People in Zongman are masters of copying romance novels

Aoki Jie could pretend not to care, and he had no intention of leaving the band, but at this moment he really couldn't confirm whether the remaining girls in the band would be affected by this.

And besides that——

Apart from the smear campaign against Aoki Suke and the discussion on whether ending the band is suitable for Aoki Suke, the biggest controversy right now is the question of whether Kita Ikuyo is really suitable as the lead singer.

In Aokisuke's opinion, Kita's level is not low. He is very talented and his progress is very fast.

And her voice is extremely suitable for singing the song "Light up Fireworks".

If you ask Aokisuke whether Kita Ikuyo is really suitable, he will definitely answer "yes" without hesitation.

But the problem is not here——

Before the song was sung and before it was put on the screen, Ikuyo Kita, who had hesitated and felt uncomfortable because of the lead singer issue, was not sure at this moment whether she was really suitable to be the lead singer and play the song "Fireworks".

However, these public opinions still appear to have reasonable and well-founded doubts.

And right now, if Kita were to see these remarks... even if she didn't waver in her thoughts, her mood would definitely be affected to some extent...

September rd.

The day after Aoki noticed the public opinion, the sky in Tokyo, which had not rained for a while, was a little gloomy today.

The weather will probably be much cooler after this rain - after the beginning of autumn, the temperature will start to drop.

After spending some time thinking about public opinion in the apartment in the morning, Aokisuke arrived at [STARRY] on time at two o'clock in the afternoon after lunch.

Except for Aokisuke, the rest of the people have all arrived.

The girls in the band are not old-fashioned people who don’t know how to use mobile phones, and the atmosphere in the store is obviously quieter than before. Obviously, the girls have noticed the public opinion on the Internet.

Aokisuke had given them advance warning, and they knew the reason for the public opinion, but having never experienced such a thing before, the girls were obviously not the kind of people like Aokisuke who would not care about other people's discussions.

There was a slight low atmosphere in the store.

Having more or less anticipated the current situation and having prepared a plan in the morning, Aoki Jie said a few simple words of comfort.

Don't let other people's discussions affect you, and don't let those who deliberately hurt you succeed...

These things are necessary steps for a band to become professional.

After Aokijie finished comforting her, the air was silent for a while.

After cheering up a little, Hong Xia forced herself and everyone in the band to start today's training with the sound of drums and the words "prove it to them".

However, even though that’s what I said—

After the ensemble training began, Aoki Jie could clearly feel that the band was not in a very good condition at the end of today's performance.

But unfortunately, since comfort didn't have much effect, Aoki Jie really had no other way to cheer up the band.

As mentioned before, not everything can go smoothly. If you want to succeed, you absolutely cannot avoid any troubles.

What's more, everyone in the band wants to continue training.

So, in this atmosphere of forced training, we continued training until about five o'clock.

The last ensemble ended with Hong Xia's drumbeat.

After a long sigh, Aokisuke said, "Everyone go back and have a good rest," and then left the recording studio and walked out of [STARRY].

When going out, because he had to tutor Kita Ikuyo around six o'clock, Aoki Kei decided to take the tram back to the apartment for convenience. Instead, he had dinner at a nearby ramen restaurant.

After dinner, I didn’t rush back to the livehouse. I walked alone on the street for a while, enjoying the breeze, before returning to the store.

Manager Xingge was not in the store this afternoon as he had something to do.

She probably wouldn't be back until late at night, so [STARRY] was temporarily closed today. Knowing that Aokisuke and Kita Ikuyo were going to practice for a while, she gave the spare key of the store to Aokisuke in advance.

[STARRY] Without opening the door, Hong Xia returned to the apartment early.

I used my key to reopen the door and hung a sign on the door that said 'Closed'.

When Aokisuke returned to the store, there was no one inside the livehouse.

Kita hadn't arrived yet, so Aokisuke went ahead and played the electric piano in the recording studio instead of waiting.

Until about twenty minutes later.

Chapter 90 When the Storm Begins (2)

The door of the recording studio was not closed, and even though the sound of the door being pushed open was drowned out by the sound of the electric piano, Aokisuke still heard Kita Ikuyo enter.

After stopping what she was doing, closing the piano lid and turning off the power, Kita Ikuyo had already walked to the door of the recording studio with her guitar bag on her back.

"Good evening, Aoki-senpai."

I don't know if it was because she was in a bad mood or for some other reason, but the girl's voice sounded a little more depressed than usual.

"Good evening." Aokisuke nodded and looked up at Kita Ikuyo at the door of the recording studio.

Perhaps because she had rushed here, beads of sweat appeared on the girl's forehead.

The temperature difference between day and night is too big now. The temperature is not high during this period of time at night, and it is easy to catch a cold if you are exposed to the wind after sweating.

In addition to slight sweating, some dark circles can be seen around the eyes.

As mentioned before, Aoki Jie noticed that the girl's condition has not been very good recently.

It's even more serious than when I noticed it a few days ago - the dark circles are much more obvious, and I'm often not in good shape during training.

Not only Aokisuke noticed it, but Hongxia also noticed it.

After noticing this, Hongxia asked directly, "Has anything been difficult for you lately?", but Kita just smiled and replied, "I'm just a little sleepy today, no problem, no problem."

Although worried, Kita had no intention of saying anything, and Aokisuke didn't want to continue to ask questions after Nijika's words...

