Are you, as meal replacement users, ready for the consequences?

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"Yes, after all, I really love your (playing)."

"!!!!!!"

This is…

like?

Is it for me?

Was it not for Xiangzi, not for anyone else, but given to Ningzi?

You must enjoy playing music, but it makes you very happy.

I don't like playing the piano at all, but I'm really happy if someone does.

The distress caused by the lamp vanished completely after hearing Hailing's words.

Very happy, really.

"Sure, but how am I supposed to play if I don't move my hands away, you noob?"

"Ah."

Hailing obediently stood up behind Ningzi, closed her eyes, and quietly waited for the first note from Ningzi.

thump——

……

"You've worked hard, would you like some more coffee?"

"The same one as before?"

"Ah."

"also."

Ningzi took the canned coffee and, without hesitation, pulled the tab and poured it into her mouth.

It was truly a fantastic performance, except the piano horn was playing too loudly!

How embarrassing!

Yawata Kairin packed up her equipment.

I didn't do anything today, but I feel really good.

If the purpose of the weekend is to relax, then this weekend was a success.

Are you leaving?

"Yes, I have plans tonight. I'm going to help a band whose bassist has developed delusions and jumped into the river."

"Wow, is the mortality rate for rock musicians really that high?"

"Hmph, just live well, and don't let me see any news about you in the newspapers again."

That's impossible! You piece of trash!

As Ningzi watched as Hachiman Kairin shouldered her belongings and prepared to leave, a sudden wave of reluctance washed over her.

It felt like someone was trying to steal her beloved away.

"Hey, I'm telling you! Hailing!"

"Ok?"

Hailing turned around and looked at Ningzi curiously; she could roughly guess what the other woman wanted to say.

I bet your next sentence will be, "We haven't exchanged contact information yet."

"Have we not exchanged contact information yet?!"

As expected, that's the sentence.

"it is good."

After adding Ningzi as a friend, Hailing noticed that Ningzi's profile picture was all purple.

Using a solid color as a profile picture is interesting.

"gone."

"Hai Ling!"

"Huh? Is there anything else?"

She looked at Ningzi, and noticed something strange about Ningzi's pupils... it was as if...

Two hearts?

"Do you have time tomorrow? I have something I want to talk to you about."

"Okay, see you at one o'clock this afternoon."

"Huh? You really agreed?!"

"Ring".

"Okay, see you then!"

"Goodbye."

The door was gently closed, leaving Ningzi alone inside.

"I just..."

Ningzi plopped back down on the piano bench, fiddling with her hair somewhat awkwardly.

Why did you make an appointment with Hailing to meet tomorrow?

I was just a little reluctant... but I didn't expect to say it out loud.

"However, they all feel pretty good."

I hope my sister's supposed check-up can be done quickly tomorrow.

Ningzi looked up at the silent clock.

It's three o'clock in the afternoon.

Chapter 39. Let's become bounty hunters together!

"I already told you, I'm perfectly fine!"

I feel great today! It's just that the doctor said I still have some issues.

What thoughts, what divisions, anyway, just a few complicated and high-sounding terms that I'd never heard of before.

Ningzi weighed the small bottle of purplish-red pills in her hand, pondering the words of the strange doctor who insisted on using hair gel despite his limp.

So taking medicine every day will solve everything? I guess I'm almost healthy again.

"Get a checkup, that way everyone will feel at ease. What would you like to eat tonight? I'll bring it to you after get off work."

Xiangzi helped Ningzi tie her hair into pigtails. The child was overjoyed as soon as she went out. She was indeed much better than the gloomier fool she had been before.

Who would have thought that a good kid who wouldn't even dare to step on an ant would suddenly become a Zisha pottery enthusiast?

Sure enough, someone must have triggered the taking of sleeping pills.

The faces of Takamatsu Akari and Shiina Tatsuki flashed through Toyokawa Shoko's mind. What exactly did these two former teammates say to Ningko that day that caused Ningko, who was almost recovered, to have another attack?

Ningzi was diagnosed with mild depression when she was a child, and her condition remained stable after she was four or five years old.

There were occasional serious episodes, but because I or my mother could take care of them in time, the problems were not serious.

Until last week's diagnosis confirmed that Ningzi was capable of attending school.

But it only lasted a week.

Ningzi's condition, however, continued to worsen.

Which step went wrong?

Should we not have taken her to school in the first place?

Xiangzi's hand trembled. She was just a high school student, a pitiful wretch who had lost the protection of her family and the support of her relatives, yet she had already taken on the responsibility of another person's life.

Every step she took was more or less flawed... So what is the optimal solution?

I don't know... but things are relatively stable for now... aren't they?

"When are you going out today, sister?"

Ningzi looked at the time on the clock through the reflection in the glass window. It was noon, and she was getting closer and closer to the time she had agreed to meet Hachiman Kairin at 1 p.m.

I really want to see sea urchin again. Encountering sea urchin is like eating a piece of freshly made sea urchin sashimi. Although the portion is small, it is sweet enough.

This is what it feels like to truly make friends! I've definitely become a normal person again!

I now have a normal friend, a friend who wasn't born out of fantasy, and a friendship that we built from scratch...

It's so nice to be thinking about seeing my friends; I love this feeling.

"I'm leaving, stop spacing out."

"Okay."

"Remember to take your medicine on time."

"Know it."

"Remember to open the door for Mu if she comes again today."

"Ah good."

So, the big bag of food at the door when I got home yesterday was delivered by Mu.

That's true, my sister wouldn't have any spare money to order takeout.

Standing by the window, watching her sister walk away, Ningzi was eager to see her friend Hailing.

A person who is different from Deng, Lixi, and Mu.

The opportunity to understand himself came from [Ningzi], not from the fact that he became friends with Xiangzi after he met him first.

"As expected, those are no longer needed."

His amber pupils became somewhat cloudy, and a glimpse of spring light from outside revealed a hint of deep blue subtly flowing within them.

She is very happy.

……

"So, is there something you want to ask me out?"

"Ah, actually."

Ningzi sipped her black coffee. Although it tasted almost the same as the one Chuhua had treated her to, she felt that Hailing's coffee was much better.

Is this the blessing of our friendship?! Hachiman Kairin!

Ningzi pondered how to keep the other party calm.

Why did I ask her out? What else could it be but that I couldn't bear to see her leave?

Ningzi deliberately dragged out the last syllable, hoping to come up with a good excuse in the meantime.

Yawata Uminori... bass... cool...

Ah, I've got a great idea!

Actually, I want to give you a gift in return.

"Ok?"

Hailing sipped her black tea, quietly waiting for Ningzi to continue.

You could vaguely see the curiosity in Hailing's eyes, as if to say, "What do you mean by a return gift? I didn't give you one either."

It's funny, the band I made plans with yesterday at noon had actually messaged me while I was resting to tell me they couldn't make it because of something.

However, it was because of this missed opportunity that I met Ningzi.

Ningzi pulled a small metal piece from her jacket pocket; its unique luster quickly caught Hachiman Kairin's eye.

"Is this a pick?"