Girl band, because of the shining heart

Let's just prepare to go to the Red and White Song Festival, okay?

And this is indeed the case. After entering the practice room, Ueda Ako also said that Shirogane Rinko can play the piano and wants to join the band.

This actually made Hikawa Sayo feel relieved.

But right.

She stood aside with her guitar, Rinko Shirogane walked behind the keyboard, Ako Ueda also sat in front of the drum set, and Lisa Imai also stood aside with her bass.

After Yukina Minato nodded to them, she picked up the microphone and prepared to conduct the assessment for Rinko Shirogane to join the team.

Everyone suddenly turned their attention to Jiuchong Qianxiao, who was standing at the door of the practice room and preparing to run away.

"So...what am I doing here?"

Jiuchong Qianxiao's voice was full of helplessness. He had nothing to do in the practice room. The skills of the people present were trustworthy. Although it was the first ensemble and had not yet begun, the aura of these five people in the room had subtly changed.

It's like flowers seeing the sun, the morning light touching the dew, and fish jumping into the water, so natural and harmonious.

Then what is he doing here as a boy?

Hikawa Sayo looked at him, thought for a moment and then said, "Come to think of it, Senior Jiuzhong has been in a band for three years, right?"

"Ahhh, I knew that sooner or later there would be a day when people would call me a senior, Hikawa-san. I'm actually one year younger than you, and I've been in a band for three years."

Covering his head, Jiuchong Qianxiao knew that after forming a band for three years, possessing rich performance experience and top-level achievements in the band, he would be called a senior sooner or later.

But why did Hikawa Sayo, who was one year older than him, call him senior? That kind of thing was not appropriate.

Although he was indifferent to most things, Jiuchong Qianxiao absolutely did not want to accept the title of "senior".

"I see, but I do have a request."

"what?"

"Please listen to our performance here and tell us about each of us based on your experience."

"...Well, I don't have anything to do right now anyway."

Wanting to know whether her band's performance would be considered perfect by others, and even more wanting to know to what extent she had reached, Hikawa Sayo made her request without any hesitation.

After seeing Jiuzhong Qianxiao nodded in agreement, her slightly tense mood relaxed a little.

After exchanging a glance with Tomoka Minato, the other party also nodded.

So the band, which had just added a keyboard player, began its first performance.

After the performance ended, they all looked at Jiuchong Qianxiao at the same time.

Even Ueda Ayako, who was usually the most lively, did not speak at the first time, but looked at Kunou Chisho with the same expectant eyes.

Everyone was waiting for his evaluation.

Jiuchong Qianxiao frowned, and after a long time he spoke.

"Hiroshima Sayo, your guitar performance was too formulaic. This doesn't mean that your skills are bad. On the contrary, your skills can be used directly as teaching materials. But because of this, your performance has lost something."

"Minato Yukina, there is nothing to fault with your technique or singing, but I can hear a little urgency in your singing."

"Ako Udagawa, some of your drumming moves are a bit redundant. They are indeed a bit entertaining to watch during a performance, but if you can't conserve your energy to finish the performance, your moves won't look cool, but will be a drag."

"Shirogane Rinko, you kept your head down the entire time you were performing. You didn't have the courage to raise your head. This is just a practice room. If you were on stage, would you still have the courage to perform?"

"Lisa Imai, there was a slight mistake in the bass playing. If it were performed on a small stage, these mistakes would not matter, but if it were performed on a larger stage, these mistakes would be fatal."

"Finally, your ensemble was performed perfectly. At least you were able to perform on stage. Although your band has only been officially established now, it was indeed a perfect performance."

***.

Despite the sounds of applause, the people present did not feel happy at all.

Saya Hikawa needs to prove herself with her guitar, Yukina Minato needs to step onto the FWF stage to prove her and her father's abilities, Ako Udagawa wants to find her own coolness, Rinko Shirogane needs the courage to officially go on stage, and Lisa Imai needs to hone her skills.

This band only needs to focus on music and does not need other emotions, but everyone has their own goals.

