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

She was thinking about how to pass on the note expressing her gratitude, but the current atmosphere was clearly inappropriate.

But if she didn't tell him, she worried that Shirakawa would have a bad opinion of her.

After all, the other person was extending goodwill to her, and if she didn't respond, people might think there was something wrong with her personality.

However, she didn't dare to speak up directly like Kita Ikuyo.

And so, with the two girls caught in their own thoughts, the four afternoon classes passed by quietly.

After the bell rang, Takamatsu Akari packed up her things, turned to Shirakawa Sawa and whispered, "Sawa-kun, I'm leaving now," before getting up and leaving the classroom.

Goto Ichiri was incredibly fast; he would run out the back door as soon as the bell rang.

A few minutes later, Kita Ikuyo appeared at the back door of the classroom, looking at Shirakawa Sawa with a bright smile on her face.

"Ze-jun, can we go now?"

Shirakawa Ze nodded, got up, and walked out of the classroom.

After the two left the school gate, they saw Yamada Ryo standing at the entrance.

Kita Ikuyo immediately ran over to greet him, and Shirakawa Sawa also went over and said hello.

Yamada Ryo's gaze swept over the two of them.

"Is there something you need to do?"

Kita Ikuyo immediately spoke up.

"Senior Liang, Ze Jun helped me a lot a few days ago, so I'm going to invite him to dinner to thank him properly."

"Senior Liang, is there something you need here?"

Yamada Ryo nodded.

"There are no band activities today, so I was thinking of asking Xiaoze to go to STARRY to practice guitar."

"In that case, you guys go ahead. Xiaoze can just bring his guitar after he finishes eating."

Shirakawa looked at Yamada Ryo, who was about to leave.

"Since you're already here, Senior Liang, why don't you join us for a meal?"

Yamada Ryo immediately stopped in his tracks.

"Since Xiaoze has invited me, I can't refuse. Let's go together."

Shirakawa Ze spoke again.

"Senior Liang, I know that as your senior, you would definitely like to pay the bill, but we feel bad about it, so let's split the bill for today's meal."

Yamada Ryo acted as if he had just gotten up and was wondering what was going on.

"Oh, right, I left something at school, so I won't be eating. Goodbye."

Watching the other person's departing figure, Shirakawa Sawa sighed softly.

"I was planning to treat her to dinner, since she's been my guitar teacher all along, but unfortunately..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yamada Ryo was already standing in front of the two of them again.

“I think Xiaoze’s sentiment is more important than the wallet and phone left in the classroom, so I’ve decided to go with you guys.”

The tug-of-war between the two left Kita Ikuyo a little dizzy, but since Yamada Ryo could have dinner together, Shirakawa Sawa had no objections, and she was still very happy with the outcome.

While it was mealtime anytime for Yamada Ryo, who was already starving, Shirakawa Sawa and Kita Ikuyo, who ate normally, were not hungry at four in the afternoon.

A well-fed man truly doesn't know the hunger of a starving man.

So, under the urging of the two well-fed men, the three of them went to a nearby department store to do some shopping and help with digestion so they could have a meal later.

When it comes to shopping, Shirakawa is always indifferent when there's nothing he wants to buy; he just goes with his companions.

Kita Ikuyo naturally wanted to see what Yamada Ryo meant.

The latter didn't need to think twice; he went straight to the music store.

Ryo Yamada was engrossed in the bass section, with Ikuyo Kita keeping him company. Shirakawa Sawa, feeling he had nothing else to do, started looking at guitars.

The shop assistant next to him was also introducing the products to him.

After watching for a while, Shirakawa Ze, with the permission of the shop assistant, picked up a guitar and tried playing it for a bit.

Upon hearing the guitar music, Yamada Ryo looked up and saw Shirakawa Sawa. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes as he walked over to him.

"Xiaoze, could you play another piece?"

Shirakawa responded and played a section of the lead guitar part from "STAR BEAT!" that he had been practicing recently.

After he finished playing, Yamada Ryo nodded.

"You've made quite a bit of progress."

"You should consider finding a professional guitar teacher to teach you."

Shirakawa Ze nodded, a figure appearing in his mind...

After leaving the music store, the three of them went to the shop that Kita Ikuyo had mentioned, which was actually the place where Yamada Ryo had gotten two free meals and two Cokes last time.

