Gravity Girl Shining

Back to reality, let’s first see what new things the Toyokawa Shoko card pool can bring.

The ten consecutive combos started, with two blue, two green and five white colors running smoothly at the beginning, but at the end, a dazzling purple finally descended into the world.

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the white item, Emotion Series: Joy·Scream, Sorrow·Funeral, Sorrow·Rain, Fear·Home; Knowledge Series: Tea Tasting.]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the green items, Knowledge Series: Elementary Music Theory; Memory Series: Summer Island.]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the blue item, Creation Series: Spring Shadow; Wish Series: Wish you happiness.]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the purple skill: Extended Series: Keyboardist LV4.]

"Incredible!" Uehara Hibiki was surprised. He didn't have the LV4 skill, the item called Creation Kasuga Shadow, the sheet music, or the inner workings of the composition. During the day, he'd searched online for information on Kasuga Shadow's song, but came up empty. It now appeared that it wasn't a well-known track, but rather a composition by Toyokawa Shoko, which was why it hadn't been released publicly.

So, did Takamatsu Tomo and Toyokawa Shoko know each other? Composer and singer, stage performances... Considering the trend of the big girl band era, it's easy to conclude that they were members of the same band, but now...

Wish: I wish you happiness. This is Toyokawa Shoko’s little wish. I hope Takamatsu Deng can regain happiness.

The result is self-evident.

"The atmosphere suddenly became heavy," Uehara Hibiki muttered. Now that she thought about it, Takamatsu Touma's ambiguous wish for an apology might also be related to the band. She hadn't gotten over the band's disbandment and wanted to apologize to someone, while Toyokawa Shoko hoped she could move on from that and find happiness again.

No, sister, is it really necessary to form a band? They are all in their prime, freshman JKs, each one of them has a heavy obsession, such a shining girl, but where is Kirakira?

Now, his curiosity piqued, he was determined to get his hands on this melon. Uehara Hibiki was a simpleton, preferring to focus on "faces and numbers" when it came to things. If he could resolve the conflict between them, he might be able to complete both mission objectives and significantly advance the game. Not only would he receive system rewards, but he might even be able to embrace two beautiful girls and enjoy a sticky high school life.

In the empty room, Uehara Hibiki couldn't help but burst into laughter, but immediately stopped, considering the poor soundproofing. The goal was great, so next, we had to prepare our plan. Toyokawa Shoko was going to pierce the defenses with needles. Starting tomorrow, we'd focus on capturing the radio girl, Takamatsu Touma. She didn't seem like the type to lie. As long as we could match her radio signals, getting her to tell us something shouldn't be difficult, right?

As for the remaining props, the knowledge series is temporarily in storage. The new memory series features memories of Shoko Toyokawa's childhood island vacation and her playful interactions with a local girl. Aside from the cute little girl, there's nothing much to watch. Ten minutes a day will be enough for the rest of the time.

Finally, the highlight of the night: the keyboard player, Level 4. It was the first time Uehara Hibiki had seen a purple skill. According to the system, a senior expert among professional players at this level could become a nationally renowned superstar with just a little manipulation. He hadn't expected Toyokawa Shoko to have such a unique skill.

No, if she had a talent, she could make a living as a musician without competing in competitions to gain fame, right? After all, judging by Kasuga Ying, she's quite capable of composing. If that's not possible, wouldn't she be able to make a lot of money as a tutor? Why settle for being a peasant?

There are more and more mysteries, isn't it...

Shoko Toyokawa, an interesting woman.

The first episode of Ave Mujica is so good that it makes me cry.

Chapter 5 Future Development

Unfortunately, there's so little information about Toyokawa Shoko that any guesses from Uehara Hibiki are just castles in the air. To put it in an extreme, Toyokawa Shoko has been nationally banned by her "young sister" from Tsukinomori. Despite her talent, she can't capitalize on it, forcing her to work part-time jobs to make ends meet. It's painful, utterly painful, and perfectly suited to the tropes of a 8 o'clock drama.

Hibiki Kamiya's fantasy didn't last long, as the system was about to give him a blow.

[The host's basic skill level is low, and the extended skill Keyboardist LV4 cannot be fully applied, equivalent to Keyboardist LV2.]

Sitting in shock, dying, Uehara Hibiki attempted a somersault, but failed, only hitting the floor. He quickly looked over. According to the instructions, perfect application of the extended skill requires each basic skill to reach a certain level. For a keyboardist at level 4, Uehara Hibiki required two skills: coordination at level 4 and perception at level 3. With his current basic skills, using the skill would be significantly reduced, equivalent to a level 2 keyboardist. Although there was an option to force perfect application after the skill, the large red warning above it filled Uehara Hibiki with trepidation.