Lisa Imai was originally thinking with her head down, but when she saw that the other members of the band all looked a little pale, she quickly stood up and said with a forced smile: "Well, at least our first performance received great reviews, didn't it?"

"Yes, Qian Xiao also said that our performance was perfect."

Ako Ueda, who was originally a little shaken, raised her head and spoke excitedly after hearing what Lisa Imai said.

For her, the best thing is to be recognized by her sister and Jiuzhong Qianxiao.

"is it?"

Minato Yukina sighed, looked at Kunou Chisho, and finally said nothing.

In fact, she herself thought that the ensemble effect this time was much better, both in terms of condition and other things.

Only Bingchuan Saye looked at Jiuchong Qianxiao and did not speak for a long time.

To be able to receive such a high evaluation from Jiuchong Qianxiao is at least quite perfect, but she is not satisfied with this, she needs a higher evaluation.

Chapter 50 Get out of the kitchen!

"By the way, to celebrate your forming a band, come to my house for dinner later. I'll cook."

After practicing for a while, Jiuchong Qianxiao was deeply moved by the rapid progress of the five people's practice after they officially formed a band. After thinking for a while, he sent out the invitation.

"Eh!? Is Brother Qianxiao cooking for you? Then I want to eat the mackerel miso that my sister brought back earlier!"

When she heard that it was Chisato Kunoe who would cook personally, a light flashed in Uedagawa Ako's eyes. She raised her hand happily and told Chisato Kunoe what she wanted to eat in the evening.

"Then I'll have the mackerel miso too. It seems like Ako really likes it."

Lisa Imai also nodded, indicating that she would eat that too.

The two had no intention of refusing at all. After all, they had already tasted Jiuzhong Qianxiao's cooking skills.

After tasting such delicious food, you will naturally not have the idea of refusing it.

To put it another way, can you refuse the meal cooked by your mother who is a good cook?

At least Lisa Imai and Ako Uedagawa couldn't refuse.

"I also......"

When Shirogane Rinko saw that both of them agreed, she also nodded, indicating that she wanted to go.

After all, for her, Jiuchong Qianxiao is much more attractive than anything else.

The first priority is naturally one's own family, and the second is Jiuchong Qianxiao, but Jiuchong Qianxiao is a family member, so he is also first in priority.

The second place is Ayako Ueda, one of her few friends, and the third is the band.

"What about you, Hikawa-san?"

"Me? I'd rather go home to eat and continue practicing guitar."

When Hikawa Sayo saw Kunou Chixiao looking at her, she shook her head and indicated that she wanted to go home more. After what Kunou Chixiao said today, in addition to practicing guitar, she wanted to know what she was missing in Kunou Chixiao's eyes.

However, she did not expect that the other three members of the band would choose to go to Kunou Chiaki's house for dinner. She just frowned and didn't know what to say. But she believed that Minato Yuki would also choose to go home and continue practicing, right?

So she looked at Yukina Minato.

As a result, I saw the other party nodded and agreed without hesitation.

?

Didn't we agree to work together to reach the top and become a band that stands at the top? Don't we need to care about so many other things? Why did you betray me like that, Yuki Minato?

Hikawa Sayo had never expected someone like Minato Yukina, and when Kunou Chisato asked her, she agreed without any hesitation.

Of course, there were many reasons why Yukina Minato agreed so quickly.

Jiuzhong Qianxiao was her childhood playmate, and she had witnessed his talent, so she believed that Jiuzhong Qianxiao's craftsmanship would definitely not be bad.

And Lisa Imai standing next to her was her childhood sweetheart. Since she had agreed, there was no reason for her to refuse. She believed in her childhood sweetheart's choice, and also believed in the talent and skills of her childhood playmate.

"Saya, aren't you coming with us?"

"Ah I......"

When asked this by Minato Yukina, Hikawa Sayo was stunned. She finally shook her head and still wanted to refuse.

then.

Jiuzhong Qianxiao's home, in the house behind the courtyard.

Finally, five other beautiful girls of the same size as the five of Mizukuri and Ran arrived here.

