In music anime, band girls won't be alone.

Thinking about this, Nagasaki Motoyo felt both happy and sad.

What makes me happy is that my wisdom still shines.

What's sad is...

Volume 1: Chapter 144 Su Shi's Reluctance to Part

Shirakawa Sawa, unaware of Nagasaki Motoyo's thoughts, placed his drink in front of her, then sat down and asked,

"Is there something you need, Su Shi?"

Nagasaki Motoyo opened the bag on the table; inside were two boxes of four peaches each.

"The fruit shop I frequent has just received this type of peach today, so I wanted to buy some for everyone to try."

"But the band's event was canceled today, so I brought it over to Ze-jun first."

"We're going to have dinner together later anyway."

Upon hearing this, Shirakawa assumed that the band's event had been canceled at the last minute, which was why they had brought it to him, and didn't think much of it.

"Then thank you very much, Su Shi."

"Why don't we try it now?"

"These peaches do look really good."

Nagasaki Motoyo felt a little awkward, but she didn't say anything and just nodded.

After all, her intention was not to let the other party feel that she had bought it specially or given it to them.

……

At 5:30, Nagasaki Motoyo glanced at the time, then looked at Shirakawa Sawa.

"Ze-jun, should we go now?"

The latter nodded, then looked at Wakaba Mutsumi.

"Wakaba-kun, I have something to discuss with Su Shi's mother today. We've arranged to meet at 6 PM, so I have to go now."

Ruoye Mu nodded, immediately stood up, and prepared to take her things and leave.

Shirakawa raised his hand to indicate that she didn't need to do that, and continued speaking.

"If Wakaba-san is willing, she can just wait here. I don't think there's any need to wait outside. What do you think?"

Ruoye Mu agreed, thanked her, and then sat down.

Seeing the interaction between the two, Nagasaki Motoyo became even more certain of her guess.

[As expected, Mutsu came to see Akari-chan...]

From now on, Tou-chan will be living with Ze-kun...

Her eyes dimmed slightly, and without saying a word, she silently walked to the door and began to change her shoes.

The process of changing shoes was very slow.

After changing, she put the slippers on the shoe cabinet, a hint of reluctance in her eyes, and sighed softly to herself.

Sigh, I wonder when I'll be able to wear these shoes again...

She turned and said goodbye to Wakaba Mutsu, then opened the door and went out. After Shirakawa Sawa came out, the two went to the agreed restaurant together.

Walking down the street, the latter asked,

"Is Su Shi in a bad mood today?"

Nagasaki Motoyo wore her usual smile, her eyes crinkling.

"No."

She didn't want to show any sadness, after all, the other party was going to talk to her mother about the cooperation later.

She didn't want to look any different from usual.

Neither her mother nor the other person wanted to be perceived as having any negative emotions.

When Shirakawa Ze saw that she denied it, he didn't say anything more.

After arriving at the restaurant, the two went to the private room they had reserved.

Nagasaki's mother had already arrived by then.

Just as Shirakawa had expected, the other party had indeed come for the authorization of the music he possessed.

Just like last time, it only includes commercial use and adaptation rights.

However, unlike last time, this time the other party wanted full authorization for the other six songs he had registered in the copyright library.

Shirakawa Ze stated that his composition was scheduled to premiere in Miaomeng's video.

Therefore, only one video episode can be released, and he authorized one corresponding song.

After confirming that there was no room for negotiation, Nagasaki's mother said that she would do as Shirakawa Sawa said, but the contract she had prepared could not be used and she would have to go back to the company to revise it.

So after dinner, Nagasaki's mother drove straight back to her company.

After watching her walk away, Shirakawa turned to look at the girl beside him.

"Su Shi, do you want me to take you home?"

Nagasaki Motoyo lowered her gaze to the ground and asked softly,

"Doesn't Ze Jun need to go back now?"

Shirakawa Ze shook his head.

"No need, Wakaba-san has already left."

He received the news while he was eating that Toyokawa Shoko had returned and brought Wakaba Mutsu to her residence.

So he doesn't need to go back now.

[It looks like Ze-kun and Deng-chan are exchanging information in real time. This feels so good...]

Nagasaki Motoyo thought to herself, and at the same time felt even more upset.

She sighed softly, looked up at the sky; there were few stars, but the moon was very bright.

She felt that the scene before her perfectly matched her current state of mind.

The deep sky was like Shirakawa Marsh, and the bright moon was like Takamatsu Toki.

And I am but a faint, inconspicuous star.

Suddenly, she felt even more upset.

She took a deep breath and turned to look at the boy beside her.

"Ze-jun, would you like to sit in the nearby park with me for a while?"

Shirakawa nodded, then went with the other person to a nearby park and sat side by side on a bench.

After a moment of silence, the former turned to look at the girl beside him, his eyes filled with concern.

"Su Shi, did something unpleasant happen today?"

Nagasaki Motoyo shook her head slightly, silently looking at her feet.

She didn't want to think about too many things right now; she just wanted to spend some time with him.

From her perspective, the other person would be starting to live with Takamatsu Teng when they went home tonight.

From now on, the two of them will be covered in each other's scent.

She wanted to spend a little more time with him before that happened.

Seeing that Nagasaki Motoyo was unwilling to reveal any information, Shirakawa Sawa was unable to analyze the reasons, so he had no choice but to put aside these thoughts for the time being and sit quietly.

After sitting for a while, Shirakawa looked up at the sky and then spoke.

"Su Shi, the moonlight is so bright tonight."

Generally speaking, it's perfectly fine to chat about the weather, scenery, or what you had for dinner when you're just trying to make conversation.

However, this is not the usual situation.

Upon hearing this, Nagasaki Motoyo felt inexplicably wronged, and her lips involuntarily pursed.

At this moment, Shirakawa Sawa was focused on gazing at the moon, unaware of the girl's emotional change beside him. He spoke with a hint of reminiscence in his eyes.

“I remember when we first met, we chatted in a park similar to this one.”

"Back then, I even used stars as an analogy for you."

"But there aren't many stars today..."

Shirakawa Sawa smiled.

"At first, I always felt that you had some bad intentions."

"Later, we gradually discovered..."

Before he could utter the words of praise he had prepared, he heard the girl beside him sobbing.

He quickly stopped, turned to look at the other person, his eyes full of concern.

"Su Shi, what's wrong with you?"

Nagasaki Motoyo raised her hand to wipe away the tears from the corner of her eyes, then looked up at the boy beside her, and spoke with a slight sob in her voice.

"Ze-jun, this is too much..."

Volume 1: Chapter 145 Everyone Gets Married Together

Shirakawa didn't know why the other person suddenly started crying, but since the conversation was directed at him and it happened so suddenly, it was very likely that there was something wrong with what he had just said.

He didn't know exactly which part had the problem, but he knew that what he had just said was just a prelude, intended to lead into the praise that followed.

He also wanted to make the other person feel better by recalling memories and praising them.