I have pure love with them

“You are so welcome.”

"I've heard this many times today. Can you give me some other lines?"

Sendo Akato's wrinkled expression made Izumi increasingly suspicious whether this guy had Toyotomi Hideyoshi's bloodline. He used to have a monkey-like personality, but now his face was starting to look like Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

The saying that appearance is determined by the mind now seems to make some sense.

"I always feel like you're thinking about something excessive... Why are you so popular?"

Biting the juice straw, Xiaodou Sendo stared at Izumi in front of him. He couldn't help but sigh with emotion. He felt that he was not much worse than Izumi, but it had been almost a month since he started school and no girl had confessed to him yet.

"Are all the girls in this school too shy? No one has confessed to me yet."

Tokinoya Shun, who had his head down, stopped picking up food after hearing what Sendou Xiaoto said. He slowly raised his head and his eyes fell on Sendou Xiaoto's face.

That face brimming with confidence made Tokinoya Shun wonder whether he should expose his unrealistic daydream.

"Then have you ever thought that when Izumi was in middle school, he was the top middle school student in the country?"

"... Uwaaa, Nozomi is just like Izumi's housekeeper. Izumi should stay away from girls like her. Girls like her who look cute are actually controlling... It hurts! It hurts! It hurts!"

Before Sendo Xiaoto could finish his words, Inazuki Nozomi had already come to his side with a gloomy face, reached out and pinched his cheek, making Sendo Xiaoto cry out in pain.

"Ho, spare him."

"...Well, Izumi said so."

Inatsuki Nozomi let go of his hand, while Sendo Akato rubbed his ears, looking helplessly at Inatsuki Nozomi who obeyed Quan's words.

Although Quan helped him break free from the clutches of Inazuki Nozomi, he felt that it was because Inazuki Nozomi was so obedient to Quan's words that Quan had not agreed to her until now.

"So, what did you talk about with Izumi that morning girl? There are already strange rumors reaching our class."

Inazuki Nozomi sat back down beside Izumi and looked at her with concern.

"Strange rumors?"

"It said that you gave Kita-san a note with your home address on it, and you would invite her to your house after school--"

"Okay."

Before Sendo Xiaodou finished speaking, Quan raised his hand to stop him from speaking, having already guessed the content of the rumor.

"Izumi, although I don't think this rumor is true, but... you are not really going to date Kita-san, are you?"

Inazuki Nozomi tilted her head, staring at the soft lines of Izumi's cheek.

"He hasn't agreed to you yet, how could he agree to a girl he's only known for a few days?"

"Shut up."

"Alas!"

Sendo Akato seemed to be frightened by Inazuki Nozomi's eyes. He slowly shrank behind Tokinoya Shun, put his face on Shun's back, and screamed at Tokinoya Shun in a pretentious and tender voice.

"Look, Shun~ She's really being too much~ I was just telling the truth."

"Stop it, Xiaodou. If you keep saying weird things, you'll have to be careful when you walk at night."

Tokinoya Shun was disgusted by Sendo Akato's "tender" voice, and told him to shut up quickly. Facing Inatsuki Nozomi's hungrily gaze, Sendo Akato shrugged his shoulders, put his arm on Tokinoya Shun's shoulders, looked at Izumi and Inatsuki Nozomi, and stopped talking.

Facing Inazuki's concerned gaze, Quan smiled and took a sip of tea.

"I only had one conversation with her."

It seemed to confirm what Xiaodou Sendo said, which made Inazuki Momo feel a little relieved. She pursed her lips lightly and felt that there was actually not much difference between herself and that classmate Kita. The only difference was probably that she had known Izumi for a longer time.

After school, Goto Ichiri went home, while Izumi had to go meet Nagasaki Soushi.

Last night, the other party sent some strange messages. I’m not sure what the outcome will be, but I really want to know what Nagasaki Shoyo will say to me.

"Izumi... classmate, see you tomorrow then."

"Ah."

Although they still kept in touch at night, Goto Ichiri took the initiative to say goodbye to Izumi when they separated in the classroom.

"To recruit members for the band, we need... eh? Why is there no light music section?"

After getting to know her new classmates in depth, she found out that their band already had a guitarist. After learning that she had no chance of becoming a guitar vocalist, Aiyin politely declined their invitation and went to the school's recruitment board after school, trying to find other people to invite.

For her, the most ideal teammate is naturally someone in the light music club who is interested in the band, but she doesn't want someone who is too outstanding. It would be best if she has someone who has just joined the light music club and is shy and will not compete with her for the guitar and lead vocals.

But when she arrived at the recruitment board, she found that this school did not seem to have a light music club.

"The music club...would you like to go check it out?"

There is no light music section, but there is an orchestra section.

Maybe the two have different focuses, but at least they are both related to music. I think even if you don’t know how to play bass and drums, you can get started quickly if you get a little familiar with them.

