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He explained the whole story to Shiina Maki: "Maki, I want to ask, did Shiina go to school today or has she returned home?"

"Ah~ As for Ritsu, she should still be at Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy, right? The kids at Hanasakigawa don't have these two days off like you do, even though their daily atmosphere is pretty much like a holiday." Shiina Maki's voice was as lazy as if she had just woken up, her hoarse voice extremely sexy. She deliberately made her voice unclear so that it was hard to hear clearly, and then asked Shirakawa Haru, "What's wrong? Do you want to go find Ritsu? You rarely contact me on your own initiative."

Shirakawa Haru and Shiina Maki first met at the college social party held by Hinomori Academy. At that time, Shiina Maki represented her college to attend the Hinomori Academy social party. For some reasons, the high school student council president who was responsible for connecting with Shiina Maki was unable to attend the college party, so according to the order of connection, the work naturally fell on Shirakawa Haru.

Shiina Maki was very interested in Shirakawa Haru, who was like a little adult at the time. Not only could Shirakawa Haru answer her questions accurately, but sometimes the words he said were even too profound for her.

The two also performed some impromptu shows at the party.

It was these programs that quickly brought them closer to each other and they became familiar with each other afterwards.

Although we don’t contact each other often, we always send greetings on days that are important to each other.

"Shiina joined the band that I introduced her to. In a sense, I am also a part of this band. Now that she has quarreled with other band members, I naturally have to come and visit her." Shirakawa Haru's answer was very serious.

In Shirakawa Haru's eyes, Shiina Maki was a bit of a teaser, at least she would always tease him and make fun of him. Although he didn't think it was a big deal, he found it difficult to deal with such a woman.

"No wonder she's been acting so mysterious lately. She always stays up late alone, and the sound of music arranging can be heard from her room. It turns out she's a new member of the band." Shiina Maki replied.

"Ah."

"Well, without further ado, Xiaoqing, go find Xiao Lixi~ I'm going to continue taking a nap~" Shiina Maki's avatar turned gray, and it seemed that she had logged out of Line.

Shirakawa Haru was standing at the entrance of Hanasakigawa Girls' College, holding a knitted bag containing a cute panda doll.

He flipped through the music reference book in his hand, and from time to time he looked at the female students walking out of the college gate.

He could hear the girls walking past him whispering about his appearance and whether he was Shirakawa Haru from the neighboring Hinomori Academy.

If another man dared to stand so blatantly at the gate of a women's college, the security guard at the gate would have rushed out and told the man with bad intentions to leave quickly.

But if Shirakawa Haru stood here, the security guard would only think that he was the lover of a female student in the college and was waiting for her to come out.

They could tell that the students of Hanasakigawa Girls' College seemed to know the boy standing at the school gate.

"Excuse me, student? Are you standing here doing something?" A female teacher wearing rimless glasses walked up to Shirakawa Haru with a folder in her arms.

"A friend of mine is having a quarrel, and her parents asked me to wait for her at the gate of Hanasakigawa Academy." Shirakawa Haru thought for a moment and said it tactfully.

"I understand. Are you going to stand here and wait for her?" asked the female teacher.

"Yeah." Baichuan Qing's tone was very cold.

"Hey, wait..." The female teacher took off her glasses, rubbed her eyes, and said uncertainly, "Is this student...Shirakawa Haru from the neighboring Hinode Academy?"

"Yes." Shirakawa Haru said.

"Is the child you are waiting for really still in school now?" said the female teacher.

"Yes." Shirakawa Haru nodded.

"If that child doesn't come out, are you going to stand here forever, Shirakawa Haru-kun?"

"Ah."

"How about this? If you still haven't found the child by dark, go straight into the school and look for her. Remember not to be seen by other children," the teacher said. "Seventeen or eighteen is the age when girls tend to get upset. Thank you for your hard work."

"Isn't this a bad idea?" Shirakawa Haru's tone was a little hesitant. The last time he went to Yuezhisen Girls' College, he had work to do. This time, he didn't have any excuses to use as a shield. "I'll just wait for her here."

"All the kids in our academy actually like Shirakawa Haru very much. Besides, after dark, except for a few who were acting up, the students in the academy had already left," the female teacher said. "Even though it's only afternoon, more than half of the students have already left."

"Thank you for your help." Shirakawa Haru used honorifics. He had already guessed that the female teacher in front of him holding the folder was the chairman of Hanasakigawa Girls' College.

"You're welcome," she said. "I hope the child you're waiting for isn't someone with a very awkward personality."

