Gravity Girl Shining

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Takamatsu Touma also wants to satisfy Uehara Hibiki's preferences.

Even if you cannot fully understand the other person's likes, even if you cannot fully realize the other person's wishes.

But this consideration for each other will be transmitted between the two people, rising, multiplying, and becoming more and more.

This is love that is more romantic than any elaborate plan.

Not far from Kishimojin-mae Station, a few minutes' walk away is the long slope of Tantei-zaka.

The cherry blossoms have long since fallen, but the vitality of spring is taken over by early summer and becomes even more luxuriant.

Takamatsu Deng stood at the top of the slope, looking at Uehara Hibiki down the slope. The girl smiled and threw her hat over with all her strength.

There are no cherry blossoms flying all over the sky, only spots of light under the shade of summer trees, which are not accidentally blown down by the wind but thrown out by hands, and the COS is basically deviated from the original.

There is no restoration element.

But it is extremely romantic.

Uehara Hibiki took the beret, looked at the girl who didn't know what to do next, and walked up the slope step by step.

With the help of the ramp, the height difference between the two people was eliminated. There was no need to stand on tiptoe or lower their heads anymore. They could look at each other straight in front of them.

Gently stroking her short gray hair and covering it with a white beret, Takamatsu Deng had a completely different temperament today.

Carefully embellished eyelashes, light eyeshadow, sapphire-like earrings, and lips the same color as cherry blossoms.

The charm of purity and devilishness.

It's not just the makeup given by Chihaya Aine, but also the surging love in the girl's heart. Uehara Hibiki seems to have returned to the scene when he first met Deng, that heart-pounding feeling.

Then, under the influence of the charm of the lights, it reaches a higher level.

Uehara Hibiki could no longer bear it, and the two hugged each other and gave each other a warm kiss.

It took a long time, until a cherry blossom fell on the white beret in the early summer breeze.

Today's kiss smells like cherry blossoms.

Although it is May, there are still late flowers that do not linger in spring, but bloom freely under the comfort of the sun.

……

Shiina Riki woke up at four in the afternoon.

After being tormented by his sister's love class last night, Shiina Riki finally got the chance to wash up and go to bed. He didn't even eat dinner and slept for more than ten hours.

Shiina Riki had woken up from hunger. Sitting up, he felt his stomach growling furiously. Even though there were energy jelly and compressed biscuits in the room, eating them during his break would be too much of a masochism.

Without bothering to clean up the room, Shiina Riki changed his clothes and went downstairs.

Although it was a holiday, there was no one at home as a matter of course.

Her parents had endless work, leaving early and returning late every day, and her sister had endless music activities, even on weekends. At this time, she was the only one at the Shiina family home.

Looking at the fresh ingredients in the refrigerator and thinking about his own cooking skills, Shiina Riki couldn't help but be amazed.

"Forget it, let's go out for dinner."

On the tram, Shiina Riki was flipping through his phone, wanting to see what news was in the band group, and he flipped directly to the top of today's post.

"Look, look, the lamp's new clothes!"

Nani!

Shiina Riki kept flipping through the group with trembling hands, and saw that since nine o'clock in the morning, the hateful pink-haired girl Chihaya Aine had been posting various photos of her and Deng in the group.

The two people seemed to have gone shopping in the commercial street, especially in clothing stores.

Under the control of Chihaya Aine, Takamatsu Deng tried on all kinds of cute clothes and posed in all kinds of cute poses, which made Shiina Riki envious and jealous.

Next week, this pink-haired kid's training volume will be doubled!

The last picture shows Deng wearing a white dress.

And a white beret, a light red coat...

Shiina Riki only felt a strong sense of déjà vu, as if someone had mentioned it yesterday.

No, no, no, it's just an illusion. How could Deng go shopping for clothes the next day just because of a casual joke? It must be just a coincidence.

It’s all because that pink-haired girl has such bad taste in clothes that she happened to think of the same thing as that guy.

As for the light, it naturally looks good with anything you wear.

Looking at Deng's cute private clothes, Shiina Riki felt that the hunger in his stomach was relieved a lot.

After a series of beautiful photos of lights, there was no movement in the group. It seemed that apart from practice, everyone didn't talk much. Only Chihaya Aine was looking for topics every day.

Shiina Riki couldn't imagine that she had so much free time. It would be great if she could use the wasted time to practice.

Speaking of practice, what should I do during these two days of rest?

Having never rested for such a long time at one time, Shiina Riki was a little overwhelmed.

Anyway, let’s go fill our stomachs first.

……

Walking out of the Galaxy Ramen restaurant, Shiina Riki felt both lucky and unlucky.

She remembered that Afterglow's senior Tomoe Ueda should be working here, but she didn't see her today.

Although it is a bit regrettable that she cannot see her admired seniors, being able to maintain this admiration on pure music rather than on the real person is also an important survival strategy for Shiina Riki.

