Love? Please allow me to simulate it first!

"That's true. Last time, just by listening to Nakamura-san's composition, I felt that it would be an amazing work." Kita Ikuyo also showed an expectant expression at the right time.

"Stop talking. Who will be responsible if I get too proud of myself again?" Nakamura Mine is now a little allergic to being praised.

"It's time to let him go." Yamada Ryo's voice immediately made everyone else keep quiet.

Similarly, the song was finished in less than four minutes, and what was different from the previous one was that in this audio, Yamada Ryo himself sang the lyrics.

"Huh? What is this? So amazing!" Ijichi Hongxia looked up at the others blankly. If the previous "Guitar, Loneliness and Blue Planet" surprised her, then this song written and composed by Nakamura Minoru and rearranged by Yamada Ryo completely exceeded her expectations.

"Really! Even I know this is an amazing song! And Ryo-senpai's singing is super beautiful!" Kita Ikuyo was also surprised, while Goto Ichiri kept nodding his head.

"How is it?" Yamada Ryo saw that Nakamura Mine had been keeping his head down and had not expressed his opinion, and somehow he asked this question.

Nakamura Mine lowered his head and placed his hands on Yamada Ryo's shoulders, then with a laugh he suddenly looked up at the somewhat nervous Yamada Ryo.

"That's it!" Nakamura Mine said as he withdrew his hands and clenched them tightly.

"This is exactly what I want! Liang! You are such a capable kid!" Nakamura Mine could hardly hide his excitement. Although it was not completed independently, this was his first song in this world. How could he not be excited?

"Thank you for the compliment, but Afeng, you are younger than me, right?" Yamada Ryo gave the bold junior a relatively gentle hand knife as a punishment.

"Sorry, sorry, but it's only a one-year age difference. You don't need to take it too seriously, right?"

"A one-year age gap is still a difference. Come on, call me sister." No one knew what was going on in his mind, but Yamada Ryo suddenly touched Nakamura Mine's head and asked.

"Go away." Nakamura Mine slapped away Yamada Ryo's hand that was on his head and said unhappily.

After his hand was slapped away, Yamada Ryo suddenly held his forehead with his hand and acted as if he was dizzy.

"I barely had a good rest these past two days because of the music arrangement, and now I feel dizzy..."

"You, you just said that you did it easily!" Nakamura Mine would naturally not believe Yamada Ryo's nonsense. Although the first half of her words might not be a lie, it didn't make her look like she was in danger.

"I was just being stubborn. You won't be able to survive in society if you can't even notice this, Feng." Yamada Ryo admitted honestly.

"You're quite willing to admit it when it benefits you!"

"Wow~ Why does it feel like your relationship has suddenly become a lot better?" Ijichi Kouka squinted her eyes and looked at the two people who were interacting so naturally. It's not that their relationship was bad before, but the bickering between Yamada Ryo and Nakamura Mine just now was too natural.

(Was their relationship so good before?)

"Indeed." Goto Ichiri looked at the two of them and nodded in agreement. She had a similar feeling as Ijichi Kouka, but compared to Ijichi Kouka who seemed more like gossiping, Goto Ichiri looked at the two of them and felt a tightness in her chest for some reason. This was an unfamiliar feeling for her.

(Ah, is he sick? Then can I take a day off from school or work tomorrow?)

Goto Ichiri suddenly began to think about the feasibility of taking a leave of absence.

"Nakamura-kun is so cunning, and so is Goto-kun. Why are they all getting closer and closer to Ryo-senpai without realizing it!? I was the first one to get to know Ryo-senpai!" Kita Ikuyo felt a little aggrieved. It was obviously her first!

"Be good~" Yamada Ryo comforted the shocked Kita Ikuyo by patting her head like she was treating an animal.

"You can really have a comforting effect by doing this...Okay, just pretend I didn't say anything." Nakamura Mine was about to complain about Yamada Ryo's way of comforting people like treating a puppy, but he was slapped in the face by Kita Ikuyo, who looked very happy.

(Is this the power of idols?)

Nakamura Mine didn't quite understand.

