A comic book, but a librarian

Kita Ikuyo was the only one who looked at a loss, and had no idea what her other three teammates were thinking.

"It's not that you guys are thinking of something else, it's just that you simply listen to other people's music to change your thinking, okay?"

Uesugi Sumire looked at the four girls with different expressions with a puzzled look on his face. They had recently restored the music in Uesugi Sumire's mind. Although the four members of the Bond Band looked more like Uesugi Sumire couldn't find anyone to perform after he finished the creation, so he asked them to help play it to see the effect.

"Hey, is everyone here?!"

The purple-haired elder sister walked into the stars in her wooden clogs. She still looked a little drunk and raised her hands and shouted happily.

"The LIVE is tonight. Shall we go now? Uesugi-kun? Let's go together. I, big sister, can show you some of my skills."

Hiroi Kikuri waved the cheap wine in her hand and looked very happy.

"Then let's go together. Remember to go home early after listening."

The owner, Ichichi Xingge, reminded that although the alcoholic bassist was drunk every day, his ability was real. Letting Hongxia and the others get in touch with different bands would indeed be of great benefit to their own creations.

As for Uesugi Sumire, she just wanted to know where this man's limit was. From knowing nothing about musical instruments to now being as strong as Goto Ichiri, perhaps in the near future he will be able to debut in a band with himself as the absolute core.

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Chapter 244: Uesugi Cheng’s performance and the performance of the pathological hacker.

"We're actually going to Shinjuku. I've hardly been there before."

Uesugi Cheng bit into the lollipop, breaking part of the candy ball, and looked around the store, whose atmosphere and furnishings were completely different from those of Fanxing. To be honest, Uesugi Cheng didn't know much about the band, but he knew a lot about music. With the blessing of the great art...

[Strings and Songs Lv.5]: The harmony of the lower heavens is reproduced here. (5 Hearts 6 Domes)

Uesugi Cheng can confidently say that he is a little better than most string players in the world, although his performance sounds more like a complete reproduction, which makes several people in the Bond band feel incredible.

"Thank you very much for today's performance. It was really wonderful. But I have something else to do and I have to go home first..."

Just arriving in a strange place seemed to have drained away all of Goto Ichiri's courage. She spoke all kinds of words of retreat at a speed that Uesugi Sumika had never heard before, and she quickly backed away, trying to leave the LIVEHOUSE. As a result, she bumped into Uesugi Sumika, who was walking at the back of her.

"Ah, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean it. I can't apologize even if I die. Please allow me to..."

"Little Pochi's eyes have turned into circles, and he can't even walk steadily."

Hongxia subconsciously comforted the already shaky Goto Ichiri. Although it seemed that Goto Ichiri's social phobia had improved, it was only limited to the familiar environment. In the unfamiliar environment, she was still a socially phobic otaku who was afraid of everything.

"Alright, alright, relax. We are guests too. There is no need to be afraid of the people and things here, right? Follow me, take a deep breath, right..."

Uesugi Sumire could only ask Goto Ichiri to follow him and take deep breaths. This was the method he taught the pink-haired girl at the beginning to calm her tension and fear, and it is still very useful now.

"So, Pochi-chan is just too nervous. There's actually no difference between here and the stars...?"

Hiroi Kikuri very casually greeted the man in front of her who was wearing earrings, lip studs and looked very unhappy, and gave people the feeling that he was not easy to mess with. She turned around and introduced him to a few people. With just a glance, the words that Ijichi Hongxia had just said instantly turned into a question sentence, and even carried a sense of "Am I too naive?"

"Gin, good morning! This is the store manager, Gin. Although he looks a bit fierce, he is actually a man with a girlish heart."

Gin, whose full name is Yoshida Ginjiro, is 37 years old and is a very girlish man, both in his actions and expressions, which made the four members of the Bond Band relax a little.

"I've told you several times, don't be late, the rehearsal is over."

The black-haired girl and the blonde girl who came out of the practice room looked at Hiroi Kikuri, as if they were accustomed to her lateness and could do nothing about it.

