Aspiring to be a girl in a band

The notice board posted the results of the final exams from a few days ago.

To be honest... I haven't seen it myself yet, since it was only announced today.

Arakawa Kirika looked up at the bulletin board with a relaxed expression.

Her name is prominently listed first in the grade.

Below her was Xiangzi, who came in second place.

It's important to know that she never used any underhanded tactics when it came to academic performance.

In other words, her current ranking is entirely a reflection of her true abilities.

Xiangzi clearly knew this, which is why he showed such a resentful expression.

It wasn't that she couldn't accept being ranked second; it was that she couldn't accept that Arakawa Kirika was ranked first.

It's actually quite endearing that they're still so fixated on this kind of thing.

Arakawa Kirika didn't say anything to Shoko, but looked down into her eyes, smiled, and then brushed past her.

But... to Xiangzi, that calm smile was almost a provocation.

Not only are they not as rich as me, but their grades aren't even as good.

Xiangzi misinterpreted Arakawa Kirika's smile as mockery.

But the facts before her weighed heavily on Xiangzi, like a mountain, leaving her no room for rebuttal.

In the end, Xiangzi could only sigh helplessly and walk out of the school with a somewhat dejected expression.

……

Arakawa Kirika turned the corner of the street and then looked around warily at the group of people.

Good, that little one didn't come today.

But... although Arakawa Kirika thought "very good" in her heart, her expression showed no sign of happiness at all.

I haven't seen her little white dog, which has been following her around lately, all day today.

This should be a good thing.

Arakawa Kirika was puzzled, wondering why she... couldn't be happy.

The holiday is just around the corner, which means she won't be followed by anything unclean for at least a month.

You should be happy about such a good thing, what are you thinking?

Arakawa Kirika said to herself.

But... a sense of foreboding filled her mind.

What if that idiot gets run over by a car...?

Or is it worse?

In short, that uneasy feeling made her feel a little irritable.

"Ow!"

That familiar barking suddenly entered Arakawa Kirika's ears.

For some reason, Arakawa Kirika suddenly felt relieved. Although her face didn't show a good expression, her tightly furrowed brows clearly relaxed.

Volume 1: Chapter 170 The tough woman, is she already dead?

Turning her head, Arakawa Kirika was taken aback.

Because she saw that the little dog that followed her every day was being held in someone's arms, and... the person holding it was... Chihaya Aine.

"Ugh...didn't I tell you not to yell at people? Honestly."

Ai Yin looked very anxious and quickly covered the puppy's mouth with her hand before looking up at the person in front of her.

"Huh? Mist...mist flowers?"

Aine looked nervous, clearly not expecting to run into Arakawa Kirika on her way home from school.

But when Arakawa Kirika saw Aine holding the white puppy, for some reason, she was filled with anger.

So... was this stupid white thing taught by this stupid pink thing to disgust me?

As she thought this, she watched as Aine's expression gradually turned annoyed.

Seeing Arakawa Kirika's displeased expression, Aine felt aggrieved. She looked around helplessly, hoping that something else had upset Arakawa Kirika.

But QUNwu's anger was clearly directed at her. After realizing this, Aine could only bite her lip, not understanding what she had done wrong again.

"So that's why this stupid dog follows me around all the time. It was you who did it. You're so eager to get revenge on me?"

Arakawa Kirika stared fiercely into Aine's eyes.

ha?

Aiyin was so upset she almost cried.

What is all this nonsense...?

She couldn't understand what Arakawa Kirika was saying at all.

Aine could only force herself to start thinking quickly.

Wu Hua said... this little dog has been following her...

Oh right, Wuhua hates dogs the most, but... I only just met this child myself!

"No! I... I just saw this child squatting at the school gate every day and felt sorry for it, so... I decided to adopt it today. We had no contact before... Why won't Wuhua believe me?"

Ai Yin's tone even sounded a little tearful as she defended herself.

Clearly, long-standing grievances erupted at this moment.

……

Arakawa Kirika looked into the tearful eyes before her and fell silent.

Her intuition told her that Aine was not lying.

But she was still a little skeptical, so she continued to ask...

"How can you prove it?"

How to prove it...

Ai Yin felt even more aggrieved. How could she prove that she had no relation to the dog when she was holding it in her arms right now?

And... shouldn't it be the person who suspects the other who has to prove them in this situation?

If Wuhua has any doubts, she should be the one to prove that I have a relationship with the puppy... instead of proving that I have no relationship with the puppy.

Under pressure, Ai Yin's logical thinking became much smoother than usual.

"I really didn't... Wuhua doesn't believe me... I can swear to Wuhua!"

As Aine spoke, she switched to holding the dog with one hand, while raising her other hand in front of her.

What an idiot... What's the point of swearing an oath to me?

Arakawa Kirika frowned and glared at Aine, unable to understand Aine's thought process.

When you make an oath, aren't you supposed to swear it to someone you consider important? Why swear it to yourself?

wrong……

Arakawa Kirika suddenly realized that Aine's willingness to swear an oath to her meant...

In Aine's heart, she is that... [important existence]?

After clarifying this point, Arakawa Kirika's anger subsided slightly for some reason.

Looking into those pitiful eyes, she felt a little annoyed.

Dogs are such annoying creatures. They always give me that pitiful look. What's the difference between that and moral blackmail?

Did you think that by playing the victim, I would have to forgive you?

"Really?"

Arakawa Kirika continued to ask, but this time her tone was not as sharp as before.

"Of course it's true."

Seeing that Arakawa Kirika's anger was subsiding, Aine immediately responded positively.

"Is it really true?"

Arakawa Kirika continued to scrutinize Aine's expression with a suspicious look, certain that she would catch the slightest hint of something amiss in Aine.

"It really is true!"

Aine's expression was firm, and her tone remained unwavering.

Ok……

Arakawa Kirika had to admit that it seemed... she had indeed misunderstood Aine.

But there is absolutely no way she would apologize to Aine.

"You just said...you wanted to adopt this thing?"

Knowing she was in the wrong, Arakawa Kirika quickly changed the subject.

call……

Seeing that Arakawa Kirika was finally no longer angry, Aine also relaxed.

"Hmm... It's not good to let this child wander around all the time. I'm a little worried about its safety, so I decided to raise it myself."

Aine wiped her eyes with the back of her hand, then resumed her smiling expression.

Is that so... For some reason, Arakawa Kirika felt much more relieved when she heard that Aine had decided to adopt the puppy.

Being adopted by this pink-haired idiot would be the perfect home for a stray dog.

As Arakawa Kirika thought about it, her eyes unconsciously drifted to the silly thing in Aine's arms.

Ah... it's wagging its tail at me again, even though it has a new owner.