Zongman: There are a few beautiful girls who like me

Yana, who had expended a lot of energy, saw that Xingna was, as expected, a little hungry again.

"That store over there seems to be selling takoyaki. Do you want to buy some?" Kitagawa You took a quick look and found a small shop selling takoyaki diagonally opposite, so he couldn't help but ask.

"Takoyaki..."

Yana saw that Kyona followed his gaze. Although he couldn't see the round takoyaki sprinkled with bonito flakes and sauce clearly because it was dark and the distance was quite far, he still swallowed subconsciously, with a glimmer of excitement in his eyes.

But......

“Will the takoyaki here be expensive?”

Generally, the prices in shops facing the street in Shinjuku are more expensive than those in ordinary shops. For example, at the Pantagia bakery we went to in the afternoon, one Dorayaki costs 400 yen, which is more than twice the price of ordinary Dorayaki.

If it wasn't for Beichuan You treating her, she really wouldn't have been willing to buy it.

Even though... after eating it she felt that 400 yen was worth it, but she really didn't have the money!

"Dumb tape, it just so happens that I haven't eaten takoyaki for a long time. I want to buy one to try. I'll give you one then~"

"..."

There are seven or eight of them, so why give her one? At least... two, right?

Yana saw Xingcai turning her head to look at Kitagawa Yu who had a smirk on his face. Although she knew that this guy was joking, she couldn't help but glared at him angrily.

Then......

"This takoyaki tastes just average."

"Really? I think it's quite delicious!"

"That's because you're hungry, so you think everything tastes good. Never mind, the rest is all yours~"

"..."

When Yana saw Anna looking down at the four takoyaki left in her hand, she suddenly felt warm in her heart, and at the same time, there was a feeling she couldn't explain, as if a small stone was thrown into a calm lake, splashing circles of faint ripples.

"It's really delicious. If you don't believe me, try it again—"

I don't know why, maybe I was just too excited and didn't think too much. Yana saw Xingcai raise her head again, and while talking, she picked up an octopus ball with her toothpick and fed it to Kitagawa Yu's mouth.

It was not until Kitagawa Yu was slightly stunned and then ate it as if nothing had happened that she realized... This seemed to be an ambiguous act that she and Hakamada Sosuke had never done before, maybe it was something that only happened between real lovers?

Fortunately, Beichuan You didn't let her feel flustered or shy for long. Before she could swallow the takoyaki in her mouth, he said to her, "It's almost time. Shall we go to the Live House to watch the show?"

"Hmm..." In order to hide her slightly hot cheeks, Yana saw that Xingna lowered her head unconsciously again, avoiding eye contact with Kitagawa Yu.

Then she seemed to have thought of something and said quickly, "Then let's go buy some drinks? I'll treat you to a drink. Of course, it's only limited to drinks from the vending machine. I can't afford milk tea or anything like that."

"No need~"

Beichuan You smiled at first, and then explained to her: "Live Houses usually have a restaurant business license, and there are basically areas dedicated to selling alcoholic beverages, so take-out drinks are usually prohibited."

"Well...never mind then."

Yana, who always thought she was very smart, saw that Kyoka suddenly realized that she was like a fool who knew nothing, so she had to transform herself into a eating hamster and stuffed really delicious takoyaki into her mouth one by one to resolve the somewhat "awkward" atmosphere.

"let's go."

"Ah."

Maybe it’s because today is Saturday, or maybe it’s because this is Shinjuku.

Although it was already past eight o'clock in the evening, the number of pedestrians on the street had not decreased at all. Instead, there were even more people than when they had just finished dinner.

This also forced the two of them to get closer on the way to the Live House.

However, Yanami Kyouna, who has an eccentric personality and whose emotions come and go quickly, has actually forgotten the strange atmosphere from before.

"Hey, You, look, there are more people watching the show over there!"

"Oh, yes."

On the way to the Live House, the two passed by the street where the street singers gathered before, and saw Momoka Kawaharaki and Nanami Kuon again.

Compared to when they passed by before, Kawaharaki Momoka still looked the same at this time. There were only two or three people, most likely LSPs who coveted her beauty, standing beside her with their arms around her shoulders.

There were only four or five coins in the guitar case in front of him, which added up to less than 200 yen.

On the other hand, even though most of her looks were hidden by her fisherman's hat and the posture of lowering her head, there were still seven or eight people surrounding her.

A judgment call was made between the two parties.

But this is normal in Kitagawa Yu's opinion.

