Congratulations, Sushi, you have been optimized by me.

Oh yes, she suddenly remembered.

A rare way to pronounce the surname Tsuzuki is "Tsuneki", which is pronounced by removing the first letter T and then moving the letter e to become Sunkei.

"...What am I thinking? This store shouldn't have anything to do with Xiao Qian, right?"

However, on the way to Shibuya, Shoko Toyokawa thought of two things.

One of the little things that is not worth mentioning is that her grandfather called her two days ago and said he wanted to introduce someone to her.

Shoko Toyokawa felt that she was not so idle as to accompany her grandfather to some wealthy social activities. She knew without thinking that the person her grandfather was talking about was a lobbyist who came to persuade her to go home.

And he specifically talks about other people's failures in bands... He makes it sound like he's also... It seems... Hmm...

Forget it, let’s not talk about this.

Another thing is actually Xiao Qian’s reply to herself on LINE, especially the so-called family affairs in the first half of the sentence.

Chihiro hasn't come for a while. Xiangzi originally thought that it was because she was busy at Su Shi's house, but then he thought about it and this idea didn't seem to hold up.

If it's because she found other family members willing to help her... then that's very possible.

But if this is the case, does it mean that I will have fewer and fewer opportunities to meet Xiao Qian in the future?

If I am sure to work in the musical instrument store and the salary satisfies her, I will definitely consider stopping the part-time job at the customer service company.

Because Xiao Qian has to go to Su Shi's house and because of the problems in her relationship with her family, the time she spends doing customer service is destined to be shortened.

"Forget it, this should be a good thing for Xiao Qian..."

Toyokawa Shoko thought about it seriously. In fact, Chihiro's life was much more difficult than hers. She could find a better way of life and other people who could really help her, even if it was Su Shi... That would be much better than staying with someone like her who couldn't even take care of herself.

Her meeting with Xiao Qian might be a lucky one, but if she continued to work as a customer service representative in that moving company, it would undoubtedly be unfortunate.

"We're here..."

After getting off the subway and following the map navigation on her phone for a while, Shoko Toyokawa finally found the store called "Sunkei Music".

The store is filled with familiar musical instrument brands. Except for those luxurious products with unit prices of at least tens of millions, all familiar brands such as ESP, Yamaha, Roland, etc. are available.

The entire store is very spacious, otherwise it would not be able to accommodate so many different types of musical instruments.

The owner of this store must be a very powerful person, right?

When Shoko Toyokawa walked to the front desk, she felt a little nervous, because she knew that although she worked in such a place, most of the time she could only watch others come here to pursue their dreams.

She herself...seemed to be able to do nothing but watch coldly.

Oh, no, she can’t be cold and indifferent after she becomes a clerk. She has to put on a standard smile.

...

"so slow."

In a coffee shop on the streets of Shibuya, Momoka leaned back in her seat and complained as she looked at Chihiro Tsuzuki who was late.

However, compared to her not-so-enthusiastic attitude, the other two people around her showed very happy expressions when they saw Chihiro walking towards them.

This scene made Taoxiang speechless.

It would be fine if she, the little idiot Jing Qin Rencai, was deceived by this little fox, but why did An He Subaru also look so excited and expectant?

"So why don't you, a bassist, even have your own bass?"

Taoxiang was a little amused and helpless, but after putting aside the prejudice that had gradually faded, she still had some expectations for today's special trip.

I just don't know how good Miss Chihiro's bass playing ability is.

But apart from this incident... I always feel that their current band is still a bit dangerous.

Thinking of this, Kawahara Momoka supported her face with one hand and looked at An and Subaru beside her, while her mind recalled the things that they discussed in the LINE group after they returned home last night.

"Tsuzuki...Chihiro." For some reason, when Momoka realized she had called out this name, the rest of her words had already slipped out of her mouth, "You mentioned before that you had formed a band before, but it all failed."

"...You are so rude, Miss Momoka."

Chapter 101 You are so rich, yet you still come out to cheat people?! (1/2)

Although she said she was going to buy a bass, it was obvious that Chihiro Tsuzuki was not in a hurry.

Besides, Rencai ordered a cup of black tea for herself, so she has to drink it before leaving, right?

"Failure in forming a band should be considered a normal thing, right?

In this circle... only a few can make it to the end together."

"……Yeah."

If it was Momoka who had just dropped out of school and formed a band for the first time with a few friends, she might not be able to help but refute Chihiro Tsuzuki when she heard such discouraging words.

But now she couldn't refute it.

But she didn't refute it, and Rencai beside her became anxious first, "But...we are different!"

“That’s what every band says.”

"Subaru's problem can definitely be solved..."

"Yeah, people in bands used to think all problems were solvable."

"..."

It's over, Renai is starting to fall into hedgehog curl-up mode.

Taoxiang, who was standing by, saw the unwilling expression on the face of the girl who was beginning to struggle and think, and she sighed helplessly.

"Speaking of which, Subaru-chan." Tsuzuki Chihiro took a sip of tea and then looked at An and Subaru who hadn't said much. "When will your TV series start filming?"

"Ah... maybe next week."

"So fast?!"

Without responding to Nina's outcry, An He Subaru calmly explained, "Even though it's a TV series, I don't actually have many scenes. The main characters are actually Mori-senpai and Grandma-sama. They are the ones who are responsible for the ratings of this show."

"How long will it take to shoot?"

