a smile to its companions behind it.

"If I keep playing the existing songs on repeat, they can last for a while, so there's no need to rush to write new songs... Rather, I really like the peaceful days I have now."

Although the lamp was speaking to Riki, her eyes couldn't help but steal glances at Arakawa Kirika every now and then.

Although it was a uneventful six months, for Deng, as long as he could stay by Wuhua's side, each day was not so boring.

Of course, Li hope noticed the little gestures that belonged to Deng and the look in her eyes that clung to Arakawa Kirika and couldn't bear to leave her.

But she could only sigh silently; at this point, it seemed she had no choice but to accept the reality before her.

Although this bastard has become human-like now, nothing is absolute, so I still have to stay by Deng's side and protect her. If this guy ever reveals his true colors and dares to hurt Deng... I'll blow him up.