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

I don't think I'll meet any acquaintances.

P.S. I have a question for everyone: what is 1+1? I think it is 10.

Chapter 86 Who is playing my spring shadow? (5100)

For the sake of secrecy and to be able to reach the agreed location more quickly, Ichinose Asaba chose to take a taxi after carefully walking out of the station.

The price of taking a taxi in Neon is still as expensive as ever, with the starting price reaching a staggering 500 yen. The journey from the station to the nearby area is about 13 kilometers, and it may cost him more than 4000 yen.

To put it in perspective, with this price, he could even go to a mid- to high-end barbecue restaurant and have a barbecue meal.

Use it to take a taxi...To be honest, this is something he would never dare to think about.

In the car, Asaba Ichinose took out her cell phone and replied to the message from Ayumi Tanaka attentively.

[Tanaka Ayumi]: "Asaba, have you arrived in Ikebukuro?"

Ichinose: "Yeah, I'm on my way to the office."

If there is no traffic jam, it will take about half an hour to get there.

[Tanaka Ayumi]: "I just arrived at the office. Would you like some milk tea or coffee?"

Ayumi Tanaka’s message was replied to almost instantly.

Ichinose: "Café bar, are Mana and Hatsuka here too?"

Asaba Ichinose decisively chose the latter because coffee was free in the office and could be refilled as much as you wanted.

When he was designing the debut song for the two, he didn't use the agency's coffee to refresh himself, and he even had donuts to eat when he was hungry.

He basically became addicted to sweet things during that period, and he couldn't change it afterwards. It can be said that Junda Mana's feeding was a big part of the reason, and it's not an exaggeration to say that she was the culprit.

Just when he was immersed in his memories, Ayumi Tanaka sent another message.

[Tanaka Ayumi]: "I just called them, but I didn't tell them it was you who came today."

After finishing, she didn't forget to attach an emoticon package.

After taking a look, Asaba Ichinose didn't know how to comment. He even imagined the smug look on Ayumi Tanaka's face after sending this message.

Forget it, since I’ve already said it, let’s just leave it at that.

Shaking his head, he continued to look at the message sent by Tanaka Ayumi.

This time it was serious business, and he read very seriously.

[Tanaka Ayumi]: "By the way, when you get to the office later, Asaba, just tell the front desk my name and someone will open the gate for you."

[Tanaka Ayumi]: "It would be too conspicuous for me to go down directly or find someone to pick me up, so I'll have to trouble Asaba to pretend to be a member."

I have to say that Ayumi Tanaka was very thoughtful. If she let Asaba Ichinose go up alone, she would not be noticed by the paparazzi and her privacy could also be protected.

After all, as Sumimi's agent, if she were asked to come down in person to pick her up at this time, she might be secretly photographed and used to make some news.

Ichinose Asaba naturally understood this, so he responded immediately.

Ichinose: "No problem. Where shall we meet? In the conference room on the 12th floor?"

[Tanaka Ayumi]: "Yes, it's the conference room where you three used to get together to write songs. Now it's an area dedicated to Sumimi!"

[Tanaka Ayumi]: "Anyway, come quickly, Asagi/Yi-First*Post~Yu. Some people in the office who know you might be surprised."

After reading this long list of news, Ichinose Asaba felt a little complicated.

Has the small meeting room before become Sumimi’s exclusive rest area now?

But it makes sense. With Sumimi's current popularity, most of the company's resources will definitely be used on the two of them, so it is normal to have such treatment.

As for whether he was easily recognized in the past...it depends on the situation.

He doesn't think he is so important that he has to be known by everyone.

Ichinose: "I'll do it as soon as possible."

[Tanaka Ayumi]: "Okay, then I'll go get you three some drinks. Add five sugar cubes, right? I remember everything! Anyway, see you later~"

Ichinose: "Thank you for your help. See you later."

After putting away his phone, Ichinose Asaba immediately raised his head, but found that the driver in front was looking at him through the rearview mirror.

He was probably checking the situation of the vehicles behind him...so he didn't pay much attention to it and prepared to close his eyes and rest for a while.

However, before he could close his eyes, he heard the driver's polite greeting suddenly coming from the driver's seat.

"Hey, excuse me, little brother, are you still a high school student?"

"Is there a problem?"

It is normal to be talked to by the driver while riding in a car, so Ichinose Asaba did not feel offended, but just looked at the rearview mirror with the same confusion.

"No, no, I'm just a little curious. You look young, but you're dressed quite formally."

Seeing Ichinose Asaba's reply, the driver smiled and said, it can be seen that he really wanted to chat a few words to make the atmosphere in the car less boring.

"I remember it was an agency that specializes in training idols, right? To be honest, when you first got in the car, I thought a celebrity had arrived."

"You misunderstood. I'm not an idol. I'm just here for a job search."

It's a pity that Ichinose Asaba didn't want to have a deep conversation. He just wanted to be quiet for a while, because even after sitting on the train all the way, he still hadn't figured out how to greet Junda Mana and Sankaku Hatsuka when he met them later.

You can't let him start like Yuigahama Yui, hello?

This is still a bit too difficult for him. Unless it is the him from a year ago, forget it.

"Is that so? It seems I misunderstood."

The driver smiled awkwardly, but didn't care. If he encountered a customer who didn't want to chat, he just had to remain silent.

"It's ok."

Ichinose Asaba shook her head, and just like that... the atmosphere in the car gradually quieted down.

Until...about ten minutes later, a cell phone suddenly rang in the car.

