People are in animation, but they can connect to reality

However, he stared at Mu for a long time, but Mu's second message did not come. Asagi didn't know what happened, he could only guess that Mu was asleep.

Regarding the band's future distribution plan, Asagi felt that it would be better to discuss it with MMK and the others. He currently has three plans in mind, but each plan has obvious shortcomings.

The flaws of an equal distribution plan are obvious to any adult. As the saying goes, it's easier to share adversity than prosperity. In the future, individual contributions to the band will undoubtedly vary greatly, as will their levels of dependence on the band. This distribution plan will sap the band's vitality.

The advantage of distributing resources by share is that it divides each person's contribution, assigning a share based on their value to the team. While this approach is ideal, the problem is that contribution is imaginary and cannot be quantified. This can lead to significant friction, as individuals may feel they are important while others' contributions are minor or comparable.

The final option is to pay salaries, following the current operating model of mainstream agencies. However, this solution also has significant problems. Since everyone founded the agency together, they are all considered founders. Yet, they are being paid salaries while Asagi takes away their shares. This is illogical. Asagi doesn't have the money to pay them, so they will end up paying their own salaries while Asagi takes the rest. This is hard to accept.

Even though Asagi was currently the most crucial member of the band, it wouldn't work. After much deliberation, it was still better for everyone to discuss the plan together. While the plan wasn't perfect, it was at least accepted by everyone. Even with its flaws, everyone was psychologically accepting of it.

"Do you know what you did? You skipped two days of class. You only sent me a casual first message saying, 'Something happened, I need to ask for leave.' Can you give me a reasonable explanation?"

The next day, Asagi stood in the teaching room with his head drooped. He had forgotten that he had skipped two days of classes.

Chapter 221 Lovely Senior

Oops, forgot about that because it feels like a lot has been going on lately.

"Sorry, something happened." Asagi lowered his head, unable to come up with a good excuse. Should he tell the truth? Would Teacher Mitsuki agree?

"I won't accept that perfunctory excuse," said Mitsuki, sitting in her chair with a stern face. Visibly angry, her expression was unusually serious as she waited for Asagi's response.

Asagi pondered how to handle this situation. Should he play dumb or tell the truth? Teachers in Japan were supposed to be easygoing and pleasant to talk to. Remember those high school students in anime who would skip classes for months on end and the teachers wouldn't bother them? But why was this a problem with him?

"Can you tell me the reason why you were absent for the past two days?" Teacher Miyue suddenly seemed to be relieved, and her tone became softer. She sighed and showed a helpless expression.

"I've been teaching for a few years now, and I've seen students who don't attend school. At first, they'll at least skip classes occasionally, but the teachers won't take it seriously, and no one will pay attention to it. Soon, these occasional absences will become chronic, even missing entire semesters, and eventually lead to dropping out."

"Although it's inappropriate for me to say this as a teacher, I still want to tell you. Asagi-kun, please don't become that kind of student. Can you tell me the reason for your absence? If you keep lying, I'll have no choice but to notify your parents."

Huh? Tell the parents? No, that shouldn't happen. Right now, he hasn't figured out how to handle his relationship with his family. Right now, they just send him money periodically, and even phone calls are rare. If they knew what he was doing at school, he'd probably end up like Niina.

Even though he said a lot about Niina's family problems, once it came down to him, it was a completely different story. Although Asagi was prepared to create a safe distance between himself and his family, that was after a falling out.

Teacher Miyue's method of giving a candy and hitting with a stick is really versatile.

On the one hand, he comforts you and draws you closer to your heart, but on the other hand, he creates dilemmas for you, forcing you to make choices. What's even more terrifying is that the cause of these dilemmas can't be attributed to Teacher Mitsuki, but to Asagi himself.

If possible, Asagi still hopes that both sides can be in a state of familiar strangers.

"Actually, I was forming a band. One of the band members had some problems, so I followed her to Kumamoto."

"Kumamoto? Kumamoto Prefecture? So far away? Are you serious?"

Asagi nodded.

"Okay, let's form a band," Teacher Mitsuki repeated. "Our school does have that kind of culture. Many girls are in bands, and there are a few famous ones. But they...they..." Teacher Mitsuki thought for a moment, noticing that many of those famous bands are often absent, sometimes even missing months at a time. Compared to them, Asagi's only occasional absences are already quite good.

