Band Girl Drink Mixing Action

Aine clapped her hands and thought of the songs of her favorite idol group. That girly style seemed to be very suitable for the voice of Deng.

“Su, Mimi…?” Although Deng was very happy to be praised by Aine, he couldn’t help but tilt his head when he heard a word he had never heard before suddenly appear.

"Xiao Deng, you don't know! Sumimi's debut song is very popular, and it seems that she has recently collaborated with some big names in the entertainment industry. She is in the limelight recently." Aine quickly looked at Qingchuan Xiang again,

"Xiao Xiang, you know, Sumi is probably a group that high school girls would like, right?"

"Really?" Qingchuan Xiang, who had already figured out that Aine liked to follow the trend, pretended not to know. After enjoying Aine's self-doubt of "Why is this happening?", he said cheerfully,

"Indeed, both of Sumimi's are very nice people."

Is it possible that Aine likes Sumimi but doesn't know that her mother, Kiyokawa Shu, is collaborating with them? On second thought, perhaps Aine simply listened to Sumimi's songs out of vanity and fell in love with them. With that in mind, she probably wouldn't have gotten to know them better.

After all, if she knew, Aine would have exclaimed in surprise when she first heard her name.

Aine was quick to notice the difference in Kiyokawa Xiang's words: "Wait, why did Xiang say 'the two from Sumimi' instead of just 'Sumimi'? Could it be that Xiang has met them in person?"

If you have the chance, could you introduce me to him? I will definitely be very popular among my classmates if I do that.

Before she could utter such words, poor Xiao Deng, the only one present who didn't know Sumimi, sobbed and said, "Xiao Xiang and Ano-chan... are talking about something I don't know."

Aine immediately started to coax Xiao Deng, feeling lost. In a hurry, she glanced at Qingchuan Xiang, hoping for support.

“It’s because Aine got carried away by herself, please cheer up.”

The cruel and merciless water creature ignored the pink-haired dog's panic after being harassed by the little penguin. It even stood aside and watched its embarrassed look, and happily drank the soup in the thermos to cheer it up.

Hehe, finally someone can understand the helplessness I felt when I was entangled -

Ain is so useful. It’s so useful.

Chapter 10 Reassuring

In fact, it is not difficult to coax Deng. At least Aine found that when Qingchuan Xiang was present, she just needed to stroll to Xiang's side with the lamp in her hand, and then look at the lamp with Xiang to let her know that she was not ignored, and Deng would soon recover.

Just like now.

Qingchuan Xiang just watched as Aiyin pushed Xiaodeng's shoulders and brought her to her side, coaxing her as she pushed: "Xiaodeng, look, we are always with you."

This was indeed quite effective. After all, Qingchuan Xiang did not dare to retreat to avoid the two people pushing the lamp. Doing so would really be intentional to make Xiao Deng unhappy.

So Qingchuan Xiang could only let Aiyin act with a smirk on her face, and she actually mistakenly saw a big pink-haired dog with its head held high and chest puffed out, holding a little black and white penguin in its mouth, and was about to throw the penguin into her pool.

Okay, okay. Although Qingchuan Xiang hopes that Deng will not be too dependent on himself who cannot provide emotional understanding for Deng, whether for Deng's independent growth or for Qingchuan Xiang's own persistent practice of the concept of "flow", at least Xiang can temporarily be a stable water cradle before finding a better way.

"If Xiao Deng wants to join the conversation, you can bring up some topics yourself. It's common for topics to come up that only some people understand when there are many people around."

Even if he has to act as a stabilizer, Qingchuan Xiang hopes that it is not just a simple comfort, but that he can also teach Deng some non-emotional skills.

Maybe later I can summarize some of the things on the archive wall and give them to the lamp...

Taking note of this proposal, Qingchuan Xiang looked at Deng, who, after hearing what he said, was also struggling to think about what to say to everyone.

It's a pity that sudden tests always make people's brains short-circuit, let alone it's just a poor little penguin. In just a moment, Xiao Deng's eyes began to become dizzy and dazed.

Xiao Deng, you have worked hard enough. ×2

Qingchuan Xiang and Aiyin patted the lamp's little gray-haired head, and pinched the lamp's little hand that was shaking unconsciously, and they sighed in their hearts at the same time in tacit understanding.

At least Deng is trying hard. Now let Qingchuan Xiang do the work of guiding the topic.

"Isn't your class's plan to go to various places on campus to see club recruitment displays after the speech?"

Kiyokawa Xiang asked Deng and Aine, who were in different classes from her, to confirm that the arrangements for their classes were the same as hers.

Registration on the first day of school is the last time for students to relax before Yuqiu starts to put some small academic pressure on them. There are almost no mandatory tasks on the first day except for class attendance and freshman speeches.

During the rest of the day, freshmen can visit various clubs and watch the various small performances prepared by senior students to recruit new students. It is so lively that it can be regarded as a small campus festival!

After receiving affirmative responses from Aine and Deng, Kiyokawa Xiang nodded:

"Then let's go look around the various clubs and see if there are any that interest us, while continuing our previous conversation about the band."

