Naruzawa Kaede almost couldn't resist going back to kowtow to Yamada Ryo.

This body has been wandering for two years, without father or mother. From now on, Yamada Ryo will be his only sun!

Mingze Feng was on a winning streak, so the situation here remained relatively calm. According to Mingze Feng's observation, the headmaster was a typical example of someone who could easily resolve major issues by minimizing them and minor issues by making nothing at all.

At this point, the story's progression is so clear that there's not much more to say.

To elaborate, Mingze Feng first introduced his future of graduating next year without completing his studies, then explained the minor conflict he had with the head of student affairs, and finally said that he was even planning to call the police.

To add one more thing, I don't want to cause any trouble for the school this last month.

But considering the impact this would have on the school, he went to the principal's office with great sincerity.

The content was rather boring, and his acting was not very good. There was not a single dramatic scene where the principal made a phone call right in front of him.

The dean of students was still wailing in his office, thinking about how he would teach the unruly students a lesson.

"headmaster..."

"What's wrong with you? How are you handling your teaching job? What, you don't want to work here next year either? You'd better keep quiet about your little stunts for the next few months. Come over here right now and apologize to... Mingze Feng, and write a written self-criticism. Now, immediately. Do you understand?"

Why bother a student who'll be leaving in a few months? This guy, all alone, full of vigor, yet flexible and resilient, managed to find me here and chat for ages. Qitian, can't you understand the basic principles of life, even when you're teaching Chinese? For all these years, I'll help you out this time.

The head of the teaching department listens to the principal very much.

The head of student affairs dragged himself over to apologize, and was then waved away by the principal.

Just as Mingze Feng was about to take his leave, the principal stopped him as soon as he stood up.

"Is that so, Naruzawa Kaede?" The principal put on a smiling face, which made Naruzawa Kaede look at him warily a few more times.

It should be known that those with deep minds are often smiling tigers.

“Last week, a teacher anonymously submitted a proposal to me. Come and take a look.” The principal took out a document from a stack of files and placed it across the table in front of Mingze Feng.

Draft Opinions on Granting Tuition Waivers or Work-Study Programs to Some Students from Financially Affected Families in Our School

Submitted by: Anonymous. The entire document is printed, thus ruling out methods of identifying the submitter through handwriting.

"..."

But based on his intuition, Naruzawa Kaede felt that it was probably Yamada Ryo who was behind it.

Naruzawa Kaede recalled how Yamada Ryo hadn't been polite at all to him the other day at home, and how they'd yawned while watching a movie together. Such a nice girl, maybe he should marry her and become a stay-at-home husband.

There's nothing wrong with washing her socks.

[Promoting the school, expanding enrollment, and... also benefiting my reputation. Work-study programs on campus can complement social labor courses and club education under the new circumstances...] Then came the school's development plan. In his fantasy, Principal Tsuki no Mori toasted him, Director Hyakka no Ou invited him to a banquet, and the Advanced Education Group hired him as principal.

It's surprising that the principal is so ambitious; I just don't know if he has the ability. He first needs to be promoted from the junior high school principal to the senior high school principal.

Now all we need is a student who knows how to cooperate.

A line of text popped up next to the principal.

Mingze Feng subtly expressed that he could pay the tuition, but then asked the principal what was required.

Then he saw the principal secretly cursing himself as a little fox.

After a back-and-forth between the two, the principal finally brought up the topic.

"Mingze Feng, I think you're a great role model for receiving school-sponsored financial aid in our junior high school. The only problem is that you're graduating next March..."

Mingze Feng saw his thoughts and couldn't help but retort, "Repeating a year? I've already paid my tuition this year, haven't I?"

"I only taught you this because you already taught me, am I giving you special treatment...?"

"Ahem..." The principal took a sip of tea and spat out the tea leaves. "Tuition and miscellaneous fees are waived, but Mingze's attendance is still a bit lacking."

"I didn't say I was unwilling," Mingze Feng said, placing his palm on the draft. "If it's possible..."

"Of course, our school has a good school spirit, and we are united and help each other. We will not force or oppress students. We hope that Mingze Feng will also convey such values ​​to society in the future."

The two nodded to each other without saying a word.

As I pushed open the door, I thought I saw a golden figure flash by in the corner.