"They've found a way out after all," said teacher Meiyue. In two years, many children will face the question of how to find a job, and many will choose to enter the workforce. Band is indeed a promising path forward.

"Besides, they're very talented and have a lot of fans. Most importantly, they've made up their minds and are determined to give it their all. Asagi-kun, don't act on impulse without considering the consequences. That would be reckless. As someone who's been through this, I still hope you finish your studies first. You can definitely start a band in your spare time. Japanese high school students have plenty of free time, more than enough for you to have fun."

To this day, Teacher Mitsuki still thinks that Asagi's band is just a hobby, and she feels that this kind of hobby is enough to be done during spare time.

"There are quite a few people in the class who are in bands. They all attend classes very seriously and don't miss any. Moreover, the freshman band held a live performance, and they also didn't miss any. Asagi-kun should balance his studies and band work properly." Teacher Mitsuki taught earnestly.

Asagi could only nod and agree, "I'll do my best to take care of it."

"Try your best, but that's not enough." Teacher Mitsuki's tone softened. She sorted out the pile of books in front of her and said, "You should go back first." Before Asagi left the classroom, Teacher Mitsuki said, "Remember what you promised."

After school, Asagi came to the club, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Takeda-senpai sitting in the room fiddling with the guitar in her hand. When she saw Asagi come in, Takeda-senpai immediately stopped what she was doing, stood up, and put her hands on her hips, looking very angry.

"I heard from Nanaha that Asagi, you skipped classes for two days in a row. This is not something a good student should do. As a senior, I feel I need to have a talk with you."

"Why do so many people want to know about this kind of thing? Is this what it means when bad news spreads far and wide?" Asagi muttered.

"Are you still trying to hide it? I know everything." Senior Takeda opened her eyes wide, like a prosecutor on TV who was very observant.

"No, no. I'm just wondering why Nanayu would tell this kind of thing to Senior."

"You should ask Qiyu about this kind of thing, but I know it anyway. Now that I know, I can't just sit back and watch." Takeda-senpai acted like a senior. However, Takeda-senpai was short, and even standing on a chair, she didn't look like a senior at all.

"Anyway, skipping classes is a very bad behavior. It's the first step towards the abyss. Inoue can't always act nonchalant. Once you slack off on many things, you'll soon have more excuses to cover up and excuse yourself. Gradually, even you'll start to think skipping classes isn't a big deal. But, unbeknownst to you, you've already become a bad student."

Takeda-senpai spoke seriously, but Asagi found her seriousness quite amusing. Her cute, chubby face paired with a serious expression created a certain contrast that was quite funny.

Takeda suddenly glared at Asagi, and Asagi put away his playful attitude and listened carefully to the senior's instructions.

"Ah! I'm finally free. I didn't expect that senior sister's tiny body could contain so much energy. She could actually talk for an hour straight without stopping. I really don't know what senior sister is made of."

Sitting on the school path, Asagi rubbed his temples, feeling his head buzzing. Even now, his senior's voice was still echoing in his mind.

At the school gate, a girl with long green hair was staring at Asagi. She seemed to be waiting for someone.

Chapter 222 Don’t Lose Again

Wakaba Mu stood in the middle of the school gate, carrying her schoolbag in both hands. She looked up at the campus, waiting for someone.

She was the only one at the school gate, as most of the students had already left after more than an hour. Occasionally, a few people would pass by and turn their heads to look curiously at the girl in the Tsuki Mori school uniform.

Tsukinomori is basically an aristocratic girls' school. Not all students there are aristocrats, but the students there come from well-off families.

When there is a breeze, Ruoye Mu's long hair will flutter in the wind and fall on her face. She reaches out and lifts her light green hair and tucks it behind her ears.

"Mutou, have you been waiting for a long time?" Asagi walked up to Wakaba Mu. "Is Toyokawa-san still not out? Should I send her a message?"

He looked at Wakaba Mu. Mu's clothes were very conspicuous, and most of the students passing by would stare at her for a while. If it were Asagi, he would feel like ants were crawling on his body.

Wakaba Mu shook his head.

Because she didn't speak, Asagi didn't know what she was thinking.

"Then I'll wait with you for a while," Asagi checked the time on her phone. It was almost 5 p.m., and the wind band members should have been in the music room by then. Toyokawa Shoko would often take over the music room to practice piano when no one was around. Because she wasn't a club member, she was politely kicked out whenever the band was having club activities.

