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

If you pick up pebbles from the damp soil and don't replenish them with water in time, they will gradually lose their luster and even crack. Deng, who has been collecting stones since childhood, knows this.

So she always kept that pebble in a basin of water in the astronomy department room, alongside other brightly colored pebbles, which looked quite beautiful.

She wanted to show it to China, and if China wanted a Yuhua stone, she would give it to her.

If we're going to Ring tomorrow afternoon, then we can only take Chinatsu to the Astronomy Club at noon.

I hope I won't get so focused on something else that I forget about this one.

It was after Su Shi sent this message that Aine noticed the time.

"I didn't even realize I'd been playing for almost an hour."

Xiangzi only played with them for ten minutes before leaving.

Although Deng and Xiangzi didn't talk to each other during this time, they still had a lot of fun.

The rest of the time was spent playing with Ai-yin and Deng.

I wonder what happened to Chizuru and Suze during this time...

Perhaps China felt very sorry for not being able to arrive as promised last time. After dressing up as Xiangzi, she spent a lot of time trying to please Su Shi and finally gained Su Shi's approval.

So Su Shi quickly gave him another chance, agreeing to have another discussion about the band the next afternoon.

Oh, little Chinatsu.

Aine didn't probe too much about what Chinana and Suze had been going on during that time, since Chinana had said it was a secret between them.

As for this Switch... it's still not very safe to leave it here.

"Xiao Deng, why don't you keep an eye on the handheld console for Qian Nai?"

"Ah... I'm afraid I might accidentally break it."

"Is that so? I'd better ask China if she wants to come back and get it. If she does, I'll stay here and look around for a while longer."

Aine typed to China as she spoke, and also mentioned going to Ring the next afternoon, to which China replied quickly.

"It's alright, Xiao Aiyin, take it home and keep it safe. I have other things at home."

"Ah, China's house has quite a lot of equipment."

Yes, and there's also Xbox, so it completes the entire console family.

China almost sent that message out.

Once the manic phase subsided, the desire to express and show off also vanished abruptly, so she deleted the sentence and simply replied with "haha".

"Hello, could you please stop at the Yodobashi Camera chain store nearby?" China said to the driver.

Chinatsu's family actually didn't have

In my manic state, I imagined that if I went to the school to get the handheld console, Aine would definitely be willing to wait there for a while.

If Aine were to ask her to keep it safe for her, Aine might ask, "Does that mean we won't be able to play tonight?"

Normally, Chika would reply, "It's only been one night since I didn't play, it's okay."

When manic, he would lie and say there were still [something] at home.

In this state, my thoughts always seem so unique...

In short, I might as well just buy one.

Chapter 49 Hitchhiking

After taking off her headband, shaking her loose hair, and tidying her bangs, Qian Nai walked into the electronics store and strolled through the array of appliances on Ling Lang's desk.

"Su Shi..."

China unconsciously uttered the name again, recalling Xiangzi's demands when she was pretending to be Xiangzi, and the goals she had envisioned achieving.

The request from Xiangzi was fulfilled: not to intensify Su Shi's feelings for Xiangzi, nor to damage Xiangzi's image.

He stayed true to his original intention and did not sever the relationship between Xiangzi and Su Shi; he succeeded.

Understanding one's relationship with Su Shi is half the battle won; it means clarifying the original owner's attitude towards Su Shi.

As for Su Shi's attitude towards him, there's no need to know. Su Shi will follow the lie of "taking good care of Qian Nai" in an attempt to gain Xiang Zi's approval. That's what Mania thinks.

It seems that the operation was too successful. This time, China did not fall into an awkward and anxious situation after recalling it. Instead, she wanted to praise and reward herself.

Buy one

……wrong.

Realizing the great success of this event, she made herself less concerned about some things.

For example, Su Shi's feelings.

Generally speaking, one should feel a little guilty when recalling their manic self leaving the café, leaving only Su Shi behind.

But since he was playing Xiangzi at the time, he had to act in a way that fit Xiangzi's image.

So she thought that later, as China, she would try to make up for something.

But right now, this desire to make amends isn't very strong.

Is it because even if she doesn't pretend to be Xiangzi and ignore Su Shi, will Xiangzi still do the same thing when Su Shi meets Xiangzi in person next time?

Think back carefully to the thought that came to mind when you were in a manic state: "Wouldn't it be better if Chika became a keyboardist?"

At the time, I was skeptical of Su Shi's claim that she took good care of me at school, so I wanted to see Su Shi reluctantly take care of me because she was forced to get close to Xiangzi.

If later you find out that Su Shi's care for you was genuine, will you start to regret your initial doubts?

