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

[Kita Ikuyo: Yeah, that’s okay, let’s think about it slowly. It’s still a long time before winter break, so we have plenty of time to plan!]

[Goto Ichiri: Thank you Kita-san for inviting me out today. I am really happy to play with you guys today. I should be more motivated to practice the piano starting tomorrow! (⊙v⊙)]

[Kita Ikuyo: Really? That’s great! As long as it helps Pochi-chan! (★ ω ★)]

[Kita Ikuyo: Let’s spend the new semester happily together!]

Goto Ichiri let out a long breath, feeling relieved. She put away her phone and walked forward step by step, following the wall. Compared with her usual hesitation, the girl who had played hard all day was particularly energetic, with her crystal clear almond eyes faintly shining. She raised a small fist to her cheek and said proudly and encouragingly: "Keep going, I, Goto Ichiri, am the best!"

Let the memories of this summer keep me going until the winter vacation.

...........

"I am back."

“Welcome back~”

Mochizuki Saku changed into slippers and was stunned for two seconds when he saw Mochizuki Rin appearing in front of him.

Her long black hair was neatly combed into a high ponytail at the back of her head, and there were a few beads of sweat on her fair, oval face. The one-shoulder white camisole perfectly highlighted the girl's delicate shoulders and collarbones. Her long, beautiful legs under the deliberately distressed aqua blue denim shorts were like two straight white jade pillars, and her cute little feet were wearing two plastic slippers. I guess the crackling sound just now was coming from them hitting the floor.

But...the above are not the most important. What surprised Mochizuki Saku most was————

Mochizuki Rin, who has never done housework, actually wore a pink and white apron!

Wang Yueshuo took a deep breath and then typed three question marks?

who are you?

Where is my lazy and greedy sister?

Did you take her away?

"What are you standing there for? Come in." Mochizuki Rin frowned when she saw the stupid brother suddenly standing still at the entrance.

"Oh."

"Then you can rest on the sofa for a while. I'll go back to the kitchen to help Sister Mio." The little girl said something to him and ran into the kitchen without stopping. She looked quite anxious.

Mochizuki Saku finally understood why his lazy sister was so diligent today. It turned out that her future sister-in-law Akiyama Mio had come. The boy nodded and said, "Okay, go and do your thing."

Of course, having said that, Mochizuki Saku drank a sip of water on the sofa and then strolled into the kitchen, wanting to see what delicious food Chef Akiyama Mio had prepared.

"Go away, if you have nothing to do, go back to the living room and lie down to watch TV. Don't get in the way here." Hearing the voice, Mochizuki Rin turned around to glance at Mochizuki Shuo who was looking around, scolded him in annoyance, and pushed the boy out the door with her wrist.

"Hey, hey, I'm just curious about what's for dinner tonight." Wang Yueshuo quickly defended himself and said disdainfully: "If it's a dish I can cook, then I can help, right? At least it's better than a silly girl like you who knows nothing, right?"

"What do you mean? You look down on me, right?" Mochizuki Rin was unhappy and said angrily with his cheeks puffed up.

"Okay, okay, okay." Wang Yueshuo said casually.

"There aren't many vegetables in your refrigerator, so I planned to make stir-fried lettuce, fried meatballs and tempura. The rice and miso soup are also cooked in the pot. We can eat in ten minutes." Akiyama Mio was used to the noisy appearance of the two siblings, so she turned a blind eye and continued to fry the prawns coated with egg batter one by one in peanut oil at about 180 degrees.

After thinking for a while, she finally turned around and told Mochizuki Rin: "Please help me get three small plates to hold the seasonings. Well, add a small amount of sugar and grated radish to the dried fish juice, soy sauce, and dried shrimp juice and mix them evenly."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mochizuki Rin went to prepare the condiment dish.

After frying the tempura, Akiyama Mio glanced at Mochizuki Saku who was walking towards her with a smile on his face, and rolled her eyes at him.

Mochizuki Saku nonchalantly put his arm around Akiyama Mio's waist from behind, resting his chin on the girl's shoulder, sniffing the faint scent of green oranges in the girl's hair, and grinned, "When did you come? Why didn't you tell me?"