"Hey, sorry, but look at the friends I brought with me!"

Hiroi Kikuri clapped her hands as usual and apologized, then began to introduce the four women and one man behind her.

"You are all members of the Bond Band, right? Our bassist has been causing trouble for you all. I am Shima, the drummer of Pathological Hacker. Please give me your guidance."

Uesugi Cheng was a little surprised. Although the bassist looked very unreliable, the drummer was unexpectedly a very normal and reliable person. Perhaps the operation of the band depended on this drummer with short black hair.

"I have heard a little bit about what Uesugi-san said."

Shima's gaze suddenly passed through the four members of the Bond band and looked at Uesugi Sumika who was standing at the back with an innocent look on her face. Her knowledge of this name came from a very blurry video. Although it was blurry, the sound was not deceiving. The heart-stirring performance and the mysterious boy standing in the main seat. Although it was just an academy activity, many people still discovered this gold that had yet to be discovered.

Perhaps many people, like her, have also inquired about various relevant information about this video, but in the end they only got a name, Uesugi Sumika.

"It shouldn't be the same name, right? You're the one who performed the ensemble at the college event."

"It's me. Looks like the video has been leaked? Didn't we agree not to record it?"

Uesugi Sumire was speechless. He didn't expect that his old video would eventually be circulated. Hikigaya Hachiman and he had obviously deleted all the places where it could be circulated.

"I see. To be honest... it's very impressive, but pathological hackers will never lose in our own field of expertise."

Shima seemed to be inexplicably motivated, and Uesugi Sumiya didn't understand what was happening. Then he watched Hiroi Kikuri being pulled backstage by Shima, as if they were preparing for the final rehearsal.

"Hey, Uesugi-san... performance? Is it really that great?!"

Ijichi Hinikaka looked incredulous. To be honest, they had watched Uesugi Sumika practice the guitar from knowing nothing to becoming such an expert at it now, but they had never heard Uesugi Sumika talk about him participating in a band performance or anything like that.

"It's not really something worth talking about... I was just a little willful for a moment and caused trouble for a lot of people."

Uesugi Cheng scratched his hair, looking unusually embarrassed. The performance of "Open the Sky" was indeed a little ill-considered. Although the final result developed in a good direction, he was indeed led by the desires in his heart to do irrational things.

"The performance is about to start... Hey, why is Ryo-senpai sitting there?"

Kita Ikuyo looked at Yamada Ryo sitting on a bench away from the crowd in confusion. He was clearly already below the stage, so why didn't he get closer to hear more clearly. 0.

"But speaking of it... there are so many people..."

Kita Ikuyo looked at the audience area which was gradually becoming bustling with some excitement. When would their Bond Band have so many fans?

"Oh, on the one hand, maybe they want to show that they are different from those fans and are fans with taste. On the other hand..."

Ijichi Kouka very disrespectfully exposed Yamada Ryo's idea, but the other aspect was taken up by Uesugi Sumire.

"Maybe if Ms. Hiroi Kikuri performs while drunk, she might do something to the audience, like throw something down there. In order not to become a lucky audience member, it's better to stay away from her."

As they talked, the five people waited for the sick hacker to appear.

245

Chapter 245: Turquoise Hands

"Speaking of which, the music style of [Sick Hacker] is psychedelic rock, and it is considered a very powerful independent band among bands that play psychedelic rock."

Yamada Ryo talked incessantly when she mentioned her favorite band, but Uesugi Sumiya didn't listen to her carefully because the people on the stage were already in place. Unlike her usual unreliable appearance, Hiroi Kikuri's aura when she stood on the stage was completely different, as if she was a ferocious beast with its fangs bared.

The lights suddenly dimmed, and the sound of bass rang out along with the cheers of the fans.

"The bass is so important. He really deserves to be the lead bass singer..."

Uesugi Cheng sighed, Hiroi Kikuri's voice is indeed very psychedelic, and combined with the performance of the drummer and guitarist, it is indeed very impressive, but...

