In music anime, band girls won't be alone.

She never imagined she would be so nervous when she saw him again.

Gao Songdeng gently squeezed her hand to reassure her, then went inside to change her shoes.

After Nagasaki Motoyo entered, Takamatsu Akari looked at Shirakawa Sawa, who was getting a drink.

"Ze-jun, we'd like to have a talk with you."

The boy nodded, placed his drink on the table, and sat down.

Takamatsu Akari took Nagasaki Motoyo's hand, and the two of them sat down opposite him.

Gazing intently at Shirakawa Sawa, the former slowly began to speak.

"Su Shi has always tried his best to maintain the band and take care of everyone in the band."

"Without Su Shi, the band wouldn't be where it is today."

"For me, the band is also a warm harbor."

"I don't want to lose Su Shi, and I don't want the group of people who have finally come together to fall apart again."

"So for this multiple-choice question, I want both options."

"I want to be reborn, and I want you too."

"Ze-jun, can you accept Su-shi becoming your lover in name only?"

Shirakawa Sawa was stunned for a moment.

He knew the other party wouldn't use something like that to lure him in.

Since I've said it, it must be my true thought.

He hadn't expected the final outcome of their discussion, and couldn't help but sigh slightly.

[The sacrifice made by Lantern Girl... was truly immense...]

Seeing that the boy did not react, Takamatsu Akari spoke again.

“Zejun, I know that because of my selfishness, I'm making you bear the burden of another person's emotions, which is very unfair to you.”

"But I really can't accept losing either of you."

"Moreover, this is also a difficult decision for Su Shi, since no one wants to willingly endure this injustice."

Hearing this, Nagasaki Motoyo couldn't contain her emotions. She looked at the girl beside her, tears welling in her eyes.

"Dengjiang, please don't say that. You're the one who's worked the hardest..."

Takamatsu patted the back of her hand, giving her a reassuring smile, then turned to look at Shirakawa Sawa.

“Zejun, I know you might not be able to accept it right now.”

"But no matter what, I beg you not to refuse right away. At least give it a try, okay?"

Looking into the girl's earnest eyes, Shirakawa Ze felt a strange, unsettling feeling.

"Thank you for your hard work, Deng Jiang."

He glanced at Nagasaki Motoyo again.

"So does Sushi."

Then his gaze returned to Takamatsu's face.

"To be honest, I didn't expect it to turn out this way."

“I feel that the torment and sadness you experienced when you made this decision is beyond my empathy.”

"Compared to you, I'm the one who's benefiting."

"thank you all."

"However, feelings are something that can't be changed instantly."

"It's indeed a bit difficult for me to treat Su Shi as a lover right now."

"So let's do as Deng Jiang said and try to get to know each other and get along first."

Seeing that the boy had agreed, Takamatsu Akari's face lit up with a smile. She got up, walked over, and kissed him on the cheek.

"Thank you, Ze-jun!"

I hope we can get along well in the future!

Shirakawa Ze nodded.

Takamatsu Akari continued,

"Zejun, today is payday. My parents want to take me out for dinner, so I have to go now."

She then shifted her gaze to Nagasaki Motoyo's face.

"Su Shi, if you don't have anything else to do, you can stay here for now."

“I feel that you and Ze Jun also need to have a talk.”

Nagasaki Motoyo paused for a moment, then nodded.

Gao Songdeng didn't say anything more, and simply changed his shoes and left.

The two stood at the doorway, watching her figure disappear from sight, then exchanged a glance before instantly separating.

For some reason, both of them felt a little awkward.

Upon entering, Nagasaki Motoyo looked at the boy in front of her, unconsciously picking at her fingers, appearing quite uneasy.

"I'm sorry, Ze-kun..."

"It's all because of me that things have turned out this way..."

"I'm sorry to Tou-chan too..."

Shirakawa Sawa paused for a moment, then spoke.

There is no need to blame oneself in ordinary times.

"Now that Deng Jiang has expressed her feelings and made her decision, all we can do is try our best to meet her expectations."

He extended his hand to the girl, his eyes serious.

"Su Shi, I hope we can get along well in the future."

Nagasaki Motoyo nodded and took the other person's hand.

After staring at each other for two seconds, Shirakawa released his hand and said,

"If Su Shi has nothing else to do, why don't you have dinner here?"

Motoyo Nagasaki said yes.

Shirakawa Sawa turned and walked towards the kitchen.

"Then I'll go and steam the rice first."

After he finished steaming the rice, he looked at the girl standing in the kitchen doorway and asked,

"Su Shi, is there anything you'd like to eat tonight?"

A thoughtful look appeared in Nagasaki Motoyo's eyes before she spoke.

"I want to try the kind of sauce that Deng Jiang usually eats."

Shirakawa Ze laughed.

"Dengjiang isn't usually here with me..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Nagasaki Motoyo walk into the kitchen and close the door.

Under his gaze, the girl walked up to him and then spoke softly.

"Ze-kun, have you and Deng-chan ever been in the kitchen together?"

Shirakawa Sawa suddenly felt a little nervous.

"What has happened?"

As Nagasaki Motominato drew closer, the desires he had been suppressing gradually began to surface.

After all, times have changed. Now, she has been led by Gao Songdeng to cross the moral threshold.

That so-called red line of friendship is no longer needed.

Now, she can do whatever she wants to Shirakawa Ze, however she wants.

Slowly, she walked up to the boy, observed his reaction, and knew the answer in her heart.

[Nothing happened between Ze-kun and Deng-jiang in the kitchen.]

That means what happened next was Ze Jun's first experience.

She stood on tiptoe and kissed him...

Perhaps due to a change in mindset, Shirakawa felt that the other party was much more composed this time. Instead of rushing straight to the point, he first stated some preconditions, which allowed the topics they were about to discuss to be more fully explored.

After the preliminary discussions were fully completed, Nagasaki Motoyo began to exchange ideas with Shirakawa Sawa on the main topic.

Thanks to her diligence and eagerness to learn, she has acquired a fairly comprehensive knowledge and technical theory from various film and television materials and related books.

Therefore, in this exchange, Shirakawa was completely on the defensive, constantly gasping for breath because the other party had hit his key points...

After the exchange, Nagasaki Motoyo fully accepted and absorbed the views expressed by Shirakawa Sawa.

Shirakawa Sawa was slightly shocked, not expecting the other party to take the conversation to such a level right from the start.

"Su Shi, you..."

Nagasaki Motoyo slowly rose, took the other person's hand, and gently placed it on the two topics she had prepared. Her eyes held a mixture of shyness and desire.

"Ze-kun, I'm counting on you from now on..."

Volume 1: Chapter 163 Why are you so skilled?