Their restricted abilities are refreshed every week.

Shirakawa Haru deeply agrees with the latter. Take the girls he knows for example. Yuki is a box of popping candy, which tastes slightly sour at first, but as long as the layer of sugar coating on it is melted, the taste of the popping candy will completely explode in your mouth, just like a string of firecrackers. As long as her fuse is completely burned, it is bound to cause chaos. She is also like a witch, silently waiting in a cabin in the woods for the travelers who will be teased by her; the light means "blowing" soufflé, because Shirakawa Haru thinks she is a radio wave girl. Her hobbies are astronomy, whales and singing. The things she does in daily life are also a little dreamy, like the stained glass of a Gothic building that is ready to go at any time. So is the soufflé, it only It would melt at the slightest touch, leaving only a mouthful of frankincense. He considered Xiangzi to be Germany's Black Forest, for its exquisite flavor could withstand the test of anyone, just like her unyielding heart and roots, and her scarred yet radiant soul that captivated him. But in the end, he still considered her a Sabayon, a famous Italian dessert imbued with the aromas of wine and egg. The Sabayon's deliciousness was perfectly realized when the thick, soft egg batter was coated with seasonal fruit. Of course, the most important flavor was the rich, mellow aroma of wine, just like the scent he had smelled on her last time he'd been downstairs at her house...

As for Chihaya Aine, Chihaya Aine... Alas, Aine, she is a macaron.

Macarons are a very sweet dessert that often appears in the afternoon tea of aristocratic ladies. Because they contain a lot of sugar, they are very sweet.

In other words, Shirakawa Haru thinks Chihaya Aine is the ultimate sweetness - that is, pure sugar.

"It's not completely resolved yet. After all, I called you here to try to solve the problem and form a band again." Shirakawa Haru took a sip of the steaming coconut latte in front of him, looked into Chihaya Aine's eyes and said, "I only asked you to meet here alone, but Chihaya-san actually invited someone else, right?"

"Hehe..." Chihaya Aine laughed foolishly, "After all, Ritsuki happens to be working here. In this case, we just need to call Sushi and Deng over. Miss Wildcat might also find it interesting at this time and jump out."

The rustic black thick-rimmed glasses look out of place on Chihaya Aine's face. Although Shirakawa Haru thinks this girl is excellent in all aspects, it is indeed difficult to find a sense of fashion on her. Would a JK girl really take the initiative to wear such glasses?

"Tsk... why are you guys here again? I think I already told you online that I don't want to join any bands?" Li Xi walked over in her RING work clothes. She first glared at Shirakawa Haru because Shirakawa Haru called her "Maki" last time, which was the second most unbearable thing in her life. "What would you like to order?"

"Excuse me, what is the most popular dish here?" Chihaya Aine took the menu from Riki's hand, her eyes revealing a clear color. It was obvious that she didn't know what to order.

"The matcha parfait you ordered last time was very popular with customers, and it's been selling very well recently."

Lixi took the menu from Chihaya Aine's hand, and after bringing the dessert, she walked into the staff lounge, then changed into casual clothes. When she was taking the menu, a familiar friend who worked with her said to her, Lixi, your friends are here, go and chat with them first, I'll take care of it here!

This friend had a very good relationship with her and they often helped each other. When she saw that Li Xi had a friend come to see her, which was rare, she immediately emitted a powerful and shining aura from her body, and acted as if she would not let Li Xi go unless Li Xi asked for her help.

Li Xi originally wanted to refuse politely, but then he thought, since Chihaya Aine brought that rude Shirakawa here, then she must have made an appointment with someone else, maybe Deng would come too.

If Deng is sitting at his seat and I have to go to the staff lounge to change clothes because of my clerk uniform, it would be bad to make Deng wait for me.

She didn't want to cause trouble for the lamp.

So she changed her clothes and sat down next to Chihaya Aine.

As for why she didn't sit next to Shirakawa Haru, it was because she felt that this person was really awful. He said he wanted to form a band, but he even got the name of the inviter wrong.

It would be fine if it was a mistake, but why did you have to change "立" to "真"?

While Riki was still daydreaming, the door of RING opened and all the people Chihaya Aine had invited arrived. Takamatsu Deng sat to the right of Shirakawa Haru, and Nagasaki Suyo sat to the left of Shirakawa Haru. The interesting thing was that although Chihaya Aine was sitting to the left of Shirakawa Haru, Nagasaki Suyo almost forcefully pushed her aside and sat between them.

