People are in animation, but they can connect to reality

After greeting Rupa, Asagi, and Ebizuka Satoshi, Nina came angrily to 486. 486 was sitting there alone, sweating profusely, like a criminal awaiting his fate.

486 glanced at the people around him anxiously. It was not yet time to get off work, and Asagi and the others could not stay here for too long.

"Hina, eat something first. We can talk later if there's anything."

MMK sat between Nina and 486, separating them. Because Nina smelled too much of the gunfire. Then, MMK turned around and asked An and Subaru,

"What does 486 want to eat?"

An Hemai waved his hands, weakly refusing.

"I've already eaten, you can eat."

MMK nodded, ordered her usual food, and asked for a can of beer. As soon as she finished ordering the beer, she subconsciously looked up and met Asagi's eyes, then played dumb, rubbing the back of her head and smiling, trying to get away with it.

Perhaps it was because Asagi had expressed such strong dissatisfaction with MMK's hangover that MMK was a bit afraid of the ropes. Whenever she wanted to drink, she would be intimidated by the sight of Asagi.

In fact, as long as it doesn't cause trouble to others, Asagi wouldn't object to drinking beer.

"What would you like to eat, Rencai?"

"I want to eat 486!" Rencai glared at An Hesuba angrily. An Hesuba was frightened and trembled all over like a cat with its fur standing on end.

Chapter 133 Eating People is Illegal

"Eating people is against the law."

Asagi closed his eyes and thought about it.

As soon as he finished speaking, Rencai suddenly slammed the table and stood up abruptly. She actually glared back at him.

"You can't just say something like that all of a sudden. I can't understand." Nina said loudly to Asagi.

She tensed her body, clenched her hands into fists, and bit her lips tightly.

Nina, in her angry state, seemed a little difficult to deal with. However, Asagi decided to save 486 and not let her be eaten.

Rencai stood there menacingly, seemingly still about to explode.

"Actually, 486 had no choice. She had reasons she couldn't avoid. In short, I think 486's actions made me feel a little sorry, and even angry. But I can understand 486. However, the ending is finally happy. 486 is back."

Asagi defended An and Subaru, although 486 did scare everyone this time.

An and Subaru nodded frantically, echoing the previous statement. 486 also hoped to let this matter go, mainly because 486's actions were not very appropriate, so she also felt a little guilty.

Asagi's explanation, 486's surrender, and the fact that MMK, Rupa, and the others didn't seem to want to blame 486, made her look a little aggrieved, but she suppressed her anger. She stood there in silence.

Asagi felt that Nina was enduring, and she seemed to want to say something, but was shot down by Asagi. This was unavoidable because Asagi's presence seemed to weaken the role of Nina's teammates.

A large part of Nina's role in the team is to unite them. Without talent, the team would have long since fallen apart. Asagi's arrival has taken away that value from Nina. Now, Nina is essentially just a newcomer with some singing talent.

"That's what 486 loves. How can you give up so easily? I can't agree with that." Nina lowered her head and spoke softly. Nina had experienced the 80 incident, and even though her fate wasn't good, she never regretted standing up for herself. Seeing Nina's weak and helpless appearance, Asagi felt a little sorry for her.

But, there was nothing that could be done about it, since Asagi had appeared. Besides, no one wanted Nina to start a quarrel here.

"I know what Nina thinks and I agree with her." Asagi chose to compromise.

Having lost her excuse, Rencai remained silent. After a while, she sat down and ate her noodles with a sullen look on her face. Everyone looked at each other, breathed a sigh of relief, and felt a sense of relief.

There are a few acknowledged problem children on the team: Chi-chan and Jin-na. Chi-chan's problem is that she doesn't interact much with others and is a bit withdrawn. Jin-na's problem is that she tends to be stubborn and overly aggressive. MMK and Roopa are the only ones they can rely on, but MMK himself has some psychological issues, leaving Roopa as the only reliable one left.

"Oh," Asagi sighed silently in his heart.

On the side, An and Subaru secretly gave a thumbs up, but Asagi ignored it. After get off work, the restaurant's customers had left, leaving only the people from MY ALL. MMK raised his beer, excited.

"Let's have a drink to celebrate the return of 486."

Asagi rolled her eyes at MMK. Who knew she was the only one allowed to drink here, and everyone else was underage.

"Oh!"

Rupa appeared from nowhere, holding a beer and clinking glasses with MMK. Ebizuka Satoshi, watching Rupa drinking, suddenly revealed a worried and helpless expression. She held her forehead, looking distressed. It was then that Asagi remembered that Rupa also had a terrible drinking habit.

Asagi silently mourned for Ebizuka Satoshi in his heart.

After the short evening gathering, Nina left alone, feeling depressed and lonely. Looking at Nina's back, Asagi looked back at the others, and a feeling of disharmony grew in his heart.

