It started with being hated by the girl in the band

"The last one isn't a club at all, right? And are the first two really talking about a club? And the third one has a completely different worldview than ours!"

"Anyway, there must be a light music section and a wind instrument section in the school!"

As she spoke, Chihaya Aine hurriedly dragged Nakagawa Shin, who had a resigned look on his face, out of the classroom.

Chapter 4 An unexpected encounter with Toyokawa

"There's only the wind band... it's all because of Xinxin's bad luck!"

"This has nothing to do with me, right? And no matter how you think about it, there won't be any Friend A and Stage Girls! And what exactly is Xinxin's name?"

Before the club recruited new members, Chihaya Aine and Nakagawa Shin looked for suitable music clubs one by one, only to find that in such a large city like Yugaoka, apart from the wind instrumental club, there were really no serious music clubs.

Clearly, there are a lot of people forming bands in Xiuhua High School next door. It must be the damned Xiuhua who instructed the outside forces to snatch our Yuqiu's band and music club!

Oh, Xiuhua!

"So it seems that only the brass band is left. What do you think, Chihaya?" Nakagawa Nobuyuki pointed at the flyer posted by the brass band and turned to look at Chihaya Aine.

"It sounds so distant, even though my name is Xinxin." Chihaya Aine complained with some dissatisfaction.

"But as for the wind band, well..."

Chihaya Aine imagined herself standing on the stage holding a brass euphonium, and suddenly felt silent and embarrassed.

This has nothing to do with the word "celebrity"! The feeling she wants is to be the lead singer holding a guitar and standing in the center, with enthusiastic calls from the audience: "Anon! Anon!"

But it seems that there is really no other choice... It seems that I can only go and have a look first.

"That's fine too. For the wind band, just go this way."

The location of the wind orchestra room was written on the flyer, so there was no need to go around asking classmates where the school office was like I did on the first day.

As soon as they entered the teaching building, the two saw the first friend they met in Yuqiu, Xiaodeng.

At this time, Takamatsu Deng was carrying two large bags with unknown contents in them. Nakagawa Shin even tried to call out to Takamatsu Deng, but Deng seemed a little absent-minded and didn't notice Nakagawa Shin and Chihaya Aine at all. She turned around, went up the stairs, and disappeared from sight.

"What's in these two big plastic bags? Can you guess?"

The two walked side by side, and Chihaya Aine suddenly lowered her voice and asked quietly.

"Then let me tell you, actually this is the setting, that is, Takamatsu-san is actually a serial killer." Nakagawa Nobuyuki replied in a mysterious tone, and also in a low voice, "The people in the bag are actually the missing classmates, right?"

Chihaya Aine felt a chill and complained, "This is impossible no matter how you think about it, right? And this setting is too scary."

After a pause, Chihaya Aine continued, "And if I were Deng, I would definitely get rid of a guy like you who is too smart first."

"Isn't this completely accepting of this setting?"

As they complained to each other, they were getting closer and closer to the wind section. When they were still downstairs, they could hear the faint sound of the piano, and the closer they got to the wind section, the more solid the sound of the piano became.

By the time he arrived at the door of the brass band room, Nakagawa Nobuyuki was basically certain that the piano sound was indeed coming from the brass band.

"...Are you sure this is the place? Isn't there only piano sound?"

"Probably solo piano."

“Is there really such a thing?”

Facing Chihaya Aine's suspicious gaze, Nakagawa Nobuyuki nodded confidently.

"It's the 21st century, a time when music is flourishing!"

As he spoke, Nakagawa Nobuyuki gently pushed open the door.

Looking at the blue-haired girl playing the piano by the window, Nakagawa Shinichi was so surprised that he was stunned for several seconds.

...Toyokawa?

“...Xinxin?” Seeing Nakagawa Shin standing there in a daze, Chihaya Aine poked Nakagawa Shin on the back with some surprise.

"Oh, sorry, sorry." Nakagawa Nobuyuki finally reacted at this time and moved aside to let Chihaya Aine enter the house first.

Fengchuan actually goes to school here?

Now let’s urgently review Nakagawa Nobuyuki’s career as a migrant worker.

Nakagawa Nobuyuki couldn't remember the exact time, but he was very sure that the part-time student he met in the coffee shop must be a real young lady.

Not only the subconscious "Greetings" when greeting in the morning, but also the occasional sudden "desuwa" habit, and the in-depth knowledge of various types of tea, all make Nakagawa Nobuyuki feel like a commoner sample who was kidnapped to an aristocratic school.

