Loneliness and Rock and Roll with Band Observer

Aiyin looked through her tear-blurred eyes at Akie, who was nervously talking on the phone with Suyo in front of her.

"……terribly sorry."

Akie suddenly said something that Aine didn't expect.

"I have something urgent to do right now. Sorry for not informing you in advance... Well, I think I may need to change the time..."

Huh?

Aine looked at Akie in surprise.

"...Okay, I have something to do right now, I will reconsider a suitable time later."

"Yeah, yeah. I'm really sorry. Goodbye then, I wish..."

Qiu Hui swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth. It sounded too much like customer service.

After hanging up the phone, Akihime looked pale and looked at Aine again.

"If there are no other emergencies, I will stay with you today," she said.

“…Is it okay without the first half?” Aine glared at Akie with a hint of anger.

"I'm sorry, but..."

Looking at the bewildered Aki Ei in front of her, Aine burst into laughter.

"Seniors can be really rigid sometimes." She smiled and shook her head, "Just like those user agreements that no one reads carefully!"

"I won't read that either!" Qiu Hui argued quietly, "I don't think I'm that rigid..."

"The fact that you would compare yourself to the object of a metaphor so seriously is itself very rigid!"

Aine laughed out loud.

Senior... is really... so cute.

“You had an appointment with Suyo, right?” Aine asked, “but you broke it. Senior doesn’t seem like the type to do something like that.”

"So, is this because you want to accommodate me?"

Aine looked directly into Akie’s eyes.

"Are you trying to appease me because you saw that I was about to cry?"

She almost seemed to be questioning the other person.

“Well, if you put it that way, maybe it’s a little…”

Akie tried to explain, but Aine kept pressing on.

"Akie, do you think I'm troublesome?"

"Akie, do you feel like you're fulfilling your duty now?"

"I...I just..."

“Akie, do you think I’m being unreasonable?” Aine asked.

"I don't think so..." Akihime replied.

“But I’m just being unreasonable now.”

Aine stood up and looked down at Akie.

"Why isn't Akie angry at all?"

Togawa Akie didn't know how to answer this question.

"...I'm sorry." So she apologized again subconsciously.

Aike is really something. Aine shook her head helplessly.

Even after all this has happened, you still don't want to blame me.

What do you think I am? A child who needs to be coaxed and comforted, and who can't be reasoned with?

If you really care about me...please let me see your wound too, okay?

Chihaya Aine felt that some dark, twisted, and morbid factors seemed to be growing in her heart.

It's okay even if you don't like me. After all, I did something so outrageous.

But if you don't like me, then please just hate me, okay?

No matter what, please let me take on those parts of your fatigue and pain that should be my responsibility, okay?

Qiu Hui, how exactly do I have to hurt you so that you can take off this...official shell?

At this moment, Chihaya Aine had an idea that even she thought was too crazy.

"Akie."

"……What's up?"

"Come to my house."

Chihaya Aine said expressionlessly.

Chapter 148 I Like You the Most

"..."

Qiu Hui raised her head and looked up at the house in front of her.

In front of the main building is a large front yard with a jeep parked in it.

Aine stood beside her, staring at the door of her house in a daze.

"...Aren't you going in?"

Instead, it was Qiu Hui who spoke first to break the silence.

After Aine said "Come to my house" expressionlessly, she hasn't uttered a single syllable of sound since then.

Even though Akie had already asked the question, Aine still had no intention of answering anything.

She just stood there, staring at the door of her house, wondering what she was thinking.

Aine's behavior was a little strange, but this was her home after all. If she didn't move, Akie wouldn't be able to move forward.

What happened to Aine?

Qiu Hui asked herself anxiously.

It's possible that Aiyin changed her mind and fell in love with me; or maybe, she was excited at the moment and developed an abnormal dependence on me.

She was right. I had been paying attention to the band's problems, but I hadn't paid attention to her feelings. I was busy with work during this period, so...

……wrong.

Qiu Hui realized that there was something wrong with her thinking.

Aine was not happy with my actions, but it seemed that it was not entirely because I did not consider her feelings.

From the conversations I had heard earlier, it seemed that she had a strong urge to take responsibility for some of my mood swings, and even hoped that I would blame her.

Akie pondered, trying to find a suitable explanation for Aine's behavior pattern.

To her, Chihaya Aine at this moment was like a complicated math problem with seemingly contradictory conditions.

"Akie."

Hearing the call next to her ear, Qiu Hui turned her head worriedly.

Only then did she suddenly realize that Aine's way of addressing her had changed at some point.

“…Come in.”

Aine pointed at the door of her house and then stepped forward.

Qiu Hui nodded and followed behind.

Come to think of it, this is my first time visiting Aine's house.

The realization hit her as she took off her shoes.

If it were me some time ago, I would be very excited now, right?

Akie thought so, as if she was thinking about someone else's affairs.

Walk through the entrance hall and into the living room.

The furnishings of Aine's home exude just the right sense of abundance and a warm family atmosphere.

The spacious space, complete furniture, and spotless hygiene made Togawa Akeie feel a subtle sense of trance.

"Mom, I brought a friend home!" Aine shouted.

Aine’s mother, who was sitting on the sofa, immediately stood up and came over to greet her.

"Hello, Auntie." Akie bowed slightly to Mrs. Chihaya, her movements a little stiff due to her instinctive nervousness. "I am Togawa Akie."

"It's Togawa-san. Our children often talk about you to me!" Mrs. Chihaya replied with a smile.

Although the other party's attitude was polite and friendly, it actually stimulated Qiu Hui's reflexes even more.

Just as she began to subconsciously look for appropriate words to say when greeting the elders of her friend’s family, Aine’s voice interrupted her.

"...Akie."

Aine called her in an almost cold tone, and then pointed to the stairs leading to the upper floor.

"My room is upstairs. Follow me."

"Oh, okay..." Qiu Hui nodded as if she had just woken up from a dream.

After seeing the state of the two, Mrs. Chihaya smiled and sat back on the sofa.

"Then I won't bother you anymore, Auntie."

After saying that, she continued watching the TV program in front of her.

"Come up."

Aine reached out and grasped Akie’s defenseless hand.

Her ten fingers slipped into the gaps between Qiu Hui's fingers and interlocked them tightly.

“Wait, wait a minute…”

Qiu Hui was almost dragged upstairs.

Aine's sudden cold and tough attitude made her feel a little bit at a loss as to what to do.

……

Do you really want to do this?

If you do it, there is no going back.

If it is really investigated, it will become a very serious fault.

There might be irreversible consequences.

Don't do this. This is not normal.

Chihaya Aine reached out and opened the door to her room.

Then she turned her head and looked behind her, at a loss as to what to do...

...lover.

"Please come in."

He said please come in, but in fact he almost pulled Qiu Hui into his room.

After entering the room, Aine loosened her hand, giving Akie a brief opportunity to move freely.

“…Aine’s room is like this. It’s like a loft, and it’s quite spacious.”

Qiu Hui looked around and stared at the sofa placed against the wall. It was the first time she saw someone put a sofa in the bedroom.