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By staying by Aine's side, this problem can be ignored, since Aine is within easy reach and hasn't gone anywhere.
Ai Yin changed back into her original clothes and bought one or two other items that she liked.
"It's almost evening."
That's right, more than half the day has already passed.
As they walked out of the mall, Ai stretched and said, "Riki, shall we go back?"
Go back, then disband.
Li Xi kept her head down and did not respond.
"Rikki?"
She would not question Aine's determination.
But she didn't want it to end there, and she didn't want to separate.
Coming to her senses, Lixi had already grabbed Aiyin's hand and couldn't help but say, "I want to go to your house tonight."
"Eh?"
""
What a sudden request.
“…Is it not okay?” Li Xi whispered, loosening her grip slightly.
But when asked this question, Aine couldn't say "no".
Li Xi is the type who responds better to gentle persuasion than force, but she is much the same.
"of course can."
This can continue today.
P.S.: I was planning to take a break while the platform was down, but it's fixed now.
Chapter 117 Without All-in, Vatasi
A little while later, the doorbell rang.
When the door opened, Lixi appeared before me, carrying a large bag.
On the way back, Lixi said she needed to go home to get her things, so they parted ways. After all, she couldn't just leave empty-handed like last time when Aine forcibly brought her into the house.
"Is Auntie home?" Lixi asked.
"Yes, but she said it's okay."
"Well, excuse me."
Entering Aine's bedroom again, the layout was still the same, nothing had changed.
"Your room is still the same as always."
Ai Yin laughed and said, "What else could it be? Alright, put your things away. What did you bring?"
Lixi didn't answer, but instead took out items from her bag one by one: clothes, notebooks, textbooks, tablet, headphones, pillow, eye mask... Aiyin looked bewildered, as if she had taken all of Lixi's belongings.
"Is Riki moving?"
"Huh? How is that possible?"
"There's just too much stuff!" Aine couldn't help but exclaim.
Is that too much? Lixi even thinks it's not enough.
Although it's just a one-night stay, a good quality rest is essential, and a fully comfortable working environment is equally necessary.
No matter how you look at it, there's no reason to bring less than what you should have brought.
Anyway, she's strong, so it's fine for her to carry it back and forth.
"You're not planning to compose music here, are you?"
"no?"
Ai Yin looked at him with a knowing expression: "I thought today's plan was to play all day."
"Having played for most of the day is enough. Resting for too long will only make people lazy. Don't forget, we agreed last time that this time we're going to try to produce two new songs, so the time will definitely be even tighter than before," Li Xi said seriously.
"It's only for one day, what's the big deal?" Ai Yin pouted.
Even if we're not rushing to finish, we still need to make some progress every day.
Aine thought that made sense.
“But can’t I just work from home?” she said, sitting on the sofa and resting her chin on her hand.
“It’s not a bad thing to change things up once in a while, is it? Don’t you want to do that video interaction thing too? Why don’t we get it done now?” Li Xi whispered.
It's very relaxing here, and it might even spark some inspiration. But Li Xi wouldn't say that.
Aine sighed, "Yes, yes~"
It seems that Lixi is determined to do her thing here, even though Aiyin is really looking forward to doing something else with her.
For example, watching cartoons or movies.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be work!
Well, there's no time like the present. Since I have an idea, I should definitely put it into action.
Ai Yin had no choice but to take out her own tablet and sit next to Li Xi, pondering how to make the band's video.
There's no need for real people to appear on camera. Just put up a background image, add a few avatars, create a chat box, and add the band members' voices—Su Shi probably wouldn't agree to real people appearing on camera anyway.
The lantern festival is going to be busy, and Lixi... probably will be too, right?
Lenai wouldn't, but I always felt that she would run off somewhere along the way.
"The Gathering of Lost Children," that's the name we've decided on!
As for the collection and selection of comments, that will be decided by everyone together later.
That's enough for now! Feeling bored, Ai Yin lay down and started playing with her phone.
