Comet Dragon, breaking into the gravity field

"Ah."

Nodding, Takamatsu recalled what she had written in her notebook. However, this thought only lasted for a few seconds, and the girl's mind quickly returned to the unanswered questions she hadn't answered before.

Without keeping this doubt in mind, when Takamatsu Deng took the initiative to ask him why he met Toyokawa Shoko, Naruse Ritsu repeated what he had said to Toyokawa Shoko before.

However, compared to the aloof blue-haired girl, Takamatsu Deng seemed more emotional. The discussion about the novel's plot came to an end only after they entered the livehouse.

Although it is not yet confirmed whether he will participate in the live show, the current situation is stable.

Aine is practicing a trendy little song from a popular online video, Takamatsu Touma is studying hard with the "Voice Production Tutorial" in his hand, and Shiina Riki is thinking about how to compose music with Takamatsu Touma's notebook... Only Nagasaki Suyo is standing beside him, like a female ghost with lingering hatred.

Oh, and there's a cat.

She was sitting there showing off the ice cream that Ritsu Narose had given her.

"...You'll get sick if you eat too much, Lenai-chan." Feeling that the atmosphere she had deliberately created was intentionally or unintentionally disrupted by this cat, Nagasaki Suyo sighed.

However, Kaname just looked up at her, then scooped a spoonful of green matcha ice cream into her mouth.

Damn cat!

There was no concealment of displeasure on her face, and Nagasaki Suyo turned this emotion into a sharp sword and stabbed Naruse Ritsu.

Crossing her arms, she said unhappily, "Hand over that song."

"?"

Putting down his phone, Naruse Ritsu looked at her with a confused look. After a few seconds, he realized what "that song" Su Shi was referring to.

Noticing several eyes in the recording studio gathering around her, Ritsu Narose blinked, trying to hint to Nagasaki Suyo that they should talk somewhere else—or later when they were alone.

Unfortunately, the reality was not as he wished. Before Ritsu Naruse could open his mouth to change the subject, Chihaya Aine came over with great interest.

"What? Is there a new song?"

"Yes," Nagasaki Suyo said with a very subtle smile, clasping her hands together and glancing sideways at Chihaya Aine, "And it's a song written especially for me."

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire studio fell silent, as if a primitive life force had liberated all the monsters on the scene. Even Kaname Rakuna, who was scraping off her ice cream with a spoon, looked up again and gave Nagasaki Soyo an unreadable look.

"Ah... like this... ah..." The voice stretched out, and Chihaya Aine's words seemed vague as if she was walking in a dream.

Standing in front of Ritsu Narose with a guitar in her arms, she stared down at him, her eyes emitting a strange light under the light.

"Write a song? He gave it to you?" Not believing Nagasaki Motoyo's lies, Shiina Riki just frowned and looked at the four people gathered over there.

Recalling her impression of Naruse Ritsu, she said with absolute certainty, "He can't compose at all. How could he possibly write—"

——“This is a song composed by Xiaoxiang.”

Upon hearing this, Shiina Riki looked at Naruse Ritsu in disbelief, as if he had suffered a great betrayal.

Obviously she can compose music, so why not ask her?

Could it be that he thinks she can't compare to that guy?

"Ahem—this happened a while ago, so..."

Raising his hands, Naruse Ritsu tried to calm the situation with words. However, his words were ineffective, and he could only turn his attention to Nagasaki Suyo, the person who pushed the meteorite down.

It was fine yesterday, why did it suddenly become troublesome today?

"Why does Su Shi suddenly want this?"

Hearing his doubts, Nagasaki Suyo just pretended to be confused and tapped her chin with her index finger. After a moment, she smiled and said, "Because it was originally written for me, right?"

"No, theoretically the copyright should be..." Seeing the girl's eyes suddenly change, Ritsu Narose wisely chose to shut up.

Seeing that he had wisely kept his mouth shut, Nagasaki Suyo, who had taken the initiative, continued to express her thoughts.

To sum it up in one sentence - she wanted to use that song as a practice piece for the band.

At this moment, Miss Nagasaki Motoyo used her actions to vividly explain to everyone the meaning of the saying "Sima Zhao's intentions are known to everyone".

"I object!"

Yesterday, the good friends who had been sitting on the sofa watching Ritsu Narose play games, turned on each other today. Chihaya Aine was the first to voice her objection, while also emphasizing the pros and cons, saying that this villain's plan must not be allowed to succeed.

Afterwards, Shiina Riki, who had managed to calm down, followed up with the output. After asking Naruse Ritsu to play the song in its entirety, he immediately said that the song was not suitable for adaptation to double guitar performance.

As for the other two, one was still savoring the lyrics and music, while the other was looking at Ritsu Narose with a sharp gaze.

"Make one for me too" - feeling Kaname Rakuna's gaze, Narose Ritsu inexplicably remembered these words.

To be honest, I was a little sweaty.

Only after finding the excuse of "buying a drink" to get away temporarily did Ritsu Narose breathe a sigh of relief.

However, the dilemma he faces has not yet been resolved.

Fortunately, he found an extremely reliable "military advisor" appeared in his sight.

31. Story of Wang Hailing

Sometimes when I lie in bed and close my eyes, unnecessary thoughts arise.

Ritsu Naruse and Tatsuki Shiina - these things have nothing to do with me, but they still make me care a little.

Ever since she saw them dating that day, a certain emotion has been lingering in Hachiman Kailing's heart...

"So you were kicked out?"

"It's not about 'driving them out', it's about strategic shifting and temporarily avoiding the limelight."

Standing next to the vending machine, Ritsu Naruse and Kairin Hachiman became its only two customers.