And it was this that gave Nakagawa Nobu a huge shock. The new Toyokawa actually ended with the word "desuwa". I originally thought it was just a stereotype brought by various animation dramas and comics, but the shock to Nakagawa Nobu was no less than seeing Seiya kneeling down to Apollo.

This is not the end. Nakagawa Nobuyuki was working in another customer service company at the time. The team leader happened to assign Fengchuan to Nakagawa Nobuyuki's team and asked Nakagawa Nobuyuki to train new people. As a result, they became acquainted with each other.

But what made Nakagawa Nobuyuki feel a little regretful was that not long after joining the customer service company, Toyokawa changed his habit of speaking in a desuwa way. Well... it was after he was fined by the company for his habit of speaking in a desuwa way.

Now that he can actually see Toyokawa in a school like Haneda, Nakagawa Nobuyuki originally thought that it might just be because the eldest daughter of Tsuki Nomori has strict parents and lets the child work part-time to earn pocket money.

Under the somewhat strange gaze of Nakagawa Nobuyuki, Toyokawa Shoko also finished playing the song. She raised her amber-gold eyes and looked at the two uninvited guests.

The moment he saw Nakagawa Nobuyuki, he was a little surprised, and of course he also saw Chihaya Aine next to him.

"You play it really well!" Before Toyokawa Shoko could say anything, Chihaya Aine walked forward step by step with shining eyes.

"Are you...from the wind orchestra club?" Although she really wanted to stand up and ask Nakagawa Nobuyuki, Miss Toyokawa's upbringing as a former eldest lady was not enough for her to ignore other people's conversations and do what she wanted to do.

"No, we heard the piano outside and came here. It's really great!" Chihaya Aine clasped her hands together, her tone sweet and expectant, "Um, do you want to form a band with us?"

(Nakagawa Nobuyuki: Kids, I didn’t agree)

When she heard the word "band", Toyokawa Shoko suddenly stopped moving and her eyes looked a little gloomy.

"I'm sorry it's so sudden. I'm Chihaya Aine from the first grade A group. Um... just call me Aine. I'm currently looking for a bandmate to form a band with. He's..."

"Um, Mr. Nakagawa, and Chihaya-san, the members of the brass band should be arriving soon, so I think it would be best if you leave as well."

Without waiting for Chihaya Aine to continue, Toyokawa Shoko suddenly and abruptly changed the subject. Before there was any possibility of continuing the topic, she bowed slightly and walked out of the club room from the two of them.

Even if Toyokawa Shoko had a thousand or ten thousand questions to ask Nakagawa Nobuyuki, anyone could see that now was obviously not a good time to ask questions.

Besides...the band and stuff...are a thing of the past.

"...Huh?" Chihaya Aine was stunned for a moment, then realized that the girl in front of her had indeed called out Nakagawa directly, and immediately turned to look at Nakagawa Nobuyuki.

"Mr. Toyokawa can actually read minds." Nakagawa Nobuyuki immediately spoke.

"I see..." Chihaya Aine crossed her arms and nodded, not hiding her doubts at all, "Then why does Xin Xin know that someone else's name is Fengchuan?"

"...Actually, I can read minds, too."

"Then read the letter and see what I am thinking."

Nakagawa Nobuyuki calmly faced Chihaya Aine's questioning look and slowly gave his answer.

"...You are wondering why this guy Nakagawa Shin doesn't recommend this guy to himself even though he knows a really good keyboard player."

As a result, Nakagawa Nobuyuki saw Chihaya Aine taking two or three steps back, hugging her shoulders, and looking at him with extreme shock.

(Can you really read minds?!)

"No, that's definitely not possible. It's better to say that there is no such thing as mind reading in the world. It's just that you are too easy to guess."

(Obviously not! How could you even guess this sentence? Who would believe it if I told them this!)

"You can't believe it, sometimes humans are just that powerful."

(This has nothing to do with whether it is human or not! This is definitely a monster, right? Or an alien?)

"Chihaya-san, it's not a good habit to arbitrarily expel someone from human status."

Seeing Chihaya Aine with a panicked look on her face, who looked like she was about to cry, Nakagawa Shin couldn't help but feel extremely happy, and he made a cruel mockery of Chihaya Aine, a classmate who was too easy to guess.

