People are in the music show, but the Yorozuya

Except when joking, of course.

"Ok, then I'll ask Dengbao where she is now."

Otonashi Sota snapped his fingers and sent a message to Dengbao.

Soon, Dengbao sent him back a message.

Seeing the message sent by Deng Bao, Yin Wu Zou Tai couldn't help but raise his eyebrows in surprise.

"what happened?"

Seeing that Otonashi Souta looked a little strange, Toyokawa Shoko asked.

"Nothing much, it's just that Deng Bao said she's found a new band member, and that Shiina Riki and Nagasaki Suyo have joined, and now they're in Ring."

"...Is that so? That's great..."

When Shoko Toyokawa heard that Deng had re-formed the band and that Nagasaki Motoyo and Shiina Tatsuki had also joined, she couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

Although she was happy that Deng could come out of the haze of the past, for some reason, she felt a little empty inside, as if she had lost something forever.

Shoko Toyokawa closed her eyes and let the unspeakable emotions flow into her throat like bitter wine.

That's good...

"What are you thinking about?"

Otonashi Souta's voice rang in her ears, accompanied by his warm palm patting her shoulder with a force that was neither heavy nor light.

"No...I didn't think anything."

Toyokawa Shoko shook her head.

"If you're not thinking about anything, why do you have an expression on your face that says you're about to cry?"

"Eh?"

Shoko Toyokawa quickly opened her eyes and looked at the mirror placed beside her in the store.

My reflection in the mirror didn't show any sign of crying, but rather a clear sense of loneliness and melancholy.

"Hehe, just teasing you."

Otonashi Sota smiled at the perfect moment, as if he had pulled off a successful prank.

"....senior."

Toyokawa Shoko was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"That's not bad. This expression suits you better now."

Otonashi Sota smiled and patted Toyokawa Shoko's shoulder again.

"Okay, I won't say any more words of comfort. I don't think you want to hear this either."

"So what I want to say is, let the past be the past. I'm always here, buddy. If you have any problems, just ask. We are brothers and sisters, there's no need to say too much. We will help each other if we can."

"...Yes! I understand, Senior."

Shoko Toyokawa pursed her lips and looked at Otonashi Sota's smiling face. She didn't say anything, but just nodded vigorously.

I don't know when, the bitter wine choking in my throat had quietly melted, and was replaced by the warm current from that hand, flowing through my whole body.

Shoko Toyokawa didn't know what kind of feeling this was or what words to use to describe it.

But she felt happy from the bottom of her heart because someone still cared about her and paid attention to her, and until now, Otonashi Sota had never asked her what happened to her. He really respected her.

This feeling made Toyokawa Shoko even feel that in front of Otonashi Sota, it would be okay even if she could just revive the weak Shoko a little.

“…”

Goto Ichiri, who was standing by, couldn't help scratching his head in confusion as he watched Otonashi Sota and Toyokawa Shoko talking like two riddlers.

Why does she feel like she's a little redundant here?

Illusion, maybe...

After finding out the whereabouts of Dengbao, Otonashi Sota prepared to take Goto Ichiri to find her.

Of course, before leaving, he also asked Toyokawa Shoko if she wanted to go with him.

Shoko Toyokawa thought about it and finally refused.

It wasn't that she felt uncomfortable seeing Deng Bao forming a band, but she felt that if she, a "sinner", rashly showed up at this time, it would definitely make the atmosphere awkward, so she decided to wait until tomorrow at school to apologize to Deng Bao properly.

So Otonashi Sota left Toyokawa Shoko to look after the store, and he and Goto Ichiri went to Ring.

(PS: Avemujica ordered a lot of fried chicken for the celebration banquet. When it arrived, the chicken tasted oily. Xiangzi said, "Sorry, we don't want it because it's oily." The store said, "We'll give you a few salads for free." Xiangzi said, "We don't want vegetarian food either.")

Chapter 4 Nagasaki Sushi: You are a pink-haired person born with evil... (K)

Let's move forward in time a little.

RiNG.

The moment Takamatsu Tomo and Chihaya Aine walked into the store, a surprised voice came from the front desk, and then Shiina Riki's figure quickly approached Takamatsu Tomo.

"Light! You're here!"

The originally cool and elegant girl with long black hair, now faces her most important friend (father), and changes her previous attitude and becomes exceptionally enthusiastic.

"Good afternoon, Lixi."

Takamatsu Deng was a little surprised by Shiina Riki's excessive enthusiasm, but still greeted her with a smile.

"Eh? Aren't you the waiter from the day before yesterday? So you're Xiao Deng's old band friend."

Chihaya Aine also recognized that the black-haired beautiful girl in front of her was the one who watched the street performance with her the day before yesterday, and she also spent two thousand yuan to buy the performance video from that classmate Yamada.

But then again, is this guy really like this?

Why did she remember that this guy had hardly smiled back then? His tone of voice was also very stiff, and he looked like he was difficult to communicate with. Why did he become so enthusiastic today?

"Huh? Who are you? Why can you call the lamp so intimately?"

When Chihaya Aine spoke, Shiina Riki's attention was diverted away from Dengbao. He frowned and looked unkindly at the pink-haired girl who looked very frivolous.

Can you call me Xiao Deng? Who are you to Deng?

