I have pure love with them

When Nagasaki Shoyo heard the name Toyokawa Shoko from Chihaya Aine's mouth, his eyes became sharp. He pursed his lips and stared at the pink-haired girl in front of him.

"Izumi-kun, did I tell you?"

"He... told me something. I only know that you, Shuangshi, care about Toyokawa-san a lot and want to resume band activities with Toyokawa-san. So, I'm wondering...is your sudden decision related to Toyokawa-san?"

Looking at Nagasaki Soyo in front of her, Chihaya Aine felt a little complicated.

Even though Quan had reminded her many times before, she never expected that things would develop to this point so quickly.

"Is it really Quan Jun who told you? Now...it doesn't matter anymore, right?"

Nagasaki Shoyo lowered his eyes and was silent for a moment, then raised his face and looked at Chihaya Aine in front of him.

"That's right. I joined this band just to revive 'CRYCHIC'. I thought that as long as the other members of the band came back, Xiangzi would also come back... But, it failed, so I no longer have any reason to stay in this band."

"But... Is Toyokawa-san going to come back? Besides, aren't we all having fun doing band activities together? There's no reason to quit the band..."

“What is a band to you?”

Looking at Chihaya Aine who was trying to persuade him, Nagasaki Shoyo did not refute her words, considering that she was Izumi's sister, but asked a question that was a bit heavy and complicated for Aine.

"Band? To me... a band is a place where everyone can have fun together..."

"For me, a band is a community of destiny. During the days of 'CRYCHIC', I was very happy, but in the current band, I don't feel that way."

After he finished speaking, Nagasaki Shoyo frowned slightly as he looked at the bassist who walked out from not far away, then turned around and walked towards the entrance of the hall.

When she walked near the door, she noticed Quan standing nearby.

Slowing down her pace, Nagasaki Shoyo wanted to ask Izumi why she was here, but when she thought of Chihaya Aine behind her, she pursed her lips, did not stop, and left 'RING'.

"..."

Watching Nagasaki Soyo leaving, Izumi did not chase after him, but instead turned his gaze to Aine who stayed in the hall.

As he walked towards his sister, he naturally ran into Hachiman Kailing who was about to leave.

The two of them made eye contact and nodded to each other, and there was no other contact or communication.

He walked slowly to Aine’s front, looking at his sister who looked a little lost, and fell into self-doubt and distress. He stopped in front of the girl, then stretched out his right hand, pointed it at her fair forehead and flicked it——

"Alas!"

Ai Ne, who had her head lowered and covered her forehead with her hands, suddenly raised her head and looked in front of her, and only then did she notice the figure of her brother.

"What... suddenly appeared at this time."

Ai Ne, who failed to keep Nagasaki Soushi, was in a low mood at the moment. Even after seeing her brother, her mood did not improve at all. She pursed her lips tightly and looked depressed.

"A lot of things happened today. It seems that we won't be able to carry out band activities. Let's go back together first."

"..."

Although she wanted to refute it instinctively, after thinking about it carefully, Aine didn't think she could continue the band's activities today, and she was not sure whether she could continue the band's activities tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

"I'll go tidy up and get some things."

But there were still some items in the recording studio, and the others hadn't left yet, so she had to go back and talk to them first.

"Ah."

Quan naturally had no objection to this. He waited quietly in the hall for a while, and then he saw his sister coming out with a bag, but she looked very depressed.

"All right?"

"Let's go back……"

Aiyin, who came out of the recording studio, answered weakly.

It seemed that something happened in the recording studio before coming out, which made Quan a little curious.

286. Quan: Because I didn’t join the band

"Who... who wants to watch the live show?"

On the way home with his sister, Izumi thought that Aine would not be able to resist asking about Nagasaki Soyo on the way home, but he did not expect that she remained silent all the way.

When the two walked to the square in front of the station, they were blocked by a girl with short brown hair and twin ponytails. She was looking straight ahead with confused and anxious eyes, and didn't notice that she was blocking the way in front of her, but it was a square after all, and Izumi and Aine could easily walk past her.

But when she heard the other person's murmur, Aine, who was standing next to Izumi, seemed to be attracted by the other person's words and looked at the girl in front of her with some curiosity.

"who……"

“Are you selling tickets to the live show?”

"Eh?"

The young-looking girl in front of them was obviously startled after hearing Aine's voice. Her body tensed up and she looked in the direction of the two people with a look of surprise.

