Chapter 138 Believe
The Tokyo Takarazuka Theater was founded in 1934 in Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. It is a dedicated theater for the Takarazuka Revue and is also an ultra-large theater with 2500 seats.

Every season, the five groups of the Takarazuka Revue - Flower, Moon, Snow, Star and Sora - rehearse and perform here.

Of course, light musicals, current affairs satires, musicals, etc. from other troupes can also be performed here.

"It's too big."

When Akai Muko led the wind orchestra students into the theater, everyone was shocked by the magnificent and vast theater stage.

"It's so beautiful here."

“Why was the finish line of this National Wind Music Competition chosen here?”

"Because this place can also be used as a concert hall. Musicals themselves require music."

The members of the wind band were whispering to each other.

While everyone admired the beauty of the Takarazuka Theater, they also felt a lot of pressure.

Can we really stand on such a big stage?

Chitose Yangkui was equally worried.

She had never seen such a magnificent and spacious stage.

Yang Kui Chitose is so afraid of being a drag, so afraid of disappointing Brother Shu, and also needs Brother Shu to comfort her.
"Xiaoyue has been facing this kind of stage since she was a child."

Hearing the voice, Chitose Haruki noticed the gaze of Matsumae Shinharu beside her.

Unlike everyone else who was looking towards the stage, she had her back to the crowd, silently gazing at the 2500 dimly lit seats behind her.

"Being watched and judged by strangers. It seems that Xiaoyue has been learning to stand here since she left Otaru."

Chitose Haruki saw a different emotion in Matsumae Shinharu's eyes.

"At that time, Kokoharu-chan was also keeping an eye on Jiuhua?"

"Um"

Matsumae Shinchun agreed softly and lowered her head, as if recalling the past, "After Xiaoyue left, Xiaoyue and I often exchanged letters."

Yang Kui Chitose was curious: "What would Jiuhua write to you in the letter?"

"Life. At that time, Xiaoyue was always positive and optimistic no matter what she did. She loved to laugh. She told me that her aunt brought her to the Takarazuka Music School and that she would perform on a very big stage in the future. Although the training there was very hard, she was not afraid—"

Matsumae Shinchun thought of the past Jiuhuayue and smiled slightly.

"Xiaoyue also wrote me a letter, in which she said that she finally understood how tiring the etiquette classes I took were. She felt sorry for me in the past, and she was also worried that I would be lonely at home after she left Otaru."

".You two had a very good relationship in the past!"

"yes."

Matsumae Shinharu sighed, and sadness was revealed in his words.

Xinchun-chan attaches so much importance to the relationships between people.

She is someone who will never betray her sisters.

Shouldn't I doubt Xinchun?
"Then why did Jiuhua change so much later? I felt like she was always very cold."

"Maybe it's because my uncle and aunt asked too much of Xiaoyue. The Xiaoyue back then is not the Xiaoyue now."

Let’s talk here.

Yang Kui Chitose felt more and more that she could understand Jiuhua, but she just couldn't change her attitude towards Jiuhua.

After all, the love that Brother Tree can give is limited and cannot be divided into two.

This is probably the selfishness of being a girl.

Chitose Haruki looked at Shinharu Matsumae.

how about you?
Heart spring.

Will you be like Jiuhua, disregarding the sisterhood between us and trying to interfere with the already solidified relationship between me and Brother Shu?
Yang Kui Chitose didn't know, but she felt uncomfortable with the suspicion.

It was around 3:30 in the afternoon when we came out of the Takarazuka Theater.

The sun was scorching in Tokyo, so the only plan for the wind band this afternoon was to visit the Takarazuka Theater.

So now is the free time that everyone likes.

Everyone was happy, except Chitose Haruki, who was immersed in suspicion of Matsumae Shinharu.

"Ohhh! Tokyo! Tokyo!"

"Akai-sensei! Speak now!"

"Alright, alright! Everyone, be quiet for now."

Akai Muzi suppressed the noise, took out her cell phone and checked the time.

