Comet Dragon, breaking into the gravity field

After telling the truth to Nagasaki Suyo, Naruse Ritsu began to plan to find an opportunity to tell the truth to Aine.

He was not worried that the matter would spread outside.

No one would believe the "truth" that Nagasaki Suyo told her - although this statement sounds a bit exaggerated, it is the truth.

As long as Ritsu Narose doesn't make a huge noise in public like a monster appears, no one will discover his identity.

Therefore, there was no need for him to deliberately avoid Nagasaki Suyo.

Compared to the relaxed and confident Naruse Ritsu, Nagasaki Suyo looked much more awkward. Her gaze darted around, sometimes looking at the busy clerk behind the counter, sometimes lowering her head to focus on her fingertips.

This was the first time Nagasaki Suyo encountered a question beyond her imagination. At this moment, she didn't even know how to start.

After a long while, she finally said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Is this why you rejected me..."

"Yes."

Hearing the answer she had always longed for, Nagasaki Suyo's heart suddenly calmed down, and then ripples appeared like the surface of water swept by the wind.

The first thing that came was a sense of relief.

Realizing that Naruse Ritsu's rejection of her was not due to her hatred for her, Nagasaki Suyo felt that the shackles that bound her were gradually disappearing.

The more she understood this, the happier she became.

Just as Ritsu Narose understood Suyo Nagasaki, Suyo Nagasaki also knew that Ritsu Narose would not lie to her.

Picking up the menu on the table, she ordered her usual hot Earl Grey tea.

While waiting, Nagasaki Suyo turned her head slightly and looked carefully at the familiar yet unfamiliar boy in front of her.

When her gaze shifted to the back of Ritsu Narose, she remembered the pair of powerful and beautiful silver wings she saw last night, and then the pair of soul-stirring blue eyes.

"What's wrong?" Noticing that Nagasaki Suyo was staring at him, Naruse Ritsu tilted his head.

"I... just feel like I've become a little weird..."

Subconsciously, Ritsu Narose thought that the dragon energy emanating from his body had an impact on Nagasaki Suyo.

But then he realized that ever since he discovered that one of his scales had entered a rebellious phase that day, he had not used the dragon energy in his body again, but just maintained the "dripping faucet" state as usual.

Seeing that Narose Ritsu looked like she was thinking seriously about something, Nagasaki Suyo suddenly let out a very unladylike laugh.

After she saw that expression, she knew what she was thinking.

"It's all because of you..."

The girl blinked, trying to make the confusion on the other person's face a little more apparent.

But before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by someone unexpectedly - or rather expectedly.

"Your hot Earl Grey tea."

Putting down the teacup, Shiina Riki looked coldly at the two people who had been flirting and whispering in front of her.

56. Chihaya Aine is so lucky

We don’t know whether pigs can be as happy as humans, but we often see that humans can be as easily satisfied as pigs.

When Ritsu Naruse saw Chihaya Aine proudly showing off her hard-trained skills to others, he remembered what a great writer once said.

It’s not that he has any problem with Chihaya Aine, he just feels that this kind of positive and optimistic attitude is something that other people in the band don’t have.

Sometimes, gentleness like that of Nagasaki Suyo is not as useful as such emotions;

Gao Songdeng, who can gather people together, remains silent most of the time;

Shiina Riki...with her way of communicating, it's considered a success if she can say less.

After communicating with Nagasaki Suyo, Naruse Ritsu had a better understanding of them. So he realized that in order to maintain a normal atmosphere, a character like Chihaya Aine was indispensable.

But even so...

Not sure what other bands are like, Ritsu Narose always feels that the band in front of him is always jumping back and forth between "thriving" and "dying violently".

What was supposed to be an ordinary daily practice today turned into a debate on "whether to attend the concert" under the manipulation of Tatsuki Shiina.

