Chapter 134

Sakurakoji Talent yawned, not surprised by their predetermined outcome, but he still had to say:

Indeed, people's joys and sorrows are not shared.

"Then you guys go and talk to Hoshika, I'm going back now."

"Ah, wait a minute!" Ichiji Nijika's expression turned cold, her face unusually devoid of warmth. Her eyes widened in a deathly stillness, and she pressed her hand hard against his shoulder, saying in a sinister tone, "Mr. Talent, where are you planning to secretly take the piggy bank that Bocchi-chan used for her wedding?"

"... Tsk, have we been found out?"

"How could I not notice! Give it back to her right now!" She gesticulated wildly, excitedly pounding his back like she was giving him a massage. "Mo! Why have you become like Liang!"

Sakurakoji Talent had no choice but to return all the stolen goods.

To express his apology, he was ordered to treat them to freshly baked pastries out of his own pocket.

"Wow~ It smells so good~" Gotou Hitori sniffed the sweet fragrance that filled the air and was deeply moved.

"Eat up! Caramel pudding and cake taste best when they're warm!" Ichiji Nijika smiled and shared her experience with Yamada Ryo, who had already started eating.

"Ah, okay." Gotou Hitori nodded obediently, scooped out a wobbly, springy corner of the cake with a plastic spoon, and put it in her mouth.

Then, her face relaxed into a ball, as if floating on a cloud. All the tension that had accumulated throughout the day was easily dissolved, and she felt the greatest happiness of the day.

"So delicious~~"

"Well, because it was made by Mr. Talent." After settling her in, Ichiji Nijika also began to enjoy the delicious food, her cheeks flushed, and her eyebrows furrowed happily.

"I told you yesterday, if you work here in the future, you can enjoy these benefits at the employee price!"

"That's why Rakuna agreed to join the team."

"Huh?! Is that so?" Gotou Hitori was surprised, astonished by both pieces of news.

If I could eat this every day from now on, then working here wouldn't seem so bad... No, no, no, I'm still scared!

Oysters oysters!!

And would anyone actually agree to join a band just because of something like that? No, although it really is delicious, joining just for that wouldn't be a bad deal... but...

A mix of emotions welled up inside her, including anticipation, happiness, fear, worry, and incomprehension, and her expression once again became a complex and conflicted knot.

"But Mr. Talent plays the guitar so well and works in a livehouse, why doesn't he play in a band?"

This was a problem she just couldn't understand.

If you're not going to play music, why would you learn a musical instrument?

Is it simply that they think the family has too much money and want to help spend some of it?

"Mmm~ Wagana ya~" Ichiji Nijika replied casually, with pudding in her mouth, "After all, he's Mr. Talent, what he's thinking is something we can't possibly guess."

"Although I asked him, he just smiled and didn't say anything, which was hard to understand."

She shrugged, unable to understand it either. "He could take on any role in the band if he wanted to, so if he joined us... Damn it! The more I think about it, the more of a waste it is!"

She pouted and slapped the table, feeling incredibly regretful.

"In short, now all that's left is the lead singer position. Once we find the last person, we'll never be called a broken band again!"

"So you guys have this nickname too..."

"Let's all keep searching! Okay!"

"Oh!" X 2

Yamada Ryo and Gotou Hitori followed behind her, raising their hands to cheer her on. Goto Gotou Hitori glanced at the counter, where Sakurakoji Talent was staying so as not to disturb them, and she couldn't help but feel curious about him.

'What kind of person is Mr. Talent?'

'He's technically very skilled, but he doesn't play music; he works in a livehouse, but he's content to be a chef.'

'He's clearly a man, yet he has beautiful long hair!'

'He clearly seems like a popular, outgoing guy, but he's often alone and wears a strange mask to hide his appearance... It's really hard to understand him.'

Although she wanted to ask him directly if he could take off his mask to show her his true appearance, she simply didn't have the courage to say it!

He must be pretty handsome... she secretly guessed.

"Bocchi-chan ~ Bocchi-chan!"

"Ah, hi!" She was startled and quickly looked away from the distance, answering instinctively.

"You're lost in your own world again. I just can't do anything with you." Ichiji Nijika stared at her helplessly.

"Excuse me, what did you two just say?"

