There are always girls in bands who want to date me

To be honest, Chihaya Aine's reaction was a little beyond his expectations. Logically speaking, a girl's reaction shouldn't be so big.

Aine-chan is obviously very good at self-regulation, especially when she is emotionally frustrated. Her sunny and cheerful personality allows her to quickly eliminate negative emotions.

But why is the reaction this time so big...?

"Deng, wait for me here."

Sakuragawa Aki looked up at the surrounding buildings. This place seemed like a small square. Because they had run for a long way after chasing Aine-chan, they no longer knew which street they were on.

"But, but..."

The little penguin was still gasping for breath. The chase just now had really consumed all of the girl's limited physical strength.

She really deserves to be called a pink-haired girl, she has never lost a chase battle.

"Huh... Deng, believe me, Aine definitely doesn't want to see you get hurt."

Although I don't know what happened.

However, if Aine-chan didn't let up on him, it would be impossible for the little penguin to catch up with the pink-haired one with just her physical strength.

Time was running out, so Sakuragawa Aki didn't say much. After putting down Takamatsu Deng, he stood up and comforted her.

"Don't worry, wait for me, I will definitely bring her back."

"……Autumn."

"I never lied to you, did I, Deng?"

Sakuragawa Aki nodded slightly to the girl with short gray hair, then turned around without any hesitation and chased after the girl with pink hair with all his might!

Only the petite and cute little penguin was left, half-kneeling on the ground, staring blankly at the two people's figures slowly disappearing at the end of their sight.

“Aine-chan…Aki…”

The girl clenched her dusty hands slightly and murmured softly, as if she was afraid of losing something important again.

…………

Why did Chihaya Aine react so strongly?

Is it because of his intervention?

No, think about it carefully, if the escape behavior is caused by someone poking at your deepest thoughts and your psychological defenses completely collapsing,

Exposing your worst self to those closest to you.

The damage caused by the two is completely different!

The former can indeed adjust themselves in a short period of time. After all, unless one is very sensitive and delicate, other people's opinions will only hurt them temporarily, and even if they are sad, it will not last too long.

What does her opinion have to do with me?

But what about a more intimate, precious relationship?

When your closest friend discovers your bad side, the image you have always maintained will be shattered in an instant. The resulting psychological gap will naturally make you feel unable to face it and want to escape from it all.

In fact, if Sakuragawa Aki had not intervened, Aine-chan would not have regarded the little penguin as a very close friend so early.

In her opinion, the little penguin is more like a cute mascot, an introverted girl with some charm who needs her care.

Perhaps there was also a little vanity in him, a desire to attract others' admiration? After all, the little penguin was very popular in the class.

However, closer friendships and close friendships require mutual efforts, emotional communication and depth.

The presence of Sakuragawa Aki has transformed the interpersonal relationship that was originally one of "vassalage" where Aine-chan only took care of the little penguin into a close friendship where the three of them are emotionally connected.

That's why Aine-chan's reaction became so big.

Whether it is the little vanity of maintaining personal image or the friendship that is very important, it is on the verge of being shattered at this moment.

Chihaya Aine couldn't bear such a blow.

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Chapter 105: Life is full of ups and downs

Aine-chan and the little penguin, who have not yet experienced deep intimacy in the aquarium, are still far apart in their hearts and have not been able to get close to each other.

The moment when Chihaya Aine conveyed all of herself, her ugly side, and her truest thoughts to the little penguin, and received sincere comfort and encouragement from the little penguin.

Only then did she truly regard Takamatsu Deng as her most important and closest friend.

As Sakuragawa Aki ran, his mind raced, and he quickly understood the current situation.

This was indeed his mistake.

He had not been able to imagine that the change in their relationship would have such a huge impact on Aine-chan's psychology.

However, the most urgent thing now is to catch up with the girl.

Looking at the slender figure of the pink-haired girl in the distance, which was already at the limit of his vision, Sakuragawa Aki adjusted his breathing, lowered his body slightly, and ran as fast as he could.

Is this the value of the final leg of a three-year junior high relay race? Why does it feel like the distance hasn't shortened at all?!

Sakuragawa Aki's physical strength is naturally much better than that of the small fry penguin, but he has not trained strictly, so at this moment, it is only because of the difference in athletic ability between boys and girls that he is only a step ahead of Aine-chan.

If this continues, I wonder how much longer I’ll have to run! ?

What about shouting? ...No, the distance is too far, the sound can't reach.

The distance between the two was already several hundred meters. At such a distance, even if Sakuragawa Aki shouted loudly, Ai-chan, who was running at full speed, would probably not be able to hear him.

At this moment, Sakuragawa Aki's gaze narrowed slightly.

Aine-chan slowed down? ...No, that's not right.

She's turning!

No, it’s already so difficult to catch up, do we need to make it more difficult?

Looking at the pink-haired figure disappearing around the corner, Sakuragawa Aki had to try hard to increase his speed.

You pink-haired girl, are you playing Temple Run with me?!

