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

"Aine-chan?!"

Seeing Aine suddenly turn around and run towards the door with a heartbroken look, Deng was stunned for a moment, then took two steps forward and tried to call her back.

It was just that Aine's escape was too sudden. By the time everyone reacted, she was no longer visible at the door.

Chapter 44: Keep an eye on Su Shi, this is how the Thirty-Six Stratagems are used! (8 more)

"Aren't you going to chase her?"

It was something that Li Xi couldn't understand if Ai Ne, who seemed normal just now, or who seemed to be in a good mood when she saw her just now, suddenly turned around and ran away with a heartbroken look.

What made her feel even more unbelievable was that Ayano, who could clearly say so many nasty things for the other person and herself, actually had no intention of getting the pink-haired girl back.

"...I do want to pursue her, but never mind, let's just leave it at that for today."

It's not like she clicked a one-click restore to factory settings. At best, she could walk slowly without being noticed, but she definitely couldn't run.

"Is the band finished?"

Lenai, who was standing by, tilted his head and glanced towards the door. Then, while everyone was stunned, he stood up and walked away with his guitar case.

Seeing this scene, Su Shi's eyebrows trembled up and down, and he almost couldn't hold himself together.

"Ayano-chan, why did you just…"

"Isn't Lenai amazing? Having her around should be very helpful to the band's future, right?" Ayano looked at Suyo and explained the reason for her actions. Of course, she only explained part of it. "I see a lot of bands seem to have two guitars."

"But the two guitars are responsible for the lead and rhythm respectively. Ayano, your keyboard part is actually already the lead..."

As he spoke, Su Shi gradually fell silent.

She knew that although she could deceive Ayano, who didn't know much about music theory, she couldn't hide it from Riki who was standing beside her.

It seemed that Li Xi had been trying to learn composing and arranging music since she didn't know when. She had only just discovered this yesterday. At this moment, Su Shi turned her head and glanced in Li Xi's direction. She indeed found that he was looking at her with a frown, wondering what he was thinking.

No, she couldn't be so anxious.

Things had to be done step by step, not all at once. And even if they temporarily agreed to Lenai joining, it wouldn't matter, right? Whether he could show up in time for them was a question.

She's still too unstable...

Thinking of this, Su Shi looked up at Ayano who picked up her schoolbag and seemed to be about to leave, and before she stood up, she spoke:

"If Ayano thinks it's okay, then let's try it.

First LIVE

...If it really doesn't work, then postpone it. After all, if everyone isn't ready, there will definitely be problems if we just go up like this. Then..."

Having said that, Su Shi glanced in the direction of the light with his peripheral vision.

Although her words just now seemed to be an attempt to make amends for her previous behavior, Su Shi really didn't want to hurt Xiao Deng again because of this.

That child needs courage, either generated from within or given by those around him.

In fact, everyone needs courage. As someone who stopped in front of Xiangzi, it seems that I have no right to look down on other people's weakness.

"I also can."

After listening to Su Shi's words, Ayano nodded and put her schoolbag on her shoulder. However, before she left, she paused for a few seconds, then turned to look at Rin Rinko, who had a gentle smile on her face, and asked:

"Rinrinko, do you have... ketchup?"

"……Eh?"

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"I am back."

Ai Ne, with slightly red and swollen eyes, rushed upstairs as soon as she got home, looking aggrieved.

This movement and the noise also startled Aine's mother downstairs. Without even tying her apron, she came out of the kitchen holding a tomato. Then she tilted her head towards the stairs leading to her precious daughter's room on the second floor and shouted in confusion:

"Aine? Aren't you going to eat?"

"..."

Aiyin's mother frowned. Considering her daughter's personality and the fact that she always seemed to be so cheerful and cheerful every day, her behavior today was obviously abnormal.

What happened again? But what could it be?

She walked upstairs while calling Aine's name. Just as she was about to knock on Aine's door with her right hand, she heard a voice filled with resentment from inside:

"I don't want to eat anymore!"

"Who messed with you, kid?"

"...no one."

Aiyin's mother, holding onto the door frame, shook her head helplessly. She didn't actively turn the doorknob in front of her. Of course, she didn't go downstairs directly either. Instead, she asked with a touch of tenderness in her voice:

"Did you lose your temper in front of Ayano again?"

"..."

Seeing no response from inside, she realized that she was probably right. "You kid, you finally came back and went to the same high school as Ayano-chan, and weren't you excited and making a fuss in your room all night?

What, are you starting to get tired of each other after being together for so long? Do you want to try the "A Short Away Makes You Love Newly Married" method again?

"mom!"

"If you ask me, you should cherish Ayano. It's not easy to have such a good friend who always stays by your side and tolerates all your problems. Listen to your mother and take the initiative to apologize to Ayano."

"No." Hearing this, Aine finally couldn't help but open the door, and then she poutingly retorted to her mother, "Why do you always think that I'm the one who's wrong? After all, Ayano is your daughter!"

"What else?" Aine's mother rolled her eyes and said unhappily, "Ayano is much more reliable than you. Learn from her."

Just as the two began to discuss this matter, there was a knock on the door of the entrance hall on the first floor.

"broken."

Aine's face turned pale. She knew that the person who would come to her house at this time could not be her father who was on a business trip. It could not be anyone else except Ayano!

"Tsk tsk, I'm here to see you."

With a bang, Aine retreated back into her "shell" and while locking the door, she muttered to her mother outside:

"If she asks me, just say I'm not here."

"Do you think Ayano is that easy to fool?"

"Anyway, I don't want to see her right now!"

"...Hey, you kid."

Aine, who was hiding in the house, actually knew that it was her fault from the beginning to the end. She had promised to work hard with Ayano in the band, but she was the one who got scared first.

