I'm not a womanizer for Chihaya Aine

"It seems that what Xiangzi said is true. You are indeed the one who needs to practice the most. It is hard to imagine a band's lead singer coming to a karaoke bar and not knowing how to sing. So, if you can't sing, go and learn. If you can't sing well, go and practice. You must learn at least one song today before you can go home."

After saying that, Qing placed the phone in the middle of the table. Aiyin curiously leaned over to take a look, and it turned out to be the musical notation of a song.

"Is this... musical notation? "Secret Base ~Everything You Gave Me~"? "

Ao nodded and said, "Yes, Aine, you should have heard this song, right? Pastel*Palettes also sang this song. By the way, the guitarist of Pastel*Palettes is Hanegaoka's former student council president and former head of the astronomy club."

Deng seemed to have remembered something at this time, and said with some longing: "The senior in the Astronomy Department's log wrote... a very 'lu~' starry sky... I often wonder, what kind of starry sky is that..."

In addition, I also remember the band Pastel*Palettes. It seemed that I sang one of their songs when I came to karaoke last time.

Aine exclaimed, “Is it that idol band? I’ve heard of it. But being able to work in the student council and the astronomy club while also taking care of a professional-level band is amazing…”

Ao thought about Hina's attitude towards student council work, and thought it would be better to lower Aine's expectations of this senior a little.

“I think she’s actually under a lot less pressure than you think…Aine, don’t act like it’s none of your business, you’ll have to sing along later.”

"Yes, yes... How's Deng Deng doing? Is everything okay?" Aiyin didn't care much about Qing's unauthorized arrangements and turned her attention to Deng.

“I don’t know…” As the lead singer, Deng could still understand the most basic musical notation, but when she was asked to sing a completely unfamiliar song, she subconsciously wanted to retreat.

Qing handed his microphone to Deng and said, "It doesn't matter if you can't sing, or if you can't sing well, or if you forget the lyrics, or if you sing out of tune, or if you can't sing... This is a private room, not a live performance. There are only three of us here, so why are you afraid? We didn't sing that well just now, so if you want to sing as hard as you can, if you want to shout, then shout. Anyway, I don't care about anything else, you have to sing!"

Deng looked at Qing's encouraging eyes, made up her mind, nodded and took the microphone. Qing smiled at her and then walked away.

Aiyin raised a hand and declared, "My poor singing just now was just an accident. My abilities are much better than this. Don't underestimate me."

Qing ignored Aine's blame-shifting and self-praise, and walked straight to Aine's side, sitting down with their shoulders touching. When he turned to look at Aine, Aine also happened to notice Qing's movement and turned to look over, and the two of them stared at each other almost face to face.

Aine was startled and quickly leaned back to keep her distance, while asking, “W-What did you do? Why are you so close all of a sudden?”

The expression on Qing's face did not waver at all as he pointed at the microphone in Aine's hand and said, "There are only two microphones, so I'll sing with you."

Aiyin glanced at the microphone in her hand, and then looked at Deng who was sitting opposite her holding the microphone and carefully noting the music. She wondered why Qing didn't just sing with Deng, but instead gave her microphone to Deng and then sing with me?

But the question was not asked after all. Aine pointed to the call service button behind the sofa and said, "In fact, we can ask the waiter to bring an extra microphone."

Qing tilted his head expressionlessly and asked, "I think it would be very eccentric if everyone sang together into one microphone for a chorus song. Does Aine hate being sung together with me?"

How can one answer this?

Aiyin admitted that what Qing said made sense. When she sang K with her friends in the past, she didn't care about this seemingly intimate distance at all. But for some reason, she felt uncomfortable all over when Qing got close to her, and often felt like there was an itch somewhere that she wanted to scratch.

Aiyin turned around and picked up the song machine to avoid Qing's sight. She quickly typed in the song title and said as if she didn't care, "Ah, whatever you like."

A moving melody sounded, and the three of them sang together the ED of "Anohana", a song that has touched countless people in another world.

Unfortunately, Aine still didn't perform well this time. It was Ao who sang the best among the three. This time, Aine sang with emotion. Aine could also feel the effort Aine put into singing. After all, Ao was taller than her. When they shared a microphone, Ao had to lean slightly forward on Aine's shoulder to make a sound. When she sang hard, the subconscious forward movement would make Ao's short ponytail fall on Aine's shoulders. This kind of touch made it difficult for Aine to concentrate.

And the lights? To be honest, I didn't hear her voice at all, although she did sing along.

However, whether the singing is good or not is not important to these three people. Qing cares more about how Deng feels when singing.

"How does the light feel?" Qing sat up straight, picked up the lemonade at his seat, took a sip, and then asked.

