It started with being hated by the girl in the band

"Ryo-senpai, are you really okay? You seem really angry."

Kita Ikuyo gently covered her chest with her small hand and looked at Yamada Ryo who was walking in front with some worry.

"Yeah... Ryo, there's no need to be so angry. Although Nakagawa-san's joke was a little inappropriate, there's no need to be so angry, okay?"

Ijichi Hongxia followed Yamada Ryo quickly and also tried to persuade him.

“…I’m not angry.”

Yamada Ryo tightly grasped the strap of the bass bag in his hand, his nails deeply engraved a crescent-shaped mark on the nylon strap. He had no intention of looking back and spoke coldly.

"cold……"

The two were still talking about something, but the upset Yamada Ryo could no longer listen.

Now, she just wanted to rush into the practice room, play the bass with all her might, and vent the inexplicable anxiety in her heart.

...What's wrong with me?

Yamada Ryo had just asked himself this question.

The answer is no, or rather, I don’t know.

In short, it’s a very strange feeling... so strange that I can’t figure out what’s going on with me right now.

It was not until the door of the practice room was opened that Liang, who had stopped lightly, let out a breath and said softly: "...There's no need to follow me, I'm fine."

"It doesn't look like everything is alright..."

……

It should be said that there is nothing special to say about the working hours.

Except that the air conditioning in Fanxing is still a bit cold as usual.

If there is anything different today, it is probably that the person helping me today is Goto Ichiri, right?

Just now, Nakagawa Nobuyuki sent a message to Hongxia, asking if she needed him to come over or something, and the answer she got was: "It's okay, Liang just suddenly wanted to play the bass for a while!"

...Although he didn't think that Ms. Yamada was just going to play the bass or something, but since Hongxia said so, Nakagawa Nobuyuki just went back to work at the counter tactfully.

"Okay, a glass of orange juice--"

Nakagawa Nobuyuki smiled respectfully as if he was doing business, and gently reached his hand under the table.

Goto Ichiri's body trembled, and like a stiff machine, he slowly handed the cup full of juice up from under the counter.

"...Yes, orange, a glass of orange juice."

The efficiency is surprisingly high...but if it were in a place like RiNG, people would definitely be dissatisfied if they were so disrespectful to the customers.

It is completely the opposite at Starry. Almost everyone looks at them with interest, and some even go around to the side of the counter to see how the shop assistants are operating.

Fortunately, at this time Nakagawa Nobuyuki would usually smile and block the timid Goto Ichiri.

"Xin, Xin classmate... everyone, everyone was looking at me just now..."

Goto Ichiri shrank deeper behind Nakagawa Nobuyuki, and with tears in his eyes he tugged at Nakagawa Nobuyuki's sleeve, hiding himself a little deeper behind Nakagawa Nobuyuki like a lost animal.

In the starry sky that could be said to be somewhat cold, this intimate contact carried a very tangible warmth.

Nakagawa Nobuyuki immediately felt a softness on his back, followed by a warm breath that soaked through his not-so-thick clothes.

...I always feel that every time I breathe out, I get goose bumps on my back when I lie down.

"…Isn't it a bit too close?"

Nakagawa Nobuyuki said softly, somewhat helplessly.

But the other party completely betrayed Nakagawa Nobuyuki's trust, pretending not to hear anything and almost stuffing his entire head into Nakagawa Nobuyuki's body.

"..."

At this moment, Goto Ichiri's face was flushed. He pressed tightly against Nakagawa Nobu's back, breathing in the refreshing smell of the sunshine.

...It smells so good, on classmate Xin’s body.

The fragrance of shampoo, the fresh smell of sunshine...

...Although the smell of sunlight is the smell of mites killed by the sun, the mites on Xin's body would smell better if they were killed by the sun...

Isn't it a bit abnormal to think like this?

Hehe, it doesn’t matter.

Anyway, classmate Xin doesn’t know what I’m thinking... I wouldn’t have the courage to do this somewhere else... Fortunately, Fanxing usually looks like this.

Oops, oops… I was careless and almost drooled.

"……inside?"

Nakagawa Nobuyuki suddenly spoke, interrupting Goto Ichiri's increasingly outrageous delusions.

Goto Ichiri seemed to be caught in some embarrassing action, so he immediately let go in panic. He was so flustered that the hair on the side of his hair was shaking.

“Yes, yes, yes, yes, sorry, Xin! I was just—”

While quickly backing away, he was rapidly making excuses for his behavior.

Boom!

"it hurts!"

Suddenly, because his head hit the shelf behind him, Goto Ichiri, who was in pain, immediately covered his head with tears in his eyes and squatted under the speechless gaze of Nakagawa Nobuyuki.

"Why are you reacting so strongly all of a sudden... I'm not going to eat you."

Nakagawa Nobuyuki squatted down gently, and with the help of the light from his cell phone, he gently held Goto Ichiri's hand which was covering his head.

"babble!?"

