Band heavy girl? Please stay away from me

Tokyo is exceptionally quiet today, but buried beneath the city's silence lies a pent-up, heavy emotion.

It accumulates day by day and brews continuously.

It seems to be laying the foundation for a bright yet not-so-bright future, and like a beacon guiding the way, the girls walk together towards a converging thread.

The white-haired girl was walking alone on the street, her head lowered, her eyes fixed on her phone, and the chat messages on the screen were particularly noticeable.

Not long ago, through Takamatsu Deng's narration, Rin successfully got the address of Shiina Riki's home - the two girls agreed that Riki had probably returned home, so Deng told Rin the address she knew.

This leaves them with the last way out.

Because at this time, the two girls didn't know whether Shiina Riki really ran back home. If not, in such a big city like Tokyo, where would Rin go to find the emotionally out-of-control Shiina Riki?

The traffic around was very busy, but it did not affect the girl at all. The annoying car horns could not interrupt her from looking down at her phone.

How could a rock girl care about such a noise? Unless a modified 100-ton truck came towards her, she wouldn't be afraid at all.

Returning to the phone message, after hesitating for a moment, Lin tapped his fingertips lightly and then sent two messages:

[Lixi, would you like to come out and chat this afternoon?]

【I have something to tell you.】

It was extremely rare that Lin actually took the initiative to send a Line message to Li Xi, but this did not mean that the girl disliked Li Xi, but because the two of them rarely chatted.

Scrolling through the chat logs, most of them were about asking about the training location and discussing key decisions within the CRYCHIC band.

If other members of the band CRYCHIC have some connection with Rin because of their past or their instruments, then Lixi is an exception - she has almost no contact with Rin.

Unlike Deng's situation, Rin had previously demonstrated her arranging ability in the band - part of the arrangement of the new version of Kasuga Shadow was completed by her hands.

Since this arrangement, the girls in the CRYCHIC band have all known that Rin has extremely strong arranging skills. In some parts that are adapted to guitar rhythm, Rin's arranging skills are even much stronger than Xiangzi's.

Shoko Toyokawa even thought about arranging music with Rin in the CRYCHIC team in the future, but since everyone had already assigned their respective positions, it was not appropriate to change them at will.

At that time, Rin was busy performing solo to earn money and was anxious to earn Tsukinomori's tuition. The girl had no time to compose music, so she naturally would not agree with Xiangzi's sudden idea.

Furthermore, from Rin's professional perspective, Toyokawa Shoko's arrangement style is more suitable for CRYCHIC than his own, and his own arrangements often have a slight sense of incongruity for CRYCHIC.

This incompatibility between them was also one of the main reasons why Lin later left CRYCHIC. The girl could see that this was probably not her home.

What's more, with Xiangzi's arranging ability, she was more than capable of arranging music by herself. At that time, Xiangzi had not yet left the Toyokawa family and did not need to work hard every day. Naturally, she could handle both piano and arranging in the band.

In this way, Shoko Toyokawa's idea eventually came to nothing, and the result remained unchanged. Rin continued to concentrate on playing the guitar in his hand, while Shoko Toyokawa was still responsible for the band's arrangement.

Shiina Riki is trying to survive between the two arranging geniuses. Coupled with the girl's heart that is particularly prone to self-abasement, every time Riki sees the songs written by Xiangzi or Rin, her heart will be ached - because she has also tried hard before.

Whenever she got the lyrics of a new song from Takamatsu Touma, Shiina Riki would try to arrange the song again. However, no matter how many times the girl tried, the feeling and effect of the song she arranged could not catch up with the songs that Xiangzi and Rin had made several times.

This made Li Xi even more certain of his so-called talent.

I am a person without any talent...

Although Shiina Riki does not exclude Xiangzi and Rin because of their talents, and the communication within the band is usually normal, the seed of inferiority is still buried in her heart and takes root.

"Lixi's problem is not easy to deal with..."

Lin looked at the message on the screen that had not been replied for a long time and couldn't help but sigh softly. The girl glanced at the passers-by who were hurriedly walking on the side. After a moment, she quietly turned off the phone.

Feeling a little tired.

It is impossible for Rin to spend so much time waiting for Shiina Riki's reply. She is not Nagasaki Suyo, and it is impossible for her to stop moving forward because of one person.

Since I have already made an appointment with Mr. Goto this morning to have lunch with his family, I must not go back on my word!

Rautism is a team of two, and Rin doesn't want to leave a bad impression on Ichiri's family. After all, if she has the chance in the future, she might be able to go to Goto's house for a few meals.

