Ai-yin casually remarked, "Riki seems to be enjoying it quite a bit."

"After all, there's nothing else to do."

"Oh ho ho. That's not very frank."

Li Xi snorted and ignored him.

"Do you hate this kind of thing?" Lixi asked casually.

“...What?” Su Shi asked back.

Upon hearing the sound, Ai Yin and Deng turned their heads and looked up at Su Shi.

"Su Shi, do you hate watching videos together?" Deng asked nervously.

always like this.

With such a sensitive and delicate mind, she always unconsciously appeared pitiful. Su Shi looked at Deng's face and opened her mouth.

"...I don't dislike it."

Deng said with relief, "That's good."

But I don't want to go through that again, Su Shi thought.

"Soyorin isn't very frank either."

Su Shi frowned slightly for a moment, but still smiled and said in a low voice, "I'm different from Li Xi."

"Hey," Li Xi said, dissatisfied.

Yes, they are different.

I will not betray Crychic.

After watching an episode of a TV series, everyone continued their study session. Some time passed, and the light seeping in from the window turned dim, and a cool breeze blew in.

"Ah, it's dusk," the lamp suddenly said.

"Really?" Aine exclaimed.

I've been studying for so long without even realizing it.

Upon seeing this, Su Shi said, "You've been studying for quite a while now, isn't it about time to finish?"

Lixi nodded: "I'll take the lamp home."

Just as Deng was about to answer, Su Shi spoke up with a smile.

"No, let me deliver it."

The study session was over. She could now use this opportunity to win over Lampard; if she could get him on her side, there was still hope for Crychic's revival!

Li Xi frowned and asked, "What are you planning to do?"

"I just wanted to take the lamp home," Su Shi said softly.

Li Xi turned the conversation to Deng: "Deng, what do you think?"

When asked this question, Deng looked up blankly.

Why did it suddenly turn out like this?

It felt like two invisible hands were pulling her from both sides.

"Don't go over there," Li Xi seemed to say.

Come over here quickly—Su Shi seemed to be saying this.

Deng lowered her head, disliking this feeling at all. She wished the moment could have lasted longer; she would rather be with everyone than be caught up in the argument.

*Clap!* Ai Yin clapped her hands loudly.

"In that case, let's all take the lanterns home together! We can stroll around and take a walk while we're at it; it'll definitely be fun."

The lamp's eyes lit up: "Love Sound"

It's so wonderful to have Aine here. She truly believed it.

If Crychic also had Aine

Does that mean it will never end?

Chapter 20 Deserter Aine, step forward!

Why does it always inexplicably turn into a situation where everyone takes action?

Lixi pondered.

She could tell that Su Shi was up to something; she must have said something to the lamp on the way home, trying to get it into her group.

How could we possibly let Su Shi succeed!

Aine's actions were exactly what she wanted; as long as the four of them were together, no matter how amazing Su Shi's wisdom was, it would be useless.

If there's any downside, it's undoubtedly—

"Shall we take a longer route? I want to go take a look over there!" Ai Yin showed no signs of fatigue, and still had a smile on her face.

Li Xi inhaled and said, "This is the third time you've said that!"

They were exhausted from walking. The lantern's house wasn't far away; they could get there by taking the tram and then walking a bit. But Ai-yin kept trying to take a longer route to go shopping.

If you have the energy, practice guitar more.

She somewhat understood why Aine had said that she was always angry with Aine in her first playthrough.

It was like walking a dog, but this large pink-haired dog was completely disobedient and ran wildly, and we couldn't hold it back.

It also feels like you're pulling someone along, dragging them along the ground.

"Riki, you're already tired? A drummer can't have this much stamina," Aine said with a smile.

"I'm not tired. It's just that I don't know when I'll be able to get the lights home."

Deng said softly, "I'm fine. I also want to walk around with everyone more."

Li Xi shook his head and said, "Deng, you spoil her too much."

“What’s wrong with it? Tomorin said so. Of course, it’s getting dark, let’s wrap this up after this visit,” Aine said.

"...Then let's do it one last time."

If it happens again, Lixi swears he will never forgive Aine.

It was definitely not because her legs were sore from walking.

