“Today’s practice is over, Aine, you’re making progress. You’ve worked hard.”
Ricky gives feedback to everyone after practice. He usually praises Tomorin, but with me, he sees things quite accurately. He praises me for the areas I practiced because I’m not good at them, but he scolds me for slacking off in the areas I’m good at. If it were just scolding, I would get annoyed and rebel, but Ricky’s points are entirely valid, and he praises me accordingly when I put in the effort, so he really knows how to use both rewards and discipline effectively.
And what my girlfriend Soyorin doesn’t like about that is probably the thought that she is the one who sees me putting in the effort the most. Well, while I’m practicing at Soyorin’s house, she is looking at her smartphone or studying with that as background music, so she isn’t wrong. But if that’s the case, she should be able to compliment me, yet Soyorin isn’t straightforward and can’t put it into words. Still, the fact that I’m getting praised by Ricky and feeling happy makes her even less pleased. I guess I, too, realize that I’m happy about it, right?
“…Aine-chan.”
“Yes, what is it, miss?”
I feel like I’ve been spending about half of my week at Soyorin’s house lately. Since Soyorin’s mom isn’t around much, it seems like Soyorin is craving human warmth, so she often asks me to stay over.
Well, I don’t say it directly, but when I try to go home, she says things like “Are you leaving already?” or gives me a lonely look, so I end up staying. Soyorin usually seems grown-up, but she shows her childish side in strange ways, which troubles me.
“…I also think that Aine-chan is great.”
“Ahaha, what’s wrong all of a sudden? Your feelings are coming across just fine, Soyorin.”
As I laugh in response to Soyorin, who is murmuring while burying her face in my knee, I can’t help but think that she must be feeling embarrassed about being seen with a praising expression. Yet, I feel like I should be the one embarrassed, you know? I don’t say anything about it since she tends to sulk if I point it out, so I just stroke her head. I have long hair too, but I like Soyorin’s long hair better. It’s smooth and light and feels great to the touch. I’m so envious.
“What do you think about Soyorin, Ricky?”
“Why the sudden question? What’s it to you… Well, I think I’m an important presence for Mygo!!!!!, and I do tend to take good care of things, you know.”
“Ah, not like that. Isn’t it bothersome?”
RING’s café. There are no practice sessions today, so Ricky is working part-time. On days like this, it’s fun to come to the café and interact with Ricky while he’s working.
“What’s this about being a hassle… You’re saying that even though Soyu is your girlfriend?”
Yes, here it is, Rikki’s bewildered look~. At first, I was like, “What is this?!” but now I’ve completely gotten used to it.
“I’m thinking that because it’s her.”
“Well… Soyou falls at times.”
Ricky says while stopping his hand that was wiping the cup. As expected of Ricky, he understands well. Soyorin tends to get down periodically, so Ricky and I visit her house. Recently, it’s been more common for me to go alone since she told me to go by myself.
“That’s cute, but you know, Soyorin is a bit lonely… Look, see this.”
So I suddenly remembered and operated my smartphone to show an account on social media.
“Hmm? …What is this poem?”
“Soyorin’s private account”
The account shown is a simple blue sky icon. The words lined up are suggestive terms or overly poetic sentences. To someone who knows, it might seem reminiscent of “Soryin,” but… Ricky looks like he’s making an “oh wow” face. Yeah, I get it.
“This is a post after I went home because I had something I absolutely needed to do.”
“Um… ‘Haa… even though I have such strong feelings, they can’t reach you’… How dramatic.”
Ricky looked at the posted post and sighed, saying that. How rude, isn’t it cute that Soyorin gets this way just from not being able to meet for a little while?
“So, what was the purpose of leaving her in this state?”
“Huh, I didn’t have any plans.”
“Huh!?”
With a surprising voice from Riki saying “Ah, wait!” and the sound of a cup crashing to the ground! Oh no, didn’t it break? I peek in but it seems like it’s not broken, thank goodness.
“You… you know that, right?”
“I have no way of knowing! I was watching her posts while she was being silly.”
Ricky looks at me with disbelief, but it’s unfair. Sayorin doesn’t just pamper, but when she pushes me away, she becomes anxious as if she might be abandoned, making her act like a little child, which is adorable. She holds back from contacting me directly, thinking it would be a nuisance, but she updates her social media a lot, so I get really excited seeing that. By the way, Sayorin’s posts often get deleted, so I take screenshots to save them. I’ll keep this a secret.
