When I’m in a music show, I just want to make music seriously!

However, only Shoko Toyokawa present knew that Taku Sakagami was really poor and joined the band for the hourly wage. She was also thinking about a compromise on this topic, and soon, she had a good idea.

"In that case, I have a suggestion." Toyokawa Shoko thought of the best solution: "If you hire a tutor outside, you have to pay, right? If someone wants Taku to teach them, how about treating them to a meal afterward?"

For the first time, Sakagami Taku thought Toyokawa Shoko's twintails were so cute.

Boss Xiangzi, I'm really excited when you say this.

Anyway, his hourly wages for his part-time job were all paid by Toyokawa Shoko. Even if other people didn't pay, Sakagami Taku would still teach him. But if it meant three more meals a day, every penny saved was a penny earned.

Shiina Riki paused after hearing this, thinking of Sakagami Taku's embarrassment: "Okay."

The others followed suit and expressed their agreement.

Toyokawa Shoko finally set her sights on Sakagami Taku: "Taku, what do you think?"

"Agree."

He finally placed his hands on the hands of several beautiful girls.

"Fight! Let's go to the world stage together!"

A group of people shouted slogans together, thus deciding the future path.

They all seemed to feel that they had found their own home, and there was also a very reliable person in this team.

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For the next week, Sakagami Taku was responsible for both instruction and rehearsal.

However, for him, since he was already very proficient in playing the instrument and was a support musician everywhere, rehearsals were naturally not a problem.

Under the careful guidance of Taku Sakagami, the other members' instrument skills are also improving significantly.

Takuya Sakagami roughly knew everyone's problems.

Fortunately, the team members that Shoko Toyokawa found all had very high musical talent.

Needless to say, Wakaba Mutsu and Toyokawa Shoko rarely had any problems, and Nagasaki Motoyo was a member of the performance club and her skills were also acceptable.

Takamatsu Touma has also been practicing singing during this period, and in Sakagami Taku's opinion, Shiina Tatsuki should be the hardest-working among these people, even a little too hard.

Taku Sakagami felt that with some training, there would be no problem in joining a commercial band.

A week later, Shoko Toyokawa received a notice that their band had successfully booked a live performance at Ring, scheduled for Friday night.

Everyone was a little surprised when they first received the news.

Nagasaki Suyo: "Is it finally time for our first live performance?"

Toyokawa Shoko: "I'm really looking forward to it. I wonder what kind of feedback the audience will have when they see our performance."

Now that the time has been confirmed, they have to practice even harder.

There were still three days left, and during these three days, most of the time, there were no problems with the performances of the few people. But for some reason, Taku Sakagami still noticed that Shiina Tatsuki's drum rhythm occasionally had some flaws. Although one could hardly notice any difference if one did not listen carefully, Taku Sakagami, who had absolute pitch, could still hear some differences.

What's going on? I didn't seem to have any such problems during my previous practice.

Moreover, Taku Sakagami remembered that when Shoko Toyokawa mentioned that there would be the first live performance, the look on Shiina Riki's face was not the same excitement and anticipation as the other members.

As time went by, on the eve of the last day of the Live, Shoko Toyokawa and others practiced until very late.

"Let's stop here for today." Toyokawa Shoko wiped the sweat from her forehead. "It starts tomorrow. I'm really looking forward to it."

"Well, I hope there won't be any mistakes in the performance." Nagasaki Motoyo also put down the bass and sat down to rest for a while.

For this performance, they got together to practice almost every moment they had this week and they all took it very seriously.

Now everyone is a little nervous and excited.

This is the first performance since debut, and it has important significance for the future path of life.

Shiina Riki also wiped the sweat from his head and said, "I'm going outside to breathe some fresh air."

The other members responded without paying too much attention.

Sakagami Taku thought for a while, then followed suit: "I'll go out and rest for a while, too."

"Ah."

Several girls looked in the direction where the two had left and exchanged glances.

On the other side, we walked to the rooftop.

Closing the door, Sakagami Taku noticed Shiina Tatsuki who had arrived here earlier.

At this moment, she was holding the railing, overlooking the distant scenery, enjoying this moment of tranquility.

Occasionally the wind blew by, ruffling her hair.

Noticing the movement behind her, she turned her head in confusion, only to find that Sakagami Taku had already walked up to her side.

Sakagami Taku leaned against the railing and asked casually, "What's wrong? I noticed that you seemed to be a little worried these days. When you played, there were occasional minor rhythm problems and the rhythm changes were a little slow."

When he heard what Sakagami Taku said, Shiina Tachibana's pupils dilated, and he was obviously surprised that Sakagami Taku could hear it.

She thought there shouldn't be any problems with her performance.

However, when she thought of the other person's absolute pitch, she soon let it go.

It turns out that I can’t hide anything about music from him.

Shiina Riki said quickly and quietly: "Nothing."

But Sakagami Taku's next words made Shiina Tachikawa fall silent.

"Too much pressure?"

19. Why do we still need to play "Spring Shadow"?

As the second daughter of the Shiina family, Shiina Riki has an older sister who shines like a star - Shiina Maki.

Whether it is academic or musical talent, her sister is far superior to her.

Since childhood, Shiina Riki has lived under the dazzling light of her sister.

"Ah, Maki's sister."

"Huh? Are you the one from Maki's family?"

"Do you like music too? Haha, I remember your sister is very famous in the music club."

"As expected of Maki's sister, she's got a great musical talent."

The compliments from people around him, the opportunity to get to know her, and the content of the conversations he started were all related to his sister.

