Love? Please allow me to simulate it first!

"Why is Tsumugi like this too——!"

That night, Akiyama Mio couldn't sleep all night. She tossed and turned in bed with her pillow in her arms, but she couldn't fall asleep. Whenever she closed her eyes, she thought of Nakamura Mine's invitation in the afternoon and what Tainaka Ritsu and Kotobuki Tsumugi said.

In the morning, Akiyama Mio received a message from Nakamura Mine.

[Come directly to the entrance of the karaoke bar at 2 o'clock. I will pick you up then.]

Akiyama Mio sat up from the bed and looked at the time. It was not yet eight o'clock. She heard her mother calling her to eat outside the door. She quickly ran to the bathroom to wash up. Looking at herself in the mirror, she looked very listless. After washing her face, she leaned close to the mirror and was relieved to see that she had no obvious dark circles. After tidying up her messy hair, she went downstairs for breakfast at her mother's urging again.

"Mio, are you worried about something?" Looking at his daughter who was staring at the plate but didn't pick up her chopsticks, Akiyama Mio's father couldn't help but ask with concern.

"Just! Just ordinary friends!" Faced with her father's sudden question, Akiyama Mio said the above words without thinking. After she realized what she had said, Akiyama Mio opened her mouth and showed an expression of disbelief.

(What am I talking about!!)

"Mio..." The originally calm expression of Akiyama Mio's father gradually froze. He looked seriously at his daughter, whom he had raised as a treasure since childhood, and his brows involuntarily frowned.

“Who is the other party?

"Who! No one! What happened just now doesn't count. I didn't sleep well last night. What happened just now doesn't count!" Akiyama Mio hurriedly finished the breakfast on the plate and returned to her room. It was rare to see her act so unladylike.

(I didn’t sleep well last night… Why didn’t I sleep well last night? Did I chat with someone on the phone until dawn?! Or did I have a dream about some hateful brat!!?? Unforgivable!!!)

Lost in his own imagination, Akiyama Mio's father's expression became more and more terrifying, and he only returned to normal after his wife spoke.

"If you don't want to eat, I can save the effort of making one portion of breakfast next time."

"Eat! Why not eat, um..."

Picking up a piece of fried egg, Akiyama Mio's father took a bite. He looked so hateful, as if he was biting off not the egg but someone's head.

After returning to the room, Akiyama Mio took out all her seasonal clothes and began to adjust them one by one in front of the floor-length mirror.

Finally, she was so undecided that she took out her cell phone and opened Wikipedia.

What to wear on a first date...

"Ahhhh!!!"

Before she finished typing, Akiyama Mio deleted the message herself.

(Don't, don't listen to what Lu said, this isn't a date, it's just a normal outing between friends, yeah, that's it, it must be like this...)

As a result, the more Akiyama Mio reminded herself that this was not a date, the more flustered she became. As a result, she changed into the T-shirt and jeans she had chosen at the beginning before leaving the house. She looked at herself in the mirror and couldn't help sighing:

"I should have bought some cute clothes..."

After repeatedly adjusting her bangs in front of a small mirror, Akiyama Mio saw that it was already past one o'clock, so she hurriedly left home. However, what she didn't know was that just after she came out of the house, two heads, one blond and one yellow, appeared at the corner of the road.

"Mio is out. Damn it, she's out at this hour! We've been waiting here and haven't even had lunch."

"Xiaolu, Xiaomiao is going to go far away, let's catch up!"

"Tsumugi, you're really motivated..."

"Yeah! It feels like being a detective. It's really fun!"

"Well...as long as you are happy..."

Along the way, whenever Akiyama Mio encountered something like glass, she couldn't help but adjust her bangs to match them. If you didn't know her, you would think she was very vain.

"That Mio girl, this is the first time I see her care so much about her image. As expected, there is definitely something wrong with those two people!" Tianzhong Ritsu said with some indignation, but it was unknown who the object of her indignation was.

"Xiaolu, Xiaomiao has stopped. Is this the destination?"

After hearing what Kotobuki Tsumugi said, Tiananaka Ritsu looked up and saw the karaoke sign.

"Yes, there is no doubt about it, it is here. What on earth is that guy Feng planning to trick Mio into coming to a place like this?"

"Ah, Xiaofeng came out from there." Seeing Nakamura Mine walking out of the store, Kotobuki Tsumugi reminded again.

"What! Let me see what Feng looks like when he falls to the ground..."

Tian Zhongli took a look and found that Nakamura Feng was wearing the gray top that she had chosen when they went to the store to choose clothes for Nakamura Feng. She suddenly felt nervous and guilty.

