I have pure love with them

"Please let me know if you need anything."

After noting down the drinks ordered by Izumi, Shinji Rinrinko smiled back at Izumi and went to prepare a cappuccino for him.

'When will it arrive?'

Izumi, who still didn't know when Nagasaki Soyo would arrive, sat quietly in the lobby of 'RiNG', supporting her chin with one hand, thinking about Nagasaki Soyo and her sister Aine.

'As long as Aine and Takamatsu Tomori are connected, then Shiina Riki will definitely not be able to avoid it. Nagasaki Shoyo often comes to RiNG. As long as she meets Takamatsu Tomori and knows that Aine is planning to form a band, she will definitely not let go of this opportunity, and then...'

"one person?"

A light voice sounded in his ears, interrupting Quan's thoughts. He slowly raised his head and saw someone he hadn't seen for some time.

"I haven't seen you for a while, but you still feel very hardcore."

Hachiman Kailing looked down at her leather jacket, then looked at Izumi in front of her who was wearing a school uniform.

"There's a live performance tonight, so it's not appropriate to wear school uniform."

“Are you really supporting 20+ bands?”

“Now there are 30.”

Faced with the wrong number uttered by Quan, Hachiman Kailing gave a correction, which made Quan, who was sitting there, stunned.

“This is really amazing.”

"Everyone has made reservations in advance, so there won't be any problems, it's just that the schedule is a bit tight... It's time to start practice, I'm leaving first."

"Ah."

Without any unnecessary greetings, Hachiman Kailing, who was wearing a leather jacket, left as soon as she said she would, turned around and walked towards the recording studio, leaving Izumi sitting in the hall. He watched her back as she left, and fell into thought again.

'30 bands... 30?'

Although Quan didn't think that Hachiman Kailing was lying, it was still a little unbelievable that she was a support musician for 30 bands. For ordinary people, it would probably be difficult just to remember the names of these 30 bands.

"Mercenary, I think this nickname really fits the bill."

But Quan was a little curious about the reason why Hachiman Kailing served as a support musician. He didn't know whether it was to improve her playing skills or for income. As a support musician, there should be some extra rewards, right?

"Sorry, I'm late."

When Quan was thinking about the motivation of Hachiman Kailing for becoming a 'mercenary', Nagasaki Shoyo's soft and gentle voice sounded.

"Chihaya-kun, you've been waiting for a long time, right?"

The fair and slender wrist was slowly raised, lifting the hair by the ear, and rushed to RiNG's Nagasaki Souyo, looking at Izumi in front of her with an apologetic expression.

120. The real Nagasaki fun

I forgot the beginning, and I forgot the end, three times, three times.

Seeing that Nagasaki Soyo was not wearing Tsuki Nomori's school uniform, it could be seen that before meeting him, she went back to her own home first, and changed into the pure white dress she was wearing now, before coming to see him.

"Nothing, just half an hour."

Smiling as she watched Nagasaki Soushi sit down in front of her, Shinji Rinrinko came over and asked Nagasaki Soushi what he needed.

Shiina Riki has come to work at RiNG, but she seems to have other work to deal with.

"A glass of Darjeeling."

I don’t know whether Nagasaki Soushi really likes black tea, or whether she ordered black tea specifically to fit other people’s impression of Miss Tsukinomori. In Izumi’s impression, she never seemed to order any drink other than Darjeeling.

After taking down Nagasaki Souse's order, Shinji Rinrinko turned and left.

With the departure of Shinji Rinrinko, Nagasaki Shoyo set his gaze on Izumi again. There was no dissatisfaction on his gentle face, but the answer just now, "It was only half an hour", made Nagasaki Shoyo pay attention to his answer.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Chihaya-kun. I just had something important to tell you today, so I made some preparations."

The slender fingers of both hands were intertwined, Nagasaki Shoyo lowered her head, and glanced at Quan vaguely, trying her best to express her inner "hesitation" and "nervousness".

"Important matter?"

After hearing what Nagasaki Soyo said, Izumi cooperated very well, grasped the key points of her words, and looked at the gentle brown-haired girl in front of him with curiosity.

"actually……"

“Here, your Darjeeling.”

When Nagasaki Soyo had calmed down and was ready to speak, Shiina Tachibana came between the two of them and handed the black tea to Nagasaki Soyo.

Before Nagasaki Shoyo looked at her, Shiina Riki had already turned and left.

"..."

Looking at the back of Shiina Riki as he left, Nagasaki Soyo was silent for a moment, then looked at Chihaya Izumi, who also turned her gaze to her. At the moment when their eyes met in mid-air, Nagasaki Soyo pursed her soft lips lightly, and subconsciously clasped her hands together, with her right hand rubbing the index finger of her left hand.

"Actually...after this period of contact, I feel that Chihaya-kun is a caring person, so...Chihaya-kun, do you want to try to date me?"

Emptying his mind of everything, Nagasaki Shoyo spoke out the lines he had thought about countless times last night in a tone as calm as possible.

Staring straight at the boy in front of him, Nagasaki Shoyo waited for his answer.

"Do you want to agree?"

