There are always girls in bands who want to date me

Seeing this, Sakuragawa Aki had no choice but to give her a slight look, which made the pink-haired girl suddenly realize.

So it’s about Deng-chan’s past.

"Deng-chan, what would you like to drink, tea or coffee...?"

“Um, Aine, I…”

Chihaya Aine opened the menu on the table and pointed at the pictures of the products on it and asked Takamatsu Deng, which easily attracted the little penguin's attention and made her unable to pay attention to her surroundings.

"Ms. Shiina, might you do me the honor?" Sakuragawa Aki tapped the table lightly with his fingertips, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

This guy, what's his intention in inviting me suddenly...

Shiina Riki frowned slightly, glanced at Sakuragawa Aki's face briefly, and after a moment of silence, he spoke in a low voice.

"Come with me."

She stood up without any hesitation and walked towards the entrance of the cafe with Sakuragawa Aki. When passing by the front desk, Saaya-chan, a girl in work clothes and ponytail, waved to them in a friendly manner.

Afterwards, Sakuragawa Aki followed the girl with long black hair all the way to the back door in the corner of the second floor of the Livehouse. When he pushed the door open, he saw an embedded metal staircase set up on the outside of the building, which seemed to be a fire escape.

It turns out to be here.

Sakuragawa Aki looked at the huge LCD screen in the distance in front of him. It was continuously playing a promotional video of the currently popular idol group "Sumimi". The two girls, one with black hair and the other with blonde hair, had lively and cute smiles on their delicate faces.

As expected, it was Ms. Mana (donuts) and Ms. Hatsuka (doesn't eat donuts).

"...So, if there's anything you want to talk about, you have to come here and talk about it?"

Shiina Riki crossed his arms, his tone mixed with a hint of caution. His beautiful light purple eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at Sakuragawa Aki with a slightly sharp gaze, seeming a little impatient.

"Don't worry, Ms. Shiina. The reason I called you out is actually very simple. I just want to know what happened to Xiao Deng."

Regarding the past of the band "Crychic", we must get enough information from Tatsuki Shiina, so that we can better intervene in the past of the little penguin without appearing abrupt.

"Huh? Why am I telling you this? What does this have to do with you?"

Sakuragawa Aki didn't pay attention to the girl's somewhat pungent tone, but slowly walked to the metal fence of the stairs to the second floor, leaning against the fence and looking down.

As the dusk falls on the horizon, the streets of Ikebukuro are still bustling with people, coming and going like a machine that never stops.

"Ms. Shiina, do you want to help Takamatsu Deng?" he said in a flat tone.

"Huh? Of course, the lamp is...but..."

Shiina Riki, who was standing behind him with his arms folded, opened his mouth but couldn't finish the rest of his words.

Really, that's too dishonest.

"What is it? Is it your friend? The person you admire? Or the person you want to save?"

"That kind of thing... has nothing to do with you."

Shiina Riki's tone dropped, and his voice began to become a little lonely, with a hint of guilt and loss in his expression.

Xiao Deng, have you told this 'friend' about your past relationship with her?

Sakuragawa Aki withdrew his gaze, turned his head and looked at her quietly for a while, then smiled slightly.

"Let's exchange information, Ms. Shiina."

"Exchange...information?"

"Yes, that's right. Don't you want to know how Deng is doing now? Don't you want to know what she is thinking now? What exactly is she sad about, and why is she feeling guilty?"

"..."

The originally sharp eyes of the girl with long black hair became lowered, her moist cherry lips were slightly pursed, and her hands were clasped in front of her chest, and her slender fingers unconsciously exerted force.

"Ms. Shiina, you are her former bandmate, right?"

"...Did you hear about it from Deng? Did she tell you...about the band?"

"No, whatever the light said doesn't matter right now."

Sakuragawa Aki shook his head, slowly walked in front of Shiina Riki, and calmly looked into the pair of lavender eyes that were as crystal clear as gems.

"I want to hear from you everything that happened in the past."

The pair of ink-black eyes were clear and bright, reflecting the figure of the girl with long black hair in front of him, and the expression on the girl's face that had lost its former sharpness and was slightly weak and sad.

"And I will tell you everything I know..."

Sakuragawa Aki's very handsome face no longer had the laziness and indifference of the past, and his expression was only filled with a trace of concentration and seriousness.

"This is the only way to save Takamatsu Touma from harm."

…………

……

Before I knew it, the sun had set, and under the colorful neon lights of the city, a few slightly dim stars dotted the dark night sky.

"Light... So, that's how it is in Hanegaoka..."

Shiina Riki lowered his head slightly and clenched his hands unconsciously.

"Damn it, if... if I hadn't transferred to Hanasakigawa, if I hadn't been so kind to my sister..."

When she was in junior high school, Tatsuki Shiina attended the junior high school department of Hanaoka Girls' Academy. Later, because she didn't want to go to the same high school as her sister and didn't want to hear the admiration and praise of that person from people around her all the time, she did not choose to go to the high school department of Hanaoka, but instead transferred to Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy.

"Ms. Shiina, is there anything else you want to ask?" Sakuragawa Aki leaned against the metal fence, slightly raised his head and looked up at the night sky.

At this time, the sky had completely darkened, and a few scattered stars in the night sky were still twinkling. The cool evening breeze made people feel slightly comfortable.

