Zongman: Kulaixiku, resurrection!

If you ask a professional musician to recommend a place to buy musical instruments, he will most likely tell you to go to Ginza and hand you his business card, which will give you a 20% discount at a certain music store.

But if the person asking is a high school student, the musician will simply suggest that he go to Shimokitazawa, walk out of the station and pick up some cheap stuff at any store for fun.

To put it nicely, the musical instrument business in Shimokitazawa focuses on cost-effectiveness.

Xiangzi actually wanted to buy a keyboard in Ginza, where he had bought his previous one, but when he thought about the fact that he only had about 400,000 yen in his pocket, he was quite reluctant to make the trip all the way to Shimokitazawa.

The sun was shining, and the moment Kashiwa Sanhui walked out of the station and onto the stone brick street of Xiabei Ze, a trace of sweat appeared on his forehead.

You shouldn't go out wearing heat-absorbing black clothes.

"Um, Xiangzi..."

"Hmm?" Baihe Sanhui turned his head and saw Xiangzi holding a gray parasol and looking around at the piano store he liked.

No, why are you still carrying an umbrella, Xiangzi?

"Should we take a short break, find a milk tea shop to have some coffee, and then have lunch or something?"

"You'd better think twice. The sun is brighter in the afternoon." Xiangzi knew what Baihe Sanhui was planning as soon as he saw him wiping his sweat with his sleeve.

"Oh."

It really is.

"Then let's make it quick. Buy what you want and then go back to take a nap."

Should we say that the long legs of a 1.81-meter-tall handsome man are worthy of it? Baihe Sanhui left Xiangzi behind in just two steps, forcing Xiangzi to keep jogging to barely keep up.

"I know a place that might be good, just follow me."

"What you're saying doesn't match your darting around at all, doctor! You're just looking for a random shop!"

……

Stars.

"After repeated testing, today's drink, apple juice, is the best!"

Liang, who was still wearing a black jacket on a hot day, was sitting at the bar. In front of him were a dozen cups lined up with droplets of various colors hanging on the walls.

"Because they're high-quality apples imported from China..."

Boss Xingge and Hongxia had no time to complain about the cold. At this moment, the two of them were almost sticking to the air-conditioning vent, and they almost ignored their sisterhood to fight for a spot to enjoy the cold air.

Yili was still curled up in the box wearing her pink sportswear, but there were some differences from before.

Yili rolled up her sleeves, revealing her fair and delicate arms. Also, Yili was crawling in an apple box today, which was bigger than a mango box and a little cooler.

The sound of the door being pushed open was heard slowly. Boss Xingge tried to keep himself alert, but his face was still pressed against the bar.

"Welcome, may I ask... Tsk, why are you here again?"

"Hongxia, Boss Xingge doesn't seem to be welcoming us."

As soon as Kashiwa Sanhui entered the basement of Fanxing, the cold air that hit him almost made him shed tears of emotion.

Xiangzi said, "Don't block the way, I also want to enjoy the air conditioning."

"Actually, I'm not particularly welcoming you." Hongxia went to the beverage machine and filled two glasses of apple juice, handing them to Kashiwa Sanhui and Xiangzi. "Because no matter what you and Xiangzi are doing here, you have to grab the air conditioning first."

"Life was already tough, and on top of that the air conditioning filter got clogged. My sister arranged for a repairman to come and clean it, but the repair company was too busy repairing the damage from the typhoon to attend to us."

No wonder the air conditioner didn’t seem to be very powerful. Baihe Sanhui quickly let Xiangzi in and closed the door.

"So, what are you doing here today?" As she was talking, Hong Xia went back to the air conditioner. "Let me make it clear first, I won't train in this hot weather."

Yili also slowly emerged half of his head from the cardboard box and slowly moved up and down.

"Even if the doctor wants to take my life, I won't rehearse. Dying from heat is much more painful than being killed..."

"Actually," Xiangzi walked up to Mr. Xingge, who glanced at him suspiciously with his squinting eyes. "We're here to ask Mr. Xingge for help."

Boss Xingge narrowed his eyes again, with a determined expression as if he wanted me to die if I left this only cool place.

"...Is there a toolbox here? I'll see if I can clean the air conditioning filter for you."

As expected of an adult with interpersonal communication level 5, Baihe Sanhui immediately grasped everyone's main needs.

Boss Xingge's eyes were wide open, and he was commanding Hongxia and Liang, who were on high alert, with murderous intent.

"Hongxia, get the toolbox right now! Liang, get a basin of cold water right now, or you won't get your salary this month!"

"How can I help you?"

I can't even change my face.

"Xiangzi, tell the boss, I'll go get busy."

Fortunately, I studied mechanics in my previous life. Even if I forgot all the theoretical knowledge, I would know how to use the tools once I got them.

"Ahem, maybe it's like this..."

Then, Xiangzi briefly recounted how the two of them spent an hour walking half of Shimokitazawa Pedestrian Street and visited nearly ten piano stores, but still couldn't find a keyboard that met Xiangzi's needs.

Not only that, Xiangzi also bought a lot of things that had nothing to do with keyboards.

For example, a new pair of leather shoes, black over-the-knee socks at a discount, or a hairdressing set with a buy-one-get-one-free deal and an 800ml sports water bottle.

If the weather is cool, Baihe Sanhui actually doesn't mind accompanying Xiangzi on a shopping spree, and it's no big deal even for him to pay for some cheaper things.

But now it's 33 degrees Celsius outside and there's a hot wind.

Xiangzi, who was wearing a white shirt and holding an umbrella, was fine, but Baihe Sanhui, who was dressed in black and wrapped tightly, was close to suffering from heatstroke.

After careful consideration, Baihe Sanhui made up his mind to go to Fanxing first to ask the knowledgeable boss Xingge. If there was any, he would directly ask Xingge to get the goods. If not, he would have lunch and then continue shopping.

"So, what kind of keyboard does Xiangzi want?"

At this moment, Baihe Sanhui had already removed the outer casing of the air conditioner, and the filter element had been removed and soaked in a basin of water. A large amount of cool breeze was wandering in the basement unimpeded.

"Hmm...it's lighter."

Boss Xingge nodded. Xiangzi was rather thin, so something lighter would be easier to carry.

"The price is around 400,000 to 500,000 yen."

After all, Xiangzi is still a student and can't afford expensive things, which is understandable. But in this case, the suitable choices are limited to a few less famous small brands.

"The sound effect should be similar to the Roland 5bo or the FX60 in the FX series..."

wrong.

"Then there's the effects pedal. It needs to be compatible with editing software released after 2022. It needs to have at least 61 keys and at least four-channel reverb..."

Baihe Sanhui sent Liang to the bathroom to clean the filter element. While leaning against the wall to rest, he looked at Xiangzi who was talking with a serious expression and the boss Xingge whose pupils were dizzying and his mouth was getting wider and wider.

In fact, Baihe Sanhui really wanted to go over and give Xiangzi a stab to make her stop, but after taking a look at his dirty hands, he gave up the idea and just muttered to himself helplessly.

At the same time, Boss Xingge finally couldn't help but interrupt Xiangzi.

"What's the difference between this and asking Xingge Boss to fight Sukuna..."

"What's the difference between this and asking me to fight Sukuna?"