It's a romantic comedy for everyone, so why am I the only one single?

That's why Iura Hidetsu didn't notice her unusual behavior. Even more unexpectedly, she would use this song as a confession of love.

After all, isn't this song obviously written for Hoshino Ai? Even if it's a confession, it should be a confession to Hoshino Ai.

It can only be said that Pochi-chan truly lives up to her reputation as the female protagonist of a silly anime; it's indeed difficult for normal people to keep up with her train of thought.

"Do you need me to do it again?" After finishing the song, Iura Hide turned to Hoshino Ai and asked.

"Um...no need. I've already...no...let's do it again."

Startled awake, Hoshino Ai blushed instantly and hurriedly avoided his gaze.

Although she had been staring blankly at Iura Hide the whole time, unexpectedly, the melody and singing seemed to be imprinted in her mind, and she could recall them clearly as soon as she thought about them.

However, she still wanted to listen to it again, just in case she had misremembered or missed something.

Ah!

She promises she'll listen carefully this time!

then

After singing it three more times, Iura Hide finally said that she had learned it. Only then did she realize that the song could also be sung as a duet between a man and a woman. She felt a mix of frustration, nervousness, shyness, and anticipation.

It was like a spilled palette; I didn't even dare to look into Iura Hide's eyes.

"Don't be nervous, like I said, just treat it like singing karaoke~"

Iura Shu once again used the head pat technique, a sure-fire way to make Hoshino Ai's eyes redden and she almost cried.

There was no other way. He grew up without a father, suffered long-term domestic violence from his mother, and was ostracized by everyone at school because his mother was a habitual thief. In the end, he became an orphan after his mother was caught stealing again and the amount was huge and she was sent to prison.

God knows how much she longed to be cared for and loved.

"Ok!"

Hoshino Ai nodded very gently, but the smile that bloomed on her lips was like fireworks on a summer festival night, making Iura Hideto lose himself in admiration.

Thinking about it carefully, this was the first time he had ever seen Hoshino Ai smile.

"I didn't fall for you because you're handsome; I think you're handsome because I like you. Even if you're seen as an idiot, it doesn't matter, because you're in my heart."

"I didn't fall for you because you're cute; I find you cute because I like you. Even if you're seen as an idiot, it's okay, because you're my heroine."

In the control room next door, the smoky makeup shop manager, with a complex look of reminiscence in her eyes, pressed the record button ahead of time.

Boqi-chan, who was standing next to her, was also strumming her guitar, but suddenly felt something was off.

"Huh? Shouldn't I be the female lead in this song?"

Seeing that Hoshino Ai's gaze towards Iura Shu was almost drooling, countless question marks immediately popped into Bochi's head.

"Hmm, I guess I'm overthinking it."

"After all, the child is still so young. Even if she really has feelings for the senior, he shouldn't reciprocate, right?"

Boqi was thinking to herself, while Iura Hide was secretly marveling.

Although this song "Because I Like You" is indeed very simple, especially for girls, basically anyone who isn't tone-deaf can sing it quite well.

Only a few can reach the level of the original.

Just like how so many people cover "Renai Circulation" but few can reach Kana Hanazawa's level, even if they only reach 90 points or even 80 points, it still sounds very good.

Ai Hoshino, on the other hand, completely surpassed the original.

"Really? Is my singing really okay?"

"Really? If you don't believe me, just listen for yourself later!"

As it turned out, Iura Hide's assessment was correct. When the three of them returned to the control room and put on their listening headphones...

When the store manager played the original audio without any audio editing for her, she was a little stunned.

This was the first time she had heard herself sing, and she was surprised to find it sounded so good.

Yes, although it might seem a bit narcissistic, she genuinely thought that her duet version of "Because I Like You" with Iura Hide was absolutely wonderful.

"How about it, do you believe it now?"

Is this a compliment?

Hoshino Ai bit her lip shyly, feeling as if she had just eaten a big bite of sweet honey cake.

She had never experienced this feeling since she could remember, not even the kind of feeling that Dean Takahashi, who took good care of her, had ever given her.

Is this love?

Hoshino Ai unconsciously drifted into a daze.

"So, Xiao Ai, would you like to join my band and be the lead singer?"

When Hoshino Ai came to her senses, she didn't show any surprise, clearly having already guessed his thoughts.

However, singing in a recording studio is one thing, but performing live on stage is another...

"Can I really?"

“Of course! In my opinion, you’re a genius singer!” Iura Hide said with an incredibly sincere smile.

The moment their eyes met, Hoshino Ai unconsciously recalled the scene of the two of them singing together, as well as the lyrics and melody that were as sweet as a love letter. Her hesitant and insecure gaze gradually became firm.