I can only say that it’s a good thing this is not the private Hope’s Peak Academy, otherwise Chihaya Aine, who couldn’t win against Shiina Ritsuki, would definitely be judged by the class and eliminated first.

On the way home, Ritsu Naruse played the role of a qualified listener, silently listening to Chihaya Aine's complaints.

Rather than holding in a lot of anger and eventually getting angry, he felt that there was nothing wrong in venting his emotions like this.

As the sky gradually darkened, Ritsu Narose bought two crepes for herself and Chihaya Aine.

The cuisine that originated in the Brittany province of France has now found new vitality in this island country, and is even showing a trend of becoming the host and replacing the original cuisine.

The fresh cream crepes in the hands of the two people are one of the classic flavors served with chopped fruit.

Perhaps the sweets had erased the unhappiness in Chihaya Aine's heart, as her eyes had narrowed into crescents. As she walked side by side with Naruse Ritsu, she hummed the song they'd practiced today.

The peaceful atmosphere lasted until the two said goodbye to each other in front of the courtyard gate. An hour later, Chihaya Aine, with her guitar on her back, met Naruse Ritsu who had just finished taking a bath.

Wearing shorts and a T-shirt, Ritsu Narose had just walked out of the shower room, holding a towel in his hand.

He had gotten used to Chihaya Aine coming to his place to practice at night. Apart from occasionally worrying about whether the Chihaya couple across the street would suddenly attack him, he didn't think much about it.

Turning around, Ritsu Narose went to prepare tea.

When he walked into the living room with tea, he found Chihaya Aine still there in a daze.

Ritsu Narushe didn't realize that his steaming appearance was particularly lethal.

The muscles that were usually not exposed were exposed under the light, shining slightly because of the water droplets that had not yet dried. And when those naughty water droplets slid down the collarbone and gathered together, Chihaya Aine turned away without leaving a trace.

The beauty of the body easily reminds people of the masterpieces that sculptors have spent their entire lives carving, and the hot air mixed with shower gel and other fragrances makes people's faces hot.

Only at this moment did Chihaya Aine realize how reckless her behavior was.

Closing her eyes slightly, she tried to divert her attention away from Ritsu Narose and focus on the guitar in front of her.

However, when the faint fragrance wafted in, the action of plucking the strings would inevitably pause.

It was easy to notice that the girl on the other side was not in good shape tonight, but someone who had no idea that he was the culprit took the initiative to ask for a break. At the same time, he was secretly thinking about how to tell her about his secret.

"that--"

"that……"

As if they had calculated the timing perfectly, Naruse Ritsu and Chihaya Aine spoke at the same time.

After they stared at each other for a while, they looked away in perfect sync.

After waiting for the awkwardness in the air to dissipate a little, Naruse Ritsu was the first to ask, "Aine, do you have anything to say?"

"I……"

Chihaya Aine opened her mouth and suddenly felt a little embarrassed by her behavior. But since things had come to this point, she still spoke out her worries.

In short, she was still worried about the concert that was coming up soon.

Ritsu Narusha was not surprised.

As mentioned before, the other three members of the band now all have live experience, while the other guitarist, who has not yet confirmed whether to join the band, does not need to prove his level at all.

As the weakest member of the band, one can imagine the pressure on Chihaya Aine's shoulders.

Even if she took the time to practice, it would be difficult for her to reach that level by the time the concert started.

It seems that Chihaya Aine is also unlucky.

Her current situation is just like a novice hunter who happily goes to the snow mountain to collect snow grass, but ends up encountering a sudden attack by a dragon.

But if you look at it from another angle, Chihaya Aine is quite lucky.

Apart from the lead singer, Deng Takamatsu, there are three veteran band members who are much better than her in level to provide help during practice, which is a good thing that many people who are eager to improve themselves cannot get.

Especially Shiina Riki's continuous pressure operation, although it seems quite abstract, it has played a positive role to some extent.

But then again, if Chihaya Aine really wanted to make progress from the beginning, she wouldn't have chosen to form a band with Takamatsu Touma.