The most filial son under the Lantern Keira, the Lantern Guard Golden Needle Knight - Leida Lisi thought so.

"I'm Chihaya Aine, a classmate of Xiao Deng's, and I'm also a member of her band. Also, we just met the day before yesterday, and we both got the performance video from Yamada-san. Did you forget?"

Although Chihaya Aine was a little confused by Shiina Riki's cold yet aggressive attitude, she still explained to her politely.

"The day before yesterday... Oh, I remember now, it was you."

After being reminded by Chihaya Aine, Shiina Riki finally remembered that he had indeed met this pink-haired girl once, but that was all.

Seeing Chihaya Aine wearing the same school uniform as Deng, Shiina Riki couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

If she had known that Deng was going to Hanaoka Girls' High School, she would not have chosen Hanasakigawa because of her sister. Otherwise, she would have been a classmate of Deng.

Hey, is it too late for her to transfer schools now?

Although he had some doubts about Chihaya Aine becoming a member of the band, she was chosen by Takamatsu Touma after all, so Shiina Riki was not going to say much for the time being. It would not be too late to say anything after seeing her level.

Then she took Takamatsu Deng and Chihaya Aine to the cafe on the second floor, asked them to sit down, and enthusiastically recommended the drinks and desserts there to Takamatsu Deng.

After ordering, Shiina Tachibana also sat down.

What? Why isn't she going to work?

No buddy, is it important to talk to the lights at work?

It's just a part-time job, the worst that can happen is I'll just cancel it.

Anyway, there are not many customers now, so it’s enough for Shinji Rinrinko to handle it alone.

"Lixi, even though we've already talked on the phone, I still want to confirm with you, are you really willing to form a band with me again?"

Gao Songdeng looked at Shiina Riki seriously, and fearing that the other party might not understand what she meant, she also added,

"I'm definitely not going to let the band break up this time. We're going to form a band that will last... for a long time, okay?"

"Of course, no problem, Deng. As long as your singing is here, we will never disband."

Shiina Riki said without hesitation.

This is what she's been waiting for! A chance to reunite with Deng!

This time without that troublesome guy Toyokawa Shoko, their band will definitely prosper!

"That's great, thank you Lixi."

After receiving Shiina Riki's personal promise, Takamatsu Deng immediately smiled with relief.

“…”

Chihaya Aine looked at Shiina Riki. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she felt that this guy's feelings for Deng seemed a bit heavy...

Is it really okay to have such a person as a teammate?

At this moment, Nagasaki Motoyo finally arrived at the battlefield.

She really didn't expect that she had told Otonashi Sota yesterday that everyone was waiting for Xiangzi and would not form a new band, but today Deng told her that he was going to form a band and said that neither Xiangzi nor Mu would come.

Do you know what you are talking about?!

Have you forgotten the beauty of suffering?

Listen to your sister Su Shi, the new band is just a transition, suffering is the eternal destination, don’t treat meal replacements as meals!

Going straight to the second floor, Nagasaki Suyo locked her eyes on Takamatsu Touma and Shiina Ryuki at a glance. Next to them was a pink-haired girl whom she did not recognize.

No, who is this?

Nagasaki Suyo immediately frowned.

Is it because of this pink-haired girl that Deng decided to give up Xiangzi and reorganize the band?

You are a born evil pink-haired girl, I will kill you with my own hands...

"Deng, and Lixi, long time no see, how are you guys?"

Putting the negative emotions in her heart temporarily, Nagasaki Suyo acted like Miss Tsukinomori, walked up to the few people, and greeted them with a smile.

"Su Shi, long time no see."

Seeing Nagasaki Suyo's arrival, Takamatsu Deng was even happier, as if everything was going in a good direction.

"Well, long time no see."

Compared with Takamatsu Teru, Shiina Riki's attitude is much more indifferent. It seems that the old team member Nagasaki Motoyo is just an insignificant passerby in her eyes.

"Wow! Xiao Deng, is this beautiful and gentle young lady also one of your former band friends?"

Without any surprise, Chihaya Aine, who had been deceived by Nagasaki Motoyo's appearance when they first met, looked at her with surprise and quickly introduced herself.

"Hello, Nagasaki-san, my name is Chihaya Aine, and I'm a classmate of Kotobuki and also a member of the band."

"Well, hello, nice to meet you, Chihaya-san."

Nagasaki Suyo also smiled gently and nodded to Chihaya Aine.

"Sushi, is this school uniform of yours from that super famous school for young ladies called Tsuki no Mori?"

Chihaya Aine said with some envy.

"Well, although I am indeed a student of Tsuki no Mori, I am not some young lady."

Nagasaki Suyo smiled slightly.

No, who told you to call me by my name? This is too familiar than the pink hair, right?

"Okay, let's stop with the polite words."

Shiina Riki impatiently interrupted their meaningless conversation and went straight to the point.

"Su Shi, Deng wants to reunite the band. I've already agreed. Do you want to come?"

"The band..."

Nagasaki Suyo subconsciously fiddled with her fingers, still maintaining a gentle smile on her face.

"I'm a little curious, why does Deng suddenly want to form a new band?"

"Because... because I want to become friends with everyone again and form a band that we can be together for life."