Omnibus Anime: Person in Music Anime, Relaxing and Happy

Everyone knows naming a band is really hard.

There are plenty of bands that have all their members together and have already performed live several times.

But they still can't settle on an official band name.

They keep putting it off, and putting it off...

But soon, the audience couldn't quite keep smiling.

What was up with that guitar sound coming from the mango box on stage?

The frantic string noise didn't stop for a single moment.

And that blue-haired bassist, how was her bass thumping so loudly?!

Below the stage, Bai Qiu was capturing these brilliant moments with his phone.

Ijichi Hoshino was also startled by Nijika and the other two's performance. She shook her head and covered her face, but still insisted on watching to the end.

Chapter 19: Yui, How Could You Refuse Akari

The performance ended, and the audience dispersed.

The four members of Kessoku Band also went their separate ways.

Of course, that didn't mean the band was disbanding.

It was just that Yamada Ryo's grandmother had suddenly fallen ill, and she had to rush back to take care of her.

And Goto Hitori had talked so much today that her energy was completely drained. Her legs moved like they had wind wheels attached, and she bolted.

So, only Bai Qiu and Nijika were left standing there, dumbfounded.

Nijika forced a smile: "It's okay, Bai Qiu-kun, even if it's just the two of us..."

Bai Qiu glanced at Ijichi Hoshino, who was eyeing him like a hawk.

"Uh, my neighbor is sick. I need to go take care of her too."

With that, Bai Qiu also ran off.

Sorry, Nagasaki-san.

"Eh!! Wait... Bai Qiu-kun."

Ijichi Nijika stood rooted to the spot, on the verge of tears.

The celebration and reflection meeting she had just proposed had now turned into her and her sister cleaning up together.

Bai Qiu arrived outside Starry.

Goto Hitori and Yamada Ryo had already vanished without a trace.

He looked up at the sky. It was pitch black.

But the neon lights from every house along the street shone with dazzling brilliance, illuminating everything.

The light pollution in a big city was really severe. It made it hard to see the stars in the sky!

Bai Qiu thought, completely out of place.

But that didn't affect Bai Qiu's mood.

Right now, Bai Qiu was riding the high of a spring breeze and a swift horse, because today's harvest was plentiful.

First, he successfully joined Kessoku Band with Goto Hitori, then he prompted Yamada Ryo to join Kessoku Band. He also played the piano for the three of them, supervised their practice, and now watched the live...

As a result, Bai Qiu received a large number of Notes rewards. His Note balance was now directly over 15,000.

With a wonderful mood, he bought a meal on the way and went home.

When he got to his doorstep, Bai Qiu glanced at the clean and tidy entrance of Nagasaki Sosei's house next door, feeling a slight pang of guilt, then entered his own home.

That night, Ijichi Nijika set up a LINE chat group that included all four members.

The group name, and the band name, were both tentative.

The next day, it was time for normal school again.

Walking through the campus, Bai Qiu saw many clubs already recruiting new members.

The Art Club, Literature Club, Choir Club, Wind Instrument Club, Far East Magic Nap Association...

It seemed like the Light Music Club wasn't there.

This also meant that Bai Qiu was warmly asked by many enthusiastic senior girls along the way whether he wanted to join their clubs.

Bai Qiu sighed. Club activities here were really developed. If this were the Celestial Dynasty, you wouldn't get this treatment until university.

The senior girls were nice and all, but Bai Qiu still ruthlessly refused them.

However, by the time he returned to the classroom, he still had a bunch of club recruitment flyers in his hands.

With a "slap,"

Bai Qiu placed the flyers on his desk.

Yui Hirasawa on his left was easily attracted by the commotion.

"What's this?"

Yui Hirasawa looked curious.

"Club flyers. Don't you ever pay attention?"

Bai Qiu sighed lightly. Seeing her like this, he knew Yui hadn't gone to the Light Music Club yet.

It looked like he'd have to step in personally and send her there himself.

Yui's face lit up with sudden realization, and she picked up a flyer, admiring the drawings on it with great interest.

Seeing Yui take an interest, Bai Qiu asked:

"Yui, aren't you planning to join any club?"

