Chapter 69

"Then let's not delay. Let's call Nina and Subaru over now. Although you and Nina should be fine, we still need to check with Subaru."

"If that doesn't work, you can stay up all night to coach her."

He took out his phone and contacted the other two people in the newly created band group.

"In the end, I'll still have to trouble myself... Oh well, let's just do it this way."

"By the way, I Uehara," Kawaragi Momoka complained.

"Compared to the band, these are minor matters; let's cancel them."

"It's easy for you to say, you don't know how hard it is for working people..." Despite saying that, she still called the place where she was working part-time.

About an hour later, Inoseri Nina and Anwa Subaru arrived.

Sakurakoji Talent explained the situation to them, and the two were just as surprised as Kawaragi Momoka.

"Found it so quickly? Truly Mr. Talent!"

"Your band only just formed yesterday, your efficiency is truly remarkable..."

"That's settled then. Thank you all for your hard work preparing today. You can sleep here tonight; there are plenty of rooms." He led the group to the recording studio.

"I understand! I will try my best to prepare!"

"I'm not worried about Nina, since you and Momoka are quite familiar with each other, but is 486 sauce okay?"

"No problem, I'm very familiar with Miss Momoka's signature piece, and it's just one song, one night is enough," Anwa Subaru affirmed.

"Then good luck to you all! What would you like to eat tonight? I'll help you prepare."

"You decide what to do." Kawaragi Momoka picked up her Electric Guitar and started tuning it.

"I understand." He closed the door, leaving the three of them alone.

"Alright, let's begin!" Kawaragi Momoka looked at the other two.

Hi! X2

The next morning,

Sakurakoji Talent got up early to prepare breakfast. Yesterday, because Kawaragi Momoka didn't pay much attention to breakfast, and he also got up a little late, he didn't eat any.

As the manager, although I can't rehearse with them directly, I still need to do a good job of providing support.

Fortunately, yesterday's rehearsal went smoothly, and the three of them finished before midnight.

"Good morning!"

Just as he was getting ready, Anwa Subaru walked in, yawning.

I was surprised to find out she was the first to wake up; it was both unexpected and expected.

Good morning, would you like breakfast?

"Hey? Talent prepared this? I want to eat it!" She walked over excitedly, leaning forward and staring expectantly at the milk custard on the table.

"Dinner last night was delicious too! I never knew Talent had this special skill!"

"Thank you for the compliment, but don't forget to wash up before you eat," Sakurakoji Talent reminded her.

"Oh, right, I almost forgot." She tapped her head, stuck out her tongue cutely, and turned to walk towards the washroom.

Sakurakoji Talent watched her departing figure. Damn it, this woman is really cute when she acts cute!

Half an hour later, Inoseri Nina also came out. Perhaps it was the biological clock she had developed from setting an alarm clock to study every day that made her get up at a fixed time.

An hour later, when Kawaragi Momoka still hadn't appeared, he had no choice but to go and knock on her door to wake her up.

"By the way, when are they coming?" Kawaragi Momoka asked, squinting as she tore at the soft, sweet toast.

"I told them the time was ten o'clock, and there was still some time."

"That's fine, let's rehearse twice more later."

"I'm starting to get excited!"

"I wonder what kind of person they are?"

After chattering for a while, the three of them went into the practice room.

Sakurakoji Talent stayed in the living room, preparing to greet the remaining two in a while.

Time passed quickly, and with twenty minutes to go until ten o'clock, his phone buzzed.

"Looks like we've arrived."

He glanced at the information on the screen, then got up and walked towards the entrance.

Outside the villa, Ebizuka Tomo and Rupa stared blankly at the detached villa in front of them.

"RUPA, did we go to the wrong place?"

"I don't think so... Mr. Talent's address is indeed here." She took out her phone again to check carefully and confirmed that it was indeed this address.

"Could this be the home of one of the members of the other band?"

"It's not impossible, after all, making music is quite expensive."

"What I mean is, didn't he say yesterday that all the members are from out of town?" Ebizuka Tomo shook his head, denying her idea.

For her, this place was alright, but that was all.

As the eldest daughter of a prominent family in Sendai, her family home was far more luxurious than this place, which was not enough to attract her attention.

Although she has run away from home, she was once wealthy and still has a broad perspective.

"That's unclear."

"Tsk, has that person responded yet?"

The thought of Sakurakoji Talent Ebizuka Tomo frown, his displeasure evident in his expression.

This guy actually dared to win over his best friend without anyone knowing, and he even acted like he was completely unaware! It's infuriating just thinking about it!

"Not yet." RUPA glanced at his phone and shook his head.

