Tokyo Heart Thief's Daily Life

Xing watched their conversation throughout.

From the exciting words, Xingdu rubbed his hair and sighed:

"That kid really is obsessed with you. ... Honestly, how many other fangirls like you have? Considering what you've done, it's understandable."

Luo Zhen: "You flatter me too much. Before Futaba, I never thought that there would be someone who would pursue me for a psychological profile."

It would be weird if everyone could be as good as Futaba and her daughter.

This is simply a special case, and is definitely the most powerful person he has ever saved in his career as a thief.

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By noon that day.

As usual, Luo Zhen was having dinner in the courtyard with Takamaki Anne and Suzui Shiho, serving as a famous scene of Shujin Academy for free.

"Ah~, the harem-senpai discovered it!"

Ai Ne, who was carrying a pink lunch box, clearly showed her cute little fangs and waved as she ran towards them.

She sat down opposite the three of them, acting very familiar:

"I'm sorry to interrupt the date between my seniors and me. Thank you for accepting me! I'm Chihaya Aine, please give me your guidance in the future!"

"Yes. Please give me your guidance, Aine-chan~"

Takamaki An and the outgoing junior girl from Yangjiao hit it off immediately. It turned out that there was indeed an attraction between real people.

After the incident of Futaba opening the box, Luo Zhen added Aine as a friend during the next break and had a brief chat with her.

She claimed that she had forgotten about Garo’s true friend yesterday and that it was a mistake of a lifetime!

So when she arrived at school today, she immediately found the Fangze sisters and asked them for Luo Zhen's social account.

This kind of social skills and courage are really terrifying. Would ordinary people take the initiative to approach others like this?

That's all.

After the subsequent communication, Aine begged Luo Zhen to talk to her at noon.

Xing and Shiho also agreed and were very interested in the junior who took the initiative to find Luo Zhen.

Aine wasn't at all intimidated by the three seniors. Having served as student council president in junior high, her abilities were truly remarkable.

"Well, I want to talk to Senior about the details of the chat with Xiao Deng."

"Because Xiao Deng has that kind of personality, right? I'm afraid she'll run away if provoked, so I want to find a place where she can't escape... So how about going straight to RiNG? Her former bandmate also works there part-time, that beautiful lady with the droopy eyes, long black hair, and teardrop mole who picked on me~."

Luo Zhen: "You describe this feature really well."

Long, straight black hair with droopy eyes and teardrop moles... Luo Zhen imagined based on Aine's description and felt that he had seen a beauty with a sharp and spicy appearance.

And Luo Zhen also knew that Aine must be feeling that since she had quarreled with someone last time, bringing Xiao Deng along this time would make things even worse.

At times like this, it would be great to have Luo Zhen, an "outsider", as an addition.

With the presence of seniors, everyone can make some room.

However, Luo Zhen also has an idea:

"You can go to the exhibition hall, but I haven't talked to Xiao Deng yet. I'm a stranger to her. Although she's not as shy as Pochi, it will definitely affect the conversation."

Aine: "Eh? Senior, you and Xiao Deng really don't know each other? ...Is it really true??"

Following Aine's repeated confirmation, Luo Zhen nodded in response.

This made Aine very surprised:

"You're lying... I always thought it was just Senior trying to show off. He must have had some embarrassing experience with Xiao Deng in the past, so he's unwilling to admit it."

"But that doesn't make sense. If Xiao Deng doesn't know you, Senior, how are you so familiar with her? ... Could it be that this is a one-sided stalking..."

Luo Zhen: "Excuse me, Miss Tokyo Anonymous."

Poof~≧▽≦

Before Aiyin could react, Xing, who had been listening nearby, burst out laughing.

She almost spit out rice from her nose. Such a beautiful girl was tickled with laughter and went crazy like a monkey. She could only throw herself into Zhifan's arms and laugh until her whole body was shaking!

Shiho didn't understand what was so funny either, so he could only awkwardly signal Luo Zhen and the others to continue chatting while he said he would take good care of Xing.

Anyway, Luo Zhen continued:

"My story with Xiao Deng is very complicated and I can't explain it in just a few words."

"But anyway, it's pretty clear that Xiao Deng doesn't know me. So before we go to [RiNG] to look for her former teammates, I think it's best for us to have a chat first so as not to upset that sensitive child."

Aine: "Hmm, Senpai really does care about Deng... Could it be that you're her half-sibling or something? You shouldn't be so comical."

It seems that Aiyin is completely lost in her own fantasy.

Things like this only make things worse the more you try to smear them. Luo Zhen just ate calmly without saying a word.

In the end, only Xing, who was laughing so hard that she almost died, started punching Luo Zhen in the kidneys, blaming him for saying something so weird that she was laughing so hard.

Aine and Shiho both smiled as they watched this silly couple (?) flirting with each other.

But only this couple had no awareness of being a couple in the eyes of outsiders, and really didn't feel like they were a couple at all.

