Love? Please allow me to simulate it first!

Ritsu Tainanaka was knocked to the ground by a punch from Mio Akiyama. It seemed that she was beaten especially often today.

"How can that be possible! Give me something closer."

"I was just talking..." Tian Zhongli squatted on the ground with a wronged look on his face, rubbing his two index fingers against each other.

"I'm sorry, Nakamura-san. Ritsu is easily carried away by success. You should focus on the tutoring stuff first." Akiyama Mio said apologetically to Nakamura Mine.

"Well, see you tomorrow, Ritsu Tainaka, Akiyama, and Miss Kotobuki." After saying that, Nakamura Mine left the music classroom.

"Miss?" Akiyama Mio and the standing Tianzhong Ritsu turned their heads in confusion and looked at the smiling Kotobuki Tsumugi.

In fact, Kotobuki Tsumugi was also very confused as to why Nakamura Mine called her that. After all, she was very sure that this was the first time she had met him. When she was in junior high school, she also attended a private girls' junior high school. There should be no one in this school who was familiar with her. She argued with her father for a long time before getting permission to attend high school here.

"Kotobuki-san, did you know Nakamura-san before?" Akiyama Mio asked doubtfully. Nakamura-san wouldn't call a girl he just met "Miss" for no reason, right?

"Well... she does have the feeling of a young lady..." Tiananaka Ritsu couldn't help but comment as she looked at Kotobuki Tsumugi's dignified appearance. In fact, Akiyama Mio thought the same in her heart.

With her beautiful long golden hair, big eyes, fair skin and that impeccable gentle smile, Kotobuki Tsumugi really does give off the feeling of a young lady who has walked out of a fairy tale.

"I guess he doesn't know her." Kotobuki Tsumugi said with certainty.

"Well~ Maybe that guy thinks you have this kind of temperament and that's why he calls you that. By the way, are you really the daughter of a wealthy family?" Tianzhong Ritsu found a reason that seemed reasonable to him and let the matter go, but he still confirmed it again in the end.

"No, I'm very ordinary." Kotobuki Tsumugi replied with a smile.

"But your appearance is definitely not ordinary..." Tianzhong Ritsu looked up and down at Kotobuki Tsumugi's noble aura that couldn't be concealed even by her school uniform.

"Very ordinary." Kotobuki Tsumugi emphasized the word ordinary again.

Such a firm denial makes people feel suspicious...

Akiyama Mio and Tiananaka Ritsu both had the same idea in their minds.

"Mio, could it be that the members we recruited are all extraordinary people?" Tianzhong Ritsu leaned close to Akiyama Mio and whispered.

"Yeah..." Akiyama Mio also nodded in agreement.

On the other hand, Nakamura Mine received a call from Ijichi Kouka just after he left school. As he expected, the call was asking him the real reason for his leave. Nakamura Mine did not hide anything from Ijichi Kouka and told her the truth directly. After learning that Nakamura Mine would only go for half a day on the weekend, Ijichi Kouka naturally had no objection and just encouraged him to cheer up without bringing up the topic again.

After hanging up the phone, Nakamura Mine started looking for the address given by Yamanaka Sawako. This place was not too far from their school, and Nakamura Mine was not a person with a poor sense of direction. Following the navigation on his mobile phone, Nakamura Mine quickly arrived at the other party's door.

"Wow~ a wealthy family." Looking at the two-story residential house with a yard in front of him, Nakamura Mine couldn't help but sigh. He estimated that this house should be about twice as big as the Goto family's.

Without rushing to ring the doorbell, Nakamura Mine first dialed the landline number left on the note.

The phone rang for about ten seconds before it was connected, and a slightly childish girl's voice came from the phone.

"Hello, who are you?"

"Hello, I'm the piano tutor introduced by teacher Sawako Yamanaka. Is it convenient for me to open the door now?" Hearing the other person's voice, Nakamura Mine could probably guess that this person was most likely the one he needed to teach. Judging from the voice, the other person should be younger than himself, but he didn't know his exact age, whether he was in elementary school or junior high school.

"Oh, okay, please wait a moment." The very polite voice made Nakamura Mine feel that the other person should be a good kid even though he hadn't met him yet.

Soon, a petite girl with twin ponytails walked out of the gate. Judging from her school uniform, she should be a student of a nearby middle school. However, from her appearance, Nakamura Mine felt that she should have just entered junior high school.

"Sorry for the long wait." The girl with twin ponytails bowed to Nakamura Mine before opening the railing and motioning for Nakamura Mine to come in.