MMK was drunk, 486 struggling to support her. Rupa was also acting up, with Ebizka Satoshi doing his best to support him. Nina felt left out of the group. Asagi felt it was his fault, for he had taken away the bond between Nina and the others. By preemptively solving the problem, Nina's connection with them had been greatly weakened.

"Niina..." 486 looked at Niina with some worry.

"Leave it to me." MMK, who currently had the strongest bond with Nina, was completely drunk and could no longer be relied upon. Asagi decided to talk to Nina again and deepen their relationship. Otherwise, Asagi felt that Nina might suddenly disappear one day.

486 glanced at Asagi and nodded. Asagi followed the direction where Nina disappeared and trotted after her.

486 took a look at the MMK on his body, and immediately frowned and complained,

"Really, MMK-san, you're a bit heavy."

"I'm not heavy." The drunk MMK responded incoherently.

Rencai walked with her head bowed down on the dim street. The streetlights on both sides were a little yellow and looked a bit old. There were moths flapping against the lampshades. Rencai sniffed and wiped the corners of her eyes.

She wasn't angry, but rather, once again tormented by her own cowardice. She fled in fear. Renai's fear was different from MMK's. MMK was the type who couldn't face her own heart, feeling a deep sense of guilt towards the members of Diamond Star and afraid to see them.

Rencai is unable to control her emotions and will fully display her thorny side, making people around her feel uncomfortable. Afterwards, she feels deeply regretful, accidentally hurting people who care about her and feels that she has done something wrong.

At this moment, Renna was in this state, crying softly and regretting. She wanted to find something to vent her feelings, so her face became particularly terrifying, and everyone passing by was frightened by Renna.

As Rencai walked, she came to a corner again and stopped. Standing here always felt familiar. It wasn't the place that was familiar, but the thing called the corner.

Seeing the corner, she couldn't help but want to squat there. Last time, someone came to save her. This time, will someone come? Rencai couldn't help but want to squat there and wait.

Nina carefully moved over, and seeing no one around, she slowly crouched there, her head resting on her knees, sitting with her knees bent. When you think about something else, a sense of anticipation arises. This anticipation slowly suppressed Nina's sadness, and even her sobs began to fade.

Just when Nina was discouraged, Asagi decisively ran over. Asagi frowned, he saw Nina turning here, but the street in front of him was very long, but there was no sign of Nina.

She shouldn't be walking so fast, Asagi thought. He looked around, and Nina was squatting there, staring at him, waiting for Asagi to notice him.

It wasn't until Asagi and Nina were hanging out together that Asagi discovered that Nina was in that dark corner, looking at him.

"Hey, idiot, why are you sitting in a place like this again?"

Asagi stood in front of Nina, and couldn't help laughing when he saw her disappointing look.

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival everyone.

Chapter 134 It Doesn’t Matter to Be Abandoned

Nina sniffed and stared at Asagi motionlessly. Seeing a hint of resentment on Nina's face, Asagi sneered softly and squatted down next to Nina.

The main thing was that Nina was silent and sulking, which made it impossible for Asagi to communicate with her. Asagi sighed inwardly, then looked up into the distance, thinking about how to open the topic.

The empty street before him was quiet and somewhat peaceful, and he and Rencai were squatting on this street like homeless people.

What a terrible imagination! Asagi couldn't help but complain to himself. But this wasn't going to work. Nina had a stubborn and obstinate temper. At the same time, she was a bit timid. In short, Nina was a complicated person.

She just squatted there without saying a word. If she continued like this, would she be feeding mosquitoes here? Asagi thought about it, and slapped a mosquito that was feasting on his arm, and then said,

"Are you squatting here to feed mosquitoes? Although mosquitoes are small creatures, they are harmful to humans. Rencai, you are squatting here to feed mosquitoes. Are you planning to use them to rule the world?"

"I never thought that little Rencai could harbor such great ambitions!"

His expression was a little exaggerated, which made Renai laugh out loud. But soon Renai became serious again, with a stern face and an unbelievable look in her eyes, and she loudly refuted,

"Huh? You're the idiot, saying something so cheung chuunibyou."

"I thought that was the case. It turns out that you, Ninai, are not plotting an evil conspiracy here?" Asagi looked as if he had suddenly realized something.

Nina couldn't hold it in anymore and rolled her eyes at Asagi.

"Let's go somewhere else. There are too many mosquitoes here." Asagi stood up and extended his left hand to Nina, who was squatting beside him. Nina looked at the hand Asagi offered and hesitated for a moment, but at Asagi's urging, she reached out and grabbed Asagi.

The two of them arrived at a relatively spacious area, which at least had better lighting than the dark place they had just been in. Under the light, Jinna's figure shone a little, and the small tears in her eyes reflected the light.

At this point, Nina hadn't fully integrated yet, so her personality was a bit passive. But Asagi knew that once Nina was fully integrated into the team, she would become super lively again.

So, Asagi spoke first.

"This is not good."

Rencai was stunned, then bit her lips and lowered her head in silence.

Asagi stared at the lights not far away. The lights were dim. In this weather, mosquitoes would chase the lights and circle around them under the street lights, making the dead lights flicker.