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So, it was time to go home from school.

Luo Zhen went to the light music club first and explained to Xiaoxiang, the first student to arrive:

"I need to take a leave of absence today, so you can do whatever you want. I'll give the key to the room to you, Xiangzi. Remember to lock the door when you leave."

"Okay, I see... Are you going on a date with a new woman today, Senior? You're quite the girl."

The dignified Ms. Xiaoxiang, as always, shows a pattern of killing her weak self.

The last time she escaped from the subway station seemed to have become a dark history, and she never mentioned it again.

Luo Zhen nodded in agreement with her:

"It's a date, but it's not new."

"I'm going on a date with Deng, that's Deng Takamatsu. And Aine, she's determined to agree to Deng's request and form a lifelong band with her."

"...!!"

Shoko Toyokawa's face fell, and a trace of regret and loss appeared on her face for some unknown reason.

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141. Camel Xiangzi’s Self-esteem

"Really... I wish you happiness then."

After a brief moment of surprise and hesitation, Shoko Toyokawa still chose to take a step back and hug her arms.

She took this defensive posture, feeling more distant physically and mentally than before.

The relationship with Luo Zhen seemed to have returned to the state of being strangers in the workplace when they first met.

...No, we are much more distant than we were back then.

Luo Zhen naturally understood that Toyokawa Shoko was afraid that others would understand her.

Luo Zhen now knew that she had many unspeakable secrets.

I also know that she regretted leaving the band without explaining anything, which hurt former members like Takamatsu Deng.

She had indeed mustered up the courage to explain what had happened.

But after missing an opportunity, her courage receded like the tide.

The weak and cowardly girl was resurrected again and wrapped herself in a thick cocoon again.

And it was precisely because of this that Luo Zhen knew all her embarrassments.

She is now much more distant from Luo Zhen, and it is obvious that she doesn't want to reveal any more secrets to him.

Luo Zhen was very clear about her resistance to this closed self.

Therefore.

Luo Zhen will try to pry open that cocoon again and again.

"Do you want to come along?"

Luo Zhenming knew that Xiangzi would refuse, but he still continued to say to her who was in a defensive posture:

"Aine plans to have a good talk with Xiao Deng, and then she wants to meet up with her friend who works at RiNG. I heard she's a beautiful girl with long black hair and a teardrop mole at the corner of her eyes. She should also be a member of Crychic, right?"

"...Yes. The girl's name is Shiina Riki, and she's the drummer of Crychic."

Xiangzi still answered Luo Zhen obediently.

By the way, that girl’s name is Shiina Riki…what a beautiful name.

Although Luo Zhen had not seen the rumored girl with long black hair, he liked the name very much. She really looked like a musician.

Anyway, Luo Zhen continued:

"That's great. No need to rush today. We can do it next time when we have time."

"Deng is here, and so is Li Xi. It would be nice if the Crychic members could hold another reunion, sort out the past, and start over."

"...Speak clearly. What do you want me to say, Senior?"

The stubborn girl bit her lip and tightened her face.

Fortunately, no one else has come to the light music club yet, and there are only Luo Zhen and Xiangzi here.

This girl with a strong sense of self-esteem seemed to be spitting out the black mud in her heart:

"I had indeed made up my mind before. After listening to your words, I felt a sense of redemption. I was finally able to sort out the burdens of my past and become a new person."

“But when I went to look for Touma, she was already chatting happily with that Aine-san. She was showing off the music we made together and showing others Crychic’s songs… That’s nice, isn’t it?”

Xiangzi raised the corners of his mouth in self-torture:

"Everyone has their own new life. How can I be so self-indulgent as to go back to her and talk about the past?"

"That's what the seniors are thinking, right? It's just a bunch of middle school kids playing a playful band. Whatever my reason for quitting, that's all it is, right? Half a year has passed, they should have forgotten about such a trivial matter by now."

"Xiao Deng is just a bit sensitive, and I feel the most sorry for her. I'm willing to remain friends with Xiao Deng—as long as she doesn't ask me why I left the band. I have no plans to explain this, and I won't tell anyone...including you, senior."

This girl's stubbornness can really be said to be a wall of the heart.

She is indeed a stubborn person at heart.

He just refused to say why he left the band in the first place.

No matter what her difficulties were, as long as she expressed them, her friends would definitely understand her and even help her.

Even Luo Zhen was sure that Xiangzi himself knew this.

But she would never accept this understanding, this help.

She put on a thick mask of personality.

He locked the real, weak side of her who wanted to ask others for help deep in his heart, and only showed a hedgehog who was wary of everything to the outside world.

If she was really the type like Nina, who confronted the outside world with an outburst of real emotions, then it would be fine.

Negative girls are really hard to deal with... Luo Zhen was very distressed.

Because of distress, Luo Zhen took action directly.

"...?!"

The moment Luo Zhen raised his hand.

Xiangzi's shoulders, which looked strong but were actually weak, trembled slightly.