Zongman: Dream with me

After lunch, it was almost 3 o'clock in the afternoon and the few of them were finally able to go out.

"Is this the 'Starry Sky'?"

Yukinoshita watched them take the train for more than an hour, walk through a fashionable neighborhood, and finally find their destination under a staircase leading underground.

"Yeah." Kasugano Sora turned her head away, ignoring the gazes of the two. She didn't know how Mu You found this place. Did he use the navigation?

Looking at the closed door, Qiong was in a panic. Mu You had always brought her here before, but now it was her turn. Asshole You, why wasn't he here at this time?

Qiong took out her phone and sent another text message to Mu You, who was far away. Then, she took a deep breath and opened the door.

The store had not officially opened yet and there were only a few people. Hong Xia, who was preparing for the stage, ran over in surprise to say hello when she saw the visitor!

"Qiong-chan! I didn't expect it to be you. Long time no see."

Everyone's attention shifted over instantly. Qiong had no choice but to bite the bullet and greet them, "Hello." Then he gave a brief introduction to both parties.

"Hello, Yukinoshita-san, Mashiro-san. Let's work hard together from now on."

Ijichi Nikka looked at the three girls in front of her, feeling a little nervous. This must be the person Yuu had entrusted to her, and she seemed to be a quiet person.

"Hello, Ijichi-san." Yukinoshita Yukino responded politely.

"Yukinoshita-san looks so elegant. I never thought Yuu could find such a talented person to be a member of the band."

"Thank you."

"But then again, isn't You here?" Hong Xia expressed her inner doubts, because in her impression, the brother and sister have always been inseparable.

"He has something urgent to do today." Qiong's voice became a little resentful.

"Haha, I see. You're quite the irresponsible brother. But don't be shy. Not only me, but the other members of the band—Ryo, Kita, and Ichiri—will welcome everyone."

Hongxia said this and took a few people on a tour, not noticing that Yukinoshita Yukino frowned slightly when she heard Ichiri's name.

"Band member? Yili? That's not a coincidence, is it?"

Yukinoshita Yukino recalled the last time she met Goto Ichiri. Although the two of them still practiced occasionally after that, they talked about practicing together, but it seemed that it was nothing later. What excuse did Ichiri-chan make at that time?

I think he's going to work with the band?!

"This is where we usually train. Liang and the others are still training in there. Let me introduce you to it." Hongxia looked at Qiong, Yukinoshita Yukino who was a little distracted, and Shiina Mashiro who was still looking around, gestured, and pushed open the door of the training room.

Just as she was about to introduce them, she heard a scream of "Ah——!", and then she saw Goto Ichiri exploded on the spot.

After a long while, Hongxia looked at Goto Ichiri, who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowed to Yukinoshita Yukino in panic to apologize, and an inexplicable sense of déjà vu came over her.

I seem to have seen this scene somewhere before. Oh, by the way, the guitarist who escaped before - Kita seemed to have done this to Liang.

"Please forgive my recklessness that day! I will do anything! Please humiliate me severely!"

Even the lines are the same!

"Don't say such misleading words!" Hong Xia complained again.

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"So, you really went to work?"

After a long while, everyone finally figured out the whole story. Faced with Yukinoshita's doubts, Goto Ichiri could only sit stiffly on the chair with his head buried in his collar.

No, it was really just an excuse at first. I only realized later that playing in a band also requires working.

Goto Ichiri's face was gloomy. Was this really God's punishment for lying?

"I'm sorry, Yili. I thought this was just an excuse. I apologize to you here."

It seems that Goto Ichiri has also changed. It was I who was narrow-minded.

"No...no, this is all my fault." Looking at Yukinoshita Yukino who was sincerely apologizing to him, Ichiri suddenly felt like dying.

"Yukinoshita-san also knows Pochi-chan?" Hongxia was a little surprised.

"Well, we used to be... friends." Yukinoshita said while glancing at Kasugano Sora, who nodded slightly in agreement.

"That's great."

Hong Xia let out a long breath. She had originally thought that since everyone was unfamiliar with each other, it would be awkward to get together. The most important thing was that You wasn't here. She didn't know anyone besides Qiong very well, and it would be bad if she said the wrong thing.

"By the way, we still have two team members, they will be here in a while."

And!? Ijichi Hongxia was exhausted, both physically and mentally. "Where on earth did you find so many people, You? I can't hold on any longer."

"Ah, um, okay! Let's practice for a while then. I also want to see Shiina-san's performance."

Hongxia cheered up and said, since everyone is a member of the band, let's use music to express our feelings to each other.

Then she was defeated by Mashiro.

Precise rhythm, flexible technique, and just the right amount of force all combine to create a perfect piece of music.

Is this a newbie?!

"Nijiya, what happened to you?" Goto Ichiri exclaimed when he saw her suddenly collapse to the ground. "Nijiya's highlight is gone!"

"Nothing, I just noticed the disparity in the world."

But Hong was not discouraged. She stood up again and said in a fragile voice, "What else do you need me to teach you?"

Shiina Mashiro looked at the girl who suddenly lost her color and then slowly regained it with curiosity, and tilted her head cutely.

"Can you teach me how to play music?"

