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

By chance, I met a close friend and we embarked on the path of music together.

Goto Ichiri even felt a little elated thinking about becoming famous in the future. The host asked him how he improved his social anxiety personality.

She can proudly talk about her junior high school experience.

"I have a close friend who has always been with me in junior high school. He gave me the courage to pursue a career in music."

"I was very socially anxious at first, but he took the initiative to approach me and even said he wanted to be friends. So, as if it were fate, we met and maintained our friendship. During this process, my social anxiety gradually improved, and I was even able to perform in front of people. Even now, we often collaborate on songs."

Then the host looked at him with envy: "Wow, the legendary musician Goto-sensei's experience is truly extraordinary. He's a lifelong friend, so enviable."

Goto Ichiri then revealed a proud expression: "Of course, we encountered many difficulties along the way, but we overcame them all together."

Then he started to talk about what had happened in the past few years.

Just thinking about such an experience makes me feel like it’s super legendary!

It’s decided. Be my best friend, Sakagami-san!

Make my life shine again!!!

Sakagami Taku discovered that Goto Ichiri seemed to have fallen into a sea of ​​happy flowers for some reason, and even his face seemed to be filled with bubbles of love.

Seeing her like this, Sakagami Taku felt that if he accidentally disturbed her, he might scare the hell out of her.

So he's a person who doesn't like to be praised? If so, Sakagami Taku probably has some ideas.

Finally, after waiting for more than ten minutes, Goto Ichiri finally came out of this state. Realizing her gaffe, she immediately apologized frantically: "I'm so sorry!!!"

“…So it’s okay.” Sakagami Taku suddenly thought that this pink-haired girl was quite interesting.

After that, the two chatted about some other topics and then separated after dinner.

On the way back, Goto Ichiri held his mobile phone and looked at the conversation in it over and over again, his heart filled with joy.

Made my first friend in life.

Come to think of it, Sakagami-san has a really gentle personality, and during the sound check, his guitar skills were also very good.

The most important thing is that he is very handsome.

I was able to make friends like this, and suddenly I felt that going to school wasn't so bad after all.

It seems that there will be a lot of topics to talk about when we go to school tomorrow!

28. Xiangzi: I'm quitting CRYCHIC (5k chapter)

Improving Goto Ichiri's personality is certainly not something that can be accomplished overnight. Sakagami Taku plans to approach him slowly. In the evening, he borrowed 2,000 yen from Hongxia and planned to live frugally this week.

The next day, Taku Sakagami took the initiative to invite Ichiri Goto to have lunch together. Although Ichiri Goto was obviously a little scared, he still followed Taku Sakagami to the grove. The two of them ate bread together in an empty corner and spent the whole lunch break in silence.

Why does it feel a bit weird?

After school, CRYCHIC’s account has been accumulating fans these days and seems to be thriving.

Taku Sakagami felt that the road ahead was bright, and he even became more active in training. He brought his newly bought guitar with him, which immediately attracted the curiosity of other teammates.

Shiina Riki was surprised to see Sakagami Taku carrying his guitar. He was the first to notice this. "Huh? No need to rent an instrument today? By the way, is this your new guitar?"

She walked over to Taku Sakagami curiously and observed the guitar. Even Nagasaki Motoyo and others came over.

"Oh, this is a Gibson brand, right? I've paid attention to it. It turns out that Takuya spends all his money on this." Nagasaki Suyo knew a thing or two about musical instrument brands, and as a double bass player, she also bought many musical instruments at home.

Sakagami Taku nodded. "Well, if I want to continue performing live in the future, renting a guitar is definitely not an option. Plus, if it breaks in the middle of playing, I'll have to pay for it, so I'm thinking of just buying one myself."

He observed for a week and soon discovered something: "Where is Boss Xiangzi?"

Nagasaki Suyo: "Xiaoxiang, I don't know."

When Shiina Riki mentioned this, her tone immediately became somewhat dissatisfied: "Really, I don't know what happened to that girl today. She was always the first one to arrive at Pingshi training, and she didn't even reply to my message today. Come to think of it, Su Shi, aren't you from the same school as her? Did something happen today?"

Nagasaki Suyo heard this and shook her head: "I don't know. Xiaoxiang and I are not in the same class. We used to run into each other occasionally at school, but I haven't seen him in the past few days."

