I have bound two systems.

“Don’t, don’t be discouraged, Yudai-chan, come on!”

Said such ambiguous words.

The sad atmosphere was temporarily frozen, and the other three looked at her together.

"Okay, just stay here and don't cause any more trouble."

"Well……"

She was held by the hand by Chisato Suzumiya and pulled to her side.

"I'm sorry... I thought about telling everyone, but I didn't want to make everyone upset because of my affairs."

Kita Ikuyo lowered her head and looked at her hands that were clenched by Hongxia, and her eyes began to turn red again.

"Really? You're so polite, Ikuyo-chan."

"That's it."

"The so-called band, when everyone gets together, they become a family. We have to advance and retreat together, support and help each other."

"That's it."

"So no matter what troubles you encounter, Yudai-chan, don't worry about it alone. You can talk to us and we will do our best to help you!"

"That's it!"

Yamada Ryo, who had been catering to her since the beginning, slowly extended his hand at this moment.

"So to sum up, Hongxia-chan, please lend me some money. I saw an EVA-branded bass before, it's super cool."

"Snapped!"

"pain--!"

The hand that Yamada Ryo stretched out was coldly slapped away by Ichichi Kouka.

"Okay, stop making trouble and come here too."

She was also pulled to her side by Chisato Suzumiya by the corner of her clothes.

Without that idiot's interruption, the atmosphere became touching again.

"I understand that Yudai-chan may be a little uneasy now, but it's okay, as long as you are brave enough to speak out your thoughts, no matter how difficult it is, we will help you!"

Ijichi Kouka put her hands on Kita Ikuyo's shoulders, showing her reliable side as the band leader.

Seeing this, Ichichi Xingge, who had just found this place and was now leaning against the wall licking a popsicle, smiled with satisfaction like an old mother.

"Really? It's okay..."

"Trust us, Yudai-chan, and then..."

Ijichi Kouka hugged Kita Ikuyo and whispered softly in her ear,

"Even if Ryoubo and I can't come up with a solution, there's still Chisato-kun here. He definitely won't just stand by and watch, right?"

Kita Ikuyo, with her chin resting on Hongxia's shoulder, listened to her say this while her eyes met Suzumiya Chisato's. She responded with his extremely brilliant smile, which was like sunshine, dispelling the darkness.

Tears began to flow uncontrollably again, her nose felt sore and her throat was choked.

"As expected... I still want to be with everyone, want to form a band with everyone... happily, want to continue singing..."

"I understand. Leave it to me."

Chisato Suzumiya took two steps forward and handed out the tissue in her hand.

"I will solve your problem, so stop crying. Kita Ikuyo looks better when she smiles."

----

"Sorry, the rehearsal for the evening performance is about to begin. Please follow me."

The staff came to invite.

"Okay, please."

Ijichi Hongxia responded politely and stood up with the others.

Kita Ikuyo, whose emotions had almost recovered, threw the tissue in her hand into the trash can. After meeting Suzumiya Chisato's encouraging eyes, she swept away her previous dejection, responded with a full of energy smile, and followed everyone to the stage.

Suzumiya Chisato watched them leave.

He and Ichichi Hoshika were the only two people left in the rest seat.

"Did you hear that?"

"What did you hear?"

“That moment when a girl’s heart beats.”

Holding a popsicle stick in her mouth, Ichichi Xingge spoke teasingly.

Suzumiya Chisato didn't respond to her.

"It's unclear..."

Ichichi Hoshige shrugged.

"Although I just agreed to it based on the atmosphere, it's not easy to convince Yudai's parents to let her continue with the band activities. It's not easy to change the minds of adults."

Suzumiya Chisato shook her head.

"Even if that's the case, since I promised Yudai, I will keep trying until I succeed."

"Click."

Ichichi Hoshige laughed and made an ambiguous sound.

"The somewhat cool-looking Chisato Suzumiya who just said that has been recorded for the time being."

"Manager, you seem particularly excited today, even though you haven't drunk any alcohol."

"Because I feel youth after a long time, it's great~"

"Stop talking nonsense."

Chisato Suzumiya stood up, took her cell phone and put it in her pocket.

Ichichi Hoshige asked in confusion,

"Where are you going?"

Suzumiya Chisato corrected her,

"It's not where I'm going, manager, you have to follow me."

…………

Chapter 5: Magnificent Music (k)

The time was two o'clock in the afternoon, and the rehearsal took much longer than expected.

Everyone was hungry after the band ended, but when they returned to the lounge area, they didn't see Chisato Suzumiya and Seika Ijichi.