"...Are you bored?" Li Xi glanced at her and asked.
"A little. I thought we'd do something else."
Lixi pulled her gaze back: "But I didn't find it boring."
"Because Riki is a workaholic~ I feel like she'll become an alcoholic after she grows up, drinking and composing music at her desk at the same time," Aine laughed.
"I think you're more likely to become an alcoholic."
"why?"
"intuition."
Ai Yin poked Riki's waist in dissatisfaction: "I can't really trust Riki's intuition."
Su Shi is quite possible; she always gives the impression of sitting by the window, gazing at the city night view, having a drink alone, even though she's only in her first year of high school.
Lixi slapped Aiyin's hand away and remained silent for a moment.
"I don't dislike working together, or rather... I want to work together... but if you find it boring, then forget it."
She stammered out that sentence and then turned off the computer.
Want to work together?
Aine tried to understand: "Is it because we feel like we're moving forward together?"
"almost."
I see. But Aine can't possibly grant her every wish.
At least not now.
"It's fine to work together, but since you've come all this way to my house, why don't you play for a while first? We're high school girls in the prime of our youth, and it's so boring to be stuck in our rooms doing chores."
Ai Yin gently tugged at Li Xi's hair.
"Huh... then what do we need to do?" Lixi asked back.
"Watch the video?"
"It doesn't mean anything, does it?"
"play games?"
"Not interested in."
Ai Yin pouted: "You just don't want to do anything! Well then—let's just chat."
"Surely this will work?" Ai Yin sighed inwardly. "It's supposed to be a girl band, but why doesn't it feel like a girl band at all?"
"...I had a nightmare last night."
Aine became interested: "What kind of nightmare?"
Lixi stopped talking again, unsure whether she should continue.
It's said that dreams are products of the subconscious. She had a nightmare about Aine leaving the group. Will that make Aine feel that she doesn't trust Aine?
"Don't keep us in suspense and then suddenly stop talking. Tell us, what kind of nightmare was it?"
Ai Yin guessed, "A zombie virus outbreak? An alien invasion? A white creature approached you and wanted you to become a magical girl? You met a strange talking giraffe?"
Li Xi shook her head: "Neither. It's... you said you wanted to leave the team."
It's this kind of nightmare.
Ai Yin suddenly realized and sat up: "And then?"
"Then I woke up. I've always believed in you, but I never expected to have a dream like this... My brain really doesn't understand me at all," Li Xi said, annoyed.
"Wow, this is the first time I've heard someone say that their brain doesn't understand itself."
Aine didn't feel anything; dreams are just something the brain produces by processing memories, and they don't mean anything.
But Lixi cared a lot.
"...This nightmare is a slander against our determination and a denial of Aine's efforts all along. It's no exaggeration to say it's a trampling of our efforts," Lixi said softly again.
Slander, denial, trampling. These words are far too heavy.
That's an exaggeration! Ai Yin quickly waved her hand: "You're exaggerating. Riki, you sound like one of my followers."
"I didn't mean that."
"But that's how it sounds!"
"....Feel sorry."
"No need to apologize."
Lixi remained silent.
Even though she's grown a lot, she still has her troublesome side. Aine thought to herself.
But it is precisely because Lixi is a sensitive person that she has these troubles.
"That--"
Ai Yin pondered, "Is Riki upset because she feels this dream is bad, but she can't forget it?"
"...one in ten thousand."
"Ok?"
Li Xi crossed his arms and muttered, "...I've also had that one in ten thousand possibility flash through my mind, which is why I feel so uncomfortable."
Even the smallest possibility shouldn't exist.
Ai Yin watched her quietly. Even though she knew that Li Xi had high expectations of herself, she didn't expect that they would be the same even in this place.
There's one thing you have to do in times like this!
Aine moved behind Riki and covered her eyes with her hands.
"Aiyin?" Lixi panicked, somewhat at a loss. What's going on?
"Next, I'm going to cast a spell on Riki!"
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