Loneliness and Rock and Roll with Band Observer

Perhaps, this is what we should do.

After all, I barely had any friends, let alone anything beyond that.

All I know right now is that I want to have a more special relationship with Akie.

Not just "friends", but "some kind of relationship" beyond that.

Can this be called "liking"?

Unlike me, Qiu Hui knows a lot. Perhaps, if I talk to her more, I should be able to...

Yili sat on the bench, waiting quietly.

I don't know how long it was before the phone rang.

"I'm nearby."

After the call was connected, Qiu Hui's voice rang in my ears.

"Where are you? There are many entrances to side roads here... Wait, it's okay, I see you."

See? In other words, Qiu Hui is nearby now?

Yili stood up from his chair reflexively and looked around like a groundhog that had just emerged from a hole.

Then she saw Qiu Hui walking towards the intersection.

She appeared to have combed her hair and was wearing the same formal attire she had worn when she signed the contract.

Qiu Hui also noticed Ichiri and started to jog, the hem of her three-quarter skirt fluttering in the sunlight.

"Good afternoon." She came to the front of the room and greeted calmly while adjusting her breathing, "Have you had lunch?"

“Not yet…”

"Then let's go eat something together." Qiu Hui nodded, "That's great, I also need to think about where to have a better chat next."

She smiled and spoke calmly, but she unconsciously straightened her back. Her hands at her sides seemed to always make some small movements, such as pulling the corners of her clothes or adjusting her collar from time to time, regardless of whether it needed to be adjusted or not, and sometimes even making it more messy.

"Okay, okay..." Goto Ichiri nodded hastily. Her nervousness was completely revealed in her expression. "Um, Akie, this dress..."

Qiu Hui was stunned for a moment, then she blushed and lowered her head.

"…This is the only decent outfit I have." She sighed softly, "Sorry."

After saying that, she stretched out her hand towards Yili. Although she said she stretched out her hand, in fact, she only stretched out her hand a little bit, as if her shoulder joint was stuck by something, and she did not move further.

Yili stared blankly at Qiu Hui in front of him, without moving.

"...Don't you need it? Sorry."

Qiu Hui lowered her head and retracted her slightly extended hand.

Yili finally woke up from his dream and cried out: "No! I..."

She didn't continue talking, but answered with her actions. She rushed towards Qiu Hui like a baseball player and grabbed her hand that was about to be withdrawn.

Although it was a handshake, it was actually just a grip on the wrist. Yili didn't have the courage to go any further, so he could only maintain the state of being neither up nor down.

"..."

Qiu Hui turned away and said nothing.

There was some subtle silence for a few seconds.

“…Let’s go.”

"……oh."

Both of them spoke in voices so soft that they could hardly hear each other.

Chapter 131 Ferris Wheel

Akie had no memory of what she had eaten, and she thought Ichiri was probably the same.

After the two of them walked out of the restaurant whose name they didn't know in silence, they stood side by side, staring at the traffic on the street in a daze.

What should I say and how should I say it? Although I had prepared a rough draft before I left the house...

But after the meal, when I was really ready to speak, I couldn't think of anything.

"I……"

Qiu Hui, who was hesitant to speak, felt as nervous as if her heart was being pressed hard by some ghost behind her.

She turned her head and looked at Ichiri beside her. What comforted her a little was that Pochi didn't seem to be much better.

She seemed to want to speak several times, but each time she held it back for some reason. The words that died in her womb turned into intermittent nasal sounds and strange "ah" and "uh" sounds.

"...Pochi, you must be nervous too." Akie sighed softly, "So, if you don't know what to do, just do what I say and answer my questions."

"..." Yili nodded vigorously.

"Okay. Then, please wait for me for a moment. I need to find a suitable place to chat..."

Qiu Hui took out her phone and opened the navigation app.

She had no idea what the topic of the conversation should be, so she decided to decide on something else first.

Does Pochi really "like" me?

If the former is true, then what attitude should I adopt to deal with it, and how should I express my acceptance or rejection of the idea...

Right now, Qiu Hui has no idea about this.

She just more or less realized that once these things were put on the table in broad daylight, no matter what the outcome, things could never go back to the way they were before everything was discovered.

Before words are spoken, both parties may still be able to maintain some kind of unspoken understanding.

It seemed as if the two sides in the duel had been lying dormant for a long time, waiting for the opportunity to strike in dead silence.

In other words, when one party says "I like you" in person, that's the moment when the sword draws and the winner is decided.

No matter what the result is, it is impossible to go back to the moment before the knife was drawn.

