Aspiring to be a girl in a band

Su Shi's brows gradually relaxed, and she understood the two people's intentions.

But... there's one request they have that I can't grant.

“You guys…go back, I don’t want to go back to the band.”

Su Shi turned her face away, continuing to feign resoluteness.

"why."

The lamp pressed on with its questions.

"Didn't I already say that I've never felt...happy being in a band with you guys!"

Su Shi borrowed Mu's words. On that day, when she heard Mu say those words, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Therefore, she assumed that those words would have the same impact on others.

Moreover... her tone suddenly rose very high, but the more she acted so forcefully, the more determined she became.

In Aine's eyes, however, it looked exactly like a paper tiger, full of a fierce but inwardly ruthless aura.

“Su Shishi is lying. Actually… you never wanted to quit, did you?”

ha?

Su Shi's eyes widened; she couldn't understand why her disguise had been exposed.

The lamp then delivered the finishing blow.

"Yes, everyone... thinks so. Su Shi, you must have had no choice but to withdraw... If there are any hidden reasons, everyone can help you."

Su Shi stood there, stunned.

If Aine's ability to see through the truth only surprised her somewhat, then Akari's words completely shocked her.

She stared at the lamp's face in disbelief.

Was this girl named Gao Songdeng really that perceptive?

However, it seems that Aine has caught up with her idea.

"Hehehe... Actually, it was Renai who noticed it first, and then everyone discussed it together, and sure enough, we still felt that there was something wrong with this matter."

Ai Yin lowered her posture and touched the back of her head, deliberately acting foolish in an attempt to ease the tension.

So it was Lenai. Perhaps this is the instinct of a wild beast.

Upon hearing that it was Lena who had seen through her thoughts, Su Shi suddenly felt...able to accept it for some reason.

The image of that willful stray cat appeared in Su Shi's mind.

That willful attitude... was exactly the same as her even more willful master.

Volume 1: Chapter 134 Declaration of War

Seeing that her thoughts had been seen through, Su Shi simply stopped pretending.

But she still slumped dejectedly on the sofa, looking at the two of them with a forlorn expression.

"Even if... you find out, so what? Anyway... I'm not going back."

Su Shi picked up her black tea, took a sip, and then glanced out the window.

Ai-yin and Deng exchanged another glance, then moved together and sat down on either side of Su-shi.

That cold pretense had been removed, so Su Shi had no reason to stop the two from getting close.

But the vegetarian's face still held a hint of frost, lest that shameless pink-haired girl take advantage of the situation.

Sensing the obvious rejection in Su Shi's eyes, Ai Yin could only awkwardly scratch her face.

She didn't know when it started.

Anyway, Su Shi's attitude towards her has changed from its usual gentleness lately... They've already made things clear, there's no need to pretend to be indifferent anymore...

Or……

That enthusiastic attitude she used to have was just a facade.

No matter how much Aine tries to numb herself, she has no choice but to face the reality before her.

Wu Hua and Su Shi Shi... neither of them seemed to like their own appearance.

It's embarrassing that they even said something like "soyo love" now.

Fortunately... I still have Deng and Lixi?

Ai Yin recalled that she had been praised by Li hope for her significant improvement in playing skills during this period, which led her to have unrealistic fantasies, but she quickly calmed herself down.

No, no, no... let's forget about Lixi.

Ai wiped the large bead of sweat from her forehead and then began to think again.

Hmm... then how about Lamp and Renai?

Through this period of feeding, Aine and Ronna have become quite close, so close that... Ronna can even lean on Aine's shoulder to sleep when she has nothing to do.

But... even though she's gotten along well with Ryuna, if she were to choose between Ryuna and Kirika... Ryuna would definitely choose Kirika without hesitation.

In the end... all that's left is the lamp.

When Ai Yin thought that the person she was closest to in the band, the one who could warm her heart the most, her gaze towards him became much more ardent.

This abrupt enthusiasm made Deng blush and look away.

ha?

How dare these two flirt in front of me?

Su Shi frowned, looking at Ai Yin's infatuated and silly appearance with disgust.

After wasting a while, Aine seemed to wake up from a dream and remember her mission.

After clearing her throat twice, Ai-yin got straight to the point.

“I think the reason you left the band, Su Shishi… must be related to Wuhua… right? Su Shishi, you don’t need to answer. If so… just nod.”

Aine moved a little closer to Suze, her expression very serious.

Su Shi crossed her arms over her chest because... she felt uncomfortable under Aine's gaze.

I was only nicer to you a little because that person ordered me to... This idiot doesn't actually think I have feelings for her, does she? Why is she still so concerned about me after I glared at her so disdainfully...?

Seeing that Su Shi was looking away with a stern face, Ai Yin unhappily put her hands on Su Shi's shoulders and forcefully straightened Su Shi's body, forcing Su Shi to look at her.

This tough approach does resemble that of a certain person.

"I've figured it out... Whenever Su Shishi doesn't want to answer a question, you always find an excuse to avoid it. That's really awful."

Aine said with dissatisfaction.

ha?

Su Shi felt furious upon hearing Ai Yin's words. If I'm bad, then what are you two who followed and opened the boxes?

But before she could even speak, she saw Aine's expression completely change.

Ai Yin lowered her eyes, her gaze filled with a hint of apology.

"However... we were pretty bad at tracking Su Shishi all day."

...The world remained silent.

She had originally intended to retort, but seeing that Aine had already reflected on herself first, she had nothing more to say.

"Yes."

The lamp moved even closer to Su Shi, and the three of them were now almost touching.

"Everyone... is terrible."

The lamp echoed, but a soft smile played on its face.

"Five mediocre kids, each with their own ulterior motives, ended up together by sheer coincidence... But even though we're all so mediocre, even though we're all lost, we've made it this far... This is mygo, a group of lost souls made up of mygo."

"This is... the story started by five lousy guys. How can we give up halfway at a time like this?"

As she spoke, Deng rested her head on Su Shi's shoulder.

Aine hesitated for a moment, but after observing that Suze did not show any obvious resistance, she followed Tama's example and rested her head on Suze's other shoulder.

"So please, Su Shi, come back, and continue to be lost with everyone."

If Su Shi said she was still unmoved by such heartfelt persuasion, she would be lying.

She did waver, but... the thought of the mountain weighing on her instantly sobered her up.

She knew she...couldn't grant the lamp's request.

But she was also willing to embrace that hope, however faint, yet not entirely lost.

Even so... what do you plan to do?

Su Shi's words can be seen as an admission that her withdrawal was related to Arakawa Kirika.

But... if she can't solve her problem, can these two really help her solve it?

She didn't believe that Arakawa Kirika would be as easily moved by this feeling as she was.

She even doubted whether that person even had any concept of "feelings."

Arakawa Kirika's image in Su Shi's mind was extremely poor.

……

Seeing that Su Shi finally admitted it, Deng and Aine finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Now that I've already decided to return, then... as long as I overcome this final obstacle and defeat the final boss, I can achieve a perfect ending.

Aine couldn't help but think, but...

The thought that Wuhua still disliked her, and that her best friend, Deng, would most likely not be able to help her in this final ordeal, was unbearable.

Perhaps I will eventually have to face the fog alone.

However, Aine was not afraid of this.

Aine is even somewhat grateful to Kirika for clearly telling her about her feelings.

Only when she knew that Wuhua undoubtedly disliked her was she able to take this step without hesitation.