Substitute Toyokawa Shoko, you can become stronger by breathing

【Saki: Well, I'm done with get out of class. 】

[Saki: How are you, are you getting along well with your new classmates?]

Seeing the reply from Kujo Renji, Jing Qinrenai suddenly became energetic again, as if she was injected with energy, and her original frustration and decadence were swept away by a lot.

She picked up her phone and typed on it, complaining about her new surroundings:

[Nina: I'm at a new school too...but the classmates around me aren't very friendly. I really wanted to fit in, but I failed on my first try.]

For some reason, even though they had only known each other for a short time, she seemed to be able to let down all her defenses whenever she communicated with this senior Toyokawa Shoko.

Oh... Although the other person seems to be about the same age as her, she still prefers to call him senior.

A peer who is skilled, gentle, and good-looking... always makes people look up to him unconsciously.

【Saki: Can you tell me about it? 】

Seeing this, Jing Qinrencai's emotions seemed to have found an outlet, and she poured out her grievances to the other party.

[Nina: It's the pink-haired girl sitting in front of me. She came to school today with her guitar. I thought we could become friends because we had some common topics about music, but when I approached her, she acted awkward, like she didn't want to talk to me. Every time I approached her after that, she just withdrew...]

[Saki: ...Maybe she's a bit socially anxious?]

[Nina: Social anxiety? What is that?]

Saki: She's just a bit introverted. Try getting to know her more. From what you've described, I don't think she hates you.

Nina: Ah! I see! Thank you, Xiang-senpai!

..

the other side.

Seeing the avatar named Nina turn gray, Kujo Renji also put away his phone.

He still liked the character of this new neighbor.

There are very few junior school sisters who give so much emotional value.

Jiujo Renji covered his mouth and yawned. He stayed up a little late last night, so he didn't have much energy today.

Can the part-time program still be started?

Just when Kujo Renji was thinking about today's arrangements.

In my mind, the voice of Toyokawa Shoko suddenly sounded

"We still have Ave Mujica rehearsal today, don't forget."

Jiujo Liansi was stunned for a moment, then frowned.

"band?"

He thought about it and then searched for relevant information about the band rehearsal from Toyokawa Shoko's memory.

It is indeed today.

I've been so busy lately that I almost forgot about this.

"How about replacing me as the lead singer temporarily?"

"Are you kidding me?"

Shoko Toyokawa was a little angry and felt that the other party was deliberately making fun of her.

"..."

Kujo Renji's silence made Toyokawa Shoko, who was originally a little angry, suddenly realize a problem.

A question she hadn't considered, but it was fatal

After a long while, she asked in a panic

"Piano, guitar, bass, or something else... can you play it?"

Kujo Renji put it succinctly:

“I can’t play any of them.”

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Chapter 18: Spring Shadow

What will become of Ave Mujica without its pianist?

From a band with masked elements to a pure drama group...

When she thought of this possibility, Shoko Toyokawa couldn't help but hold her head.

Don’t destroy Ave mujica’s worldview!

Forcing herself to calm down, Toyokawa Shoko took a deep breath and began to think about ways to resolve the current dilemma.

Shoko Toyokawa thought of the extraordinary learning ability that Renji Kujo had previously demonstrated.

That was the first time she deeply realized the other person's "ability", which was definitely at the level of "genius".

Although it is impossible to catch up with her years of accumulation in just one month, it is still several times her learning speed.

This is also the reason why Toyokawa Shoko believes that the other party can barely improve his academic performance to his lower limit before the exam.

"Is it too late for you to learn now?"

She asked a question that even she herself felt was a bit absurd.

Kujo Renji was silent for a moment, and just as Toyokawa Shoko was beginning to despair, he spoke:

"Maybe, we can try?"

He glanced at the relevant information about special skills on his system panel.

[Special Skill: Piano Playing ★★☆☆☆ (Only muscle memory remains)]

This so-called muscle memory... with a little practice I should be able to perform it, right?

"Don't worry, there are still nearly ten hours left. I have the advantage."

Hearing this, Toyokawa Shoko felt a little uneasy.

——Is it really an advantage...?

"Where are you going to practice?"

"Isn't there a piano in school?"

"You have to apply for that in advance!"

“Use it first and talk about it later”

.

