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

Nagasaki Suyo anxiously stood between the two of them and said, "Wait a minute, calm down and talk, okay? We've all been happily forming a band together for so long, Xiaomu thinks the same, right?"

Su Shi's voice seemed to contain a hint of pleading, but the strong tinnitus made it difficult for me to hear clearly.

Looking back, the girl with light green hair tilted her head and spoke in her usual cold tone.

"I...never felt happy being in a band."

"Eh?"

【Why am I the only one who can't shed tears? 】

[Am I too cold? Or is there something missing from me? ]

【As a human being, I don’t have the things that everyone else values. 】

[I want to have something important that can make me cry like everyone else. 】

With his head lowered, Gao Songdeng had no joy in his heart about going to college, and he just walked mechanically in the corridor.

The sunlight slanted in through the window in the corridor, and tiny dust particles floated in the beams of light.

Xiangzi and Sushi walked together gracefully, just like when they first met.

Our eyes met for a moment, but in the end, we were unable to speak.

[If there is one, it must be... CRYCHIC. ]

Chapter 9: The Evil Woman from Uji

What to do...

Feeling the trembling in his chest gradually subside, Ichinose Sakuya couldn't help but feel a headache.

Although it is pitiful for the little cutie to have his feelings toyed with by his own sister, if he continues to hug her like this, rumors about him will fly all over the school tomorrow.

"A lively and cute transfer student arrived at Hanegaoka Girls' Academy"

"Miss Sakuya is bullied by the blue-haired villain lady"

"Ichinose-san is suspected of having emotional entanglements with multiple people"

"The Succubus of Kyoto is rampant among the first graders"

"The evil woman from Uji made the introverted classmate cry helplessly"

Don't do this kind of thing!

I have only been a high school student for one day. If the message gets out, my high school career in Yugaoka will be over.

Looking down in annoyance, the little grey-haired cutie seemed to have gradually controlled his sobbing.

"It's all my sister's fault."

Muttering softly, Sakuya ultimately did not push away Takamatsu Deng from her arms.

Deng raised his head at the right time and happened to meet a pair of similar yet completely different gray-blue eyes.

"Thank you...classmate, you are willing to comfort me even though I recognized the wrong person..."

"Ahaha, I'm exposed." Sakuya let go of her hand awkwardly and took two steps back. Her left hand unconsciously entangled the long hair beside her ear, and she said apologetically: "Because I felt that you just mistook me for your sister, so I did something intimate..."

Shaking his head, Deng took two steps forward, took Sakuya's hand, which had nowhere to put, and walked quickly into the laboratory building.

As if suddenly remembering something, Deng looked back at the dazed Sakuya cautiously and said softly: "Um...Takamatsu Deng, my name."

Eh?

Today, I was held hands by girls too many times.

Sakuya, who had no idea of ​​the current situation, was led by the light and walked to the innermost room on the fourth floor.

There is an old sign above with the words "Department of Astronomy" written on it.

Gao Songdeng reached the keyhole with great skill and inserted the key several times before it got it right.

She turned back to Sakuya and timidly said, "Please come in."

The room was cluttered with clutter, and a globe and telescope were randomly placed in a corner. The black poster with Roselia and five girls from a gothic band written in artistic words on the wall was well preserved. The sofa also had traces of being washed, and the neatness was out of place in the room. It was as if someone had made up their minds to tidy up the room but gave up after tidying up a corner.

Sakuya asked in confusion, "Takamatsu-san, where is this place?"

Deng seemed to have returned to his previous sensitive attitude, lowering his head and quietly looking into Sakuya's eyes through his bangs.

"It's the Astronomy Department. My senior asked the teacher to find someone to look after it, so she entrusted it to me..."

"I'm sorry... but I feel like you seem to want to avoid everyone's gaze... just."

Having finally understood the current situation, Ms. Sakuya clasped her hands together and blinked at the light in gratitude.

"Ah, it's okay. Thank you, Takamatsu-san, for your help!"

"I'm Ichinose Sakuya, the twin sister of Suyo." Sakuya brushed off the dust on the sofa and sat on it. Then she asked curiously, "Takamatsu-san is an acquaintance of your sister? Oh, by the way, how did Takamatsu-san find out that I'm not your sister? Others can't tell the difference."

Recalling the not-so-pleasant experience in the morning, Sakuya became even more curious about the somewhat cowardly Takamatsu Deng in front of her.

"Because it feels... different." Deng suddenly raised his head and looked straight into Sakuya's lively eyes.

"Sakuya is like a bird flying through the fields in early spring. She is full of life. Just looking at her makes people feel happy."

The smile on Ms. Sakuya's face seemed a little forced, and strange thoughts were running through her mind.

Eh? You call me by my first name when we first meet!

What about fields and such? Am I really that much of a country girl?

Gao Songdeng in front of him seemed to see through his thoughts. He suddenly became depressed, and the melancholy attitude he had previously shown seemed to be about to unfold again.

"Ahhh! Wait wait, I will call you by your name too. Don't be sad. Oh, that's not right. Deng, little Deng?"

It was like turning on the switch of the desk lamp again, and the warm yellow light appeared on the lamp again.

"Then... Saki-chan."

