Gravity Girl Shining

Uehara Hibiki scratched his cheek and began to formulate his words.

"only……"

"But you haven't all forgotten what the third week of July is, have you?"

Chihaya Aine put her hands on her hips and sighed exaggeratedly. Looking at Riki and the others looking at each other in confusion, she even emphasized her tone.

"It's exam week! Final! Exam! I've been paying attention in class, but review time and practice time are mixed together. Aren't you worried about your test scores?"

The practice room fell silent as soon as these words were spoken. Nagasaki Suyo was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized.

"Yeah, there are exams!"

It's a bit embarrassing to say, but since she officially became Hibiki Uehara's girlfriend last weekend, Nagasaki Suyo has been focusing on the band and Hibiki Uehara, and almost forgot about this matter.

In short, Nagasaki Suyo had to act like a good student in front of her mother and her grades must not fall behind. Although she was usually at the top of her class, she seemed to have missed a lot of homework recently.

Compared to Sushi, Takamatsu Deng was even more shaken. Besides her band and her usual hobbies, she'd recently been spending a lot of time running, and "running," completely neglecting her studies. She lowered her head, thinking back to her last monthly exam results, and suddenly her confidence was even lower.

"I've always been weak in some subjects. I'm not good at science, and I can't write good essays in Chinese... What if I fail this time?"

As for Shiina Tatsuki, she demonstrated good study habits developed from frequently leaving early and skipping classes.

"I can just stay up all night to review after the live show. That's how I always do it anyway."

Although she tried to act nonchalant, her eyes flickered and it was obvious that she felt a little guilty.

Uehara Hibiki looked around and saw the different expressions of his girlfriends, and he couldn't help but become serious.

"Although we have already determined our future life direction, which is to form a professional band for life, learning is still very necessary."

Then he paused deliberately, glanced at everyone in the band, raised a finger, and announced in a firm tone.

"As captain, I am announcing a new rule. From now on, band members must aim for an average score of at least 80 in all subjects. No failing grades are allowed. Violators will be severely punished!"

"What punishment?"

Hearing Aine's curious question, Uehara Hibiki immediately revealed a sly smile.

"That means no kissing until you pass the make-up exam."

"Eh!!!"

The four girls exclaimed at the same time.

Although Chihaya Aine and Nagasaki Motoyo were excellent students with high academic performance and were quite confident in their grades, they couldn't help but stare wide-eyed when they heard about this horrific punishment. Shiina Riki and Takamatsu Touma were even more nervous because their academic performance was poor and they lacked confidence.

Chihaya Aine covered her chest exaggeratedly.

"This is such an inhumane punishment! Xiang is so cruel!"

Takamatsu Deng was lost in his own world.

"No, no kissing? Then the rest...ah!"

She suddenly realized what she was thinking and curled up like a boiled shrimp.

“So everyone should study hard.”

Uehara Hibiki looked at the girls' reactions with satisfaction. This was exactly what he wanted.

"Even though we've decided to be a professional band, we can't become a band of dropouts. If our transcripts are too bad, it'll become a black mark on our history if they're brought up on TV someday."

At this point, everyone's attention shifted to the silent Kaname Rakuna. As a third-year junior high student, she would take the entrance exam in six months, and her usual cat-like behavior made it difficult to be at ease.

"Lena..."

Uehara Hibiki squatted in front of her, his tone unusually serious.

"Even though you might think it doesn't matter, you should at least go to a decent high school. If you only have a high school diploma, in the future..."

"Top five in the class."

Kaname Rakuna suddenly interrupted Uehara Hibiki, her tone as calm as if she was discussing the weather.

"what?"

"My grades, I've always been in the top five in my class."

Kaname Rakuna finally raised her head, a smug light flashing in her heterochromatic eyes.

"The textbook is too simple. You can do well on the test if you just muddle through."

The practice room fell silent again, and this time even Uehara Hibiki's mouth dropped open.

"is that a lie!"

Chihaya Aine was the first to jump up.

"Lena, you clearly told me last time that you were sleeping in class!"

"Because I'm bored. I can learn it by just reading the textbook."

