People in Zongman are masters of copying romance novels

Aokisuke was completely confident about Ijichi Hongka's personality, so he just mentioned it and didn't say anything else.

The options were completed, and there was still some free time. Aoki Jie, who worked in a bar in the early morning, also took a day off today. After thinking for a moment, he decided to return to the apartment and use this free time to record two songs and publish them on the online platform.

So, after saying a few words to Hongxia, Aokisuke walked out of the [STARRY] store on the pretext that he had something else to do.

Until Yamada Ryo passed by the door.

Liang's lazy voice came to my ears, "I like you, Sang. Why don't you listen to the live show before leaving?"

After pausing for a moment and being stunned for a moment, Aokisuke realized that "Like-san" was referring to him.

His name is 'Aokisuke', and the pronunciation of 'jie' is very similar to 'like', so, probably because it is easy to read and quite interesting, Yamada Ryo simply calls him 'like-san'.

The corners of his mouth twitched, and he silently admired Yamada Ryo's nickname skills. He replied, "I have something to do later. I will definitely come to listen to your performance next time I have the chance."

Yamada Ryo said "oh" and didn't say anything else.

......

And after Aokisuke left the store.

Instead of starting to practice immediately, Hongxia turned her attention to Yamada Ryo.

Noticing the brand new bass on Liang's back, Hongxia frowned slightly.

Then, she asked Yamada Ryo, "Ryo, I remember you've almost used up your allowance. Why do you still have money to buy a new bass?"

"Ah..." Yamada Ryo let out a long, drawn-out "ah," her eyes shifting slightly as if she was feeling guilty. She quickly thought of an excuse, but after considering it for a while, she chose to tell the truth, "I borrowed some money from Aoki-san, so I bought it."

"cold--"

Hong Xia sighed.

As Yamada Ryo's close friend for many years, she certainly understood his character. Raising her drumstick and gently tapping Yamada Ryo on the head, Hongxia said, "Aoki-senpai's family isn't well off to begin with, and yet you're still asking him to borrow money... Pay him back in full the next time you see him!"

"Yes Yes......"

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P.S.: Ah, I have something to do during the day tomorrow, so I have to write the update tonight. I haven't slept for a whole day and night, and I won't be able to sleep during the day tomorrow, woo woo woo... (I will update around 7 o'clock tomorrow morning QAQ)

Chapter 11 Lemon

I took the bumpy tram from [STARRY] back to my rented apartment, and when I got home, it was still not five o'clock.

He opened the door and entered the house, putting the guitar on his back aside. Without hesitation, Aokisuke focused his attention on the [Love Simulation Game] in his mind.

A familiar light blue panel flashed before my eyes.

Because I have just completed the option and received the reward issued by the system, the balance shown in the upper right corner is still 600.

Without caring about the remaining points, Aoki Jie first used his consciousness to open the [Heroine Panel] option.

Ever since he last glanced at the Heroine Panel options on the train, Aokisuke had never opened the [Heroine Panel] page again, so now he was somewhat curious——

The light blue screen in front of him changed, and after a moment, a new panel popped up.

[Currently available female protagonists: Ijichi Nijika, Yamada Ryo, Goto Ichiri, Hiratsuka Shizuka]

[Currently unlocked CG: (None) (Note: CG will be unlocked after certain conditions are met, and rewards will be given for unlocking CG)]

[Currently achieved achievements: (None)]

[Currently reached ending: (None)]

Apart from a few more heroines, the [Heroine Panel] option is not much different from the previous one.

However, what Aoki Jie did not expect was that Hiratsuka Shizuka was also classified as an 'optional female lead'.

The image of the older young woman who loved eating ramen and reading hot-blooded comics appeared in his mind, and Aoki Jie's eyebrows couldn't help but twitch.

This love simulation game is a bit strange. I'd better not open the female protagonist's panel option in the future...

There was nothing worth studying, so Aokijie closed the [Heroine Panel] and opened the points mall instead.

A somewhat simple shopping mall appeared in front of his retina. He looked up at the 600 points in the upper right corner and hesitated for a moment.

Aoki Jie thinks that his singing skills are not too bad. Although he can't reach the top level, he can at least be considered a master among amateurs.

Singing and playing the instrument probably doesn't require too high a singing skill from the performer, so after thinking about it for a while, with the idea of ​​giving it a try first, he decided not to redeem his singing skills for the time being, and only spend 100 points to redeem a complete music score and lyrics.

After making his decision, he began searching for music scores in the points store.

The first song released on the account was related to whether Aoki Jie could make a profit by singing and playing the guitar in the future, so he was particularly serious about choosing the music.

Because we need to make a name for ourselves, we first consider choosing pop music, and some niche songs can be directly excluded.

Since Aokisuke only has one guitar, it is difficult for him to play the essence of overly complex songs, so most complex songs can be temporarily excluded.

And the rest...

As Aoki Jie was choosing and thinking, the simple points mall in front of him kept scrolling down. He picked for a long time until his eyes suddenly stopped at the lower left corner.

In the points mall, a song called "Lemon" caught the eye.

Looking at this song with a strange name and a lemon on the album cover, Aoki Jie pondered for a moment.

"Lemon" is a masterpiece by the famous musician Kenshi Yonezu in his previous life. This music has won many awards including the Best Theme Song Award at the Tokyo International Theater Festival and the Song of the Year Award at the Space Shower Music Awards.

The music has a soothing melody and a style suitable for playing and singing. As a pop music, it is undoubtedly a masterpiece among masterpieces.

