Even if you're a corrupted magical girl, you still have to try to redeem yourself.

"Pervert." The girls, except for Baqi, all said in unison.

"Never mind all that. Anyway, she's tone-deaf, wanted to participate but was too embarrassed to say so, so she made up an excuse." Baqi swung her legs around a couple of times, seemingly proud of herself, "Right? Right? Right? Right?"

Nishio Reki kept his mouth tightly shut, his teeth seemingly grinding to dust, and spoke angrily.

"I... I can do other things too! Never mind! Count me in! Lyrics, costumes, logistics! I can do anything except play music!"

Having been forced into this situation by Baqi, she would feel really bad if she didn't do something.

Although Baqi's little tricks seemed a bit annoying, they all hit the other people's weaknesses directly, leading to the ending that everyone wanted to see.

In Yuuki Enoki's view, this less-than-sophisticated rhetoric was nothing like the Han Zhaolie Emperor in traditional stories, who repeatedly used provocation to achieve consecutive victories for his generals.

Very good, excellent. As expected of my adorable little dog, it easily accomplished what I wanted to do but couldn't.

"Look!" Baqi snapped her fingers happily, "Problem solved!"

"wrong."

It was Helica's turn to interrupt Baki.

"There is one more crucial question that we haven't considered yet."

Chapter Ten: What do you guys take the band for?!

"What? Yuuki Yukino is going to form a band?"

Minato Nana suddenly stopped tidying up the coffee cups, turned around in surprise, and without even looking for a towel, wiped her wet hands on her apron a few times before grabbing Yuuki Yuki's shoulder.

"Listen to me, forming a band is a dangerous thing. You have to maintain your image at all times, otherwise you will be attacked by fans if you are not careful. Many things such as dating, indecent private life, bad habits are absolutely forbidden."

"It's not just that. There are also very strict fans. If you don't do well in the performance, you will be roasted on the forum. Even the slightest mistake will be criticized. Even if you do well, there will be people who will deliberately smear you."

"The relationships between band members are also very difficult to manage. I don't even need to give you examples to know what your sister and I went through back then. Even if the reality wasn't that exaggerated, it was still quite similar. You have no idea how terrifying your sister could be when she got serious."

"besides……"

Minato Nana seemed like a completely different person. She was sweating profusely as she grabbed Yuuki Yuki's shoulders and shook her around. Her pupils were trembling violently as she launched into a long, rambling monologue at Yuuki Yuki.

"Wait...wait a minute! Minato-san, please let me finish!" Yuuki Yuki's head was being shaken back and forth, and she was already dizzy. She had been trying to persuade Minato Nana to stop this inhumane behavior since the beginning.

But Minato Nana acted as if she hadn't heard a thing and continued shaking.

No, Minato Nana heard it. Every time Yuuki Yuki was about to speak, Minato Nana would shake Yuuki Yuki even harder.

"Yuki Yuki, believe me, don't form a band. If your sister finds out, she will definitely reject you."

"I already said! That's not how it is!"

Yuuki Yui used all her strength to break free from Minato Nana's grasp.

"It's Helica Tenrai, the one who was a fan of your and your sister's old band, the blonde one, my friend, Ms. Minato, do you remember her?"

Once she released Yuuki Yukino, Minato Nana seemed to calm down a bit, but her eyes were still full of wariness: "Hmm... her? I remember her. And then?"

"And then, then she suddenly called us over at noon and said she was planning to form a band, and then..."

Yuuki Yukina briefly recounted to Minato Nana what had happened at noon.

As she listened, Minato nodded repeatedly, making sounds of understanding.

After Yuki Yuki finished speaking, Minato Nairin began her summary.

"So, your friend invited other club members to form a temporary band so they could perform at the Christmas party and avoid any regrets during their high school years?"

“That’s right.” Yuuki Yui nodded repeatedly.

Minato leaned against the sink, staring thoughtfully at her toes, then looked up: "And then, the important thing you discussed all afternoon was the band name?"

Yuuki Yui nodded again: "Yes, that's right."

Minato Nana's expression became much more serious, and her tone was more like she was confirming Yuuki Yukina's thoughts: "You don't plan to drop out of school, nor do you plan to make a living in a band?"

Although Yuuki Yukino could understand Nana's feelings after what had happened to her, Nana's confirmation still left Yuuki Yukino speechless. She weakly replied, "Isn't that obvious?"

"Um, um..." Minato Nana drawled, then slapped her forehead: "Why didn't you say so sooner?"

"Give me a chance to speak!" Yuuki Yukino slammed her hand on the table.

"I'm just worried about your sister, aren't I? If Huan's sister repeats the same mistake, and I, as someone who knows the truth, don't do anything to stop it... you tell me, right?"

Minato Nana raised an eyebrow halfway through her sentence, a gesture that was more meant than explained.

Yuuki Yui sighed: "That's right, that's right."

Ultimately, Yuuki Yuuki simply enjoys watching girl bands, and her decision to learn to play the piano was just a passing fancy; she has no real interest in forming a band.

If it weren't for helping Helica achieve her dream, Yuuki Yuuki probably would never have joined any girls' band in her life.

Although the older sister and Minato Nana's reactions will definitely be quite intense, at least that's how Minato Nana is, their worries are not unfounded.

Anyway, everything has been clarified in the end, so all is well.

Nana's expression shifted: "In that case, you deliberately told me this not just for casual conversation, but for some other purpose, right?"

"The manager is brilliant!" Yuuki Yuen immediately clapped.

