You are Toyokawa Shoko, then who am I?

"Is this so?"

Yamada Ryo withdrew his gaze and looked at Nagasaki Suyo again.

Although she always considers herself a weirdo and has almost no friends around her, she is actually a poor interpersonal communicator.

But precisely because she has a lot of free time alone, she has a lot of experience in observing other people's expressions and actions.

She could see a lot from this girl named Nagasaki Suyo.

For example, she would unconsciously rub her fingers together, which represented her inner restraint and uneasiness.

When she was with her junior, her eyes were restrained and controlled. They would not wander around randomly, but were confined to the straight line between the cup and the junior's nose. This meant that she was not confident in getting along with her junior, and she did not even expect that the situation would develop to the point where they were alone.

Combined with her actions in the afternoon when she stepped forward to help her junior solve his problem...

He cares about his junior classmates and interacts with them with a serious and nervous attitude.

No matter how you look at it, it seems like they are heading towards reconciliation.

And this girl plays the bass.

If I really reconcile with her.

What should I do?

Yamada Ryo lowered her eyes slightly, her expression remained the same as before. The unhappiness brewing silently in her brows was invisible to others.

Only when she was with Toyokawa Sho could she feel the wonderful feeling of being able to communicate with each other's minds and ideas.

Even if it's just a random thought, it seems that the other person can sense it the second before it is spoken out.

I really don't want to let you go out.

It’s obvious that what other bands lack most is a bassist.

How come it is redundant here?

If I had met my junior earlier.

With my strength, I won't have such useless worries.

"Shiina,"

Yamada Ryo opened his mouth and said, "You know there's a saying in bands that the bassist and the drummer are like husband and wife, right?"

"..."

Li Xi turned his head stiffly, his eyes filled with fear and awe, and his face turned pale in an instant.

"What an excessive look."

Yamada Ryo complained.

If my junior were here, he would definitely understand what she meant.

As expected, it won’t work without younger classmates around.

"What I mean is that the person who can best cooperate with the drummer in a performance is the bassist. You have played with that girl and with me."

Yamada Ryo said directly, "Honestly, who do you think is better, me or her?"

In a word.

Even the air seemed to freeze.

A plot that is bound to spread in the band's story naturally emerged.

As an adult, Rinrinko was the first to react. The bright smile on her face instantly became extremely stiff. A few drops of sweat from her forehead slid down her cheeks. Her throat rolled and her heart was in a panic.

yes……

Yamada-san originally applied so that she could form a band with Toyokawa-san. How could I have forgotten about that?!

Rin Rin Zi was sweating profusely and opened her mouth to speak countless times.

But this was Toyokawa Sho's own private matter, so she couldn't interrupt. She could only try to ease the atmosphere.

"Hey, hey, speaking of which, are you hungry? I'll go make you some dessert, okay?"

Rinrinko clasped her hands together and smiled sweetly, showing her gentle older sister demeanor.

Unfortunately, no one paid any attention to her.

Linlinzihao, withering!

Li Xi looked at Rinrinko, who was tearful and about to take out a handkerchief to bite in her mouth, feeling aggrieved. She felt that the store manager's style of painting was becoming more and more unique. It was probably because he had been with Toyokawa Sho and Yamada Ryo for a long time, and his body and mind had been assimilated into them without him realizing it.

She turned her head to look at Yamada Ryo, silently thinking about the question Yamada Ryo had just asked.

If we ask who has better skills, the answer is undoubtedly Yamada Ryo. Nagasaki Motoyo has only been learning bass for a little over a month, so of course she can't be Yamada Ryo's opponent.

But Nagasaki Suyo has an advantage that Yamada Ryo cannot match. She used to be the bassist of Crychic, which is something that Yamada Ryo cannot match no matter how good his skills are.

As long as Toyokawa Sho wants to rebuild Crychic, Nagasaki Suyo is the inevitable choice.

but.

Recalling the conversation I had with Toyokawa Sho yesterday.

Li Xi could vaguely feel that Toyokawa Sho now did not seem to be forcing the band to reunite.

Although this is just her personal guess and may not be true, Li Xi feels that this possibility is... very high.

And she did see in her memory of another world line that Toyokawa Sho had formed a new band to compete with them.

That is to say.

For Toyokawa Sho, Crychic is not necessary.

Now that Yamada Ryo is here, Nagasaki Suyo can actually be optimized out.

"Trust Xiang."

Now, with the constant affirmation from Toyokawa Sho, Riki has shed much of her youthfulness and immaturity. She pushed a plate of French fries on the table in front of Yamada Ryo and, somewhat unskillfully, tried to encourage others like Toyokawa Sho.

"Although I don't know exactly what will happen...but, I can be sure that Xiang is different from that person. Even if there are unspeakable things, he will definitely not let those around him get hurt. This is the only thing I can guarantee 100%."

Yamada Ryo and Rinrinko looked at the plate of French fries at the same time, and then looked at Riki at the same time.

There was an expression of disbelief in his eyes.

"Hey...what does that look mean?"

Li Xi asked with a dark face.

"I just never thought that one day you, Shiina-san, would say something so comforting..."

Rinrinko said in shock.

"There's data online that shows that couples in love become more and more like each other—"

Yamada Ryo added.

"Noisy!"

Lixi raised her fist which seemed to burst with anger. If these two guys were not older than her and were her elders in terms of age, she would definitely pick up two guitars and let these two guys experience the arm strength of a drummer.

But there are some details worth noting.