"Ah! Now?" But Aine seemed to have some opinions.

"Can I go back to the classroom for a moment? I want to put my glasses down..."

For students who will spend more time together, wearing thick black-framed glasses can dilute some of the inevitable pressure on socially anxious people brought by Aiyin's super high sociability. The first impression is very important. In this way, even if you take off the glasses in the future, the pressure will not increase too much with the help of the first impression.

However, since we are going to see the club formed by the senior students next, it is more important to leave a deep enough and gorgeous impression. At this time, glasses will only have a counterproductive effect!

Aine’s little thoughts +1.

"Hmm~" Kiyokawa Xiang looked at Aine and uttered a meaningless nasal sound. How could he not guess what Aine was thinking at that moment? It was exactly as he had guessed at the beginning. As expected, those glasses would be ruthlessly discarded once they had served their purpose.

Alas, unfashionable things are no longer needed.

"What, what's wrong, Xiao Xiang..." Aiyin laughed awkwardly a few times. Could it be that Xiao Xiang saw through it so quickly?!

Although Xiaoxiang's eyes seem to have not changed much and are still as beautiful as the rippling water, they give people different illusions in different occasions.

For example, now, no matter how Aiyin looked at the way Xiang smiled at her, it was obviously the same as before, but she could see a strong sense of ridicule in it.

"Come on, let's go back to the teaching building together."

But in the end, the kind-hearted Miss Kiyokawa Xiang let go of Aine's little tail, allowing Aine to breathe a sigh of relief.

After the three of them walked back to the teaching building together, they separated halfway. Qingchuan Xiang and the other two agreed to meet on the first floor of the teaching building later, and then returned to their class, Class B.

At this time, Xiangzi was sitting upright in her seat, looking at the scenery outside the window, wondering what she was thinking.

Qingchuan Xiang walked all the way back to his seat. Since he was sitting right in front of Xiangzi, he naturally attracted Xiangzi's attention immediately.

Qingchuan Xiang casually threw the red flower that he had pinned on his chest before the speech as a symbol of welcome to the new students into the desk drawer, and then sat down and looked at Xiangzi at eye level.

"How does it feel?"

"Do you really have to ask?" Xiangzi anticipated that Xiang would ask him this question again. "Sometimes I actually miss the time when you first joined the band. That kind of ambiguous feeling. Back then, you wouldn't have annoyed me like you do now."

"Because we weren't familiar with each other at that time, you have to be more reserved in front of strangers." Qingchuan Xiang didn't care about Xiangzi's insincere retort. "Or do you want me to recover?"

Xiangzi looked at Qingchuan Xiang's faint smile and was silent for a while:

"Need not."

"Huh~"

"Your breathy laugh can be really irritating sometimes."

"are you angry?"

"I am not angry……"

"You're just being stubborn." Qingchuan Xiang took out the thermos cup he had prepared long ago, and this time the smile on his face was a genuine smile. "If you're angry, would you like some calming lotus seed soup while it's still hot?"

I can't get angry.

Xiangzi, who was still feeling angry, looked at Qingchuan Xiang in front of him, and the last bit of anger subsided.

"Thank you." Although Xiangzi agreed, he didn't want to say too much, otherwise it would seem like he had given up.

Qingchuan Xiang was just waiting for Xiangzi to say this, and he quickly unscrewed the lid of the thermos cup: "Wait a moment, I've given this lid to someone else to drink from before..."

Qingchuan Xiang's resistance to drinking together is not just a personal like or dislike, it has become Xiang's concept. That is, even if two other people use the same cup, Xiang believes that such a private thing should not be done casually.

However, Xiang was well prepared!

Qingchuan Xiang found a small clip on the lid and opened it gently. The inner layer of the lid came out and turned into another "small cup".

No wonder I thought the lid of this thermos was even bigger than the body of the cup.

Xiangzi took the cup of soup that Qingchuanxiang poured for him, and was no longer as reserved as he was at the beginning when drinking the drink that Qingchuanxiang gave him. He quickly finished the small cup.

It tastes really good.

However, it seems that there is "water" in front of us that can be more soothing.

Chapter 11 Band Topics

"I'm going to check out the club. Do you want to come with me?" Qingchuan Xiang kept pouring soup for Xiangzi. After the third cup, Xiangzi tried to stop him.

"Do you want to go with Deng and that Chihaya classmate?" Xiangzi asked back.

"Her full name is Chihaya Aine." Kiyokawa Xiang reminded Xiangzi, "Well, I have already made an appointment with the two of them. Let's go check out the club together later."

"I'm not that familiar with...Aine-san yet." Xiangzi looked at Qingchuan Xiang calmly. "In that case, Xiang, you can go with them. I don't have much interest in clubs anyway."

Xiangzi was telling the truth here. She didn't plan to spend time on club activities. It would be more important to study more or work more in the bookstore with that time.

"Okay." Qingchuan Xiang just wanted to give it a try and didn't expect Xiangzi to really agree.

