Do you like humans that much, Chihaya Aine?

　"Lixi, you should also apologize properly."

　"sorry..."

　Under the teachings of senior Saaya, no matter how bad-tempered Riki is, he has to bow his head and apologize, but Aine is not the kind of person who cares about such trivial matters.

　Soon, Toyama Kasumi brought over two cups of parfait. Aine looked at the cat-headed girl in surprise.

　"It's you! The one who played Twinkle Twinkle Little Star yesterday."

　"Oh yeah~~ I didn't expect someone would remember me. It makes me happy."

　"KSM! Arisa told me everything, you're really messing around."

　"sorry!"

　Kaoru slid down to her knees and apologized at the speed of light, and Ichigaya Arisaki actually ran to complain to Saaya's mother, so Bang Gaozu had to admit his mistake honestly.

　"Kaoki-senpai is the lead singer of Poppin'Party."

　Li Xi introduced Toyama Kasumi's identity very realistically at this time, but... who would understand such a thing?

　"Yes..really?"

　Aine gave an awkward yet polite smile. As for girl bands...she only knew the idol girl band PasPale.

　"Okay, who would know about this kind of thing? We're not a famous band, so it's normal that we don't know each other."

　Yamabuki Saya came to smooth things over, but with the nickname CDD, how could Xiangcheng ignore the two beautiful girls in front of him? He just flirted with them and that was it.

　"Want to see our show? Tell me your name and I'll leave two tickets for you at the counter."

　"Really? My name is Chihaya Aine and she is Takamatsu Touma."

　When she heard there was a free live show to watch, Aine immediately nodded and agreed. It would be a shame not to watch it.

　“Oh yeah~ Your name is Aine, right? I look forward to seeing you then.”

　Xiangcheng, who had attracted two new fans with just a few words, went back to the kitchen to continue working with satisfaction. When Aiyin was about to taste the parfait given to her for free, she suddenly found that... the parfait in the cup had disappeared.

　"Parfait~ Delicious~!"

　The wild cat girl appeared out of nowhere and ate up all of Aine's parfait without anyone noticing. She was about to move on to Deng's parfait when Saaya caught her.

　"Lena, don't eat other people's parfaits."

　"KSM, could you please bring another parfait?"

　"Ok."

　This didn't seem to be the first time this had happened, and the staff in the store were all used to it. Only Aine looked at the wild cat girl curiously, while Lenai also set her sights on her.

　"Hmm...Interesting woman..."

　The cat's instinct made Lena feel that Chihaya Aine was a very interesting woman.

　Volume 1: 6. Mephilas

　"Lena, please don't cause trouble for Miss Rinrinko."

　"knew..."

　The parfait cat named Kaname Rana nonchalantly agreed to Yamabuki Saya's words, probably not taking them to heart.

　"Where's the weird kid?"

　Aine glanced at Lenna Cat for a moment longer, but the topic immediately returned to Takamatsu Touma.

　"It's been a while since I last saw you, Deng. How have you been lately?"

　“…”

　Shiina Riki asked Takamatsu Touma about his condition, but Takamatsu Touma just kept his head down without saying a word, which made Aine full of question marks.

　"Are you friends with Deng?"

　"We used to be in the same band."

　"It's not like before, CRYCHIC hasn't disbanded!"

　After hearing what Li Xi said, Gao Songdeng suddenly looked up and said this in a firm tone, but she immediately realized that she had said the wrong thing, and lowered her head again to act like a baby penguin.

　"Huh? So the lights have a band. I was thinking of inviting you to join the band."

　"Hey! How dare you talk to a lamp?"

　"Huh? Is there something wrong with what I said?"

　Aiyin could hardly hold back any longer. This guy named Lixi was truly an amazing person.

　"Lixi, be polite."

　Yamabuki Saya in front of the counter reminded him in a stern tone, and Shiina Riki could only speak in a softer tone.

　"CRYCHIC was Deng and I's former band, but due to some complicated circumstances, it's now defunct in name only.

　. "

　"Uh...it looks so complicated."

　Aiyin smelled a breath full of gravity, but for safety reasons, it was better not to delve too deeply into it.

　"Interesting woman, do you want to form a band?"

　The cat Lenai came over at some point, and when she heard the topic of forming a band from Aine, the cat immediately became interested.

　"What do you mean by an interesting woman? I have a name, it's Chihaya Aine."

　"Aine, are you going to form a band?"

　"Um... I did have this idea. I came to RING today to see if there are any like-minded people."

　"Then come on, let's form a band together."

　Cat Lenai took the initiative to apply to Aine to form a team, then she ran to the instrument and plugged in the guitar. Next - it was Cat Lenai's solo time.

　A refreshing guitar solo, which made Aiyin, who only played guitar at the level of a junior high school student, open her mouth in amazement.

　"Great/...Great!"

　"Wildcat's guitar skills are truly amazing. If we were to form a band, it would be great to have her with us."

　Equal pressure is the pressure on everyone. When facing someone who is better than herself, the pressure comes on herself.

　In short, it was the idea of ​​giving in to one's inferiority due to one's inferior skills. However, faced with the active application of Lenai cat to join the team, Aine fell into a state of hesitation.

　The gap is just too big... After hearing Lenai's guitar playing, Aine clearly realized that her guitar playing is only at a child's level. If she forms a band with such a great guitarist, she will appear very awkward and incompetent.