Several people subconsciously set their sights on Wakaba Mutsu, the only one who was childhood sweethearts with Toyokawa Shoko.

"Does Xiaomu know what happened?"

Facing the puzzled gazes of several people, Ruo Yemu just shook his head: "I don't know."

Upon hearing this, Sakagami Taku asked, "Do we still need to train today?"

He was not the first to suggest leaving.

He has had a pretty good relationship with Shoko Toyokawa and the others during this period. If the training is just for an hour or so, Taku Sakagami is not so pretentious as to insist on being paid to come. Since he's here, there's nothing wrong with accompanying others in training for an hour.

Of course, it only happens occasionally. If it happened every day, he would definitely not come.

Shiina Riki said, "That guy isn't coming, Taku, can you be the keyboard player?"

For her, Toyokawa Shoko's reputation is very high. If she just misses today, it doesn't matter. What's more important is that she thinks training and improving herself with Sakagami Taku is obviously more important. Moreover, many people have been following CRYCHIC recently, and she found that many comments are saying that they are looking forward to the next song.

Shiina Riki doesn't want the reviews for her next performance to remain the same.

She wants to make progress together with Taku Sakagami and Tomori Takamatsu.

Nagasaki Suyo suggested: "Well, if Xiaoxiang is not here, it always feels like everyone is training secretly on her back. Ah, I got it."

She suggested, "Everyone hasn't had dinner yet, why don't we go out for dinner together? There's a restaurant nearby that I've heard is really good. I've always wanted to go, and this time it's my treat."

As soon as she finished speaking, Sakagami Taku raised his hands and said, "I agree with both hands."

Shiina Riki's voice was stunned: "Huh? You agreed too quickly!"

Speaking of which, it seemed that Sakagami Taku had not changed at all. Some ideas emerged in her mind. She secretly glanced at Sakagami Taku a few times, hesitating whether to invite him to dinner alone in the future.

But soon, Gao Songdeng also raised a hand: "I, I agree. If Xiaoxiang is not here, if there are any changes, she may not know."

Seeing this, Shiina Riki could only helplessly say: "That's the only way, what about Mu?"

Several people looked at the last one, Ruoye Mu, who nodded expressionlessly.

On the way to the restaurant, Sakagami Taku slowed down his pace. He walked up to Wakaba Mu and asked, "Mu, has anything happened to Boss Xiangzi recently?"

Taku Sakagami still remembers the expression on Shoko Toyokawa's face after the performance that day. There must have been some bad news, otherwise she wouldn't have been so panicked.

Ruoye Mu hugged his guitar, looked down at the road, and was silent for a while before saying, "I can't say."

After hearing what Wakaba Mutsu said, Sakagami Taku no longer embarrassed her and continued to ask questions.

Then, for two weeks, Taku Sakagami discovered that Toyokawa Shoko rarely came to practice. She only came three times in total, and it was over after just an hour. In the past, she would go at least four times a week, and even two days on weekends.

During these two visits, Taku Sakagami noticed that the expression on Shoko Toyokawa's face no longer had the smile it used to have.

When I asked her why she didn't reply to my message, she just gave a perfunctory explanation.

During training, the atmosphere was somewhat dull, and everyone seemed to be vaguely aware of what was happening.

But compared to the simple worries of others, Sakagami Taku also had a hint of...uneasiness on top of his worries.

It's like buying a lot of stocks at the highest point, and then it seems like the price is going to plummet.

what's the situation?

At most, they fell behind in training, but Sakagami Taku had lost real money.

In these two weeks, the total training time was only five hours. Toyokawa Shoko settled the previous bill, but there was still 6,000 yen left, saying that she would pay it later when she had money.

It was not until the weekend, when it was supposed to be a day off, that Taku Sakagami came to the recording studio, but found that Shoko Toyokawa still hadn't come.

Occasionally, once or twice, everyone is still willing to train with one person missing, but after too many times, it is obviously no longer possible.

Moreover, it is impossible for Taku Sakagami to make time for training when he has no salary. In the past two weeks, he has begun to consider returning to a part-time job that he had previously quit.

The main reason is that I was completely broke after buying the guitar. My job pays monthly, and Boss Xiangzi’s hourly wage is not that stable now.

