You are the first one to get into Triangle, then who am I?

The night breeze blew gently, and in the distance, a musical fountain began its performance. The water jets changed to the rhythm of the music, and colorful lights cast dreamy patterns on the water curtain.

"Let's go see that!" Her eyes lit up, and she pulled up Triangle Chuxia and ran towards the fountain.

The two stood in the front row of the crowd, and the mist occasionally drifted onto their faces, bringing a hint of coolness.

When the music reached its climax, Metis suddenly turned around and hugged Sanjiao Chuxia, whispering in his ear:

"Today is my happiest day, Xiaoxia."

There was an unprecedented seriousness in her voice, which made Sanjiao Chuxia startled slightly. The water from the fountain exploded behind them like a small firework display.

"Xiao Mu thinks so too."

"Me too." He gently hugged Metis back, feeling the girl's slender body trembling slightly in his arms.

Mikado Hatsuka lied because he wasn't actually sure who he would be happier dating, Mikado Hatsuka or Wakaba Mutsuki/Metis.

But there was no doubt that he wanted to make the girl in his arms happy, so he told the lie without hesitation.

(I'm such a jerk.)

however--

"Really? Xiao Xia just knows how to lie~" Motis raised her head, but there was no blame in her eyes. "But I forgive you. After all, Xiao Mu and I like Xiao Xia the most."

On the way back, the girl became much quieter, and Sanjiao Chuxia even found it difficult to tell whether she was Ruoye Mu or Motis.

But Metis didn't care about all this. She stayed close to Triangle Chuxia, interlocking her fingers with his.

The lights of the tram flickered, shining on the faces of the two people.

Chapter 243: Hakimoha is angry

In the afternoon, sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows onto the empty seats in the cafe. As Sanjiao Hatsuka cleaned the coffee machine, her eyes drifted unconsciously to Toyokawa Shoko in the corner.

The blue-haired girl had been staring at her phone for a full hour, her coffee long gone cold. Her slender fingers tapped the table unconsciously, her brow furrowed.

It’s not that Shoko Toyokawa is slacking off at work, but she asked her boss for leave today.

"Xiao Xiang," Sanjiao Chuxia put down the rag in her hand and walked to her table, "Would you like a hot cup?"

Only then did Shoko Toyokawa come to her senses and shook her head.

“No thanks.” She turned off her phone and sighed. “Ave Mujica’s bassist…still haven’t found the right person.”

It's still the same problem as before. Most bassists with good skills already have bands, and she can't persuade those who don't have bands to join.

In the morning, Shoko Toyokawa had already visited several livehouses, but still hadn't found a suitable bassist for [Ave Mujica].

It was not until the weather got hot that she came to Lu Brown to use the air conditioning and continued to try to contact the bassist with her mobile phone.

Sanjiao Chuxia gently pulled out a chair and sat down beside her. After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Do you want to consider Hailing?"

Hearing this, Toyokawa Shoko raised her head, a hint of surprise flashing across her pale golden eyes: "Hachiman-san? Isn't she already the bassist of your [Personaction]?"

She had heard the name of Hachiman Kailing from several livehouses, and she was quite famous among bands.

Originally, she did plan to find Hachiman Kailing as a temporary bassist, but after hearing from those in the band that she hadn't taken many orders since joining Personaction, it seemed that she had put her whole heart into that band.

"Will this be too much trouble for her?" Toyokawa Shoko unconsciously twisted her hair with her fingers. "After all, she's a member of Xia's band..."

"Little Cucumber and I have both joined Ave Mujica, so wouldn't it be great if Hailing could come along too?"

As she spoke, Xian Xia's hand had already climbed onto the back of her hand: "There's a rehearsal for [Personaction] this afternoon. I can ask."

Toyokawa Shoko hesitated for a moment, then suddenly stood up and said, "I'll go with you."

"Eh?"

"Since it's an invitation, of course I have to say it in person to show my sincerity." She adjusted the hem of her skirt, and the tips of her ears turned slightly red. "Besides... I also want to see what Xia looks like in the band."

Sanjiao Chuxia was stunned for a moment, then smiled gently: "Okay."

