Chapter 241

"Then I can just not worry about it?"

"Sure, sure!"

"So I don't have to take responsibility for you?"

"Who needs your responsibility? Don't think you can lord it over me just because you have some money! You brat!"

Kawaragi Momoka stuck out her soft, fragrant tongue at him disdainfully.

"Then I can kiss you in your room anytime from now on, without paying any price?" (This is a nonsensical string of characters and words, likely a result of Okabe's writing.)

"That's certainly possible... um?"

Kawaragi Momoka glared at him, who was chuckling, her gaze displeased.

"You brat! What did you say?!"

"Is that not allowed?"

Sakurakoji Talent is somewhat regrettable.

"Of course! Don't think that just because I gave you this once, you can do whatever you want to me! From now on, we'll still be just teammates, understand?"

"Okay, then let's leave it at that for now."

"To be honest, I haven't even thought that far ahead."

She put her hands on her hips, looked down, and scratched her hair. "My goal right now is simply to work with Nina, Subaru, Tomo, and Rupa to lead the band to professional status."

"I always thought dating and marriage were things I'd consider a long time from now, I hadn't thought about them carefully at all."

"So, what do you want to do now?"

Sakurakoji Talent's gaze softened.

"Why @ Medical Ball Fin (8)* abandoned Si Wu Liu Xiang?"

"How should I know? I've never been in a relationship."

"Ugh, you're right..."

Her expression became even more subtle and conflicted.

She had forgotten that the other person, like herself, was also a naive young woman who had never experienced love... no, not anymore.

She stole a glance at his handsome face, a face so striking it inspired envy, and her heart trembled slightly. The ripe fruit that so many people dreamed of had been snatched away by someone else.

And the one who took that away was myself—suddenly I feel a sense of accomplishment.

What is their relationship like now? To use a popular internet phrase—

More than friends, less than lovers?

"Hmm, but it's not bad to think about this while playing in a band, but we have to keep it a secret from them for now!"

Considering his subsequent scumbag behavior, he couldn't help but have this concern.

Maybe, right?

"I can do it without you telling me. Who would tell everyone about something so embarrassing?"

Kawaragi Momoka shrugged.

"Hey~ Is doing that with me something embarrassing for you?"

His gaze gradually turned dangerous.

"No, um, I meant drunk! Drunk!"

She quickly gestured to explain.

"That's more like it, since I don't think you're embarrassing at all."

"Uh, am I embarrassing? Before I left Diamond Dust, I was always the lead vocalist and guitarist, okay!"

"So what? They're all the same to me."

"Talent, you rascal!!"

"Alright, alright, we've been standing here long enough. They're going to spot us soon."

Sakurakoji Talent interrupted her, his gaze fixed on the front door of the house. "Besides," he said, "If we really want to start, this might be a good place to begin."

"This one? Which one?"

"This is it!"

After making sure no one was watching, he turned to face her, pulled her into his arms as she stood relaxed, and looked into her wide, bewildered eyes.

"!!!"

Her pupils contracted sharply, caught off guard by his sudden attack.

Just ten seconds later, Sakurakoji Talent released her, casually ran his finger across the corner of his mouth, picked up the various packages on the ground, and walked towards the door.

"Let's go, but be careful not to give ourselves away."

If you knew it would be easy to give yourself away, then don't do it! You idiot!!!

Kawaragi Momoka, who was behind her, suddenly stopped in her tracks, her calm and composed demeanor shattered. Her eyes widened into circles, her mouth opened and closed slightly, her Hands flexed and extended, and her face flushed.

Chapter 293: What are the criteria for choosing a spouse?

She stared hatefully at his departing figure and stomped her foot in frustration.

I already said we wanted to go back to our usual relationship, but this guy!

But to say how angry she was would be quite an overstatement.

Although it was a short time, the sudden surge of emotion, the soft, warm touch, and the scent that was similar to what she had felt that morning all rushed into her mind.

She stood there for a minute before patting her slightly cooled cheeks and following after them with a look of lingering resentment.

"So beautiful!"

"Seriously, these outfits are so cool! I think they alone put all the other bands to shame!"

"Well, it's not bad, is it?"

"Mr. Talent is indeed very talented!"

That evening, in the living room where everyone was gathered, Inoseri Nina and the others looked at the countless clothing bags that were almost filling the living room, both surprised and delighted.

