Girl band, because of the shining heart

What was said made everyone feel more or less ashamed, but when it came to the girl, it actually made her more cute. Although she was a little stuck in her words, she managed to finish the speech with the help of others' prompting.

So she turned around excitedly, and the soft voice made her think that it was the friend she had been waiting for, or someone with similar characteristics.

But when she turned around and looked up to see who was coming, the smile on her face suddenly froze.

"Um, Brother Qianxiao, good evening."

"Ya Zi, it's so late, why don't you stay at home and run out?"

The person who came was not the friend he was waiting for, nor was he a person with similar attributes, but one of the people his sister had the best relationship with.

It's just that even though the other person has a very good relationship with my sister and has always taken good care of me, he is the one who least wants me to go out alone at night.

"Ako is already in the third year of junior high school. Um... next year she will go to high school like her sister, so... so Ako... has grown a lot too."

"Isn't this a reason for you to come out at this time of night? Did she agree with you coming out?"

It was only seven o'clock, but in Chixiao Kunou's opinion, for someone of Ueda Ako's age, running out at this time was no different from running out at twelve o'clock in the evening.

"Well, Ako just made a date with a friend she met online and wanted to meet her for the first time."

"First time meeting? Or did you meet online? Are you alone? Do you think you're safe? Is she so confident?"

After hearing Ueda Ako's somewhat pitiful explanation of the reason why she came out so late, Kunou Chisho looked at her with even more worry, and in her heart she was more resentful of Ueda Tomoe for neglecting his sister.

Although he is only one year older than Ueda Ayako.

What's more, what he did in the past was much more excessive than what Ueda Ayako did.

But this did not prevent him from reprimanding people like Ueda Ako, who, in his capacity as an elder brother, disregarded her own safety and ran out to meet someone she met online, and it was the first time they met.

"Brother Qianxiao, you know that person."

"Hmm? Someone I know?"

Although she was the one being scolded, Ueda Ayako also knew that Kunou Chisato was worried about her safety. After all, she had often taken care of her in the past, was willing to play games with her, and sometimes even drew some picture books for her to satisfy her ideas about games or anime.

So in the end, after thinking about it, he decided that Jiuchong Qianxiao should know this person.

"It's RinRin from the NFO game."

"RinRin?"

"And this isn't the first time they've met. Ayako has met RinRin many times."

"Does she know?"

After recollecting it, Jiuchong Qianxiao also remembered that there was indeed a person with the ID RinRin in his friend list of that game.

And after hearing that this was not the first time Ako had met the other party, he could only sigh, hesitate for a moment, and asked Ueda Gawa Tomoe if he knew about this.

"Sister, she knows."

"..."

Well, since Tomoe Ueda knows about it, there is no need for me to say anything more. As her elder sister, Tomoe Ueda has already accepted it, so there is no need for me to have any opinion.

but.

"Ya Zi, why did you dare to lie to me and say this was our first meeting?"

"Sorry"

Reaching out his hands, pinching Ueda Ayako's face and pulling it to the sides, Kunou Chisho sneered at Ueda Ayako, who was sweating profusely.

If he had told the truth at the beginning, he wouldn't have asked so many questions, but Ueda Ako insisted on lying and said it was the first time they met.

"Tsk, anyway, no matter who it is, you have to be careful, understand? If you meet a bad guy, tell your sister, don't hide it from her."

After listening to her apology incoherently, Jiuchong Qianxiao let go of her hand and sighed once again.

"By the way, Qianxiao-ge, do you want to meet RinRin too? I remember that you two have a pretty good relationship in the game?"

"...No, my words."

"that......"

Ako Ueda looked at Chisato Kunoe and asked him curiously if he wanted to meet RinRin, but Chisato Kunoe was a little hesitant.

At this moment, a soft and weak voice sounded from the side.

Chisato Kunoe and Ako Ueda moved their gazes over together and saw a girl wearing the student uniform of Hanasakigawa High School.

Like Jiuzhong Qianxiao, her waist-length hair was combed into a princess style as pure black as ink. Her fair face flushed slightly when the two looked at her. Her gray-purple eyes looked at the two of them with a hint of shyness.