After thinking for a while, there seemed to be a faint sound of piano coming. Aiyin, who was standing in front of the recruitment board, slowly raised her head and looked in the direction where the piano sound came from. She hesitated for a moment, and then walked towards the place where the piano sound came from.

With her fingers dancing on the keys, Toyokawa Shoko sat alone in front of the piano in the orchestra, playing Debussy's "Girl with Flaxen Hair".

The house was too small to accommodate a good piano, and the man who was now drinking all day did not have any extra savings to buy a suitable piano. If she wanted to play the piano now, she could only borrow it for a short time after school when the members of the band club had not yet arrived.

The melodious piano sounds echoed in this spacious room. Toyokawa Shoko was immersed in this brief time that belonged to her. If she wanted to have a piano of her own, she might have to take up a part-time job. However, regulations did not allow high school students to work part-time late at night.

With both hands on the piano keys, Toyokawa Shoko finished playing and slowly opened her eyes.

Just as she returned to reality from her own world and faced everything she had to deal with, a gentle applause came from one side.

'Um? '

Looking in the direction where the applause came from, she saw a girl with long cherry-pink hair standing at the door of the band club, clapping and looking at her.

“You play really well.”

Ai Ne, moved by the sound of the piano, walked towards the girl with blue hair and twin ponytails who had the temperament of a young lady.

119. Sorry for the long wait

Someone appeared in the music room of the orchestra club. While Toyokawa Shoko was surprised, her eyes were fixed on the long hair of the girl who was walking towards her.

"Pink... the same hair color as that person."

The outline of a boy vaguely flashed through her mind, and Toyokawa Shoko placed her hands quietly on her knees.

"Are you from the band club?"

Looking at Toyokawa Shoko sitting in front of the piano with an elegant posture, Chihaya Aine felt envious. When asked by this girl who could play the piano, she remembered the reason why she came to the music club.

"No, I just heard the melodious piano music outside and was a little curious, so I came to take a look."

Shoko Toyokawa thought it was a member of the band club and was worried that she would disturb the club's club activities. She was ready to apologize to the other party for using the club's feelings, but when she heard that the other party was not a member of the band club, she stood up, covered the piano and left.

She didn't want too many people to know that she had borrowed the piano from the orchestra. Once someone asked her when she learned to play the piano and why she could play the piano, it would inevitably remind her of the past.

"Excuse me, can you form a band with me?"

The action of closing the piano cover paused, and Toyokawa Shoko looked at the girl beside her.

"Sorry it's so sudden..."

Noticing the gaze of the girl in front of her looking at her, Aine put her hands together and apologetically introduced and explained herself to the girl in front of her.

"Um, I'm Chihaya from Class A of the first grade of high school."

"Chihaya...classmate?"

Toyokawa Shoko, who was already somewhat concerned about girls' hair color, showed a slight change in expression after hearing the girl in front of her report her own name. She looked at the girl in front of her with some suspicion.

"You can call me Aine."

Facing Toyokawa Shoko's suspicious gaze, Aine just thought that the other party was curious about her purpose, and after reporting her name, she frankly stated her purpose.

"I'm looking for band members. I'm the lead guitarist, and if I play keyboards..."

Bad memories came to Shoko Toyokawa's mind and she closed her eyes.

"No."

Seeing the girl closing her eyes and turning her head to reject her, Chihaya Aine couldn't help but feel surprised. Looking at the blue-haired girl in front of her, she subconsciously asked the reason.

“Is there already a band?”

"No."

After closing the piano lid, Shoko Toyokawa picked up her schoolbag, put it lightly on her shoulders, and walked towards the door.

"The band club's activities are about to begin, so it's best for you to leave here."

She had some guesses in her heart, but this girl named Chihaya Aine obviously didn't know her, so Toyokawa Shoko, who was just a little suspicious, suppressed her curiosity in her heart. Before leaving, she gave some advice in a soft voice, and then left the music room without any hesitation.

"what……"

Seeing the member candidate who might be an excellent keyboard player leave, Chihaya Aine looked a little lost, and glanced sideways at the piano with the lid closed.

It seemed that no one she knew could play the piano and could serve as a keyboard player.

"It is appropriate..."

Thinking back to what the other person said before he left, Aine felt a little concerned.

"It sounds a bit like a lady's tone... ordinary people rarely use such serious words, right?"

While feeling concerned, Aiyin listened to the other party's advice and did not stay in the music room for too long. After the other party left, she also left the music room together...

R

Having already made an appointment with Nagasaki Soyo, Izumi left school after school and went directly to the place where he had agreed to meet her.

"A cappuccino."

Shiina Riki had not come to work yet. After Izumi sat down in the lobby, it was Shinji Rinrinko, a gentle older sister, who took the order for him.

"Are you alone today?"

"No, the person we agreed to meet should still be on the way."

Facing the words from Shinji Rinrinko, Izumi, who gently supported her chin with her left hand, tilted her face, fixed her eyes on the older sister, and responded with a smile.