China tried to ask her inner voice, but her inner voice responded with "no".

Should one feel ashamed of the act of "pretending to be someone else to obtain clues"?

My inner voice still says "no".

At that moment, China discovered something.

My anxiety isn't as severe as I thought.

I will no longer be overly critical of myself, and I will not always care about others.

Was it because of the words Aine shouted when she called me the night before?

Do not feel regret because "you performed too well and caused others to leave"!

That sentence interrupted China's habitual excessive self-blame.

In the past, when I recovered from an illness to normal, I would scold myself first, without thinking twice, and then rack my brains to clean up the mess I made when I had an attack.

She should have faced Su Shi, a person rejected by Xiangzi, yet expected by him to take good care of himself, and held various anxious views.

She felt panicked thinking about how good Su Shi was to her on the surface, but how much she hated herself inside, after the band was formed.

Now, this anxiety seems to have lessened.

Could it be due to the new treatment?

Or should we go back to what we said at the beginning, is it because of success?

Even a success like successfully writing an AI-generated article to fool others is enough to make you laugh.

Oh, and when I see others praising my original compositions, I feel completely unashamed of the compliments.

Because in my past life, I was wrongly accused of plagiarism and died.

Therefore, one will not feel overly guilty for succeeding through illegitimate means.

However, the degree to which the act of "pretending to be someone else to obtain clues" is considered illegitimate remains to be seen.

China was more inclined to believe that the operation would be successful, which objectively reduced the things she would have to worry about afterward.

At the same time, she was very satisfied with the operation of this mission, and this satisfaction boosted her confidence and reduced her original anxiety.

After a period of psychoanalysis, it was found that her anxiety symptoms had indeed lessened.

After the analysis, China also went to the console sales area.

It was at this time that she realized that buying a console wasn't just a reward for herself.

She also wants to become a virtual anchor in the future.

If you're going to be a streamer, gaming is an essential part of your job.

Whenever a major game is released, I stream my gameplay live to keep up with the hype.

Some new console-exclusive titles are so bad that you'd be missing out if you didn't have a console to stream them.

So

In addition, a capture card is needed to collect the video feed from the live streaming host.

As for the screens used for live streaming, two are enough at home: one for gaming and one for capturing the video feed and reading comments.

The microphone and headphones are already professional equipment for recording songs, so there's no need to change them.

"Manic, manic, please don't come now, or I'll impulsively replace all the unnecessary equipment."

As she thought about buying or replacing that equipment, China prayed.

The $36 earned so far seems like a lot, but when it comes to the equipment used by the streamer, the price is absolutely limitless.

If a manic episode occurs, the 36 yuan might just be wasted.

"As for the camera, we need to replace it to improve the accuracy of the face capture."

"VR glasses and a full set of motion capture are also necessary, not only for playing games, but also for VR chat rooms, which facilitate interaction with other virtual anchors."

"For your computer, upgrade your graphics card and add more RAM."

……

As she stepped outside, China, carrying two mainframes in one hand and VR equipment and computer parts in the other, seemed to attract some attention.

"It's so heavy, I wish someone could help me carry it..."

"and many more……"

Across the street not far away, a girl with long flaxen hair walked alone, her steps unsteady. Her figure, bathed in the setting sun, appeared somewhat lonely and helpless.

Seeing Su Shi in this state, Qian Nai felt that she would often want to do something to make amends.

She did want to do something, but it wasn't to make amends.

She didn't wallow in self-blame like before, nor did she think about making amends.

I just wanted to check on things.

China put down what she was carrying, turned her back, and used makeup remover to wipe away the makeup that covered her beauty mark.

Just as I was about to go forward and ask, I remembered something and stopped in my tracks.

You don't like Su Shi

This was information I gathered at the coffee shop back then, and it served as a point of reference for me when I was playing the role of Toyohashi Chinatsu.

Therefore, you shouldn't care about Su Shi right now.

However, Toyohashi Chinatsu is me now.

"Hey, Sushi!"

China shouted loudly at Su Shi in her natural voice.

When the latter saw that familiar figure, but with loose hair and a beauty mark under his eye, a hint of disdain flashed across his face.

But when he thought about how he could get closer to Shoko, he gave a gentle smile in response to China's less-than-polite greeting.

"Come help me move my things!"

China shouted and stopped a taxi that was approaching from nearby.

"Seriously, Chika, I have to carry even this little bit of stuff."

"It's been such a long time!"

Su Shi suppressed her anger, even her complaints were tinged with a playful tone, and then she enthusiastically put Qian Nai's things into the trunk.

Even when China got into the car, she had to respectfully say a few words to her from outside.