Aspiring to be a girl in a band

Arakawa Kirika nodded in agreement.

Under her guidance, Renai's grades improved, and she should be able to handle the entrance exam now.

But... I'm sure that once that child enrolls in school, things will immediately revert to the way they were before. In order to prevent Lena from having to retake exams or repeat a grade... I'm afraid I'll have to keep working hard.

Arakawa Kirika shook her head at this thought.

She had certainly considered doing something underhanded, but... it would be too unromantic to resort to such tricks now. Let the little guy achieve it through his own efforts.

……

Turning his head, Xiangzi spoke again.

"That's good. Speaking of which, besides celebrating the school's founding, the purpose of the school festival is also to give students who are about to graduate from junior high school a chance to visit the school and attract them to apply... In this way, if a student like Rakuna who aspires to apply to Haneoka is willing to perform on stage, I think the school and the student council will definitely not make things difficult for her."

Xiangzi calmly expressed his thoughts.

[Erlingbawu]Longjiushan Jiuling'Moe, how come...it's like this!

Aine started banging her forehead against the table repeatedly.

She could understand Xiangzi's words.

But... the thought of her dream of becoming the lead guitarist slipping away still made her want to grumble a little.

Because... once Lena joins her group, wouldn't Aine... become invisible again?

What a sad story.

Does Aine really have to live in the shadow of that silver-haired, heterochromatic-eyed cat for the rest of her life?!

……

The three people standing to the side looked at each other in bewilderment.

No one expected Aine to have such a clear reaction.

Fortunately, just as Akari was about to say something comforting, Aine finally managed to pull herself out of the mire of sadness.

She's finally figured it out.

Sigh... I guess it's because I'm not as good as Xiao Le Nai.

Besides... the main character on the school festival stage this time... should be Kirika, right? After all, Sho is also working hard for Kirika, so... what is there for me to not accept? Hmm... for Kirika.

After finally convincing herself to face reality, Aine calmed down a bit.

But she immediately realized something strange.

She looked at Arakawa Kirika with a face full of surprise.

"Wait, wait, wait!! So Kirika plays musical instruments???"

what……

Arakawa Kirika frowned slightly. Come to think of it... she hadn't told the others in Mygo about starting to learn the violin.

"It's just the beginning."

Arakawa Kirika spoke calmly.

This surprised Xiangzi.

This guy... actually became humble.

Xiangzi remembered very clearly that although Arakawa Kirika was indeed a beginner, her level was by no means "just starting out," but rather high enough to get a high score in university art exams.

The music, even more "standard and emotionless" than music production software, surprised even the well-informed Xiangzi.

Well... this kind of music is definitely not suitable for a band.

Xiangzi shook his head.

But Ai-yin didn't notice the details in Xiangzi's expression; instead, she immediately became excited.

"Eh? Kirika is just starting out?! Then... wouldn't I be considered Kirika's 'senior'? If Kirika doesn't understand anything, she can ask me anytime."

"Hesitatingly..."

Arakawa Kirika, seeing Aine's high spirits, simply covered her mouth to suppress a laugh and said nothing more.

But Aine still saw it; after she finished speaking, for some reason, Xiangzi suddenly looked at her with a very sympathetic gaze.

What... what's going on? Oh... Saki must be worried about my skill level.

So Aine swallowed and said.

"Saki... I'll definitely try my best, don't look at me like that..."

That's not what I meant.

Xiangzi also became somewhat hesitant to speak.

If I were to add something like, "That guy may not have studied for very long, but he's definitely better than you, Aine," wouldn't Aine be very upset?

So let's just forget about it.

In the end, the kind-hearted Xiao Xiang just laughed it off and changed the subject.

……

"So... what does Wuhua study?"

The lamp, which had been silent all along, asked the crucial question.

"violin."

……

After Arakawa Kirika answered, Aine and Akari fell silent once again in perfect unison.

They all realized it.

The reason why Arakawa Kirika chose the violin is probably largely related to Shoko.

After all... in some high-end "party" occasions, the violin can be said to be a perfect match for the piano.

But... from the perspective of a girl band, adding a violin to a band? Isn't this combination a bit too novel?

And...it seems they...have absolutely no idea who should play bass and drums.

So Aine immediately raised a new question.

"Um...don't we still don't have a bassist and a drummer?"

Now it was Xiangzi's turn to look troubled. She hesitated and nodded.

"That's right...after all, I really couldn't find suitable personnel."

If we could say that Rakuna could be somewhat related to Yuukoka simply because she "intends to apply to Yuukoka," then...

As for the other candidates in her mind... Li Xisu Shi and Hai Ling Miao Meng, there was absolutely no element that could be associated with Yu Qiu Academy.

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"How about... we use a recording? The school festival isn't a very formal occasion anyway."

Xiangzi could only say helplessly in the end.

She really didn't know how to solve this problem. Anyway... her purpose in participating in the school festival performance was simply for this guy.

"I don't care."

Arakawa Kirika shrugged.

"Eh... Is that how it is...? That means we only have 4 people left... From the band's perspective... that's a really strange number."

In the end, Aine had no choice but to accept the current situation.

The lamp didn't say anything more.

"So, how should we practice?"

Aiyin asked again.

"I'll finish writing the music tomorrow, and then I'll do it during club activities."

Xiangzi replied very quickly.

"Huh? You don't need to..."

Arakawa Kirika swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

Because she remembered that Xiangzi didn't want others to know she was working a part-time job.

I already arranged a high-paying job for her dad, so why is she still working odd jobs...? Surely she doesn't actually enjoy working odd jobs...

Arakawa Kirika thought to herself.

When Xiangzi heard Arakawa Kirika speak, he immediately became nervous. Fortunately, Arakawa Kirika did not actually say what followed.

This made Aine and Akari very curious, because they rarely saw Kirika show such an expression.

So they all asked the same question at the same time.

"Nothing is needed?"

This question caused Arakawa Kirika to show a rare hint of nervousness.

She was eager to make amends for her momentary lapse in judgment.

So she said.

"I mean... tell Xiangzi not to rush things, to finish the piece in one night... it's not like we're about to perform right away, it's okay to relax a little."

After saying these words, Arakawa Kirika breathed a sigh of relief.

"Eh...Is that so? That's right, Saki needs to get some rest too."

The lamp and the sound of love echoed.

Hmm... I think my attempt to make amends was quite effective.

Arakawa Kirika nodded in satisfaction, then met Shoko's... meaningful gaze.

Are you saying you're worried about me?

No, I'm obviously just changing the subject. Who would worry about you?