It started with being hated by the girl in the band

Nakagawa Xin withdrew his admiring gaze with an embarrassed look on his face, feeling a little embarrassed. After all, he had secretly watched others do the work for such a long time, which was ridiculous no matter how he thought about it.

But to be honest, he just wanted to see how Nagasaki was doing now.

"Good afternoon, Nakagawa-san too."

Smiling gently, Nagasaki Suyo tucked the hair hanging behind her ears, and was tactful enough not to point out Nakagawa Nobuyuki's embarrassment.

"Anyway, let's just warm up our hands today like we did before!"

With such an abrupt change of topic, Nakagawa Nobuyuki took the beans and announced that today's part-time job officially began.

Because Nagasaki Suyo was already quite familiar with the previous process and did not need detailed step-by-step instruction, the two of them quickly completed the first cup of finished product.

Nakagawa Nobuyuki took the freshly whipped milk foam, poured the coffee into latte, made a latte art, and handed it to Nagasaki Motoyo in front of him.

Looking at Nagasaki Suyo with a strange look in her eyes, Nakagawa Nobuyuki shrugged.

"I can't drink it without sugar anyway."

I chatted with Nagasaki Suyo from time to time, which helped me get through the period when there were more customers.

Nakagawa Nobuyuki, who had just had some free time and was sitting on the side browsing his phone, suddenly saw Nagasaki Suyo sitting leisurely in front of him out of the corner of his eye.

"Nagasaki, what's wrong?"

Nakagawa Nobuyuki put down his phone and looked curiously at Nagasaki Suyo, who seemed to have something to say.

"Nakagawa-san, where did you learn the technique of making coffee?"

Is that to ask this?

Nakagawa Nobuyuki's eyebrows jumped, and he subconsciously felt that something was wrong, but he still answered the question.

"…If Nagasaki-san wants to learn, I'll share the tutorial with you later."

Nakagawa Nobuyuki also smiled and said that if he wanted to learn, he had tutorials.

"Nakagawa mentioned before that he was working part-time at a coffee shop, right? Would you mind visiting him next time?"

Nagasaki Suyo still has a smile on her face, and she looks like an ordinary JK who just wants to take a look at the store where her friend works part-time.

"Ah... what a coincidence, the store manager has been busy and hasn't been open lately... I'll definitely invite Nagasaki to come next time."

Nakagawa's confidence jumped, but on the surface he remained calm and continued to deal with Nagasaki Suyo.

"What a shame... Um, Nakagawa-san seems to have a pretty good relationship with Xiaoxiang, right?"

Shaking her head as if with regret, Nagasaki Suyo supported her cheeks, and looked at Nakagawa Nobuyuki with a gentle smile.

As if afraid that Nakagawa Nobuyuki would once again use a lame excuse like "mind reading" to get away with it, Nagasaki Motoyo made a special addition this time.

"…It's okay, Nakagawa-san. It's just you and me here."

As she spoke, Nagasaki Suyo's smile widened.

Nakagawa Nobu's expression froze. Seeing that his way of playing dumb seemed to be blocked, he responded vaguely: "Ah... Toyokawa, we have a pretty good relationship, right?"

That's what I wanted to ask.

"……is that so?"

If Nakagawa Nobuyuki didn't want to talk, no matter how much she asked today, there would be no result. This was what she learned from her communication with Nakagawa Nobuyuki.

Zhonghe's social skills may not be inferior to his own.

Although she didn't find out what she expected, Nagasaki Suyo still keenly discovered a strange thing in Nakagawa Nobuyuki's words.

【Toyokawa】?

Why [Toyokawa]?

Why not [Xiangzi] or [Xiaoxiang]?

unless……

A somewhat bold guess suddenly appeared in my mind.

It seemed that she had discovered some blind spots, but Nagasaki Suyo didn't intend to ask any further questions. She just made a mark in her mind and pretended that she hadn't discovered anything, still with a slight smile on her face.

...However, before that, I should return the favor to Zhonghe first.

77

Chapter 77: Su Shi’s return gift.

Nakagawa Nobuyuki still remembers that everyone had a very appropriate evaluation of the buffet.

I am not afraid of you eating too much, I am only afraid of you not eating.

And now, Nakagawa Nobuyuki can boldly apply this sentence to Nagasaki Suyo in front of him.

I am not afraid of the worries that are visible to the naked eye, I am only afraid of keeping everything in my heart and not speaking it out.

Because he regarded Nagasaki Motoyo as a friend, Nakagawa Shinzai had always been somewhat worried that Nagasaki Motoyo, who was good at hiding her feelings, would come up with some problems.

As long as she could still ask this question, it meant that Nagasaki Suyoshi was not as indifferent as it seemed.

Alas, there is no way around it. Being nosy is part of the setting for NPCs like me.

It would be great if I had a map with a bunch of question marks waiting for me to solve.

Thinking of this, Nakagawa Xinwei set a goal in his mind, like a side quest.

“…Nagasaki, if we have a chance later, let’s talk about this in detail—about Shoko.”

Thinking of this, Nakagawa Nobuyuki sighed and looked at Nagasaki Suyo in front of him.

Of course, it is impossible for me to reveal Xiangzi’s true situation to others.

Perhaps, all we need is to find a placebo.

