MyGO has been re-femaleized in the second playthrough!

After packing his things, Lixi arrived at the meeting point as agreed and soon met Aiyin.

"Sorry to keep you waiting~ Let's go to this store, the fabric here is of very good quality."

"Won't it be very expensive?"

Ai Yin waved her phone and said with a smile, "I asked my parents for some pocket money, it'll definitely be enough!"

That's asking too many questions. A family that can afford to send their children to study abroad must have plenty of pocket money.

"However, after buying this, it might not be enough."

"Why not just buy something cheaper? You don't have to wear the costume all the time." Li Xi shook her head.

Ai Yin is a big spender; she only considered the effects pedals she liked for 30 seconds before buying them.

Aine said righteously, "That won't do! Even if it's just for performances, it has to be good quality. Poor quality fabric will damage your skin once it gets wet with sweat. Riki doesn't want her back to be itchy while she's drumming, does she?"

"That's true."

Drumsticks aren't back scratchers.

After accompanying Aine to the store to buy fabric, Riki's remaining time was naturally taken up by Aine.

Anyone who gets invited out by her should be mentally prepared; it's impossible not to be exhausted by her.

"Where to next?" Ai Yin asked.

"casual."

"This kind of answer is the most troublesome."

"I don't care—"

As she spoke, Lixi caught a glimpse of the familiar black and white colors out of the corner of her eye and stopped in her tracks.

Aiyin followed her gaze and suddenly realized.

It's a panda!

To be precise, it's a beverage shop featuring a collaboration with a panda character. The sign at the entrance even says, "Buy a collaboration beverage and get a free panda toy." But these collaboration beverages seem way too expensive.

It's more expensive than a matcha parfait.

"Riki, do you want to go?" Aine asked curiously.

"Not really."

Ai nudged Riki's arm and said with a smile, "What's there to be shy about? Everyone knows you like pandas, Riki, but this drink is so expensive."

She had just bought the fabric and didn't have much money.

Lixi took out his wallet, checked it, and looked troubled: "Tsk... I bought too many matcha parfaits for Lenai."

But I still really want this collaboration bonus item!

"Ah, Riki, look."

"what--"

The store also had a promotional poster on the wall, saying that couples could enjoy a 8.5% discount.

Aiyin checked her phone: "It seems that it's because these pandas from overseas are a couple, but the collaboration only includes one of them as a bonus? Hmm? That means if you want to get this pair of toys, you have to buy two?"

No wonder it's on sale.

Li Xi's face darkened, and she muttered, "That's shameless!"

"Should we buy it?"

"Yes," Li Xi answered without hesitation.

"That's true." Ai Yin thought to herself, "Li Xi, who loves pandas so much, will definitely buy two."

But then you can only rely on discounts; buying at the original price is too expensive.

But she glanced at Li Xi, and then their eyes met.

“…Let’s just buy it at the original price,” Li Xi said, arms crossed.

Otherwise, they would have to drag Aine along to pretend to be a couple, which is too embarrassing.

"Hmm~"

Although Lixi's family wasn't poor, she had worked many jobs and probably still needed money.

In this situation, we should save money wherever possible! Ai Yin made up her mind, nodded slightly, and joined Li Xi at the back of the line.

After a while, it was finally their turn.

"Two sets of the collaboration items, I'll take the chocolate one, Aine, what do you want?"

"I want peach flavor, oh right!"

Ai Yin smiled broadly and hugged Li Xi's arm: "We're a couple! Can we take advantage of the discount?"

"Huh!?" Li Xi blushed.

Couples? No way, we're just friends!

Don't cross your arms!

"Hey, Aine—" Lixi subconsciously tried to pull her hand away, but Aine held it tightly.

"Is that okay?"

Ai Yin gave her a look, and Li Xi then realized that she just wanted a discount.

Is it really necessary? It's just a tiny bit of profit... But denying it outright at this moment would only embarrass Aine, so Riki turned her face away and remained silent.

The shop assistant glanced at them and nodded: "Sure."

Whether it's true or not doesn't matter; they're just working people.

A short while later, the staff handed them drinks and interactive toys.

