A comic book, but a librarian

Before Shiina Riki knocked on the door for the second time, the door was opened, and the silver-haired girl who was about the same height as her looked at her with her cold and even slightly lifeless eyes.

"Thank you."

The voice is very nice, and Shiina Tatsuki even thinks it might sound even better when singing, and is very suitable to be a lead singer on stage, but it is too emotionless, as if it is a machine.

It was at this time that Shiina Riki really began to observe this girl. She had to say that it was hard for her to imagine that there was such a beautiful person in the world. Even though most of her face was covered by a mask, she could still see that breathtaking charm from her eyes.

"Excuse me, is there anything else?"

"No, sorry..."

Shiina Riki came to her senses and realized that she had been distracted in front of the guests. This made her feel a little ashamed and she immediately left the door of the practice room.

Uesugi Sumiko took the parfait handed over by the fake body. It must be said that the power and trickery of the fake body were indeed exquisite. The fake body even had taste and smell. At least Uesugi Sumiko ordered two different flavors of parfait now, and then felt the two flavors at the same time, using two different bodies.

"Speaking of which, now that we have a drummer...why not try out the songs we learned before."

Uesugi Cheng wiped his mouth. He had finally finished reading the book "Obsessed with the King" recently. It must be said that although this book, written by some unknown ghoul after eating a full meal, is not suitable for ordinary people to read, it does record a lot of strange stories and special secrets, including a strange great technique.

[Drumbeat and Dance Lv.2]: The original music was not created by mortals, but came from elsewhere; from the coils of sand and the thorns of the sea, from the heart of flint and the womb of the dragon. (3 Hearts 2 Honey)

The book accurately records a set of dances that originated from the mysteries passed down by the cult of the goddesses Isis and Cybele. It not only contains symbolic and literal skinning actions, but also always uses the human heart as the main axis of the ritual.

Uesugi Cheng knew at a glance that these rituals and dances came from the drum that symbolized eternity, the Sichen that existed to protect the world's surface, the Skin of Thunder.

Of course, he himself did not have such profound research. The best he had mastered about this great art was to make the drum set coordinate with other instruments and not let the drum sound out of place without any understanding of the subject.

Three claps were heard, and the fake girl with flaxen hair sat in the drummer's position. Wearing a black mask, she looked like a lady from a noble family. Uesugi Cheng was satisfied with his own aesthetic taste again. After all, if he were to appreciate it, it would definitely be the beautiful girl in the band who would be more suitable. Getting a few grown men to perform music with him would definitely not be as good as the beautiful girl.

The drumsticks struck in the drummer's hands, and along with the drummer's rhythm, Uesugi Cheng began to play one of his favorite songs.

"Since there is no way to decipher the lost ancient tune for the time being, then play some music for yourself that only you know, from your past life and the past life of your past life."

As Uesugi Cheng was thinking this, he suddenly realized that he was actually quite happy when he was playing music. Could it be that this was the reason why his cheap brother was always obsessed with his dream of forming a band?

It didn't take a long time to practice the music. After all, this band couldn't be said to be practicing for coordination. It was more like Uesugi Cheng practicing his own skills alone, evenly arranging his multiple souls to control different dummies to perform. Although it was indeed a bit troublesome to do several things at once, Uesugi Cheng felt that he could get two more dummies and really form a small band.

"Let's stop here for today. It looks like the show is about to start. Let's go over and listen."

The drummer disappeared into the air, and the silver-haired guitarist began to pack up his guitar. Uesugi Cheng said this with a sense of ritual as if he was joking, although the fake body would not make any response to his words at all.

So after going out, the guitarist left RiNG directly and disappeared in some deserted corner, while Uesugi Cheng came to the performance hall alone, but it seemed that he came a little early. Now even the warm-up session had not started, and the people on the stage were debugging the equipment.

"Wait... the eldest daughter of the Toyokawa family? What kind of situation could lead to such a strange scene?"

Uesugi Cheng was stunned for a moment. Although it is true that there are not so many rules and regulations in today's society, a young lady would actually come to this kind of live house to perform, and even bring her own...

For a moment, Uesugi Sumire forgot what the relationship was between the emerald-haired girl and Miss Toyokawa Shoko, but it seemed that they were at least close friends.

