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

"No." Liang answered without hesitation.

"Then... why do you have the key to this store?"

Yili subconsciously opened her eyes wide and looked at her classmate Liang, who was dressed neatly in a suit and tie. A horrifying thought appeared in her messy mind like bubbles popping out of a Coke cup.

Could it be that Ryo stole the key to this store? Goto Ichiri thought.

Although it is very immoral, it is inexplicably reasonable when applied to Liang.

Sensing the fearful gaze coming from Yili, Liang narrowed his eyes slightly, and the corners of his lips naturally curved upwards to form an alluring arc, as if to tell the girl: "You are right~"

"...horrible--"

Goto Ichiri swallowed his saliva, huddled behind Hongxia, and felt at ease, "This is still the place for me."

"Liang, don't scare Yili." Hong Xia touched Yili's head and explained:

"The store manager is Liang's cousin. Later, she returned to her hometown to inherit the family property, and this place became abandoned. I originally wanted to rent it out, but because Liang was rolling on the ground acting cute, I sold the store to her."

"Yes, that's right." Yamada Ryo nodded and added, "The layout of the coffee book bar is very trendy. I like it very much, so I wanted to go in and take promotional photos."

"So what do we do now...?"

"It's okay. I learned how to pick locks to avoid this kind of problem." Liang rolled up his sleeves and showed a confident expression. As soon as he finished speaking, he took out a thin wire from his pocket.

"...You didn't take the key, but you did take the wire...It's hard to doubt that you didn't do it on purpose." Seeing this scene, Goto Ichiri, dumbfounded, complained.

"Hey~"

"Don't act cute at a time like this!"

Even Hong Xia couldn't bear it anymore. She covered her forehead and gave her childhood friend a speechless look.

"Well, let's find another place."

Liang felt a little sad and put the wire back into his pocket listlessly.

"The steps, the wire fence, in front of the plants, and then the park. These are the classic scenes for poor bands to take promotional photos." Hong Xia counted on her fingers, thinking carefully.

"Ah... when I walked over here just now, I saw over there... a very smelly wall." The female voice coming from behind gave Hong Xia a startle.

Turning around, I saw Pochi-chan taking two steps back, looking a little panicked, her finger pointing at the alley next to her.

"Well done, Bochi!" Hongxia praised generously.

"Hehe... I'm glad it helps everyone... QWQ"

We did find a "very interesting" wall in Yili. From the yellowing and cracking marks, it is not difficult to tell what kind of ups and downs this once snow-white wall has gone through.

Despite this, there are lovely, vibrant graffiti of towering trees painted on the wall, and the lush, real leaves leaning down from the other side of the wall seem to be climbing on the graffiti, blocking out the sun and providing a shade for pedestrians under the tree.

Yamada Ryo extended his fingers fondly and gently rubbed the lines and raised wrinkles on it. He looked at Ichiri and praised, "Pochi found a very good place."

"Yes, yes! It has a band atmosphere!" Kitaro clapped his hands happily while sitting on a wooden chair under the shade of a tree.

“I’m going to take a photo~”

5 seconds later, Hong Xia, who was fiddling with the camera, said thoughtfully:

"The individual personalities of the members do come through, but there's no sense of a band."

Yangguang smiled, leaning slightly towards everyone, looked at Liang coldly as if with contempt, put his arms around Liang's neck, winked at himself on the screen, and... lowered his head, about to slip out of the camera.

"Yili, you are about to leave the camera. Let's get closer next time." Hong Xia reminded.

"Okay... okay." Little Pochi slowly moved to Liang's side, and straightened his back helplessly.

"Band feeling... Then imitate my expression. I am the model of band people."

"Sometimes... I'm really angry about where your confidence comes from." Hong Xia looked at the cold-faced beauty with a flat tone.

"Like Senior Liang, are we all going to have gloomy faces and contemptuous expressions?" Kita thought for a moment and said helplessly, "Then we won't look like a band, but more like bad students who are out for a fight. Are we filming a passionate high school?"

"...It feels like I'm at a wake." Ichiri took a breath.

"But Kita is always cute no matter how he's photographed~" Hongxia flipped through the photos and was pleasantly surprised to find that no matter from which angle Kita was photographed, even with a grim face, he continued to exude a lovely glow.

"Ah... maybe it's because I often post photos on Instagram. Look." Kita handed the phone to Hongxia and Ichiri.

Looking at the photo wall that seemed to fully release the brilliance of the present, Hong Xia gave a thumbs up:

"Wow! As expected of the Minister of Internet Social Networking!"

