Want to be human, but cube-like

Unable to immediately spend time with her newly confirmed lover, Aine glanced somewhat dejectedly at the busy Alex. Not wanting to disturb her work, she could only choose to sit at the counter.

Sorry to bother Xiangzi.

After all, you have to find a way to express that feeling of excitement.

However, Aine wasn't fully prepared to announce to everyone that she and Alex were already in a relationship.

She still cares a little about what others think.

Actually, I care about it a lot.

Although such special relationships between girls are not uncommon in Tokyo nowadays, Aine is still worried about being looked at differently.

She was worried about whether her parents would object, and she was also concerned about whether her good friends, such as Xiangzi, would have any thoughts about it.

"Aiyin, here's your hot milk."

In a short while, Xiangzi, who had warmed up the milk for Aiyin, placed the cup in front of her and said softly.

"Thank you~"

With a sweet smile, Ai Yin pressed her two small hands against the warm cup and brought them to her lips.

"Aiyin, did something good happen to you today?"

Looking at the customers in the burger shop, Xiangzi realized that the peak hours were almost over and it wouldn't be as busy as before. She relaxed her ramrod straight back a little and asked a question casually.

"Hmm~ Maybe, who knows~"

With a barely suppressed smile, Ai Yin lowered her head and took a small sip of milk, savoring the slightly familiar smooth taste on her tongue. Feeling sweet inside, a faint blush rose on her cheeks, and she remained noncommittal about Xiangzi's question.

"really weird……"

Xiangzi muttered something under his breath, glanced at Aiyin with a puzzled look, but didn't ask any more questions.

"Don't worry about it, don't worry about it~"

Aine waved her hand and didn't explain anything further.

"Hmm? Has Aine arrived?"

At this moment

The brief gap in orders gave Alex a little free time. She turned her head and saw Aine waving at Xiangzi. She assumed that Aine was greeting her, so she put down what she was packing, washed her hands briefly, and came out.

"Ellie~ Good afternoon!"

With a small sip of milk still in her mouth, which she was savoring, Ai Yin swallowed it immediately. She smiled brightly and greeted Alex.

Good afternoon, what would you like to eat?

Alex, who showed no unusual reaction to Aine, asked her as usual if she wanted something to eat.

She probably doesn't yet realize that their relationship has changed.

"I've already eaten at home."

Puffing out her cheeks, Aine finished speaking, then smiled and got up, walking around the counter to Alex's side.

"You've been busy for so long, Ellie, come sit down and rest for a while~"

She took the initiative to hug Alex's arm, and under Xiangzi's somewhat stunned gaze, Aine pulled her around the counter and sat down on the chair, pressing them tightly together.

"I think you should pay a little more attention to your image?"

Xiangzi silently thought, "Here we go again," assuming they were just interacting intimately without any boundaries, so he gave a somewhat stiff reminder with a forced smile.

However, she had barely finished speaking when she saw Aine handing over the glass of milk she had just drunk to Alex.

They were still facing the same rim of the cup!

There was even a lip print left by Aine on the rim of the cup!

"No, shameless desuwa!"

…………

P.S. I need to take a day off. I definitely need to adjust my sleep schedule and also organize my outline and details.

Volume 1: Chapter 159 Little Lena is like a little light bulb

With his face flushed, Xiangzi held down Alex's hand and hurriedly turned around to pour her a glass of milk, barely managing to stop what he considered to be impure behavior between the two.

Even if you lack common sense, you still have to know your limits. You can't just drink what other people have drunk!

With his lips pursed, Xiangzi earnestly lectured.

"Well?"

Holding the milk Xiangzi handed her, Alex nodded as if she understood, and then drank the whole glass of liquid in one gulp.

"And Aine, don't act so indifferent about this kind of thing!"

After speaking about Alex, she turned and glared at Aine.

"Hey~"

The latter scratched his cheek, pretending to be nonchalant, and gave a silly laugh.

Actually, her current state is quite contradictory.

On the one hand, he really wanted to show off the change in his relationship with Alex, but on the other hand, he had great concerns about going public with their relationship.

Therefore, they will unconsciously make these seemingly deliberate intimate gestures without explaining why.

I always felt a unique sense of excitement.

"Dingling bell~"

The wind chimes brought a crisp sound, and Xiangzi instinctively straightened up, looking over with his standard smile, only to find that it was not a customer.

She was still wearing those loose clothes, like a little cat, slowly walking in pulling her little cart.