Just as the two stood in front of the iron gate, unsure whether to ring the doorbell, Sakurakoji Talent pushed open the door and came out.

"Welcome, Ms. Rupa, Ms. Ebizuka," he said with a smile as he opened the door.

"Excuse me, Mr. Talent." RUPA bowed politely.

"...Sorry to bother you." Ebizuka Tomo reluctantly began.

"You've come all this way, please come in."

Leading the two Kokoro observing individuals to the living room, and finding no one else there, Ebizuka Tomo couldn't help but ask, "Where are the rest of your band members? They haven't arrived yet, have they?"

She frowned inwardly. If the other party's attitude was so casual and unserious, she could give them a low score in advance.

"They spent the whole night preparing for today's joint rehearsal."

"They're having a morning rehearsal right now in preparation for the official practice later. I'll go call them now."

Sakurakoji Talent looked directly into her eyes and explained.

"Rehearsal? But I didn't hear anything... Let's just go straight there, no need to call them." Ebizuka Tomo suggested, somewhat puzzled.

"That's okay too."

The three of them went outside the recording studio, a room with excellent soundproofing, from which the faint sounds of singing and instruments could be heard.

RUPA and Ebizuka Tomo glances, surprised that this building contained such a facility; no wonder they couldn't hear anything from outside.

Sakurakoji Talent opened the door, a deafening roar instantly swept out, making everyone's ears ring.

"Other people's boxes and horizontal eyes..."

Seeing Sakurakoji Talent enter with two unfamiliar yet familiar faces, Inoseri Nina's voice abruptly stopped, and the other two also stopped what they were doing.

"Ahem," Sakurakoji Talent caught the attention of the others. "These three are the current members of our band, and these two are the two I mentioned yesterday. Please introduce yourselves."

"Why are they all women..." Ebizuka Tomo looked around the room and stared at him coldly.

Of the four people on the other side, apart from Sakurakoji Talent himself, all the other band members were women. If you add him and RUPA—could this guy have joined the band just to build a harem and play with women?

Sakurakoji Talent felt a sudden chill run down his spine, as if he were being watched by a snake.

"Hello, I'm Kawaragi Momoka, the guitarist."

"I'm Anwa Subaru! I'll be the drummer, nice to meet you!"

"I am... Inoseri Nina, and for now, I'll be the lead singer."

"I'm RUPA, I play Bass, nice to meet you."

"... Ebizuka Tomo, Keyboardist."

Faced with this historic scene of several distinctive individuals coming together, Sakurakoji Talent covered his mouth, suddenly feeling a little like crying.

After being in Tokyo for so long, he finally saw a complete main band!

This journey was so bumpy and difficult!

"You two are from the Yoshinoya, right? I was quite surprised when Talent told me. I didn't expect that the people we're looking for would be so close by."

After the introductions were finished, Kawaragi Momoka looked at the two of them and started a conversation.

"Yes, thank you for your continued patronage!"

"Next time, let's order something other than the beef bowl and beer."

RUPA and Ebizuka Tomo responded respectively.

"Ha ha."

Slap! Slap!

Seeing that the atmosphere was good, Sakurakoji Talent clapped his hands and got straight to the point.

"Now that we know each other, let's get started. We can chat more later. There's a spare Bass and Keyboard over there; you two can practice together first."

"Once we're ready, let's begin."

"Understood." RUPA gave him a gentle smile and pulled Ebizuka Tomo toward the musical instruments.

A few minutes later, the two issued a statement.

"We're all set, we can start anytime."

"Good."

Sakurakoji Talent looked at Kawaragi Momoka, who nodded and gave a look to Inoseri Nina and Anwa Subaru.

Anwa Subaru raised their drumsticks and struck the air, signaling the start. "1, 2, 3, 4!"

"やけにいんだやたらいんだ(leaving a large blank space, the time is too long)"

The next second, Inoseri Nina took the lead in singing, calling for the song to begin, followed by Kawaragi Momoka's Electric Guitar vibrating first, the soft tones of the beginning gradually drawing people into the song.

"The three-way intersection that is not marked on the map at this time"

As soon as this phrase begins, a loud Drum Kit joins in, followed closely by the Bass and Keyboard.

As all the instruments rang out together, a harmonious and unified rhythm instantly resonated in everyone's mind.

Wow, that's amazing! What is that? It's really incredible!

Standing at the very front, Inoseri Nina's eyes were vacant, her thoughts drifting away to the music behind her.

It felt completely different from when I rehearsed with Momoka and the others. With the addition of bass and Keyboard, the fullness of the music immediately rose several levels.

This is... the complete band?!