"I came here two hours ago. Rin-chan said you were out so I stayed at your house for a while. And then she said she was bored at home alone so I played games with her for a while and then forgot about it."

Akiyama Mio pushed Mochizuki Shuo because she felt too hot, but when she saw that she couldn't push him away, she just gave up.

"After we finished playing games, it was already past five o'clock. It was time to make dinner. Rin-chan doesn't really know how to cook, so I was worried that she would just eat some frozen food to fill her stomach, which would make her sick easily. So I came in to make dinner."

"I see." Wang Yueshuo nodded, blinked his eyes and asked, "Then are you going back tonight?"

"Of course I'll go back." Akiyama Mio answered as a matter of course. She poked Mochizuki Saku's forehead with amusement, "Why, do you want me to stay with you overnight?" The girl's hair tickled the boy's cheek. Mochizuki Saku pretended to be pitiful: "I'm afraid of the dark, I need Sister Mio to sleep with me QAQ..."

"Ugh, so disgusting." Akiyama Mio looked at Mochizuki Saku's pretentious expression, spat in disgust, and got goosebumps.

"? Why? You're the only one allowed to act cute, but I'm not allowed to act coquettish, right?"

"You're a grown man, why are you acting like a spoiled brat? It's really disgusting. Can you please not do it next time?"

"Okay, okay, you haven't told me why you called me here yet." Wang Yueshuo rationally changed the subject.

"I have written the lyrics for the new song for the after-school tea party, and I would like to ask you to help me with the arrangement."

"Oh?" When talking about the new song of Akiyama Mio and her band, Mochizuki Saku was no longer sleepy.

"Finish dinner first, and then go to your room. I brought the lyrics book." Seeing that Mochizuki Saku was easily whetted, Akiyama Mio smiled with satisfaction.

"If I don't come back tonight, won't your trip be in vain?"

Chapter 51: It’s my home turf!

After dinner, time passed quickly and it was seven o'clock in the evening.

Akiyama Mio made three servings of coffee, picked up two cups, tiptoed up to the second floor, and gently pushed open the bedroom door that was not closed tightly with her elbow.

"I've read the lyrics, and it's Mio's usual style, soft, cute, and sweet. It's also very suitable for the bright, lively, and energetic feeling of after-school tea time."

Smelling the rich aroma of coffee suddenly appearing in the air, Mochizuki Shuo put down the lyrics book in his hand, took the coffee handed to him by the black-haired beauty, and took a sip.

"Have you chosen a title for the song?" Wang Yueshuo suddenly asked.

"Ah, well, I've thought about it, let's call it ぴゅあぴゅあはート (Pure Heart)." Akiyama Mio nodded, and leisurely sat on Mochizuki Saku's lap, as comfortable as at home. The cool chiffon shorts and the warm and smooth white thighs pressed against the boy's loose black casual pants, not only the visual contrast effect was significant, but also the touch was excellent, making Mochizuki Saku feel like he was holding a flawless jade in his arms.

Well, you are worthy of me. You fit my stereotype of Akiyama Mio very well.

Wang Yueshuo nodded secretly.

"How was dinner today? Is it to your liking?" Mio Akiyama snuggled in the boy's arms and sipped hot coffee. The aroma was rich, and the mellow plum sourness lingered smoothly in her mouth.

"It's delicious." Although it was just an ordinary home-cooked dish, Akiyama Mio's superb cooking skills still firmly grasped Mochizuki Saku's tongue and heart. Mochizuki Saku smiled and whispered in her ear: "It is a great blessing in my life to be able to eat the delicious dishes made by Mio-chan herself."

"If I had known you were back, I would have cooked some Chinese food that you like very much." Akiyama Mio leaned in his arms, feeling the boy's warm breath and the hot arms around her waist. Her small ears gradually turned a few cherry pink. She had no choice but to avoid the question and patted the boy's hand as if complaining.

"Definitely next time." Wang Yueshuo stroked the girl's head, playing with her long black hair that was as soft as a waterfall, and grabbed a small strand of hair to tickle her delicate cheek.

"So do you have any particular Chinese food that you like? Mapo tofu?"