The expectation of the chairman of Hanasakigawa Girls' College was dashed. Even when the street lights in the college gradually lit up, Shirakawa Haru still couldn't wait for Shiina Tatsuki to arrive at the school gate.

The sun continued to set over Shirakawa Haru's head. During this process, Chihaya Aine kept sending him text messages, and he would reply to Chihaya Aine every time to wait a little longer.

Let’s go in and find Shiina-san directly. Shirakawa Haru doesn’t want to wait any longer.

Baichuan Qing sighed inwardly, walked to the security office, and greeted the security guard inside.

The security guard told Shirakawa Haru that the president of the academy had told them before that if you want to enter the academy, you just need to make a record at the door.

The wind was a bit strong at night, so Shirakawa Haru wrapped himself in his leather jacket.

Shiina Riki was lying on the table. She had been keeping this position all day and had hardly moved.

In the morning, when Hachiman Hailing came over and asked her what was wrong, she didn't answer. After a while, Hachiman Hailing suddenly said, "I understand. When you are depressed, you become very quiet and can worry about many matters of your band. To be honest, I envy you."

Hachiman Kailing put a packet of drinks on Shiina Riki's head, and she said, "I won't bother you anymore. I have some things I need to try recently. I have accepted a student who learns bass, and I have been wondering if I can be qualified for the position of teacher."

Shiina Riki raised her head slightly, paused for a moment, and then quickly lowered it again. She whispered, "You will be a good teacher."

Hachiman Kailing responded and left. She had several band performances to attend today.

Shiina Riki tilted her head and turned over several times, trying to maintain a comfortable position while lying down, but no matter how she adjusted her body, she just felt uncomfortable. My sister and Xiangzi can do it, why am I the only one who can't do it? Am I really not as good as them? She recalled Chihaya Aion's face yesterday afternoon and felt a little guilty. This was not the first time she made Chihaya Aion show that kind of unbearable expression, but compared to last time, this time she was the first to escape from the rehearsal room. She is also an ordinary girl, who will feel uncomfortable, afraid, self-deprecating, and escape. A sense of inferiority entrenched in her heart, like dark mud mixed in the clear sand at the bottom of the water.

Shiina Riki suddenly opened her eyes wide, as if she heard someone knocking on the door. After listening carefully for a while, the knocking sound disappeared and she closed her eyes again.

All the classmates except her had left in the afternoon. In order to stay in the classroom without being disturbed, Shiina Riki deliberately locked the classroom door.

I guess I was hallucinating just now. No one would come to this classroom at this time.

Shiina Riki looked up at the clock hanging on the classroom blackboard. It was now exactly seven o'clock in the evening.

The phone on the desk suddenly vibrated. Shiina Riki propped up his head with his hands and tilted his head to look at the new message on his phone. It was a text message from Takamatsu Deng: "Riki, can you open the window in the classroom?"

"Light? What do you mean?" Shiina Riki stood up and did some stretching movements.

Takamatsu Deng did not respond to Shiina Riki's question. Shiina Riki looked at his mobile phone suspiciously for a while, and decided to walk to the window and open it.

The window screens fluttered wildly in the cold night breeze. Moonlight streamed into the classroom, casting a golden halo across the floor. Shiina Riki rubbed his arms and looked out the window at the maple tree. It was very close to the window, its outline even more distinct in the darkness.

Shiina unconsciously stepped back because she sensed a pair of eyes staring at her from the maple tree shrouded in darkness.

She took out her phone and took a look, her fingers tapping quickly on the screen: "Lights, I opened the window, and then what?"

Almost at the moment when Shiina Riki sent the message - no, Takamatsu Deng sent the message faster than Shiina Riki, she answered the question that Shiina Riki had not asked yet as if she had predicted it.

"Lixi, you are facing a window now, right? Please move closer to the sides of this window and be careful." Gao Songdeng sent a voice message.

A black dot suddenly fell into Shiina Riki's arms from the darkness outside the window.

The black spot was flying very slowly before, and even if it hit Shiina Riki's head directly, it would be bounced away softly.

Shiina Riki lowered her head. In her arms was a knitted bag with a furry panda doll lying inside, its black pearl-like eyes looking at her.

Shiina Riki couldn't help but hug the panda doll tightly, and it felt very comfortable.

Originally, Shiina Riki would not catch the black spot, but the incident happened too suddenly and her body reacted faster than her consciousness, so she subconsciously held the black spot in her arms.

The maple leaves on the maple tree outside the window were constantly falling, making a slight friction sound.

