Anime Crossover Band, Rock Girl Won't Let Me Go

Chapter 104 Aine Reveals Her True Feelings

This time, Bai Qiu and Ai Yin left safely.

After walking a short distance, Bai Qiu looked at Chihaya Aine and asked, "Shall we go back?"

With her mind a complete mess, Chihaya Aine instinctively replied, "Go back where?"

"ring".

Recalling Shiina Ritsuki's words and her own disheveled escape, Chihaya Aine shook her head. She didn't want to go back and face them now.

Bai Qiu nodded, though he didn't know exactly what had happened to Ai Yin in Ring, he expressed his understanding.

"Come with me... for a walk," Chihaya Aine said somewhat shyly.

"OK then."

Bai Qiu replied.

Then he took out his phone and sent a message to Deng, telling her that he had found Ai Yin and that she should go back first.

However, it did not show as read.

Chihaya Aine, who was already inwardly complaining that Shiraaki's answer sounded so forced, noticed this.

Now, she's secretly wondering if Bai Qiu is chatting with her two classmates.

We just added each other as friends!

Why did you guys add each other as friends?

He was with himself, but he was chatting with someone else.

Chihaya Aine felt inexplicably annoyed, and couldn't help but lean over and ask, "Who are you chatting with?"

Bai Qiu glanced at Ai Yin and replied calmly, "Tell Deng that he found you."

Oh, it's Tomorin. That's alright then.

Aine's slight annoyance vanished without a trace. The thought that the lamp had also come looking for her made her feel a little smug.

"Cough... Oh!"

Chihaya Aine suppressed the corners of her mouth that couldn't help but turn up.

"why are you laughing?"

“No…no!”

Bai Qiu gave Ai Yin a strange look.

Is this pink-haired girl driven mad by some kind of shock?

The two walked aimlessly in a direction they didn't know where it led.

There was a moment of silence...

at last.

Chihaya Aine couldn't hold back any longer.

Frustrated, she kicked away a small pebble.

Unlike Toyokawa Shoko, who keeps all her worries to herself, Chihaya Aine seems to want someone to confide in.

Could it be that he was concerned about his return from England, why he ran away in the ring, and all these other things?

Isn't Bai Qiu curious at all?

Chihaya Aine then pouted at Shiraaki and asked in a questioning tone, almost like she was being coquettish.

"Don't you have anything you want to ask me?"

Bai Qiu slowed her pace. "I'm waiting for you to tell me."

Chihaya Aine was stunned for a moment, feeling as if she had been manipulated?

Chihaya Aine sighed, "Actually, I don't want to do a live performance because I feel my skills aren't good enough, and I'm afraid I'll embarrass myself if I go on stage."

"Lixi is absolutely right. I haven't made any effort at all. I've been running away all along."

Bai Qiu nodded, only then realizing what had happened between them.

Chihaya Aine continued, "Studying abroad was also something; I escaped back from England."

"I couldn't adapt to the environment there. It rained every day, and the food wasn't good... My spoken English was useless there. I had difficulty communicating with others, had no friends, and my grades weren't the best."

"But I'm still posting on social media pretending I'm doing really well, isn't that ridiculous!"

Chihaya Aine laughed at herself.

Bai Qiu recalled Chihaya Aine's various posts on social media and understood. However, it seemed that Aine herself had deleted or hidden those posts.

"Actually, I'm not doing well at all. I do everything alone, even my birthday."

Chihaya Aine recalled her past in London, her mouth filled with bitterness, and her nose tingled slightly.

Seeing that Bai Qiu seemed to be in a daze, Ai Yin frowned and couldn't help but nudge Bai Qiu twice with her elbow.

"Hey, are you listening?"

“Yes, I thought it was easy to get by in the UK,” Bai Qiu replied.

This earned Chihaya Aine a big eye roll. I'm telling you this seriously.

Bai Qiu smiled and said, "Just kidding, please continue."

“Those two were my middle school classmates. When I told them that I was going to study abroad, they all looked at me with admiration.”

"I even boasted that I would study abroad during university. But now, I know I can't hide it anymore."

Chihaya Aine said dejectedly.

Although they seemed to believe Bai Qiu's lie, the truth will always be revealed one day.