During the period, Shirakawa Haru ordered a matcha parfait. Although she didn't say anything explicitly, everyone present knew who Shirakawa Haru ordered this matcha parfait for.

"Deng!" Li Xi stood up immediately when she saw Deng coming, wanting to pull out a stool for Deng, but she saw Deng looking at her with an awkward expression, as if a little scared. But in the end, she chose to sit next to Baichuan Qing, "Why is this happening? Deng is still angry... I should have known not to mention that guy."

But Deng didn't sit next to Baichuan Qing because she was afraid of Li Xi. She just wanted to be with Baichuan Qing.

This is a very normal thing, but in Li Xi's eyes, it is no different from a mountain torrent, a tsunami, a devastating collapse of the earth, and the end of the world.

Gao Songdeng saw that Lixi, who she thought had a somewhat aggressive personality, became lost because of her behavior, and she immediately felt hesitant about what to do. In the process of interacting with Lixi, Gao Songdeng knew that Lixi had been helping her speak up, and whenever she was wronged somewhere, she would immediately jump out to protect herself. Gao Songdeng was very grateful for everything Lixi had done for her.

But on the other hand, she seems unable to stand Li Xi's somewhat strong personality. She is like a garden eel. As long as there is a little noise around her, her heart will stop and die immediately. Before she met Shirakawa Haru and drew courage from him, her way of dealing with problems was to focus everyone's conflicts on herself, and this method was bound to conflict with Li Xi who has always been protecting herself. She has actually always liked Li Xi, but she was afraid to look directly into her own heart and unable to express her own voice, so she never communicated with Li Xi properly. But now it is different. She will try her best to send out her signals. Even if others cannot receive them, she will keep sending them until the other party completely understands her feelings.

She took a deep breath, then stretched out her left hand, spread her fingers a little tentatively, and quietly grabbed Baichuan Qing's palm.

It felt very warm in the hand, like a piece of fine jade. Shirakawa Haru's fingers had distinct bones, but they were not the kind that were hard and firm. Instead, there was a layer of soft muscle wrapped around the hard inside and outside.

"That's not the case, Lixi. I'm not angry with you, I just don't know how to face you for the time being."

She still lacked enough courage now, but the people around her could provide her with the necessary strength. She stood up, closed her eyes and adjusted her breathing, then spoke to Li Xi who seemed a little worried about her because of her sudden standing up.

Deng was careful as she stood up. She carefully moved closer to Shirakawa Haru. If she didn't do this, given her height, her hand holding Shirakawa-kun would definitely be exposed to everyone when she stood up. She knew that she and Shirakawa-kun had just become lifelong friends, a very legitimate relationship, but for some reason, she didn't want to let anyone know about this relationship. This was easy to understand, because the fact that she and Shirakawa-kun were friends was still a secret. Secrets are like the fine wine in everyone's heart, the longer they are stored, the more mellow they become; they are also a piece of malt sugar or plum candy that will never be finished.

"Huh?" Li Xi was a little surprised. Was this still the self-deprecating and even timid Deng she knew? She didn't know. She wanted to ask Deng the reason for this change, but she was afraid that she would irritate Deng again. So she could only ask tentatively, "Deng, I didn't hear what you said clearly. Can you say it again?"

The lamp stood up while everyone was sitting, thus attracting the attention of everyone present.

Even Chihaya Aine, who had just known Deng for a short time, looked at her with a somewhat puzzled expression, because Chihaya Aine knew that Deng's personality would not allow her to do such a thing, and she should be the one who attracted everyone's attention!

Deng certainly knows how much she has changed because she is the one involved.

Being looked at by so many people with either surprised or puzzled eyes, she would have lowered her head and mumbled without being able to speak a word in the past, but she is different now. She can easily reveal her inner feelings.

"I like you, Lixi!"

Baichuan Qing looked at the light that spoke her heartfelt words, and was really happy for her. He thought to himself, that's right. Girls of this age should enjoy their youth. Is there anything in your heart that you can't tell your friends directly? Just say it directly. We are all friends. When you reveal your true feelings, no one will laugh at you. Everyone will happily hug each other, then go get your hair done and go shopping together, laugh about the silly things that bothered you before, and tell you how worried you are as a friend, and then go to the next place to buy things, go shopping, and drink milk tea.

But, wasn't Deng's grip on his hand a little too strong? He knew why Deng was holding his hand. She wanted to draw courage from him by shaking hands with him.

He had taken the initiative to shake hands with Deng in the corridor before.

The lamp has a really strong hand...

