The goal of life is to break up all couples

Hey, come on, Hikikomi members!

Just as Matsueda Azusa was listening to the performance and daydreaming, he suddenly felt someone patting his shoulder.

Coming back to my senses, I subconsciously turned my head and saw a familiar figure.

Wearing a standard leather jacket and leather pants, looking like a cool sister, who else could it be but our Wu Miling?

Hachiman Kailing opened her mouth and seemed to say something, but the noise around her was so loud that Matsueda Azusa couldn't hear what she was saying at all.

She had no choice but to move closer and raise her voice: "I was just saying - I didn't expect to see you here again, Songzhi. I almost thought I recognized the wrong person. What makes you feel like coming back to watch Live today?"

Matsueda Azusa waved her hand. "It just so happened that there was... uh, an acquaintance, I guess, who invited me to come watch their band perform. Since I had nothing else to do, I decided to join in the fun. What about you? Why are you here today?"

"I just happened to get a job, and I have to go on stage later."

Hachiman Kailing shrugged.

Matsueda Azusa thought subconsciously: "Back to your old job? No more band activities over there at Shiina?"

Hachiman Kailing noticed how Matsueda Azusa addressed Shiina Riki and smiled helplessly: "Let's go, let's all go."

Matsueda Azusa quit the band, Takamatsu Tomo disappeared, and Nagasaki Motoyo quit. The entire band fell apart in the blink of an eye, leaving only Shiina Tatsuki and Hachiman Kairin. Hachiman Kairin herself didn't have any objections, but Shiina Tatsuki had also locked himself up at home and hadn't been to school for a long time. Faced with this situation, even Hachiman Kairin was helpless.

Matsueda Azusa shook her head, not wanting to dwell on the topic any further. She changed the subject, saying, "That tone really doesn't sound like something you'd say. Your image as a cool, aloof sister has collapsed."

"what!"

Hachiman Kailing let out a rare, short laugh and punched Matsueda Azusa's shoulder. "I wish I were that kind of person. But in the end, I'm just a coward who can't even speak or take action, a loser who can't do anything. Sometimes I envy you."

Matsueda Azusa lowered his eyes and said nothing more. He knew what Hachiman Kailing was saying, but there was no need to respond.

Seeing this, Hachiman Kailing didn't continue talking. She waved at him and walked backstage: "It's almost time for me to get ready. I wish you a good time - By the way, Matsueda, have you formed a new band?"

"It's set."

Matsueda Azusa's answer was faintly heard through the noisy ambient sound. Hachiman Kailing didn't know whether she heard it or not. Her steps as she left just paused for a moment, but she didn't say anything else and didn't look back.

After a while, it was Chihaya Aine's band's turn to go on stage.

To be fair, their level was beyond Matsueda Azusa's expectations.

Unexpectedly average.

Oh no, I can’t say this in front of them.

Although it is definitely better than the half-baked band that Matsueda Azusa has put together now, it is still incomparable to Kulaixiku, which disbanded for the second time.

And especially Chihaya Arnold who invited Matsueda Azusa to watch the performance, her level was the lowest... It can only be said that she won as long as she didn't make any mistakes.

Even so, she still holds a prominent and important position in the band. It seems that the other band members treat her very well.

But, this is probably what a normal student band looks like, right? Aside from the level of skill, everything else is actually pretty good. At least in terms of the potential pitfalls, it's far less difficult than Kulaixi's.

After the performance, Matsueda Azusa went to the hall outside the Livehouse to get some fresh air and soon saw Chihaya Aine and others coming out from backstage.

Chihaya Aine's eyes lit up when she saw Matsueda Azusa, and she immediately waved from a distance, saying, "Ah, it's Matsueda-san! You really came to see our performance, hehe."

Why is he laughing so...

Matsueda Azusa subconsciously complained in her heart, but she didn't show it on the surface. She just walked forward and said, "I don't have anything to do anyway. Since Chihaya-san invited me, I'd better obey your invitation. Congratulations to everyone on a successful performance."

Chihaya Aine's bandmates started whispering to each other, "Aine, you actually invited Ikemyun to watch our live show! How come we didn't know about this? What's your relationship? How far has it gone?"

Especially the green-haired girl next to her, who for some reason looked like she was forcing a smile: "Eh? Aine-chan, is this your... your, uh, that... boyfriend? When did this happen?"

Chihaya Aine quickly shook her head. Tang smiled and scratched his head and said, "Hehe, no, no, you misunderstood. Matsueda-san and I are just normal friends."

Although she said that, I always felt that she was secretly happy.

150

Chapter 150 randomly refreshes a passerby lady on the street.

Having said that, I always feel that Chihaya Aine is playing with fire and has put herself in danger without realizing it.