“Ugh… I don’t care about anything, but please don’t let it be found out. It’s not funny if our practice is disrupted by a lovers’ quarrel.”
“Okay, okay, I understand~. Well then, it’s about time for a reminder message from Soyorin, so I think I’ll go. Ricky, the bill please~.”
“600 yen.”
“Eh, isn’t it higher than usual!?”
“I had applied my employee discount, but I heard something strange, so it’s the regular price.”
Well, I raise my voice in protest, but I end up paying because Riki refuses firmly. Ugh, stingy.
“Is it okay to talk for a moment, Aine-chan?”
“Hmm, what’s wrong, Soyorin?”
The sofa at Soyorin’s house is fluffy and feels so nice. While I was thinking that and looking at my phone, Soyorin came over and started talking to me. From the way she spoke, it seemed like she was going to give me a lecture. What did I do this time?
“You said you would wash the dishes, but you haven’t done it yet, right?”
Ah… Now that you mention it, I did say that. I offered to take care of it since Soyorin had to go out. In the end, I got sleepy and after falling asleep on the sofa and lazing around, it ended up being this time.
“Sorry, sorry, I’ll take care of it right now.”
“Ha… Do you understand how I feel when I came home and saw that the dishes were piled up, and on top of that, they weren’t soaked in water and had become all crusty?”
It’s so detailed! I have a dishwasher, but I don’t use it much. And this Soirin turned out to be long.
“Aine-chan is always like that, isn’t she? She says she’ll do something but never does it, yet she gets all excited about surprises that don’t really matter.”
Surprises are important, right!? It’s important to celebrate anniversaries, and if we don’t celebrate, you’ll get grumpy… I won’t say anything because it sounds troublesome, though~.
“…Why don’t you say something instead of keeping quiet?”
“Come on, if you get that angry, it ruins Soyorin’s cute face, right? Smile, smile!”
I put my hands on my cheeks and smiled! I tried to do it like Ayaka from Pasupare, but Soyorin doesn’t seem to like it~. My face looks really scary. Hmm… with Soyorin like this, it’s long… ah, I’ll do that!
“Aine-chan always tries to joke around and brush things off like that… Typically, I always think about how I feel about Aine-chan.”
“Ah, I get it. How about we stop meeting for a while to calm down?”
“…What?”
Oh, Sororin is surprised. Well, that makes sense; she didn’t expect to be counterattacked like that from me.
“Right now, you’re getting worked up and I’m feeling a bit irritated too. Let’s go home… ah, about a week should be good. Let’s just meet when we have band practice.”
“I’m feeling a bit worked up right now, and I’m also a little irritated. I’m going home… Ah, maybe in about a week. Let’s just meet up during band practice.”
After saying just that, I packed my bags and left while Soyorin was taken aback. Usually, I say “See you later,” but today I called out, “Well then.” As I deliberately closed the door, a cheerful tune naturally slipped out.
“Oh… that Soyorin from earlier was too cute. I wanted to take a picture. But it would be impossible to point my smartphone there… well, it’s fine. I have a camera set up in Soyorin’s room, so I’ll enjoy it later.”
“…Aine-chan.”
I murmur alone in the silent room. After Aine-chan left, it feels like the temperature in the room suddenly dropped, and my body starts to tremble. What should I do? Has Aine-chan started to dislike me? Will I be abandoned? Those thoughts well up, making my vision spin.
“…………”
I somehow move my trembling legs and return to my room. On the bed, which originally had only one pillow, there are now two. I bury my face in one, the one that Aine-chan uses. Even though we use the same shampoo, conditioner, and hair oil, it has a refreshing scent. I feel Aine-chan’s presence here.
I wonder why I got so angry. There was no need to get that angry, but for some reason, I just snapped… and that’s why I became emotional.
“I’m sorry…”
“Ah, that’s fine… I wanted to see that.”
On the smartphone screen, Soyo is looking downcast. Thanks to the high-quality camera, the image is clear and the audio comes through, so I really understand. I couldn’t help but watch it in the park, but I’m glad I saw it here. I can see Soyo looking like this.
“Is that…?”
Suddenly being called out, I hurriedly turned off my smartphone screen. This voice and the way they address me must be Tomorin… That was close; if they saw something like this, it would surprise them.