A cool touch radiated from the surface of the can in her hand. Without rushing to open it, Hachiman Kailing recalled Naruse Ritsu's statement again, then lamented and quoted a famous saying: "It's not the lack of wealth that worries us, but the inequality of it."

After sighing, she looked at Naruse Ritsu as a matter of course and said, "Why don't you write a song for each of them?"

"Do you think I'm some musical genius from somewhere..."

Even just writing lyrics isn't that easy, right?

If I write some catchy songs whose quality is hard to describe, there may be a possibility of success, but writing such songs will simply annoy myself and others.

"How about finding someone else to write the lyrics and music?"

"There's no point in doing that."

Feeling like this guy was deliberately making things difficult for her, Hachiman Hailing silently sipped her drink. After a moment, she suddenly asked, "How's your relationship with them?"

"relation?"

“Even within the same band, there are differences in how closely they are related.”

Although she doesn't have a fixed band, as a bystander she can see things more clearly as an outsider.

Recounting the scenes she had witnessed one by one, Hachiman Kairin explained to Naruse Ritsu a truth that everyone understands but is easily overlooked:

Different treatments do exist.

Gender, hobbies, habits... There are so many things that can affect the relationships between people, and a person's mind cannot always guarantee that he or she will treat others consistently.

"But even so, I feel like I have a pretty good relationship with them..."

"Just good?"

Naruse Ritsu couldn't help but frown, feeling that Hachiman Kailing was hinting at something. However, logically speaking, she shouldn't be unaware of her own affairs.

"I have a story about the band, would you like to hear it?"

"...It's not a Bess joke, is it?"

Hearing Naruse Ritsu's joke, Hachiman Kailing was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "That's right."

Come on, you're a bassist too. Is it really okay to arrange yourself like this?

"When I was backing up a band, I once heard the bassist who ran away complain to me about her emotional problems."

"Emotional problems? Why would I come to you?"

Naruse Ritsu was a little surprised. In his impression, this girl, who looked like a cold beauty, seemed hard to bring up the idea of ​​actively discussing such matters with her.

"Because she can't tell other people she knows—otherwise, they'll see each other everywhere, and that would be too embarrassing."

After giving the brief introduction, Hachiman Kailing began to tell the story while stroking the pull ring on the top of the can with her fingertips.

"She and the band's lead singer were a couple in the past, but after they decided to form a band, the male lead got a girlfriend again."

"In fact, the third person was the guitarist in their band and was a neighbor of her boyfriend. Before long, the two of them became cohabiting partners."

Ritsu Narose frowned, feeling that this story had a sense of déjà vu.

"'What's most infuriating is what happened afterwards. That bastard actually wanted me to live in peace with her. Do you think that's reasonable?' - Don't get me wrong, these are her exact words at the time."

"Ahaha...I see." Ritsu Narose quickly took a sip of the drink in his hand to make his expression look more normal.

"What do you think?"

"What are you looking at..."

"Do you think it's possible to coexist peacefully?"

Are you setting a trap for me, Miss Hailing?

Glancing at her suspiciously, Naruse Ritsu hesitated for a moment and said, "It should... be possible."

"Is that really what all boys think?"

"Long live peace, and there's nothing wrong with love and peace."

Responding with completely incoherent words, Ritsu Narose felt like a fool who had walked into a trap.

However, what made him uneasy was that the story told by Hachiman Kailing was not over yet.

"What's even more surprising is that after his first infidelity, the man went even further, and soon had another. And the second infidelity was reportedly with his childhood sweetheart, whom he had known since childhood but had never met due to separation."

"They said they were going to have a good talk afterwards, but...what happened to you?"

"I suddenly realized that I drank the wrong drink." The matcha pattern on the drink in his hand turned to the other side, and Narose Ritsu's tone finally couldn't help but become a little weak.

In order not to waste it, and also to hide his expression that was about to burst, he drank the matcha drink that Yaro Rana usually drank in one gulp, revealing an indescribable expression.

Seeing Hachiman Kairin still looking at him, Naruse Ritsu felt he probably couldn't escape. With no other choice, he could only take the initiative to take over the conversation: "Well, what happened to them later?"

"I haven't heard about what happened afterwards, but I'm afraid that man will be involved with more girls in the future... Are you okay?"

"It's okay, it's okay. This drink just has a strong aftertaste."

Turning around, Ritsu Narose took out a tissue from his pocket and wiped his mouth - and at the same time wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"But does this story have anything to do with what we talked about before?"

"Hmm... probably not. I just suddenly remembered it. And maybe that story is a bit exaggerated. After all, it sounds too bizarre."

"Ahahaha... I think that's a bit exaggerated too."

Turning around and walking towards the vending machine, Ritsu Narose, who was determined to escape from here, chose to focus all his attention on the drinks in the vending machine.

Therefore, he did not notice that Hachiman Kailing was standing behind him, observing him with a look that seemed both thoughtful and suspicious.

If we judge by right or wrong, that man is definitely wrong. Cheating repeatedly while already having a girlfriend is undoubtedly a very bad behavior.

In fact, he was not the only one who made mistakes.

Those who came later, knowing that he had a girlfriend, deliberately distanced themselves from him and maintained an ambiguous relationship which then deteriorated - was this also wrong?

Thinking of this, Hachiman Kailing did not say these words out loud.

32. Street Walker

When I woke up in the morning, it was just past seven o'clock.

The dim light penetrated the curtains and slipped into the bedroom. In the trance of the early morning, Hachiman Kailing reached for her pillow, but after several attempts, she finally found the cell phone that she had put down in the middle of the night.

When she turned on the screen, the memo she had recorded on her phone appeared right below the time.

Today is still a school day for students, but it does not affect her plans after school in the afternoon.

Exhaling slowly, she stood up from the bed and walked towards the clothes rack.