I'm a weird expert in Japan

So……

Touma Kazusa slowly raised her head, clenched her hands, and looked at the four ripples on the stage.

Perhaps we have been rejecting the idea of ​​performing on the same stage for so long.

But now... after listening to that guy's serious performance...

"I feel like I'm starting to look forward to...being able to stand on the same stage with you."

She whispered in a voice that only she could hear.

Even Hesha herself didn't notice the slight curve at the corner of her lips.

Chapter 73: Two Faces of Closeness and Distance (1)

After the concert ended successfully, Lian sat alone in the corridor outside the backstage lounge, replenishing water with a mineral water bottle with a straw.

Playing for more than two hours continuously is indeed a physically demanding job.

Even Lian couldn't help feeling a bit lazy after all the busy work.

The reason why they didn't stay in the lounge was that, on the one hand, the orchestra members and the huge musical instruments had already blocked the outside. On the other hand, the orchestra that assisted Lian in playing was from Switzerland, and the surroundings were filled with conversations in a mixture of German, French and Italian. Of course, when people with different native languages ​​talked, they spoke English.

Lian was not used to the noisy and enclosed environment. He avoided being in the same room with other people with the excuse that "everyone is working hard and I don't have much to do, so I can let everyone use the lounge and I can just stay outside."

To be honest, Lian doesn't hate everyone, but that's only based on work relationship.

Private time is a different matter.

and--

"You still like to stay in a place like this after the performance. The performance is too tiring. Is it sage time?"

Sigong Shizhu's unreserved voice came.

This is also the last reason. There will be people coming to visit him, including Shizhu. If they are crowded together with the people from the orchestra, they won’t know each other and trouble is bound to arise.

"Looking at his refreshed expression, maybe it's true." Eriri agreed.

Lian rolled her eyes and announced narcissistically, "I'm just creating a gloomy persona for myself. Don't you think that being so energetic on stage but so lifeless in private will charm thousands of girls?"

"I don't know if I'm obsessed or not, but as a girl I'm about to vomit--" Eriri covered her mouth.

"Ah, Yinglili, spit here--" Shizhu pretended to take Lian's piano case.

Lian was unmoved, instead she tilted her head and fought back, "No way, auntie, it's only been a few days since we last met, are you and uncle going to have a baby so soon?"

"...You are such a person..." Shizhu was defeated.

"You are all of your uncle's and grandmother's generation anyway, so stop trying to act like a girl here. It doesn't suit you." Lian continued to complain.

Ying Lili's eyebrows twitched, "I always feel... unhappy... As expected, what Shizhu said about preparing daffodils for you was the right answer--"

Then she pushed Shizhu and put the bouquet in her hand into Lian's hand.

"Daffodils are narcissistic..." Lian complained with narrowed eyes.

It's just digging your own grave.

If I had known this, I wouldn't have made that kind of speech just now.

The three people, both of whom were hurt, changed the subject. Shizhu sat down next to Lian and said, "Thank you for your hard work in the performance, especially the last movement of Manfred. It was so cute when Eriri was scared awake by you."

"Frightened awake..." Lian felt powerless.

"Who, who made that guy play such a boring song earlier? I even wanted to record it and use it as a lullaby!" Ying Lili blushed and explained hurriedly.

Lian shook her head with sympathy, "He actually fell asleep... I should have let Shizhu come alone. Giving the ticket to you, Sawamura, is really a loss."

"So Lian, you shouldn't be so generous. For people who can't understand the beauty of music, you should charge three times the price."

When Gao Rou's voice sounded, Eriri immediately became furious and stared at Kasumigaoka Utaha fiercely:

"Huh? You charge me three times the price, then for a shady writer like you, you should charge six times the price."

"Then you should give it thirty-six times." Shiyu retorted calmly.

Then Eriri was stunned. Shiyu multiplied by six in one breath. Should she continue to multiply by six or twelve? Or thirty-six?

Eriri, who was forced to do mental arithmetic, lost her momentum.

Looking at the two people who were quarreling like children, Lian asked Shizhu in a low voice: "I heard that Sawamura and Kasumigaoka didn't get along? It seems that they have a good relationship..."

"Well... we're not old enemies who are mortal enemies. If we really have to talk about bad relationships, we have the worst relationship." Shizhu made a joke.

"That's right." Lian understood the reason behind Shizhu's finger and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

But they didn't follow this rule.

Previously, Shiyu and Eriri had "molested" Setsuna Ogi, and Shizhu later found out about it. Besides showing concern about whether her face still hurt, he also made fun of Eriri's "bad luck" a lot.

How can you admire a beauty and still get your hands on her... Even if you are also a beautiful girl, you still fall behind...

Just as Hei Jin and the other two started arguing about arithmetic for some unknown reason, the situation was not much more serious than a quarrel between elementary school students.

"Hey, Brother Lian——"

The short-haired, capable boy greeted Lian.

"It's amazing that you can get to the backstage and find where I am—" Lian Zhanyan smiled, "Where's the real concubine? Didn't she come with you, Emperor?"

The young man in front of him was named Shijo Tei, the son of the current head of the Shijo family and the much-anticipated future heir to the Shijo Group.

Lian's cousin.