It seems appropriate to choose this song as the first music released on the account.

After thinking for a while and considering it, Aokijie did not hesitate and clicked on the purchase option on the points mall.

There was a sudden slight tingling sensation in his head, which disappeared in an instant. Then Aoki Jie could clearly feel that a new memory had suddenly appeared in his mind.

The music score and lyrics of "Lemon" were imprinted in his mind.

It saved me the trouble of memorizing lyrics and mastering guitar tabs, and the fleeting sting was worth it.

Everything was ready. After confirming the lyrics and melody in his mind, Aoki Jie did not hesitate any longer.

He placed his second-hand mobile phone, which had been used for a long time, on the table, adjusted the angle and turned on the camera. He picked up the guitar from the side and clicked the record button on the phone screen.

......

Although he had completely memorized the lyrics and music of "Lemon", because his singing skills were not very good, Aoki Jie still played and sang it over and over again in order to record a video that would make him completely satisfied.

Fortunately, before the phone's memory was completely exhausted, Aokisuke managed to complete the final version of the singing.

The pixels are a bit blurry and the sound quality isn't great, but fortunately it doesn't sound like a big problem.

After clearing out the unused projects in the album, he opened the YouTube video software that had already been installed on his phone.

He used the software's built-in editing function to slightly edit the video, then selected tags and wrote a description. Aoki Jie finished it in one go and clicked publish.

Taking into account various factors such as establishing the character and fitting the song "Lemon", he also specially compiled a piece of text that looks very literary in the introduction.

"All the emotions left unexpressed, a touch of warmth amidst the sadness—please transform the lemon-like bitterness that life brings you into the sweetness of lemonade. Original music "Lemon."

In short, after making all the preparations, Aokisuke released a video titled [Original music singing "Lemon"] using the account nicknamed 'suki-san'.

......

Although he was very confident about "Lemon", Aoki knew that the video would not become popular on the entire Internet in the blink of an eye, so after releasing the video, he no longer cared about the playback data.

It wasn't too late, and Aokisuke didn't have the cheap bento from the convenience store for dinner for the first time in a long time. While it was still light, he went to a ramen restaurant alone and had a bowl of ramen.

After returning to the apartment, he did some math problems in the small space until about nine o'clock, when he washed up and lay down on the bed.

With the attitude of trying not to stay up late, Aokisuke closed his eyes.

......

Around ten o'clock, most young people are still asleep.

In an apartment in Shimokitazawa, Ijichi Hongka lay on the pillow, flipping through her phone with some boredom.

After a while, she yawned, wiped away the tears that had overflowed from the corners of her eyes, and felt sleepy, so she prepared to close her eyes and go to sleep.

But before turning off the phone screen, the girl suddenly noticed a music-related video on the screen, but the data was extremely bleak.

【Original music playing and singing "Lemon"】

With a hint of curiosity, Hong Xia clicked on the video before going to bed.

Then, after seeing the content of the video clearly, her eyes, which originally had a little tiredness, were slightly puzzled.

A student from the same school as Aoki-senpai?

In the singing and playing video, the protagonist's face was not shown, only the upper body below the neck was filmed. He was wearing a familiar school uniform, which Hong Xia had just seen this afternoon.

With a bit of doubt, she continued to watch the video.

until--

The protagonist in the video plucks the strings, and a guitar sound comes out from the mobile phone.

A soothing tune sounded, accompanied by a voice that was familiar to Hong Xia.

【Original music "Lemon", thank you for listening. 】

After hearing the sound coming from the phone clearly, the tiredness in her eyes disappeared at once, and she opened her mouth and couldn't help but exclaimed,

"Aoki-senpai?!"

With surprise in her eyes, Hongxia watched the video more attentively after learning that the video with dismal data was actually from Aoki Jie.

Without pausing, the protagonist on the screen continued to strum the strings.

Then, accompanied by guitar accompaniment, a clear voice came from the mobile phone.

If all this is just a dream, how nice it would be

[I can still find you in my dreams]

Like returning home to retrieve something I had forgotten.

【Erase the dust from old memories】

It's very nice, with perfect melody and excellent lyrics. It's the best music I've heard this year.

This was Hongxia’s first reaction after hearing the lyrics.

Then, after carefully thinking about the lyrics, Hong Xia suddenly realized——

Although the melody is soothing, this music is probably not the kind of "healing music" that can heal people's hearts.

Beneath the excellent lyrics lies a very obvious metaphor for the pain of losing an important person.

The video was still playing, and Aokisuke in the video did not pause.

The clear sound continued to reach my ears.

The slightly soothing guitar melody lasts for a while until the end of the first half of "Lemon".

Then, the guitar speed suddenly increased, and Aokisuke's originally clear voice suddenly became louder.

The soothing melody ends and the chorus begins.

[Even the sadness of that day]

Even the pain of that day

【Give me everything, including the one I love deeply】

[They are all deeply engraved in my heart]

【The aroma of bitter lemon】

[I can't go back until the rain stops and the sky clears]

The sudden increase in guitar speed and the sound like a cry contain sad lyrics.

At this moment, when the chorus suddenly sounded, the three elements blended together perfectly.

Looking at Aokisuke on the video screen, Hongxia was completely stunned.

"Senior Aoki... so amazing..." she sighed softly.

......

"Lemon" is still playing on loop in my ears.

Holding the phone, but not focusing on the screen, Ichichi Hongxia was a little distracted at this time.