Loneliness and Rock and Roll with Band Observer

There was also a hint of desperateness and willingness to make the best of a bad situation in her tone.

After crossing the bottom line that she had always insisted on, Qiu Hui felt that something in her heart seemed to collapse, but the ruins were reconstructed into a wonderful new shape under the drive of some magical force.

“Don’t be so blunt, senpai?” Aine retorted in a rather unnatural voice, “I’m almost embarrassed for you…”

After saying that, she sighed softly.

"… Although I really want to ask, are we really that kind of relationship now? If not, what kind of relationship should we be in?"

"but……"

Aine opened her eyes and looked at Akie’s face in front of her in the moonlight.

The other person had been staring at Aine like this since a while ago.

"But what?" Qiu Hui asked.

Aine didn’t answer for now.

Her mind was temporarily occupied by another thought.

Senior is really cute. Especially when she smiles like this, she is so pretty.

"nothing."

Aine smiled.

"More than that, I want to know how you feel right now, senpai?"

"Much better." Akie smiled, "Aine, thank you."

"That's good."

Aine also felt a sense of relief and joy in her heart.

Just like my senior helped me when I was depressed, I can help my senior now.

After noticing Aine's expression at that moment, Akie showed a hint of apology.

“I’m sorry. Aine has always been thinking about me, but I don’t know what to do…”

"It's okay if you don't know, don't force yourself. I just cooperate with you like that because I don't want you to keep thinking about those messy questions."

"Cooperating like that..."

After Akie pondered for a moment, she continued, “So, Aine and I aren’t actually that kind of relationship yet, right?”

“…Well, probably.”

At this point, Aine has somewhat let it go.

"If I have to confirm it, it will be troublesome. It's the same for you and me."

"...That's right, although I don't want to admit it." Akie let out a long sigh, "Come to think of it, I remember hearing a statement from my mother that seems to be very suitable for describing the current situation."

“What?” Aine asked curiously.

After a brief pause, Qiu Hui said, "'Put aside the dispute and jointly develop.'"

Chapter 74 The Morning Afterwards

Gao Songdeng fell asleep.

Not only that, she had a pretty good sleep tonight.

Although I am inevitably nervous about the street performance scheduled for tomorrow, as long as everyone is here, it will be fine.

Qiu Hui arranged this performance so that Deng could get used to the feeling of facing the audience in advance after a long absence.

However, even though the performance had not yet begun, this arrangement itself, and the concern it revealed, made Deng feel unprecedentedly at ease.

So she slept soundly until the next morning.

“Hmm…”

Deng opened his eyes and sat up sleepily.

Lenai was still lying next to her, but everyone else seemed to be awake.

"Deng!" Lixi, who was tidying up his bedding, noticed Deng who had woken up and greeted her.

"Lixi..." Deng rubbed his eyes gently, "Good morning."

She looked closely and found that Lixi had put down the work at hand and came to her.

"Deng, how did you sleep last night?" Li Xi asked with great concern, "Did you sleep well? Did you hear or dream about anything strange?"

"Very well, thank you... Riki?"

Deng was a little nervous and confused by this sudden concern.

But she did sleep well, so she answered truthfully.

“Well, that’s good…”

Li Xi blushed slightly and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Lixi, what's wrong?" Deng asked, "Did you not sleep well last night?"

She keenly noticed that Li Xi's complexion did not seem to be very good at the moment, with a subtle sense of fatigue.

"I... uh, I did not sleep well, but it's nothing." Li Xi shook his head vigorously, "So I was worried that Deng might not sleep well either... so, I came to ask. There is nothing special about it..."

"...Lixi?" Deng was still confused. "Anyway, thank you."

"You're welcome! Um...it's almost time for breakfast, so I'll..."

Li Xi almost ran away in a panic.

What on earth happened? Deng wondered in confusion.

“Teng-chan! And Rina-chan!” At this moment, Aine’s voice came from the kitchen, “Breakfast will be ready soon!”

"Coming right up!"

Deng looked at Lenai who was still curled up in the quilt and sleeping soundly, and felt that he should help.

