My anime/manga fandom can't be that lazy.

Hirasawa Yui was stunned; sweat began to bead on her forehead, clearly indicating that she didn't have enough money.

"Hmm? Bai... Dongfang-jun's bag should contain a guitar, right?"

Akiyama Mio, who was about to call him by his name, suddenly blushed and changed her mind. It seems that this girl is still not used to calling Dongfang Bai by his name directly.

"Yes, this is the guitar I've always used."

As Dongfang Bai spoke, he took out the black and red guitar from the bag. It looked very exquisite, and Hirasawa Yui enviously went up and touched it.

It feels amazing! It's incredibly smooth, and the guitar strings are so taut that even a little pressure can cut your fingers.

"This guitar looks to be of very high quality... but I've never seen this style before."

Akiyama Mio was slightly taken aback. She clearly knew a lot about music and was familiar with the different types of musical instruments, but she had never seen this kind of guitar before.

"Ah, its name is 'Red Moon'. It was made for me by an acquaintance, so it's not sold on the market."

"It's actually a custom-made item..."

Ritsu Tainaka paused for a moment. A custom-made guitar is incredibly expensive, especially one of such high quality. According to market prices, it should cost at least 50 Japanese yen.

Actually, the cost of materials for this guitar alone exceeded one million Japanese yen... but the quality is quite strong, and the wood used is very rare, light but super sturdy.

This guitar can not only be played, but also used as a self-defense weapon. If all else fails, you can swing the guitar handle and use it as a club without breaking it.

"Oh! Akatsuki? What a cool name!!!"

Hirasawa Yui's eyes were shining. She looked at Dongfang Bai with envy. She also wanted a guitar of her own, and then give it a cute name.

"He even named his guitar. I didn't realize Dongfang Jun was so childlike."

Akiyama Mio couldn't help but smile. Naming musical instruments was indeed like something a child would do; it was rare for people to name objects.

"This will foster affection and make you cherish it more."

Dongfang Bai gently stroked the guitar strings with his right hand, the cool touch traveling from his fingertips to his whole body and even his brain, and he could clearly feel a slight stinging sensation.

If a girl's delicate hands were to use this guitar, they would easily get cut, but Dongfang Bai, who has practiced martial arts since childhood, would not have any problems using it.

"Okay! Let's go help Wei choose a guitar this weekend!"

Tainaka Ritsu raised his right hand, and the others echoed his sentiment.

"That's all then... Sorry, I have something to do, so I'll head back now."

Dongfang Bai glanced at his phone and said this. He slowly put Chiyue back into the bag, then slung it over his shoulder, greeted the others, and left.

The door closed, and the group exchanged bewildered glances. It was quite unusual that Dongfang Bai had suddenly left, after they had been chatting so well just moments before…

"That's strange, they left so suddenly, could it be..."

[PS: I've become a ruthless word-coding machine.]

Chapter Seventeen: Do you think he might have gone on a date? [Please subscribe automatically]

"This is very unusual."

Ritsu Tainaka squinted, sensing something was amiss. Based on their understanding of Dongfang Bai, he shouldn't have left so quickly.

When Dongfang Bai usually comes to the Light Music Club, he should sit down in a chair, drink tea and eat snacks non-stop until the club activities are over before leaving, right?

I never expected him to leave before even sitting for an hour... that's really unusual.

"Perhaps he really does have something urgent to attend to...?"

Akiyama Mio smiled as she spoke, though she herself didn't quite believe Zeng's words. Hirasawa Yui and Tainaka Ritsu both had skeptical expressions on their faces.

"Mio, do you think Shiro-kun might have gone on a date?"

Ritsu Tainaka's words were like a bombshell dropped on the tea table. Everyone fell silent, time seemed to stand still, and everyone sat motionless.

"I don't think so. After all, judging from his appearance, he doesn't seem to have a very good relationship with any girls other than us."

Akiyama Mio turned her head away; she still felt a little flustered, though she didn't know where this fluster and curiosity came from.

"No, Bai Jun is very handsome, and he has a very gentle temperament. He can also play the guitar. It's not surprising that girls like him, is it?"

Hirasawa Yui usually seems a bit dull and silly, but her words today revealed a maturity she had never shown before.

"Ah, speaking of which, I saw Bai Jun earlier..."

Kotobuki Tsumugi seemed to suddenly remember something, and extended her right index finger. However, she suddenly frowned, her two cute, radish-like eyebrows furrowing together.

"What's wrong? What's wrong...!"

Ritsu Tainaka looked at Tsumugi Kotobuki with great interest, and even Mio Akiyama, who was initially skeptical, turned her gaze toward Tsumugi Kotobuki.

