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

"Saki-chan, wait!"

"Can you please not follow me?"

"Onega, I want to talk to you."

"There's nothing to talk about between us."

"Saki-chan, why didn't you tell me that day that you would be studying at Haneda after you transferred?"

No, she should have thought of this possibility earlier. After all, Ayano was from Haneigaoka. If Xiangzi could get to know Ayano and become friends with her, then there was a high probability that Xiangzi would also be studying in Haneigaoka.

But why didn't she think about this at the first time?

Seeing that Xiangzi, who was walking in front of her, still did not respond to her, but instead quickened his pace to try to get rid of her, Su Shi became a little anxious.

"Do you really not want to see us? Or is it because of the crychic incident that you still can't forgive us?"

"..."

She, forgive others?

Xiangzi felt that Su Shi's words were really an insult, really... the most sharp and ironic words she had ever heard.

Thinking of this, she also stopped and replied coldly with her head tilted: "It has nothing to do with that. Crychic is over and there will never be any contact with me again."

"No, that's not the case."

Su Shi panicked, she didn't even notice how trembling her voice was, "Saki-chan, you clearly had the idea of forming a band before..."

"You really..."

Just when Xiangzi was about to interrupt Su Shi's ridiculous nonsense, the cell phone in her pocket vibrated.

Although she really didn't want to pay attention to the messages on her phone at this time, perhaps it was precisely at this time that she turned her attention from the person behind her to such relatively unimportant things that would completely chill the girl's heart.

But when Xiangzi turned on her cell phone, she saw a message from Ayano on the screen that made her feel as if she was being monitored.

But... should I scold Su Shi? This guy really orders me around. He clearly agreed not to treat me as his assistant outside of the house.

So, should she agree or not? Never mind, just agree halfway.

"Saki-chan, you..."

"Can you please stop talking? And you have your own band now, right? Instead of clinging to me, why not be more responsible and think about the people who are still waiting for you.

Moreover, your current behavior is really

It’s offensive.”

After saying that, Xiangzi continued to speed up his pace and completely shook off Nagasaki Suyo who was standing there in a daze.

"Saki-chan..."

Su Shi retracted his hand and silently pressed it on his heart.

So, Xiaoxiang was resentful of her because he didn't invite her first, but instead invited Ayano into the band to take her place?

Chapter 35: The mature Su Shi will fall into the trap of the evil woman (5)

"Soyo-san, you're finally here."

When Su Shi just entered RiNG's outer field, she saw Chihaya Aine waving at her.

However, when she walked over to these people with a slightly unnatural smile on her face, Li Xi glanced at her with great dissatisfaction and said:

"Where have you been? Don't you know that Xiao Deng has been waiting for you?!"

From the very beginning, she felt that this improvised band was extremely unreliable, and the only reason she was able to join these people in training was because of Xiao Deng's face.

Because of this, she was teased by her classmate Hailing, who asked her congratulations on getting back together.

"Sorry." Su Shi acted as if she was feeling guilty and uncomfortable. Her expression also made Li Xian, who was about to get even more angry, feel a lot more uncomfortable.

Of course, her next words completely stopped Li Xi, who was quite dissatisfied with her, from saying anything harsh.

"I met Xiangzi on the way, so... I was delayed for a while."

"..."

As expected, after the name Xiangzi was mentioned, the temperature in the audience dropped by several percentage points.

The only two who didn't react in particular were Ayano and Aine. The former had known about this for a long time, while the latter... the latter was currently pondering a question that was difficult to express out loud:

Who is Xiangzi? Such a familiar name.

"What did Xiangzi say?" In the end, Gao Songdeng couldn't bear it anymore and asked this question involuntarily.

Xiaodeng stared at Su Shi, as if his small body was emitting an extremely strong light, which made Su Shi, who wanted to answer directly, stunned for two or three seconds.

"Xiangzi knows that we have formed a band.

She said...she was relieved."

Su Shi lied, although this lie seemed to her to be the most appropriate answer and one that no one present could see through.

After all, she couldn't possibly express Xiangzi's cold attitude and resistant words in front of Deng. Doing so would not benefit herself or the people around her.

"She's relieved?" Li Xi snorted disdainfully upon hearing this, "Do we need her to feel relieved that we're forming a band? If she really had that attitude, she wouldn't have done that in the first place."

"No, that's not the case."

Su Shi put one hand behind her back and kept kneading her knuckles. "Li Xi, you shouldn't say that about Xiao Xiang. There are just some misunderstandings between us, right, Xiao Deng?"

"……Um."

Su Shi habitually used other people's mouths to express his thoughts, but this trick was particularly effective at this moment.

But she had to admit that she still couldn't get over the conversation she had just had with Xiangzi when they parted. Now Su Shi even regretted why she didn't rush up and grab Xiangzi's hand at that time.

Obviously... obviously Xiangzi was stopped less than ten meters in front of her.

“Um~” When everyone fell silent, Aiyin, who wanted to start a band, raised her right hand, “If there’s no problem, can we discuss our future plans?

The recording studio we booked is still there, and everyone is here now. Instead of waiting like this, why don’t we all work hard together for our first LIVE, right? "

"Hmm... You're right, Aine-san."

Su Shi forced a smile, then she bowed to everyone, expressing her not-so-sincere apology.

But when everyone was walking inside, Su Shi thought about it and decided to jog to Ayano at the end of the crowd, and then asked quietly:

"Ayano-san."

"Ok?"