Just when Baichuan Qing was still wondering whether Deng could crush his palm if he exerted a little more force, he suddenly lowered his head, and then turned his gaze slightly downward, and he saw a pair of strange-colored eyes.

He wondered whose Persian cat had escaped. Why did he think of a Persian cat? Persians are famous for their heterochromatic eyes. But then he realized that if he were to describe her strictly based on her eye color, she'd be a Turkish Angora. He'd seen a Turkish Angora on Line with blue on one side and yellow on the other. But then Shirakawa Haru realized that describing her by cat type wasn't quite accurate. Simply using the concept of "cat" would be enough to describe this quirky creature.

Le Na raised her head and squeezed out from between Shirakawa Haru and Takamatsu Touma.

She pulled out a small stool from behind her that seemed to be her own, which fit perfectly between the two of them. Then she grabbed the spoon on the matcha parfait, scooped up the matcha parfait and put it into her mouth.

"You have a really good relationship with him." Le Nai commented to Deng who was standing still with his lips open but couldn't say anything, while holding the matcha parfait. When she crawled out from under Shirakawa Haru just now, she clearly saw Deng's hand holding Shirakawa Haru.

"Are you guys playing some new game?" Because of Lenai's rather abrupt movements, Takamatsu Deng was pushed aside, exposing Deng's hand that was clutching Shirakawa Haru. Lenai looked at the two hands, then suddenly pushed Deng's hand away and grabbed Shirakawa Haru's own. "If playing this game gets you a matcha parfait, I'll play with you." Lenai quickly lowered her hand and looked at Shirakawa Haru with sparkling eyes. "Alright, give me the matcha parfait, please."

Shirakawa Haru called the waiter over and ordered three more matcha parfaits, which successfully shut Lenna's mouth and made her concentrate on enjoying the dessert silently.

Lenai had dealt with the matter here, but as soon as he saw Lixi's expression, he knew that something seemed to have happened.

Because at this moment, Li Xi was looking at the hand held by Shirakawa Haru and Takamatsu Deng with an expression of disbelief, as if the whole world had shattered.

Because not to mention others, even she had never had such intimate behavior with Deng in public, and judging from the actions, it seemed that Deng took the initiative to hold Shirakawa Haru's hand.

"Deng, why are you holding Shirakawa-kun's hand?"

Li Xi originally wanted to ask Deng in a more severe tone, but at the last moment he thought to himself why he should speak so harshly to Deng. She had obviously done nothing wrong, and she didn't even know why he spoke to her in that tone. So he spoke to Deng in the same tone he usually used to speak to her.

It’s just that the fields are a little less coherent, and you can vaguely feel some kind of trembling.

"I'm sorry, Lixi," Deng said solemnly, looking into Lixi's eyes. Everyone present could sense the sincerity and courage in her heart. Even Lenai, who was enjoying her matcha parfait, put it down and said to her, "You've become a lot braver." "I should have said this to you a long time ago, but I couldn't bring myself to do it."

"It's all my fault for letting you misunderstand me and making you feel uncomfortable, but now I can finally face my feelings. I want to tell Li Xi everything I've been thinking about in the past. I'm no longer afraid to express my feelings because I've found someone who can be my lifelong friend. He will always give me courage. I can't be who I am now because of my past. Li Xi always helped me in the past, so I was able to meet him. I'm really grateful to you, Li Xi!"

Gao Songdeng finished a long string of words in one breath, and when she finished the last sentence, the color on her face was no less than the moment when Shirakawa Haru took her to the corridor and sang loudly. It was a relaxed, relieved expression, an expression of joy and happiness.

"Deng... I like you too, because of your singing and your lyrics. I feel like you are another soul of mine, like another me in the world!"

Now Li Xi finally understood that Deng had met someone who was willing to be her lifelong friend. This person was undoubtedly Shirakawa, the one Deng was holding hands with. She wanted to tell Deng that it wasn't just Shirakawa, but that if she wanted to be a lifelong friend, she could be one too, but why didn't she come to her?

Her mood was very complicated now. She was happy that Deng had the courage to express himself, but she also blamed herself for not being able to understand Deng's true feelings, and she felt that Baichuan might not be as bad as she imagined.

These complex emotions swirled together like a whirlpool.

Now Li Xi is really curious about Shirakawa, because Shirakawa Haru called her "Maki" instead of Shiina at that time. If that's the case, he must have an unusual relationship with his sister.

In Li Xi's opinion, there must be something special about Shirakawa Haru, who can call his sister "Maki" so intimately.

She originally thought of him as someone who wanted to join a band on a whim but would quit at will. Now that she thought about it, she really felt that he was extraordinary.