"I've always been running away from my life; I've already failed!"

"I've finished speaking. If you want to laugh, then laugh at me as much as you want."

Bai Qiu did indeed burst out laughing.

Chihaya Aine lowered her eyes and thought that Shiraaki wouldn't laugh at her.

"That's it?" Bai Qiu said casually.

Chihaya Aine looked at Shiraaki with some displeasure: "What do you mean by 'that's all'?"

However, she was met with a heavy blow from Bai Qiu, who flicked Chihaya Aine's forehead.

Chihaya Aine, who loves pain, clutched her forehead and cried out, "It hurts!"

Just as she was about to question Bai Qiu, she found that the hand she was covering her head was suddenly grabbed by Bai Qiu.

Aine's finger was held up in front of the two of them.

Chihaya Aine froze, forgetting to pull her hand back for a moment.

The girl's once delicate, fair fingers, smooth and delicate like mutton fat jade, were now swollen, covered with small cuts from the strings and tiny bloodstains, making one feel sorry for her.

Lightly touching the marks, Bai Qiu looked directly into Chihaya Aine's eyes, leaving her no room to avoid his gaze as she spoke:

"I can see Aine's hard work in practicing guitar."

"Not to mention studying abroad, I believe Ai Yin must have had a tough time in the UK, but she must have worked even harder, right?"

"So, in my mind, Chihaya Aine is not someone who only runs away, and I won't laugh at you."

Hearing Bai Qiu's affirmative words, Chihaya Aine was stunned for a moment, not mocking her, but affirming her efforts.

Chihaya Aine was somewhat moved, and her nose felt even more sore. She tried her best to hold back the tears welling up in her eyes.

"That's not...that's not how it is."

"In my mind, I think it's what it is," Bai Qiu said.

"Cry if you want to."

Bai Qiu released Ai Yin's hand, turned her head and walked forward.

Chihaya Aine reached out to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, then followed closely behind.

This band.

I'll try my best again, just for you.

Chihaya Aine thought to herself.

"Oh, by the way, let me tell you, according to surveys, the percentage of Japanese students who studied in Europe and America who return to Japan each year is quite high for various reasons."

Bai Qiu suddenly turned around and said.

"Eh, really?"

Chihaya Aine said happily.

Wouldn't that make her seem less embarrassed?

At this time.

An aquarium came into view.

Bai Qiu's eyes lit up.

He asked Aine, "Shall we go to the aquarium?"

Chihaya Aine paused for a moment, then muttered, "It feels like a place only Tomorin would go."

Seeing that Chihaya Aine did not explicitly refuse, Shiraaki had already headed towards the aquarium.

Chihaya Aine quickly followed behind Shiraaki.

Sky Forest Biological Aquarium.

A single ticket costs 2200 yen, while an annual pass costs 4400 yen.

Wouldn't that mean you break even after just two visits?

Therefore, Bai Qiu and Ai Yin, who were both very wealthy, chose to buy annual passes.

Hakushu and Chihaya Aine stepped into the aquarium.

The two of them curiously observed everything around them.

The aquarium is like a dreamlike underwater world.

The ground was covered with a blue carpet, like an ocean, and you could almost feel the fresh seawater scent.

The interior is brightly lit, and through the glass walls, you can see colorful fish of all sizes swimming freely in the water.

The surrounding walls are inlaid with aquariums, each displaying different kinds and shapes of fish that are hard to name.

If the light is here.

You might recognize the lamp.

Bai Qiu and Ai Yin exchanged a glance, thinking at the same time.

The aquarium also features interactive areas that allow visitors to observe and interact with marine life up close.

Children excitedly lay on the edge of the touch pool, carefully touching the soft starfish and sea cucumbers, their faces beaming with innocent smiles. Adults, on the other hand, stopped in front of the science exhibits, carefully reading about marine ecological protection.

Chihaya Aine glanced at Shiraaki beside her, her pretty face slightly flushed. Wouldn't this make the two of them look like a couple?

Thinking this, Aine moved a little closer without making a sound.

As Bai Qiu and Ai Yin ventured deeper, they unknowingly found themselves in the center of the aquarium.

In front of a huge glass curtain wall, Bai Qiu spotted a light.