My love is abyss mode

Chapter 141 Goals and Planning (4.4K)

Ascending the stairs to the third-floor corridor of the student union, I pushed open the heavy door at the end. In the bright afternoon sunlight, a gentle and beautiful classical woman sat behind a large desk, sketching and writing with a pencil.

His long, black hair fell straight down, and his slightly pale skin was tinged with warmth.

Hearing the door open, Matsuzaka Kanon looked up, a smile appearing in her beautiful gray eyes: "What brings you here to see me?"

I'd like to invite you on a date tomorrow.

Kuronuma Kiba quietly closed the door behind him, walked slowly to her side, rested his hand on the desk, and leaned over to look at his notebook: "Can I ask for leave?"

A long dress was drawn in pencil on a clean and tidy piece of paper, revealing the left shoulder and featuring an exceptionally slender waist.

"Can't it be after school?"

Matsuzaka Kanon lowered her head and continued sketching the skirt, the pencil rubbing against the paper, making a soft sound: "I want to try a little harder and get into Bunka Fashion College."

Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo is ranked number one in Asia and is among the top 10 fashion schools in the world, alongside Central Saint Martins in England and Parsons School of Design in the United States. Notable alumni include international masters such as Yohji Yamamoto, Kenzo Takada, and Hiroshi Fujiwara.

"Is the target Tokyo Fashion Week?" Kuronuma asked.

"Hmm~ My goal is to make sure that all girls who are looking forward to a date have a good mood."

As Matsuzaka Kanon meticulously traced the lines of the skirt, she smiled gently and said softly, "If you have a beautiful skirt, of course you'll look forward to a date, right? Just like with lingerie."

"Tell me more about the decisive underwear." Kuronuma's eyes lit up with excitement.

Upon closer reflection, he had never even seen the "decisive underwear." Shirakawa Momo and Matsusaka Kanon both preferred plain white, not even the classic blue and white bowl, and Hatsushino Ryo simply didn't wear any.

When it comes to memories of lingerie, the most evocative is a touch of alluring purple, which is quite charming.

However, after the weather turned cooler, Chitose Toyama changed into thicker, high-waisted black stockings that looked like velvet and were not transparent at all, and she stopped giving him any more perks.

"Go away."

Matsuzaka Kanon rolled her eyes at him reproachfully, then pointed her chin at the bar counter and said, "Go make me a cup of black tea."

"I want to see the ultimate lingerie." Kuronuma Kiba stayed put, pestering her to buy him new lingerie.

"No way, and the most important thing is my mood. I've already missed my teeth."

"give me one more chance."

"Go make some black tea."

Let's go shopping together on our date tomorrow.

"Really."

Matsuzaka Kanon sighed helplessly and nodded in agreement: "Okay, but you can wait for me outside the lingerie store. What time is our date?"

"I haven't decided on a date yet, I'll tell you tomorrow." Kuronuma then walked to the water bar to make some black tea.

The two chatted for a while in the student council president's office, and after Kobayakawa Reiko returned to the academy from the port area, they took a car together to Shimokitazawa.

A black sedan stopped in front of the neon sign for "Bad Puppet" on the side of the road. Kuronuma Ya crawled out of the car, led Matsuzaka Kanon down the narrow concrete steps, and pushed open the door to enter the LiveHouse.

It was still early before opening time, and the lobby was empty. Inada Masashi and Shirakawa Momo sat across a round table, looking at their laptops and discussing the performance schedules of various bands.

Kuronuma Kiba walked over and raised his hand to greet Inada Miyabi: "Miyabi-nee, how's business lately?"

"Aside from people constantly asking me which band I'm in, there aren't any other questions."

Inada Masahiro tossed her long, wavy, golden hair, her caramel-colored eyes scrutinizing him: "Ya-kun, are you really a scumbag?"

"Any questions?"

"No, it just fits my stereotype of bassists a bit."

