Aspiring to be a girl in a band

She stood beside Arakawa Kirika and then followed her gaze.

But he found nothing; Xiangzi saw nothing noteworthy at all.

Arakawa Kirika looked at Shoko's puzzled expression but said nothing.

She then looked at the other two people.

Mu stood in the closest position to her without anyone noticing, but judging from Mu's expression, she didn't seem to have noticed anything.

"Arakawa-kun, what are you talking about... There's nothing here."

Aine, on the other hand, directly expressed her doubts in words.

Seeing this, Arakawa Kirika yawned listlessly, then turned and walked towards the door.

Although she was completely out of energy, opening the door for her cat seemed to be an obligation that the owner should fulfill.

So she decided to try a little harder and take a few more steps.

But Xiangzi quickly caught up with her and grabbed Arakawa Kirika's wrist.

Arakawa Kirika turned around with an unhappy expression and glanced at Xiangzi.

Her eyes seemed to be questioning, "How dare you?"

Xiangzi shrank back and quickly let go of Arakawa Kirika's hand, but she still said something.

"You...would you like to take a look at what you're wearing right now? Are you planning to just walk out like this?"

Xiangzi's eyes darted away, and an unnatural blush appeared on his face.

Looking at Arakawa Kirika's pajamas, she naturally thought of herself, who had been sleeping with her just now.

She glanced somewhat uneasily in Mu's direction.

Mu seemed to sense something, but didn't say anything.

Arakawa Kirika looked down at her clothes after hearing Shoko's reminder, and her eyes darted away for a moment.

“My clothes are my clothes.”

So Arakawa Kirika gave the order.

...Upon hearing Arakawa Kirika's order, Shoko did not act immediately as usual, but instead... looked at Arakawa Kirika with an incredulous expression.

This bastard... are you kidding me?

Xiangzi really wanted to question Arakawa Kirika about what she was thinking.

Mu...she's here right now.

She's your...girlfriend, isn't she? Why do you need me to replace her?

Xiangzi and Mu looked at each other awkwardly.

Mu remained expressionless, like a block of wood.

But Xiangzi could vaguely see a trace of sorrow in Mu's brows.

Looking at Mu's expression, Xiangzi felt even angrier.

So... she refused Arakawa Kirika's order. She knew very well that if she dared to disobey Arakawa Kirika, she would most likely suffer severe punishment.

But she would rather get hurt herself than hurt Mu.

"Is that so?"

Arakawa Kirika wasn't angry at all when Shoko boldly rejected her.

Since she lacked the energy, she was too lazy to punish Xiangzi.

She pondered for a moment before looking at Aine.

"Then Aine, you can help me change it."

Arakawa Kirika said, then took Aine's hand and they went upstairs together.

Wait... what happened?

Aine was completely confused and was just subconsciously following Arakawa Kirika's steps as she went upstairs.

But she couldn't understand the current situation.

I'll help Arakawa-kun change his clothes.

real or fake?

Ai Yin sighed.

Aine knew Shoko, and she had also seen the girl with light green hair in Nagasaki Motoyo's phone photo album. The girl seemed to be a guitarist as well.

What puzzled her was that the two people downstairs seemed to be much closer to Arakawa than she was.

Why did Arakawa-san choose himself...?

Aine was very curious, but... she knew now was not the time to investigate this question.

……

Arakawa Kirika and Aine gradually disappeared from sight.

Xiangzi looked at Mu with a complicated expression.

Mu remained expressionless, but... Xiangzi, who had played with Mu since childhood, knew very well.

Mu must be feeling very sad right now.

So Xiangzi hugged Mu and pressed Mu's head against her shoulder.

"Feel sorry……"

Xiangzi said to Mu.

After a long while, Mu finally spoke.

"From the day I fell in love with Kirika... I was mentally prepared, so it's not Saki's fault."

This is a lie.

Xiangzi could sense it.

She gently patted Mu's back, trying to comfort him.

Xiangzi knew very well that his childhood sweetheart had been very good at enduring things for a long time, or rather, she had long been used to enduring things.

But... isn't there a saying that goes, "Either erupt in silence or perish in obsession"?

She knew better than anyone how much Mu had suffered because of that scumbag.

These grievances have been accumulating, and sooner or later they will overflow.

Just as Xiangzi was about to say something, she felt... some unknown liquid wet her shoulder.

So Xiangzi quickly took out his handkerchief and wiped Mu's eyes.

Hey……

Xiangzi sighed.

She was speaking calmly just a moment ago, but then she immediately burst into tears.

How long is this girl going to keep up this act?

Xiangzi pulled Mu to sit on the sofa.

Mu remained leaning on Xiangzi's shoulder, occasionally letting out a soft sob.

After a while, Mu seemed to have calmed down and asked.

"Mist Flower...why didn't you choose me?"

Mu's eyes became somewhat vacant; she wanted to get an answer from Xiangzi.

If it were Xiangzi, then it would be fine.

But why...why would Wuhua choose the pink one instead of her?

Mu still doesn't understand.

Recently, Arakawa Kirika has been doing things that are basically like stabbing her in the heart.

Mu really wanted to know if Wuhua... no longer loved him.

Or... Wuhua never really loved her, and just used her as a tool for amusement.

……

Xiangzi sighed deeply again.

She desperately wanted to crack open that scumbag's skull and see what he was really thinking.

Arakawa Kirika is always so willful, able to trample on other people's feelings at will based on her mood or preferences.

That bastard...

Xiangzi gritted his teeth and stared in the direction of the stairs.

Can't we be a little more harmonious...?

Book 1: Chapter 94 Keeping a Heart from Sorrow

Arakawa Kirika quietly accepted Aine's services.

But... she has absolutely no mood to enjoy it right now.

At some other time.

Arakawa Kirika will definitely come up with some weird ideas to tease Aine while she's getting dressed.

But she hasn't done anything yet.

Arakawa Kirika felt a tightness in her chest.

She even forgot about the cat.

She kept recalling the books she had read.

She wanted to find an answer from what she had learned to explain why she was so upset.