Can I draw Eromanga forever?

No, no.

Renai shook her head again.

She just kept repeating this action.

I don't know how many times I looked at it before I noticed a pretty face that looked both angry and happy appeared in front of me - Youxi was staring at her.

It felt as if the characters in the landscape painting were looking at me, an uncanny feeling.

"Huh? Yuki... w-what's wrong?"

"Nothing~~"

Yuki said this in her usual playful and innocent tone, chuckling softly as she smoothed her long black hair with her fingers. Stretching hard, she said happily during a break in Lin You's piano playing:

"Satisfied, satisfied~ Let Nina take over the next role, brother? I'm going to play games with Subaru..."

"Uh……"

Rencai seemed a little hesitant, as if she didn't know what expression to make at this moment. In the end, she just turned her cheek towards Lin You blankly.

"Um, Lin You..."

"... Rencai, didn't you have a fight with Momoka?" Lin You suddenly asked.

"Eh?……"

……

It was one or two o'clock in the morning.

The bustling streets became deserted, the lights of street lamps and shops blending into the night scene. In the distance, the speeding motorcycles cast a stream of light that resembled neon lights...

Lin Youzheng is taking Rencai on a night tour——

Maybe Taoxiang hasn’t slept yet?

Nina, a well-behaved child who had been trying to stick to her family's motto, seemed slightly excited by the night scene. The last time she danced with lanterns at the intersection, she hadn't stayed out this late...

"Sister Xiaohai...didn't you quarrel with Taoxiang?" Lin You muttered to himself.

"Huh?..." Rencai frowned in dissatisfaction and said directly, "Linyou, what are you talking about? Why should I quarrel with Taoxiang?"

"Because... of the New Diamond Group?"

Lin You said this while thinking to himself:

Perhaps, it was just as Subaru said... his words were too effective for Nina, and she accepted them easily without even "baring her teeth" at Momoka.

Looking back.

At the dinner table just now, Taoxiang was also quite delicious?

This seemingly carefree, relaxed lady is actually quite delicate at heart. She tends to obsess over trivial matters, feigning composure and mature demeanor... and soon finds herself arguing with Nina, who is both her opposite and similar.

Is it also because of me... Lin You thought, because of me, Taoxiang is very relaxed? Isn't she curious about what happened to everyone except her during the day?

"...To be honest, I'm still very concerned about the new diamond group." Nina said, her straightforwardness surprisingly looking quite handsome. She slumped her shoulders slightly, glanced at the hazy glow of the distant streetlights in the night air, and then looked back and continued:

"But... I think what Lin You said makes a lot of sense. To prove who's right and who's wrong, all we have to do is sing it out!"

“Is that so…?”

Lin You nodded slightly.

in fact.

There was a hint of surprise in his eyes.

If only... Nina was as straightforward as she said. Little Sister's personality is actually quite troublesome, isn't it?

Lin You thought to himself that he had always tried not to interfere too much with the band's development, not to force things... and therefore, he hadn't revealed "Kasugano Yuu's" identity, which would have attracted inappropriate traffic. However, "The End Band" was missing "Yokaku's lead singer," but it had "Guitar Hero" in his heyday, and only "Shinkawasaki (tentative name)" from the Freedom Band...

It seems that it is not inferior to the enhanced version of "Diamond Dust"?

It seems that the "Little Sister" who should have been the soul of the Thorn Group, would that position become Lin You's... Lin You asked himself, Renai and Momoka both depended on him, Subaru was a little better, and his character was still great. But -

There's nothing wrong with dependence; it's a wonderful relationship. The only downside is that one day you might no longer be able to rely on someone.

Until then, just muddle through.

It would be even better if we could rely on each other and cause each other trouble...

Only one thing...

"It's a pity that I didn't get to see you and Momoka throwing drinks at each other, Rencai." Lin You shook his head and sighed.

"……what?"

Immersed in her determination to fight against the country, Jinna raised her face in a daze. Kawasaki at night was not bustling, especially on a street devoid of izakayas and entertainment venues.

It's a little cool at night.

The girl muttered something incomprehensible and bluntly said that she didn't understand what Lin You was saying at all!

Lin You explained, "I was just thinking that Momoka doesn't blame her former teammates for the drill group, on the contrary, she feels a little guilty. As for you, Niina, you think that the idol band's drill group was completely wrong... That's the difference."

"Ah... is there such a thing?"

"Of course. Diamond Dust's original intention was to form a lifelong band. No matter the musical style, no matter what the rock ideals, as long as it lasts, we'll still be in a band even if we become old ladies. So Momoka, who left the group midway, certainly wouldn't resent her teammates... She might even blame herself for abandoning them and 'stealing' their high school diplomas..."

