Loneliness and Rock and Roll with Band Observer

"Ms. Meow Meng, can I ask you a question?" she asked.

She had been thinking about something while silently observing the members of the ending band.

She secretly watched the happy scene, as well as Goto Ichiri's repression and outburst.

"What's the matter, Touko?" Meow Meng responded with a smile, and by the way, she also used the strange nickname she just thought of, "Just ask if you want to ask, I will do my best to answer it, okay?"

This classmate Gao Songdeng seems to have a close relationship with Xiao Qiu, so let me get on good terms with her first and test her true intentions first.

Thinking of this, Miao Meng acted like a model listener and waited for Deng to ask questions.

After getting the other party's permission, Deng asked nervously, "...The relationship between everyone who finished the band is very harmonious. I have always envied it."

"But Goto-san looked very painful just now."

She raised her head as if she felt the same way, and met Miao Meng's eyes with a slightly sad look.

"Why did it become like that?"

"Could it be that a close relationship can also be a source of pain?"

Chapter 127 Cold Treatment

“…How should I put it? This is a really…good question.”

Deng’s question made Miao Meng’s expression become a little subtle.

"How should I put it... The closer you are to someone, the more you worry. The more you care about them, the more you will act to avoid getting hurt."

She spoke thoughtfully, and the lamp listened as if it understood something.

At this moment, Deng suddenly remembered what Qiu Hui had said to him before.

Senior Akiie said at the time, "I met someone who is a bit like me."

Is that Miss Miao Meng? This possibility made Deng Qing's imagination run wild.

But Miao Meng didn't notice Deng's thoughts, she just continued talking to herself.

"But humans are stupid creatures after all. Whenever we do something, we are bound to make mistakes."

“So, the more you do, the more mistakes you make.”

Miao Meng shook her head gently to end the topic.

She hid her inner bitterness with a gentle smile and stared at Aine and Touma in front of her.

“You’re in a band now, right?” she said. “Hopefully, it goes well.”

Well, yes, it went well.

Miao Meng is blessing them sincerely.

So, in order to make everything go smoothly, whether it is Aine or Deng, I hope that both of you can stay away from Xiaoqiu...

...Don't become like me, and let that guy mess up your life. I'm enough for Xiao Qiu to torture.

Thinking of this, Miao Meng couldn't help but laugh in her heart. This is quite funny as a joke, right?

……

at the same time.

Hongxia and Kita comforted Yili, and the three of them left together.

The two remaining players after the band ended gathered together to discuss further what had just happened.

"Akiie, this is really beyond my expectation." Ryo looked at Akie with a strange look similar to that of an old father looking at his daughter, "Why would Pochi be so mean to you..."

"Isn't this concluded yet?" Akie shook her head awkwardly, "Maybe I hurt Pochi in some other way..."

"There's no need to rush to deny it. This is actually a very common thing."

Liang put on an expression of an expert on relationship issues and began to analyze the issue in a serious manner.

“I remember I once made a joke to you about the relationship between the band members,” she said. “But now I’m not joking. I’m serious.”

Although Liang looks very serious now, considering that she usually looks nonchalant, this serious attitude seems a bit funny.

"According to incomplete statistics, as many as 87% of band disbanding issues that do not involve conflicts of interest..." she said in a low voice, "...are caused by in-band romance."

"Did you make up this data?" Qiu Hui responded calmly.

"Yes," Ryoumen admitted calmly, "It's a rhetorical device to show that love has a very serious destructive effect on group relationships."

"I will not take into account your responsibility for arbitrarily defining the issue as a romantic one, and for making up random evidence." Qiu Hui sighed, "Tell me why you think this matter is so serious?"

"If you ask why... because love is exclusive." Liang explained, "For example, if you like..."

"I haven't admitted it, so please don't make any assumptions." Qiu Hui glared at Liang with a little dissatisfaction, as if she was a little annoyed by that statement.

"Okay, then, let's say you like Xiao A."

Liang didn't care, but quickly changed his words.

"If you like little A, and little B also likes you, you will probably be very troubled. Because your attention is occupied by A, and you have no time to care about B."

Akie didn't really like Ryo's analysis, but she nodded reluctantly: "And then?"

"So, suppose you are in the same group with Little B, Little N, Little R, and Little I..."

"…Shouldn't it be ABCDE?" Akie interrupted Liang with a dark face, "Where did you get these letters?"

"It was randomly selected." Liang replied seriously, "There is no other intention."

"You really are... keep going." Akie, who was a little amused by the anger, motioned for Liang to continue her analysis.

"Then I'll continue. In this case, B's exclusive feelings for you will definitely affect his relationship with other people."