"Well, do you want to practice a little? It's only a few days before we go on stage, right?" Nakamura Mine felt itchy. After all, he had just heard music that completely met his expectations, so naturally he couldn't calm down.

"I'd like to do the same, but my sister might..." Ijichi Hongxia looked at the time on the clock and was about to reject the proposal with some embarrassment, but the next moment she saw something flying over.

The thing was grabbed by the quick-eyed and quick-handed Nakamura Mine, and when he opened it, it turned out to be a bunch of keys with several cute little dolls hanging on the key ring.

"Keys?" Looking at the long string of jingling keys in his hand, he spread them out in front of everyone with some confusion.

"Remember to turn off all the lights. Humph, I'm too lazy to lock the door today. Hongxia, I'll go back and rest first." Just when everyone looked a little confused, the voice of Ijichi Xingge was heard from the door of the lounge. After she finished speaking, she stretched with her back to everyone, and then walked straight towards the door.

The few of them looked at each other in bewilderment, and then the next moment they understood the situation and couldn't help but burst out laughing. Nakamura Mine even shouted to Ijichi Hoshika who hadn't walked far away:

"The store manager is kind and beautiful and always young!"

"Don't try that, little brat. I won't give you a raise!"

"Thank you, sister."

When he heard that it was his sister who was thanking him, Yijichi Xingge just waved his hand to indicate that you’re welcome.

"If the store manager wasn't such a tsundere, he would have been married long ago." Nakamura Mine dared to speak only after seeing Ijichi Hoshika disappear from his sight.

"Although I can't refute what you said, Afeng, please don't say this in front of your sister, otherwise I don't know what will happen." Yidizhi Hongxia laughed awkwardly. As a younger sister, she was a little worried about her sister who was beautiful and rich but had no luck with men. After all, she was almost 30 years old and had never been in a relationship...

After giving Ijichi Kouka a look that said "Of course I want to live two more days", Nakamura Mine went to tinker with the keyboard. The others also quickly took out their instruments. After all, although they had obtained Ijichi Hoshika's permission, it was already getting late, and in order to prevent their families from worrying, it was better to finish the practice as soon as possible.

About an hour later, everyone ended the practice with a phone call from Kita Ikuyo's home.

When leaving, it was not a big deal for Yamada Ryo since his home was very close, but Nakamura Mine felt that it was a little unsafe to let Kita Ikuyo walk back alone after ten o'clock, so he and Goto Ichiri sent her to a place near her home first.

"That's all, Goto-san, Nakamura-san, thank you." Kita Ikuyo trotted to the front, then turned around and said to Nakamura Mine and Goto Ichiri with a smile.

"I just gave you a ride on the way. There's nothing to thank me for, right? Pochi." Nakamura Mine waved his hand to indicate that this kind of thing didn't matter at all.

"Yeah." Goto Ichiri also nodded in approval.

"No, although I'm grateful for this, it's not just this. I'm really grateful for everything." Kita Ikuyo's already cute face looked even more special under the moonlight, but what she said made Nakamura Mine and Goto Ichiri a little confused.

"Um, you mean everything? Oh, you mean about teaching guitar? That's basically taught by Pochi, you just need to thank her." Nakamura Mine felt that he should have found the correct answer, but he didn't want to be directly denied by Kita Ikuyo who shook her head.

"It's not just this, there are many other things I really want to thank you for."

"So what do you mean by 'a lot'?" Nakamura Mine looked blankly and confusedly at Kita Ikuyo who was smiling brightly in front of him, and Goto Ichiri had a similar expression.

"Teacher Nakamura is so smart, why don't you guess it yourself?" After saying that, Kita Ikuyo smiled, turned around, walked briskly, and gradually disappeared into the night.

Nakamura Mine and Goto Ichiri stood there in a daze for half a minute before Nakamura Mine spoke to break the silence.

"Pochi, is this the so-called 'JK language' that is unique to Japanese high school girls?" Nakamura Mine asked Goto Ichiri with a thoughtful look on his face.

It’s a pity that although Goto Ichiri is a real high school girl, she is not well versed in this area, so she cannot accurately answer Nakamura Mine’s question.