Of course, Uesugi Sumire did not hide his gaze, so Toyokawa Shoko soon realized that someone seemed to be looking at her. Then she looked back and saw a figure that she thought was impossible to appear here.

"Eh...wait, am I seeing things? That person is clearly..."

She was a little flustered inside, but her good upbringing allowed her to keep a calm face.

"Good evening... I didn't expect to see you here."

"Hello, Senior Uesugi. Actually, I didn't expect this. This is Wakaba Mu...my good friend."

In fact, Toyokawa Shoko was a little confused as to whether she should respond in the same way as she did at the banquet that day, or be more relaxed and down-to-earth. However, her instinct overcame her thinking, and she responded to Uesugi Sumiko's greeting in the way of a lady.

The girl with long emerald green hair next to him also nodded at Uesugi Sumire. Although she didn't show any expression, she secretly held Toyokawa Shoko's hand.

"You guys are here to watch the live show too, are there any bands you're interested in?"

Toyokawa Shoko shook her head. In fact, she didn't come here very often. After all, the Toyokawa family had always had high expectations of her, and this kind of entertainment activities were relatively rare.

"How about we stand together for a while? It's my first time here too."

Uesugi Cheng said so, and it sounded like the kind of conversation that a newcomer would make.

"Okay, thank you..."

Toyokawa Shoko relaxed her body slightly and focused her attention back on the stage.

321

Chapter 321: Sudden Pressure.

Of course, what Toyokawa Shoko didn't say was that she actually had a favorite band, a girl band called Roselia. The intensely mysterious and fantasy style was too wonderful for her, but these topics were not suitable to be brought up with Uesugi Sumiya, a person she had only met a few times and didn't even know what kind of person he was.

Of course, Uesugi Sumiya's current appearance does subvert Toyokawa Shoko's initial impression of him. The young master who seemed very difficult to deal with but had outstanding abilities now looks like an ordinary person.

The atmosphere of the banquet that kept strangers away was completely gone. She even suspected that if Uesugi Cheng hadn't looked at her on purpose to make her aware of his gaze, she would not have recognized him at all.

Maybe he is just like me... ?

Toyokawa Shoko immediately put away her overly bold idea. It was unlikely that there would be other people who shared her desire to become a human being. After all, they all seemed to be extremely satisfied with their identities and lives.

"What's wrong? The show is about to start. If there's anything you need to do, you'd better do it now. Otherwise, you'll be very annoyed if you have to leave in the middle of the show."

Toyokawa Shoko nodded and carefully wrote down the advice given to her by Uesugi Sumire. From the discussions among her family members, she knew that the Uesugi family was actually one of the partners sought by the Toyokawa family, so she had no idea what attitude she should adopt towards Uesugi Sumire, even though they might both be insignificant members of their respective families.

So she chose to remain silent. Although this was not the best way to face Uesugi Cheng, it would definitely not let things develop in the worst direction.

"?"

If Ye Mu couldn't understand why Toyokawa Shoko suddenly became silent, and she wasn't usually like this, and she wouldn't have behaved like this before coming here, then...

Wakaba Mu looked at Uesugi Sumire. At this moment, Uesugi Sumire only left a side profile for her to secretly guess. A trace of envy flashed in the eyes of the emerald green-haired girl. Or maybe it was not envy. If she could speak like Toyokawa Shoko and Uesugi Sumire, maybe she wouldn't have to remain silent like this, and maybe Shoko wouldn't have to make so many sacrifices for her.

The performance was about to begin, and the two young ladies instantly gathered their wandering thoughts and began waiting for it to begin.

Uesugi Cheng watched the band performing on the stage, and he was still very confident in saying that sentence about the performance of other bands.

"It feels okay, but it's actually not as good as..."

This could be his own band or the Bond Band. After all, he was the one who made Kita Ikuyo quickly catch up with the band's rhythm, and he was also the gold medal agent who basically made Goto Ichiri, a superb guitarist, fit perfectly into the band. At least he and the four members of the Bond Band agreed with this.

Of course, for Wakaba Mutsu and Toyokawa Shoko, who had hardly ever been to a live event, this was already a very shocking thing to see the band’s performance with their own eyes.