Minato Nana stood up straight in front of the sink, hands on her hips:

"Okay, what is it? Let me make this clear beforehand, I'm not allowing you to quit because of this. If you don't work for me anymore, I'll have no reason to take your sister out drinking. I'm bored all day long except for my little black cat. I hardly ever see Rei and Aika either. If Tamaki ignores me too, it'll be too boring, so..."

"Alright, alright, alright, I'm not resigning!" Yuuki Yui waved her hand, interrupting Minato Nana's long-winded speech.

"You're asking for leave, right? That's easy." Minato Nana's expression immediately relaxed, and even her tone became much more cheerful.

Seeing Nana's current state, Yuuki Yuki suspected that even if he directly proposed to have sex with Nana, she wouldn't object.

"However, what I want to talk about isn't asking for leave. We can talk about that when we're about to go on stage. Now is not the time to ask for leave," Yuuki Yuen said, shaking her hand in denial.

"What is it?" Minato Nana frowned.

“That’s right, wasn’t Minato-san the lead singer of the band before? Even after all this time, she should still be a professional, right…” Yuuki Yuki rubbed her hands together, her face full of a smile that seemed to want to include Minato Nana in her scheme.

This is Yuuki Yuuki's true purpose!

It's impossible to confirm Baqi's skill level with Yuuki Emi. Although various anime featuring girl bands often have a plot where a rich girl suddenly transforms into a keyboardist, the styles of the two are completely different.

Helica was familiar with the girl band, but her strictness was terrifying to Yuuki Yukino. Moreover, if all the teaching had to be done by Helica alone, the pressure on her would be immense.

As for myself, I can listen to the songs of girl bands and play them according to the sheet music, but it's just copying what they say. I don't even understand it myself, let alone teach others.

So, who is capable of teaching the other members of Nijisanji the basics of band?

There were only two people that Yuuki Yukino could think of.

My own older sister and Minato Nana.

Consider that my sister barely has time to come home, let alone teach other band members.

From this perspective, Minato Nana becomes the only option now.

Yuuki Yukino had also privately discussed with Helica via mobile phone the matter of asking Nana Minato for help.

Please, Helica is my crush, how can I not be heartbroken?

Minato Nana is the lead singer of the band that Helica promoted. How could Helica possibly refuse such a thing?

Helica happily and expectantly agreed.

However, Yuuki Yui certainly couldn't guarantee that she would succeed. She had not only heard about Minato Nana and Hanzawa Kuriko's story, but had also seen Hanzawa Kuriko in the dream world. Naturally, she knew how much harm those events had caused Minato Nana.

But you should always give it a try.

Seeing that the topic had finally come to the point after going around in circles, Yuuki Yukino naturally had to put in a little more effort and give Nana a push.

As Yuuki Yui spoke, she rubbed her hands together even faster: "So, could you please, our great shopkeeper, help us out a little?"

“Your sister is much better than me, why don’t you ask her…” Minato Nana answered immediately without even thinking.

But as soon as she said it, Minato Nana immediately realized the problem: "Never mind, she probably doesn't have much time anyway."

There is a play!

It's perfectly normal for Minato Nana to mention her older sister; Yuuki Yuuki has also heard Helica mention just how strong her older sister is.

But none of that matters. As long as Minato Nana doesn't directly refuse, everything is fine.

This goes beyond just not refusing; judging from Nana's tone, she was clearly somewhat tempted.

“Yes, yes, that’s it.” Yuuki Yui nodded repeatedly, adding more details, now just waiting for Minato Nana’s agreement.

Minato Nana hesitated for a moment: "That's possible, but who will watch the shop if I leave?"

As she spoke, Minato Nana glanced at Yuuki Yuuki's face again: "I'm a little worried about you being alone. If something happens, it's better for me, the shop manager, to be in the shop."

Yuuki Yukina quickly explained to Minato Nana, and as she spoke, her tone began to align with Minato Nana's, expressing her indignation.

"There's no need for that. Why not just have them all come to the store and learn from the manager? That way, they'll buy more coffee. They want to learn but don't want to travel far—there's no such thing as a free lunch!"

Even though Minato Nana could tell that Yuuki Yui was trying to make her happy, she still felt a secret thrill from having Yuuki Yui say things that went her way.

Yuuki Yukino is the younger sister of the expressionless and serious Yuuki Tamaki. Just imagining Yuuki Tamaki at that age speaking to her in that tone makes Minato Nana feel even more comfortable.

Even disregarding the fact that Yuuki Yuki and Tamaki are sisters, Yuuki Yuki is still quite likable.

"Hmm, that's fine, but we can't disturb other customers, and the time can only be booked before closing time." Minato Nana pondered for a while, "If it's possible, I'm fine with it."

"Okay! It's a deal then!" Yuuki Yuuki clapped her hands excitedly.

“Wait, let’s not make a decision yet.” Minato Nana patted Yuuki Yuuki’s shoulder again: “I only know a little music theory and guitar, and some creative ideas, but I don’t know anything else.”

At first, Yuuki Yuki was interrupted by Minato Nana, and she thought that Minato Nana had changed her mind for some reason.

After hearing what Minato Nana said next, Yuuki Yuuki's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, settled down, and she hurriedly waved her hands frantically: "It's okay, it's okay, that's enough."

"So, who's the guitarist? Do I know him?" Minato Nana asked casually.

Yuuki Yui paused for a moment, then rolled her eyes: "Good question."

"A good question?" Minato Nana frowned, sensing that things weren't so simple.

“Actually…” Yuuki Yui scratched her head sheepishly, “We haven’t assigned seats yet…”

"Haha."

"Haha."

The two of them wanted to give it a try.