Why play in a band if you don't form one for life?

Mahiru raised her hand: "That's my opinion."

"I see... Then I'll do what a consultant should do..." Shizi looked around the room.

After Xiangzi forced Futaba to join the band at the lunch table just now, Hualian immediately cleared out the meal and took the members of the new band and Shizi to the recording studio.

Karen was in a hurry and didn't prepare anything. The guitar, keyboard, and bass were all brought by Mahiru alone.

There was a knock on the door.

Shizi turned around and opened the door, and found PAREO standing outside the door pushing a cart.

There were drums on the cart.

The drum set is too big, even Nana can't transport it directly from reality, so they still only have one drum for now.

"PAREO has brought it to you~" PAREO moved aside and was about to push the cart in.

"Thank you!" Hua Lian took the initiative to push the cart in. "Thank you for your hard work, little PAREO."

"This is what PAREO should do." PAREO bowed, "Then PAREO will leave first, I wish you all a happy life~"

Hua Lian closed the door and stared at the huge drum set in a daze with the other four members of the new band: "How should it be placed?"

Shizi, who had been watching, sighed again: "Let me do it."

As she adjusted the drums, she said, "You can't play musical instruments right away. Xiangzi and Futaba, decide who will be the drummer and who will be the bassist, then find a teacher here to learn from you. At least learn one song first."

"I want a drummer." Xiangzi immediately raised her hand.

"Huh?" Futaba was a little dissatisfied, "From my impression, I am more suitable to be a drummer, right?"

"But isn't that the bass?" Xiangzi said with some disdain, "I don't want one that can't make any sound."

"You have insulted the 100-year history of electric bass. I demand that you apologize immediately!" Shizi immediately raised his head and made a terrifying expression, "Since you said that, you have to learn bass! I'm going to use my advisory authority. Futaba, you will be the drummer! Xiangzi, go and learn bass!"

"Eh - so scary, you are a keyboard player, right? Why are you reacting so strongly?" Xiangzi covered her mouth. She smiled mischievously again and moved closer to Shizi: "Then you can teach us the bass?"

"I'm a keyboard player." Shizi looked back in confusion, "I've never played bass."

"So why such a big reaction..." Xiangzi curled the corner of her mouth.

"Okay~ This topic is over," Mahiru clapped her hands, "Now that the positions have been decided, who should we ask to teach us musical instruments?"

"I already have Kasumi-chan and Tae-chan to teach me." Karen raised her hand.

Xiaoguang nodded: "Yili is teaching me."

Mahiru raised her hand, imitating Karen: "I shouldn't need to be taught."

"It's just me and Xiangzi left...Shizi, can you recommend a teacher?" asked the twins.

Shizi also finished adjusting and stood up. "As for teaching... As for bass, Ryo feels okay, but she will definitely ask you to write an IOU and go back to reality to collect the money. The remaining Lisa, LAYER, and Satomi are all bassists. Although some of them may not be very confident, they will definitely have no problem teaching Kaori. As for drums, I feel that Masking and Ako are not the type to teach. Futaba, you can choose between Nijika or Saaya."

"…That's what happened." Shiko sat in front of Satomi and Saaya, with Kaori and Futaba behind them. "They thought it would be better to find a teacher from the same band, so even though it's a little awkward, could you please guide them?"

"Eh... No, no, I'm guiding others and stuff..." As expected, as soon as she finished speaking, Rimi started waving her hands to refuse.

Sa Ling held her shoulders and said, "Don't worry, Rimi, there will be no problem. We will accept this commission."

"Is it really okay..." Rimi was still a little scared.

Shizi hesitated for some reason: "Is it really okay?..."

"Hmm?" In the recording studio, upon hearing Shizi's hesitation, Rimi and Xiangzi, who were sitting side by side, tilted their heads together, "What's wrong?"

"Look," Shizi held up a finger, "Isn't Satomi from Osaka? Isn't Kaori from Kyoto? I heard that people from these two places have a lot of conflicts..."

