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

If Aine and Takamatsu Akari are in the same class after enrollment, she will definitely ask questions like, "Have you known Chinatsu since you were little?"

The lie will soon be exposed.

What should we do to get that person, whom we haven't known for long and who seems a bit reserved, to help "reinforce" this lie?

Putting aside the fact that we still haven't added each other on Line and it's difficult to contact each other, even if we did get together, it would still be putting one person in a difficult position because of their feelings.

"What's wrong?" Aine asked, noticing that China had turned her head away, looking as if she had something on her mind.

"nothing."

China shook her head, touching the ends of her hair with her fingers.

"Next time you see Xiaodeng, please don't ask me about my past with her."

"It's not that we had any past issues... because she witnessed some of my less-than-ideal experiences and promised not to tell anyone..."

Oh no, it's getting smoother and smoother as I write this.

It's as if it really happened.

“I understand,” Ai Yin said, clasping her hands together. “I won’t ask you these questions to make things difficult for you.”

China glanced around, then looked down at Aine and whispered, "Could I trouble you for one more thing?"

"Yes, please go ahead." Ai Yinxiang is a very trustworthy confidant.

"The atmosphere at Haneoka School is very good; there shouldn't be any bullying or anything like that..."

China looked at the students passing by, laughing and chatting happily.

"However, I still want to ask if we can pretend to be good friends, like we've known each other for a while?"

This is indeed a request, but it also contains a hint.

One of the implications is quite obvious, or rather, Aine's experiences have made her very perceptive.

She was the student council president in junior high school, so she naturally got involved in some student disputes.

Chinatsu's words sounded a bit off, but I guess she wanted to team up with me to avoid being bullied.

If she runs into any trouble, I'll speak up for her, and she'll definitely be happy about it. I can even show off a bit, hehe...

However, they're all high school students, and Haneoka is known for his good manners, so he should be fine, right?

However, the mention of "companionship" reminded Aine of something that happened not long ago.

She came to London alone to study, a place where she knew no one.

That day was a typical overcast day for the local area, and the classroom she arrived at was somewhat gloomy.

Two local students encountered him at the entrance.

Are you new here?

“I am…” Ai Yin subconsciously recited the self-introduction she had written in the draft, but then stopped herself.

"Can you speak English?" the student asked, trying not to laugh.

"Oh, she's just here to learn English, isn't she?" another student said, raising an eyebrow.

"that……"

Before Ai Yin could even reply, the two students walked away chatting.

She sat in the back row of the classroom and saw the students chatting, but she couldn't fit in.

Even though Ai Yin has a good vocabulary, hearing these London accents always feels like a different language from the katakana English she's learned.

When classes started, hearing other students introduce themselves in their fluent native languages ​​was a perfectly normal thing, but it put a lot of pressure on Ai Yin.

It's like confidently joining a guitar club, where everyone gets to show off their skills. Others can single-handedly create complex rhythms and melodies, sounding like an entire band, or spontaneously produce heavenly music. Meanwhile, you only know a few simple chords and dare not utter a sound.

"Ann, please stand up and introduce yourself."

After being called on by the teacher, Aine nervously stood up under the watchful eyes of her students, her hands trembling as she gripped the draft and read the words in a Japanese accent, one pause after another.

“I am Anon, not Ann… I am from…”

Under the questioning gazes of her classmates, the draft was crumpled into a ball in her sweaty hands.

Her voice grew softer and softer until it was almost a murmur.

That memory is like a horror movie; it makes you want to crawl into a hole whenever you recall it.

If only she had a companion with good spoken English at that time, she could have helped her out of a tight spot at a crucial moment.

Even if my spoken Japanese isn't good, it's okay. At worst, we'll just feel awkward together. At least I'll have someone to share the awkwardness with and chat with in Japanese.

She also doesn't refer to herself as "Ann"...

"You mean we have to pretend to have a good relationship?" Ai Yin asked rhetorically.

"Hmm, it's not about forcing it..."

“Aren’t we on good terms now?” Aine smiled, moving slightly closer to Chizuru.

"Well……"

This touched China somewhat, and the "formulaic socialite" image she had previously imitated became a little less composed.

