Heavy girl? I feel worse than Black Hole Trigger!

She was sipping the mango juice that Su Shi had prepared for her, looking as if it had nothing to do with her, and watching the conversation between the two from a distance with a pair of emotionless eyes.

A few minutes ago, Mu thought the two were about to quarrel and was wondering whether she should go over to mediate. But she reflected on her eloquence, hesitated, and began to think about what she should say so as not to seem to be fanning the flames.

While thinking, he didn't hear clearly what Baodeng Zheli said. In just a few seconds, the atmosphere between the two eased again.

Later, Nagasaki Motoyo deliberately put on an angry expression, but even Mu, who was watching from the sidelines, could tell she had no murderous intent. At least, the way she clung to a man was not the behavior of a disgruntled girl.

...Su Shi, it’s really easy to deal with.

She took two more sips of mango juice.

"Hmm." Not hearing Ruo Yemu's voice, the man turned his head and saw that there was nothing unusual on her expression.

At Su Shi's request, Zhe Li gave a complete account of his itinerary for the day, and at the same time took the opportunity to reorganize his thoughts.

Although Su Shi was not really angry about this, objectively speaking, his action of protecting Deng Zheli would indeed cause misunderstanding.

Even without mentioning that he and Su Shi had made a pact, the fact that "an adult forged documents and broke into a junior high school class at a girls' school" itself was already a suspicious enough act.

but--

"Thank you, Sushi."

“…Huh? Oh, oh…”

This thank you came so suddenly that the girl was speechless for a moment and could only respond blankly for a few times. Then she came to her senses and looked at the man beside her with a calm smile. She muttered, "Why thank you so suddenly?"

"Thank you for being angry for me." Zhe Li said with a smile.

Because I like someone, I want to possess them exclusively. Because I care about them, I get angry.

The girl's display of "jealousy" was essentially a blatant confession. But she ultimately retreated out of habit, using this easily pierced disguise to mask her true desire to say, "Don't abandon me." That's why Zhe Li patiently recounted every experience in detail.

"But I have my reasons for doing it."

He didn't want to give up the opportunity to help a child because of some trivial "misunderstanding".

If this third life ultimately has a time limit, then at least before that day comes he can say to himself calmly that he has never escaped even once in his life.

——Just like when he chose to reach out to Nagasaki Suyo.

After actually meeting "Since Then Xiangzi", he did not think that the girl's performance in CRYCHIC was just a disguise, or that she had really experienced some major trauma that caused her temperament to change drastically.

She still has the same excessive self-confidence as when I first met her. Her understanding of herself and her judgment of others are still quite sharp and resolute. She is still rich in emotion and sensitive enough to have huge emotional fluctuations due to the perhaps unintentional words and deeds of others, just like when she was deeply moved by Gao Songdeng's poems.

She was still herself, but she wasn't acting like herself.

Like a puppet bound by invisible strings.

Perhaps that was the inevitable responsibility of children from wealthy families. Bao Deng Zheli had to admit that he had never had a clear understanding of the world of the rich.

But no matter what, from the perspective of an ordinary person, Zhe Li did not think that the responsibility was so heavy that it should be borne by a child who was not even a minor and had not even completed compulsory education.

Is it so difficult to give her a little more time?

"Just focus on preparing for the LIVE, and leave the rest to me."

Zhe Li shook Su Shi's hand, stood up and walked towards the door: After a delay, it was time for him to open the business.

"Although I can't guarantee that I can change Toyokawa-san's mind, at least I hope you won't be distracted by this matter anymore."

Nagasaki Suyo had taken the initiative to reserve the performance hall in the first place, so that everyone wouldn't be complacent because of Toyokawa Shoko. Now, if Suyo herself lost interest in practicing because of her, then that would be putting the cart before the horse.

Su Shi watched him walk to the door, turn the tag over, then turn around and walk back to the counter.

The girl looked at him absentmindedly as he fiddled with the equipment. After a while, she spoke:

"Xiao Deng...she wants to sing for Xiao Xiang, right?"

“…….” “…….”

Baodeng Zheli and Wakaba Mu paused at the same time and turned their gaze to Su Shi.

Hearing Takamatsu Deng's name, Mu subconsciously recalled yesterday: before the four-member group practice of CRYCHIC, Takamatsu Deng rarely took the initiative to speak.

"I want to play this song."

Then, he took out the lyrics and sheet music for "I Want to Be Your God."

It turned out that she had specially asked Baodeng Zheli to prepare music scores for the four of them.

With only about a week left before the concert, adding a new repertoire at the last minute—even the usually a bit dazed Takamatsu Deng knew that this was just causing trouble for his bandmates.

But even though she knew this fact, she still looked determined.

“Please, everyone…!”

The embarrassment on Shiina Riki's face lasted less than five seconds.

Ruoye Mu never cared. After all, she had already played "Spring Shadow" with guitar as the main theme, so it was not difficult to learn one more song.

As for Su Shi, she did feel a bit of pressure. But seeing how serious their lead singer was, she gritted her teeth and ultimately refused. This was actually one of the reasons she came to Nascita today: she needed extra practice!

"If even she is willing to muster up the courage to change, I...will do whatever it takes for Xiaoxiang to hear her sing."

Does Nagasaki Suyo really care whether Toyokawa Shoko is there or not?

Not at all.

Play when you're interested, quit when you get bored. This was her idea from the beginning.

If Xiangzi had explained the reason clearly, or if he really couldn't explain it clearly, he had apologized for his unexplained absence, Su Shi would have felt sorry for him, but would not have had any unnecessary considerations.

However, Toyokawa Shoko spoke harshly to Li Xi and Deng... This made her a little unhappy.

