Love? Please allow me to simulate it first!

Hearing this, Nakamura Mine's first reaction was that this should be talking about Yamada Ryo's previous band. He knew that Yamada Ryo had a falling out with the band members because of musical concepts, but he knew nothing about the details. Nakamura Mine himself had never had a similar experience and naturally could not empathize with Yamada Ryo.

But put yourself in their shoes. If the people who joined Yamada Ryo and had the same harmonious relationship with each other as they have now after leaving the band, or even had a bond that was better than that, then it is obvious that an unhappy ending would not be pleasant.

"If I ask you what exactly happened, you probably won't tell me in detail, right?" Nakamura Mine, who has already understood Yamada Ryo's personality, said this, and Yamada Ryo's silence also proved his words.

"In that case, I won't ask anymore, but there is at least one thing I can be sure of, and that is that ending the band will never lead to the same ending." Not sure if it was a psychological effect, but looking at Yamada Ryo who was standing still, Nakamura Mine only felt a sense of loneliness.

"Well, let's go. Hongxia and the others should be here by now." Although his tone was as indifferent as usual, it revealed a sense of distance that made Nakamura Mine very concerned. This also made Nakamura Mine think one thing clearly, but to this day he still doesn't understand Yamada Ryo at all.

He has a expressionless face, loves money and loves spending money even more, is crazy about music, always says things that leave people speechless, but has his own unique gentle side. Nakamura Mine once thought that this was all about Yamada Ryo, but the facts seem not to be the case. Those are indeed Yamada Ryo, but they are not all.

It's not just Yamada Ryo, perhaps it's also the case with Ijichi Kouka, Kita Ikuyo, and even Goto Ichiri.

Nakamura Mine couldn't help but think of the new mode that the simulator had just unlocked not long ago. Due to his lack of understanding of its rules, Nakamura Mine had never really tried it, but now he has the idea to try it, because no matter what the process is, it will definitely allow him to learn more about Yamada Ryo and the past of the other people in the band.

"Oh? Ryo and Afeng, what a rare combination. Did you meet them at the door?" Seeing the two people appear together, Ijichi Kouka showed a somewhat surprised expression, but still greeted them with a smile. Yamada Ryo's previous guess was correct. Except for the two of them, everyone else had already arrived. Kita Ikuyo and Goto Ichiri had even taken out their guitars and started practicing.

"No, I met him at a musical instrument store." Yamada Ryo replied, his tone returning to its previous state.

"Musical instrument store?" Ijichi Hongxia looked at the two of them with some confusion.

"Ah, Feng said today that he wanted to help a club member choose a guitar..." When Goto Ichiri saw Nakamura Feng and Yamada Ryo coming, he stopped what he was doing and told them what he knew.

"What about Liang? He's not going to buy guitars for the members of Afeng's club, is he?"

"No, I wanted to buy it myself, but no one else got it first, so it was a coincidence that I met Afeng." Yamada Ryo gave a general account of what happened, and after that, Hongxia and the others could only exclaim that it was such a coincidence.

After that, there was more than two hours of practice. To be honest, it was really tiring, especially when playing the songs composed by Nakamura Minoru himself. Since there were a lot of keyboard elements, it was the most tiring for him. They actually kept in touch from time to time during these days, but unfortunately the results were not satisfactory. This was certainly due to problems with personal skills and performance, but the main problem was the lack of tacit understanding.

Normally, most of the problems were caused by Goto Ichiri and Kita Ikuyo, but today, surprisingly, even Yamada Ryo and Nakamura Mine, who had cooperated well with Ijichi Kouka in the past, made mistakes from time to time.

"What's wrong with everyone? Why do they all seem out of form?" After taking a sip of air, Ijichi Hongxia asked worriedly. Although she was asking everyone, her eyes were mainly focused on Yamada Ryo and Nakamura Mine. As they were the ones who needed to cooperate with each other the most, they had several incidents of rushing to take photos today, which basically did not happen in the past few days.

Because there is no doubt that, judging from the performance of the team, these two are the ones with the best skills in the band, and logically speaking, they are the ones who should make the least mistakes.