"I……"

Awakened by his words, Shiina Riki took a deep breath and her expression became serious again. A hint of determination flashed in her slightly sharp lavender eyes. A teardrop mole dotted the corner of her eye. Under the neon light, the girl with long straight black hair looked exceptionally beautiful, as if revealing a hint of charm.

"You said before... there's a way to save the lamp!"

"Well, but that kind of thing, if it's just me alone, it's impossible to do it." Sakuragawa Aki said lightly

"I...I can help. If it means saving the light, I'll do anything!"

How confident are you that you said this? You're just a student, how can you bear other people's... ahem, I'm off topic.

At this time, it’s better not to play tricks.

Otherwise, Brother Li Xi will come up and punch me to death, which would be bad.

"Ms. Shiina, what do you think of your previous band?"

"I……"

"Well, to be honest."

"...I felt...it was beautiful. Although I was sad and angry when the band broke up, but before that..."

"Is that so?" Sakuragawa Akira raised the corner of his mouth slightly and stretched lazily. "Then what do you think, is Takamatsu Deng a normal human being?"

"Huh? What nonsense are you talking about!? That child is so delicate and sensitive, yet he can bravely sing out his heart at the critical moment..."

"Well, you're right."

Sakuragawa Aki nodded, looked leisurely at the black straight-haired girl in front of him, but spoke in a firm tone.

"Then she must have felt the same way as you, the longing for the good old days and the reluctance to let go, and the pain and regret of separation."

"She just wasn't good at expressing it, but deep down, she must have wanted to recover everything she had lost, or start over."

"...So, are we going to reorganize Crychic? But..." Shiina Riki lowered his head and bit his lips tightly.

"Toyokawa Shoko won't come back, will she?" Sakuragawa Aki added lightly.

"Ah, that guy... He left without a word and even hurt Deng with his words..."

"You're not thinking of rebuilding Crychic even without Toyokawa Shoko, are you?"

Sakuragawa Aki lowered his eyes and looked quietly at the girl with long black hair in front of him, watching the reluctance and confusion slightly revealed on her cold and pretty face.

"Just stating the conclusion directly is impossible."

"As long as Toyokawa Shoko is gone, no matter what happens, Crychic's disbandment is inevitable. It's just a matter of time."

"Even if she hadn't hurt Deng when she left the band, even if Deng had still insisted on coming to band practice after she left...it wouldn't have helped."

After Shoko Toyokawa left, the emotional foundation could not be maintained. What could the remaining four people with different thoughts do even if they got together?

Are you going to spend your whole life listening to "Haruhi Shadow" without the electronic keyboard?

Chapter 25 She Sings About Me

"It's so slow~ Why is it taking so long!?"

In the coffee shop, Chihaya Aine, who was bored and taking a photo with Takamatsu Deng, put down her phone and said angrily.

"Sorry, I chatted a little too long and didn't notice the time. I'll treat you to octopus balls outside later. Please forgive me."

"Hmm~ Since you are so sincere, I will let you go this time." The pink-haired Anon immediately smiled happily.

"...Octopus dumplings."

"There's a portion for Deng too. Do you like octopus balls?"

"It's round and very cute..."

"Well, the octopus used as raw material is all very strangely shaped," Sakuragawa Akira clapped his hands and said to the two girls in front of him. "Anyway, today's karaoke plans are off, so let's go to the snack street to make up for it."

"Yeah, I want to go get some crepes."

"I want to eat... Taiyaki."

The three of them packed up their things simply. At this time, Shiina Riki, who had changed into work clothes, also walked out from the back door.

"Here, this is for you."

She was holding three packaged drinks in her hands. Sakuragawa Aki and Chihaya Aine had coffee, and Takamatsu Touma seemed to have juice.

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"……Thank you."

Chihaya Aine said it a little awkwardly, it seemed that she was not very good at dealing with the kindness of strangers, but Takamatsu Deng calmly thanked her softly.

"Lixi, thank you."

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Shiina Riki ignored the pink-haired girl's thanks and walked straight to the little penguin. He looked at the other person with a slightly complicated expression with his pair of beautiful, crystal-clear lavender eyes.

"...Lixi?" The little penguin tilted his head in confusion.

"fine……"

Shiina Riki gave a somewhat forced smile.

Then, she opened her mouth slightly, took a deep breath, and then spoke in a low voice as if she could finally bear it no longer.

"Before... the band broke up, but that wasn't Deng's fault! Deng's singing voice is very good and touching! I can guarantee it!"

This woman... Sakuragawa Aki on the side shook her head helplessly.

I told her before not to talk about this with Takamatsu Deng, but he is indeed an impatient person.

As expected, facing her comfort and the affirmation of his singing in her words, Gao Songdeng was only slightly surprised for a moment, then lowered his head in some loss, and his voice became very low.

"It's all because of me... that I didn't sing well during the live performances, and that's why the band... fell apart."

"No! You don't even have a light...!"

Shiina Riki said this with a somewhat excited tone.

However, before she could finish her words, Sakuragawa Aki interrupted the conversation in time.

"Alright, alright, it's not good to get excited all of a sudden. Let's calm down a bit."

We can't let her continue talking now, otherwise if she continues to provoke Xiao Deng, she will really become autistic and run away.

If I sang well, why didn't Xiangzi come? Why did the band disband?

"Well... the past is the past. What matters most is the present, isn't it?"

Sakuragawa Aki bent down slightly, looking into the little penguin's amber eyes with a slightly softer gaze, and could only choose to comfort her with this commonplace reason.