Girl band, because of the shining heart

At this time, the other party had already let go of Ichigaya Yusaki's hand and was holding the guitar tightly with both hands.

"Think about what you did this afternoon. If Ichigaya-san didn't have such a good personality, you wouldn't be here now. You'd be in the Metropolitan Police Department instead."

She walked into someone else's yard, and then pestered the other person to show her the guitar, and finally ran away with the guitar. If Ichigaya Arisaki hadn't chased her out and accompanied her, her series of actions would have been no different from stealing.

So compared to being taken to the Metropolitan Police Department, it was already considered good enough that Jiuzhong Chixiao hit her like this.

If it weren't for Ichigaya Arisaki's good personality, she wouldn't have been hit by this.

"Eh? Um, I'm sorry, Arisaki."

"...Nothing. Anyway, we've found the livehouse. If you want to play an instrument, go in and take a look. But you're not allowed to run around."

After hearing what Kunou Chisato said, Toyama Kasumi realized how impulsive and reckless what she had done in the afternoon was. The smile on her face gradually faded, and finally she obediently stood beside Kunou Chisato, stretched out a hand to grab the corner of Kunou Chisato's clothes, and apologized to Ichigaya Yusaki.

After seeing the smile on Toyama Kasumi's face disappear, the vague resentment in Ichigaya Yusaki's heart also disappeared without a trace at this moment. She turned her face away so that the two of them could not see her blushing face, accepted Toyama Kasumi's apology, and let her go into the livehouse to take a look.

The prerequisite is to stay by her side and don't run around. After all, the knife in her hand is still hers.

"Well, thank you, Arisaki."

When she heard that Ichigaya Yusaki did not blame her but agreed to let her try to play the guitar in her hand, her originally dim eyes were filled with light again, and a bright smile appeared on Toyama Kasumi's face once again.

"Then you two go in. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

"Aren't you going in with us?"

After hearing that Chisato Kunou said that he wanted to let the two of them go in and that he was going to leave, Arisaki Ichigaya looked at Toyama Kasumi who was smiling, and quickly spoke to try to persuade Chisato Kunou to stay.

With Chisato Kunou around, she felt that Toyama Kasumi would be more obedient, but if Chisato Kunou wasn't there and she was alone, she was afraid that the situation would be the same again and she would have to accompany her out for no reason.

"Well, after all, I'm just passing by, and I still have a lot of things to deal with later, so goodbye."

"Ah."

"Goodbye, Qianxiao."

After Chiaki Kunou walked away, Kasumi Toyama turned around and looked at Arisaki Ichigaya. After hesitating for a moment, Arisaki Ichigaya finally patiently lined up with her and walked into the livehouse.

But all this has nothing to do with Jiuchong Qianxiao.

livehouse CiRCLE.

Practice room.

After Chisato Kunou walked into the practice room, Lisa Imai, who was waiting for him as agreed, saw him and smiled. Then she looked at the guitar bag handed to her, tilted her head in confusion, and opened the bag at Chisato Kunou's signal.

So what's in the guitar bag? It's a bass guitar. Jiuzhong Qianxiao used to play guitar, so naturally she didn't have a bag for the bass guitar. Anyway, the bass guitar is similar to the guitar, so she just used the guitar bag to carry it.

"Is this really for me?"

After giving up the bass in junior high school, Lisa Imai sold the bass at home to earn her first income as a bassist.

Lisa Imai looked at the bass given to her by Kunou Chisho with some uncertainty. Although she didn't know much about bass, she felt that this bass should be very expensive.

"Well, I remember Lisa you told me before that you sold your bass, so I had one custom made and sent to you."

"Um...customized? Well, I want to confirm, how much does this bass cost?"

When she heard the word "customized", Lisa Imai's eyes widened. She had never thought that there would be a day when she would be able to use a customized bass, and it would be given to her by someone else.

"I do not know."

"Is this true? Qianxiao, you really don't know?"

After hearing Kunou Chisho's answer, Lisa Imai, who was about to try playing the bass, stopped her hand in mid-air and looked at him hesitantly.

"I really don't know. The instruments I've always used were custom-made, and there are people who take care of them. It's not just me, the instruments of the Starfall band are all custom-made, so I've never paid attention to the price of the instruments."

