For Fang Zheng, this was just a small episode. He continued to live his life as usual, with no difference... Well, that was originally the case.
"Yuuki-kun, did something happen between you and Toriumi-san?"
"Um?"
Hearing this question, Fang Zheng raised his head curiously and looked at Sairenji Haruna who was standing next to him with a puzzled look on her face.
"What are you talking about?"
"Today during class, Toriumi-san was glaring at you."
"Maybe she was attracted by my handsomeness."
Fang Zheng shrugged nonchalantly and answered casually, and when Xirenji Haruna heard Fang Zheng's answer, her facial expression froze, and then she showed a wry smile.
"I see... Anyway, if there's anything you need help with, just let me know."
"No problem, I'll trouble you if you need anything."
As Fang Zheng spoke, he glanced behind him not far away. There, Sakura Toriumi was glaring at him fiercely. When she noticed Fang Zheng's gaze, she lowered her head and pretended to be studying hard. Fang Zheng also withdrew his gaze and said nothing more.
Is it too exciting for a fifteen-year-old girl?
Fang Zheng thought about it for a moment, then put the matter out of his mind.
Forget it, it must be my fault for being too handsome.
In the following days, Fang Zheng did the same things as usual. He went to class, went home after school, went to church to train the three little girls, and then went home. Now Fang Zheng had an additional job, which was to teach Eve music.
Perhaps because she was attracted by the performances of the three girls from Little Wings, Eve also took the initiative to ask Fang Zheng to teach her to play an instrument, and for some reason, she chose to focus on the electronic organ. Of course, with Eve's photographic memory and coordination, she could do quite well with just a little training.
However, what surprised Fang Zheng was not just this, but the way Eve played.
As mentioned before, Eve is a man-made human, a fusion of nanomachines and humans. In this respect, she is actually a bit similar to Nymph, both of whom can hack into the circuit to modify it in some way. Eve also uses a similar method when playing, using her hair as a tentacle to reach into the electronic keyboard, not only can she play easily, but she can even adjust it at will.
Generally speaking, the sound effects of electronic keyboards are adjusted in the middle of playing, and the adjustment takes time, so it is not easy to master. After all, most people only have two hands. If they want to play the piano, they can't modify the mixer, and if they want to adjust the mixer, they can't play the piano.
But after acquiring Eve's ability, she is like a performer and mixer in one. Not only can she play directly, but she can even adjust the pitch on the spot.
In other words, with Eve's strength, it would be no problem for her to perform like a symphony orchestra alone.
This reminded Fang Zheng of Nymph. Nymph did the same thing when she played. She would pull out the cable from her ear, connect it to the electronic keyboard, and then play. The effect was not comparable to that of ordinary performers.
But she couldn't sing.
Once you sing, it's like going straight from heaven to hell.
Even Fang Zheng would lose consciousness after listening to Nymph's singing, and it would be noon the next day when he regained consciousness... Even Fat Tiger couldn't sing like this!
Fortunately, Eve obviously does not have Nymph's characteristics. At least her singing will not make people fall into a coma directly, abandoning their sanity to the other side of the abyss.
However, this does not mean that Eve is already excellent. There is nothing wrong with her performance, but singing still needs training. After all, singing is something that cannot be achieved simply by relying on instructions or training in books, but requires one's own understanding - in this respect, Eve seems to be struggling.
Perhaps this was her first time to encounter something like this, but Fang Zheng thought this was a good thing. After all, Eve was a man-made human, and her theoretical foundation was basically impeccable. Whether it was studying or anything else, she could complete it quickly. This might make Eve feel that it was natural - once it became a matter of course, she would unconsciously fall into it, and then she would never get out.
And now, for Eve, suffering a little setback is also a good thing, which can make her understand that not everything in the world can be answered through correct calculation and consideration.
Of course, the most important thing is Little Wings’ concert at the end of the month.
"Very good, passed in one go!"
After the last song ended, Fang Zheng clapped his hands vigorously, and upon hearing his response, the three girls all breathed a sigh of relief and smiled excitedly.
"Is everything all right?"
"No problem. Next is tomorrow's performance... Well, I'm not sure how many people will come, but I think you are all ready."
Before the end of the month, the three girls went to the park to perform every weekend, attracting many people to watch. Of course, they also took flyers and knew that Little Wings would hold a concert in this church at the end of the month. Not only that, Meigan also helped them promote it in class - after all, it was her brother who wrote the lyrics and composed the music, and she certainly hoped that the concert would be a success.
"Um."
"That's all for today, go and have a good rest."
After saying this, Fang Zheng raised his hand to indicate that the group should leave. However, what he didn't expect was that the three girls didn't leave like they did before. Instead, they looked at each other, then rushed over and hugged Fang Zheng tightly.
