There are always girls in bands who want to date me

Among all the people present, only the slow-witted Li Xi still thought that the cat had just come out for no reason. Even the little penguin had a crush on the cat.

Brother Li Xi, he looks like an icy beauty, but he is actually silly and cute (laughs).

As for why I asked myself instead of asking Aine-chan...

Sakuragawa Aki turned his gaze and looked at the pink-haired girl beside him with a slightly stiff expression. Then he slowly reached out his hand and gently patted the girl's head from behind without anyone noticing.

"We just met by chance once while shopping." Sakuragawa Aki turned his head slightly and replied to Nagasaki Suyo very simply.

What we should pay attention to now is not the traitorous bassist, but the pink-haired guy next to him.

Chihaya Aine was currently folding her arms with one hand, her eyes slightly lowered, showing a very obvious defensive posture. A hint of uneasiness appeared on her little face, her cherry lips were slightly pursed, and she subtly shrank her body behind him.

As expected, he was still afraid that after Maomao joined, he would no longer be needed by others...

Chihaya Aine longs to be at the center of the stage and wants to enjoy the admiring gazes of others.

But that was just the girl's little vanity at work, just a broader goal that she could strive for.

What she really cares about deep down in her heart is whether she is needed by the friends around her and whether her self-worth can be affirmed by others.

Aine-chan's social foundation requires the recognition and acceptance of those close to her. She doesn't even need too many of them, just... the existence of such people is enough.

So at this moment, when she faced the threat to her status, when she faced the fact that her value was gradually no longer needed by others, she was so nervous and afraid.

She wanted to form a band with Sakuragawa Aki and Takamatsu Touma and didn't want to be left out alone.

Chapter 73 I am an excellent student

"Aine?" Sakuragawa Akira turned his head slightly, leaned close to the girl's ear, and whispered softly. "That child...what do you think?"

He didn't ask any meaningless nonsense like "Are you okay?", "What's wrong?", or "Are you feeling unwell?"

His understanding of the pink-haired creature allowed him to quickly see into the girl's heart and guess what she was thinking.

The meaning of this sentence is very clear. It is just a tactful way of asking Chihaya Aine what she thinks about the stray cat wanting to join the band.

Do you agree or disagree?

Now the two of them can be considered close friends, and they both know that the other is a smart person.

The communication between smart people naturally implies tacit understanding and mutual understanding.

Chihaya Aine pursed her lips, hunched her shoulders slightly, and subconsciously leaned closer to him, as if she didn't dare to face everyone and didn't want others to discover her abnormal state at the moment.

"Qiuqiu, if...she wants to join the band, I..."

The pink-haired girl, with a somewhat depressed expression, was unable to continue speaking after only halfway through her words.

With her light grey eyes drooping and her pink bangs hanging down, the girl's expression became faintly sad, and her originally sweet and lively voice seemed fragile at this moment.

It's no wonder that for a newly formed band, a guitarist with excellent skills would actually take the initiative to express his desire to join the band. No matter from the perspective of various aspects of interests, this is beneficial in every way.

If someone of this level could join the band, even if they never practiced, just improvising on the music you wrote would benefit you immensely.

This is the concept of 'genius'.

On the contrary, people who show resistance to such situations must have more "selfish" thoughts.

So Aine-chan couldn't continue speaking halfway, because her kind heart was filled with self-blame and guilt, which stopped her from continuing.

Sakuragawa Aki blinked lightly, lowered his eyes slightly, looked at the pink-haired girl beside him, and showed no special reaction.

He neither despised the pink-haired girl's 'selfishness' nor showed any sympathy for the girl.

He thought for a moment and then spoke softly.

"So...are you going to refuse Lenai-chan's joining?"

Hearing his answer, Chihaya Aine clenched her fingertips slightly, then slowly raised her head and looked at the boy next to her.

His handsome face was full of calmness, and his black eyes were looking at her quietly with a hint of tenderness, as if he was just asking something as trivial as "what do you want to eat tonight?"

"It's okay. If Aine wants to refuse, I'll support you."

Sakuragawa Aki smiled slightly and spoke softly in a gentle tone.

At this moment, Nagasaki Suyo, who was sitting next to Kaname Rakuna, had already begun to get close to Maomao in a gentle tone, preparing to find out the other party's information and then find a way to reject the other party tactfully.

For Ms. Su Shi, the band no longer needs any outsiders. Even the current members need some "small changes", let alone allowing a stray cat to join.

Li Xige hadn't reacted yet. She had suffered too many blows today, and her slow personality made her very passive at this moment. She had no idea what Maomao was really thinking.

And, most importantly...

Now, 'Shiina Riki' only needs 'Takamatsu Touma' to be there.

She has no intention of 'having to have' other members join.

Therefore, as long as Sakuragawa Aki and Chihaya Aine both express resistance, and Ms. Nagasaki Motoyo is included, the situation will be completely 3:2.

Even if the little penguin and the cat had a conflict of interest, he could not go against the common wishes of Sakuragawa Aki and Chihaya Aine.

She would be completely shaken and not know what to do.

This is a very simple deduction.

As long as you understand the girls' personalities and put yourself in their shoes, you can easily infer their movements and predict their behavior.

After all, Mygo's little pond was too shallow.

“…Too cunning, Qiuqiu.” Chihaya Aine lowered her eyes slightly, like a child who had done something wrong, not daring to look into the boy’s eyes.

"Giving me the right to choose... wouldn't that make me a bad kid?"

Biting her cherry lips with her pearly teeth, Aine-chan paused for a moment, then spoke in a very soft voice.

"Hey... Qiuqiu, do you want Lenai-chan to join the band?"

After saying this, Chihaya Aine finally mustered up the courage and looked up at Sakuragawa Aki beside her. There seemed to be a hint of sadness and confusion in her light grey eyes.

