It started with being hated by the girl in the band

However, just by looking at the confused look on Nakagawa Nobuyuki's face in front of him, Shiina Riki knew that this guy must be thinking divergently again.

"…That's Nagasaki—"

"…Don't guess, this is my problem."

Shiina Riki interrupted Nakagawa Nobuyuki in a low voice.

...Your own problems are your own problems, there is nothing to say.

It's not just a problem with the drums...it's a problem with myself who took on the responsibility of composing and arranging the music.

Although everyone's coordination wasn't very good just now, everyone's performance was still OK this time. They just needed more practice in coordination...

Even Chihaya Aine, who couldn't even recognize the chord score two days ago, didn't make any particularly obvious mistakes today.

Of course, it is also possible that "Haruhi no Kage" has been played too many times.

The problem lies in the new song that I have laid out for Deng’s new lyrics.

During practice, no one said anything wrong with the composition... but that stray cat... had no intention of playing according to the score at all.

And what is the most uncomfortable thing?

Shiina Riki noticed something was wrong and was about to frown and call for a stop, but the melody that Renae played according to her own ideas... seemed to be more in line with the lyrics written by Deng?

This thought only flashed through his mind for a moment, but because of this moment of distraction and doubt, Shiina Riki's men, who were still beating the drums, immediately became chaotic, and the entire rhythm was ruined in an instant.

Fortunately, this time it was mainly because Kaname Runa did not follow the music score that everyone had agreed on. After Chihaya Aine bribed Kaname Runa with matcha candy, Kaname Runa agreed to follow the music score carefully this time.

However, what happened just now continued to linger in Shiina Riki's mind, making it impossible for Shiina Riki to concentrate properly.

Naturally, because the drummer was not in good shape, the other instruments had a harder time than the others.

Except for Rakuna Kaname who was enjoying her performance, almost everyone looked at Shiina Ryuki with a little worry.

"Lixi, it's okay to take a rest."

Hachiman Kailing crossed her arms, raised her eyes slightly and looked at Shiina Ritsuki who was gritting his teeth unwillingly in front of her.

"Rikki, Hailing is right?"

Even the little pink-haired girl who had been under the most pressure from Shiina Riki in the past blinked her eyes and looked at Shiina Riki with some worry.

Although Xiao Deng and Nagasaki Motoyo on the side didn't say anything, their attention was obviously on Shiina Riki, who was obviously in a bad condition.

"...We're still a long way from here! Come again!"

Shiina Riki clenched the drumsticks in his hands so tightly that his fingernails turned white.

Therefore, everyone had no choice but to follow Shiina Tachibana's performance as it started again.

Apart from having fun, she never cared as long as she had a guitar to play.

What about the performance that was forced to start this time?

...Don't talk about this anymore. There's no need to bring up such a mess.

The song is over.

"...Lixi, don't push yourself anymore, okay?"

Although she was worried about Xiaomu's situation, Nagasaki Suyo still forced herself to be strong and comforted Shiina Tatsuki who was obviously becoming a little paranoid.

"...You guys practice, I'm going to go... relax."

After taking a deep breath, the somewhat exhausted Shiina Riki stood up shakily under the worried gazes of everyone, pushed open the door and left the practice room without looking back.

There was a long silence.

"...I'll go see what's going on."

Hachiman Kailing frowned and walked out the door without hesitation.

“…Then I want to go too!”

Chihaya Aine put down her guitar and also hurried towards the door.

"Eh……?"

Nagasaki Suyo was stunned, looking at the people who walked out, and wanted to follow them, but as if she remembered something, her steps hesitated a little.

What if Xiaomu is still outside? How should I face Xiaomu?

...But if Xiaomu is not outside, I won't be able to explain to Xiaomu later? I clearly agreed to keep a seat for Xiaomu, right?

However, there is not much time to hesitate.

I could only grit my teeth and follow him.

……

"So, are you all coming out now?"

