Tokyo Heart Thief's Daily Life

"Why can you two act like a couple so naturally?! Senior, don't let girls touch your pockets so casually! Xiao Deng, don't be so calm and actually touch them! You're making me blush!"

"And why didn't you eat the candy yourself, but instead fed it to that scumbag senior! This candy originally belonged to him, of course he knew what it tasted like! - And that compliment, scumbag senior, was cheating! This kind of compliment, spoken casually like a gigolo, is forbidden by law! It's forbidden by the 'Aine Tokyo Law'!"

Aine Tokyo is so amazing, they have even enacted legislation.

Aiyin's rapid-fire complaints immediately overloaded Xiaodeng's brain, and his head was filled with little question marks.

This made Aiyin, whose face was blushing, helpless.

She took out a tissue and helped Xiao Deng wipe her hands, which were mixed with both her and Luo Zhen's saliva. Her maternal love was extremely strong.

Then, during this process, she took the initiative to ask on behalf of the unfocused Luo Zhen:

"So, Xiao Deng, what kind of person is that girl named Soyo? Her name sounds like a young lady."

On the way to the subway station, although Xiangzi was silent and unwilling to say more, he still mentioned the name "Nagasaki Suyo".

She told Xiao Deng that the girl had somehow found out that she was studying at Xiu Jin and came to find her.

She must be a member of [Crychic], everyone already knows that.

Xiao Deng nodded a little confusedly:

"Suyo-chan, the bassist. Very gentle, capable, and reliable... and probably also seriously injured."

"After Xiangzi left, she kept texting me. But I didn't reply... In my confusion, I only remembered Luo Zhen. The butterfly turned into a flower, and the rose was so beautiful... So, it's all my fault."

Aine: “…………Can we speak Japanese? (???)”

Poor Miss Pink-Headed Milk Dragon, she was still not used to Xiao Deng's fast-jumping radio waves, and her speech made her head full of confusion.

Luo Zhen coughed and tried his best to help Deng translate:

"I think the general meaning is that after Xiangzi disbanded the troupe, Xiaodeng was too sad, so he disbanded the troupe as well. So he felt that he had some responsibility too."

From Xiao Deng's fragmented narration that sounded like dancing spots of light, Luo Zhen was able to roughly piece together the entire story of how Crychic disbanded.

First of all, there is Xiangzi. After she successfully performed on stage with Troupe C, she suddenly stopped attending training for a long time and had a gap of several months.

During this period, the other members of Group C were still waiting for her and often sent her text messages to show their concern.

Xiangzi would reply at first, but later on his frequency became less and less.

Until one day on the night of the Black Knife, Xiangzi came to the training room where the other four members were waiting and made a heavyweight declaration.

She unilaterally announced her withdrawal from Crychic and refused to give any reason, as blunt as piercing glass with a diamond.

To be honest, even if Momoka quit Diamond Stardust due to musical differences, she might not have been as decisive as Xiangzi in leaving the group.

Because Xiangzi's attitude was very stiff that day, some quarrels seemed to have broken out within the group, and they ended up parting on bad terms.

Objectively speaking, if we judge from the perspective of not being involved in the matter.

In fact, even without keyboardist Xiangzi, the band [Crychic] can still exist.

But Group C was initiated by Xiangzi, who brought together other members one by one. He is the absolute backbone and captain.

She suddenly and forcefully quit the group, and refused to give any reason, which deeply hurt the already sensitive Xiao Deng.

This also made her lose the motivation to join the band again, and she also cut off contact with other members of the band.

Therefore, Xiao Deng blames herself so much at this moment:

"It's all my fault... Because I didn't train enough and couldn't sing well, that's why Xiangzi quit."

"Then, I also hurt Su Shi, Xiao Mu, and Li Xi... I didn't join the band anymore, so they had to break up, and that's why [Crychic] broke down..."

Ah...Ain scratched her round face in embarrassment, and understood Xiao Deng's dilemma.