Nanami Kuon's voice is 70% similar to Ado's. Not only is it more recognizable than the voice of Momoka Kawaharaki, the "former lead singer of the Diamond Star band", but her singing skills are also incredibly good.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been noticed by Key Time's gold medal producer Toshihiko Karasawa.

The reason why Kuon Nanami wasn’t popular when she was in an independent band was really because she didn’t have the creative ability and couldn’t write good works on her own.

Nowadays, you don’t need to worry about song copyrights and you can sing whatever song you want on the streets.

It is really easy for Nanami Kuon to win over Momoka Kawaharaki, who is still singing her own songs, by covering some difficult rock songs and performing them even better than the originals.

"It's a pity that she has already signed with the agency, and she has two teammates who are always a burden and will never abandon her. Otherwise, she could be recruited as a member of the agency... and given songs like "Too Noisy" and "Against the Light" that Yingzi can't sing. By then, her achievements will probably not be worse than Ado. After all, this girl is definitely prettier than Ado..."

Chapter 78 You are right

Kitagawa You's gaze passed through the crowd, looking at Nanami Kyuu who was purely enjoying the music and freedom at the moment, and he couldn't help but feel a little sorry for her.

Although in the music industry, creative talent is more important than natural ability and singing skills.

However, there are only a few people in the entire music industry who can sing as well as Nanami Kuon.

Otherwise, in "Party Star Kong Ming", Kong Ming would not have suggested to Yue Jianyingzi that they become friends and ask her for advice on singing.

Even at the end of the anime, even though Tsukimi Eiko had mastered her magical skills with the help of Kong Ming and became invincible for a while, she was still no match for Nanami Kuon in terms of singing skills.

It's a pity that her producer, Toshihiko Karasawa, took the wrong path and kept pushing her towards the sexy and charming path.

In addition, Nanami Kuon herself doesn't like this style of music, so she can't incorporate her inner emotions when singing, so being a second-rate idol is already the top for her, and the gap compared to 'Ado of this world' is not a little bit.

But this can’t actually be blamed on Toshihiko Karasawa’s inability, after all, Ado’s music style is so unique.

Before Ado became famous, her voice had never been popular in the Japanese music circle.

So, unless she can have some "fortunate encounter" and create a song in Ado's style on her own, only Kitagawa Yu can save her.

"Hey, are you attracted to that girl?"

Yana couldn't help but feel a little unhappy when she saw Kyoka noticed the unusual expression on his face, and then she poked him with her elbow with a smile.

"Yeah~" Kitagawa Yuu said, retracting his gaze and looking at Yanami Kyouna beside him, and admitted openly: "I am attracted by her voice, but it is unlikely that she will form a band with me."

"why?"

"Because if I'm not mistaken, she should be an idol artist who has signed a contract with an artist agency and has already debuted, not a street singer~"

As expected, Yana saw Kyona's surprised expression after listening to Kitagawa Yu's explanation. Obviously, she didn't expect that Nanami Kuon, who was wearing "worn" work clothes and looked very street-like, would actually be a debut idol.

The difference between these two identities is a bit too big.

"Then why does she still come to perform on the street?" After being shocked, Yana couldn't help but ask curiously when she saw Xingcai.

"Maybe being an idol is too restrictive and he wants to find freedom on the streets."

Yana saw that after listening to what Xingna said, she turned her head again and looked at Nanami Kuon not far away, and nodded as if she understood.

However, after learning that Kitagawa Yu was only attracted to Nanami Kuon's voice and not Nanami Kuon as a person, she finally relaxed in her heart.

after all......

"This guy is my ultimate weapon to stop Kusuke from cheating!"

The colorful neon lights under the night sky seemed to cover the world with a dreamy veil, and the surrounding singing and guitar sounds also quietly became quiet without anyone noticing. Yana saw that Xingcai glanced at Kitagawa Yu out of the corner of her eye again, and she quickly found a reason in her mind.

......

......

"Huh? We still have to queue?"

After walking through the slightly crowded streets for about seven or eight minutes, the two finally arrived at the Live House called 'Shinjuku LOFT'.

Then, somewhat unexpectedly, yet seemingly within reason, as one of the most popular live houses in Shinjuku, Shinjuku LOFT had a long queue at the door just like many well-known nightclubs.

The most important thing is, he also saw two guys, Rupa and Ebizuka Satoshi, in the queue. This made him feel a little embarrassed as he had just rejected Rupa's invitation yesterday.

"I didn't expect to actually encounter it..."

Beichuan You murmured in his heart.