She reached out and gently pushed Le Nai's body wrapped in the quilt.

"……Um?"

Le Nai squinted her eyes, propped herself up on one elbow, and looked over sleepily.

"Little Lena, it's time to get up..."

"……Um."

Lenai stood up and stretched.

She then looked at the lamp in front of her with her pair of heterochromatic eyes that sparkled with a unique look.

"breakfast?"

"Yeah, breakfast." Deng nodded.

"I'm hungry." Le Nai said bluntly.

"Renai-chan, you played the guitar until bedtime last night," said Deng. "As expected, that must be quite exhausting, right?"

Le Nai nodded, indicating her agreement: "I want to have breakfast."

"Then let's go together?"

"Um."

The two left the hall together and came to the dining room which was planned together with the kitchen.

The one who was preparing breakfast for everyone was Suyo, and the one who was helping out was Aine.

Qiu Hui was sitting at the dining table, looking at something on her mobile phone screen with a serious expression.

"Akie-senpai." Deng walked forward, "Are you in any trouble?"

"It's nothing serious, just routine work." Qiu Hui shook her head. "On the one hand, the band has finished its work, and the arrangements for recording the MV and the second performance have been finalized, but fortunately there is no conflict with the schedule here."

"That's great." Deng was also happy about this.

In this way, at least when we officially go on stage for the first time, Akiie-senpai can continue to accompany us.

"And the library has already started asking me about the progress of the second volume." Akie smiled, "But I haven't planned any important plots for the second volume. It will basically be about the protagonist and his friends working hard to release an album... Also, I plan to lay some foreshadowing for conflicts within the team."

Facing her loyal fans, she couldn't help but reveal some spoilers.

"...Akie-senpai, that's enough..." Deng stopped her, "I want to see the rest myself."

"Ah, that's right." Qiu Hui smiled, "It's my fault."

At this time, Aine came over with a plate of food.

"Everyone, breakfast is ready! There are omelettes, toast, sausages, vegetable salad, stir-fried mushrooms, and... Sushi! What is this?"

Su Shi turned around, smiled and said a long string of katakana whose meaning was unclear.

"Uh... after all, it's a vegetable, right?"

Aiyin smiled awkwardly and placed the plate in front of Akie, Deng, and Riki who had just sat down.

"Come on, come on, senior, Xiao Deng, this one is for Rikki!"

"I'm talking to you." Li Xi sighed, "How long are you going to keep calling my name randomly?"

“I really can’t help it.” Aine said with a smirk, “Rikki, do you really want me to call you by your name? Logically, after being called for so long, you should be used to it, right?”

"Why do I have to get used to this kind of thing, Ono-san?" Riki responded unhappily.

Aine was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"Ahahahaha... Rikki, you've developed a sense of humor!"

"ha?"

"Well, it's better not to argue about strange things so early in the morning, right?"

Su Shi smiled and put the last portion of breakfast, which was also hers, on the dining table.

“It’s always Aine who provokes first, right?” Riki retorted indifferently.

Looking at everyone arguing over trivial matters, Deng smiled.

She realized that she liked this feeling very much.

Everyone soon started to eat breakfast together.

“Senior, is there anything you’d like to eat more of?” Aine reached out and poked Akie.

"...No, I think the portion is a bit too big." Akie shook her head.

Aiyin retorted angrily: "That's because you usually eat too little! Come on, I'll share some with you..."

Looking at Aine who was enthusiastically putting food on her plate, Akie looked embarrassed, but still let her do whatever she wanted.

"Ain, don't just force others to eat something you don't want to eat!" Li Xi said.

“No, I have a share of each!” Aine protested.

"Even so..."

Li Xi was halfway through his words when he suddenly... started coughing violently as if he had a respiratory symptom flare-up.

"..."

Su Shi looked at Li Xi who was coughing, and unusually said nothing, with a look of understanding in his eyes.

"Rikki, are you okay?"

"...I'm fine." Li Xi shook his head with a pale face, "You guys can do whatever you want."

"…That's weird, Rikki."

After mumbling like that, Aine continued with the task at hand.

……what happened?