Hearing the name, Wang Yueshuo subconsciously thought of the strawberry mapo tofu he had seen online before. It was a dish made by stir-frying frozen strawberries with Sichuan peppercorns. He immediately felt a chill and waved his hands quickly, "No, no, I don't have any tofu at home. And for making mapo tofu, it's best to use fresh tender tofu, which has a soft, smooth texture and absorbs the flavor quickly."

Akiyama Mio thought about it and suggested: "Then I will go shopping with you next time."

Wang Yueshuo readily agreed.

"School is about to start. Summer vacation lasts more than a month, but it feels like time has passed so quickly and it's over in the blink of an eye." Akiyama Mio sighed.

"Good times are always short. When we feel happy and satisfied, we often ignore the passage of time. Wouldn't it be better to think this way? In fact, many good things happened in your summer vacation. They made you happy and made you subconsciously ignore the time."

"What kind of chicken soup for the soul?"

Akiyama Mio tilted her head back and hit the boy's chest with the back of her head in a funny way.

"Okay, okay, our Mio-chan is already an adult. She doesn't need to drink a big bowl of chicken soup when she's sad and depressed." Mochizuki Saku put one arm around the girl's delicate waist and took a big sip of coffee with the other hand. "Oh, by the way, do you want to drink chicken soup? It's very good for your body, very nourishing~"

"Are you okay?" Akiyama Mio was speechless. She put down her coffee cup, turned around and looked at Mochizuki Saku, who was thinking of one thing after another, as if he was an idiot. Then her face suddenly turned red as if she thought of something. Soon, the sunset outside the window that disappeared not long ago seemed to appear on her cheek. She pouted and nudged the boy's chest with her elbow.

"Hey, why did you hit me? That's what you thought, I didn't say it!" Wang Yueshuo had a sly smile on his face.

"Well, what do you mean? You... want it?" Akiyama Mio could feel some changes in the boy behind her, and the sunset glow on her face became deeper, like the blush after being drunk.

The cold and innocent face was now flushed with rosy cheeks and blurred eyes. A single glance made Wang Yueshuo forget everything: who I was, where I was, what I was going to do, nothing mattered anymore. The only important thing was the charming girl in front of him.

"It's no use even if you want it! You're going out on a date with other girls behind my back, right?!"

Akiyama Mio turned her head, and the figure of Mochizuki Shuo was reflected in her clear almond-shaped eyes. She suppressed the devil in her heart, and pursed her lips into a sly smile, revealing some of her white teeth, making the girl look even more playful and cute.

"Uh...how...did you know that?" Wang Yueshuo scratched his face awkwardly.

"Guess what? I won't tell you. Humph, do you really think I'm a little girl who doesn't know anything?" Akiyama Mio snorted twice, crossed her arms, raised her chin, and the graceful lines of her swan neck were more prominent. "I'm not as easy to fool as Ichiri. Don't try to get anything out of me."

".......Rin told you?" Mochizuki Saku first thought of her own leaky cotton-padded jacket. Judging from her daily habit of often cheating on her brother, it was very likely.

"No." Akiyama Mio shook her head and spread her hands helplessly: "I think you can trust Rin-chan a little more. When I came, she even made excuses for you. Alas, that cute and kind little girl has become unlovable. It must be all because of you, a big bad guy!"

"Hey, hey, hey, don't slander someone's innocence out of thin air!" Wang Yueshuo wanted to slam the table, but the girl's plump and tender touch had already made him unable to suppress his vigorous momentum. His handsome face turned slightly red, and he didn't know whether it was because of the "rumors and slander" or the shyness of the physiological reaction.

"Okay, okay~ I'm sorry, I slandered you. Master Mochizuki is the most handsome~" Akiyama Mio answered perfunctorily. Her insincere tone and usual easy-going attitude made her look like an old couple.

"Speak nicely and don't be sarcastic. Did you learn this from Lu Xue?" Wang Yueshuo frowned and slapped the girl's fair thigh. The touch of his palm bouncing back from the thigh skin was round and plump, which almost made him linger on it.

"How is it? My thighs feel good to touch, right?" Akiyama Mio felt the boy's large palms wandering on her thighs. Her breathing became heavier. She could feel his active heartbeat like a drum coming from behind. The girl looked back at her with seductive eyes, and her white teeth gently bit her rosy lower lip.