………………

When the two of them pushed the door open and walked in, Wakaba Mu was quietly tuning the keyboard, and Hachiman Kailing was leaning against the wall, strumming the bass strings. When Kaname Rakuna saw Sanka Hatsuka, her eyes lit up.

"Xiao Xia."

"Sorry to bother you." Shoko Toyokawa bowed slightly.

Faced with this stranger who suddenly appeared in the practice room, Hachiman Kailing frowned and her eyes moved back and forth between them.

"Who is this?" she asked Sanjiao Chuxia.

He was about to speak when Toyokawa Shoko stepped forward and said, "I'm Toyokawa Shoko, Xia's...childhood sweetheart."

Although she actually played with Sanjiao Chuhua when she was a child, the relationship seemed too distant if she just said "friends", and she had not really agreed to be Sanjiao Chuxia's girlfriend, so she could only settle for saying that they were childhood sweethearts.

(You've been kissed so many times and you're still being stubborn...)

Hearing this, Hachiman Kailing immediately cast a questioning look at him.

What she meant was not "Is this true?" but "How many good sisters do you have?"

In response, Sanjiao Chuxia pretended not to understand what she meant and nodded at her aimlessly.

"So, what's up with Toyokawa-san coming here?"

"I listened to the performance of [Personaction] before and thought it was great." Shoko Toyokawa said as she walked to Wakaba Mutsu's side.

"Xiang...?"

Seeing that the girl who was actually her childhood sweetheart appeared in the [Personaction] practice room for some reason and was now walking towards her, Ruo Ye Mu was a little confused about her intentions.

"Mu," Toyokawa Shoko said gently, "Can you lend me your keyboard? I want to play a duet with [Personaction]."

"……Um."

Ruo Ye Mu was about to nod, but found that he suddenly lost control of his body.

"How is this possible!" The girl's face suddenly showed an expression that was completely inconsistent with Toyokawa Shoko's perception of her.

"Mu?"

"Isn't it enough that Xiangzi-chan can spend the whole morning with Xiaoxia every day?" Wakaba Mu—no, it should be Motis glared at her, "Why do you want to steal my time with Xiaomu!?"

"Huh?" Toyokawa Shoko's brain briefly shut down.

(What's going on? Why is Mu so angry with me? No, why would Mu have such an expression?)

Before she could react, Metis had already trotted behind Sanjiao Chuxia.

"Xiao Xia~" She tightly grasped the corner of Sanjiao Hatsuka's clothes, half of her head popped out from behind and glared at Toyokawa Xiangzi, "Xiangzi-chan is too greedy! You've already had so much time to spend with Xiao Xia!"

"What's going on?" The blue-haired girl, who didn't know about the existence of Metis, looked at the two of them in confusion.

Sanjiao Chuxia pulled Metis out from behind her and explained awkwardly, "This is Cucumber's other personality, Metis..."

"Dual...personality?"

"Yes." He nodded. "I originally wanted Cucumber to tell you himself, but I didn't expect Metis to suddenly appear."

In fact, after Wakaba Mu was discovered by [Personaction] to have a dual personality, he wanted to tell Toyokawa Shoko about it, but the other party was busy looking for a bassist these two days and did not come to her house, so he did not find the opportunity.

After all, only two days have passed from the time it was discovered on Monday to today, Wednesday.

As for why Metis suddenly got so excited...

(Hehe, Xiao Mu, just trust my acting skills. I’m sure I’ll surprise Xiangzi-chan!)

(Don’t overdo it…)

Yes, Metis was actually pretending.

………………

ps: After the defense, if you write a little more in the two days before the exam, you can regain full attendance!

ps2: It becomes difficult to write when there are too many people. If you only write about the conversations of two or three people, it will seem that others have no sense of existence (

ps3: I didn’t write a ps in the last chapter because the atmosphere was so good. Now I’m asking for votes and blades~~~

Chapter 244 I Agree to Join [Ave Mujica]

Yes, Metis was actually pretending.

She really didn't like Toyokawa Shoko very much. After all, she was partly responsible for making Wakaba Mu feel uncomfortable, but she wouldn't breathe heavily when she saw her.

