Chapter 235

"This is an honorable matter for the band!"

"Ishikawa Hayato said with a smile."

Laughter filled the rehearsal room at that moment.

Nijika: "Haha... well, there's no time, so I'll have to trouble you guys again."

Kita: "No, no, the problem lies with us..."

Hitori: "Ah, Nijika-chan, you don't need to apologize..."

Although she had already sensed the situation, after Ishikawa Hayato pointed it out and she heard the two girls' coquettish tone towards Ishikawa Hayato, Seika gritted her teeth.

That must have been so satisfying for that bastard!

In the rehearsal room.

Ishikawa Hayato chuckled softly as he looked at the girls' happy and joyful expressions.

He then noticed Nijika's smiling expression as she watched the two juniors packing up the CDs, and immediately understood what she meant.

She noticed Ishikawa Hayato's gaze and shook her head at him.

Ishikawa Hayato knew she was embarrassed to explain the situation to them, so he went along with it. Now that the main problem was solved, everything could be taken slowly.

He continued working at a rapid pace.

Kita and Hitori weren't surprised by his superhuman speed. Kita glanced at Ishikawa Hayato, then looked around with an uncontrollable smile before asking.

"Speaking of which, where is Ryo-senpai?"

"Ah..."

Nijika then remembered that Liang had said she would go to tutoring after school, but both of them had finished their make-up exams and she still hadn't arrived. Nijika couldn't help but reveal her fierce cat-like eyes.

She put the wrapped CDs aside and took out her phone.

I called her.

As she spoke, a terrifying glint flashed in her eyes, as if if Ryo didn't have a good reason later, then Nijika would be facing Nijika in her demonic state.

"Uh, no need to call."

At this moment, Ishikawa Hayato quickly stopped her.

Nijika looked at Ishikawa Hayato with a puzzled expression, then put away her terrifying look.

"Hayato-kun, why?"

"Well... actually, I made a two-year tutoring plan for her during high school."

Ishikawa Hayato wasn't lying; he did indeed create a two-year high school tutoring plan for Ryo, but he hadn't given it to him yet.

"Ah... well, then there's no need to rush to study today..."

Nijika sighed, but seeing Ishikawa Hayato's helpless smile, she understood the situation.

"Hayato-kun, don't spoil Ryo too much just because she's your girlfriend."

Kita didn't react to Nijika's words, but Ichiri paused for Hitori and secretly glanced at Nijika.

But when she turned to look at Ishikawa Hayato, she met his gaze and saw him wave slightly before lowering his head to continue packaging CDs.

"Well, there's nothing I can do, I can only spoil my girlfriend, but I'll also make sure she knows when to stop."

Ishikawa Hayato said.

On the other hand, it has nothing to do with the Kessoku Band.

The three members of the band SIDEROS, excluding Otsuki Yuyuko, were chatting at the Shinjuku Folt.

The drummer, Aimei, looked at her phone with a hint of envy and said...

"The music video for 'Kessoku Band' is so well done, it's already become a hot topic online."

"It seems like it was actually made by the band members themselves."

"I'm eating snacks," said Uchida Yuyu.

Another guitarist, Fengzi, leaned over to look at her phone. It wasn't the first time she'd looked at it, but she still couldn't resist.

"With that kind of talent, there's really no need to join a record company. I heard it was filmed by the guy in the band, that's great... it's good to have a reliable person in the band."

Aimei looked away from the music video she had watched countless times and asked the other two.

"By the way, have you guys ordered their mini-album?"

"Youyou has already placed the order. Only the strongest enemy is worth Youyou's money."

"Me too, it looks like they're going to make a lot of money this time."

While the three were chatting, Otsuki Yuyuko walked over. She had noticed their lively conversation from a distance and came over.

She asked calmly.

"What are you talking about?"

"Kessoku Band's music video, did you buy their mini-album, senior?"

Aimei turned to look at her and asked.

"MV? Mini album? What are you talking about?"

Otsuki Yuyuko said doubtfully.

The other three were stunned. They had all forgotten that this person had so few friends that they couldn't even talk to anyone online. Even if it was a hot topic in the music section, they would really not know about it if they accidentally missed it.

This is the pitiful state of marginalized people.

Some people may seem to live on Earth, but are actually far away on Mars.

Aimi looked at the other two with a questioning gaze, conveying a message through her eyes.

Should we tell her?

Youyou: "This is too interesting, but I'd better not."

Fengzi: "Poor senior."