　At this moment, Toyama Kasumi came out from the kitchen and brought the parfait to Aine, and she sighed as if recalling the past.

　"I still remember when I wanted to form a band, I knew nothing about guitar, so I practiced very hard for a while."

　"Eh? Really? That's amazing!"

　Aine was surprised to hear Xiangcheng's words, and seemed to sense the girl's inner hesitation and indecision. KSM gave her a sunny thumbs up.

　"As long as you are willing to work hard, there is nothing you can't do."

　"Come and see our live performance. If you really like the band, nothing can stop you."

　"Thank you so much, Xiangcheng-senpai."

　Aine has followed the same path as Riki and started calling KSM senior. After all, who wouldn’t like such a sunny and cheerful cat-headed senior?

　However, in this case, Aiyin's idea and thoughts of forming a band were put aside for the time being. She decided to go and see the LIVE performance of "Po Pipa" before making a decision on her true thoughts.

　Afterwards, Deng and Li Xi chatted about CRYCHIC again, while Aine just ate her parfait in silence, politely not interrupting them. The affairs of other bands had nothing to do with an outsider like her.

　It's getting late and it's time for everyone to go home. Today has been a very fulfilling day.

　On the way home, Aiyin was full of expectations for her future life. This was the high school life that a young girl should live. She shouldn't have gone to study in the UK.

　By the way...why does it feel like there's no one around?

　Aine suddenly realized that she hadn't seen a single person on the road before she knew it. It was just like a horror movie scene, and Aine couldn't help but feel nervous and scared.

　"Ultraman, I didn't expect that you would possess the body of an Earthling girl this time. It really surprised me."

　A strange voice, a strange figure, when Aiyin saw a strange man who looked like a baboon appear in front of him, he was almost scared silly.

　“You…who are you!?”

　"I am Mefilas, Ultraman's human form. Let Ultraman come and talk to me."

　"Ultraman...Ultraman, in order to save us, exhausted his strength and fell into a deep sleep."

　"Is Ultraman sleeping? Earthling girl, you are so honest."

　Hearing Aine's words, Mephilas couldn't help but laugh mockingly. If it were any other alien, they probably wouldn't let go of this opportunity to defeat Ultraman.

　But Mephilas is different. Although he is a vicious alien, he is also a gentleman who will act according to his own rules of the game.

　"Ultraman's human form, Earthling girl, what's your name?"

　"My name is Chihaya Aine..."

　Aine, who was too honest, told her name to the alien in front of her who didn't know good from evil.

　"Chihaya Aine, I'm looking forward to your performance. While Ultraman is asleep, it's up to you to protect the peace of the Earth."

　"Wait? What do you mean by that?!"

　"Literally, more aliens are already eyeing the Earth in this universe, hoo hoo hoo!"

　With a laugh like that of the crayfish Baltan, Mefilas teleported and disappeared in front of Chihaya Aine.

　At this moment, Aiyin, who was in a good mood just now, is now in a terrible mood.

　Is it the end after defeating the space monster Bemula?

　Why does it feel like Earth's peace is about to fall on me? I don't want this kind of thing. A 15-year-old girl transforming into Ultraman to protect the Earth is too weird!

　Volume 1: 7. Mephilas's Evil Plan

　After returning home, Aiyin was soaking in the bathtub, her mind was full of confusion.

　Who would understand this kind of thing? On the way home, a strange alien came to visit and said that the peace of the earth must be protected by ourselves?

　Isn't defeating the space monster Bemula enough to end everything? Why does it feel like my troubles are just beginning?

　"Aine, you've been in the bath for a long time, be careful not to catch a cold."

　"I know, Mom."

　Chihaya Aine got up from the bathtub, dried herself, put on her pajamas and returned to her room. She felt... unable to sleep.

　Aine felt very troubled as her mind was filled with the words of that strange alien Mefilas.

　"Oh right! Where's the guitar?"

　After rummaging through boxes and drawers, Chihaya Aine found the guitar she used in middle school. At that time, Aine was the student council president and could even perform guitar on stage at the school festival.

　But today I heard the guitar playing by that kid named Lenai, and I realized the gap between my level and hers is really too big.

　Thinking of this, Aiyin simply took out her mobile phone to look for videos and learn how to play the guitar.

　.....

　The next day in Hanedaoka, Aine couldn't help but yawn, and the Traffic Light Trio immediately came over to greet her.

　"What's wrong, Aine? You seem very sleepy."

　"I couldn't sleep last night, so I just connected my guitar and ended up staying up very late."

　"Guitar~ By the way, Aine, you said you wanted to be the lead guitarist. How's your band going?"

　“It’s a bit of a gain.”

　Aine thought about what happened to her in RING yesterday, and then she told the Traffic Light Trio a brief account of what happened. As a result, these three people, who were all intelligence masters, immediately started chatting happily.

　"It's Kaoru-senpai from PPP. She actually invited you to their live show. You're so lucky, Aine."

　“Um… Is PPP a really great band?”

　"Of course they're amazing. They're a girl band that's performed at the Budokan, and they were also singled out by LOCK-senpai."

　"By the way, if you were to go see PPP's live, Aine, you would definitely run into LOCK-senpai there. She's the secretary of our Hanegaoka Student Union and also the guitarist of RAS."