It started with being hated by the girl in the band

After saying that, Shiina Riki seemed quite dissatisfied and turned his head away angrily.

Compared to Shiina Ritsuki who now looks like he has given up, Nakagawa Nobuyuki seems to be hesitant to talk. He took a deep breath, then slowly spoke with a subtle expression.

"...Lixi, do you think too little of yourself?"

141

Chapter 141: Pulling Lixi's cool little hand.

With a subtle expression on his face, he pulled his notebook out from Shiina Riki's tightly clenched hands, and then Nakagawa Nobuhiro spoke in a rather doubtful tone.

"Lixi, you don't think that what I said before, 'I've been a great help', was meant to deceive you..."

As he spoke, as if to prove that what he said was true, Nakagawa Nobuyuki directly opened his notebook and immediately found the score of Kasuga Shadow that he had taken from Shiina Ritsuki that day in RiNG.

This piece of music score was already filled with Nakagawa Nobuyuki's neat handwriting, with almost all the techniques used in this piece of music marked on the side.

"Lixi, for example, look here——"

Nakagawa Nobuyuki's fingers were writing densely, pointing to a note that was not so eye-catching in the sea of ​​words.

"Is it okay to use imitation here? It's a very common technique...I'm sure it will be used in my untitled song as well."

"Shiina, do you know what the original text in the composition book says... [Techniques for smooth transition to another key], honestly, it's complete bullshit."

"but……"

Having said this, the incessant Nakagawa Nobuyuki was about to open the composition book in his hand, but was interrupted by Shiina Riki in front of him, who crossed his arms and said coldly.

"...Mr. Genius, you are really high and mighty."

"You just read [nonsense], so you understand it?"

"If that's the case, then just shut up."

Shiina Riki's discomfort became even stronger.

Especially, when he heard [Xiaobai] Nakagawa Nobuyuki speaking in front of him in a manner that seemed to him to be taking advantage of him, a complex feeling of indignation yet powerlessness welled up in his heart.

He was indignant because he saw Nakagawa Nobuyuki's Versailles look.

Okay, I know you are a genius. A genius can understand nonsense just by looking at it... Don’t share this kind of thing with a mortal like me... Okay?

And powerlessness...also comes from here.

How long has Zhonghe read? Is he as long as I am? If we talk about piling up time... I should have surpassed him by a long time ago, right?

However, Nakagawa Nobuyuki can now independently complete a decent piece of music arrangement... and he really can't find any areas that can be improved for the time being...

You know, the stray cat could do this easily just by listening to everyone's performance once.

What about Shoko? Although Shoko has never done such a thing, Shiina Riki believes that with Toyokawa Shoko's superb level, it is not difficult to do such a thing.

...But, someone like me can't do that.

As he spoke, Shiina Riki felt a little depressed. He turned his head stiffly and instinctively wanted to escape back into the house.

Just like when I was a kid, every time there were guests at home, when the adults with fake smiles on their faces said, "Ah... So this is Maki's sister~"

In this case, my instinct is to escape back to my room subconsciously.

Because, only she herself knew that even if she no longer wanted to be someone else's appendage...she was just a [mortal]...

Just like now, I am - what the hell is pulling me!

"Don't run, Lixi, I haven't finished talking yet!"

Nakagawa Nobuyuki immediately grabbed Shiina Riki's little hand anxiously and pulled Shiina Riki back when she was about to escape.

Of course, it also interrupted the thoughts that were scattered all over Shiina Riki's head.

“…Let me go.”

I don’t know where the arrogant guy on weekdays has gone. Although he was just frightened by Nakagawa Nobuyuki’s sudden attack, at this moment, Shiina Riki still just lowered his head and spoke in a low voice.

To be honest, if Nakagawa Nobuyuki dared to pull Shiina Riki's hand like this under normal circumstances, Shiina Riki would have probably lost his temper a long time ago.

"what?"

Nakagawa Nobuyuki frowned. He could only hear Shiina Riki mumbling a few words in a low voice in front of him, but he didn't hear clearly what Shiina Riki wanted to say.

“…I said, let me go!”

Shiina Riki gritted her teeth and uttered a few words with difficulty, once again suppressing the stronger feeling of inferiority in her heart. She took a step forward with some effort, struggling to pull her hand away.

This guy actually wants to use that method again... haha, to force myself to lose my temper, and then if I lose my temper, it will be convenient for this guy to appease me with that infuriating expression.

...I really shouldn't be angry. Once I get angry, I will be particularly susceptible to that.

It’s okay to use it once or twice, but do you want to use it again now?

Calling my name again, pulling my hand again... It's useless because I'm not angry now.

But this guy's hands are really warm.

Shiina Riki sneered in his heart.

Seeing that the previous methods were not working and he was about to lose control of Shiina Riki's hand, Nakagawa Nobuyuki could only tilt his head slightly.

It seems that I have to use [that].

Nakagawa Nobuyuki spoke softly, his face somewhat serious, and asked in an uncertain and tentative manner.

"...Lixi, you're in such a hurry, are you going to the bathroom?"

The air suddenly became a little quieter.

It seems that the results are quite significant.

"..."

At this moment, Shiina Riki's struggling arms suddenly froze for some reason.

He opened his lips slightly, as if he was about to complain about something, but in the end, Shiina Riki gave up.

...No, what should I say? Should I say I don't need to go to the bathroom?

Besides, what's the point of asking such a trivial question? Is now the right time to ask such a question... It's not the right timing anyway, right?

