Relaxing and Happy

Except for the same fairness on the chest, she was practically a larger version of Nijika.

The same magnetically levitated triangular ahoge.

However, don't be fooled by her cute appearance.

The difference in their personalities was huge!

One was an angel.

The other was a tsundere!

At the same time, Ijichi Hoshino subtly sized up Bai Qiu.

She had heard that Nijika had actually brought a man back.

This had startled her; it was something that had never happened before.

He certainly had a deceptive appearance, Ijichi Hoshino judged inwardly, but that would only fool those little schoolgirls.

However, what she had just said also made Ijichi Nijika turn pale with shock.

Nijika said angrily, "Sister, what are you saying?! Didn't we already agree?!"

Ijichi Hoshino pouted and said indifferently, "I thought you had already formed a band, but it turned out to be just that..."

Ijichi Hoshino didn't finish her sentence, but the meaning was obvious.

"But..."

"You can't play in a band with ideas like playing house."

Ijichi Hoshino waved her hand, a little disdainfully.

"Sister, you big idiot!"

With that, Nijika threw down the drumstick in her hand, pushed her sister away, and ran out.

Faint drops of water fell through the air.

"Oh dear, they're fighting again!"

PA Miss suddenly appeared, covering her mouth with her wide sleeves and chuckling.

She looked a bit gleeful, but in reality, she was already used to it.

"Annoying, if you laugh at me again, I'll dock your pay!"

Ijichi Hoshino muttered.

"Eh, how could this happen..."

Miss Pa's expression changed slightly, and then she disappeared. It wasn't appropriate to provoke the Manager, this Golden Lion, at this time.

"Ah! Damn it!"

Ijichi Hoshino frantically ran her hands through her long hair, then looked at Bai Qiu and Goto Hitori, who remained.

Ijichi Hoshino sighed inwardly. Why were her words always the opposite of what she thought?!

Bai Qiu blinked his eyes blankly.

The current situation was a bit awkward.

Under the circumstances just now, Goto Hitori had directly fainted.

The fainted Goto Hitori was actually faking it.

What she was thinking now was that she didn't have to perform on stage!

Yay! So happy!

No, how could she build her happiness on others' suffering?

She was so despicable!

But, she really didn't want to perform on stage.

Performing on stage, terrifying!

As for Bai Qiu, he was about to have a confrontation with Ijichi Hoshino.

"Hello, Manager."

Ijichi Hoshino let out a haughty snort, but she was still reasonable and knew that Bai Qiu wasn't at fault.

Glancing at the pink viscous substance on the ground, Ijichi Hoshino muttered to herself, What is this thing?

"Anyway, your performance is scheduled for last, so it doesn't matter if there's no Bassist. If... if a team suddenly drops out, I'd have to come up with a reason to explain it to the customers. It's too much trouble."

Bai Qiu suppressed a smile. "Okay, Manager, I'll go find Nijika right away."

At the same time, he thought to himself, Tsundere types are so troublesome.

Especially this level of tsundere.

Ijichi Hoshino's eyes lit up. This kid was quite smart and understood her meaning.

"Kid, here... take this."

Ijichi Hoshino tossed the remaining three bottles of apple juice to Bai Qiu, then quickly turned around to hide her expression.

Bai Qiu caught them with agile movements.

"Thank you, Manager."

Ijichi Hoshino nodded.

Bai Qiu leaned close to Goto Hitori's ear and whispered, "If you don't solidify soon, you'll be left here alone."

"Ah, no... Don't leave me."

Goto Hitori's body trembled, and she came alive.

Grabbing Goto Hitori by the collar of her tracksuit, Bai Qiu ran out of Starlight.

"Hehehe..." Miss Pa burst into laughter.

The two stood at the entrance.

"What should we do?"

Goto Hitori asked indecisively.

Maybe they should just go home, each to their own family.

Bai Qiu also pondered where to find Nijika.

Shimokitazawa Park, or the vending machine?

"Sorry for suddenly running out and leaving you guys there."

Nijika had already walked back on her own.

Although she had impulsively run out earlier, Nijika remembered that the two people she brought were still at the store.

It would be too rude to leave others there like that.

So she quickly composed herself and returned.

However, upon closer inspection, one could see that her eyes were a little red.

She had clearly been crying.

Bai Qiu was a bit bewildered. As expected of Nijika.

She was too kind, always thinking of others.

"It's okay."

Bai Qiu said it was fine, and Hitori nodded.

"Thank you both, and sorry, Hitori, we don't need to perform anymore."

Nijika's expression was dejected.

Losing their band's first performance like this was a big blow to her.

If not for the other two being there, she could have cried a little longer.

Goto Hitori, however, couldn't feel happy this time.

Bai Qiu quickly said, "The Manager said we can still perform. Look, the Manager gave us drinks."

He then gestured to the apple juice in his hand.

"Huh! Really?"

"Really, after all, the Manager is a tsundere!"

Bai Qiu said with a smile.

Nijika suddenly realized, her spirits lifted. How could she have forgotten this!

"Then, Hitori..."

Nijika looked at Hitori apologetically again.

Hitori, drinking her juice, subconsciously replied, "Ah, okay."

"Then let's hurry back."

Nijika wiped her eyes.

However, Bai Qiu didn't move.

"What's wrong?"

"We have plenty of time, let's go find the Bassist!"

Chapter 14: Yamada Ryo's Past

Actually, just now, while still at Starlight, When Nijika mentioned not having a Bassist, several solutions popped into Bai Qiu's mind.

For example, perhaps they could ask Akiyama Mio, whom he had met not long ago, to fill in as a temporary Bassist.

Right, it also seemed like Hiratsuka Shizuka could play the bass.

But these two might not be reachable anytime soon, and they might not agree even if they were.

Also, Bai Qiu had heard that there was a bassist with professional-level skills recently, who was hopping between over thirty bands, acting as a temporary bassist.

Truly terrifying!

But this one is reliable.

Bai Qiu couldn't help but think.

In any case, how could Nijika's first performance end without a hitch!

Nijika was slightly stunned and said with some difficulty.

"But, finding Hitori was already very lucky."

Could they possibly find another bassist?

Goto Hitori heard this and her expression became a little smug.

Bai Qiu shook his head and smiled, "We can go look for the bassist you originally wanted to find, Nijika."

The so-called remedial measures mentioned earlier were merely Bai Qiu's wild thoughts, and the author's attempt to pad the word count.

Kessoku Band cannot be without Yamada Ryo!

"Even if you're not playing music anymore, performing once shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"Besides, people who have played music will be very excited to hear about a performance opportunity, wouldn't you agree, Goto?"

Goto Hitori didn't expect to be called out so suddenly. "Ah, yes!"

Nijika lowered her head, hesitating.

To be honest, after Ryo told her she wasn't going to play music anymore.

Nijika had thought Ryo was just joking.