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

Ai Yin felt that she was similar. Because the band atmosphere in her class was very strong, she thought about forming a band and then gaining the recognition of her classmates, as well as having common topics with them.

Her love for playing instruments... can probably be seen from that dusty, out-of-tune guitar.

In junior high, the band members were all from the student council and were of good character, but there were still times when they argued.

In particular, repeatedly rehearsing a song can gradually erode a person's love for the original song and make them irritable.

At this point, any team member's mistake that leads to a restart will gradually amplify the negative feedback, which will then be vented on the member who made the mistake, leading to arguments.

Who knows what will happen during the adjustment period of a new team...

Three of the team members were originally members of Crychic. They had an unknown past, and Aine didn't feel comfortable asking Tohru about it.

As for Chika, I wonder if she can keep her emotions in check within the team.

If things really don't look good in the end, we'll have to put the band on hold for now.

Just study hard, get scholarships, and join the student council. Who knows, you might even become student council president again. That's still a path to gaining recognition.

I heard from my classmates that the previous student council president made great contributions to Yuqiu's school spirit and the reform of the cafeteria's catering. I guess I should do something about it too.

Ai-yin closed her eyes, rested her chin on her hand, and gently swayed her body as she pondered.

That's right! Let's nominate Chika as the head of the English department and have her promote standard spoken English.

Then merge Xiaodeng's Astronomy Club and Geography Club into "Astronomy and Geography Club" so that the club won't be empty.

and many more……

Halfway through her thought, Aine suddenly realized that she was getting a little too far ahead in her imagination.

Let's keep our expectations for the band members in mind.

……

During lunch break, Aine took a nap on the table. When she woke up, she saw that China had sent her ten voice messages, each a short sentence of two or three seconds.

A strange, inexplicable feeling crept up Aine's spine, instantly bringing her to her senses.

Help me, help me...

Before even opening it, Ai Yin imagined China in a blue and white hospital gown, banging her head on the ground, desperately trying to escape her damned emotional ups and downs, while constantly sending her voice messages.

"hiss……"

Hopefully, the situation isn't as bad as it seems. It's just that China is sending some important information and is afraid of being overheard, so she's using voice messages.

However, Ai Yin was still a little hesitant to listen, so she first activated voice recognition, which then displayed the following content.

abandon

Aine's heart skipped a beat: "No! We mustn't give up!"

She put on her headphones and, with trembling hands, tapped on the second voice message.

aboard, on...

"Um... what's the connection between this and the first word?"

Ai Yin clicked on the following audio clips one after another. Each word started with the letter 'a'. Although she couldn't figure out the connection between the words, they felt familiar.

Then, she took a dictionary out of the drawer and opened it to the first page.

Sure enough... he was reading words from the dictionary.

After that, China stopped sending voice messages and instead typed:

"Even though I'm not at school, I can still teach you spoken English. Come on, read it after me."

"Ha..." After seeing the message, Ai Yin patted her chest, calming her panicked heart.

"Ms. China, some students are still sleeping. I'll hand in my homework later," Aine replied.

"Okay, I'll show you something else to do."

China continued typing, and Aine could vaguely sense that the other person seemed quite excited.

Next, China sent eight one-second voice messages. Each voice message was singing "ah". After clicking on them in order, it was found that the first to the eighth voice messages were in the C major scale, which gradually increased in pitch.

China sent a string of numbers.

"Click on my voice messages in this order."

This string of numbers looks familiar; it's like a sheet music piece that China transcribed last time.

Even though she already knew the answer, when Aine clicked on China's voice dialogue in order and played the Haruhi Kage with China's voice, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"What's wrong, Xiao Aiyin..."

The lamp on the table sat up sleepily, stretching like a penguin spreading its wings.

Ai Yin covered her mouth and said, "I'm sorry to have disturbed Xiao Deng, but it was just too funny."

I wonder if she'll laugh if I flick it to Xiaodeng...

"Give me another score, I want to play it for Xiaodeng."

"Just play this for her."

China kept pacing around the ward, occasionally skipping a little.

Even without medication, her restlessness was still too great. She couldn't even imagine what the school would do in this situation; perhaps they would use a steel ruler to beat Xiangzi's shadow with the "Spring Shadow" technique.

"Please give me another score, Ms. Chinatsu~"

Aine pleaded again.

In the end, she got the sheet music for "Next You," then gave one of her earphones to Akari and played Chizuru's vocals.

"How is it, Little Lamp?" Although she didn't laugh when she saw Lamp, Ai-yin still asked.

"Chika's ethereal voice... gives the melancholic melody an even stronger sense of nostalgia, like a roll of film."

The lamp commented earnestly and thoughtfully.

"Uh, okay..."

Ai Yin wanted to give the lamp a joke analysis, pointing out that the humor lay in using voice dialogue as a human piano.

At this moment, remembering how China was unable to sit in the chair yesterday, Akari asked about China's current condition.

"Is Chizuru alright?"

"Although she's in the hospital now, she's actually quite happy. Otherwise, she wouldn't have sent us this fun voice scale. Anyway, she'll be fine."

