Girl band, because of the shining heart

And based on Genmaki's personality, she might not care about this matter. Even if Seta Kaoru offers to pay the money later, she will directly refuse and say that Seta Kaoru is her friend and a member of her band, and she doesn't need to care about this matter.

The former, as a friend, will lend you a helping hand when she is in a little trouble. It seems very casual and does not require your return or gratitude. When you buy that piece of jewelry, as long as most of the money is paid by yourself, the guilt in your heart will turn into gratitude.

When I see that piece of jewelry later, what I will think about is not that I got it without spending any money and gave it to my mother, but that I spent money and saved for so long to buy it for my mother, and I feel proud of giving it to my mother, and I am grateful to my friend for extending a helping hand at that time.

And if she wants to repay that part of the money at that time, the pressure will not be too great, and Jiuchong Qianxiao will have reason to accept it.

Gave each of them an acceptable step.

Just look at Seta Kaoru like this.

It seemed that I forgot how to think about this matter because of panic.

"Kaoru!"

"Uh-huh! I'm here!"

After hearing what Kunou Chisato called out to her, Seta Kaoru quickly stood up and looked at him with some fear.

"..."

Sometimes I really wonder how that dreamy guy can be connected to this shy girl in front of me.

"Kaoru's gift is for her mother, right?"

"Correct."

"Then be proud of it, because that is the money you saved, that is your love for your mother, and it is also the gift you carefully prepared. All of these are worth it for you to stand up straight and proudly say that this is the gift you, Seta Kaoru, gave to your mother."

"...Well, but you didn't say that."

When Seta Kaoru heard this, she seemed to be stunned for a moment, and her brain finally came to her senses. When she was about to say something, she remembered that Kunou Chishao said that he would give her some extra money.

"That's because we are friends. You don't need to feel that you owe me anything. On the contrary, it is precisely because we are friends that I will help you at this time!"

There is no other way. If you can't pull him back, you can only use twisted logic to force him back. It's like you have been talking for a long time, asking the person in front of you to put down the knife, but he doesn't listen at all. In the end, you can only take out a pistol and tell him that times have changed.

"Is that so?"

Seta Kaoru looked at Kunou Chisho with some confusion. She actually felt that there was something wrong with this sentence, but she just couldn't figure it out.

"Right, that is it."

After seeing that she seemed to have not figured it out yet but had already entered a dream state, Jiuchong Qianxiao started talking about some random things, making her mind even more confused.

At last.

Carrying the gift box, Seta Kaoru's mind was still a mess as she walked home. She hadn't figured out what Kunou Chishao meant.

It is true that she studies in Haneda, but in essence she is just an ordinary female high school student. She entered Haneda through a lot of efforts.

Therefore, it was undoubtedly a bit difficult for her to go against someone like Kunou Chisho who skipped a grade to get a diploma and degree certificate without even going to school.

Jiuzhong Qianxiao, who came out of the store, also breathed a sigh of relief.

He admitted that persuading Seta Kaoru was a little more troublesome than taking an exam. After all, persuading others was different from taking an exam.

There is no standard answer to a person's life. You cannot write an answer based on a blank slate.

Chapter 63 PP plot

Anxiety may not be enough to describe Maruyama Aya's current state.

She never thought that after today's practice, she would find a place to eat some cake to reward herself, but she would be caught in the end. Obviously, the other party was neither her teammate nor her boss, but she just felt something.

The rat living in the darkness of the sewer feels the same as a cat that has been wandering in the wild for a long time and is ready to eat.

It's like being caught by your natural enemy, and the enemy doesn't even plan to eat you right away, but instead teases you first before enjoying a delicious meal.

The cake in my mouth suddenly stopped being sweet, the light in my eyes suddenly disappeared, and I couldn’t even see the future of my life at all.

She lowered her head, sat on the chair, and placed her hands on her thighs, just like a student who didn't want to be picked when the teacher asked a question in class. The key point is that the teacher specifically picks students like you who lower their heads, so you have to hold your chest high and face the teacher's majesty.

"Have I ever bullied you?"

She shook her head, she had never been bullied at all.

"Did I tell you anything?"

No, the comments in the notebook left in the practice room were quite objective. There were no sharp comments or strange words.

"Then why are you so afraid of me?"

Is it like the subconscious fear that a living creature feels when it encounters its natural enemy?

Maruyama Aya didn't say a word, but Kunou Chisho, who was sitting opposite him, almost laughed out of anger.

After accompanying Seta Kaoru to buy gifts and watching her return to her usual happy self, Kunou Chisato left the jewelry store after she left, thinking that since she had been called out in the morning, she might as well go and have something to eat.

However, since the jewelry store and Yuze Coffee Shop were quite far apart, he had no intention of going there. Instead, he came to the coffee shop outside CIRCLE, ready to have a cup of coffee and a bite to eat.

When he just arrived at CIRCLE, he saw a pink-haired girl happily eating chocolate cake. With his excellent memory, he quickly remembered that this girl was Maruyama Aya, an idol trainee who had been working for three years and was not even as good as the bottom.

Oh, and she also debuted as the lead vocalist for the idol band Pastel*Palettes.

But it hasn't officially debuted yet.

In fact, these are nothing. Jiuchong Qianxiao still respects those who work hard, but...

Do idols really not need to control their weight? Why can they eat chocolate cake here so early in the morning?

Is it really good to consume desserts like this? I remember when I was acting with Bai Lu Qian Sheng, he was happily eating a small cake while Bai Lu Qian Sheng was watching eagerly. When I asked her if she wanted to eat, she said that as an actor, she should always pay attention to her weight.

If actors need to be careful, what about idols?