"No." Nakamura Mine felt a little awkward hearing such a little girl speak to him so formally, and he had no choice but to try to remain polite in his response.

Chapter 105 Nakano Azusa

"My mother should be back soon. Please sit here and wait for a while." The girl led Nakamura Mine to the sofa in the living room and said.

"Hmm..." Nakamura Mine replied reluctantly. He was really shocked by the wall of vinyl records in front of him, as well as the many professional-grade musical instruments and equipment, which made Nakamura Mine swallow his saliva.

These things combined are probably worth more than this house...

Nakamura Mine admitted that he was envious. Although strictly speaking he had only just started to get involved in music, one of his strengths was that he would not be afraid to put in the effort once he had set his mind to something. During this period of time, he had learned a lot of common sense and theories about music through various means such as books and mobile phones. Therefore, he could roughly estimate how luxurious it was to have all these things displayed in this house.

This is definitely a professional in the music industry...

Nakamura Mine made this judgment without much thought. After all, who would be so enthusiastic as to buy so many professional-grade things if they were not professionals? Not to mention other things, just the books filled with records would cost an unknown amount of money.

Nakamura Mine, who was originally full of confidence, now became a little nervous. Originally, he just thought that he just needed to come here to teach a child the basics of piano, but now it seems that it may not be that simple. If the other party talks to him about some professional knowledge, he is really afraid that he will show his weakness.

"Are your father and mother in the music industry?" Nakamura Mine asked the girl tentatively.

"Well, they all work in a jazz band." The girl answered honestly. It wasn't just Nakamura Mine who was observing the situation at their home. She was actually also looking at Nakamura Mine. She heard yesterday that a piano teacher who was only one year older than her would come to their home today. She herself didn't look down on him just because he was young, but her mother seemed very dissatisfied with this.

In fact, her mother is also very proficient in piano, but her parents have been too busy with work recently and have no time to teach her. Originally, she was only interested in guitar, but recently her parents seem to have unanimously agreed that she cannot only play one instrument, so she chose the piano, the king of instruments. In fact, it was mainly because she felt that there was a seemingly expensive piano in her family but no one used it, so she felt it was a bit of a waste and seemed a bit pitiful.

According to the teacher who introduced Nakamura Mine, it seemed that the person in front of them was a very talented genius in piano. However, her mother said that she had never heard of such a person in recent years, so her mother insisted on taking time out to test the specific level of the boy in front of them.

She didn't intend to comment on this. Even if Nakamura Mine failed to pass her mother's test, it would not have any impact on her.

As for her first impression of Nakamura Mine...

He is very tall and handsome, but seems a little dull. After all, Nakamura Mine has been staring at the walls and display cabinets since he came to the living room, which always gives her the impression that he is not very smart.

"Um...it's Mr. Nakamura, right?" the girl said after handing a cup of hot water to Nakamura Feng.

"Yes, I'm Nakamura Mine."

"Ah, her name is Nakano Azusa. Judging from her school uniform, Teacher Nakamura is a student of Sakuragaoka, right? In fact, this is also the high school I'm going to attend." Although Nakamura Mine may not necessarily become her teacher, Nakano Azusa still plans to get a little familiar with this reserve piano teacher first. She's also curious about the high school she's going to apply to in the future.

"Well, I'm from Sakuragaoka... Hmm? What did you say your name was just now?" The more Nakamura Mineko thought about the name Nakano Azusa, the more familiar it became. He stared blankly at the girl with twin ponytails in front of him.

Azusa Nakano, Azusa Nakano? Azusa Nakano!

"Um, it's Nakano Azusa, um... is there any problem with this?" Nakano Azusa looked at the reserve teacher in front of him whose eyes became even duller, and felt that the other person seemed even duller.

Is this person okay?

It was somewhat rude of her to have such a suspicion.

What a big problem!

Nakamura Mine shouted in his heart, his name is Nakano Azusa, and his high school aspiration is Sakura High School. No matter how you think about it, he must be the only junior in the future light music club, right? He was wondering why the surname Nakano was so familiar, so this is the reason!

Or come back to the point that you are already in the third grade! ?

It's no wonder that Nakamura Mine thought so. Originally, Tiananaka Ritsu and Ijichi Kouka were considered shorter among the girls of the same age he knew. But although Nakano Azusa was younger than the other two, she did look much more petite.

He is definitely less than 1.5 meters tall, right?

