Zongman: People are in the music show, relaxed and happy

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About twenty minutes after school in the afternoon, Yamada Ryo appeared at the door of Shirakawa Ze's class with the new bass on his back.

After looking at each other, Baichuanze stood up and walked out the door.

Before he could leave the classroom, a figure quickly ran in front of Yamada Ryo, accompanied by a very surprised voice,

"Senior?! Why are you here?!"

Shirakawa Ze looked at the red-haired girl who suddenly appeared and realized that it was Kita Ikuyo.

Yamada Ryo looked at the girl in front of him, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Kita Ikuyo introduced herself excitedly.

"I'm Ikuyo Kita from Class D of Grade 1. I saw your performance a while ago and even said hello to you!"

Yamada Ryo said "Oh" and nodded.

Kita Ikuyo looked at the other person's face, her eyes sparkling.

"By the way, I went to see the performance of the band that my senior was in, but I didn't see you again."

"Have you been resting because you are not feeling well recently?"

There was no emotion on Yamada Ryo's face.

"I quit."

Kita Ikuyo widened her eyes.

"Eh?"

"Why……"

Yamada Ryo didn't want to dwell on this topic for too long. He tilted his head slightly and looked past Kita Ikuyo to Shirakawa Ze behind her.

"let's go."

Kita Ikuyo noticed Yamada Ryo's gaze and immediately turned her head to follow her line of sight and saw the boy standing at the back door of the classroom.

"Ah, sorry!"

Kita Ikuyo looked apologetic and took two steps to the side.

"I didn't know you two had something else to do. I'm so sorry!"

Yamada Ryo said "hmm" to indicate that it was okay.

After hesitating for a moment, Kita Ikuyo mustered up the courage to look at Yamada Ryo.

"Um...senior, can I ask if you are still playing in a band?"

Yamada Ryo nodded.

Speaking of the band, she thought of another member of her current band - Ichichi Hongxia, the band's captain and drummer.

At the same time, I also thought of what she had said to me a few days ago, that if I wanted to form a band that could perform on stage, I would at least have to find a guitarist and a lead singer, or someone who could do both.

Although Shirakawa Ze is currently learning guitar, he has just gotten started and doesn't know how long it will take before he can perform on stage.

Looking at the red-haired girl in front of him, Yamada Ryo decided to try asking first.

"Our band is short of a guitarist now. Can you play guitar?"

Kita Ikuyo doesn't know how to play the guitar, but she realized that this was an opportunity. If she could join the other person's band, she would be able to be with her more often in the future.

Thinking of this, she nodded immediately.

“I can play guitar!”

Yamada Ryo continued to ask,

“Can I perform on stage?”

Kita Ikuyo did not hesitate.

"of course can!"

Yamada Ryo nodded and took out his cell phone.

"Then let's exchange contact information."

"Our band is performing at a performance hall called STARRY in Shimokitazawa. You can come over to rehearse if you have time."

Kita Ikuyo was extremely excited and said that she had time now.

"Do you have time now?"

This sentence caught Yamada Ryo's attention.

She glanced at Shirakawa Ze beside her, then looked at Kita Ikuyo with a serious face.

"Kita, this is Ozawa, the guitar teacher I teach. He's a beginner."

"As a test to join the band, you need to teach him guitar for an hour. Only after he approves of your guitar level can you join the band."

"If you succeed, come find me at STARRY."

After saying that, Yamada Ryo walked away quickly.

Watching Yamada Ryo's back disappear, Kita Ikuyo turned around with sweat on her forehead and looked at Shirakawa Ze who was looking at her with a smile, thinking quickly about how to deal with this sudden test.

Baichuanze pretended not to know that she couldn't play the guitar and reached out his hand to her.

"Hello, nice to meet you. I'm Shirakawa Ze from Class A, Grade 1."

"Thank you for your hard work today."

"Ryo-senpai usually teaches me guitar practice in the public music classroom. Shall we go now?"

At this point, we can only take it one step at a time. Kita Ikuyo nodded stiffly.

"Ah...haha, let's go to the music classroom first."

After the two entered an empty public music classroom, in order to buy more time for thinking, Kita Ikuyo decided to find a topic to chat about.

"Um, Ze-kun, how did you get Senior Liang to teach you guitar?"

"And Ryo-senpai is a bassist, right?"

Shirakawa Ze put the guitar bag in his hand on the table and sat down.

"I gave her a bass that Ryo-senpai really liked, and in exchange, she came to teach me guitar."

"Although she is a bassist, her guitar skills are not low, so it is more than enough for her to teach a complete novice like me."

Hearing the reason, Kita Ikuyo felt a little relieved.

"So it's because I gave you a bass guitar..."

"So, this means it's still an employment relationship based on money?"

"If I give a bass guitar to Senior Liang in the future, can I also ask her to teach me privately? Hehehe..."

But then her fantasy was shattered by reality.

"But...what should I do now?"

"If this classmate tells Senior Liang that I can't play the guitar, I might not even have the chance to send him a bass..."

"And Senior Liang might never contact me again because I cheated on her..."

Kita Ikuyo was extremely distressed and didn't know how to solve the problem at hand.

"or……"

She only thought of the simplest and most direct way.

"Try to bribe him with money?"

After having this idea, Kita Ikuyo looked at Shirakawa Ze and decided to first understand the other party's financial resources, and then think about how much money would be appropriate.

Although her pocket money was not small compared to her peers, because she loved socializing and traveling, she had not saved much and could not take out a lot of money at once.

So I still want to understand the other party first to avoid speaking rashly and causing dissatisfaction on the other party.

Kita Ikuyo looked at Shirakawa's guitar with an appreciative expression.

"Zejun's guitar looks great. How much did it cost?"

Baichuan Ze answered truthfully,

"Just over 50,000 yen."

After hearing the price, Kita Ikuyo heaved a sigh of relief again.

"That's okay."

"Most students' musical instruments are bought by their families. If he spends 50,000 yen on a guitar, his monthly pocket money should be much lower than that."

"I still have 20,000 yen in savings, which should be enough."

With a smile on her face, Kita Ikuyo nodded.

"That's awesome."

"Then how much did Ze-kun spend on giving Senior Liang the bass?"

Baichuanze took out two invoices from his schoolbag and placed them in front of the other party.

"I bought this guitar at the same store as mine, and it cost 30 yen including the basic accessories."

Seeing the numbers on the invoice, Kita Ikuyo's brain froze for a moment.

"Eh?"

"is that a lie?"

Although she thought so, she knew that this was definitely not a scam, as the seal and numbers on the invoice were clear.

Shirakawa Ze looked at Kita Ikuyo who had fallen silent, and deliberately showed a curious look.

"Kita-san?"