Aspiring to be a girl in a band

Ai-on's energy made Deng raise his head again, and in that instant, Deng felt as if a ray of sunshine had shone into his heart.

"Well... that's all for now. Class is about to start, so I'll head back to my seat."

Ai-yin smiled cheerfully as always, then waved to the lamp before preparing to return to her seat.

"Wait a moment……"

Just as Aine passed by Lamp, Lamp reached out and grabbed the hem of Aine's clothes.

Then Aine turned around.

She saw the lamp pick up its little tin box again.

"Let's...choose another one."

As Akari spoke to Aine, she timidly glanced at Arakawa Kirika, praying in her heart that the other woman would not hurt her again.

"That……"

Ai Yin smiled, rummaged through the small box containing the lamp for a while, and then took one out.

Eh?

The lamp's gaze fell on the pattern on the band-aid.

It was a round, pure white, and fluffy flower.

Little cotton ball...

The lamp blinked. She had thought that Ai Yin would take another penguin-themed card, but instead, Ai Yin took a card with a plant design.

Aine noticed the confusion in the lamp's eyes, so she smiled.

She didn't explain, but walked up to Arakawa Kirika.

The cotton-patterned band-aid was handed to Arakawa Kirika.

"I already have one, so I'll give this one to Arakawa-kun. I hope it will cheer you up."

After Aine finished speaking, she walked past Arakawa Kirika with cheerful steps.

What is this...?

The unfolding events before her eyes were completely beyond Arakawa Kirika's expectations.

Aine's smile just now wasn't faked; she genuinely hoped to satisfy herself with this trivial band-aid.

I can't understand it.

Recently, more and more things have started to happen that Arakawa Kirika can't understand.

Her brows were furrowed.

For some reason, Arakawa Kirika suddenly thought of Toyokawa Shoko at that moment.

Because both Xiangzi and Aiyin are people who radiate light.

If Xiangzi is a ray of cool moonlight.

That love song clearly belongs to the radiant morning sun.

However, the sunlight was a bit too dazzling for Arakawa Kirika.

We must find a way.

At that moment, Arakawa Kirika made a decision: she had to see Aine break down and cry.

I resisted the urge to scratch my arm.

She put the band-aid that Ai-yin had given her into her pocket.

Then there was no more expression.

Meanwhile, the light that had been secretly glancing at Arakawa Kirika saw her put the band-aid into her pocket.

For no apparent reason, I suddenly felt much more relaxed.

They didn't even care much about the injury they had just suffered.

and……

Lamp turned her head and glanced in Aine's direction. Aine had just put down her bag and was about to take out her textbooks, so she didn't notice Lamp's gaze.

After glancing at Ai-yin, the lamp became even more puzzled.

She didn't know whether Aine had chosen it on purpose or simply thought the cotton ball pattern was cute.

You should know that the flower language of cotton is...

Cherish the people in front of you.

Volume 1: Chapter 52 Entering the Department

"Hmm... I think I should go check on the lights again."

Some time has passed since the school bell rang to signal the end of the school term.

After sorting out her interpersonal relationships, Aine quietly made her way to the entrance of the Astronomy Department.

"Yes, the light is indeed here."

Ai Yin poked half her head out, carefully observing the other person.

Huh? What's Arakawa-san doing here...?

Aiyin, who was perched on the wall, suddenly widened her eyes.

She clearly remembered that yesterday Deng had said that she was currently the only member of the Astronomy Department.

Even back then, Akari was still enthusiastically inviting Aine to join the club.

……

Arakawa Kirika was holding an astronomy book in her hands, but as for the title on the cover... Aine squinted hard, but still couldn't see it very clearly.

As for the state of the lights... it feels a bit subtle.

Is it that I care too much about Arakawa Kirika... or that I can't calm down?

In short, Aine hid by the door and observed for a while.

She noticed that in just one minute, Akari would steal glances at Arakawa Kirika three or four times.

And that expression... it was as if she really wanted to talk to Arakawa Kirika, but didn't know where to start, which is why she seemed so hesitant.

"So...they're that close...but that makes sense, if they hated each other, they'd never sit together..."

Aine had a feeling she couldn't quite describe.

Arakawa Kirika had clearly bullied Akari this morning, but it seems that the two inside have already forgotten what happened that morning.

However... this awkward and dull way of getting along...

This made Ai Yin feel a little uncomfortable. In her mind, human interaction should never be like this.

After secretly encouraging herself, Aine stepped into the Astronomy Department.

Her footsteps successfully attracted the attention of the two people inside the house.

"Aiyin?"

The lamp tilted its head and blinked, looking as cute as a little penguin.

It was clear that Akari was somewhat surprised by Aine's appearance, after all... when she invited Aine to join the Astronomy Club yesterday, the other party said, "I'll think about it."

Although the lamp wasn't very good at communicating with people, it could still clearly perceive that the meaning of this sentence was actually equivalent to "I'm not interested".

Then... if she's not interested in the Astronomy Club, why did Aine come all the way here to find her?

The lamp didn't quite understand.

Arakawa Kirika glanced up at Aine, then turned her attention back to her book.

He didn't seem to care about her arrival.

Seeing Arakawa Kirika's reaction, Aine was immediately furious.

What's wrong with that... It won't hurt you to talk to someone.

They were so thoughtful to give you a band-aid this morning, didn't they? Just look at me a little longer...

Although she felt a little awkward, Aine didn't show it.

She took the initiative to speak, breaking the somewhat awkward atmosphere.

"Didn't Akari say yesterday that she was the only one in the Astronomy Club...? Did Arakawa-san just join today? I'll join too."

Deng was overjoyed to hear Ai Yin's words, and then almost instantly pulled out a piece of paper, so fast that Ai Yin didn't even have time to react.

When Aine came to her senses, she saw that the lamp holding the paper was already very close.

"Really... This is the application form for joining the club. Just fill it out."

"Ah... okay..."

Aine was taken aback by the lamp's amazing efficiency, but quickly reached out and took the application form.

The amount of information to fill in was minimal, so Aiyin didn't spend much time on it.

After handing the form back to the lamp, Aine added with a smile.

"I've filled it out... Should I now address Deng as Minister?"

Deng was clearly stunned, even her breathing paused for a moment, and then she quickly shook her head.

"No...no need, let's just keep it the same as before...Great, now the Astronomy Department has a second member."

The second one?

Aine blinked again, puzzled.

"Huh? Arakawa-kun didn't join?"

As Aine finished speaking, Akari and Aine looked at Arakawa Kirika together.

Aine's eyes were full of doubt, while Akari's eyes... were full of anticipation.

Finally, a second member was recruited.