My fiancée Yukino

"Let's put this aside for now. I might have to go out again next week, and then I should be able to go back to school properly."

Gently patting Hoshino Ai's head to make her sit down, Luo Bai looked at the four girls in front of him and asked, "After I arrived, I heard from Xingge-jie that your second song is coming along?"

After sitting down, Hongxia said, "The progress is so-so. The key is that the theme is not so easy to grasp, and we still need some time. However, compared to the initial urgency, we are not in such a hurry to perform on stage now. We still have room for improvement in terms of ability and teamwork. We want to improve ourselves first!"

Looking at the confident girls, Luo Bai smiled and nodded: "Then you guys have to do your best. By the way, as for the new song, is it still Xiao Gudu writing the lyrics and Liang composing the music?"

Goto Ichiri and Yamada Ryo nodded in unison.

Yamada Ryo looked at Goto Ichiri with his usual calm expression: "However, it still depends on Kotori. Only if she can write the lyrics can my composition follow up."

As the composer, Ryo Yamada didn't want her ideas to interfere with Little Loneliness's creative process. As can be seen from the lyrics of their first song, "Guitar, Loneliness, and Blue Planet," Little Loneliness's lyrics are very distinctive, and Ryo Yamada admitted that she couldn't imitate this style. This should also become a unique style for their band.

Rather than offering too many suggestions, it's better to let Xiao Dugu create something on her own; she has the talent for it.

Luo Bai knew all this, and he also had high expectations for Xiao Gudu. Although Xiao Gudu was a severe social phobia, he was still able to write very good lyrics.

Seeing Luo Bai looking at her, Xiao Gudu couldn't help but shrink behind Kita Yuyo, still very shy.

Although she was much more relaxed when she was with her bandmates, she still seemed very nervous when facing Luo Bai, a man.

Little Lonely's reaction was within Luo Bai's expectations, and he wasn't angry.

Kita Ikuyo said with a smile, "Don't let Goto's appearance fool you, senpai. Compared to the other boys in school, at least she dares to talk to you!"

"Don't worry, I know."

With a smile, Luo Bai took out two more boxes of cakes. "You've come a long way, haven't you? Don't rush to practice. Have some cake. Freshly baked mane cakes."

"Oh!!!"

As soon as the cake was brought out, it immediately attracted the attention of the four members of the Bond Band. Even the shy Lonely One swallowed hard and came out from behind Kita Ikuyo.

While eating cake, everyone got to know Ushiwakamaru and the others.

Compared to the legend of Medusa, the girls are more familiar with the legend of Ushiwakamaru, after all, he is a local legendary figure.

It's a bit surprising that the gender has changed to a girl.

Fortunately, with Artoria's case as an example, after the initial surprise, people accepted the fact.

After finishing the cake, the four members of the Bond Band started practicing. The new song wasn't finished yet, but they still needed to practice the previous song more.

While watching the band practice on stage, Luo Bai asked Hoshino Ai, who was holding his arm, "Have they recorded their songs yet?"

Hoshino Ai smiled and said, "While there's still a lot of room for improvement in their singing, it's already quite good for the band's first original song. The finished product has already been recorded, and I've had the company register the song's copyright. Once they have more songs, I'll have my manager come over to discuss signing a contract with them."

Although Ai Hoshino's position in the company could allow her to directly sign the band, it's better to let them earn the company's attention through their own abilities, which would also help them secure better contracts.

Luo Bai nodded and said with a smile, "At their growth rate, it shouldn't be long."

Soon, after finishing one round of practice, Hongxia and the other three discussed the problems they had encountered during the practice and decided to do it a second time.

However, with Xiao Gudu's exclamation, everyone looked over and saw that her guitar string had broken.

"The string is broken." Hongxia walked over, looked at it, and asked, "Little Lonely, do you have a replacement string?"

Little Lonely shook his head blankly: "I forgot, but I have some at home."

Yamada Ryo looked at Kita Ikuyo and asked, "Kita, did you bring any with you?"

Kita Ikuyo replied, "I just changed mine last week, so I didn't bring it with me."

"Sister, do you still have any left in the shop?"

Volume 1: Chapter 666 The String Broken (2/2)

Ijichi Hoshika obviously didn't expect that the little lonely string would break at this time; she guessed it was because she had been practicing too frequently.

Scratching her head, she went into the storage room, rummaged around for a while, and then came out with two packs of guitar strings.

