You are Toyokawa Shoko, then who am I?

Rinrinko covered her mouth and chuckled, "From an adult's perspective, you two will probably be dating in less than a month, right? You know, a month is the most conservative estimate."

“Manager——!!!”

Li Xihong is warm.

strangeness.

I clearly said something similar, so why didn't she react like this?

Yamada Ryo on the side fell into deep thought, reflecting on what went wrong when he just teased Riki.

However, she realized that now was not the time to think about this, so she continued with the original topic.

"I think it's better to go to the boss."

"why?"

Li Xi looked at Yamada Ryo with gratitude. If she brought up a serious topic at this time, Rinrinko would not be able to tease her, so she quickly continued the conversation and escaped from Rinrinko's clutches.

"At least we have to prove it from beginning to end."

Yamada Ryo looked at Li Xi calmly, "Didn't you play this song with him?"

"If you let the song be recorded like this, people will no longer mention you and him, but him and someone else."

Yamada Ryo said softly.

"So, even if it's just for a certificate, if I don't require a recording and just want to practice, the boss won't refuse."

"Besides, Toyokawa Sho is the composer of this song. He owns the copyright and can refuse to record and release it. If he cares about you as much as you care about him, this will pass, and maybe you'll hear him arguing with his boss."

"How is that possible? This is a chance to become a professional. Even if Xiang is stubborn, he shouldn't be at this moment—"

Shiina Riki subconsciously rejected it, or rather, she didn't dare to imagine it.

I have both a longing for this kind of thing and a fear of not seeing it happen when I get there.

Hope is like poison sometimes.

If I didn't have it, I might be able to linger in the dark night, but if I swallowed it, I would feel my body and blood burning, as if a fire was burning my internal organs...

"Why isn't it possible?"

Yamada Ryo met Shiina Riki's somewhat confused gaze.

"I think he'll be someone you can trust and work with. You've known him longer than I have, don't you think so?"

Shiina Riki was stunned by this question.

The idea that had been made up had a huge wavering.

Seeing this, Rinrinzi also said the same thing.

"Yes, Shiina-san, Yamada-san is right. No matter what, the boss will definitely not refuse the request for practice. Lenai-chan is a guitarist and can't play drums. As the only drummer working in the store now, it's not too much to ask for accompanying practice!"

"But what about the café?"

Li Xi tried to find a reason.

"Well, we're closed today anyway. I just asked you to come over here to familiarize yourself with your positions. There are other employees helping out downstairs, so you'll be fine."

Rinrinko grabbed Riki's shoulders and started pushing Riki out.

"wait wait wait--"

Li Xi still wanted to struggle, but how could she be a match for Rin Rinko, whose strength had reached the sky-high level and who was suspected to be the winner of the heavyweight G1 Chrysanthemum Award in the parallel world next door?

Rinrinko showed a sunny and healthy smile, and it was with the power of Uma Musume that she pushed Riki out of the cafe. Yamada Ryo followed behind with great interest, and the three of them walked all the way out of the recording studio.

The door of the recording studio was not closed, but was open to the side with a tiny gap. The three of them looked at each other and confirmed their determination to go in and face the boss's bloodthirsty Shura power.

So Shiina Riki took a deep breath.

I plan to knock on the door three times to ask for instructions.

However, just as his finger was about to knock on the door, he heard a knock.

The voice of Toyokawa Sho was heard from the recording studio.

"——Boss, we already have Lixi."

Li Xi let out a sigh, his mind going blank.

Rinrinko's eyes were filled with ecstasy, and she was quick to grab Shiina Riki on the spot, with the corners of her mouth rising uncontrollably. I knew it, I knew it, I knew it!

Toyokawa-san!

You are really hot!!

Yamada Ryo nodded frequently, his voice sounding quite proud.

The expression of holding a pearl of wisdom in his hand was as if Zhuge Liang was reborn, or Guan Zhong was reborn. The wisdom between his brows was endless, and it seemed that he really had the ability to plan and win a battle thousands of miles away.

Look, what I said.

I said he would argue with the boss.

"The drum sheet for this song isn't complicated, the beat is steady, and the tempo is slow. It's actually easier than most training beats. Lixi may not have impressive skills yet, but her fundamentals are solid, and she's a trustworthy drummer."

Inside, Toyokawa Sho's voice continued.

His tone was neither hurried nor slow, and his pronunciation was very clear. When it fell into people's hearts, they inexplicably felt a sense of great power.

"I would rather be with Lixi than playing with someone I don't know well. With her at my side, I feel safe and can play better."

"Unlike me, she needs affirmation. The more recognition she gets, the brighter she shines. Trust and encouragement are like wings that allow her to fly. Lixi needs a chance to prove herself even more than I do."

As he spoke, Toyokawa Sho lowered his head slightly, his tone more sincere than when he spoke about himself.

"I'm willing to vouch for her. Her drumming has the power to move people's hearts, just as powerful as anyone else's. Please give her a chance to perform. She won't let you down."

what……

Ahhh...

Shiina Riki ran to the side and squatted in the corner, covering his cheeks which were beginning to feel hot with both hands, and his head kept shaking in his palms.

However, how could Rinrinko, who was fully interested, let Riki go? For such an exciting thing, she had to force the real person to eavesdrop outside!