After a brief wait, there was still no movement from Shiina Riki, so Rin had to temporarily give up the idea of ​​going directly to the other party's house to open the box, and instead rushed towards the Goto family.

There are risks in opening the box, so proceed with caution.

The girl was not sure whether Li Xi would kill her if she opened the box. Because she did not have enough power, she did not dare to try it easily.

If Shiina Riki really gets impulsive and takes action, Rin will be the one who suffers in the end. Instead of that, it's better to be conservative for now.

Shimizu Rin could only wait for Shiina Riki's emotions to stabilize a little, call her out through an online appointment via Line, and then explain the whole incident to Riki to completely resolve this unexpected trouble.

But until the white-haired girl rushed all the way to the door of Goto's house, there was still no response from her mobile phone. It was obvious that the autistic Shiina Riki would not reply to the girl's message, at least in the short term.

"Let's go to Goto's house and have dinner first. It won't be too late to talk after dinner."

Rin sighed softly and immediately rang the doorbell. A few seconds later, with a crisp click, the door of Goto's house was opened by someone inside.

This time, the person who came to open the door was still the pink-haired girl that Qingshui Lin was familiar with, but it was someone she had never seen before.

But unlike the two sisters in Yili who had long straight hair, the person who opened the door this time was an adult woman wearing an apron and a pink bun on the back of her head. She looked mature and cute.

Goto Ichiri's mother, Goto Michiyo, is a gentle and kind mother who, like her husband Goto Naoki, supports Ichiri's guitar dream.

"Hello, madam."

Rin bowed slightly in respect.

"You must be Xiaolin, come in and sit down first. I'll go and ask Yili to come down."

Michiyo's gentle voice perfectly matches her temperament at this stage, and her kind face makes it easy for people to let down their guard.

Through Michiyo's shoulder, Rin saw the bowls and chopsticks and many dishes on the dining table in the living room.

A hint of apology suddenly appeared in the girl's eyes. It was because of her procrastination that the Goto family's lunch was postponed today.

Fortunately, Shimizu Rin finally arrived at the Goto family. Soon, the two pink-haired sisters upstairs came downstairs, and the five people and the dog gathered happily around the dining table, enjoying today's sumptuous lunch.

During the meal, the two elders inevitably talked about the two girls forming Rautism.

"We support Yili in pursuing her dreams, so we have no objection to her debuting as an internet group. It's entirely up to you to decide."

Goto Naoki chuckled, then he looked up at Rin who was eating and expressed a question that had been in his mind for a long time:

"By the way, Rin-chan, I haven't heard from Ichiri about your parents' opinions on the internet group debuting. Would you mind talking about it now? If there's anything wrong with it, I can negotiate with them."

Naoki Goto could see Rin's love for guitar, so he wanted to help the girl to the best of his ability, just like treating his own daughter, and help them strive to pursue their guitar dreams.

But when Rin heard Goto Naoki's question, she was obviously stunned while eating. Then she slowly put down her chopsticks and shook her head gently:

"My parents have no objection."

"Is that so... That's good, just go ahead and do what you want to do. After all, you and Ichiri are still young, and at this age you should be brave enough to try."

Of course, Goto Naoki didn't know that Rin had no parents, or rather, he didn't know that Rin's parents had actually passed away several months ago, otherwise he would never have this expression now, with a relieved smile on his face.

If Shimizu Rin were to reveal to the Goto family the fact that she has no parents and no relatives in this world, the current situation would probably become very troublesome, right?

Rin didn't even want to accept the unwarranted concern from her friends, let alone an elder who was even more distant. This naturally made her want to conceal the truth to avoid possible troubles in the future.

Rin has no parents, has to earn money to go to school, and has to stick to his guitar career. All kinds of unfavorable factors are gathered on him. If Goto Naoki knew the truth, I believe that this retired guitarist would be heartbroken, right?

The rest of the conversation was not important, just some simple family chats. After the meal, Lin took out his cell phone from his pocket again.

This time, Shiina Riki finally responded, and a message caught the girl's eyes.

[Okay, where would you like to meet?]

Seeing this, Rin breathed a sigh of relief. Since Ritsuki was willing to reply to her message, it meant that Shiina Ritsuki's mood should have improved.

Although the girl's problem has not been solved at all, at least there will be no impulsive behavior, and Rin can go to meet Riki without worry.

After thinking for a while, Rin finally replied:

【Coffee shop, right?】

Almost instantly.

[Okay, I'll be there in half an hour.]