Well, now that things have come to this, everyone can only accept this unbelievable fact.

Yao Lenai is a guitar genius, and also a learning genius.

Of course, a certain pink-haired girl who values ​​grades protested this.

"It's just Hanasakigawa! It's just a junior high school! If she were to be placed in the high school that values ​​academic advancement, it would definitely not be that easy!"

By the way, Chihaya Aine is eager to show her skills in the final exam and defeat Toyokawa Shoko and Uehara Hibiki, the first and second place in the grade.

Finally, Uehara Hibiki gave the final instructions.

"Anyway, we'll be focusing on preparing for the LIVE! However, the performance ban is still in effect, so everyone should work hard."

Four different sobs echoed in the practice room, and Kaname simply watched the scene silently, with an unreadable emotion flickering in her eyes.

I still seem to be out of place... I want to be... like everyone else.

Chapter 136 Chihaya Aine has a new idea.

Summer rainstorms always come so suddenly, as if God is in a bad mood today and casually pours a basin of water on people, catching them off guard.

Raindrops pattered against the glass windows of the RING cafe on the second floor. After MyGo's practice ended today, everyone was disappointed to discover that, of the six people present, only Nagasaki Motoyo had brought an umbrella.

This is probably the downside of trusting weather forecasts too much.

So, as always, everyone chose to use a tea party to pass the time, temporarily.

In a sense, this was also the band format Chihaya Aine had originally envisioned. Besides practice, they also wanted to have more tea parties, where everyone would drink tea and chat, rather than practice. After all, chatting was Chihaya Aine's strength as a yang character. Of course, being able to use Shiina Tatsuki as a waiter for a limited time was also a major factor.

"It's raining so hard! Even though it's the rainy season, the weather forecast didn't give any warning at all. It's annoying."

Looking at the rain outside the window, Chihaya Aine couldn't help but feel a lingering fear. Fortunately, she didn't pretend to be strong and say that she was close to home and ran back in one breath.

"really."

Uehara Hibiki nodded and turned to look at Nagasaki Suyo beside her. Although she brought an umbrella, she was in no hurry to leave. She just said that she would wait here with everyone else until the rain stopped.

The girl sat quietly by the window, her eyes occasionally drifting to the gray world outside, her fingers unconsciously picking at her nails again. Even though she tried her best to hide it, Uehara Hibiki could still see the little emotions in Nagasaki Suyo's heart from these small movements.

Sure enough, she still hates rain.

Ever since Crychic disbanded on a rainy day, Nagasaki Suyo began to hate the rain. Although Crychic has now reconciled and Suyo and Xiangzi have become friends again, habits are not so easy to change.

Besides, if she was the only one going home with an umbrella, it would be too unsociable. Nagasaki Suyo still wore a gentle mask and played the role of the mother of the band.

"Don't worry, I'm here."

Gently holding Su Shi's hand, the warmth of her palm passed to her. Nagasaki Su Shi looked at Uehara Hibiki and realized that her little action just now had been discovered. She suddenly felt a little shy.

"I'm fine. I just hate the rain. I wish it would stop soon."

To show that she no longer cared, Nagasaki Motoyo deliberately smiled and leaned against Uehara Hibiki. As expected, her heartbeat was steady... and she was excited in another way.

"You two should be careful, this is a public place, not a practice room."

Shiina Riki brought her last cup of coffee and sat down at the table.

Although Hibiki Uehara wanted to say that his reputation as the "Harem King" had long been known throughout Haneda School and RING, and there was no need to hide it, but since Shiina Riki insisted on being calm, Hibiki Uehara secretly gave Suze a kiss in the corner of his sight, and then the two of them temporarily separated... Of course, their hands were still held together under the table.

On the other side of the table, Chihaya Aine had already taken Takamatsu Touma to the unfamiliar world of the Internet.

"According to the post, this torrential rain, which even the weather forecast couldn't predict, is the work of atmospheric creatures. If we could summon the legendary 'Sunny Lady,' the weather would probably clear up immediately."

Today, Chihaya Aine is still browsing her phone. She can upload more than a dozen different urban legends to the band discussion group every day.