So he walked up to her and asked her.

"Maruyama Aya-san? Excuse me, as an idol, don't you need to pay attention to your weight?"

If the two people are friends, this probably means they are joking with each other, or they are asking questions if they really don't understand.

But the key point is that Maruyama Aya herself has an inexplicable fear of him, so to her, this sentence sounded like torture to her.

So she stopped what she was doing, and waited until Jiuchong Qianxiao took a seat, and she also said nothing.

"…So, why do you look so scared of me?"

Chisato Kunou was very curious about this. His impression of Maruyama Aya was only that one time they met in the practice room. This was the second time they met, so he was very curious why Maruyama Aya was so afraid of him.

"Well, it's because I respect you very much."

After the mocha coffee and dessert ordered by Jiuzhong Qianxiao came, she hesitated for a long time before she said these words.

But Jiuchong Qianxiao was confused by this sentence. What does it mean that you respect me very much? And why is it honorific?

"Well, because I went to your concert when you debuted, and also."

Next, Maruyama Aya talked about the details of all the concerts of Chiaki Kunou in the three years since she formed the band, which even she herself did not pay much attention to. She even talked about the other different jobs that Chiaki Kunou had done in the three years after she formed the band and debuted.

For example, when you have been a voice actor for a while, what works have you dubbed, and what have you said at the work press conferences you have attended.

For example, among the works he participated in when he was an actor, which comments on his acting skills were pertinent and which were deliberate.

Finally, she talked about his band, such as what peripheral products the band had released, what albums they had, and posters of every concert, all of which she had collected.

Although she doesn't have much money to go to concerts in person, she will watch them online.

The more she spoke, the weirder the look in Jiuzhong Qianxiao's eyes looked at her, and even the hand holding the coffee was shaking slightly.

According to what she said, the one who should be afraid is Chisaki Kunou instead of her, Aya Maruyama.

The last person like this was Ozawa Misaki, but she was not as good as Maruyama Aya.

And Maruyama Aya...

For the first time, Jiuchong Qianxiao felt like, "Don't come near me."

He would believe you if you said her room was covered with his posters.

"Ahem, um, Maruyama Aya-san, could you please calm down for a moment?"

Calling out Maruyama Aya, who didn't seem to be biting her tongue at all at this moment, Kunou Chisho's eyes became subtle.

Why don’t you bite your tongue at this time?

After being called, Maruyama Aya realized what she had just said and lowered her head with a red face. She clenched her toes in her shoes together, wishing she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

She should just think about it in her room at home. Now she is saying these things to my face. It is too much...

Even with Jiuchong Qianxiao's temperament, his hand holding the coffee was shaking slightly.

"So, this is why you're afraid of me?"

"Not scared!"

After quickly refuting this, Maruyama Aya quickly lowered her head, just like a puffer fish, inflating, then deflated, inflating, then deflated.

If nothing unexpected happened, this respect would have turned into awe and fear over a long period of time, and then suddenly erupted when he saw the real person.

"color."

"I'm here!"

Why did you start responding positively at this time?

Kunou Chixiao looked at Maruyama Aya who suddenly responded to her positively and couldn't help rubbing her eyebrows.

What happened to your band? Wakamiya Eve was a fan of his movies, Yamato Maya was a frequent guest at the Starfall band's concerts, Shirasagi Chisei was his good friend when he was an actor, and he helped solve Hikawa Hina's sister problem.

I originally thought that you as the lead singer should have nothing to do with me, why are you such a fanatical fan?

Looking at Maruyama Aya, who, although not as serious as before after a wave of self-destruction, could at least communicate with her, Kunou Chisato couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth.

"Forget it, Cai, what do you think of your idol band now?"

"Everyone is good. Eve is working hard, Maya is serious, and Hinata seemed to be indifferent before, but she has started to be serious recently. But Sensei..."

"Qiansheng, she's not coming to practice, right?"

"Ah."

Thinking it would be inappropriate to tell Chisho Kunou that Shirahagi Chisei would not come to practice, Aya Maruyama finally nodded.

"That's true."

After all, it's not a real performance. If it's just lip-syncing, there's no need to practice at all. The bass doesn't even matter. After all, not many people care about the bass, but the bass is indispensable to the band.

"Speaking of which, Cai, did you guys practice together today?"

"Have."

It’s okay, at least after the self-explosion, he is no longer that autistic baby. Looking at Maruyama Aya who is still timid, unconfident and always in a nervous state, Kunou Chishao pondered for a moment.

"There's still time. Let's go to your practice room in the office."

"Eh? Practice room?"

Maruyama Aya looked at Kunou Chisho in a daze.

"Well, we have to call Qiansheng over later."

"Eh?!"

Chapter 64: On Stage and Off Stage

Inside the practice room of the firm.

"Stop, Cai, this is your fifth mistake in this place."

Kunou Chixiao couldn't help but frown when she saw Maruyama Aya, who realized she was wrong after being stopped by him.

She knew where she was wrong, but she still made the same mistake. The way she made the mistake was almost the same every time. Jiuchong Qianxiao looked at her helplessly.

"Hehe, Xiao Cai made the same mistake again."

Hikawa Hina was the second one to arrive. Just as she said herself, she was indeed very free. Things like schoolwork were not a problem for her at all. After her relationship with her sister improved, she originally wanted to stay with her sister today.

But her sister said that she had practice and performance today, so she could only watch her sister leave and was completely idle.

Then after receiving the notice for the practice, I came without hesitation.

It doesn't matter anyway. There's nothing wrong with coming here to practice, not to mention being able to see Maruyama Aya make mistakes.

Wow, Xiao Cai who made mistakes is really interesting.