"Uh...what are you doing?"
"Meow, I…we just wanted to thank you, big brother."
Pressed tightly against Fang Zheng's chest, Goto Jun raised his head and stared at him with a pair of bright big eyes with a twinkle in their eyes.
"We are the ones who are causing trouble for you, big brother..."
"Yeah, to be honest, at first, I really thought it was just a desperate attempt to find a cure."
Hongyetani Himemi hugged Fang Zheng from behind and spoke in a muffled voice.
"But thanks to you, we can finally fulfill our wish."
"Ham...Jung-ge is the best."
Jin Chengkong hugged Fang Zheng's arm and rubbed it like a kitten.
"Hahaha, it's too early to talk about this now. Tomorrow is the official occasion. Have more confidence and faith. Even if you don't believe in yourself, don't you believe in me?"
Fang Zheng patted the heads of the three little girls and sighed silently.
By the way, why is lust the core of this world?
At least so far, I haven't seen any erotic parts. It's impossible to attack these cute little angels. This is not a scene in a book. Of course, it's not okay to do this in reality. Although I also attacked Illya and Xiao Hei, those two people are different. They just look like loli, but they are no longer loli in terms of age.
It can't be that the random world generator just randomly did something and turned out like this?
That's really annoying.
After that, the three little girls went back to rest and conserve their energy for tomorrow's official performance. Fang Zheng also left the church. Just as he walked out of the door, he heard a familiar voice again on the street.
"Toriumi-san, I guess you're not just passing by today."
Looking at Sakura Toriumi who was standing across the street, Fang Zheng waved his hand with a smile, while the latter rolled her eyes.
"Of course not."
Having said this, the girl hesitated for a moment, then she came in front of Fang Zheng, took a deep breath, and stared at him.
"Why?"
"Um?"
"Why are you trying so hard to help these kids? They are just strangers to you, right? Ah, are you a lolita complex?"
"I'm not a lolita complex, it's just that the girls I like happen to be lolita."
Fang Zheng refuted seriously, then laughed.
"Well, strictly speaking, there's nothing special about it. I just want to see how far I can push these kids."
At this point, Fang Zheng repeated to Toriumi Sakura the reasons he had given to Meikan and Eve before.
"To put it simply, that's it. Indeed, their level is not very high, but they have a passionate heart and work hard enough, so I also want to help them, it's that simple."
“…I see.”
Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Toriumi Sakura nodded, then she turned her head and looked at the sunset in the distance.
"...I think you should have guessed that I am also from here. When I was in the first grade of junior high school, my parents died unexpectedly, and then I lived in a welfare institution. Then I came to Little Wings..."
At this point, Toriumi Sakura frowned.
"It's not a serious topic, after all, this is a good place, and my three sisters are all very cute. But people around me don't see it that way. Even though I'm just a little different, I'll be mocked and pitied. Even though I just want to be like an ordinary person, everyone from teachers to students looks at me differently."
As she spoke, Toriumi Sakura sighed.
"That's why I transferred here, concealed my background, and dressed like this. It seems to be very effective now. At least in the past three years, I have never received any sympathy from others."
"I think I understand what you mean."
Fang Zheng thought about it for a moment, then gave his answer.
"But if you ask me, you don't have to care about these things."
"Yeah?"
"Yes, lies are lies after all, and things that are covered up will always be exposed, either now or in the future. I don't think there is any need to dwell on these trivial matters. Sympathy or ridicule are all based on other people's subjective impressions, but their words and deeds cannot change your life. So you just need to do what you want to do, and how others interpret it is their own problem."
Fang Zheng also turned his head and looked towards the small church in front of him.
“To be honest, some of the people who will come here to watch the show tomorrow may have similar thoughts, such as ‘such a young child’ or ‘how pitiful’. But so what? We can’t change their minds, so we just need to do what we should do, and let the rest take its course.”
Having said that, Fang Zheng retracted his gaze and looked towards Toriumi Sakura.
"Well, I should leave now... By the way, I understand your feelings. After all, if we didn't have a way to support ourselves, we would probably come here to be friends with you... Well, it seems that I am at a disadvantage now."
"Why?"
Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Toriumi Sakura was stunned for a moment, but at this moment, his cell phone suddenly rang. Fang Zheng took the phone, took a look, and then opened it.
"Hello, it's me... um... um?"
After listening to the other party's speech, Fang Zheng frowned.
"I need to think about it... OK, the fifteenth of next month, I got it."
After hanging up the phone, Fang Zheng nodded to Toriumi Sakura.
"Sorry, I have something else to do, so I'll leave now."
"Is it something at home?"
"No."
Hearing Toriumi Sakura's question, Fang Zheng shrugged and looked at his phone again.
"It's a part-time job... and it's a rather troublesome job."