However, according to senior Sato Masuki, the seniors of Afterglow have been acting strangely recently, which still worries Shiina Riki.

I hope the rumor of disbanding is not true. Tatsuki Shiina still hopes that Afterglow can continue.

However, even in the era of big girl bands, bands that can continue to exist are rare, and most bands will face various endings over time.

Either free and easy, or unwilling.

Shiina Riki had seen some of these things in her short career at RING, and she herself had experienced them once, and it was heartbreaking.

"No, no, why are you thinking about this now? Crychic disbanded a long time ago, and I'm a member of MyGo now."

Shiina Riki patted his cheeks to dispel the sudden distracting thoughts in his mind.

She now misses the drumsticks especially, and misses the time when she could put aside all her worries while playing the drums with all her might.

Although he promised Uehara Hibiki that he would definitely take a break and not practice anymore, Shiina Riki is a person who can't sit still.

Let’s go to RING first.

Turning the corner and preparing to go to the tram station, Shiina Riki saw an unexpected figure.

I saw Nagasaki Suyo and several students from Yuqiu walking around, talking and laughing, and they had completely become the leaders of this small group.

"Strange, isn't she from Tsuki no Mori? How come she's so familiar with the people from Yugaoka? And, that pink-haired girl isn't here either."

A strange feeling came over him, and Shiina Riki thought back to that day when he was distracted by Uehara Hibiki and was unable to talk to Toyokawa Shoko.

She is also a student of Hanaoka now, right?

An ominous premonition.

Shiina Riki has always known that Nagasaki Suyo missed Crychic and was obsessed with Toyokawa Shoko.

In the year after Crychic disbanded, Nagasaki Motoyo approached Shiina Riki countless times, trying to reunite Crychic. But for Shiina Riki at that time, Crychic without the lights was meaningless.

Now a year has passed, I have put Crychic aside, and I am very lucky to have formed a band again with Deng, and set the goal of being a professional band for the rest of my life.

But for Nagasaki Suyo...

Has she really let it go?

Shiina Riki couldn't guarantee it.

However, as an old acquaintance who knows each other well, Shiina Riki has always felt a little uneasy in his heart, and what he saw today has magnified this feeling.

It would be better to tell Uehara Hibiki about this.

Shiina Riki walked to a secluded corner and dialed the number.

After a long wait, the call was finally connected.

"Huh? Did I press the wrong button? Sorry, it's ringing, I accidentally answered it."

The sound of lights?

Shiina Riki looked at the time. It was already past five in the afternoon. What were the two of them doing together at this time?

"Deng, let me tell you. Lixi, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Yes... never mind, we'll talk about it later."

Because of Takamatsu Tomo's presence, Shiina Riki didn't want to share this speculation, which might damage the band's unity. She knew that Tomo was the one who valued the band the most, and she, being naive, had always believed in Suyo. Furthermore, Shiina Riki had no evidence for this matter.

"I'm glad you're alright. I'll hang up first..."

Uehara Hibiki's attitude was a little abnormal, and when Shiina Riki put his ear to the phone, he could hear faint panting.

"What are you doing? Panting like that?"

I don’t know if it was an illusion, but Shiina Riki seemed to hear Deng’s scream and Uehara Hibiki’s momentary silence.

"Nothing, Deng and I were running."

"Huh? Running? At this hour?"

Shiina Riki looked at the sky. The sun was gradually setting. Although it was not scorching, it was still hot. It would be very hot to run at this time.

"That's right, Deng's stamina is really too poor. In the practice room, he has to rest for several minutes after each song before continuing. So I thought I could go for a run when the band is not practicing to improve my physical fitness and cardiopulmonary function."

It does make sense. Shiina Riki actually had this idea a long time ago.

But she couldn't bear to see Deng suffer, so she didn't dare mention it.

"How are you feeling today, then?"

“It feels very… very hard, but very meaningful.”

Even Deng was working hard for the band, and Shiina Riki couldn't help but smile. He couldn't lose. But...

"Deng, your voice seems a little hoarse."

"Ugh!"

"When running, be careful not to open your mouth or talk, otherwise the moisture in the oral mucosa will be taken away, which is bad for your throat. Remember to breathe through your nose and drink plenty of water."

Shiina Tatsuki confidently began to share his sports experience.

"Okay, Li Xi, there's no need to go to class at a time like this. I'll take care of the lights."

"what?"

Shiina Riki was immediately angry when his proud class was interrupted.

"Are you guys in a hurry? You won't even listen to me finish."

Silence, then.

"It's really urgent. I have to rush to another band's LIVE tonight. Any less time I have to run with Deng would be a waste."

"Where are you running? I'll go over and keep Deng company..."

"Lixi can't!"

Huh? Why? Am I the only one who can't do this?

Shiina Riki was devastated.

"Today is Lixi's day off. Don't forget what you promised me."