"Ahaha, how is that possible..." Rimi smiled weakly, "How could I possibly have a conflict with someone..."

"Of course." Xiangzi also said with disdain, "It's too absurd to be prejudiced against people just because of their birthplace, right?"

"Then I'm relieved..." Shizi seemed to suddenly think of something, "By the way, after returning to reality, I think I will have to go back to China, and visit Japan on the way back, but I don't have enough money, so I can only go to one place. Which place is better?"

"Of course it's Kyoto!"

“Please come to Osaka!”

"Huh?" They turned to each other.

Satomi's aura suddenly changed, as if she was a ninja from nowhere: "Huh? Osaka is more interesting anyway, right?"

"If we talk about the city that best represents Japanese tradition, it must be Kyoto, right?" Xiangzi did not give in.

Shizi slapped his forehead: "Ah, I forgot that Rimi also has an initial ninja mode..."

On the field, the Kyoto accent collided with the Osaka accent, and the avenue was wiped out.

Saya and Mahiru looked at Shiko with the same expression.

"(You did this on purpose, didn't you?)" They complained in their hearts at the same time.

The two of them argued for a long time, and Futaba's expression changed again and again. Finally, she couldn't help but say, "Although my temper has been tempered by Xiangzi, after all, I am still a Kyoto person! I can speak Kyoto accent!"

Futaba, join the battlefield!

Rimi is at a disadvantage!

However, Mahiru came up and said, "**Hokkaido dialect**"

I don't know if it was some sentence that caused AOE to arrive in Hokkaido or just fanned the flames, but Mahiru joined Satomi's camp. However, she was still slightly inferior to her two childhood sweethearts. At this time, Hikari also interjected a few words in his authentic London accent, which brought the situation back into a dangerous balance!

However, Xiangzi also responded to Xiaoguang in fluent English.

Xiaoguang only interrupted on a whim, but after Xiangzi fought back in English, he dared not speak anymore and hid beside Hualian in grievance.

Karen and Saya were both complete Tokyo kids and didn't know the dialect at all, so they could only huddle aside and shiver.

Shizi's eyelids twitched.

The words used by both sides became more and more out of touch with everyday life, entering a realm that Shizi couldn't understand at all.

"Well... can you understand that I can talk to you in standard language, which is the result of my passion and hard work. I really can't handle the dialect..." She buried her face in her hands and muttered softly. Suddenly, she slapped the floor and shouted in Chinese, "Okay, stop arguing! Let's get to work!"

The room suddenly became quiet.

The four people looked at Shizi stiffly.

I couldn't understand a word.

But it's so scary.

"Hello..." Xiangzi said in unstandard Chinese.

"Thank you..." Futaba continued.

"Xiaolongbao..." Rimi's teeth chattered as she returned to normal.

"Goodbye..." Mahiru used up all his life's learning.

Shizi held his stomach and said, "You only know these four sentences... Anyway, start practicing now, and come to me when you need anything."

She stood up, waved, and went out the door.

"By the way," she suddenly stopped, squatted down, and whispered seriously in Sha Ling's ear, "You have to be careful of those two people."

"What?" Sha Ling was affected by her attitude and also restrained her relaxed mood, "Is there any problem?"

Shizi glanced at Xiangzi and Futaba secretly: "They are a couple. They will show off."

Before Sha Ling could react, Shizi slipped away.

Chapter 32: A Day of Being a Band Girl Again

"They are a couple. They will show off."

At this moment, Sha Ling once again remembered the advice that Shi Zi gave before he left.

After teaching for a long time, I found that although Futaba and Kaori's way of getting along is not as lovey-dovey as that of an old married couple, their tacit understanding has reached the level of an old married couple.

You don't even need eye contact to talk.

Fit the beat naturally.

The habit of the other person's existence that is unintentionally reflected in the words.

Futaba complained a lot, but her drumming always supported Kaori while standing out from the crowd. Although she was still unfamiliar with the drums at first, she gradually got the hang of it.

