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

"Ah."

Shiina Riki nodded and quickly replied that he could, and Sakagami Takuya replied.

But when the last question came to Chihaya Aine, she suddenly said that she had something to do in the afternoon and might not be able to come.

Seeing this, several people temporarily gave up their plans to train today.

After seeing the message in the group that there was no training today, and looking at Sakagami Taku who was almost finished with his lunch, Shiina Riki tried hard to muster up his courage and suddenly asked, "Well, um, are you going to the mall this afternoon?"

Sakagami Taku looked confused: "Are you not going to learn arranging music anymore?"

"No, that's not it." Shiina Riki's eyes darted around when he mentioned this. Then, as if suddenly remembering something, he explained with a bit of panic, "Right, right, relax! After studying all morning, you need to relax a bit. You can study again afterward! We can even go out for dinner together or something."

After saying this, even she herself felt a little unsure, as she felt the reason was too strange.

On the contrary, when Sakagami Taku heard that dinner was included, he replied without hesitation: "No problem, you can arrange it, but I originally thought that the teaching would only last one morning..."

"Add another two thousand yen to tuition!"

"make a deal!"

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After a while, walking inside the mall, Shiina Riki was still a little dazed.

He actually brought it out.

Taku Sakagami walked beside her, and Tatsuki Shiina's eyes would occasionally fall on Taku Sakagami's hand.

Sakagami Taku looked at her puzzledly: "What's wrong?"

She immediately turned her head away and stopped looking: "No, nothing!"

The two of them wandered aimlessly until they reached the door of a 100-yen jewelry store. Shiina Riki realized they couldn't keep walking around like that, so she took the initiative and said, "Do you want to go in and take a look?"

"Yeah." Sakagami Taku nodded and let her arrange it.

The two entered a shop selling various small accessories. There were many interesting things in it. Taku Sakagami noticed an oil leak on a counter. He picked it up and poured it over. He found that the oil inside was slowly flowing down, which was quite interesting.

And Shiina Riki was beside her, observing some phone cases or small accessories on the phone.

Finally, he picked out a small trophy-shaped phone charm and held it up in front of Sakagami Taku: "What do you think of this?"

"Not bad, it feels like a music trophy."

The pendant is not big and can be attached to a keychain or hung on the corner of a phone case.

After hearing what Taku Sakagami said, Tatsuki Shiina chose this style without hesitation, and then the two of them walked around inside. During this time, Taku Sakagami saw many interesting gadgets. In this kind of small jewelry store, the things were not expensive, and there were many novel things. If he didn't need to save money, Taku Sakagami really wanted to buy some interesting things.

At the end of the tour, Shiina Riki only bought a small trophy pendant.

One hundred and fifty yen, not very expensive.

After checking out and leaving the store, Shiina Riki spread the small pendant in front of Sakagami Taku. Her cheeks were still a little red, which was very cute. "This is for you."

"Hmm?" Sakagami Taku asked subconsciously.

But Shiina Riki turned her face away. She tucked her hair behind her ears and said with a slightly blushing face, "You, you said you had signed a contract with a company. If everything goes well, you might have a bright future in the future. This trophy is just a celebration. I also hope that you can get a real trophy in the future..."

In fact, when Shiina Riki came here today, she had made these plans. She didn't plan to buy anything expensive at the beginning. She knew that Sakagami Taku would definitely not want to accept it. When she saw this pendant, she felt like she had found the most suitable thing.

It’s not expensive, but it represents encouragement and thoughtfulness.

Taku Sakagami snatched the pendant from her hand and lifted up the small trophy without touching Tatsuki Shiina's hand the whole time.

He didn't hesitate or shirk, but just smiled and said, "Thank you."

Gifts given by others must be given with thought. If you feel you owe them something, then just find an opportunity to return the favor next time. Unless the gift is too expensive, Taku Sakagami is usually willing to accept it.

He then said, "I will keep it well and try to get a bigger trophy than this one in the future."

"Well, I believe you." Shiina Riki nodded, believing it firmly.

