I'm here to form a band, what do you want to do!

Therefore, when he smiles and asks a girl for help, he will most likely not be rejected.

"Then let's try it." Ishihara Satomi struck a professional pose.

"Then I'll trouble you, Ishihara-san."

Ito Rin pretended to be the starter beside the runway. When she saw that there was enough space on the runway, she shouted loudly: "Start!"

Ijichi Hinikaka, who is eager to prove herself, and the experienced Ishihara Satomi, both start at the same time.

Ito Rin stood there, estimating the distance between the two of them with her eyes.

From the starting point to the end point, the gap was almost negligible. Even when they stopped, it seemed that the winner was still unknown.

"Thank you, Ishihara-san."

"It's okay, it's just a small matter. I'll take my leave now." Her breathing was much more even than Hong Xia's, and she trotted back to the track and field team's team.

Many people in the energetic girls' team looked over there, mainly focusing on Ito Rin.

He remained calm and no longer held high expectations.

"It's over. Ishihara Satomi is only average in the track and field club."

He put a lot of effort into choosing his opponent.

Only by running faster than Satomi Ishihara can there be a chance of getting first place.

Now it can barely be considered a draw, so there is naturally no hope.

"Ah."

"It doesn't matter if we're not first. It's just the school sports festival. With your ability, you should aim to be the number one girl band in Tokyo!"

"Haha." Hearing his comfort, Ichichi Hongxia laughed bitterly.

She is not stupid, of course she can tell which words are true and which are words of comfort.

Besides, even in terms of ability, she is only slightly better than the beginner Xiao Xiduo in the band.

Even with systematic enhancements and increasingly proficient drumming skills, he is ultimately no match for those talented players.

"real……"

"Junior, there's no need to comfort me." Hong Xia interrupted him: "In fact, I have long accepted that I am a mediocre person."

"Mediocre?" Ito Rin asked back.

"Yeah." She stepped back onto the track, but didn't start running this time. "I've learned enough lessons since I was a kid. No matter how much you praise me, it can't change the reality of my lack of talent."

"why?"

"what?"

"Why do you feel that way?"

"Because I'm just mediocre," Ijichi Hongxia said matter-of-factly. "I seem to know a little bit about everything, but in the end, I can't be the best in anything."

"Isn't this normal?" Ito Rin looked at her.

"Normal is synonymous with mediocrity. You should know it best."

Looking at her serene smile, Ito Rin rubbed his temples in distress.

"Normal isn't mediocre, of course. If you compare me to someone, even Yamada-senpai is mediocre."

I'm sorry, Yamada Ryo. In order to help your best friend regain her confidence, I can only use you as a stepping stone.

"..."

"Think about it carefully. I'm a normal human being. Whether it's studying, sports, games, or even your musical instruments, I'm very good at them, and I can easily beat you. So if you use me as a comparison, even a genius will become mediocre."

He spoke in a deliberately arrogant tone, and seeing Hong Xia's thoughtful expression, he felt that at least he had gained something.

She stopped by the big tree in the playground and looked at the track: "Has he suddenly become an all-round genius?"

"I have always been like this. I hid myself before simply because I didn't want you mortals to despair."

"Ito-kun is so gentle."

"Gentle? Don't use this word to describe me." Ito Rin crossed his arms in front of his chest, his expression cold and handsome.

He looks even more handsome than the stars in TV dramas.

"I'm the worst person." Ito Rin put one hand on her waist and looked up at the sky. "I was just getting along with you as a mortal before, just to avoid getting into trouble. You actually tried to compete with me, woman, you really make me angry."

Hongxia nodded, turned her face away, and shrugged her shoulders slightly.

He turned around and glared at the man who was completely uncooperative.

"What are you thinking?"

"I didn't think so."

"Don't try to pretend in front of me. You look like you're just smirking."

"Ha, really not. Junior Ito, you are a genius, you can't wrongly accuse a good person."

"Just admit that I'm a genius."

"Hahaha." Hong Xia finally couldn't help herself. She squatted beside the tree, hugged her knees and laughed.

She looked up and saw Ito Rin's smiling eyes, then turned away shyly.

"See, why do you want to compare yourself with me?" Ito Rin squatted beside her.

"You're a drummer. You can't expect to compete with Yamada Ryo on bass or with Bochi on guitar. As long as you're good enough in your own field, why would you consider yourself mediocre?"

"You are all amazing." Hong Xia moved to the side, took off his sports jacket, revealing the white shirt underneath.

I just ran for a long time and my forehead is already sweating.

"So what if I'm awesome? Without you, the band wouldn't even exist."

Yamada Ryo is still confused by the failure of his last band.

Pochi-chan has always been a hero in her heart, but timid in reality.

Kita Ikuyo joined the band for the beauty.

Without Hong Xia as a lubricant, these people will only go their separate ways and it is absolutely impossible for them to be together.

Form a band.