She doesn't seem to be Shiina Tatsuki, but 'Shiina Maki's younger sister'.

Her sister is a very capable person, and Shiina Riki has always been aware of this. In comparison, she seems to be ordinary.

She doesn't have amazing musical talent, and no matter how hard she tries, she can't surpass her sister's academic performance. Even in sports, she can't compare with her sister.

Shiina Riki wanted to keep up with her sister, but found that as she continued to chase, the distance between them was getting farther and farther.

She seemed to have fallen behind the group.

It wasn't until junior high school that she came across a blogger named "Only Record Golden Songs". The blogger's songs seemed to be filled with countless stories and emotions, which deeply inspired Shiina Riki.

Even such an amazing person started from scratch and slowly built up his fan base.

As long as she works hard, she can catch up.

After being invited by Toyokawa Shoko to join the band, Shiina Riki has been working hard to improve his drum skills so that he can keep up with the practice of the entire team.

However, as time passed, she gradually discovered that both Sakagami Takuya and Toyokawa Shoko were far more talented than herself.

Not to mention Sakagami Taku's versatility, even Toyokawa Shoko's lyrics and arranging skills are very impressive. Many times, when she has some difficulties in playing, Toyokawa Shoko can simply change the music score to make the performance smoother.

And when facing Sakagami Taku, that feeling of inferiority became even stronger.

Shiina Riki felt that the other person's existence seemed to be more dazzling than her sister's, and was at a distance that could not be reached no matter how hard she stretched her hand.

And she gradually began to have an idea.

Does hard work really work?

In the face of absolute talent, such a gap made Shiina Riki feel a desperate gap.

She recalled the songs of teacher 'Only Record Golden Hits', and it seemed that they were all very good in themselves, but they lacked the brilliance of discovering gold. But what about her?

He has no great ability in arranging or writing lyrics, no natural talent for music, let alone absolute pitch, or the talent for playing an instrument that can be mastered with a little practice.

She had practiced the first version of the music score given by Taku Sakagami at home alone, but no matter how she practiced, she found that she was prone to making mistakes because the rhythm was too fast or the movements could not keep up.

But these are just what Taku Sakagami spent a week writing.

This made Shiina Riki gradually face the reality.

No matter how hard you try, if you don't have talent, you don't have talent. No matter how high you climb, you can't reach the distance that you cannot reach.

After Toyokawa Shoko confirmed the time for the live performance, Shiina Riki recalled what Sakagami Taku had said that day: "The world's stage."

Is she qualified to be on this stage with Taku Sakagami and the others?

Shiina Riki didn't know that she had been studying very hard and had been constantly asking Sakagami Taku for advice on drum techniques during this period, but it just wasn't working and no matter how hard she tried, it wouldn't change much.

Gradually, these feelings of inferiority spread in Shiina Riki's heart, causing her to make some small mistakes during practice in the past few days.

At this moment, after hearing Sakagami Taku's question, Shiina Riki was silent for a long time. She did not answer Sakagami Taku's question, but asked softly, which was rare for her: "Did you come here just to tell me these things?"

She thought about skipping this topic and just adjusting her mindset so as not to be affected during the performance.

After all, these feelings of inferiority were caused by her own shortcomings. Shiina Riki knew that this had nothing to do with other people.

And when these things are said out loud, it sounds like the incompetent anger of a loser.

She would rather keep it hidden in her heart.

But she thought that Taku Sakagami would follow the topic and talk about other things, but she didn't expect that the other party would directly hit the ball.

"Well, you've been a little distracted these past few days, which of course makes people concerned. And I care more about your condition than the performance or anything like that."

Sakagami Taku's sincere and straightforward words made Shiina Riki's face heat up, she pursed her lips and did not respond.

Seeing the effect, Sakagami Taku continued, "It will feel better if you talk about it."

Listening to Sakagami Taku's words, Shiina Riki hesitated for a long time, secretly glancing at Sakagami Taku a few times before saying, "You should know that I have an older sister. People often mentioned her when I was working part-time."

"Well, everyone says your sister is very talented. She's a member of the wind band and has great proficiency in playing musical instruments."

Shiina Riki nodded. "Well, I've always been known for my sister. Whether it's music skills or studies, I can't compare to my sister. When my sister invited me to join the performance club, I thought I could finally keep up with her. However, after working together, I found that everyone was tolerant of me.

And now, in the band, whether it’s you or Xiaoxiang, everyone is very good and hardworking. I don’t know if my rhythm will cause problems in the performance, or if…”

But at this critical moment, Shiina Riki found that Sakagami Takuya suddenly interrupted her.

Sakagami Taku: "Wait a moment."

"Ugh?"

Shiina Riki was confused by Sakagami Taku's constant changes.

Unfortunately, before she could ask Sakagami Taku what he was going to do, he left.

In less than a minute, Taku Sakagami came back with a guitar and closed the door to the rooftop.

Shiina Riki asked subconsciously: "What are you going to do?"

Sakagami Taku focused on the tuning issue: "I remember you used to like the blogger 'Only Record Golden Hits', didn't you?"

"Huh? Ah, um, what's wrong?" Because the incident happened suddenly, Shiina Riki answered the question subconsciously.

Sakagami Taku simply took out his guitar and began tuning it: "Do you remember the lyrics to his song 'Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies'?"

"Just remember it for now."

In fact, Shiina Tatsuki remembers every song in "Only Golden Hits" clearly.

But she vaguely guessed what Taku Sakagami was going to do and had a bad feeling.

Sakagami Taku just started playing the opening melody: "I don't remember the lyrics very clearly, you lead me in singing."