It started with being hated by the girl in the band

"Friends should help each other, right Shiina? So I said [thank you], and you can just say [you're welcome]. Don't say anything else..."

Seeing that Shiina Riki was not happy with this statement, Nakagawa Nobuyuki had no choice but to change the angle and started describing the friendship between the two of them. However, Shiina Riki was actually not willing to listen to anything at this moment.

If someone helps you and you make them feel guilty about you... that's too much, isn't this PUA?

Facing Nakagawa Nobuyuki who was trying to make excuses for Shiina Riki, Miss Riki was so ashamed that she didn't know what to say.

...If the feeling of inferiority just now came only from the gap between [genius] and [mortal], then the surging feeling of inferiority that was now burning Shiina Riki's heart like a frying pan was an additional layer of moral self-torture.

This guy really seems to treat me as a friend...even though I look fierce all day long.

This guy seemed to be sincerely thanking me...even though I was only thanking him for some very selfish reasons.

I am a little...afraid to look into his eyes.

This guy thinks so highly of himself... He doesn't know what he is hoping for in his heart: [The song this guy made was copied from the Internet to amuse himself]

This guy is a genius, that's his own business - but what made him come up with such a despicable idea?

If it were me, how would I react if I heard someone say, "Did you copy your song from the Internet?"

Shiina Riki didn't know, but it was definitely impossible for him to thank the guy who said this.

...Perhaps, I am the one who is high above others.

"Hey, you... do you think too highly of me?"

"What if I just..."

What if I'm just plain jealous of you?

However, I couldn't say this out loud... Wouldn't that mean I was admitting my inferior thoughts...?

Now, feeling more and more ashamed, Shiina Riki just wanted to quickly escape from Nakagawa Nobuyuki who was emitting a dazzling brilliance in front of him.

It doesn't matter where I run to... Anyway, as long as I don't stay in front of this guy...

"Shiina, stop being so stubborn."

Nakagawa Nobuyuki frowned slightly, his tone becoming a little serious, and he slammed the composition book in his hand together. His eyes gently drifted behind Shiina Riki, to Kodama-san and Chihaya Aine who were blinking at him.

"Not only me, but everyone else has seen what you have done for everyone... Deng, don't you agree?"

"…What does this have to do with the lamp—"

Shiina Riki gritted his teeth and subconsciously wanted to look up and refute.

But the next second, a voice coming from behind made Shiina Riki, who was still trying to defend himself, freeze all over.

"Taki...have you always been doing this for everyone?"

The pleasant voice of Xiao Deng, which sounded slightly touching, floated gently from behind Shiina Riki.

Shiina Riki's heart trembled and he spoke unconsciously.

"Light! I..."

Seeing that Shiina Riki's voice was slightly deep and he seemed to want to argue something, Nakagawa Nobuyuki just put his hands behind his back and spoke with a calm look.

"Shiina, it's fine if you're tough in front of me, but if you're tough in front of Deng, she'll take it seriously... You don't want Deng to get hurt, do you?"

As if to cooperate with what Nakagawa Nobuyuki said, Xiaodeng also blinked, holding her lyrics book, and trotted to Nakagawa Nobuyuki's side, looking at Shiina Tatsuki in front of her with her big sparkling eyes.

"Gu..."

Nakagawa Nobuyuki and Takamatsu Tomori, who were both looking extremely concerned at the same time, almost made Shiina Riki's defense shaky.

"Rikki, it won't work if you work hard alone... We are all in the same band."

Similarly, Chihaya Aine, who walked briskly with a smiling face, stood gently in front of Shiina Ryuki.

"...Okay...Okay! Whatever you say!"

Shiina Riki gritted his teeth, turned his face away with a look of self-abandonment, and looked like he had accepted his fate.

Anyway... since this guy said that I helped a lot... since he said so, then I did help! That's not wrong, right?

At worst, I can just be a little nicer to this guy later!

