Heavy girl? I feel worse than Black Hole Trigger!

Zheli Haiwang has always been indifferent. Whenever Su Shi asked him, he would say that he had no objection. So the little girl became the only one running around the store, which made Zheli feel very tired.

"Rest? I'm fine!"

Su Shi waved his hand, then gave Zhe Li a big smile.

That smile was very innocent, even a little silly. This made Zhe Li unconsciously smile a little, causing her to look at him with doubt. So the man quickly restrained his expression and asked:

"Why are you suddenly organizing nascita?"

"because……"

The girl lowered her brows and raised her hand to stroke her hair, as if trying to hide her expression.

"I want to, uh, leave my mark in the store... is that not allowed?"

"..."

Baodeng Zheli first stared at her slightly red face in some surprise, and then laughed silently.

Su Shi noticed the noise and quickly glared at him with wide eyes, saying angrily, "Don't laugh at me!"

"I'm not making fun of you." Zhe Li quickly put on a serious look.

"You're lying. You were laughing the whole time, you never stopped."

“…Oh my? I’ve been exposed?”

"Sure enough!" Su Shi wrinkled his nose and glared at him.

"Don't be angry." Zhe Li quickly raised his hands in surrender and said honestly, "I just think you're really cute, that's all."

"Cute—"

Xiao Sushi first exclaimed, then his expression froze, and he suddenly turned his head and snorted:

"I...I'm no longer someone who can be dealt with so easily!"

"......?" Lenai looked at her quietly and tilted her head in confusion.

Su Shi, who said this, was clearly overjoyed from that moment on.

So Le Nai looked up at the man behind the counter who was happily watching Su Shi's performance, and said with a slightly parted mouth:

"interesting?"

Zhe Li glanced at her, then nodded seriously: "Interesting."

Le Nai said "Oh~" silently, and looked back at Nagasaki Suyo who was secretly looking at the two of them out of the corner of her eye.

stare--

"...What's wrong, Lenai-chan?"

Until Su Shi finally couldn't help but open his mouth to speak, Le Nai showed a faint smile:

"Interesting woman."

"Eh...?" Su Shi was confused and was about to ask what he meant, but Lenai had already walked around behind the counter and was about to open the back door to enter the recording studio.

She had no choice but to cast a confused look at Zhe Li.

"Do you want to go together?" Zhe Li asked.

"Together? Group training?... Well, I'll forget it." Su Shi waved his hand.

After regaining her composure, she smiled softly again. "It's enough to practice with everyone at 'CRYCHIC'. We'll start practicing closely with the group tomorrow. Besides, there are some things I want to change at the store..."

"So, you don't have to bother with anything."

Baodeng Zheli tapped the counter with his fingers, making a sound. His bright eyes were staring straight at Su Shi.

"——As for 'traces', you've already got a share here, haven't you?"

Nagasaki Suyo opened her eyes slightly.

After a while, she came back to her senses, smiled and shook her head:

"You mean the 'CRYCHIC' one?"

“…That’s right.”

With Zheli's tacit consent, CRYCHIC used Nascita as a secret base...or perhaps Zheli didn't intend to make it a "secret" base, but Nascita really didn't have many customers on ordinary days: even if everyone from CRYCHIC just gathered here to drink tea and eat snacks, they would feel like they were in a paradise.

In this case, Su Shi, who is also a member of CRYCHIC, naturally "enjoys" a part of this secret base.

"but--"

On the other side, Su Shi continued to speak.

The lights in the cafe were off, but the afternoon sun filtered through the floor-to-ceiling windows, painting the girl with a bright glow.

She was smiling slightly, with the sea and sky connected in her eyes.

A vast and calm autumn gaze fully expresses the girl's shy heart.

"What I want is something that belongs only to me... and only to 'Su Shi'."

"..."

"And, and!" Zhe Li was speechless for a moment, and Su Shi averted her gaze again, twisting her hair with her fingers and whispering, "Think about it, if I can't contact you suddenly like last time, I have to have a place where I can wait for you. Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't be able to find me."

"So...that—"

Ding.

The crisp and loud knocking sounds were so close that they completely stopped her already confused thoughts.

Zhe Li was seen pinching a small iron ring with his fingertips, and the ring was strung with the same small iron pieces.

"Here." He looked straight at Su Shi and said, "Nascita's key."

"……Eh."

Su Shi opened his mouth for a long time, but could only make such dry sounds.

In front of her, a man named Zheli was smiling at her.