Facing Nagasaki Soyo's "confession", it would not be wrong to say that Quan had no hesitation in his heart. He was quite curious about what the other party would do to fit the image of a "couple" if he agreed to Nagasaki Soyo's confession.

Holding hands?

Embrace?

kiss?

In Izumi's opinion, Nagasaki Soushi is a person who lacks love and care. If he makes good use of his identity as a boyfriend and continues to give her care and love, it is not impossible for him to successfully win her over.

"If I then reveal that she only approached me because of Toyokawa Shoko and ask her to break up... will she cry and beg me?"

Looking at the silent Izumi, Nagasaki Shoyo also became nervous, her hands clenched together.

"Does the 'relationship' that Ms. Nagasaki mentioned mean a lifetime relationship?"

Just when Nagasaki Shoyo was feeling nervous and didn't know what answer Izumi would give, she heard the other party speak. Without giving a clear answer, he asked her a question that felt inexplicably heavy.

"One, a lifetime?"

Even Nagasaki Soyo, who had thought of many situations first, did not expect the other party to ask such a heavy question.

A subtle silence followed. She had never thought of having a real relationship with Izumi. She just wanted to interfere in his life through "relationship" and learn about his life trends, so as to try to infer the news about Toyokawa Shoko.

But when the "lifetime" in the spring appears, the nature changes subtly.

"Well... a lifetime, isn't it a bit too heavy for us high school students? I think -"

wow——

The seat bounced back as Izumi stood up, and his eyes were fixed on Nagasaki Soushi who was trying to persuade him.

Although he wanted to imitate Takamatsu Deng and run out directly, he had not paid for the cappuccino yet. Moreover, as a boy, it was not appropriate for him to behave like that, which did not match Nagasaki Shoyo's impression of him.

"Please, give me some time to think about it."

With his hands on the table and leaving a few words, Izumi turned and walked towards the front desk, leaving Nagasaki Shoyo sitting at the table, staring blankly at Izumi's back as he left.

"Eh?"

Was I rejected because I didn't agree to his premise of "for a lifetime"?

'It's not like I was rejected. The other party didn't explicitly refuse. It's obvious that he was still somewhat moved in his heart.'

Looking at Chihaya Izumi paying the bill, Nagasaki Shoyo wondered whether he should chase after her and leave with her to show his attitude, but...

'After a lifetime, there are still some things that I can't accept.'

If the person she likes is a CRYCHIC person, she can accept it, but she has only known Chihaya Izumi for a short time and she doesn't feel that she can be with him for a lifetime.

The divorce of his parents has always left a thorn in Nagasaki Shoyo's heart.

She could convince herself to "date" Toyokawa Shoko for her sake, but she couldn't deceive herself about "a lifetime".

Looking down at the black tea on the table in front of him, Nagasaki Shoyo felt mixed emotions. He had not expected that Quan's ideas would be so conservative. While feeling a little ashamed and embarrassed for himself, he also seriously thought about how to deal with the problem next.

If she is rejected, she should apologize to the other party and maintain their relationship as "friends".

However, the current situation was a little special. The other party did not explicitly reject her. As for how to respond, she felt that she should wait a little, and then test the other party at night, and then make a response.

“What on earth am I doing…”

But when she thought of Toyokawa Shoko, she shook her head and threw these disturbing thoughts out of her mind.

"As long as I can get news about Xiangzi, none of this matters anymore."

Be it home or school, for Nagasaki Souyo, neither of them belongs to her. Only when she is with everyone in 'CRYCHIC', she is the real Nagasaki Souyo.

121. I also want to sing Kasuga Shadow

Not giving an affirmative answer immediately was to give Nagasaki Soyo some room to think and maneuver. At the same time, Quan was a little conflicted. He really wanted to see Nagasaki Soyo's "lifelong regret" plot and Toyokawa Shoko's reaction after knowing that he and Nagasaki Soyo were dating.

But if he really agreed, it would be equivalent to entering a more difficult 'Bad End' route. Nagasaki Shoyo herself didn't really like him, and you didn't need to think deeply to know that her purpose was for Toyokawa Shoko.

He seriously suspected that the other party would secretly read the messages in his phone after he agreed to date her.

"Why are you back so late?"

After saying "I'm back" to his mother who was preparing dinner in the living room, he walked to the door of his room. Before he opened the door, he heard movement from Aine's room on the side. As if she was waiting for him to come back, the door was pushed open and the girl stuck her head out, staring at Izumi with a dissatisfied look on her face and muttering to herself.

“I didn’t buy anything.”

"I'm not waiting for you... I just happened to go downstairs to see if mom needs any help."

Ai Ne, who was wearing a soft pink home outfit, slowly walked out of the room, gently closed the door, and replied in a cold manner.

But his pair of light gray eyes glanced at Quan intentionally or unintentionally, and it was obvious that he was very concerned about why Quan came home so late.

She didn’t answer, but just stared at Aine in front of her for a while. Then the pink-haired girl couldn’t help but turn her head away and walked towards the stairs in a depressed mood.

"..."

He stared at her as she walked down the stairs. Her figure gradually moved downwards and disappeared from his sight. Quan pushed open the door and entered his room.