What?! My anime figures have all come true!

Chapter 83 A Few Things About My Date with the Thorn Gang

The owner of the music store used to be a member of a band.

Therefore, he was well aware that in this circle, most girls bought musical instruments not to play music.

They either wanted to show off at school or to find a romantic partner.

Very few people actually get into it.

Just these past few days, a band called [End of the Band] appeared at the Shanghai Comic Con, which hyped up the combination of girls and rock music, prompting many fans to impulsively buy their instruments.

Otherwise, the only people who would come to his musical instrument store are those young men with brightly colored hair.

So the store manager was quite grateful to those four girls.

But one thing is one thing, he didn't actually think highly of the girl band.

First, there's the issue of a girl's physical stamina—can she sustain such a long training session? Second, there's the issue of talent—no matter how interested she is, there are some instruments she just can't play.

Finally, there's the issue of interpersonal relationships within the band.

Let's leave aside all-female bands for now.

"When a man and a woman in a band spend a lot of time together, they're bound to develop feelings for each other."

Then various melodramatic love triangles will emerge, ultimately leading to the band's disbandment.

He had seen many such things when he was young.

As for the ending of the harem?

Sorry, but the more you play rock music, the easier it is to let yourself go.

A person with that kind of personality would have virtually no chance of maintaining harmony in the harem.

So when the store manager saw Chen Xiao with Jing Qinrencai and the other three stylish young women, he instinctively thought they weren't suited to "play rock and roll".

Buzz!

However, as soon as Momoka Kawahara picked up the guitar, the shop manager swallowed his words.

"I got proven wrong."

As the saying goes, the layman sees the spectacle, while the expert sees the details.

Just hearing the sound of someone tuning their guitar made the shop owner realize how utterly inadequate his former guitar teammates were.

Then came the drum set, the keyboard, and the bass.

The three girls were very skilled at the trial, and their cooperation was perfect.

Clearly, he wasn't someone who bought the instrument on a whim after seeing the band's sudden popularity; rather, he was a professional who had practiced for a long time.

What else could he say?

Just sell it!

As a result, the store manager discovered that the person who paid was not one of the five girls, but a young man named Chen Xiao who seemed to be an "observer," which made him a little curious.

"Who are these people to you, bro? Why are you spending so much money buying them musical instruments?"

Chen Xiao's answer to this was also very straightforward.

"They are all very important people to me (lovers)."

Upon hearing this, the girls paused involuntarily, but quickly pretended not to have heard and fiddled with their instruments, though their ears were visibly red.

As for Rencai, who had no musical instruments to play with, she could only rub her face in place.

It seemed she was trying to rub her face until it turned red to cover up the blush of embarrassment.

Store Manager: ———— (grayed out)

He was proven wrong once again.

That slap was even harder than when Momoka played the guitar!

Such an obvious declaration of a harem, yet not a single girl came out to refute it, clearly indicating a harmonious relationship among them!

Ugh! I'm so envious—I want a harem of cute girl band members too!!!

Watching Chen Xiao and Rencai leave, the shop manager, recalling his own youth when he was in a band at school and surrounded by all sorts of annoying young men, was filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred, and he bent over in despair.

"Hey! Old Deng! Do you have any of those really cool guitars? The kind that can get me a college girl on the hook!"

As soon as Chen Xiao and his group left, a spirited young man entered the store.

"If such a guitar really existed, I'd be using it myself already! Why would you guys have the chance to buy it?!"

The store manager, who was feeling down and bent forward, completely broke down.

"Tch! If you didn't, you didn't! Why are you so angry? — Old Deng, did someone else steal your woman?"

The energetic young man curled his lip and turned away disdainfully.

"I'm going to kill you!!!"

The store manager, who has never been in a relationship, has gone completely insane.

"Xiao, you're so naughty."

Hearing the commotion behind them, the usually boisterous Rencai surprisingly revealed a girlish side, nudging Chen Xiao's arm with her elbow.

"what?"

Chen Xiao looked completely bewildered upon hearing this.

"Wasn't that you using your mental abilities to prank that shop manager who looked down on us?"

Nina also showed the same confused expression.

"I'm not the abbot of Shaolin Temple, I'm not that petty."

Chen Xiao waved his hand.

Besides, the other person didn't harbor any hostility, so he had no reason to mess with the store manager.

The main reason is the recent band craze, which has led some young men and women to try and ride the wave, and this store manager, who had just lost his temper, happened to be there.

"I see—"

Rencai nodded, somewhat disappointed.

She thought it would be like those satisfying plotlines from novels, where the woman who dares to offend me gets to die!

Chen Xiao: I'm really sorry I'm not that type of male lead.

"Xiao, look at this clothing store, it looks pretty good."

At this moment, Tao Xiang, who was idly observing the shops in the mall, suddenly became interested.

Following her finger, the crowd discovered a simply decorated shop. Through the mannequin clothing displayed in the window, it was clear that the women's clothing store's style was mostly unisex.

That hit Momoka's strike zone perfectly.

After all, unlike other superhuman figurines, they can't change clothes with a single click, so buying new clothes is still necessary.

As for whether the act of buying clothes is more important, or whether new clothes are more important.

That's a matter of opinion.

"Want to buy new clothes? Sure, you can buy whatever you want—wait, do I need to go in?"

Before Chen Xiao could finish speaking, he was ushered into the clothing store.

Thankfully, I had Misaki Shokuhou's superpowers, otherwise I would definitely have received a lot of attention from female customers.

"You guys—"

He was just about to give a lecture when he noticed that Renna and the others had already run off to pick out their favorite clothes.

Helpless, Chen Xiao didn't leave the clothing store, but instead of looking at the other customers, he found a chair, sat down, and started scrolling through his phone.

However, before he could even sit down for a few seconds, Tao Xiang secretly pulled him up when no one else was looking, and then they dashed into the changing room.

"Momoka?!"

Chen Xiao was taken aback by Momoka Kawahara's bold move.

Although her character is described as having a more outgoing and cheerful personality than most men, isn't it a bit much for her to actively pull a man into the changing room?

"Hey, isn't this the kind of thing that always appears in anime? Even though there's no unexpected plot, since everyone's here—it wouldn't be right not to stage it at least once—right, Xiao?"

Tao Xiang took off her coat with a mischievous grin.

"Hey! Nina and the others are still outside—"

Chen Xiao hadn't finished speaking.

Tao Xiang tiptoed forward and leaned forward, silencing him.

A few seconds later, she released Chen Xiao.

"Nina and the others will be here soon—but before that, I'd like to ask, should we do this first, or should Ichichi Nijika and the others go first?"

When asked about this, Chen Xiao touched his lips.

Although he didn't reply verbally, his actions spoke volumes.

"Hey~! So we've taken this first time, right?"

With a smug smile, Tao Xiang wrapped her arms around Chen Xiao's neck, leaned forward again, and pressed herself completely against him.