Mu's subsequent words completely ignited her anger.

Rather than wanting to win back Toyokawa Shoko, it would be more accurate to say that Su Shi just wants Deng's efforts not to be in vain.

There was also a certain amount of revenge in this, a desire to let Toyokawa Shoko see with her own eyes what kind of gems she had unearthed and thrown away.

"...Although, it's just my willfulness."

The girl quietly lowered her eyes and stroked her nails, but suddenly looked up the next second.

She looked at the man's blue eyes and spoke softly:

"Zheli, can I ask you for a favor?"

The man also looked into her clear eyes, and a smile gradually appeared on his lips.

"...Okay. I'll do my best."

Lost Star Chapter 108 Summer Record: Chapter Pause

"That's all for today then. get out of class dismissed."

Baodeng Zheli packed up the teaching aids and took a quick glance at the entire classroom before leaving.

As was the norm over the past few days, when the word "get out of class dismissed" was announced, no one looked towards the stage anymore.

It is youthful and a little immature, but it is already dazzling enough; the girls with wonderful smiles show the unique youthfulness at the ringing of the school bell, but for the young teacher standing on the stage, it is even more distant than the background in the TV series.

If a real trainee teacher came instead, he or she would definitely feel frustrated.

He put a lot of thought into preparing for lessons, tried to build good relationships with students, and responded seriously to the teachers' reviews. He did almost everything an educational intern could do to the best of his ability. Even the head teacher praised his performance.

However, there is still a distance between me and my students that seems to be unbridgeable.

Perhaps part of the reason was that as a man, he found it difficult to fit into the little girl's circle... However, although it sounded a bit strange, Zhe Li believed that this face still had a certain charm for strange women. And with his keen perception, he could indeed notice vague and interested glances from the classmates during the past few days of class.

However, it was as if they had secretly agreed that if no one took the initiative to talk to him outside of class time, no one would make any unnecessary moves.

——“Social”.

The Japanese enthusiasm, which is almost fanatical, is even more vividly reflected in this group of young ladies.

He began to understand why both Su Shi and Xiang Zi showed a distinct sense of "relaxation" in Crychi: they were clearly just going to school, and as students, their responsibility was to master knowledge, but they still had to pay attention to the constraints of their environment and the shackles of their status...

Even steel gets tired, let alone humans.

Of course, this isn't to say that there's no freedom in high society, but that freedom is directional. For those who don't fit in that direction, simply staying there can be extremely painful.

As for Wakaba Mu, he seems to be able to adapt very well... ?

Zhe Li thought about these things and prepared to return to the office with the textbooks.

At this moment, he heard the sound of wind whistling. In the gradually noisy classroom, this should have been just a trivial sound, but to his overly sensitive ears, it seemed to tear through the noise called silence.

He tilted his head slightly and saw Toyokawa Shoko looking up at him.

He just smiled at the girl and walked out of the classroom.

Knowing the horror of the demonic realm known as Moon Forest, he naturally wouldn't force her to be the first to stand out in front of everyone. The constant roll call on the first day had already left a certain impression on his classmates. If there were another encounter, the mere thought of the attention Toyokawa Shoko would receive gave him a headache.

I think Toyokawa Shoko also understands this. So...

"Buzz, buzz."

The cell phone, which was on silent mode in class, vibrated, and Zhe Li took it out to take a look.

Sure enough, it was a message from Toyokawa Shoko.

●

Three days passed.

After that conversation after school, Shoko Toyokawa prepared herself mentally the next day.

She thought that no matter how Baodeng Zheli teased her this time, she would not lose her composure again.

"I want to help you" and "I'm right here" are nothing more than beautiful words multiplied by beautiful words. Even if the words are sincere at the time of utterance, if there is a lack of ability to carry them out, or if other choices are made under the pressure of self-interest, they will ultimately become another lie.

Because Toyokawa Shoko's parents, uncle, grandfather, and even herself are all like this.

……However.

Since then, Baodeng Zheli never said anything to her again.

Of course, there was no deliberate and excessive continuous roll call on the first day.

He replaced her with another the next day, and another the day after that. Everyone began to think that the new intern teacher just liked to call on one student to answer questions every day, and began to pray that it would not be their turn next week... The classmates looked at her less and less, and seemed to believe that she just happened to be the first victim.

It seems that apart from the addition of a familiar yet unfamiliar teacher to the boring school life, there is no other change.

It seemed that the man was just using these three days to prove that "I am here."

——When she came to this conclusion, Shoko Toyokawa felt at a loss.

For such an insignificant matter, for such an insignificant person, he gave up the store he was running and asked for internship qualification at Yuezhisen as an educational intern?

What can I get after all this effort?

'Because, I want to help you.'

"..."

It is unreasonable!

The girl no longer tried to confront the young man on the stage with a stubborn look. Instead, she lowered her head and tried to escape into the lines of words in the textbook that she had already memorized.

But that clear and gentle voice still lingered, quietly catching up with the words and becoming imprinted in my mind.

'I'm right here. Right beside you.'

"...!"

The school bell rings. The setting sun outside the window.

The usual scenery returned once again as the figure left.

The heat of midsummer rushed in through the window gaps with the cool breeze, swirling around in this busy classroom.

The girl turned her head and looked down at the light and shadow outside the window. She felt that the swaying leaves, the faint voices, and even the figures coming and going in the classroom in front of her were all as distant and unreachable as the scenes described in history textbooks.

It was like she never belonged here from the beginning.

Shoko Toyokawa watched all this in a trance.

After a while, she averted her gaze, turned around and threw the textbook into her schoolbag.

……

A body made up of nothing more than useless talents.

Memories made up solely of dreams belonging to others.