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After finishing their conversation, the two of them stared at each other for a while, until Shiina Riki felt that the atmosphere was a little strange, so she suggested again: "Let's go shopping again?"

"You decide."

In the afternoon, the two of them went around some other places. When they saw the claw machine, Shiina Riki looked at it for a few more seconds. Sakagami Taku noticed her gaze and took the initiative to suggest trying it out.

The two people tried to catch it several times, and finally got the first doll thanks to the machine's guarantee.

After walking around for about two hours, the two finally found a quiet place and continued teaching.

In the afternoon, Taku Sakagami did not teach the high-intensity arrangement course, but instead helped Tatsuki Shiina to simply consolidate the knowledge learned in the morning and taught her some ways to change the structure of songs.

It was not until the evening, when the sky gradually changed and dinner was over, that Shiina Riki realized that the day was almost over.

She felt that time seemed to pass very quickly, and the throbbing in her heart had not yet been suppressed. When she was enjoying it, it seemed as if everything was over. She felt a little dazed, but full of reality.

Walking on the way to the tram, the sunset had already set, foreshadowing the end of everything.

The gradually darkening sky slowly soothed the turmoil in her heart, and seemed to cover it with a layer of loneliness.

Because they were going to different subway stations, they had to separate when they reached an intersection.

Shiina Riki inexplicably felt a little reluctant, and even wished that time could go back to the beginning of the morning.

She then remembered something important, and took out her bag, fumbling with her wallet inside, as if she could find it more easily if she was a few seconds slower.

"By the way, the money for today's teaching."

She finally took out four thousand yen bills and planned to give them to Sakagami Taku.

But when he handed it out, Sakagami Taku only took one out:

"These are enough."

Shiina Riki was a little puzzled: "Huh? But today——"

"I had a great time, thank you."

Sakagami Taku smiled and raised the small trophy ornament on his phone:

"And this is enough."

He felt relaxed for the first time in a long time. He didn't feel tired when teaching Shiina Riki. She could learn almost anything after one lesson, and he didn't need to spend too much time on it. This thousand yen was considered as the money for editing the materials yesterday.

As for today's teaching, three meals plus a small pendant with friendship are enough for Taku Sakagami.

After hearing this, Shiina Riki no longer insisted.

Sakagami Taku said, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. When I taught you how to arrange music today, your foundation was already very good. You must have spent a lot of time on this recently. Thank you for your hard work."

When teaching, it is one thing that Ritsu Shiina learns quickly, and Sakagami Takuya can also notice her hard work and seriousness. When he is about to search for many things on the Internet to give Ritsu Shiina an example, she will answer first and say that she knows the information.

Taku Sakagami knew that this was not something that could be achieved by talent alone, and it would definitely require a lot of hard work. What's more, Shiina Riki was a complete beginner, and it only took him more than a week to learn the entry level. He was not only a genius, but he also put in a lot of effort.

Hearing this, Shiina Riki was stunned. She felt as if she had seen it before, and as if she was back on the rooftop that night when she first joined CRYCHIC.

Sakagami Taku continued, "If there's anything you don't understand about the arrangement or if you don't do it well, you can ask me for help. You and Sushi are paying me after all, so this little favor is nothing.

Sometimes it might be better to relax a little and not work so hard, Lixi."

Shiina Riki remained silent and did not answer.

During this period, she often stayed up late to learn music arrangement, fearing that she would hinder the band.

Moreover, Deng's song is also being composed, and she has to learn the basics before the other party finishes his creation, so as to speed up the band's training progress.

She always thought that since Sakagami Taku could do all this at his age, then maybe she could do it even in one field.

But why, why is it that all of this, just like before, can be perceived by him...

As the sky gradually darkened, a hint of mist seemed to linger in Shiina Riki's eyes. She spoke sincerely from the bottom of her heart, as if giving up resistance:

"Taku, you're really amazing."

This sentence refers not only to the quality of his musical instruments, but also to other things.

"Of course." Sakagami Taku had heard a lot of compliments like this before. "I'm going this way later. Be careful on your way back. Remember to text me when you get home."