But it's still not enough, Uesugi Cheng thought. He didn't know what psychedelic rock was, but judging from the name, it was a musical style that could easily drive other people's emotions, just like his paintings.

If he were to do it... he wanted to achieve the same effect as the painting made with [Sight and Perception]...

The moment the music stopped, he suddenly smiled bitterly. He had actually started thinking about such meaningless things. He hadn't even performed a complete LIVE yet, yet he had such thoughts that would definitely be seen as looking down on other bands and cause a big uproar.

If he really said it out loud, he would definitely be laughed at. After all, the level of [Pathological Hacker] is already quite high among independent bands, while he is completely unknown in this regard.

"It's amazing... the momentum and sense of improvisation on stage."

Goto Ichiri looked at Hiroi Kikuri on the stage with longing. She didn't know when she would be able to play her favorite music freely, enjoying the cheers and support of everyone, just like the bassist on the stage.

"Envy?"

"Hmm! Hmm?!!"

Goto Ichiri nodded subconsciously, and then realized that the question seemed to be asked to her. She turned around and saw that Uesugi Sumika was staring at her. This undoubtedly made her feel a little nervous, and even the tone of her answer rose unconsciously.

"If you're envious, you should keep practicing, Miss Guitar Hero. Even though your skills are impressive, it's not just your skills that matter when you're on stage."

“Eh…Ahhh?!!”

Goto Ichiri's painting style instantly turned into abstract painting. The shock brought to her by Uesugi Sumika's words was definitely no less than the shock wave caused by countless meteorites hitting the earth. She never expected that Uesugi Sumika would actually read out the account number that she used to post videos on the Internet at this time.

It would be better to say that she had no idea why Uesugi Cheng knew about something that she had only told Ijichi Nichinaka. Could it be that Nichinaka...did she accidentally tell it to others?

Goto Ichiri shook his head and threw away the groundless speculation about Ijichi Kouka in his mind. Although it looked very funny, it was quite normal among the audience of this psychedelic rock style live performance.

"Don't worry, I didn't know this from anyone. I just guessed. After all, the Guitar Hero account is pretty famous on the site. Besides... the pink hair was on display and it wasn't deleted."

When Goto Ichiri saw the frames with pink hair in the video of himself playing the piano on Uesugi Sumire's phone, he stood at attention with his whole body tensed, and then fell down, startling Kita Ikuyo who was immersed in the music next to him.

"Hey hey hey, Pochi-chan!!! What's going on?!"

Kita Ikuyo hurriedly hugged Goto Ichiri, who was supposed to fall to the ground with the back of her head, and frantically tried to find out why she became like this.

"It looks like I scared her. I'm sorry."

Uesugi Sumire scratched his hair insincerely. He really didn't expect that Goto Ichiri would care so much about such things. He was so stressed that he almost fainted.

"Well, I think I got it. That's amazing... Goto-san does have a lot to learn if you want to make the band better."

Uesugi Cheng nodded seriously. Although Hiroi Kikuri usually looked unreliable, what Ijichi Hoshika said made sense. The Bond Band did have a lot to learn from [Sick Hackers], and Uesugi Cheng himself thought...

"I remember I had a book about music...but I can't seem to read it now."

He still remembered the green-covered book that was placed together with the "Book of the Prideful Sun". It seemed to record some deeds and knowledge related to birds and music, but Uesugi Cheng really couldn't understand the knowledge in it now.

"The Turquoise Hand": A Ramsand calligraphy manual, based on Farid al-Din's "The Gathering of Birds". [This book hosts a leap consciousness - a truth so powerful that perhaps it believes it can be realized.]

(Reading required: 10 citations, Ramsand language)

"But before that, let's get the fake identity done first and then... think about the band?"

Uesugi Cheng didn't know why, but the fire of desire in his heart burned again. In the life of the immortals that he could only vaguely feel, there was only endless work and tasks waiting for him to complete.