Seeing Nagasaki Suyo's sneaky look, Ayano felt a little funny inside, but she just responded to Suyo with a polite smile and had no intention of asking anything.

"Ayano-san and Saki-chan are good friends, right?"

"It should be counted."

What does it mean to count?

Nagasaki Suyo's inner hostility towards Mizushima Ayano grew stronger and stronger, but she couldn't express her dissatisfaction directly. She could only continue to pretend to be a gentle and good mother, and asked some reasonable "homely questions" in a very friendly and natural way:

"Ayano, your family must be well off, right? Did you go to junior high school with us in Tsuki no Mori?"

"Moon Forest?"

Ayano shook her head, but didn't mean to avoid the question. "My family is not well off, and I didn't go to junior high school in Tsuki no Mori."

"You and Aine must have known each other since you were very young, right? I really envy your relationship."

Because of the mention of Aine, Ayano's mouth also showed a genuine smile, "Yes, although we have been in the same school since childhood, sometimes it is really

Annoying.

But sometimes, it is a very happy thing to have someone who can make me feel a little different. "

"It seems like your relationship is really good~"

Is that so?

Su Shi pretended to agree on the surface, but as he walked forward with the others, his brain had already started working frantically at a high speed.

Although I couldn't analyze her family background directly from her clothes because she was always wearing school uniforms when I saw her these past few days, but based on what Ayano just said and combined with other factors, it was very likely that she was not lying.

In other words, Ayano and Shoko probably didn't know each other before they went to high school.

Otherwise, if Ayano, a super beautiful girl who can attract the attention of both men and women wherever she goes, really studied in Tsukinomori, there would be no doubt about her in the school.

"Then how did you and Shoko get to know each other, Ayano?"

Although it was a bit straightforward, since the existing clues and conclusions could not support her further reasoning, Su Shi chose to ask in the simplest way.

"It was quite accidental."

In fact, when they said this, they had already arrived at the door of the recording studio, but Ayano did not continue to go in. Instead, she silently made a look at Aine.

Aine, who had long been familiar with her best friend, immediately understood what he meant. She pushed the few people inside under Riki's puzzled gaze, while finding topics and excuses to divert everyone's attention from Ayano and Motoyo.

With a snap, the door of the recording studio was closed, and the brightness of the corridor changed slightly due to the lack of light from the room, but neither Motoyo nor Ayano paid attention to it.

"accidental?"

Nagasaki Suyo was already immersed in these problems and couldn't get out of it. Although she heard the voice behind her, she could only bite the bullet and look at the charming and beautiful yet dangerous Mizushima Ayano in front of her.

She could even see her own reflection in the other person's clear pupils.

"Ayano-san, can you tell me...how did you and Shoko meet?"

Chapter 36 A Friendly Exchange Between Two People with Their Own Agenda (1/2)

"What on earth are you going to do? Su Shi and the others haven't come in yet!"

"Shh-"

Seeing Riki yelling, Aiyin was so frightened that she quickly made a gesture to silence him, and then whispered mysteriously, "They are discussing something important. It seems to be related to Xiangzi."

"Xiangzi..."

When Deng heard this, he tightened his grip on the notebook a little, not knowing whether he wanted to stop it or to eavesdrop.

But it was obvious that Lixi was not interested in these at all, but she also understood that Su Shi really cherished every band member in the past. Perhaps just like she cared about Xiao Deng, everyone also had someone they cared about.

Although she didn't like Suyo focusing her attention on Shoko who voluntarily quit the team, if it was Ayano, she was willing to believe that this private conversation should have some positive effect.

Yes, although she still had no intention of actively building a good relationship with Mizushima Ayano, she had to admit that this woman had her way with words.

And even if we take a step back, if there really is a chance to get back all the people who originally formed crychic, and they can put aside their past grudges and laugh and chat like they used to, share their feelings about the lyrics of "Lamp" with tears in their eyes, and then perform the song together under the spotlight, that would be the most dreamy ending, right?

But, is this possible?

Hailing... a broken mirror can never be mended, because no matter how much you glue it together, you can never completely repair the cracks.

"Then let's wait." Li Xi sighed, which was considered a compromise.

I've already waited for half an hour, so a little more time won't hurt.

But when she looked up in the direction of Deng and Aine, she was speechless to see a pink-haired guy lying at the door of the recording studio. And looking at his expression, he seemed to be extremely focused and confused at the same time?

Li Xi asked speechlessly, "What are you doing?"

"Shh...keep your voice down, you're so loud I can't hear what's being said outside."

"No, are you serious?"

"Ha! You're not being honest, are you?" Aine put one hand on her waist and pointed her other finger in Li Xi's direction. "Don't you want to hear what they're saying outside? You clearly want to know, but you're pretending to be calm. How dishonest."

"...Are you stupid?"

"Hey!"

"Well," Deng, who was standing beside her, reminded her in a low, somewhat embarrassed voice, "Aine-chan, the soundproofing of the recording studio is very good. It's hard to hear the sounds inside from outside, and it's also hard to hear the sounds outside from inside.

So, if you don’t open the door, you won’t be able to hear their conversation.”

"..."

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"Um……"

Ayano leaned against the wall, her beautiful legs in black stockings crossed front and back, her pretty little face slightly raised, as if she was thinking.

But the longer she delayed, the more anxious Su Shi became, especially in this situation where they were the only two talking one-on-one in the corridor. This made her feel as if her purpose had been seen through long ago and all the preparations before were completely useless.

"It was really a coincidence, because if I hadn't learned about that incident, I probably wouldn't have spoken to her again."