“What happened, Tomorin?”
“Ah… While I was looking for stones… that girl had an amazing expression while looking at her smartphone…”
Huh. Oh no… Did it show on my face? But I’m glad it was Tomorin who saw it. If it had been Rakuna-chan, she would have been sharp and might have suspected something.
“Wow, I was watching a new brand’s advertisement video and I got really excited!”
I thought that Tomorin wouldn’t be interested in something like this, and that saying this would be fine… but…
“I want to see it too…!”
“Eh?”
Why!? You’re usually not interested, right!? Ah… this is bad, what should I do? Now that it’s come to this, Tomorin is quite stubborn… I guess I have no choice but to run away.
“I’m, I’m sorry, Tomorin! My mom told me to come home quickly! See you later!”
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“Oh… that was Soyoko from earlier, right…?”
“Haa… it seemed like Tomorin noticed that.”
I came home and, while lying on the bed, I muttered to myself. I never thought I would run into Tomorin in a place like that. I was recording it, so I guess I should have waited until I got home… Hmm, well, there’s no use thinking about it now… I wonder if I should check on Soyo for a bit…
“Aine-chan…”
“Hi, it’s Aine~”
While hugging my pillow, Sayorin is looking at her smartphone. I wonder what she’s looking at—I’m curious, but I can’t see that much. As for social media… oh, it hasn’t been updated yet. That means she might be looking at photos; even though Sayorin usually has a stance of not taking pictures with me, she doesn’t refuse when I try to take one, and she probably saves them if I send them to her. Hmm, so cute!
“I’m sorry… please come back…”
“I guess that’s difficult; Aine-chan isn’t such a lightweight girl.”
If it’s like this on the first day, I wonder if I can last a week… If it seems really bad, I’ll just stop midway. I don’t want to hurt Soyorin for the sake of enjoyment either.
Huh, you think I’m suffering right now? Ahaha, that’s not true!
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“Good job on your practice!”
“Good job… Aine, can I talk to you for a moment?”
“What happened, Ricky?”
Four days after leaving Sayorin’s house, as I was trying to go home while ignoring Sayorin who was trying to talk to me after band practice, I was stopped by Rikki. It’s obvious that one would notice something so blatant.
“Something happened with Soyon, didn’t it?”
“Ah… if it’s about that topic, is it okay to talk about it at my place?”
I glance at soyorin and invite ricky to my house. It’s true that it would be bad if soyorin asks, and if it’s RING, they might overhear if they’re hiding nearby. Plus, inviting ricky over can also stir up some jealousy.
“Yes, please, coffee is fine, right?”
“Um… so what happened?”
It’s terrible to encourage someone to talk without touching their coffee after making it for them. Thinking that way, I sip the coffee I’ve made for myself.
“I asked the lamp.”
“…What?”
“Aine, you were watching videos and laughing in the park, right? Tou said that you were reflected in it.”
I almost clicked my tongue in frustration but held it back. To think it was that obvious and on top of that, consulting Rikki. I’ve messed up.
“I told you to make sure that your practice isn’t affected, right?”
“You’re practicing properly.”
“Soyo is clearly unable to concentrate and making many mistakes, and even Akane is feeling anxious, wondering if Aine is hiding something.”
Haa… aside from Tomorin, Soyorin, make sure to practice properly. You have a deadline of one week, after all.
“We just had a little fight. Right now, we’re just keeping some distance from each other as a cooling-off period.”
“…What about the video?”
“I just looked back at my memories with Soyorin and laughed reminiscing, it was fun, right, Rikky?”
“…I can trust you, right?”
“Of course!”
I stand proud in front of RIKKI, who looks at me with suspicion. There may be guilty things… well, maybe there are, but my feelings for Soyorin are genuine.
────
“Soyorin, I’m sorry!”
In the end, it had been 5 days since that fight, and I was hugging Sayorin at her house. I was really happy to see the cute Sayorin for 5 days, so I have to take good care of her in return.
“Aine-chan… I am the one who is sorry…”
“Uh-uh, it was my fault. I didn’t consider Soyorin’s feelings… I won’t do that kind of thing anymore!”
It’s true, I won’t forget to wash the dishes anymore. So show me more and more of your cute side. Do you feel uneasy without me, clinging to me because you don’t want to be abandoned, feeling me in every part of your life?