Sakagami Taku no longer lingers.

Looking at his leaving back, Shiina Riki suddenly thought of something. She mustered up her courage and said to Sakagami Taku's back, "I, I will try my best!"

Sakagami Taku turned around and looked at Shiina Riki with some confusion. He didn't understand why Shiina Riki suddenly said this, but he still replied: "You don't need to say you will work hard. You have worked hard enough, Riki."

In his opinion, whether it is Shiina Riki or Nijigasaki, they have always worked very hard. Sakagami Taku admires such people very much. This is one of the reasons why he did not take the 4,000 yen today.

Of course, the main reason was that Lao Deng gave him a mobile phone, which made him feel that it didn’t matter if he had less.

Hearing Sakagami Taku's reply, Shiina Riki seemed to have exhausted all his strength and told the truth hidden in his heart: "Although, although it is not possible now, I will try my best to catch up with you, Taku.

So, um, I…"

She didn't know how to say it, but she found that night fell, the street lights came on, and the light gradually shone on Sakagami Taku, making him stand in front, bathed in the light, as if guiding Shiina Tatsuki's way forward.

The light illuminated the dust in the air, which floated around Sakagami Taku, and seemed to add a layer of sacredness to him.

Facing Shiina Riki's gaze, Sakagami Taku just smiled gently and shook his head: "Ritsuki, you don't need to catch up with anyone. I have always been where you can see me when you look up, whether it is now or in the future."

This answer was like a drop of water falling into a quiet lake, instantly stirring up countless waves.

At this moment, the heart that was soothed by the loneliness at separation beats again.

Shiina Riki stared at Sakagami Taku blankly, and found that he could no longer look away.

Sakagami Taku waved his hand in a relaxed tone: "I'm not some great man, so don't say such weird things about chasing me. Besides, aren't we in the same band now?"

Shiina Riki put his hands on his chest and looked in the direction where Sakagami Taku left.

All those throbbing emotions turned into the driving force to move forward. Under the cover of night, Sakagami Taku's figure finally disappeared around the corner, but Shiina Riki knew that he had never left, but remained deep in her heart.

82. Am I a human being? Am I a human being?

At the end of the day, sitting on the train back home, Shiina Riki recalled what happened that day.

Soon, she suddenly discovered.

Isn't this exactly like dating?

If you think about it carefully, we study together in the morning and go shopping and play claw machines in the afternoon.

It was exactly the same as the processes she had searched online before.

She took out the little doll she had caught from her bag, looked at it for a long time, and finally decided to put it on the bedside before going to bed at night.

Thinking back to what Sakagami Taku had just said, she felt a warm current surge in her heart, and at the same time she secretly made up her mind to save more money next time in case of need.

Why do I feel that this kind of thing is a bit scary and addictive?

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The next day, the days of going to school and working returned, and Shiina Riki was now very positive about working.

The main thing is that once I make money, I have a place to spend it. Before, I only used it for myself and had some savings. Now it’s different. It seems that there are more places to spend money.

At this moment, inside Ring's coffee shop,

Three part-time workers, Tsugumi Hazawa, Saya Yamabuki, and Rinrinko Shinji, gathered together to discuss the absence of the originally scheduled guests for the Poppin'Party and Afterglow joint concert.

Tsugumi Hazawa said, "No matter how much we adjust, there will be a little bit of free time left. I've asked everyone I can."

Yamabuki Saya also asked, "Can we still find a band that can perform now?"

The three of them were a little distressed, and then they thought of something, and suddenly their eyes turned to Shiina Riki who was humming a little tune and washing glasses.

Noticing the three people's gazes, Shiina Riki paused and said, "Huh?"

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The next afternoon, after finishing his classes, Sakagami Taku came to Ring.

Soon, Shiina Riki briefly recounted what happened yesterday.

Nagasaki Suyo heard this and looked a little happy: "It's a live event hosted by Poppin'Party and Afterglow. Riki is amazing."

This kind of opportunity is rare.