Are there any restrictions on advanced skills? In a way, that makes sense, after all, someone with uncoordinated hands can't play the piano... but this damn system is too focused on rationality, isn't it? Isn't cheating bad?

Where's that giraffe? Come out now, don't make me beg you.

Unfortunately, the system is not smart and will not respond to complaints. The weird giraffe has never appeared again, otherwise Uehara Hibiki would have begged it to upgrade the system to a fantasy version that can upgrade infinitely by signing in.

Complaints aside, solutions must be found. According to the system, to upgrade basic skills, one must either diligently train or use a Shining Star to unlock limitations. An unobtained item, according to its description, summons miraculous starlight, granting any wish of the host. The more outrageous the wish, the greater the number required. As for Uehara Hibiki, naturally, she didn't have any.

Well, I can only... I had the idea of ​​plagiarizing Hibiki Uehara before, but unfortunately, no matter how light or dark the manga is, I can't just remember the outline. Now I have system-certified skills, and I'm a keyboardist at level 2. While not quite professional, after years of practice, I've reached the level of a veteran, so supporting a high school student shouldn't be difficult. After all, in the era of big girl bands, talent is in short supply, so being a mercenary should be quite lucrative.

Yes, basic music theory knowledge is different from immersive memorization and direct application of skills, but as long as you slowly learn and digest it, you can awaken new skills. Being able to compose keyboards is definitely a talent and can earn more money.

Toyokawa Shoko, I will accept your skills and knowledge. When I have achieved fame and fortune and am living a comfortable life, I will definitely save you from this sea of ​​suffering.

Another reason to consider is that if Takamatsu Tomo and Toyokawa Shoko ever formed a band, being a band mercenary would make it easier to build relationships with them. As long as you progress through the game and earn Shining Stars, you'll instantly unlock and upgrade your basic skills. When you reach Level 4 as a keyboardist, your future is bright!

…………

The next day, Uehara Hibiki was up early, a rare sight. He looked towards the Toyokawa house next door, but couldn't see the blue-haired girl. Considering what happened yesterday, Toyokawa Shoko was afraid she wouldn't be able to completely cut ties with him at school. What a heartless woman!

With a small sigh, Uehara Hibiki picked up his schoolbag and, with a deliberate clang, descended the stairs. As he left, the tightly closed door creaked open a crack. Toyokawa Shoko watched the boy's retreating figure and sighed deeply. There was nothing she could do. She hadn't communicated with her classmates for three years of high school, kept her part-time job and housing plans secret, and declared bankruptcy on the first day of school.

After all, Toyokawa Shoko could never have imagined such a coincidence: Uehara Hibiki actually lived just across the wall from her. As scholarship competitors, they were incredibly familiar with each other's names. She hadn't spoken a word last night, but once he saw the last name on the houseplate and saw where they were on campus, he'd probably figure it out.

There was no need to hide anything from him. I could only hope that he would behave like he did in the supermarket last night, a gentleman, and keep the secret for me.

However, seeing the old address next door, Toyokawa Shoko's heart softened. He was, in fact, in the same boat. He had to rely on part-time jobs and scholarships to make ends meet, lived in cheap housing, and snatched up half-price bento boxes at the supermarket. Even if they couldn't be considered to share the same suffering, she shouldn't have been so indifferent to him.

After taking a quick look at the balance in her wallet, Shoko Toyokawa made a decision.

Wait until tonight and give you a small gift.

At the same time, on the way to school, seeing the progress bar of Toyokawa Shoko's strategy on the system interface reaching +5, Uehara Hibiki fell silent, and then showed a smug expression.

"Sure enough, even the iceberg lady refused to accept me because I'm not handsome. I really can't do anything about you. Hahaha!"

Entering the classroom cheerfully, responding to the greetings of her classmates, Uehara Hibiki took her seat. It seemed her introduction yesterday hadn't been a failure; the class was quite friendly, perhaps even worried. Not long after, Takamatsu Touma arrived late. Unlike Uehara Hibiki, who held her head high, the girl simply lowered her head as she walked, and when someone greeted her, she only hummed a "hmm." It was truly unsettling.

"Good morning, Takamatsu-san!"

Facing Uehara Hibiki's loud voice, Takamatsu Deng finally looked up. His cute face was full of uneasiness. After hesitating for a long time, he responded in a low voice.

"Good morning, Uehara-kun."

However, after she took a few steps forward and saw the God Penguin Band-Aid on the boy's forehead, she ignored her previous uneasiness and ran over in a panic.

"Are you hurt, Uehara-kun? Is everything alright?"

"It's okay, it's okay, it was just an accident, a scrape. But thanks to Takamatsu-san for the Band-Aid, it was a big help."

"May I help?"

Visible joy filled the girl's face. She quickly opened her schoolbag and took out the familiar pencil case. Among the overflowing band-aids with various patterns, she found the emperor penguin again and solemnly handed it over.