"What if I say no?"

Tsuzuki Shichuan asked with great interest.

"Then I am very grateful to the boss for his attention to me. It is a pity that I cannot seize this opportunity due to personal reasons. I will do my best to ask for your forgiveness."

"Good boy, you have courage,"

Tsuzuki Shifune clapped his hands in satisfaction and said, "Do you know that you are threatening me?"

"I dare not. I can only say that children are ignorant."

Toyokawa Sho avoided the main point and tactfully characterized the nature of the incident as the child being ignorant and naive.

At this time, the cat who had been on standby popped its head out.

"Practice, aren't we going to start yet?"

"Wait a little longer."

Tsuzuki Shifune glanced at Kaname Runa, who pouted and sat down next to her with her guitar in her arms, unhappy.

Tsuzuki Shifune turned his gaze and looked meaningfully at the crack in the door, then looked at Toyokawa Sho again and asked.

"Why are you saying this to me? Is Shiina so important to you?"

Rinrinko outside the door held her breath.

The big one is coming.

Yamada Ryo beside him nodded secretly.

The big one is coming.

Li Xi, who was pressed down by two people and forced to listen to the conversation inside, bit his lower lip hard and tickled his toes so hard that his nails almost dug into his palms. He barely swallowed the sound he was about to scream, and his head was already starting to feel hot.

Three people were blocking the crack outside the door, some listening intently to every move inside, while others pretended not to pay attention and covered their faces, but in fact they felt embarrassed and wanted to listen.

There was silence for a while.

then.

I heard a response that sounded like a flashbang exploding right before my eyes.

"I promised Lixi that I would form a band for life."

There is such a thing!?!?!?

Rinrinko quickly lowered her head with a sharp look in her eyes. "Weren't you two still loving and hating each other yesterday? Now it's almost a lifetime?"

Aren't they still a couple?

This isn't even together?

Such a hard mouth? ?

Yamada Ryo was greatly shocked, with waves surging in his eyes. The aura of a wise man left his body, leaving only huge shock in his eyes.

A lifelong band? Really? Is that even possible? Is the atmosphere in a band really that heavy? Am I redundant? If I join a band, do I have to be in it forever?

No, I have to find a way to join in.

These two people are so unique and rock.

So interesting.

At this time, Tatsuki Shiina was almost evolving into a death heavy metal rock guitarist who played the guitar with his teeth.

She almost slammed her head against the ground, trying to wake herself up through the absolute pain. Her black hair was disheveled, and her iconic facial features were also disheveled. Only the redness on her face, which was hidden by her hair, was eye-catching.

This guy ahh ...

This is the promise I made with the lamp! !

He said he wanted to form a band with Crychic for life!

No, don’t take my words out of context and say you’ll be with me forever…!!

This will be misunderstood, ah idiot! ! ! !

Shiina Riki really didn't dare to listen anymore, and her small ears turned completely red.

She knew without even looking how the two people next to her were looking at her. Just thinking about it made her feel so ashamed and angry that she felt like she was going to dig a hole in the ground and never come out again.

"lifetime?"

Tsuzuki Shisen's voice continued to be heard from inside. She seemed to be shocked by such a naive idea. "Kids nowadays really know how to make big promises..."

"Really, forever?"

The cat next to him wiped away his previous aggrieved expression, and his gem-like eyes shone with a bright light.

"Lena, please be quiet for a moment."

"..."

Maomao was forced to turn off the microphone.

"I also thought it was impossible at first, I was just talking about it for fun."

Toyokawa Sho recalled.

"I formed a band because I admired a certain senior. I didn't have any lofty ambitions. I just wanted to shine like the seniors standing on the stage. I thought it would be cool and handsome, so I imitated them."

"The motives weren't particularly noble. Even the lifelong promise was just a polite remark to appease the other person. They smiled on the surface, but didn't take it seriously in their hearts."

"But slowly, watching us achieve success together, as if we were truly fellow travelers connected by fate, slowly but surely taking one step forward... the feeling of our progress blossoming and bearing fruit in my heart was far stronger than I had anticipated."

Tsuzuki Shifune made an interested sound and listened quietly to Toyokawa Sho speaking with his eyes lowered.

The cat next to him was also staring at Toyokawa Sho, and his eyes had never wandered from the beginning.

The three people outside the door also calmed down their emotions and listened quietly to the young man inside speaking slowly.

"But reality is often not as beautiful as dreams. As a first-rate writer, I don't like to always depict the happy side. Sadness, sorrow, quarrels, and pain are also human emotions, and they are also what I will spend my time and effort to depict. And the more I experience the coldness and harshness of life, the more I feel that such a passionate dream is too far away."

"Just looking at it would burn my eyes, and trying to touch it would turn my skin to charcoal. So naturally, I thought about giving up, about turning my back on it. But after countless struggles, it was this dazzling ideal that pulled me out of the sea of suffering and prevented me from falling further."

"I know clearly that life is too long, too broad, too unrealistic, and too fantastical. It has many realistic factors that must be considered, such as whether we can still be together after graduating from high school, whether we can get together again when we go our separate ways to find jobs, and whether we can get together again in the future. When we get married and have children, and look after our own families, what is more important, love or band mates."