Seeing her nod thoughtfully, Kuronuma Kiba looked puzzled and looked at Shirakawa Momo, asking with his eyes, "Is the bassist's reputation really that bad?"

"The so-called '3Bs' that can't be boyfriends refer to bassist, bassist, and bassist."

Shirakawa Momo explained in a cold and indifferent tone, glancing at Matsuzaka Kanon, her voice softening slightly: "Are you sure you want to be the manager? The band will be very busy after their official debut, and the profits won't be much."

"It's okay, I want to help you with your teeth." Matsuzaka Kanon replied with a smile, even the beauty mark at the corner of her eye seemed to exude a soft hue.

"Come with me. This month, all you need to do is liaise with the entertainment company."

Shirakawa Momo got up and went backstage, leading Matsuzaka Kanon to the rehearsal room, where she instructed her on various matters related to the band's contract. Only Kuronuma Kiba and Inada Miyabi remained in the hall.

Kuronuma Kiba unceremoniously took over the cat's seat and leaned over to look at the laptop screen in front of Inada Miyabi: "Miyabi-nee, Momo told you about the band, right?"

"Yes, she wants to book the performance for the last day of this month."

Inada Masashi scrolled the mouse to the bottom of the table, and November 30th, Sunday, was completely blank.

"Two weeks to prepare?"

Kuronuma frowned slightly, feeling that Shirakawa Momo was being too hasty. The band had only just been reformed, and aside from the need for practice and adjustment, they didn't even have a band name yet.

"Strictly speaking, there are only 11 days, because the assessment is conducted a week in advance."

Inada Masashi got up and went to the beverage counter, took a Coke and handed it to him, saying with some concern, "As an employee benefit, I can extend the time by a few more days, but the review is necessary, otherwise it will affect the business."

Kuronuma Kiba took the cola, swallowed a mouthful, and turned to look at the door leading to the backstage: "I believe in Momo."

She possesses musical talent capable of surpassing Hatsushino Ryo, and Hatsushino Ryo's technique is also excellent. As long as Toyama Chitose and Shinkai Shio aren't too bad, their performances in LiveHouses should be fine.

"Since you put it that way, I'll reserve a spot for you."

Inada Masashi used the mouse to select a row in the table, added a background color, and typed the time period: 7:20-7:30.

After that, Sunday night becomes the busiest time slot, reserved for bands that are already somewhat famous and can generate revenue from their fanbase.

"Considering you've brought me a lot of customers, you're not allowed to sneak off to other stores in the future," she said with a smile, in a joking tone.

"loyalty!"

"You're not serious at all. At first, I thought you were a model student with excellent grades and conduct."

"Am I not?" Kuronuma Kiba feigned surprise, staring at Inada Masashi with a look of astonishment.

"No, you're a bassist."

"That's prejudice."

"How many girls is Ya-kun currently having ambiguous relationships with?"

“I am very clear about my relationship with everyone.”

……

While they were chatting, a sudden ringtone interrupted their conversation. He picked up the phone, glanced at it, and saw that it was an unnumbered account. He answered the call directly.

"Teeth, that's like a mother."

Upon hearing the calm and mature woman's voice, several black lines appeared on Kuronuma's forehead, and he said coldly, "I don't remember when I gained a mother."

"Children are only cute when they are well-behaved."

Chie Hatsukano's coquettish voice made him feel uneasy, as if he had suddenly encountered a "twin-tailed senior" from America in his home.

"I'm dead."

"So you're not going to return the marriage certificate to me?" "Please get to the point."

Kuronuma Kiba added honorifics to show respect for his elders, and Hatsushino Chie, hearing his serious tone, dropped her affected manner.

"I'll have someone deliver the marriage certificate to you. All the hard work these past few days has paid off, and Mother is very happy. However, Ya should also visit Mother occasionally."

The changes in Hatsushino Ryo in the past few days have been quite obvious. Although it's only towards people she cares about, it's already a huge surprise for Hatsushino Chie.