Returning to a familiar place naturally evokes a mix of emotions, and also brings a special treat.

Watching Yamada Ryo show off his three set meals, Kita Ikuyo felt as if something was slowly slipping away from her heart.

When it came time to pay the bill, as agreed beforehand, Kita Yu paid for the meal for two people, while Shirakawa Sawa paid for the meal for one person.

But in the end, Shirakawa Sawa paid more money; mathematics is truly amazing.

Shirakawa Ze didn't actually feel too much resentment towards this. Although Yamada Ryo often seemed despicable, when someone truly considered you a friend, they would show it in other ways.

For example, when teaching guitar, you can see that rare seriousness in the other person.

After leaving the restaurant, Kita Ikuyo said goodbye to the two, while Shirakawa Sawa took Yamada Ryo to his residence to get his guitar.

Volume 1: Chapter 50 Su Shi's Fastest Boomerang

On the way to his lodgings, Shirakawa turned to look at Yamada Ryo and asked a question.

"Senior Liang, it's already past six o'clock. Has STARRY already started their live performance?"

Yamada Ryo nodded.

"Ah."

Shirakawa Sawa continued to ask.

"Would it be a little hard to hear if we went to STARRY to practice guitar...?"

After all, the soundproofing of the cubicle was not very good, and the sound of the band's performance during a live show would easily drown out the sound of him playing the guitar.

Yamada Ryo nodded and stopped.

"You're right. I'll be waiting for you at STARRY at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. Goodbye."

After saying that, she turned and left.

After watching Ryo's figure disappear into the distance, Shirakawa Sawa took out his phone and sent a message to Takamatsu Akari.

"Dengjiang, do you want to go out and have some fun this weekend?"

The other party replied immediately.

"I'm sorry, Ze Jun, I want to rest at home this weekend."

Upon seeing the reply, Shirakawa Ze roughly understood that the other party's attitude towards the signal he had given at noon was not positive.

But this is also expected.

The reason he gave that signal back then wasn't anything special; he simply liked Takamatsu Akari and wanted her to understand her place in his heart.

After all, no one can predict the future, so we should respect our current feelings; if we like someone, we like them.

However, it seems that further development may require more time and opportunity.

Before giving the signal, he wasn't really sure of his place in the other person's heart, and he knew there was a chance it would bother or offend the other person.

But what makes humans human is that they are emotional beings, not sophisticated machines.

Sometimes, driven by emotions, not every action is entirely rational.

After replying with "OK", Shirakawa put away his phone, went to RiNG, bought a ticket, and entered the performance hall.

Yesterday, I missed a live performance because I had to take Nagasaki Motoyo home. Since I had some free time now, I went in.

"Congratulations, host, on completing the mission! You have received 5 points and 5 yen as a reward!"

Upon hearing that the reward had been credited to his account, Shirakawa Ze left the performance hall and prepared to sit on the second floor for a while.

As soon as he stepped onto the second floor, he heard a loud electric guitar sound and looked in the direction of the sound.

On the small stage in the corner, Kaoru was playing with her eyes closed, her expression one of pure enjoyment, while holding the POTBELLY scratching board.

He withdrew his gaze, walked to the counter, ordered a cup of white tea from Shiina Tatsuki, who was like a fixed NPC, and then sat down.

After finishing the song, Yoru Nai, who had enjoyed playing, opened her eyes and saw Shirakawa Sawa sitting by the counter. Her eyes lit up, and she immediately unplugged the effects pedal connector, grabbed the effects pedal and guitar, and came over.

"Shirakawa."

After reaching the boy, the girl called out to him and rubbed her face against his shoulder.

"Uh huh huh~"

Seeing Rakuna's expression, Shiina Ritsuki immediately became alert and glanced at Shirakawa Sawa.

"Shirakawa-kun, you can't treat her to matcha parfaits anymore, or she'll come over and act all cute whenever she sees you, and then she'll make you treat her."

Upon hearing this, Yue Nai immediately shook her head, her eyes filled with innocence.

"No."

Shiina Tatsuki closed her eyes, slightly raised her chin, and looked completely disbelieving.

She asked Lena to put the effects pedals and guitar away, then sat down in the chair next to Shirakawa Sawa, leaned on the table, and hummed a song softly.