"Sorry, I'm not in good shape today." Nakamura Mine was very clear about how many mistakes he had made today and could only admit his mistakes honestly. During the practice just now, he kept getting distracted and thinking about what Yamada Ryo had said before. Those words made him too concerned and he was always unable to concentrate.

"Me too, sorry..." Yamada Ryo said after she sat down and covered her head with a towel. Although her expression could not be seen at the moment, one could tell from her tone that she was not in a good mood at the moment.

"Ryo-senpai..." Kita Ikuyo looked at Yamada Ryo and Nakamura Mine, who was not sure what he was thinking, with some concern. Goto Ichiri also slightly tightened his hands around the guitar. In her opinion, compared to the two who were just temporarily out of form, her biggest problem was that she had never been in form. Moreover, this was when she was not in front of the audience. If she was on stage, she would probably...

(No! You have to do something! Pochi.)

Goto Ichiri decided in her heart that she must do something about her stage fright, but she couldn't think of any good way for a moment. She almost subconsciously looked in the direction of Nakamura Mine, but after seeing the other person's not-so-good-looking face, she gave up her idea.

(I can’t trouble A-Feng for everything. I’m going to try to do something on my own this time! But, how should I do it?...)

Chapter 122 Difficulties

"Ahem~ Let's stop feeling disappointed. Let's all take a break first. We will have our sister's assessment later..."

"That's not necessary."

Ichichi Hongxia just started to speak to encourage everyone to cheer up, but was interrupted by Ichichi Xingge who leaned against the door without her knowing.

"Huh? What?" The smile that appeared on Ijichi Hongxia's face to encourage everyone had not yet disappeared. She didn't quite understand what her sister was suddenly saying.

"I said there is no need for an assessment anymore. With your current condition and level, I will not let you go on stage." Ijichi Xingge's voice seemed even harsher than usual, and his words stunned everyone present.

"No, what does this mean? Didn't we agree that..." The smile on Ijichi Hongxia's face completely disappeared, and she looked at her sister in a daze.

"We agreed that if you can pass my assessment, I will give you the opportunity to go on stage. However, with your current level, you are not even qualified to take part in the assessment." Ichichi Xingge's words were like a sharp sword piercing everyone's heart. Ichichi Hongxia widened her eyes slightly, pursed her lips, and looked at her sister in disbelief.

In fact, she had expected that no matter what the result of the assessment was, her sister would definitely give them a chance to perform on stage. These past few days, she had been tossing and turning in sleep due to anticipation and anxiety as she was about to have her first live performance.

And her original intention of forming a band was...

"No, sister. Afeng and Liang are just not in good shape today. In fact, they..." Ijichi Hongxia tried to change her sister's mind by explaining. At least she should give them a chance to take the test. She is the captain of the band and the one who founded the band. She must not let the opportunity she had finally obtained disappear inexplicably.

"If they can't even handle their own condition, how can you guarantee that they will be able to perform well once they go on stage? Moreover, do you really think the problem lies with other people? Everyone, including you, has their own problems, like you..." Ijichi Xingge was about to point out everyone's shortcomings when she was interrupted by her sister's sudden outburst.

"Enough! Sister, you idiot! You are almost thirty years old and still have to hug a doll to fall asleep, why are you so arrogant!" Yidi Chi Hongxia said with a rare look of anger. She put down the drumsticks in her hand, walked past her sister angrily, glared at her, and then ran out of the Fanxing store.

"What! What?" She blushed slightly with shame at the sudden revelation of her sister, and at the same time she felt conflicted about Ijichi Hongxia who left in anger.

"Senior Nijixia!" Kita Ikuyo seemed a little anxious when she saw this situation. She and Yamada Ryo looked at each other and then ran in the direction where Nijixia left. Goto Ichiri seemed even more panicked. She looked at the people who left, then at the store manager with a helpless look on his face, and finally saw Nakamura Mine who was still standing there in a daze. In the end, she had to follow them in a hurry.

"Aren't you going to chase after him?" Ijichi Hoshika asked curiously as he looked at Nakamura Mine who was still standing there with no intention of moving.

"Manager, you are unexpectedly cute in private. Do you like dolls?" Nakamura Mine's tone was still very depressed, but he still joked.

"You little brat! It's a pity that you still have the mood to play such a joke on me." Ijichi Xingke was not angry, but just felt speechless. Should she say that Nakamura Mine has a strong ability to bear or is too heartless?