Wakaba Mutsu looked at Asagi without saying anything, she lowered her head and took something out of her bag. Asagi looked curiously and found that Wakaba Mutsu took out a heavy paper bag from her bag, which contained something.

She handed the bag to Asagi.

Asagi blinked. The bag was filled with cucumbers. "You really like giving this as a gift," Asagi said, curling her lips. Wakaba Mu said nothing. Asagi held the cucumbers in her hand, she seemed to smile. It was a very faint smile, so faint that Asagi felt it didn't look like a smile.

Asagi was holding a cucumber in his hand and standing shoulder to shoulder with Wakaba Mutsu.

"Mu, don't care about what happened yesterday and don't take it to heart. It has nothing to do with Mu, and Mu did nothing wrong." Asagi said what he couldn't continue on the phone last night.

"Of course, Toyokawa did nothing wrong. I saw Toyokawa's expression, she was also surprised. So, Toyokawa did not use any means to break the rules, and Mu does not need to feel any pressure." Asagi said calmly.

In addition to considering Mu's problem, we also need to consider Toyokawa's problem, because Mu will think that she and Toyokawa Shoko are in the same group, so Toyokawa Shoko's mistakes are also her mistakes. If that is not the case, why should Mu apologize?

So, let’s take Shoko Toyokawa out as well.

Wakaba Mu raised his head and stared at Asagi for a while, then nodded.

They stood there waiting for less than 10 minutes before Asagi spotted Toyokawa Shoko. She was carrying a blue schoolbag and walking very steadily. From a distance, Toyokawa Shoko looked like a young lady, with a very proud temperament. In other words, Toyokawa Shoko's style was different from that of the other students.

Most of the students passing by were walking in groups of three or four, and even if they were alone, they would look very natural and free and easy. However, Toyokawa Shoko was different. Her facial expression was very solemn and her walking posture was very dignified.

She opened the shoe cabinet on the first floor of the teaching building, took out her shoes, and put them on elegantly. She raised her head and looked over. From a distance, Toyokawa Shoko spotted Wakaba Mutsu and Asagi standing next to Mutsu.

Toyokawa Shoko's expression froze, and her calm face began to waver slightly. Soon, she disguised herself again and her expression became calm again.

When passing by Mutsu and Asagi, Toyokawa Shoko ignored Asagi and Mutsu who were standing there, as if she didn't notice them, and turned the corner and walked along the long slope.

It was a look that was like that of a stranger. Wakaba Mu nodded slightly at Asagi, as if to express her apology. She immediately followed behind Toyokawa Shoko and caught up.

"Didn't I tell you not to come to me unless you have something to do?"

Standing on the street corner, Toyokawa Shoko looked Wakaba Mu directly in the eye. She felt a deep sense of exhaustion. Mu didn't listen to her at all. She had clearly told her not to come to the school to see her and to text her if she had any problems. But Mu just wouldn't listen. This wasn't the first time she had done this.

Mu, wearing her Tsuki no Mori uniform, stood out in this ordinary school. Why was such a young lady here? Was she looking for a friend? Passing students would probably wonder.

Toyokawa Shoko hated this kind of look, she hated people paying too much attention to her. She was no longer the Toyokawa Shoko she used to be, she was no longer the pure white swan that could fly freely in the sky, she was now an ugly duckling.

She tried her best to maintain her cold personality in front of her classmates, putting on an aloof and arrogant expression. As a result, her classmates would only look at her timidly and dare not talk to her too much.

If they pay too much attention to her, they will definitely find the loopholes in Toyokawa Shoko's character. At that time, her disguise will be invalid, and the classmates will find out Toyokawa Shoko's true side, that she is actually a poor working soldier!

How pitiful! She's so beautiful. Isn't she the eldest daughter of the Toyokawa family? Why did she end up in this situation? The classmates will definitely discuss this matter in whispers. What will she do then?

"I'm not looking for Xiaoxiang." Ruoye Mu answered calmly.

Shoko Toyokawa, who was still struggling with how to get angry, suddenly froze there. For a moment she seemed to have lost her hearing, and her head seemed to have exploded, buzzing non-stop.