She did not refute Yamada Ryo's joke.

the other side.

Nagasaki Suyo noticed the actions of Li Xi and the other two. She was worried about not being able to find a topic to talk about, so she smiled gently and spoke softly in a low voice.

"Ritsuki-chan looks very happy. When I was in Crychic, I didn't realize that Ritsuki had this playful side to him."

"That must be Shinji-nee and Ryo-senpai teasing her again."

Toyokawa Sho smiled and said, "Do you want me to make you some dessert? Pudding? Cake? Or pancakes?"

"I do feel a little hungry, but, Xiaoxiang, you've been working all afternoon. Why don't you take a break first? You don't have to worry about me so much."

Nagasaki Suyo pointed to the location opposite.

"If you don't mind sitting with me, why not sit next to me? It's not nice to have you standing like this all the time, Xiaoxiang. There aren't many customers now, so it's okay to slack off a bit."

"No, I'll just stand like this."

Toyokawa Sho shook his head. His legs were so tired that he was relying on the Corridor of Life to keep going. If he sat down now, he would probably have to wait until the end of the get off work day before he could stand up.

When Nagasaki Suyo heard this, the light in her eyes dimmed a little involuntarily. She rubbed her slender fingers vigorously, and the sweet smile on her face was stained with a dull haze.

"...Is it because of what happened a few days ago that you're unwilling?"

She raised her head, her voice seeming to become even more fragile than before.

Like a grass seedling that is about to bend under the wind and rain, or a rope that is about to break because it cannot bear the weight.

There was a strong sense of self-blame in her tone, as if she were putting herself in an extremely humble position.

"I really did say that too much. I didn't respect you and Lixi-chan at all. I never thought I would have such thoughts. I felt like I was being dominated by my emotions at that time. I wasn't rational at all. My mind was full of Xiaoxiang's affairs..."

"Actually, I really don't hate you or have any grudges against you, Xiaoxiang. On the way back, I kept blaming myself for not being able to keep my composure and properly communicate with you until the end, Xiaoxiang."

"Obviously, if we just follow your instructions, we can get in touch with Xiaoxiang very quickly. Even if it takes a few months to meet, it's still much better than not knowing where Xiaoxiang is right now."

"I don't expect you to forgive me, Xiaoxiang. If someone said something so outrageous to me, I would never associate with that person again. I'm already very happy that you're willing to talk to me, Xiaoxiang... But if possible, I really still hope to reconcile with you, Xiaoxiang. As long as you can forgive me, I'm really willing to do anything."

"At least...at least please, don't treat me as a disgusting person..."

After this long speech.

Nagasaki Motoyo's crystal clear lake blue eyes were completely wet with mist.

She originally wanted to hold Toyokawa Sho's wrist again, but she was afraid that doing so would be disliked.

So she restrained her hands, just tilted her head back, with red and swollen eyes, tears running down her cheeks like kites, and looked at Toyokawa Sho with trembling breath.

"Are you planning to use tears to gain sympathy? What a high rank! Is this the strength of Miss Yue Zhisen? Too powerful! With a series of combos, she's as strong as a ghost. I'm afraid I'm no match for her..."

Live broadcast warrior number one, Ryo Yamada, who was watching the show from afar, sighed.

"If I were Toyokawa-san, I wouldn't be able to handle such a beautiful girl crying in front of me..."

Livestream Warrior No. 2, Rinrinko, also commented, "What should we do, Shiina A-mu? Yamada-san's position as a bassist is suddenly shaky!"

"...What on earth are you two doing? Why are you using such strange tones..."

Li Xi, the only common-sense person among the three, complained.

Different from the trio who gathered around the table and started to enter the spectator mode.

When Toyokawa Sho saw Nagasaki Suyo's familiar opening move, many unpleasant memories flashed through his mind in an instant.

He sighed and patiently explained to Nagasaki Suyo.

"Su Shi, I'm just too tired. I probably won't be able to get up if I sit down, so I said I wanted to stand."

"Eh……?"

Nagasaki Suyo blinked, a few tears still hanging on her long eyelashes.

Just too tired...?

She realized that Toyokawa Sho didn't seem to be as upset about what happened that day as she thought.

Nagasaki Suyo's face was soft, tender and beautiful, and her cheeks, which had just been moistened by tears and looked even more delicate, gradually turned a girlish blush.

If the remarks just now were somewhat a display of skillful acting, besides the guilt he felt towards Toyokawa Sho, another factor was the fear that after becoming enemies with Toyokawa Sho, he would completely lose the only chance to contact Toyokawa Shoko.

So the reaction she showed now was her true self that was briefly revealed.

It would be fine if Toyokawa Sho responded to her with the same emotionally heavy words as she did, but if the two of them were not on the same page, wouldn't it seem that she was the only woman with heavy emotions and who was troublesome?

She picked up the cup on the table with both hands, tactically took a small sip along the edge of the cup, and took advantage of this brief moment to readjust herself and spoke in an apologetic tone.

"Ahem... Um, so that's how it is. I was overthinking it and said some weird things..."

Nagasaki Suyo's fingers fiddled with the cup uncomfortably. She raised her eyes again and confirmed in a weak tone.

"But... does this mean that you forgive me now, Xiao Xiang?"

"I didn't take it personally to begin with, and I was also at fault that day. I shouldn't have spoken to you in such an aggressive tone."

Toyokawa Sho said calmly.

He really didn't take Nagasaki Motoyo's words to heart.