Whenever Xiangzi encountered any difficulties, she would blame Futaba first, but her tone was more like a habitual venting than a blame, because she knew clearly that Futaba would listen to her blame carefully, but would never really be hurt.

In short, it's very sweet. After watching it for a long time, I feel tired and have stomachache.

Even though Sa Ling was used to speaking according to the atmosphere, the smile on her face could hardly be maintained.

"Well... is it more difficult here... then Futaba, you should practice on your own for a while." Saaya said, pulling her collar.

"Okay." Futaba focused on the drumsticks. Although she started learning just for Xiangzi, she became more serious as she learned.

Seeing Sa-ling's progress, Ri-mi let Kaori practice on her own and walked over across the wire: "Sa-ling, how are you doing?"

"Not bad," Sa-ling breathed, "How about Satomi? Is she still adapting to teaching?"

"To be honest..." Rimi rubbed her cheek and looked back, "It's actually better than I thought... But Xiangzi seems to have no patience. I wonder how long her enthusiasm for the band can last..."

"You have to rekindle her passion," Saaya encouraged Rimi, "It's a big responsibility."

"I'll try my best... Is there wind?" Rimi looked around.

Sha Ling also felt a cool breeze blowing from above her head. She looked up and saw a vent that had been opened at some point.

Mahiru returned from the switch to the keyboard. "I think everyone seems a little hot."

"Thank you, Mahiru-chan." Karen wiped the sweat off her palms comfortably, "I didn't expect it would be so hot here even in winter."

"Thank you." Saaya walked over to Mahiru, "Are you used to it? The keyboard."

"It's generally OK." Mahiru didn't hide it, "But the sound settings and stuff..."

"Oh... Let me see, this is how it should be, this is how it should be..." Saaya gave detailed instructions. Although she was not a keyboard player, she had been in the band for such a long time and had always watched Arisaki operate, so she would be able to do it.

After teaching, Mahiru did not start practicing immediately.

Hualian and Xiaoguang are trying to play together.

Xiangzi hurt her finger and asked Futaba to help rub it.

Mahiru watched all this, her eyes as warm as the sun.

"Xiao Shaling, they have a good relationship, right?" she said.

Before Sa-rya could answer, she continued, "I've always liked Kohana-ren."

"Huh?" Sha Ling didn't react why she suddenly started talking about this.

"Hana was in love with her... She encouraged me, who had low self-esteem, and she became my shining star." Mahiru stroked her chest, "At that time, I really wanted to be the person in her destiny, but later I realized that I was never in that position. That position had always belonged to Hikari, but Hikari didn't come at that time, so I mistakenly thought I was there."

"..." Saaya looked at Mahiru.

"Later, Xiao Hualian told me that I have my own shining point." Mahiru raised her head and fell into memories, "I thought about it and figured it out. I still like her the most, but there is more than one way to be with her."

"...Mahiru-chan?" Saya forced a smile and raised her hand. "So, why are you saying this..."

Mahiru just stared into Saaya's eyes quietly.

“……” Being stared at like this by Mahiru, Saaya couldn’t say anything.

“…I see.” Sa Ling finally managed to utter, “I’m going to go out and get some fresh air.”

"Saiya-chan..." Rimi, who went back to guide Kaori, looked at Saiya worriedly.

The temperature outside is lower than inside, exceeding the comfort threshold and a bit cold.

However, it made Sha Ling clear her mind.

"...What a famous detective." She leaned against the wall and muttered to herself.

Arisaki was squatting in the park, tending to a bunch of flowers.

"Arisaki~" That familiar voice came from behind again. Arisaki instinctively pointed the scissors at a safe place, and Kasumi hugged her, "Ah... so warm..."

"You could put on more clothes." Yusaki said, but didn't struggle much.

The warmth coming from behind made my face warm up unconsciously.

However, she heard Kasumi say "ah" softly in her ear.

That warmth suddenly left.