When the sunlight dyed the glass windows of the classroom into a tangerine color, the little sunlight that leaked out happened to climb onto Chihaya Aine's fluffy pink hair.

A corner of the sheet music scattered on the desk was lifted by the draft, revealing the chords marked with a highlighter. The carbon pen rolled to the edge of the open schoolbag and was dangling precariously.

"anon-chan~"

The sudden shadow woke up the girl who was biting her thumbnail in a daze. When female classmate A leaned over the table, the pleated skirt of her uniform brushed against the strap of Aine's backpack with the pendant on it.

Aine, who was lost in thought, suddenly looked up, her grey eyes dazed beneath her fluffy bangs. Then she heard the classmate in front of her say:

"Do you have plans after school? Do you want to go to KTV with us?"

"Hey? KTV..."

She subconsciously bit her lower lip with her canine teeth, and this habitual action made a cute dimple appear on her left cheek:

"Sorry, I may not have time today."

"Are you really not going? That new KTV has the latest melon-flavored popcorn. Didn't Anon-chan say she wanted to try it a while ago?"

"Well...actually, I'm going to practice a song with everyone in the band today..."

Chihaya Aine clasped her hands together and said:

"Next time, next time for sure!"

"That's such a shame... Let's go together next time!" Female classmate A said with some regret, then blinked her eyes and said, "Remember to reserve front row tickets for us next time you go live?"

"no problem!"

Aine's smile as she gave a thumbs-up was dazzling, and a cherry blossom outside the window happened to fall on the end of her curled hair.

When the female classmates dispersed with laughter, she quietly took another look at the top of the head of the female classmate. The "label" on it was particularly conspicuous.

The girl opened the wrinkled sheet of music and stuffed the deformed jelly candy into her mouth. When her canine teeth pierced the candy coating, a slight "pop" sound was heard, but her mind unconsciously began to wander.

Contrary to what she expected, this ability to see labels was not a fantasy.

Or maybe it really was a fantasy... but the fantasy gradually deepened.

For a high school girl like Chihaya-san who is a bit vain, the existence of "superpowers" is a double-edged sword.

The good thing is that it can bring her a sense of "superiority" that is different from ordinary people. The bad thing is that this unusual characteristic will also bring her a sense of isolation and no longer "harmonious" with others.

After all, Chihaya Aine is just a high school girl who hasn't experienced much.

For "unusual" events like this, the troubles always outweigh the joys... or in other words, the troubles but the happiness?

Her eyes gradually glanced at her classmates.

Similar but different labels gradually emerged.

【Sweet Tooth】【High School Girl】【Traffic Light Band Member】

In addition to these identity labels, there are also some "persistence labels".

This is also a new ability she has recently developed.

Unlike identity tags, these persistent tags show what the other person is doing recently, or their "status".

This is also one of the reasons why Chihaya Aine gradually believes that this ability is indeed a superpower.

Chihaya Aine first discovered this ability when she saw a "dieting" label on a classmate's head.

After asking, Chihaya Aine confirmed that the other party was indeed on a diet.

This was "information" that Chihaya Aine could not know in advance, and it also completely eliminated her suspicion that this ability was an illusion.

Da da.

As I was walking down the stairs, I heard a familiar sound of piano.

Chihaya Aine couldn't help but pause, and her eyes unconsciously looked in the direction where the sound came from.

——Huh?

Isn't this Kasuga Shadow?!

.....

PS:

This chapter is a little late, sorry, there will be another update in the early morning, so you don’t have to wait.

As compensation, there will be at least four updates tomorrow.

Chapter 19: Bai Xiang? Bai Qie Hei Xiang!

The dusk flowed slowly through the blinds of the piano room like melted toffee syrup.

The girl sat on the piano stool, her blue hair trembling gently with the sound of the piano.

Her amber eyes reflected the sunset dancing on the dark white keys, her fingers flashed in the crescendo of the music, and the shadows cast on the wall and the swaying cherry blossom branches intertwined into a scene like an oil painting.

A very beautiful scene.

It would be better if I could ignore the slightly annoyed complaints of Ms. Toyokawa Shoko in my mind.

"Why is it Kasuga Shadow?!"

——In fact, when you put your hands on the piano, it starts moving by itself.

Originally, Kujo Renji was a little confused about how this so-called muscle memory should be used.