Deng held the microphone, as if recalling the performance just now, and said as he recalled: "It feels like a good song... I came to a very desirable memory... I felt a lifetime promise... It's like I'm about to cry with happiness."

I have to say that although Deng is lacking in empathy with others, he does have an extraordinary talent when it comes to resonating with poetry. Just by singing the chorus once, he was able to summarize the emotions of this song and "Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day" very well.

Qing also agreed: "It is indeed a song that makes people want to cry with happiness, but the story it depicts is not perfect... Even if you leave this world, even if you forget the promise, you still have the belief that you must stick to the promise. This is the determination of a deceased person to her loved ones and the promise she made to them."

Qing actually had no special intention in saying these words to Deng. She just recalled the plot of "Anohana" and subconsciously revealed the emotions she was immersed in. However, Qing's words hit Deng's heart like a heavy hammer. Deng knew for the first time the weight of a lifetime commitment. Even if you forget it, even if you leave this world, you still have to stick to the promise. This is a lifetime commitment!

Can I do this for the band?

Deng gripped the microphone tightly and exhaled heavily, and even the microphone made a popping sound.

Just when Deng was caught up in internal conflict, he gently tapped Aine's microphone to divert Deng's attention.

"Now is not the time to rest. You don't think I'll be satisfied with what you did just now? I couldn't hear you at all. Do it again!"

As he said that, Qing raised his elbow and nudged Aine. Aine sighed helplessly, then picked up the jukebox and played "Secret Base ~All You Gave Me~" again.

Over and over again, finally, Deng was able to forget everything and immerse himself in the emotions of the song. Even if the song was as gentle as water, he would shout it out as if pouring all his emotions into it.

Then, Qing took out the musical score of "If You Can Shine" which was a Poppin'Party version, and let Deng sing the whole song alone.

Deng’s singing was even more shocking than “Secret Base ~All You Gave Me~”, as if she was really singing for someone who had always guided her. No, maybe there was more than one person.

Someone shone his light so that she could see the laughter and tears of the world; someone used the light to guide her and encourage her to move forward; someone told her that she had to turn her tears into her own light to see the road ahead clearly.

When the song ended, neither Aiyin nor Qing wanted to speak. They had been drawn into the atmosphere created by the lights’ singing, feeling the world where the lights were gradually blooming with brilliance.

Deng panted, loosened one of her hands holding the microphone, picked up her glass of lemonade, but when she put it to her mouth, she realized that she had finished the lemonade without realizing it.

Seeing the empty glass in Deng's hand, Qing finally woke up from his dream and sat back in his now cold seat, saying, "You sang very well. Let's stop here today. It's getting late."

Aiyin also reacted and picked up her phone to see that it was already past six o'clock. She exclaimed, "Oh no, it's already so late! Qingqing, what are you going to do at work?"

Qing opened the chat session with his senior at work, shook his phone and said, "I've already agreed that I won't go today. ... Deng, stop being in a daze, I have to go."

Deng, who was still immersed in the afterglow of the singing, put down his cup and microphone at Qing's urging, picked up his schoolbag, and followed Aiqing out of the box.

After leaving the karaoke hall, Aine, who was walking in front, suddenly turned around and solemnly announced to Deng and Qing: "I have decided. Deng will be the lead singer of Anon Tokyo after all."

Qing looked at Aine in surprise. He didn't expect Aine to take the initiative to ask Deng to be the lead singer. You know, in the original animation, Deng got the lead singer position without any effort, but that was with the help of Riki and Sushi. Otherwise, Deng might have to play the triangle. If Deng told Aine that she wanted to be the lead singer, Qing had no doubt that Aine would agree to Deng and give up the lead singer position, but the current situation is that Aine took the initiative to give up the lead singer position when Deng expressed self-doubt.

Obviously, Aine did this because she saw Deng's talent as a lead singer and knew that Deng needed to break through himself as a lead singer and get out of the constraints of the past.

Qingye gently patted Deng's shoulder and encouraged him, "Don't forget why we are here. We are here to test your singing skills. Aiyin gave you the lead singer position, which is a recognition of you."

"I..." Deng was still a little hesitant and tightened his hands holding the straps of his schoolbag.

Aine walked over and took the hand that was tightly holding the backpack strap of Deng, and put her palms together with Deng’s, saying, “It’s a pity that such a performance is only for us to hear, let the world hear your voice.”

Deng looked at Aine's sincere eyes, felt the warmth coming from her palms, and the gentle gaze of Qing behind her. She felt that she was wrapped in light and her future was bright.

"Okay!" Deng nodded firmly.

