Momoi Taro wants to form a "don" brother duo, but it's a music anime.

Taro silently turned off his phone and went to work.

Haneoka Girls' High School —》》29 Abandoned Lu Jiu?①?鏾坝翏〃—

Aiyin angrily put her phone back in her skirt pocket, baring her teeth fiercely, just like a puppy being ignored by its owner.

Seeing Aine's sullen expression, the lamp that was walking with her asked softly, "Little Aine, what's wrong?"

"Huh? Little Aine?" Aine was stunned for a moment, then realized, "It's all because of that guy Taro!"

Huh? Taro?

Not far behind the two people, a blue-haired girl with twin tails, who had been subconsciously trying to avoid her acquaintances, heard the word Taro and suddenly stopped in her tracks.

No, no, no, Taro is a very common name, don't worry about it...

The little octopus told itself that in Japan, there were thousands, if not tens of thousands, of people with the name Taro. But Toyokawa Shoko couldn't help but slow down and carefully follow behind the two of them.

She had a vague premonition that fate had intertwined her life with that of Takamatsu Akari and Momoi Taro... Perhaps the Taro they were talking about was the Taro she knew.

No, that must be it, because the lantern said—it's Master Taro!

"Master Taro... what's wrong?" Kodama looked cautiously at Aine's face. "Speaking of which... didn't little Aine call Master Taro 'Momo' yesterday?"

"Momoko!?" The blue-haired octopus pricked up its ears, eavesdropping on the conversation between the two. While Taro and Momoko are both common, if Momoko and Taro weren't talking about Momotaro, then it could only be her senior!

Adding to our previous thoughts, yes... it's confirmed!

"Ah~ it really does sound better to call him Taro~" Aine tilted her head, glanced at Akari, and said with a smile, "Besides, Akari calls me Aine now, doesn't she?"

"Hmm... Don't you like the nickname 'Little Aiyin'?"

"No! Didn't I start calling you Little Lamp too?" Aine hugged Lamp's wings affectionately. "It's just that Taro doesn't reply to my LINE messages, and even though I've practiced guitar so much, he doesn't say a word of praise to me!"

Momo! Taro! The band! They really are seniors! Toyokawa Shoko's internal alarm bells were ringing! No, I have to wait until the light leaves this pink-haired brat's side before I can properly question him!

Aine very naturally showed Akira her swollen fingers from practicing guitar: "Look! My fingers are all swollen! I practiced so hard yesterday, but Taro is still not satisfied with my guitar skills. Isn't that unfair?"

"Ah! I'm injured! Band-Aid!" Lamp straightened up and quickly ran away.

"Hey! Xiaodeng! Wait!" Aine tried to reach out and grab her, but she was a little too slow; Xiaodeng had already run quite a distance ahead... But this was no challenge for her. Throughout her three years of junior high, she had always run the last leg in the relay races at the school sports meet. This kind of physically weakling? Watch me catch up in a minute.

Just as she was about to chase after him, a clear, cool girl's voice came from behind her:

"Chihaya-san?"

The person who interrupted her pursuit was none other than Toyokawa Shoko, who had been waiting for her chance. Shoko, who had been listening to the two's conversation, was very familiar with Takamatsu Akari. She knew that Takamatsu Akari was currently going to the astronomy club to get a band-aid. Now was the perfect opportunity! To get information out of this pink-haired girl! This pink-haired girl didn't seem very bright.

As a seasoned professional who has been navigating the social world for many months, shouldn't I be able to easily manipulate the other party?

"Ah... that girl who plays the piano in the brass band!" Aine turned around quickly when she heard someone call her name. It turned out to be the girl she had met once in the brass band.

"How rude of me, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Toyokawa Shoko, Chihaya-kun. You were looking for band members before, weren't you? Did you find any?" Shoko asked the other person with a dignified attitude. Last time in the brass band, this pink-haired brat invited her to form a band after hearing her play, so it was perfect to start the conversation now.

"Ah... I guess I've found it." Aine smiled slightly, giving Xiangzi a very friendly smile.

"Was that Takamatsu who was with you just now?" Shoko asked casually, though her heart was pounding. If Akari was also in the same band as Taro-senpai… No way! She couldn't accept that!