"Tsumugi! What happened? Tell me quickly!"

Gossip is a girl's nature; even the most clueless girl has this special trait. The group looked in Kotobuki Tsumugi's direction without even blinking.

"Oh, I'm in Class C. Bai Jun should be in Class A, right? I'm right next to him."

Kotobuki Tsumugi's words made Tainaka Ritsu and Hirasawa Yui's eyes widen. Akiyama Mio looked indifferent, but her ears perked up like a rabbit's.

"When I passed by the entrance of Class A earlier, I saw him chatting intimately with a girl with long blue hair. And that girl was very pretty..."

"A girl...!"

"Long blue hair! So beautiful!"

"The two were chatting together! They seemed very close!"

Even Akiyama Mio couldn't sit still this time. She put down her teacup and listened attentively to Kotofuki Tsumugi's words.

"Just as I expected, it seems that Shiro really did go on a date this time. Could it be that Mio isn't attractive enough to him...?"

Ritsu Tainaka stroked her chin, looking like a 'great detective,' as if she already knew the whole truth.

"Lü! What do you mean I can't attract her!"

Akiyama Mio was very embarrassed by Tainaka Ritsu's words and called out to her with a blush.

"Hmph, do you think you can fool others, let alone me?"

Ritsu Tainaka looked at Mio Akiyama with a meaningful expression, making her stammer like a little rabbit, not daring to say a word.

Akiyama Mio and Tainaka Ritsu are childhood friends. They've played together since they were little, and they know each other's personalities inside and out.

They visit each other's homes as casually as if they were their own, and can naturally tell what the other is thinking at a glance.

"Huh? What...?"

Hirasawa Yui and Kotobuki Tsumugi were a bit slow on the uptake, seemingly not yet grasping the meaning behind Tainaka Ritsu's words.

"Ahem, anyway, if you want to find out the truth, just secretly follow Bai Jun!"

As she spoke, Ritsu Tainaka looked at Mio Akiyama with a meaningful gaze, her expression saying, "You don't have to follow." Yui Hirasawa, who was already very interested, and Tsumugi Kotobuki, who loved interesting things, naturally followed quickly.

"Hey!? Don't leave me behind!"

After much deliberation, Akiyama Mio decided to follow, and the group quietly trailed behind Dongfang Bai.

……

"strangeness……"

As Dongfang Bai carried his guitar, he felt as if he were being watched by some strange gaze. He had previously thought it was a guard sent by the Dongfang family.

But today feels very strange. Logically speaking, these guards are all highly skilled in stealth, so even I can't detect them.

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Could it be that some new people arrived today? Their tracking skills are so poor…

Dongfang Bai glanced behind him, and suddenly turned around and disappeared around the street corner. Qiushan Mio and the other three quickly chased after him, but they couldn't see him.

"It's gone!"

Ritsu Tainaka was a little confused. Had they been discovered? Had they lost track of them...?

"Could it be that he discovered us? That shouldn't be the case."

Akiyama Mio stroked her chin. Just a moment ago, she was a perfectly healthy person here, but she disappeared around every corner.

"Forget it, if we can't find it, we'll just have to give up."

Tainaka Ritsu sighed slightly. They had looked around for a long time but had not found any trace of Dongfang Bai.

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Logically speaking, carrying a large black bag should make him very conspicuous, so why can't we see him at all now?

"Maybe I should call him and ask him."

As she spoke, Hirasawa Yui took out her phone from her pocket, as if she was about to make a call, but was immediately stopped by Akiyama Mio.

"Wouldn't calling him give you away?! By the way, when did you get his phone number?"

"Huh?"

Hirasawa was stunned. She carefully considered her five-year-old brain and realized that it seemed to be true.

"Because Bai Jun said he would teach me guitar, he gave me his phone number..."

"Forget it, we can't catch up anyway, let's just rest at a nearby coffee shop."

Ritsu Tainaka waved her hand. She rarely exercised either, and she was already panting heavily after chasing Dongfang Bai for so long.

"Coffee shop."

Kotobuki Tsumugi walked ahead of the group with a happy expression, seemingly very interested in the coffee shop.

It's completely unimaginable what kind of life she leads.

"Wow, this place is really out of the way. Is there really a coffee shop here?"

Akiyama Mio shuddered slightly in fear. This was the outermost part of Akihabara, a place that most people had never been to before, and it was the first time for the four of them to visit Akihabara.

"Well, look at that place with the really long English name, that must be the coffee shop, let's go!"

"Wait a minute, Lü!" (A repeated exclamation mark follows.)