Teacher Daxiang, please teach me how to play Kasuga Shadow!

"Ah...wait, LIVE?"

Aine didn’t know how to explain it at first, but the other party’s words about yesterday’s LIVE made Aine a little surprised.

"Eh? Aine, you didn't know?" Chichi Ikegami was a little surprised, but when she thought about the fact that Aine and Deng didn't seem to have talked much recently, she seemed to understand something.

“I don’t know…” Aine was obviously feeling depressed when she said this.

She looked towards the seat where the lamp was, and the girl with silver-gray hair had not yet arrived at the school. However, it was this sense of loss that made her feel even more aggrieved.

"Xiao Deng went to a live show yesterday..." Because Ikegami felt that she and Aine were classmates in junior high school, she chose to tell the truth, "The drummer and another guitarist also attended with her."

"Eh? Are you talking about Xiao Deng's LIVE?"

While they were chatting, a few girls came over.

“I’m really touched, let me tell you…but why didn’t Aine go yesterday?”

"Come on, it's a live show with a plot! It must be a stage effect~"

"Eh? Aine, you..." Before Chichi Ikegami could finish her explanation, she found that Aine had returned to her seat and didn't seem to intend to continue joining in their conversation.

Because everyone was very good at observing people's expressions, when they saw that Aine was not in a good mood, they did not take the initiative to go up and talk to her.

At this moment, Ai Yin buried her head in her arms, and she only felt that the voices of those people chatting just now were extremely harsh.

The drummer...the other guitarist...does that mean both Lenai-chan and Rikki are going?

So, she is no longer needed, right?

Lixi is the one who is closest to Deng, and Lenai is very capable. With her around, there is definitely no need for a stupid guitarist like me to cooperate with the performance.

But why did she want to cry so much? No... She couldn't cry. It would be too embarrassing if Xiao Deng came and saw her.

And she had promised Ayano-chan that if she felt wronged, she must not cry alone, but must go to Ayano to talk it out.

In Ayano's words... everything she has belongs to Ayano, and without Ayano's permission, her eyes cannot shed tears.

But, Ayano has already chosen to join Xiaoxiang's band, right?

The most perfect result has long been impossible to happen... isn't it?

"Ano-chan."

"..."

Hearing someone calling her from above her head, Aine slowly raised her head.

..

"Why are you here?"

"..." Xiangzi rolled his eyes speechlessly as he listened to the voice behind him. "Didn't you send me a message asking me to come to the wind band classroom during lunch break?"

"Eh~~~"

Ayano smirked teasingly, "I thought after what happened yesterday, Xiaoxiang, you no longer dared to meet me alone."

"Are you kidding me? How could I not dare?!"

Xiangzi is cold

He snorted, raised his nose, and retorted, "You can't do anything shameless in school, right? If you do, I'll call for help."

"Don't think so badly of me."

"You are just that bad."

Ayano spread her hands, indicating that whatever Xiangzi said was right and she would not refute it anymore.

But just when Xiangzi was about to continue asking, Ayano walked straight towards her. The movement of her coming close to her without saying anything made Xiangzi stiffen all over and almost jumped up.

"What are you standing there for? I want to play the piano."

"Playing the piano?"

"What else? Play you?"

"...I really should tear your hateful mouth apart." Xiangzi glared at Ayano with a murderous look that he thought was extremely powerful, then stood up from the piano stool obediently and made way for Ayano.

"What song are you going to play?"

"For Saki"

Ayano originally wanted to say that this was a piano piece called "For River", and she even witnessed the touching story behind this piece of music about going to the moon in her dream.

But she thought about it carefully and realized that the heroine in the story was named River, so the song was called this name.

Now that I want to play this song for Xiaoxiang, the title of the song naturally needs to be changed slightly.

"...Huh?" Xiangzi's face flushed when he heard such a straightforward song title. "You, you didn't just come up with it on the spur of the moment to make fun of me, did you?"

What answered Shoko was not Ayano's voice, but the piano music she played.

Just talking about the first impression, Xiangzi didn’t think the song was that amazing, because the beginning was really simple and repetitive.

The notes "re" and "me" bounce back and forth, and apart from a few chords played by the left hand to add a little saturation, the main melody of the music is really too monotonous.

But when the melody broke away from these two notes and began to have a sense of narrative, Xiangzi's eyes lit up and she began to immerse herself in the emotions of the song.

What a nice view……

This is Xiangzi's greatest feeling about this song. She thought of the moon in the sky, the two people hooking their fingers under the moon, the endless sea, and the gentle lighthouse on the sea.

This was like a confession or an agreement. No matter what it was, it made Xiangzi feel that Ayano at this moment was three times more beautiful than the song itself.

"How's it going? Does it sound good?"

"...it's just the two notes, re and mi, over and over again. It's so old-fashioned."

Listening to Xiangzi's stubborn words, Ayano smiled and asked, "Do you know why it has to be re and mi?"

"Why, why?"

"Because remember me, I hope... you can remember me for the rest of your life, Xiaoxiang."

Chapter 184: Hanasakigawa, a bad girl, is blocking people at the door! (24 more)

Please remember me...

After hearing this, Xiangzi felt as if his heart was pulled for no reason, and his breathing stopped.

