Tokyo, there are too many beautiful girls imitating me

I know, whether it’s Zhenling’s feelings or yours.

In the room, watching this passage, Chika Tachibana replied in her heart.

As she replied, she felt a lot of emotions in her heart.

The song that she had planned to sing at the end of the concert in the simulation to confess her love to Mizuki Marin seemed to have been changed by her in terms of lyrics, changing the subject receptors and turning it into a song for her to confess her love to herself.

Accompany her on the road of music and go to the highest stage together. This time, we are not the audience but the partner. Will everything change?

The proud and clumsy little golden retriever is growing up, maturing, and becoming more and more loved by her.

"Whoo~"

Seeing a bright future, Chika Tachibana was not only happy for Aino Akizuki, but also for Marin Kanzuki, who was next door, holding the teddy bear she gave her and doing something unknown.

It seems that there will be a bright future this time.

Even though Hanasaka Yui is missing from the puzzle, the future still seems to be bright?

Such questions cannot be answered now, the story continues and the simulated text continues to scroll.

"You've tried very hard."

The first song is not long, only about two minutes. As you listened to Chika Tachibana finish singing this love song, you applauded and couldn't help but express such emotion.

"Masuzu?"

At this moment, the branch next to you spoke to you, but you were stunned and couldn't respond for a moment.

Listening to the lyrics, people who know the inside story and have some understanding of the interpersonal relationships within the light music club should think that Mizuki Marin is working very hard, but in fact, you think differently.

Your feelings are for Senior Yanagihara, and for the drummer who is at the back of the stage, with little glory and no one paying attention to him.

I only studied for about half a year. Even though the song is too soft and the rhythm is slow, and there is no technical content in playing it, I was able to play a decent drum beat, which shows that I worked really hard.

It seems that your heart is restless along with the drumbeats.

Is that, envy? Complaint? Or...jealousy?]

"The next song is about to begin!"

While he was struggling with complicated thoughts, Chika Tachibana was already shouting on the stage, singing again.

"In the vast universe, I am in the vast world of a blue earth."

"Little Love Song", one of the representative songs of the neon band MONGOL800, is very popular in itself. Later, it was used as an insert song in the TV series "Wedding Wars" and set off another wave of popularity. It can be said to be a classic song that most people are familiar with.

It is undoubtedly a good choice to sing this song on stage for the first time. Chika Tachibana has a sweet voice, sufficient skills and even more beauty. When such a sweet song is sung by such a sweet girl, the sweetness increases exponentially. Listening to it will make people feel happy and relaxed, and the corners of their mouths will rise uncontrollably until they are completely immersed in the song.

The sparkle you saw in Chika Tachibana in the past was no illusion. She undoubtedly possesses the potential to charm everyone and has all the qualities needed to sparkle and become a shining star. When she blossoms, she will surely bear sweet and abundant fruit.

You were happy about this, however, after the joy, your eyes always passed her and turned to the inconspicuous senior Liuyuan.

The tempo of "Little Love Song" itself is relatively slow, and the requirements for the band are not too high. Here, the version played by the ihua band has been further slowed down and the performance arrangement has been changed.

They all have good musical accomplishments. You can see that whether it is Matsunami Miki, Chika Tachibana, Mizuki Marin, or Akizuki Aino, they are all capable of playing the original song. Now all these changes are to accommodate the drummer Yanagihara-senpai.

"Thank you everyone, thank you very much!"

The song ended and the performance time was over. Chika Tachibana thanked everyone who supported her, and there was thunderous applause. However, you were stunned, and only remembered to support and applaud the next moment.

There were seven mistakes, the most serious of which resulted in at least five seconds of no drum sound and disrupted the rhythm several times.

As a novice who has only been playing drums for half a year, Liuyuan-senpai has tried her best and cannot be criticized.

But it is true that if she could be stronger, the performance would be much smoother, better and more harmonious.

If that person on the stage is you...

You bite your lip tightly as the thought keeps popping up in your mind.

Chapter 105: Turning Point

[I clearly have no ability, but I joined such a good band. I'm clearly the bottom of the group, but...

Sitting in the audience, shaking your head vigorously, you try your best to drive such bad thoughts out of your mind.