"However, now only my daughter and I are left in the Hatsushino family. I really can't handle the company's affairs by myself, since we have many businesses. Could you please be a little more understanding of your mother's situation?"

"I understand."

"It would be best if Ya could understand her mother. Actually, I think Ya should also come to the company to learn more in the future."

Chie Hatsushino started rambling on, and Kiba Kuronuma got a headache from listening to her, feeling like she was drilling her own head with an electric drill.

Turning his head, he saw Matsuzaka Kanon push open the door leading to the backstage and walk out, her face slightly gloomy. He gave her a few perfunctory words and hung up the phone.

"Did something happen?"

Kuronuma Kiba put down his phone, looked at Matsuzaka Kanon with concern, and asked softly, "Aren't you and Momo coming?"

"No, the band thing isn't too troublesome."

Matsuzaka Kanon shook her head slightly, her beautiful gray eyes flashing with a dangerous glint: "It's Shiona-chan, she's not coming to the band meeting tonight. Honestly, I don't know what to do."

"Momo actually allowed that?" Kuronuma Kiba frowned in confusion, holding up his cola as he asked.

According to Shirakawa Momo, Shinkai Shiona is the one who needs the most practice and will likely hold the others back.

Matsuzaka Kanon shook her head and sighed, her face slightly pale: "Shirakawa said that Shiona-chan is going to buy another drum set tonight to practice at home, and she gave her permission."

The drum kit is the most inconvenient instrument to move. While it's convenient to keep it at home for solo practice, it carries the risk of disturbing the neighbors.

However, most drummers would choose to practice with a practice board and wouldn't buy a drum kit.

"Should I have Kobayakawa take you to her?" Kuronuma Kiba asked.

"No need, Shionai-chan is avoiding me."

Matsuzaka Kanon forced a smile, walked towards the entrance, and waved goodbye to him: "I basically understand about the band. Well, I'll go home first and prepare dinner for you guys."

"it is good."

Kuronuma Kiba got up to see her off, and just then he ran into Toyama Chitose carrying a guitar bag as she walked down the stairs. A dozen minutes later, Hatsushino Ryo also arrived at the LiveHouse.

The three of them arrived at the long-term rented rehearsal room. Shirakawa Momo hadn't bought an electric piano and synthesizer yet, and was sitting on a drum stool chatting with Shinkai Shiona on her phone.

With everyone present, Shirakawa Momo's gaze fell on Toyama Chitose's fingers. Confirming the manicure had been completely removed, she cleared her throat and began to explain her plan:
"Regarding the future development of the band, I must emphasize a few points."

"First of all, regardless of whether we sign a contract or not, performing in a LiveHouse is an important step in building popularity, so we will participate in an assessment in 11 days and strive to have our first official performance by the end of this month."

"At the same time, we also need to release cover songs on online platforms. For now, we'll use our old accounts for this activity. I've entrusted this task to Shionai-chan."

"Secondly, regarding the songs for the cover and performance, considering that Shionai-chan's drumming is terrible and the melody is too fast, I chose two songs, 'Ultramarine' and 'Running Towards the Night,' and the sheet music has already been sent to the group."

As Kuronuma listened to her talk about her plans for the band, he took out his phone, opened the group chat, and saw three new files.

"Ultramarine," BPM 135, includes melody and lyrics; "Running Towards the Night," BPM 130, also includes melody and lyrics; "Timely Rain," BPM 190, only melody, no lyrics, standard Japanese rock.

He searched for the name of the third song online, but all the results were unrelated, suggesting that the song was an original composition.

"We must record 'Ultramarine' and 'Running Towards Night' this week. We'll practice the original songs individually first, and then start working on them together next week."

After finishing her last sentence, Shirakawa Momo glanced at the three of them sternly and asked in a cold voice, "Is there a problem?"