A band may be able to do without a keyboard player, but it certainly cannot be without a lead singer.

If the other members are determined enough, then even if Xiangzi quits the group, they can still continue playing.

But because Xiao Deng was also hit so hard that he couldn't recover, he cut off all contact with him, and that's when [Crychic] was truly destroyed.

Xiao Deng feels very guilty now.

So after being encouraged by Luo Zhen, she wanted to do something to make up for the mistakes she had made.

After sorting out this order, Aine smiled again:

"Indeed~ This is really sad. I would be sad too. After all, it's a huge failure in life~"

"But it's okay, Xiao Deng. It's just a failure. Just try harder next time. After all, life is so long, it would be so uncomfortable to keep struggling (??＞?＜?)"

Xiao Deng: "Aine-chan... Yeah~!"

Xiao Deng looked at Aine with great emotion and nodded vigorously.

Hmm...Ain's chicken soup is quite good, very tasty.

But Luo Zhen could still vaguely see that this girl was also hiding something.

She rolled her eyes guiltily, not daring to look Xiao Deng in the eye.

When she found out that Luo was really looking at her, the pink-headed lady froze in embarrassment, fearing that her secret would be seen through by him.

Then she became angry and puffed up her face to poke Luo Zhen's kidney, beating up the kind-hearted protector who had been pushing them against the wall on the subway to protect them.

This girl is so heartless. I will definitely not take her to team building activities in the future.

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So that's it.

Because they learned more little secrets of [Crychic], the three of them became more motivated to find their former teammate who was working at LiveHouse.

Ms. Nagasaki Suyo was so eager to block Xiangzi that she even went to the entrance of a high school to wait for him.

This level of mobility is already quite high, so it is understandable that he was scared away by Luo Zhen.

If he has time later, Luo Zhen also wants to talk to her and ask her if she wants to come back and form a band with Xiao Deng.

But now let’s focus on the legendary drummer with long black hair and a teardrop mole. Luo Zhen is quite looking forward to it.

“That’s [RiNG]… it’s so capitalist.”

This was the first time that Luo Zhen came to this prestigious, ultra-luxurious, top-notch LiveHouse and he was so shocked that he was speechless for a moment.

Although both are called LiveHouse, it is a world away from Luo Zhen's (not his) "Variety Show". To say that they are the same type of venues is just piggybacking on their popularity.

This is not some underground performance hall for bands to perform and sell tickets, it is clearly an entire comprehensive luxury shopping mall!

Entering through the grand gate on the first floor, you will see a multi-functional business place that includes a registration desk, a recording studio, and a musical instrument store. It even has a small supermarket and a self-service beverage bar.

Even after school, the store is bustling with people, and is full of young girls carrying musical instruments.

This era of big girl bands is truly worthy of its reputation. Luo Zhen has now personally experienced how much young girls of this era like to form bands.

Even because of this atmosphere, Luo Zhen was a little scared:

"Honestly, I won't be arrested if I go in, right? I haven't seen a single man yet. Is this a men-only place?"

Aine: “…Hahahaha~! To think that scumbag senior can be so cowardly, it’s hilarious o(*≧▽≦)ツ”

well.

The moment he saw Aine burst into laughter, Luo Zhen immediately made a decision.

From now on, not only will we not include her in team-building activities, we will even use her for team-building activities!

Aine, who had no idea that she was about to be transformed from an audience member into an "instrument", was laughing triumphantly over there, and then patted Luo Zhen's shoulder:

"Don't worry, senpai~. I've already asked before, and [RiNG] doesn't refuse male customers. There's even a job posting here, looking for male novice staff to help with the heavy lifting like moving instruments~"

"Senior, you're working part-time all over the place, aren't you? How about this place? You can play an instrument, so it would be perfect for you~"

"Hmm... I'll think about it."

Luo Zhen was indeed a little dazzled by this overly luxurious shopping mall and was about to cheat on [Stars].

This was actually Aiyin's first time here. The last time she had an argument with someone, she didn't even get in.

