Heavy girl? I feel worse than Black Hole Trigger!

"Yeah. If you want water, just take it from the fridge."

"Thank you." The one who responded to him was Toyokawa Shoko.

In addition to the recording studio and workroom, Nascita's "backstage" also features living spaces like a living room and dining room. For example, when Su Shi had dinner at his place, she ate in the backstage dining room. He placed his refrigerator in the hallway, so if they got thirsty during practice, they could simply step outside the studio and grab a drink.

Zhe Li sat at the counter, watching them walk into the recording studio somewhat absentmindedly.

It was not until Wakaba Mutsu, who was at the end of the team, was about to step over the threshold that he saw the girl suddenly look back.

The light green hair looked a little illusory in the sunlight, but it was nothing compared to the pair of light golden eyes, which were so indifferent that they seemed to be blurred in the afternoon scenery.

He lazily propped up his cheeks and smiled: "Ruoye, what's wrong?"

Wakaba Mu stared at his smile quietly for a few seconds, as if waiting for the sounds called the human world to completely disappear between them.

Then--

"good to eat."

"...?"

“Vegetable salad, very delicious.”

The girl spoke softly to Zheli.

After she finished speaking, she turned her head again, looked behind the door where the call came from, and took a step forward.

"..."

Click. The door closed gently.

Baodeng Zheli looked at the door, which had an expression far colder than Ruoye Mu's.

He chuckled helplessly.

"This isn't really an 'experience'."

Lost Star Chapter 52 Summer Record: Chapter Even so, she

“…I really want to be a human…”

As the last line of lyrics was sung, the music came to a rest in an orderly manner.

As keyboardist Shoko Toyokawa pressed the last key, she looked up with an excited smile. She exchanged a glance with Nagasaki Motoyo, who had a look on her face that said, "I really can't do anything with you, Nobita," before loudly praising Takamatsu Touma, who was staring blankly at the microphone in the dance mirror.

"You sang very well, Deng-san!"

"Hey, ah, thank you, thank you..." Deng blinked and quickly turned around to look at Xiangzi.

Shiina Riki put away his drumsticks and glanced at the light, "The sound is still too quiet."

"I'm sorry. I'll try my best—" "But." "…Eh."

Deng looked up timidly and saw Li Xi with his head turned to the side. In a voice even harder to hear than Deng's, he said, "It's only been a week, and that's already a lot of progress. So, well done."

The girl subconsciously raised the microphone, and clear words came out from the speaker:

"Thank you, Li Xi. ...Ah."

"You don't need to use a microphone, right?!" Li Xi glared at him with a flushed face.

"Yes, yes, I'm sorry—"

"Xiao Lixi is right. Xiao Deng has improved a lot!"

At this moment, Su Shi, who had just put down his bass, took a step forward to attract Deng's attention.

There was a smile on her lips, and her eyes were so bright that they could completely reflect Gao Songdeng's face.

Deng raised the microphone again, but this time she quickly turned off the switch before she opened her mouth. She also pressed the microphone against her chest away from her mouth, then looked up at Su Shi and said softly, "Thank you too, Su Shi."

"Xiao Deng, do you want some water?" Su Shi asked.

Xiangzi, who was sitting beside the electronic piano, looked up and gazed at Su Shi's back.

"Hmm?...Hmm!" Deng nodded.

After confirming Takamatsu Deng's actions, Nagasaki Suyo then looked around the room and said softly, "I'll get everyone some water. It's a good time to take a break." After saying this, she stopped her gaze on Shiina Riki and smiled kindly, "Especially little Riki, don't use your hands too much."

Li Xi's mouth twitched, but he didn't want to show his disgust, so he turned his face away and said in a choked voice: "I would have paid attention without you telling me."

"Then everyone, please wait for me for a moment~"

Su Shi turned around and walked out of the recording studio with an even happier attitude than before.

……

The moment Nagasaki Motoyo stepped out of the recording studio, she couldn't help but smile and walked straight to the end of the corridor.

There was indeed a refrigerator there, but Su Shi's destination was the door next to the refrigerator.

knock knock knock.

"Please come in."

Click. Su Shi pushed the door open cautiously and saw Bao Deng Zheli with his back to the door, busy with something with his head lowered.

Su Shi approached slowly with light steps. Over Zhe Li's shoulder, she saw him working with a screwdriver on something about the size of a palm. Upon closer inspection, it was an animal-like machine with a long neck, like a lizard, but with a fat body and four short legs.

Oh, no, this image should be called a "dragon"? It's like a giant lizard that breathes fire!

"Sorry. Are you busy?" Su Shi stopped about one step behind Zhe Li and said softly.

Zhe Li didn't turn around, his tone as calm as usual: "I'm not busy, I'm almost done, so I let you in. What's going on?"