Goto Ichiri trembled, and felt as if all the muscles in his body were frozen and he couldn't move at all.

...Xin's hand...was warm...

"Yili, raise your hand, let me see where I touched it."

Nakagawa Nobuyuki's voice slowly drifted into Goto Ichiri's ears.

"……it is good."

Burying his face in his legs, Goto Ichiri only uttered a soft moan.

At this moment, Goto Ichiri felt that the pain in his head receded like the tide, and was replaced by an extreme feeling of tension and embarrassment.

Especially when I felt the warmth of Nakagawa Nobuyuki's palm slowly passing to my own hand...

Full of embarrassment, Goto Ichiri could not help but bury his head even lower, wishing he could crawl into the small crack in the ground.

Fortunately, the light from the stars was dim, so Nakagawa Nobuyuki didn't notice that Goto Ichiri's earlobe was now red and about to bleed.

"Okay...it should be fine, but there's a bump."

After confirming that there was no big problem, Nakagawa Nobuyuki gently touched Goto Ichiri's little head as if he was facing his own sister, and then he stood up with relief.

"..."

After a long while, seeing that Goto Ichiri still had no intention of standing up, Nakagawa Nobuyuki asked curiously: "Ichiri, does your head still hurt?"

"…My legs are numb…"

What reached my ears was Goto Ichiri's voice with a cute, slightly crying tone.

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Chapter 106 Three intersecting lines...

"Then tell me now that your legs are numb..."

Nakagawa Nobuyuki, feeling somewhat amused, reached out his hand and pulled up Goto Ichiri, who was squatting motionlessly, from the ground.

"…I feel like this will be very troublesome for Xin-san."

Goto Ichiri lowered his little head, tightly pinched the corner of his sportswear, and whispered softly.

Anyway, I can't say that I can't speak because I'm too nervous...

"Is this a problem or not? Ichiri, didn't you join us in the practice?"

Nakagawa Nobuyuki leaned against the counter at the side, looked up at Goto Ichiri who was mumbling nervously, and asked casually with curiosity.

"Ah... that's right, I felt the atmosphere was a little strange just now... I'm not sure..."

Goto Ichiri poked his hands a little aggrievedly, stammering as he made a weak excuse for himself.

Especially for a band member like Miss Liang!

On the other side, in the practice room.

The music, which was a bit violent, suddenly calmed down when Yamada Ryo's fingertips suddenly stopped.

"call……"

Under the worried gaze of the other two, Yamada Ryo, with a calm expression, gently lowered his hands from the bass and let out a long breath.

"It's fun, let's go back."

Yamada Ryo pinched his numb fingers, stretched himself leisurely, and spoke lazily.

The low-pressure feeling just now was swept away by the fast-paced music and has now disappeared without a trace.

Ichichi Hongxia, who was sitting on the side, blinked and asked tentatively: "...Ryo, are you okay?"

Yamada Ryo didn't say much, just nodded gently and said softly: "No more."

"…If everything is alright, Ryo-senpai, shall we go back?"

Kita on the side smiled awkwardly and opened the door behind him.

When Yamada Ryo and others returned to the lobby, Nakagawa Nobuyuki was leaning against the counter, scrolling through his phone with some boredom.

It was now time for the scene change on the starry stage. There was a rare moment of silence, with only the sound of some small conversations echoing.

Yamada Ryo lowered his footsteps and walked quietly behind Nakagawa Nobuyuki.

stamp.

Poke.

"Nakagawa, where is my thank you letter?"

Seeing Nakagawa Nobuyuki turning around and looking at him, Yamada Ryo, who had a resentful look on his face just now, immediately became expressionless. He opened his little hand and stretched it in front of Nakagawa Nobuyuki.

"…What thank-you letter?"

Nakagawa Nobuyuki was stunned for a moment, and looked at Yamada Ryo with confusion, who looked very righteous.

I thought it was a guest, but it turned out to be Miss Yamada... However, the salty feeling just now was gone, and the Miss Yamada that I was familiar with was back.

Well, especially when you start by asking yourself what you want.

"I've taken it many times."

Yamada Ryo spoke with a stern look on his face.

"If I wasn't there, how could anyone pick up on Zhonghe's joke?"

"So, where's Nakagawa's thank you letter?"

Yamada Ryo said this seriously, and stretched his hand forward aggressively.

"...I don't think people would come to ask for this kind of thing."

Nakagawa Nobuyuki sighed helplessly, but it was true that he seemed to have offended Miss Yamada just now, so there was nothing to say. He just treated it as playing a game with Miss Yamada.

So, under the sharp gaze of Yamada Ryo, Nakagawa Nobuyuki took out the ballpoint pen and manuscript paper from the pen holder.

"…Nakagawa-san, do you really want to write it?"

Hong Xia was sitting on the armrest of the sofa, looking at Nakagawa Shin who was holding a pen in his hand with some surprise.

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Dressing room.

"Chuhua? Are you okay? You look very tired."