But as Metis said just now, the time that Sanjiao Hatsuxia spent in [Personaction] should clearly belong to her and Xiaomu, but Toyokawa Shoko barged in today.

(I'm going to tell Xiangzi anyway, so I might as well take this opportunity to declare my sovereignty~)

(But isn’t Xiang also…)

(I don’t care, I don’t care. It was obviously us who fell in love with Xiao Xia first!)

Sanjiao Chuxia was not fooled, and rubbed Motis's hair helplessly: "Okay, stop it."

But Metis suddenly turned around and threw herself into his arms, hugging his waist tightly like a kitten protecting its food: "No! Xiaoxia is ours!"

Looking at this scene, Shoko Toyokawa's eyes became complicated.

"Don't worry, I'm not trying to steal your...place." She left Metis clinging to Mikado Hatsuka and walked behind the keyboard. "I'm sorry to interrupt your practice time, but I came here today to invite Hachiman-san to join my band, Ave Mujica."

"Eh?"

(Xiangzi-chan... aren't you here to snatch Xiaoxia?)

Upon hearing this, Hachiman Kailing simply plucked the bass strings, producing a low humming sound. "I'm already the bassist for [Personaction]."

Her voice was calm, yet filled with undeniable determination.

Triangle Chuxia gently patted Motis on the back, signaling her to let go. "Hai Ling, Xiao Huanggua and I have already joined Ave Mujica."

"Oh?" Hachiman Kailing raised an eyebrow, her eyes flicking back and forth between Wakaba Mu and Sanka Hatsuka, "So now you are... dually affiliated?"

"That's right." Toyokawa Shoko stepped out from behind the keyboard, her blue hair gleaming softly in the sunlight. "We'll try to stagger the two bands' schedules so it doesn't affect Personaction's performance schedule."

Hachiman Kailing was silent for a moment, as if thinking about the pros and cons.

"And I heard that Personaction is in dire need of new songs right now, right?"

Seeing the other party's hesitation, Toyokawa Shoko immediately added, "If Ms. Hachiman joins Ave Mujica, I can also work part-time as a producer for Personaction, helping with songwriting and arranging performances."

Her words completely hit the pain point of [Personaction].

The current [Personaction] is not short of performance skills. Under the leadership of Hachiman Kailing, everyone's performance level and ensemble skills are steadily improving.

However, they are very lacking in the talent for writing lyrics and composing music. Ruo Ye Mu needs occasional flashes of inspiration to compose music, while Sanjiao Chuxia needs to spend several days to write lyrics.

Another thing is that the direction of progress is not clear. Hachiman Kailin is suitable to be a secretary in charge of integrated affairs, but it is difficult for her to be a producer who decides the direction.

(If she really has this ability...)

Thinking of this, she nodded to Toyokawa Shoko and said, "Okay, but how can you prove that you are capable enough to take on the [Personaction] as you said?"

The blue-haired girl's fingertips lightly stroked the keyboard, and a string of gorgeous notes flowed out. She looked up at Sanjiao Chuxia, her light golden eyes gleaming with confidence.

"Natsu, let's play 'Ave Mujica' together and show my music to Ms. Hachiman."

Sanjiao Chuxia understood and picked up the guitar and stood beside her. The two looked at each other and started playing at the same time.

The moment the prelude sounded, the atmosphere in the practice room shifted. Toyokawa Shoko's left hand struck heavy chords in the bass, while her right hand wove a melody as delicate as a spider's silk.

Then, the guitar sound cuts in at the right moment, like the sound of a battleship's engine, stirring the listeners' heartbeats.

Hachiman Kailing's pupils contracted slightly—

The structure of this piece is complex but not messy, and every key change is amazingly precise. Even though it is not perfect due to the temporary lack of some instruments, you can still hear the composer's superb skills.

What surprised her even more was that Sanka Hatsuka's playing style was completely different from that in [Personaction], more...mature and aggressive.

When the prelude reached its climax, the guitar sound suddenly stopped, leaving only the elegant and beautiful keyboard sound and the first line of lyrics sung by Triangle Early Summer.

"Irreversible life's history" (A brief history of irreversible life)

极速のhangを打つの (nail the stake of death)