He even owed Hongxia 4,000 yen. Don't ask why. The answer is that he had no food to eat and had to beg with his childhood sweetheart.

"Is there something wrong, Xiaoxiang?"

Nagasaki Suyo was a little worried, and then she looked at Wakaba Mu: "Xiao Mu, do you know anything?"

Ruoye Mu just shook his head silently.

Seeing that she couldn't understand anything, Nagasaki Suyo turned her attention to Sakagami Taku: "Taku, do you know?"

Taku Sakagami had no idea what was going on with Shoko Toyokawa, and as a worker, he didn't dare to interfere with what his boss did.

Boss Xiangzi, what do you mean?

Is this a test of my loyalty as an employee?

No more, I can't bear it anymore!

Sakagami Taku sent a message to Toyokawa Shoko on his phone: "Boss Shoko, are you training today?"

Too bad it still shows as unread.

Shiina Riki saw that everyone was missing, so he could only say, "Looks like we'll just have to let it go today. What's that guy up to lately? Not replying to messages once or twice is fine, but now he's completely ignoring them. What the hell is that?"

She packed up and prepared to leave.

Seeing this, the other people also began to pack up slowly. Sakagami Taku just happened to talk to the bosses of other part-time job shops about continuing to work in the evening.

The next time they train, Taku Sakagami even plans to check the situation in the group. If Shoko Toyokawa doesn't come, he won't come either.

However, when he was leaving, he was stopped by Nagasaki Suyo.

"Taku, can I ask you for something?"

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Nagasaki Suyo trotted to Sakagami Taku's side and whispered softly, "Xiaoxiang has been absent a lot recently. I'm a little worried that something has happened. Before, you and Mu were the most familiar with her, so I think..."

Hello, hey, hey, I'm very busy. What's more, I'm just an employee. It's not good to investigate the boss's living conditions like this.

Nagasaki Suyo seemed to have remembered something important, and then said, "By the way, why don't we go to a coffee shop and talk later? There are many other restaurants nearby."

"Yes, indeed. I am also worried about Boss Xiangzi's situation. He hasn't explained the situation in so many days."

Sakagami Taku's eyes were bright.

Indeed, this won't work. If boss Xiangzi can't pay his salary, he will have to go back to work on weekends.

Moreover, CRYCHIC is just starting out and has not yet signed a contract to become a commercial band, so it is not possible for Taku Sakagami to make money for the time being.

Soon, the two arrived at a restaurant, and Nagasaki Suyo ordered a lot of food for Sakagami Taku, which made Sakagami Taku feel like he was being fed.

"Ms. Su Shi, why do I feel like you have some misunderstandings about me?"

"Huh?" Nagasaki Suyo was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Well, I just thought Taku would like these, so I ordered them. After all, didn't we often come to this restaurant before?"

“That’s true, though.”

Sakagami Taku ate first as a sign of respect: "But I feel I need to make it clear that I am just concerned about Boss Xiangzi, not because of your meal."

"Yeah, I know." Nagasaki Suyo crossed her arms, rested her chin on her hands, and watched Sakagami Taku eat: "Well, I'm not hungry yet, so I won't eat for now."

"Ah."

You young ladies don’t understand my predicament at all!

But since they have eaten, Sakagami Taku will definitely take the money to do the job.

This is not a solution. CRYCHIC has just started out, and he doesn't want the plan of the beautiful girl band to fail in the womb. What's more, as long as they perform a few more times, they will be noticed and signed. They don't even need to be signed. As long as the band has popularity and fans have accumulated, they can start charging tickets for live performances. At worst, the tickets will be cheaper.

However, how to investigate is also a problem. He can't just go to the gate of Toyokawa Group and question them directly.

Sakagami Taku had no doubt that he would be taken away by the security guards.

"Is there any way Taku can find out more about the situation?" Nagasaki Suyo quickly realized that her words were a bit strange, and she added, "Ah, of course, even if there is no way, Taku can eat as much as he wants."

Sakagami Taku: ...

Taku Sakagami remembered the contract he signed with Shoko Toyokawa. It seemed that it was a contract that Shoko's boss asked his father to write. Taku Sakagami thought that he could go and see the company written on the contract. Maybe he could meet his real boss and inquire about the situation.

"I will try my best."

But right now, there is something more important for Taku Sakagami.