Eriri's face was flushed, whether from embarrassment or anger, she didn't know. She held a fork in her hand and waved it around unhappily, as if Kasumigaoka Utaha was right in front of her.

"I... I'm doing this to keep the lunch team together. What if Qin Chuan gets snatched away by Kasumigaoka Utaha? He might not be able to have lunch with us anymore, right!?"

That makes some sense – if Qin Chuan is truly tied to a girlfriend, then he'll definitely have to have lunch with her from now on.

Of course, while there was some truth to it, no one believed that Eriri had no feelings for Qin Chuan.

Everyone was a girl who liked Qin Chuan, and they all had some guesses about each other's thoughts—Eri was undoubtedly a potential enemy.

However, not all girls realize this.

"Indeed...that's true. If Qin Chuan gets a girlfriend, there won't be anywhere to have lunch."

Goto Ichiri smiled somewhat sheepishly, seemingly genuinely believing Eriri's earlier explanation.

After all, Goto Ichiri is a socially awkward person, and her communication with others is extremely limited. Currently, her only two groups of communication are this lunch team and the after-school band.

It was indeed a bit difficult for Goto Ichiri to see the truth behind what others were saying.

Even Kato Megumi, Kita Ikuyo, and Eriri looked at her with a hint of pity, wondering if it was a bit unfair for her to compete with Goto Ichiri for Qin Chuan.

"Let's talk about something else."

Kita Ikuyo quickly changed the subject, gave an awkward smile, and then looked at Qin Chuan and said.

"Qin Chuan, we have a band performance tonight, would you like to come and watch?"

After several weeks of practice, Kita Ikuyo was finally able to smoothly integrate into the closing band's ensemble.

Although still quite inexperienced and only able to play a few pieces, it's already quite respectable.

After all, while serving as the lead vocalist, she was also the assistant guitarist, so she didn't need to have outstanding skills like Ichiri Goto; the point was to "just get by."

Although the band's signature song hadn't been written yet, Kita Ikuyo felt it was time to perform it for Qin Chuan.

Previously, Kita Ikuyo hadn't dared to invite Qin Chuan, fearing she would embarrass herself in front of him—but now, she had mustered the courage to do so.

"Tonight... okay, I can go."

Qin Chuan nodded—in fact, he was also going to Shimokitazawa after school today to see Kiryu.

This morning, Kiryu sent me a message, hoping that I could come to the Kiryu Group after school, as he had something very important to report to me in person.

Just then, Kita Ikuyo also sent an invitation, so after I finished my business at the Kiryu Group, I decided to go to the LiveHouse next door to listen to the band's performance.

"Huh? Today?"

Goto Ichiri, standing to the side, seemed quite startled, probably not expecting Qin Chuan to accept the invitation.

After all, they had occasionally invited Qin Chuan to watch the band's rehearsals before, but Qin Chuan always had something to do and hadn't been to a LiveHouse for a while.

I thought Kita Ikuyo's invitation would also be fruitless, but to my surprise, Qin Chuan agreed.

Now it was Goto Ichiri's turn to get nervous, after all, he was going to be performing in front of Qin Chuan.

Although she had only known Qin Chuan for a few weeks, Qin Chuan, who helped her overcome her social anxiety, already held a place in her heart no less important than family.

Rounding up, isn't this just putting on a show for your family?

Anyone who has performed on stage knows that performing in front of family is the most stressful, which is why Ichiri Goto was trembling at that moment.

"Alright, stop shaking. People who don't know better will think you're some gangsters watching a performance. You've scared yourself."

Qin Chuan also noticed that Goto Ichiri was trembling and couldn't help but say something to her.

"Yes Yes!"

Upon hearing Qin Chuan's order, Goto Ichiri immediately stopped trembling—just like when he was intimidated by Qin Chuan before.

This made Goto Ichiri wonder if she had been completely tamed by Qin Chuan, that even her instinct for fear could be stopped by Qin Chuan's words.

"Then I'll tell the others this news now!"

When Kita Ikuyo heard that Qin Chuan had accepted the invitation, she immediately beamed with joy and eagerly took out her phone to tell Ichiji Nijika and Yamada Ryo about it.

