People are in the music show, but the Yorozuya

But if Shoko Toyokawa wants to maintain her self-respect, there's nothing that can be done.

Anyway, he would not do things secretly under the banner of doing good for others, thinking that he is helping when in fact others may not need it at all.

Of course, if little Mutou needs help, that’s a different story.

"well said."

Yamada Ryo nodded approvingly. She certainly wasn't someone who liked to meddle in other people's affairs.

Unless the matter is related to Hong Xia, she is too lazy to worry about it.

(ps: My youth is Wakaba Mu, he appeared in 11 episodes, met Su Shi 5 times, delivered messages 3 times, performed 2 times, and never thought the band was interesting once)

Chapter 32: Return, Ms.

Time passed quickly and soon it was night. Kita Ikuyo took off her maid outfit and put on her school uniform again.

After saying goodbye to Nijigao and the others, Otonashi Sota returned to the Yorozuya with Kita Ikuyo.

After Kita Ikuyo and Toyokawa Shoko who stayed in the store greeted each other and got to know each other, Otonashi Sota took her to the music room on the second floor.

"Wow! Shikokuichi! Is Otonashi-senpai still selling musical instruments?"

Just like Goto Ichiri and Toyokawa Shoko before her, Kita Ikuyo, who came to Otonashi Sota Music Museum for the first time, was also shocked by the dazzling variety of musical instruments.

"Okay, come and pick. These are all guitars. See which one you like."

Otonashi Sota took down three guitars from the wall and let Kita Ikuyo choose.

Although these three guitars are the cheapest among the group, each guitar is worth more than 500,000 yuan.

"Otonashi-senpai, these guitars look really expensive... Is it really okay for me to trade them for my bass?"

Looking at these three guitars that were extraordinary in appearance, Kita Ikuyo couldn't help but swallow and hugged the bass in her arms tightly.

Although her bass is not a cheap item, it was only bought for a few hundred thousand yuan. In terms of quality and appearance, it feels much worse than these guitars.

"It's okay. These guitars are only about 500,000 yuan. The ones on the wall are more expensive."

Otonashi Sota had no intention of hiding anything and directly quoted the price of the guitar.

After all, although he wanted to help Kita Ikuyo, he didn't have any ulterior motives towards her, so there was naturally no need for him to silently contribute.

We are all friends, so instead of hiding things, Otonashi Sota prefers to communicate openly.

(Teacher Daxiang feels dissed.)

"Five, five hundred thousand?!"

Hearing this astonishing number, Kita Ikuyo was shocked and almost dropped the bass in her hand.

For a high school girl from an ordinary family who doesn't have a part-time job, five hundred thousand is an astronomical figure!

"Otonashi-senpai, why don't we just forget it? Your guitar alone is enough to buy four of my basses. How can we exchange it..."

Kita Ikuyo said helplessly.

Before coming here, she'd thought that if Otonashi Sota's guitar was more expensive, she'd make up the difference... But how could she make up the difference? Even if she sold herself, it wouldn't be enough!

"It's okay, you can use it first. You can pay me back the difference when you make some money. After all, if the band can be successful, it can be quite profitable."

Otonashi Sota waved his hand nonchalantly.

"But...can I really pay it back..."

Kita Ikuyo has doubts about her ability to make money.

"Xiduo, do you know what sunk costs are?"

"Sunk costs?"

"It means that when you invest too much money or effort in something, you will become more and more devoted to it and persistent, and you won't want to give up."

Otonashi Sota explained,

"People are motivated when they have pressure. I believe that when you hold a guitar worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, you will definitely be more motivated than ever to practice Diao, and you will also be more enthusiastic about forming a good band with Hongxia and the others.

Of course, if you don't have the confidence to do it, I can also spend hundreds of thousands to buy your bass, and then you can use the money to buy a cheaper guitar. It's up to you to choose. "

".... Otonashi-senpai, you've said this much, how could I back down?"

Kita Ikuyo's hesitant expression disappeared, replaced by full determination.

When she was accepted back by the gentle Hong Xia, she had already sworn in her heart that she would play in a band with everyone for the rest of her life and would never run away again!

Since Senior Otonashi wants to see her determination, she can't let him down!

Kita Ikuyo in super yang-kai confident form—resurrection!

"I'll change!"

Kita Ikuyo chose one of the red guitars, the same color as her hair, and she fell in love with it at first sight.

"Okay, you're ambitious. Just based on your confidence, I believe you can master the guitar."

Otonashi Sota curled up the corners of his mouth and clapped softly.

He didn't know if it was because of his eyesight, but he seemed to see a light flashing on Kita's body.

If that little socially anxious person from Yili was there, he'd probably be blinded by the power of the Yangjiao, right? Hilarious!

"Hey, I'll try my best!"

Kita Ikuyo scratched his head embarrassedly, then seemed to remember something, looked at Otonashi Sota awkwardly and asked,

"Um... Otonashi-senpai is the boss of Yorozuya, right? Then can I entrust you with this?"

"Oh? Just tell me if you have something to say."

"It's just... I wonder if Otonashi-senpai could teach me how to play the guitar if he has time."

"Senior, as you know, I'm a complete beginner at guitar. Although I asked Ichiri to teach me at school, I also want to work harder so that I won't hold everyone back."

