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[B. "You only think of me now... Looks like I'm unnecessary..."]
[C. "Actually, the mom I just met in the Moon Forest is still waiting for me to come home for dinner..."]
"It's okay, we can just play a game together," said Koshimura Sawa through gritted teeth.
"Huh? What are you driving?"
“...I meant practice.” He pointed to the book that Chihaya Aine was holding down. “So, could you please get up for a moment? I need to pack my things before I can leave, right?”
"Ah! Sorry, sorry!" Chihaya Aine jerked her hand back as if she'd been burned, and after a few seconds it belatedly realized, "Wait, so you're saying yes?"
"Anyway, if I don't go, no one will go with you, right?" Yuecunze stuffed the last book into his bag and stood up.
"...Sawarin, being tsundere is so outdated, isn't it?"
"You've been talking too much."
Koshimura Sawa turned and walked towards the back door of the classroom.
"Ah! Wait for me, Sawarin! I haven't finished packing yet!" Chihaya Aine panicked and hurriedly ran back to her seat, frantically packing up.
So you mean you haven't even finished packing your own things, yet you're asking others to pack their things and get ready to leave?
Watching her busy figure running around, Yuecun Ze finally couldn't help but smile.
Sigh... I wish I could be as energetic as her every day.
But why do I always have this feeling that I've forgotten something?
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"Name?"
"Yoshimura Sawa... wait, I just walked in normally, I didn't do anything!" Yoshimura Sawa slammed his hand on the bar counter.
"Ah, sorry, sorry~" Rinrin waved her hand and gave a completely insincere smile. "It was a conditioned reflex. When I saw you walk in, I thought something had happened again."
No, you definitely did it on purpose, didn't you?
Just as Koshimura was about to pull out his lasso to teach this horse, Cheng Lu... no, Naritaji, a man who couldn't outrun Orihime, a lesson...
"Is this... the school uniform of Tsukinomori?"
Suddenly, Chihaya Aine's voice came from behind.
Koshimura Sawa subconsciously turned his head to look.
Chihaya Aine was standing near the entrance to the rest area, and standing in front of her was none other than the 7th "It's Good Moe" champion, a staunch non-stay-up-night advocate, a vegetarian barista, a 16-year-old JK beauty with a widow's aura, and the 2023 Oscar winner for Best Comedy Actor—Nagasaki Motoyo.
Is there room for this many people to stand in RiNG?
What kind of Daenerys Targaryen joke is this?
"Excuse me, are you a student at Tsukinomori?" Chihaya Aine excitedly took two steps closer. "That prestigious girls' school?"
"Huh? Yes..." Nagasaki Motoyo seemed to be deep in thought when she was suddenly interrupted, and looked a little flustered. She nodded subconsciously.
"Wow, that's amazing!" Ai Yin clasped her hands together, her voice filled with longing. "I heard that only the children of professionals can go in there."
"Hey..." Nagasaki Motoyo chuckled awkwardly, "Although there are indeed many classmates in school whose parents are quite powerful... I came up from junior high school, so I'm just average."
"Also, do the students at Tsukinomori really greet each other with 'Gui'an'?"
“Ah…” Nagasaki Motoyo gently tapped her cheek with her finger, “That’s what they would say.”
"Really? So all the students ride Yalong bikes to school?"
"That kind of thing is impossible, right?" Nagasaki Motoyo avoided her gaze, looking around as if searching for something. Suddenly, she saw the figure leaning against the bar, carrying a conspicuous guitar bag, looking at them speechlessly.
His usually gentle blue eyes, like the surface of a lake tossed with a pebble, suddenly became restless.
“That’s true, then…” Chihaya Aine wanted to ask more about Tsuki no Mori, but then she saw the girl in front of her suddenly open her arms and rush towards her.
"Huh? Wait a minute, while I'm happy you're being so enthusiastic, this is our first time meeting—"
While she was still nervously thinking about how to deal with the situation, Nagasaki Motoyo brushed past her and hugged Koshimura Sawa tightly as he stood there dumbfounded.
A faint scent of incense instantly enveloped him, and he could clearly feel the girl in his arms trembling slightly, with a warm sensation gradually seeping through her uniform.
"Where did you go yesterday?" Nagasaki Motoyo's voice sounded against his chest, her tone unusually calm, filled with barely suppressed anxiety and a sob. "Why didn't you come home so late? You didn't answer my calls—do you know how worried I was?! I thought you... I thought you..."
She kept asking questions until she was out of breath.
The sound stopped abruptly, leaving only rapid breathing and slightly trembling shoulders.
Only then did he finally see Nagasaki Motoyo's somewhat messy hair and the dark circles under her eyes that even her exquisite makeup couldn't hide.
what?
Koshimura's brain completely shut down, his hands awkwardly hanging in mid-air, unsure whether to hug or put down.
He stiffly turned his neck, his gaze passing over Su Shi's brown hair to look at Chihaya Aine, whose face had gradually darkened, not far away.
Spicy balls!
It was obvious that the principle of misfortunes never coming singly had been applied to Koshimura Sawa far more often than the statistical average. Suddenly, a sound came from the door behind the bar.
"Rinrin-senpai... Huh?" Shiina Ritsuki had just pushed open the door when she was so startled by the sight before her that she started breathing heavily.
She stood frozen in place for a few seconds, as if she were under some kind of spell.
Then, she quietly went back and closed the door with extremely gentle movements.
The entire RiNG seemed to be plunged into a suffocating silence, with only the sound of Rinrinko cracking sunflower seeds clearly audible.
one second.
two seconds.
three seconds.
