Heavy girl? I feel worse than Black Hole Trigger!

Lenai stared at his face and said.

Just like, just like...

It's like, so sad that it will melt with tears.

"Really?" Zhe Li laughed dumbly, "Then I have to try hard to be happy."

It was obvious that he was the one who was concerned and came here first, but he was the one being cared for by such a little girl instead.

A little embarrassed.

However, in addition to this, there is also a feeling that is close to relief.

Even if I don't succeed, it doesn't matter, as long as I can pass on this inherited goodwill...

"Here." Just as he was lost in thought, Lenai suddenly reached out and handed him something.

When I took it, I saw it was a pair of headphones connected to a guitar. Lenai was wearing the other headphone on one ear.

"You play too." Lenai said, looking at the guitar case beside him.

"I brought a bass today," Zhe Li reminded.

"Don't you want to play?" Lenai just tilted her head.

"……it is good."

He reached for the guitar case, took out a brand new electric bass, plugged in the earphones, and handed one of them to Lenai.

There was no signal to start, and there was not even a need for eye contact to convey the meaning. Le Nai just turned his wrist and plucked the strings after confirming that Zhe Li had pressed his fingers on the bass fretboard.

Listening to the familiar melody, Zhe Li smiled knowingly and waited for the chord progression to be in place before letting the low bass sound blend into the music.

"The leaden sky slid down heavily..."

The setting sun was desperately trying to claw at the horizon, as if it wanted to see them a little longer.

……

It was not until the song called Cloudy Day gradually faded away that the starry night quietly peeked out from the edge of the horizon.

Zhe Li put away his bass and looked at Lenai who was still holding the old guitar. She didn't seem to have any intention of starting to pack up.

"It's getting dark. It's almost time to go home."

Le Nai did not respond, but stared at Zhe Li for a long time before speaking abruptly:

"Orchestra."

"……Um?"

You've omitted too much. I don't understand.

As if reading Zheli's expression, Le Nai thought for a second and organized his words:

"Band, wanna play?"

"Xiao Lenai, are you inviting me to form a band with you?"

Lenai nodded and asked again, "Do you want to play?"

Is this the world of BanG Dream? Inviting someone to form a band is just a common greeting, like asking, "Have you eaten yet?"

"The band... I have no problem with that. But—"

The 24-year-old uncle looked at the petite girl with a scrutinizing look and deliberately threatened her in a low voice:

"Xiao Lenai, how old are you?"

"14." Le Nai made a number 1 with one hand and 4 with the other, then she remembered that Zhe Li's perspective was opposite to hers, so she swapped her hands.

"That means chuunibyou... well, it's not the time to go to college."

Zhe Li thought seriously for a while, but couldn't find a reason to persuade the other party to back off.

After all, he is not a pedantic old man. Even if he does agree with the saying that playing with things will lead to loss of ambition, he still thinks that a student's duty is to study hard. But for a kid like Lenai who is both talented and capable, asking him to play in a band is no joke.

When it comes to society, the most important thing in the end is assets.

Learning is for resume, resume can be converted into position, and position brings assets.

So learning is important.

But since Lenai's talent allows her to fast-forward to a professional career with the guitar in her hand, the meaning of "learning" to her is naturally much smaller.

……only.

"I can promise you that, but you have to make an appointment with me and go to school properly."

He didn't want the talented girl in front of him to rashly decide her future just because of a guy who might be thrown somewhere else at any time.

She may not regret it, but that person definitely will.

"Going to school, is it important?" Lenai was puzzled.

"It doesn't matter." Zhe Li said with a smile.

Not important? Lenai was even more confused now: "Then?"

"But 'days spent at school' are important."

Zhe Li squatted down and looked at her at eye level.

The girl's eyes, one blue and one yellow, really looked like a cat's, reflecting Zhe Li's blurry figure.

"To put it in a metaphor, well... if playing guitar is your 'air', then this is your 'water'."

Lenai shook her head, "Matcha is better."

"Yeah, matcha is better."

Zhe Li smiled at first, then slightly suppressed his smile, looked at the other person seriously, and said:

"But matcha is also made with water."

"I don't understand." Le Nai looked into his eyes. "But, we have an appointment."

"Yeah. We've made an appointment."

Zhe Li stretched out his little finger.

Lenai was a little slow, then awkwardly extended her little finger.

Hook it gently.

Lost Star Chapter 9 Summer Time Record: Chapter Sweet

"It's raining."

A fine drizzle hit the window, forming little water droplets on the glass.