Bai Qiu looked like a shady uncle trying to trick a little girl into taking candy.

"But Little Qiu hasn't joined any club either, right?"

Yui countered.

"Ahem, we're different."

Yui puffed out her cheeks. "How are we different?"

"I told you, I'm starting a band."

Bai Qiu said with righteous conviction.

"But I've never seen you bring an instrument to school."

Yui wore an expression that said she didn't believe him.

Bai Qiu was momentarily speechless.

Could he really lose an argument to just Yui Hirasawa?

"Weren't you always complaining that after school was boring?"

"That's because you never play with me after school, Little Qiu, and Hehe has to go to the Student Council."

Yui complained with a hint of grievance.

"If you join a club, there'll be people to play with you. And maybe there'll even be desserts and snacks every day."

"Really? Clubs let you eat for free?"

Yui got excited. If that was the case, then she'd been missing out on so much delicious food all this time!

"That's right. There's something called club activity funds. The funds let you buy whatever food you want."

Bai Qiu kept spinning the tale.

"Then I want to join a club!"

Yui said happily, and Bai Qiu nodded in satisfaction.

"Honestly, Little Qiu, you should've told me about this sooner... Mm... I'll take this one."

Yui continued, pulling a flyer out of her hand.

Huh? Bai Qiu was taken aback. That was decided already? He took the flyer.

"Far East Magic Nap Association?"

What kind of weird club was that? It sounded strange, but Bai Qiu felt a flicker of familiarity.

Yui nodded. "Hehe, I think this one suits me. I can sleep and eat good food at the same time."

Bai Qiu immediately objected.

"Why?"

Yui puffed out her cheeks angrily, staring at Bai Qiu.

You're the one who told me to join a club, and now you're the one telling me not to.

Even if you're Little Qiu, I'll still get mad!

Bai Qiu coughed awkwardly. "The people in this one are all chunibyo. It's not really for you."

"Chunibyo? What's that?"

Yui looked confused.

On the right, Takamatsu Tomo seemed to have been drawn in by the unfamiliar term as well, turning her head.

Seeing this, Bai Qiu thought for a moment, then put on a mysterious air:

"It's a condition that starts from the second year of middle school... blah blah blah... referring to teenagers with certain pathological self-awareness."

"Anyway, there's no good food in that club." Bai Qiu made sure to emphasize.

Yui listened patiently at first, then slumped onto the table in disappointment.

"I see..."

Bai Qiu smiled. Now all he had to do was step in, tell Yui he knew which club had good food, and lead her to the Light Music Club. Perfect.

Yui Hirasawa saw Takamatsu Tomo looking over and asked with a curious expression, "Akari-chan, are you like us and haven't joined any clubs?"

Bai Qiu also looked at Takamatsu Tomo, thinking the same thing.

After all, this kid spent all her time tinkering with her little trinkets, only occasionally chatting when a classmate spoke to her.

Takamatsu Tomo shook her head, looking a bit embarrassed as she said:

"Actually, I joined the Astronomy Club."

"But the seniors from before all graduated, so now it's more like a hobby group."

Bai Qiu and Yui Hirasawa exchanged a glance, surprise clear in their eyes.

They never expected that the quiet, unassuming Tomo had already taken a step ahead of them and left the Going-Home Club.

Yui Hirasawa sat back up. "The Astronomy Club, huh. Sounds like fun."

And Akari-chan was in it too—joining didn't seem like a bad idea.

Bai Qiu felt his eyelids twitch slightly, as if things were starting to develop in an unpredictable direction.

Hearing that, Takamatsu Tomo's eyes lit up. "Will Yui and Bai Qiu-kun join? Right now it's just me alone. If you two joined, I'd be really happy."

With that, Takamatsu Tomo looked at them with hopeful, sparkling eyes.

That look, like a little penguin that could get hurt at any moment.

Bai Qiu couldn't even bear to refuse. Just as he thought Yui Hirasawa would go along with it—

"Is there good food?"

Yui Hirasawa asked.

"No... there isn't."

Takamatsu Tomo shook her head. Because it had been downgraded to a hobby group, the Astronomy Club had no club budget to buy good snacks.