"It's nothing. I just know very well that what you said, manager, is right. With our current level and condition, even if you force your way through the back door and let us perform on stage, there will definitely be no good result in the end. After all, it's better for you, the manager, to be the only one in a bad mood than to be hit much less by the audience's complaints, right?" Nakamura Mine expressed his understanding. He knew very well that Ijichi Hoshika cared about his sister, so he could easily come to this conclusion.

"Hmm!~" Having her inner thoughts exposed to her face, Ijichi Xingge looked away in embarrassment. That was exactly what she thought. Rather than letting her sister have any psychological trauma on her first stage performance, it would be better for her to be a bad person who goes back on her word and let them not rush to go on stage.

"But you could actually put it nicely..." Nakamura Mine couldn't help but complain about the other party's awkward way of expression.

"Stop talking nonsense. Go and tell Hongxia that you can take the test again after you have practiced well. Now just rehearse well." Ijichi Xingge said with a twitch of his mouth, a little embarrassed.

"Wow~ You really don't want your sister to hate you." Nakamura Mine looked at the blushing manager meaningfully.

(She’s almost 30 years old, but she’s still pretty cute…)

"You talk too much! Hurry up and go!" Ijichi Hoshige, who was angry and embarrassed, blasted Nakamura Mine out of the stars.

Through Goto Ichiri's email, Nakamura Mine learned that they were in the nearest park. Nakamura Mine quickly found the people who had surrounded the city and explained Ijichi Hoshika's idea to everyone.

"What? If that's the case, then let's talk about it nicely." After listening to Nakamura Mine's explanation, although Ijichi Hongxia was still a little angry, her originally furrowed brows had relaxed.

"After all, your sister is a proud, proud, proud, proud, and arrogant person." Nakamura Mine's words made Ijichi Hongxia want to laugh a little, but it was a bit inappropriate so she forced herself to hold it back.

"Since that's the case, everyone needs to continue practicing hard, and we must surprise our sister later!" Ichichi Hongxia was no longer angry, but became the energetic Ichichi Hongxia who encouraged everyone again.

"Okay! I will definitely work harder!"

"Ah, me, me too!"

Both Kita Ikuyo and Goto Ichiri expressed their determination immediately.

"About this...Hongxia, I want to take a few days off first." Nakamura Mine said this at this time.

"Hey? What's wrong?" Several people turned their gazes to Nakamura Mine, their eyes full of confusion.

"Well, there are some things that need to be dealt with. I'm not sure how long it will take, but it shouldn't take too long."

Chapter 123 Shoulder to Shoulder

"Did something happen at home?" This was the first thought of everyone except Goto Ichiri. Goto Ichiri, who knew something about Nakamura Mine's family situation, knew that this was impossible.

"Well~ Although that's not the case, it would be a great help if you can think so..." Nakamura Mine was also a little distressed about how to explain. He didn't want to tell such a lie, but he really couldn't find a reason for when. This was also one of the reasons why he had never tried that mode after he had found it. Originally, he planned to talk about it after taking a long vacation, but now he didn't want to wait any longer.

"It seems that it's not so easy to explain the reason. In this case, I won't ask any more questions. I will talk to my sister." Seeing that Nakamura Mine seemed to have some unspeakable secrets, Ijichi Kouka didn't intend to delve into it. She just said a lot of things like don't force yourself no matter what, just like what a mother would say when sending her child on a long journey. Nakamura Mine felt a little helpless after hearing this, as if the maternal love he had been missing since childhood was about to be made up by Ijichi Kouka.

What surprised Nakamura Mine was that Goto Ichiri, who knew that he could not have asked for leave due to family reasons, did not mention this matter on the way home. It was not that he wanted to ask but did not dare to. Nakamura Mine, who observed very carefully, was very sure that Goto Ichiri had no intention of asking at all.

"Don't you want to ask me what I'm going to do?" Before arriving home, Nakamura Mine couldn't help but ask Goto Ichiri this question, because based on his understanding of Goto Ichiri, the other party should be curious but hesitant as to whether to ask, so that his eyes would be darting back and forth between him and other objects all the way.

