In this crossover anime, I've been bound to two systems.

"..."

Upon hearing this, the other three fell silent.

Can lyrics written by someone with absolutely no music theory background really be used?

"Well, haha, let's take a look."

Ichi Nijika broke the silence with a smile and her hands clasped together.

"Exactly, who knows what surprises await us."

Kita Ikuyo was a beat behind, but she also chimed in with a smile.

Goto Ichiri nodded and picked up his schoolbag.

She carefully took out a blue notebook as if it were a precious treasure. Her extremely solemn demeanor made the other three people involuntarily tense up.

"Um... I think it would be better if I explained it beforehand."

Goto Ichiri placed the notebook on the small round table without opening it, and instead swallowed hard before nervously speaking.

The other three exchanged glances, all looking puzzled.

"what's up?"

"I told Suzumiya-kun that I was struggling with the lyrics during my lunch break today, which was twenty minutes before class."

"Poch-chan, what do you mean by specifically saying this?"

"Ichi Nijika asked, puzzled."

Yamada Ryo, who was standing to the side, pondered quietly for a moment, then spoke in his usual indifferent voice.

"Are you saying that he wrote the lyrics in less than an afternoon?"

Goto Ichiri shook his head.

"That's not true. In fact, it only took him ten minutes."

"Ten, ten minutes?"

Seeing the equally shocked expressions on the faces of Ijichi Nijika and Kita Ikuyo, Goto Ichiri nodded and added his explanation.

"He wrote it down while humming it softly in front of me."

"Poch-chan, Suzumiya-kun doesn't think you're deciding which songs we'll sing next time by just writing down the lyrics to other songs, does he?"

Yamada Ryo directly voiced the doubts that the other two had in their hearts.

Goto Ichiri shook his head rapidly.

"That's not the case. I specifically went online to check afterwards, and there were no related entries, so I'm pretty sure this is a brand new song."

"A completely new song, written in just ten minutes..."

Yamada Ryo muttered to himself softly, then let out a gentle sigh.

"What you've said is really making me more and more curious. Can we look at the lyrics now?"

The other two also cast longing glances your way.

"Yes, yes."

Goto Ichiri still had something to say, but seeing how eager they were, she didn't say anything more and first opened her notebook.

The lyrics written by Chisato Suzumiya were displayed before the three of them.

Beautiful handwriting.

This was the first idea that came to mind for the three of them.

"I'm so sorry, you're so cute..."

The text at the top should undoubtedly be the song title.

Then they breathed softly, and the three little heads huddled together to watch the whole thing carefully.

"Did Suzumiya really write these lyrics?"

Ichi Nijika's face was flushed. She felt a little incredulous. She just couldn't reconcile the usually cool and handsome Suzumiya Chisato with the lyrics in front of her.

The other two also seemed to agree wholeheartedly.

Goto Ichiri quickly explained,

"He really wrote it, and he even recorded the song himself and sent me a copy, saying he wanted me to play it for you guys to hear."

Yamada Ryo looked around.

"Isn't he supposed to be working today? Wouldn't it be better if he sang himself? But speaking of which, I haven't seen him today."

"He said he was too embarrassed to come a little late, and that he would wait until I played this part for you to hear."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's play it out and hear it."

Kita Ikuyo urged them on, she was the most anxious of the three, she liked the lyrics so much just by looking at them, they really touched her!

Goto Ichiri nodded, turned on her phone, opened the audio file, and placed it flat on the table.

There was a few seconds of silence, then Chisato Suzumiya's voice came through.

"Um... this is just my personal demonstration. This is roughly what the song will sound like, so please forgive any shortcomings in my singing... Also, please be sure to delete it after listening."

After saying this, he cleared his throat softly, clearly preparing for the demonstration to come.

At that moment, the other three simultaneously noticed that Goto Ichiri had revealed a rare, almost obsessive, excited smile.

"I love myself, what's wrong with that? You're just jealous, aren't you? Saying you can't stand it, that it's weird or something..."

