They all have hidden attributes!

The tone softened at the end of her sentence, sounding as if she was worried that Nekoya Hina had quit her part-time job to take care of her, causing trouble for others. This made Hanakawa Kaori feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Makoto Takahashi reached out and patted her head, causing Hanakawa Kaori to look up with a disgruntled expression.

"Um, senior, I didn't mean anything by it, but you can't treat me like a child."

This behavior will make her acutely aware of her short stature, only 153cm.

"Yuna probably quit her part-time job because she could make money with the band and wanted to focus more on badminton. Moving to the college dormitory was also very convenient. She only worked two days a week before."

"I'm relieved to hear that, senior." Hanakawa Kaori nodded.

"Let's go, it's time for rehearsal soon." Makoto Takahashi turned and walked into the special building.

When the two arrived at the Light Music Club office, the coffee was already brewed. Smelling the bitter aroma wafting from the air conditioning, Hanakawa Kaori raised her hand: "I want some too."

"Don't waste it." Uesugi Maya filled her cup to the brim with a disposable paper cup.

Hanakawa Kaori took it with both hands and carefully blew on it: "It's so hot, but it smells so good."

"Haven't you tried it before?"

After saying that, Makoto Takahashi suddenly remembered that there was no milk or sugar in the office. He looked up and met Maya Uesugi's gaze, then blinked.

"No."

"No."

Uesugi Maya and Hanakawa Kaori answered in unison.

Makoto Takahashi sighed, swallowed a mouthful of bitter coffee, and turned to look at Hanakawa Kaori, waiting to see her contorted expression.

"Senior, why are you looking at me with such pitiful eyes?"

"I'm looking forward to it."

"expect?"

Makoto Takahashi didn't explain, and Hanakawa Kaori, puzzled, held the paper cup in both hands and took a small sip.

The next second, she frowned, her cute face turning a little funny: "It's so bitter and so sour. Uesugi-senpai clearly likes sweets, right?"

With that, Hanakawa Kaori put down the paper cup, unscrewed the electrolyte water, and drank it to dilute the taste in her mouth.

"No waste allowed," Uesugi Maya said coldly.

Facing her stern gaze, Hanakawa Kaori froze on the spot.

After a while, she presented the coffee to Makoto Takahashi with both hands, blinked, and her purple eyes instantly became moist.

"Senior Makoto~" Hanakawa Kaori said with a pitiful expression.

Makoto Takahashi, holding his coffee, turned his face away from the window, ignoring everything.

She took two steps closer and said in a coquettish tone, "Senior, it's so painful~ You were laughing at me just now."

Seeing that Takahashi Makoto remained unmoved, Hanakawa Kaori puffed out her cheeks, swallowed another small sip of unsweetened bitter coffee, and her expression twisted again.

There's no way I could finish it.

She turned her head to look at Uesugi Maya, who was holding a black pen and writing in a notebook, then glanced at Takahashi Makoto, her gaze shifting between the two, her pupils moving slightly.

"Onii-chan".

Hanakawa Kaori put down her coffee, pulled out the chair next to Takahashi Makoto, her fingers tracing the hem of her skirt as she sat down, placed her hands on her knees, lowered her head, and whispered:

"Actually, I've always wanted an older brother, but I guess I can't have one. If I had an older brother, he definitely wouldn't mind if I drank coffee that he had already drunk from."

Upon hearing this, Maya Uesugi slowly raised her face. Seeing that Makoto Takahashi's expression wavered, she pinched her brow with her fingers, feeling a headache coming on.

Why is the man I like so disappointing?

It's one thing for Yuki to be soft-hearted, but Hanakawa Kaori has only just started faking her tears, and she's already considering accepting something as vulgar and shameful as indirect kissing?

"Brother~ You also said that the band is like a family, right?" Hanakawa Kaori slowly pushed the coffee over with two fingers.

Makoto Takahashi suddenly stood up and looked down at her raised face.

"Drink it yourself," he said coldly, and strode out of the office.

Uesugi Maya subtly withdrew her foot that had just stepped on Takahashi Makoto, her beautiful caramel-colored eyes shooting a cold gaze at Hanakawa Kaori as she began her lecture: "Hanakawa, regarding your tendency to act cute, it's fine within the band..."

Listening to the stern lecture in her ear, Hanakawa Kaori lowered her eyes and looked down at the surface of the coffee with a bitter face.

When Makoto Takahashi walked into the rehearsal room across the corridor, Hina Nekoya, Junka Shiraishi, and Reiko Kashima were sitting together chatting about the band's account.

Junko Shiraishi has a quiet personality, while Reiko Kashima is rather reserved. However, Hina Nekoya has excellent communication skills and is good at creating a lively atmosphere, making for a very pleasant experience.

Upon seeing Makoto Takahashi enter, Hina Nekoya immediately stood up and, under the gaze of the other two, leaned in with her arm around their shoulders:

"Cheng, a new restaurant specializing in giant-sized dishes has opened in Tsurumizawa Shopping Street. Come with me for lunch."

Seeing the excessive physical contact between the two, Kashima Reiko silently raised her phone, intending to take a picture as evidence and then go to Tachimi Yuki to complain.

Although the relationship between Makoto Takahashi and Yuki Tatsumi is being kept secret for the time being, Reiko Kashima, as Yuki Tatsumi's close attendant, would naturally know the information and also has the responsibility of acting as a human camera.

"Wait, Senior Lengzi."

Makoto Takahashi subconsciously raised his hand to stop her: "I'll have lunch with you at noon."