Although she is still unsure whether she can become a band's lead singer, and even less certain whether she is the genius singer that Iura Hide mentioned.

But she was willing to try and work hard because she wanted to be the female lead in the story script of the guy in front of her who brought her unprecedented warmth and made her feel incredibly at ease!

Chapter 86, is it really such a coincidence?

"Ah!"

Kitagawa Kaimu, who was lying in bed with her phone in her arms, completely immersed in a song on repeat, suddenly sneezed.

"Ah?"

"Does anyone miss me?"

"It must be a senior!"

Kitagawa Kaimu glanced at the time.

Although she was a little worried about disturbing Iura Hide, after rolling around on the bed a couple of times and hesitating for a moment, she couldn't help but send Iura Hide a message.

"Master, are you still recording? Liz misses you."

Upon receiving the message, Iura Hide couldn't help but smile. As he replied, he couldn't help but think of the scene that night when Kitagawa Kaimu dressed up as a little dream demon and tried to ambush him from behind.

However, he suddenly thought of a problem: what if Kitagawa Kaimu listened to "Because I Like It," especially the duet version?

"Hai Meng shouldn't misunderstand, right?"

"After all, Xiao Ai will soon be my sister, and she's still so young."

Iura Shu couldn't help but steal a glance at Hoshino Ai beside him out of the corner of his eye. Hoshino Ai was looking at him with her bright purple eyes, which made him feel inexplicably guilty.

"Maybe we should just forget about it and dedicate this song to Xiao Ai and Boqi Jiang instead of uploading it."

Hideaki Iura made a quick decision.

However, this meant that, in order to realize his grand money-making plan, he needed to hurry up and record it according to the original plan.

On the other side, Hoshino Ai and Pochi-chan were both overjoyed to learn that the song would be given to them as a gift, and would not be uploaded or played by anyone else.

After all, what girl could resist having the boy she likes and admires write a song for her?

Okay, even though I also gave it to another guy, it's still basically the same no matter how you round it up~

Especially for Boqi-chan, since Hoshino Ai wasn't involved in the recording, it was just her and Iura Shu performing.

This gave her a feeling of victory, and she became very excited. She played the guitar so hard it was almost smoking, and her performance was phenomenal.

Unfortunately, Iura Shu was not in good condition this time. Not only did he not get it right in one take, but he recorded it seven or eight times. Including the break time, it took him about an hour and a half to finally finish the recording.

However, this did not affect his shining image in the eyes of Boqi and Hoshino Aiko.

In fact, not only the two of them, but even the smoky makeup shop owner who had once been involved in the music industry couldn't help but secretly marvel at Iura Hide's talent during the recording.

Although Iura Shu's singing skills are still just average, with her songwriting talent, she will definitely go further than she has ever done before.

Thinking of this, a thought suddenly occurred to her.

"Hey, Iura kid, are you planning to form a band?"

"Yes."

Iura Hide glanced at Pochi-chan first, then turned to look at her.

Honestly, if we're just talking about being singers, he and Hoshino Ai are enough, just like that. It's just that his instrumental skills are only at an above-average amateur level, which is far inferior to hers.

In addition, he couldn't bear to kick out such a cute Pochi-chan, so obviously the only option was to form a band.

"How about I introduce you to a drummer and a bassist? They're both high school students around your age, but they're both really good."

Upon hearing this, Iura Hide raised an eyebrow, but didn't seem particularly surprised.

Forming a band is like making friends. Besides looking at the other person's abilities, personality, and character, the most important thing is whether you can get along.

As someone with experience, the smoky makeup shop manager immediately saw through her thoughts and said before she could speak, "Don't worry, I'm just giving you their contact information. You can meet them and chat with them yourselves. If it doesn't work out, then forget it."

At this point, the smoky makeup shop manager seemed to suddenly remember something, and whispered in his ear, "And those two girls are both very pretty~"

A strange look flashed across Iura Hide's eyes.

Everything was fine before, but then this sentence was suddenly added at the end. Why does it sound like an introduction to a blind date?

Besides, he's looking for drummers and bassists; what's wrong with them being pretty?

The important factors are whether the skill level is high enough and whether the personalities are compatible.

Okay, now that I think about it, it seems more like a blind date.

This made Iura Hide feel inexplicably resistant, but since the smoky makeup shop owner meant well, he hesitated for a moment before accepting the sticky note with the two people's names and contact information.

Then, the next second, I froze.

"Ichiji Niji Natsumi? Yamada Ryo? Wow! What a coincidence!?"

With the same name, and both being drummer and bassist, plus the fact that this place is Shimokitazawa, it's quite obvious that these two must be Ijichi Nijika and Yamada Ryo from the Lonely Rock band.