"The week will be over soon, but I might not be able to participate in any practices next week."

"So what about this week? Do you have plans for tomorrow?"

"tomorrow?"

Hearing Tsuzuki Chihiro suddenly say this, the other three people present were a little confused.

"You haven't been on stage in so long, have you?"

Looking at Tsuzuki Chihiro's self-assured look, An and Subaru always had an urge to hit her for some reason. It might be because they thought of the two-faced acting of the girl in front of them.

And the way Chihiro sits now, like a bad girl.

"Of course I've been on stage before. We even had custom-made costumes for the performance, right, Niina~"

When she said this, Momoka smiled mischievously. After all, seeing Nina dressed like a cake princess was really something that made people laugh.

"Ms. Momoka!"

"In that case...how about doing me a favor?"

In fact, it is not only to help her, but also to help Su Shi, Li Xi and others.

When Su Shi took Li Xi to make an appointment for the LIVE, the scheduled time was 10 minutes, which means that they needed to sing two songs in total.

There is naturally no problem with "Bi Tian Ban Zou". Chihiro feels that she can't guarantee the performance of others, but Aine should be able to go on stage, after all, she has the big devil to carry out some intensive training.

Of course, the result of this special training is that the little fool Aine can only remember how to play this song in her head these days, and she probably won’t be able to play other songs.

Therefore, the band's second song was definitely not going to work, and his own practice piece for the drum attack was definitely not going to work. The only possibility now was for Li Xi to lead everyone to practice the song "Haruhi Shadow" that Su Shi regarded as a scourge.

Although she didn't know why, Chihiro understood that Su Shi was very afraid that this song would be played, as if she could see the terrible consequences of this choice.

"My friends will be performing on stage tomorrow, but they only have one song that won't last 10 minutes."

"You mean... let us go?"

Taoxiang, who is the captain of the three-person band, was the first to speak up and express her thoughts, "But you mean to say that the show will start tomorrow, right?

At this time...will LIVE House agree to a temporary replacement?"

"It's okay. They have to agree even if they don't agree."

"why?"

"Because this LIVE House is owned by my family." Chihiro Tsuzuki took a sip of black tea, changing her bad girl attitude to a gentle Yamato Nadeshiko expression.

"...Don't stop me, both of you. I'm going to teach this little vixen a lesson today, even though she's rich, she's trying to cheat people out of food and drinks!"

"Calm down, Momoka!"

"Don't be impulsive~"

"..."

Taoxiang naturally didn't really want to hit anyone. After she calmed down the excitement in her heart and sat down properly, she nodded and agreed to Chihiro's request.

"But...I have one condition."

"what?"

Looking at the beautiful girl in front of her who was frowning and asking questions, Taoxiang raised the corners of her mouth slightly and proposed an idea that she had planned for a long time:

“You have to come on stage with us, that is, join us.”

"Eh?"

"Isn't that fair?" Momoka crossed her arms. She didn't think Chihiro Tsuzuki had any reason to refuse. "I'll send you the sheet music later. You should practice it tonight. Although our song still lacks a keyboard... we can record it in advance and play it back on the computer."

"...Why not record the bass as well?"

"No, that won't work. My premise is that you have to join us first, even if it's temporary."

Momoka knew that it was unrealistic to get Chihiro to join the band because she didn't have the same passion for the band as the two people next to her.

Although... Momoka feels that Chihiro should be the same type of person as herself. Although she was heartbroken because of the disbanding of the band and shed tears because of the conflict in musical concepts, she definitely still yearns for the stage.

But whether she can rekindle the other party's enthusiasm is a question, so Taoxiang can only use the word "temporary" to give them some room to relax.

"Well, I can go on stage tomorrow, but only this once..."

"Ok, just once is enough."

Where will Chihiro go in the future, and whether Subaru can strike a balance between acting and the band, these are no longer important to Momoka at this moment.

The important thing is to be able to record more beautiful moments of the LIVE, so that... everyone will have more confidence and expectations for the band's future.

"Let's go buy some gear for you bass player without a bass."

"Ah... okay, let's go to Sunkei Music nearby."

"Why go there?" Kawahara Momoka frowned. "Although that store is very grand and has a lot of things, the prices are not very affordable."

"Because that store...ahem, is also owned by my family."

"...Do you still have to say that the shop assistants are your servants?"

"It's not that exaggerated..." Qianxun scratched her head a little embarrassedly, "They don't know me, after all, I haven't been back for a long time.

Don't worry, I'm just an ordinary customer there, don't act like I'm deliberately showing off my wealth."

"It's better if they don't know you..."

Chapter 102 Xiangzi: Su Shi, how dare she chase Xiao Qian away! (2/2)

"Are you serious? My monthly salary is 30 yen?! And I'm a part-time worker, not a full-time one!"

"Yes, after all, this job actually requires some professional knowledge, and your appearance is the best I've seen in a while, except for your height... ahem, sorry."

"..."

Shoko Toyokawa really wanted to complain, "Are you polite?", but after thinking about it, she shut her mouth.

But she was also a little confused, because although this store looked really good, why would the owner behind it treat her, a student who was still in the first year of high school, so well?

It always feels a little weird.

"Toyokawa-san, I'll call you Xiaoxiang from now on, okay?" As the acting manager of this store, Kujo Azusa naturally knew the inside story. With an auntie's smile, she looked at the girl in front of her and said, "If you have time today, Xiaoxiang, why don't you try to start working directly?"