Episode 52: New Semester (Resurrection!)

The long summer vacation passed in a flash, and the beautiful memories remained in the past forever.

September, the beginning of school, arrives quietly for the young boys and girls.

Goto Ichiri held his sore calf with a look of despair on his face.

"It hurts so much... I feel like I'm dying..."

"Ichiri~ It's morning, I'm coming in?" Goto Michiyo opened the bedroom door and looked at the brown quilt rising and falling. Goto Ichiri, who only had his head sticking out, looked like a pink hammer snake wriggling inside. She sighed helplessly, propped the door with one hand and put her other hand on her waist, and reminded:

"Why are you still sleeping? You're going to be late for school at the beginning of the new semester."

"I'm not feeling well, so I need to take a leave of absence today..." Goto Ichiri was barely breathing and raised one hand half-dead.

"Ichiri, you don't want to go to school so you make up an excuse again." Goto Miyoko held her forehead with her hand. She was almost tired of hearing this reason for asking for leave.

"No... no..." Goto Ichiri wanted to cry but had no tears. He wanted to say something to explain something. His slender and thick eyelashes trembled slightly, and a trace of panic flashed in his watery eyes. He clenched his little pink fists hidden in the quilt, "My whole... my muscles are sore, I can't move..."

"Come on~ Erli, help your sister get up."

"good----"

“Woof woof——”

As soon as Goto Miyoko finished her words, Goto Ichiri's head was covered by two shadows, one big and one small, and she couldn't help but shiver.

"Ah no....I can get up by myself..."

The sunny little devil Goto Jiri tilted his head and said with a smile:

"Eh? It's okay, Erli, help your sister who's lying in bed get up!"

"Wang Wang!"

"Ah, Jimmy Hen! Stop licking my face!"

.........

"Xiao Shuo, is your hair too long?" At the Wangyue family's house, Wangyue's mother frowned as she looked at Wangyue Shuo, who was drinking porridge from a bowl in front of her.

"Ah... maybe a little..." Hearing his mother's question, Wang Yueshuo, pretending to be well-behaved, put down his bowl of porridge, raised his head and smiled embarrassedly.

"Oh, it's not just a dot. Look at your bangs, they're almost covering your ears! The same goes for your bangs. Do they have to grow so long that they cover your big eyes?" Mrs. Mochizuki put down her chopsticks, frowned, and looked at her son, whose hair on his forehead had already covered his eyes, and said dissatisfiedly.

"It fits my stereotype of band members." Mochizuki Rin also complained.

"Band?" Madam Mochizuki grasped the key word. Her narrow and long phoenix eyes, full of majesty, narrowed slightly. She stared at the increasingly embarrassed Madam Mochizuki Shuo. Her fingers tapped on the porcelain table, making a crisp sound: "Xiao Shuo, have you formed a band? What's the name of the band? How many people are there? Men and women?" Madam Mochizuki interrogated like a police officer in a routine interrogation.

"Ah..." Mochizuki Saku nodded and said frankly, "Yes, I formed a rock band with a classmate who plays musical instruments. The name is [End Band]. There are currently five people in the band, including me."

"Oh?" After listening to Mochizuki Saku's story, Mrs. Mochizuki held her chin with her hand and looked at the boy opposite with interest: "I remember when you were playing the electric guitar before, didn't you say that you didn't want to form a band?"

"Ahem... things are unpredictable." Mochizuki Saku really didn't expect his mother to still remember things from his elementary school days. He cleared his throat and defended himself calmly, "There are too many variables in this world. It was the me of the past who didn't want to form a band, not the me of today. Now I have a new understanding."

"I...have not only joined the band, but I also want to make this band better and better and create brilliance."

"Oh, really." Mrs. Mochizuki smiled and asked, "The End of the Band...Are all the members of the band male?"

"Um, no, except me, all of them are girls." Wang Yueshuo scratched his face awkwardly.

Mochizuki Rin showed a gloating smile.

Here it comes, this is what I've been waiting for!

She has been looking forward to this moment for a long time!

Mrs. Mochizuki showed an ambiguous expression just as she expected, and burst into laughter.

Before Mochizuki Saku could explain, Madam Mochizuki continued, "You are the only male in a band of five?"

"Yes."