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

But, it seems like this person is too perfect?

It's so perfect that Su Shi thinks all of this is a bit fake. A person who can take the initiative to reconcile all the conflicts in the band, can take the initiative to apologize, and can also say firm words when everyone is confused. Such a person... really exists?

Or, is she really that selfless?

Su Shi felt more and more creepy in her heart, and she suddenly remembered the topic about the original piano piece she and Ayano had talked about when they were playing for a long time.

If I change the default image of "Ayano is not

If we remove the premise of "can play the piano" and replace it with "this is a dual genius in piano and music creation"...

As if there is a slight discrepancy in the facts?!

Although Su Shi couldn't confirm the truth of the matter now, she could confirm one thing.

That is, under the new premise, all of Ayano's words are extremely ambiguous.

Even given the cognitive state of both parties at the time, Ayano might have been deliberately misleading her way of thinking.

It's so scary. This woman... really gives people a feeling of being completely unpredictable.

Looking at the gradually darkening night sky, Nagasaki Suyo took a deep breath, picked up her phone, found Ayano's chat box, and sent a message:

[soyo: What did you mean by that sentence just now? ]

Soon, a message came back.

However, this message did not give a direct answer, nor did it contain any emotional interjections, only a cold time and place.

[Meet at Sanrio Cafe, basement level, 7-1-28, Ikebukuro, at 1 p.m.]

What does this mean? Is it asking me to come over and talk alone?

For some reason, Su Shi always felt cold all over, but she felt that she didn't need to worry too much. She just took a day off, and Ayano shouldn't say anything too excessive to her.

This is exactly what Su Shi thought at this moment.

But when she sat at home silently waiting for the clock to pass, then changed into casual clothes and went out to keep the appointment, and saw the beautiful figure sitting in the corner of the coffee shop at the agreed place, she slowly realized that she seemed to have been wrong.

Pushing open the door of the coffee shop, Su Shi squinted her eyes and sat down in front of Ayano with a serious expression. She looked at the girl in front of her with a strange look:

The brown-haired girl sat in a frivolous posture, with her long black legs crossed, looking a bit like a bad girl.

But her beautiful face and cold expression made her look like an inaccessible snow lotus growing on a cliff, giving Su Shi a rather unfamiliar feeling.

At the same time, the black lace top and the dark red pleated skirt give people a very aggressive feeling.

It was obvious that Ayano had gone home to change her clothes first. She usually wore school uniform, which really prevented her from showing off her maximum charm.

No...she was thinking about something.

The most crucial question now is whether the girl in front of her is really the Mizushima Ayano that she remembers?

The look in his eyes, which realized his arrival and turned to glance at him, was so indifferent and nonchalant that it made him look like a bystander who didn't care about anything.

It's really frustrating.

"...Ayano?"

"What's wrong? Do you think I'm a stranger?" Ayano glanced at Suyo jokingly and said mockingly, "I'm sorry, in my opinion, although Suyo-san has changed a bit, she is still the same purposeful Nagasaki Suyo.

Of course, whether it is the good mother Su Shi before or the cold Su Shi now, there is actually no difference to me.

Because no matter which one of you you are, you are always in such a mess~"

Mizushima Ayano's calm yet insightful gaze made Su Shi feel a chill for a moment.

Sure enough...the feeling she had when she first met Ayano was right.

This girl is really not a good person.

And the decision that I had been hesitating about and unable to make due to guilt now had a final answer.

Chapter 109: Is She Going to Sacrifice Herself for Others? (1/2)

As night falls, the lights in the Sanrio Café light up one by one, making everything inside appear exceptionally bright.

The soft light shines on the cartoon-style walls and tables and chairs. The Sanrio cartoon character elements and the girlish color style that can be seen everywhere make Mizushima Ayano, the only person whose style does not fit in here, stand out.

——Like a hungry wolf suddenly appearing in a sheep village.

No, Nagasaki Suyo is not a vegetarian here.

Of course, these somewhat stereotypical "prejudices" only exist in the eyes of Nagasaki Motoyo, who is sitting opposite Ayano.

At most, other people would secretly glance over, and then think it was impolite to stare at the beautiful girl, so they would look away. No one would stare at Ayano's face as fixedly as Suze.

And they imagine such a girl who can make everyone look at her sideways as a big villain. After all, in the eyes of many people who don't know the truth, beauty is a symbol of justice.

"What did you mean by that?"

"Huh? Your voice suddenly became so normal, I'm a little uncomfortable with it.

I still prefer the Su Shi who was talking to me before, how about you recover for a while?"

Ayano smiled, lowered her head, picked up the spoon and stirred the coffee in front of her, while slowly pushing a plate of small cakes in front of Su Shi.

But the smiling face on the cartoon cake made Su Shi feel like it was a mockery no matter how she looked at it.

"Not used to it? Don't you think you know me very well?" Su Shi glanced at Ayano coldly, looked at her with displeasure, and pushed away the small cake on the plate.

"Don't be so nervous, Su Shitong

study."

Ayano sighed, then took a sip of coffee and continued, "We are actually very similar, and it is precisely because we are very similar that I understand what you have been thinking about all this time.

Actually, you've always had your own ideas about me, Aine, and Lenai-chan joining you...right?

Or rather, you didn’t think we were really in from the beginning, nor did you think we were the ones who could make it to the end.”

"......"

