I'm here to form a band, what do you want to do!

"That's a good idea." Nagasaki Suyo put her hands together and continued with a smile: "Actually, it doesn't need to be so troublesome."

"Hmm? It shouldn't be too much trouble."

"It is still very difficult to buy a house in Tokyo." Nagasaki Suyo spoke with the tone of a person who has experienced it.

"I'm very confident about making money." Ito Rin answered calmly.

Confidence is bullshit! Does he really think that graduating from a prestigious university means he can make tons of money? If it were that easy, why would he bother playing the system's scumbag game and getting away with it?

The main thing is... this tone is encouraging him to be a gigolo.

"It should be fine if you're planning to buy a house somewhere else, but Setagaya is very troublesome, and if it's in Shimokitazawa, it's even more hopeless. Ito-san will definitely want to live somewhere familiar, or in Minato Ward where the salary is higher."

These places are very good, but we have to admit that the housing prices are not affordable for ordinary graduates. Even if you graduate from the University of Tokyo, you have to work in some specific professions with good financial prospects.

and many more.

He was led astray. Although his ideal was to settle down in Tokyo, no one required him to prepare for a house after graduation. Anyway, with Japan's well-developed rental system, it wouldn't be a big problem even if he rented a house for a few years.

Ito Rin looked at Nagasaki Suyo with eyes that saw through everything.

Nagasaki Suyo covered her mouth and chuckled, a little shy: "Actually, I want to..."

"Soyo-chan, it's you!"

Her expression instantly became horrified, and she turned around stiffly, only to see the pretty face that was usually fine but now looked so annoying, and the pink hair on her head.

This pink-haired girl is really haunting me. It would be fine if it happened normally, but she suddenly appeared at the critical moment of such a date, making Nagasaki Motoyo want to strangle her to death.

Huh, keep calm, keep calm, don't get yourself sick because of the other person's stupidity.

"I told you it was Soyo, but you two didn't believe it." Chihaya Aine said to the two people beside her, and Shiina Riki showed an impatient look on her face.

This idiot couldn't see that they were on a date, so why did they come in and act as a third wheel?

I don’t know how she could coax the light on with such emotional intelligence.

Thinking of this, his eyes passed over Ito Rin, and then looked at Chihaya Aine thoughtfully, as if he understood something.

It seems that it is not necessarily because of low emotional intelligence, but that he simply wants to cause trouble.

"Aine, Riki, and Tomo." Nagasaki Suyo smiled, showing no sign of anger at all, but looking at her clenched fingers, Ito Rin thought the opposite was true.

"Good afternoon everyone, would you like to sit down with me?"

"Okay." Chihaya Aine agreed readily. Nagasaki Suyo, who had already realized the inevitability, looked at Ito Rin with resentment, and then made room for him.

After a lot of trouble, when the black tea they ordered was served, the seats had been changed.

Ito Rin sat next to Nagasaki Suyo, and the other three were squeezed opposite her. Takamatsu Deng in the middle looked quite pitiful.

"Why did you come out?" Nagasaki Suyo asked lightly while drinking black tea.

It would be fine if they just met each other when they were out playing, but the three of them were actually together. It seemed like she was isolated in the band.

There is another cat missing, but she is a junior high school student and a wild cat, so it is normal for her to be unsociable except for normal band cooperation.

"You're wrong. It was Li Xi who caught up with us. I was originally going to ask Deng to come out and play, but Li Xi insisted on coming along, as if I were a bad guy." Chihaya Aine said dissatisfiedly and handed the order to the waiter.

Shiina Riki glared at her fiercely, proving that her feeling was absolutely correct.

"You guys are so funny." Ito Rin smiled and applauded.

"Ito-kun." Chihaya Aine stared at him with sparkling eyes. "Do you think I look like a bad person?"

"..."

Why are you asking me this? I'm just a passerby.

If you look at it from a normal person's point of view, Chihaya Aine has nothing to do with bad people.

But then again, are there any purely bad girls in the band?

"It's okay, he's quite cheerful." Ito Rin glanced at the expectant girl and chose a statement that would not offend anyone at all.

Chihaya Aine puffed up her cheeks and glanced at Shiina Riki who was standing across from Takamatsu Touma: "Did you hear that? I'm cheerful!"

"Oh, no matter how cheerful you are, you are not a good person. Only the pure lamp will be deceived by you."

"Hey, hey, hey, haven't we reconciled? Stop being so hostile."

"Reconciliation? When did it happen?"

"A band." Chihaya Aine said in surprise.

She has proven her efforts, and Li Xi doesn't look down on her that much. Isn't this a reconciliation?

"Oh..." Shiina Riki pondered: "How should I put it? I recognize your persistence and love for music, but that's only in the band. I never said I would forgive you for deceiving Deng!"

"...Don't say such harsh words." Chihaya Aine leaned closer to Takamatsu Deng and said, "I'm not lying, we are good friends. Besides, you are really weird. You have to control Deng's good friend. Is she your daughter?"

Ito Rin, who inevitably had to hear their quarrel, couldn't help laughing. Nagasaki Suyo, who was beside her, was trying hard to hold back her laughter, with a cute blushing face and clenched fists.

"You!" Shiina Riki clenched his fists, suppressing his anger. "Because I care about Deng, I have to pay more attention to the people around her. Anyway, you are definitely a dangerous person."

"I understand." Chihaya Aine wiggled her fingers, looking proud and confident. "You're not worried about dangerous people, but people who are more favored by Deng. However, since you are such a fierce person, it's normal that Deng doesn't like you. You should think about how to improve yourself instead of attacking others."

"..." Ito Rin put down the cup in her hand and looked at them intently.