"For just 3400 yen, you can pray to the Sunny Lady to stop the rain and enjoy a sunny day."

"Atmospheric creatures... whales in the sky... so impressive!"

Unlike the others, the simple-minded Takamatsu Deng really believed in these things. Hearing her say this, Shiina Riki immediately turned around and severely condemned Chihaya Aine.

"Aine, you're looking at these nonsense things again. If you have free time, you should focus on practicing."

However, Uehara Hibiki's intuition skill sounded, and Aine's words were true.

Whether it is the sunny girl or the whale flying in the sky.

Tokyo really is full of hidden talents.

"Rikki doesn't understand the romance of urban legends at all. This is a popular topic among JKs right now. It's fashionable. Urban legends are a must-have in every chat deck."

Chihaya Aine stuck out her tongue and made a face at Shiina Ritsuki, and Shiina Ritsuki had long been immune to her various low-level antics.

Seeing that her attack failed, Chihaya Aine's eyes suddenly rolled, and she thought of a topic that even the music fanatic Shiina Riki could not be exempted from.

"But since we're all here, why not talk about something serious? Like—band posters and flyers!"

Nagasaki Motoyo and Shiina Tatsuki exclaimed "Ah" at the same time.

It was obvious that Chihaya Aine had a new idea.

"Doesn't RING provide printing services? We can design the content ourselves. I think MyGo, as a band about to hold a special live, needs to really put some effort into it and create something special!"

Shiina Riki put down his cup, frowned, and began to think. Indeed, as a newly popular band, it was time to put these promotional materials on the agenda.

Although Shiina Riki has always emphasized winning with the quality of music, as a RING staff member, she still understands the necessity of publicity.

But... the fact that this idea was proposed by Chihaya Aine is enough to make people uneasy.

"I don't think any of us are professionals in this area and don't have any ideas, so let's leave it to the seniors at RING. They have ready-made templates that are simple and effective, saving us the trouble."

Upon hearing Shiina Riki's conservative plan, Chihaya Aine immediately slammed the table in protest.

"Rikki! How can you do this? What do you mean by no ideas? I have a lot of ideas!"

Shiina Riki rolled his eyes and complained mercilessly.

"It's precisely because you have so many ideas that I don't want to hand it over to you. You're always the first to come up with some crazy idea. Last time, that awful idea of ​​'everyone wearing fluorescent material around their costumes' was so ugly during rehearsal! Luckily we caught it in advance and didn't embarrass ourselves in front of the audience."

After she finished speaking, she glanced at Nagasaki Suyo, as if seeking support. Nagasaki Suyo also nodded, with a little embarrassment on her face.

"Well, Aine's creativity is sometimes a little... too strong."

This is a euphemism for high emotional intelligence.

But unlike Aine who immediately lost her composure, Uehara Hibiki pondered for a moment, his fingers tapping lightly on the table as an idea came to mind. He then looked at Aine, then turned to Suze and Riki.

“Although that fluorescent decoration last time was a bit outrageous, everyone still liked the costumes designed by Aine, didn’t they? It shows that Aine does have a talent for aesthetics.”

Seeing Nagasaki Suyo and Shiina Riki nod subconsciously, Uehara Hibiki continued to add.

"Besides, the band's poster needs to have some unique elements. It would be a shame if we were to design it ourselves and just follow a template."

This is indeed the truth, and Shiina Riki immediately changed his attitude.

"So, let the light decide..."

"Shut up, Rikki, and stop looking at the lights for everything!"

After Captain Uehara Hibiki spoke, Chihaya Aine immediately became proud, decisively interrupted Shiina Riki's words, took out her tablet computer, and began to describe the grand plan she had just thought of a minute ago.

"So the flyer should have a gradient blue background! Just like the sky after a rainstorm, transitioning from blue to white..."

Surprisingly, Chihaya Aine's design is quite good. From the costumes to the posters, MyGo's color palette has always been blue, gray, black, and white, which is simple but impressive.

This time, she was the right person to be responsible for the design of posters and flyers.

"it's actually very good."

“Ano is amazing!”