Heavy girl? I feel worse than Black Hole Trigger!

She couldn't help but humming softly.

"The road ahead is still long..."

The already sparse melody becomes more fragmented after being washed by time, and the words engraved in the soul become clearer and more visible.

"Even if I can just... take a break—"

"Yo."

“——…….”

Takamatsu Deng turned his face towards the direction of the sound like a frightened rabbit.

She slowly opened her eyes.

As the lyrics were sung, the impressions pieced together from bits and pieces of memory perfectly overlapped with reality at this moment.

Her blonde hair is still as bright as the sun...

Still as clear as a pond of water...

The man happened to be smiling at her in the slightly dim water.

"……Eh."

The girl couldn't even form a sentence for a moment.

She was just thinking.

It turns out that even if I sink into the deep sea and fall into eternal sleep.

The starlight that illuminates the long night can still sparkle in this deep water...

“…Hmm? Hello~”

The man waved his hand at her who remained silent.

Then,

"Little lamp?"

Another girl popped her face out from behind him.

"What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

A pair of equally clear and beautiful blue eyes stared straight at Gao Songdeng.

It seemed that as long as one looked into those overly gorgeous eyes, one would sink deeper and deeper into the boundless seabed.

But her carefully combed flaxen hair added a sudden color to the suffocating sea, quickly bringing Takamatsu Deng back to reality from the overly vivid impression.

Deng subconsciously avoided the girl's gaze.

"Eh. Ah. No, no..."

The girl lowered her head and thought for a while, then raised her eyes cautiously and asked:

"Um, Su Shi, Zhe Li? Why are you here?"

The people who came were Bao Dengzeli and Nagasaki Suyo.

The two looked at each other.

Su Shi took the lead and took a step forward, giving Gao Songdeng a pleasant chuckle. "Just now, I happened to see a figure from behind that looked very much like Xiao Deng, and I wondered if it was you, so I ran over to talk to you. Luckily, I didn't recognize the wrong person!"

Gao Songdeng looked back and forth at the two of them, and suddenly said, "Did you come here together?"

"Together..." Nagasaki Suyo was inexplicably shaken.

Bao Deng Zheli had no choice but to take over the conversation and said, "Well. We just happened to be at the aquarium."

"I didn't expect to meet you, Xiao Deng." Su Shi added.

Xiao Deng looked left and right, unable to say anything for a moment.

Until both of them cast doubtful glances at her, she lowered her head as if to escape their gazes and whispered, "Hmm. Here, 'Sky Penguin'... I like it very much."

"So you like penguins." Zheli suddenly realized: "Then the pattern on the Band-Aid that Fengchuan received is not a coincidence."

Su Shi recalled and also showed a surprised expression.

These days, the coffee shop Nascita seems to have become the temporary base of the new girl band "CRYCHIC".

Since Nascita was usually pretty quiet, Zheli decided to officially open the cafe only after they entered the studio. So, until everyone from "CRYCHIC" arrived, had dessert and afternoon tea, and prepared to begin rehearsal, the large cafe became the band's public space.

Upon learning of this decision, Toyokawa Shoko also spent her free time enthusiastically explaining to Zheli, the honorary member, the reasons behind her decision to form the band:

On that day, Zhe Li was busy rushing to pick up Su Shi. After he left in a hurry, Deng took the initiative to invite Xiangzi back to her home, and then gave her several Band-Aids so that she could simply bandage her hand injury.

When he said this, Xiangzi even lifted up his sleeves to let everyone take a look, and they could see several penguin-patterned Band-Aids neatly arranged in a circle.

At the time, Zheli was just thinking that Fengchuan-san was indeed as well-behaved as her behavior, even making sure the bandages were neatly arranged when bandaging wounds. He never expected that this was actually a foreshadowing...

No. There is no such thing as foreshadowing in life.

If I had to say it, perhaps Shoko Toyokawa's word "fate" could be the most perfect explanation for these coincidences.

Gao Songdeng seemed to be looking at the two of them in a trance, but then he suddenly perked up and spoke hurriedly:

"Band-Aid... I have it with me..."

"what?"

Before Su Shi could understand the meaning of Gao Song Deng's words, Deng had already put down his backpack, rummaged inside for a while, took out something and handed it to Su Shi.

"Here. For you."

“…Thank you, thank you?” Su Shi took the penguin-shaped Band-Aid with some confusion.

Noticing the confusion on Su Shi's face, Deng blinked and whispered, "This is a black-footed penguin."