"Ah, Qianxiao-ge, this is RinRin."

When Ueda Ayako saw the person coming, she smiled happily, ran to her side, and introduced her to Kunou Chisato.

"RinRin, this is Qianxiao-nii, my sister's good friend, and also KoKonoe from NFO."

After introducing RinRin to Chisato Kunou, Ako Ueda introduced Chisato Kunou to RinRin.

But when she turned around, she saw Jiuzhong Qianxiao stroking his chin, as if thinking about something, his pale blue eyes resting on RinRin's face, or to be more precise, on RinRin's gray-purple eyes.

"Um... am I...?"

"Platinum Phosphorus, right?"

"Hey?"

Jiuchong Qianxiao also recalled this familiar voice, as well as the timid and intermittent way in which it spoke.

When she heard the other party say her name, Bai Jinlinzi widened her eyes in surprise. She didn't understand why Jiuzhong Qianxiao knew her.

She didn't like going out since she was a child, and she was not very good at talking to people around her. She was willing to go out only after she met Ueda Ayako. But now, why did Kunou Chisho know her?

Chapter 17: Compensation, with Yukina, and the Broken

"Um... May I ask why you are..."

"Ms. Shirogane Rhinko, if there is something in your memory that makes you laugh at first, but later makes you feel pain and fear, then which one would you choose to remember?"

"Eh? Why... do you ask?"

She looked at Jiuzhong Qianxiao with some confusion, totally not understanding why he asked that. She just felt like something was odd and subtle.

"Who knows? But compared to this, I want to know your answer more."

Jiuzhong Qianxiao looked at her with a smile, and deep in his blue eyes there was a hint of complexity that was hardly noticeable.

"I think...if such a thing really happened...I would probably choose to forget it."

Tilting her head slightly, even though Shirogane Rinko didn't understand, she still gave her answer. No one wants to remember a painful memory, and it is natural to want to forget it.

After hearing the answer, Jiuzhong Qianxiao smiled gently and said, "Really? That's great."

Since you have chosen to forget, then just forget it.

"By the way, Yazi, come here."

After pulling Ako Uedagawa, who was looking at the two of them with a puzzled look on her face, to the side for a distance, and seeing that Shirogane Rinko should not be able to hear her, Kunou Chisho put her hand in her arms, then took out her wallet, took out 6,000 yen and gave it to Ako Uedagawa.

"Brother Qian Xiao?!"

Looking at the money being handed to her, Ueda Ayako looked up at Kunou Chisho with some horror. Her monthly pocket money might not be that much.

"Just think of it as my compensation to her, Yazi, don't tell her, okay?"

Reaching out and rubbing Ueda Ayako's little head, Kunou Chisho still had that smile on her face, but that smile made Ueda Ayako feel very forced.

But after she looked at the smile on Jiuzhong Qianxiao's face, she looked at Bai Jinlinzi who was looking at the two of them with a puzzled look not far away, and swallowed the question that was on her lips.

She played with Ueda Gawab, Mitakeran and others when they were young, and she knew Chisaki Kunou as well as Mitakeran and others. The compensation Chisaki Kunou mentioned might be out of some kind of guilt.

But it was obvious that Jiuzhong Qianxiao was able to recognize Baijin Linzi, but Baijin Linzi seemed to not know Jiuzhong Qianxiao at all, and even the conversation just now was very strange.

After thinking it over, Ayako Ueda still couldn't figure it out in her little head. In the end, she could only swallow the questions that were on the tip of her tongue. She decided to go home and talk to her sister Tomoe Ueda. Her sister was so capable that she should be able to guess more things.

So in the end, after Jiuzhong Qianxiao left, she and Baijin Linzi sat together and chatted, and both seemed a little unhappy.

"Ako...what's wrong?"

"Ah, it's okay, RinRin."

After realizing that the worry on her face was seen by Shirogane Rinko, Uedagawa Ako shook her head to indicate that it was nothing.

And on the other side.