The more he thought about it, the more Ritsu Narose realized that this world was a huge boomerang, which made him laugh.

"Mr. Naruse, are you thinking of something happy?" Chihaya Aine's voice suddenly rose faintly from the side.

"Well—I just feel..."

Seeing Chihaya Aine's expression that said "I will never laugh again in my life", Naruse Ritsu tried hard to hold back the laughter in his heart, and even felt like his abdominal muscles were cramping from laughing.

No! If this continues, I'm going to burst out laughing right here!

Taking a deep breath, Naruse Ritsu turned around and placed his hand on Chihaya Aine's shoulder, saying in a deep voice, "What I'm about to say may be a little strange."

"Naruze-kun is weird, right?"

Looking at Naruse Ritsu's expression, Chihaya Aine inexplicably recalled the scene when she was in elementary school and was teased by her parents.

At that time, when she saw the serious expressions on her parents' faces, she instinctively became nervous, not thinking at all that this was one of the methods used by despicable adults to coax children.

This sense of déjà vu made her subconsciously think that Ritsu Narose was joking with her.

It wasn't until Chihaya Aine saw a tail swinging back and forth in front of her eyes that she realized that reality seemed to be a little different from what she had imagined.

"Am I dreaming?"

I pinched her thigh, but Chihaya Aine didn't feel any pain at all.

"Because you pinched me."

Looking at the girl touching him all over with a dazed look on her face, Naruse Rikyu explained with a serious look.

57. When flying at high altitude, please keep warm

Why did things become like this?

Looking back at Chihaya Aine who was playing with his tail with great interest, Ritsu Narose fell into deep thought.

I thought Chihaya Aine would be frightened by him - and in fact, she was frightened, but it was quickly replaced by the excitement of seeing something new and strange.

"Are not you afraid?"

When Chihaya Aine heard Ritsu Naruse ask this, she showed a puzzled expression.

Looking at the tail covered with silver scales in his hand, and then looking at the wings folded up like a bird behind him, Chihaya Aine shook her head.

"I'm not scared at all," Chihaya Aine paused, then added, "Because Naruse-kun is already weird, so if he gets even weirder, it won't be that weird."

Have you ever thought that the fact that you are not weird is also weird in itself?

Without saying this, Ritsu Narose felt that if he went any deeper, he would soon not recognize how to write the word "strange".

Pulling the tail out of Chihaya Aine's hand, he returned to his normal appearance.

"Hey—I haven't touched you enough."

"Your words sound like something a prostitute would say, don't they? You're no longer a JK, Chihaya-san."

“But it feels really good to touch!”

After shaking hands with a reluctant look, Chihaya Aine suddenly realized that Naruse Ritsu was looking at her with a rather strange look - to be more precise, looking at the movements of her hands.

Awkwardness permeated between the two of them.

"Ha ha……"

With two dry laughs, Chihaya Aine looked away guiltily, intending to continue her guitar practice tonight.

Soon, a dull chord sounded in the living room.

The pink-haired girl gradually immersed herself in the world of music, while the boy sitting next to her also sat quietly in the living room, wearing Bluetooth headphones and concentrating on playing games.

When Chihaya Aine finally realized where the "click-click" sound of the joystick came from, the sense of fulfillment brought by the practice was instantly disturbed by the imbalance in her heart.

"It's too much!"

"?"

While skillfully canceling the backswing of the weapon attack and taking advantage of the opponent's rolling moment to take him down, Ritsu Narose turned his head in confusion and sent a question mark to Chihaya Aine with his eyes.

"I was practicing nearby, and Naruse-kun was actually playing games! That's so sneaky!"

"Because I did it on purpose."

With a smile that looked extremely provocative, just as Narose Ritsu was about to perform some facial expressions, he saw the spirit character on the screen being hit by a huge arrow that came from nowhere and fell straight into an bottomless cliff.