“Eh.” I don’t want to know this…

Su Shi blinked, not knowing what to say in response.

"It happens to be the species raised in the 'Sky Penguin' exhibition." Zhe Li then said.

"Yeah, yeah!" Deng smiled faintly and nodded heavily after hearing this.

Then she took out another Band-Aid and gave it to Baodeng Zheli. She looked into Zheli's eyes and said softly, "There's one more, for Zheli."

"Oh! Thank you."

Zhe Li took it casually and took a look at it.

"This one is a South American penguin. It has an extra black band on its chest compared to the black-footed penguin."

He walked up to Su Shi holding the Band-Aid and pointed at the penguin pattern printed on it.

Su Shi nodded, half understanding. Honestly, she had no interest in the classification of penguins, so even if she was told this, she wouldn't be able to remember it...

She paused, her beautiful eyes moving and once again falling on Zhe Li's smiling face.

"I didn't expect Zheli to be interested in penguins."

"I just checked it out on a whim after visiting here last time."

Moreover, he has a photographic memory and can now easily identify some common penguin species.

"Should I remember this too?" Su Shi murmured.

Zhe Li was amused by her worried look: "Why? I won't give you any questions. If you want to know, just ask me."

Then he looked at Takamatsu Deng who was watching them both quietly, "Or ask Deng."

“—Me, me?!”

Gao Songdeng waved his hands hurriedly after hearing this.

"I, I may not be right..."

"As if I can always be right. If I'm wrong, then I'm wrong. It doesn't matter."

Zhe Li smiled and shook his head, looking up at the aquatic creature that was completely ignoring the three of them and swimming freely in the "sky". He put his hands on his hips and hummed:

"They won't jump down and beat me up anyway."

"..."

Gao Songdeng opened his mouth blankly, staring at the corners of his smiling mouth.

...Why, not afraid at all?

The girl's dim eyes were sinking underwater.

A little bit, a drop, a scoop. It seemed that it was about to be submerged by the dark sea water.

But,

“——Let me be your partner.”

The stars that should be far away are still shining in the deep sea.

The lyrics still lingering in my mind are stirring up my imagination.

She thought:

Is it true? Just follow this light.

Even though I can't even learn to swim...

Can you also break out of the water as easily as a penguin and take a look at the daylight that dyes the sea and sky?

Lost Star Chapter 42 Summer Time Record: Chapter A Place Further Than the Stars

"correct."

After strolling around the "Sky Penguin" exhibition area for a while, Su Shi suddenly put his hands together, attracting the attention of the two people.

"It's almost time to go to lunch," Su Shi said. "Xiao Deng, do you want to join us?"

Zhe Li raised his eyes slightly and glanced at her, seeming a little confused.

However, he didn't say much, but just followed Su Shi in looking at Gao Songdeng with inquiring eyes.

"Won't it bother you guys...?"

The sound of the lamp was so thin that it seemed as if it was chewing on the words.

However, even though it was she who had made the invitation, Su Shi was extremely surprised when she heard it: "...Huh?"

She stared at Gao Songdeng's face, which was close to being sad.

Her gaze could perhaps be called scrutiny—but perhaps that was just an illusion. She quickly smiled widely and took the lantern's hand, causing the girl to look embarrassed or perhaps at a loss before she said:

"Of course it's okay! Xiao Deng and we share a 'community of destiny'~!"

"..."

Gao Songdeng stared blankly at the pair of extremely beautiful blue eyes.

The sky is clearly blue as if there are no clouds in the sky, but it inexplicably contains a sense of loneliness and coldness.

It makes people want to reach out and wipe away the ice on her cheek...

……

“How delicious~!”

Su Shi held her cheeks and sighed loudly.

"Is it really that delicious?" Zhe Li took a bite of the curry rice... then he put down the spoon calmly.

This craftsmanship doesn't seem as good as Nagasaki Suyo's.

"Oh, you can't say this to the store owner's face." Su Shi said this and looked at him happily.

Gao Songdeng had just swallowed a mouthful when she, upon hearing Zheli's words, also put down her spoon. She stared at the curry sauce flowing quietly on the plate and suddenly said:

"I think yesterday's cake was better."

"...Being able to share the same track with cake, this plate of curry rice can be considered a lifelong joy."

Zheli cast a respectful glance at Takamatsu Deng's plate of rice.

Su Shi was happily eating, but when they both said this, she couldn't help but look down at her own portion, silently took another bite, and then laughed helplessly: "I'm starting to think it's not that delicious either."