"......"

......

At 3:35 p.m., as the school bell rang, students packed up their belongings and headed to their respective clubs, including the Home Club.

Naruzawa Kaede is not from the Return Club.

But he also packed up. In her text messages, Ijichi Hoshika seemed to treat him like a junior in college pursuing a senior, and whenever Narusawa Kaede asked about the payment, she would always bring up things like Hiroi Kikuri would also be there, and Hiroi Kikuri's little secret.

She has the face of a despicable woman who's trying to get free labor.

Of course, she did ask Mingze Feng to make an offer.

But as a college student... did he really act as silly and cute as he did?

First music support mission, target Shimokitazawa.

Before that... Naruzawa Kaede inquired along the way and found the location of Yamada Ryo's class. The other party was no longer in the class. There was a blond guy surrounded by several girls with different hair colors.

Her golden ponytail brightened up the room considerably, making her the most eye-catching feature.

The girl next to Ichiji Nijika whispered a few words in her ear before she looked towards the door and met the gaze of Naruzawa Kaede, who was about to leave.

"what..."

【Naruzawa-kun】

When she chased after him, Mingze Feng was already gone.

......

Shimokitazawa, Starr... no, it's not listed yet.

Wearing a baseball cap, Ichiji Hoshika was directing the renovation contractor to determine the location.

"Higher...higher...lower...higher..."

"If you keep doing this, the guy might quit," Mingze Feng asked, leaning closer. "There's no sign up yet, let me see."

It's definitely Starry, no mistake whatsoever.

The underground semi-tunnel is so familiar that it makes one worry about what will happen if a major flood comes through it.

What if the floodwaters come in?

"Life doesn't offer so many surprises!" Ijichi Hoshika glared fiercely at her, her eyes still sharp, like a gleaming sword.

The rent here is half that of other places. College students who don't know the cost of living shouldn't complain.

This is a complete misunderstanding of one's own identity.

Naruzawa Kaede had no intention of explaining himself; what he was most curious about was how Hiroi Kikuri had introduced herself in a way that led Iji Tomoka to have that impression of him.

Chapter Sixteen: Beware of Fire, Theft, and Best Friends

"You wouldn't withhold their wages, would you?"

Naruzawa Kaede recalled doing something similar, though he wasn't exactly a professional; he was just an assistant. As for how he got the job... he lied about his age to get in. In Japan, the chaotic household registration system made everything possible, incredibly convenient.

After a simple installation, he still had 4,000 yen out of the 7,000 yen unit price.

Even so, the shop owner was only willing to give five thousand. Back then, Ming Zefeng was a naive and ambitious young man, a fourteen-year-old boy who pretended to be a seventeen-year-old dropout looking for work. He had no idea about the intricacies of the world. He only thought about how to make money to survive, but in his most difficult time, he encountered this kind of world.

"What kind of talk is that! You think you can cut corners on paying someone who works for you? ... Even though I don't have much money left, I'll still keep my word on the agreed price."

Mingze Feng sighed and told her about his past. He recounted his tragic experience of dropping out of school at seventeen to work, only to be ripped off and barely earn 1000 yen after half a day of haggling.

"I will pay you. We agreed before, three thousand per song..." Ichiji Hoshi lowered her voice somewhat embarrassedly at the end of the song, and her eyes became unfocused.

As she spoke, her voice grew softer and softer, as if she were too embarrassed to continue.

"Kid, people who make a living with their skills deserve to be paid for, so please, for Hiroi's sake, have some dignity! If the shop doesn't open soon, I'm really going to go broke!"

It seems she also felt that three thousand was not much.

Ming Zefeng thought three thousand was not a small amount. He had suggested this price, which was based solely on quantity, and it was enough for him to buy groceries and cook to his heart's content for two or three days.

Ichika knew it wasn't enough. She also played in a band, and the money she saved from playing in a band for several years in college was enough for her to live in this basement for ten years straight.

Naruzawa Kaede glanced sideways. "Ten years? Are you planning to rent a place until you graduate from Hongxia University?"

"I came here of my own accord, and I'm taking Boss Xingge's 3,000 yen—no going back on my word!"

Mingze Feng hummed softly, his expression one of honor and joy, which was not feigned.

