Tokyo Heart Thief's Daily Life

For her, who has been attending a girls' school for a long time, impure relationships with the opposite sex are really a very distant thing, almost an urban legend.

It turns out that girls can really fall in love with boys...and sometimes they are even people they know. It's incredible!

But although she was extremely shocked, she still responded immediately and politely, without any lack of etiquette.

Just by looking at the way she responded, you can tell that this child is different from Shiina Riki. She is indeed a young lady who is very polite to strangers.

Although she seemed flustered when she saw Xiangzi yesterday, there was nothing she could do.

After all, she saw with her own eyes that Luo Zhen and Xiangzi were hugging each other and they kept talking about getting a room or something... It was too exciting for a pure young lady.

As the aroma of drip coffee filled the shop, Luo Zhen continued:

"I've heard about you, Miss Nagasaki. Xiaodeng, Xiangzi, and Lixi have all told me about it. You're also close to Xiaomu, right? After all, you go to the same school."

"...Senior Luo Zhen, do you really know everyone? All the members of [Crychic]?"

Ms. Su Shi's pupils were quite shaken, and she felt hurt.

To her, Luo Zhen was a complete stranger, someone she had never met before yesterday.

But it was this strange male senior who, without her knowing it, had gotten to know the four most important friends in her life...

How should I put it... It's not quite a minotaur, but it's definitely very subtle.

Luo Zhen continued to nod:

"Xiao Deng is also a student at Xiu Jin, and we're very familiar with each other. When we went to RiNG before, we met Li Xi, who worked there, and we just became friends."

"And Xiao Mu, I wonder if you've heard her talk about it? Thanks to Xiangzi's introduction, I'm currently serving as Xiao Mu's tutor. ...Oh, here's the coffee."

Boss Sakura served two cups of special coffee, making the aroma even stronger.

"(So, he's the tutor that Xiao Mu was talking about...)"

Nagasaki Suyo felt her heart beating a little faster, as if many clues were connecting together.

At Luo Zhen's recommendation, Miss Nagasaki thanked her softly and gently picked up the ceramic cup and coaster with her small hands.

She used the same technique as she did with black tea, taking a sip gracefully...

"Wow... it's delicious..."

When he said it tasted good, the child's eyebrows were almost twisted into a crescent shape, looking very pitiful.

Luo Zhen almost laughed out loud:

"It's okay, don't force yourself. Here are candy bars and milk balls, you're welcome."

"......Thanks."

Miss Nagasaki blushed slightly again, feeling ashamed of her own timidity.

The young lady usually adds sugar to her black tea, so of course she is a bit reluctant to drink adult drinks like coffee.

Su Shi added two candy bars and a box of milk balls.

Turn the coffee into light brown milk coffee like milk tea so that you can drink it comfortably.

After putting down the coffee cup.

Nagasaki Suyo finally revealed a resolute look and asked the question she had wanted to ask for a long time:

"Senior Luo Zhen, what is your relationship with Xiangzi? ...You are really, that... lovers..."

Luo Zhen: "Yeah. Xiangzi and I have a very good relationship. We spend eight hours together every weekend. Xiaomu also knows about this. You can go ask her."

it turns out! Σ(っ°Д °;)っ

Ms. Nagasaki Motoyo was shocked again, and countless prime-time dramas at eight o'clock flashed through her clever little head.

In fact, Luo Zhen did not lie.

After all, he had to work with Xiangzi every week, so it was natural for them to spend eight hours together.

He remained calm and collected, and with one sentence, he brought the flustered Su Shi back to normal:

"I think I know what you want to do, Miss Nagasaki. You want to know why Xiangzi left [Crychic], right?"

"......Yes!"

She nodded vigorously.

Although Xiangzi's personal relationship shocked her, she felt a sense of perversity as if her good brother had suddenly fallen in love without her knowledge and might even have a child with him (?).

But compared to such worries about gains and losses, Xiangzi himself is more important after all.

She clenched her hands on the table and rubbed her nails nervously:

"I want to have a good chat with Xiangzi-chan and clear up the misunderstanding from that year. Something must have gone wrong when something like that happened back then... Senior Luo Zhen, do you know everything?"

"What is Xiangzi-chan so angry about? Why did she leave us? If we let her down, Xiaodeng and I will apologize sincerely! Can you persuade her to come back? We are all still together as before..."

Luo Zhen: "Well...it might be a little difficult. Xiangzi can't form a band anymore, that's true."

Luo Zhen used the ambiguous word "can't" deliberately with a subtle smile.

Xiangzi's response was to escape, with the aim of hiding all personal information about her.

So Luo Zhen couldn't tell her that she was working outside and had no time to join the band.

Although Luo Zhen could guess that Xiangzi's reason for quitting the band was probably related to her family, she herself was unwilling to say it after all.

So Luo Zhen certainly couldn't reveal it on his own, so he could only let it go vaguely.

He also continued to say to the disappointed Su Shi:

"I also feel sorry for Xiangzi for what happened back then. She also knows that her withdrawal was too drastic and hurt you."

"I'm not going to ask for your forgiveness on her behalf. But now that things have come to this, I think it might be best for you, Miss Nagasaki, to forget about Xiangzi."

"Forgot?... Why would you say such mean things...?"

Nagasaki Suyo rubbed her nails even harder, causing her smooth pink fingers to turn slightly white.

She showed very tense resistance and was very resistant to what Luo Zhen said.

As if trying to convince herself, she spoke softly and decisively:

"Xiangzi-chan is not wrong. What happened back then must have been a misunderstanding. No one is wrong!"

"So, as long as we can resolve this misunderstanding, we can definitely still form a band together... Because Xiangzi-chan herself said, 'A band is a community of shared destiny'... If we can't even resolve this little misunderstanding, then what kind of destiny is that?"

