Aspiring to be a girl in a band

She thought that Xiangzi would continue to hate her.

Su Shi seemed very excited and kept saying things.

"No...it's okay, I didn't take it to heart at all. After all...it was me who disturbed Xiangzi without permission...it's really great that you're still willing to talk to me."

Su Shi's tone was undeniably gentle, even... excessively so. To Li hope, it sounded almost like flattery.

Therefore, Li Lingmengbaqian⊙IXqiuqijiuwushanxi immediately let out a dissatisfied click of his tongue...

"Tsk..."

Then Li hope immediately continued.

"Huh? So Su Shishi is such a gentle person? That's strange. She's so indifferent to us, but she becomes very respectful to Xiangzi."

Li hope's words were full of sarcasm, and he even deliberately used the nickname that Ai Yin had given Su Shi.

"...Could you please stop imitating Ai-yin's tone? It sounds really uncomfortable."

Su Shi rolled her eyes at Li hope, who was sitting next to her, but her words unintentionally hurt the pink-haired girl.

Ai-yin froze on the spot, then dejectedly began to mutter to herself.

"...Is their tone of voice...really disgusting?"

"Cheer up... Aine!"

Deng quickly shook Ai Yin's shoulder.

"But isn't Riki the same way? The moment she sees Tomori, she immediately becomes infinitely gentle?"

Seeing Su Shi and Li hope locked in a fierce battle, Le Nai chose to intervene in the conflict.

"..."

Lixi was stunned for a moment, then quickly pulled out a handful of candy from his pocket and stuffed it into Lena's hand, seemingly trying to shut her up in this way.

Although it was a fairly simple method, it worked very well. As soon as Lena saw the candy, she immediately stopped talking.

"Heh...did you think that by silencing Xiao Le Nai, everyone would pretend they didn't hear what you just said?"

Su Shi certainly wouldn't let go of this good opportunity to ridicule Li hope.

But Li hope felt extremely uncomfortable when he heard Su Shi revert to that affected tone in front of Xiang Zi.

"Can you be normal for once? I'm scared."

"Oh dear... Is there something wrong with me? Could you please explain?"

Su Shi's smile grew increasingly exaggerated, and it carried a hidden threat.

Lixi simply stopped talking and turned his head to the other side.

...Xiangzi was a little dazed for a moment.

The people in front of me were all members of Crychic, but... what I'm seeing now...

She was in Crychic, but I never came here or met her.

To Xiangzi, this scene of sharp-tongued bickering was surprisingly heartwarming.

So this is what bandmates should be like.

Xiangzi lowered his head, lost in thought.

Volume 1: Chapter 151 Taking the Unorthodox Couple to the Extreme

The group walked in silence.

They walked through the crowds and missed one stall after another, but they never stopped.

Silence and awkwardness began to fill the air.

Nagasaki Motoyo's eyes darted back and forth between Shoko and her friends, clearly anxious to ease the tension but unsure of what topic to start with.

Lixi didn't react at all. She fed the cat next to her while staring straight ahead, completely unaware that something was wrong with the atmosphere around her.

So it really was my fault...

Xiangzi sighed softly.

Although I mustered up the courage to greet an old acquaintance, it turned out... it wasn't that simple after all.

That's true, after what happened, they'll probably have some resentment in their hearts.

Xiangzi believed that he was the root cause of the disruptive atmosphere, so he decided to quit.

I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now...

She really wanted to say it, and she planned to do it, but just a second before she could speak...

Xiangzi felt it; the lamp beside her gripped her wrist tightly.

Don't go...

Xiangzi read the two words from the shape of the lamp's mouth, and the rising thought of retreat vanished without a trace.

Yes... I promised Deng I'd have some fun with her today... If I back out now, wouldn't that be breaking my promise?

Xiangzi gained new courage from the lamp, so she chose to stay there.

But the silence persisted; how could it be broken?

This highlights the necessity for the appearance of the "hero".

"Wow... everyone look!"

Ai Yin's bright voice immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Everyone first looked at Aine, and then looked in the direction she pointed.

"A claw machine? What are you doing here...? Usually, you only see these kinds of things in amusement parks."

Su Shi touched her lips with her fingertip, chuckled, and gave Ai Yin a grateful look.

Because if Aine hadn't spoken, that strange silence would have continued indefinitely.

"Huh? Your understanding is far too shallow. Claw machines and the like are also found in arcades."

Li hope crossed his arms and looked at Su Shi, his face filled with a mysterious pride.

"Is this advice from a delinquent girl?"

Su Shi covered her mouth, her eyes filled with a flirtatious look. Even Su Shi herself didn't realize that when she was arguing with Li hope, she would always become unusually relaxed.

"Huh? Going to an arcade is bad? I... I didn't play pachinko."

Lixi immediately blushed and defended herself.

Lixi hated being called a delinquent girl, but as Su Shi's bandmate, Lixi naturally knew that Su Shi was just teasing her and didn't mean any harm, so she wasn't angry.

"I want to play."

Lena swallowed the snack in her mouth, then looked at the claw machine by the roadside with excitement in her eyes.

Seeing that Rana had shown interest, Aine quickly seized the opportunity.

"It seems Lena is quite interested too, so let's go give it a try."

So everyone stopped in front of the claw machine.

"How do we play?"

Lenai was lying on the claw machine, her face pressed against the window, looking at the dazzling array of toys inside, with an eager expression on her face.

"Of course you have to insert coins first. By the way, do you have any money?"

Lixi looked at Lenai with a suspicious expression.

Lena turned her head and met Lixi's gaze, then slowly walked up to Lixi and opened her palm.

"Please give me money."

ha?

Lixi immediately took two steps back.

This guy, why did he just ask me for money so casually...?

Looking at Lena's big, blinking eyes, Lixi could only grit his teeth and hold down his left hand, which was instinctively reaching into his pocket.

No... Even if she's cute, I can't give it to her.

Although that's what she thought, when she came to her senses, Lixi realized that her money had inexplicably ended up in Le Nai's hands.

Poor Miss Lixi looks like she's doomed to be eaten by the cat.

……

After inserting the coins, Lenai fiddled with them diligently for a long time, but the result of her efforts was obvious.

The inexperienced cat went there full of excitement, only to return disappointed.

Looking dejected, Lena returned to the group.

"Well... it's normal not to catch it the first time. I still have some change here, Renai, go and try again."

While comforting her, Aine took out two more silver coins and handed them to Ronai.

Then, a spark of hope rekindled in Lena's eyes, and she immediately turned around and tried again.

But often, you can't seize an opportunity just because you're given another chance.

Those two silver coins ultimately went down the drain.

"Really..."

Looking at the dejected Le Nai, Li hope first shook his head helplessly, then took a step forward.

"Watch closely, I'll only teach you once."

If she wants it so badly... then just catch one for her.

Lixi looked very confident. Seeing her composed demeanor, everyone became interested and their eyes followed her intently.

However, things didn't go as planned. Soon everyone saw Li hope blush and silently retreat.

"puff……"