Matsueda Azusa glanced at the green-haired girl next to him who was forcing a smile, and shook his head inwardly.

Forget it. If Chihaya Aine wants to use his image to show off and satisfy her vanity, then let her do it. She will suffer the consequences of her own actions soon anyway.

Maybe in a few days she would be beaten to her knees by her female copper partner and carried back home to be a hard-working slave.

Alas, in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, in a basement that no detector can find...

Matsueda Azusa felt that it would be better for her not to get too involved, as who knew what the yandere girl would do.

Having a Nagasaki Suyo is scary enough.

"Chihaya-san, you play the guitar very well. Keep it up."

Songzhi Zi gave a false compliment and prepared to leave: "Then it's about time for me to go back."

"Eh? Are you leaving now? Do you want to stay and have dinner with us?"

Chihaya Aine suggested in a very familiar manner.

The corners of Matsueda Azusa's mouth twitched. Didn't Chihaya Arno notice that the little green girl next to him had already started to show an expression of "Isn't this also good?"

He immediately refused: "Forget it, your band is having dinner together, I'd rather not be a light bulb and disturb you."

Huh? But then again, does this count as a couple being torn apart? The female bronze man is clearly also in the hunt.

Hmm...but this little greenie always looks like a loser, so I guess there's basically no chance of success. Especially since the spiky-headed Chihaya Arnold is completely unaware of this heavy feeling, so there's probably no chance for them.

There should be no need for Matsueda Azusa to intervene.

Alas, poor loser.

The outgoing Yangjiao Xianchong is really guilty of a serious crime.

Seeing what Matsueda Azusa said, Chihaya Aine didn't continue to invite them. They all waved goodbye quickly.

As they parted, Chihaya Aine seemed to have thought of something and casually mentioned it to Matsueda Azusa: "By the way... I've roughly figured out Xiao Deng's whereabouts these past few days. Maybe I can find her soon and have a good chat with her, hehe."

She hadn't given up yet? But having someone who kept her in mind was a good thing for Takamatsu Deng. After all, she really needed help in her current situation, and that person obviously couldn't be Matsueda Azusa. Chihaya Aine was willing to take on that role herself, and Matsueda Azusa naturally expressed her support.

But this wasn't necessarily a good thing for Chihaya Aine herself... Firstly, her rosy campus life would be dragged into the vortex of gravity, and secondly...

She seemed completely oblivious to the fact that Xiaolu's eyes had completely changed. She actually dared to be so carefree in front of Xiaolu, openly mentioning how much she cared about other girls and even spent a lot of time paying attention to things related to her...

Chihaya Aine should just wish her luck.

Azusa Matsueda didn't respond, but gave her a thumbs up in admiration and left the Livehouse.

Not long after leaving the Livehouse, Matsueda Azusa was rushing towards the subway station when she ran into Shiina Tatsuki, who looked listless and pale, as if he had been staying at home for several weeks.

Wait, why did I bump into an old acquaintance on the street again? Aren't the neon lights a little too small? Isn't the probability of running into someone I know on the street a little too high? Before, it was Toyokawa Shoko, now it's Shiina Tatsuki. It seems the less you want to see someone, the more likely they'll randomly appear on the street!

The two looked at each other.

Before Matsueda Azusa could react, Shiina Riki was instantly thrown into disarray.

There was a look of confusion and surprise in her eyes, as if she was questioning for a moment whether she was in a dream or reality. Then she subconsciously lowered her head to look at her current listless and sloppy appearance. Her eyes became empty in an instant and she let out a silent howl.

For a moment, Shiina Riki's body moved faster than his brain. He subconsciously turned around and wanted to escape, but after running two steps, he immediately stopped.

She turned around slowly, looking somewhat guilty, scared, annoyed, and very unsure. She carefully looked up at Songzhi Zi and whispered, "Zi...long time no see."

Her tone sounded somewhat expectant, yet also somewhat fearful, as if Songeda Azusa might just ignore her and walk past her as if she didn't exist.

How did this guy get himself into this state? It was Matsueda Azusa who was the most seriously injured, yet he didn't act so arrogantly.

What a troublesome woman, Sobu High School is still better.

Isn't this the hard-working drummer? Oh well, let's just look at Sobu High School in the distance, folks.

Songzhi Zi couldn't help but complain in his heart.

He nodded at Shiina Riki somewhat distantly: "Well, long time no see, Shiina."

When she heard what Matsueda Azusa called her, Shiina Riki's face instantly became paler, as if all the blood had been lost.

Although she had expected this in her heart, when she actually heard this name, she still couldn't help but feel a pain in her heart as if blood was dripping.

