Will the plagiarism girl be a substitute for the preference for women?

Ai Yin observed the situation, ready to intervene if things went wrong.

"You should be very familiar with this song, right... You can't sing it well? But your performance back then was outstanding?"

"If you feel you can't sing well, then let me teach you. There's a technique called pharyngeal voice that can help you sing high notes without straining yourself."

"Life is full of failures... You just get back up after you fall down..."

……

Sing when I tell you to!

After several unsuccessful attempts to persuade her, a terrible thought almost escaped China's mind, but thankfully she managed to suppress it.

At that moment, she realized that she seemed to be in a state of excessive excitement.

I experienced a lot today, and there are still many things I haven't handled well.

But she didn't want to mess up today's ending; she wanted to at least get through it smoothly.

"China, if Akari doesn't want to sing, why don't we just forget about it?"

At Aine's prompting, China nodded.

However, I can't keep suppressing my mania all the time; I need to find a place to release it.

"Then, shall we sing for you, Lantern?" China asked.

The lamp nodded silently.

She was also struggling with this in her heart, wondering if she would hurt China's feelings by not singing, and at the same time, she was afraid of the comments.

Suddenly, a mournful erhu prelude began.

On the other side, China couldn't wait to stand up and walk to the microphone on the platform in the corner of the karaoke room.

"Little lamp, I hope my singing can inspire you."

Before singing, China looked sincerely at Kodama.

But when Ai Yin listened to the intro of this song, it didn't seem like a song meant to encourage people...

"At first, I only believed that what was great was emotion."

China's breathing was quite steady, and her emotions were also quite on point.

In the end, I helplessly realized that what is powerful is fate.

In addition, she can read sheet music and play instruments, so Ai Yin feels that forming a band with her would be quite stressful.

Because Ai Yin didn't just want to be a guitarist, but rather a guitarist and vocalist—a more prominent position on stage.

Ai Yin felt a little embarrassed to have someone with such strong singing and playing skills as the keyboardist while she herself was the lead singer.

"You still choose to go back. She hurts your heart, but you refuse to wake up..."

After steadily singing the intro, China took a deep breath and sang loudly with a strong, mixed vocal style.

"The loneliest feeling is wanting to stay but not being able to!"

"I send you a heartbreaking farewell song with my heartbeat!"

Looking at the translated lyrics and China's selfless and outstanding performance, Akari was overwhelmed with emotions.

……

After hitting the high note, China released all the sorrow, anger, and frustration she had felt that day.

"Phew~ Much better."

China flipped her hair, then turned her gaze from the screen to the two of them.

"Little Aiyin, Little Lamp, how about it?"

"...hello?"

Chapter 28 A Sunny and Cheerful Girl

When China turned around after finishing her song, the two people in her seat seemed to be acting strangely.

Although Ai Yin was clapping almost silently, her thoughts seemed to have wandered off somewhere else.

Meanwhile, Deng sat crouching in the corner next to the sofa, her arms wrapped around her calves, her face half-buried behind her legs, blinking at Qiannai. It seemed as if she was observing from the shadows, or perhaps she was shy and bashful.

Slightly flustered, China shifted her position slightly and finally saw the lower half of the face hidden by the lamp, with the corners of her mouth turned up, which relieved China.

When she was selecting a song and engrossed in singing, she didn't pay much attention to the possible impact of the melody and lyrics. She just sang because she wanted to hit a high note in the song.

Now that I've vented my manic outburst and returned to normal, I belatedly realize that the lyrics seem somewhat... fitting for the scene?

However, unexpectedly, instead of Akari bursting out of the private room crying and running like a Japanese drama after singing this song, Aine seemed a bit dazed.

"Hey, Ai-yin, are you still there?"

When Chika leaned closer to ask, Aine's eyes regained their brilliance.

Just now, she had been thinking about the band.

In junior high school, as the student council president, she formed a band with other student council members and served as the guitarist and lead vocalist.

Back then, it was quite popular at school.

However, when watching other bands perform, she could also sense that her student council band was still inferior to those bands.

Although everyone's coordination while playing wasn't great, and I often messed up the rhythm when I was trying to sing and play at the same time, everyone had a lot of fun.

After failing her studies abroad, she returned to Japan and transferred to Haneoka University, thinking about "starting over" and returning to that time.

but……

When Aine first met Chika, who spoke fluent English but hadn't studied abroad, her feelings were quite complicated.

On the day before graduation, the students talked about which schools they would go to. Some said they would go to a prestigious school like Moon Forest, while others said they would study abroad.

I was probably very confident back then because I had excellent English grades and was the student council president.

Coupled with that competitive mentality, when classmates asked him where he was going, he said he was going to study abroad.