What about talking about actions rather than heart... Really, isn't this guy afraid of being cheated by others? He pretends to be so open-minded that makes people angry. Who is he pretending to be for?

Shiina Riki clenched his fists tightly, trying to vent the increasingly complicated emotions in his heart.

"...Shiina, are you okay now?"

Looking at Shiina Riki who finally became a little normal in front of him, Nakagawa Nobuyuki finally smiled lightly and asked with some amusement.

"I, I've been fine!"

However, Shiina Riki still said it stubbornly, perhaps subconsciously wanting to glare at Nakagawa Nobuyuki who was smiling in front of him, but perhaps because he suddenly remembered something, he abruptly stopped his gaze.

"Anyway, it's okay anyway! Why do you care so much?"

Well, after all, to be honest, the tough-talking Shiina is the normal Shiina.

Nakagawa shrugged at Chihaya Aine and Takamatsu Tomori on the side and thought so confidently.

143

Chapter 143: If we were all together.

Today, this small rental house has probably reached its capacity for human consumption.

Let’s not even look at the room first. Just the small entrance is now neatly packed with shoes. It can be said that there is nowhere to put your feet.

In addition to Nakagawa Nobuyuki's, there were other girls' small leather shoes lined up along the skirting at the base of the wall. If you didn't know, you would think it was some kind of shoe store.

“…Aine, please find a place to sit by yourself first.”

Nakagawa Nobuyuki's brows twitched a little before he slowly turned his gaze into the house.

Hachiman Kailing, who had just finished taking a shower, had already changed out of her school uniform. The short leather jacket that looked very handsome was now draped over the backrest of Nakagawa Nobuyuki's sofa. With her arms folded, she looked at Shiina Tatsuki in front of her with curiosity.

"Did I miss something?"

However, it seemed that Shiina Riki didn't really want to join in the conversation. He just looked angry and drank cup of barley tea after cup.

…Although the barley tea has been out of the refrigerator for such a long time, it is not as cold as it was at the beginning, but will it really not give me a stomachache if I drink it like this? I say…

She turned her eyes slightly and her gaze met that of Nagasaki Suyo who was standing beside the bed.

"…Nakagawa-san, I just helped you clean your room a little bit. I hope you don't mind."

Nagasaki Suyo lightly touched her lips with her finger and looked back with an extremely formal and soft expression.

...It turns out that you are the most serious person who came to visit the patient.

And why does he suddenly become such an acting talent when there are more people around?

Feeling an inexplicable chill throughout his body, Nakagawa Nobuyuki continued to move his gaze and looked at Xiaodeng, a classmate who was lying in front of the desk.

"Oh……"

At this moment, Xiaodeng was looking at the various second-hand books piled on Nakagawa Nobuyuki's bookshelf with shining eyes, as well as some of the more popular light novel paperback editions.

In fact, quite a few of the books were left by the previous tenant, and light novels and the like are the books I usually read.

"This is...I gave it to Xin-san."

His eyes lit up, and Gao Songdeng carefully picked up the extremely familiar gray-white stone.

She gently stroked the round stone with a gentle maternal gaze. After warming the stone with her small palms, Gao Songdeng gently stood on tiptoe and put the stone back.

"…It seems like no place is appropriate to sit."

Chihaya Aine tilted her head slightly and spoke in a small, uncertain voice.

There is no problem for two or three people to sit on the sofa...but there is no place for Xinxin to sit.

There is a chair in front of the desk, but if it is moved in front of the table here, it will take up a little space.

There is plenty of space on the bed... but it looks like Soyorin just made the bed...

"…Just find a place to sit."

Nakagawa Nobuyuki shook his head helplessly, totally not understanding what Chihaya Aine was hesitating about.

Then, under Nagasaki Suze's thorny gaze, she sat on the neatly arranged bed without a care in the world.

Even though Miss Sushi made the bed for this guy to sleep...

However, seeing that this guy had no curiosity at all about who made his bed, Nagasaki Suyo suddenly felt unhappy.