He chased after Nina not to blame her, so Asagi changed the subject and said,

"I know that Renai cares about 486 and hopes that 486 can stay in the band. Renai is just not good at expressing herself and can't really say what's on her mind, so she always looks angry?"

Asagi couldn't find a good adjective for a moment.

Rencai pouted and was silent for a while before she said awkwardly,

"I'm not angry, I just can't agree. It's obviously something you like, why do you say it so easily? Give up the band, quit the band. Isn't that something you worked so hard to get? Didn't you persist for so long to get to this point? Just give up like that."

"I can't understand it. I loved it so much and wanted to keep going. But for some other reason, I gave up."

Nina clenched her fists tightly, her body trembling slightly with excitement. It seemed she genuinely disagreed with 486's actions. However, that was understandable, considering Nina had the nerve to confront MMK mid-gate.

She was staring at Asagi, seemingly venting her frustration at 486's unauthorized withdrawal from the team. Asagi blinked innocently. Why was he the one to bear Nina's wrath on behalf of 486? However, at this moment, he could only bite the bullet and bear it, because he had promised, "Leave it to me."

"Hmm?" Asagi rubbed his chin gently and thought for a while.

"Maybe it's because of something more important."

Rencai continued to stare at him, clearly dissatisfied with the answer. "What do you mean by something more important? How would I know if you don't tell me?" That was probably what she meant.

"If we are walking on a thorny road, and our companion feels tired and wants to switch to a smoother road, then all we can do is to acknowledge and bless her, rather than forcibly pulling her back and letting her be pierced by thorns and covered in blood and bruises." Then, Asagi added some more.

"If MMK also wants to quit, are we just going to give up on her? Does Asagi also agree with this?" Nina whispered in disbelief.

"Huh?" Asagi choked. This Nina was really good at finding examples. She found MMK when she couldn't find one. MMK was naturally different. Regardless, MMK was the first person Asagi met in this world.

The moment he saw MMK, Asagi's nervous and uneasy heart finally relaxed. The anxiety, panic, and confusion of entering a strange world for the first time all disappeared the moment he saw MMK.

Seeing an acquaintance in an unfamiliar place really makes me feel at ease at that moment.

"I haven't finished yet. We recognize those who want a better life, but this desire should come from their true inner desire. Like MMK, who loves music to death, but is defeated by the slightest setback in reality. If we happen to be able to help her change her reality, of course we should do our best to keep her."

"However, there are some things we cannot change. Then, we naturally have no right to bear the burden of others' lives. Fortunately, 486 and MMK both fall into the first category."

Asagi hurried to make amends for himself, otherwise he would have no good reason to talk to that girl Nina.

Jinna seemed to understand and didn't refute. However, Jinna's attitude didn't seem to subside. It seemed that this would go on forever.

"But, the problem now is with you, Nina." Asagi suddenly changed the subject and stared into Nina's eyes. Nina felt a little uneasy under Asagi's stare and began to avoid his gaze.

He couldn't let Rencai continue asking questions, so he took the initiative and brought the topic back to Rencai.

"You keep getting upset, and you can't express what's on your mind properly. You clearly care about me, but you have to act like you care. This makes everyone feel uneasy. If you have anything to say, just say it. Don't always think that because you're just like that, it doesn't matter if you're abandoned by everyone and you're alone."

Chapter 135: Apply for college?

Nina looked at Asagi in surprise, moved her mouth, but still lowered her head in silence.

Asagi took the opportunity to continue.

"Although the Nina I know is like this, and doesn't seem very likable, I actually know that Nina is a very good child. Even if we only met briefly, I could still feel that. Because someone who loves MMK's music, who has always treasured the empty box, and who preserves the dreams of others, is definitely not the kind of person who would hurt others."

Nina sniffled, tears welling up in her eyes. She looked at Asagi, trying hard to hold back her tears. Seeing Nina's expression, Asagi, who was standing beside her, started to giggle. He knew that he had succeeded again.

He stood by and waited, but then he thought he should add fuel to the fire. So, Asagi took advantage of the fact that Nina's head was already broken and took over all the territory.

After saying that, Asagi gently placed his hand on Nina's head. Although Nina was a sophomore, she was not tall, which was very suitable for Asagi to do this.

"I'm very happy to have met someone like Niina."

"So, don't worry. MY ALL will not abandon Rencai. I also hope that Rencai will not abandon MY ALL."

He smiled and waited.

Those were the words Jinna longed to hear. Ever since she joined MY ALL, she felt like she hadn't truly integrated. Aside from MMK, everyone else in the band was a stranger to her. Everyone only saw her as a timid and prickly person. Consequently, Jinna was constantly afraid she'd be disliked.

Because she didn't truly open up to everyone and show them her true self. This was actually Asagi's fault, because he stole the spotlight from Nina, which led to a thin barrier between Nina and the team. Without that spotlight, Nina was just an ordinary team member.