"If possible... I would also like to..."

Toyokawa Shoko murmured to herself, a bold idea came to her mind, although it was just an idea at the moment.

Even she didn't notice that Wakaba Mutsu next to her gently pulled the corner of Toyokawa Shoko's clothes, and looked at her mumbling to herself, as if she had made up her mind.

"Um... Uesugi-senpai, you're here to watch the show too, right?"

"No, it's just a coincidence. I came here to practice."

Uesugi Cheng shook his head and pointed to the guitar bag behind him.

"My technique isn't very good, so I have to practice hard."

"I see... Thank you for your answer."

Toyokawa Shoko seemed to have figured something out and regained her aura and tone that were unique to a young lady. Perhaps it was such a wonderful fate that she made up her mind that after the new semester began, she would form her own band and enjoy music with others.

"No need to say that. See you later."

Uesugi Cheng waved his hand. After listening to the first show, he already understood the approximate level of the band performing on stage. He simply planned to leave early. After all, he might be able to prepare for a performance with a fake band.

This day was still a relatively fulfilling day. Uesugi Cheng thought so while lying on the bed. The thick quilt soon brought him into a dream. Only in this way could he fully display his spiritual body and then start the preliminary exploration work.

For no apparent reason, Tokyo felt even colder tonight, although for some reason many people felt that the lights tonight seemed too bright, even dazzling.

Uesugi Cheng stretched out his spirit body wantonly and began to make special inductions, using the remaining breath of the infant spirit as a clue, trying to find relevant clues about Kishimokami in Tokyo.

However, a piece of news that made Uesugi Cheng helpless was that he did not find any clues at all within his search range, no signs of fighting, and no remaining breath.

Although there was not much remaining power of Kishimojin in the Tokyo area, she disappeared so completely this time that not even a trace of the battle with the strange and powerful evil spirit mentioned by the infant spirit was left. This still puzzled Uesugi Cheng.

Perhaps only by going to the place where Baoyue Yexiao met Guizi Mushin can they find the answer to this matter.

……

After a night that gave many psychics, monks and exorcists headaches, Uesugi Cheng planned to go to Fanxing first to see how the members of the Bond band were doing recently. After all, after the celebratory banquet a few days ago, the small group fell into a strange silence.

"Is today already the day of the performance?"

Uesugi Sumire was holding a cell phone, which contained a message from Goto Ichiri. The careful choice of words and humble tone made Uesugi Sumire involuntarily wonder how much time she had spent writing such an email and sending it.

Uesugi Cheng walked over according to the address. To be honest, he felt that the four members of the Bond Band would have no problem handling a small performance in Fanxing, so he was not in a hurry to go over.

Of course, things would never develop as he believed. When he arrived at the venue, what he saw was a girl who looked sweetly dressed in loose clothes, even with her sleeves covering her hands, and seemed to be saying something in high spirits.

On the other hand, for some reason, Goto Ichiri looked as if he was about to collapse under the pressure.

322

Chapter 322: No one can break up the assistant group.

"Bond Band? I mean... Guitar Hero Sensei alone."

The girl said this, words that took Goto Ichiri's breath away. Perhaps it should be said that finally, the deepest rift between her and the Bond Band was revealed.

That is the technical level. With the help of Uesugi Sumika, Goto Ichiri was able to gradually integrate into the band's performances. The level she could display was definitely not comparable to the remaining three people. In the eyes of ordinary people, she was a genuine "genius".

But Goto Ichiri suddenly felt that she would rather not have such a talent. She tried to stop the black-haired girl in front of her from speaking, but the other party just covered her mouth and chuckled, and continued to utter words that made her want to vomit.

"Bond Band and the like are not bad for high school students, but they are just common bands in Shimokitazawa, and you guys are not serious about it."

Yijichi Xingge suddenly realized that something was not right, and walked over to start chasing them away, but it seemed that someone was one step faster than her.

"After all, you only have a fixed group of customers, right? But you haven't promoted it hard, have you? It doesn't look like you are working hard to become a professional band."

Uesugi Cheng suddenly felt his breathing quicken. What on earth was going on in this world? Was training one's own assistant something that offended God? Why was it that after he paid less attention to the girl band for a few days, someone was already starting to tear down the girl band assistant he had worked so hard to train?

