Who says meal replacements can’t be eaten as meals?

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Nagasaki Suyo was in a pretty good mood. She shook her flaxen low ponytail, pulled open the wooden chair with one hand in a not-so-elegant manner, and her eyes quietly fell on the light blue twin ponytails in the front seat.

"Xiao Xiang, good morning~" She thought Sakuya would greet people excitedly like this.

Toyokawa Shoko was quietly organizing her homework from last night and did not respond immediately as usual.

She felt a little annoyed. She had struggled with her thoughts for a long time yesterday before she mustered up the courage to say those words that were almost like a confession. Only one day had passed, and the silly little country girl wanted to pretend that nothing had happened?

It's really cheating...

"Sakuya, you came early today. Did you sleep well last night?" Ms. Xiangzi turned sideways and smiled. "That's really good news~"

I was troubled and entangled the whole night.

"Uh..." Toyokawa Shoko's voice sounded a little dissatisfied in Su Shi's ears, or maybe she was just showing concern casually because of their close relationship?

With an elementary school student's schedule like Sakuya, she would yawn non-stop after 10 o'clock in the evening, and sometimes go to bed earlier than herself who is an early sleeper. Nagasaki Suyo really couldn't imagine that her heartless sister would have a bad sleep.

"Almost. After saying good night to Xiaoxiang yesterday, I slept until dawn. It was my sister who woke me up." Miss Sushi reluctantly maintained Sakuya's usual tone and took over the conversation.

Toyokawa Shoko raised her eyebrows slightly, and the strange sense of disharmony became stronger and stronger. Unless it was necessary, Sakuya would never mention anything about Nagasaki Motoyo in front of her.

In my impression, the little country girl is more likely to carefully change the subject and say something strange to act stupid.

Did you run away?

"Xiao Xiang?" Su Shi was confused.

"Nothing..." Toyokawa Shoko nodded in realization, sat up straight again and started reviewing today's textbook. Today, Sakuya seemed to lack some appeal to her.

"Come to think of it, Xiaoxiang, do you still have no time recently?" Nagasaki Suyo also put away the textbooks and asked casually.

"Probably." Miss Xiangzi's mind drifted to the Moon Forest for the first time in a long time, and she said perfunctorily.

"If you have time, why not try to be a support musician in a band like me? I saw a newly formed band on RiNG's recruitment board that seemed to be recruiting a support keyboard player or something at a high price." Nagasaki Suyo said tentatively, fiddling with her trim and round fingers.

"No need for that. The midterm exam is coming soon, so Sakuya should concentrate on studying." Toyokawa Shoko said in a flat tone.

The situation was obviously not what she expected. She felt a slight squeeze on her right thumb. Nagasaki Suyo was a little anxious and continued to speak in a broken tone. "Well... I see, actually the band I recently joined is going to hold a Live..."

"Saki-chan!"

Nagasaki Suyo was unable to finish the speech she had prepared in advance, and turned her head to look towards the back door of the classroom in panic.

What caught his eye was the pink-haired guitarist that was often seen recently, Chihaya Aine, who was smiling and waving at him as if no one was around, not caring about the strange looks from her classmates.

"Sakuya-chan, can you come over here for a moment?"

"Aine... let's go back, class is about to start..." This is Takamatsu Deng who hid behind Aine and didn't dare to look at Toyokawa Shoko.

Xiao Aiyin's motivation is still so strong. I should have waited until the Astronomy Club to talk to both of them at once...

"Eh...me?" Nagasaki Motoyo came back to her senses and the smile on her face became more forced.

But it's okay.

Fortunately, Xiaoxiang didn't turn around and look at me, otherwise she would probably become suspicious of me.

“Aren’t you going?” Toyokawa Shoko didn’t turn around, pinching the pages of the book with two fingers and gently turning them. “Aine-san is calling Sakuya over, right?”

"Well, it's probably something about the Astronomy Department. I'll be back soon~" Nagasaki Motoyo adjusted herself quickly, replying in Sakuya's usual tone, and ran out the door with brisk steps.

"What's wrong, Aiyin, and Xiao Deng?" Nagasaki Suyo pinched her fingers lightly, half frustrated and half relieved. She was indeed a little too anxious today and shouldn't have talked so much about the band with Xiaoxiang...

Although I hate to admit it, this time it’s all thanks to Aine-san.

“Xiao Deng has something to tell us~” Miss Aine’s voice was inexplicably high-pitched, as if she was desperately trying to finish her homework before the due date and suddenly found that the teacher had given her some extra time to finish it.

"What's the matter? Why are you in such a hurry? Class will start soon, right?" Nagasaki Motoyo agreed with a smile. Aine looked so happy, so it couldn't be a big deal.

"Xiao Deng said she doesn't want to participate in the Live anymore. Let's go together this afternoon and tell RiNG, Rikki, and Su Shi~"

"Eh?"