But she thought that if the words she said were incomprehensible to others, it was the so-called "JK language", then it seemed that she could do it. Okay! Next time, she would try to use this new skill to make friends for the first time in school!

Goto Ichiri made a decision in her heart. After all, in her opinion, Kita Ikuyo is a role model for real people, so as long as she can imitate one percent of her, it should be enough for her to survive in the cruel world of high school students.

Great! Come on! You can do it!

However, Kita Ikuyo, who had already arrived at her home, did not rush to open the door or ring the doorbell. Instead, she clasped her hands together at her chest, closed her eyes, took a deep breath, then opened her eyes again and patted her cheeks.

"I also have to work harder not to hold everyone back."

Kita Ikuyo finished talking to herself before opening the door to her house. She had actually realized it a long time ago. Ryo-senpai, no, maybe even Ijichi-senpai, they all knew that they actually had no guitar experience at all, because it was obvious, wasn't it? They were a band but they never forced themselves to participate in group practice. Today proved this point even more. During practice, she clearly made so many mistakes that only beginners would make, but no one said much.

So she knew, needless to say, that everyone was accommodating her. If anything unexpected happened after the band's debut performance, it would most likely be her. But everyone was still just tolerant of her, and she had to do her best to respond to this tolerance.

"How is it, Pochi? You're about to go on stage to perform. Are you nervous?" On the way home, Nakamura Mine asked Goto Ichiri who was walking beside him.

"Hmm..." Goto Ichiri easily admitted it. She didn't know since when, she no longer needed to hide her behavior when she was alone with Nakamura Minoru. Perhaps it was because no matter how she tried to hide it, Nakamura Minoru would see through it at a glance.

"Me too. I was shaking with nervousness when I thought about performing in front of so many people."

Nakamura Mine's words surprised Goto Ichiri. She turned around and saw Nakamura Mine's overly tense face under the light of the street lamp. Looking at Nakamura Mine like this, Goto Ichiri suddenly felt that she was not so scared about the stage that would be watched by many people. After all, even if she was afraid, she was not bearing it alone, right?

"It would be nice if this first performance goes well."

"Ah."

Chapter 117 Partner

"Hmm~ Buy a guitar." Nakamura Mine unconsciously stirred the black tea in the cup with a spoon, listening to what others were talking about.

"Well, let's go and accompany Wei on our day off. Do you all have time?" Tian Zhongli asked everyone.

"I'm OK."

"me too."

Akiyama Mio and Kotobuki Tsumugi agreed without much thought, so all eyes were focused on Nakamura Mine, the only one who had not yet made a decision.

Nakamura Mine naturally wanted to go along, but his schedule was indeed quite full this week.

After thinking for a while, Nakamura Mine looked up and spoke to the few people.

"I'll be fine until Saturday afternoon."

The band has rehearsal after Saturday afternoon, and they also need to pass the assessment of Ijichi Hoshige. If they pass the assessment, they will need to perform in the Starry Night on Sunday night, and they will have to go to Nakano's house to tutor during the day.

Although it is true that he is very busy, Nakamura Mine surprisingly does not find it a bother. Instead, he is looking forward to it more and more. In the past, he would lie in bed during his holidays and even forget to eat. Anyway, he is very satisfied with his current life.

"Great, it's a deal then." Everyone seemed very happy to hear Nakamura Mine's answer. After all, buying a guitar didn't require a whole day.

"Hum~Hum~Guitar~My guitar~" In a good mood, Hirasawa Yui began to hum an unknown tune. Seeing her like this, the others all smiled knowingly, including Nakamura Mine. They were all in almost the same state before they were about to get their first musical instrument.

"By the way, Wei, this is for you." After drinking the black tea in the cup, Nakamura Mine took out two books about the same size as textbooks from his schoolbag and placed them in front of Hirasawa Wei.

"This is a book that teaches basic music theory and guitar. You can take a look at it when you get home."

"Huh? Do I need to read books to learn guitar?" Hirasawa Yui's interested look disappeared in an instant, and she stared blankly at the two books in front of her.