The moment the voice, deliberately lowered to sound softer and gentler, is uttered.

The other three people present simultaneously covered their wildly upturned mouths with their hands.

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Chapter 118 I'm so sorry for being so embarrassed.

Because she had listened to the recording eighteen times on the way here, Goto Ichiri, although she couldn't control herself and let out that infatuated "guhehe" laugh, still managed to retain a sliver of rationality and energy to observe the different reactions of her three teammates.

Kita Ikuyo's already bright smile grew even more radiant, and her large, bright eyes seemed to be overcharged, constantly emitting dazzling light.

Ichi Nijika's mouth gaped open in disbelief, her face a mixture of surprise and delight, her small hands clenched tightly together without her noticing anything.

Yamada Ryo was the one with the most indifferent reaction, but judging from the way she squinted slightly and nodded slowly along with the rhythm as she listened to Suzumiya Chisato's singing, she was clearly immersed in it as well.

The two-minute recording finished playing quickly.

Goto Ichiri took her phone in her hand, turned off the screen, and after a moment, quietly asked the other three.

"How...how is it?"

"Wow, what a lovely and gentle song! I love it!"

Kita Ikuyo gave the most direct praise without any doubt.

"Does Suzumiya really not understand music?"

As the team leader, Ijichi Nijika retained a degree of rationality.

Yamada Ryo also looked over, clearly sharing the same doubts.

She started learning music at a very young age and had experience as a bassist in other bands before joining the Lonely Band, so her skill level is considered the highest among the four members of the band.

In her experience, some songs are so good you can tell their quality just by listening to them. While the melody and lyrics of "I'm So Cute, I'm Sorry" aren't exactly top-notch, they are refreshing and catchy.

A song that is clearly written for girls, even when sung by a boy, makes people feel that it is so cute. So what if it is sung by a truly cute girl?

The lyrics are already there, so all that's left is the arrangement. But since Chisato Suzumiya sang it so clearly and the main melody is already set, the rest is pretty simple.

Just like copying calligraphy, you only need to patiently trace along the semi-transparent thin paper, and the rest is just a matter of time.

It's really hard to believe that someone who can handle more than two-thirds of the work on a song is completely ignorant about music.

"I...I don't know."

Goto Ichiri was being stared at by three people at the same time, two of whom were unusually serious, making her feel insecure.

"But that's exactly what Suzumiya-kun told me. He said he doesn't understand music. He can write lyrics and hum them based on his ideas, but he can't help us with the specific arrangement and music. We have to figure it out ourselves. At most, he can only give some suggestions after listening to our arrangement, that's all."

"Are these his exact words?"

"Yes."

Ijichi Nijika and Yamada Ryo exchanged a glance and fell silent again.

Their unusual reaction frightened the timid Goto Ichiri, so she hid next to Kita Ikuyo, who was not much different from usual, and gently held her sleeve.

Kita Ikuyo patted her head like she was soothing a puppy, then turned to look at the two silent people.

"Ryo-senpai and Nijika, what's wrong? Is this song bad? I think it's great! If we could sing it, it would definitely be very popular!"

"We didn't say the song was bad, we were just a little shocked by how good it was."

Ichi Nijika wore a puzzled smile.

Yamada Ryo crossed his arms.

"Indeed, it's very likely that it's not just about popularity. If you, Yuyo, go all out when you perform this song and unleash all your cuteness, the song could become an internet sensation at an unimaginable speed."

"Hey, is this a compliment?"

"They're talking about songs."

"You can't bully Yudai-chan."

Ichi Nijika tapped Yamada Ryo on the forehead.

"I didn't bully her, but what I'm most concerned about right now is when Suzumiya will come. There's something I want to ask him in person."

"Yes, it's incredible that he can create such a great song in just ten minutes. I really want to ask him how he did it."

"No, I was just thinking that he got paid today, so I wondered if he could lend me some money."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

After school, Suzumiya Chisato went home to change his clothes and ate a bowl of ramen on his way here. He arrived at the shop late, only ten minutes before his shift started.