Volume 55: Chapter Chapter Great, no need to say more!
Although he said he was still angry, he praised himself in front of others, and his tone was so intimate as if he was talking about family matters.
He almost added, "My girlfriend is causing you trouble."
Ming Hai could only say to such a loving and loyal teacher Xiao Xiang:
"Great, no need for words!"
Now it seems that there is no need to slide on my knees or comfort her anymore.
The fact that she could talk and laugh with Takamatsu Deng so naturally meant that she herself knew that the hug just now was just an emergency risk-avoidance measure, and neither of them had any intention of being ambiguous or having feelings for it, so there was naturally no need to continue to be jealous.
There was no need for him to explain proactively. With Toyokawa Shoko's intelligence, she could understand many things through observation and reasoning, and then be understanding and not care about it.
...Of course, girls will understand if they understand.
Seeing the boy you care about hugging another girl in front of you, no matter what the reason is, it is natural to feel uncomfortable and want to get upset and lose your temper.
If this were to be changed into the horse girl worldview, the trainer would probably be taken into the room that night and the horse would jump all night long, right?
Fortunately, Toyokawa Shoko is just an ordinary young lady.
She also has a girlish side, but it has been suppressed very well by her past upbringing, and the way she expresses it is also very subtle.
Seriously, what kind of cute creature's habit is it to pinch hands to vent anger? Can I take it home and raise it?
Just as Ming Hai was sighing in his heart, Toyokawa Shoko over there also finished chatting with Takamatsu Deng. Seeing that the crowd near the booth had almost dispersed, she decided to continue shopping and then have lunch at the cafe.
The two of them walked to Minghai hand in hand intimately. Toyokawa Shoko looked up at him and suddenly gave him a smile as warm and bright as the sun.
Although Ming Hai was confused, he reflexively responded with a smile.
Then--
She walked on without even looking.
"Let's go, Deng-san. Don't get lost again this time."
"Eh? But..."
"Naraka-kun will catch up by himself. Don't worry. He is our guardian knight."
"Um……"
Ignoring Minghai's opinion, Toyokawa Shoko just pulled Takamatsu Deng, who kept looking back, and strode towards the next exhibition area.
——I was placed in PLAY?
After realizing that Teacher Xiaoxiang, who was still angry, was taking revenge on him in this way, Ming Hai couldn't help but sigh.
Giving Gao Songdeng a helpless and amused look, he didn't say much and just followed the two girls silently.
"..."
Toyokawa Shoko withdrew her gaze.
Like a little girl who knew she was being spoiled, she lowered her head and pursed her lips, hiding her cute and smug smile, and her slowed pace returned to a brisk pace.
The sky is still blue and the clouds are still white.
Only the spots of light under the shade of the trees filter out the mood blown by the wind.
……
After watching the lively and cute land penguins, I watched the cute and healing little otters.
This trip to the aquarium has come to an end. After waiting in line for ten minutes at the cafe inside the aquarium, the three of them finally found a seat in the crowded shop.
After everyone had chosen the set meal they wanted, Toyokawa Shoko asked Takamatsu Deng, "Mr. Deng, would you like mocha coffee as your drink?"
She remembered clearly that before in the Yuze Coffee Shop, Takamatsu Deng and Nagasaki Suyo both ordered mocha coffee, so she naturally thought that this was her preference.
"Mocha coffee..." Gao Songdeng hesitated for a moment, his eyes wandering over the menu, and finally, as if he was afraid that Toyokawa Shoko would wait for a long time, he reluctantly nodded, "Yeah, that's fine too."
"Then..."
"You like coffee? You don't look like that." Interrupting her action of asking the waiter to come over to take the order, Ming Hai looked at the stunned Takamatsu Deng and frowned slightly, "It was the same when we ordered the set meal just now. I felt that you seemed to be very interested in the children's meal, but in the end you followed Toyokawa-san and ordered the omelette rice set meal."
"I..." Gao Songdeng stammered a few times and lowered his head, as if in agreement.
"Really? Deng-san." Toyokawa Shoko put down the menu and looked at her seriously. "Order whatever you like. There's no need to worry about our... or do you not consider us as friends, so you are so reserved?"
Ming Hai couldn't help but glance at her sideways - when did she learn this kind of malicious way of asking questions?
Is this the dark education of the Toyokawa family...
"No! I, I just rarely go out to eat with friends, so I don't know what to do!"
Gao Songdeng shook his head vigorously, firmly and desperately denying it, then he took a deep breath and blushed and whispered, "When I come here, I usually order children's meals with orange juice... because I want to collect the toys in the children's meals."
"As for the mocha coffee... that day, I didn't know what to order, and I didn't want everyone to wait for me to choose, so I followed Sushi-chan's choice..."
"I see. Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Toyokawa Shoko smiled again, and after taking the order with the waiter, she said to Takamatsu Deng in a relaxed manner: "Just like singing, nervousness and unfamiliarity are things that can be overcome slowly, as long as you do it a few more times - so, let's go out and play together again when we have time! This time, I'll take you to a place I'm familiar with!"
"Yeah! We've made an appointment!"
Gao Songdeng nodded vigorously, clenched his hands, and a determined light flashed in his eyes. He looked determined that he would risk his life to fulfill the promise even if it was raining heavily and hailing.
With the mentality of an old father, Ming Hai admired the beautiful friendship of the girls.
He had no intention of taking credit for it, but Toyokawa Shoko, who had been deliberately ignoring him all the way, suddenly brought up the topic.
"Narumi-kun, you have to come too."
"Why?" Ming Hai didn't expect her to suddenly bring him up. "It's inconvenient for you girls to go out and play with a man like me, right?"