"Of course, at least you have to understand the structure of the guitar and learn to read music scores first, right?" Looking at Hirasawa Yui's resistance, which was exactly as he expected, Nakamura Mine found it funny but did not intend to let her go.

"Hey~ But~"

"It's useless to talk more."

Seeing that her coquettish attitude towards Nakamura Mine had no effect, Hirasawa Yui cast a pitiful look towards her other teacher.

"I'm sorry, Wei, but Feng is right. It will be difficult for us to teach you if you don't even have the most basic knowledge." Akiyama Mio gave Hirasawa Wei a helpless look. After all, this is a journey that everyone must go through.

"Okay then..." Although Hirasawa Yui really wanted to avoid reading, she also knew that it was for her own good, so she could only open the two books in front of her with a sad face.

Three minutes later...

"He fell asleep."

"Yeah, I fell asleep for sure."

"You slept soundly. Did you have a sweet dream?"

"Although the result was expected, even I didn't expect the process to be so short." Nakamura Mine looked speechlessly at Hirasawa Yui, whose face could only be seen on half side.

"Could it be because he was too tired from classes? He did feel the pressure suddenly after entering high school." Kotobuki Tsumugi poured a cup of tea for Nakamura Mine and made a positive guess.

"Thank you, but Tsumugi, your guess is 100% impossible, because I sit right behind this guy and I know very well that during class, this guy is either daydreaming about playing with stationery or drawing on his textbooks. I think she is the most relaxed one in the class besides me." Taking a sip of the still hot black tea, Nakamura Mine denied Kotobuki Tsumugi's overly kind guess.

"Hehe, is, is that so..." Upon hearing this, even Kotobuki Tsumugi, who had always maintained a gentle smile, couldn't help but have a stiff expression.

(Is this really okay?)

"But, Feng, what you just said was besides you, right? So are you even more lazy than this guy during class? Tell the truth, what were you doing during class?" Tian Zhongli was very good at asking the key points, but there was a hint of expectation for people of the same kind in her eyes.

(Studying and such can be done before the exam, and Mio is here, so it’s no problem at all!)

"Me? Well~ I just made good use of the time that would have been wasted, like getting more sleep or trying to write lyrics and compose music." Nakamura Mineyou blew on the hot tea in the cup and took a sip.

(Well, the temperature is just right, the aroma is rich and mellow, the taste is smooth, it tastes like money.)

"Hey, hey, how can you do this! As the leader of the light music club, I'm happy that you are so passionate about music, but you can't let it affect your studies!" Tianzhong Ritsu pointed a spoon in the direction of Nakamura Mine with a righteous look.

"Wow~ Since you can say such a thing, it means that I no longer need to help you watch over the teacher when you doze off in class, right?" Akiyama Mio bluntly exposed the bright and dignified image of the minister that her friend had just tried to establish.

"I'm sorry, Lady Mio. I was too arrogant just now!" For the sake of her future sleep quality in class, Tianzhong Ritsu shamelessly begged for mercy.

"Hehe~" Looking at the interaction between the two, Kotobuki Tsumugi couldn't help but laugh.

"You two have a really good relationship. It's always so enviable to have friends who can play together without any scruples." Kotobuki Tsumugi did not hide the admiration in her eyes.

Akiyama Mio and Tiananaka Ritsu looked at each other. It was probably the first time someone said this to them in person, and they both looked a little embarrassed.

"There's no need to be so envious." Nakamura Mine's voice sounded at the side. He looked at Kotobuki Tsumugi, who was hiding a lonely look under her smile, and guessed roughly what she was feeling.

Given her family background, it would be hard for her to find friends who would genuinely interact with her without any mixed interests, right?

"Anyway, we are all members of the same club now. Although we have only known each other for two days, it may seem a bit cheeky if I say we are already friends, but we still have three years to get along with each other in the future. I think it is not that difficult to become friends who can rely on each other. I have been feeling this way more and more recently. Moreover, I feel that our compatibility in the light music club is still very good. Don't you think so?"

Nakamura Mine's remarks made Kotobuki Tsumugi stunned at first, and then she showed the most heartwarming smile so far.

"Yeah! I think so too!"