Everyone was puzzled for a moment and turned their eyes to Goto Ichiri. She was stunned for a moment and then suddenly understood, took out her cell phone and made a call.

After waiting for a while, she took the phone away from her ear in a daze and spoke to the other three teammates who were staring at her.

"The call didn't go through. Qianli hung up the phone directly."

"Eh?"

"Well, that guy actually went to such lengths to avoid treating us to a meal."

Yamada Ryo spat softly.

"Haha, Qianli-kun shouldn't choose to escape from such a matter. He must be dealing with something important so he can't answer the phone."

Kita Ikuyo denied Yamada Ryo's speculation with a dry laugh.

"In that case, my sister might be with him now, so I won't bother them by calling."

Ichichi Hongxia felt that what Yudai said made sense.

“Come to think of it, Qianli-kun mentioned to us before we came here that the opportunity for this commercial performance was given to us by the uncle president whom we met at the music festival. His company is the contractor for this festival, and maybe the uncle will be there too.

So maybe he and his sister just happened to meet that uncle and are discussing business now."

"for example?"

Yamada Ryo asked casually.

"For example, if the performance is good, we can choose a location for the celebration party."

Ijichi Hongxia put her hands on her hips and looked longing.

"oh--!"

Goto Ichiri and Yamada Ryo were looking forward to it.

"If possible, I would like to go to a high-end health spa and have a massage from a professional after taking a bath."

"Wen, hot spring! Uh, that..."

"No need to raise your hand, just tell me what you want, Private First Class."

"I, I can't swim, can I bring a swimming ring?"

"What's wrong with that? Approved!"

"What kind of third-rate skit are you two performing there? Besides, a hot spring is not a place for you to swim, and you don't need to bring a swimming ring. Just bring a change of clothes and moisturizing cream."

Ijichi Hongxia seriously corrected the two people who were in high spirits.

Kita Ikuyo looked at the other three with a wry smile. It looked like they were going to have a hot spring reward party after the evening performance.

But they are so enthusiastic, and I can't bear to let them return to reality...

Forget it, I'd better hold it in and mention it to Qianlijun later. The prize money from the previous music festival was a lot, and I'm not sure how much the appearance fee is this time, but it should be worth looking forward to, so even if I indulge myself occasionally, it shouldn't be a big deal.

"Well, we'll talk about the hot spring later. Now let's go fill our stomachs first."

Kita Ikuyo suggested speaking up, successfully diverting the topic from hot springs to lunch.

"Oh, yes. The staff member just told me that the organizer of the festival has free lunch boxes. How do you say that?"

"No, I want to go out to eat."

Yamada Ryo crossed his hands in front of his chest and made a gesture of rejection.

"You, your taste has become more and more picky recently..."

Although Yijichi Hongxia complained, she finally let her do what she wanted. The four of them discussed for a moment and then walked towards the commercial street outside.

As time went by, the festive atmosphere in the festival area became more intense than when we arrived in the morning. Traffic jams began to appear on the commercial streets, and many people in yukatas were seen wandering around the streets.

After the band ended, without being able to contact Chisato Suzumiya, they found a nearby Chinese restaurant to solve the problem of lunch.

After finishing their meal, they went straight back to the rest area near the stage and sat there to rest until about four o'clock. When they were reminded by the staff to get up and go to the dressing room to change into their yukatas for the performance and to check their instruments one last time, Chisato Suzumiya and Hoshika Ijichi appeared in front of them.

"Qianli!"

Goto Ichiri trotted up to him.

Suzumiya Chisato smiled and touched her head.

"Sister, where did you go? There is no news at all, and you didn't inform us in advance."

Ijichi Hongxia complained to her sister.

"If you want to blame someone, blame him. He suddenly got interested for no apparent reason and dragged me away without any explanation. I was completely led by him all the way."

Ijichi Hoshige sat carefree on the empty chair and took a big bite of the Taiyaki she had just bought on the way here. The next moment, she was scalded by the scalding hot filling. She cried out "It's so hot!" while her pink tongue stretched out long and she kept fanning her mouth with her hands.

Everyone laughed instantly.

"Be careful, manager. Here's what you have."

Suzumiya Chisato handed over the cold drink, and Ijichi Seika took it without thinking, tilted her head back and took a sip, holding the cold drink in her mouth to ease the burning pain in her mouth.

Ichichi Kouka stopped smiling and looked at Suzumiya Chisato.

"But what on earth did Chisato-kun and his sister go to do?"

Just now, Yidizhi Xingge was just complaining. From the information she revealed, we can only know that she was very reluctant to take the action just now, other than that, there is nothing else.

"Well, these are insignificant little things, so don't worry too much about them."