People in Zongman are masters of copying romance novels

The cost of producing "Fireworks," the theme song for "Fireworks," the share of ticket sales from two concerts, the guaranteed salary, the cost of radio recordings, the high royalties from the "suki-san" account, and a host of other miscellaneous funding sources like scholarships and PVC bonuses...

Roughly speaking, Aokisuke currently has a total of more than 12 million yen on hand.

Of course, most of them cannot be withdrawn for the time being, and it will take a few days to actually receive them.

Even so, the funds currently available are more than enough for him to live a life completely different from the one he lives now.

But right now, this amount of money is not too much for Aoki Jie. At least he will not be satisfied with just this.

Since crossing into Japan, Aoki Jieren's goal has been simple -

If you don’t do it, then don’t do it at all; if you do it, then do it thoroughly and to the best of your ability.

Before entering the music industry, without any golden fingers, the only option for Aokiji was to study hard and get into the University of Tokyo. So, despite being born in an orphanage, he did it and did the best he could - whether it was elementary school, junior high school, or the first year of high school, he was always the top student.

Now that he has entered the musician industry, Aoki cannot guarantee that he can do his best, but he does hope to reach higher heights.

He doesn't have any musical dreams, but he hopes he can take on the dream of ending the band.

Friendship, bonds, dreams, these things are too corny to talk about, and have the flavor of a hot-blooded youth comic.

If it were put in reality, Aoki would prefer to put these things in a different way -

【Because we've been together for so long, I'm worried about them moving forward on their own.】

Many times, the reason why a person adheres to a life creed throughout his life is actually very simple.

The reason for risking everything for an illusory dream is also very simple.

so......

He picked up the fried pork cutlet from the lunch box with chopsticks and put it into his mouth.

From the beginning, I aimed to become a professional, and now I can actually make money and support myself from this.

What should I do next?

The End is indeed a well-known band now, but it is far from being "well-known".

Most people may say that "Fireworks" is nice after listening to it, but they will not deliberately try to learn more about this band.

Next, let’s take The End’s fame to the next level.

Later, we became household names and were able to perform at Budokan and Tokyo Dome.

Then we can go beyond Japan and step onto the world stage.

It is difficult, extremely difficult. For Aoki Susuke, achieving this is even more difficult than getting admitted to the University of Tokyo. It is completely impossible to do so in a short period of time, and may not be possible even after three or four years.

But it's not completely impossible.

It's time to change your mindset.

Whether it was participating in the PVC project or ending the band's song release, these were decisions made under extremely passive circumstances and forced by various realistic reasons.

And now, Aokisuke wants to be more proactive.

Practice, release new music, release albums, participate in more activities, and cooperate with other suitable projects...

He wants to reach the top step by step with the girls who have finished the band.

As for now...

After finishing the last bite of rice in the lunch box, Aoki Jie closed the lid.

I raised my head slightly, and the light, which had been used for too long and was no longer bright, filled the entire room.

The light is evenly distributed, and the furnishings in the room are clearly visible.

The window without screen, the door with a slightly rusty lock, the old cabinet, the bench I bought myself, which cost 600 yen...

For now, let’s say goodbye to our previous life.

The second volume is the same as before, but here is the twist

Chapter 130 Problems, a New Beginning

Friday, January 10th.

It was late three or close to four in the afternoon, and we were approaching the club activity classroom.

Carrying my schoolbag, I walked from my class to the activity room. Because of my current popularity, I was forced to greet my classmates along the way.

Fame does bring a lot of benefits, but sometimes it also brings a lot of trouble.

Until we arrived at the door of the activity classroom.

After taking a deep breath and adjusting his state, Aokijie raised his hand and knocked on the door of the classroom he had not seen for a long time.

"Please come in."

A slightly cold voice came from the room.

Following the sound, Aoki Jie knocked on the door and did not hesitate. He pushed the door open and walked into the classroom.

Service Department.

The furnishings in the classroom had not been moved, and the people in the room were still the same few people -

Yukinoshita Yukino, whom I haven't seen for more than a month, and Hikigaya Hachiman, who I just met a while ago.

Yukinoshita Yukino......

At this time, he was in the service club, reading a paperback book with unknown contents. After hearing someone come in, he subconsciously took a look, and after noticing that it was Aoki Suke, he lowered his head again.

"Long time no see, President Yukinoshita, good afternoon, Hikigaya."

After taking off the bag that was across his body, Aokisuke sat down in his own seat and greeted everyone.

Hikigaya said "Oh" and then responded with "Good afternoon".

Yukinoshita Yukino was silent for a few seconds, then she responded in a steady voice, "It's an honor to have you visit despite your busy schedule."

This sentence was probably mocking the fact that as a member of the service club, he had only participated in a few club activities.

The momentum was high, but not very aggressive, so Aoki didn't take it seriously.