"." Hatsushiro Ryo shook his head, opened his phone, glanced at the sheet music, picked up the bass and started playing, the melody was perfect.

Against a backdrop of low-frequency bass, Chitose Toyama's frustrated voice echoed in the rehearsal room: "190 BPM, I can try my best, but Shionai-chan can't do it."

BPM, beats per minute, is a unit of time for beats per minute.

190 BPM means playing 190 quarter notes in one minute, with each beat lasting 0.315 seconds. This undoubtedly requires Shionai Shinai to swing her drumsticks until sparks fly – she needs to strike the drum 96 times in 8 seconds for 6 measures of sixteenth notes, and she has to be accurate.

A girl who is 160cm tall and weighs 96kg could not have done this without Wonder Woman's superhuman strength.

Shirakawa Momo was well aware of this. She picked up the drumsticks, glanced at them, and said without changing her expression, "I will urge her to practice until there are no mistakes during rehearsals."

As for what happens after you get on stage, that depends on your individual performance.

"Shionai has only been learning the drums for half a year. It will take at least three years for her to practice this rhythm."

Chitose Toyama remained dissatisfied and voiced her objections: "I demand that the score be rewritten, or that the original piece be left for later. Many people will think it's too arrogant to perform an original piece on my first stage."

"I don't care what others say. As long as the performance is good enough, there's no need to care about such trivial things."

Shirakawa Momo stared at her coldly, her golden eyes flashing with a sharp light, her tone stern: "If we don't push Shionai-chan, she won't practice seriously at all. Besides, you should figure out your own part first."

After saying that, she took out her phone and sent the lyrics of the original song to Chitose Toyama separately, making the following request: "I want explosive vocals, a feeling of screaming at the top of my lungs. To enhance the screaming feeling, the guitar needs a distorted tone effect pedal."

I'll buy it tomorrow.

"I'm not asking you to actually scream, but the contrast between suppression and explosion, do you understand? My right hand will use dense notes to fight back in the high register."

Kuronuma Kiba couldn't understand any of the technical details they were discussing. He reached out to Hatsushino Ryo for the bass and tried to play an original piece.

Because he didn't have a lighter, Kuronuma Kiba couldn't even read the sheet music; it was like gibberish to him, and his fingers were also quite stiff.

Forget it.

He handed the bass back to Hatsushino Ryo, then turned to Shirakawa Momo and asked, "Is this any of my business?"

Are you proud of being useless?

"No, I kind of want to go home."

"Tsk, useless man."

Shirakawa Momo glared at him disdainfully, stood up from the drum stool, and walked towards the door of the rehearsal room: "I will buy an electric piano tomorrow. Starting today, we will meet here for rehearsals after school."

"Should I come too?" Kuronuma followed her out of the rehearsal room, through the corridor, and towards the sound effects room.

It was already time for the LiveHouse to open, and the rehearsal rooms and lounges I passed were packed with people.

"up to you."

Shirakawa Momo unlocked the iron door to the sound room with her key, turned around and asked, "Didn't you want to go home? If you're going to a hotel, wait for me to get off work."

"Can I come with Ryo and Kanon?"

As soon as Kuronuma Kiba finished speaking, Shirakawa Momo immediately raised her leg and stomped on his foot, her expression turning terrifying and radiating a cold aura: "In principle, I should agree, but I advise you not to do it."

"What about Kanon?"

"Ha, is there nothing of importance on your mind?" She gritted her teeth, turned around and walked into the sound effects room, shutting the door on him.

The door wasn't locked. Kurouma Kiba faced the door, pondered for a moment, and realized that he really didn't have anything important to discuss with Shirakawa Momo.

Tomorrow I've already made plans to meet with Suzuka Hatsushino and Kanon Matsuzaka, but Momo Shirakawa is going to buy an electric piano, so the two of them won't even have time to see each other.

However, this situation doesn't seem to be a long-term solution for cats.

(End of this chapter)