So, it’s better to think about it more.

Take a little more time to think about it…

Qiu Hui felt that her thoughts were somewhat pathetic, because she knew very well that she might just be trying to delay time.

If this continues, the courage I have worked so hard to muster might be used up again like last time.

"...Akie, where are we going next?" Ichiri asked in a low voice.

Ichiri's question made her realize that perhaps she should choose a place where she "cannot escape".

Then, she let out a long sigh as if she had made up her mind, and said, "...Let's go to the amusement park."

Yili was stunned. Amusement park?

Before she could express her surprise, Qiu Hui began to explain her intention: "...There is a Ferris wheel in the amusement park. I think the Ferris wheel cabin is a very suitable place to...talk about things."

Having said that, she didn't explain any further, but grabbed Yili's wrist.

"Let's go."

"……oh."

Yili was almost being led by the other person, and at the beginning he even stumbled a little because he couldn't keep up with the other person's pace.

Amusement park, and also riding the Ferris wheel, then...

...If two people ride the Ferris wheel together, isn't that completely equivalent to "dating" in the modern dictionary?

“Um, um, Aki! Wait a minute, we are…”

Ichiri, whose mind was in a mess due to Akie's sudden proposal, let out a cry of anxiety.

Isn't this a little too early? And, and...

I should have been happy that Qiu Hui took me on a date.

However, I couldn't figure out what I was thinking, nor could I figure out how Qiu Hui really saw me.

and so……

Therefore, Goto Ichiri now feels more uneasy than happy.

To her surprise, Qiu Hui today didn't seem to have any intention of caring about her feelings at all.

Even after hearing her opinion, Qiu Hui just led her forward without saying a word, stopping from time to time to confirm the navigation route.

Togawa Aie has rarely been as resolute as she is now.

She has always treated Yili as someone who needs care, always caring about Yili's thoughts and feelings, and will deliberately consider the appropriate attitude when communicating with him...

But now she seemed to have thrown away all the concerns related to this, and just walked forward with Yili in her arms.

They crossed the street and arrived at the entrance of the amusement park. Qiu Hui bought tickets for the two of them, and then took Yili into the park without saying anything.

Carousel, pirate ship, roller coaster, staff in puppet costumes.

Ichiri, who was being dragged, passed by various sights and amusement facilities. But Qiu Hui, who was dragging her, didn't care about anything except the final destination, the Ferris wheel.

It was the first time she saw Qiu Hui had such an unkind side.

In other words, Akie is actually a rather cold person at heart, but has she been deliberately accommodating me all along?

Or maybe she was acting so stiffly now because she was as nervous as I was, and her usual gentle appearance was her normal state?

Passing by the ice cream cart and through the line of people in front of the haunted house.

Only then did Goto Ichiri realize that perhaps because her and Aki'e's only interaction was limited to the band, she only knew what Aki was like in the band.

Everything beyond this is a mystery to her.

The two finally arrived at the Ferris wheel ticket office. There were not many customers at the time, and Qiu Hui bought the ticket without waiting for long.

"...Let's go up?" Qiu Hui asked.

At this moment, she was still breathing lightly, her face slightly flushed, as if she had just finished a long-distance run, but she was clearly just holding someone's hand and walking quickly for a distance.

"okay……"

Ichiri took the ticket from Qiu Hui with some trepidation.

It also didn't take much time to queue up for entry, and they soon arrived in front of the slowly approaching elevator.

"……ha."

Qiu Hui took a deep breath, as if she was about to enter not a lift but an examination room for an exam.

She looks really nervous.

I was so nervous... and I even changed into the formal suit I wore when I went to sign the contract.

In other words, she takes today's event very seriously. Is that right?

Yili, who was somewhat secretly delighted, lowered his head slightly and his face also turned slightly red.

"We're here." Qiu Hui looked at the elevator that was turning in front of them, "...Let's go in."

The two stepped into the sedan and sat opposite each other.

The staff closed the door, and they were temporarily isolated from the world outside each other for about twenty minutes.

"Let me think about it..."

Qiu Hui quickly took the initiative to speak. She placed her hands on the small table in front of her with a serious expression.

“…Where should I start?”

Perhaps, this is indeed a test for Qiu Hui.

The time limit is twenty minutes. After this period of time, she needs to give each other a sufficiently satisfactory answer.

Chapter 132 I ask, you answer

With the operation of the huge rotating mechanism, the distance between the car and the ground is gradually lengthened.

The hatch is closed and there are no other distractions.

Twenty minutes is not a long time, but it is not short either.