Heavy girl? I feel worse than Black Hole Trigger!

"Yes, yes, you're not bad either." Zhe Li resisted the urge to scratch her chin. "Well, today's concert is over. Do you want to go home by yourself or come back to Nascita with me?"

He finally added, "I need to go see Su Shi first."

"Yes." Lenai raised her hand high.

"Okay. Then put your guitar away quickly and don't get it damaged."

"Yeah." Lenai nodded.

Zheli led Lenai to the lounge.

When he approached the door, he felt someone pulling at his clothes. He looked down and saw that it was Lenai again.

He stopped, turned around, bent down, lowered his height and pretended to listen: "What's wrong?"

But Le Nai held the guitar in one hand, and tried to free up the other hand, reaching out...

Touched his face.

Just as he was stunned by the unfamiliar touch, Lenai tilted her head slightly, staring at him intently with her heterochromatic eyes that seemed to be as clear and gorgeous as ever, and opened her lips slightly.

"Zheli, can you breathe?"

"..."

Baodeng Zheli silently looked at the girl's face which was always calm.

In the dim backstage corridor, only those eyes reflected the faint light, just like a cat.

However, she is not just a cat. She is also a human being, with joys and sorrows, and she knows how to care for others, even if that care is not so easy to understand.

But at least, Baodeng Zheli could understand. So, he also had to try his best to respond——

"Ahh." He said with a smile, "It feels good."

Looking at his smile, Lenai blinked: "I am also happy."

"That's good." Zhe Li nodded and pushed open the door of the lounge.

"Playing guitar is fun," Lenai added.

He turned around and smiled, "I'm very happy too."

"We have to hold another concert."

"Of course. Didn't we make an appointment a long time ago?"

"Ah."

Lenai silently raised her hand and gently extended her little finger towards his back as he returned to the table to pack up his things.

The girl stared at her fingertips for a while before she smiled quietly.

"promised."

Lost Star Chapter 29 Summer Record: Chapter Buried in Eternity

As soon as Baodeng Zheli walked out from the backstage, he saw a young girl waving at him with a smile on her face.

"Suyo." He also waved his hand and noticed two girls wearing the same uniform standing next to Nagasaki Suyo.

And one of them looked quite familiar...even though I had just seen him on the stage.

When Bao Deng Zheli approached and was about to say hello to Toyokawa Shoko, he found that she had taken the lead, smiled and bowed slightly to him, and said:

"We meet again."

So Nagasaki Suyo's smile suddenly froze on her face.

Zheli immediately stared at Toyokawa Shoko for a while (implying that he was not familiar with her), then pretended to understand something and showed a look of surprise, saying:

"Ah, we meet again. So you and Su Shi know each other? What a coincidence. Thank you for taking care of Su Shi..."

In the end, he even deliberately put on an expression of fear and trepidation to return the gift.

...Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Su Shi regain his calm expression.

Oh my, that’s easy to understand.

"No, no, Shigaraki-san and I just officially met today."

Toyokawa Shoko quickly took a half step back to indicate that she was not worthy of such a gift, then she looked up at the official and said:

"I happened to hear Nagasaki mention your performance today, so I decided to come here on my own initiative. I hope I didn't cause you any trouble..."

Zhe Li waved his hand. "No trouble, no trouble. This is a public performance, open to everyone. I should actually thank you for coming."

He hadn't done any promotion, and initially chose a time slot where few people would show up: if it hadn't been for the sound system malfunction and the delay, the audience would have been reduced by half again. Luckily, Lenai simply enjoyed playing guitar, and by extension, simply wanted to attend concerts rather than worry about fame. Otherwise, Zheli would have had to put a lot more effort into planning.

"By the way, this is Lenai, the guitarist. I just performed with her."

Baodeng Zheli moved his body slightly so that Lenai, who was staring into the distance in a daze, could be seen.

Zheli vaguely noticed that the strange girl who was following Toyokawa Shoko without saying a word glanced at Lena.

"I should be thanking you two for presenting such a wonderful performance for us!"

At this time, Shoko Toyokawa clasped her fingers together as if praying, and an expression that could almost be described as yearning appeared on her face.

"This is exactly what I imagined my ideal band to be like... Although their style is very different from 'Morfonica', they still move me in the same way!"

Zhe Li smiled and shook his head, "Even if you praise me so highly, I can't give you anything."

"Oh, no! My apologies. I didn't mean to bother you..." Toyokawa Shoko quickly hunched her shoulders, looking embarrassed. "When I saw you on stage earlier, I couldn't help but get overly excited. It was really embarrassing."

Baodeng Zheli said with emotion: "For a performer, your performance is the greatest compliment."

——Even though he wasn’t too concerned about the band’s activities, he felt a little flattered by these straightforward words.

However, thinking that he was cheating, he didn't want the other party to continue talking.

It's not that he was suddenly sentimental, but he felt that compared to cheating players like himself who exploded snake-skin monster gold coins, those who truly relied on their own efforts needed more sincere support like Toyokawa Shoko.

For example, Le Nai, who performed on stage with him.

...Although the child doesn't seem to care much.

In response to Baodeng Zheli's sigh, Toyokawa Shoko was a little reserved at first, "I don't deserve it..." but soon she smiled again.