After sending the message, Kita Ikuyo also looked at Eriri and asked: "Fin..."

"Eri-san, are you coming today too?"

Kita Ikuyo had invited Eriri several times before to go see the band members after their breakup, but Eriri had always politely declined.

"Hmm..." Ling

Eriri hesitated for a moment. Her previous refusal wasn't because she disliked ending the band; it was simply because the matter of selling the doujinshi hadn't been completely resolved.

For a while, she had to go home after school to handle things like printing and selling notebooks and booking stalls, so naturally she didn't have time to watch the band's rehearsals end.

But now that the notebook sales have ended, she definitely has free time after school. 6.

"Qin Chuan is coming too?" Oh!

Just as Eriri was hesitating, Kita Ikuyo suddenly added a sentence in a low voice, reminding Eriri.

"Then...then I'll go take a look!"

After Kita Ikuyo said that, Eriri finally agreed.

However, Eriri's behavior clearly had ulterior motives; even Kato Megumi's gaze towards Eriri seemed off.

Chapter 413 Yuigahama Yui's Reaction

You seemed distracted all day.

After school, Hina Ebina looked at Yumiko Miura with a speechless expression.

Miura Yumiko was in a bad mood all day; it was clear that the conversations her classmates had about Qin Chuan had bothered her a lot.

Although Qin Chuan was quite popular with girls in the past, the girls who confessed to him back then were of average quality, and Miura Yumiko didn't consider them rivals at all.

But things are different now. Qin Chuan seemed to have connections with the girls from Shuchiin before, and now he's involved with Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri.

With more and more high-quality competitors emerging, Miura Yumiko has yet to take the initiative, which greatly worries Ebina Hina.

"Yuhihama, tell us about her too."

As she spoke, Hina Ebina looked at Yui Yuigahama, hoping that Yui Yuigahama could also say a few words to Yumiko Miura and bring her to her senses.

After all, this is a matter related to love, and they wouldn't talk about this kind of topic when chatting with those guys.

At this point, the only ones who can attack Miura Yumiko, besides Ebina Hina, are Yuigahama Yui.

However, when Hina Ebina looked at Yui Yuigahama, she found that Yui Yuigahama was staring blankly at the back of the classroom, seemingly not having heard what she said.

Seeing this, Hina Ebina followed Yui Yui's gaze and discovered that Yui Yui was looking directly at Qin Chuan's seat.

This startled Hina Ebina, giving rise to a somewhat unbelievable thought:

"Yuhihama?"

"Ah...ah? What happened?"

Yui Yuigahama seemed to wake from a dream, and quickly turned her head with a bewildered expression on her face—that dazed look was very much in line with Yui Yuigahama's usual demeanor.

Seeing that Yui Yuigahama seemed no different from usual, Hina Ebina breathed a sigh of relief.

She had just thought that Yui Yuigahama had also developed some extra feelings for Qin Chuan... Wouldn't that make her and Yumiko Miura rivals in love?

Ebina Hina doesn't really want to see a small group break up after a romantic dispute arises.

"Yuihama's expression just now... I guess I was just overthinking it?"

Although Yui Yuigahama seemed no different from usual, Hina Ebina still remembered the expression on Yui Yuigahama's face when she stared blankly at Qin Chuan's seat.

I just hope she's overthinking it.

……

After school, Qin Chuan left the school and went to Shimokitazawa alone.

Although I promised Kita Ikuyo that I would come to see the band's performance, their performance was still a long time away from after school.

He happened to be here during this time to handle the Kiryu Group's request.

The Kiryu Group now has the help of the Shinomiya family, and with the help of Stand users, they have also helped the Shinomiya family with some matters. The two can be said to complement each other.

Generally, the Kiryu Group can either resolve issues through their own military force or by leveraging the power of the Shinomiya family.

Therefore, Qin Chuan has not received any requests from the Kiryu Group for some time, but Kiryu sends messages every night to continuously report on the development of the Kiryu Group.

