I am the emotional sustenance of your deceased

At least, that's what Kaname thought.

"Mom, everyone, please have a good discussion."

Noshiro Chitose stepped forward in time, and meeting Rakuna's grateful eyes, she spoke calmly:

"Le Nai is our captain, so we should listen to her. Besides, the band has been around long enough, so it's perfect for us to perform next week. What do you think?"

"..."

The bassist and drummer looked at each other, with the nervousness and anxiety of middle school students, but finally chose to nod.

"Okay, let's give it a try."

"Anyway, it won't hurt to try."

Thus, the first performance arrangement of CrychicⅡ was established.

……

Today's rehearsal was very difficult because they chose a piece of music that was quite difficult to coordinate.

That was the performance of Chitose Noshiro in her last performance before her death. Lenai took it out on purpose, and Chitose Haizuka knew the purpose very well.

"Why, are you still missing her?"

"Yeah, I can't forget. It seems like both SPACE and Chitose-nee are destined to stay away from me."

There was no sobbing in the Noshiro house at night, only the whimpering sound of steam escaping from the kettle as the girl brewed coffee.

Although Yao Lenai rarely drinks coffee, she finds that she cannot stay up late without it.

If she didn't stay up late to practice, she was afraid that she wouldn't make enough progress next week... She would be performing on stage next week, and she couldn't allow her guitar to deviate.

"If you're in a bad mood and drink coffee, it'll make you even more irritable."

"Well... who knows, Xiao Sui... go to bed."

Lenai put down her coffee cup, her tone serious and earnest.

And Chitose Noshiro was even more serious than her:

"What are you talking about? How can I let you stay up here all night alone? Then we are still friends."

"Friends... friends can't stay up late either."

"Hmph, it would be rude to leave you alone to suffer. Bring me your guitar! Let's practice together!"

Chitose Noshiro stuck her head out and drank the bitter shabu-shabu water in Lenai's coffee cup in one gulp.

“That’s where I drank.”

"I know. I picked that spot on purpose. No wonder it's so sweet."

"Huh... here we go again, stop it, you bad cat."

Lenai pinched Qiansui's little face, and because the texture was so good, she couldn't stop for a while.

She was so tired, both physically and mentally.

Bai Ri went to his grandmother to plead for mercy, hoping to be able to perform on stage next week.

Grandma said:

[Forget it, you're not prepared, it will be very difficult.]

Thinking of this, Lenai clenched his hands unwillingly.

She really wanted to refute her grandmother, she really wanted to refute her.

But, here's the thing, they weren't ready.

It was only because of her grandmother's favoritism and pampering that Lenai finally managed to get a spot.

"Alas, years old."

"what happened?"

Hugging Rana from behind, Noshiro Chitose's body tightly wrapped around Rana like an octopus.

She put her arms out from under Lenai's armpits, clamped Lenai's slender waist with her inner thighs, and drooped her head on her shoulders.

The short silver and white hair complemented each other, and every movement of Chitose teased Lenai to the point that she couldn't breathe.

"If we were strong, would we still be in such a mess?"

“No, but it’s pretty good now.”

This year is also surprisingly strange. It is only April or May, but it is already extremely hot.

In the barely cool basement, the girls huddled together clingingly.

"Is it pretty good?"

【I have no idea. 】

Lenai muttered a little disappointedly. She wanted to take another sip of coffee but there was no more in the cup.

"Yeah, that's pretty good. I came to Tokyo to pursue my dream, to find Chitose Noshiro and you... From Hida to Shinjuku, Tokyo, it costs about 14,000 yen, and it takes several hours! Several hours."

"For me, who only gets about 2,000 yen in pocket money every month, this is all I can save."

"So, it's really great! I'm really happy to be able to play guitar with Lenai."

"Xiao Sui..."

Kaname wanted to say something, but she found her lips pressed against Chitose's fingers.

"Shh, did you want some coffee just now?"

“Hmm…Hmm!”

But the coffee is gone.

Could it be that Xiaosui secretly brought some coffee home?

Under the curious gaze of the heterochromic-eyed girl, Noshiro Chitose quickly kissed the corner of Rakuna's lips.

"I think there's still some coffee on my lips. Please drink it!"

"Woo? Ugh!"

