Chapter 358

Ishikawa Hayato closed the shoe cabinet, took a few steps inside, and stopped in the aisle to wait for the two.

"But if the base number increases, then the possibilities also increase."

Ikuyo's smile turned into displeasure, and she walked over with a cute, girlish pout, carrying her bag on one hand.

"Hayato-kun, let's get back to the previous topic. Don't keep it; use it today!"

"Oh~" Ishikawa Hayato Daigo as if suddenly realizing something, "Ikuyo in such a hurry."

Ishikawa Hayato's words quickly made Hitori understand how to "use" it. She quickly looked at Ikuyo, not expecting that Ikuyo's ability to sneak away was so strong.

Ikuyo blushed and immediately threw a snarling windmill punch, but Ishikawa Hayato blocked it by pressing her head down.

But she continued to vent her emotions without stopping.

As Ishikawa Hayato blocked Ikuyo's windmill punch, he noticed Hitori looking at them with longing and asked with a smile.

"Is Hitori coming too?"

"Ah, okay!" Hitori stepped forward and replied.

Early in the morning, a cute and unusual scene appeared at the entrance of Shuhua High School: a group of high school students who had just eaten lemons (a Chinese expression for feeling envious).

Walking toward the bulletin board displaying this year's class assignments, Ikuyo the back of her head toward Ishikawa Hayato, smiling and greeting the students around her.

Ishikawa Hayato then chatted with Hitori.

"Second grade already? It feels like three years will be over in the blink of an eye."

Hitori paused, then asked hesitantly, "So, Hayabusa, should we repeat a year...?"

Her words stunned Ikuyo on the other side, but brought a smile to Ishikawa Hayato.

Ishikawa Hayato laughed and said, "It's alright, just keep the school uniform as a memory."

Ikuyo walked away from him silently, her steps clearly showing her disdain.

The three of them looked for their names on the bulletin board.

"I'm in Class 2," the fastest Hitori said weakly.

"Class 2! Me too!"

Ikuyo had already forgotten what had just happened and smiled as she spoke to the two of them.

But amidst the genuine emotions of the two, there was a monotone, unresponsive voice.

Wow, what a coincidence!

Ishikawa Hayato feigned surprise.

Ikuyo looked at him with disdain, Hitori a gentle, faint smile.

Then we arrived at the classroom and looked at the seats.

Ishikawa Hayato sat between the two, staring straight ahead with a stiff expression, and delivered another monotonous reading.

Wow! What a coincidence!

Hearing his mechanical tone, exactly the same as before, Ikuyo smiled.

245. Review

Over the weekend, the five of them took their instruments to perform again.

Ishikawa Hayato slung the synthesizer over his shoulder like a guitar, then glanced at the others in the room.

They also carried their musical instruments on their backs and put on suitcases filled with various spare parts.

Seeing that they were all ready to go, Ishikawa Hayato raised his fist and said.

"Set off!"

The girls responded with laughter, raising their hands in agreement.

"Oh!"

This wasn't their first performance after the New Year; it was just a regular show at Starry Night.

They now have considerable fame and can be considered well-known newcomers in the music industry, frequently receiving performance invitations from other venues, but they still regularly perform at Fanxing.

Inside the elevator, as the elevator doors slowly closed, Ishikawa Hayato glanced down at the pairs of pretty, bare legs that the girls were showing.

Japan has a mild climate, and it's starting to warm up at this time of year. Although it's still a bit chilly, they're showing off their long legs again.

In this confined space, those graceful, snow-white legs alone are enough to create a scenic view.

However, Ryo still wore pantyhose. Even though she had already reached adulthood, she still didn't like to show her legs and arms in front of outsiders.

Nijika was too lazy to lecture anymore. She took a step forward and followed Ishikawa Hayato's gaze, but she said with a hint of helplessness.

"I'm sure my sister will scold me again when I go back to Fanxing today..."

Ishikawa Hayato withdrew his wandering gaze and asked her.

"Do you want me, the one who instigated this, to come along?"

Nijika had previously told Seika that she would stay at Ishikawa Hayato's place until the end of winter break, but now that spring break is over and school has started, Nijika is still staying at Ishikawa Hayato's house.

They all seemed somewhat reluctant to leave.

"It's okay, I'll do it myself. If she's too angry, I'll go back for two days, or do what Bocchi-chan did."

Nijika immediately refused. Ever since the hot spring trip, she had been doing her best to prevent Ishikawa Hayato and Seika from meeting.

Hitori hearing his nickname, Ichiri looked at Ishikawa Hayato and Nijika, but then looked away.

Liang then said to Nijika, "Remember to come back when you're cleaning this weekend."

"Do it properly yourself!"

As Nijika and Liang started arguing again, Hitori saw Ikuyo watching them with a faint smile. Seeing her leisurely appearance, Hitori couldn't help but think of what had happened at school recently and asked her about it.

"So, is it okay for Ikuyo-chan not to go out with her friends this weekend?"

Recently, the five members have been practicing as much as they did last year when they participated in the music festival. It can be said that apart from going to school and eating, they are practicing all the time.

Hitori wondered if Ikuyo, who had so many friends at school, would have a problem with not spending time with them.

After all, Ikuyo was surrounded by classmates as soon as class ended, and some even bumped into Hayabusa's desk.

