He glanced around, searching for that familiar face, and raised his voice slightly: "Are Hongxia and Liang here?"

"Hmm, what's wrong?" Ijichi Seika, who had arrived earlier, heard his voice and turned around to ask.

"I found a nice gift for them and wanted to give it to them."

"Gift?"

"Ah, aren't they short of teammates? I found one for them." He pointed to Goto Ichiri, who was looking down and secretly observing his surroundings.

"Ah, this is my first time at a livehouse."

'The gloom of this environment, the sense of oppression...it's so comfortable!'

"Aha~ I'm home~" She couldn't help but relax, her face light and carefree.

"...Is that child alright?" In response to her reaction, Ijichi Seika took a sip of her juice and frowned, staring suspiciously at Sakurakoji Saiki.

"...While her personality isn't entirely without flaws, it's still within acceptable limits, so please don't worry about it."

"But she's quite cute. How did you manage to hook up with her?" Ijichi Hoshika asked casually, her face expressionless.

"I found her while she was playing on the street, and my gut feeling told me that she would be perfect for the role!"

"Intuition? Haven't you heard her play?" She opened her eyes wide in surprise.

"No, but she said she plays guitar."

"Ha...you rascal..." she sighed, covering her forehead. "You didn't just bring her over because she's pretty, did you?"

“How could that be! Am I that kind of person?” he retorted vehemently.

"Isn't that right? Otherwise, why would you conclude that she's suitable without even hearing her perform?"

“That’s because…” Sakurakoji was speechless.

Logically speaking, what she said is not wrong; in fact, it seems that this is the only possibility.

"You'll understand later anyway, so trust me for now."

He frowned at his unclear explanation: "You're saying such vague things again. Besides, don't Nijika and the others already have kittens? Is it appropriate to have another guitarist?"

"No problem, no problem. One lead vocal and one rhythm will do. Besides, her technique should be pretty good. She won't hold us back."

"If you're so casual, I won't let you off the hook if something really goes wrong."

"Hey hey, my sister-obsessed shop manager~" Sakura Koji Sai said with a grin as he massaged her shoulders.

"Who are you calling a siscon! I'm just worried they'll start fighting later!"

Holding the magnificent object that Ichichi Nijika could never achieve in her lifetime, Ichichi Seika turned her head to refute him, but did not slap his fair and powerful hand down.

In that case... maybe Nijika and Yukino would have a lot in common? Sakurakoji Sai looked at the magnificent and beautiful shape in front of him and let his thoughts wander again.

However, while comforting her, he did not forget the "orphaned children" who needed care nearby.

"Ichiri-chan, come here for a second."

"Ah, hi!"

After observing the surroundings, Goto Ichiri heard the call and jogged over to the bar.

“This is the owner of this livehouse, Ijichi Seika.” He moved his chin, gesturing to the mature woman in front of him enjoying his massage, and then said, “This child is Goto Ichiri, a first-year student at the nearby Shuka High School.”

"I'm the manager here, nice to meet you." In front of outsiders, Ichiji Hoshika remained very composed, speaking calmly in a measured tone, revealing no emotion.

"Nice to meet you." Goto Ichiri's eyes darted around, avoiding eye contact with her, his hands awkwardly clasped in front of him.

The store manager looks very pretty and mature.

'However, she's a little scary; she's the type I'm not good at dealing with.'

She turned her attention to the other band members in the studio who were there to prepare for the auditions, wait to perform, and chat with each other.

'Although bands always give off a scary vibe, they're still just a bunch of shut-ins getting together.'

'A woman like a shadow, a group of introverted characters, we're all like me!'

'Oh dear, there's nothing to be afraid of!'

Thinking this way, she felt much more confident.

"Oh right, that's Al... PA over there." Sakurakoji Sai immediately understood what she meant when he saw PA curiously peeking out from behind the counter not far away.

"Good morning." PA gave her a stingy, indifferent smile with a gloomy face.

"I'm sorry for being born!" Goto Ichiri's eyes welled up with tears, her expression distorted, and her emotions plummeted to rock bottom.

"What are you doing all of a sudden?" Sakurakoji couldn't understand. Was PA really that scary? It was just a bit gloomy, wasn't it?

'Waaaah~ I'm so sorry for imagining them as myself!'

"He's a mature, sophisticated man with a cool and aloof demeanor; his fashion sense and style are far beyond my reach."

'They are completely different from me, a shady scum of society!'

Just as she was about to turn into a puddle on the ground, a loud and lively voice came from the entrance: "Good morning, everyone!"

The archangel of stars, make your appearance!

"Oh, Hongxia, you've finally arrived! Come here, come here, and see what I've brought you!" Sakura Koji waved to them.

"Hmm? Mr. Caihua, what's wrong?" They walked straight over from the doorway, accompanied by Yamada Ryo.

Because Yoro and he went to the same school, which was too far away, they couldn't be together every day.

He released Ichika's shoulder, came up behind the nearly exhausted Goto Ichiri, and introduced her to them: "This is Goto Ichiri, the new band member I found for you, her main role is guitar."

"Huh? So fast?" Ichiji Nijika exclaimed in surprise.

She never expected that they had only discussed this topic yesterday, and he would bring the person here today. The efficiency was simply too much…

"Truly talented, and incredibly efficient." Yamada Ryo gave a thumbs-up and praised with a smile.

"Hmph, that goes without saying." He smugly wiped his nose.