Looking at him like this, Ijichi Seika suddenly remembered how Hiroi Kikuri had introduced Narusawa Kaede to her.

[A passionate, perceptive, intuitively gifted musician who seems to have a knack for winning over others' hearts despite his fondness for large breasts.]

Leaving aside the second half of the sentence, what does Guang Jinju know about scumbags or not? She herself is an old maid who has never even been in a relationship since graduation.

But geniuses... if we're going to categorize geniuses, then Hiroki is the genius who discovers geniuses. She even calls it beautiful music; Sanzen is practically saying that coming here means singing and being fed—it's practically free.

People have empathy in their hearts, which makes them feel that accepting their help is a favor to them when they help others.

Such people are often in the minority. Many people turn empathy into pity, and when they see their friends suffering from misfortune, they rush to their aid.

Ichiko Hoshika couldn't recall seeing similar words in that book, but now she remembered: "[Someone's chest is already stained with tears; I can't bear to shed mine on top of that.]"

Ichika Hoshika sighed inwardly. After asking Naruzawa Kaede what drink he wanted, she went to the vending machine and bought two cans of raw Coke.

[Mingze Feng, if he weren't so worldly-wise, he'd truly be a good person.]

Seeing this, Mingze Feng blushed a little. He knew his own level; it was only average.

In terms of music, he started learning from Yamada Ryo a couple of days ago. He doesn't know how many songs he has learned, but most of them are songs that Yamada Ryo calls "songs that would be awkward to listen to if played in public, so it's best if only the two of us listen to them."

Although he gained his own understanding of fingering and music theory due to his cheat code, skipping the long process of basic skills training, music is more than just that.

The issue of rhythm, the amount of music knowledge, practice...

Familiarity with other musical instruments...

Mingze Feng spent the weekend practicing guitar and bass at Yamada Ryo's villa, which truly opened a whole new door for him.

“I’m not very good at playing, but…” Mingze Feng stretched his limbs, “I really enjoy playing the piano, I can play a little bit of guitar and bass. If there are any events, you can call me.”

"Thank you very much, you're a really nice person."

Ichi Seika remarked, "Kikuri said you might not come, haha, don't worry, I'll put in a good word for you with her. Although this is our first time chatting, I think you're a good guy."

"No need..." Mingze Feng didn't have that plan for the time being. Liang Shen had taught him that playing music is just playing music, and you shouldn't think about so many other things.

Ryo Yamada is a god, that goes without saying.

These two best friends are so in sync: one is always broke because she gets drunk and damages the instruments in the shop, and the other can't afford to pay for her shop's operations.

A recent college graduate is leading a female student in a startup... (Actually, she graduated over a year ago).

From another perspective, Naruzawa Kaede saw Ijichi Hoshika and her Starry car.

The story of how a family restaurant, which easily obtained a business license, set up a stage for live performances is not worth going into detail about.

Naruzawa Kaede saw quite a few 'familiar faces' here. The girls who accompanied him to Flot to take care of Hiroi Kikuchi that day included drummers, bassists, guitarists, keyboardists, and lighting technicians... The lighting technician, in particular, gave off a ghostly, elusive feeling.

Hiroi Kikuri felt a tap on the back; it was her junior colleague, who was pointing at...

Mingze Feng waved to her from the doorway.

Waving at the door...

Waving at the door...

Some of his friends around him laughed and joked. They had seen Mingze Feng in his school uniform before. The idea of ​​an older man dating a younger woman was always the best gossip to relieve the pressure of reality in this small group of college graduates or those about to graduate.

Of course, many people didn't participate in these discussions, including Iji Tomoka. Otherwise, she would definitely know that Narusawa Kaede wasn't a college student...

So now, Hiroi Kikuri saw the auntie smiles of almost a dozen of her friends present.

What's going on here?

When Hiroi Kikuri met Narusawa Kaede's gaze, her beautiful eyes widened in that instant.

Dead memories suddenly surged up like a tidal wave.

Those increasingly loud and delicate shouts from the senior were like hand warmers slapped directly onto her face, completely erasing her original quiet and serene literary girl aura.

That's right, the girl named Hiroi Kikuri has two completely different states before and after drinking. And drinking acts like a personality switch for Hiroi Kikuri.

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