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The fact that Xiaoxiang still came to him to form a band meant that Xiaoxiang's personal actions were not that affected by him...
Thinking of this, Sanjiao Chuhua took out his mobile phone and gently dialed the landlord's number written on the side.
"…Hello? How are you?"
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After telling him that he had to meet a friend to keep an appointment, the manager was quite easy to talk to. Since there weren't many customers anyway, he waved his hand and let Nakagawa Nobuyuki leave.
In fact, if Nakagawa Nobuyuki went there now, it wouldn't be considered too early, after all, the sun was already setting.
However, since I have already agreed to go, it is impossible not to go.
Therefore, after a not-so-long commute, Nakagawa Nobuyuki once again arrived at the familiar door of RiNG.
"Welcome Hikaru - it's Nakagawa-san. Are you here to see Riki and the others today as well?"
After hearing the slight sound of the door, Yamabuki Saya, who was tapping on the electronic screen, subconsciously raised her head to welcome it.
However, after seeing Nakagawa Nobuyuki, who was considered a semi-acquaintance, his originally formal smile suddenly relaxed, seeming a lot more natural, and asked softly.
"It's Mata. I have a part-time job somewhere else, so I can only come now. And because of this, Shiina scolded me."
As he spoke, Nakagawa Nobuyuki showed a helpless expression, closed the door behind him, and slowly walked into the hall filled with the smell of coffee.
"Why don't you just continue working at RiNG? Many customers say that Nakagawa's mocha and latte are more delicious."
Miss Rinrinko was also quietly joining in at this moment, suggesting with a smile.
In fact, in the summer, there are very few customers who would come specifically to drink latte or the like. This kind of drink is warmer to drink in the winter. However, during the few days that I worked at Zhonghe Xin, the number of customers ordering this kind of drink seemed to have increased significantly.
"Then we need to pay the latte master more."
Nakagawa Shin obviously didn't take it seriously either. He shrugged and made a joke, then got to the point in a low voice: "Yamabuki-senpai, which practice room are Shiina and the others in?"
"...Let me see, right after entering from this side -"
After learning the exact location of the practice room, Nakagawa Nobuyuki smiled, thanked him, and walked towards his destination.
...Why is it this room again?
I can still remember that I took a shortcut from here to block Hachiman Kailing.
Stopping gently at the door of the practice room, Nakagawa Nobuyuki still could not hear the sound of musical instruments inside. He could only hear the muffled sound of chatting coming into his ears.
It looks like he's taking a rest, right?
Thinking of this, Nakagawa Nobuyuki gently placed his palm on the door handle.
Click.
“…So you said at that time that we shouldn’t let Xin—Xin Xin!?”
Perhaps it was a telepathic connection, as Chihaya Aine and Nakagawa Shin, who seemed to be complaining about something, opened the door of the practice room in front of them at the same time.
It seemed that because she saw Nakagawa Nobuyuki, Chihaya Aine's originally complaining expression suddenly became a little happy, but as if she remembered something, she immediately suppressed the corners of her mouth.
The little pink-haired girl snorted, pretending not to see it, raised her head, and walked away from Nakagawa Nobuyuki in a very arrogant manner.
"Nobu...Nakagawa-san?"
Looking at Nakagawa Nobuyuki who suddenly appeared, Nagasaki Suyo became a little at a loss for a moment. She subconsciously looked away, poked her fingers, and muttered a few words softly.
"…Nakagawa-san, that…new cell phone, is it useful?"
Shiina Riki on the side originally wanted to glare at Nakagawa Nobuyuki to express his dissatisfaction with this guy's lateness... However, just as he was about to speak, he saw Nagasaki Motoyo who suddenly became shy, and he immediately swallowed back what he wanted to say.
...No, did something important happen between you two?
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Chapter 199: Nakagawa...is in Xiangzi's band?
"…Nakagawa-san, that…new cell phone, is it useful?"