Shiina Riki couldn't help but bite his lower lip tightly and clutched the corner of his clothes tightly, but he quickly forced himself to show a stiff smile and tried hard to find a topic of conversation: "Azusa, today... why did you come to Ikebukuro today? Are you here to see Hailing and the others?"

"That's not the case. It's just that an acquaintance asked me to come and watch their performance. Now that it's over, I'm about to go back."

Matsueda Azusa waved her hand. "But I did see Hai Ling at the Livehouse. She's recently gone back to her old job as a band mercenary, right?"

Shiina Riki blinked blankly and replied subconsciously: "Is... is that so? Sorry, I... I'm not sure..."

She has been locking herself in the house for a long time and not seeing anyone. Even Hachiman Kailing can hardly contact her, so she naturally doesn't know that Hachiman Kailing has returned to be a band mercenary.

However, this is actually something that can be understood by thinking about it. It can only be said that Shiina Riki does not have any extra time in his mind to think about these things now.

"Ugh……"

Songzhi Zi sighed and finally couldn't help but question: "To be honest, I really don't understand what you want and why you do this, Shiina. This is very confusing."

"You wanted Takamatsu Touma back, but she's been out of touch with the school for a long time now. You probably didn't know that, did you? And Hachiman Kailing, who always cared about you and stayed by your side, had to go back to her old job because her band couldn't continue. You haven't heard about that either."

"You haven't been able to win back the one you love, and you've hurt the one who loves you, Shiina Ritsuki... For the sake of our past friendship, I'll give you another piece of advice. If you don't quickly think things through, and if you continue to put it off without taking action... then in the end, everything will become irreparable and irreversible."

Facing Matsueda Azusa's admonition, Shiina Riki lowered his head deeply.

151

Chapter 151: Shiina Riki’s confession.

"What if... none of this is what I really want?"

Shiina Riki lowered his head, clenched his left arm tightly with his right hand, hesitated for a long time, and finally answered.

Songzhi Zi couldn't help but frown.

This guy Shiina Riki had already done such senseless and hurtful things to make Takamatsu Deng suffer, but now she is saying that it was not what she wanted?

So what exactly does she want?

And if those were not what she wanted, why would she do such a thing?

It's really baffling and confusing.

Matsueda Azusa wanted to say, "So what? What do you want?"

But he hesitated for a moment and asked, "What do you want?"

"..."

Shiina Riki pressed his finger joints so hard that they turned bluish-white, and obvious blue veins appeared on the white backs of his hands and wrists.

As if she had made up her mind, she looked up at Songzhi Zi with eyes that looked like they hadn't rested for weeks and were covered with heavy dark circles, and said, "I want Zi to come back. I want Zi to come back to me! I don't want anything else. I want to make up for my mistakes, I want to truly understand what's in your heart, and I want to give my heart to you. I want to be connected with you!"

Shiina Riki put his hands over his heart, clutched his collar tightly, and crumpled the edge of his clothes into a ball, "Because... because my heart is so painful, and I am so sure that I like Azusa!"

Matsueda Azusa's mind went blank for a moment.

Confusion, questioning, ridiculousness, disbelief, many complex emotions burst out at the same time, entangled and mixed together, filling Songzhi Zi's mind.

She comes now and says she likes him?

Now?

After Crychic fell apart? After she'd let everyone get hurt just to bring Takamatsu back?

Now you say you want to understand him, want to be on the same page with him...

Matsueda Azusa put his hand to his forehead and felt his temples throbbing.

If Shiina Riki's words were false, then she deserved to die. If they were sincere... then she was truly stupid, extremely stupid!

If, as Matsueda Azusa had always believed, Shiina Riki only regarded him as a good teammate, then although he would never accept her behavior of choosing Takamatsu Deng and ignoring him, he could understand it - it was just that his position in Shiina Riki's heart was not as high as Takamatsu Deng's.

This wasn't the first time he'd encountered this situation. Just like the first time the Kulaixiku team fell apart, most of the team members left when Toyokawa Shoko left. Although Matsueda Azusa had once dreamed of being the first person in others' hearts, he never thought it would happen so easily in reality.

So, it's just another disappointment, another hurt, just like always.

However, Shiina Riki said that what she felt for Matsueda Azusa was not just friendship between teammates, but "love"?

Isn't that ridiculous, absurd, and incomprehensible? If you really "like" someone, why would you do such a thing?

However, after a moment of intense anger running through his brain, all the agitated emotions calmed down and Matsueda Azusa became calm again.

The other day, during a heart-to-heart talk with Nagasaki Suzu, Matsueda Azusa had already told him that dwelling on the irreversible past and indulging in frenzied emotions was pointless. To move forward into the future, he must calmly and solemnly face the pain of the past, confront the mistakes of others and his own, and put an end to all regrets.