In Shiina Riki's eyes, the whole tree was shaking, crushed in the darkness, and turned into a pool of flowing shadows.

"Who's there!" Shiina Riki shouted viciously, but his voice was a little weak. Although his expression was ferocious, he looked very cute.

She stretched out her arms and held the panda doll in her arms against her chest, as if using it as a shield.

There was a snapping sound from the maple tree branches, and a flash of light flashed through the panda doll's dark eyes. Then Shiina Riki saw a figure scurry out of the darkness, leaping into the classroom through the window, maple leaves drifting and falling behind him.

"Good evening, Shiina-san!" Shirakawa Haru looked at Shiina Tateki with a normal expression. "Chihaya Aine and Tomo are asking when you can start rehearsal today."

"Huh?" she made a puzzled sound.

"It's already past seven o'clock." Shirakawa Haru said.

"No, are you crazy? This is the fourth floor!"

Chapter 4.2: You can also compose music? (k)

Shirakawa Haru jumped into the classroom lightly stepping on the branches of the maple tree.

Shiina Riki looked at his agile figure, wondering whether the person in front of him was a daredevil or a psychopath.

This is the fourth floor!

Didn't he ever consider what would happen if he failed to jump in through the window and fell from the tree?

"The fourth floor? It's okay. This tree is very tall, and its branches are very thick. I hardly feel any shaking when I step on it." Shirakawa Haru thought for a moment and said seriously, "It's just that it's a bit difficult to jump in through the window. Shiina-san, you're right next to the window. It would be bad if I got hurt."

"No, what I want to say is, have you ever considered that you might get hurt?" Shiina Riki held the panda doll and sat on the desk behind him on tiptoe. "That's really reckless! How come I didn't realize you were so reckless before?"

"Are you concerned about me?" Shirakawa Haru stared at Shiina Riki with his black eyes.

Shiina Riki felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by Shirakawa Haru. She waved her hand and told him not to get carried away. "Our band is preparing for our first live performance. During this time, I don't want you, as our band's manager, to make any mistakes."

Shirakawa Haru walked a few steps in the classroom. His movements were far less light and agile than when he jumped in through the window. He was a bit like a rusty mechanical transmission device without lubrication.

With a twist of his ankle, Shirakawa Haru suddenly staggered.

Shiina Riki jumped down from the table, walked over to Shirakawa Haru, and bent down to look at the ankle he was covering: "Tsk, didn't I tell you not to be so reckless? Are you hurt? Let me see!"

"Look, you actually still care about me." Shirakawa Haru also jumped onto the desk and sat down like Shiina Riki. He swung his legs, and there was no trace of pain on his face like when he twisted his foot just now.

"You're such a jerk!" Shiina Riki knew he was just pretending. She crossed her arms and slumped back down to her seat. Her voice was filled with embarrassment because when she lowered her head to check if Shirakawa Haru's ankle was injured, she met his eyes. His gaze was filled with the look of someone who had pulled off a successful prank. "When you jumped from the tree just now, you should have just fallen back down!"

"I'm sorry, Shiina-san. Please don't be angry." Shirakawa Haru seemed very sincere when apologizing. "Please forgive me."

Shiina Riki raised her head and looked at Shirakawa Haru and snorted coldly. She no longer believed anything Shirakawa Haru did. He was the same last time, saying frivolous words to make her angry, and then apologizing with a serious expression to make her forgive him.

His words were beautiful, but unfortunately his character was too bad. Shiina Riki said, "You, bastard, this won't happen again."

"It won't happen again." Shirakawa Haru smiled and walked in front of Shiina Riki. "Do you like this panda doll? Last time when I made you angry, Maki-san said that if I apologized to you sincerely, you would forgive me. Although that's true, I feel that this alone is not enough. Just like you said, it's too frivolous and lacks quality. I want to give this panda doll to Shiina-san as an apology gift."

"Tsk, who wants your apology gift!" Shiina Riki stabbed Shirakawa Haru with his eyes, thinking that you just did such a thing that it's too much. Even if I wanted to accept it before, it's impossible now!

Absolutely impossible!

Shiina Riki took the panda doll on his thigh and threw it on Shirakawa Haru.

She tried to act nonchalant, but she couldn't fool Baichuan at all.

In Shirakawa Haru's eyes, Shiina Riki's gaze was always fixed on the doll.

