Omnibus Anime: In a Music Anime, Relaxed and Happy

The pressure was now on Akiyama Mio.

"You can call me Little Qiu, just like I do!" Yui Hirasawa said happily.

"If you don't shout it out, you won't be able to practice," Captain Ritsu continued.

"Practice..."

"Practice..."

"I... I... I got it!"

"It's just a name, isn't it!"

Unable to endure Ritsu's teasing any longer, Akiyama Mio shouted out loud.

Looking toward Bai Qiu, Akiyama Mio lost the courage to speak loudly again.

"Bai... Bai Qiu-kun..."

Akiyama Mio didn't even know what she had mumbled in her daze.

Tainaka Ritsu had originally wanted to make her drop the surname.

However, under Akiyama Mio's look of shame and anger, Tainaka Ritsu actually felt a bit intimidated. Forget it, let's call it a day for now!

Taking a moment to compose herself, Akiyama Mio quickly took out her bass, using it to shield her face and hide her embarrassment.

"Wow, Elizabeth!" Yui Hirasawa suddenly shouted at her bass.

"Eh? No, it's not Elizabeth!"

At this moment, Bai Qiu also took out his electronic keyboard.

Come to think of it, this was the first time the girls had seen Bai Qiu's instrument.

Ritsu: "So Aki-kun is a keyboardist too!"

Kotobuki Tsumugi also looked at Bai Qiu with curiosity.

Yui Hirasawa, meanwhile, touched her chin and began to think seriously.

A blue body, white keys.

Yui Hirasawa's eyes lit up instantly.

"Blue and White Bowl!"

What are you talking about? Everyone looked at Yui Hirasawa with confused expressions.

Akiyama Mio even shuddered, shrinking back slightly.

Bai Qiu couldn't help but think, isn't this plot point a bit too early?

"Blue and White Bowl, you know."

"Let's just call Little Qiu's guitar Blue and White Bowl!"

"How about it?"

Yui Hirasawa explained excitedly, very happy with the nice name she had come up with.

"Ahahahahaha...!!"

Tainaka Ritsu froze for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"I object!"

Knowing exactly what a Blue and White Bowl was, Bai Qiu protested immediately.

Forget about having a domineering or unique name.

Anything but... Blue and White Bowl!

As for Akiyama Mio, she only felt a chill beneath her skirt. She hugged her bass tightly, as if it could provide her with some sense of security.

She tried her best to act calm, as if she didn't know anything at all.

Tainaka Ritsu, who knew her best, quickly noticed something was off.

Captain Ritsu pondered for a moment, her eyes darting around. Before long, the corners of her mouth curled up again.

She was up to no good again.

Immediately after, Captain Ritsu suddenly darted over to Akiyama Mio's ear and whispered, "Mio, you wouldn't happen to be wearing..."

"Mmph... Mmph mmph..."

Akiyama Mio hurriedly covered Tainaka Ritsu's mouth.

Her face, which hadn't yet returned to its natural pale complexion, flushed red once more.

Tainaka Ritsu struggled with all her might.

"Let... mmm... let me finish... Mio..."

However, how could Akiyama Mio possibly allow that? Instead, she covered her mouth even tighter.

Tainaka Ritsu resisted vigorously, broke free from the restraint, and ran off, opening her mouth to shout again.

Akiyama Mio hugged her bass to stop her, and the two began to chase each other directly around the classroom.

Bai Qiu, meanwhile, was arguing with Yui Hirasawa about the name of a musical instrument.

"Yui, you can't just give other people's instruments nicknames."

"But you're not 'other people'!"

Bai Qiu was stunned and rubbed his nose in embarrassment, but he quickly came to his senses—it still couldn't be called Blue and White Bowl!

"...That's still not okay."

"Do you not like Blue and White Bowl?"

"I don't like it, it doesn't sound good!"

"But Ritsu was laughing so happily!"