How could she forget... Even if she forgot other things, it would be difficult for her to forget such a bastard, such a hateful girl who made her cry and laugh.

She originally thought that Ayano would touch her when she asked her to come alone today, or at least have some physical contact with her while playing the piano, and have fun in this way.

But she was wrong, Ayano... was really a very treacherous and cunning person.

"So? Do you lose this time?"

"..."

Very good, after being moved, she always says something to spoil the mood. Only a rotten guy like Mizushima Ayano can do such behavior.

“…I don’t feel like I lost.”

"Oh?" Ayano looked at Xiaoxiang with interest. He was obviously a little excited and short of breath, but he insisted on his reservedness. "Xiaoxiang, you really make me feel helpless~"

"I, I just felt that our friendship is indeed precious. I don't deny that."

Xiangzi tried hard to suppress her emotions, because she felt that only by maintaining this kind of relationship could she maintain this kind of mediocre relationship with the girl in front of her until the end.

She was too afraid of losing now.

Although Xiangzi knew that Ayano would not let go, and even if given the chance, this guy would definitely pull her into his arms and ravage her, the question was, would such a relationship be recognized by others?

Her parents' side was relatively simple. From her current standpoint, she had enough reasons to resist their manipulation.

But what about Ayano?

Both her parents are such successful people. If they knew that their daughter was led astray by someone like her, the only outcome that might await them would be eternal separation.

Especially Ayano's mother, who is now planning to develop in the country for a long time. If she really does something unforgivable, Nanako will be the first to settle accounts, right?

She didn't want that to happen, so Xiangzi just wanted to continue living their lives as they were now, without changing anything.

Hmm...As for what will happen after Aine's situation is exposed?

Xiangzi felt that he was very contradictory.

On the one hand, she felt that she could have Ayano all to herself after this happened, but on the other hand, she felt that Ayano would definitely be sad after this happened.

She... didn't want Ayano to be sad.

"Ayano, I...will never forget you."

"Tsk, why are you saying that? I won't really leave you."

"But……"

"But what?" Ayano crossed her arms, looking very dissatisfied. "Xiaoxiang, you've been targeted by someone like me, and you still want to escape? I tell you, there's no way."

"Here we go again... She's acting like a rude gang leader."

"Forget it, forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Just talking about the song just now, as my teacher, don't you have any other opinions?

Xiaoxiang, you're not going to take the money for nothing, are you?

"what?"

Xiangzi was a little unhappy when he heard this. Mizushima Ayano could doubt her other things, but how could she doubt her professional ethics as a private music teacher?!

Although she is not a professional teacher, since she has decided to stay with Ayano and teach her well, she will naturally not let her own bad student look down on her.

"This piece of yours...although it's not difficult, it does seem like you put a lot of effort into creating it.

The two single-note loops, fueled by your emotions, sometimes accelerate, sometimes slow, like two figures pursuing each other, or like two stars blooming in the sky, but separated by a great distance and unable to communicate. Their only way of communicating is to flash their brightest light.

"Hmm~ You're very good at describing it."

"Ahem, I'm just objectively expressing a listener's intuitive feelings. After all, this song is just analyzed from a boring theoretical perspective. There aren't many difficulties or techniques worth analyzing."

"But you still like it, don't you?"

“…I like it very much.”

Xiangzi did not lie, because she really liked this simple tune without any showmanship or fancy. It was like their peaceful yet turbulent life, pushing her to the shore layer by layer like the tide.

"I have another version here, but it's played with both hands. Xiaoxiang, do you want to try it with me?"

"what?"

Xiangzi swallowed his saliva and asked with some anticipation and nervousness, "Do you... have the music?"

"It's been prepared for a long time." Ayano took out a tablet from her schoolbag and placed it on the piano.

“For Saki—Ayano & Saki version?”

"Is there a problem?"

Upon hearing this, Xiangzi rolled his eyes at Ayano, but still sat down on the piano stool obediently, "I knew you had this planned... Huh?!"

Before Xiangzi could continue speaking, she felt Ayano's hands holding her waist and then pulling her hard towards Ayano.

She was caught off guard because she thought Ayano would not do these little tricks, so she was pulled into Ayano's arms. Her little head touched the soft part of the brown-haired girl, making her blush immediately.

"You, you let me go!"

"No, I'm afraid you'll run away."

"I... I won't run! Can you let me go?" Xiangzi said angrily, his face flushed with shame. "And don't you say you don't use such means? I thought..."

"Why? I'm not a good girl. You should have foreseen this, Xiaoxiang, right?"

As Xiaoxiang struggled, Ayano's movements became more vigorous, but she was gentle and did not hurt him. She just used her body temperature to give Xiaoxiang a feeling of being warmed.

Ayano's hands did not rub around everywhere, but just rested quietly on Xiangzi's waist, with her chin resting on Xiangzi's head. The midday sun shone through the window onto the two beautiful girls who were as beautiful as picturesque pictures, as if they were covered with a wedding dress.

"Ayano... aren't we supposed to play together? How can I play if you don't let me go?"

"Okay, okay, then don't run away again, Xiaoxiang."

"Stop calling me names!"

.........

Deng was very confused at this moment.

Aine behind her seemed to be more emotional today than ever before. Every time she wanted to say something, she would be stopped by Aine.