"Really can't you accept it?" Shirakawa Haru sat backwards on the stool in front of Shiina Riki, with his toes touching Shiina Riki's desk. He said softly, "But if Shiina-san doesn't accept this panda doll, it will be sad, right? It was given a mission the moment it was made. It is a doll that will make the person who receives it smile. Maybe it has thought that after accompanying its owner for a few years, it will grow old and be forgotten, and be placed in a dirty, cobweb-covered corner with dust gradually accumulating on it, but it certainly has never thought that one day it will become an unacceptable gift. Shiina-san, please don't make it sad..." Shirakawa Haru showed a sad expression, as if he was reciting a poem, and was about to cry.

"That's enough! I'll just take it, don't say anything more!" Shiina Ritsuki was moved by Shirakawa Haru's low voice. She suddenly stood up, hugged the panda doll on the table, and then opened her eyes wide, "Are you satisfied now? You smooth-talking man! Has Deng been bullied by you like this before?"

"Don't be angry, it won't happen again." After Shiina Riki accepted the panda doll, Shirakawa Haru's tone changed back.

"Tsk!" Shiina Riki supported his face with one hand and tapped the table with his index finger with the other. "Just wait, there will come a day... forget it."

"Can I ask you what happened to you?" Shirakawa Haru ended the farce in moderation.

He did not forget that he came to Hanasakigawa to enlighten Shiina Riki and solve her troubles.

"What did Chihaya Aine say about me?" Shiina Riki reached out and touched the panda doll's head. "She wouldn't say anything when she was with everyone in the rehearsal room, but in private, she must have been saying bad things about me to you."

"Chihaya Aine has never thought of this," Shirakawa Haru said, looking at Shiina Riki. "She contacted me and asked me to come find you. I told her that you could practice first. Shiina-san isn't the type to avoid it; she's a man of her words. All she needed was a little time to relax, but she refused. Chihaya Aine said the band is a whole, and they can't practice without anyone."

"Shiina-san, please don't imagine Chihaya Aion as that kind of person." Shirakawa Haru took out his cell phone and showed the chat history between himself and Chihaya Aion to Shiina Tatsuki.

"You're too strict with her. While that's not a bad thing, you should relax a little," he said.

"Huh... Shirakawa Haru, you should know Chihaya Aine's personality. She's the type who won't work hard unless you push her." Shiina Ritsuki lowered his eyes. "Don't underestimate the success of her live performance at the Hinodemori Academy Festival a few days ago. That was because of your help. In reality, aside from her emotional involvement, everything else about that live performance was subpar."

"She didn't behave that badly." Shirakawa Haru defended Chihaya Aine.

"Maybe, but she really needs to practice." Shiina Riki took a drink from her desk, inserted a straw, and drank from it. "She said before that our band's songs were too difficult to practice, so I thought about composing new songs so that everyone can practice at the same pace."

"That's good." Shirakawa Haru nodded.

"But Chihaya Aine's level is completely unmatched..." Shiina Riki revealed a distressed look. "And Wildcat, she's also a problem. She's too free-spirited and often disrupts the rhythm of the song with her own improvisations."

Shiina Riki took a deep breath, causing the small drink in front of her to quickly dry up. "It's hard to synchronize the rhythm of these two people. One is too fast, the other is too slow. One is perfect enough to have enough energy for brilliant improvisation, while the other often hits the wrong notes."

"Shiina-san, you've worked hard." Shirakawa Haru touched his pocket and asked Shiina Riki to open her hands. He placed a pair of panda pendants in her palms. "This is also a gift for you."

"So cute." Shiina Riki clasped her hands together. The panda pendant was also furry, like soft cotton, and felt very comfortable to the touch. Her heart had calmed down, and her tone had softened.

"You can keep the other one for yourself. I only need one," she said.

"You can give the other one to Sister Maki." said Shirakawa Haru.

"So is this for me or for Maki?" Shirakawa Haru's words seemed to irritate Shiina Riki. She grabbed the pendant and threw it at Shirakawa Haru's head. Although it didn't hurt too much, she finally held back and the pendant gently fell on Shirakawa Haru's head. "Do you want it or not? If not, I'll feed it to the dogs!"

"Yes, yes." Baichuan Qing stretched out his hands and solemnly took the panda pendant. His expression was serious, like a minister being commended by the empress.

"The arrangement thing... is such a hassle!" Shiina Riki tutted in dissatisfaction, slumping back down on the table. Shirakawa Haru's presence had brightened her mood, and the panda stuffed animal in her arms was a welcome relief. However, the moment she thought of her own inadequacies, her mood would immediately sink again.

Am I really not capable of this?

Maki... She is a genius. From childhood to adulthood, I have been a shadow living under her brilliance. Others only notice Maki and not me.