"Good afternoon, Lenai."

Relaxing, Xiangzi dropped her smile and put on a gentle expression as she greeted everyone.

"Little Lenai is here so early today!"

Aine also turned her head and looked at Rakuna, saying something.

"Good afternoon~"

Even her tone of voice was so lazy as Lena walked to Alex's side.

"never mind?"

Out of the blue, she suddenly asked Alex a question.

"...Yeah, it's all over now."

At first, she didn't realize what was going on, but then Alex immediately understood that Lena was probably asking about the phone call she made last night, and nodded in response.

"……should?"

However, thinking of the afflicted witch who had not yet been found, she added two syllables with some uncertainty.

"Well……?"

Upon hearing this, Lena blinked, then moved closer to Aine and looked at her.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Aine, somewhat confused, glanced at Xiangzi, who also didn't understand, and turned to Lena, asking curiously.

"……Oh!"

But the next second, she remembered what Alex had said to her last night after she had regained consciousness.

It's probably referring to the phone call Alex made to Lena.

"Cough cough... It's nothing."

For some reason, she glanced at Xiangzi somewhat guiltily, then spoke up to stop Alex from opening her mouth to explain.

"Aiyin, I'm in a great mood today."

Lena seemed to have noticed something, and a small smile appeared on her lips.

"Want to play? Live~"

Lena seemed quite satisfied with yesterday's performance, and she immediately steered the conversation back to that.

"You're so energetic... Little Renai."

But Aine seemed reluctant to move; she dragged out her words, sounding unwilling.

Yesterday's performance had fully satisfied her vanity, and the hosting segments had also exhausted her social energy, leaving her with no motivation left.

Besides, after a long day yesterday, Ai Yin wanted to take a good rest today, since it's the weekend.

Ideally, I could hold Alex's soft, sweet body and then take a comfortable afternoon nap.

Ellie has such a great figure, it must be so comfortable to sleep while holding her, right?

Thinking of that scene, she couldn't help but snuggle up to Alex, a rather unseemly smile spreading across her face.

Xiangzi's eye twitched at the sight.

This pink-haired lecher has absolutely no sense of distance...!

Incidentally, Aine is still sitting close to Alex, seemingly unaware that the distance between them looks very awkward to others.

Alex, on the other hand, seemed completely unconcerned, and even adjusted her posture to make Aine more comfortable.

"Live...Are we performing again today?"

She thought about Lena's question for a moment, then tilted her head and looked at Xiangzi and Aine, asking for their opinions.

"Since we didn't post any notices beforehand, the audience's experience might not be very good if the performance is impromptu..."

Xiangzi was someone who considered practical results; she frowned and thought about it seriously.

"Well……"

Aine reluctantly let out a nasal sound.

She wanted to refuse, but couldn't think of a suitable reason, so she was too embarrassed to object directly.

"I want to play!"

Lena pouted and repeated the sentence in a coquettish manner.

"Oh...that's settled then!"

Seeing this, Ai Yin's mind raced, and suddenly a brilliant idea struck her. She pulled Le Nai aside and told her to sit down obediently.

"Xiao Xiang, weren't you thinking about how to make use of that empty space outside the hamburger shop?"

Leaning lazily against Alex's Aine, she suddenly sat up and lifted...

He pointed a finger at Xiangzi.

“We can take this opportunity to set up some outdoor seating outside the burger shop, and then reserve one spot as a stage for performances, and put some sound equipment there. That way, if Xiao Lena wants to perform in the future, she can go up and play anytime.”

Actually, setting up the performance venue inside the hamburger shop wouldn't be a bad idea, but considering that would require completely renovating the interior, which would be too troublesome and probably cost a lot of money, Ai Yin didn't make that suggestion.

I tried it yesterday, and there were no problems performing at the entrance.

"As long as you're in the mood, you can go up and solo for a while anytime!"

Then she turned to Lena and said that Aine now looked just like a strange older sister who was seducing little girls.

"There will be many audience members sitting outside listening to your performance~"

She bewitched Lena.

"Okay~!"

Upon hearing this, Le Nai's eyes lit up.

That way, Xiao Le Nai won't keep pestering us to go to the performance together.

Seeing that Ryuna agreed, Aine thought to herself.

If Xiao Le Nai becomes obsessed with solo outdoor performances, then the time that was originally used for the trio's ensemble performance during Ellie's afternoon break might become a private world for just the two of them!