"It's 3:12 pm now. You can move freely, but you must form a group. No single person is allowed to travel! And you are strictly prohibited from going near Okubo Park. You must return to the hotel before 6:30 pm. Do you understand?"

"clear!"

Everyone answered in unison, deliberately lengthening the voice.

Just like a primary school student.
Yang Kui Chitose couldn't help but think.

"OK! Disband! Form your own team and go out!"

"Alas--!"

Everyone dispersed and started to form teams in front of the theater to find friends.

Now, Yang Kui Chitose only wants to find her brother Shu.

When she came to Tokyo again, she really wanted to go shopping and sightseeing with Brother Shu alone again.

However, at this time, Matsumae Shinchun came over with a smile.

"Chitose is going to buy a cell phone, right?"

"Well, how did Kokoroharu-chan know that?" Chitose Yangkui was wary of her.

"Teacher Fujii told me that he asked me to keep an eye on you during free time, saying that you would get excited and run around everywhere when we go shopping."

".Brother Shu, why do you tell Xinchun everything?"

"Teacher Fujii asked me to take care of Chitose-ni."

Yang Kui Chitose felt that Matsumae Shinchun's smile was so fake. Even though she smiled like an angel, she still missed her brother Shu.
Chitose Yang Kui was somewhat resistant to her.

Unexpectedly, Matsumae Shinchun took her hand and said with a smile, "Let's go out and play together today, shall we?"

"Just the two of us?"

"Well, it's just the two of us. It's just a two-person world, we won't bring anyone else."

Weird!
What happened to Xinchun? Why is it so sudden?

She wasn't going to secretly take me to a deserted place and kill me so that she could monopolize Brother Shu all by herself!

The sunlight made Matsumae Shinchun's eyes and eyebrows sparkle brightly, making her look like an angel.

But at this moment, Yang Kui Qiansui felt that she was a sinister person.

Should I reject her?

Chitose Yangkui then rejected the idea in her mind.

No, no, that would mean that I was afraid of Xinchun and didn't dare to confront her head-on.

What do I have to be afraid of!

My love for Brother Tree is unique, so who can I be afraid of?

Yang Kui Qiansui was thinking in her heart, she wanted to see what Xinchun was selling today!

"Okay! Where are we going?"

"Let's go to Akihabara. Doesn't Chitose need to buy a cell phone?"

“Buy a cell phone.”

"Let's go, Chitose."

"Why is Xinchun so anxious?"

"After all, time waits for no one!"

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Chitose Haruki was dragged onto the street by the extremely proactive Matsumae Shinharu. The two located the station on their mobile phones, got on the train and headed to Akihabara.

The crowd was like a sea, and the two little girls could only squeeze together in this unfamiliar place.

In the past, I was the only one who took the initiative to hug Xinchun.

But why did Xinchun take the initiative to hold my hand this time?
Showing goodwill to yourself?
Do you think you've discovered her little thoughts?
Yang Kui Chitose didn't want to break up with Xinchun at all.

But the things before
And Xinchun behaved so strangely today.

Chitose Yang Kui couldn't help but doubt.

The train was shaking, and Matsumae Shinchun's profile was illuminated by the sunlight falling in from behind her. Chitose thought she had a really beautiful smile.
"Teacher Fujii said Chitose always likes to run around in crowded places. Is this true?"

Are you here to ask about Brother Tree?
"Well, when I was in the orphanage, I loved shopping and going to crowded places. Especially when Brother Shu took me out alone, he would always buy me a lot of good things."

"I really envy Chitose."

Is Xinchun jealous of herself? Yang Kui Chitose suddenly felt a little disgusted with Matsumae Xinchun.

The train arrived at Akihabara Station. When they walked out of the station, Matsumae Shinharu wanted to hug Yangqiu Chitose, but the girl pushed her away.

".What's wrong?"

"Xinchun. I, I feel a little hot, and I don't want to hug now."