Smiling, he accepted the Band-Aid, then rolled his eyes and offered a new, sweet remark. "Takamatsu-san, I often get all sorts of skin injuries from playing sports. Could you give me some more Band-Aids?"

Then, the little animal began to search through the collection again, and Uehara Hibiki took the initiative to reach forward, his fingers seeming to accidentally rub the back of the girl's fingers, and took out another penguin Band-Aid.

"I recognize it. It's a white-browed penguin. It's a species of Adelie penguin. Is it from the same family as the emperor penguin?"

Without a doubt, a critical hit. Gao Songdeng's spirits instantly soared, and he immediately picked out all the penguin designs. "Well, I have them all in my collection. Adelie penguins, except for the white-browed penguin, the bearded penguin, and the Adelie penguin. The emperor penguin is also related to the king penguin. There are also crested penguins and penguin genus..."

Oops, it seems the valve can't be opened. Takamatsu Deng launched into a torrent of talk on penguin taxonomy, completely different from his previous reticent appearance. The penguin knowledge he gained from Takamatsu Deng's cards hadn't been fully absorbed. After more than a dozen rounds, Uehara Hibiki felt he could no longer withstand the pressure and hurriedly called it a day.

"Okay, Takamatsu-san, I don't need that many." The girl's mood plummeted visibly after she was interrupted. There was no time to hesitate, so Uehara Hibiki continued his attack. "I'll take five today. I'll come back to you when I'm almost done. It's a deal."

"Yeah, a promise!"

With the sound of the game progress +5 prompt, the weather turned from cloudy to sunny again. Takamatsu Deng was completely immersed in the joy and didn't even notice that Uehara Hibiki was quietly holding her little hand under the pretext of getting a Band-Aid.

Hehe, Dengjiang’s hands are soft and fragrant.jpg.

Outside the classroom, Uehara Hibiki needs to maintain his image. Returning to his seat, his new school life officially begins. While he'll continue to compete with Toyokawa Shoko, at least he can't lose his second-place spot. Hibiki doesn't feel pressured, after all, he has a cheating man. Focusing on Level 3 and learning Level 2, I'm so excited about the combo.

…………

Time flies by, and it's lunchtime. Uehara Hibiki regains her composure from the ocean of knowledge, looking at her desk piled high with notes, tears streaming down her face. Takamatsu-san, you possess such incredible skills, yet your entrance exam ranking is so far behind. Do you have any idea of ​​what a band girl should learn?

Even without considering her daily obsession with stone penguins, she was still able to get into the school where Yuqiu values ​​academic performance, which is also strong in a sense. Focus on skills, thank you for protecting the girl's studies.

After venting his frustration, Uehara Hibiki looked up at the classroom. Even though it was only the first day of class, the girls had already spontaneously formed themselves into small groups, seemingly without any guidance. After a week or two of adjustment and personnel changes, these groups would solidify, forming a consensus-based "atmosphere." It was truly terrifying.

To Hibiki Uehara's surprise, Takamatsu Touma seemed to be particularly popular in the class. Many groups had invited her, but they were all rejected with a silent shake of the head. Hibiki Uehara didn't want to complain anymore. "Girl, aren't you taking the initiative to isolate yourself?"

Things wouldn't get any better if he didn't join Yuan Xiang. Even though no one had invited him, the looks were getting more and more explicit. Being handsome had its own problems; he didn't want to be part of those social elite circles. It was fine to just go along with it occasionally; it was too tiring to do it every day.

Or just put it bluntly, bully the weak and fear the strong, and when socializing, don't cater to those above you, but crush those below you!

He pulled out his lunch box from his bag and placed it in front of Takamatsu Deng. Then, to the girl's surprise, Uehara Hibiki also brought over a chair. Deng-chan, since you, a Yin-attribute weirdo, didn't take the initiative to come back and share the table with me, then accept the attack from a Yang-attribute weirdo like me.

"Takamatsu-san, are you interested in guessing, I'm a bento?"

Chapter 6 Astronomy Department

"What kind of bento?"

Seeing Uehara Hibiki's smug smile, Takamatsu Deng tilted his head and thought, then seemed to see through it and answered directly.

"bread?"

Aieeee! Why? Why did you guess it right?

Before the atmosphere could heat up, the disguise was exposed, and the Yang-type monster was defeated in the first round. Uehara Hibiki sighed and opened the lunch box. It was stuffed to the brim with fried noodles, butter bread, and bread edges, making for a rather graphic comedy prop. "Takamatsu-san, guess what? Shouldn't you usually guess towards home cooking?"

"Because it feels like Uehara-san is like the sun, bread pie."

Is there a connection between the sun and bread?