Nakagawa Nobuyuki looked at the people in front of him, and with a strange expression he looked at Shiina Riki who was sitting next to him and seemed still unwilling to say anything more.

"...I'm fine."

Shiina Riki abruptly avoided Nakagawa Nobuyuki's equally worried gaze and looked out the window at Tokyo, where the sky was filled with colorful clouds.

Although I agreed to teach this guy how to compose music, can I really take on this responsibility...?

In an instant, the original anxiety and self-blame climbed further into Shiina Riki's heart...

Seeing that the situation was becoming hopeless, Nakagawa Nobuyuki coughed lightly and looked at Chihaya Aine in front of him.

As if they were connected in mind, Chihaya Aine looked at Nakagawa Nobuyuki who was winking at her, and immediately understood what Nakagawa Nobuyuki wanted to say, and also winked at Nakagawa Nobuyuki.

Hehe, Xinxin and I have such a good rapport, don’t we? We can communicate with each other just by looking at each other, it’s like we have a telepathic connection~

“…Um, Xinxin, I want to drink this Darjeeling black tea!”

Chihaya Aine suddenly spoke, pointing at the Darjeeling black tea on the menu, smiling, pretending to be unable to read the air.

"Oh, I don't have anything to drink... maybe a glass of chocolate milk."

Hachiman Kailing stood in front of the counter, looked up at the menu, and casually ordered a cup of chocolate milk, which few people would order in this season.

"...Nakagawa-san~ Um, here, a glass of mango juice and a glass of latte will do, right?"

A familiar voice floated from the window. It was Nagasaki Suyo who was sitting with the silent Wakaba Mutsu.

"Stop lying there and not talking, Shiina, what would you like to drink?"

Nakagawa Nobuyuki wrote it down in the small notebook in front of him with a normal expression, and then slowly reached out to Shiina Riki's dejected little head.

Humans are pretty single-threaded creatures. When we are happy, we don't have time to be angry, and when we are angry, we don't have time to be anxious.

Therefore, according to Nakagawa Nobuyuki's idea, Shiina Riki would probably slap his hand away with an annoyed look on his face, and then glare at him fiercely. As long as he vented a little, he would probably feel better.

I guess I just feel a little guilty about making mistakes during practice. It's normal.

Just like when I was still working at a customer service company, when Toyokawa Shoko was deducted from her salary because of her unintentional habit of saying "Desuwa", as the team leader, Nakagawa Nobuyuki also had his salary deducted.

Although Nakagawa Nobuyuki felt a little sad about the deducted salary at that time, he really didn't take it to heart.

Because who doesn't make small mistakes? If you make such a small mistake, you certainly hope that others can forgive you, right? So, it is indeed a bit too much to be so fussy about such things.

Therefore, at that time, Nakagawa Nobuya did not tell Toyokawa Shoko that his money had been deducted, but just gave her some advice as the team leader.

However, because of this mistake, Nakagawa Nobuyuki's team lost the bonus for that month.

At that time, Toyokawa Shoko also looked self-blaming and uncomfortable, exactly like Shiina Tachibana now.

100

Chapter 100: Thousand Cups of Mango Juice.

"…Don't touch my head!"

To be honest, things were a bit unexpected. Shiina Riki seemed very reluctant and wanted to shout to stop Nakagawa Nobuyuki, but he didn't angrily slap Nakagawa Nobuyuki's hand away. He just turned his head away reluctantly.

In fact, at this moment, Shiina Riki also felt that he might be too sensitive... But because things had come to this point, he did not expect everyone to follow him out, and now he was in a difficult situation.

Before this, everyone had given me a way out many times, but unfortunately I didn’t seem to notice it at all at the time... I was just thinking about the performance.

Just when Shiina Riki didn't know what to do, Xiaodeng, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke.

"…Xin, two servings of matcha parfait?"

At this time, Gao Songdeng, who was tightly clutching his sleeves, suddenly spoke in a low voice.