Even though he was a noble and powerful immortal in the eyes of outsiders, and the most capable assistant and conspirator under the Foundry, Uesugi Cheng could only feel endless fatigue and joy for music and painting from the memories he could not remember.

In other words, the only hobby left is art.

"After the painting is completed, it turns into music? Am I making up for my regrets?"

Uesugi Cheng smiled, as if he was talking to that self of his, the self who was still an immortal.

"But if that's the case, then I have to help you. Otherwise, I can't handle it alone."

Looking at the four members of the Bond Band, even though they had only been formed for a short time and their technical levels varied, it was better this way as he could more easily establish connections with them for mutual benefit.

"Come to think of it, I remember you said... you were going to participate in the school's cultural festival, right? And the whole band was going to participate."

Uesugi Cheng touched his hair. He had found the first entry point. If he allowed the members of the Bond Band to learn and grow appropriately, it would be more convenient for him to ask for help.

246

Chapter 246: The daytime furnace is also dry.

"Well, let's get started..."

Uesugi Cheng listened to the rumbling sound of the blue-haired girl's stomach beside him, which was like the embodiment of the word hunger. In the end, he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Ijichi Hongxia.

"Are you sure you don't need to let it cool down a little more? I have a feeling she's going to pounce on the plate of noodles in front of me next."

"No need! She has been owed money for so long, it's time for her to suffer a little."

Ijichi Hongxia seemed very determined, if she hadn't been holding down her restless hand.

Saizeriya, a cheap and delicious Italian restaurant, mainly cheap. The four members of the Bond band sat here with Uesugi Cheng, talking about the performance they were going to prepare for the college cultural festival that Kita Yuu had signed up for Goto Ichiri.

"Um... that drummer sister just said that you, Uesugi-san, have participated in such an event before. Is that true?"

Kita Yu spoke on behalf of Goto Ichiri. Actually, it would have been better if he had spoken himself, but Kita could only sigh and ask himself when he saw Goto Ichiri, who would immediately curl up and try to reduce his size and the floor space he occupied as soon as he was looked at.

"Yeah, I was a little overconfident at the time..."

"Don't say that, Pochi-chan is about to faint!!"

Ijichi Hinikaka looked at Uesugi Sumire who was obviously exaggerating the description, and then looked at Goto Ichiri who was so scared by these words that he lay down on the table and was about to vomit. She couldn't help but speak. She was afraid that if Uesugi Sumire teased him for a while longer, Goto Ichiri would become an expert at backing out.

"Ah, it seems a bit too much, but it's not that difficult. It's just that the program I chose and the way I did it were too self-centered, and I didn't have enough time, so this happened... As for you, as long as you practice more, it won't be a problem."

Uesugi Cheng looked at Yamada Ryo, who had already written down the songs on paper and started preparing for the cultural festival performance, and Ijichi Nijika, who finally couldn't help but start feeding Yamada Ryo with french fries, and thought that the daily playfulness of the girl band was indeed much more fun than dealing with those evil spirits that were dead but not stiff.

"In that case, you should get up to speed on your repertoire practice. I actually have a practice room for rent in my other LIVEHOUSE. If you have time, why don't you practice there? It won't take up Fanxing's room."

Uesugi Cheng said so. After all, Fanxing's store is still relatively small, and the Bond Band can only practice when they are free. It doesn't matter at other times, but if there is a need for long-term practice, Fanxing will be stretched.

"Oh, is it okay? But..."

Ijichi Hongxia originally wanted to say that they actually couldn't come up with so much money. After all, they were a band that had just been established and didn't have many fans. The ticket sales seemed a bit difficult, not to mention renting a practice room.

"It's nothing... Just consider it as a reward for helping me perfect the song. Besides, I'm still one of the band's assistants, right?"

Uesugi Sumiko's current relationship with the four members of the Tietai band is more like a glue that sticks the four together, of course, referring to the band's performances. After all, Goto Ichiri's guitar skills are indeed very strong, but if there is no coordination, the performance effect will become a bit strange.