Unable to decipher the girl's radio language, Uehara Hibiki had to find another topic. "I don't like bread, simply because I live alone and I'm too lazy to cook, and bread is the easiest food to eat. If I had to choose a preference, I'd actually prefer rice."

"So, you want to taste me?"

Uehara Hibiki's pupils trembled. The progress was not very fast, but he didn't bring chopsticks, so he had to use Dengjiang himself...

But on the other hand, Dengjiang also needs to eat, and a pair of chopsticks can’t be passed back and forth, so she feeds me directly with chopsticks and kisses me indirectly!

The radio girl lacks common sense and is pure. She doesn't know how terrible it is to release charm unintentionally.

When I think of Dengjiang's lips, I...

"Here, rice ball."

Uehara Hibiki's fantasy was shattered when the girl handed him a rice ball. So that's how it is, rice balls, indeed, a rice pie is a blessing.

The Yang-attributed monster died again, and the cause of death was suicide.

"Then I'll give you the butter bread."

"Thank you."

No, the yang-type monster has strong vitality (thick skin). Uehara Hibiki has been resurrected once again, opening up a new round of topics.

"Come on, Takamatsu, are there any clubs you're interested in? During the first week of the new semester, all the clubs are recruiting new members. I heard there are booths over at the club building during lunch break and after school. Do you want to check it out?"

Gao Songdeng's eyes lit up, he put down the bread in his hand, looked at Uehara Hibiki and whispered, "I want to go to the Astronomy Club."

Good, a proper club, not the Penguin Research Club or the Stone Collecting Club, Uehara Hibiki couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. While he wanted to pursue the beautiful girl in front of him, that didn't mean he had to devote his entire three years of high school to her. It was fine to tolerate and respect a girl's quirky hobbies, but he had to join her.

The Astronomy Club is a normal painting club. As long as the content is interesting, the time is flexible, and it does not interfere with your part-time job, you can join it.

"It just so happens that I'm also interested in the astronomy club. I'll go with you later."

"Then, one."

Seeing Takamatsu Deng's beautiful smile and the white cream remaining at the corners of her mouth, Uehara Hibiki couldn't help but put his hands together.

Bliss.

…………

After finishing their lunch, the two of them walked through the courtyard and headed to the club building. However, to their surprise, they wandered around the various recruitment booths for a long time without even glancing at the astronomy department's promotional materials.

Is there no astronomy department in this school?

After comforting the somewhat uneasy Takamatsu Deng, Uehara Hibiki asked around with the people around him and found out that after the graduation of the previous senior class, the Astronomy Club had no active members and was currently on the verge of being disbanded.

Abandoned? What a familiar plot!

A familiar pattern flashed through Hibiki Uehara's mind: "Gather three people to form a club, and five to officially establish a club." Futaka Matsutomo was clearly interested in the astronomy club, and if he could join without the other members' restraint, then he could recruit another person. Should he find Toyokawa Shoko?

But considering the delicate relationship between her and the lamp...

Anyway, he relayed the information to the girl, who was stunned. Then he said, "I can't abandon the team," and turned and ran away in the incredulous look of Uehara Hibiki.

???

Girl, where are you going? The department has been destroyed. We can recruit more people to rebuild it. Don't let it get you down.

Uehara Hibiki was startled, and immediately, disregarding school rules, hurried after her. Takamatsu Deng's stamina was failing, and the distance between them was closing. Unfortunately, it was a sprint race, and the girl, taking advantage of her early start, reached her destination first, knocking on the door.

Uehara Hibiki was a step late and was standing beside her. Although he saw the words "Student Union Room" on the doorplate from a distance, it was only when he actually came to the girl and saw her knocking on the door firmly that Uehara Hibiki understood the girl's intention.

In order to prevent the astronomy department from being abolished, directly communicating with the student union is indeed a good method. While Uehara Hibiki is thinking about the timing and pros and cons, Takamatsu Deng takes the lead in taking action.

This is completely different from the usual impression of her. For something that Takamatsu Deng cares about, she will ignore everything around her and burst out with amazing action. Is this the scary thing about single-threaded thinking?

Change your mind, light.

Reaching out to support the scumbag, the girl seemed to have drained all her strength. She bent over, supported her knees, and gasped for air. The sound of her panting echoed in her ears. Honestly, it was quite sexy. But now she looked like she was wasting her energy on unnecessary things, Deng-chan.

Just then, a voice came from the student union room inviting us in. Now the arrow was on the string and had to be shot.

Gently pushing open the door, Uehara Hibiki entered the room first, only to see a girl with short brown hair handling official business in the huge student union room. Uehara Hibiki had met her at the entrance ceremony, the student council president of the school, Tsugumi Hanazawa.

"Hello, President. I'm from Class A, Grade 1, Uehara Hibiki. I'm in the same class as Takamatsu Touma."