For the peace of the Lonely Band, please sacrifice yourself!

"Because I..."

"Because he has nothing to do and doesn't want to practice the piano, he comes here to slack off." Akiyama Mio on the side ruthlessly exposed Mochizuki Saku's inner thoughts. The latter scratched his face awkwardly, lowered his head, picked up the white porcelain teacup and took a sip of hot black tea.

"Is the supervision in your school so lax, senior?" Nakano Azusa took small sips of black tea.

"It has nothing to do with us. This is his unique privilege." Tianzhong Ritsu didn't want to continue this heartbreaking topic. He curled his lips, secretly cursed this ugly and twisted society in his heart, and then talked about another topic.

"Compared to this, what we should be considering more right now is the recruitment plan for the light music club, right?!" She wanted to clap her hands, but considering the expensive prices of the cups, bowls, and pots on the table, she ended up clapping lightly.

"Now? It's already November and you're just considering it?" Wang Yueshuo scratched his head and stared at the girl as if she were an idiot. He only slowly withdrew his gaze until the latter became angry and embarrassed. The smile on the corner of his mouth showed his evil intentions.

"No... there's nothing we can do about it—" Tian Zhongli drooped his head guiltily, buried his head on the table, and whispered in a weak voice: "When the club was recruiting new members, we also made a lot of efforts, okay?"

"for example?"

Speaking of this, Hirasawa Yui raised her hands high in the air and waved them. Her slender figure sitting on the chair swayed from side to side as if she was playing on a swing. Her dark brown eyes seemed to emit a dazzling light. She placed her hands on her chest and said excitedly:

"For example, we'll post a notice on the bulletin board announcing the recruitment of new members for the light music club! And we'll open the door to the activity room so that everyone can hear the sounds of our band rehearsing and smell the rich and fragrant black tea and desserts!"

That's it? The corners of Wang Yueshuo's mouth twitched.

"...Is there anything more practical?"

"No, because after the club recruitment came the Sakuragaoka Academy Festival, and our class had a drama to rehearse, so everyone forgot about recruiting new members." Kotobuki Tsumugi explained. Her slender and bony fingers gently lifted a white bone china teacup inlaid with gold patterns. She lowered her head and gently blew on the tea, taking a sip of the black tea. Her every move showed the demeanor of a young lady, extremely elegant.

"Oh? What drama?" Mochizuki Saku was very curious. He had been busy preparing for exams and finishing the band's new song and other miscellaneous things in the past month. He seldom had time to skip classes and go to Sakuragaoka High School to play with them, so he was not very well-informed.

"Eh————? Didn't Mio-chan and Xiaolu tell you?" Hirasawa Yui shouted in disbelief.

"No." Mochizuki Saku blinked at Akiyama Mio and Tiananaka Ritsu, and when he saw their hurriedly shifted gazes, he lowered his eyebrows in pretending to be lost. His depressed expression was like a heavy painting that made it impossible to look away.

The moment Tianzhong Ritsu saw him like this, guilt suddenly surged in her soft heart. This guilt was like a spreading green smoke, slowly drifting towards where Mochizuki Shuo was.

There was a deep sadness in his eyes, like a kitten abandoned in the rain, making people want to get close to him and give him some comfort. Of course, if he didn't speak, "Woo~ I was irritated by the cold violence of the two 80s, woooo ...

Mochizuki Saku was really about to cry. He gasped and covered his head. Beside him were the embarrassed and angry Akiyama Mio and her bassist Tiequan. Their cold eyes were like a sharp sword that stabbed him fiercely. "I told you about the drama last time, but you forgot it without permission, you bastard!"

"Uh... is this true?" Mochizuki Saku was stunned for a second, then apologized decisively:

"Red bean paste private Marseille————!!!"

"Senior Mochizuki, your acting is so poor."

Looking at the scene in front of him, Nakano Azusa put down his teacup and complained.

Chapter 17 Luo Mio and Zhu Luye

After admitting his guilt and punishment, Mochizuki Shuo lay back lightly on the big soft sofa, like a lazy cat taking a nap next to a fireplace. He even yawned, "The reason you two are reluctant to speak is because you feel shy?"

"Of course, I played Juliet!!!" Tianzhong Ritsu shouted with puffed cheeks.

"This is also the first time I play a male role like this..." Akiyama Mio added, tucking her hair behind her ears.

"I found it inside," Wang Yueshuo nodded.

"But I think you two might be suitable for the roles."

"Yeah, yeah, I think so too!" Kotobuki Tsumugi was a little excited, her clear and bright pupils seemed to light up, "Although Xiaolu doesn't know anything about needlework, she is surprisingly good at sewing buttons, and she is actually very gentle at heart, caring and considerate to everyone, and she is just a little bit tsundere!"

"Huh? Tsundere...Tsundere?" Tianzhong Ritsu was dumbfounded, with an expression as if to say 'are you really talking about me'.