"We're talking about the remaining person, do you have any leads?"

"Ah, not yet, but... but Mr. Talent told me to carry my guitar around the school and bring her over if anyone talks to me."

"Swoosh! Then I'll have to trouble you! I can't help it since I'm Drum Kit, but Ryo and Rakuna might be able to give it a try!"

"Me too?" Yamada Ryo looked up in confusion. Why was she involved?

Ichiji Nijika earnestly instructed, "Of course! As your senior, do you really want Bocchi-chan to work hard all by herself?"

"Uh-huh..." Gotou Hitori chuckled dryly at this.

However, it was definitely a good thing for her that the hopes of the entire village were not placed on her shoulders.

Afterwards, the three of them chatted about their hobbies, school topics, favorite music genres, and so on, until the doors of the Starry Night opened and Ichiji Nijika ran off to help sell tickets.

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The next day, which was the third day of April and the fourth day of the new semester.

Sakurakoji Talent, who was going further and further down the path of self-indulgence (mainly referring to skipping school), made a decision that shocked everyone – he wouldn't go to school today!

Aside from attending school on time and completing the entire day of classes on the first day, he chose to leave early in the afternoon on the second day to catch wild Elf; and on the third day, he left early in the morning to check on the situation at the Touma family's house...

Since he had already left work two days early, why not just skip it today? He thought to himself.

After all, advancing his treatment was his top priority, rather than studying at school!

He planned to go to Kawasaki again in a couple of days, since it had been almost half a month since he last visited, and as the Band Manager, he had to do something to help.

But before he could go there, he needed to go to someone else first.

He felt that if he didn't go and check on that certain person he had neglected for the better part of a month, his conscience wouldn't allow it.

No, it was his conscience, already aching terribly, that was constantly reminding him of this reality!

Kawaragi Momoka met him even later than her, but he's already been to Kawasaki two or three times and hasn't seen her even once since. Is that okay? No, it's not.

Even Shiina Mahiru, who felt guilty about leaving it for half a month last time... well, never mind, an apology is enough.

One of the main reasons he didn't go to class today was that he wanted to go and see how she was doing.

On the top floor of the Ten no Yashiro in the early morning, Master Sakurakoji, whose life was (artificially created) to be leisurely, began his busy day.

It was eight o'clock in the morning. He was the only person in the huge penthouse apartment. He moved back and forth in the kitchen, fiddling with ingredients such as cream, flour, cheese, mousse, and eggs.

To demonstrate the sincerity and earnestness of his apology, he didn't even choose to have it packed at the underground cafe; instead, he cooked it himself!

Although, at this time, the Cafe downstairs hasn't opened for business yet.

Aoyama Nanami wasn't here, because after the start of the school year, she was finally able to excitedly step into the Filia classroom building she had always dreamed of.

Two days before school started, she excitedly wore Filia's beige school uniform and showed it off to him, asking for his opinion. To be honest, after getting used to seeing her in Maid Outfit, her cute and innocent JK school uniform look was quite touching.

If it were anyone else, they might have been unable to control their inner and physical urges at this point and committed some beastly act, but fortunately, he was no ordinary person.

In return for her feelings, he reciprocated by wearing Hanasakigawa's school uniform in front of her, pulling her to the mirror to compare their appearances hand in hand. After that, she slunk away.

However, the look and expression she left behind before she departed made him feel as if he had been thrown into Antarctica, sharing a room with a bunch of penguins who could only 'quack', and he was trembling uncontrollably.

Even now, thinking back on it, he still feels lingering fear.

It seems I need to be more mindful of the occasion and the content when joking in the future.

Otherwise, he feared that sooner or later someone would carry him onto a small boat and let him gaze at the starry sky.

Volume 1: The Daily Life of Attracting Bees and Butterflies: Chapter 174 The Guest Appearance of Yōkadō Sakuri

Ten minutes later, after packing up the finished products and tidying up the counter, he left the top floor with the desserts in gift bags.

Although he had cleaned it a little, it would take a lot of time to thoroughly clean all the utensils and cookware, so he planned to leave the rest of the cleaning to Aoyama Nanami, who was coming home from school.

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Although Filia has started school now, it doesn't mean she has no time in the mornings. The reason she's not seen in the mornings is...

