Tokyo: Who would still fall in love after being spoiled?

Chapter 26 Sakurai turns out to be his “rival in love”?
[Takeda: How did you draw the back view!]
On the way back to the boarding house, Takeda finally replied to the message.

[Inoue: This is the only one.] (Love it or not.)
[Takeda: That won’t work! I’m not satisfied.]
He glanced at the sparkling river beside the road and replied.

[Inoue: Then I lost it.]
The message was quickly read, but there was no response.

Instead, another Line message reminder popped up at the top of the screen.

Sakurai: I heard you hired a tuner to tune the piano in the Hobby Club?
How did you know... You are so well-informed.

[Inoue: I want to practice with it...but is that not possible?]
[Sakurai: Hmm…]
[Sakurai: Don't get me wrong! I heard it from Natori-san. She said Igarashi-sensei received a message from someone who applied to the school as a piano tuner.]
[Sakurai: Just report the expenses directly to Natori-san, or you can tell me now.]
He thought about it.

[Inoue: Ten thousand yen. ]
I've met quite a few high school girls recently, and favors are even more troublesome, so it's easier to just deal with them casually.

[Sakurai: Okay.]
He took the time to glance over to the other side, and saw that Takeda had disappeared from Line again.

[Sakurai: Also…]
[Sakurai: This may be a little embarrassing, Inoue-san, but I still want to ask you for a favor.]
Favors… He could probably guess what it was.

"Ms. Sakurai, I've already figured out how to do this even if you don't tell me."

"But if I tell you, it'll be hard for me..."

[Sakurai: Even if it's just for two days, can you help Kanade-chan share the burden of teaching Kimura?... Inoue-san, if there's anything you need help with, I'll do my best to help you!]
[Sakurai: Sou-chan is Amano-san! The one with the long black hair and anime-like girl look! Although she's a little difficult to get along with, she's actually a nice person.]
Zou-chan... anime girl... a good person... could this be her love rival in the original world? In the end, Sakurai-san is the murderer?
[Inoue: Can you trust me?]
[Sakurai: It's true. Natori-senpai said you play Xiao-Ji very well!]
[Sakurai: This weekend, Kanade-chan has a competition to participate in. I only found out about it after she transferred here... Ultimately, it's my fault for delaying her practice time.]
This attitude... is definitely a love rival.

Is there a competition to participate in this weekend? He stopped at the red light at the intersection, propped his head on the fire hydrant on the side of the road with one hand, tapped his fingers rhythmically, and thought for a moment.

[Inoue: Please tell me Amano-san’s Line account.]
[Sakurai: Inoue-san agreed?!]
[Sakurai: (Shared by a friend)]
[Sakurai: I owe you a favor! If possible, don't tell me I asked you to help...]
He filled in [I am a Cybertronian] as verification information, sent the friend request to Amano's account, and then checked back and saw the message.

"..."

[Inoue: I don’t owe you anything anymore.]
[Sakurai: Hmm? Why?]
Didn't react?

[Inoue: You already gave me Amano-san’s Line number.]
When the light turned green, he put away his phone for the moment and crossed the street, intending to go to the ramen restaurant he had been to two days ago for a family meal.

The Line notification tone soon resumed on the phone.

There were a few dripping sounds at first, and after a while, it bombarded us like rain.

Such deep feelings?
He stood in awe and turned on his phone.

[Sakurai: As expected!]
[Sakurai: Don't worry, I'll keep this a secret!]
“…”Misunderstood.

Who sent that message bombardment?

He soon understood—

[Takeda: No, no! If you don’t feel sorry for me, you should at least feel sorry for the paper!]
[Takeda: Is it really lost?]
[Takeda: Answer me!]
[Takeda: (Rabbit knocks on the door)]
[Takeda: (Rabbit knocks on the door)]
[Takeda:...]
[Takeda: (Rabbit kicks the door open)]
The content of the emoticons is visibly becoming more and more violent.

It wasn't until he checked the message that the storm suddenly stopped.

[Takeda: (Rabbit holds knife to neck, threatening)]
[Takeda: Really lost?! I can't have it!]
Arrived at the ramen restaurant.

He found a corner to sit down, ordered a family photo, and typed a reply slowly.

[Inoue: Delete the recording. ]
[Takeda: I'll hand over the painting with one hand and delete the recording with the other! Come find me at the grocery store when you're free.]
He still needs to go... [Inoue: Okay, later.]
[Takeda: Let me make this clear. If you delete the recording, I won't have any evidence against you. This means I trust you.]
[Inoue: What about barbecue?]
[Takeda: Still thinking about barbecue! Snowflake Ramen BBQ... If you love it so much, how come you haven't become a fat pig!]
[Inoue: Talent, I guess.]
The family portrait ramen arrived, he took a photo, sent it to Takeda, and put down his phone.

Enjoying the meal amidst another burst of Line message notification sounds.

When I walked out of the ramen restaurant again, dusk had already passed.

Amano has not yet accepted the Cybertronian's friend request. He changed the reason for the request to [I am Ultraman's human form] and sent it again.

While eating ramen, he Googled information about the Tokyo piano competition this weekend. There was only one such competition, held at a concert hall in Shinjuku.

Check the competition promotion website for details. Registration has not yet closed and audience tickets have not yet sold out.

He clicked to register and found that he needed to fill in additional information besides the general information, such as school address, teacher's name, learning age, competition record, etc.

If you do not have sufficient relevant entry records, you must also upload a performance video of the piece included in the entry.

The list and performance order will be announced on Friday.

It can be said that the screening competition has already begun before the official competition.

He filled in "Parents" in the "Teacher" column and "Kitakura High School" in the "School" column, but finally put it on hold because he needed to perform the video.

Participating in the competition would not mean much to him, but if he could get into the top three, it would at least prove his level and allow him to communicate better with Kimura.

The system task did not just require him to deal with it for two days as Sakurai requested.

But the registration deadline is tonight at 12 o'clock. Where can he find a piano during this time...

If you want to play and record the video, the school is definitely not allowed. If you climb over the wall, pick the lock, turn on the light and play the piano, you will be caught quickly.

What exactly is a piano shop called?

He got the answer "piano store" on Google, searched on an electronic map, and took the tram to Ochanomizu Station.

It was almost eight o'clock when I walked out of the station. I had to go back to find Takeda... It seemed like I would have to get away with it again.

Tram bridges of varying heights crisscross the Kanda River, and the streets along the river are brightly lit, with more than one level of street lights and shimmering reflections in the water.

This is said to be the largest musical instrument street in Japan.

There are the most guitar shops, followed by music stores.

Since he was sure that he would miss the 9 o'clock curfew, he simply slowed down his pace and walked around Musical Instrument Street, stopping here and there.

It was also the first time he had seen the scenery of rivers and tram tracks crisscrossing among the tall buildings, which was a rare painting material.

After enough shopping, I stopped in front of a music store called Chione and walked in.

(End of this chapter)