At that moment, Aine took China's right hand in hers:

"I promise you, I'll pretend we're best friends."

"However, we need to discuss beforehand what has happened during the time we've known each other, right?"

"In this way, we will have a unified message to the outside world, so that others will really think that we are friends who have known each other for a long time, and not isolated or easy to bully!"

Aine followed China's lead and said so.

She herself felt that it was unlikely she would encounter bullying, but having a "best friend" who called her "Aine-chan" was something to be proud of.

After all... Ai-yin wouldn't dare to ask her middle school classmates to be her buddies anymore.

They all knew that Aiyin had gone abroad to study.

Aiyin didn't want them to know about her failed study abroad experience, let alone reach out to them.

As Chika listened to Aine's words, she also felt the touch that Aine was pulling her along.

Soft and smooth hands must come from hands that are washed frequently and kept clean.

I wonder if my hands, which I just picked up the stones, are clean enough to be worthy of this touch.

...Now is not the time to think about these things.

After dismissing the unnecessary thought, Chika nodded in agreement.

"By the way? Have you had lunch?" Ai Yin asked.

"not yet."

"Let's find a restaurant and chat while we eat."

"Um"

……

Ramen Saburo Shop.

"One bowl of tomato and beef brisket noodles, please. Where's Chinatsu-kun?"

"Same."

Chika followed Aine and took her seat.

"Since we're going to create a past for us, we should start with how we met, right?"

Although it was China who made the request, Aine seemed very proactive and serious about it.

Originally, China only thought that "we can help each other out in critical moments."

At first, China thought Aine wouldn't quite understand the idea of ​​"creating a past as friends."

"How about we met because of our shared interests?"

China suggested.

"We were members of a hobby group on Line, and then we met at an offline gathering."

"Makeup... Assuming we've known each other for a long time, that means we've had a love for makeup since elementary school... and we even became best friends through sharing makeup experiences?"

"Ah...that doesn't seem quite right," Aine said embarrassedly. "Then, how about a travel group? No, wait, it's amazing that we became travel buddies back in elementary school..."

“Let’s have a group of musical instruments.” China tapped a few times on the table with one hand.

"Oh, right! Musical instruments! Music can absolutely make people become best friends."

Ai Yin's eyes lit up.

"I can play the guitar. Does Chinat know how to play the piano?" Aine noticed Chinat's gesture.

"Yes."

Unexpectedly, their interests actually clashed, and China's smile widened.

But she realized that she was being a little too happy.

The illness made her emotions too high, and she had to try to suppress them.

"What kind of music do you usually like to listen to?" Ai Yin asked next.

"These are all relatively popular ones; I guess you've heard of the ones I've heard of too."

"That's not necessarily the case."

"You've definitely heard of Linkin Park, right? I really enjoy playing and singing their songs, including the rap parts."

China became increasingly excited, realizing she might lose control.

"It sounds like a very interesting scene to turn playing the piano into rapping."

"Yes!"

China raised her other hand as well, pretending to play the keyboard on the table while rapping:

"Why?"

There's one thing I've never understood from beginning to end.

"Ittry..."

No matter how hard I struggled, it was all in vain.

After rapping a few verses, China hovered her hands on the table, her expression frozen for a moment, as if she had forgotten the lyrics.

In reality, the illness has already progressed to its full extent.

As if the excess dopamine had suddenly been depleted, she became calm and felt quite embarrassed about her behavior just now, even though there weren't many people in the store.

But every time, no matter how hard I try, I can't control it...

"Slap slap slap?"

However, this time she was met not with ridicule, but with applause from Aine.

"Your spoken English is amazing! Please teach me!"

"what?"

Chapter 4 Unlicensed Plagiarism

I didn't expect to be praised...

It's just a rap, you can learn it after singing a few lines, it shouldn't be anything that shows off your spoken English skills.

Is this a symbolic compliment, or some kind of test?

Aine's eyes looked very sincere, as if she was earnestly asking for advice.

However, China's language skills are indeed quite good.

Retracting her hands from the air and pulling up her left sleeve, which was about to reveal a bandage, Chizuru asked:

"Want English?"