"Is it okay?" Ai Yin looked at Su Shi.

“Isn’t that good?”

Su Shi's answer still seemed absent-minded. Having her wishful thinking exposed, she had no choice but to follow the three of them. She wasn't going to run away.

So, led by Ai-yin, the group took another long detour. This time, they went to a quiet riverside path away from the hustle and bustle. The sun was almost setting, the streetlights were turning on by themselves, and the evening breeze had arrived early.

Lixi said, "I need to buy some water."

The four people stopped in front of the vending machine.

“Buy me a bottle too!” Ai Yin said.

"What would you like to drink?" Li Xi asked indifferently.

"Mineral water is fine."

I've already consumed enough sugar and calories today; any more and I might become overweight.

Li Xi then asked, "What about Deng and Su Shi?"

"I want bottled water too..." "The same thing is fine."

Lixi pressed the Coke button first; it was hers.

"Is this the water you were talking about?" Ai Yin retorted.

"what?"

I really envy your teeth.

Lixi then pressed the mineral water button: "I don't drink beverages like water—"

"But you often drink energy drinks, right? You eat jelly to fill your stomach when you're hungry," Ai Yin exposed, revealing that this was how Li Xi was in the first timeline.

"You even know that?" Li Xi felt a little embarrassed. She awkwardly gathered her hair and handed the bottled water to the three of them.

"I only do that when I have no other choice, it's not a frequent occurrence," Li Xi explained.

"Is it often or occasionally?"

Lixi couldn't argue. As long as she wasn't hungry and had the energy to move around, what did she eat or drink? But if she said that, even Su Shi would definitely scold her.

Knowing he was in the wrong, Li Xi simply didn't say anything and took a big gulp of cola.

"...It doesn't taste good, it's not cold at all," Li Xi muttered.

Ai Yin said with concern, "It's about time that Riki changed her diet, isn't it? I'm planning to spend my whole life with Riki."

"what!?"

This was absolutely the loudest "Huh?" that Ai Yin had ever heard.

Li Xi frowned and blushed, saying, "It's a band, right? Don't omit the key words!"

"They all mean roughly the same thing, right?"

"Not even close!"

Needless to say, just look at Ai-yin's smiling expression, and you'll know she said that on purpose.

However, he probably also had to consider Su Shi and Deng's reasons; perhaps his frankness was the wrong choice.

Lixi felt a little regretful, but in the end it was all Aiyin's fault. She could only squeeze the can fiercely and take another sip of cola.

The lamp whispered, "A lifetime..."

She was envious.

Unbeknownst to her, Lixi had already taken a step.

It felt like Lixi and Aiyin had suddenly become unreachable to her. They were clearly friends and had a good relationship, but it was as if there was a wall between them.

"I want to be friends with everyone for life," Deng said.

"My friend..." Su Shi said, tucking a strand of her hair back, "Being friends for life might be an even harder thing."

If there's no overlap, things will naturally separate and fade away. What Deng probably wants isn't the kind of relationship where you only meet once every ten years and things are still the same as before.

A band is a must.

Or rather, a group is essential.

"Is Deng planning to go to university?" Su Shi asked again.

"Huh? Yeah. There's a test."

"Where's Lixi?"

Li Xi gave him a look that said, "What are you talking about?" and replied matter-of-factly, "You have to take the exam. If you don't want to go down the professional band path, you have to have a main job. Of course, even if you do go down that path, you might not become famous immediately. You need to work to make a living."

Without a degree, you can only go to work.

She doesn't want to work for someone else her whole life.

"Aine-kun... I probably don't need to say anything."

Ai Yin shook her water bottle: "I want to take the exam too, and I want to get into a good university!"

Su Shi said calmly, "In other words, we cannot rule out the possibility that Ai Yin might study abroad."

Aion's expression looked unnatural.

Studying abroad? She'd already gone once, but as for the outcome... haha. She could only manage a few dry laughs.

"By then, it will be very difficult to meet in person."

The lamp gripped the water bottle tightly, lowered its head, and said, "Hmm."

"Can Deng accept the possibility of only being able to meet face-to-face once a year?"

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