Aspiring to be a girl in a band

To the light, Arakawa Kirika's face looked like freshly made tofu.

Arakawa Kirika finally reacted.

She frowned and opened one eye, only one eye... perhaps it was a way to conserve energy.

"I didn't sleep, I just lay down for a while..."

After giving a lazy reply, Arakawa Kirika closed her eyes again.

Seeing that the other person wasn't really asleep, Akari breathed a sigh of relief, then she brought her lips close to Arakawa Kirika's ear and whispered something.

"Then... shall we come to the Astronomy Department?"

The Astronomy Department... what kind of place is that?

Arakawa Kirika heard the sound coming from beside her ear.

But the thought of having to move filled her with reluctance.

"My activity room... Go rest there."

Gao Songdeng continued to persuade him.

The lamp was extremely careful, wanting to convey its goodwill to Arakawa Kirika's heart as much as possible.

Finally, Arakawa Kirika slowly stood up.

This certainly doesn't mean she was "moved" by Gao Songdeng; she just wanted to get to that activity room as soon as possible to stop this guy from chattering on and on.

……

Seeing Arakawa Kirika's swaying figure, Takamatsu Akari quickly followed to her side and supported her.

Arakawa Kirika's current state is truly worrying.

Finally, after a brief "migration".

The two finally arrived at their destination.

Upon entering, Arakawa Kirika quickly glanced around before frowning.

Can this place really be called an "activity room"?

There are only two tables and chairs, and a bookcase.

There wasn't even a soft sofa, let alone any other furniture.

Moreover, the area is unusually cramped. Wouldn't it feel oppressive to stay in such a place?

Arakawa Kirika sat down with a look of disgust on her face.

The lamp could finally rest, after all, she herself was just a weakling.

After supporting Arakawa Kirika, who was much taller than her, for such a long distance, the lamp had long since reached its limit.

To cool off, the two of them almost simultaneously unbuttoned their collars.

Coupled with the obvious panting, if someone with impure thoughts were present, they might have some wicked ideas.

After resting for a while, Akari checked on Arakawa Kirika's condition.

Arakawa Kirika had already closed her eyes.

Then the lamp sighed.

If she could… she really wanted to chat with Arakawa Kirika.

After some twists and turns, Deng was also a little hungry. After all, she had come to the flower bed to pick up stones as soon as her lunch break started, and then she encountered Arakawa Kirika. Not only did she waste a lot of energy, but she also didn't have time to eat.

Fortunately, Deng is a complete bento fanatic and never goes to the school cafeteria.

She slowly took out the lunchbox that had been sitting in her bag for a long time and placed it on the table in the activity room.

However, before he could take two bites, he suddenly realized that Arakawa Kirika was staring at him.

The lamp blinked in confusion.

Then, carrying his own bento box, he approached Arakawa Kirika.

"Want some?"

As she spoke, the lamp picked up a meat pie and tried to feed it to Arakawa Kirika.

Arakawa Kirika still looked disgusted.

She saw what was inside the lunchbox.

The rice is decorated with heart-shaped patterns drawn with sauce.

The carrots were thoughtfully cut into the shape of little rabbits.

And there's this little pig-shaped meat pie that was placed in front of me.

This bento box silently expresses the parents' love for their child, but for Arakawa Kirika...

It's absolutely disgusting.

Who would want to eat such disgusting stuff, especially cold food...?

Arakawa Kirika utterly detested Japan's cold-food bento culture. "Is it really that hard to add an insulation function to a bento box?" she couldn't help but think.

Arakawa Kirika frowned and shook her head.

"Is that so..."

Seeing Arakawa Kirika's disgusted look, Akari's mood immediately plummeted, and she awkwardly scratched her face. It seemed that she also realized how embarrassing it was to show such a bento to others.

"Then...would you like some water?"

Then, the lamp carefully took out an unopened bottle of mineral water and handed it to Arakawa Kirika.

Arakawa Kirika took it, but quickly placed it on the table, showing no intention of drinking it.

She also dislikes cold drinks. Although mineral water isn't cold, it's not hot either, so she doesn't want to drink it unless absolutely necessary.

She's just that kind of willful and troublesome person.

Arakawa Kirika rejected her kindness twice.

The lamp lost the courage to continue its friendly gestures and simply began eating its bento box in silence.

After Takamatsu Akari put the lunchbox away again, the two did not interact again, each sitting "well" in their own seats without saying a word.

Perhaps feeling a bit bored, Arakawa Kirika randomly picked up a book from the bookshelf to read.

The lamp noticed Arakawa Kirika's actions in an instant, because the books in her activity room were mostly related to astronomy.

After all, she is the head of the Astronomy Department, although... there is only one person in the entire Astronomy Department at present.

The lighthouse watched Arakawa Kirika's reaction with bated breath.

She was thinking that if Arakawa Kirika also liked astronomy... maybe they would have something to talk about.

But Arakawa Kirika quickly closed the book.

This made the lamp feel disappointed once again.

However, the reason Arakawa Kirika closed the book was not because she had any opinions about astronomy.

But right now... she's so hungry that she sees double.

Of course, she would never let anyone find out about this.

Volume 1: Chapter 32 The Worst Day

It sucks.

Arakawa Kirika is in a bad mood right now; she doesn't remember when she got back to the classroom.

This feeling of utter weakness robbed her of her extra senses, and by the time she realized it, she was already in the classroom.

But thinking about it, it's obvious that... this guy brought me back.

Arakawa Kirika glanced at Takamatsu Akari beside her.

At this moment, Takamatsu Akari was avoiding Arakawa Kirika's gaze, but she had no intention of playing with the stones. She was simply spacing out, and judging from her expression, she seemed somewhat disappointed.

Arakawa Kirika briefly recalled the events.

He had only refused her offerings twice; was it really necessary to be so upset?

The lack of energy caused Arakawa Kirika's judgment to decline significantly.

The reason for the lamp's gloom was not what she thought.

The lamp buried its head in the table, recalling what had just happened.

……

When Akari helped Arakawa Kirika arrive at the classroom at the last minute, the two attracted the attention of the entire class.

People were surprised...why the two of them arrived at the same time, and in such a rather intimate way.

Arakawa Kirika's state is also quite intriguing.

To outsiders, it was impossible to tell whether Arakawa Kirika was conscious or not, since her eyes were already narrowed to a slit.

A sense of curiosity quickly ignited within the class; everyone wanted to know what had happened between the two.

Knowing this in her heart, Akari could only grit her teeth, force herself to ignore everyone's gazes, and then place Arakawa Kirika on the seat.

Fortunately, a teacher walked into the classroom shortly after.

Deng breathed a sigh of relief; she really didn't want to experience being surrounded by everyone and bombarded with questions again.

But the teacher's arrival could only save her temporarily; as soon as get out of class ended, she would inevitably be surrounded by people.

The thought of this made Deng so embarrassed that he wanted to dig a hole and bury himself.

That's why the lamp is so dejected.

……

As the course progressed, more and more students noticed that something was wrong.

Because the tense atmosphere that had been hanging over the classroom that morning had completely disappeared.

That sense of crisis arose with Arakawa Kirika's transfer to another school, but it has now inexplicably disappeared.