Am I being simulated by their love affair.

Chapter 310 Their Unspoken Doubts

"I didn't expect to pass all three auditions." The girls from the Light Music Club sat in the cafeteria, looking at each other in disbelief.

"It's actually quite normal, isn't it?" Jun Matsue said, eating a bowl of Chinese cold noodles that was on summer sale.

"Neither Izumi nor I are beginners, and Sachi's bass playing is very solid. We're playing mature songs, so apart from Aya-chan singing the wrong lyrics, there's nothing to worry about."

"It sounds like I'm the one holding everyone back!" Aya Miyamura said, putting down her chopsticks in dissatisfaction. "I'm going to be singing in front of an audience! Just thinking about that scene is definitely stressful!"

"Yes, yes~" Matsueda Jun finished the last bite of cold noodles. "I was just reminding you not to forget your lines on the spot."

Although Chinese cold noodles have nothing to do with China, Jun Matsueda still broke his principle of not eating cold food for main meals and chose it. Eating cold noodles in the summer is indeed very refreshing, no wonder Chinese cold noodles have become an indispensable part of the summer memories of Japanese people.

"I won't forget!" the girl patted her chest confidently. "If I really forget, I'll just make something up~"

Laughter erupted at both dining tables. The three girls from the Light Music Club sat with Natsumi Imokawa, who was holding a camera, while Jun Matsueda sat at a table with two girls from his class.

Natsumi Imokawa was there to film the scene where the band announced the audition results. As for Tomatsu Tomoka and Mochizuki Haruka, they were just used to eating in the cafeteria with Matsueda Jun.

"So how will the audition be decided?" Tomatsu Yuka asked curiously.

"If the times don't conflict, I should be able to go to both." Izumi Mizuki glanced at her phone. "The earliest one is on July 10th. The dates for the other two haven't been confirmed yet, but they'll definitely be in the middle or late part of the month."

On July 10th, Mochizuki Haruka, who was sitting opposite Matsueda Jun, kept the date in mind. She knew she would definitely compete with Tomatsu Yuka for the seat closest to Matsueda.

"Isn't it almost holiday time again?" Natsumi Imokawa said softly, holding her camera. She had already finished her lunch.

"It's possible that it will be scheduled during the summer vacation." Izumi Mizuki nodded. "We'll see if it conflicts with everyone's schedule."

Summer vacation starts in late July, and it's the end of June now, so there's still a month until summer vacation, which is actually quite a long time.

After agreeing on the time for the next practice session, Jun Matsue left the cafeteria first, Haruka Mochizuki was called away by her old classmates from other classes, and only Yuka Tomatsu stayed by his side.

"There's a sports meet next month, will Yamami-senpai be busy?" The girl seemed to be talking to herself, but it also seemed like she was talking to him.

"This should be the last work of this student council." Amidst the incessant chirping of cicadas by the roadside, Jun Matsueda took over the conversation.

"Hmm." Tomatsu Yuka looked at a couple walking past them; the girl's smile was sweet and content.

The smile looked somewhat familiar to her, so the girl asked a few more questions.

"Since Songzhi is on the election management committee, does she have more contact with her senior classmates?"

Seemingly realizing that her question was a bit strange, Tomatsu Yuka waved her hand, "It's just that I haven't seen my senior as often lately, and I wanted to know how she's doing."

As Jun Matsue entered the teaching building, he glanced at the girl again. "I saw you when the election management committee held its last meeting. Didn't I run into you in the corridor later?"

"These past few days have been spent waiting for candidates to submit their posters, so I haven't had much free time and haven't seen any senior students."

The first-year students in the corridor looked on with longing as the two seniors whose names appeared on the notice board walked up the steps.

"They seem like a couple," someone whispered.

"Maybe they really are talking~" The two quickly returned to the classroom. The air conditioning in the room was a bit cold. The girl sat down and put on a light yellow vest.

"If you care about your senior, why don't you just go find her?" Jun Matsueda took out the sports meet registration book from the drawer, and Kominato-sensei told everyone that they could prepare to register.

"Your senior is on the same floor, just a few steps away. She would be very happy if you went to see her."

"That's true," Tomatsu Yuka smiled apologetically as she watched the boy walk onto the podium to explain the registration details for the sports meet.

So, in the café after school, Yamami Maki looked at the girl sitting across from her. The upperclassman had a smile on her face, but she felt a little uneasy inside.

Tomatsu Yuka scooped a small spoonful of strawberry parfait in front of her. "I haven't been chatting with you lately, have I bothered you?"

"It's alright~" The girl shook her head gently, "The sports meet is coming soon, and the atmosphere in class has been quite relaxed lately."

The girls ate ice cream while chatting about the upcoming July, mentioning sports meets, wind instrument competitions, and band performances—things that would excite them to the point of sweating.

"Do you know, senior? Aya and the others all passed their auditions!" Tomatsu Yuka wiped the bright red strawberry jam from her lips with a tissue.

"The first performance is scheduled for July 10th, let's go see it together!"

"July 10th?" In fact, Yamami Maki already knew through the message sent by Matsueda Jun, but she still tried her best to act like she had just received the news.

"It seems like it's at the same time as the sports meet. Maybe after competing in the morning, I'll have to go see a band performance in the afternoon. It feels like it's all physically demanding."

Fortunately, the girl's acting skills had improved after a period of practice, and although Tomatsu Yuka tried to observe her carefully, she couldn't find any flaws.

After finishing their parfait, the two left the cafe. Tomatsu Yuka took the subway home, and her senior decided to take her to the station.

"Speaking of which, the proposal for ice cream vending machines has been approved~" Yami Maki said excitedly. "Although it's not something as fancy as a parfait, we can enjoy ice cream cone freedom right here in the school building."

"I hope they don't sell out." Tomatsu Yuka imagined students queuing in front of the vending machines. "I feel like everyone's going to gain a lot of weight this summer."

"Why?" the senior student asked, somewhat confused.

"Because we can eat ice cream right in the teaching building, we don't have to go to the convenience store, so we don't have to walk as far as we want, and we don't have to sweat in the sun. Plus, we'll definitely eat ice cream more often."

"Isn't it bound to make me fat?"

Tomatsu Yuka watched Yamami Maki, who couldn't suppress her laughter; her senior's smile was somewhat similar to the one she had seen in front of the studio that day.

"So, was that smile just because the livehouse was fun?" the girl guessed.

Watching the girl enter the station, Yamami Maki lowered her waving arm and turned to walk past the locust tree where cicadas were chirping incessantly.

Yuka looked at her differently today, with a scrutinizing attitude. Was she starting to doubt herself?

The girl sighed deeply and looked in the direction of the coffee shop she had come from. She now knew that the boy's apartment was right next door.

"It's all Matsueda's fault!"

(End of this chapter)