Chapter 133 The Cat Wants

The sun has not yet risen, but there are always people who can leave work early.

Still wearing her Tsuki no Mori uniform, Sakuya Ichinose walked gracefully through the brightly lit hall of RiNG.

After saying hello to the black-haired staff, I got the electronic key to the practice room and walked until I reached a corridor with few pedestrians before I relaxed. I twirled the keychain lightly with my fingertips and my steps became brisk ones mixed with small jumps.

I’m so great today. I came earlier than Lixi.

School was dismissed as she had nothing to do in the afternoon. If getting dressed hadn't taken up a lot of time, Sakuya estimated that she could have arrived ten minutes earlier. The young ladies of Tsuki no Mori were probably the most leisurely group of high school students in Tokyo, right?

It's just that it's a bit troublesome to put on the uniform, luckily I have Xiaomu's help~

While humming Sumimi's song, he casually glanced at the white and green page displayed on his phone. At the front were several Line chats pinned by his sister. Apart from himself and his mother, there were Crychic and [Xiao Xiang], with whom he hadn't sent messages to or interacted for a long time.

My sister's persistence is a little scary...

With a sigh, he reported it to the band group chat that hadn't even been named yet, and clicked on the message to pin it. Then, someone left his bass and bag unsuspectingly, and walked towards the bathroom around the corner, carrying only his changed Yuqiu school uniform.

Anyway, everyone hasn't finished school yet, so no one will see us.

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Kaname Lenai didn't go to school today either.

To be precise, I only attended half of the morning class.

As the mascot of the junior high school department of Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy, the teachers seem to have an unusual tolerance for Miss Rakuna.

After all, people generally don't bother with cats.

During lunch break, I followed the cat to bask in the sun under a big tree in the school. When I woke up, I found that Miss Lenai, who seemed to have overslept, shook her head, landed nimbly in the bushes, skillfully shook off the dead branches and leaves stuck to her gray hair, stretched out her hands that had been curled up for a long time, and yawned loudly towards the sun.

Since you're already late, you might as well not go to class.

She had enough sleep today and was not hungry. She wanted to play the piano. The shelter she found seemed to be planning to hold a live performance, so the cat was very happy.

Ever since the closure of SPACE (Live House) run by her grandmother, Ms. Lenai has been looking for a new place to live.

Playing guitar is still as enjoyable as ever for me, it is something as natural and necessary as breathing, but the SPACE is gone.

A cat without a place to stay can only become a stray cat.

Le Nai also tried to play and play with other people in RiNG, but most of them were boring and vulgar women. Occasionally, when he met interesting women, they were unwilling to play with him, saying that they already had their destined partners. However, they often fed him, so Le Nai forgave them.

These...are not my destiny. Because I am a cat, no one is willing to bend down, lower their heads, and communicate with me in a language that only belongs to cats.

Except for the bad woman with big breasts who would steal my parfait.

But the gray-haired woman who talks about her whole life is more interesting.

Kaname Rakuna felt like she had 'started breathing again' recently.

She took the first step forward.

Prick——

It was the sound of cloth being torn apart.

Perhaps because he was still a little confused after just waking up, the black shirt, whose hem had been torn many times, finally let out a cry of grief under the heavy burden. It was torn by the branches into an exaggerated length, and ended its not-so-long life after struggling.

The clothes are damaged.

Kaname Lenai looked down at the black T-shirt that was slit to the chest and tilted her head.

Performance is more important.

Le Nai should think so and do so.

She wrapped herself in a battle-damaged version of her battle suit and ran in the direction of RiNG.

Then she realized that she seemed to have arrived a little too early...

Bored Miss Lenai lay at the bar counter of the coffee shop on the second floor of RiNG, her blue and yellow eyes staring at the device called a mobile phone without blinking, her little hands impatiently fiddling with the disobedient hem of her clothes.

The matcha parfait had been finished long ago, and the sound of the dessert spoon tapping on the cup wall was still as pleasant as a wind chime, but Miss Lenai just felt bored. Why were all the people who were usually here late today?

hum-

The phone lit up, it was a group chat of the unnamed band, Lenai didn't see what the specific message was, but she knew she was about to start playing her best.

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"What are you doing?"

The innocent and childish voice of Kaname Rakuna suddenly came, interrupting someone's casual humming. Ms. Sakuya stopped, subconsciously hugged her clothes tightly, shivered, and gradually reacted.

"Little Lenai...you came so early today, is there something good?" Miss Sakuya, who had not yet changed her clothes, turned around with an awkward smile and asked in the tone of her elder sister.

"I want to play the piano, I want to perform live." Lenai answered briefly, and skillfully approached the woman, who he didn't know who she was, but had big breasts. He pressed his palm on her chest, put his nose close to her, and sniffed gently.

Smells like flowers, a bad woman.

"Well~ Don't come close to me suddenly. Le Na promised me before that you would be gentler. This place is very important for girls." Miss Sakuya snorted, covered her chest and took two steps back, feeling half helpless and half angry.