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It took some time to look up the information. Let me explain that the plot of mygo takes place in 2020, and the current story line is April 2020, 4.

In reality, all the songs released after this are not in the story, except for the songs released before this that have been covered by the old group.

Some songs have not been covered, and some have not, depending on the plot.

Then, for the animation derivative songs that appear in this chapter, their animations may not necessarily exist in the story, it depends on the plot needs.

20 Old Friends, Home, and Laughter

"Although it's already late, there's still a place I want you to visit before you go back."

After saying this, Qing brought Aine and Deng to a building called "RING". Since it was not too far from the name of the karaoke hall, it didn't take much effort to get there.

"This is... I seem to have heard Xiao Wu and the others talk about this, a newly opened super large livehouse." Aiyin remembered that when she was talking to the red, green and yellow trio about bands, they mentioned RING.

Qing nodded and said, "It is said that this is where you can post a notice to recruit band members. Although it is probably too late to write a notice today, we can come and check out the spot to learn about the band's recruitment situation."

Of course, the more important reason was to bring Deng to see Lixi, and it would be best to let Lixi know that Deng had started playing in a band again. But this reason was impossible to say out loud.

"That's a good idea. Let's go and have a look without further delay."

Aine thought it was getting late, so she held the light and walked into the RING quickly, followed by Qing. But maybe because Aine was walking too fast, she didn't notice someone walking out from the side of the door, so the two of them bumped into each other accidentally.

“Ah, sorry, are you okay?” Aine quickly apologized as she supported the flaxen-haired girl who was a little unsteady after colliding with her.

Aine noticed that the school uniform she was wearing was that of Tsuki no Mori Girls' Academy. Most of the students who went to that school were young ladies, and they might not be able to stand her tasteless behavior of not paying attention to where she was going, so Aine's voice became much more sincere when she apologized.

"Thank you for your concern, I'm fine." The flaxen-haired girl from Tsuki no Mori spoke in a gentle voice that fits the image of a young lady, and gave Aine a polite smile.

"Su Shi?"

At this moment, the light behind Aine popped up, confirmed the appearance and voice of the person Aine bumped into, and subconsciously called out the name of this former teammate.

Su Shi also heard the sound of Deng and quickly looked behind Aine, and saw the figure she hadn't seen since that rainy day, the figure she had been looking for but had no news from, the figure she had been sending messages to but had never received a reply.

In an instant, joy and confusion surged into Su Shi's heart at the same time. She was happy that after searching for it everywhere, she finally saw the lamp again, but she was confused as to why the lamp appeared here.

"Pfft!"

However, in this touching atmosphere of the reunion of old friends, mixed with the serious atmosphere of various complex emotions of the two people, an inappropriate suppressed laughter completely broke this atmosphere.

Aiyin looked at Qing, who was covering his mouth and laughing, in confusion. It was the first time she saw Qing unable to hold back his laughter. It felt like she was seeing an extremely humorous person.

Su Shi squinted her eyes and smiled, tilting her head, and asked in a voice even shriller than before: "Excuse me, is there something on my face? Why is this classmate looking at my face and smiling?"

……

Nagasaki Suyo is a girl who longs for family warmth. When she was in elementary school and her name was Ichinose Suyo, she had never lacked this kind of warmth. However, the family that gave her warmth ended due to the breakdown of her parents' relationship. From then on, Suyo lost her complete family. Her mother also worked hard to give her a better material life and ignored Suyo's need for family warmth.

However, last year, Su Shi felt the warmth of home for the first time in a long time, in a place called crychic.

At first, when Su Shi was invited by Toyokawa Shoko, she only regarded it as a "friend's invitation" similar to a wind band, and she would never refuse such an invitation.

However, in crychic, Su Shi met people who needed her care and people who cared about her. Everyone gradually went from strangers to familiar, from doubt to understanding. This feeling of growing step by step made her feel familiar. Yes, it was the warmth of home.

Especially after the live performance, feeling the results of everyone’s hard work, everyone’s excitement, and the closer relationship again... It was all so beautiful that Su Shi felt that it would be great if the “home” of crychic could continue forever.

But, on that rainy day, Xiangzi quit crychic, and then Deng and Lixi also stopped participating in the band activities, and finally even Mu...

Su Shi doesn't understand why Xiangzi quit crychic. Was it because Deng didn't practice? Was it because of the disagreement with Li Xi? Or was it because of Mu's words "I never felt happy playing in a band"?

She didn't know that Mu, Xiangzi's childhood sweetheart, should know something, but she never said anything. But no matter what, Su Shi couldn't blame anyone in crychic, because everyone was a "family", and even if there were any problems, they should be able to tolerate them, right?