Noticing the girl’s frightened expression, Izumi, who was standing next to Aine, looked at his sister.

“Are you interested in live?”

“… a little bit?”

After hearing Izumi's question, Aine looked at Izumi, and then at the girl in front of her.

"What's the price of this ticket?"

"Ah! Yes! Yes... 1,500 yen... one."

Although she was standing in front of the other person, the girl's eyes were wandering around and she didn't dare to look directly at the brother and sister in front of her.

In a trance, Quan was reminded of Goto Ichiri, but he could still tell that the girl in front of him was fundamentally different from Goto Ichiri. At least he didn't think Goto Ichiri had the courage to stand alone on the street selling tickets.

"are you buying?"

He looked at his sister beside him and found that she was looking at him.

"..."

"Two."

"...Ah, well, thank you for your patronage. The price for two tickets is 3,000 yen."

Seeing that his sister had no intention of paying, Quan had no choice but to take out his wallet and buy the ticket from the girl in front of him. Quan saw that the girl had three tickets in her hand, and he glanced at the girl in front of him who looked young.

"Can you answer a question?"

"Ok?"

"Are you in a band?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

The other party seemed to look at Quan with some confusion, and then frowned.

"Don't I look like that?"

"No, it's nothing. I took the other ticket too. It's 4,500 yen in total, right?"

"Yes."

When she heard that Izumi was going to buy all three tickets, Aiyin, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but look at Izumi, but didn't say anything. She just glanced at Izumi's wallet after Izumi took out his wallet.

'……Uh-huh?'

He handed the money to the girl in front of him, took three tickets from her hand, confirmed the time and place on the tickets, and did not ask the name of the girl's band. Quan looked at Aine beside him.

"Let's go back."

"Oh……"

Jing Qinrencai stood there, looking at the brother and sister who were leaving with a puzzled expression. She looked down at the banknotes in her hand, feeling unreal. She had not expected that the ticket that had troubled her for so long could be sold so easily.

"It's sold... Now it's done. I don't think Momoka and Subaru will lecture me about it, right?"

Holding the ticket tightly in her hand, Jing Qinren felt relieved and turned silently to walk towards the subway. She just thought that there would be more people in Tokyo, so she wanted to give it a try. She didn't expect to succeed so easily.

"Go back, Kawasaki..."

After opening the door and returning home, Chihaya Aine lay down on the sofa in the living room. Without caring about her image, she stretched her body casually and sighed tiredly and helplessly.

"Ah - I'm back. I can relax now."

Izumi, who came back with her, looked at Aine who didn't care about her image at all, walked slowly to the refrigerator, took out a whole bottle of oolong tea, and poured himself a cup.

"I also want."

Just as he finished pouring, Aiyin's voice came from afar. He turned his head slightly to look in the direction where the voice came from. The girl was lying on the sofa in a "big" shape, staring at him with her head tilted.

"..."

As this was just a casual thing, Quan did not refuse. He silently poured a cup and brought it to the coffee table in front of the girl.

"Thank you~"

She sat up, picked up the teacup, closed her eyes and felt the cool oolong tea.

"Ha~ I'm alive~ The weather is getting hotter and hotter. I feel like it's time to wear summer clothes soon."

"That's almost it."

His eyes lingered on Aine for a moment. To Izumi, Aine's current school uniform did not suit his aesthetic sense.

"Why did you buy three tickets at that time? Who were you going to give the extra ticket to?"

Putting down the teacup in her hand, Aine lay back down on the sofa, looking towards Izumi in front of her, and asked him about his arrangements for the tickets.

"I haven't decided yet, but since she only had three tickets left, I bought them for her."

"Why do I always feel that your living expenses are more than mine?"

Recalling her quick glance at Izumi's wallet just now, Aine, who was lying on the sofa, suddenly became depressed and stared at Izumi in front of her with a scrutinizing look. She knew in her heart that her family would not give Izumi special treatment, but when she saw the two Yukichi notes in Izumi's wallet, she could not help but think of her own empty wallet.

"Because I'm not in a band?"

After hearing his sister's doubts, Quan couldn't help but smile and answered her with a smile.

"Besides, I have additional financial aid. Well, for living expenses, it is true that it is more than yours, but I remember that Yuqiu also has generous financial aid and scholarships, right?"

"..."

After hearing what Quan said, Aiyin, who was lying on the sofa, suddenly looked sad.