"No, my sister came with her friends." Di squeezed to the other side of Lian without any hesitation, "Shizhu, please move over there. I want to talk to my brother for a while."

"You're a junior, so just stand there." Shizhu directly took out the airs of an elder.

"Shizhu is the one who should give way to the younger generation." The emperor retorted with a smile, "You stand."

"Well, I'll just stand—"

Lian, who was surrounded by men on both sides, didn't want to be turned into the filling of a sandwich, so she simply slipped out and leaned against the wall.

Shizhu and Di were unable to react in time and bumped into each other directly, and the collision of their heads made a sound that was unbearable to watch.

"You're such a grown-up, are you still a child?" Lian crossed her arms.

Although they knew Lian's identity, the Emperor and the Concubine had gradually forgotten this because Lian loved them.

Lian, who is one year older than them, was often pestered by her two cousins ​​to listen to various musical instruments when they were young.

It was okay when I was a child, but now I still like to cling to people.

I always feel like there's some gay passion going on somewhere.

Anyway, if Emperor and Shizhu appear at the same time, Lian will be in trouble...

"What's going on... It's really outrageous." Zhenfei's voice came from behind, "Uncle, are you bullying my brother again?"

"No, it's your brother's responsibility this time—" Shizhu's expression was as pure and innocent as a white lotus.

Lian's forehead was bulging with blue veins, "Hey..."

"Really? That can't be helped." Zhenfei touched the back of her head and looked at Lian with her eyes closed. "Long time no see, Brother Lian——"

"Long time no see. You're much prettier and more mature than before. Di should really learn more from you." Lian smiled and made a joke.

“Hehe——” Zhenfei opened her arms slightly.

"I can't do anything about you—"

Lianye opened his arms, hugged Zhenfei gently, and touched her head.

"Sister, you are so cunning, I also want——"

Then Di hugged Lian from behind.

"Shizhu, don't come over to join in the fun, quickly pull Di away from me!"

Chapter 74: Two Faces of Closeness and Distance (2)

Shizhu was about to take action, but Lian stopped him as if he had foreseen the result.

"Tsk..." Shizhu spread his hands.

So the four emperors were pulled apart, and Lian also let go of Zhenfei, and the few of them chatted there in a friendly manner.

"Who is that girl?" Shiyu asked Eriri.

It was the first time she saw Lian with such a tender and affectionate look.

"She is Shijo Ren's cousin. Her father is the younger brother of the head of Shijo family—" Eriri answered casually, "No, why should I explain this to you? Just forget it!"

"I don't remember." Shiyu pretended to be stupid.

"You definitely haven't forgotten it." Eriri began to try to physically erase Shiyu's memory.

Shiyu was not willing to admit defeat easily, so the two started the second round of fighting.

Lian glanced at them and decided to continue pretending he didn't see anything.

"By the way, Zhenfei and Shizhu are here, where is Kaguya?" Lian asked casually.

Tei is currently in the second grade at Fengzhizaki, but in a different class from Shizhu, and is currently the ace player of the soccer club.

"Sister..." Shi Zhu shrugged, "She came here with the students from the student union, but you know my personality, she might not be able to bring herself to come over and say hello."

"It doesn't matter, I'm just asking."

Lian wasn't really concerned, but when she saw Zhenfei and Di here, she subconsciously thought that the other pair of siblings was missing a part.

It feels like seeing a piece of a puzzle is missing, almost like inducing obsessive-compulsive disorder.

"It's fine that Uncle is in Fengzhizaki, but you, brother Lian, are also in Fengzhizaki..." Zhenfei's face was full of complaints, "Is the emperor more important than me?"

"That's not the case..." Lian spread her hands, "It was Shizhu who recommended me to Fengzhiqi... and your father also asked me to look after Di a little bit."

"That's not necessary." Di protested, "After all, you haven't come to see me many times."

"I'm busy too." Lian said innocently.

He felt that April this year was extremely busy. In addition to preparing for performances and going to school, he also had to work as a weird expert.

By the way, he was also turned into a bat.

In addition, I also want to be a piano teacher...

I really don't know how to explain my situation to them.

"Okay, I'm alone at home anyway. You and Di can come over and play when you have time." Lian touched Zhenfei's head again.

To be honest, after my younger brother and sister grew to this age.

He can only pat his brother on the shoulder, but patting his head is weird——

But it's totally fine for my sister.

"By the way, are you doing well in Xiuzhiyuan? No one bullies you, right?" Lian asked naturally.

As a result, it was as if something sad had been touched upon, Zhenfei's eyes turned red and she looked like she was about to cry.

"Eh? No... Is there really someone bullying you? Do you need me to use the Flame Fist on that guy?"

Lian was startled.

"Great!" Shizhu suddenly clapped his hands.

Then his mouth was covered by the four emperors.

"Just shut up." Ying Lili also took the time to finish off Shi Zhu and pulled him away.

"Nothing, nothing..." Zhenfei looked melancholy.

She had just been saddened by the sight of Lian's Encore, and was feeling sad at the thought that her fruitless secret love had come to an end.

When my brother asked me this, I naturally couldn't hold back my tears and might burst into tears at any time.

"Is this the brother that Zhenfei often talks about?"