At the same time, Rupa and Ebizuka Satoshi, who were at the front of the line, also saw Kitagawa Yuu and Yanami Anna coming towards them.

Among them, Satoshi Ebizuka didn't react at first, until Rupa waved at Kitagawa Yu in surprise, she pretended to have just seen it and nodded politely to Kitagawa Yu and the others.

"Oh! Kitagawa-kun and Yanami-chan are also coming to Shinjuku LOFT to watch the show?"

"Yeah... after all... Yanami and I are also members of the light music club in school. Since we are in Shinjuku, we thought of going to this most famous live house to watch a performance." The clever Kitagawa Yu quickly thought of a reason.

"That's a lot! Then do you want to come over and queue up with us?" Rupa asked with a smile and tilted his head.

"Well... let's not do that. I see the line is moving pretty fast anyway." Kitagawa Yu first glanced at the speed of the queue, then politely declined Rupa's suggestion.

Although there were as many as 20 to 30 people queuing up at this time, the queue was not moving as slowly as when eating at a popular restaurant. It was estimated that it would take at most ten minutes to get in.

What's more, he and Yanamikan waited in line alone, so they could enjoy some more time alone.

In addition, after entering the Live House, he would not need to stay with the overly enthusiastic Rupa, and could continue to enjoy his 'world of two' with Anami Yanami.

"Okay then, let's go in first~"

As a 'mature older sister', Rupa seemed to see what he was thinking and winked at him while speaking.

However, Kitagawa You had already calmed down by this time, and he remained calm and composed when he saw the situation.

This made Yana, who also turned her head to look at Xingcai, feel relieved.

"I was saying it, how could Yuu like me... But this Lupa, as a friend of Yuu, actually thought that Yuu and I were a couple... This shows that I am also very beautiful and cute, right?"

Thinking of this, Yana suddenly felt happy again and was looking forward to the upcoming performance even more.

"By the way, You, is the band that's going to perform next a famous one?"

"I don't know about that either. I bought a regular ticket, not a 'band index ticket'. Although I can check the specific performance schedule on the homepage of the performance hall, watching a live performance is like an unknown journey. If I know the scenery along the way in advance, there will be no surprises..."

Speaking of this, Kitagawa Yuu gave Yanami Anna some basic knowledge about the difference between ordinary tickets and band index tickets.

Then when Yana saw that Xingna learned that they would have to pay for the performance themselves if they failed to meet the targets, she immediately frowned and spoke up for those bands.

"Unfortunately, the situation of powering people for love is like this, not only in the underground band circle, but also in many other circles. And they are still lucky. For example, those street singers, even if they are willing to pay for it themselves, many live houses may not give them the opportunity to perform."

Yanajian Anna has never experienced this herself, so she doesn't quite understand these people's behavior for love.

However, seeing the sigh on Beichuan You's face while he was talking, she still put her hands behind her back, tilted her head, and tried to comfort him with her lovely smile full of energy: "Anyway, I believe that if it was You, he would definitely not need to pay for it himself to complete the quota!"

Beichuan You was slightly stunned when he heard this, and the moment their eyes met, he couldn't help but laugh at the same time, a warm feeling emerged in his heart.

"Yeah, you're right~"

Chapter 79 Finally Take Action

The queues are moving faster than expected.

As they were talking, the two of them had already followed the people in front of them to the ticket gate at the entrance.

As the most popular live house in Shinjuku, the entrance and ticket counter of 'Shinjuku LOFT' are still ordinary, even stingy, and are no different from the stars in "Lonely Rock".

However, its internal space is larger than Kitagawa Yu had imagined.

And unlike the previous life, after merging the two performance areas, one large and one small, the entire exhibition hall can accommodate about 300 people. This made Kitagawa You couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and had some more ideas in his head.

After all... 300 people, and they are paying users who are willing to spend money. According to the population ratio, this is not a small number in Neon!

"But if a new band with little fame wants to perform here, the standards they have to meet must be very high, right?" Kitagawa Yu thought secretly.

At this moment, exclamations and screams suddenly came from the direction closest to the stage.

Then, the crowd that was originally somewhat scattered began to surge and gather rapidly. Even though he and Yanami Anna, who had just come in not long ago and were still at the edge of the hall, were swept in and had to move towards the stage.

"Nene! Is there a popular band coming up?"

Perhaps influenced by the emotions of other people around her, Yana saw that when Anna turned her head to look at the stage, her face subconsciously revealed a hint of nervousness, excitement and anticipation.