"I want to get some drinks for everyone at CRYCHIC, so I came to borrow a bag from you." Su Shi said with a smile.

"Oh, I see. Let me see, it should be in my room. It's right there..."

While Zhe Li pretended to be lost in thought, Su Shi took a step forward and stepped into his field of vision. Then he turned sideways and said to him, "Why don't you take me to find it? I'm afraid I can't find it by myself."

Zhe Li put down the screwdriver. He glanced at Su Shi and smiled: "Okay."

So the two of them walked out side by side.

The girl had her hands behind her back, her figure as light and graceful as a dragonfly skimming the water.

She stared at the man's profile and asked, "What was that thing just now?"

The man raised his finger, looking like a learned scholar, and said gravely, "I call it the 'Cross-Z Dragon.' It's my first autonomous air-to-ground exploration personal terminal..." Finally, he whispered to the girl, who looked as if she was beyond her comprehension, "Simply put, it's a flying toy."

"Can it fly? Like a drone?"

"Similar. However, it doesn't require manual operation. Once set up, it will automatically follow the user."

The girl blinked. "Wow... that seems interesting."

"Of course. If it's not interesting, it's not a toy." The man said with a smile.

While they were talking, they had already arrived at Baodeng Zheli's dormitory.

Zhe Li turned the doorknob, walked into the dormitory first, then went straight to the desk, took out a plastic bag and handed it to Su Shi.

"Here. This is the bag I left over from last time I bought some drinks. It should be enough."

"Hmm..." Su Shi took it absentmindedly.

"What's the matter?" Seeing Su Shi's uneasy look, Zhe Li thought for a moment and jokingly said, "You don't really care about the toy just now, do you? If you want it so much, I'll just give it to you."

"what?"

Su Shi finally came to his senses, forced a smile and shook his head.

"No, thanks. I'm not too interested in robotic toys..."

Now it was Baodeng Zheli who was not very satisfied.

He had a look on his face that said, "You must not understand Xinye." He said in a deep voice, "Then I'll show you what it can do when I have time. You'll definitely find it very interesting."

"...Zheli is particularly energetic when he's playing with inventions."

This abrupt change of expression made Su Shi burst out laughing. He quickly covered his mouth and turned his face away, but he couldn't hide the smile in his words: "Just like a child."

"A man remains a boy until he dies. That is my life motto."

"Oh, you're really putting your life motto into practice."

"Of course. It's fun to live life to the fullest!"

Baodeng Zheli grinned, as if he was trying hard to show the most cheerful smile.

“Even if you are too old to walk, you must keep the passionate young man in your heart alive.”

Even if it's just a performance, you have to give it your all.

Only in this way can I be worthy of those who have supported me to this day.

"..."

Nagasaki Suyo stopped and turned her head to look at the boy's smiling face, her eyes bright as water.

Then, he revealed the same faint, yet profound smile—

"So, that's why I like you."

“——…….”

This sentence seemed to catch Baodeng Zheli off guard.

He was stunned at Su Shi's smiling face for a whole second.

"...Su Shi, are you collecting the weekly confession achievement?"

Su Shi narrowed his eyes slightly and chuckled: "I can also change it to every day."

"Uh. Let's just forget it..."

Su Shi smiled brightly: "Why, are you shy?"

Zhe Li blinked and met Su Shi's eyes.

Then,

"Yeah." He nodded solemnly.

“…——.”

The girl, who had been smiling confidently, fell silent at this straightforward response.

Baodeng Zheli looked at the blush gradually spreading on her face, feeling somewhat helpless: The previous attacks and defenses were clearly going back and forth, so why is it that such an ordinary answer makes you unable to cope?

Could it be that I have some special physique that makes me stronger when facing strong opponents and weaker when facing weak opponents?

Where can I get the dragon pattern griddle?

"Hey~ Xiao Sushi, it's time to wake up."

Seeing that Su Shi seemed to have a brain freeze, Zhe Li had to wave his hand to try to bring her back to consciousness.

"Didn't you come out to get a drink? If you don't go back, Toyokawa and the others will come out looking for you."

"Oh, oh... I'll just—"

Nagasaki Suyo quickly smoothed her bangs, covered her face with her hands, and walked towards the door.

When she reached the door, she stopped again and looked back gently.

"...Zhe Li."

"Please say."

"I'm also...very shy. So..."

The girl had a frozen expression, as if trying hard not to show any emotion.

But the tips of her ears, which were faintly red and hidden under her long hair, still made it easy to see her shyness.

"...As expected, once a week is probably fine."

"what?"

“That’s it!”

A certain man looked at the girl's swift fleeing figure in astonishment.

...Do you middle school girls all like to throw words in other people's faces and run away?