"Is this enough? I'm giving you the whole store."

“…——.”

The girl looked at him blankly, then looked at the key.

She subconsciously stretched out her hand—and then abruptly put it away, raising her head with a somewhat lost look.

"Don't worry, this is just a spare key." As if he could guess what she was thinking, Zhe Li smiled and said, "Even though business is terrible, I don't intend to close it down just yet. ...No. It's not just that."

He pursed his lips abruptly, stared deeply into the girl's face, and then suddenly grinned.

"Even if I forget to come back and open the door one day, I will definitely come back in the end."

"After all, didn't we already have an appointment?"

“————…….”

————No matter how long it takes...

The vows lingering in the fragrant breeze still linger in my ears.

The smile burning in the twilight is still imprinted in front of my eyes.

and so.

"……That."

Su Shi finally reached out and held the key tightly.

The slightly pointed teeth pricked her skin slightly, but she seemed unaware.

"I'll definitely be waiting for you, too. ...We've made an appointment."

Like a growl buried deep in her throat, the girl's voice was filled with determination.

"Then you better be careful not to keep Lenai waiting for too long."

"…………Eh?"

Su Shi, who was brewing emotions, looked up blankly.

"Are you not done yet?" The silver-haired girl was peeking out from the door, frowning slightly, staring at the two of them intently.

The man waved his hand lazily at the girl, "Come here, come here." Then he turned around and looked at Su Shi.

He extended his hand to Su Shi and said, "Let's go."

Su Shi smiled foolishly.

"……Um."

The girl also extended her hand.

He tightly grasped that broad palm.

Never let go...

Lost Star Chapter 46 Summer Time Record: Chapter Monday Tranquility

Shoko Toyokawa raised her hands to form a small shed in front of her eyes, and looked at the slightly dazzling sunlight through her fingers.

She smiled unconsciously, then put her hands away, took a deep breath, and walked with her head held high. The girl's posture was as light and graceful as ever, but her eyes that looked around hinted that her heart was not at peace at all.

——Today is the first day of the official group practice of “CRYCHIC”!

Just thinking about this, Xiangzi could hardly suppress his urge to run.

Hurry up...if we can get to that place...!

"Good morning!"

With the crisp sound of "Ding-ling-ling", Xiangzi's energetic greeting and the late spring breeze broke into the store.

But the voice that responded to her was not the usual deep and kind male voice, but another familiar high-pitched female voice:

"welcome--"

Nagasaki Suyo turned and looked towards the door with a smile on her face.

Those crescent-shaped eyes opened slightly when they saw Toyokawa Shoko, and the azure pupils revealed an unusually intense gaze that for some reason made people feel terrified. But it must have been an illusion. Because in the moment when Shoko was stunned, Su Shi gently stroked his cheek and showed the graceful smile that Shoko was familiar with:

"Is this place full?"

The playful tone made Xiangzi relax quickly, and he said with a smile: "Mr. Sushi, you came really early."

"Because I'm a little nervous." Su Shi said.

Although her face, which even looked a little lazy, didn't show any nervousness at all.

Xiangzi nodded in agreement and said with emotion, "Me too! We've played together a few times before, but today is our first group practice as 'CRYCHIC'."

Looking at Xiangzi's serious look, Su Shi covered her mouth and chuckled: "Xiao Xiang seems very excited."

"There's nothing we can do about it." Xiangzi scratched his cheek shyly.

Although she appeared confident, it was her first time organizing a band. She was initially troubled by the fact that Takamatsu Tomo couldn't sing.

Fortunately, with Su Shi's help, after solving the problem of the lights, everyone was finally able to unite as one.

It even has a name like "CRYCHIC"...!

"Mr. Sushi."

Xiangzi straightened his hair which was messed up on the road and looked straight at Su Shi.

Su Shi was just about to turn around and walk towards the counter when he heard her greeting. He turned around and saw her with her hands clasped in front of her stomach, looking very serious. He couldn't help feeling a little confused.

The girl just smiled widely.

"Thank you so much, Sushi-san."

Although he didn't seem very interested in the band at first, he became the most enthusiastic person in the team after officially joining.

Toyokawa Shoko didn't quite understand what Nagasaki Suyo was thinking during this period, but this did not prevent Shoko from expressing her gratitude to Suyo. Shoko felt that it was because of her that "CRYCHIC" was able to get back on track so quickly.

"Eh? ...Ah. Well, you're welcome."

Su Shi showed an expression of confusion and awe.