"You're exaggerating, President Yukinoshita." He replied, and after sitting down, he took out his copy of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" from the bag beside him, opened it, and put it on the table.

He didn't rush to speak again. He paused for several seconds, found the page he was reading, and then raised his head again.

Because he recalled the bet with Yukinoshita Yukino a few days ago, Aokisuke was thinking about this matter before joining the club.

And now...

He chose not to respond to the conversation, but after looking up again, he changed the subject and went straight to the point.

"Come to think of it, it's been over a month since we last met, about a month... Did President Yukinoshita forget anything?"

......

After a moment of silence, Yukinoshita Yukino, who was looking down at the paperback, looked up at Aoki Suke.

Hikigaya Hachiman was stunned for a moment, and keenly noticed that because of the conversation between the two, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became wrong.

The two looked at each other, neither of them saying a word, and there was a sense of tension...

"What's going on with these two? Why do they start quarreling whenever they meet?"

Shrinking back away from the center of the war, Hikigaya Hachiman silently complained in his heart.

And the other side.

After a brief silence and looking up at Aokisuke, Yukinoshita Yukino did not respond.

Of course she knew what the other party was talking about. In fact, she had been waiting for him to bring up this matter since Aoki Jie entered the room.

But now Aokijie mentioned it, but he only said half of it like a riddler.

Yukinoshita Yukino had no intention or reason to complete the sentence, so she just remained silent and waited for the other party to continue speaking.

Aokijie didn't wait long. Seeing that the girl opposite him was silent, he quickly took over the conversation.

"That's it—the bet about the final exam rankings, President Yukinoshita, do you remember it?"

The end-of-month test, which is the final exam of the last month, is where the two people compare their final rankings, and the loser has to agree to a reasonable request from the winner.

Yukinoshita Yukino remembers it very clearly.

She did not take part in the last exam before the holiday, so her final ranking naturally could not be better than Aoki Jie's.

And at this moment, and precisely because of this, after this question was raised, Yukinoshita Yukino could easily use the excuse of "I didn't participate so it doesn't count" to evade the bet.

But her personality doesn't support her making this choice——

If you lose, you lose. There is no need to make excuses for yourself.

"remember."

So Yukinoshita Yukino nodded, her voice still cold, "It is indeed me who lost this time, so does Aoki-san have any requests?"

"Request..." Aokisuke didn't expect that Yukinoshita Yukino would agree so readily, but he didn't care too much. He just thought about it for a moment after hearing the other party's answer.

What could he ask of Yukinoshita Yukino?

I need money, but I don’t lack it at the moment.

Even Yukinoshita Yukino cannot give you the social status you ask for.

Or asking for something else... Aokisuke wasn't very interested either.

I can't think of any 'not too excessive requests' that I can make at the moment.

After thinking about this, Aokisuke spoke again.

"I can't think of any requests right now... Can you keep this? We can think about it later, okay?"

Yukinoshita Yukino held the paperback in her hand, looked at Aoki Suke for a few seconds, then lowered her head again and returned her gaze to the paperback.

He nodded and replied, "Okay."

Yukinoshita Yukino's actions seemed to indicate that she wanted to end the conversation, but Aoki Kei was still a little curious in his heart.

then,

"Also, I'm a little curious—President Yukinoshita, if you had taken the final exam, you would have likely ranked higher than me. Was there something urgent? Why didn't you take the exam in the end?"

Instead of choosing to lower his head and read, he hesitated for a moment and then asked another question.

And now...

I don’t know if it was an illusion, but after asking this question, Aoki Jie felt that the originally slightly stronger momentum of Yukinoshita Yukino sitting opposite him seemed to suddenly weaken a bit.

There was no immediate answer, and there was silence for a long time. Then, Yukinoshita Yukino responded.

Without looking up, he just looked at the Chinese textbook in his hand and answered briefly.

"Because of family problems."

It was obvious that the other party didn't want to say more. Realizing that Yukinoshita Yukino didn't want to talk about this topic, Aokisuke also gave up the idea of ​​continuing his curiosity.

With a simple "Oh", Aokijie withdrew his gaze and looked at the book "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" opened on the table.

Although Aokisuke was curious about the reason why Yukinoshita Yukino did not come to the exam, he also knew that this matter had nothing to do with him.

If the other party is unwilling to mention it, then asking more questions will be really annoying.

But it's a family matter...

If his memory was correct, Yukinoshita Yukino's family should be the Yukinoshita family in Chiba.

And the problems that can arise in such a family...

Is there some family misfortune or discord?

Unable to get an answer to his guess, Aokijie stopped thinking.

That’s all that’s happened—just get on with studying French.

......

It wasn't until around four o'clock when the club activities ended and school was over on Friday afternoon.

After getting on the tram and taking advantage of the time when he was rushing home on the crowded tram, Aoki Jie, with his bag on his back, was thinking about random things in his mind.