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

"I will definitely give it to you." Nagasaki Motoyo also put on her bass and spoke with a smile, but she did not give an exact date.

Ito Rin, who was used to this, glared at her with a threatening look as she stepped onto the train.

"Don't even think about shirking your responsibility!"

The result was that I pretended not to see it at all.

So abominable.

They sat down at Ring in one go. It was so early in the morning, and there were few people in the store. They walked past the deserted front desk and waved to the waiter who was cleaning.

"Lixi is already waiting for you."

"So early?" Ito Rin looked at the time.

"She's very serious. Do you have any activities? She seems to be working very hard these days."

Nagasaki Suyo nodded, not surprised at the late arrival of the others.

Chihaya Aine must have thought of arriving as late as possible, as Takamatsu Touma's attention would be distracted by any new and interesting things on the road. As for Rakuna, as long as she could arrive in time, it would be enough to move everyone.

As I walked into the training room, I heard the rhythmic and powerful sound of drums. The mistakes that were pointed out last night had been completely corrected at this time.

Shiina Riki didn't notice them pushing the door open, and was completely focused on the drum in front of him.

Standing in front of the door, Ito Rin peeked deeper and saw Shiina Riki, wearing a windbreaker and holding the drumstick tightly, sitting in his seat.

Her slender fingers tapped the drum nimbly, her purple pupils focused on the things in front of her, and her stubborn face dripping with sweat under her naturally hanging hair.

After discarding all prejudices and preferences, Ito Rin has to admit that in the entire band, she is the most focused and hardworking member.

Others have more or less some little thoughts in their hearts, but Shiina Riki really loves drums and music.

Chihaya Aine took a deep breath, taking in all her efforts.

"Good morning, Lixi."

The sound of the drum set stopped, Shiina Riki raised his head and his eyes fell on Ito Rin.

Especially the bass he was carrying behind him.

"Tsk." An unintelligible sound.

"I just hate her attitude." Ito Rin complained to the people around her.

"Okay, okay, she means no harm." Nagasaki Suyo stroked his hair as if comforting a baby.

“…How old are you?”

"Then I'll just ignore you two and let you two quarrel." Nagasaki Suyo spread his hands innocently.

"I don't argue with others."

"Hey, you two." Shiina Riki, who was ignored again, looked even more disgusted, "There are other people here."

"..."

Nagasaki Suyo put down her instrument case, sat down and started practicing the bass.

Ito Rin looked at the bass in her hand. With nothing to do, she simply plugged it in and practiced based on her memory.

If he wants to improve his skills, it's like studying civilization through scientific research and archaeology. He needs to remember how the music was played in the past.

The scorching sun rose from the east, and the sunlight shone into the training room through the windows.

As I closed my eyes and thought, the sound of chirping came into my ears along with the sound of the door being pushed open.

Ito Rin frowned and looked helplessly at the two people who arrived at the exact time.

Although he is not the last one, do you really want to compete with Kaname?

"Sorry! I practiced at home last night and went to bed very late." Chihaya Aine clasped her hands together embarrassedly.

There were stones in Gao Songdeng's pocket, which revealed the reason why he was late.

At ten o'clock, Yao Lenai, who had already given up hope, arrived late. After three or four rounds of training, she barged in like a stranger.

After changing into cool autumn short-sleeved clothes, Kaname Rana looked even more relaxed. She didn't look like someone who came for training at all. She looked no different from a huge cat.

Holding the snack in her pocket, she put it into her mouth with satisfaction after making sure it was out of sight of others.

After she sat down in her seat, Ito Rin, who had already given up on treating her, glanced around and said, "Today's plan is to continue the ensemble until the afternoon."

Ignoring the members' wailing, Ito Rin said, "Start tuning, Shiina-san, you're in charge of starting."

"Yes." Shiina Riki's gaze stayed on Kaname Rana, waiting for her to hold the guitar in her arms, and the drumsticks in her hands collided against each other, playing a prelude.

The sound of the drum set is smooth and rhythmic. After yesterday's training and morning practice, there were finally no overly low-level mistakes. It seems that I am making rapid progress on the right track.

But Ito Rin had a blank expression on her face and didn't say a word from beginning to end.

In the silent training room, they stared at each other until Nagasaki Suyo raised her hand.

"what happened?"

"Not bad, much better than yesterday." He spoke slowly.

Chihaya Aine's heart relaxed, as she thought she would be scolded by Ito Rin again.

"But it's not enough."

"..."

The gap between ordinary and excellent is far less than the gap between excellent and super excellent.

Being able to train to such a level in such a short time proves that their talents are definitely not a problem, but the hen card itself is stronger than them. Teacher Daxiang also uses an ingenious way to combine the masked ball with the opera. If there is a real competition, the audience will definitely like it more.

A novel approach.

"That's enough." Shiina Riki released the drumstick in his hand.

"Um?!"

"What we should pursue is the courage to defeat Toyokawa Shoko and others, not the necessity to defeat Toyokawa Shoko." Shiina Riki said something very awkward.

