Aspiring to be a girl in a band

Upon realizing this, Takamatsu Akari trembled with fear and quickly withdrew her out-of-control hands.

In her panic, she naturally met Arakawa Kirika's eyes.

Then, the light noticed... that Arakawa Kirika's current state was a bit off.

Those blood-red pupils... seemed to have faded, turning into pale pink, and her face also appeared somewhat ashen.

The lamp was momentarily at a loss.

Arakawa Kirika's eyes looked quite bewildered.

Already somewhat weakened due to the energy-saving mode, she became even more dizzy after being hit by Takamatsu.

It took Arakawa Kirika at least ten seconds to understand the current situation.

She was knocked to the ground.

If she were in a normal state, it would be impossible for Takamatsu Akari to accomplish such a "feat" at her speed.

She can easily dodge the impact; all that will happen is that Takamatsu Akari falls to the ground and gets a mouthful of mud.

That must have been a really interesting scene... It's a shame I missed it.

Arakawa Kirika thought to herself.

As for becoming Takamatsu Akari's human cushion, Arakawa Kirika is now too lazy to express her feelings or be angry.

She just wanted to get up quickly, so she said.

"How long are you going to keep suppressing me?"

As if suddenly awakened, Takamatsu Akari quickly got up and then helped Arakawa Kirika to stand up straight.

Arakawa Kirika's body acted as a good buffer, so the instigator, Takamatsu Akari, was not injured at all.

Arakawa Kirika, on the other hand, looks quite disheveled now.

The back of her school uniform was covered in dust, and because she instinctively used her hands to brace herself when she fell, she had several abrasions on her hands.

Fortunately, the campus environment at Haneoka has always been well maintained; otherwise, she would have been covered in much more than just a little dust.

First, the lamp awkwardly brushed off the obvious dust for Arakawa Kirika, and then carefully wiped her clean with its sleeve.

Then, she noticed the bloodstains on Arakawa Kirika's hands.

After leading Arakawa Kirika to sit down on a bench next to the flower bed, Akari quickly pulled out several Band-Aids with various patterns from her pocket.

Arakawa Kirika maintained a languid expression, letting Takamatsu Akari manipulate her like a doll.

Just as Takamatsu Akari was about to put that ridiculous band-aid on her wound, Arakawa Kirika frowned and withdrew her hand.

"Huh?"

Takamatsu Akari was taken aback, because until just now, Arakawa Kirika had been behaving very well.

"I hate penguins."

Arakawa Kirika tried to speak in a cold tone, but given her current state, her words were not at all hurtful; instead, they sounded like she was being coquettish.

"Oh……"

Gao Songdeng's mood immediately soured, and he could only let out a low murmur of agreement.

It's hard for her to accept that her favorite collection has been so directly rejected.

But... now is not the time to be sad, we need to... quickly treat her wounds.

Takamatsu Akari shook her head slightly, as if trying to shake the negative emotions out of her mind.

"And... what about these?"

Takamatsu took out all the band-aids she had with her at once, placed them in her palm, and offered them to Arakawa Kirika for selection.

Her collection of Band-Aids doesn't just include animal-themed ones.

Arakawa Kirika was completely unmotivated and didn't even bother to turn her head to look.

So the lamp had to add more service, extending its hand directly in front of Arakawa Kirika.

Arakawa Kirika then casually selected two.

"These two."

Arakawa Kirika said, and then Takamatsu Akari looked at the two band-aids.

The pattern above is...

【Heavenly Maiden】and...【Mandala】

It seems that Arakawa Kirika is more fond of plants than animals.

Upon seeing these two patterns, the lamp immediately generated even more associations.

Henba and Datura have one very obvious thing in common.

So Deng asked somewhat nervously.

"Arakawa... classmate, do you know what these two flowers are?"

"Who knows, it just looks better to me."

Arakawa Kirika answered quickly.

Oh...I see.

Takamatsu always found it somewhat unbelievable.

Because the two flowers that Arakawa-kun chose based on the criterion of "being pleasing to the eye" are both notorious...poisonous flowers.

Moreover... the lamp is also familiar with the flower language of both.

Celestial Maiden – [An Evil Heart]

Unlike the datura, the meaning of flowers for the datura is quite complex, and there are even completely contradictory meanings.

Datura – [deceitful love, treachery, terror...] Besides these negative flower meanings, datura also has one positive description.

Pure Love

The lamp secretly peeked at Arakawa Kirika's profile.

Which one is she...?

Book 1: Chapter 31 Solitude

Takamatsu covered Arakawa Kirika's wound with a band-aid.

"How about it……"

Gao Songdeng's eyes were full of hope, as if he had accomplished something extraordinary and was eagerly anticipating the other party's approval.

At this time, just praising her, or even just saying that her band-aid looks nice, can make Deng happy for a long time.

But Arakawa Kirika didn't understand this.

What's up?

Arakawa Kirika was very confused.

She couldn't understand the lamp's little scheme, and even if she could, she didn't want to say another word now.

She looked at her hands.

The energy-saving mode seems to even affect her self-healing ability.

If I were in a normal state, such a small wound would scab over on its own in a minute or two at most. When would I need to use such a ridiculous external object as a band-aid?

so tired...

Perhaps due to the impact of the collision, Arakawa Kirika just wants to rest for a while now.

And she has always been a dreamer who does what she thinks of.

And so... Arakawa Kirika leaned against Touka's shoulder, and then... slowly closed her eyes.

Huh?!?

The lamp's body suddenly stiffened.

She had never experienced such close contact before.

Deng's face quickly turned bright red, and his breathing became erratic.

She didn't know what Arakawa Kirika meant... but she knew she didn't dislike this feeling.

After all, Arakawa Kirika is so beautiful that if one could ignore her terrible personality, her charm would put anyone to shame.

So fragrant...

Because the other person was leaning on his shoulder, the lamp naturally smelled a fragrance emanating from them.

The fragrance, while sweet, also possesses a magical power that gradually numbs the senses.

Even those who are initially very wary will gradually lower their guard under the influence of this fragrance.

Moreover, Akari was completely unprepared for Arakawa Kirika from the very beginning.

Deng even felt her body almost go limp. But she quickly realized something.

Now... the two of them are in broad daylight.

Although there are hardly any people around now.

But... if we don't wake Arakawa Kirika up soon...

Deng swallowed hard.

She didn't want to become famous in this way.

Then the light gently patted Arakawa Kirika's face.

If anyone from the Moon Forest were there, they would definitely gasp in surprise.

Because the lamp was the first, a brave soul who dared to do so.

"So soft..."

The sensation from his hand also disturbed the lamp's peace of mind.