Liang spoke in an orderly manner, which made people doubt whether she had really experienced or seen such a thing.

"In most cases, everything is fine, but there will be friction and gaps to a certain extent."

"If this situation continues to accumulate, maybe one day it will explode because of something."

At this point, Liang showed a rare look of worry.

"…It is worth noting that the current Ending Band is a commercial band that has signed a contract, and you and Pochi are the two core members of the band."

"If anything goes wrong between you two, the balance of the relationship will be messed up. Do you understand?"

At this point, Qiu Hui also realized what Liang meant. She nodded slightly and said, "Perhaps, it will be very bad."

That possibility made her so unhappy that she didn't even have time to care about the fact that Ryo had completely stopped acting just now.

"Then, what should I do?" Akie asked sincerely.

After thinking for a moment, Liang came to the conclusion: "It's better for you to do nothing."

"Eh? You're not doing anything?"

"Yes, just do nothing."

Liang nodded decisively.

"Leave this matter to Nijika and Ikuyo. As for you, Akie, you don't need to do anything."

"But, I..."

"I know what you want to say. Pochi became like this because of you, so you want to help her, right?"

"Yes." Akie nodded.

"But, the reason why things turned out like this is because you are too important to Pochi, so much so that you don't know how to deal with it yourself, right?"

Ryo patted Akie's shoulder gently: "So, you should be more distant from Pochi like some characters in some stories, leaving room for others to take advantage of the situation..."

“…What do you mean by that?”

However, the words are rough and the reasoning is not rough.

Although she didn't want to admit it, Qiu Hui felt that the current situation might... indeed be dealt with in this way.

“…Ryo, I’m a little confused.” Akie shook her head slightly. “It was you who advised me to be a little more willful when it comes to helping others, wasn’t it you?”

"It's a different time now." Ryo shrugged. "Besides, I'm just expressing my opinion. It may not be correct, and Akie doesn't have to accept it."

Looking at Ryou's expressionless profile, Akie seemed to realize something.

That's right. Although Ryo has always acted like he is doing it with ease...

…But after all, she and I are actually in the same grade.

There are some things that perhaps she cannot understand clearly.

Chapter 128: Cold treatment?

Although the result of the discussion with Liang was that it would be better not to get too close to Pochi for the time being, Akie still felt that it might be difficult for her to leave her alone.

"During this period of time, if there is no practice, Pochi will be handed over to you for the time being." Akie asked, "Ryo, can you please tell me about her situation in the future?"

"Of course you can... But there is something I want to remind you of."

After hesitating for a moment, Liang finally expressed his thoughts.

"It's good to be responsible. But, as I told you before, sometimes you should be a little willful... like me."

She straightened the corner of her clothes slightly and turned around gracefully.

"For example, I would never consider taking responsibility for other people's affairs. This includes Akie's affairs."

"…Including my business?"

"Yes. I'm not telling you this because I feel it's my responsibility to help you solve your problem. I'm just telling you this because I think it's fun."

Liang seemed to be planning to just walk away, but seemed to realize that he hadn't finished speaking, so he turned his back to Qiu Hui and continued speaking.

"Whether you accept my advice or not, and whether the result is good or bad after you follow my advice, is all your own business."

"Even if you screw up, I won't feel guilty about it."

After saying that, Liang waved casually and said goodbye to Qiu Hui.

"That's all I have to say. See you later."

Looking at Liang's receding back, Qiu Hui was overwhelmed with mixed feelings, but she didn't know how to express them.

"I……"

She sighed helplessly.

It was supposed to be a rare summer vacation, but...

"Senior, what's wrong?"

At this moment, a familiar voice sounded in Qiu Hui's ears.

It was Aine. She seemed to have followed after she noticed that Ryo and Akie had finished their conversation.

Miao Meng and Deng also came with them, and the original team of eight people was instantly reduced by half.

"Nothing... I just feel like my head is going to be a mess." Akie said, "Because of all kinds of problems."

Then she realized that she should first apologize for something.

"I'm sorry." Qiu Hui's tone sounded weak, "I specially invited everyone, but in the end it turned out like this."

"There's no need to apologize so quickly." Miao Meng replied with a smile, "You definitely couldn't have guessed that something like that would happen, so it's not your fault."

"You could say that, but I still feel like I should be able to sense what she's thinking..."

As Akie said this, she suddenly felt that this might be what Ryo mentioned, "an excessive sense of responsibility."

When Pochi and I first met, it was just because we wanted to play in a band together.

It turns out that playing in a band is actually such a tiring thing?

"I... may need to be alone for a while, sorry." Akie lowered her head feeling guilty.

"It's okay, you don't need to apologize for something like this!"