After meeting the nice Chika Tachibana and the others, she agreed to join the light music club. Now, all of this is what Senior Yanagihara deserves.

The cheers and applause from the audience, the smiles from the people on the stage, and their repeated encouragement and support—these were all the results of Senior Yanagihara's choice.

You have chosen your own path and achieved your own results. You should not be envious or jealous at this moment.

The light music section and the ihua orchestra will get better and better, and you will also get better and better, on two separate paths.

You keep saying this to yourself, but you still can't help lamenting and feeling distraught. Before you know it, you return home.

Open the door, what awaits you is——】

【"Bang!"

The fireworks exploded, and you were standing in shock inside the door with strands of colorful paper ribbons on your head.

No, your birthday clearly passed a long time ago, your mother's too, and your stepfather's will be in two months. There haven't been any memorable days recently, and nothing good has happened to you either. How come there is suddenly such a grand welcome ceremony?

"What happened?"

Surprised, you let out a Kamen Rider sound.

"Ryougo, it's Ryougo. His comic has been picked up by the editors at Jump, and it'll be officially serialized starting next week!"

When she shouted these words with joy, her mother really jumped up excitedly, her face showing joy and tears in her eyes.

Jump, Japan's most popular manga magazine, has published numerous blockbuster hits. Just being featured in the Manga Budokan instantly multiplies one's worth. And my stepfather, the mediocre guy who quit his job at 32 and still has no record of serializing a manga, actually got featured!?

This unexpected news is so unexpected that it gives you goosebumps.

"If that's the case, shouldn't you fire fireworks at me?"

"I really want to share this good news with you, Yui. But you're right, we should celebrate for Ryougo."

You clapped your hands suddenly, as if you had just woken up from a dream. Your mother quickly stuffed fireworks into your hands and encouraged you with her eyes to offer a toast to your stepfather Hanasaka Ryogo.

Suddenly, you were handed a firework and you took it in a daze. You looked at your stepfather. This weak and self-doubting man was still timid and shrank towards you even though his work was about to be serialized in the hottest comic magazine. However, you could still see expectation in his eyes.

Suddenly, I became successful and famous.

Facing this familiar yet suddenly strange man, you remain completely silent.

[At first I thought he was a weak man who was not worthy of my reliance.

In fact, he is indeed weak.

He quit his job to enter the industry, struggled for several years but ended up penniless. He thought of using his last money to go to a nightclub to get drunk, and then throw himself into the Tokyo Bay or the sea of ​​trees on Mount Fuji, ending his life as a frustrated artist, but then he met his mother.

However, he married his mother and became a gigolo who watched his hostess wife go to work every day, continuing his endless comic career.

Such a person is not trustworthy at all. In the first few days of getting along with him, you are worried that he may be mentally abnormal and may stretch out his claws and show his bestial nature towards you at some point. For this reason, you are always on guard and never give him a good face.

However, weak but gentle, this useless man does have a kind of useless gentleness.

No matter how he was scolded, rejected, or looked down upon, he did not get angry. He just scratched his head bitterly, finished the task in silence, and returned to the room to continue his painting journey with no future in sight.

How is this done?

Never consider taking responsibility, nor think about tomorrow, just let yourself go with your passion and never look back.

Even if he has fallen into the situation of being a gigolo, he is still devoted to painting. You are furious at this bastard who lives in a dream, and you are also angry at yourself for not being able to do such a thing and not being able to let go of reality and choose to pursue your dreams. You keep throwing bad words at him.

However, even such a useless man would stand up for his mother when she was molested by street thugs.

You still feel disbelief when you glance at the bandaged wound on your stepfather's forehead.

Even though he was beaten all over, he still grabbed the gangster's calf. This incompetent man who could tolerate his wife going out to drink with others was incompetent when he should have been the most, but he was also brave and really protected his mother.

After that, your opinion of him changed and your attitude has softened recently.

And to this day...

"boom!"

"Congratulations on the serialization, Dad."

When you meet that hesitant gaze head-on, you will know everything he expects.

Rather than being happy about the comic being serialized in "Jump", he is more looking forward to your congratulations to him.

Your approval comes before his dreams.