Upon opening the package, the strikingly designed "rock and roll" style clothing immediately caught their eye.

"Each person has three outfits. You can decide for yourselves what clothes to wear and what music to accompany each performance."

Sakurakoji Talent explained it to them.

Five people, three sets of clothes, that's 15 sets. Some tops and pants (skirts) even had to be packed separately to fit. Add to that the matching shoes, hats, sunglasses, and other accessories... the car was really packed to the brim.

After Sakurakoji Talent entered the villa, he immediately called Anwa Subaru, who were in the room at the time, to come out and help him move.

She no longer lives in her old place and has decided to move in with them.

Of course, he couldn't have made all these clothes himself; he only provided the design sketches. The rest of the work was handled by the Sakurakoji Family factory and studio.

"The fabric feels so high-quality and comfortable~ How much does it cost?"

Inoseri Nina rubbed her face against the surface of her clothes, her expression one of pure enjoyment and fascination.

"No matter what, one of these apartments should be worth several months' salary for you, right?"

After observing for a while, Ebizuka Tomo offered his own insights.

Putting the design aside, the exquisite fabric and stitching alone are already at the level of a high-end brand, easily costing hundreds of thousands of yen.

"Hey, Shaanxi Normal University, is this expensive?! Buddy?!"

Inoseri Nina was startled and pulled it away from her body, her hands trembling as she looked at it.

"After all, the sewing quality and fabric are very high-end, so this price isn't surprising."

Anwa Subaru held it up in front of them, sticking out their tongues and adorably striking various team poses.

"Waaah... I'm too scared to wear it now, what if I ruin it and can't afford to pay for it?"

Inoseri Nina squinted and gave a troubled, wry smile. "Is this something a commoner like me can wear?"

"Don't worry, even if you don't wear them out, no one will resell them."

Ebizuka Tomo retorted.

"Was this designed by Mr. Talent himself?"

RUPA asked gently with a smile.

"Please pay the design fee, thank you. We're currently offering a special price: five pieces for a set, the whole set is only 10 million yen."

"One set costs 10 million, so three sets would be 30 million?!"

Inoseri Nina exclaimed in surprise, her eyes dead. "So much debt before even debuting? You must be kidding me..."

"Of course, otherwise, how could you afford to pay?"

"Although it's a pathetic thing to do, please allow me to kneel at your feet."

She prostrated herself in submission, her expression like that of a pilgrim, and then looked at Kawaragi Momoka.

"Mr. Talent is indeed very rich, isn't he, Momoka-san?"

"..."

"Momoka-san?"

"Oh, sorry! What are you saying?"

Kawaragi Momoka snapped out of her daze and gave a hasty reply.

"I was right, Mr. Talent is really rich. What's wrong? Was your trip to Tokyo too tiring?"

Inoseri Nina and asked softly.

"No, it's nothing, I was just thinking about some things..."

Kawaragi Momoka coughed lightly, forcibly returning to her usual energetic self.

"Yeah, you guys don't know, this guy lives in a place that's absolutely huge, Loft Apartment on the rooftop over 200 meters high!"

"There's a mansion and maids at home! Maids, you know!"

"Eh? A maid? Which maid?!"

Inoseri Nina widened, her cute baby face and the two little braids at the back of her head twitched.

"Did you see that?! What does she look like? Isn't she pretty? Isn't she very polite?!"

"No, I was busy, so I didn't see it."

She touched her head, a little embarrassed.

The real reason why we couldn't see it, of course, is something that I can't tell them.

"What a pity!"

With a sparkle in her eyes, Inoseri Nina gazed blankly at Sakurakoji Talent, "Mr. Talent ~"

"Hi~ If you have the chance in the future, please come visit me."

He reluctantly agreed.

"Yay! We can see the mansion and the maids!"

"As expected of the Young Master —his family even has these things."

Anwa Subaru laughed and agreed.

"..."

"Ah..."

Ebizuka Tomo glanced worriedly at RUPA, who stood silently smiling beside him, his lips moving but no sound coming out.

Although she didn't say anything, I could roughly guess what she was thinking.

She gritted her teeth, her brows furrowed, and mustered her courage to ask him, "Speaking of which, what kind of girl do you like?"