Otsuki Yuyuko watched the group's eyes flicker for a long time without saying a word, then simply took Aimi's phone.

"Let me see."

Aimi, whose phone was taken away, cried out, "Ah..."

As someone who only cares about results, Otsuki Yuyuko first exited the playback interface to check the number of views.

"200,000!?"

Her eyes were practically bulging out of their sockets.

The three people next to her chuckled with satisfaction at her expression.

Aimi whispered to the two people next to her, "As expected, senior's expression is the funniest."

The two nodded.

"The number of pre-orders for the mini-album is... why isn't it being shown?!" Otsuki Yuyuko stared at the video's data for a long time, holding her breath and gritting her teeth as she spoke.

"They really did something incredible behind the scenes, Kessoku Band!"

She handed the phone back to Aimei, then took out her own phone to search for the video she had just seen, as she walked towards the lounge.

She continued speaking.

"They actually resorted to such underhanded methods..."

Aimee watched her departing figure and said confidently to the other two.

"Looks like things are going to get complicated."

Sure enough, half an hour later, Otsuki Yuyuko emerged with bloodshot eyes, her steps so heavy it seemed she would collapse the ground.

She went to the table, slammed her hand on it, and showed her phone to the three of them.

"It's time to get involved in something serious. Let's start preparing for next year's Uncertain Riot."

"Eh..."

The three of them were left helpless by her unilateral decision.

Meanwhile, as night fell, the four of them, having finished packaging CDs under the starry sky, began their arduous part-time work again.

Actually, there were only three people working there, but Hitori didn't go back home and waited for Ishikawa Hayato at the shop.

Although today is the day she goes back to her parents' home and she won't be going back to her new home with Ishikawa Hayato, she still stays at the shop, studying with the tutoring materials Ishikawa Hayato gave her while waiting.

After the initial rush at the store, things calmed down.

Today, Kita is at the front desk, while Ishikawa Hayato and Nijika are at the bar. Unlike before, Nijika made this arrangement with her own ulterior motives.

She finally resorted to the vile use of her power.

Inside the bar, she pretended to be calm as she watched the opening MC of the band on stage.

But Ishikawa Hayato did not.

He wasn't the kind of person to cower in fear; he stared intently at Nijika, his gaze slightly lost in thought.

The bar lights shone on Nijika's head and back, making her long, golden hair, tied in a side ponytail, sparkle.

On her face, which wasn't illuminated by the light, was a serene and happy smile, though that faint smile gradually turned tinged with shyness.

After a while, she finally couldn't stand it anymore and turned her head.

"Hayato-kun, your gaze is too direct!"

"That's what bad men are like; they can make girls feel clearly that they're liked."

Seeing Ishikawa Hayato suddenly adopt a bad man persona, Nijika's eyes showed worry.

"What's wrong, Hayato-kun sister say something to you?"

Ishikawa Hayato paused, realizing that Nijika had noticed his little secret; she was very perceptive about things outside of the band.

Ishikawa Hayato was being honest.

"Because Nijika is very mature and rational, I sometimes worry whether it's really a good thing for Nijika to be with me like this? Is it because everyone else is with me that she's just going along with them too?"

"What? So even Hayato-kun can feel uneasy."

Nijika relaxed considerably, smiled gently, and pointed out the problem with Ishikawa Hayato's words.

"Hayato-kun says I'm very mature and rational, so why do you think it's because I'm with them and with you?"

She thought for a moment, then smiled playfully and said...

"In that case, I'll complain to Hayato-kun."

"Um."

Ishikawa Hayato also wanted to hear her thoughts about him, so he nodded with a slight smile, hiding his true feelings.

"Hayato-kun, squat down first. Don't run away before I finish speaking."

"They're not going to hit me, are they...?"

His pitiful words made Nijika smile helplessly.

"Maybe."

She teased mischievously, clearly having been corrupted by someone.

The person who led her astray squatted down, feeling even more uneasy.

In the distance, the band on the stage played soft opening music, and the soft lights flickered.

Inside the bar, Ishikawa Hayato was crouching, and Nijika was also half-crouching, both of them hiding under the bar where the audience couldn't see them.

Nijika placed her hands on her knees, her face stern as she looked at Ishikawa Hayato and began to lecture him.

"Hayato-kun, you used to talk about yourself in such a weird and twisted way, and you and Ryo would always tease me. Do you know how helpless I felt back then?"

"And he acts like he's doing nothing all day, even attacking his own bandmates, and he didn't even let me off the hook. He keeps teasing me, and he even messes around with Liang..."