Upon hearing this, Kashima Reiko put down her phone, a hint of secret joy flashing in her turquoise eyes.

Before she could even feel happy, Shiraishi Junka strode over and hugged Takahashi Makoto's arm tightly without saying a word.

"Acheng?"

Hina Nekoya blinked, confused, her gaze shifting between Makoto Takahashi and Reiko Kashima with a puzzled look. After a while, her eyes fell on Junka Shiraishi.

The rehearsal room fell into an eerie silence as the rehearsal room was entered into silence.

Makoto Takahashi struggled to maintain his balance, trying to pull his arms out of Junko Shiraishi's soft embrace: "Junko, let go of me first."

"I heard about what happened last night."

Shiraishi Junka buried her face in his chest like a drowning person desperately clinging to a thrown lifebuoy: "We agreed to go on a date together."

Her voice was also rather quiet, yet it was exceptionally clear in the rehearsal room where you could hear a pin drop.

Kashima Reiko raised her phone again, and when she heard "date," Nekoya Hina's eyes widened, causing a moment of chaos.

Just as Takahashi Makoto was having a headache, a cold aura swept over him from behind.

"Get ready to start rehearsals."

Maya Uesugi walked into the rehearsal room with her arms crossed, followed dejectedly by Hanakawa Kaori.

The timid Shiraishi Jun was frightened back behind the electric piano by her cold voice, and Kashima Reiko also put down her phone.

saved.

Makoto Takahashi picked up the bass and walked to the bar stool. He turned to Hina Nekoya and said, "Please go and buy the giant dish. Let's all eat it together at noon."

"Oh, okay." Nekoya Hina raised her hand and scratched her head, seemingly confused.

Faced with the current complex situation in the band, Makoto Takahashi made full use of Maya Uesugi's role.

After the morning rehearsal, she was forcibly dragged to lunch with everyone. Faced with Hell Girl, Shiraishi Junka did not dare to make any rash moves.

With Nekoya Hina and Hanakawa Kaori present, even with Uesugi Maya there, the atmosphere wasn't stiff at all, and Kashima Reiko was able to speak up.

In the afternoon, they had arranged to go to the LiveHouse for rehearsal. Makoto Takahashi carried almost all the instruments and equipment by himself, and the others didn't have the heart to disturb him during the break.

Although he managed to stall Shiraishi Junka for the time being, his relationship with Tachimi Yuki was bound to be exposed eventually. Takahashi Makoto called her before going to bed that night and arranged to meet her alone after the live performance.

Although he didn't know what kind of explanation he should give Shiraishi Junka.

If it's just a casual shopping trip between friends, there's absolutely no problem; but if Shiraishi Junko insists on calling it a "date," then his girlfriend's consent is required.

August 14th, the afternoon of the live event.

After lunch, under Maya Uesugi's arrangement, the group changed into their performance costumes and arrived at the LiveHouse rehearsal room ahead of time to avoid any accidents when the crowds were dense in the evening.

The narrow rehearsal room was quiet, reminding Makoto Takahashi of the performance that couldn't be held last time. The difference was that the atmosphere today was quite relaxed.

Maya Uesugi brought her own camping chair, sat in the middle, and repeatedly revised and recorded her inspirations with a notebook and pen in her hand.

Wearing a headset and holding drumsticks, Kashima Reiko tirelessly practiced her basic skills, jumping from quarter notes to sixteenth notes.

Hanakawa Kaori chatted quietly with Shiraishi Junka, her sly gaze occasionally drifting towards Takahashi Makoto, and she sometimes covered her mouth to chuckle, sounding as if she were planning a prank.

"What are you writing?" Makoto Takahashi, holding his bass guitar, approached Maya Uesugi and struck up a conversation with her.

Yesterday he noticed that Uesugi Maya was writing something during her free time, and that she was avoiding everyone like a thief.

"It's none of your business."

Uesugi Maya slammed her laptop shut as if she were embarrassed, then looked up and shot a cold look at her: "Practice your solo a few more times when you have time. Don't be so lazy."

"Should we practice together again?" Takahashi asked.

"No need, a balance is important."

"Now is actually a time to relax."

He muttered a complaint to himself, ignoring Uesugi Maya's downturned lips, and pushed open the door to leave the rehearsal room: "I'm going out for a walk."

"Put on a mask," Maya Uesugi reminded him coldly.

Chapter 101 Confessing to Your Secret Admirer

Makoto Takahashi was still a little unaccustomed to the dimly lit environment of LiveHouse.

There are no windows, ventilation relies on ducts and air conditioning, and the only light source is spotlights, making the view rather dim. The decoration in the open space looks somewhat sloppy.

He breathed in the mixed scents of different cosmetics and perfumes in the air, and walked through the crowded backstage corridor. There were many musicians with distinctive styles in the rehearsal rooms and dressing rooms on both sides, and their strangely colored hair attracted attention.

Pushing open the door to the lobby, at the beverage counter, the female owner with long, golden waves opened a cardboard box and replenished the snack cabinet with cat tongue biscuits.

As Makoto Takahashi was about to walk towards the door, Hina Nekoya gently patted him on the back from behind and said with a cheerful smile, "Makoto, look at me, look at me."

"dont see."

"Damn it, Acheng, you've been a bit too cold lately."

Hearing her say that, Takahashi Makoto smirked speechlessly and gestured towards the snack cabinet with his eyes: "Eat whatever you want, it's on me."

"Yay, I forgive you."