In front of the electric piano.

After the two looked at each other for a moment, Aokisuke looked away first.

"We practiced vocals and stuff yesterday, let's practice guitar today."

He stood up and picked up the spare guitar he had placed in the studio and began to speak.

"Yeah." Kita Ikuyo nodded.

They had deliberately returned to the livehouse to stay for a while just for practice, so they didn't say much. After Kita Ikuyo arrived, Aoki Suke quickly got into the state and began to give instructions.

But as mentioned before, Kita Ikuyo has not been in very good shape in recent times.

During the ensemble training a few hours ago, he didn't pay close attention to Kita's playing because he needed to pay attention to the electric piano. Now his attention was all on her. Aoki Jie clearly noticed that Kita was very distracted today.

She was only asked to try to play the complete chords of "Fireworks", but she made several mistakes in the first paragraph. There was even an obvious pause in the middle of the paragraph.

After making many mistakes, Kita stopped playing.

Aoki Jie was silent for a while and took a deep breath.

Before he could speak, Kita Ikuyo, who had stopped playing, spoke first.

"Well, Aoki-senpai, the first time wasn't very good, but it will get better later."

"..."

No immediate response.

These problems are obviously not due to simple 'bad condition'.

Kita Ikuyo didn't intentionally distract herself, but she played it like this even though she had already played it completely several times. She definitely needed to take a good rest.

"Xiduo, you've been a little too tired recently. You should go back and have a good rest today."

Shaking his head, Aokisuke put down the guitar in his arms and spoke.

Kita Ikuyo, who was still holding the guitar, was stunned for a moment, then, after realizing what was going on, she also shook her head and explained aloud,

"Senior Aoki, it's really just my first time and my condition isn't very good. Keep practicing for a while, I'm fine."

But Aokisuke stood up directly.

"There's still training time after that, there's no need to rush, go back and adjust your condition first, Kita, you'll make me worry if you keep looking like this."

He made the decision and turned around decisively without hesitation.

With a trace of anxiety on her face, worried that Senior Aoki would really leave like that, Kita Ikuyo stood up immediately.

Perhaps because he got up too quickly, his steps staggered slightly for a moment.

Not caring, she spoke to Aokisuke,

"Senior Aoki, I might not have time later. Today, my mom is working overtime and isn't at home, so I can practice outside for a while. So, so—"

There was a hint of request in the girl's tone.

Aoki Jie, who was already holding the door handle and about to push it open, paused and didn't know how to respond to this.

After a slight hesitation, before she could think of how to respond, Kita Ikuyo's voice came to her ears again.

"I, I know I haven't been in great shape lately, but I haven't had much free time recently, so I've been trying to find time to practice more and not let everyone down."

"Aoki-senpai... I cheated on the band members Nijika-senpai and Ryo-senpai before running away. I wasn't strong enough to handle your choices... I've run away many times, but this time, no matter what, I want to take on this responsibility that belongs to me."

"..."

With a slight sigh, Aokisuke turned around and looked at the girl.

"Can we practice outside for a while longer tonight?"

"Yeah." Kita Ikuyo nodded.

There was a moment of silence.

Then, Aokisuke spoke again and agreed to Kita's request: "You can continue practicing."

But after he finished speaking, he paused for a moment, then immediately gave his own conditions, "But at least you can rest for a while now - you have plenty of time, lie down on the table and take a nap, I'll call you later, otherwise you won't be able to practice in your current state."

After a moment of pause, Kita Ikuyo reacted without hesitation and nodded decisively, "Yes! Thank you, Aoki-senpai!"

Seeing the girl nod, Aokisuke turned around again, turned the doorknob and opened the door.

As he stepped out, he ended the conversation temporarily: "Well, you should get some sleep in the studio first."

After leaving the room, I closed the studio door and walked to the [STARRY] lobby.

There were no guests today and the floor was clean and tidy.

It's probably getting dark outside, so I'll probably have to go to bed a little later today.

Thinking of this, Aokisuke sat on a stool in the hall, turned on the mute function, and looked down at his phone.

......

......

It was not until a long time had passed that Aokisuke's body became a little stiff after sitting.

The sky became a little darker than before.

At 8:40, he stood up and stretched a little, looked up at the clock on the wall to confirm the time, put away his phone, and returned to the recording studio.

The sound of pushing the door was not very loud and did not wake the girl.

His eyes were fixed on Kita Ikuyo, who was lying on the table with her eyes closed and asleep.

A strand of hair slid down the little face.

"Kita, Kita-san."

Aoki Suke stepped forward and spoke, intending to wake up Kita Ikuyo who was sleeping at the time.

But perhaps because he was severely sleep deprived, he did not wake the girl up after he spoke.

With a slight look of confusion on his face, Aokisuke walked over to Kita, intending to pat her shoulder and wake her up.

Then, before any action was taken—

Looking at the girl's face so close to him, Aokijie suddenly noticed that a slight, unnatural blush appeared on Kita Ikuyo's face.

Beads of sweat formed on his forehead, and in the quiet room, his breathing became abrupt and slightly rapid...

Aokisuke suddenly realized that something was wrong.

After hesitating for a moment, he raised his hand and placed his palm on the forehead of the red-haired girl.

The body temperature is so high that it is even slightly hot to the touch.