"Hmm... Xiaodeng just came to learn from my band leader," Aine said a little disappointedly. "Actually, I also wanted to form a band with Xiaodeng, but it seems like there's not much of a chance."

So it wasn't the light show group. Shoko breathed a sigh of relief, then asked the question that had been bothering her most: "Is it the Taro that Chihaya-kun mentioned earlier?"

She paused slightly, bowed slightly, and apologized, saying, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop; I just overheard a little bit."

In fact, she did it on purpose.

"Ahaha, it's nothing, really?" Aine waved her hand: "Taro is the leader of our band. I think he used to be a support guitarist at RAS, and he was quite famous."

"You were a backup guitarist at RAS..." Xiangzi smiled slightly, but inwardly he was already roaring with rage.

[It really is Taro-senpai!!]

How did Xiangzi know? Actually, after hearing that Taro had formed a band, her long-dormant idea resurfaced... her own vision of a puppet orchestra commercial band.

Her father's condition had improved, and she had earned some money from part-time jobs. Although it wasn't enough to support her commercial band's activities, it wasn't out of the question to use it to launch her own debut... her puppet band, Ave-Mujica. The only remaining issue was the members.

The conscientious and responsible Xiangzi naturally conducted market research. She studied performances by commercial bands, and bands like RAS were studied extensively. It was then that she discovered her deliveryman, Taro Momoi, had previously worked as a backup guitarist in such a prestigious band. And he played the guitar incredibly well…

"Such a famous person actually invited Chihaya-san... Ah, sorry, I didn't mean to!" Shoko covered her mouth in surprise. Of course not! She did it on purpose.

"Haha, it's nothing, I just wanted to invite him, but he ended up inviting me instead." Aine's words were rather vague...

"Oh, I see... By the way, what's Taro's role in the band?" Xiangzi asked curiously, "Guitar and lead vocals?"

"Ah~ that's right, he's the lead singer, but whether he's the guitarist... I can't be sure about that." The pink-haired girl smoothed her hair. "After all, we already have two guitarists in our group, and Taro seems to be good at everything."

"Oh, I see. Well then, Chihaya-kun, I wish your band all the best. I have something to attend to, excuse me! Good day!" Shoko bowed politely, though inwardly she was already criticizing him.

~岄.亿异霖旗爸IV$琦⒋污陆【This frivolous pink-haired brat was just complaining that she hurt her fingers playing guitar, which means she's just a beginner! She's clearly just a beginner, yet she shamelessly invited me! Even Taro-senpai!】

Now I'm completely worried about my senior's band! I feel like their band is definitely missing a really reliable keyboardist or something! Like me or something...

Thinking this, Yi Ling hurriedly ran away before Gao Songdeng returned.

"Hmm...?" Ai Yin frowned, tapping her lips with her finger, tilting her head in thought, and repeated softly, "Greetings?"

"Little Aiyin!" Deng ran over quickly, holding an open metal box filled with all sorts of bandages: "Which one do you want?"

"Wow! They're all band-aids!" Ai Yin's eyes widened. "Can I use them?"

"Hmm...please use it!" Xiaodeng happily handed over the box. Aiyin looked at it and picked out a penguin one: "Ah~ I like penguins~"

"That's a bearded penguin!"

"Bearded penguin?" Ai Yin asked in confusion.

As if a switch had been flipped, the lamp's expression instantly turned extremely smug. Pointing to the pattern on the band-aid, it explained, "It has whisker-like patterns on its face. This is the Adelie penguin genus, and the Gentoo penguin is also in this genus."

Holding the tin box in one hand, she rummaged through it with the other: "This is an Adelie penguin... Ah! This is a yellow-eyed penguin. I have other penguin series too, Ai-yin, wait a minute... let me look."

"Does Xiaodeng like penguins?" I felt like continuing would be troublesome, so I decided to try to steer the conversation and shift the blame to someone else.

"Hmm... I think they're cute," Little Lamp said softly, clutching the box.

"Do you think Taro likes penguins?" Aine smiled and took her phone out of her pocket. "Okay, let's send him a message and ask."

.月-漪山⑷⊙棋兒児是紦罒灯 looked at Aine expectantly, wondering if Master Taro would like penguins.