Nagasaki Motoyo spoke softly, poking her fingers lightly, her vision becoming a little vague. At this moment, she felt a sudden heat on her face, as if some bad guy had set two fires on her face.
What, what's going on...Shouldn't I speak up now? Why can't I even lift my head now...
"Rather... it's too useful. This thank you gift is too formal."
Nakagawa Nobuo smiled lightly, made way for the door, and continued: "It would be better if you could say something that would cause misunderstanding next time."
Looking at the little head of Nagasaki Suyo in front of him that lowered a little and started to twist the ends of her hair, Nakagawa Nobuyuki didn't say much. He just raised his head slightly and looked at Shiina Riki and Xiao Deng who were looking at him with confused eyes.
"Let's go out later. It will be better to let Shigaraki explain as the person involved."
There was no rush to speak here. Nakagawa Nobuyuki just smiled and pointed to the hall. After all, it was a bit inconvenient to talk here.
"...I always feel like there's something wrong with you."
Shiina Riki snorted coldly, glanced at Nakagawa Nobuyuki in front of him, then turned to look at Xiao Deng who was also confused, and said softly: "Deng, let's go."
Finally, it was Kaname Rina who was still standing in the rehearsal room, blinking her big eyes and looking quietly at Nakagawa Nobuyuki.
"Renai-san, is there anything else?"
Normally speaking, at this time of the day, Lenai would be the first one to rush to eat the matcha parfait, so why is she still standing there and not leaving?
Nakagawa Nobuya felt a little strange, so he stood there and looked at Rakuna Kaname.
"……Uh-huh."
Shaking her head, Yaronai took light steps. The sound of her short boots stepping on the wooden floor was quite crisp, and she walked away from in front of Nakagawa Nobuyuki.
His brows twitched. Although he didn't understand what Lenai was trying to do, fortunately, Nakagawa Nobuyuki didn't intend to think about it.
After gently closing the door of the practice room, Nakagawa Shincai followed the jumping Kaname Rakuna and slowly walked into the hall.
The little pink-haired girl who came out first had already found a seat. Now she was holding up her deliberately stern face and quietly keeping an eye on the corner of the corridor.
The moment Nakagawa Nobuyuki came out, Chihaya Haian turned her pretty face away, looking as if she didn't want to pay any attention to Nakagawa Nobuyuki.
"How was practice today?"
Naturally leaning on the position next to Chihaya Aine, Nakagawa Shin asked with a smile.
“…That’s it.”
He moved his seat to the side, putting some distance between himself and the smiling Nakagawa Shin. The little pink-haired boy was humming and mumbling, obviously showing off his cute little temper.
"…You're going to find your girlfriend, why are you looking for us?"
Chihaya Aine drew small circles on the table with her fingers and spoke sourly. The air was filled with the smell of jealousy that came from nowhere.
"So don't—"
"what!?"
Before Nakagawa Nobuyuki could say anything, Shiina Riki, who was holding a snowboard, suddenly looked over with wide eyes.
"Didn't you say you were going to see Xiangzi? That girlfriend——"
Shiina Riki stared at his crimson eyes in shock and asked subconsciously.
"Wait, do you mean..."
Suddenly, an obvious answer appeared in Shiina Riki's mind. He was even more shocked and his lips froze.
At this time, after looking at Nagasaki Suyo not far away without leaving a trace, Nakagawa Nobuyuki was unable to say anything.
...I can't tell Nagasaki right now that "Shoko and I were just pretending to date"? Then what was the meaning of what I said at that time?
"...Wait, why am I the only one who seems surprised?"
Shiina Riki looked around with some fear and found that everyone's expressions were as calm as if they had heard something like "The weather is so nice today". He couldn't help but mutter in confusion and began to doubt himself.
At this moment, Takamatsu Deng on the side blinked his big, sparkling eyes, and did not continue the current topic. Instead, he gently tugged at Nakagawa Nobu's sleeve and looked at Nakagawa Nobu with some confusion.