Even though her family provided her with excellent conditions and supported her in everything she did.

As a result, from elementary school to junior high school, I, who had always seemed to be making a name for myself in terms of grades and hobbies, gave up halfway.

Sometimes Ai Yin wonders if she could have adapted if she had persevered for another two or three months while studying abroad.

Wouldn't that... prevent us from falling into this predicament?

Even if you don't do very well abroad, you don't need to explain what happened there when you come back. As long as you have the prestige of being a "returnee," you'll have enough face when you meet old friends and classmates.

It shouldn't have come to this...

Aine didn't know what Chinatani's family situation was like.

If China's family couldn't support her studying abroad, and she wasn't as popular as I was in the past, and instead had a bad experience during her elementary and junior high school years...

Despite these less-than-ideal circumstances, he mastered three languages, the piano, and singing skills at a music student level…

Aine felt she was going to feel bad.

Since China promised to teach him spoken English skills, how should he "repay" her?

Socializing is something I'm 100% confident about.

So, starting from her first day at the school, today, Aine has been trying to "be nicer to Chinana," attempting to use various methods to make up for Chinana's promise of "oral language instruction."

Pretending to be her old friend so that he could stand up for her when he hoped they wouldn't run into each other is a plan that's hard to use now that the two of them are in different classes.

Perhaps in the future, on some occasion... on some occasion when I see Chika and Shoko clashing again, it will come in handy.

Am I expecting this to happen?

No, it's definitely best if such a thing doesn't happen.

Another thing that has already been done is to help China conceal the AI ​​article.

This should show that I'm sincere enough, like a "good friend"...

This is more than enough to justify the "oral English teaching" that Chinatani promised.

Why is spoken English instruction so highly valued? Is it because of failed attempts to study abroad?

However, this opportunity to shine arose because China did something wrong, or rather, made a mistake.

Is it only when China fails to handle things well that I can be of use?

Otherwise, if I were to be her friend at other times, and be a friend who is not as good as her in terms of spoken language and music, wouldn't I feel like... just an accessory?

Seeing that all the students at Yugaoka were playing in bands, I thought I should also form a band to seem more sociable.

Chinatsu and Akari were people I met first, so I wanted to form a band with them, like in junior high school, where I would be the lead guitarist and vocalist standing in the middle.

However, if the light is turned off and only Chinatsu forms a band, Aine also feels that it's not good for the light.

Now that I've heard China sing that farewell song almost perfectly, I don't need to worry about that anymore.

With China around, I can't be the lead singer.

In that case, I don't really want to form a band anymore, so I don't have to worry about so much.

It’s so good… It’s so good…

Aiyin, who had a smooth journey from elementary school to junior high and was among the top students, has now suffered three setbacks in a short period of time.

One time was while studying abroad.

One time, he tried to keep someone in suspense in the morning, but his plan backfired, causing Deng to become depressed after seeing Xiangzi.

One instance was just now, when China demonstrated her ability to transcribe sheet music, play instruments, and sing.

"I'm fine"

After China leaned closer and asked, Aine immediately flashed a bright, sunny smile, just like when she was the student council president, playing the role of a cheerful, sunny, and considerate student.

A once very glamorous character.

He is just an ordinary person in Haneoka School, where discipline is excellent and everyone is friendly and harmonious.

A character who can't stand out.

"China's performance was amazing! I was completely captivated by it," Aine exclaimed, clasping her hands together and tilting her head slightly.

"That's it"

China smiled happily after being praised, but she didn't forget to ask about the lamp's condition.

She thought that the song she had just sung seemed to have brought sadness to Deng's face again.

The lamp, however, seemed to be full of fighting spirit and motivation.

"Chika's singing... touched me deeply."

"I want to prove myself to Xiao Xiang!"

"I want to be like Chinatsu, able to sing high notes using technique without having to work too hard!"

China showed a relieved expression; it seemed she had managed to wrap things up smoothly for the day.

Meanwhile, Aine watched silently from the side.

Are you using singing to get people excited?

Indeed... singing is more moving than speaking.

Even my strength in using verbal communication to be considerate of others is going to become a weakness?

"Sure, but singing skills take time to hone, so Xiaodeng needs to be prepared."

"Uh-huh!"

While Chizuru and Akari were chatting happily, another figure in the room fled.

"Little Aiyin!"

The lamp tried to reach out and stop it, but failed, so it tried to chase after it.

But when I looked back at China, she was sitting on the sofa, looking rather uncomfortable.

The medication I took today was a bit too much, which made China feel weak due to the side effects, especially since she had just sung very energetically, which triggered the side effects.

"Go after him, Xiaodeng. I'm going to rest for a bit... We'll contact each other via Line later."