"Oh, okay then." Matsumae Shinchun first noticed a bit of disgust in the other person's eyes, her hands froze in mid-air, and she was a little at a loss.

Yang Kui Chitose: “.”

Yang Kui Chitose: "Sorry, Kokoharu, it's not that I don't want to be next to you."

Matsumae Shinchun smiled and said, "It's okay!"

Chitose Yang Aoi loves shopping. She is very excited about the delicious food shops all over the street. There is also a cute shop across the street - PABLO
I came here to eat with Brother Shu last time, and I really want to eat there again.

But at this time, she was full of suspicion and couldn't be happy with Xinchun at all.

Whenever the topic of Brother Shu came up, Xinchun would take the initiative to change the subject and return to her own life.
Yang Kui Chitose really couldn't understand why Xinchun was so enthusiastic today.

Is this an attempt to curry favor with me?
So that I can put aside my suspicion of her?

Chitose Yang Kui really couldn't understand her.

Chitose Yangkui sent an email to the operator in advance, so to get the SIM card she only needed to go to the designated store.

After getting the SIM card, Chitose Yangkui and Shinharu Matsumae went to the mobile phone store.

It was only when he arrived at this place that Matsumae Shinchun noticed that this was a second-hand market.

"Why is Chitose here?"

“Buy a cell phone!”

"But here. How much did Fujii-sensei give Chitose?"

"About 160,000."

Matsumae Shinchun wondered, "Then why not buy a new one?"

"The money was given to me by Brother Shu, so I definitely won't buy something too good! I'll just buy an ordinary one from a used store. I'll return the money Brother Shu gave me to buy the phone, and I'll keep the rest for Brother Shu first."

"."

For some reason, Matsumae Shinchun didn't say anything.

Yang Kui Chitose noticed her expression and thought that she must be thinking about how to please Brother Shu. She was trying to learn from herself.
Chitose Yangkui spent a long time choosing in a second-hand mobile phone store, and finally settled on a Samsung phone, which was very old and just suitable for using Line.

The price is only 4000 yen.
Yang Kui Chitose put the SIM card in the phone, "OK! It's done!"

Matsumae Shinchun smiled and said, "Let's go eat at PABLO. Chitose will be my treat!"

Yang Kui Chitose was stunned.

How did Xinchun know that she wanted to eat PABLO?
She and Brother Shu were the only ones who came to this store the last time they came to Akihabara?
Was it Xinchun who flipped through her own phone, or was it Xinchun who flipped through Brother Shu’s phone?
Chitose Haruki went to PABLO with Shinharu Matsumae.

After eating the cheesecake, Chitose Yangkui completely lost interest in playing because she really couldn't believe Matsumae Shinharu.

But Matsumae Shinchun was always very proactive, treating herself to snacks, milk tea, and even buying herself hair ties.

Too proactive.
Too deliberate.
Too far-fetched
Why are you suddenly being so nice to me?
why? !

Standing on the street shrouded in dusk, recalling the day when Brother Shu's quilt was full of the smell of Xinchun, Yang Kui Chitose really reached the limit of her patience.

Seeing Matsumae Shinchun carrying a bouquet of flowers from the flower shop, Yang Kui Chitose couldn't help but directly questioned loudly:

"Xinchun! If you have something to say, just tell me! There's no need to beat around the bush and be so nice to me!"

"Thousand years old?"

Matsumae Shinchun, holding the flowers, just stood there in a daze.

"Xinchun! Don't you find it strange? Everything that happened today!"

"What.?"

"He suddenly dragged me out shopping alone, and suddenly dragged me to eat at PABLO, which only Brother Shu and I knew about! He suddenly bought me milk tea and hair ties! He still buys me flowers now!"

Chitose Yangkui was overwhelmed with emotion. When she saw the innocent expression on Matsumae Shinharu's face, she felt it was so fake.

She walked over, snatched the flowers from Xinchun's hand, and was about to throw them to the ground.

But what about the moment of throwing it away?