"I fell to the ground seriously injured!"

Goto Ichiri covered his heart, staggered a few steps and fell to the ground. His body kept shaking weakly, as if he was in a state of near death.

"I... I am the Shiko snake from Shimokitazawa. I crawl, I crawl, I crawl~ Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle, gurgle..."

"It's over! Goto-san started talking nonsense! I heard that people will suddenly talk nonsense before they die. Could it be... Goto-san!!! Don't die!!!"

"Ah, that kind of thing is normal. Pochi-chan always says weird things." Hongxia turned a blind eye and continued to refresh Kita's photo wall.

I went on a trip with friends during the holidays, ate crepes with classmates on the way home from school, and went to an amusement park not long ago. There were the screaming roller coasters, the romantic Ferris wheel covered with lights at night, the starry performance hall and cashier counter under the blurred lights, the super cute maid outfit, the guitar that Mochizuki had given her before, and the cold sleeping on the table.

And... Wang Yueshuo, who lowered his eyebrows and gently plucked the strings of the zither.

“Hey, when was this photo taken?”

Hongxia looked at the boy in the photo and couldn't help falling into deep thought.

The boy's dark black hair was like that of a crow, and his gray-brown eyes were crystal clear with a faint sheen, so clear that one could almost see the reflection of the guitar in his arms. His face was indifferent, and his fair and rosy skin seemed covered with a veil in the gentle morning light, causing one's eyes to uncontrollably follow his cheeks and neck to the final destination - the fair and delicate collarbone that could feed fish.

Although the simple white shirt failed to fully show the boy's muscular lines, it did show the youthfulness unique to youth. He seemed to be the white moonlight that always appeared in the hearts of girls during their school days, gentle as jade.

The slender straight legs, wearing black thin pants, were crossed and sat on the steps of the wooden floor. On the thighs, leaning against the boy's arms, was a vintage white guitar. He seemed to be holding his beloved, and his white, knuckle-marked hands gently plucked the strings.

Is this a new form of Mochizuki that I have never seen before? !

Hongxia raised her head in astonishment and looked at Kita who was shaking for a mile, with a strange look in her eyes.

"There's actually a photo of Mochizuki?" Liang's eyes lit up as he held his chin up. "Can we submit Mochizuki's photo to the Tokyo Handsome Guys TOP list to attract traffic to our band?"

"You can release a photo bonus, and after selling 100 copies, you can produce audio for females! You can customize the plot for a reward of 2 yen!" Sadly, Ryo Yamada has become a prisoner of money.

"What, Brother Shuo?"

When he heard the name of Mochizuki Saku, Ichiri, who was in a state of panic, came back to his senses instantly. With the support of Kita, he also saw the boy's stunning beauty at the age of 18.

"Hey, hey, Kita, when did you secretly take the photo of Mochizuki?"

"Secretly photographed? I didn't secretly photograph it." Kita shook his head and explained, "I took the photo last week when Senior Mochizuki was teaching me how to play the piano. I specifically asked him after I took the photo, and I uploaded it to the photo wall only after he agreed."

Although Kita explained calmly, the blush on her cheeks completely exposed the girl's shyness.

"I understand a young girl's love affair." Yamada Ryo nodded in approval.

"Since even such a popular person likes this photo of Mochizuki, then all the rich ladies and beautiful girls in Tokyo, no, in the whole Neon area will buy it in large quantities." Liang's lips curled up in an evil smile and he commented with a business perspective.

"Hehehe——I've already imagined myself sleeping in a swimming pool full of Fukuzawa Yukichi. Ah, it hurts——"

"If you really want to release a photo bonus, you should also tell Mochizuki about it."

Yamada Ryo, who had not yet fully imagined it, was interrupted by a knife from his childhood friend. He complained and muttered, "If Mochizuki knew that I wanted to use his photos to make money, he would definitely not agree, goo."

"So you knew it too." Hong Xia was speechless.

"Kita-san is really good at taking photos... He has perfectly displayed Saku-san's charm..." Ichiri stared blankly at the boy in the photo. He had a handsome face and gentle eyes as if he was looking at a lover. If it was a boy like this, women of all ages would be moved by him.

"Ah, Pochi-chan and Mochizuki have known each other for so long, they should have taken a photo together, right?" Hongxia returned the phone to Kita and asked curiously.

"Ah... yes, but not many... not as good as the ones taken by Kita. I'm not very good at taking photos..." Ichiri replied weakly.

