Their restricted abilities are refreshed every week.

Although she said they looked familiar, Shirakawa Haru didn't have much research on the various bands before, so at best she could only recognize who these English names were.

So he had probably seen him at some band show, but that was about it.

Opening the menu, a bunch of drinks priced around 500 yen come into view.

"It's located not far from the Ikebukuro train station, and it's such a large shop. How can the drinks be so affordable?"

Baichuan Qing was a little surprised. He glanced at her and waved, "Hello, a caramel latte."

The clerk came over with a smile and said okay.

As for why he wanted to order a latte now... Shirakawa Haru felt that he needed to consume some sugar and activate his brain in advance. He always felt that the so-called "very simple band meeting" in a while would not be easy.

——The real difference between myself and cows and horses is that I can order coffee and whip myself, but cows and horses can't.

After placing the order, Shirakawa Haru continued to think about the band.

Chihaya Aine said she wanted to be a guitar vocalist, and the lead guitar + center position vocalist.

Baichuan Qing had no objection to this point, because since Ying Ye dared to say such words, he must be very strong in this area.

No need to worry about it yourself.

But it seems that Takamatsu Touma is also the lead singer in crychic - is it a dual-lead singer band?

It's not bad... Shirakawa Haru listened to crychic's "Kasuga Shadow" before, and it's actually quite nice.

It’s just that the lead singer was trying a little too hard, as if he wanted to express all his emotions through the lyrics.

But from another perspective, this is also a good thing - the live atmosphere requires the lead singer to mobilize his emotions, and the God of War in the recording studio can't do this.

Add Ms. Soyo - then we have guitar, vocals, and bass.

What's left is a drummer and keyboard?

A keyboard isn't essential...many bands do just fine without one, but a drummer is a must.

—In other words, if we can get a drummer, Aine’s band plan will be complete?

"Drummer..."

Just as Shirakawa Haru was thinking this, a sound similar to that of a suitcase's wheels dragging on the ground seemed to come from behind.

A lot of loud voices.

"To be honest, it's quite uncultured..."

After making a casual complaint, Shirakawa Haru looked back.

A girl with white hair and heterochromic eyes walked over expressionlessly and also came to the bar, attracting the attention of the brown-haired waiter who was preparing to make coffee.

Oh my god, white hair and heterochromia!

Baichuan Qingxin said that he had seen this guy before - when he was walking on the street a few days ago, this white-haired girl was playing the guitar directly on the street, with an iron fist next to her.

Because of the girl's powerful skills, Shirakawa Haru also threw in a few 100 yen bills.

Then I saw the other person finish playing a song, take the money in the bowl to the cold drink shop next door to buy two matcha ice creams, and leave happily dragging his guitar.

I didn't expect to meet you here.

The white-haired girl looked at him and opened her mouth slightly: "Ah, 300 yen-kun."

Shirakawa Haru: ...

So I lost three coins that day, right?

"——Lena, do you want to use the speakers?"

"Ah."

After a question and an answer, Shirakawa Haru saw the clerk called out his name familiarly towards the kitchen, and then went to prepare the equipment.

To be honest, this white-haired kitten named Lenai has quite a background and seems to be able to use the RING device at will.

In that case, why go out and play guitar on the street to earn money for ice cream?

Forget it... I don't care. If the other person is a drummer, he might want to recruit him, but for guitarists, forget it.

We have a version with strong guitar lead vocals and double C Chihaya Aine!

Not long after hearing the sound of the coffee machine starting up, Shirakawa Haru's caramel latte was served.

But the latte art on the surface of the coffee is a bit strange.

But Shirakawa Haru doesn't care about these details - as long as the coffee can keep him from feeling sleepy, that's enough.

"Caramel latte, take your time."

"Oh, thank you."

Shirakawa Haru looked up and saw the face he had seen in the crychic photo.

It seems... it's a drummer!

So he spoke quickly before the other person turned around:

"Classmate, you are Shiina Maki's sister, right?"

Chapter 28: Ms. Lixi is frugal with words

There is always someone in me who is trying hard not to become someone else.

—Camus

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pat.

This is the sound of a small ceramic bowl of coffee being gently put down.

For a moment, Shirakawa Haru felt that he had said the completely wrong thing.

Because the black-haired girl in the employee uniform in front of him immediately focused her gaze on him, and then suddenly turned cold.

"what?"

Like an illusion, he heard such an unpleasant question coming from the throat of "Shiina Maki's sister".

But perhaps because he was a customer and she was a clerk, this dissatisfaction and anger were suppressed.

——No matter how straightforward his personality is, Shiina Riki still has the tolerance that belongs to an employee towards unfamiliar customers.