Toyokawa Shoko had never thought she would hear such an answer from Wakaba Mu. She was stunned for several seconds, unable to speak. At this moment, Toyokawa Shoko couldn't find the words to refute Mu. She even felt a little scared and terrified.

If she opened her mouth, it seemed as if something important would slip away from her. Therefore, all Toyokawa Shoko could do was remain silent and turn away.

I don't want to lose again!

Asagi took the train to Yoshinoya. He had sent a message to MMK, Nina, and 486 in advance, saying that there was something important they needed to discuss. He hoped they could spare some time to discuss it.

MMK and the others were all asking questions. They'd been eating and drinking together last night, and now suddenly there was something important to discuss. They were completely bewildered, not knowing what was going on.

Chapter 223 Frowning

Asagi arrived at Yoshinoya, greeted Rupa, and found a seat. Inside, customers ate and chatted about their recent lives.

Ebizka Tomo was peeking out from behind the kitchen partition, looking at Asagi secretly. Whenever Asagi turned around, Ebizka Tomo would immediately retreat back, like playing hide-and-seek.

Asagi reluctantly stood up and walked straight to the kitchen. Rupa did not stop him.

"What are you peeking at?" Asagi stood in front of Ebzuka Satoshi.

"I didn't." Ebizuka Satoshi still insisted.

"I found out everything." Asagi said.

Ebizka Satoshi didn't say anything.

"If you have something to say, just tell me directly. There's no need to hide it. I won't be angry." Asagi saw that Ebizuka Tomo seemed to have something to say to him, but Ebizuka Tomo seemed a little doubtful, so he didn't force him to ask.

Around 8pm, MMK, Nina, and 486 arrived at Yoshinoya one after another. Asagi sat in an empty seat waiting for them, and greeted them as soon as they entered.

MMK sat down opposite me, put her guitar beside her, and asked,

"What's the important thing?"

486 and Rencai sat next to MMK.

Asagi briefly introduced what he and Miura Shiomi had discussed.

"That's right. Ms. Miura will join us soon, and our agency will be established at that time. So, a very realistic problem arises: how should we distribute future income?" Asagi explained to MMK and the others.

"Currently, I have three options. These are just directions, not specific details. In short, I want to discuss this with everyone and find a solution that's acceptable to everyone and relatively reasonable."

"You can handle this kind of thing yourself, there's no need to ask me for help." MMK acted as if he didn't care.

She leaned back in the chair, holding her cheek with one hand, looking a little tired. Judging from MMK's expression, she had just been busy with something and ran over in a hurry.

Rencai found it quite novel. As a newcomer, she knew almost nothing and was curious about everything. 486, on the other hand, knew quite a bit because she had already considered this sort of thing.

486 is also about to enter the workplace. After graduating from performing arts school, 486 will also find an agency to sign a contract and start her acting career. Her grandmother, Ms. An He Tiantong, has brought An He Subaru to meet the filming crew many times, just to make her granddaughter more acquainted.

Unfortunately, An and Subaru don't like the path of being an actor.

"Can you briefly tell me about your plan?" 486 asked.

Asagi then placed a few sheets of paper in front of them, describing three possible scenarios. MMK, though unconcerned, took them and read them carefully. Rupa and Ebizuka Satoshi were tied up for the time being and couldn't join the discussion. They wouldn't be free until around 3:9.

"That's quite comprehensive." 486 put down the paper and tilted his head to think about the plan.

MMK remained silent after reading it. Renai, on the other hand, was quite curious, her big eyes darting back and forth over the paper, looking a bit excited.

"I think equal distribution is the least likely," 486 rejected the first option.

"Why? Wouldn't it be better if everyone shared it?" Rencai asked, tilting her head.

"Your stupid head has nothing in it," 486 sighed. Rencai was a little silly in some ways.

"You are the same, yet you still say that to me." Renai was very dissatisfied. She was just a good student [born before the 80s], so it was normal that she didn't know much about music.

"Everyone's workload is completely different, and their importance is completely different. An equal split might seem reasonable on the surface, but it's the most unreasonable option. If we can't distribute according to contribution, the band will probably fall apart."

"Is it that serious?" Jinna seemed frightened by 486. "Then it seems that the second option is a good choice." Jinna turned his attention to the second option. According to the second option, the goal is to distribute according to contribution.

"The second one," 2 held his cheeks, stared at Asagi, and swayed back and forth without saying a word.