In this case, how can you bear it, be so willful, and not congratulate them?

The fireworks exploded, and among the paper fluff, you saw your stepfather's smile that came from the bottom of his heart. It was ugly, but more gorgeous than the ribbons.

Then, you hear sobbing, and at the moment of extreme joy, your stepfather suddenly covers his face with his hands, squats down, and cries like a child.

[“Woo, woo, woo, woo!!!”

The cry that had been suppressed in my heart for a long time was released at this moment. My stepfather was crying, and tears were streaming down his face, which was not handsome to begin with.

"Renwu, you did it, you did it!"

The emotions that had been pent up in her heart were also released. She rushed to his arms and hugged him, and the mother cried in his arms.

"Finally, finally, all the hard work has paid off!"

"Finally, I'm recognized by Yui. I'm so happy!"

"I will definitely work hard, work hard to serialize, work hard to make money, make a lot of money, I will, so that you don't have to accompany drinking anymore, so that you can live a decent life, and let us get rid of all this."

When women become bad, they have money; when men have money, they become bad.

You originally believed in this truth, but at this moment, looking at this future cartoonist who had no serial record but made a stunning debut, soaring from a mediocre person to the sky and about to be featured in "Jump" magazine, you inexplicably believe it.

If it were this man, even if he became famous in the future, he would probably fulfill his promise today and would still not abandon his mother.

A little bit unexpected.

Clumsy, stupid, and with several marriages that ended in a mess, your mother, who you thought had no taste for men, actually chose the right person this time. The husband she found in the worst place, in a nightclub, turned out to be unexpectedly gentle, loyal, and capable.

This time, the mother was right.

So, what's wrong is...

you?】

........

Chapter 106: Dispersion

[Things in the world are unpredictable. When you are in the present, you can never know what will happen in the future.

At that time, considering the family's affairs and putting your own and your mother's stable future first, you gave up taking risks for your dreams. Although you knew that it was the right thing to do, every time you saw the active performance of the light music club members, you always felt envious and full of regrets.

But now, the weak stepfather whom he used to look down upon unexpectedly has talent. His desperate attempt to quit his job and create for his dream was foolish, but it unexpectedly bore fruit and he became a serialized cartoonist on "Jump".

You are happy and blessed for the results of your stepfather's hard work, but you can't help but ask: Why did it turn out like this?

As I wondered this, time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, a year had passed.

[Men become bad when they have money. The dogma you once believed in doesn't seem to work for your stepfather Hanasaka Ryogo.

The writing went smoothly for a year and was serialized in "Jump" for more than 30 chapters, with good responses. Although it did not reach the top, most of the time the readers' votes hovered in the middle, so it was not cut off halfway.

Thanks to this comic, the mediocre cartoonist who was once poor and relied on his wife for food to maintain his creative pace has now made a lot of money and has become a successful person.

However, even so, he never forgot his wife even though he was rich and powerful. He remained loyal and still loved your mother, even though she was no longer beautiful, even though she had a decadent past, even though many women threw themselves at him, he never changed his heart.

The kindness in this man's nature can stand the test. Once he is determined, it will last a lifetime.

As a result, my mother had long since left the nightclub where she used to work and opened a small flower shop in the neighborhood, working from nine to six and living a relaxed and carefree life.

Your life has changed dramatically. You no longer worry about the future or whether working part-time will affect your studies.

Finally, you have more free time and are qualified to pursue your dreams.

However, the light music section is full, and there is no place for you in the band that you think is the best and that you most admire.

Even if senior Liu Yuan, who started too late and is burdened by her studies, is still dragging the band down and steadily lowering the minimum standard of her performance, forcing everyone to slow down their performance time and time again to accommodate her level, you still cannot join them.

It was Senior Yanagihara who joined the light music club when it was about to be disbanded and came to their rescue. After spending a whole year together, she had already established a deep bond with Chika Tachibana and the others, and it was also Senior Yanagihara who had already become an inseparable part of the band.

No matter how strong your playing skills are or how talented you are, what good is it?

The band is not just a place for performances, but also a place where people and hearts connect. The feelings between the members of the light music club, and the feelings between Chika Tachibana and Yanagihara-senpai, are simply beyond your reach.