The end
Wow, this is an amazing masterpiece!
I’m not saying anything bad, so please give it to me too.
Whoa… Wait, is this all one piece of work!?
Huh, why is there such a masterpiece?
One day, you’ll get stabbed…
Evil Love Sound
She’s too bad of a woman…
Hey hey!
Tomorin is fired up!
I’m glad that Sayorin didn’t set up a camera in Aine-chan’s room…
Someday I might end up in a tragic murder-suicide.
>>27
Well, if it’s with Soyorin, I guess it’s okay… I feel like I could accept that.
>>25
Eh, why?!
Why are we talking about that!?
>>28
Well, Mortis is doomed to be forced into a double suicide with Mutsusaki Yuki…
>>38
I want to be the only one left alive and disappear somewhere.
I want you to live freely.
She’s a bad woman, Chihaya Aine…
I understand that it’s cute to tease Soyorin.
This is something that will get stabbed someday.
Is it that cute aggression thing? That’s scary…
Anonymous-child shouldn’t be here…
Seriously, a bad girl like Aine-chan is nice…
It was worth reading.
I was anxious about whether it would end badly.
>>36
The story is of the happy ending is beautiful type…
It’s the one that suddenly comes up in a post saying, “I know everything…”
>>37
The truth is, Bandori is scary…
>>37
You came, huh…
That Soy is a versatile ingredient that can handle both dark and romantic comedy.
I think this will run out of light first…
>>41
Ah~
Dangerous, dangerous.
Next time, I have to do better ❤
Is this a happy ending, I wonder!? Is this a happy ending, I wonder!?
Chihaya Akune…
Sometimes there are strange documents that come out with a long length or a clearly different style.
It’s nice to see Ainon-chan being confused after being seriously angry with Tomorin…
There is also a theory that Aine-chan is seeking to be needed, and by confirming love in this way, she feels assured.
It’s nice when the complete light suddenly awakens to a dark joy.
Approval-seeking monster vs. abandonment-anxiety woman, huh…
The gentle breeze of the darkness is good.
Whether you face backlash after this or deepen your mutual dependency, both are fine.
I want to see Ai-chan, who makes it seem like she’s in control, suddenly have the ladder pulled out from under her one day…
Ricky is taken aback.
In this space-time, is Tomorin single?
>>57
👋
Ricky, who has become frustrated, can spill the beans to Soyorin.
Well, Rikki is probably going to lose it.
You have it pretty good, don’t you?
It was a happy ending… I’m glad…
Which one is more bothersome…?
Soyorin is definitely the type to delete posts, isn’t she?
It’s dark!
>>66
Only in the darkness does the light shine.
I can easily imagine Sayorin getting flustered when she sees something about Shoko that might make her feel discarded.
In this time-space, it seems like it could work out if we try hard enough.
Each one being heavy is cute, isn’t it?
That girl is… a vicious woman…
>>71
Tomorin!?
If they find out about this situation, the classic group probably won’t stay silent.
>>72
Mutsuki! I’m going to kick that damn woman out!!
>>75
Saki… that was a bit too much…
It’s natural to want to see various sides of the person you like, right?
Evil Sound Dimension
Isn’t it too chaotic in the first year of high school? That school called Haneoka.
Maybe you should break up with Aine…?
Absolutely not (high pitch)
Soyo is… getting confused…
That girl is no good, Soyoyo-chan!
You’re definitely a bad kid!
>>81
Why do you say such things… Mortis-chan has become a bad girl, hasn’t she?
This Aine-chan seems to play bass.
Are you all planning to take Aine-chan away from me?
Shoko Mutsumi Mortis is definitely
I won’t let Akine turn against me, even with Lighticky on my side…
This kind of move is the job of the bassist!
>>86
What do you want to say…?
This Ai-ne-chan is the type who can bring up unnecessary incidents to make things even once she’s caught.
I’m becoming so dependent on Aine-chan that I try to pull away from her…
Only Ai-ne-chan looks at me!
It feels like the appearance of a final boss similar to the A-part of episode 8 of Musica.
I don’t know what you’re talking about.
Nice guy.
He’s done for.
But personally, I prefer that kind of co-dependent relationship where they are fighting while also relying on each other.
Shoko herself doesn’t come up with that idea, but Mucchan and Mortis are reminded of the Battle of Asukayama and they go, “Ah… it seems like that…”
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