Shirou's clones number 30 million

This morning, we bumped into each other by chance at the school gate. Kitahara Shirou suddenly rushed over and loudly asked to join his newly formed band.

Touma Kazusa refused without even thinking about it.

Although the other person has been my source of joy over the past year, and I can't help but laugh every time I think of them, it's completely different from the band.

"Kitahara-kun, I advise you to leave as soon as possible before I get angry."

“I won’t leave. This afternoon, I’ll sit here until you leave school, until you agree to my request.”

"You were there when I hit someone last year, weren't you?"

"Yeah, I have to say, well done! Excellent job!"

Aren't you scared?

"Why be afraid? You can't beat me anyway."

Touma Kazusa clenched her fists, but then she relaxed when she thought of how the other girl had jumped out of the classroom window as if it were flat ground last year.

Indeed, with her imposing presence, she might be able to make an ordinary boy cry.

But you absolutely cannot beat this guy.

Chapter 198 Three's Company

Chapter 198, Section 199: Three's Company

"I will not join your band."

"Don't be so absolute. You don't have much to do anyway, right? In that case, why not try doing something fun? It can make you more cheerful."

"Are you here to argue with me?"

Touma Kazusa's face immediately darkened. If she hadn't felt that she couldn't beat Shirou, she would have already made a move.

"Well then, let me put it another way. Touma-kun, is there any reason why you can't join our band?"

"What kind of strange argument is this? Does that mean I have to join you just because there's no reason to refuse?"

"Of course. No matter what you do, there has to be a reason, right? It can be because you like it or you dislike it. Even if it's the most willful reason, it's still a reason."

"If you absolutely have to give a reason, it's this: I hate guys like you who just get together and mess around on a whim."

"We're not kidding, we're serious. Our goal is to become a global sensation and the number one band in the world. We want our name to be engraved in textbooks so that people a thousand years from now will still remember us."

Touma Kazusa instinctively turned around to hide the smile that was barely contained on her face.

This guy is still as interesting as ever.

You smiled!

"I didn't laugh."

No, I clearly saw you smile.

You've misjudged.

"Then why don't you turn around and look at me when you talk to me?"

"Even if I did laugh, it wasn't out of happiness, but rather to mock your overestimation of yourself."

As they were talking, a series of hurried footsteps came from the corridor.

coming!

I almost forgot to open the door.

Shirou quickly ran over and opened the locked door to the music room.

Soon, Setsuna Ogiso appeared outside the classroom door.

She glanced inside and asked in a low voice:

"How was it? Did you succeed in persuading him, Kitahara-kun?"

"It's in progress. You've come at the right time. Let's persuade them together."

Shirou took a half step back, turned around, and began to introduce Touma Kazusa:

"Touma-kun, this is Setsuna Ogiso, the lead singer of our band."

"Oh...? I thought you were the lead singer."

"No, I'm a guitarist. As for the lead singer, I can't sing."

"I've never met anyone who can't sing. Sing me a line."

"Are you sure? Then I won't hold back."

Shirou knew someone wanted to hear him sing again, and he certainly wouldn't disappoint his audience.

Ogiso Setsuna froze for a moment, then quickly covered her ears.

Touma Kazusa raised an eyebrow slightly, her eyes full of curiosity.

What's the relationship between these two? I've never seen them interact before.

The moment the song started, Touma Kazusa unconsciously showed a slightly disgusted expression.

However, she neither covered her ears nor interrupted, but listened until the very end.

"I already know you're beyond help, so what about your guitar? Surely it's not this bad too? If it is, then I'll have to commend you for your courage."

"Of course not, I have that much self-awareness. If I played the guitar that badly, I would never have formed a band."

"Play it for me."

"I have my guitar at home and didn't bring it to school. Wait a moment, I'll go next door to borrow a guitar."

This is the second music classroom, and besides Touma and Kazusa, there is only one piano.

The room next door is both the first music classroom and the activity room of the light music enthusiasts club, so naturally there are plenty of musical instruments there.

Soon, Kitahara Shirou borrowed a guitar from next door, stood in the direction of the door, and began to play.

As the music began, Touma Kazusa unconsciously closed her eyes, listening intently to each melody.

'It sounds beautiful, but something just doesn't feel right.'

As Shirou played the music, Ogiso Setsuna inexplicably felt an urge to sing along with the melody.

After a moment's hesitation, I started singing along.

The two voices blended together, creating an extremely beautiful melody.

In that instant, Touma Kazusa suddenly understood.

I see. No wonder I felt something was off earlier.

Kitahara's guitar wasn't made for solo performances. How many times have these two practiced together to achieve such a skillful ensemble?

Touma Kazusa pondered for a few seconds, then sat down at the piano and began to play along with the two of them.

As the song ended, Touma Kazusa looked around at the two of them and asked in a deep voice:

"When did you two start practicing together?"

Last Saturday.

"Impossible! Such perfect teamwork could not be achieved in just two days."

Music requires time to accumulate; it's not something that can be rushed.

"Even if you say that, we did only start forming the band the day before yesterday."

Shirou stared at her speechlessly, feeling a strange sense of déjà vu.

“I can testify!” Setsuna Ogiso said with a smile, “Touma-kun should also know that not long ago Kitahara-kun was a super weirdo who always spoke in a way that no one could understand.”

"During that time, we barely spoke to each other."

"We would occasionally run into each other on the way home from school. Whenever I tried to strike up a conversation, Kitahara would jump onto the wall and walk in a strange way that made me afraid to approach him."

Touma Kazusa seemed lost in thought, and the two sounded like childhood friends.

"You two grew up together?"

"Yes, we've always been neighbors, and we used to play together a lot before Kitahara-kun became a monster."

Is that so? But why does Kitahara's guitar seem to be made for collaboration with others?

"Besides the two of you, where are the other members of the band?"

Ogiso Setsuna subconsciously looked at Kitahara Shirou, who was the one who was in charge of recruiting people.

"That's all, just the three of us." Shirou shook his head slightly.

It's hard to find teammates of such high caliber as Touma Kazusa. He had previously considered finding two more teammates of average skill.

But after much deliberation, I decided to abandon the idea.

"Touma-kun should be proficient in all instruments besides the piano. I'm pretty much the same; I can play all kinds of instruments."

Shirou paused for a moment, then smiled and said:

“In this way, Setsuna will be the lead vocalist, I will play the guitar, and you will play the piano. At the same time, the two of us will also serve as drummers and bassists.”

"Alternatively, we could play to our strengths and avoid our weaknesses by modifying the score, replacing or reducing the bass and drum sections with guitar and piano."

"Don't just automatically include me in the band; I haven't agreed to that yet." Touma Kazusa fell into deep thought.

The next moment, she suddenly noticed that there were more than a dozen pairs of eyes staring at her from outside the door.

Clearly, the performance had attracted many students.

With these two as teammates, they should be able to play many beautiful pieces of music.

However, I felt really uncomfortable agreeing to their request.

"If I absolutely have to join, I demand that I retain the right to withdraw at any time."

Shirou paused for a moment, then laughed:

"no problem."

What kind of arrogance is this?