Fortunately, because it was still relatively early and the location was not a very busy area, there were not many pedestrians on the streets of Ikebukuro, and the figure of the girl with long pink hair and in uniform was still clearly visible.

The two figures crossed each other on the street, as if they were filming some action scene.

The breeze blows, and the sleeves flutter.

Soon, Sakuragawa Akiya arrived at the corner. He adjusted his body slightly, turned the corner quickly and continued running forward.

"!"

However, the next moment, Sakuragawa Aki showed surprise, quickly bent down, and applied the emergency brakes to try to slow down.

A tall female figure appeared in front!

The other party was looking at the front in a trance. Then, as if hearing his running footsteps, the tall woman with long gray hair turned towards him, with a hint of surprise on her pretty face.

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However, it was too late.

--boom!

Unfortunately, the two were already very close to each other. Although Sakuragawa Aki tried his best to slow down, he still bumped into the man.

"Woo..."

The woman let out a soft cry of pain and was knocked to the ground by him.

Sakuragawa Aki staggered a few steps, barely bent down, and half-knelt on the ground, luckily avoiding rolling into a ball with the other person.

“…Um, sorry.”

The clear black eyes narrowed slightly, and a hint of surprise appeared on the handsome face. Sakuragawa Aki looked at the other party with a little surprise, then quickly raised his head and looked in front of him.

Unfortunately, the pink-haired girl was no longer in front of him.

Lost you?

"Hu... huh."

Sakuragawa Aki frowned slightly, a hint of loss appeared on his face, and he breathed softly.

What should he do now? Not only did he boast to the little penguin, but Aine-chan's current condition also made him very worried. He couldn't just leave her alone like this...

We must find her!

Taking a deep breath, Sakuragawa Aki stood up and extended his hand to the tall, gray-haired beauty who had fallen to the ground in front of him.

"Um, I'm so sorry for bumping into you, but I'm in a hurry right now. Can I leave you my contact information?"

Sakuragawa Aki lowered his eyes and looked at the tall gray-haired woman in front of him, trying his best to appear sincere.

“If you feel unwell, you can contact me at any time.”

"It hurts..."

The punk-style woman, dressed in a dark gray sweatshirt, a black jacket, hot pants, and black knee-high socks, rubbed her butt, took his hand without hesitation, and stood up.

She was holding a black guitar bag in her other hand. Just now, when she was about to fall, the woman decisively protected the black guitar bag in her arms, looking like she was very careful with it.

"I'm sorry, but I really have to go."

Sakuragawa Aki quickly gave out a string of cell phone numbers, and then prepared to leave to continue looking for Chihaya Aine.

"That direction... turn right."

The tall, gray-haired beauty, Momoka Kawahara, dressed in a punk style, who bumped into Sakuragawa Aki at the corner, raised her hand and pointed her slender fingers straight at the intersection ahead.

"The pink-haired girl just ran in that direction."

Seeing him looking at her in surprise, Kawahara Ki Momoka slightly curled her cherry lips, closed one eye playfully, and a handsome smile appeared on her slightly mature face.

"You're chasing that girl, right? Go ahead. That girl looks really lost."

"...Well, thank you very much. That's really helpful."

Sakuragawa Aki looked deeply at the woman with long gray hair, then quickly turned around and ran in the direction she pointed.

"——My name is Kawahara Momoka, handsome boy, what's your name?"

Kawahara Kimoka placed one hand on the side of her face and shouted at his receding back.

"Sakugawa Qiu..."

The handsome boy in the Yuqiu uniform shouted without turning his head, and his tall figure quickly disappeared around the corner of the intersection.

After a while,

“Ouch~ It hurts, it hurts… Ouch, I feel like my butt is going to be broken in two.”

Momoka Kawahara brushed off the dust on her black hot pants, and a smile slowly appeared on her pretty face.

"Well, this is truly youthful~"

"Well, it's decided! I'll go talk to Nina about this later. Hehe, she's sure to look envious."

Thinking of the little girl's very interesting reaction, Kawahara Momoka couldn't help but smile casually.

She stretched gracefully, put her black guitar bag back on her back, and slowly walked in the direction where Sakuragawa Aki came from.

…………

"Ha ha……"

Chihaya Aine was running at full speed.

It was as if he wanted to escape from everything, but also as if he didn't dare to look back at the two people chasing him.

Ruined.

His image had completely collapsed. He was speechless after being scolded by Li Xi, and in the end, as if someone had hit a sore spot, he even started shouting and yelling like he had broken down.

Qiu, Deng... How would they see themselves, girls who are two-faced? Deep-minded and good at pretending?

Wuuuuu... Don't do that kind of thing.

She had no idea how far she had run. The pink-haired girl was like a headless fly, wandering aimlessly through the streets of Ikebukuro, not caring at all about the surprised expressions of a few passersby.

"Ha ha……"

When her physical strength was finally exhausted, Chihaya Aine supported herself on the wall with one hand and slowly changed from running to walking slowly.