"Okay, no problem." Hongxia's head fluttered, and she and Pochi-chan exclaimed in unison: "Music sheet!?"

"Ah."

"Shiina-san, you don't know how to read music?"

"Ah."

"Then how did you get so good at it?"

“That’s how you practice.”

"......"

Knowing she couldn't get anything out of Mashiro, Yukinoshita turned her gaze to Kyon, who was sitting in the corner, biting her nails and staring intently at her phone, mumbling to herself. As if noticing the attention around her, she turned her gaze and asked, "What's wrong?"

With Kasugano Yui's explanation, everyone learned the truth about why Mashiro had practiced so well, but they still found it incredible.

"Just by watching it a few times, he was able to memorize it and reproduce it perfectly. Where does this musical genius come from?"

Hongxia seemed to understand, but also seemed even more confused.

Yes, genius is difficult to understand in the eyes of the world, but for Mu You, who possesses the power of dreams, it is not difficult to create a genius in a certain aspect.

People are unconscious when they sleep, but Mu You guides them to practice certain memories in their dreams, thereby improving their proficiency. He can even collect the gains from people's dream practice in the form of dream bubbles, and then put them into someone's dream.

The insights gained from practicing in dreams by various professional drummers are collected and placed into dream bubbles, which are then placed into Mashiro's dreams, allowing Mashiro to practice in dreams. However, when the dream bubble shatters and Mashiro wakes up from the dream, he will forget everything in the dream, but he will still gain something in his subconscious.

Mu You calls this part "talent."

Then, through real-life practice, she could gradually unleash a portion of her true talent, and naturally achieve twice the result with half the effort. That was why she was able to perfectly replicate Mu You's practice after watching her practice several times.

For those dream masters whose dream bubbles were taken away, Mu You would also give reasonable compensation, such as making a copy of the dream bubble, or exchanging it for other talents they were interested in. Of course, they wouldn't remember it.

Okay, let’s start from the very beginning.

So, Hongxia began to explain the most basic theoretical knowledge to Mashiro, and Mashiro picked out various things in Hongxia's training that she didn't like. Hongxia asked her why, and Mashiro said she didn't know.

Hong Xia was skeptical, but then she realized her performance had indeed become much smoother, which was even more incredible. Was this the genius who skipped over the theory and went straight to the actual practice?

On the other hand, after listening to Ichiri's performance, Yukino Yukinoshita gave up practicing guitar and worked hard to teach Ichiri Goto.

In order to help Yili overcome her social anxiety, she specially moved the practice space onto the stage.

"Goto-san, don't look down. Look straight ahead and look at me."

"Okay, Yukinoshita-senpai." Yukinoshita's voice was not loud, but it had an air of certainty. Furthermore, they had known each other since childhood and her prestige was immense. Poor Pochi-chan didn't dare to resist.

Meanwhile, Yukino, who was sitting in the audience, tried hard to control the twitching of her lips while checking the dynamics of "Guitar Hero" and her interactions with Barbatos. Just now, Yukinoshita got all the information about Pochi-chan from Muyou.

These two people are really having fun...

"Don't be nervous. Just like when Kasugano-kun told us stories, I believe you can do it too. Let's start practicing."

"Ah, yes!" Goto Ichiri looked at Yukinoshita's furrowed brows, and his hair stood on end. Could it be that Yukinoshita-san was angry because I was dawdling? Goto Ichiri hurriedly prepared himself, tried his best, and began to play.

Yukinoshita put away her phone, breathed a sigh of relief, and looked over at Goto Ichiri, who was playing. He was clearly a skilled musician, but due to his social anxiety, he couldn't even perform at 20% of his full potential. Now he was incredibly nervous.

Thinking back to the commission Mu You had given her, Yukinoshita Yukino inexplicably felt like she had been cheated. That guy really was a hands-off boss.

"You also asked me not to tell anyone that Mu You is Barbatos for the time being. Then why did you lie to him for so many years, you bastard!"

The account "Guitar Hero" was created by Goto Ichiri in his second year of junior high school. Not long after, Mu You's "Please Call Me Barbatos-sama" was also created shortly afterwards. The first and only follower of that account was Goto Ichiri's "Guitar Hero".

So Mu You obviously remembered Goto Ichiri at the time, but she didn't explain it because she was afraid that Ichiri, who was socially anxious, would overreact after knowing it. Judging from the public interactions between the two online, Mu You did give Ichiri a lot of guidance.

Later, as Mu You's account became more and more famous, it also boosted the popularity of the account of his only friend, so some netizens started to speculate that the two had met offline and might even be a couple.

If one side agrees, there will be another side that opposes. For a time, the debate continued and even intensified.

Pochi-chan was so scared that she stopped updating. She was frightened by the public opinion on the Internet. Later, with the comfort of Mu You and the remaining kind netizens, she gradually resumed updating.

But what Yukinoshita Yukino didn't understand was why Yu hadn't revealed his identity to Goto Ichiri until then?

If we had made it clear at that time, why would it have come to this?

But what Yukinoshita Yukino didn't know was that Mu You thought he "shouldn't" know Goto Ichiri. He met Goto Ichiri with the understanding he had in his previous life, but he didn't realize that this was not just a reunion for him.