Shiina Tatsuki pushed the door open again.
"what?"
So even if you change the way you open the door, it won't affect anything!
Chapter Thirty-Six: Standing Tall on the Earth
"Haha, so you really are neighbors." Chihaya Aine smiled and slammed down her teacup. "What a coincidence."
I'm sorry, Sister Ai. When you're about to strike, can you please be quick and painless? I'm afraid of pain.
"I'm sorry..." Nagasaki Motoyo lowered her head and weakly uttered a few words.
No, wouldn't apologizing make things even stranger?!
"Ah, it's nothing, it's nothing." Chihaya Aine waved her hand with a smile. "Sawarin is always a bit unreliable. I'm so grateful to you for taking care of him. You've really worked hard."
They're just neighbors. As everyone knows, in all works of art, childhood sweethearts can never beat those who fall from the sky.
The advantage is mine!
"Um... actually, he only moved here a few days ago." Nagasaki Motoyo seemed to want to clarify something, and slightly raised her head.
Chihaya Aine glanced at Nagasaki Motoyo's face, which looked like a mountain range from different angles... then lowered her head again, looking at her own reflection in the teacup.
How could this be? Does that mean I have absolutely no advantage?!
Doesn't the fact that you can see the teacup when you look down already tell you the story?
Here we go again, trying to stir up trouble for Chihaya Aine. I'm speechless. Chihaya Aine is the only perfect character in this anime. She has become one with Mygo and is part of Mygo's underlying logic. Her signature move, the mechanical grappling hook, brought Mygo the most classic scene in the project and created Mygo's golden age. By slandering Chihaya Aine, do you want to destroy Mygo?
[A. "It's okay, you are all my wings."]
B. "I don't think I'm so pathetic that only two girls are fighting over me."
[C. As everyone knows, whoever provides the milk is the mother; I can tell which is stronger or weaker just by tasting it.]
Go, that move was too ruthless.
“It’s alright, you are all my wings, eh—” Koshimura was startled by the cup that suddenly smashed in front of him.
"How could you say something like that to a girl? Are you a scumbag?" Shiina Ritsuki said with a look of disgust.
[A. "I really want Lixi to grab me by the neck and slap me across the face."]
[B. "I really want Lixi to spit phlegm into my mouth."]
[C. "I really want Lixi to stomp on me."]
That's enough. You're being ungrateful, aren't you?
"I really want to be slapped across the neck by Li Xiqi <②X"厁另④氿qi傘思悦/怡."
"Huh?! You really are—" Shiina Riki's face instantly turned red to the roots of her neck at a visible speed, and she took a step back in disbelief.
"I'm so sorry! His condition has worsened again!" Chihaya Aine quickly ran over and covered his mouth. "Sawarin, please don't make things worse—"
"Waaah—! Waaah—!" Koshimura immediately turned to Nagasaki Motoyo for help.
Miss Su Shi smiled helplessly, indicating that she couldn't help him either.
Yuecun Ze looked at her, remained silent for a few seconds, and then suddenly moved the teacup in front of him closer to himself.
Wait, who wants to drink your stuff?!
I only drank your leftover noodle soup once! How can you be so stingy!
Nagasaki Motoyo was furious and could only glare at him fiercely.
"Speaking of which, may I ask your name?" Chihaya Aine sat back down in her seat and smiled. "My name is Aine."
Although the numbers are indeed terrifying, those who control the intelligence are ultimately the ones who can influence the outcome of the battle!
I swear on the name of Anon Tokyo, my intelligence agency, Aine, will not lose!
“Your name is Aine.” Nagasaki Motoyo put down her teacup, her blue eyes curving into a gentle smile. “I am Motoyo.”
"Wow, amazing! Even her name sounds like that of a young lady from a wealthy family~"
Alright, a classic mid-court double-team.
Koshimura, who could recite their awkward conversation by heart, looked around with some boredom.
Lixi seemed to have been severely damaged by his verbal attack and had disappeared somewhere.
Rinrinko was still cracking sunflower seeds on the side, the shells almost forming a small mountain.
As for the white cat standing behind me... wait, when did you get here?
Koshimura Sawa suddenly turned his head and saw that Kaname Rakuna had silently stood behind his chair, her heterochromatic eyes, like glass, staring at him without blinking.
“An interesting man.” Kaoru pointed at him.
Koshimura made a zipper gesture with his hand over his mouth to indicate that he was still in a sealed state.
Lena tilted her head, seemingly understanding, and nodded knowingly before continuing to walk inside, dragging her suitcase.
"Rakuna-chan, do you want to use the open microphone?" Rinrinko finally stopped eating sunflower seeds, stood up and stretched.
"Mmm." Lena stopped, nodded, pulled out a chair next to the bar, and was just about to sit down—
"Rinrin-senpai—! Something terrible has happened!" Yamabuki Saya suddenly rushed over from the direction of the practice room corridor. "Someone's starting another game in the practice room!"
"What?! Such a good thing?! Cough cough, I mean, this is outrageous! Take me there right now!" Rinrinko quickly threw down the equipment she was holding. "Rakuna-chan, wait here for a moment, I'll be right back!"
"Mmm." Kaoru nodded obediently.
"Shaling, lead the way!"
“oi~!”
Koshimura watched as the two skillfully picked up their instruments and disappeared into the depths of the practice room corridor.
No, why are you guys so skilled at this?!
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Deep within RiNG, in a practice room undetectable by any detector...
"Senior...didn't you say we came here to practice a new song?" The girl's voice trembled with tears.
"Yes, we're practicing right now—practicing how to improve our teamwork and communicate more deeply."
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