Kaname stuck out her tongue to explore the corner of her mouth and found that what Noshiro Chitose said was indeed true.

It really tastes like coffee.

"But, is that a kiss? Chitose-nee told me that kissing is only something between really good friends, right?"

"Aren't we just super good friends?"

Oh too.

Just when Le Na was about to be confused by Chitose's words, the other party had already dragged her out of the basement.

"Where to go? I don't want to sleep."

"Little Lenai, don't you want to cheer yourself up? I found a secret base these days, oh?"

"What! It's here? How come I didn't know about it?"

The house had clearly been searched thoroughly by Yao Lenai...how could there be any places that hadn't been explored?

"Besides, refresh yourself? How do you refresh yourself?"

"Huhu, follow me and you'll find out."

They were led all the way to the third floor, and under Kaname Lenai's incredulous gaze, Chitose Haizuka fumbled out two bottles of wine from the secret compartment behind the closet.

"Yes! The kind that Chitose-nee drank before... Xiaosui? Do you want to drink it?"

Curiosity got the better of him, and Lenai forgot the old saying:

Curiosity killed the cat.

"Come and try it!" Chitose's voice was like a devil's whisper, "It's very refreshing!"

Ch378. I look for you when I am drunk, you are tobacco

Young girls shouldn't drink alcohol.

In this country, this is against the rules.

You could even get married at a certain age and still not drink, that was the way it was.

"Do you really want to drink it?"

"Yes, because I've never tried it before and I'm curious."

but.

Although Lenai thought this was a very interesting thing, she didn't want to drink those two large bottles of wine anyway.

【Perhaps it’s because this is Chitose-sister’s relic.】

She walked around the bedroom holding the red wine, and when she looked back again, she saw that Qiansui had changed his clothes.

"How about it, do I look good?"

The loose yukata made the girl look light and unreal, and her messy short white hair was finer and denser than spring raindrops.

The girl's figure flashed in the orange-white light, and Lenai couldn't take her eyes off her.

"Just looking? Complimenting?"

"It looks good, huh."

Le Nai nervously placed the wine in the bookcase beside her. She wanted to go forward to take a closer look at Chitose's figure, but when she got to the side, she could no longer move forward.

She is really pretty.

Just as pretty as Noshiro Chitose.

The girl's innocence is mixed with shyness and maturity, and any small movement between her eyebrows carries the meaning of trapping. Such a woman is the most dangerous, because getting close to her will consume your own sanity.

"It looks good! It looks good..." He started talking nonsense. Is it because he is shy?

Lenai didn't want her reply to seem abrupt, stingy, or perfunctory. She racked her brains for words, but the only words that came out of her lips were those dry, stammering words:

"It looks great! It's so beautiful."

[How embarrassing! Does this make me seem... stupid?]

Chitose smiled and placed a hand on Kaname Rana's shoulder as she was circling around Rana.

The breeze brought by her walking blew the girl's hair, and the scent of cherry blossoms on her body together formed a cage that imprisoned Lenai for life.

Noshiro Chitose was surprised to find that Kaname Rakuna's face was blushing very deeply, and the rippling blush was more delicious than any sunset or sunset.

There are not many truths in this world. A woman's blush is worth more than a long dialogue.

But after having Yanzhi, I couldn't tell whether it was true love or false.

"I'm so beautiful? You're crazy."

"It's because of the alcohol, it's because of the alcohol... it's because of... the alcohol."

"Pfft, what nonsense! Haven't we already had a few sips of wine?"

While chatting and laughing, Chitose left Lenai to get back a bottle of red wine.

As his shoulders felt empty, a feeling of regret and loss instantly filled Yagura Nai's heart.

[Such a familiar feeling of loss…]

She quickly raised her head and memorized the back of Chitose Haizuka as she turned around briefly.

Every year when I go to pay my respects to Sister Chitose, I always feel this same emptiness inside... just like today.

Chitose Haizuka, quickly grab your drinks, turn around, and look me in the eye again.

Please don't turn your eyes away anymore, please focus all your energy and attention on me, a poor creature... Please, please, I can't stand the days without you anymore.

"Have you had any, little house cat?"

"Wildcat, I haven't drunk it."

"You didn't even try to drink it secretly? Even a small sip, even fanning your palm and smelling the aroma of the wine?"