Although it was good that he didn't have to make up stories to deceive the other party, Nakamura Mine always felt like something was missing, as if the process that should have been followed was suddenly skipped, which made him a little uncomfortable.

"Eh? Well, it must be something that is hard to explain and very important. And I don't think there is any need to ask anything. Anyway, Afeng will definitely solve it well and come back."

Goto Ichiri's words made Nakamura Mine slightly sideways. Looking at the girl's deep blue eyes covered by her long bangs, Nakamura Mine couldn't help but feel that he had asked a stupid question. Although it was not intentional, Nakamura Mine had always subconsciously believed that he was ahead of Goto Ichiri, and always believed that he was the one in the lead, but at this moment he clearly realized that this was not the case.

They have been walking side by side for a long time, even...

"Haha~ Pochi, your words just now scored very high~" Nakamura Mine patted Goto Ichiri's head with a smile. He has become more and more skilled in this action recently.

"Eh? Huh?" As if he didn't understand the meaning of Nakamura Mine's words, Goto Ichiri just looked up in confusion at Nakamura Mine who suddenly became very happy.

(Ah, is there something funny about what I just said that I didn’t realize? Is it a joke that scored high?)

"Ahaha~ Ha~ That's a pretty good joke~ Haha~" Goto Ichiri tried hard to act like he was amused by himself, but his expression was too stiff and his words were really nonsensical, causing Nakamura Mine to be really amused this time. He tried hard to suppress his laughter but his shaking shoulders completely betrayed him. In the end, he couldn't help laughing out loud and couldn't help rubbing the other person's head.

(Well, it feels great.)

However, what the two of them didn't know was that this scene was seen by Michiyo Goto, who had just returned from buying groceries.

The mother's eyes suddenly lit up, and she took a short cut with brisk steps and rushed back home first. Then she smiled and said to her husband who was watching TV with her little daughter:

"Red beans and rice tonight."

"Eh?"

"Okay~"

That night, when he was sending Goto Ichiri home, he was inexplicably dragged in and treated well. Nakamura Mine couldn't help but sigh in his heart again that the people of the Goto family were really warm and welcoming. It was just that Goto Jiri kept pestering him to play with him, which made Nakamura Mine a little distressed. Although he always dealt with it by telling stories, the child would make a fuss and not let him leave before he finished telling a story.

And the only one who can suppress her every time is Aunt Goto Michiyo, the hostess of the Goto family. In Nakamura Mine's view, the food chain of their family is: one, Goto Michiyo; two, Goto Nisato; three, Goto Ichisato and Jimmy Henry, and finally the male owner Uncle Goto Naoki.

However, when he told Goto Ichiri about his idea, her answer was that she had no virtue to be on par with Lord Jimmy Henry. Nakamura Mine was speechless, but also felt a little sad for Goto Ichiri because she did not deny that her father was ranked last.

On the second day, Nakamura Mine opened the simulation interface and saw the newly added "Past Simulation" mode, but he did not click on it directly. It was not that he did not want to, but he had other things he needed to do today.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Nakamura Mine rang the doorbell of the Nakano family.

"You're here, is this Mr. Nakamura?" The doorbell came with a voice that Nakamura Mine was not particularly familiar with, but it was not difficult to judge that this was the student he was about to teach.

"Well, it's obviously a holiday, but you get up quite early." Nakamura Mine joked. In fact, if he didn't have something to do, on weekends he would basically go back to sleep if the time shown on his mobile phone was less than twelve o'clock after he opened his eyes.

Although he had agreed to tutor for five hours on the weekend, Nakano Himeko had not specified a specific start time for the class. Although it was a bit late to say this when he had already arrived at the door, perhaps he should wait until after lunch.

"No, it's natural to get up at this time." As the voice rang out, Nakano Azusa's figure emerged from behind the door. Nakamura Mine took a closer look and could tell that the other party had gotten up early and had taken care of his clothes and washed up. Nakamura Mine couldn't help but sigh that the gap between people was really huge. At least Nakamura Mine could be sure that a certain creature in their club that didn't have a musical instrument was definitely like him and would never leave the bed until it was time for "lunch". Nakamura Mine trusted Hirasawa Yui very much on this point.