"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have noticed that Deng-san was forcing himself - is this an acceptable excuse?" Toyokawa Shoko smiled at him, a little playful, "Of course, you can also be our bodyguard and attendant, drive away bad guys for us, help carry luggage, etc... In addition to the remuneration, I will be responsible for all the expenses during this period, okay?"
"I'm not old enough to be supported by a rich woman." Ming Hai said helplessly, "Okay, just call me when you need me. Think about it carefully, a careless and reckless young lady, plus a weak little animal... It's really hard for people to feel at ease when the two of you go out together."
"I'm not careless or reckless!"
Toyokawa Shoko glared at her angrily, and if she hadn't been sitting opposite him, she might have pinched his arm as a revenge.
"A delicate little animal..."
Gao Songdeng was a little shocked. He didn't expect that he was not even a human being in his eyes. No wonder he was so gentle and careful when he hugged him...
Lunch time passed quietly in such a relaxed and pleasant chatting atmosphere.
Volume 56: Chapter Chapter Bringing Miss Xiangzi Home
“Tōng-san, why don’t you try singing the “Song of Becoming Human” now that no one is around?”
"But, but, this is outside..."
"Just pretend that this is the overpass on that day. All you have to do is shout out your own voice! Or do you want to sing a different song?"
"No, I... this one is fine..."
The rooftop view of the aquarium.
With the encouragement of Toyokawa Shoko, Takamatsu Deng secretly glanced at Ming Hai who was watching the show next to him, then took a deep breath, closed his eyes and began to recall the lyrics.
Then, exhale.
"I just told myself...there is no place for me here..."
"There is no place for me..."
The voice was very weak, without any rise or fall in pitch, and was far inferior to Toyokawa Shoko at that time.
She couldn't help but open her eyes, but what she saw was not the disappointed expressions of the two people, but the way they listened attentively and nodded from time to time.
Ming Hai seemed to notice her gaze, smiled, and suddenly shook his head, as if he was muttering something.
...So, the lyrics at the end?
His eyes flashed, as if they quietly lit up at dusk, illuminating the street lights in a corner of the city.
Gao Songdeng stared at his face intently, closed his eyes, and let the figure that remained clearly in his consciousness continue singing with him.
"I was convinced that I wanted to leave... to go somewhere else..."
"To comfort myself..."
Toyokawa Shoko paused, then looked at her in surprise.
I don’t know why, but after just two lines of lyrics, Deng’s voice suddenly became stable, and gradually gained strength and breath, like audio with noise removed, and it sounded better and better as he sang!
Both the melody and the emotions, as she was immersed in the singing, began to become full and moving. Even the sound of the wind on the rooftop could not cover her singing that was full of passion and faith.
——Student Deng, who is not afraid of the stage, sings so beautifully!
Fortunately, I sacrificed this date... If I continue to practice slowly in the previous method, I don’t know when I will be able to see classmate Deng singing with all his heart and soul!
Toyokawa Shoko was so excited that she almost clapped her hands.
Just because he didn't want to disturb Takamatsu Deng who was so focused on singing for the first time, he tried to be patient.
She also closed her eyes, forgot all unnecessary thoughts, and quietly enjoyed the lonely yet extremely warm singing of the gray-haired girl.
……
After all, it was a song improvised in a short period of time.
"Becoming Human" is very short, only about one and a half minutes.
After a moment of distraction, I came to the last verse of the lyrics.
"I want to live like everyone else..."
"I seem to have become a human..."
Gao Songdeng opened her eyes blankly. Before she could come to her senses, applause and a hug woke her up from her immersion. She looked forward in shock.
"Mr. Deng, I am so touched!"
The person who was carried up was of course Toyokawa Shoko.
Tears of joy and excitement welled up in her eyes. "I knew I had chosen the right person! This song is ten times better when you sing it than when I sang it!"
Gao Songdeng blushed and quickly denied it: "That's not true... Xiangzi-chan sings much better than me..."
"If you don't believe me, ask Ming Hai-kun!" Toyokawa Shoko turned around and raised her chin coquettishly, "Am I right? Don't flatter me, tell me the truth!"
"That's absolutely right."
Ming Hai continued to applaud, praising sincerely: "In terms of the degree of emotional injection, Toyokawa-san and you are like fireflies to moonlight, there is no comparison at all! Especially since you sang a cappella, and you were able to be so deeply rooted in people's hearts without the assistance of a piano, Toyokawa-san simply cannot win! Takamatsu-san, you are the undisputed lead singer of our [CryCHIC]!"
Toyokawa Shoko nodded with a sunny smile on her face.
"Well said, Narumi-kun!... Please don't talk to me for the next few days."
"Didn't you ask me not to compliment you?!"
"Even if it's not true, it's too much for you to say that!"
"Can't you just think of it as a sacrifice to encourage Takamatsu-san..."
"Humph!"
Ignoring Ming Hai who seemed to be taking revenge on her for placing a PLAY, Toyokawa Shoko turned her attention back to Takamatsu Deng. After considering the words, she asked cautiously, "Deng, I'm glad that you can finally open your heart and sing, but...did you sing the last line wrong?"
Although this song is short, in her mind, if she were to hold a LIVE in the future, this should be one of the opening songs of [CryCHIC] - such an important song must be memorized.
Gao Songdeng lowered his head slightly, thinking back to everything that had just happened, and couldn't help muttering to himself.
"That... I shouldn't be singing it wrong..."
Of course, she didn't sing the original lyrics, but she didn't know why she sang it that way...
It's just that after my emotions were aroused, I adapted it this way unconsciously.
——It seems that I have become a human.
If the original lyrics were the cry from her heart... then is this line of lyrics also what she wants to say to everyone?
For some reason, Takamatsu Deng raised his head.
She didn't look at Toyokawa Shoko who was concerned about her, but looked in the direction of Ming Hai.