It's because, rather than focusing on his own life, he hopes she can pay more attention to Shiina Mashiro —without her, she really wouldn't be able to complete her daily classes properly.

Therefore, just getting Shiina Mashiro through her basic morning preparations was enough to keep her from finding any extra time.

He took the elevator to the first floor and walked into the spacious lobby, where he encountered an unexpected guest.

"Oh? Isn't this Miss Sakuri? Haven't you gone to school yet?" Sakurakoji Talent greeted the unexpected guest.

Although he hadn't expected to run into her at this time, and if he could, he wouldn't want to meet her alone, he couldn't pretend he hadn't seen her now that he had.

Before him stood a beautiful girl with pale white hair that reached past her hips. Unlike his pure white hair, which was more silvery-gray, her hair had a more purplish-blue hue.

Although her hair color isn't particularly special in a world where hair comes in all colors, it was actually dyed as a hobby.

Her hair was tied back with a large cloth band, which was rather odd in size.

Based on the information he gleaned from his conversations with them, it seemed to be because one of the girls in her recent role also wore such a large headband—how dedicated! Sakurakoji Talent remarked.

The eye color is a pale blue to match the hair color—actually, it was a colored contact lens that was deliberately chosen to complement the hair color.

She was wearing a beige Filia school uniform—speaking of which, not only Aoyama Nanami, but also many others who came to see her wearing this uniform during the first few days of school, such as Ashiri, Rumin... and a certain misbehaving Ireland blonde dolphin.

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She was one of them.

Yōkadō Sakuri, whose stage name is Itō Sakuri, is a well-known actress who has been active in the Entertainment Industry since childhood. Compared to her initial lukewarm reception in Japan, she achieved great success after going overseas ( to the America), and is now quite famous and influential in Japan, where international reputation is highly valued.

Her family originated from Old Noble in Okayama, whose traditional industry was education. Because of their rigid family values, they didn't treat her acting career well. This was partly why she chose to go overseas to pursue her career at a young age.

Imagine the hardships a girl, who may not even be in junior high school yet, would face traveling overseas alone with staff without a guardian.

Not to mention the location was the America, a place frequented by a group of lolicon perverts. According to her, she had indeed been harassed in this way, which hindered her career. Fortunately, she hasn't encountered it since becoming famous.

Whenever he thinks about these things, Sakurakoji Talent can't help but marvel at how talented the teenagers of this world are. How can they possibly compete if they don't?

Her acting skills are second to none among the people Sakurakoji Talent knows. Even though she has now enrolled in the acting department of Filia's Drama Academy as a freshman along with Ashiri, with her strength and reputation, she doesn't really need to waste her time there.

Not to mention stage plays and film and television dramas are completely different fields, so even if she studied them, it wouldn't help her career.

She made this choice because she has other things she wants to do. Once she finishes them, she will probably drop out of school and focus on her acting career.

Of course, he knew the reason, but he didn't want to say it—because that would increase his current psychological pressure.

It is worth mentioning that Shuo refers to the new moon, so the etiquette for girls in the new moon is... forget it.

"Thank you for the mackerel you sent last time, it was delicious! Oh, by the way, I just made some desserts this morning, how about I give you a few as a return gift?" Sakurakoji Talent replied politely with a forced smile.

Mackerel is a specialty of Okayama, and she would bring some back as gifts for them every time she came back from home. The one he gave to Hiratsuka Shizuka last time was that too; of course, the pervert he was referring to at the time who wanted to buy his hair was also her.

He knew that with the other person's acting skills, they should be able to see through the forced smile at a glance, but he hadn't intended to hide it anyway.

After all, you can't expect him to have a genuine smile for a woman who asks him, "Can you get her pregnant?" on the first meeting—especially when the two are alone!

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"Oh my, isn't this Mr. Talent?!" Yōkadō Sakuri's eyes lit up when she noticed him, and she quickly came over.

"It wasn't for nothing that I've been waiting here early these past few days! The gods must have been moved by my persistence, which is why they sent you to me today!"

"Since you took the initiative to greet me today, it means you want to respond to my marriage proposal last time, right?!"

"If you accept my proposal, there's only one thing we need to do next!"

"--Since this is a very sensitive issue, let's go somewhere secluded and discuss it further!"