You can praise others frankly and accept praise for yourself calmly.

This child has a very likable personality.

Zhe Li saw her little expressions and couldn't help but smile.

——Oh, no.

When Zhe Li realized that he was too careless, two forces, one on the left and one on the right, grabbed his sleeves almost at the same time.

Le Nai raised her face and said, "Buckwheat, are you still not well?"

"Qiao...yes, if we don't hurry to the supermarket, we might miss the special sale."

On the other side, Su Shi was smiling, and her eyes, as clear and calm as the surface of a lake, were staring straight at Zhe Li's profile.

"Actually, I'm just wondering what to have for dinner. How about soba noodles?"

Toyokawa Shoko chewed on her words for a moment, "Late... eh?"

Then he looked back and forth at Su Shi and Zhe Li's faces with wide eyes.

Baodeng Zheli couldn't help but hear this... Well, he was used to it.

Over the past two weeks, his Blood Star Ears had heard Su Shi's classmates discussing Su Shi's love life more than once. Ninety percent of them mentioned a man who often came to the school gate to pick up Su Shi after school, and the remaining ten percent discussed Su Shi's reaction of "hiding her shyness" and "pretending to be calm."

Yes, she keeps making it clear to outsiders, as if she wants to label him as being taken, but when she really faces him, she pulls the trigger like crazy. This is our Miss Nagasaki Motoyo.

She is so cute and awkward that people can't help but want to tease her.

But considering that it was a bit awkward for an adult to attack a junior high school student, Zhe Li simply pretended that he didn't see anything.

When it comes to pulling, he also knows a thing or two!

"Playing in a band is something I've only recently developed a passion for." Although he had no idea what scenes Toyokawa Shoko was conjuring up in her head at that moment, Hoto Oriri still obliged by explaining, "My main job is a cafe manager. I run a cafe called 'Nascita' near Tsukino Mori. Suyo and the others come here often."

"That's it!"

Toyokawa Shoko nodded thoughtfully, then glanced at Nagasaki Suyo, suddenly smiled, and said:

"Then I won't bother you any more. I'll take my leave now."

"Okay." Zhe Li followed suit.

Otherwise, someone will put pressure on him again and he won't be able to help laughing.

After saying goodbye to each other, Toyokawa Shoko was about to turn around and leave when she turned back to look at Nagasaki Suyo and said loudly, "Nagasaki-san! I hope you can consider my request carefully. I will wait for your reply. Well then, hello."

The green-haired girl following Toyokawa Shoko nodded to Zheli and the others as a goodbye, then turned around and followed Toyokawa Shoko.

Baodeng Zheli realized that he didn't even know the girl's name.

I always feel like she's used to being ignored? ...That's not a good habit.

Zhe Li frowned at first, but after thinking about it, his expression returned to calm - it's not my turn to worry about it anyway!

I just helped a few people occasionally, so don't take yourself too seriously.

He won't make the same mistake again.

After watching the two of them walk away and making sure they wouldn't look back, Baodeng Zheli turned his head to Miss Nagasaki Motoyo, who had silently changed from grabbing his sleeve to hugging his arm, and asked:

"What 'request'?"

"It's no big deal." Su Shi cast her gaze into the distance, as if she could pretend to be casually tugging at Zhe Li. "It's just that after the music festival, she suddenly asked me to join the band... I was in a hurry to get to RiNG, so I didn't reply. It seems she hasn't given up yet."

"Band? I see. No wonder she was so excited just now."

He was somewhat deliberately showing his enthusiasm in front of Su Shi, to express that "I take this matter very seriously."

Zhe Li asked: "So, are you going to agree to her?"

Su Shi paused, released the hand that was wrapped around Zhe Li, looked up at him, and said:

"I'm not that interested in the orchestra either."

...but you didn't say no. Are you waiting for me to give you a push?

Reading the girl's thoughts, Baodeng Zheli smiled:

"so?"

Once again, the question was thrown back exactly as it was.

Su Shi was silent for a moment, then suddenly looked at Lenai.

Lenai noticed her gaze, and first said "Hmm?" and looked back for two seconds, then turned away as if he had lost interest.

Unable to get the response he wanted from Lenai, Su Shi pinched his fingertips and said after a long while:

"I'd rather join your band."

"Do you want to join? ...Oh, no, let me ask Lenai first." Zheli turned his head and asked Lenai seriously, "Little Lenai, Su Shi said he wants to join us, what do you think?"

"Okay." Lenai said nonchalantly.

"She said yes. So, are you joining us?"

"Eh..." Nagasaki Suyo stared blankly at Baodō Ori's face, which looked like he was trying to hold back a laugh, for a while before lowering her head and saying, "I was kidding. I don't want to join your band. I—"

"Wow, I'm rejected. Lenai, what do you think?"

"Buckwheat, not well yet?"

"No rush, play with her."

"Oh." Lenai stared at Sushi with her big watery eyes, "Sushi, do you want to make buckwheat?"

Nagasaki Suyo, who was brewing feelings: "?"

"She just said she'd have soba noodles for dinner," Bao Deng Zheli added kindly.

Lenai's eyes lit up and he raised his hands high: "Great."

“…Really!”

This joke made Su Shi not know what expression to make, and it took him a long time before he smiled bitterly.