"Hey! Why?! He replied instantly!" Ai Yin stared at her phone in disbelief, quickly sending several emojis to bombard the other person! Then, no reply!

"What did Master Taro say?" Akari asked Aine curiously. Aine realized she had unintentionally ignored Akari, smiled awkwardly, and read the message aloud:

"Penguins? I'm not sure if I like them or not, but I do fold penguin origami often. When my father found me, besides the things I mentioned before, there were also penguin origami, so I've been folding them often since I can remember."

"Hmm... an origami penguin..." The lamp fell into deep thought. What would it be like?

"Haha... I'm a little curious too," Ai Yin chimed in. Actually, she wasn't curious at all. She slowly applied the band-aid that Deng had given her to her finger and pulled Deng towards the classroom: "Deng, let's hurry up, or we'll be late."

Only after Ai-yin and Deng's figures had faded into the distance did Xiangzi emerge from the shadows.

[Akira... calls him Taro-senpai, Master. I see. So Akira has finally emerged from the shadows of her old band days.]

Xiangzi gently stroked one side of her ponytail. She had received so much care from her senior; if she remained stagnant, it would be such a disservice to him… She had decided: she would start by writing music for Ave-Mujica!

Xiangzi clenched his fist to encourage himself—no, no, he needed to start getting into character first.

Miss Oblivionis is encouraging herself: I am fearless in the face of forgetting—

Of course, if Taro-senpai invites me to join, as a very reliable keyboardist, I will definitely repay his kindness first!

And so, Miss OB, humming a little tune, walked toward her classroom.

Regarding the group and the progress of the bounty

The current reward progress is 4K in total, which will be paid off on the first of next month.

The main components are: adding one chapter for each chapter written when I'm not satisfied with the content, and adding one chapter for each recommendation vote.

We're about 20 more monthly tickets needed to trigger an extra chapter. We're also 5000 more in donations!

Hmph, this is the first time I've met the bounty requirement while writing a book (?).

The group has been created. Although it's officially a new group, it's basically just a repurposed version of the previous tabletop role-playing group's files and announcements. That's all.

The password is: 736724505

Those who have read the book know the answer, right? Welcome everyone to the Branding Theater!

Give me at least five people! You're the ones who said you wanted to join, sob sob sob.

The twentieth chapter was born.

"Is Mutsumi doing a gardening club activity again?" Su Shi asked with her usual smile, approaching Wakaba Mutsumi as always.

Because Su Shi already had a plan in mind, she didn't intend to harm the cucumber fairy in any particular way. She just came over to check on things as usual, maintaining her persona and not wanting to arouse Ruoye Mu's suspicion.

Little Cucumber lowered her head. Su Shi had come to see her again, and Mu was happy. But she was unhappy because Su Shi had come to ask about Xiang.

"That guy, Su Shi, only thinks about himself and doesn't care about Xiao Mu's feelings at all," "Wakaba Mu" said angrily in Wakaba Mu's mind.

"Su Shi... why can't she be honest with me?" Ruoye Mu also questioned herself in her heart: "I have tried my best to help Su Shi. Why does she still treat me like this?"

"Xiao Mu?" Seeing that Ruoye Mu hadn't responded for a long time, could it be that I was too anxious and put too much pressure on her?

Without the pressure of constantly asking about Xiao Xiang, Su Shi immediately noticed Xiao Mu's unusual behavior. Before, she would have ignored it because compared to Xiangzi, Xiao Mu's little grievances were nothing... as long as she got through the hardship, Xiao Mu would definitely be happy.

That's always been her thought, and she was doing it for Xiao Mu's own good. Xiao Mu said she had never been happy in the band because she didn't know what she wanted... As long as she endured the hardships, things would get better.

But after having some time to think, she saw Xiao Mu's unusual behavior and felt a pang of heartache. She immediately ran over and hugged Xiao Mu: "Xiao Mu, you don't need to say anything that's difficult."

Su Shi's embrace...it's so warm, but why is it acting? Ruo Ye Mu lowered her head. Right now, she should be like Taro...bravely refusing the other person's request, saying what she wants to say, based on her own will.

But can I really do it?

"Can't!"

The voice of "Wakaba Mutsumi" rang in Wakaba Mutsumi's ears.