After replacing the nearly empty thermos cup and placing it on the desk, Qingchuan Xiang stood up and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and turned to ask Xiangzi:

"I'm going to tell Aine about CRYCHIC."

Xiangzi remained very calm this time: "Xiang, you don't need to ask me about this kind of thing. Even if I still want to have contact with them, that connection will definitely not be CRYCHIC."

After thinking for a while, Xiangzi added: "Thank you for your help."

Then Xiangzi took out a can of drink from somewhere and put it on the table. "This is what I promised you before. I'll bring you a drink once in a while."

Qingchuan Xiang raised his eyebrows, walked over and picked up the can of drink. It was a rather unpopular drink, usually not seen in the most ordinary convenience stores. It was a category that could only be found in large supermarkets with a full range of products.

Although I said at the beginning that any drink Xiangzi gave me would be novel, I still deliberately looked for an uncommon drink.

"I'm a little touched, Xiangzi."

"You must have had this kind of beverage before, right?" Xiangzi was very aware of the gap between himself and Qingchuan Xiang in terms of beverages. However, if he really wanted to find something that Qingchuan Xiang had not tasted, he would probably have to rely on things like alcohol that minors were not allowed to touch.

But out of a sense of responsibility, Xiangzi still tried hard to find this drink, which had the smallest stock on the shelves in the supermarket.

"Huff." It was that kind of soft laughter again. This time, Qingchuan Xiang really felt touched in his heart. Although he couldn't name it, Xiang could confirm that it was the "good" side of the emotion.

"Then I'll go first."

………………

"Ah, Xiaoxiang is here."

Deng and Aine were already waiting downstairs. Aine was the first to notice Kiyokawa Xiang. The thermos cup was nowhere to be seen, replaced by a can of drink with unfamiliar packaging. Xiang was drinking as she walked downstairs.

"What is this? Is it delicious?"

Seeing that Qingchuan Xiang was drinking a drink that she had never seen before, Aiyin was naturally very curious. In her opinion, Xiaoxiang, who could make such delicious lotus seed soup and was also quite popular, might be drinking some niche but delicious treasure drink.

Niche but high quality? This combination embodies style! It's a pairing that's sure to be a hit.

"This?" Qingchuan Xiang took the can away from his lips. Without the obstruction, Aine immediately saw Xiang's very subtle expression.

As if he had eaten a lemon, Qingchuan Xiang's mouth was tightly pursed, his eyes were unnaturally narrowed, and even his delicate eyebrows were wrinkled like ripples that were disturbed and overlapped.

"Ain, if something is niche, there's usually a reason for it," Qingchuan Xiang said earnestly. "This thing is definitely not something you can just casually consume. Every flavor of it seems to be extracted and concentrated from a large amount of raw materials. Whether it's sour or sweet, they've reached the extreme, competing and attacking each other on your tongue."

Qingchuan Xiang only felt that every word he uttered was tinged with rusty sourness and rotten sweetness.

Aiyin was shocked by Qingchuan Xiang's comment: "Then why do you still want to drink..."

"I'm quite tolerant of drinks." Qingchuan Xiang simply skipped the topic, "Okay, let's go."

Qingchuan Xiang drank the last sip in one breath, then quickly threw the can into the trash can, as if this would throw the uncomfortable feeling in his mouth into the trash as well.

Unfortunately, no.

"Which club should we go to first?" Aine took out the enrollment handbook, which contained the venue arrangements for each club for today. "How about we go to the light music club first? We talked about the band before, so it's a good time to go check it out... Oh, there's no light music club."

"If you don't know which one to choose first, just look around." Qingchuan Xiang didn't have any preference, and Yuqiu didn't have a place like the beverage club. In the end, he guessed that he would still be in the homecoming club like he was in junior high school.

"Then let's go to that building over there. Although there is no light music club, there are many other music-related departments." If Qingchuan Xiang did not take any action, Aiyin would naturally take over the leading position.

Xiao Deng naturally left all the work of giving suggestions to the other two.

"But it seems like there are a lot of people playing in bands in Haneda."

The three of them continued to talk as they walked, with Aiyin picking up where they left off. "Some classmates in my class were talking about forming a band for the new semester, and Xiaodeng and Xiaoxiang also formed a band in junior high..."

"After all, there's a saying that this is the era of big girl bands. It's become a trend now, right?"

Hearing what Qingchuan Xiang said, Aiyin became excited and put her hands on her hips, looking very proud. "Actually, I played in a band in junior high school. I was the guitarist and lead singer of the band!"

“Ano, so amazing…!” Aine’s showing off quickly got the reaction she wanted. Xiao Deng exclaimed out loud, and her innocent amber eyes were sparkling with unfeigned admiration.

"Hehe~" Aine's little tail lifted higher.

Looking at Aine who was starting to get carried away again, Qingchuan Xiang thought about it but didn't say anything more.

Xiang guessed that Aine's band was completely different from CRYCHIC, which was more of a fun band but had a pretty good level of skill due to the presence of Xiangzi and Lixi.

"Ah, since Xiaoxiang and Xiaodeng both have experience in forming a band, why don't we form a band together?"