Seeing that Su Shi didn't say anything, Ayano continued to explain, "You like to stand in everyone's perspective, and say things with personal motives in the name of considering everyone.

And you are very good at taking advantage of others."

".......I don't understand you."

"Isn't it? Don't you really like to use other people's mouths to say something unfavorable to individuals in the team?"

Ayano put down the cup and spoon in her hands, then crossed her hands, supported her chin, tilted her head and smiled.

Seeing this scene, Su Shi frowned slightly, as if Ayano in front of her was deliberately imitating her.

“You like to mediate conflicts, but when you have to say something, such as when you speak well of Xiangzi, you always like to steer the conversation towards someone else.

Sometimes it’s Tomo, sometimes it’s Riki, and sometimes it’s me and Aine.”

"So what do you want to say? And... as someone who disguises his true character and always presents a false side to others, what qualifications do you have to judge whether I am right or wrong?

I am not angry about your behavior. I just think that Deng and Lixi, who believed in you, are the real victims.

And Aiyin, does she know your true appearance now?"

Of course, her words were actually a condemnation of herself. The more determined Su Shi was in scolding Ayano, the more disgusted she was with Ayano who looked like herself. After all... that negative emotion was mixed with Su Shi's contempt for her other dark side.

But she had to admit that she looked really embarrassed now.

"Why do you think that?"

Ayano was not annoyed by Suze's offensive words. Instead, she looked at Suze with a teasing look and said:

"Actually, I quite like Su Shi's usual self. She has a gentle voice, is always good-tempered, and is very patient with everyone."

"......"

"Especially knowing that when you did those things, you were probably complaining and criticizing them in your heart... This makes it even more interesting, isn't it? I follow you every day, Su Shi.

Do you know how much I want to laugh every time I see you struggling? It’s so painful to hold back your laughter~”

"Oh, you are really bad enough to say such words.

But I really want to thank Ayano, because the more you attack me, the more I feel that what I did is necessary."

"A bad personality?" Ayano tapped her red lips with her finger and said thoughtfully, "Someone has said that about me."

Su Shi was stunned for a moment, and his first reaction was to ask who that person was.

But she felt that if she did so, she would undoubtedly be in a passive position in the conversation with Ayano, so after realizing this, she could only grit her teeth and pretend not to hear.

"I have nothing to say to you. I know you're smart, and I understand there's no point in arguing with you."

"Since you don't want to chat, can you promise me one thing?"

".......What did you say?"

Su Shi was stunned by Ayano's sudden interruption and the words she said. She had never thought that Ayano would ask her to help agree to something.

The sudden change of stance made Nagasaki Suyo feel a little more confident, as if she had more confidence to speak.

"You can say it, but I may not be able to do it."

“If you can fulfill your wish, then when that day comes, please don’t let Aine get hurt.”

".......What do you mean?" Su Shi didn't quite understand what Ayano meant, and asked back with a frown.

"I know you hope crychic can come back, and you hope you can find the lost beauty with your former friends.

In fact, I also really hope that Xiaoxiang can form a band again, bring in classmate Wakaba Mu and others, and step onto the stage again.

I mean this sincerely, without any adulteration, I can swear~"

"you......."

Nagasaki Suyo didn't know what to say for a moment. She just stared at Ayano's eyes silently, but no matter how hard she looked, she couldn't see any clues.

Although Ayano didn't show anything unusual when she lied before, the constant reassurances in the other party's words this time did give her the feeling that the girl in front of her was not lying.

“I know Su Shi is very hostile to me now, but the truth is, you and I are very similar.

Aiyin is my friend, Xiaoxiang is also my friend, if possible I hope they can both find their own home."

"......What about you?"

"I don't mind." Ayano smiled casually, "There is Xiaoxiang

In the band, it’s OK if I don’t have to play the piano.”

Hey, why does Ayano feel like her lying skills are getting better and better?

No, she didn't seem to be lying...

Xiaoxiang's mujica, she really doesn't have to play the piano, right? Although playing back-to-back with Xiaoxiang is also a good option.

As for why she didn't take Aine with her... ahem, actually, if Aine's guitar skills could reach professional level, would she still need to play tricks with Su Shi here?

I've already dragged mujica into playing some middle school second-year stuff together!

"Wait, you mean you want to leave on your own? And let Aine stay?"

Su Shi frowned. She totally didn't understand why Ayano did this.

What was your motivation? Was it simply so your friends could have fun playing music in a band?

Isn't this person too great?

Wait... Could it be that Ayano is deliberately appearing in front of her as a villain at this moment, so that Su Shi can kick her out with peace of mind?

And it has to be said that the issue that Su Shi had been struggling with before was whether Ayano should stay or go. After all, no one else combined posed as much of a threat to Shoko as Ayano.

And after what happened today, she immediately made a decision after seeing Ayano's side.

Did Ayano see her inner confusion and so deliberately burn herself to give her the final guidance?

In this way, only Ayano will be hurt, and everyone else will find their own place...

.......No, no, no, it shouldn’t be like this.

Ayano's love for music doesn't seem like a disguise. If she were to pull herself out of a well-matched team just to help her friend, it would be too pitiful and too stupid.

Although Ayano had acted very kind before, she was not as kind as a saint. It can be said that she would not do anything that would not benefit her.

"That's all I have to say. I won't mention this conversation today to anyone else. Of course, no matter what the outcome, I want to remind you."

"……what?"

"Actually, I still like the real you right now. I hope that next time we meet, there will be no more lies between us."