Ai-yin answered truthfully, but didn't tell the whole story.

I was happy, but it was hard to stop this kind of happiness.

But let's keep China's illness a secret for now.

……

After school, Ai-yin and Deng arrived at RING's beverage shop as promised.

Nagasaki Motoyo sat quietly in the seat that was visible as soon as she entered, savoring her black tea.

"Ah, Xiaodeng, and this is... Aine-kun, right?"

Upon seeing the two arrive, Su Shi gestured to the seats next to her, inviting them to sit down, while occasionally glancing back to see if the other person had arrived.

"Hello, are you Su Shi?" Upon seeing Tsukimori's school uniform, Aine unconsciously used polite language.

"Yes, but we're all first-year high school students, so there's no need to address each other like that."

As she spoke, Su Shi glanced at the door again, but no one came in.

“Um…” Aine brushed her hair back apologetically, “China isn’t feeling well today, so she can’t come over.”

"That's it."

Su Shi maintained a gentle expression, but a warm fire was gradually rising in her heart.

Chapter 37 Asked the Right Person

"Are you also a friend of Chizuru?" Su Shi asked knowingly, based on the information she had gathered from Tama.

"Yes, that's right~ Please take care of me."

Hearing Su Shi's gentle voice, Ai Yin also slightly raised her voice.

It seemed that she was unintentionally influenced by the Tsukimori school uniform across from her, and the aura of a noble young lady that she exuded in her every move.

Just like when you go to a grand hall or a place with a strong rural atmosphere, you will be influenced by the different atmospheres and your behavior will align with the corresponding atmosphere.

However, Aine was slow to realize it and joined Suze in the competition, which seemed to be a bit like a rivalry between two friends of China.

"I haven't seen her for a long time, and there are many things I want to talk to her about."

Su Shi looked out the window, her eyes revealing her longing for her old friend.

The fingers that were originally teasing and playing with each other suddenly clenched together, as if they were worried about what had happened while China was away.

His heart was filled with resentment towards China for avoiding him.

If you don't want to talk to me alone, fine. But why won't you even meet me in this kind of social gathering where you bring three or five friends, so we don't have to be alone and can chat for a bit?

Su Shi's dissatisfaction did not stop there.

Now she knows that China and Shoko are in the same class, and they look alike. She also heard Akari say that China once called Shoko "older sister".

It's hard for Su Shi not to be convinced that Chika and Shoko are really sisters, just separated into different families due to some unforeseen circumstances.

However, when Chika was in the Moon Forest, she simply said "I don't know" about Shoko, which clearly shows that the younger sister was covering up for her older sister.

If you don't want to form a band, then just yell at yourself.

During a period when their relationship was relatively good and deeper, he still kept quiet about Xiangzi's matter, refusing to reveal even a little information, pretending as if he didn't know him at all, and kept it a secret for Xiangzi for a whole semester!

Mutsu also acted as if he knew nothing about China, but Mutsu and Shoko grew up together, so he should know China.

So it turns out they were both hiding it from me!

Thinking of this, Su Shi's eyelids twitched involuntarily, but she still suppressed the resentment in her heart and maintained her composure.

“If there are many things you want to talk about with Chika, I think it would be better to meet up with her alone,” Aine suggested.

Su Shi originally wanted to follow Aine's suggestion and have Aine transfer Chinatsu's LINE account so that she could add her back.

But the thought that Aine was Chizuru's old friend, while she herself had been deleted from Chizuru's friend list, made her feel somewhat resentful.

So she continued to pretend that she was in contact with China and agreed with Aine.

"Indeed, we have some secrets that are best discussed when we're alone. Let's ask her out sometime next time."

Upon hearing Su Shi's words, Aine sensed something was amiss.

During lunch with China, she asked China if she wanted China to say a few words to Su Shituo on China's behalf.

Chika entrusted Aine with the message that Suze didn't need to worry, instead of saying, "I told her on Line not to worry."

This largely means that Chika and Sose currently have no way to contact each other, while Sose is pretending to have a way to contact them.

The relationship between the two is quite unusual.

Aine felt that she should be more cautious about bringing up topics involving Chinatsu.

After finishing loading the raw materials into the equipment, Lixi came out from backstage and handed over the menu.

“It’s the one who was chased by the lamp yesterday…” Li Xi said in a deep voice after seeing Ai Yin sitting next to the lamp.

"My name is Chihaya Aine, I have a name and surname."

Before entering the RING beverage shop, Aine felt uneasy, thinking that it was the same shop she had passed by when she escaped yesterday.

Sure enough, the first impression it left was one of running away...

Su Shi introduced Aine to him, saying, "This is Li Xi, a very talented drummer."

"A drummer? Is Lixi very physically fit?"

Regarding the roles of each member during the Crychic era, Aine actually learned about them through live concert recordings, but since she hadn't found any other topics to discuss, she casually started a conversation with Lixi first.

Li Xi, however, felt that the question was irrelevant and went straight to talking about the band's project.

"Should the new band name still be Crychic?"

"Um……"