Goto Ichiri is indeed very capable, but she can never achieve the kind of assistant effect that Uesugi Mamoru wants. She will make him spend more time on enhancing the assistant's strength when he is working or needs assistance. This is something Uesugi Mamoru cannot accept. After all, he has spent so much effort to make the Bond Band a whole.

"But the Guitar Hero teacher is completely different, she's already at the level of a professional guitarist... Wait wait wait, who are you and what are you doing?!"

The girl who called herself Miss Poison suddenly felt the cold gaze from behind her. She turned around and saw the tall boy staring at her expressionlessly, which made her a little flustered. But when she thought that there was nothing wrong with what she said, she swallowed and continued speaking.

"Even if you want to say something... Isn't it the best choice for Guitar Hero teacher to find a real professional band? This is the only way to make full use of her expertise..."

“Why are people always so selfish?”

Uesugi Cheng shook her head and sighed. For a moment, Miss Poison felt the hairs on her body stand up, as if she was being stared at by some horrible monster.

"This stupid lady whose name I don't know, you have said so much... Have you ever asked for the opinion of the protagonist of your words?"

Uesugi Cheng sighed, he came behind Goto Ichiri and gently stroked her long pink hair. The girl looked like she was starting to nauseate due to the pressure. The future that Miss Poison had woven for her made her feel the meaning of... fear from the bottom of her heart.

Leaving behind his supportive teammates, leaving behind the friends he had finally found who were willing to tolerate him, in order to find a group of so-called "more suitable" teammates for Guitar Hero in order to follow a more "correct" and "progressive" path. When Goto Ichiri thought about this, he could not help but hunch over and hug his head.

"What a joke! If we allow our talents to rot..."

Her words got stuck in her throat again, because Ichichi Xingge's best friend, the lady with long black hair and a very indifferent look, Miss PA, took out her cell phone, which clearly showed Miss Poison's real name and her address.

"Please go back, the store should be closed."

Yidizhi Xingge ordered the person to leave. She didn't want her good sister to continue being ridiculed by this damn writer in such a place.

"..."

Miss Poison wanted to say something, but was surprised to find that her body seemed to be out of her control. She walked out of the stars as stiffly as a puppet.

Uesugi Cheng coughed lightly. It was already a kindness on his part to let this idiot who liked to give orders have nightmares for half a month. After all, this bastard almost destroyed the team of assistants he had worked so hard to cultivate.

"I thought we would use her hometown phone number and tell her parents the keywords she used to call herself on social networks. It's great that the issue was resolved peacefully like this."

The four members of the Bond Band, even Goto Ichiri who just felt like he was about to collapse under the pressure, couldn't help but think, "Isn't this illegal?"

"Um... I'll go first."

Goto Ichiri left early, feeling somewhat dazed. No one knew what she was thinking, or rather, although it was obvious, no one was willing to think about it that way.

Goto Ichiri was walking alone on the road in Shimokitazawa with a guitar on her back. She slowed down her pace involuntarily, and then at a corner, she saw someone who should not have been here at all.

Her instructor and actual guide, Uesugi Sumire, was standing on the street corner holding a black umbrella. She didn't even know how Uesugi Sumire managed to come out behind her but still run ahead of her.

"What's wrong? Are you still thinking about what that person said?"

Uesugi Sumire's words made Goto Ichiri lower her head. She felt that she shouldn't think about these things at all, but in fact, Miss Poison's words were like a thorn piercing her heart.

"Goto, do you want to talk? Let's find a place to sit down."

Uesugi Sumire's invitation has always been something Goto Ichiri could not refuse, so they got on the train. Goto Ichiri was surprised to find that there were only two of them in the carriage, which should have had many people.

"Although I probably shouldn't say this, do you really think that finding a new team is right for you? She probably hasn't considered the so-called team coordination issue. Among game players, she is the kind of idiot player who only looks at the most basic numbers but completely ignores the coordination."

Hearing such a unique metaphor, Goto Ichiri was stunned for a moment. The image of Miss Poison's idiotic face emerged in his mind, and he laughed very unkindly.