But Aine wasn't actually angry about that at all.

What she was concerned about was whether Ayano had lost her patience and enthusiasm towards her. When she saw Ayano teasing Lenai with great interest, she actually felt a little sad.

Not to mention that even though Sushi said that, Ayano actually chose to stand on the side of Rakuna, whom she had just met not long ago.

"Ayano-chan..."

Although she said that she didn't want to see Ayano, Aine ran to the bedroom door honestly, then imitated a gecko and lay on the door panel, listening carefully to the sounds outside.

There was a click. It must be my mother opening the door.

"Ayano...what's wrong with you?"

Hearing the word "Ayano", Aine pressed her ears even closer, but the words from her mother that followed made her stunned.

"What happened? Why is there such a hole in my pantyhose and it's bleeding?!"

"It's okay, auntie. I just fell down when I was chasing Aine. My knee got a little skinned, and I think my left ankle was twisted...hiss..."

"How can you be so careless, kid? It makes me so sad. Come in quickly, and don't be so aggressive next time."

what? !

Was Ayano injured when she was chasing her? She was bleeding and even sprained her ankle... But even so, she was still just

I arrived at my doorstep in less than 10 minutes.

Aine suddenly felt that she was really sorry for Ayano.

Chapter 45: Is This a Fatal Question? (1/2)

"You two can chat slowly, I'm going to go downstairs to cook first."

Looking at the two children in front of her, Aine's mother habitually made jokes that were considered very old-fashioned in their family.

After all, she and Aine's father had thought long ago that if Ayano was a boy, the two of them would definitely be a perfect match. Of course, the current situation was actually quite good, as the two girls could have more topics to talk about.

Moreover, in today's impetuous society, sometimes the love between men and women may not necessarily last until the end of life, but this kind of friendship between the same sex may accompany Aine for a lifetime.

In fact, to be honest, the two elders are very caring and loving towards their daughter Aine, but they are afraid of comparison in everything, so there have been many small conflicts between parents and children because they mentioned Ayano's good points in front of their daughter.

However, Ayano could always easily solve this kind of problem. The little pink-haired boy who swore to the moon the day before that he would never pay attention to Ayano again, just one day later, hung on Ayano like a koala and didn't want to move.

This is the strength of this child.

One has to admit that their daughter Aine is really lucky to have a friend like Ayano.

So even when Ayano knocked on their door this time, and Aine's mother smelled the unique scent of ketchup on the child, she just smiled after understanding it, and then gave little Ayano a big thumbs up with her hand.

"Mom, don't you want to cook? How about I help you?"

"I can't hear you, and I don't understand what you are saying, ah... ah ba ah ba~"

"..."

The door closed. Aine, who was standing at the door, hesitated for a moment, then turned around awkwardly and looked at Ayano who was sitting on the edge of her bed.

There was a small tear in the girl's pantyhose at the knee of her left leg, and there was a layer of dark red liquid on it, but it was not too serious. I guess... her mother just helped to deal with it simply, right?

Perhaps she suddenly remembered the pile of Penguin series Band-Aids that her classmate Deng had given her before, so Aine immediately ran to the bedside table, squatted down, and took out those Band-Aids from the drawer below.

"Um...Ayano, let me help you put it on."

Looking at the somewhat uncomfortable Aine, Ayano raised the corners of her mouth, her eyes full of amusement.

She stretched out her legs like this, and with Aine's help, she took off her pantyhose that had been destroyed again, and then her legs were exposed in front of the other person.

Aine saw that Ayano's left ankle was indeed slightly swollen, and her brows frowned even deeper. But when she tore off the Band-Aid in her hand and was about to put it on Ayano's knee, she smelled a faint sweet and sour smell lingering in the air and on Ayano's skin.

"Ketchup?"

"bingo~"

"…Mizushima Ayano! You liar!!!"

"What's wrong? Is it wrong that my wound healed quickly? You can't let me get hurt again, right?" Ayano also felt that it was a bit too much to tease the little girl like that, so she admitted her behavior directly.

What surprised Ayano was that Aine in front of her didn't say anything after hearing what she said.

Instead, he bent down and took a wet tissue to wipe the wound on her knee that had not yet completely scabbed over, and then carefully handled everything for her with a cute little animal Band-Aid.

"When did you start liking something so cute?"

"...Xiao Deng gave it to me."

"That makes sense."

Seeing that Ayano didn't seem to be planning to explain anything, Aine couldn't help but feel a little depressed. She threw Ayano's torn socks, which were covered in ketchup and dust, into the trash can in her room, and helped find her washed calf socks from the closet.

But when she threw the socks in front of Ayano, Aine finally couldn't help but ask the question that she wanted to ask most in her heart.

But this issue is not about the show of hands that happened in RiNG, but...

"Why didn't you tell me you were hurt? And...how did you get hurt?"

"Uh." Ayano's face looked a little strange. After thinking for a while, she decided to use the Spring and Autumn style of writing again. "I spent some money to buy some things before, and when I got home yesterday, I didn't pay attention and put them at the entrance, so I tripped and fell.

My knee hit the step and that was it."

"Then why didn't you tell me?" Aine had no doubts about this explanation, but she was still quite dissatisfied that Ayano didn't tell her about it at the first time.

"I'm almost all better after a night's sleep. Why bother talking about such a small matter?"

"Then you can take this opportunity to deceive me properly, right?"

Aine rolled her eyes, but when she thought about how she had just hurriedly opened the door and was about to rush down because of this matter, and then ran back in shame because she didn't know how to start the conversation, she was also amused by her embarrassing appearance just now.

"……Why?"

"Because you shouldn't run away."