As the discussion started in the training room, Ito Rin smiled with a hint of sarcasm.

"You're saying that as long as you put in the effort, even failure is considered a success, so everyone should just relax and enjoy their time?"

The discussion stopped abruptly.

Shiina Riki raised his head and stared at Ito Rin unhappily, "I didn't say you should just enjoy your time."

"That's pretty much it. If you train with the attitude that it doesn't matter if you don't win, the final outcome will never be victory." Ito Rin's calm gaze forced her.

"But... we have no idea how this so-called competition will be decided."

"Don't worry about that. I will discuss it with them. All you have to do is give 100% effort and make sure you are really determined to win."

"Yes……"

"Guitar, the feelings here are..."

……

During the break, Ito Rin, who was thirsty and hoarse, held a glass of juice, avoided the sight of others, opened her mobile phone in the corner, and found the friend she added just yesterday.

He never thought that Mygo would really defeat Hen Ka on the stage. In fact, if it weren't for Nagasaki Suyo's whispered begging, this matter would have nothing to do with him!

But since they have agreed, Ito Rin feels obligated to at least let them catch up with each other.

Although mygo has its problems, the conflicts within the hen card are even greater. At best, their skills are not up to par, and the conflicts between members are at the level of high school students. But who knows, one day they might imitate their predecessors in rock bands and end up in a fight with themselves.

For rock musicians, this situation is quite normal!

"Wakaba-san? Do you have time now?"

Wakaba Mu looked at Toyokawa Shoko, who had just finished get off work and came to practice piano at her place, and replied in an inaudible voice, "Yeah."

After answering, she realized that Ito Rin was contacting her online, so she quickly added another message.

"Can you contact Toyokawa-san?"

Looking at the black words on the screen, a memory that disgusted her came flooding back.

Nagasaki Suyo, Toyokawa Shoko, and her.

It's clearly a relationship between three people, but I'm stuck in the middle, as if I'm just a messenger between two people.

No, it's not even as good as a mouthpiece, because both sides are putting pressure on her, and she is clearly a punching bag.

Looking at Ito Rin's question, Wakaba Mutsu, who hated being a messenger, showed a slight fluctuation in expression on his face.

If she could help her brother, she would be willing to be his punching bag.

"Do you have anything to do with her?"

"Has Toyokawa told you about the competition? I want to know what format it will take."

Contest?

Ruo Ye Mu was confused, but after recalling what had happened during this period, he was sure that such a thing had never happened.

They have been busy practicing cooperation recently, and because they have a solid foundation, their progress is extremely fast.

Even Wakaba Mutsu, who was very averse to the stage, had to admit that he was born to be there.

"Wait a moment, I'll send her a message."

At this moment, Ito Rin swallowed her words and asked her to send Toyokawa Shoko's account number.

It seemed as if Xiao Mu had unknowingly acted as the messenger again.

"Xiangzi, competition."

While drinking mango juice, Wakaba Mu looked at the piano, staring at Toyokawa Shoko who was playing the music.

"what?"

"Competition, soyo." She was very frugal with words but gave more clues.

Toyokawa Shoko raised her head: "What about Soyo?"

"Hmm." Ruoye Mu felt the juice being swallowed in his throat.

"Wait, let me sort it out."

At this time, Shoko Toyokawa's mind was a little confused. After stopping practicing the piano and thinking carefully, she finally remembered what happened that night.

"...It seems, probably, maybe, that they really did talk about the competition."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"There are too many things to do. I completely forgot about this matter. Soyo didn't contact me either. I thought she had forgotten about it too. How did you know she contacted you?" Shoko Toyokawa frowned. As a second-generation poor, she had very little time.

But then again, do I really want to compete with them? It's just a waste of time and completely meaningless.

After listening to Toyokawa Shoko's words, Wakaba Mutsu spoke again.

"How to compare?"

"There's no need to compete. We don't have enough time. Everyone is busy practicing, and Soyo's band..."

"No."

In this situation where he cannot contact Ito Rin, there are only two ways for Ruoye Mu to communicate with her.

1. Stand next to Nagasaki Suyo.

In this situation, they are just strangers. Nagasaki Suyo has been rejecting her recently, and it is even difficult to meet her like this.

Something even more cruel than being a supporting role happened. Even being a supporting role was no longer possible.

Two, like that night, we met by chance on the street.

Although she is also from Tsukinomori Academy, she does not have rich experience in stalking like Nagasaki Suyo, who can catch Ito Rin no matter where she appears. Meeting Ito Rin depends entirely on fate.

As we all know, Tokyo is a metropolis with 30 million residents, so a chance encounter is something that cannot be achieved by chance.

After a brief thought, Ruo Yemu did not intend to give up this opportunity to act as a messenger.

"What's wrong? The level of the Soyo band is not good enough. Even if it's a competition, the outcome is already determined."

Ruoye Mu shook his head slightly, glanced at her, and pinched his chin, "You are wrong."

"???"

What’s going on? Xiaomu looks a little more girlish!