A band simulator, but all girl-heavy!

In the already small rental house, only Aoi and Nina were left standing there blankly. The air was filled with an indescribable awkwardness and silence, giving them the illusion that there were only two of them left in the world.

"That irresponsible fellow, Miss Momoka...!"

What broke the silence was Renai's gritted teeth muttering. Although she didn't intend to continue, it was not difficult to hear what she wanted to express - Momoka obviously had a place for Aoi in her own home, but she still dumped her to her.

"Um, I think I disturbed Nina... I'm really sorry."

Aoi then turned to her stiffly and bowed slightly, "If you don't mind, I can help you clean up... but if you mind, I won't touch anything!"

Looking into her sincere emerald eyes, Renai had no place to release the irritation and depression that had been pent up in her heart. She just sighed heavily and spoke in a low voice.

"No need, you just need to have a good rest. Just don't touch my book."

"Thank you, Niina."

Aoi smiled and nodded, looked around the room curiously, then quietly found a place to sit down, like a child visiting a stranger's home, sitting upright stiffly and obediently.

In fact, Aoi is not a bad person. Renai has always known this. She is just like a hedgehog who wants to hurt everyone who cares about her. She cannot accept new things, and cannot accept that her little safe haven where she curls up is invaded.

She came to Kawasaki to prove that she was not wrong.

The band that Miss Taoxiang created became her warmest destination on this road. She could not accept being replaced, and even more so, she could not accept losing everything.

She had to admit that Aoi did give her a sense of threat.

But is it really good to keep this inexplicable hostility? Just like what I did with Subaru back then, it's more like just sulking than hostility.

Thinking of this, Rencai couldn't help but pursed her lips. After struggling in her heart many times, she couldn't help but ask.

"So...did something happen at your house? I heard from Miss Momoka that you were running away from home."

"Eh? Ah... Sorry, I should explain this to you, Nina."

Aoi turned around and explained with a somewhat forced smile the reasons why she had fallen to this point.

It is detailed but not too long-winded. It tells the story of how she has a great singer grandmother, who hopes that Aoi can surpass her and plans an easy path for her, believing that the girl band that Aoi loves is just a musical game.

In order to resist her grandmother's decision, Aoi left home and went to Subaru, wanting to join their band.

"You and Subaru are childhood sweethearts indeed..."

Nina felt an inexplicable sense of déjà vu. After all, the experiences of these two people were extremely similar. The only difference was that Subaru did not resist.

and……

"You, you just said, what's your grandmother's name? Tsurukawa Orihime?"

"what happened?"

Aoi was a little confused.

"Actually, my grandmother really likes Tsurukawa's songs... I used to listen to them a lot when I was a kid, and I never thought she was your grandmother."

Nina looked a little surprised. Although her mood at this moment was not as good as when she saw Momoka near the station, she was still very excited.

She didn't even notice that the resentment and embarrassment in her heart had been reduced a lot, and she subconsciously felt relieved, "It turns out that I lost to Grandma Hechuan's granddaughter."

"Let's not talk about grandma for now. I still want to talk to Rencai."

Aoi's smile gradually became more natural.

"Really? What do you want to talk about?"

"About the lead singer..."

"That's nothing to talk about, right?"

"But, Niina clearly looks very unhappy."

Aoi shook her head slightly, her eyes a little evasive as she said, "I don't pity Renai, nor do I think you can't beat me. I just don't want to destroy other people's cherished little circle. If Renai doesn't like me, I can quit."

"...What are you talking about now? Do you know why I'm unhappy? Do you understand me? That's exactly why I don't like your attitude."

Nina took a deep breath, feeling the fire brewing within her. She glared at Aoi with displeasure, "You barged in without my permission, suggested sharing the lead vocal position with me without my permission, assumed I was weak without my permission, and now you're quitting without my permission...and you're blaming it on me. Enough is enough. Are all you young ladies so arrogant?"

This sentence did not get a response from Aoi.