"Lixi, I want to join Aine's band, I want to continue singing on stage, I want to convey my feelings to everyone, I want, I want... I want to sing "Spring Shadow" again, sing the Spring Shadow that belongs to us!" Deng said, stroking her chest. She felt that her heart was about to jump out of her chest, and maybe she would faint in the next second? But the person next to her was Qingjun, so there was nothing wrong. She took another breath, and then invited Lixi in a firm voice, "Lixi, are you willing to play "Spring Shadow" with me, which belongs to us?"

"I do!" Li Xi was so happy that she almost cried out loud. She immediately turned her head to look at Chihaya Aine, and then said in a tone that did not allow for argument, "Since Deng is willing to join your band, then I want to come too!"

"I also want to join Aine's band." Nagasaki Suyo, who was standing by, saw that the atmosphere was almost right and immediately took the opportunity to speak up.

"The people here are very interesting, and there are free matcha parfaits." When talking about fun and matcha parfaits, Lenai winked at Shirakawa Haru with her beautiful heterochromatic eyes, then tilted her head, finished eating the matcha parfait, and then crawled out from under the table and ran away.

Chihaya Aine was completely confused at this moment. How come lead singer Tomori Takamatsu, bassist Soyo Nagasaki, drummer Riki, and guitarist Lenai were all willing to form a band with her when she hadn't done anything?

Oh my gosh!

This is so blissful!

It turns out that my hometown in Japan is the best. When I was in the UK, I felt pressured because of the language barrier. However, in Japan, my life is on an easy level. I can gain experience just by lying down, eating, and drinking. I can already see my expression when I shine on the stage in the future!

"Hey Hey……"

"Then without further ado, let's go practice." Nagasaki Suyo said with a smile, "Actually, I also want to play our own 'Haruhi Kage'. Deng and I really want to go together."

"Eh~" Chihaya Aine's tone was very long, because she felt that Nagasaki Suyo seemed a little strange, but she couldn't tell what was strange. "But the matter of the musical instrument... there is no need to be so anxious, right?"

"Have you ever heard this saying, Aine? The best time to practice an instrument was ten years ago, and the second best time is now. This saying also applies to bands," Nagasaki Suyo explained. "Because we're forming a band today, and everyone except Wildcat is here, isn't it a perfect time to practice? And we can rent instruments here, too."

"Well then~ Actually, I've been thinking about our first rehearsal for a while now."

Aiyin's eyes were clear and innocent. What she said was the same as what she thought in her heart. After all, the sooner she formed a band and rehearsed the music, the sooner she could perform on stage and steal the show.

In the near future, she hopes that when someone sees her, they will say, Wow, isn’t that Chihaya Aine from some band?

"Shirakawa-kun, thanks to you, we were able to form a band. Would you please stay and watch our rehearsal? And Lixi, Deng, the three of us were once separated due to a misunderstanding, but now we are finally together again, and this time we want to go on together!"

"Okay." Shirakawa Haru was keenly aware of the hidden meaning in Nagasaki Suyo's words. She said that the three of them would go on together this time...but what about the other two? Although Lenna had joined due to an unexpected incident, Chihaya Aine was not. She was the one who founded the band. "But next time you say something like this, don't forget to include the other members."

"Ah, Aine-chan, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Hearing Shirakawa Haru say this, Nagasaki Suyo's smile froze slightly. She suddenly realized that she was a little too anxious, and then quickly changed her smile. She lowered her head in the direction of Chihaya Aine and said very solemnly, "Aine is also a part of our band!"

After Nagasaki Suyo communicated with everyone present, she took the initiative to take the lead, walked around Chihaya Aine, and took Shirakawa Haru into RING's piano room.

Shirakawa Haru looked at Nagasaki Suyo's back and realized that her true character seemed to be worse than she had imagined.

He once thought of her as an angel lady, but a subsequent "chance encounter" made him change his view of her.

And now she has clearly excluded Chihaya Aine and Rakuna from the band... If she is worried that Aine's guitar skills are not up to standard, that seems to make sense, but there is no need to exclude Rakuna, right?

Shirakawa Haru thought about Nagasaki Suyo's statement that the three of them would go together this time, and suddenly realized that her real purpose might be...

Although it was concealed well, at certain moments, Shirakawa Haru could see very clearly that Nagasaki Suyo had other purposes in joining Aine's band.

The band's first rehearsal ended quickly. There was nothing much to practice this time. It was just a matter of tuning up their equipment and getting familiar with the feel.