"Then, let's take another photo together that highlights our girlish charms?" Hongxia patted the dust off her skirt, "Pochi-chan is so cute, it would be a shame not to show it."

"Yes, cute girls can also attract traffic to the band." Liang nodded in agreement.

"What move do you think is better?"

"Hmm..." Kita thought about it, and suddenly an idea came to him:

"By the way, how about taking a picture of the jump?"

"jump?"

“It turns out very cute, and it’s easy to show everyone’s true colors.”

"What a great idea! Kita is a photo genius!"

"An expert once said that animations with jumping in the opening credits are all great animations. In other words, wouldn't it be possible to become a great band if we took promotional photos of jumping?"

Then, four beautiful girls, each with their own unique charm, jumped at the same time. With a crisp "click" sound, the girls' expressions and emotions remained forever in this moment.

The girls linked their fingers, Kita leaned against Pochi enthusiastically, one hand around Pochi's arm, and made the classic scissors hand sign with the other hand; Ichiri, who was sandwiched between Hongxia and Kita, had both her hands held by them, her fair face with a blush of shyness, and a slight smile; Hongxia leaned sideways, her red eyes full of longing for the future, and she joyfully showed her eight white teeth; the blue-haired girl chose the leftmost position among the crowd, and under the influence of the atmosphere, she, who usually had a cold face, had a slight curve at the corner of her mouth.

The girls' dresses fluttered and they looked shy.

.......

The promotional photos were taken and the gathering ended.

"My dream of becoming a popular band has taken another step forward~"

"The ending band is about to start speeding up!"

"Okay! Then the next goal is to hold a concert in the summer (tbd)! Then release a demo record (tbd), and finally release the first album in the winter (tbd), to end this year perfectly!"

"We want to become a super popular rock band rising from Shimokitazawa!"

Hongxia looked around and raised her right hand excitedly. Congratulations! The band has made its grand debut!

"Nothing is settled yet..." Kita pointed out with a smile.

"Haha, that's true. I haven't even finished writing the song..." Hong Xia suddenly felt depressed and let out an awkward laugh.

“Yabai!————composed...lyrics....ahahaha~”

Goto Ichiri's expression twisted instantly, and the smile on his face gradually collapsed.

"The composition and lyrics of the song depend on the efforts of Xiaobochi and Liang. Hey, where's Liang?" Hongxia looked around but there was no sign of the blue-haired girl.

"It disappeared when I wasn't paying attention. Could it be that you know magic?"

"There shouldn't be such strange things as disappearing out of thin air in the normal world... Oh, she is really too casual." Hong Xia sighed worriedly.

"Well, thank you all for today, disband!"

"By the way, Pochi-chan, don't worry too much about the lyrics. Our next performance should be next month, so you still have plenty of time to write~"

"Ah... ok, okay."

Goto Ichiri sat alone under the shade of a tree, looking at the lyrics book in his hand, sighed, and muttered in confusion:

"I feel like the longer I wait, the harder it will be to write lyrics. If people are disappointed after reading it and the response is mediocre, then...if they encourage me out of consideration for my feelings...then I will be even more..."

She rubbed her head and let out a low whine.

Ps:

Chapter 4: Falling Cherry Blossoms, Fan Club and Gifts (k

April 26th, Sunday.

At the end of April, more than half of Tokyo's cherry blossoms had fallen. In fact, they had been falling intermittently since the 16th, and the white petals were pink and fell to the ground like residual snow.

A wisp of morning breeze carried a few petals of broken cherry blossoms, which swirled leisurely in the air. Wang Yueshuo raised his palm, and the cherry blossoms, which still retained a faint fragrance, fell into his palm.

"Did you know that the speed at which cherry blossoms fall is 5 centimeters per second..."

"How should I walk towards you so that our two hearts can be closer?"

Jojima and Murahiko witnessed this scene with sorrow, looked at each other deeply, and recited the two famous lines in a rhythmic manner as if they were performing an opera. As soon as they finished speaking, they smiled at each other in tacit understanding, and at the same time took a cherry blossom petal from Mochizuki Saku's hand and sighed.

"..."

Wang Yueshuo watched the performance of the two people quietly, with a look of disgust on his face. He glanced at the three petals left in his palm and felt inexplicably angry:

"Ugh, what kind of Nantong art are you two doing? It's so disgusting, I want to vomit, ugh--"

He took out a piece of toilet paper from his pocket, wiped the corner of his mouth deliberately, and sneered:

"Have you forgotten that this is the way to school?"

Jojima & Murasaki: “!!!”