The words that were poured out from the heart were ultimately met with silence and stillness, which made Renai feel even more unhappy. Just as she was about to say something, she noticed a relieved smile on Aoi's face.

"What are you laughing at...?"

"Nina, your personality is really troublesome."

Aoi covered her mouth and laughed.

"We're arguing now!"

Jinna suddenly felt like she had punched cotton, and her entire body deflated. "Besides, it's still better than you liars who just like to cater to others...!"

"us?"

"Subaru-chan too—"

"Maybe we are sisters."

Aoi said jokingly.

"So, you don't have anything to say?"

Rencai muttered softly, "I've complained about you so much, don't you have anything to say..."

"Hmm~"

Aoi pondered for a moment and said calmly, "Actually, I was a little scared when we first met! He asked me fiercely, 'Am I pitying you?' and so on... I felt strangely wronged at the time, didn't I?"

"Are you still saying I'm troublesome?"

“It’s really troublesome~”

"Get out of here!"

"You asked me to say that!?"

The awkward atmosphere had dissipated at some point, leaving behind the subtle harmony left after the girls' argument.

In fact, Renai couldn't accept Aoi at first, mainly because she could sense a strange aura from Aoi. She thought that Aoi was different from them, and that someone without any burdens could not sing the songs written by Miss Momoka.

Now it seems that Aoi is actually the same kind of person as them.

She is also someone who wants to prove that she is not wrong.

"……sunflower."

Nina called out the other person's name softly, and after receiving a soft response, she whispered in a soft and thin voice, "...Can you teach me to sing?"

"of course."

Aoi's smile was unusually bright.

"Like I said before, you will always be the core lead singer of this band. I will work hard to make sure you have the skills to match this position!"

Only the gentleness of water can make the thorns dissipate.

[Unlocks Jing Qin Rencai's special personal memory: "Let's have a happy quarrel." Jing Qin Rencai's favorability +10, currently 56.]

116

Chapter 116: Peaceful!

The first morning of Golden Week is always beautiful.

Loving holidays is a common trait of almost most people of this generation. Under the influence of the relatively high-pressure social environment and the many holiday systems that began in their student days, holidays have almost become a synonym for escaping from the involuntary study and work. At least in these short few days, time belongs to them.

Aoi also loves holidays, of course, without any reason, because loving holidays doesn't require any reason.

For her, waking up to find that there were no extracurricular classes scheduled for this Golden Week and she didn't have to learn flower arrangement from her mother was simply a happy day in heaven.

In addition, the simulator had a good profit effect in the evening, and in reality the band would leave for Izu for a trip tomorrow morning, which made me feel even happier.

I took down the awkward vocalist in one night! Because I'm... Archangel Sotokanda!

Aoi slept in for the first time in a long time on this day. She opened the curtains and stretched in the warm golden sunlight of the morning. Then she washed and dressed carefully, picked out her favorite casual clothes and went out.

Today was a rare day off from her daily routine, and being the social butterfly she was, Aoi naturally preferred to spend time with her friends. So, she'd already made an appointment with everyone who had finished their band gig to go shopping in the shopping district around Shinjuku Station, preparing for tomorrow's trip.

The meeting place was at Nishi-Shinjuku Station. Even during Golden Week, the trains here were very crowded. When Aoi's good mood was almost squeezed out, she finally arrived at the meeting place, only to find that she was the only one standing there on time.

The depressed mood of being stood up by everyone grew with time, and finally, my companions who were late arrived.

The four members who finished the band seemed to have come together. Except for Little Pochi who was wearing a pink tracksuit as usual, the others were wearing their own private clothes, which perfectly portrayed the youthful beauty unique to high school girls.

"Ahh~ Sorry! We're late! I got lost in Shinjuku Station for some reason today."

Hong Xia clasped her hands together and apologized sincerely, even the ahoge on her head swaying with her movements. "I'm definitely more familiar with Setagaya... I always get lost in Shinjuku!"