Although this feeling came out of nowhere, Nagasaki Suyo still snorted coldly, turned her face away, and walked towards the sofa with a sulky look.

Humph, if this guy hadn't been sick today, I would have asked him to clean the whole house with me. This way, he would know how tiring it is to do housework. In the future -

...Wait, I just came to visit the patient today...I almost forgot...what about later or not, what am I thinking about...

Nagasaki Suyo frowned slightly, interrupting her own thoughts that were inexplicably wandering.

On this side, Nakagawa Xin didn't sleep well last night. As soon as he lay down and his head touched the bed, he couldn't help but yawning because he felt a little sleepy.

After having a full lunch, there was still some time before Fanxing and RiNG’s part-time jobs... At this point in time, Nakaha Xin couldn’t imagine how comfortable it would be to take a nap.

But I can’t really sleep. After all, everyone is here now... If I fall asleep alone, it will just make the atmosphere boring.

Although I'm not so sleepy that I have to sleep, yawning is contagious...

When the little pink-haired girl saw Nakagawa Nobu yawning, she couldn't help but yawned long and loudly. Then, she fell on Nakagawa Nobu's bed and lay shoulder to shoulder with Nakagawa Nobu who was lying down.

"...Xinxin, do you want to take a nap now?"

She turned around slightly, looked at Nakagawa Nobuyuki who was standing nearby with a slightly red face, and asked softly.

Actually, I can't sleep that well to be honest. If Aine really takes a nap in her school uniform, Nakagawa Shin can't even imagine how wrinkled the thin tweed school uniform like Yuqiu's would be on the bed.

"No... I'm just lying down for a while."

While counting the stains on the ceiling, Nakagawa Nobuyuki, who was lying down with his head in his arms, spoke in a relaxed manner.

It’s so lively. If it had happened before, this would have been something I wouldn’t even dare to imagine.

It's just a minor illness, and he still wants someone to visit him? Forget about whether others visit him or not. He is lucky enough to be able to keep his job. Even if he does, it will definitely have nothing to do with his salary today...

If you meet an unscrupulous boss, you will have to ask him for money the next day, saying it is loss of work wages, and most of your salary will be taken away the next day.

Well, looking back now, I really have to thank the [Progress Bar] for producing all kinds of precious metals and other things at that time, otherwise I would not have the opportunity to meet you all now.

However, whenever Nakagawa Nobuyuki was about to start feeling sentimental, something would always appear to interrupt him.

For example, this time, it is Xiaodeng.

Nakagawa Nobuyuki only felt the mattress beside him sink slightly, and the next moment, a little penguin poked its head out of his sight.

"Xin, I'm taking notes for you from today's class."

At this moment, Gao Songdeng was opening his innocent and pure big eyes, looking at Zhonghe Xin peacefully...

However, her actions did not seem to match the word "peaceful and obedient". She knelt on the bed with her white knees together, her petite body was bent over, and her two small hands were even pressed on Nakagawa Nobuyuki's head.

"…Um, the light…isn't this a little…"

To be honest, this action looks weird...

"Wait, wait, Tomorin, you can't do this to a boy..."

The pink-haired girl at the side suddenly became anxious, and quickly stood up and pulled Xiaodeng, whose distance from Nakagawa Nobuyuki was gradually collapsing, and lowered her voice to gently remind him.

"…But Xin ignored me just now."

But Xiaodeng seemed to be very aggrieved. He blinked his watery eyes and complained in a low voice.

144

Chapter 144: Triangle Chuhua is connecting...

Yuze Coffee Shop.

Generally speaking, we usually describe someone's anxiety as "an ant on a hot pan", and most of the time, this description is very appropriate.

However, perhaps there would be nothing wrong with changing this sentence to "Ms. Hatsuhua waiting for Toyokawa Shoko."

At this moment, sitting by the window, the girl with medium-length platinum hair is hiding her pretty face under the brim of her baseball cap.