"Isn't that gentle?" The cat tilted its head and blinked twice ignorantly. It wasn't like he was hitting the paw. The cats in school also told him that this would make the other party feel comfortable.

After thinking for a while, Miss Sakuya actually felt that there was nothing wrong with Rakuna's theory. After hesitating and gesturing for a long time, she still couldn't refute it. She simply stretched out her index finger, crossed it and made a cross to teach him. "It's not this kind of gentleness... Anyway, this won't work!"

"Oh..." Kaname Lenai clenched her palms regretfully. Since the bad woman didn't like it, she decided to find a woman with bigger breasts to play this game next time.

“Runa-chan, please go back to the practice room and wait for me. I’ll come right after I change my clothes. Also, don’t tell the other members of the band about what happened today. How about I buy you a matcha parfait later?” Sakuya-san smiled with relief, secretly feeling lucky that it was Runa-chan who saw her changing her clothes. If Deng or Aine had seen her, she wouldn’t have a clear explanation...

"No." Yao Lenai answered immediately.

"So... Eh! Why?" Miss Sakuya was shocked. She looked out the window and saw that the sun didn't set in the east.

"My clothes are torn and I'm uncomfortable." Le Nai turned sideways, her white long-sleeved dress standing out at the cracks in her black clothes.

"Then after the performance I'll take you to buy new clothes?" Sakuya blinked doubtfully and tentatively offered a condition. After all, she was using her sister's card.

"I want this."

Kaname Rakuna shook her head and reached out to grab the Yugaoka uniform that Sakuya was holding on to her chest.

She likes clothes that are one size larger, and this one smells nice and must be very comfortable to wear.

Chapter 134 The Cat Gets

The huge Live House was as quiet as a campus during the holidays. After three o'clock, high school girls who had finished school came to the recording studio in groups, and RiNG returned to his youthful and lively appearance.

The lighting is good and the street scene outside can be clearly seen from the corridor. The familiar Yuqiu trio has appeared at the end of the street, and a fierce cat-and-dog fight is still going on in front of the bathroom door.

"I want this." Yao Le Nai smiled and grasped the clean new school uniform firmly with her cat claws. Although it felt two sizes too big, it was a bad woman's clothes and it would be fun to snatch it.

"No, no, this is the only thing you can't do. Even if Ryunae-chan seriously tries to act coquettishly towards me, it's useless!" Ichinose Sakuya said firmly. He turned his head away from the sincere eyes of the white-haired cat, grabbed the spare Yugaoka school uniform with both hands, and tried his best to pull it towards him.

"My clothes are torn and it's uncomfortable to play the guitar, so lend it to me." Maomao had sufficient reasons and pressed on step by step, with no intention of giving up easily.

"Then go borrow Riki's work clothes. I have to wear this clothes, otherwise something horrible will happen, just like there will be no more matcha parfaits in the world!" Miss Sakuya's imaginative brain can already imagine that after the truth is exposed, her sister will remain calm and make a joke to cover it up, and then use the Rakshasa transformation technique to inflict the horrific punishment of indefinite vegetable minestrone soup on her when she gets home.

Ms. Le Na was slightly stunned. After using the matcha parfait equivalent, she almost instantly understood the terrible consequences that this matter might lead to. The cat's claws that were tightly grasping loosened a little, but it was obvious that she was still a little reluctant. "Li Xi, I'm not going to work today, and my clothes don't look good. This is comfortable."

"Now that things have come to this, just name your price." Perhaps having sensed the white-haired cat's hesitation, Ms. Sakuya hid her guilt and spoke calmly, imitating the common negotiation scenes on TV.

Kaname Rakuna's yellow and blue pupils rotated half a circle clockwise around her eye sockets and finally fell on the navy blue student uniform worn by someone.

Kaname Lenai felt that he had discovered a new solution.

"Matcha parfait." The white-haired cat loosened one of its paws, spread its five fingers and gestured, then turned the back of its hand towards Sakuya and shook it. "Ten servings."

Ms. Sakuya frowned slightly and used her profound mathematical knowledge to make a simple calculation. After thinking for a moment, she was shocked. This greedy stray cat was so greedy. Could it be that he had forgotten the good friendship they had when they slacked off at RiNG and had parfaits together? ?

"Isn't ten a bit too much? How about five?" Someone started bargaining out of habit.

"Okay." Yao Le Nai nodded indifferently. They were all included anyway, and several of them were the same.

"Is it that simple?" Sakuya reached out and pulled, but found that Rakuna's remaining hand was still tightly grasping the collar.

"Little Lenai?" The village girl tilted her head.

"Lend me your clothes, the one you're wearing." Maomao pointed at the Tsuki no Mori school uniform on Sakuya, revealing her true intention.

"Not really...no?" Miss Sakuya recalled how Xiaomu helped her put on her clothes today.

She thinks she can.

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