...However, if I think about it this way, it seems that this guy said "but" before I turned around, and I stopped him before he finished listening.

"...Yes, I just need to go to the bathroom."

Shiina Riki now didn't know why he had no strength under his feet, and he no longer had any desire to escape in panic. He was just speechless... The serious atmosphere just now was completely destroyed by Nakagawa Nobuyuki.

...It seems like this guy's wish has come true.

"That won't work either. You have to listen to me."

Unexpectedly, Nakagawa Nobuyuki just shrugged his shoulders at this time, looking nonchalant, and had no intention of letting go of Shiina Riki's little hand at all.

"...Forget it, then you tell me."

Shiina Riki was now feeling inexplicably tired and could only nod his head weakly, obeying Nakagawa Nobuyuki who was half-bending over the composition book on the ground in front of him.

Because one hand was still holding Shiina Riki's hand, Nakagawa Shin could only use his other hand to try to open the composition book on the side, just like Yang Guo, which looked quite funny.

However, since such thick books could easily close by themselves, Nakagawa Nobuyuki, who was not yet accustomed to living with one arm, could only try hard.

Turn the page and slide open.

Turn the page and slide it open.

"...Hey, can't you just let go of your hands?"

After this happened several times, Shiina Riki could only look speechless and complain unhappily about Nakagawa Nobuyuki, who was extremely clumsy in turning pages because of his one arm.

"That won't work. What if I let go and you run away, Shiina? What if I haven't said anything yet?"

Nakagawa Nobuyuki didn't care about this at all. On the contrary, he looked at Shiina Riki, who looked helpless, with a questioning look.

“…I really can’t do anything about you.”

With a soft sigh, he tucked the hair behind his ears, then Shiina Riki followed Nakagawa Nobu's body, half-knelt beside his shoulder, and asked softly: "Which page? If you want to tell me, tell me now."

Because I finally have two hands this time, turning pages is much more convenient. It can only be said that humans have two hands for a reason...

"Look! It's right here."

Nakagawa Xin took a quick glance and immediately found the place that left a particularly deep impression on him.

Modulation is a technique used to smoothly transition to another key.

It’s a short and somewhat exaggerated paragraph, but this is actually a very commonly used technique in music composition… As for why it is only described so briefly?

...Because more detailed information will be discussed in the second set of books, I can only say that this is probably business.

However, even with such a brief description, the note next to it was written in very careful embroidery font and contained very detailed annotations.

【Common types of simulation: ……】

[Typical example:...]

【It should be noted that...】

Regardless of whether this kind of detailed record is good or bad, some people may think it is unnecessary, but for Nakagawa Nobuyuki who used the [Progress Bar] at the time, it was good.

You know, if Shiina Ritsuki didn't remember these things, a mere Nakagawa Nobuyuki, even if he used the [Progress Bar], just staring at the big words on the book, how would he know what to copy and what not to copy? At most he would know that a certain magical index is called "Magic Index", so why would he still want to copy?

"So, Shiina..."

Looking at Shiina Riki who seemed to be much more stable in front of him, Nakagawa Nobuyuki smiled and spoke.

And the name, which was not so eye-catching, changed back to Shiina.

142

Chapter 142: Shiina, you don’t want Xiao Deng to get hurt, right?

So, at the entrance of Zhonghe Xinrentu, on the gray terrazzo corridor, there was a rather strange scene.

The two of them were holding hands, pointing at something on the ground and seemed to be muttering something.

To be honest, this looks like summoning an evil god.

"…So, Shiina, when I said [it was a great help], it really was a great help."

"Oh yeah, Shiina, your hands are really cold."

Nakagawa Nobuyuki finally finished what he was about to say, gently released Shiina Riki's white palm, spread out his hands, looking calm as if he had hidden his achievements and fame.

For example, the notes I took were very useful and helped me understand a lot of things.

For example, lend yourself a composition book.

For example, you can ask RiNG to take over for you so that you can still ask her relevant questions.

Anyway, the main idea is, Shiina, since you have indeed helped a beginner a lot, why do you look down on yourself?

However, it seems that the person who disagrees most with this statement is Shiina Riki himself.

Shiina Riki could really tell from Nakagawa Nobu's sincere words that this guy was really grateful to her... This really alleviated the jealous and powerless feeling in her heart...

However, what followed was a wave of doubt and an increasingly overwhelming sense of guilt - this emotion almost broke my heart.

Am I as good as this guy says?

Especially these notes I wrote... They were just to help me understand. How come in this guy's mouth, I become a good person who is willing to help others?

And I lent him books... and asked him to go to RiNG... but in fact it was just because I needed this guy to cover for me. Is it necessary to praise myself like this...?

"…I took notes just for my own sake—"

When he thought of this, the uncomfortable feeling in his heart grew even stronger. Shiina Riki could only frown tightly, trying to correct Nakagawa Nobuyuki's overly flattering statement about himself.

...I am actually too selfish, not as noble as this guy says.

"Don't talk about that stuff, Shiina. You have to know that they always say that we should judge by deeds, not by heart."

He immediately interrupted Shiina Riki who seemed a little worried, and Nakagawa Nobuyuki sighed slightly and continued to speak seriously:

"Because you helped me, Shiina, I thank you. It doesn't involve any other interests. Do you understand me?"

"It's like I'm covering for you. I'm not going there just for RiNG's salary... To be honest, the salary at the cafe over there is actually a bit higher."