Among all the people present, except for Shirakawa Haru who acted as an agent, Chihaya Aine performed the worst. However, she also knew her own strength, so she was practicing hard.

When everyone had packed up their instruments and were about to leave the piano room, Nagasaki Suyo suddenly called everyone.

"Everyone, can you wait a moment? I want to use my phone to record today's rehearsal!" She first asked Shirakawa Haru to take a photo of her and the band members, and then said to Shirakawa Haru in a pleading tone, "Shirakawa-kun, we don't have a tripod, so we can't include all of our band members in the photo."

"Please let me take a picture for you!"

Shirakawa Haru nodded.

"Thank you, Shirakawa-kun!"

With the click of a cell phone camera, a photo appeared on Nagasaki Motoyo's phone. It was a photo of the band members smiling together in the music room.

Shirakawa Haru stood in the middle.

Chapter 4600 Limited Date ()

Chihaya Aine's band has already taken shape. Although intrigue is visible everywhere and everyone has their own little thoughts, under Shirakawa Haru's protection, everyone can still stay in their respective positions and play their roles for the time being.

Not long after Baichuan Qing got up in the morning, he found a red dot flashing on his mobile phone address book. After clicking it, he found that it was a message sent to him by the chairman.

"The opening day of our Hinode Forest is approaching, which means the school festival is almost here. However, due to various reasons, the final plan for the school festival has not yet been finalized. After a final discussion among the decision-makers, we all agreed that the Hinode Forest school festival should be hosted by our own students."

"But too much freedom is indulgence. Although I believe in the abilities of our students, it's always better to have a safety net than to have no preparation at all... I will be responsible for reimbursing the expenses related to the school festival, and I will also help you connect with the sponsors. Anyway, thank you for your hard work over the next few days."

Shirakawa Haru just stood up from the bed, drew back the curtains and opened the window to let in the breeze. It was a nice day with light wind and clear skies. The few cicadas in the trees outside the window were still chirping, constantly reminding him that it was still summer and it was time for students to enjoy life.

The weekend is a perfect time to sleep, daydream, go shopping, eat late-night snacks, play games, and tease Yuki. Today only, any relaxing activities are allowed, the only thing that is not allowed is work.

Shirakawa Haru lay on his back on the bed, his vision began to lose focus and gradually diffused. The old electric fan beside him was still squeaking, adding a bit of heat to this summer that had not yet ended.

The chairman has made it very clear that this time the school festival of Hinomori will be entirely organized by the students themselves, but in order to prevent any troublesome situations or to prevent students from overindulging themselves, he must assist students from each class to help them organize the school festival.

Although Shirakawa Haru had similar work experience when he was in junior high school, this was the first time that the chairman had given him complete power.

For Shirakawa Haru, this kind of auxiliary work is not difficult at all, but it is indeed very time-consuming and laborious. Just to verify the activity space layout of each class and club on site, he has to run back and forth in several teaching buildings. As for the subsequent activity management, it will make him exhausted.

But there is a reward for every effort.

Shirakawa Haru was clearly aware that the chairman was paving the way for his future.

Although it may not be useful, the social relationships he develops with those sponsors after connecting with them are truly a hidden asset.

Not to mention the financial transactions that will come from signing agreements or contracts with them in the future, just letting them know that there is someone like you is already a great gain.

Although considering Shirakawa Haru's ability, he may not need the hidden assets that sponsors may bring to him.

But for others, the more of this hidden asset they have, the better.

Moreover, if he were to go and meet these sponsors alone, he might become a spinning top and spin non-stop. He might suddenly shout "Ah, I'm dead!" and then die suddenly on some unknown road.

I can't go alone, I have to find a few people to go with me. In an instant, two names popped up in Shirakawa Haru's mind, namely "Toyokawa Shoko" and "Chihaya Aine".

The former is the vice president of the student union. She was brought up with strict family education and was trained to be a future lady of a noble family. In fact, she is also the daughter of a wealthy Chinese family and can play the piano very well. Among them, Beethoven's "Moonlight" and Debussy's "La fille aux cheveux de lin" are particularly popular with her; the latter is a top student who returned from studying in the UK. The personal resume in her admission report is so rich that it looks like the table of contents of a book. The name of the book is "Perfection".

He intends to train both of them and let one of them take over his responsibility as student union president.

Shirakawa Haru thought about it for a while and quickly ruled out Chihaya Aine as an option.

The reason for not choosing Chihaya Aine is simple, that is, she has been concentrating all her attention on forming a band recently.