Although the Hokkaido mackerel that the fish shop owner sent last time had been eaten, Jiuzhong Chixiao found better and higher-quality fish through her family connections.

It was a huge matsuzaka. Even though it was a bit inhumane to ask the servants at home to deliver it at this time, Jiuzhong Qianxiao still let them collect this part of their salary.

When I walked into the kitchen, I saw a girl with long green hair standing in the kitchen.

"Hiroshiwa-san?"

"Even though you said to cook, I think it would be better for me to come and help out rather than for you to do it alone."

Minato Yukina and Shirogane Rinko look like people who would never enter the kitchen, and because of her height, Chisato Kunou will not let Udagawa Ako enter the kitchen. As for Imai Lisa.

Please, if we really let Lisa Imai come to help, and leave Yukina Minato, Saya Hikawa, Rinko Shirogane and Ako Udagawa to sit together, we should be thankful that these four can have a good chat before the food is served.

Especially now, Yukina Minato and Sayaka Hikawa are both focused on music. If you ask these two not to talk about music, they will probably have nothing to talk about.

As for letting Ueda Ayako bring up the topic of conversation, I can only say that she has nothing better to do than to bully me, Ueda Ayako, okay?

Ako Ueda did not tell Tomoe Ueda about what happened before and after she joined the band. It was because of her good personality. If she could not bear the grievance and told Tomoe Ueda, then Sayo Hikawa and Yukina Minato might not be able to defeat Tomoe Ueda, who is a professional taiko player.

So in the end Lisa Imai stayed to adjust the atmosphere, and Hikawa Saya couldn't help but come to the kitchen to help.

After all, she was the one who was invited to dinner, and she had rejected Jiuzhong Qianxiao twice. It would be unreasonable for her not to come and help.

"By the way, Hikawa-san, is there anything you don't like to eat?"

"carrot."

Suddenly Jiuchong Qianxiao asked her this question, and she answered him almost subconsciously.

It was just this subconscious and quick answer that made Jiuzhong Qianxiao pause in cutting vegetables.

So when she picked up a mackerel, it slipped from her hands and fell onto the kitchen floor.

As soon as she bent down to pick up the loosesaw mackerel, she saw Kunou Chixiao looking at her with a smile on her face.

"Forehead."

"Hyokyou Sayo."

"I'm here."

"You, get out!"

His face was full of smiles and his tone was gentle, but he called her by her full name, which made Hikawa Sayo feel like she had done something wrong and her parents had found out and were very angry with her.

After she stood up straight subconsciously, Jiu Zhong Qian Xiao pointed directly at her, then pointed at the kitchen door and asked her to leave the kitchen.

"I think......"

"get out!"

Jiuzhong Qianxiao repeated it briefly and interrupted her idea of speaking. Looking at the black fog that was inexplicably surging behind Jiuzhong Qianxiao, Bingchuan Sayo nodded obediently and left the kitchen.

Finally, after returning to the small house in the courtyard, Lisa Imai looked at her with some confusion.

"Saya, didn't you go help Qianxiao cook?"

“I was kicked out by him.”

To be honest, being kicked out meant being kicked out. Even though it was a bit embarrassing, she didn't want to lie.

"Why did you kick you out, Sayo? Chihiro usually has a very good personality."

During the conversation among several people when they came here, Hikawa Sayo also learned about the relationship between Jiuzhong Chixiao and these people. When she realized that she was the only one in the band who had no relationship with Jiuzhong Chixiao, she actually felt a little frustrated.

So after Lisa Imai said this, she felt even more helpless.

"Maybe it's because I accidentally dropped the ingredients on the ground?"

"Is that so?"

Lisa Imai blinked and stopped talking.

Apart from not liking the title of "senior", Jiuzhong Qianxiao also cares a lot about ingredients. Like most chefs, he has an inexplicable obsession with ingredients. So it can only be said that it is barely understandable that he drove Hikawa Sayo out of the kitchen after she accidentally dropped the ingredients on the ground.