Jiuzhong Qianxiao answered her with a confused look on his face, because he really didn't know and didn't care. The Death Play Group was a group that could challenge the String Scroll Group, and as the head of the Jiuzhong family and the child of the head of the Death Play Group, Jiuzhong Qianxiao naturally had no shortage of money.

"...This is true."

Seeing the doubt on Jiuzhong Chixiao's face, Lisa Imai looked at the bass in her hand and swallowed.

If it wasn't for Minato Yuki that she needed to use this bass to perform, she would have to worship this bass.

She could feel that every part of the bass was filled with the scent of money.

Chapter 26 Preparing to Go on Stage

clap clap.

Applause rang out in the practice room, and Chisato Kunou looked at Lisa Imai with some surprise.

Although she hadn't played the bass for nearly a year or two, her foundation was quite solid. After only a short while, she was able to demonstrate her superb skills based on her solid foundation.

It doesn't look like there is a vacuum period at all.

"Isn't this very nicely played, Lisa?"

After praising the other party's foundation, Jiuzhou Chixiao began to point out her problems. Although she had superb skills and a good foundation, she still made mistakes in some places. However, considering that Lisa Imai started practicing again today and there were basically no problems.

Jiuchong Qianxiao thought that this was already quite good. Some parts had some minor flaws due to his subconscious habit of playing the piano. After all, sometimes, many habitual movements are subconscious. After practicing well for a period of time, there will basically be no problem.

And considering the other party's current abilities, there would be no problem for him to join the band directly.

But unfortunately, her target band is a band that puts technology first and is ready to take first place.

So she still needs to continue practicing.

About an hour later, Jiuzhong Qianxiao grabbed her hand.

"Okay, that's it for today."

Lisa Imai's hands were soft and her skin was smooth, but that was not what Jiuzhong Chixiao cared about. In his hands, the soft hand was trembling and the fingers were tense.

This was her first time practicing playing the bass in a long time. After an hour of non-stop practice, her hands began to tremble, her fingers felt numb and tense, and she started to make mistakes where she had never made any mistakes before.

"But....."

"No buts, that's all for today, don't practice anymore when you go home tonight. I know you, Lisa, are eager to join Yuki's band, but she hasn't found teammates yet, so don't worry for now."

Seeing that Lisa Imai wanted to continue practicing, Kunou Chisho held her hand tightly and advised her softly.

There is still some time before the registration for the music festival closes, and besides, Yuki Minato doesn’t have a teammate yet, so Lisa Imai doesn’t need to be so impatient for the time being.

Wait until you have improved your skills a little bit, and then find a better opportunity, show off your bass skills in front of Yukina Minato, and then propose to join. This way, the possibility of the other party agreeing will be greater.

Of course, if Lisa Imai directly wants to join now using her childhood sweetheart's identity, there is a certain probability that Minato Tomokina will agree. However, if Lisa Imai's skills do not reach the level that Minato Tomokina wants, then whether she is asked to stay or leave, Minato Tomokina will feel embarrassed and uncomfortable.

Lisa Imai is her only two friends. The only friend she can communicate with now is Lisa Imai, and sometimes she even abandons her. And her other friend is Chisaki Kunou, and that's why she abandoned Lisa Imai.

Apart from that, she wouldn't even talk to anyone else and was quite aloof.

After listening to Kunou Chisato's explanation, Lisa Imai relaxed. After seeing her hand being held by Kunou Chisato, she did not pull it out immediately, but let him hold it. Her earlobes covered by her long hair were slightly rosy.

"Tonight, Youxi has a performance. You can watch it and think about how you should join her band. Should you be her childhood friend, someone who wants to help her, or the bassist of her band?"

When the time was almost up, Jiuzhong Qianxiao let go of her hand, picked up the silver-white suitcase beside her, and prepared to leave the practice room and go backstage.

"Qian Xiao? You..."

"I have a show tonight, too."

"But didn't you suspend your band activities?"

“Well, so I’m on stage as an individual.”

After accepting the commission from Marina Tsukishima, Chisato Kunou also asked for the opinions of his band members in the chat group.