Why don’t people understand this? As long as we tolerate each other and solve problems together, crychic can survive.

In order to make everyone understand this truth, Su Shi has been trying to contact other members of crychic during the past year, but only Li Xi and Mu can be contacted. Xiangzi and Deng completely disappeared from her sight.

Mu is on my side. Although she said some harsh words that day, it doesn’t matter. As long as everyone comes back, we will definitely forgive her. After all, she is “family”.

However, Lixi's attitude was rather cold. She seemed to have not cared much about Crychic's resurgence. She even said that the only thing that attracted Lixi in Su Shi's plan to revive Crychic was the fact that Deng would come back to play in a band with her.

This is not okay, Li Xi is too willful, and has no tolerance for "family" at all. It seems that Li Xi still does not regard crychic as a home that needs to be maintained by everyone.

So Su Shi came to talk to Li Xi today. She hoped that Li Xi could regard Crychic as an important home like her, and then join her plan to revive Crychic.

This was not the first time she came to RING to find Lixi, and it would not be the last, because today she missed Lixi's shift change time and missed the opportunity to chat with Lixi.

But when she was about to leave, she unexpectedly saw Deng, whom she hadn't contacted for a year, a pink-haired boy who looked like a lecher, and a tall black-haired girl with a ponytail who was very rude and would stare at people's faces and smile.

Su Shi didn't have a good impression of the two people around Deng. One of them walked recklessly without looking at the road, and the other looked at her as if he was looking at a famous comedian.

But Su Shi still raised her voice and asked politely, "Excuse me, is there something on my face? Why is this classmate looking at my face and smiling?"

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Of course, there are 3 more to come.

21 Order, Line, Plan

As we all know, the character of Chihaya Aine once won the Best Comedy Character of the Year Award in the animation selection of the Reddit community.

But compared to Aine, more people think that Soyo is the best comedy character. Before crossing over, Qing had a disease called "laughing when seeing Soyo's face", but she didn't expect that when the second dimension became reality, looking at that fake smile, coupled with the gentle voice that made people's hearts tremble, Qing couldn't help laughing out loud.

At the same time, Qing also realized the flaws of the master-level expression control skill. The skill could control her expression, but it could not control her desire to laugh.

After laughing, Qing still planned to apologize, after all, she was indeed rude. But when she looked up and saw Su Shi's face, which was obviously angry but still smiling, Qing thought of the "two-faced Su Shi" and wanted to laugh again.

So Qing turned his head to the side as if nothing had happened, and only stopped when he could see only part of Su Shi's figure. He explained in a cold voice: "Sorry, I just remembered something happy."

Su Shi's eyebrows jumped, and she complained in her heart whether this person could look at her face when talking, but she still smiled very politely... Ignoring Qing, then looked at Deng and asked kindly: "Xiao Deng, it's been a long time since we last met. How have you been recently?"

Aiyin, who was standing in front of Deng at this time, found that she seemed a little redundant, so she stepped back silently to give Deng and Su Shi some space to talk, then quietly walked to Qing's side and asked in a low voice: "Qingqing, why did you laugh just now? Is there something funny?"

Qing turned his head towards Aine and said with a poker face as usual: "Everyone's sense of humour is different. My sense of humour is rather special. You will definitely not find it funny."

Aiyin looked at Qing suspiciously, then looked at Su Shi, and tentatively asked Qing: "Can you look at that girl's face when you talk?"

"No." Qing replied.

At this time, Aine also roughly understood that the girl's face was probably what Qing liked to laugh at. However, Aine squinted her nearsighted eyes and looked at Su Shi carefully. She really couldn't understand why Qing was laughing, since she was obviously very beautiful.

On the other side, Su Shi also noticed the chattering of Ain and Qing and Ain's undisguised gaze, thinking that this pink-haired girl was indeed a scoundrel. But Su Shi was always polite and restrained towards unimportant people, so he just pretended not to see it. The important thing was the light.

Deng also noticed the movement behind him, turned around to look at Aiqing and the others, then thought of the question Su Shi had just asked, Deng smiled knowingly, turned around and replied to Su Shi: "I've been doing very well recently."

Su Shi noticed Deng's little movement and found that Deng smiled only after he turned around and looked at the two people. He felt secretly unhappy in his heart. It seemed that those two people could not be treated as unimportant people.

Knowing that he might not be able to take down the lights easily, Su Shi smiled and pointed to the living room upstairs which also served as a restaurant and said, "It's not good to talk standing here. Aren't you going to go into the RING too? Let's go in and find a seat to chat."

After hearing Su Shi's proposal, Ai Yin said hesitantly, "We came to RING for other things, and it's getting late... But let's see what you think, Deng Deng."