Yang Kui Chitose couldn't bear to see her good friend's hand frozen in mid-air and the helpless expression on his face facing her.

She recalled the experiences between herself and Xinchun during these days.

She softened and held the flowers in her hands.

"Chitose, what happened to you?"

Yang Kui Chitose tried hard to calm down the feeling of being deceived by her good friend. She tried her best to maintain a normal expression, and then said to her good friend in front of her in a stern voice:

"Xinchun, I won't beat around the bush. Let's get to the point now. What on earth did you do that day—"

Just when Chitose Yang Kui was about to question Matsumae Shinharu directly.

Her voice suddenly stopped in the middle.

Because of the corner of her eye, Chitose Yangkui suddenly caught a glimpse of the words written on the nameplate of the bouquet sent by Matsumae Shinharu.

It clearly says - [Happy 1,000th Birthday!]
Yang Kui Chitose was stunned.

She looked at the flowers in her hand, and then looked ahead at her helpless heart.

Her throat suddenly felt dry and she started stuttering a little.

"Xinchun. You. Me. You. What does this count as?"

Matsumae Shinharu had a worried look on her face and stretched out her hand to touch Chitose, but she just folded it against her chest.

"Xinchun-chan, after everything that happened just now, Xinchun, you were so nice to me on purpose. Was it because today was my birthday?"

Matsumae Shinchun smiled bitterly and said:
"Yes."

"Today is really my birthday."

"Ah."

Matsumae Shinchun smiled again.

"Xinchun, how did you know my birthday?"

"Chitose, it's on your student ID, right? And today, Mr. Fujii reminded me of this once. Mr. Fujii told me all that just now. Mr. Fujii has to lead the class today, so he can't accompany you, Chitose, and I will..."

Yang Kui Chitose instantly recalled how Brother Shu had behaved strangely today and how he had even asked her to kiss him.

原.
So that’s it!
Matsumae Shinchun was very worried. "I took Chitose out for the whole day today, and Chitose seemed worried. What's wrong? It was me today—"

Yang Kui Chitose hugged the flowers and smiled awkwardly, "Hahaha~ No! Nothing! So that's how it is. It turns out that Xinchun was so nice to me today because today is my birthday. I misunderstood you, Xinchun!"

"Misunderstand?"

"Nothing, nothing! Thank you, Xinchun! Thank you for the flowers, they smell so good! Hahaha~ I... I didn't even remember that today is my birthday. So Xinchun, you took the initiative to ask me out today just to celebrate your birthday?"

Matsumae Shinchun nodded naturally, "Of course."

Yang Kui Chitose was completely relieved.

At the same time, she also felt guilty about the doubts she had about Xinchun.

Just say it!

Xinchun is so nice to me, how could she be trying to please me on purpose?

How could he have said those things on purpose to test me?
Xinchun took the initiative to celebrate her birthday, so how could she go against the sisterhood between them like Jiuhua did?

Yang Kui Chitose stared at the flower in her arms, feeling very touched.
She put it to her nose and sniffed it.
"Kokoharu-chan is so nice to me!"

Matsumae Shinchun smiled slightly:
"No, it's what I should do. Chitose is my good friend. After giving her the flowers, I plan to take her to buy a headdress."

".Really?"

"Ah."

"Xinchun——!"

"Hey! Chitose, why are you so proactive again? Stop rubbing my neck."

"I!" Yang Kui Chitose was incoherent, "I'm so touched! I told you, Xinchun! Xinchun, you won't betray me! I was still doubting it! I was wrong, I was wrong."

"Qiu Sui, why are you saying all these weird things today?"

"Hehe~ It's nothing, it's nothing, Xinchun, don't worry about it."

After the hug, Yang Kui Chitose took the initiative to hold her good friend's hand.

"Let's go, Kokoroharu-chan! Let's continue shopping!"

"All right."

"Anyway, I've decided now. Kokoro-chan is my best friend for life!"

".Yeah?"

"Of course! Definitely!"

(End of this chapter)