"Lixi looked at the plastic toy in her hand, as if she had been healed, and a smile appeared on her lips."

“That’s great.”

Hearing Ai Yin's words, she snapped out of her daze, her ears turning bright red again.

Once outside the store, Li Xi whispered, "There was absolutely no need to do that."

"Riki works very hard~ It's precisely because it's her own hard-earned money that she needs to think carefully about how to use it most cost-effectively. Besides, nobody really cares." Aine said in a light tone.

After finding a bench to sit down, Ai-yin handed the drink to Li-xi.

The surface of the cup is also printed with pandas.

"Aren't you embarrassed?" Lixi asked.

"Yes, a little. But what's done is done, and thinking about it now won't change anything."

As Li Xi drank, he realized that this made sense.

But what if someone actually thinks we're a couple? She couldn't help but sigh at the thought.

Let's look at the pandas instead.

Her gaze fell on the pair of plastic toys. They had no special functions or ways to play; they were just small plastic toys, only a size or two larger than her thumb.

"Is it good?" Ai Yin asked curiously, staring at Li Xi's drink.

"good."

"I feel so strange, can I try the chocolate flavor?"

Li Xi paused for a moment, then turned her face away: "No."

"Why?! I saved Riki a lot of money, you know? You should have said 'drink as much as you want,' right? Instead, I just want Riki's drink. I regret it now," Aine sighed sincerely.

It seems her peach-flavored drink does indeed have a rather subtle taste.

But it's impossible to give it to them.

“rikki~” Aine tugged at Riki’s sleeve.

""

"rikki~" Aine continued to call out, as if she would never stop until her request was met.

This is so annoying. Li Xi sighed deeply and reluctantly handed out the drinks.

"Only one bite."

"of course."

She shouldn't have looked at it, because if she did, she would have cared too much, but Lixi couldn't help but glance at Aiyin.

She gathered her hair up, lowered her head, took a sip through the straw, and her eyes immediately lit up.

"The chocolate flavor is really good! Ah, I should have chosen the same one as Riki."

Lixi stared intently at the straw.

If we keep drinking, wouldn't that be against Ai Yin? We're not children anymore, why should we care about such things?

"Riki, would you like to try mine?"

"Didn't you say it didn't taste good?"

"So I'm asking if you want to give it a try."

Knowing it tastes awful, why would you let others try it? Li Xi looked helpless.

"Here. Want to try it?" Ai Yin handed over the cup.

Lixi hesitated for a moment, but still carefully took a sip.

"Ugh—this tastes awful." Her face contorted in disgust.

"Right?"

But since I'd already spent money on it, it wouldn't be a waste to just throw it away. Ai-yin sighed and continued drinking.

Lixi thought for a moment and placed one of the panda toys in Aiyin's hand.

"Huh? You're giving it to me?"

"Just say you don't want it."

"I didn't say I didn't want it, I was just a little surprised, because Riki really likes pandas, right? Why didn't she keep it for herself, but gave it to me instead?" Aine exclaimed, finding it unbelievable.

Li Xi wanted to say something but stopped himself.

"...It's not so bad, is it?" That was all she could mutter in the end.

Yes, thank you!

Seeing Aine's smile, Lixi felt relieved.

She bit her straw and gazed at the sky.

"We're a couple!"—Those words were just a lie; she didn't believe them to be true, much less that they would come true.

But the thought of Aine possibly making that announcement to someone in the future filled me with an inexplicable sense of unease.

I've heard that quite a few bands have disbanded because of members' romantic relationships.

Therefore, Li Xi sincerely hopes that no one in the band will fall in love or get married.

Moreover, they have lofty goals... Being able to move towards the same goal is enough to be called happiness.

This sense of satisfaction is something that no one outside the band can provide.

"Aine, have you ever thought about... things like dating?"

Aine exclaimed in surprise, "Riki's actually gossiping! No, not at all."

"That's good."

"Why do you say that?"

Lixi paused for a moment: "I hope you focus your energy on the band."

"I see. So, if I say I've considered it, what does Riki plan to do?" Aine asked again.

What should we do? Li Xi pondered.