Service Club? Just like you guys, you want to step into the whirlpool of the band?

[Hailing]: "Yes, do you want to meet?"

[Hailing]: "Have you rested well? Are you still going to school as usual?"

[Hailing]: "Same as always, let's set a time and place."

[Hailing]: "Or should I go find you?"

The teacher was clearly giving a lecture at the podium, but Hachiman Kailing had long since lost interest in listening and focused all her attention on the chat interface in front of her.

Hailing: "Where are they?"

Seeing that she had sent so many messages but received no reply, she couldn't help but ask again.

Fortunately, Ichinose Asaba was not teasing her, but was overwhelmed by so many messages. So under her gaze, there were soon new movements on the chat interface.

[Missing Person]: "I transferred to another school and am now in Chiba."

[Missing Person]: "Anyway, things are a little complicated. If we're going to meet... would it be convenient for you to come to Chiba? I just happen to have something I'd like to ask Hailing for help with."

Transferred to another school?

Could it be that when he said he wanted to rest, he meant he wanted to focus on his studies?

Hachiman Kailing looked at the message sent by Ichinose Asaba and felt a little complicated for a moment, not knowing what to say.

Hailing: "No problem. What exactly is it?"

However, she agreed without thinking and clicked on Asaba Ichinose's note to modify it.

After all, they are all friends.

[Returning Population]: "For the school's cultural festival, our light music club is in need of a bassist for rehearsal."

Hailing: "Just because of this?"

[Returning Population]: "Sorry, I will explain everything clearly during this meeting. I have also secured the corresponding compensation for you."

Hailing: "Then it's settled. When exactly do we meet?"

Don't get her wrong, she went there mainly not for the reward, but because she cared more about what Ichinose Asaba said before, that she would explain to her what happened a year ago.

"The bassist has been found. When will you start rehearsals?"

On the other side, Ichinose Asaba, who was far away in Sobu High School, turned around and looked at the three people who were memorizing the lyrics behind him after seeing the message sent by Hachiman Kairei.

"today!"

"tomorrow."

"tomorrow."

Then the three of them spoke in unison, but the girl who spoke first finally took the advice of her companions and finally decided on tomorrow, which happened to be Friday, so there was plenty of time.

Seeing this, Ichinose Asaba nodded, and then quickly told the time to Hachiman Kailing.

[Qian Yu]: "Tomorrow afternoon, the travel expenses will be reimbursed."

He did not forget to emphasize this point.

[Hailing]: "Okay, see you tomorrow afternoon. Don't forget to send me the address then."

【Qian Yu】: "Don't worry."

【Qian Yu】: "Thank you, Hai Ling."

After sending this message, there was no reply from Hachiman Kailing. After all, it was class time, and he couldn't ask others to study like him.

So after realizing this, he quickly told the five people behind him the news, "Then it's an appointment. See you tomorrow afternoon after school."

"Thank you!"

"It's okay, but you have to think of the location in advance."

Considering that this might be Kailing Hachiman's first time in Chiba, he would definitely go to pick her up.

So the sooner you decide on a location, the better, so you don’t waste time.

However, when it came to the rehearsal location, the three of them fell silent again, and for a moment they couldn't think of a good solution.

"As for location, there doesn't seem to be any livehouses near the school."

"I can't express myself well at karaoke."

"How about doing it at school? After all, the stage and equipment are already there, and it doesn't cost any money."

After much deliberation, the three of them decided that rehearsing at school would be the most convenient and reliable option.

"Let me ask you, Ichinose-san, which bassist did you hire?"

So to address this issue, they have to consider whether the bassist found by Asaba Ichinose can enter Sobu High School.

After all, if outsiders want to enter the school, they need to inform the teachers in advance, especially people from the public, because Sobu High School does not allow external visitors.

"He's a freshman in high school, just like us."

Fortunately, the answer given by Ichinose Asaba made them feel relieved.

Students, if they were students, it would be easy.

"In that case, Yuigahama and I will go and explain this to Mr. Hiratsuka."

It was obvious that Yukinoshita Yukino also understood the importance and necessity of this matter, so she decisively stepped forward and took over the task.

Yuigahama Yui on the side had no objection to this, after all, this was within their scope of responsibility.

"Okay, then it's settled."

Thus, the commission that originally gave both of them a headache was easily resolved by Ichinose Asaba.

After school, there was no Nagasaki Miyoko to take him to Shimokitazawa today, so Ichinose Asaba quickly arrived at the station and got on the train to Shimokitazawa.

Along the way, he was thinking carefully about how to ask for leave from Yidizhi Xingge later.

Because Hachiman Kailing is coming tomorrow afternoon, he definitely cannot go to Fanxing to work after school. After all, they have agreed on Line that while the other party comes to help, he also has to be responsible for explaining what happened a year ago.

So asking for leave is not an option.

If you don’t want perfect attendance this month, then forget it.

Who made him ask for two days of leave this time?

That's right, he also had to take a day off on Saturday after Friday, because the day after Saturday was the day he and his grandmother had agreed to go to the old lady's house to play guitar.

To be honest, he was under a lot of pressure about this. Although he had practiced hard at night, he still couldn't find a suitable song in the end.