Yui Hirasawa pointed toward Captain Ritsu, who was being chased while giggling.

"That's because she..."

Knowing the reason, Bai Qiu found he couldn't continue his sentence.

Otherwise, Akiyama Mio would die of social embarrassment.

Watching everyone making such a ruckus.

The innocent Kotobuki Tsumugi was a bit confused.

Being innocent, she didn't know the specific meaning of Blue and White Bowl, so she looked at everyone with curiosity.

"What is a Blue and White Bowl?"

The classroom was too noisy, and no one heard her.

Kotobuki Tsumugi puffed out her cheeks and shouted with a cute expression, "Hey, hey, tell me already!"

Kotobuki Tsumugi first asked Yui, who had come up with the name.

"A Blue and White Bowl is just a Blue and White Bowl!"

Yui Hirasawa answered with a blank, adorable expression.

"Aki-kun..."

Kotobuki Tsumugi looked at Bai Qiu, who was sitting across from Yui, her face full of anticipation.

Bai Qiu felt a bit awkward. "This... I'm not sure how to put it..."

Tainaka Ritsu was panting as she ran.

"That... I..."

"I... wait a second... I'll... tell you later!"

Akiyama Mio sped up her pursuit.

In her panic, she accidentally let her bass guitar slam into Tainaka Ritsu's head.

Consequently, Tainaka Ritsu fainted, and only then did Akiyama Mio let out a sigh of relief.

"Mio..."

Kotobuki Tsumugi then turned to look at Mio.

Akiyama Mio let out a startled cry.

Then, she covered her ears and crouched on the ground, shaking her head desperately.

"I don't know... I don't know... I don't know... I don't know anything at all..."

Everyone had been asked, yet there were still no results.

Kotobuki Ojou-sama looked back at Bai Qiu and Yui Hirasawa, stepped forward to grab their arms, and acted spoiled.

"I'm so curious, hurry and tell me!"

To avoid tainting the young lady's pure heart, Bai Qiu chose to remain silent; even if she was adorable, it wouldn't work.

Planetarium

Kessoku Band group chat.

Ijichi Nijika sent a message saying she had fallen ill, and reminded both Bai Qiu and Yamada Ryo to take care of their health.

Additionally, the Kessoku Band's training would likely need to be postponed for a few more days.

Seeing this, Bai Qiu replied with concern: Rest well at home, Nijika. If you need any help, feel free to ask me.

I managed to farm a wave of favorability with Nijika.

Yamada Ryo, meanwhile, asked Nijika if she wanted to go to her family's hospital.

Goto Hitori secretly wondered if Nijika had caught something from her.

In order to cheer up the dejected Takamatsu Tomo, Bai Qiu invited her here.

Originally, Yui Hirasawa had planned to come along too, but upon discovering that she couldn't even read sheet music, Akiyama Mio had no choice but to teach Yui herself.

As it happened, Takamatsu Tomo was also planning to go to the Planetarium; whenever she was in a bad mood, she would usually go to the Planetarium or the Aquarium.

She had even intended to invite Bai Qiu, thinking it could count as an Astronomy Club activity—naturally, she would be the one to write the club report.

However, being the sensitive person she was, Tomo was particularly worried about whether Bai Qiu might be too busy, as he seemed quite occupied, so she had remained hesitant.

Fortunately, Bai Qiu spoke up first.

The two hit it off immediately.

Right now, Bai Qiu was buying the tickets.

Takamatsu Tomo waited obediently by his side like a little animal.

She had an annual pass, which allowed her entry at any time throughout the year without needing to buy tickets repeatedly.

A rare, faint smile hung on Takamatsu Tomo's face; this was the first time anyone had been willing to accompany her to the Planetarium.

"Let's go, Tomo."

After buying the tickets, Bai Qiu smiled at Tomo.

"Mm, okay..."

Takamatsu Tomo nodded timidly, then stuck to Bai Qiu's side like a little penguin.

They entered the Planetarium.