However, since the messages Kiryu sent were mostly things like "There was a conflict with Group XX today" or "We annexed a piece of territory today," Qin Chuan didn't pay much attention to them.

With the Kiryu Group's current power, they have established even larger strongholds everywhere, and have even eroded their influence in Tokyo.

But probably because this little bar in Shimokitazawa was where he first met Qin Chuan, Kiryu preserved it as a venue for important meetings.

Pushing open the bar's door, Qin Chuan walked in with practiced ease, and immediately saw several rows of people standing densely packed inside.

This bar is closed tonight, so the people inside are undoubtedly members of the Kiryu Group.

And they weren't just ordinary members... Qin Chuan could sense that each of these people harbored their own "Blackbird Lover" within their minds.

"Lord Qin Chuan!!!"

Sure enough, the moment they saw Qin Chuan, everyone in the bar bowed deeply to him, their voices filled with respect.

Without exception, these people are all Stand users. Most of them did not have high status to begin with; they were transformed after becoming Stand users.

Therefore, even without the control of "Blackbird Lover", they were very grateful to Qin Chuan for giving them a chance to turn their lives around.

Although the Japanese underworld is a violent group, they are inexplicably unusually concerned with "morality," so it's not surprising that they would do such things.

Qin Chuan nodded to them, not paying much attention, and instead glanced around:

Where is Kiryu?

"Kiryu-sensei is on the phone inside, I'll go get him right now!"

One of the underlings quickly answered and then ran to a private room in a nearby bar to report.

Soon, Kiryu hurriedly came out of the private room and bowed to Qin Chuan.

"Lord Qin Chuan! I apologize, I just received a call from the Shinomiya family, so I couldn't greet you immediately."

"Alright, stop bowing all the time."

Qin Chuan sighed helplessly; he found the Japanese habit of bowing so often a bit tedious.

It was nice to see them so respectful the first time, but it got a bit tiresome after a while.

"So is there some problem this time that neither you nor the Shinomiya family can solve?"

"Actually, I encountered a tricky situation in Tokyo."

Seeing that Qin Chuan got straight to the point, Kiryu also began to explain.

"When the Kiryu Group was setting up its operations in Tokyo, it encountered obstruction from the 'Dragon Ball Group' there, and the Shinomiya family was at a loss for what to do for a while."

"Dragon Ball Team..."

Qin Chuan stroked his chin—the name of this organization seemed to have a connection to him.

After all, the first mission world he entered was the world of Dragon Ball.

However, Qin Chuan did have some impression of this Dragon Ball team—he remembered that the daughter of the Dragon Ball team leader was also a student of Shuchiin Academy, right?

I think it's called Dragon Ball Peach? And in the original work, this Dragon Ball Peach was an important character who encouraged Miyuki Shirogane to compete for the position of student council president.

However, when Qin Chuan chatted with Kaguya Shinomiya before, he learned that Kaguya Shinomiya was the student council president... In other words, Miyuki Shirogane in this world did not join the Shuchiin student council.

Perhaps it's because the Dragon Balls in this world didn't connect with Miyuki Shirogane?

Considering that he hadn't seen any of the original male protagonists at school... and that Shirogane Miyuki might not even be at Shuchiin.

Although the "Dragon Ball Group" is also a violent organization, its sphere of influence is exceptionally large, and it also has its own businesses in the legitimate world.

The fact that the daughter of the Dragon Ball group could openly join Shuchiin Academy to study is enough to show how powerful and influential this organization is.

While the Shinomiya family is certainly more powerful than the Dragon Ball group, it is difficult for them to directly interfere in the conflict between the Dragon Ball group and the Kiryu group.

However, the Kiryu Group does have Stand users, no matter what.

Logically speaking, if explanations don't work, and if underhanded tactics are used, the Dragon Ball team shouldn't be able to resist, right?

Chapter 414 Giving Kita Ikuyo a Little Encouragement

"We did consider using Stand users, but the Dragon Ball team sent us an invitation first."

Kiryu noticed Qin Chuan's confusion and explained why he hadn't used Stand users to deal with the Dragon Ball team yet.

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