They groped their way up to the second floor.

There is a spacious cafe here with its own stage for band performances, even with a drum set.

The area of ​​[Stars] is not even as big as the coffee shop attached to it. It's so pitiful.

After the three of them sat down, a beautiful waitress with a chestnut ponytail and a fragrant smell of bread (?) came over to greet them warmly:

"Welcome~? Is this your first time at RiNG? The black tea and bread here are amazing. I highly recommend them."

Luo Zhen: "——Please give me all the bread here, thank you."

Luo Zhen instantly entered Commander Ikari's mode, holding his hands in front of him with a serious look.

Out of some subtle competitive psychology, he decided to carefully examine the quality of the products in this coffee shop and decide whether to come here to work or become a competitor to steal the business!

Miss Tokyo Aine's face fell as she realized that both Luo Zhen and Xiao Deng were unreliable.

This made her vanity grow doubly:

"Really? Senior and Xiao Deng, you guys always forget about important things. You really can't do this without me~. ...Ah, this beautiful waitress~, I'd like to ask, is there a child named Riki-chan here?"

The big sister with the smell of bread and body fragrance: "Ah, Lixi? She works here, in the kitchen. ——Ah, just in time, Lixi, a friend is looking for you~"

“…Huh? Xiao Deng?!”

The beautiful waitress with long black hair and teardrop mole just came out from the kitchen behind the counter and immediately saw Xiao Deng sitting obediently at her seat and reading the menu.

This made her spill the water on the spot, and she couldn't tell whether she was happy or panicked... maybe both.

198. The Legendary Drummer Returns (4k5)

Say something.

When Luo Zhen saw this legendary drummer of Crychic for the first time, he was indeed a little touched by his cuteness.

As Aine complained, this is indeed a "beautiful girl with long black hair, teardrop mole, and droopy eyes." There are so many tags that can be added to her.

The girl has a beautiful face and gives people the impression of being smart and sharp.

And she had a great figure, even the plain black work clothes were lifted up by her to create a considerable curve...at least much bigger than Miss Tokyo Aine who was sitting opposite Luo Zhen.

But this beautiful girl with long black hair, who should have been full of cool temperament, now has no cool style at all.

She ran over immediately and approached Xiao Deng with concern:

"Deng, why did you come to [RiNG]? You haven't been here in the past six months... Did that pink-haired girl drag you here? Did she bully you? Don't be afraid, little Deng, I will protect you!"

Aine: "Hey~! (＃`O′) Who are you talking about bullying? How could I possibly bully Xiao Deng! Isn't that right, senpai?"

Aine angrily threw the topic to Luo Zhen, her cheeks puffed up like a roaring tail.

As the oldest man present (although only one year older), Luo Zhen naturally nodded in responsibility:

"Yes, yes. Aine and Koto are very close, and they even formed a band... Ah, thank you for the bread. It looks so professional. I didn't expect the bread in this cafe to be of such high quality."

The waiter, who smelled like bread, said, "Oh! You have a really good eye, young man. To be honest, my family owns a bakery, and we've been constantly refining the coffee shop's production process. It's still not as good as a real bakery, but the level is still... oh no, I'm a waiter and shouldn't say these things now. Young man, please pretend you didn't hear anything, okay?"

The super cute ponytailed waitress winked and continued to bring Luo Zhen all kinds of bread, which soon filled the entire table.

The black-haired lady was speechless for a moment when she saw Luo Zhen sincerely ordering all the bread on the menu.

She only felt that her own little lamp (not hers) had been deceived by a bad person, and said with great concern:

"Xiao Deng, can I take you home? Don't worry about these strange people. I will help you..."

Takamatsu Deng shook his head: "Luo Zhen and Aine-chan are not strange people."

It's rare for Xiao Deng, who is not good at speaking, to express his thoughts so clearly.

She even moved her seat a little, getting closer to Luo Zhen, and her small hand weakly grasped his arm.