MyGO has been re-femaleized in the second playthrough!

"A lifetime isn't a few minutes, hours, days, or months! It's decades! What if I agree and then you give up along the way?"

"Of course I won't give up, but how am I supposed to know what you're thinking?"

What if you agree to it so readily, but then something happens and you fall apart like sand, never to be gathered again?

"The weight of a lifetime is not as simple as just saying it!"

Su Shi took a step forward, her voice low:

"Can you, as a student, bear the weight of someone's entire life?"

Aine also took a step forward, without any fear:

"cannot!"

"what?"

"How can one person's life be entrusted to others to bear? I don't want to bear such a life either. My shoulders are not strong enough to bear my own life plus the lives of others."

Su Shi frowned deeply: "Then what do you want?"

Aine smiled and said, "Soyorin said he wanted to give us all his countless moments, but aren't we the same?"

""

“I will not carry the burden of Soyorin’s life, but I want to make a promise.”

Su Shi hesitated and asked, "An agreement?"

"You ask me what would happen if my band failed for the rest of my life, and my answer would be—soyorin, you can ask me to do anything, after all, this time I was the one who invited you."

What is this? What use is your authority to command me? Su Shi could not agree.

"At the same time, I entrust my life to you."

Su Shi looked surprised.

Ai Yin continued, "I... can't guarantee that others will think the same way about how many moments you've spent with our band, but for myself, I would spend the same amount of time with you."

Su Shi turned her face away and said, "I don't need you to do that."

"Then I have nothing to give you."

Aiyin leaned against the railing and said softly, "The only thing that can weigh as much as a lifetime is another lifetime."

Su Shi remained silent, gazing at the shimmering river, lost in thought.

Was she recalling that rainy day again? Aine bit her lip in dissatisfaction, then grabbed Su Shi's hand.

Are you thinking about Crychic again?

No. I was thinking—

Su Shi didn't shake off her hand, but she didn't hold it back either.

"—A lifetime means pain, sorrow, illness... Even under all sorts of circumstances, we'll still be together, right? And that will last for a very, very long time..."

Ai Yin's expression softened, and she said gently, "It's not just these kinds of pains."

"But you can't keep going if you only look at the positive side, right?"

"So, Soyorin, are you going to give up?"

Su Shi turned to Ai Yin.

"It's not over yet, and even if it really is, we'll start all over again! No matter what you say, I won't give up. Soyorin can't give up either!"—Aine's words were still deeply embedded in her heart, impossible to remove.

Start over?

Su Shi opened her mouth: "Would you allow me to give up?"

Ai Yin replied, "No."

Su Shi gazed at her quietly, and Ai Yin did not look away, staring straight back at her.

Finally, Su Shi closed her eyes and let out a long sigh.

“How annoying.”

"Right to what?"

"Absolutely everything. This gloomy sky, the incessant sound of water, and a person who keeps nagging and pestering me—"

Su Shi remained silent for a second.

"—And me, who listened to her."

Chapter 47 I touched it today

“That means…” Aine exclaimed in surprise.

She accepted!

Su Shi sighed again: "It's nothing, I'm going back now."

"Going back now? It's still early."

"It's already evening, it's hardly early."

The streetlights are all on; in a little while, it will be completely dark.

Ai Yin smiled and said, "It's still quite early. Shall we go for a walk somewhere?"

"Why do I always have to go shopping with you?" Su Shi asked, frowning.

"Isn't it pretty good?"

"Hey, where to?"

Su Shi wanted to continue refuting, but no matter what she said, such as "It's not good at all" or "I don't want to go shopping at all," Ai Yin would probably selectively ignore these responses and only pick out what she wanted to hear.

Aine asked, "Is there anywhere Soyorin wants to go?"

No. If you say that, it feels like I'll be dragged around everywhere.

Su Shi seemed to be thinking, "I'm hungry, let's go get something to eat first."

"Hmm! How about going to a family-run restaurant?"