Ikuyo shifted his gaze, looking at her with a smile.

"It's okay, they know what I've been busy with, and I've already asked them to be ready to vote for us!"

Vote?!

Hitori, Ichiri realized that she was the one who needed to worry.

"By the way," Ishikawa Hayato said to Ikuyo, pressing on Nijika's shoulder to calm her down after hearing about the important matter.

"During today's MC, Ikuyo mentioned the voting process; online censorship will begin next month."

Nijika glanced at Ishikawa Hayato and said.

"Yes, it's about time. Thank you for your help, Ikuyo-chan."

"Okay~" Ikuyo agreed with a smile.

"You're still willing to come back?"

After entering the Starry Sky area, Seika, who was sitting at the bar, said to Nijika with a look of disgust.

Still standing on the steps, Ishikawa Hayato deliberately acted coy.

"Sister~ Didn't you say you'd give Nijika to me?"

"Who said such a thing!"

Seika slammed his fist on the table and yelled, causing the beverage boxes on the table to shake.

However, seeing that she was sitting still, Nijika knew that she wasn't angry.

Hayato-kun has taken the blame for his actions again.

As Nijika was thinking, a familiar hand touched her head. She leaned back to let her head have more contact with that hand, and turned around to smile at Ishikawa Hayato with her eyes crinkling, before walking down the stairs.

"Sister, I'm sorry. I'll come back occasionally after that."

Nijika walked to Seika's side and hugged Seika affectionately from behind.

Seeing this, Ishikawa Hayato led the three of them down slowly from above.

He looked around at the stars; although he hadn't been coming as often lately, the stars hadn't changed much.

As Ishikawa Hayato about to sit down at the long table where they used to discuss internal band matters, he heard a clattering sound coming from behind the bar, as things were quickly tidied up.

Liang also heard the sound, her expression changed abruptly, and she turned and walked towards the backstage.

Ishikawa Hayato chuckled twice as he watched her hurried figure disappear into the distance. Those two members of the Snow Cat Love Band were truly her nemesis.

Ishikawa Hayato thought of Hitori, looked at her, and saw that she was leaning towards him worriedly. Ishikawa Hayato pulled out a chair for her and made her sit next to him.

Hitori happily hid behind him like a little animal.

Ikuyo looked at Ryo and Hitori with a helpless smile.

As soon as the two finished their movements, Oyama Nekoneko rushed out, followed by Hinata Etsuko.

"Senior!"

She ran out to see what was happening and immediately spotted Hitori hiding next to Ishikawa Hayato, but she still ran over.

It's just a change of target.

"Ishikawa-senpai, you've already entered the Unconfirmed Riot, haven't you?"

Hitori heard that the Oyama Nekoneko wasn't talking to her, she breathed a sigh of relief and cautiously peeked out from beside Ishikawa Hayato.

However, knowing that the other party had approached Ishikawa Hayato again, she began to feel nervous.

"Yes, if everything goes smoothly, I'll be counting on you for next month's online voting."

Although Ishikawa Hayato was confident that the online vote would pass, after all, based on the band's strength and popularity in previous years, they should be able to rank in the top three even if they were not number one.

This was still a cautious approach on his part.

But he still hoped to use the invincible attitude of a protagonist in a wish-fulfillment novel to crush everyone and achieve a perfect result.

"Definitely! Not only that, we'll definitely go and cheer for our seniors."

With a whoosh of wind, Oyama Nekoneko immediately answered with a fist pump, the loud sound startling Nijika, who was still talking to Seika behind her, and she turned to look in their direction.

Ishikawa Hayato and Nijika met eyes. Nijika sighed helplessly, already used to being frightened by the Oyama Nekoneko.

At this moment, Hinata Etsuko behind, seemed to be swooning.

"Ishikawa-senpai, could you take me backstage later? I'd like to meet the other band members!"

"Why don't you all participate too?" Ishikawa Hayato immediately transformed into a flag-pulling master, not wanting any chance to gain favor. "If we fail, we can use this method again."

"Ugh... we're still way off; we definitely won't even pass the demo review."

Night raid, the group of six nine. four nine' three six one three Oyama Nekoneko sighed dejectedly.

Ikuyo smiled and glanced at Ishikawa Hayato, then said to Hinata Etsuko, "Hinata-chan, I'll take you inside later."

"Thank Kita, Kita-senpai!"

Hinata Etsuko immediately grabbed Ikuyo's hand excitedly and thanked her loudly.

As we chatted, it gradually became time to open for business. Customers poured in, and the tables and chairs were taken away to make room for them to stand.

Once it officially started, Ishikawa Hayato and Ryo stood in a corner of the store selling their band's merchandise, while the other three helped out in the store.

Seika didn't treat them as the band performing that night at all; they were still just workers.

Even Nijika was the same, so she could only arrange for Ishikawa Hayato to sell merchandise. She didn't trust anyone else; apart from herself and Ishikawa Hayato, no one else could control Ryo.

Ryo is the kind of person who will slack off whenever possible, and Ishikawa Hayato is in charge of selling all the merchandise.

She leaned against the side, pretending to doze off.

Nijika had just repeatedly reminded Ishikawa Hayato to keep an eye on Ryo and not let her move around.