"Ryo-senpai originally said she was familiar with Shinjuku, so I asked her to lead the way, but it seems we ended up going towards the east exit of Shinjuku Station?"

Kita kept complaining and pulled over Pochi, who had for some reason gone into a sick state. The pink slug lady's facial features had gradually become misplaced like an abstract figure painting, and her whole body was trembling so much that she was barely maintaining her human form.

"Look! Little Pochi was even hit on by a strange adult! He still hasn't recovered from it!"

"Strange adult? Little Pochi?"

Aoi's face was full of confusion. Although adults who flirted with high school girls were not good people, a girl like Pochi who always dressed in a particularly gloomy manner would not normally be the target of those people.

"Looks like some weird tout wants Pochi to come to the store and have a drink with them."

Liang showed no apology on his face, and even covered his mouth to suppress his laughter. "Maybe it was fate that led me to that area today... I saw some very rock and roll scenes."

"Hurry up and apologize to Pochi-chan!"

Hong Xia shouted.

Aoi, who probably understood the whole story, couldn't help but sigh. She watched Kita desperately shaking the little Pochi that was about to melt, then walked up gently and poked the little Pochi's face.

"Yili, come back soon~"

"what!"

In an instant, little Pochi woke up suddenly, like an artist performing a face-changing trick. His previously misplaced facial features instantly returned to their original positions. He looked around blankly, "Xiao, Xiaokui, and everyone... I, how did I suddenly appear here?"

"I've completely blacked out...! It seems like the damage done to Goto-kun was quite severe!"

"puff."

"You're still laughing! Apologize now!"

It's really as noisy as ever.

Aoi couldn't help but smile from the bottom of her heart, and shouted to everyone who was still chatting and laughing, "Well, let's start shopping today!"

In fact, the so-called shopping was just a gimmick for everyone to go shopping together. There were not many things to buy, and there was no great need. After all, they were going to a group camp instead of camping. Logically, they only needed to bring a change of clothes and toiletries, and the rest of the things were in the villa.

They bought all the daily necessities they needed for the training camp after just a short stroll. Soon, the group of girls began to shop as they pleased, going to the trendy boutique store that Kita was interested in, the used bookstore that Liang was interested in, and the music store that Hongxia liked...

When we came to our senses, everyone had gathered in the clothing store, excitedly picking out their favorite clothes.

Only little Pochi seemed to have fallen into a space he could not adapt to again. He had been huddled in the corner since just now, staring at the floor in horror.

Seeing this, Aoi walked over to Pochi-chan and asked with some concern.

"Ichiri, don't you like this kind of occasion? I'm sorry, I seem to have made you uncomfortable..."

"Ah, no no no no... I'm very happy! It's just... someone like me seems a bit out of place in a place like this."

Yili clutched the fabric of his pink sweatpants tightly with both hands, and his head hung even lower.

"How could that be? Pochi-chan is so cute...she wouldn't be out of place in a place like this."

Aoi chuckled and said, "Do you want us to help you pick out some clothes?"

"K- ...

Hearing this, Little Pochi seemed to be freed from his restraints again. His facial features moved excitedly, and he waved his hands in the air in panic, "It will get moldy if you put it on me..."

"Really? Let me smell it!"

Aoi's smile was like that of a successful kitten. She approached Xiaobo Qiying's long pink hair with a smile. She did not smell the unpleasant taste in her mouth. Instead, she smelled a faint scent that belonged to her alone. It was not offensive, but low-key, light and subtle.

Moreover, as the distance got closer, Aoi accidentally saw the beige collar and a corner of the black bow tie faintly exposed under the collar of Pochi's pink sportswear.

If you look closely, her hair looks neater today than usual, and her bangs are no longer the usual gloomy look that covers her eyes due to neglect.

"…Pochi-chan."

A look of surprise appeared on Aoi's face. When she looked up, she saw little Pochi, who was so embarrassed that he almost curled up into a ball. She couldn't help but smile knowingly.