[Afterwards, I was severely beaten by the angry Aine]

Chapter 5: Study and Career

When school was over, on the way to the train station, the two of them couldn't help but sigh at Toyokawa's social etiquette.

“It feels like we’ve been blocked.”

"It's really a flawless social etiquette."

"And even though I told you to call me by my name, you're still calling me Chihaya..."

“If someone you don’t know suddenly asks you to form a band, it’s normal to refuse.”

"You play the piano so well, it would be a shame if you didn't form a band."

The air around them was slightly silent for a few seconds.

"Wow - that's too much! Xinxin obviously knew such a powerful person but she didn't tell me." Chihaya Aine was a little annoyed, "And she even teased me with mind reading and stuff!"

"Actually, I'm not kidding you." Nakagawa Shin suddenly put on a serious expression, "I really can read your mind. If you don't believe me, I'll tell you right now what you're thinking."

Seeing Chihaya Aine immediately keeping a distance from him with a wary look on her face, Nakagawa Shin couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Woohoo! Stop laughing! Xinxin is going too far! You're teasing me again!"

The weak little pink fists playfully hit Nakagawa Nobuyuki's body. In the twilight-colored Tokyo city, this playful scene had the feel of a campus comedy.

Soon, they arrived at the tram station entrance and Nakagawa Nobumasa stopped in front of the gate.

Chihaya Aine continued talking about the band and other things as she swiped open the gate, only to find Nakagawa Nobuyuki standing outside the gate.

"Xinxin, you didn't bring your IC card? Can I lend you my IC card first? Then, can you please take me somewhere else to play?"

Lying on the railing on one side, Chihaya Aine smiled slightly with curved eyebrows and stretched out her hand to hand over her IC card. Maybe the girl herself did not realize it, but her smile was indeed very cute, and her little canine teeth flashed golden light in the sunset, making people unable to take their eyes away.

"Actually, I just don't live here..." Nakagawa Nobuyuki pushed back the card handed over by Chihaya Aine, and smiled at this friend whom he just met today, "I suddenly felt like going shopping today, so I just happened to send Chihaya to the train station."

"Wow, you're still calling me Chihaya. How strange." Chihaya Aine didn't seem very satisfied with this name. She pursed her lips and put the IC card back into the compartment of her bag. "Then from tomorrow on, you have to call me Aine, okay?"

“Then let’s just start from now on. See you tomorrow, Aine-san?”

"Classmates and the like are totally unnecessary... Read after me, A, no, n, got it?"

"Of course you can. Bye, A-no-n."

"Then see you later, Xinxin."

"See you tomorrow then."

Nakagawa Nobuyuki nodded, smiled and said a formal farewell.

Although we just met, our relationship seems as close as if we have known each other for a long time, just like... natural friends.

Chihaya Aine smiled and waved goodbye to Nakagawa Nobuyuki, then slowly left the gate with the crowd and headed towards the direction of the train.

But with every step, Chihaya Aine couldn't help but feel as if something was pulling her.

Should we go this way?

As he got closer to the train, the smile on his face became stiffer and fainter, and slowly turned into calm... Finally, it was as calm as if it had never appeared.

Unable to help herself, Chihaya Aine suddenly raised her head and looked in the direction of the gate, as if she wanted to see who had found who.

A sense of loneliness and loss that came from nowhere and grew quietly wrapped around Chihaya Aine like a vine.

Am I weird?

Isn’t this too heavy?

This is clearly just the first day we met?

Chihaya Aine bit her lip, shook her head, and put all these strange thoughts aside.

After all, Nakagawa is indeed a very interesting person. Plus, I have just arrived in Yuqiu, so I will definitely not be like this once I get to know Nakagawa better!

We will work hard to form a band starting tomorrow. I heard that classmate Deng doesn’t have a band yet, so we must get him into the band and let him become a star in the class first!

At this moment, on the train was Miss Aine who had made up her mind.

On the other side, in Starry.

Nakagawa Nobuo stood expressionlessly at the door of Starry, for no other reason than that Starry had not opened the door at this time!

And it turned out that only Nakagawa Nobu was waiting at the door. Not even one customer was waiting at the door with Nakagawa Nobu!

No, it turns out that everyone knows so much about the stars? It's almost six o'clock now, I said!

"Nakagawa-san! Are you here so early today?" Ichichi Kouka's surprised voice came from the side, "Hasn't he already returned to school for class?"

No, even if I was in school, I would have finished school by then, right? And it's not early at all, right? Don't you give the band any time to prepare?