"Uh uh... high school diploma..."

The overly vivid description seemed to make Rencai a little uncomfortable. She rolled her arms, rubbing the goose bumps on her delicate skin, and thought to herself, even if she didn't go to school, she would get into university sooner or later!

Lin You continued:

"So... you guys are going to have a fight sooner or later. Fighting is a daily routine for you two anyway. Who knows, little sister, maybe you'll even slap Taoxiang in the face in the future!"

"Hahaha... How is that possible? Slapping Taoxiang... No way! Stop calling me that nickname!"

Rencai said dissatisfiedly, looking at Lin You with wide eyes.

And, still a little stubbornly said -

"Even so... I still think it's wrong to drill like this!"

"You should wait until you defeat Bang... or get into college before you can say that," Lin You reminded.

"I'm a college student—I'm determined to be one!"

Renai shouted with confidence.

Then--

Because she was shouting too loudly, she drew strange looks from passersby. Outside of her rock-and-roll state, she lowered her head slightly, hiding behind Lin You. Her two brown ponytails made her look rather weak, and her cheeks flushed slightly... Then, she quietly gave the departing passersby a pinky finger.

A drunken office worker staggering out of a convenience store cast a skeptical look at her. Nina simply raised her hands, waving her pinkies like an attacking gesture, and pushed them back.

The increasingly rock-and-roll kid sister...

Now she seems to be just a stubborn girl who hopes to leave claw marks. When excited, she can directly quarrel with her older sister in the izakaya... Later, she almost resorts to physical violence or even stops cars with her body.

What a hard-working and lovable lead singer.

Lin You looked at her and couldn't help but smile.

Renna immediately questioned:

"why are you laughing?"

"..."

Just remembering something happy?

Lin You shook his head. "It's been a while since I've had a private chat with Little Sister Xiao... Seeing how energetic you are, it seems like a life talk or something like that isn't necessary at all, right?"

"Uh, as for that..." Nina paused.

"Didn't you say before that you were my 'sister'? Why did you come to me for life advice?" Lin You asked.

"what……"

Renai turned her head away in embarrassment.

When I'm with Lin You, I always tend to forget his age. Coupled with the initial misunderstanding when we first met, the memory of him being a college student always lingers in my mind...

Come to think of it, why does Lin You seem to be absent from school so often? He really looks like a college student, but in reality, he's a freshman at Chiba Sobu High School.

Sobu High School should be considered a prestigious public high school, so why is the management so lax?

The girl was confused.

The streets grew increasingly deserted late at night. In early summer, the night air was cool and pleasant, leaving a sense of relaxation. Renai looked up, gazing at the night sky. Lin You's appearance seemed to be shrouded in a layer of filter, his handsomeness also.

Rencai thought slightly of her previous worries.

It also reminded me of the previous... quarrels and arguments with his girlfriend.

"Um, Li..."

At this time, Lin You said:

"Believe it. You don't need a reason to believe."

"..."

Rencai was stunned.

"Uh...Lin You, what are you talking about?"

"Life talks."

"……Oh."

The girl pursed her lips and chose not to ask again.

Lin You said: "Things like school bullying... Rencai, you should believe that you are not wrong. As for breaking up with your friends. You can also try to continue to believe that what you did was not wrong."

"Eh…………"

This time.

Renai was completely stunned.

How did Lin You… know this? He seemed to know everything. Because, I’m sorry, I’ve only told Tao Xiang about this…

Lin You: "I don't know everything. I only know what I know."

Nina: "?"

Got it again!

Renai's eyes widened.

Lin You just turned back to the main topic——

"Nina, how's your English practice going?"

"Hmm... this, is it okay? The score is okay, and as for singing... it should be okay."

……

June 6th.

livehouse——“Serbian Night”.

Tickets for the one-hour LIVE show, which starts at 6 p.m., have already been sold out.

The small grand event belonging to "Shin Kawasaki (tentative name)" was bustling in this slightly old livehouse. Even in the lounge, you could hear the shouts from outside.

Almost all of them are——

"Momoka...!", "Momoka——!", "Ms. Momoka, I love you!"...

"Hey... Momoka is so popular?"

Subaru muttered, looking at Momoka, who was wearing a T-shirt that read "Quitting the Group." She didn't seem to mind. She slung her guitar over her shoulder, slinging the strap over it. She lifted her short, light gray hair from under the strap, half-lidded her eyes, and shook her head.

——Pretend to be calm.

"Oh, it seems Momoka is shy too?" Subaru joked.