The ringing sound did not come from Asaba Ichinose, but from the driver's pocket.

If it were some unscrupulous drivers, they might answer the phone while driving, but it was obvious that the other party was not among them at this time, so he simply ignored the ringing and prepared to wait until he had his hands free to hang up at the traffic light ahead.

""

While the ringtone was playing, Ichinose Asaba's expression gradually became ugly, her shoulders trembled slightly, and her hands clenched into fists unconsciously, as if she was enduring something.

Of course... he wasn't angry simply because he was disturbed, so he couldn't control his emotions, but because... the melody of the cell phone ringtone... was too familiar to him.

Kasuga...Kage?

How could he hear this song in this taxi???

What was this? Was it some kind of joke from heaven? Or had he stumbled onto some prank show, and Kasuga Ying was the one the directors accidentally released after discovering his identity?

That's not right. How could there be so many coincidences in this world? Could crychic really be that famous? Unless they hadn't disbanded and were still active, he wouldn't believe that the driver of a taxi he just hailed, a man in his forties, would have the same ringtone as Kasuga Kage.

Isn't it ridiculous to tell others about this?

But the fact is indeed so, so under the strong contrast, Ichinose Asaba also doubted the reality of this world. He could actually encounter all kinds of outrageous things.

Who could understand how he felt when he heard that prelude just now?

Especially the sudden sound of the keyboard, and the subsequent electric guitar, drums, and bass, all of which stung his heart, like a sharp blade tearing apart his disguise.

But this time he didn't feel like vomiting, he was just simply angry and confused.

He was angry because he heard something related to Toyokawa Shoko again, and he didn't understand why the taxi driver chose to use this song...Haruhi Kage as his cell phone ringtone.

The sound quality is so fuzzy that it's almost unrecognizable, as if it was recorded at a live event. It's far less clear than the uploaded version of the video.

【bad heart and bad eyes】

【Servant of the World】

【I know that you are the ninth air and the spring air】

Including the voice of lead singer Takamatsu Touma, it is full of explosive noises.

"Um, the phone..."

Ichinose Asaba originally wanted to say, "Is the call okay? Shouldn't I just answer it?"

After all, he really couldn't bear to listen anymore.

But the driver in front of him, upon hearing him say this and seeing his current state through the rearview mirror, misunderstood him again and quickly apologized, "Did the ringing bother you? Sorry, I'll turn it off when we get to the traffic light ahead."

"No, please answer the phone now. I'm just a little carsick and I hope I can be quiet for a while."

While trying her best to calm herself, Asaba Ichinose looked around and found that there were not many cars on the street at the moment, so there would not be much safety risk even if she answered the phone.

"Oh well."

On the other side, seeing that Ichinose Asaba had made such a request, the driver hesitated for a while and had to take out his mobile phone from his pocket to answer the call. After saying a few words quickly in what seemed to be the Kumamoto dialect, he quickly hung up the phone.

When he looked at Ichinose Asaba through the rearview mirror again, he found that his complexion had indeed improved a lot.

This guest's physique is really special. He can recover from motion sickness so quickly.

"Sorry, it was my wife who just called."

Then he explained.

"That...that song?"

He didn't care who called, after all, it had nothing to do with him. The key was Kasuga Kage... He was really curious why he appeared here.

After hearing what Ichinose Asaba said, the driver suddenly understood and said, "Oh... sir, you're talking about that ringtone. My daughter actually set it for me. She said it was a song from a band she really liked. I think it was called...c... Anyway, it seemed like a string of English words, but I can't quite remember the exact details."

"Guest, have you also heard this song?"

After all, he saw that Ichinose Asaba had a question.

"crychic"

He didn't expect it to be this kind of reason. A year later, he once again mentioned the name of the band that once made him proud, and Ichinose Asaba felt very complicated.

"Yes, yes! I think that's the name. My daughter went to see this band perform when she was in the third grade of junior high school. She recorded this song live and then used it as my ringtone." After hearing the name Ichinose Asaba said, the driver nodded quickly, finally remembering something. Then he sighed, "But I haven't seen her perform much in the past year."

"Because this band has disbanded."

Ichinose Asaba didn't know what kind of mood he was in when he said this.

He lowered his head, and even the rearview mirror could not reflect the expression on his face.

"Is that really the case? That's a shame. I was wondering why Yoshiko suddenly started playing in a band recently. I guess she was influenced by something, or maybe she wanted to keep it a memory this way."

""

The driver's light words fell on Ichinose Asaba's heart like a huge hammer weighing thousands of pounds.

crychic, even though they have disbanded... can they still have such a big impact on people?

This is the band... No, he is no longer qualified to say such things.

Not to mention taking memories, just recalling it can be considered a kind of pain.

The so-called crychic died in the summer a year ago.

But until now there are still people who like Kasuga Shadow's song... Maybe he should be happy, happy for himself during that time.

"Ah! I was so busy talking that I almost went too far. Our destination is right up ahead. Do you want to get off at the front door or the side door?"

At the same time, the driver's voice brought his wandering thoughts back to his senses.

"Front door, please come closer if you can."

Asaba Ichinose glanced out the window and discovered that he could indeed see tall buildings.

But the imagined paparazzi didn't see it, probably hiding.

"no problem."

Soon, the driver parked the car at the front door.

"The total cost of this trip is 4100 yen. Please give me 4000 yen."

So expensive...

Although he had expected this, when he actually heard the number, Ichinose Asaba couldn't help but sigh.

Taking out his wallet, Ichinose Asaba directly handed over a Fukuzawa Yukichi note.