"Every time, Lenai-chan eats matcha parfait, she is always very happy..."

As she spoke, Takamatsu Deng moved her amber eyes, frowned slightly, and looked worriedly at Shiina Riki, who was still feeling a little self-blaming.

"Parfait."

As if some keywords were retrieved, Kaname Lenai suddenly popped out a little white head from the counter, blinked her big, strange-colored eyes, and looked at Nakagawa Nobuyuki, whose face was twitching inside the counter.

……

At this moment, Nagasaki Suyo leaned forward, as if this could convey her sincerity, her hands tightly clasped together, various explanations constantly spilling out of her mouth, her voice trembling a little.

"Xiao Mu... I'm really sorry for leaving you without your permission... But when I was playing inside, I was also thinking about Xiao Mu, right?"

“I really didn’t expect Aine-san to suddenly drag me in…Xiao Mu, I really didn’t mean it…”

"...If Xiaomu is willing, shall we go back in and start playing now? I will make sure to explain everything to Lixi."

"besides……"

Wakaba Mutsu looked at Nagasaki Suyo, who was a little out of control, with calm eyes. Wakaba Mutsu folded his clean fingers together and placed them gently on his knees.

After a brief silence, Ruo Yemu slowly spoke, his voice was low but quite clear.

"...Sushi, you don't have to apologize like that."

Ruoye Mu's tone did not have much ups and downs, just like the calm surface of a windless lake.

"Su Shi didn't mean it, I know."

Seeing Wakaba Mutsu who didn't seem to have any special reaction, Nagasaki Motoyo finally breathed a sigh of relief, her face brightened up a little, and the anxiety was diluted by the smile that was put on her face again.

"…It would be great if Xiaomu could understand. I thought Xiaomu would be angry."

The stone in Nagasaki Suyo's heart finally fell to the ground. With a somewhat forced smile, she gently twisted the ends of her hair with her fingers and looked awkwardly at Wakaba Mutsu in front of her.

"..."

Ruoye Mu just lowered his head in silence, gently pressed his fingers, and didn't say much.

"...Okay, here's mango juice and latte..."

At this moment, Nakagawa Nobuyuki suddenly interrupted the conversation with a tray in his hand.

"...Mu, this is your nth cup, aren't you sick of drinking so much?"

Nakagawa Nobuyuki put the mango juice in front of Xiaomu, looked at the juice in the glass, and couldn't help but complain.

Even now when I talk, I can still smell the lingering taste of mango in my mouth. To be honest, I don't think I will want to touch mangoes for some time to come.

"Thank you, Nakagawa-san... Hehe, whether it's greasy or not... because Xiaomu really likes mango juice, right?"

Seeing Nakagawa Nobuyuki bringing the drinks, Nagasaki Suyo once again put on that perfect smile and naturally took the warm latte and started the conversation.

However, Wakaba Mutsu didn't seem to give Nagasaki Suyo much face, he just pursed his lips and spoke softly:

"greasy."

The clear voice reached the ears of both of them.

"Eh... when? Xiao Mu... if you were tired of drinking, you could have just told me, okay?"

She had never expected that Xiao Mu would suddenly interrupt her here. Nagasaki Suyo froze and could only make excuses to herself in a low voice with some embarrassment.

When I placed the order... I certainly didn't ask Xiaomu's opinion.

Like Nagasaki Suyo, Nakagawa Nobuyuki didn't understand why Xiaomu suddenly took over the conversation here. He was stunned and looked at Wakaba Mutsu who was looking up at him.

"…Because it's very greasy, I can't finish it by myself."

Wakaba Mutsu blinked, stretched out his hand, and gently grabbed Nakagawa Nobuyuki's hand that had not yet retracted.

Actually, I haven’t thought about it that much... I just don’t know how to face Su Shi alone.

Although I have already agreed to form a band with Xiangzi...but, Su Shi also invited me...