Nagasaki Suyo didn't care and still had that perfect smile on her face.

As smart as she is, how could she not hear that this was just a mere excuse and a blank check?

Yes, if it was so easy to get the information out of him, I should have brought Xiangzi back to the band long ago.

Moreover, the guess in my mind became more prominent at this moment.

After reorganizing her expression, Nagasaki Motoyo returned to her work.

In the following time, the two of them still cooperated well, but they tacitly did not bring up the topic of Xiangzi again.

Time flies, and soon it's time to get off work.

"Are you going to RiNG tonight?"

After casually putting the receipt into the tray containing the last cup of coffee, Nakagawa Nobuyuki turned to look at Nagasaki Suyo, who had been silent since the beginning.

"Ah... As for RiNG, I'll probably go tonight. After all, Li Xi said he wanted to try practicing a new song."

"Oh, Li Xi just contacted Zhonghe in the group."

Nagasaki Suyo took the tray from Nakagawa Nobuyuki, placed it on the counter on the side, and spoke softly.

I don’t know what kind of deal Li Xi and Zhonghe reached...even Li Xi seems to be slowly getting along better with Zhonghe.

I even didn't know how to face Zhonghe.

Slowly moving her eyes and looking at Nakagawa Nobuyuki who was staring at the phone, Nagasaki Suyo clenched her fists lightly, with a very complicated look in her eyes.

Nakagawa Nobuyuki sat on a swivel stool at the side, swiping and tapping with his fingers, and opened the group chat of the band that still has no name... Of course, ANONTOKYO does not count.

Shiina: "Let's meet at RiNG tonight to get familiar with the new songs."

Shiina: "You guys should remember to come too."

Seeing that Tachikari Shiina even deliberately At out himself, Nakagawa Nobuyuki suddenly felt a little guilty.

Although I told Shiina Riki that I wanted to learn composition or something, to be honest I haven't read anything yet... I'm not in the right this time.

I'm probably going to get scolded by Shiina... I can't say anything stubborn.

"So Nagasaki, let's go after you change your clothes, shall we?"

With this thought in mind, Nakagawa Nobuyuki turned around and looked at Nagasaki Suyo who was standing on the side, and extended an invitation with a smile.

"Okay."

Nagasaki Suyo nodded slightly, still with that gentle smile on her face, looking at me prettily.

……

The entrance to the coffee shop.

Facing the strange look from Nakagawa Nobuyuki, Nagasaki Suyo suddenly stopped, as if she suddenly remembered something, and gave him a pleading look, with a somewhat apologetic tone: "Um, Nakagawa-san, can you wait for me for a while?"

Although he didn't know what Nagasaki Suyo was suddenly going to do, Nakagawa Nobuyuki didn't ask any further questions. He just nodded to indicate that he had no problem.

After just standing there watching videos and waiting for a while, Nagasaki Suyo had already returned to the entrance of the coffee shop.

"Nagasaki, what did you do just now?"

Nakagawa Nobuyuki looked at Nagasaki Suyo, who was slightly out of breath due to jogging, with some curiosity.

"Nakagawa-san, this."

Nakagawa Nobuyuki was stunned, looking at the milk in Nagasaki Suyo's fair and tender little hands.

Nakagawa Nobuyuki took the milk with a strange look on his face and asked casually: "Why are you giving me milk all of a sudden?"

As he spoke, Nakagawa Nobuyuki looked up and down at the ordinary box of milk in his hand.

The only thing that can be said to be unique is probably the half-price tag hanging on it.

"Just consider it as a return of favor, right?"

Nagasaki Suyo smiled slightly and shrugged like Nakagawa Nobuyuki.

"...I usually only drink what I get from the store."

Nakagawa Nobuyuki looked at Nagasaki Suyo seriously, and with a flip of his hand, a 950ml square box of milk appeared in his hand like magic.

Looking at Nagasaki Suyo who was looking at him with a smile, Nakagawa Nobuyuki put the milk back into his bag.

Didn’t I say it before? A cook won’t steal crops.

The two smiled in tacit understanding and walked towards RiNG.

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RiNG's door.

"Meow."

"Meow."

The white-haired girl was shaking her head and meowing at the orange cat that came out of nowhere in front of her.

Probably because they were of the same species, the cat stayed around Kaname Lenai with great ease, with its tail standing high like a small antenna.

After staring at the cat for a while, Kaname Lenna's mouth curled up slightly.

"See you later."

Squatting down and gently touching the cat's head, Yao Lenai picked up the instrument case beside him and walked towards RiNG.

However, the orange cat seemed a little anxious. It meowed and jumped to catch up with Yao Lenai.

Yao Lenai blinked, looked at the orange cat's legs which seemed to have some problems, and squatted down gently.

"Are you hurt?"

"Meow meow."

As if he understood the cat language, Yale Nai nodded, picked up the small orange cat in his arms, and walked into RiNG.

"Good afternoon, Lenai~"

Nagasaki Suyo, who had already sat down, did not seem unhappy about waiting at all. She just held the latte in her hand and nodded slightly to Kaname Rakuna.

"Wait a minute, stray cat! You can't bring wild cats from outside into RiNG!"

Shiina Riki looked towards the door and found that Kaname Rina was actually trying to come in with a wild cat in her arms, so he quickly reached out to stop her.

"Oh."