"I don't care, I'll go back after I finish eating."

"That's way too fast!"

Su Shi shook her head: "I don't want to be wearing my school uniform while shopping at night."

That's definitely not going to work... Aine agrees with that.

"...So let's talk about it after we've finished changing it," Su Shi said casually in a low voice.

"Eh?"

Ai Yin almost thought she had misheard. "We'll talk about it after the change," she said, meaning Su Shi was willing to go shopping with her that night.

In other words! Aine laughed, "So Soyorin really wants to go out with me, right?"

“I didn’t say that!” Su Shi said unhappily.

"Yes, yes, I know."

"...That's enough."

Su Shi was too lazy to argue with her any longer, and casually turned her face away: "Isn't it about time to let go?"

Only then did Ai Yin notice that she had been holding Su Shi's hand the whole time. Su Shi neither pulled her hand away nor squeezed it back.

Once you realize this, your fingertips and palms seem to regain sensation, and a warm, soft touch follows, making the area where your skin touches feel very warm.

Aine's face flushed slightly, and she looked away, saying, "You're annoying?"

"I do not like."

Do you want me to hold your hand?

Su Shi paused subtly for a second or two: "...No."

She regretted it as soon as the words left her mouth.

It's not that she wanted to hold hands, but the timing was wrong.

If you were to refuse, you should have done so a second or two earlier, immediately. But pausing for even a second or two makes all the difference.

"Absolutely not." Su Shi had no choice but to add another sentence.

The heat source felt in my palm has dissipated.

There's nothing to regret.

Su Shi touched her hand, not looking at Ai Yin. She felt she should look at her properly this time, otherwise she would seem a little guilty, but out of the corner of her eye, she saw that Ai Yin's face seemed to be even redder.

She didn't want to look.

"Let's go." Su Shi immediately turned around.

"soyorin."

"What is it now?" Su Shi asked casually, moving her hand to the front of her face.

But Aine didn't intend to hold her hand; she simply walked to her side and smiled, saying, "Welcome back."

"...Shouldn't I say welcome?" Su Shi said, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.

"For me, it's about coming back."

"But for me, it's an arrival."

Aine didn't mind and nodded, saying, "One day, Soyorin will want to say that he's coming back."

Someday? Su Shi didn't know if her first timeline self would have said such a thing; perhaps not.

Does she hope to be the one who can say those words? She doesn't know.

Accepting Ai-yin's invitation wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision, but it wasn't made after careful consideration either. The future remains uncertain.

"What if we can't do it?" Su Shi asked.

"Who knows~"

Su Shi said softly, "How casual. Shouldn't you be saying something nicer at a time like this?"

"Would you be happy if I said that? I'd rather prove it with actions than just words, but personally, I hope soyorin can say that one day."

Su Shi then asked, "What if I never say anything?"

"I think I'll be disappointed, but even if I am, Soyorin will be with me."

“I did not make such an agreement with you.”

"Done."

"When?"

Ai Yin's smile remained unchanged: "Just now. We'll be together through disappointment and joy, that's what makes a band for life. I'll be there for Soyorin when she's disappointed too."

Su Shi hesitated, but she didn't doubt the credibility of his words.

After all, when she made a complete fool of herself, Aine was there, constantly wiping away her tears.

“...I see.” Su Shi could only mutter.

"That's it."

“I can’t guarantee that,” Su Shi said again.

"Okay. That's good."

Silence descended once more.

Su Shi took out her phone, glanced at it casually, and then noticed the invitation sent by Ai Yin.

[Aiyin invites you to join the group chat...]

Feeling the gaze of the person beside her, Su Shi pressed the "accept" button.

The group chat name (3) suddenly became (4), and with Ai Yin's quick modification, the group name became "MyGO!!!!".

So exclamation marks represent the number of people?

Su Shi let out a breath and put her phone away. It was already night, and the streetlights shone even brighter.