Nakamura Mine also thought so in his heart, which was very rude.

"No, it's a very good name." Nakamura Mine didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing to meet a junior from the light music club in advance, but no matter what, this was actually their first meeting. As a senior, he couldn't leave a bad impression. If the junior chose not to join the light music club because they hated him, wouldn't he be committing a great sin?

"Thank you." Although he felt that the other party definitely did not think so just now, Nakano Azusa still thanked him politely.

"But since Nakano you said that your choice of high school is ours, do you want to ask me about something about Sakuragaoka?" Nakamura Mine expressed his guess.

"Well, actually I wanted to ask Mr. Nakamura if there are any good musical instrument clubs in your school. I have actually been practicing guitar since I was a child, so I would like to join a suitable club when the time comes." Nakano Azusa subconsciously wanted to call him senior, but thinking that the other party might become her teacher first, she changed her mind.

"I see." Nakamura Mine took a sip of the slightly hot tea. He naturally remembered that Nakano Azusa was very good at playing the guitar, but since he had never seen it with his own eyes, he didn't know what level he had reached. But it couldn't be that he was better than Goto Ichiri, right?

"Actually... the jazz research department of Sakuragaoka High School is very good, and they have a full range of equipment..." Nakamura Mine suddenly changed the subject and his tone became serious.

"but!"

Nakano Azusa felt a sense of urgency and also sat up straight.

"But if we talk about the most popular music club in Sakuragaoka High School, it must be the Light Music Club!" Nakamura Mine lied sincerely. He would never tell the other party that the Light Music Club was facing the crisis of being disbanded an hour ago.

Chapter 106 Interview

"So that's why I'm here. The light music club?" Nakano Azusa thought seriously. With parents working in a jazz band, she naturally had a good impression of the jazz research club. But as a guitarist, the light music club seemed to be a good choice as well.

"The light music club is great. It has sufficient funding, strong strength, and participates in many extracurricular activities every year! And more..." Nakamura Mine was praising the light music club in various ways without any reason.

Nakano Azusa was very excited at first, but the more she listened, the more she felt something was wrong. Finally, after listening to Nakamura Mine saying that the light music club had high-end refreshments every day and could choose many seaside villas for training every year, she couldn't help but interrupt him.

"Well... although I don't want to think about it this way, but... Mr. Nakamura, you are not a member of the light music club, right?" Nakamura Mine narrowed his eyes and stared at Nakamura Mine suspiciously.

Nakamura Mine, who was originally talking, suddenly lost his words. Feeling a little uncomfortable with the suspicious gaze, he quickly changed the subject.

"Speaking of which, Nakano, have you ever learned piano before?"

"Your way of changing the subject is too awkward, Mr. Nakamura." Nakano Azusa had no intention of letting the other party go.

"Your home is really cool, haha."

"Thanks for the compliment, but you haven't answered my question yet."

Tsk, this kid is really hard to deal with...

"I'm sorry, I'm a member of the light music club, and what I said just now was basically a lie." Seeing that he couldn't get away with it any longer, Nakamura Mine had no choice but to simply bow his head and admit his mistake.

"As expected." This result was not beyond Nakano Azusa's expectations at all. After all, what happened just now was not at the level of a high school club. It's better to say that most professional bands don't have such luxury.

"Ah, but the last one is true." Nakamura Mine tried to make amends, and he was not wrong. The light music club did have free tea and movies every day, and they did go to a villa by the sea for a camping trip during the summer vacation.

"Teacher Nakamura!" Seeing that the other party still wanted to deceive him, Nakano Azusa's tone became a little heavier.

"Yes, I'm very sorry." Nakamura Mine realized that the other party would definitely not believe him, so he had to admit defeat again. Having said that, although the girl in front of him looked petite, she looked quite fierce when she was angry. Well... a bit like a cat with its fur standing on end.

"Haha, I always feel that you, Nakano, are more like a teacher in this way." Nakamura Mine said with some amusement.

After hearing what Nakamura Mine said, Nakano Azusa realized that she might have been too strong in front of her senior, so she quickly apologized:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Nakamura, I might have been a little too arrogant just now..."

"No, there's no such thing. I was the one who said some unrealistic things. But since you're a guitarist, the light music club is indeed suitable for you." Nakamura Mine felt that Nakano Azusa seemed to be a little too serious. She even needed to apologize for this. In comparison, he felt more comfortable with the way he got along with Tianzhong Ritsu.

"Eh? Why do you know I'm a guitarist, Mr. Nakamura?"