He loves watching beautiful girls quarreling the most.

Especially when it's like this, a quarrel that has nothing to do with him, it makes him extremely happy. Come on, Li Xi!

"Wait, are you here to go shopping or to have a fight? What are you planning to do?" Nagasaki Suyo sat in her seat and spoke in an unbearable manner.

Chihaya Aine sighed, "I didn't mean to argue. She's the one who's been causing trouble for me, and this is a legitimate counterattack."

"Everyone... stop talking." Takamatsu Deng, who was caught in a dilemma between the two of them, held their hands, with a sad expression on his embarrassed face.

"Okay, just have fun when you're out having fun. No one will be happy if we keep arguing." Nagasaki Suyo glanced at Takamatsu Deng and acted as a peacemaker. After all, everyone had just finished a performance and they were still within the period of being good friends.

"I didn't take the initiative." Chihaya Aine raised her hand to prove her innocence.

"Humph……"

Shiina Riki snorted coldly and nodded reluctantly, deciding to let Chihaya Aine go for the time being, at least today.

Don't ever think that just because you want to form a band, you can get her to accept it unconditionally.

"That's great."

Saki Suyo's tone relaxed. Now that the relationship has been reconciled, is it time to leave?

Don't you know that sitting here is like three big light bulbs?

"Soyo, do you want to go to the aquarium together later?"

The person who spoke was Nagasaki Suyo.

"What?" She was stunned.

No, is it necessary to be so cruel? I was just helping her out, how could he be so cruel to her in the blink of an eye?

"Aquarium?" Ito Rin suddenly said, "There doesn't seem to be one around here."

"It just opened recently. I bought the ticket online. There will be many rare penguin exhibitions."

When this was mentioned, Takamatsu Deng became more talkative. It seems that she really likes penguins.

"I don't have any objection." Ito Rin pinched her chin: "Anyway, there are no plans for the future."

"...Yeah, I was just going to the store and doing some boring shopping."

Nagasaki Suyo gritted her teeth, her gaze almost murderous.

Since they agreed, they didn't separate when they came out of the coffee shop.

This statement is not entirely accurate.

For example, after entering the venue, when others were busy watching the fish, Nagasaki Suyo grabbed Chihaya Aine and dragged her to the corner.

"You did it on purpose, didn't you?" The irritation in his tone was so intense that it couldn't be concealed.

"Don't say such harsh words!"

"So you admit that you did it on purpose. Turns out you're the bad guy."

“That’s not the case, Aine! I’m creating an opportunity for you. What’s the point of shopping? Only here can we help you get closer.”

Nagasaki Sushi sneered contemptuously, looked at her innocent eyes, stretched his body, and regained his confidence.

"What a scary expression."

Chihaya Aine took two steps back guiltily, probably realizing that she was no match for her opponent.

After a while.

"Don't worry, how could I be angry? I'm just a little unhappy that you disturbed my date." Nagasaki Suyo pinched her fingers.

Isn't this still anger? Or is it that expressing anger and dissatisfaction is not the same emotion as expressing anger?

Chihaya Aine didn't know either, but she didn't need to know.

Ito Rin, who noticed that they were missing, came over. Nagasaki Suyo greeted her with a smile on her face.

Don't let other people influence your plans.

"It's really great here. Many animals I saw online are now right in front of me."

"I'm glad you like it. You can go to a bigger zoo if you have the chance." Nagasaki Suyo's sweet laughter came over.

“…That’s not necessary.”

"Don't you have time? Ito seems to know a lot about animals, but I don't know anything yet. Could you introduce them to me?"

Their voices gradually faded away. Chihaya Aine looked away and saw the person behind her. She almost screamed in fright.

This change in expression was clearly caught by Shiina Riki, who laughed contemptuously.

"Ah--"

"Rikki, are you walking silently?" Chihaya said dissatisfiedly, "You are eavesdropping on our conversation."

"I wasn't eavesdropping. The content just got into my ears. Also, don't call me by that name."

"Isn't this still eavesdropping?" Chihaya Aine pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "Why are you here if you're not with Deng?"

"Let's see what you want to do." Shiina Riki said lightly.

"...I'm working hard for our band." Chihaya Aine showed a holy smile.

"I can tell you're lying at a glance, just tell the truth!" Shiina Riki said with a slightly impatient tone.

"Well... okay." Chihaya Aine stuck out her tongue: "It's for the band!"

"It seems that I won't be able to get any information unless I teach you a lesson."

"it is true!"

"Ok?"

"If Soyo falls in love, do you think she will still devote her time to the band? She used to only think about meeting Ito Rin. If they really confirm their relationship, I guess she won't even come to the band."

“…Tsk.” Shiina Riki reacted.

But on second thought, she shook her head and denied it: "It's not to that extent. She still likes the band."

"Um, Rikki, would she like that band?" Chihaya Aine, who always thinks about many things, swallowed her saliva. "Ito-kun also has a band. Wouldn't he want to be with his girlfriend?"

"This……"

"Rikki, I'm really doing this for the band." Chihaya Aine emphasized this point again.

"I actually understand your train of thought. It seems I am also sick."

"Don't say that. By the way, where's the lamp? Where did she go?"

After thinking of her, the two of them suddenly realized and stopped dwelling on the matter. They started looking for Takamatsu Deng in the venue.

Their running around did not affect the two people who were walking alone. Ito Rin, who really knew something about marine life, was introducing the creatures in front of her to Nagasaki Suyo.

"This is a seal, this is a sea lion, this is a walrus..."

"No sea tiger?" Nagasaki Suyo asked curiously.

Since there are lions, elephants, and cheetahs, there should be tigers as well.

"Well, it was banned because of the expansion of combat power."