While helping Goto Michiyo clear the tableware for lunch, Rin typed in her free time and added:

I want to eat matcha parfait.

After hesitating for a minute or two, Shiina Riki's message finally arrived.

【I understand. I'll treat you to a meal.】

Then, there was no further news.

Rin put away her phone with satisfaction, but the girl suddenly realized a problem - if she was going to meet Shiina Riki this afternoon, there would be no doubt that Rautism's practice time would be squeezed out.

But now she had already made an appointment with Shiina Riki to meet in half an hour, so Rin obviously didn't want to ask to change the time.

So, after finishing the work in the kitchen, Rin quickly went to the second floor and found Goto Ichiri curled up in the room.

"Yili, where's my guitar?"

"Ah, here it is."

Seeing Rin walk into the room without warning, Goto Ichiri became visibly panicked, waving his hands constantly and his whole body became blurred, as if he was trying to block Rin from observing his gloomy room.

But after a few seconds, Goto Ichiri seemed to realize that her efforts were futile. Resigned to her fate, she lowered her head and silently handed the Santa on the table to Rin.

"Well, thanks a lot, Ichiri, for bringing Santa back," the girl said softly in thanks.

Thinking of the agreement, Lin said straight to the point:

"Yili, Rautism's training this afternoon may have to be cancelled."

"Ah, okay...did something happen to Rin?"

"I have to meet someone this afternoon to take care of some personal matters. Don't worry, nothing will go wrong."

Goto Ichiri didn't think much about it, and the girl nodded subconsciously. Then, she looked at the white-haired girl who had already carried her guitar case, and asked timidly:

"Are they the two people I met at the RiNG entrance at noon?"

As for the two girls, Goto Ichiri's impression of them was only that he knew their names, and this was told to him by Rin. The girl knew nothing else about the two of them.

In other words, Goto Ichiri is unfamiliar with almost everyone. Except for her family and Rin, she, who has social anxiety, didn't know anyone before.

All in all, Goto Ichiri's first impression of Takamatsu Touma and Shiina Riki was not very good, because Ichiri felt that every time she met them, they would forcibly interrupt her time with Rin.

Obviously, the time they spend practicing is so precious.

The distance between their homes is not close, and their schools are in two different directions. If they want to meet every day, it will inevitably be difficult. In a week, the two girls may only meet for a short time.

But despite this, Goto Ichiri's socially anxious personality destined her to not dare express her dissatisfaction. If Ichiri's personality could be improved in the future, maybe the girl could make some resistance to this?

"Well, it's that black-haired girl. She has some mental problems. I have to go check it out."

There is no need to hide anything.

Rin considered that Goto Ichiri would probably not have any intersection with Shiina Riki, so she told the truth without hesitation.

It's impossible for Goto Ichiri to overcome his inner fear and challenge Shiina Riki just because of himself, right?

"Rin...be careful."

"I understand. Although we can't continue with Rautism's training today, we absolutely cannot fall behind in the amount of practice we should have for the new song. Let's practice together again next week when we have a chance, okay?"

"Ok!"

Rin waved goodbye to Ichiri, walked down to the second floor alone, and then told the Goto couple in the living room that she was about to leave.

Today, Lin not only had a free meal, but also arranged Rautism's practice for the next week.

but!

The white-haired girl seemed to have forgotten another promise she had made in the Moon Forest - she agreed to accompany Wakaba Mu to perform on the street next weekend.

I guess it will be interesting to see how things develop next week, right?

After saying goodbye to the Goto family, Shimizu Rin carried her guitar case and headed straight for the cafe.

By the way, because taxi fares are too expensive in Japan, Rin has been traveling recently, except for long distances, she takes the train. The girl basically relies on her own legs to run everywhere. If Rin were to bring a pedometer, her step count would probably reach a terrifying number every weekend.

Twenty minutes later, Rin arrived at the coffee shop on time. Sitting by the window outside the store, Rin immediately saw Shiina Tatsuki waiting.

The reason is simple: a face that is too beautiful is very easy to distinguish in a crowd.

Moreover, there are only a few fixed groups of people coming and going in this store, and Shiina Riki's long black hair is particularly eye-catching in the store.

"Lixi."

Rin quickly walked to the seat opposite Shiina Riki, gently placed the guitar on the seat next to her, and then looked directly into the girl opposite.

With keen observation, Lin caught a glimpse of the bright red in the corners of Lixi's eyes - probably because he had cried, and his mood had obviously improved a lot.

"..."

Shiina Riki didn't say hello, didn't respond, didn't even blink, and didn't say a word, just staring at Rin quietly.