"Let's see, I don't know if it's suitable or not, it's all quite early."

"Thank you, Manager."

Little Lonely thanked them, took the two packs of strings, looked at them, and shook his head in disappointment, saying, "No, these two strings are too thin. I'm using thicker ones."

Ichiko Hoshika said, "That's true. I had some thicker strings before, but a band came to play and their strings broke, so I gave them to them. Now I only have these two packs left. But it's not a big problem. There's an equipment store nearby, so I can just go there to buy some."

While that's true, upon hearing the suggestion to go out and buy it, Xiao Gudu inevitably triggered her social anxiety and became afraid to go to the store.

After all, the strings she uses now are all purchased online and delivered directly to her home.

Kita Ikuyo smiled.

Just as she was about to offer to go with him, Luo Bai walked over.

"I'll go with Little Lonely. I also want to go to the music store to buy something."

Hearing Luo Bai's words, Xiao Gudu felt as if he had seen a savior.

"Senior!"

Luo Bai gently patted Xiao Gudu's head, "Then let's go, Xiduo, do you want to come along?"

Seeing that Luo Bai was with him, Xi Duo temporarily put aside the idea of ​​going along and shook his head, saying, "If you're here, then I won't go. There are still some things that need to be improved in the performance just now. I need to study them."

"Alright, you guys take a rest too. You'll be back soon. Let's go, Lonely One."

Carrying a touch of loneliness with her guitar on her back, Luo Bai walked out of STARRY.

After seeing Luo Bai and Xiao Gudu leave, Medusa whispered to Hoshino Ai beside her, "Ai, Luo Bai seems quite interested in this little socially awkward girl."

Sipping her drink, Hoshino Ai smiled and nodded: "Little Lonely is quite cute, isn't she? I quite enjoy teasing her. And let me tell you, don't let her always wearing sportswear fool you, she actually has a great figure, and if her bangs are swept up, she's super cute!"

"Um...you know that's not what I meant."

Hoshino Ai waved her hand dismissively: "It's alright, I don't mind if it's just a little lonely girl. But if it's her, even if it's Luo Bai, I don't think it would be so easy for him to succeed!"

Medusa blinked, then glanced at the other three members of the band on stage.

"What about the other three?"

“I don’t know about that,” Hoshino Ai said, biting her straw. “What I do know is that Brother Luo Bai is quite interested in Little Lonely, but I’m not sure if it’s in a romantic way.”

"You're really something, not worried at all."

"Hmph, what's there to worry about? I'm Hoshino Ai! Instead of worrying about that, I'd rather think about how to be the first to give birth to Luo Bai's child!"

"..."

Medusa felt like she couldn't keep up with Hoshino Ai's train of thought.

After leaving STARRY, Luo Bai led Xiao Gudu towards the music store.

It's not far away, just at the other end of this street, only a two or three-minute walk away.

Little Lonely followed behind Luo Bai cautiously, looking completely out of place on the street.

Seeing her like this, Luo Bai smiled and said, "Are you still not used to going out? I've been with you the whole time."

Little Lonely blushed, shrank his neck, and said, "There are a lot of people on the street today."

“It’s normal for school to end early on Fridays, you should try to get through it.”

"I...I'm trying..."

Luo Bai shook his head, not wanting to dwell on the matter.

"How have things been going with your bandmates lately? It feels great to have made friends, right?"

Speaking of this, a smile appeared on Little Lonely's face, and he nodded vigorously.

"Yes, I'm very happy!"

"And what about the other students at school?"

"This, this still won't work. I don't really know how to communicate with other classmates, and I don't really understand the things they like."

Luo Bai thought for a moment and could roughly guess what it was.

Most high school girls would probably like clothes, cosmetics, fashion, or talk about love, but unfortunately she wasn't interested in any of those things. She just liked music and the guitar.

If we're talking about pop music, some girls might know about it, but not many people know how to play musical instruments.

Not to mention the first year of high school, even in Luo Bai's senior year, only a few people can play musical instruments.

Nodding, Luo Bai called Xiao Gudu to his side, telling her not to follow behind. He then said to her, "If you don't have common topics, there's no need to force it. It's impossible for someone to be friends with everyone around them. Not to mention you, even Xiao Ai couldn't do it. If you can meet other people at school who share your interests and have good personalities, you can give it a try. If you don't find any, that's okay too. Maintaining your current relationships is also a good experience for you. If we're talking about priorities, your three bandmates are still more important to you, aren't they?"