"Mio is the same. Although she gets shy and blushes easily, she is tall, handsome and quiet. This is how the princes in comic books are described!" Kotobuki Tsumugi spoke eloquently and her face flushed like a nympho.

“No no no no no no no... Don’t say that to me!!!!!!” Akiyama Mio turned into a steam princess on the spot, with steam constantly coming out of her head. Her heartbeat accelerated, blood flowed rapidly in her body, and her rosy cheeks added a bit of alluring charm in the sun.

"Well, so is there any kind person who can tell me the details of the play again?"

"This story is very long." Akiyama Mio said with a look of resistance, covering her face with her head.

"Let's make it short." Wang Yueshuo grinned.

........

"One vote for Tachibana-san."

"One vote for Akiyama-san."

"One vote for Akiyama-san."

"One vote for Akiyama-san"

"So, it has been decided that Akiyama Mio will play Romeo in the show [Romeo and Juliet] that Class 2- will perform at the school festival." After reading the last ticket in his hand, the class monitor Manabe Kazu turned around and announced loudly to all the students. Applause and congratulations rang out one after another.

Hirasawa Yui: "Oh! Mio-chan is the protagonist!"

Kotobuki Tsumugi clasped her hands together and said, "Amazing!"

"That's great, Mio." Tianzhong Ritsu put one hand on the back of the seat, smiled and cheered, but turned around and saw that his childhood sweetheart was smiling but motionless. Suddenly, an idea popped up in his mind, and he walked up to her and waved, "Akiyama-san~?"

Akiyama Mio: "....... (Hello, the user you dialed is out of service area)"

"Ah, so he fainted after all."

Tian Zhongli reached out his hand helplessly and shook the girl's body twice.

"Ah... I, I have objection!" Akiyama Mio suddenly woke up, blinked her eyes as if recalling what had just happened, and after two seconds she suddenly raised her arms with a serious expression.

"What's wrong, Akiyama-san?" Manabe blinked without changing his expression, but Akiyama Mio always felt that she seemed to be holding back a laugh. A few drops of cold sweat slid down the girl's forehead. She spoke a little stiffly: "Well... I always feel that it's a bit bad to decide the protagonist by voting, right?"

"But there is no one who has recommended himself or herself?"

"I recommend Ritsu!" Akiyama Mio answered without hesitation.

"Eh?" Tian Zhongli, who was watching the show, was suddenly cueed and was stunned.

Mio Akiyama continued, "She's spirited and brave, and she's been playing wrestling games candidly!"

Tianzhong Ritsu arched his eyebrows and put his hands on his hips in dissatisfaction, "What does this have to do with Romeo?!" He pressed down Mio's struggling shoulders with both hands, and whispered in her ear in a cheering tone, "Really, what on earth is Mio, who is so popular that he even has his own fan club, talking about?"

"You are definitely the best fit!"

"Gu...you have a fan club too!"

"The one formed by Saku doesn't count, doesn't count~ Hehe, and don't you think your name has a strong connection with Romeo? Hmm~" Tianzhong Ritsu stretched out her slender pink fingers and poked her soft and elastic cheek, and added with a smile.

What kind of excuse is this?

Mio Akiyama pushed away Ritsu Tainaka who was trying to make advances on her, feeling both amused and helpless.

"I understand, because Mio and Romeo are compatible, she is the most suitable candidate!!!" Hirasawa Yui, who was thinking with his chin up, suddenly hit his palm and realized it.

“Puchi————” Tianzhong Ritsu laughed.

"It's not funny at all!" Akiyama Mio was so angry that she clenched her fists.

The corners of his mouth trembled slightly, and those light grey eyes revealed a murderous intent, as if telling Lu that if you laugh again, he would kill you. The latter quickly closed his mouth, but the corners of his mouth were still trembling slightly. "It's not a bad thing. I will help you put on makeup that day. How about applying that dark purple eyeshadow?"

"Am I a witch?" Akiyama Mio was dissatisfied.

“Then I took pictures of them all from the front row of the stage.”

"That kind of thing has nothing to do with Romeo!" Akiyama Mio lay weakly on the desk and muttered softly, "It's as if it has nothing to do with me..."

Hirasawa Yui understood again and said loudly: "Ah! If mio-chan is Romeo, then Ritsu-chan is Juliet."

"Eh?" Tianzhong Ritsu's laughter stopped abruptly.

Manabe Kazu on the podium then announced: "Well, Tianzhong-san, the role of Juliet is up to you."

“Hey——!”

"I...I have objection!" This time it was Tianzhong Ritsu's turn to break out in a cold sweat.

Akiyama Mio held up her face, feeling quite happy that "God has eyes, and the wicked will be punished by their own wickedness", and snorted, "You are really hypocritical. Once you get involved, you immediately change your attitude."

"That's not right. How could I possibly play Juliet?" Tianzhong Ritsu was very confused.

"Emmmmmm, there's nothing we can do about it. This is the voting result." Manabe suppressed his smile, waved the ballot in his hand, and answered calmly.

“Oysters oysters oysters!”