Nakano Azusa's stunned expression made Nakamura Mine realize that he had let the cat out of the bag again. He quickly looked around, but unfortunately did not find any guitar, so his claim that he made the guess based on seeing the instrument was not valid.

"Actually, I feel that you have the temperament of a guitarist, Nakano." Nakamura used the same trick he used to fool Akiyama Mio, but unfortunately he failed to fool her this time.

"Please don't say such things to deceive children!"

"You have to keep it a secret for me, Nakano Azusa. I am actually a person with super powers!"

"Excuse me, but that kind of thing is impossible." Nakano Azusa said angrily with a slight pout. She felt that the person in front of her was a complete liar and nothing he said was true.

Is this person really some piano genius?

Nakano Azusa became more and more suspicious.

Just when the situation was at a complete stalemate, the clear sound of a door opening and closing came from the entrance.

"Xiao Zi, this is Nakamura...teacher?"

Along with the questioning voice came a beautiful woman who was only a few centimeters taller than Nakano Azusa and had long black hair like a waterfall. Just looking at her appearance, Nakamura Mine couldn't tell whether she was Nakano Azusa's sister or mother.

"Hello, I'm Nakamura Mine. I was recommended by teacher Yamanaka Sawako." No matter what the other party's identity was, he was his employer after all. Nakamura Mine quickly stood up and introduced himself respectfully.

Seeing Nakamura Mine's relatively polite answer, the other party nodded slightly in her heart, and the dissatisfaction that originally caused her because her husband found a piano teacher who had just entered high school for her daughter was slightly alleviated.

At least he's a polite kid.

"Well, please sit down. I heard that you have been learning piano since you were a child but have never participated in any competition? Can I ask the reason?" As soon as Nakano's mother sat down opposite Nakamura Mine, next to her daughter, she began to interrogate her.

"Well, because I'm not interested in that kind of rigid scoring method. In comparison, I prefer to face the audience directly who are here just to enjoy the music." Nakamura Mine answered half-truthfully. It was completely within his expectation that the other party would ask him this question, so he didn't hesitate when answering. These were the answers he had thought of in advance.

"There will be many audiences at the competition who come just to enjoy the music, and their musical literacy is generally higher. I know you are in a rock band outside of school, right? Haha, with the band and school, I have to wonder if you really have the energy to be a good piano tutor on the side."

The other party's sharp words made Nakamura Mine frown slightly, but he soon relaxed again. Instead, Nakano Azusa secretly tugged at her mother's clothes. She felt that her mother's words were a bit too harsh no matter how you put it. However, she still glanced at Nakamura Mine with some curiosity, who had no expression on his face.

It turns out that he has his own band outside of school...

Compared to her mother Nakano, she knew that Nakamura Mine seemed to have joined the school's light music club. Although her mother's tone was a bit harsh, she actually felt that the other party had too much to do. Can one person really take care of so many things at the same time?

"Can't answer? Then..." Seeing that Nakamura Mine remained silent, Nakano's mother was about to get up and leave. She had only taken time out of her busy schedule to investigate Nakamura Mine. Now that the other party couldn't even answer her questions, there was no need for her to stay any longer.

Chapter 107: Investigation from Nakano's Mother

"Please wait a moment, Nakano..." Nakamura Mine didn't know how to address the other person for a moment. Although he felt from the tone that the other party should be Nakano Azusa's mother, but seeing her and Nakano Azusa sitting together like a pair of sisters made him unsure.

"I'm Xiaozi's mother." Only the mother guessed the reason why Nakamura Feng was hesitant to speak. There was no way, it was not just Nakamura Feng. When she took Nakano Azusa out, they were often mistaken for a pair of sisters, no matter how mature she dressed. In the past two years, she cared a lot about it, but as she has increasingly felt that she is no longer young, her mentality has changed. After all, being mistaken for younger is better than looking older.

"Excuse me, Aunt Nakano. I want to first state that although I have band activities outside of school, it has not affected my school grades. Although my liberal arts grades are not ideal, I have been working hard to catch up. As for science, although I may be a little self-boasting when I say this, I basically rarely lose points."

Nakamura Mine's words made Nakano's mother raise her eyebrows slightly. She certainly wouldn't be so idle as to investigate Nakamura Mine's academic performance. The matter of forming a band outside of school was just something she accidentally heard from Yamanaka Sawako. However, she believed that Nakamura Mine would not lie about something that could not stand up to scrutiny.