"I understand, that's what I think too. If we can't connect on a conversation, it will be awkward for everyone. It's happened before."

As he spoke, Little Lonely's expression also became somewhat depressed.

"Haha, your embarrassing past, huh? These are minor issues, just be more careful in the future. Your progress in the band is very steady, but what about your studies? The school's midterm exams are coming up soon. I don't think I've ever checked on your grades. Well, logically speaking, to get into Zongwu High School, your learning ability should be pretty good, Little Lonely."

"Exams..."

Little Lonely said softly, "It should be average, I guess. High school knowledge is much more difficult than junior high."

"Studying is also very important. If you don't understand something, ask Ai and Kita. Or you can ask Yukino in the Service Club during club activities at noon and in the afternoon. She will be happy to help you. If you are not brave enough, you can also hold a study session with Ai, Kita and the others on the weekend. This is also a good way to improve your relationship with your friends."

"Study session!"

This word was appearing for the first time in Xiao Gudu's life.

What an enviable thing it is! It's just a pity that loneliness has never been a part of my life.

"I...I'll think about it!"

Although she longed to go, it was still a bit difficult for her to extend an invitation immediately.

As they were talking, the two arrived at their destination, a music store, and pushed open the door to go inside.

Volume 1: Chapter 667 Going Home, a Phone Call Before Dinner (1/2)

This musical instrument store mainly sells guitars, paisleys, drum kits, and violins, as well as instrument accessories and sheet music. It also provides instrument maintenance services. It's quite a large-scale business.

After entering, looking at the customers and staff in the store, Xiao Gudu couldn't help but move closer to Luo Bai.

Luo Bai smiled and said, "You rarely come here?"

Little Lonely nodded somewhat fearfully: "I came here once when I was in the third year of junior high school, but I was too scared to pay the bill at the end, so I gave up."

"I see. But don't be afraid today, I'll go with you. Let's go find the strings you need."

When he arrived at the guitar accessories section, Little Lonely looked around and found the strings of his brand and the right style.

Since there were spares at home, Xiao Gudu took two packs and then looked at Luo Bai.

"Senior, I've got it."

"Okay, then Little Lonely, keep me company for a bit. I want to look at the guitars here."

Guitar?

Little Lonely's eyes lit up, and he excitedly followed Luo Bai to the place where many guitars were displayed.

Knowing that Luo Bai had learned a little guitar but didn't know much about guitar brands and models, he immediately volunteered to help explain.

"Yamaha guitars are pretty good, I'd like to buy one too!"

Looking at the newly released Yamaha guitar in front of him, a hint of excitement flashed in Xiao Gudu's eyes, but considering that he didn't have much pocket money, he could only save up slowly.

Luo Bai smiled and continued looking at the other guitars, saying as he spoke...

He said, "The guitar that Little Lonely is using now is the one your father used when he was young, right?"

Little Lonely turned to look at the guitar bag slung over his shoulder, nodded, and said, "Well, after Dad found out I wanted to learn guitar, he gave me his guitar. Although it's a great guitar, it's still Dad's, and I still want to earn money to buy my own. But, given my situation, it's probably impossible, right? Maybe after graduation I won't even be able to find a job... Hehe, hehehe..."

Seeing Xiao Gudu sink into a low mood again, Luo Bai smiled helplessly, raised his hand and rubbed the girl's head, saying, "Don't worry, it won't happen. As long as you manage the band well, you will definitely become famous in the future. Then you will have money to buy guitars and support yourselves."

The four girls in the band Link are quite talented, and they should be able to officially debut as a band very soon.

However, compared to the other three, Xiao Gudu's social anxiety still needs to be addressed. Not to be completely cured, but at least he shouldn't be nervous and perform poorly when on stage.

It's fine at STARRY because the audience is limited, but it's hard to say what would happen on a bigger stage.

Okay, I need to talk to Xiao Ai about it, and then I'll try to find a way to give her some practice.

After spending a few minutes looking at the guitars, Luo Bai bought a Yamaha guitar recommended by Xiao Gudu, and then went to pay.

With Luo Bai around, Xiao Gudu, though still a little shy, managed to pay the bill smoothly and even had the shop assistant change the strings for her instrument.

After leaving the store, Luo Bai looked at Xiao Gudu, who was breathing a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "So, can you come by yourself from now on?"