Bao Dengzheli put away his guitar, turned off the effects pedal, and walked out of his own recording studio.

After an uneventful week, it's the weekend again.

Today he decided to open early.

In fact, he didn't have to do anything. He just had to walk to the door and turn the tag on the door to "OPEN" facing outwards.

Inheriting the bloodline of Alburruth, a royal family of the "Blood Stars," the arch-villains of the Build universe, his extraordinary physical abilities allow him to master anything and learn it with remarkable speed. This ability allowed him to master playing musical instruments in just a few days. Furthermore, he can utilize the Blood Stars' high-speed mobility, allowing him to clean and organize the café in minutes.

Then there are unlimited materials, so he doesn't need to purchase them...

No wonder he's not interested in running a coffee shop anymore. Isn't it enough to just have hands?

Today's Baodeng Zheli is as casual as usual.

……

"It's raining."

Nagasaki Suyo looked up at the sky.

Just like that day, a sudden rain came.

But this time there was no such sudden encounter.

The girl held an umbrella, slowly and firmly.

Walk out of the station, go into the alley, turn and go straight...

It was an extremely familiar route, but her steps became slower and slower, and her pounding heartbeat created a discordant note.

"jingle--"

Pushing open the door, the crisp ringtone sounded like a signal, making the yellow light freeze time.

Soothing music comes from the old record player, accompanied by the aroma of coffee beans.

There was a man standing at the counter, hunched over to turn the lever of the coffee machine. He looked up at the ringing of the bell hanging by the door and smiled casually.

"Welcome light—oh, we meet again, little girl."

"We meet again."

And she couldn't help but smile.

"What a coincidence."

……

We meet again. What a coincidence——

The person looking at him with a smile at the door was the girl he met in the rain.

How could there be such a coincidence in the world?

...Of course not.

Baodeng Zheli had long discovered that this girl had often appeared by his side since they met by chance at the station.

Stalking? Not really. After all, if Baodeng Zheli was just an ordinary person, it would be unlikely that he would be able to find this girl all the time.

If I had to describe it, she just saw the person but didn't come up to say hello.

She saw Zhe Li and Zhe Li also saw her, so just because they didn't say hello, they were both the same and there was nothing to blame.

For several days in a row, Zheli would take the bus to RiNG in Ikebukuro to inquire about some music business-related knowledge, and borrow RiNG's recording studio and equipment until his soundproof room at home was completed. He would not leave until school was almost over in the afternoon and return to the cafe to open for business.

On the way to work, he occasionally works part-time as a helpful citizen to consolidate his position as a representative of good people and good deeds in Ikebukuro.

It happens every day.

Even though his own recording studio was already set up, he didn't suddenly stop visiting RiNG.

I regularly refresh my knowledge of music, rock, and bands, and even go to concerts if I have the chance (unfortunately, due to scheduling issues, I never get the chance to enjoy a popular band), then play a few chords with Lenai who occasionally shows up, and finally, I steal a peek at the menu at RiNG Café...

Considering that his own cafe "nascita" is near Tsukinomori Girls' Academy, and the girl should also go to school at the same station, it is not surprising that they occasionally see each other.

In addition, Zheli's movements in recent days have been regular, and they coincide with Yue Zhisen's school hours. With so many times, as long as he is willing to take the initiative to look for him, it is normal to remember where he goes.

For example, apart from the time on Monday when Zheli took the initiative to say hello to her.

On Tuesday, just after school, I saw her glance at me and turn into the alley.

On Wednesday morning, I noticed her waiting at the station entrance from a distance. When I got close enough, I suddenly pretended to have just left the station, went to say hello to her classmates, and then left in a group.

On Thursday, around lunchtime at Tsukinomori, she was looking out from the school building near the street.

On Friday after school, I noticed someone looking around furtively at the alley leading to the cafe "Nascita"...

...It's strange, the more I think about it, the more wrong it seems.

In short.

Having seen it so many times, I naturally remembered that I would walk into the alley after school. Then today, Saturday, I saw the only coffee shop open in the alley, so I went in to take a look and happened to see myself.

The logic is smooth and reasonable.

The only strange thing is that he never came up to say hello the few times he saw me on weekdays, but why did he come all the way to see me on the weekend?

Since he needs to commute to school, he probably doesn't live nearby. The idea that he just happened to wander in doesn't hold water.

It's not that you want to drink coffee but don't dare, so you can only sneak out to drink it on weekends when you don't have classes, right?

After all, how could such a beautiful, cute, and graceful girl be a stalker? Right?