At this point, we need to mention the seating arrangement.
In RiNG, there are quite a lot of these six-person seats arranged in pairs of three. Chihaya Aine is now sitting at the very edge of one side. Normally, Nakagawa Nobuyuki would sit next to Chihaya Aine.
But today, it seems that Chihaya Aine doesn't really want to sit with Nakagawa Nobuyuki...
Originally, Nakagawa Nobuyuki wanted to say that he didn't care, but seeing the fierce look of Shiina Ritsuki, he forced himself to hold back his words.
"It's okay. Shigaraki will explain it later."
Shaking his head, Nakagawa Nobuyuki still sat next to Chihaya Aine...even though the little pink-haired girl still looked angry.
"By the way, Shiina, didn't you just say you were curious about what happened between me, Nagasaki, and Shoko? Why don't we talk about it now?"
Nakagawa Nobuyuki sat down, let out a light breath, looked at Nagasaki Suyo in front of him, and naturally changed the subject.
At this time, Nagasaki Motoyo was pursing her lips gently, obviously not knowing how to start the conversation. Now, suddenly being pointed out by Nakagawa Nobuyuki, she looked a little embarrassed.
"...then, okay then."
Gently fiddling with her fingers, Nagasaki Suyo took a deep breath and spoke softly.
“…That day—”
Nagasaki Suyo gently twirled her hair and whispered what had happened before.
Originally, after hearing "Xiao Xiang is now dating Nakagawa-san", Shiina Riki wanted to ask with his eyes wide open.
As it turned out, no one had any special reaction and they could only shut their mouths with a look of confusion.
Not long after, everyone suddenly caught a very important word and all turned their eyes to Nakagawa Nobuyuki who had an innocent look on his face.
"...Xiao Xiang...'s band?"
Gao Songdeng blinked, suddenly looked a little dazed, and looked gently at Nakagawa Nobuyuki who was standing aside.
Mr. Xin...has he joined Xiaoxiang's band?
Shiina Riki, who was feeling a little uncomfortable, finally asked in disbelief:
"You actually ran off to join another band!? Obviously ours—"
Waving his hand gently to interrupt Shiina Riki, who was full of questions, Nakagawa Shinya just sighed and opened his mouth to explain:
"Okay everyone, I know you all have a lot to say right now, but--"
However, this sentence was interrupted by classmate Xiaodeng who suddenly spoke.
"Isn't it good too?"
Classmate Xiaodeng just tilted his head in confusion, as if he felt very strange about Nakagawa Nobuyuki's appearance, and his big eyes were full of doubts.
"...Xin-san, while you are in our band... you can also be in Xiao-xiang's band..."
As he spoke, Gao Songdeng seemed to have thought of something very happy, and he smiled unconsciously.
"In this case, everyone... is still together, right?"
"… Nobuyuki, there really is some kind of [gravity]."
As she spoke, Xiao Deng, who had a somewhat dazed look in her eyes, stared at Nakagawa Nobuyuki who was a little surprised.
Seeing that Takamatsu Deng had such an expression, Shiina Riki could only snort a little depressed, but still glared fiercely at Nakagawa Nobuyuki in front of him.
"Don't forget, we were here first... If you put the cart before the horse, I won't let you go."
With a cold snort, Shiina Riki, who was holding the snowboard in his hand, immediately turned around and walked towards the drink bar.
Well, there was absolutely no intention of asking Nakagawa Nobuyuki what he wanted to drink.
At this moment, the sulking pink-haired girl seemed to be surrounded by a dark aura...
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PS.
According to the voting results at the time, everyone liked the appearance of KKR... But KKR is really hard to write, so I can only ask everyone to wait a few more days for KKR's extra story (
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Chapter 200: Aine: Everyone is still watching...
In the practice room.
“Would it be better if Aine and Shigaraki continued to harmonize a little bit in this area?”