Aspiring to be a girl in a band

Fortunately, the teacher responded to her expectations.

But... the teacher wasn't the only one who walked into the classroom.

Arakawa Kirika also put down her novel and turned her gaze to the podium.

She was a girl with long, straight pink hair.

If hair color is this girl's first characteristic, then "sunshine" might be her second.

Her gray eyes revealed kindness from the very first second she stepped into the classroom.

"Everyone, please sit down. Today, we have a new student in our class."

As the teacher finished speaking, the girl in pink finished writing her name on the blackboard.

【Chihaya Aine】

"My name is Chihaya Aine. I enrolled at this strange time because of my family situation. If you don't mind, please be my friend."

The girl had a faint smile on her lips, and her tone was lively and confident.

It was as if a spring breeze had blown away the clouds, allowing the sunlight to once again fall upon the earth.

The other students in the classroom were also infected by the girl's enthusiasm and couldn't help but greet her.

The lamp stared at Ai Yin, stunned for a few seconds.

Because... she had already met Aine yesterday.

At that moment, she was doing her daily routine—collecting stones.

And Aine, who was wearing a dress, happened to spot her.

So Aine took the initiative to strike up a conversation with her.

However, Akari noticed that Aine wasn't wearing the Haneoka school uniform, and since she was always bad at interacting with strangers, Akari gave an apologetic look and then ran away...

Even as he fled, Deng was still inwardly blaming himself.

I clearly promised myself I wouldn't be weak anymore...

But it's definitely not that easy to do.

……

Unlike a stationary lamp.

Upon hearing Aine's self-introduction, Arakawa Kirika quickly revealed a sly smile.

She could see it at a glance.

This is a child who grew up in a warm family.

Only those born into warm families and raised in love can always be so confident and develop such a radiant aura.

For Arakawa Kirika, this was the kind of girl she was.

It has a lot of tainted value.

She began to take an interest in the girl on stage named Chihaya Aine.

"Um... I'm a little concerned about what the teacher just said..."

After Aine finished her self-introduction, she touched her lips with her finger and asked the teacher a question with a curious expression.

"Is there anything you don't understand, Chihaya-san?"

"Um……"

Aine made a thoughtful expression.

"The teacher just said, 'We have a new student,' right... Could it be that before me, there were other students who transferred schools at this strange time? That's quite a coincidence."

……

Aiyin's question caused the teacher to fall silent.

Because she didn't know how to answer.

This issue involves Arakawa Kirika, and after being repeatedly instructed by the principal, the teacher has been avoiding mentioning Arakawa Kirika's affairs whenever possible.

"Ahem... Well... Chihaya-san, you can sit in the last row."

After coughing twice, the teacher chose to ignore Ai Yin's question and then directly assigned her a seat.

Oops... Did I say something wrong...?

I was just trying to liven things up, but it's completely backfired...

Aine covered her mouth, reflecting on her mistake.

Fortunately, her outgoing personality meant she didn't really take it to heart.

She responded cheerfully and then stepped down from the podium.

As she walked to the location designated by the teacher, Ai-yin actively greeted the classmates along the way.

This is great! It feels like... everyone in this class is so friendly...

Seeing that her greetings had been answered, Aine thought happily.

until……

She walked over to Arakawa Kirika's desk.

She had noticed two very obvious anomalies in the classroom as early as when she was on the podium.

One is that there is always an indescribable pressure in the classroom, which makes Ai Yin feel that even breathing is much more difficult than usual.

However... the students in the front row were all very friendly...

This left Aine momentarily confused about the source of her stress.

But now Aine can finally be confirmed.

That invisible pressure came from the person in front of him... who was extremely tall and excessively beautiful.

Another anomaly... also seems to be related to the student in front of me.

Aine glanced in the direction of the light.

Isn't this the child who ran away yesterday...?

And... why are only the two of them sitting side by side?

Everyone else is sitting alone... that's so strange.

Is it...

Ai Yin thought of a possibility.

Is she another transfer student...?

That's so unfair...

Aine was a little conflicted.

She had originally planned to quickly become the focus of the class by being a transfer student.

But... the moment Aine saw Arakawa Kirika, she knew her plans had failed.

Even if she were ten times more dazzling, she couldn't compare to the brilliance of the girl in front of her.

The person in front of her must be the kind of person who doesn't need to do anything; just being in a crowd is enough to attract everyone's attention.

Aine suddenly felt a little ashamed, so she chuckled awkwardly and prepared to skip over the combination of Arakawa Kirika and Akari and head to her own spot.

Instead, it was Arakawa Kirika who took the initiative to call out to her.

"You greeted everyone in front of you, but skipped over me? Chihaya-san is really biased."

Arakawa Kirika spoke calmly, her cool tone like an icy spring under the scorching sun, flowing into Aine's heart.

"No...no, it's just that I feel..."

Ai Yin was speaking when she suddenly realized she didn't recognize the person in front of her, so she awkwardly scratched her head.

"Arakawa Kirika, that's my name."

"Oh... I just thought Arakawa-kun might be the kind of person who doesn't like to talk, so I was too embarrassed to bother him..."

Aine's response was excellent, which raised her opinion of Arakawa Kirika by one point.

"you are very funny."

Arakawa Kirika rested her cheek on her hand and smiled at Aine.

"Ah...haha..."

Ai Yin smiled in agreement, then looked at the lamp.

"Takamatsu...tomori, I'm sorry about yesterday."

As their eyes met, Deng introduced himself and offered an apology.

After all, she ignored Aine and ran away yesterday.

"Huh? I didn't care at all. On the contrary, I feel very lucky to be in the same class as Takamatsu. I'll have to take good care of you from today onwards."

Ai Yin smiled easily, revealing her clearly visible little tiger teeth.

……

The lamp nodded.

Aine finally arrived at her location.

Having accepted the kindness from Aine, Tama felt... much more at ease.

If my relationship with Arakawa Kirika was a bittersweet experience...

The interaction with Ai Yin was a completely comforting and relaxing experience.

Volume 1: Chapter 38 Contact

Nothing unusual happened today, and lunch break time came quickly.

Almost as soon as the bell rang to signal the end of get out of class, Chihaya Aine's mind began to race.