Chapter 124: First Class and Preparation

However, it does not rule out the possibility that Nakano Azusa knew that I would come today and therefore got up early. But no matter what, Nakamura Mine does not dislike the other party's serious personality.

The process of teaching Nakano Azusa went much smoother than Nakamura Mine had imagined. Nakamura Mine had heard of many guitarists who couldn't even read musical notation, but that was not the case with Nakano Azusa. It was rather that Nakano Azusa had been influenced by his parents since childhood, and his knowledge of music theory was actually very rich. Although he knew that this was not realistic, Nakamura Mine really hoped that teaching Hirazawa Yui guitar would go as smoothly as this in the future. Although the simulation always said that Hirazawa Yui was very talented in guitar, her performance these days always made Nakamura Mine doubt this.

"Teacher Nakamura has a pair of enviable hands." As soon as Nakamura Feng demonstrated, Nakano Azusa couldn't help but sigh. The slender fingers moved between the black and white keys, making Nakano Azusa feel like he was appreciating some kind of work of art.

"Ah, I've heard other people say that before, but Nakano, your hands are small like a baby's and very cute." Nakamura Mine said this because Akiyama Mio seemed to mind when she was told that she had big hands, so he thought that if he complimented a girl on her small hands, she would be happy, right?

But that was not the case.

"It's not that small!" Nakano Azusa's strong resistance made Nakamura Mine realize that girls really can't be generalized.

The time spent teaching others passed unexpectedly quickly, and two hours had gone by before I knew it.

"It's almost time to take a break. Nakano, how are you going to have lunch?" Putting down the music score in his hand, Nakamura Mine asked Nakano Azusa who was still trying to adapt to the piano.

"Yeah, but I usually order takeout..."

"Takeout? How can that be possible? It's expensive and there's no guarantee that it's clean. There should be some food in your refrigerator, right?" Nakamura Mine asked eagerly. Having lived alone for many years, he naturally has some cooking skills, but he didn't feel a sense of accomplishment when cooking for himself, so he seldom cooked.

"Eh? I think so...but are you planning to cook for me yourself, Mr. Nakamura?"

"That's what I thought, if you don't mind me using your kitchen utensils."

"That's no problem, but I'm afraid it's too much trouble for you." Nakano Azusa said politely, but in fact she said this out of disbelief in Nakamura Minoru's cooking skills.

"Looking at your expression, I know you are definitely doubting whether I can do it well."

"This..." Nakano Azusa's eyes became vague. What Nakamura Mine said just now was true, but Nakano Azusa felt a little guilty about being exposed in front of him. However, after seeing Nakamura Mine who had already opened the refrigerator and started searching for food, this little bit of embarrassment disappeared of course.

"Let me help too!" Nakano Azusa also ran forward to help. Although she had never cooked herself, it would be no problem if she just helped out.

Half an hour later, looking at the several tempting dishes on the table, Nakano Azusa couldn't help but applaud in admiration, although to be honest, these dishes were also her contribution.

"Okay, okay, don't be polite, just treat this as your own home." After putting the last dish of stir-fried vegetables away, Nakamura Mine took the lead and said to Nakano Azusa.

"This is my home, Mr. Nakamura."

Looking at Nakano Azusa, who was obviously speechless about what he said but still answered him seriously, Nakamura Mine felt a little amused. It seemed that he didn't seem to have such a strict and well-behaved friend around him.

After dinner, Nakano Azusa took the initiative to take on the task of washing the dishes, and Nakamura Mine was happy about it. Although he didn't hate cooking, he found it troublesome to wash the dishes after washing them.

The afternoon classes continued to go very smoothly, although Nakano Azusa was still not used to the operation mode of the piano, which was inevitable.

"Come to think of it, Nakano, you should be pretty good at playing the guitar, having been practicing since childhood, right?" Nakamura Mine's sudden question made Nakano Azusa stop what he was doing.

"No, it's just an average level." Although he said this, Nakamura Mine noticed the confidence in Nakano Azusa's eyes, and immediately understood that the other party's guitar level was at least far better than his current level. However, he didn't know how it compared to Goto Ichiri. Well... Nakamura Mine felt that the latter might be better in terms of technology, but in terms of relevant knowledge, Nakano Azusa, who came from a musical family, definitely had more.

“How modest.”

"No, I'm still far from that."