But that is for unfamiliar guests.

Turning around, Shiina Riki stared at the boy who called her with the noun she absolutely didn't want to hear. After two or three seconds of feeling familiar, she remembered the other person's identity.

Then the only remaining barrier disappeared. She looked down at him, her forehead covered with thick black lines, and then said in a cold tone:

"Your name is Shirakawa Haru, right?"

——No, I guess I said the wrong thing after all.

This tone...

If Maki's sister hadn't been wearing this employee uniform, she would have probably showered herself with blessings.

——The reason why Shiina Riki was able to recognize Shirakawa Haru is very simple.

Because she used to hear this name from her sister Maki almost every day, she kept nagging about him. Even though they were several grades apart, she still kept mentioning him.

Even after going to university, when Li Xi came back from summer vacation, he could still hear his sister talking about this guy non-stop, such as "It's not difficult to defeat five people with the Jade Dragon Flag", "It's normal to be first in the Ekiden section", "First in the grade? It's not surprising to be first in Japan"...

——"If I'm a genius, then Xiaoqing is the genius who works harder than anyone else."

This is how Shiina Maki evaluated [Shirakawa Haru], a guy whom Tachiki had never seen before.

Seeing that her sister, whom she had always wanted to catch up with, was so devoted to promoting such a man, Shiina Maki had already secretly memorized this guy's name.

Li Xi is actually still very curious about Shirakawa Haru, and is waiting for the day when he will take the initiative to test his depth.

But she didn't expect it would be this day.

I never thought that my first meeting with the other person in real life would be in the ring.

What I didn't expect was that the first time Shirakawa Haru addressed me was "Shiina Maki's sister."

This guy who doesn't even want to remember other people's names is terrible!

It really sucks!

gas.

angry.

So angry!

Shiina Riki's eyebrows twitched slightly as he covered the small wooden plate in his hand.

She thought that if she had not been wearing this work clothes and standing in the store, she would have definitely started to curse at the other party.

"My name is Shirakawa Haru, classmate, you recognized me correctly." Shirakawa Haru laughed dryly: "Would you mind telling me your name?"

Okay, you even have the nerve to ask me what my name is!

"Ah."

Shiina Riki snorted coldly, unwilling to look at this disgusting face again.

——In fact, before Shirakawa Haru asked this question, Li Xi had a certain liking for this name.

After all, she has her sister nagging her every day, and Li Xi has always had a good impression of people who work hard.

Therefore, "Shirakawa Haru" actually had quite a lot of initial points.

But all this was ruined by the sentence "Are you Shiina Maki's sister?"

Without answering Baichuan Qing's question, Li Xi turned around and left, not wanting to stay even for a second.

Looking at the other person's quickly leaving back, Baichuan Qing was speechless.

——This is no longer just a matter of saying the wrong thing, it is definitely a landmine.

The first sentence I said was a disaster!

We have to find a way to remedy this.

But Shirakawa Haru didn't even know her name. His understanding of the black-haired girl was limited to "the drummer of the C group" and "Maki's sister."

Maybe you can find the other person's name by opening crychic's homepage again, but what's the use?

Shirakawa Haru really didn't expect that asking a name would turn into setting off a firecracker.

So the problem probably isn't "asking the name" itself.

But it's on Maki.

Thinking of this, Baichuan Qing opened Line, quickly scrolled to the bottom of the contact list, and opened an avatar with a silly smiley face printed on it.

then……

Poke, poke, poke, poke!

Although he hadn't been in contact with Shiina Maki for more than a month, Shirakawa Haru believed that the gentle and generous Maki could understand his critical situation.

Shirakawa Haru's frantic poking and jabbing was effective.

Because within a few seconds, his phone also started vibrating—Shiina Maki also started poking him.

Shirakawa Haru looked up and glanced at the brown-haired clerk who was busy plugging in the speakers, then looked at Li Xi who was temporarily taking over her job.

——If you want to turn the situation around, you have to do it before Li Xi goes back in.

So he got straight to the point: [Maki-san, I just ran into your sister and asked her if she was Shiina Maki's sister, but I got caught off guard. How should I apologize?]

Shirakawa Haru quickly responded with a Dogeza expression.

He could see the top instantly change to "The other party is speaking."

In less than ten seconds, the first voice message came.

Shirakawa Haru turned down the volume of her phone to the minimum and then put the speaker next to her ear - Sister Maki is good in every way except that she likes to send voice messages when chatting, which is not good.

Especially at times like this.

"Maki-chan is actually quite good-tempered, but she doesn't like people confusing her with me~"