In music anime, band girls won't be alone.

Shirakawa looked at the photo; it was perfect, clearly capturing Yamada Ryo's innocent and adorable expression.

He showed the other person his phone screen.

"Senior Liang, you don't want me to print this photo out and hang it in STARRY, do you?"

Yamada Ryo didn't say anything, but quickly took out his phone to check something, his face showing no emotion whatsoever.

After a while, she put away her phone, looked at Shirakawa Ze, and gave him a thumbs up.

"It's a word."

"That way I can sue you for infringing on my portrait rights."

"The new bassist has been found..."

You're still the same scumbag.

Shirakawa put away his phone.

"Let's go practice guitar."

A hint of disappointment flashed in Yamada Ryo's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.

"I can grant you the rights to use this photo, and I can offer you a friendly price..."

Shirakawa Sawa had a slight sheen of sweat on his forehead.

"No need for that for now, Liang-senpai. Let's talk about guitar-related things instead..."

Volume 1: Chapter Thirteen: Nagasaki Motoyo's Angry Demeanor

After finishing his guitar practice, Yamada Ryo looked at Shirakawa Sawa with a thoughtful expression in his eyes, but said nothing, only leaving behind the words "Good luck" before departing.

Shirakawa packed up his guitar, slung his bag over his shoulder, and walked out of the classroom.

After looking around, I couldn't find Toyokawa Shoko in the public music classroom.

"I'll probably have to work overtime today."

Shirakawa Ze thought to himself, then walked down the stairs, preparing to go back.

As he passed the third floor, he glanced at it and saw that the activity room of the Astronomy Department was open and lit.

He walked over and saw Gao Songdeng sitting inside, writing something in a thick notebook.

"Light-chan."

Shirakawa walked to the door of the activity room and greeted everyone.

Takamatsu Akari turned her head and glanced at him, then smiled.

"Did Ze Jun just finish practicing guitar?"

Shirakawa nodded, placed the guitar case by the door, and went inside.

Takamatsu Touka gestured to the laptop in front of him.

"I ran into the club president after school this afternoon. He said that clubs need to submit activity notes regularly so that the clubs won't be shut down for not being active enough."

Shirakawa glanced at it; the notebook contained an unfinished star map.

He moved a stool and sat down next to Gao Songdeng.

"Is there anything I can help you with? I'll do my best."

Takamatsu Akari gently shook her head.

"This activity note is very simple; I can finish writing it in a little while."

Shirakawa Ze nodded, his gaze fixed on the other person.

"You've worked hard, Deng-chan. I'll stay with you then."

A blush rose on the girl's fair cheeks. She murmured an "Mmm" and continued drawing the star map.

After finishing writing the activity notes, Takamatsu Akari pushed the notebook in front of Shirakawa Sawa, gesturing for him to take a look.

This activity note is written in great detail, and it's clear that it was written with a very serious attitude.

After reading it, Shirakawa gave Takamatsu Akari a thumbs up.

"Dengjiang is really amazing, this note is very well written."

"How about I write the notes for the next event? Dengjiang will guide and correct me."

Upon hearing the first half of the second sentence, Gao Songdeng's heart sank. He thought that his writing was not good enough and that the first sentence was just the other party trying to appease him. The light in his eyes dimmed.

But after hearing the second half, she realized that the other person genuinely thought she wrote well, and the light in her eyes shone brightly again before it dimmed.

"Ok!"

She nodded seriously.

After locking the door, the two walked together in the direction of Takamatsu Akari's residence.

The place where Shirakawa Sawa lives is actually in a different direction from the place where Takamatsu Akari lives; the two also parted ways at the school gate yesterday.

The reason I walked in the same direction as Takamatsu today is because he had to complete today's system task—[to have a matcha parfait in the exhibition hall called RiNG].

The reward for completing the task is 5 points and 5 yen.

"See you tomorrow, Deng-chan."

See you tomorrow, Ze-kun.

The two parted ways at the entrance of RiNG, and then Shirakawa Sawa entered the performance hall.

Unbeknownst to them, in a shadowy spot not far away, a girl with long brown hair was watching them, her blue eyes as deep as the ocean.

After the two parted ways, the girl glanced at Takamatsu Akari's back, then looked at Shirakawa Sawa, who was walking towards the second floor of the performance hall, and then walked into RiNG.

Shirakawa went straight to the counter on the second floor of RiNG, where a short-haired clerk with a friendly smile was working.

"Welcome, customer. What can I do for you?"

"A matcha parfait."

"Okay, that'll be 360 ​​yen. Please take a seat in your preferred location and wait a moment."

Shirakawa took out 360 yen and placed it on the counter, then chose a seat by the window and put his guitar bag aside.

"Hello, may I sit here?"

A gentle yet slightly deliberate voice rang out.

Shirakawa looked up and saw a girl with long brown hair and deep blue eyes standing in front of him, with an elegant smile on her face.

When he saw it was Nagasaki Motoyo, Shirakawa Sawa almost burst out laughing.

I'm a little sorry, I've developed a condition where I smile whenever I see Su Shi.

After struggling to hold back his laughter, he gestured to the seat opposite him.

"Of course, go ahead."

Nagasaki Motoyo politely said, "Excuse me," then sat down opposite Shirakawa Sawa, took off her bag and placed it aside, before looking up at the boy opposite her.

"I apologize again for bothering you."

Under the table, she pinched her left index finger with her right thumb and forefinger, gently rubbing it.

"Since I saw you had a guitar, I wanted to ask if you're involved in any band activities?"

Shirakawa Ze shook his head.

"Not yet, I'm just a beginner guitarist."

Nagasaki Motoyo feigned realization, her tone carrying just the right amount of regret.

"Oh, I see."

"It's a real shame. We were hoping to find a new guitarist for our band."

At that moment, the shop assistant brought over a cup of matcha parfait and placed it in front of Shirakawa.

Nagasaki Motoyo looked at the shop assistant, a polite smile on her face.

"Hello, could I have a cup of black tea?"

The shop assistant responded and then turned and left.

Nagasaki Motoyo's gaze returned to Shirakawa Sawa, a hint of surprise suddenly appearing in her usually calm eyes, and her tone rose slightly.

"I didn't see it clearly before, but I noticed it now. Your school uniform looks like it's from Xiuhua High School, right?"

"Please don't misunderstand, I didn't mean to pry into your privacy."

"I was just thinking about a good friend from junior high school. She's still at Xiuhua High School now. Her name is Gao Songdeng. I don't know if you know her?"

Shirakawa took a bite of the parfait, then looked up at Nagasaki Motoyo with a hint of confusion in his eyes.

"Takamatsu lamp?"

"never heard of that."

A hint of doubt appeared in Nagasaki Motoyo's eyes. She thought to herself, "Wasn't that the girl you were walking with just now Takamatsu Akari? You two were chatting so happily, and you even called each other by name when you parted. How could you not recognize her?"

However, the doubt in her eyes was fleeting, and she didn't seem particularly concerned, maintaining her elegant smile.

"That's it."

"Although we don't have any mutual friends, that doesn't stop us from getting to know each other."

"Nice to meet you. My name is Nagasaki Motoyo. May I ask your name?"

Shirakawa continued eating his parfait without looking up.

"My name is Song Gaodeng."

"This is outrageous! Outrageous! Outrageous!"