(Why, why did you wear the clothes I picked for your date with Mio...)

"Hey, I remember that dress seems to be..." Kotobuki Tsumugi felt that the dress looked very familiar and couldn't help but think about it in her mind, but she was soon interrupted by Tianzhong Ritsu's shouting.

"Ah! They've gone in, Tsumugi, let's go in quickly too!"

"Hmm? Ah, okay!"

Seeing that he had fooled her, Tianzhong Ritsu finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, although Kotobuki Tsumugi had fooled her, he wondered if Akiyama Mio had also noticed something. Suddenly, Tianzhong Ritsu felt even more guilty.

The scene returns to Akiyama Mio and Nakamura Mine. Unlike Tiananaka Ritsu's concerns, Akiyama Mio was so nervous when she saw Nakamura Mine that her brain went blank, not to mention noticing that Nakamura Mine's top was chosen by Tiananaka Ritsu.

"Mio, if you're not feeling well, don't force yourself." Nakamura Mine said with concern when he saw that something was obviously wrong with Akiyama Mio. Although Akiyama Mio was indeed strange sometimes, generally speaking, she should be the most normal one in the light music club. But today, Akiyama Mio lowered her head and mumbled unclearly from the moment they met. If it weren't for the completely different appearance, Nakamura Mine would have realized that Akiyama Mio was Goto Ichiri in disguise. Even if Ichiri saw him now, he wouldn't be like this. Well, that's assuming it was under normal circumstances...

"No no no! I'm fine! Yeah! It's okay..."

(This is definitely not a situation where everything is alright...)

Nakamura Mine was already considering whether to force Akiyama Mio to go home to rest, but since they were already at the door, he had to go in and take a look.

"Come in, Kita is already singing happily inside." Nakamura Mine said as he pushed open the door of the private room.

"What? Kita? Kita-san?" Akiyama Mio's originally shy expression gradually disappeared, and was replaced by an obviously confused and dazed expression.

"Hmm? Didn't I tell you? I asked you to come here today because I wanted Kita to tell you about his experience as a lead singer. After all, you see, that guy Wei is not very reliable. It would be better to have another candidate who can be the lead singer, right?"

After hearing Nakamura Mine's explanation, Akiyama Mio blinked stiffly, then she slowly closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and then shouted out very hard.

“I never said that!!!”

In the private room, Akiyama Mio sat on the sofa and covered her face, looking as if she was too embarrassed to face anyone. Kita Ikuyo was comforting her, while Nakamura Mine, the culprit, sat aside and dared not speak.

Outside the door, Tiananaka Ritsu and Kotobuki Tsumugi looked inside cautiously through the window of the box door. They had just heard Akiyama Mio's shouting in the corridor, but they couldn't figure out what was going on just by hearing it. But when they saw that there was an acquaintance in the box, they had completely different guesses in their minds.

(Feng, this kid, isn't he trying to have two relationships at the same time!?)

(Is Xiaofeng trying to help Xiaomiao and XiaoKita...)

But at this moment, Mio Akiyama just wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into. When she thought about her wild thoughts since yesterday, she had a sense of social death, especially when she thought about the dilemma she had when choosing clothes to go out. She really wanted to travel back in time and tell her the truth.

"I'm sorry, Mio, I was just afraid that you would refuse after hearing that it was about being a lead singer." Nakamura Mine said with a very good attitude of admitting his mistake.

"Okay, Akiyama-san, don't blame Nakamura-san. Actually, it was me who came up with the idea, so blame me if you want to." Kita Ikuyo also chimed in. She didn't expect Akiyama Mio to have such a big reaction. It seemed that she was really afraid of being the lead singer.

"Actually, I was also very scared when I first went on stage as a lead singer." Kita Ikuyo said with a smile, recalling the terrible expression on her face when she first went on stage.

"Kita-san?" After hearing what Kita Ikuyo said, Akiyama Mio finally raised her head and looked over, because from what she saw, Kita Ikuyo should not be the kind of person who would be stage-frightened. After all, she looked like a glamorous girl with many friends and who was good at talking.

"It's true. Kita's singing was completely out of time. Of course, it wasn't just her. Everyone, including me, performed somewhat poorly." Nakamura Mine said in agreement. He still remembered the failure clearly.

"Lian Feng too?"

Hearing this, Akiyama Mio was even more surprised, because the Nakamura Mine she saw on the stage looked very comfortable, and could even sing while playing the keyboard. No matter what, he didn't look like he was nervous at all.

"Of course, even now I still get a little nervous before I go on stage."