"Yeah, I'm listening." Wiping off the cold sweat from her heart, Sakuya quickly changed the subject.

"Speaking of which, Deng Tong...how did Xiao Deng know my sister?"

Deng stared blankly at Su Shi in front of him, and then his eyes moved to the emerald green notebook on the table. Finally, he just said sullenly:

"I met him through Xiaoxiang. Su Shi has always been a very gentle person."

It turns out to be related to Xiangzi.

She nodded her head, and the image of her sister in Sakuya's mind unconsciously collapsed.

"She's my older sister after all, and she always took care of me. I just think she's a little clingy."

Sakuya stood up, stretched out her hand, and made a mimi gesture in front of her eyes with her thumb and index finger.

"Only a little."

Thinking back to Su Shi who had been persistently messaging him not long ago, Deng chose to remain silent out of disapproval.

He withdrew his restless little hand that wanted to touch Deng’s cute head and simply focused his attention on the office.

Glancing at the messy astronomy club, Sakuya, who was a bit of a germaphobe, skillfully filed and categorized the activity files.

The extracurricular books that were randomly stacked together were rearranged according to their sizes, and the book covers were aligned along the corners of the table.

"Xiaosaki..." Deng seemed a little at a loss, and started to help clean up.

"Ah, Deng...chan. Can I borrow a broom and dustpan here? The floor is still a little dirty."

"I'll borrow it right away!" Before he finished speaking, Deng hurriedly opened the door and ran out.

"Slow down~"

Leaning against the door to make sure the light was indeed off, Sakuya turned around and his eyes fell on the emerald green notebook lying quietly on the table.

The same one I used before.

A light flashed in my head and I just did it subconsciously.

Sakuya's slender fingers slowly slid across the cover.

The fingertips finally stopped at a wrinkle.

If I just take a quick look, Xiao Deng won’t be angry, right?

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She wrote "I want to make more friends and enjoy the vast starry sky" as the reason for joining the club. Ichinose Sakuya raised her hand and handed the application form to the smiling teacher.

After being told to complete the activity record carefully, Sakuya walked out of the office briskly and made an OK gesture towards the light outside the door which was a little nervous.

"Ryoko-sensei has agreed. From now on, I will be a regular member of the Astronomy Club. I hope you can give me your guidance, Headmaster Takamatsu."

"Are you really okay... Sakuya-chan?"

"It's okay. I also know a little bit about stars. Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. Let's go home together."

"Um!"

The crimson sunset added a touch of romance to Takamatsu Touma's gray hair. From an angle that Touma couldn't see, Sakuya sighed softly.

In the end I still didn’t open it to take a look… Forget it, let’s go home.

Dinner is beef curry!

Chapter 10 Crychic is, indeed, dead

The Nagasaki family's dinner today is beef curry and vegetable soup.

The beef, which had been stewed for a long time, was soft and crispy, and the potatoes and carrots, which had absorbed the curry, were just the right amount of soft. With the freshly cooked fragrant rice, Sakuya ate an extra bowl.

Ms. Sakuya chewed the small piece of broccoli at the bottom of the vegetable soup with some disgust. For the sake of the beef, she gave tonight's dinner a satisfaction score of 88 points.

"I'm full, I'm full~ Sister, can I wash the dishes tonight?"

"Okay, I'll go make a pot of tea later."

Looking at Sakuya skillfully cleaning up the dishes on the table and then looking around in the kitchen, Nagasaki Suyo couldn't help but find it a little funny.

Then I stood up and found that my sister was staring at a row of buttons beside the sink.

"Press here to get the detergent."

"Oh, really?" Miss Sakuya, who had never seen the world, exclaimed in shame.

"You can just dump the leftovers into the sink. This is a wet garbage disposal. But be careful not to dump bones in there, as it will damage the blade."

"Wow, Tokyo's kitchens are amazing." Looking at the rumbling sewer that was swallowing up the leftovers, Sakuya finally remembered that she should have been the one to wash the dishes today.

Ms. Sakuya pushed Su Shi to make tea with a blushing look on her face, and continued her battle with the smart kitchen.

Su Shi, in a good mood, took some black tea from her treasured teapot.

Boil water and make tea.

The curled up tea leaves were watered by the bubbling spring water, and the pleasant tea fragrance accompanied by the smell of fireworks filled the apartment building that had been empty all year round.

"The tea is ready~" Su Shi shouted towards the bright kitchen.

“I’m coming!” Sakuya responded.

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After taking a sip of the mellow black tea and not noticing any difference in the taste, Sakuya took off his shoes and sat back on the sofa with satisfaction.

The little feet wrapped in dark green socks stretched out wantonly until they touched the base of the coffee table and stopped.

It was only then that she felt a sense of relief that "the day is finally over."

The first day of high school is truly eventful.

I picked up my phone and turned over. In the Line message, there was a complaint from Akiyama Mio, who had just been promoted to Sakuragaoka.

[Listen to me, Sakuya-chan. Ritsu went too far today.]

[I was planning to join the literature department, but Ritsu actually tore up my club application form! ]

[I finally finished writing it seriously, but now he dragged me to join the light music club which has no one. ]

[This guy is really worrying. ]