As if she wanted to get his affirmation, or wanted to hear... him directly deny herself.

Sakuragawa Aki lowered his eyes and thought silently.

It is naturally a good thing that Lenai wants to join the band. The band’s shortcomings are too obvious now. Whether it is the level of guitar playing or the ability to improvise, these are what the band needs most.

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Even Li Xige's compositions were actually revised and adapted to a large extent based on Maomao's impromptu performances.

If the cat didn't exist, Shiina Riki would have to put in ten or even a hundred times more effort and spend a lot of time to reach his original height.

This is the gap between 'ordinary people' and 'geniuses'. There is no other way except to work hard.

There is no doubt that the above views are all correct.

However, if we express these views, we are actually making the choice of "accepting stray cats" in disguise.

Sakuragawa Aki was silent for a moment, and was rarely in a state of hesitation.

After all, no matter how you answer, the answer will tend to lean towards "yes" or "no". There is no point in being hypocritically polite and making excuses.

Chihaya Aine didn't say anything, but just quietly looked at the boy next to her who was thinking with his head down, looking at his slightly wrinkled brows, high nose bridge, and those clear and calm dark eyes.

The next moment, the pink-haired girl covered her lips with one hand, her light gray eyes slightly curved, and she smiled very gently.

"?"

Sakuragawa Aki raised his eyebrows, looking puzzled.

Why do I suddenly feel better? Is this an illusion?

"It's nothing, it's just that I didn't expect Qiuqiu...to have such an expression."

Chihaya Aine sighed softly, and then, as if regaining her usual energy and cheerfulness, she blinked her light grey eyes slightly and looked at him intently.

"That's really unlike you, Qiuqiu."

“…not like me?”

Sakuragawa Aki blinked lightly and thought for a moment, but still couldn't understand why the pink-haired girl suddenly became in a good mood.

But he didn't care and just shook his head.

"After all, I'm just an ordinary person. It's normal to feel hesitant and confused."

Sakuragawa Aki slowly raised his head and looked at the people surrounding the cat in front.

Nagasaki Suyo was still playing a question-and-answer game with Maomao. Usually, Ms. Suyo would ask the questions, and Maomao would reply briefly with just a few words while happily eating her matcha parfait.

Because he and Chihaya Aine were standing at the back, their whispered conversation just now did not attract the attention of others.

"I see, silence... is also a kind of answer." Sakuragawa Aki lowered his eyes, sighed softly, then smiled at the pink-haired girl beside him and said softly.

"It seems that I underestimated you."

"Qiuqiu, you don't think I'm that kind of stupid girl, do you?" Chihaya Aine gently brushed her long pink hair past her ears, and her delicate and charming face had a relaxed expression. "It's a pity, I'm an excellent student."

Before she knew it, most of the uneasiness in the girl's heart had dissipated.

After all, her important friend can make decisions that are not in line with her heart or even go against her own will for her.

What did she have to fear?

Chapter 74: They're on the same wavelength

"Excellent student?" Sakuragawa Akira raised an eyebrow and said with a malicious intention. "How come I didn't know when my classmate Anon-chan's deviation value surpassed mine?"

Unfortunately, in a placement test a few days ago, the pink-haired Aine-chan's score did not surpass that of the cheating Sakuragawa Aki.

"That was just an occasional underperformance. Next time...next time I'll definitely be able to surpass you!"

Chihaya Aine touched her bangs beside her cheek as if she was a little shy, and muttered softly.

You stinky pink-haired girl, you still have ten Daxiang teachers to catch up with me. I think you are daydreaming!

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"So, have you made your decision?" Sakuragawa Aki looked at the girl beside him and asked seriously. "Is it okay even if Lenai-chan joins?"

"Well...if she could join, it would be a good thing for everyone in the band."

Chihaya Aine hugged one arm, her tone still a little uneasy, but she was no longer as insecure as before.

After all, Qiuqiu will stand firmly by her side and support her.

"That's amazing, Aine." Sakuragawa Aki reached out and gently patted the girl's soft pink hair, as if giving her encouragement and recognition, with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

"It seems I have to practice harder from now on."

She is truly worthy of being called Saint Aine, her greatness needs no further explanation.

"...I, I will practice hard." Chihaya Aine shrugged her shoulders and said in a weak voice.

Faced with the superb guitar skills of Stray Cat, it would be impossible to catch up with him just by practicing hard.

But the good thing about Aine-chan is that she is not very jealous of others.

In stark contrast to Shiina Tatsuki, Chihaya Aine rarely compares herself with others, nor does she regard others as goals that she must catch up with and put pressure on herself.

She can frankly accept her own shortcomings in ability, and can also calm down and make gradual progress.

This is actually a healthy mentality. On the contrary, behavior like that of Li Xige is a tightrope walking mentality that may collapse at any time.

People are not pressure cookers. There is always a limit to the emotions they can endure.

After comforting the pink-haired Aine-chan, Sakuragawa Aki nodded gently to her, turned around, and walked towards the cat.

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"...So, Lenai-chan, the band you mentioned before is..." Nagasaki Suyo looked at the petite and cute girl with short silver hair beside her and asked in a very gentle tone.

"It's the band." Yao Lenai's tone was flat and his words were concise.

Nagasaki Suyo already knew most of Maomao's information at this time, and was about to get to the core issue, which was Maomao's plans for the band.

"Um... I mean, this band..."

"Leuna-chan, do you want to join our band?"

Sakuragawa Aki walked forward, gently interrupted Nagasaki Suyo's words, and asked the cat directly.

Hearing his voice, Kaname Rakuna, who was eating a matcha parfait, turned her head and glanced at him. Her blue and yellow eyes blinked slightly, and then she nodded slightly.