"I'm the same. Every time before I go on stage, I feel a mixture of fear and anticipation." Kita Ikuyo also echoed. In fact, she was a little surprised that Nakamura Minoru would feel as nervous as she did. Her opinion of Nakamura Minoru was actually similar to that of Akiyama Mio.

"Yes, yes. I'm especially afraid that if the audience gets excited, Yili might get carried away and perform the party dance she has been studying for a long time."

(So ​​this is what you are afraid of...) X2

Chapter 225: Revelation and Chance Encounter

"Anyway, what's important is your own opinion, Mio. But... before I say that..."

Nakamura Mine narrowed his eyes, then turned around suddenly, just in time to look at the two faces stuck on the door and window. The two people who realized that they were discovered knew that something was wrong and wanted to escape the scene immediately, but Nakamura Mine naturally would not give them this opportunity. He directly opened the door and grabbed one of them in each hand and went into the private room.

"Whoa whoa!"

"Yes! I'm so sorry!"

"Ritsu!! Tsumugi?" Akiyama Mio looked at the two fellow members of the light music club who were brought in. At this moment, her mind was full of question marks.

"I spotted them at the door just now, Mio, you must have been followed all the way." Nakamura Mine also had a helpless look on his face. Following the holiday activities of his own members, well, it seemed like something they would do.

"Ritsu! What did you instigate Tsumugi to do together?" Akiyama Mio was angry and shy at this time. Nakamura Mine might not understand, but she knew why Tianzhong Ritsu and Kotobuki Tsumugi followed her out of curiosity, and she thought about her performance along the way...

(I really want to die... woooo...)

"Hey?! Why do you think I'm the instigator?" Seeing that Akiyama Mio concluded that she brought Kotobuki Tsumugi to follow them without even asking, Tianaka Ritsu also made a small protest.

(Well~ Although it was indeed me who asked her to come along, Tsumugi was clearly more interested than me!)

"Then who came up with the idea?" Nakamura Mine thought about Kotobuki Tsumugi's nature and felt that it was hard to say who started it. After all, she discovered during the training camp that the one who loved to play the most was not the two lively people, Hirasawa Yui and Tianaka Ritsu, but the eldest lady Kotobuki Tsumugi, who was particularly passionate about things that she had never done or seen before.

"It's me!!" Tianzhong Ritsu raised his right hand proudly, as if he had done something worthy of praise.

"No... why are you so proud..."

"I'm sorry, Xiao Mio, Xiao Feng, because we are really curious about what a date is--ah!" Kotobuki Tsumugi was honestly ready to admit her mistake and apologize, but Akiyama Mio quickly covered her mouth. Kotobuki Tsumugi could even feel Akiyama Mio's body trembling from the other's palm.

"Date?" Nakamura Mine and Kita Ikuyo both showed puzzled expressions, but after looking at each other, they seemed to have a tacit guess.

"No, you don't think that I invited Mio to make an appointment..." Nakamura Mine was just about to say his guess, but Akiyama Mio came towards him and screamed, squatting on the ground and covering her ears.

"I can't hear you! I can't hear you!!"

Seeing that Akiyama Mio had already started to deceive herself, Nakamura Mine forced himself to hold back the urge to laugh out loud, and quickly comforted Akiyama Mio and then put the matter behind him. Afterwards, Nakamura Mine told them about his idea of ​​persuading Akiyama Mio to be the lead singer.

"What? So that's how it is. Why didn't you tell me earlier?" After hearing that he had no idea what was going on, Tianzhong Ritsu immediately looked bored and pouted. Kotobuki Tsumugi lowered her head like a child who had done something wrong and said nothing. Two blushes appeared on her cheeks because she felt embarrassed.

"Yes, if you really asked me." Nakamura Mine said after giving Tianzhong Ritsu a blank look.

"Ahem, then... Kita, I'll entrust Mio to you!" Tianzhong Ritsu said this and wiped the non-existent tears from the corners of his eyes, just like an old father who was marrying off his daughter.

"Although I am still immature, I will definitely try my best!" Kita Ikuyo didn't notice any problems with Tianzhong Ritsu's acting skills at all, and she agreed very sincerely.

(Hey, Miss Kita, do you really understand what she means? Can't you feel the murderous aura emerging from Mio?)

"Well, you guys chat first, I'm going to the bathroom." Nakamura Mine felt that Kita Ikuyo must be a professional at this kind of persuasion, so he might as well go outside and hide away, and buy some snacks and drinks. So he made up an excuse to leave the private room. He didn't lie, and after coming out he did go to the bathroom first, but he didn't go back to the private room after coming out, but walked towards the door.