Members of the Starfall band had no objection. Instead, they were asking if there was any live broadcast, because they were currently having a concert in Kyoto and could not come to Tokyo to watch the show.

And the result, of course, is no.

When he walked to the backstage, he was stunned when he saw the girl with long purple and silver hair walking towards the backstage in front of him.

After hearing the footsteps, the other party subconsciously turned around and after seeing him, or to be more precise, after seeing the silver-white suitcase in his hand, he also froze in place.

"No, I can't cooperate with you at all!!!"

"I'm just stating a fact. The current practice has no future. The band's overall consciousness must be changed."

It seemed like there was a quarrel within the band, and the sound was transmitted to the corridor through the backstage lounge. The two people who were originally staring at each other in a daze turned around at the same time and looked towards the room where the sound came from.

“No matter how hard you try to fool people with your performance, if you don’t have the basic skills, you’ll easily be overtaken by the bands behind you.”

It’s still the same voice, and it sounds like the band wants to improve their technique a little bit.

"But... even so! We are still just high school students. After you joined, everyone had no time to sleep because of practice and homework."

Compared with the former, this voice seems to want to prove to the other party the identity of itself and others. If they do not want to take the path of a professional band, then it is natural to want to take it easy when forming a band.

"...Saya, I understand your ideals, but besides band skills, don't you have anything else important?"

Another girl's voice sounded. Her voice was very soft, as if she was still considering the feelings of the girl named Saya.

"No, if it wasn't for this, I wouldn't have spent the energy and time to form a band."

It was still that serious female voice, her tone was very calm, as if she was talking about something insignificant.

But despite saying this, it can still be seen that she attaches great importance to the band.

Thinking of this, Kunou Chisho looked at Minato Yukina.

That girl should be similar to Minato Yukina, and if their skills are good enough, these two people should be in the same band in the future.

Technology is paramount, it's too utilitarian, and it seems like they want to prove something with music.

The subsequent conversation probably showed that they all wanted to form a band together and pursue professionalism, but some people felt that this was not what a band should be like. Both sides' thoughts were understandable.

It's just that there was a conflict to some extent, and the next thing should be the scene where the girl named Saya quits the band.

"Yeah, I'll quit and you guys can just continue with your band. I think it's good for both of us. Thank you for taking care of me so far."

Although there were some unpleasant things, I am still willing to express my gratitude to the other two members of the band.

Then there was the sound of the door opening.

She opened the door while sighing, and without noticing, she bumped into Minato Yukina.

"I'm sorry, I didn't notice there was anyone else here."

"I just saw you perform on stage."

"Really? At the end, I was careless for a moment and the chord change was late. I'm sorry that you heard such a poor music."

Her attention to details was even higher than that of Minato Tomokina, because after seeing the flash of astonishment in Minato Tomokina's eyes, Kunou Chisato's eyes became gradually subtle when she looked at her.

Why would you push yourself to this extent?

"Your name is Saya, right? I have a suggestion. I hope you can form a band with me."

Just as Kunou Chisato expected, Minato Yukina invited her.

"Form a band with you? Sorry, I..."

"Don't refuse yet. There will be another performance later, which will be her performance. You will understand after you watch it."

Jiuzhong Qianxiao interrupted their conversation. The blue-haired girl named Sayo looked into his pale blue eyes and frowned slightly.

"Also, Yukina."

"?"

"The next show after your performance will be my performance. I am looking forward to your performance."

Jiuzhong Qianxiao smiled and walked towards another lounge.

"Yuuki? You?"

After seeing Kunou Chisato leave, Hikawa Sayo looked at Minato Yukina, only to see her clenching her fists tightly, her eyes filled with complicated emotions.

"Eh?"

PS: After Sayo met Yukina, it was after Roselia had practiced together for a while that she saw the news of PP's debut. PP spent two weeks practicing for his debut. According to the timeline, tomorrow is the dialogue between Shirasagi Chisei and Kunou Chisho. At this time, my story Afterglow is formed, Mitakeran dyes her hair, and hhw is followed by Kokoro meeting Matsubara Kanon.

PS: To sum up, the next chapter is pp plot

Chapter 27 After the Performance

And in the cafe outside CiRCLE.