Aspiring to be a girl in a band

After leaving the brass band activity room, Xiangzi immediately blamed all the mistakes on Arakawa Kirika.

Only in this way could she convince herself to calm down.

……

After leaving school, Arakawa Kirika went straight to the park near the ring.

This is the place where that stray cat often appears, so it was Arakawa Kirika's first search target.

But after a quick search, Arakawa Kirika didn't find Rakuna. Instead, she scared the stray wild cats that lived there, sending them scattering in all directions.

So... all I can do now is try my luck at the ring?

Arakawa Kirika looked at the buildings in the distance, then started walking in that direction.

She still has no intention of adding Lena's contact information.

For her, the uncertainty of searching for stray cats is also part of the fun.

Volume 1: Chapter 80 Selective Ignoring

The interior layout of ring is unique.

The four girls, who have nominally formed the band "Le Er ⊙ 8? Wu Ling U Jiu sanVI? 8 箘$", have also made a point of choosing where to sit.

On a rectangular wooden table, Deng, Lixi, and Sushi sat in the southeast, west, and north directions, respectively.

If these three have anything in common... it's because they were all members of Crychic.

Aine sat alone at the bar, not because she was being treated differently... although one of the members does have a lot of complaints about her right now.

But most importantly, Ai Yin knew that the three people were familiar with each other, and although she was the initiator of the band, she was willing to give them more space to communicate and resolve their differences.

So she sensed the subtle tension in the atmosphere and thus chose to sit elsewhere.

And outside of those four.

A small wildcat was sitting at another round table not far away.

Lena scooped up the parfait in front of her with a small spoon, then savored the small spoonful of ice cream in her mouth; all the while she observed the strange group of four with great interest.

She first looked at Lixi.

She still remembered the girl with black hair and a beauty mark under her eye. When she was going to perform for Wuhua, she had asked the girl to use the public microphone, but was firmly refused.

But for some reason, today the other party generously treated her to a parfait.

And he was muttering some words that Lena couldn't understand.

What do you mean, "If that scumbag isn't here, I'll just give it back to you"?

Scumbag?

Lena tilted her head and blinked, not quite understanding who the word referred to, since she didn't know any scumbags.

Because Lixi treated her to a parfait, the past incident of being rejected that day was completely forgotten in Le Nai's mind.

He is a good person.

Lena thought to herself.

However, if it were Wuhua, she would definitely treat her to more parfaits, five or even ten cups, it's possible.

Therefore, Wuhua is five times, or even ten times, a "good person".

Lena was absolutely certain of this.

……

"Um...is no one willing to speak up...this is going to be difficult..."

Sitting at the bar, Aine looked on with frustration as she saw that although she had clearly given the three of them space to talk, no one had taken the initiative to speak.

Difficult to handle? Then I think we shouldn't do it!

Li hope glared fiercely at Ai Yin. For some reason, at that moment, Li hope suddenly remembered some scenes from Hong Kong gangster movies he had watched.

She did have an urge to flip the table.

To be honest, she didn't want to form a band with Ai Yin at all, but... since Deng insisted on bringing this guy along, she could only put up with it.

In the end, it was Su Shilai who took the initiative to speak.

"Wait a minute, let me sort out the situation. First of all... did you bring the light here, Aine?"

Su Shi asked curiously.

Neither Lixi nor Su Shi could properly invite Deng.

She raised this question to further confirm the value of this girl named Chihaya Aine.

Is Deng really dependent on her now?

If she's there, will she definitely be able to bring the lights too?

Su Shi's forehead was still damp with sweat, as if he had just been chasing someone.

In fact it is.

……

She had previously learned from Aine that Toyokawa Shoko was currently studying at Haneoka.

When she heard the news, her first reaction was shock, but then... self-blame.

She remembered the day Arakawa Kirika came to pick her up in the Moon Forest; she should have noticed it back then.

Because Arakawa Kirika was also wearing Haneoka's school uniform.

So what exactly was the reason, what was it that could tempt that cruel student council president to transfer schools voluntarily?

I was so stupid...

I should have deduced long ago that Arakawa Kirika transferred to Haneoka because of Shoko.

So she decided to act immediately. Just now, before going to Aine and Akari's invitation, she secretly ran to Haneoka.

Of course, she cleverly changed out of Tsukimori's school uniform.

Because she felt that Xiangzi definitely didn't want to attract attention, which made her much smarter than some wooden person.

And she successfully waited for Xiangzi.

But... she noticed that Xiangzi seemed a little absent-minded.

And... for some reason, her face was slightly flushed.

When Xiangzi noticed Nagasaki Motoyo, he was first stunned in surprise, and then he simply brushed past her, clearly not wanting to say another word to his old teammate.

Su Shi immediately chased after him, saying as she followed Xiangzi.

"Can we talk? I won't waste your time, Xiangzi. Just a few words will do."

Finally... Xiangzi stopped walking, not because she wanted to talk to Su Shi.

Xiangzi just felt that if he continued to ignore this person, she might actually follow him all the way to his house.

She didn't want to reveal her current address.

So she turned around and looked at Su Shi.

"I don't think there's anything more we can say at this point."

Xiangzi had already composed himself, and the blush on his face had long since disappeared, leaving only a cold and aloof expression.

"I...I've been looking for you lately."

Su Shi spoke in a somewhat pitiful tone.

"Hey……"

For some reason, Su Shi saw Xiangzi in front of her sigh deeply.

"You are... incredibly hypocritical."

As Xiangzi spoke, his eyes grew even colder.

Eh?

Su Shi was stunned. Had she said anything offensive just now? Why was Xiangzi's attitude suddenly getting worse again?

Su Shi appeared to be in a very low mood.

Saying things like "I've been looking for you lately" is just putting yourself on a moral high ground. What are you trying to say? Just because you're working hard, I have to be understanding and listen to you?

Xiangzi crossed his arms, making no attempt to hide his disgust for Nagasaki Sosei, the man who had been trained by him.

"No... I didn't mean that... really."

Xiangzi turned his head away, ignoring Su Shi's words, and continued speaking.

"So, what is it that you absolutely have to tell me?"

Perhaps it's because I've experienced enough of being looked down upon by some scumbag.

Being hurt by someone's words is such a painful experience.

So Xiangzi put himself in Su Shi's shoes and reflected on his own attitude towards Su Shi.

At least now she's willing to say a few words to Su Shi, and her attitude isn't as cold as it was at the beginning.

"Why did you transfer to Haneoka...? Was it because of Crychic, or... did you just dislike me?"

Su Shi's words made Xiangzi frown. Her transfer to another school had not surprised her. Ever since Arakawa Kirika transferred to Haneoka, she knew that she would be exposed sooner or later, so she had prepared herself mentally.

She thought for a few seconds before replying.

"It has nothing to do with any of that... To be honest, I don't dislike you... But could you please stop contacting me? I don't want to have anything to do with you right now... Best wishes."

Xiangzi tried to speak in a calm tone, then immediately turned around and quickened his pace.

Su Shi stood there, watching Xiangzi gradually disappear from sight.

She was repeatedly pondering Xiangzi's words.

Clearly, she had selectively ignored the second half of Xiangzi's sentence.

She now only remembers the first half of the sentence.