Although there were some food for sale in the store, the prices were much higher than those in the supermarket. Nakamura Feng was out for a stroll anyway, so he just went out for a walk. However, at the stairs, Nakamura Feng's ears moved, and he seemed to hear a very familiar singing coming from the box next to him.

(This sound seems to be...)

Nakamura Mine couldn't resist his curiosity and turned to look inside the private room, and then he saw a scene that would remain unforgettable for the rest of his life.

The person who was singing passionately in the box was actually someone he knew well. She was a senior who was one year older than him, Yuyuko Otsuki, the lead singer and guitarist of the band "SIDEROS". Nakamura Mine looked at Yuyuko Otsuki with a dull look as she was holding the microphone and looking very excited. If it weren't for the empty room and a table full of untouched food, Nakamura Mine would have really thought that the other person was having a great time.

I don’t know if it was a woman’s sixth sense that kicked in, but Otsuki Yuyuko, who was singing hard, suddenly turned around and looked at Nakamura Mine, and then the number of people who were stunned increased from one to two.

Nakamura Mine quickly withdrew his gaze and walked back to his box in quick steps.

(Just pretend you didn’t see anything…)

"Eh? Nakamura-san, why do you look so serious?"

The private room, which was originally filled with lively conversation, was briefly quiet because Nakamura Mine slammed the door shut. Kita Ikuyo looked at Nakamura Mine, whose expression had turned serious after going to the restroom, and asked curiously.

"How should I put it...it seems like I discovered someone's incredible secret...I think I have to close the doors and windows tightly when I go to bed at night next time..." Nakamura Mine said in a heavy voice, but the door of the private room behind him was forcefully pushed open again.

"I had to come alone because all the band members suddenly stood me up! I didn't come to karaoke alone just because I like it!" Otsuki Yuyuko explained hurriedly with a red face and frowned brows.

"Ms. Otsuki!?" Kita Ikuyo looked at Otsuki Yuyuko who suddenly appeared with great surprise, while Akiyama Mio and the other two looked at each other in surprise.

Chapter 226 Lonely Rock

Although they were from the same school as Otsuki Yuyuko, they were not in the same grade after all, so they had never met each other. At this moment, they were just observing Nakamura Mine and the other two with their ears pricked up. Then they saw Otsuki Yuyuko raise an index finger and start chattering to Nakamura Mine about the whole thing.

"You may have been considerate of me by pretending you didn't see me and walking away, but this was all just a misunderstanding of yours, Nakamura Mine! But isn't it too rude of you to judge that I came to karaoke alone based on that moment? There's a possibility that others just happened to go to the bathroom... But I did come alone!"

"Yes, yes, I was arbitrary..." What else could Nakamura Mine say now? Could he still say something like "But no one touched so many things you ordered" to refute the other party at this time? In order to preserve the other party's remaining dignity, he could only choose to agree with the other party. But now that he thinks about it, it seems that there is nothing wrong with going to karaoke alone. No one has stipulated that you can't go to such a place alone, right?

What Nakamura Mine actually thought in his heart at that time was that he realized he was stood up after Otsuki Yuyuko arrived at the karaoke bar alone. After all, no matter how he looked at the food on the table, it didn't look like the amount that a girl like Otsuki Yuyuko could finish. But now hearing what she said, it seems that that's not the case, but that she simply couldn't get anyone to come with her. Well, that's fine now, that's great!

(Hmm? It seems to be getting worse?)

"Well~ It's a rare occasion that we meet, do you want to sing together?" After understanding what was going on, Kita Ikuyo quickly stepped forward to smooth things over and made a sincere invitation. For her, going to karaoke alone was something she had never thought of.

(Ms. Otsuki must have come here to practice singing hard to perform so well on stage! I admire you so much. As the lead singer of the closing band, I can’t fall behind!)

Kita Ikuyo secretly admired them in her heart. In fact, she always felt that she was a bit of a drag on the band as the lead singer recently. Needless to say, Nakamura Minoru had superb skills as a keyboard player, Yamada Ryo and Ijichi Kouka also performed very well as bassists and drummers. Although Goto Ichiri's performance was unstable, she was already highly skilled and was growing rapidly. Kita Ikuyo was proud of her companions who were so outstanding, but she also gradually became anxious.

Her progress in guitar has become slower and slower. Originally, she was quite confident in her singing, but recently, after listening to the live recording that Ijichi Hoshika played for her, she felt an inexplicable sense of disharmony. Moreover, she made a very famous mistake last time, forcing Nakamura Minoru to save the situation as the lead singer. Although she didn't say it, Kita Ikuyo has always felt very guilty in her heart.