"I see, it seems like you really forgot about it. But forgetting about that thing is actually a good thing for you, Rhinko. No, I should call you Platinum Rhinko now."

Walking on the street, Jiuzhong Qianxiao recalled the subconscious evasive look that Bai Jinlinzi gave him when she saw him just now, and felt inwardly that it might be a good thing for her to be able to forget that incident.

That happened a long time ago, so it was natural that it was forgotten. Even Jiuchong Qianxiao only remembered the incident after seeing her.

Before he knew it, he had arrived in front of a livehouse.

A slightly high-pitched voice brought his thoughts back to reality, and when he came to his senses, he found himself standing in front of a livehouse store.

"CIRCLE?"

I have the impression that this place not only provides a concert hall, but also a practice room and musical instruments for practice.

Do you want to go in and take a look?

After thinking for a moment, Jiuzhong Qianxiao finally walked in, bought the live ticket, and walked into the underground performance hall.

The live performances of the band are basically their own original works. Some bands also have some covers, but the vast majority of bands compose and write their own songs for the performances. After all, the band itself wants to show its own style and ability, rather than simply singing covers.

Jiuzhong Qianxiao stood at the back of the crowd, watching the band on the stage performing the music they had composed themselves. Although some parts were not so good, overall there were some remarkable aspects.

After the band on the stage finished its performance, the noisy audience suddenly quieted down. Jiuchong Qianxiao raised his eyebrows. If there were any more performances to come, they would definitely be heavyweights. If nothing unexpected happened, half of the audience should have come for the other party.

If the other party can calm down the audience who were excited the last moment, it means that they have enough strength to ignite their calmed emotions again.

As it turned out, Jiuzhong Qianxiao's guess was correct.

The girl with long purple-silver hair stepped onto the stage. Her cool golden eyes swept coldly across the audience who were cheering for her appearance. Finally, her gaze fell on the boy at the back of the crowd, who was looking at her in surprise.

The next moment, the music started and she began to sing her song.

The voice is as clear as the sky, flowing through the hearts of everyone in the audience like spring water, just like an angel lowering its wings, the holy feathers slowly falling, and the moving singing voice is the holy feathers falling.

After a brief moment of surprise, Jiuzhong Qianxiao took a deep breath as he listened to the moving song. Although he was alone without the accompaniment of any musical instruments, he could not deny that such singing and music far surpassed the performances of other bands before.

After the performance was completely over, and all the audience members left, Jiuzhong Qianxiao walked to the cafe outside CiRCLE and sat down.

"Nine-fold Thousand Dawn."

"?"

A familiar voice sounded beside him. Jiuchong Qianxiao turned his head and looked at the lonely and arrogant girl standing beside him. She looked at him with her cold eyes.

"What's wrong?"

"I will prove to you that my father's music is definitely not inferior to yours."

"?"

After his name was called, Jiuzhong Qianxiao was still a little confused, but when he heard the other party say that his father's music would never be inferior to his, he was extremely confused at that moment.

But when he wanted to say something, the other party had already turned and left.

He was left alone, sitting on a chair in the cafe, confused and bewildered.

Tomokina Minato and Lisa Imai are childhood sweethearts and also one of his childhood playmates. He also knows that the father she mentioned is the father who played guitar when he, Tomokina Minato and Lisa Imai were playing together when they were young.

But he couldn't understand why Yukina Minato suddenly told him today that her father's music would never be inferior to his.

After he formed the band, he hasn't seen Tomokina Minato and Lisa Imai since. Since he rarely sees the two of them, how is it possible that he will meet Tomokina Minato's father?

"...Isn't it a matter of business competition?"

But Jiuzhong Qianxiao's band has never considered any commercialization? The band was signed to a management company opened by Jiuzhong Lianyin for him, and there was no mention of commercialization afterwards.

After thinking for a while, Jiuzhong Qianxiao took out his cell phone and made a call.

"Master, do you have any orders?"

"Help me check out some information about Yukina Minato and her father's band. The more detailed the better."

If you really can't figure it out, just ask someone to check it out.