Perhaps the biggest improvement is that his hands no longer shake when he picks up the pick. The problem may be small at first, but the symptoms will become more and more obvious as time goes by. This is the result of his practice these past few nights.

So what he hoped most now was that when he stood in front of the old man the day after tomorrow, nothing would go wrong.

Anyway... he'll try his best.

Shimokitazawa.

When Asaba Ichinose arrived at Fanxing, the store was surprisingly quiet. Only Pa-san was lazily lying on the bar. He did not see Ijichi Hoshika nor the members of the Ending Band around him.

So he took two steps forward to the bar and skillfully took out two bottles of drinks from the vending machine. He drank one bottle himself and handed the other bottle to Pa-Sang.

"Pa-san, where are they?"

"Ah, it's Qianyu, you're here. If you're looking for Xingge and the others..."

After some investigation, he found out that the reason why Ijichi Hoshika was not in the store was that she went to drink with Hiroi Kikuri who came from Shinjuku. As for the people who had ended the band... that was even simpler. They all took leave and said they would be back later.

Ijichi Xingge's phone call was unreachable as she was drinking there, so Pa-san had no choice but to stay here alone in the empty room. It was not until he came over that she no longer felt so bored.

"Well, it seems I'll have to ask Pa-san to run to the stage tonight."

Seeing this, he didn't hesitate and directly gave the stage area to Pa-san.

"It's okay. I've already debugged the sound equipment and everything. There shouldn't be any major problems."

Pa-san seemed to have anticipated this, so while speaking, she walked out from the bar and gave her seat to Ichinose Asaba.

In this way, as time passed, the four bands on the rehearsal schedule arrived at Fanxing one after another and made preparations before going on stage.

There were quite a few customers today. After a few hours, there were still more than 40 people left in the store, filling up the stage and even the bar.

Fortunately, the order at the scene was still good and no impolite behavior occurred, which reduced a lot of workload for Asaba Ichinose and Pa-san.

It was not until the four bands finished their performance and the guests left one after another that Ichichi Hongxia finally arrived and ran back to the store anxiously. However, she was the only one who came back. As for the others, they must have gone home at this time.

In this regard, Asaba Ichinose and Pa-san didn't say much. After all, with the band, Nijima Ijichi could no longer be as relaxed as before and could always stay in the store to help.

Both of them were experienced people and naturally understood this, so in response to Ijichi Hongxia's apology, they both waved their hands tacitly, indicating that it was a trivial matter.

The only thing that puzzled Ichinose Asaba was that he always felt that the way Ijichi Hongka looked at him today seemed a little strange.

A bit... sneaky

If I had to say it, it was like I was feeling guilty? In short, it was like I had done something wrong and I couldn't look him in the face.

This is a very subtle point, because he really can't think of anything that Ichichi Hongxia has done to offend him.

Could it be that you feel a little guilty for not coming to the store to help today?

This is somewhat possible and logical.

So, thinking that this was really the case, he didn't care about it anymore, and even emphasized several times that it was okay and asked her not to worry about it.

After all, when it comes to this, he should be the one who really feels guilty.

Please take two days off, two days!

"By the way, Hongxia"

So before leaving, he finally went to find Ichichi Hongxia who was cleaning with a conflicted look on his face.

"Yes! W...what's wrong Qianyu?!"

However, Ijichi Hongxia, who heard his voice in front, seemed to be frightened. She almost stood at attention and hesitated, not daring to turn around.

In reality, she was just nervous.

because

How to do how to do!

Could it be that their private investigation and discussion about Crychic was exposed?!

She had even taken a leave of absence to go to the coffee shop next door to discuss these things with everyone, but she didn't expect...she would be discovered after all...

After all, if that wasn't the case, why would Qianyu be looking for her now?

So...just apologize honestly.

We're sorry...Aunt Miyoko, we disappointed you.

For a moment, Ijichi Hongxia made full mental preparations, slowly turned around, and looked very weak.

"right"

However, just when she wanted to apologize, Ichinose Asaba, who had been struggling for a long time, finally spoke. His expression looked even more uncomfortable than Ijichi Hongxia. He said softly, "I may need to take a day off tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. If the store manager is not here, please wait for her to come back. Hongxia, please tell her..."

"Eh?"

When Ichichi Hongxia heard these words suddenly, she was stunned.

Because she really didn't expect that what Ichinose Asaba wanted to ask her was completely different from what she thought.

Actually... not discovered?

She said, how could there be a traitor in their team?

It turned out that she was just too nervous and thought too much... This is true. Fortunately, she didn't say the second half of the apology, otherwise she would not be able to make up for it.

"No way... Then I'll wait for the manager to come back."

On the other hand, Ichinose Asaba saw that Ijichi Nijika was reluctant to respond, and thought that she was too embarrassed to talk about this matter.

It turns out that it’s a bit too embarrassing to ask for two days off at once.

Forget it, he'd better wait here for Yidizhi Xingge to come back and tell her himself.

As a result, the next second after he thought of this

"Dangdang...Of course no problem! Qianyu, don't worry, I promise to pass on the message!"

Yidizhi Hongxia's mood changed from cloudy to sunny, and she regained her former liveliness and promised him seriously.