"There are many other people who are more suitable to play Juliet than me, right? For example..." Tian Zhongli looked around panically, and the embarrassed and hesitant faces of his classmates flashed before his eyes, and finally fell on the elegant, beautiful and calm eldest lady.

Tianzhong Ritsu's eyes lit up: "Tsumugi-chan, for example!"

Kotobuki Tsumugi shook her head and declined: "Sorry, I'm in charge of the script this time."

"Eh..." Tianzhong Ritsu was lost for a second and then quickly changed his target.

"What about Yilian? She's as cute as a princess."

If the prince blurted out, "No."

"What about Sanhua? Didn't you say you wanted to play a princess?"

Saeki Sanka said as a matter of course: "Yeah, but Romeo is Mio."

"If Mio is Romeo, then Ritsu can only play Juliet."

"Yeah, yeah, you guys are partners, right? Go protect her!"

“Eh heh heh——?”

"Oh, if you don't play dumb, how can anyone complain about you?"

"Hey, hey, hey! What do you want to complain about? Are we performing a crosstalk?!"

Chapter 18: Actually, I'm going to transfer to another school

"Since no one else objects, let's continue deciding on other roles." After watching the show, Manabe returned to his initial composure and gently knocked on the podium twice to attract the students' attention again.

"Completely ignoring us..." Mio and Ritsu sighed in unison.

Manabe smiled and thought for a while: "Well, let me think about it, ah, first of all, the clothes..."

Xiao Zuohe, who was sitting next to the podium and watching, stood up suddenly, raised his arm and said loudly: "Here! I volunteer to be in charge of the costumes!"

Manabe was a little surprised and looked worried: "Huh? But, asking the teacher to do something like this..."

"It's okay, I won't do anything bad." Yamanaka Sawako quickly stepped forward, gently patted the class monitor on the shoulder, and looked at Akiyama Mio and Tianaka Ritsu who were chosen as the protagonists with an unquestionable smile, her smile deep.

No...don't do that!!!

Don’t do that kind of thing————!!!

“Ah! Ah——!”

In front of the girls' eyes, behind Xiao Zuo and the teacher who had a serene smile on their faces, a picture scroll of hell seemed to appear with dark clouds covering the city, demons whispering, and goblins grinning. Xiao Lu and Mio-chan held each other's hands in horror, and shivered and trembled uncontrollably.

........

Wang Yueshuo laughed so hard that he couldn't stop, and the pillow he was holding was flattened by him.

"Sawa-chan, no, it turns out that it was Sawako-sensei who was in charge of the costumes. No wonder." Mochizuki Saku glanced at the person who turned his head away with a half-smile, and then was glared back by Akiyama Mio's cold eyes. He cleared his throat and urged: "Keep talking."

..........

During the lunch break, Azusa Nakano, who was a year younger than them, learned about this. She looked at senior Mio who was squatting in front of the aquarium and staring at the pig. Just from the silhouette, Azusa could see the sadness and numbness in the senior. The girl seemed to be thinking about something.

"Hey... Because Mio-senpai and Ritsu-senpai are going to play Romeo and Juliet, so it turned out like this?"

"That's right!" Kotobuki Tsumugi nodded with a smile.

"But Senior Sister Lu can actually play Juliet, um...how should I put it..."

Nakano Azusa imagined the affectionate look of Senior Ritsu wearing a gorgeous dark blue dress, standing on the observation deck of the castle under the moonlight. "Pfft..." She couldn't help but chuckle with her hands covering her mouth.

"Laugh if you want to." Hearing the sound of his junior schoolmate trying to hold back her laughter, Tian Zhongli raised his eyebrows pitifully and spoke helplessly and regretfully.

"I'm not laughing," Nakano Azusa waved his hands, "just... phew--" Halfway through his words, seeing Senior Lu with tears in his eyes, Nakano Azusa couldn't help laughing again.

"Nakano——————!!!" Tianzhong Ritsu's mouth corners drooped, his breathing became rapid, his slightly rugged chest rose and fell, and a purring sound came from his throat. He looked like a cat with its fur standing on end. With a meow, he rushed up and hugged Nakano Azusa's neck.

"Wow... I'm sorry~ Hahahaha~" Azimiao laughed continuously because of being tickled by Alumiao's 'dragon claw hand'. The young girl's joyful laughter happily echoed in the air, forming a sharp contrast with Tianzhong Ritsu who was sobbing like tears.

"You still dare to laugh?!" Tianzhong Ritsu continued to be angry.

"I'm sorry!" Nakano Azusa smiled and looked at Hirasawa Yui who was eating strawberry cake seriously. He blinked his eyes and asked curiously, "Oh, where is Senior Yui?"

"I'm playing the role of Tree G!" After putting the last piece of strawberry cake into her mouth, Hirasawa Yui suddenly stood up, keeping her hands wide open and announced loudly: "Yes, I'm playing the role of Tree G! It's really difficult to stand still." After saying that, she even patted her shoulders deliberately.