Kita Ikuyo said sincerely.

[Kita Ikuyo has a request for you: I want to learn guitar.]

The system's voice sounded in his mind at the same time. Otonashi Sota took a look at the content of the commission and accepted it.

This commission is neither difficult nor easy, it mainly depends on Kita Ikuyo's musical talent.

But Yili said she sang beautifully, so she shouldn't be far off... Eh? Wait, did he just see something special?

Otonashi Sota pulled out the system's commission panel and re-read the commission that Kita Ikuyo had just posted.

....Oh, so this child’s name is Kita Ikuyo?

Come to think of it, when she introduced herself before, she did indeed just say her name was Kita.

Otonashi Sota thought it was her name, but he didn't expect it to be her surname.

Kita, Ikuyo, Kita...Ikuyo....

"puff--!"

Otonashi Sota laughed out loud.

"Eh? What's wrong with you, senior?"

Seeing Otonashi Sota suddenly burst into laughter, Kita Ikuyo couldn't help but ask in confusion.

"No, nothing, I just thought of something funny."

Otonashi Sota tried to hold back his laughter and waved towards Kita Ikuyo.

Only then did he understand why Kita Ikuyo only told them her last name. After all, calling out her full name was too comedic.

In the pronunciation of Neon language, Kita is pronounced similarly to Lai La, and Yu Dai is pronounced similarly to Qu La, so her name together is Lai La Qu La, abbreviated as Gui Qu Lai Xi.

Otonashi Kanata felt that Kita's parents had some comedic talent, or they were top-notch comedians, otherwise why would they give their daughter this name?

"Then, Senior, my request..."

Kita Ikuyo cast an expectant look that was hard to refuse.

"No problem, I took it."

Otonashi Sota naturally had no reason to refuse. After all, teaching a beautiful girl to play the piano was also very interesting.

"Great! Then I'll come see you if I have time on weekends."

Kita Ikuyo said with a smile.

(P.S.: Actually, every guitarist has his or her strengths, and everyone’s strengths are different. For example, Maomao’s solos are amazing, Chuhua’s rhythm is very steady, and Aion and Takamatsu Deng have a good relationship.)

Chapter 33 Xiangzi: If I were rich

"can."

Otonashi Sota nodded, then seeing Kita Ikuyo smiling so happily, he suddenly became malicious and asked jokingly,

"By the way, Xiduo, we've known each other for quite a while now, but I still don't know your name. Can you tell me?"

"what?"

When Otonashi Sota suddenly asked her name, Kita Ikuyo's bright smile froze on her face.

"My name is Kita. That's my name."

"Oh? Really? What's your last name then?"

"Wow....It's Kita too..."

After being tortured repeatedly by Otonashi Sota, Kita Ikuyo was already sweating profusely, but she was too embarrassed to say her name.

After all, even if we don’t mention the homophonic pun of Kita and Yudai, the name Yudai sounds like an old woman, which she really can’t say.

"So your name is Kita Kita?"

Otonashi Sota could no longer suppress the smile.

It’s a pity that he didn’t install a surveillance camera in the room, otherwise he would have really recorded Kita Ikuyo’s expression at that moment, right?

This kid is so interesting.

"Yes! Senior, just treat me as Kita Kita!"

Kita Ikuyo blushed and admitted it in a self-deprecating manner.

Seeing this, Yin Wuzoutai smiled and stopped teasing her for fear of making the child angry.

After some joking, Kita Ikuyo left with the new guitar gratefully on her back.

Otonashi Sota asked Teacher Daixiang to go out for dinner.

While eating, Otonashi Sota also told her that he had met Nagasaki Soyo before and that Nagasaki Soyo had come to talk to them.

"What? Su Shi actually said that?"

When Shoko Toyokawa heard the story of the band's disbandment made up by Nagasaki Motoyo from Otonashi Sota, her expression suddenly became quite interesting.

What is the opposite of Tiangang?

It was clearly her who broke up the group, and Su Shi was also pursuing her, so how come in her mouth she became the one who loved but couldn't be with her, and who wanted but couldn't get her?

"This guy really is....Ah."

For a moment, Shoko Toyokawa didn't know how to evaluate Nagasaki Suyo, and could only sigh helplessly.

"Well, she wanted to find you too."

Otonashi Sota shrugged and said,

"If it were a different set, I feel like your story could fill a whole season of Naruto."

"Otonashi-senpai is saying something incomprehensible again... But aren't you curious? Don't you want to know what happened between me, Sushi, and Xiaomu in the past?"

Seeing that Onmuzota had no intention of asking her any further questions, Toyokawa Shoko became a little confused.

"What's there to ask? I'm not in the habit of prying into other people's secrets and privacy, but if you want to talk, I can be a listener."

Otonashi Sota naturally wouldn't tell Toyokawa Shoko that Komu had already told him about their past. He wasn't the kind of person who liked to sell out his teammates.

"...Thank you, Otonashi-senpai."

Hearing what Otonashi Sota said, Toyokawa Shoko felt touched in her heart.

Because of Nagasaki Motoyo's relentless pursuit, she actually instinctively resisted those who wanted to know her secrets, but Otonashi Sota's indifferent attitude made Toyokawa Shoko feel that it was okay to tell her story to others.