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

She took out her phone and sent a message in the band's group chat.

"Su Shi, Li Xi, I've written some new lyrics. Do you have time this afternoon to discuss the composition?"

Nagasaki Motoyo replied quickly.

"Sure, where shall we meet?"

Shiina Tatsuki also sent a message.

"I'll take care of the composition!!!"

After chatting for a bit, everyone decided to meet at RiNG. There was no specific time; they could just go there after school.

After making the decision, Takamatsu put away her phone, turned to look at Shirakawa Sawa, her eyes filled with anticipation.

"It's all set. We'll meet at RiNG after school this afternoon."

"Lixi said she wanted to be in charge of composing the music."

She is very much looking forward to the finished product of this song and hopes that she can stand on the stage again to express her feelings.

Shirakawa Ze nodded.

"Sure, Deng-chan."

"I have some things to do this afternoon, so I won't be able to go with you."

Gao Songdeng nodded, indicating that he understood.

Shirakawa Ze withdrew his gaze, took out his phone, and sent a message to Yamada Ryo.

"Senior Liang, is it convenient for us to meet after school this afternoon? Half an hour will do."

The other party replied,

"Okay, I'll wait for you at xxx after school this afternoon."

The location mentioned here is a restaurant near Shimokitazawa High School.

After school in the afternoon, Shirakawa arrived at the agreed location and saw that Yamada Ryo was already eating.

After exchanging greetings, he sat down in the seat opposite the other person.

While eating, Yamada Ryo gave him a look that indicated he could just say what he wanted to say.

Shirakawa Ze spoke directly.

"That's right. I have a friend who is teaching herself composition. At this stage, it would be better if she had a more professional person to guide her."

"So I wanted to ask if Senior Ryo has any time."

Yamada Ryo swallowed the food in his mouth, a troubled expression appearing on his face.

"Xiaoze, you know, our band has to rehearse a lot..."

Shirakawa Ze spoke calmly.

"One hour counts as one class, and one class costs 2000 yen."

"Also, this meal is on me."

The awkwardness on Yamada Ryo's face vanished instantly, and he extended his hand to the other person.

"It's a deal, I look forward to cooperating with you."

After shaking hands, Shirakawa Sawa continued speaking.

"Senior Liang, there's something I need to say."

"My friend might not be so willing to accept help that seems to question her personal abilities."

"So I would lie to her and say that you owe me money, and then use music lessons to pay off the debt."

"That way, she'll be more likely to accept it."

Hearing these words, Yamada Ryo was deeply moved, and even managed to squeeze out two tears.

"Ze-jun is so gentle, I'm so touched."

"Then I'll reduce the amount of compensation for the emotional distress caused by the damage to my reputation, as well as the hush money for helping you cover up the truth."

"A total of 20,000 yen."

Shirakawa gave a soft "hmm," then lowered his head to look at the table, a faint melancholy veiling his expression.

Seeing the boy's expression, Yamada Ryo sensed something was wrong; she had never seen such an expression on his face before.

Was I too harsh?

Indeed, although the other party has always been quite generous, he is still a high school freshman after all.

Judging from his usual clothes and lifestyle, he doesn't seem to be from a wealthy family.

Sure enough, I had overlooked something and gone a bit too far.

She suddenly felt a little sad.

She sighed softly, sat down next to the boy, and patted him on the shoulder.

"Xiao Ze, I was just joking."

"After all, I'm very considerate of my juniors, how could I possibly hold such a grudge against you?"

"The talk about compensation for emotional distress was just a joke."

"You just need to pay me 10,000 yen as hush money."

Shirakawa Sawa was shocked.

Dude, I've acted so pitiful, how can you really bear to take it?

Seeing the other person's "I'm so great" look on their face, Shirakawa Sawa slowly raised his middle finger, giving the other person full affirmation.

After leaving the restaurant, the two said goodbye to each other.

Looking at Shirakawa Sawa's retreating figure, Yamada Ryo's eyes seemed to be deep in thought.

After watching for a while, she turned and walked towards STARRY, a serious look appearing in her eyes.

"Looks like we'll have to step up our game this time."

The idea of ​​contacting Yamada Ryo came to Shirakawa Sawa after he saw Shiina Tatsuki buying books on composition.

He knew about her situation and understood that because she had always been overshadowed by her exceptionally outstanding older sister, she always felt inferior when facing her sister.

Choosing to transfer schools when transitioning from junior high to senior high, instead of going directly to the high school my older sister had already graduated from, is also a process of pursuing self-discovery.

The reason I was invited to join CRYCHIC by Toyokawa Shoko was because of her sister.

Even at the band's first all-member gathering, when everyone mentioned her, they all expressed their admiration and praise for her sister.

This made her even more eager to prove her abilities.

At the same time, she was also afraid of others denying her abilities.

This mindset led her to develop a very awkward feeling towards Toyokawa Shoko after they met.

On the one hand, she felt that the other person was very capable, and on the other hand, she unconsciously wanted to surpass him.

With this mindset, Shirakawa knew he definitely couldn't tell the other party, "I've hired someone to guide you in composing, so you don't have to pay."

The other party will definitely feel that this is a denial of her personal abilities and will not be able to accept it.

She wasn't against finding someone to teach her, but rather she was limited by her own financial situation and didn't want to ask her family for money.

So Shirakawa Sawa came up with this idea.

As for why I helped her.

The reason is also very simple.

On the one hand, accumulating more goodwill is definitely a good idea; on the other hand, improving her composition skills will gradually weaken her inner conflict, which is a necessary step before resolving her problem.

After all, everyone will know each other well in the future, so he certainly won't be stingy in helping out now.

Volume 1: Chapter 79 I am Meow Dream, shall we meet?

A new day begins.

Before the first class in the morning began, the homeroom teacher of Class A walked into the classroom, clapped his hands, and seeing that all the students' eyes were on him, he began to speak.

"Students, the day after tomorrow is the 27th, and we will be having a trial operation that morning."

"So we need to decorate all the classrooms tomorrow."

"Therefore, after school this afternoon, everyone should take all their personal belongings home or find a place to put them."

Then his gaze fell on Shirakawa Sawa and Goto Ichiri.

"Shirakawa-san, Goto-san, I'll have to trouble you two again after school this afternoon to go and purchase the items needed to decorate the classroom tomorrow."

Is time an option?

The former raised his hand to indicate that he had something to say.

The homeroom teacher nodded, signaling him to speak directly.

Shirakawa Ze began,

"Teacher, we still have things to do after school this afternoon. How about Goto and I use our afternoon class time to go buy them?"

The homeroom teacher couldn't help but roll his eyes inwardly. The student's suggestion to use class time to go out and buy things was a bit of a rebellion, wasn't it?

However, considering that these two big shots weren't usually study enthusiasts, and that Shirakawa Ze had indeed saved him a lot of trouble, he hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

Chihaya Aine originally wanted to take this opportunity to go with them and show her enthusiasm in front of the teachers and classmates, but when she saw that she had to go shopping before class, she immediately gave up the idea.

In her mind, academic studies should take priority over other aspects.

After making the decision, Shirakawa Sawa turned to look at Goto Ichiri.

"Let's have lunch and rest for a bit before we go. Three classes in the afternoon should be enough time."

The girl nodded, indicating that it was no problem.