Hong Xia looked at the sunset in the sky, her hair on her temples wet with sweat.

Listening to him introduce his achievements, I felt both moved and shy.

"It's not that great. I just saw Liang was lonely and I thought she was really good at bass, so I thought of getting her to form a band."

"Kita joined in voluntarily for Ryo."

"As for Pochi-chan, she's a guitarist I found in a roadside park. And have you noticed? She's actually stronger than you can imagine!"

"Guitar Hero."

"Huh? How did you know?" This time she was really surprised.

It took enough experience to figure out that Pochi-chan was the guitar hero. Could it be that Ito Rin was also her fan?

"Hehe, didn't I tell you? I'm a genius. How could there be something in the world that a genius doesn't know?" Ito Rin said lazily with her hand on her forehead.

"Shameless." Hong Xia said quietly, "You really can compare yourself with Liang and see who has a thicker skin."

"That must be me."

"Is this the obsession of a genius to be the best in this kind of thing?"

"You guessed it right, but unfortunately there's no reward. Get up and keep running."

After almost resting, Ito Rin, who had pretended to be a life mentor for a while, stood up and extended her hand to her.

On the playground not far away, Nagasaki Hiro, who had already disbanded, and Ando Takao, who was still recovering, witnessed the scene before them. They looked at each other, and the same idea emerged in their minds at the same time.

This guy Ito Rin is really playing two-timing!

After training until six o'clock, Hongxia packed up her things and went back to change clothes because she had to go to Fanxing to work and had already let it go and was no longer obsessed with being number one.

"I'm so tired." Ito Rin's words revealed fatigue.

Physical fatigue can be ignored, but inner distress has a huge impact.

Especially in order to rekindle Senior Hong Xia's heart, he, a genuine genius, had to show off himself in that tone.

Fortunately, it was only in front of her. If it was a little more, even someone as thick-skinned as Ito Rin probably wouldn't be able to withstand the pressure.

"Let's go." Hong Xia, who had changed into school uniform, walked out of the teaching building and waved to him.

After the beginning of autumn, the time of darkness has gradually come earlier and the sky is already a bit dark.

"Are we going to continue tomorrow?" Ito Rin asked.

"Do you think I can win?" Hong Xia put on her schoolbag and asked this question.

"Want to hear the truth or lies?"

"lie."

"You'll definitely win. A third-year senior should be thrown ten meters in front of you."

"Huh, I feel much more comfortable now."

"Don't worry, the sports festival is over. We need to focus on filming. Soyo gave me a suggestion. Let's rent a small B&B outside Tokyo and use it as our location for filming in the countryside."

"Good idea." Hong Xia nodded: "But we have to wait until we finish filming the urban scenes."

"I understand." Ito Rin stopped and looked at her beautiful face: "Senior, if the MV we shot is a big success, would you consider becoming a director?"

Hong Xia stopped and answered Ito Rin in a very cooperative tone.

"I need to think about this carefully. After all, compared to becoming a famous director, I still prefer being a drummer in a band. Playing in a band with my friends is what makes me happiest."

"Wrong, you are the captain." Ito Rin corrected.

"That doesn't matter. Whether you're a drummer or a captain, you're all serving the band."

"..."

Ito Rin looked at her silently without saying a word.

"I've decided. When I become a famous director, I'll use these words to handle interviews."

He didn't say anything, but just gave a thumbs up in cooperation. It seems that Hongxia, who was able to subdue Yamada Ryo, was definitely not just gentle.

Hongxia looked at the silly Ito Rin in front of her, and recalled her arrogance when she called herself a genius. For some reason, she always wanted to smile.

He's someone who clearly wants to keep a low profile, but would he act so arrogantly for her?

"Let's go, the store manager is getting impatient."

"Ah."

……

On the last day before the sports festival, the weather was exceptionally good, and was not affected at all by Pochi-chan's curse.

Well, because she is a sports idiot and has extreme social anxiety, every sports festival is a torture for her.

Especially when forced to participate in group activities.

So yesterday in the Fanxing store, she used all kinds of means to curse that there would be heavy rain on the two days of the sports festival, and completely cancel the event.

But looking at the blue sky and white clouds, she thought her cloudy day doll was still not strong enough.

Since she had given up the childish idea of ​​getting first place to prove herself, Ito Rin naturally didn't need to wander around the playground with her. School ended especially early today, and Ito Rin, who didn't want to go to Fanxing, stayed in the classroom with nothing to do.

Because of this, he harassed Nagasaki Suyo, and felt happy when he heard her impatient voice.

Sure enough, the best way to improve your mood is to share your negative emotions.

"What are you doing?" Ito Rin asked knowingly.

Judging from the sounds of musical instruments and the quarreling over there, they must be rehearsing, and then Shiina Ritsuki and Chihaya Aine started arguing.

As for the reason for their quarrel.

do you need?

No need at all!