After the initial surprise, Ijichi Nijika quickly turned her attention to the newcomer and considerately adjusted the atmosphere: "Hello! I'm Ijichi Nijika, you can just call me Nijika."

"I'll be the band leader for now! Welcome!"

"This is bassist Ryo Yamada. You can just call her Ryo, but she'll be happy if you call her weirdo."

"I'm not happy at all, hehehe~" Yamada Ryo retorted, unable to hide his laughter.

'Wow, he looks so happy!' Hearing the voice, Goto Ichiri snapped out of her daze.

But isn't something wrong?

"Eh, eh!!!" She suddenly turned around and looked at Sakurakoji Sai, "What do you mean by band?! I didn't say I wanted to join!!"

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Volume 1: The Daily Life of Attracting Bees and Butterflies: Chapter 166 This is the power of the Matcha Parfait!

"Huh?" XN

Hearing her scream and such a strong reaction, everyone's eyes turned to Sakurakoji Sai.

"Mr. Caihua, haven't you told her yet?"

"Talent? What's going on here?"

"Cai-Hua! Is this what you meant by 'nothing'?"

"..."

Faced with the puzzled or dissatisfied looks from the others, Sakurakoji let out a sigh of relief, spread his hands, and chose to lie down:

"Well, isn't it the same to say it now?"

"It's different!!" XN

After a fierce and chaotic exchange of blows, leaving behind Sakura Koji, whose arms were trembling and who was leaning on the table, Ichika and the others pulled Goto Ichiri towards the recording studio at the back.

"Hey! Ichiri-chan, come with me, let me show you around!"

"Ah-hai!"

Watching Ichika Ichiji push Yamada Ryo towards the back, Goto Ichiri's face gradually regained color, and his heart gradually felt the warmth of sunshine.

'Although Mr. Talent is an odd person, he doesn't seem to be a bad one.'

'Although the store manager is a bit intimidating, he also seems quite reliable.'

'Although PA-san is handsome, he's also very aloof and beautiful.'

'Although Ryou-san's eyes seem to be staring at me the whole time... it should be fine~~'

Most importantly, Hongxia is so warm and gentle!

'Reality is scary, but I feel like lots of interesting things are going to happen!'

Imagining a bright future, she jogged to catch up with Ichiji Nijika's pace.

……

"Hey~ So you're saying you were attracted by Mr. Caihua's guitar playing and then he called you over?"

In the recording studio, after Goto Ichiri explained what had happened, Ijichi Nikka gave a summary.

"Yes, yes," Goto Ichiri replied, shrinking back.

Although she felt like she could stand up for herself for a moment outside, she was brought back to reality once she was in this unfamiliar and enclosed space.

"If I had known it was this simple, I would have done it too," Yamada Ryo said, picking up his bass guitar.

"No, no, no, it's precisely because we're not good enough that we haven't tried this method yet, right?" Ichiji Nijika pointed with her index finger, "Bass and drums aren't instruments suitable for outdoor performances."

“Le Nai is still young, and I can’t bear to let her go out and recruit people on her own.”

Confused by certain words in their conversation, Goto Ichiri asked in a low voice, "Th-who is Rakuna?"

"Ah, you haven't met her yet. She's another member of our band, a third-year junior high school student. But because her school isn't nearby, she doesn't come here every day," the blonde beauty explained patiently.

"Her guitar skills are amazing! She can memorize a regular sheet music after reading it only once."

"It's like he's cheating," Yamada Ryo nodded in agreement.

Ichi Nijika opened her phone's photo album: "Look, these are the photos I took of her when we went out for spring break."

"Third year of junior high! Younger than me?!" This struck a chord with Ichiri Goto. "And so cute! He has heterochromia, like a white cat!"

'So, am I the only one who faltered and gained nothing during my three years of junior high?!'

"While others were spending their youth playing in bands with a group of lovely teammates, I was stuck in a closet every day, living off moldy wood."

'Ugh~ Birds of a feather flock together, I guess I'll just go back and mingle with the moldy stains in the corner!'

"Ichiri-chan, what's wrong with you?! Your expression is going to break down!" Seeing her face gradually contorting and deforming, Ichichi Nijika exclaimed in surprise.

"Hehe, Ichiri is really interesting." Yamada Ryo squinted his eyes and poked her with his finger with interest.

After finally restoring her to her original form, Ichiji Nijika wiped the sweat from her forehead and exclaimed, "But I didn't expect Mr. Talent to play the guitar today. I've never heard it before, and I really want to hear it."

"Eh—? Haven't you heard of Mr. Talent playing guitar?" Goto Ichiri's usually furrowed brows and pained expression were full of surprise.

"Isn't he a member of this band? Why haven't I heard of him?"

“Hmm? No, that’s not it.” Ijichi Niji Natsumi’s red eyes turned to her: “Our band only has three people, plus Ichiri-chan, that makes four. Mr. Talent is a staff member of Fanxing, not one of our members.”

"Well, we do sometimes need his help with practice."

"Well, since Rakuna usually plays guitar, he mostly plays the keyboard," Yamada Ryo said.

"But...but he's the one who dragged me here. Doesn't he plan to come with us?" Goto Ichiri trembled as she recalled his dazzling figure outdoors and confronted this terrifying truth.

Did they pull me in just to dump me on another band?!

What's wrong with this person's personality?!

So, that person wasn't just good at guitar? They played it so well.

"Hmm~ After all, Mr. Caihua said before that he wasn't very interested in forming a band. We tried to invite him, but we failed. It's a real pity." Ichiji Nijika said regretfully.

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