A community of shared destiny... Xiangzi actually said something like this. This was the first time Luo Zhen heard of it.

But it is true that Xiangzi feels that he would say such words.

But if this is the case, it proves that Xiangzi did break his promise.

She made a promise to Nagasaki Suyo and Crychic that they would share a common destiny, but she failed to do so.

When something happened, she was unable to communicate honestly, so she kept it to herself and quit the band with her bandmates. It must be her fault.

It's like Takamatsu Tomo who took the initiative to propose forming the band "Lifetime" but later regretted it.

But indeed, Luo Zhen also felt that asking Xiangzi about what happened back then was the right of all Crychic members.

Xiao Deng has let it go and only hopes that Xiangzi will be happy in the future.

Lixi was not interested. The mistake had already been made. She just wanted to continue performing with Xiaodeng as a band. She no longer had any expectations for Xiangzi.

Xiaomu is Xiangzi's childhood sweetheart and is probably the only person who knows the real reason why Xiangzi wanted to quit the band, so he can't say anything.

After all the calculations, in this [Crychic], only Nagasaki Suyo is still waiting.

She was waiting for Xiangzi's explanation, and even more waiting for Xiangzi to come back to continue building this community of shared destiny that had long been broken.

This is really persistence... Luo Zhen sighed quietly in his heart.

Seeing Luo Zhen was silent, Nagasaki Suyo could no longer hold back:

"Luo Zhen...senpai. I know this is abrupt, but could you please help me arrange for Xiangzi to come out and meet?"

"I promise to have a good chat with her and I won't do anything weird! I just want to clear up the misunderstanding and get her back! If there's anything I can do for that, I'm willing to do anything! So..."

Luo Zhen: "Even if Xiangzi is willing to talk to you, [Crychic] can no longer come back."

Luo Zhen's light words made the desperate Nagasaki Suyo freeze.

As the young lady was stunned, Luo Zhen continued:

"Xiao Deng and Li Xi have formed a new band together and have new partners. They went to [RiNG] today to continue discussing band matters, and everything is going smoothly so far."

"And Xiangzi has clearly stated that she currently does not want to form a band anymore. So, Miss Nagasaki, your wish will not be fulfilled no matter what."

Nagasaki Suyo: "A new band? ...Not only Riki-chan, but also Xiao Deng is willing? ...How could it be, how could it be..."

The girl was more shaken than Luo Zhen had expected, and could even be said to be very sad.

This doesn't feel like a band formed by classmates.

Luo Zhen even felt that Nagasaki Suyo was facing divorced parents, and when she wanted to get them back together, she found out that they had remarried a long time ago.

This girl is really sentimental and has invested too much in [Crychic].

......But if you think about it from another perspective, Xiao Deng was the same back then.

If Xiao Deng had not invested so much emotion in the band, he would not have been so confused at first, and even fell into another world because of the emptiness.

Nagasaki Suyo now has a bit of this feeling, which makes Luo Zhen feel very dangerous.

"...How about taking it slow then?"

Seeing that Nagasaki Suyo just remained silent, he lowered his head lower and lower.

Luo Zhen finally decided to try a conciliatory approach and changed the subject to save the situation:

"Ms. Nagasaki, you haven't joined any other band yet, right? If you're interested, how about joining Xiaodeng and Lixi's new band? They're just short of a bassist."

"And during this time, I will do my best to help you and create opportunities for you to communicate with Xiangzi. I also want to help you clarify what happened back then. It would be even better if we can clear up the misunderstanding."

Su Shi: "Speak clearly...is this true?"

Nagasaki Suyo's dim eyes gradually brightened, and she looked at Luo Zhen with some hope.

Luo Zhen nodded: "Xiangzi also hopes that Xiaodeng and her new band will be successful. I can guarantee this."

"And to be honest, you should know that Xiangzi is a very stubborn girl. I also hope that she can resolve the misunderstanding with her friends. We are the same in this respect."

By establishing the same position, she makes the other party think that she is her companion. This is also Luo Zhen's usual communication technique.

Su Shi nodded repeatedly, and a glimmer of hope surged in his heart at what Luo Zhen said:

"Xiao Deng and Li Xi-chan...it's true that Li Xi-chan would be willing to continue forming a band as long as Xiao Deng is around."

"Then if I join in and call Xiao Mu back, it will be similar to the situation back then... As long as we work hard and make Xiangzi feel that our band is still viable, maybe..."

......Um?

The more Luo Zhen listened, the more he felt something was wrong, and he felt there was a subtle deviation.

What Luo Zhen meant was that he hoped they could all have their own lives and continue to have fun in their new band.

Then, when there is an opportunity, I can act as a middleman to help them reconcile with Xiangzi and resolve their past grudges.

But this does not include the item "Reorganizing Crychic".

Without even mentioning whether Xiangzi was willing or not, Lixi had already clearly expressed that she was unwilling. That stubborn girl was not so easy to convince.

But seeing Su Shi's hopeful look, she didn't understand what Luo Zhen meant.

Before Luo Zhen could say anything more, Su Shi thanked him gratefully:

"Thank you, Luo Zhen-senpai. I misunderstood you before, thinking you were a bad person who deceived Xiangzi-chan. I am really sorry!"

"I will work hard and do my best. Please also introduce me to Xiao Deng and her new band!"

Luo Zhen: "...Yeah, okay."

This is the only way for now, Luo Zhen thought to himself.

Although Luo Zhen felt that Su Shi's attempt to bring Xiangzi back to form a band would definitely not succeed.

But it is useless to just say it. The key point is that only Xiangzi, the escape expert, can make a judgment.

But Xiangzi is very stubborn and will never face anything if she can escape.

In the end, the key problem lies with the young lady.