Their restricted abilities are refreshed every week.

When Chihaya Aine ran away from RING due to pressure because her guitar skills could not keep up with the overall level of the band, she met her junior high school classmate.

If Shirakawa Haru hadn't spoken for her and defended her dignity, she would probably have started thinking about transferring from Tokyo...

In short, Shirakawa Haru has helped me a lot, this is undeniable.

In addition to guilt, Chihaya Aine actually had other ideas. She wanted to ask Shirakawa Haru out shopping, and preferably have something to eat together.

She wanted to know how much she liked Shirakawa Haru, and whether it had reached the level of "liking".

Chihaya Aine hummed a song in her heart, thinking this was a godsend. She looked at Shirakawa Haru and said with a smile, "How about it, Chairman, can you make it up to me? You should be happy to be able to go shopping with a beautiful girl like me."

"If that's all, I can 'compensate' you." Shirakawa Haru thought for a moment. He felt that Chihaya Aine should compensate him both emotionally and logically. Lately, not only her, but he himself has also spent a lot of energy on various matters related to the band. "When exactly is it, this weekend?"

This is also an opportunity to get to know Chihaya Aine better.

Shirakawa Haru has not forgotten that he accepted Chihaya Aine into the student union because he saw her talent, and hoped that she could accept the job of student union president to help Toyokawa Shoko share the pressure.

"Great! Chairman LOVE~" Chihaya Aine stood there and smiled foolishly.

"Aine, LOVE~ can you just say something like that to Haru?" Takamatsu Deng waited until Shirakawa Haru and Chihaya Aine finished their conversation before interjecting, "Haru is a boy. Saying that to a girl is fine, but if you say it to Haru..." Takamatsu Deng paused, as if weighing his words, "it might bother Haru and cause unnecessary misunderstandings."

"Sorry, sorry." Chihaya Aine first stared at Takamatsu Deng, then burst out laughing, showing an apologetic look. She didn't look at Shirakawa Haru, but looked at Takamatsu Deng and said, "I'm sorry Deng, I'm just used to talking to you guys like this..."

"It's okay... I just hope you don't do that again next time, Aine." Takamatsu's tone was melancholy, like a flower drooping its head on a cloudy day. Shirakawa Haru was a cherished friend of hers, as was Chihaya Aine. But the moment Chihaya Aine said "love" to Shirakawa Haru, she felt a sharp, unseen hand gripping her heart, a sharp, unpleasant pain.

She really wanted to ask Aine not to say such words to Shirakawa Haru again.

If she were the old her, she would have buried these words deep in her heart due to her cowardice, and would not dare to reveal them at all.

But now it’s different. She has the courage to face her inner self and express herself.

"OK~OK~" Chihaya Aine waved her hand nonchalantly, her expression as light as a feather, as if she didn't care about anything. But in her heart, she had a different thought. She secretly wondered if Deng, like herself, also liked the chairman. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but carefully study Takamatsu Deng's expression.

Strangely, Chihaya Aine did not catch any expression of love or affection between men and women on Takamatsu Touma's face.

In her eyes, Gao Songdeng at this moment was like a child in kindergarten, asking her friends with a childish face who her best friend was, and in order to monopolize this friend, she would not allow anyone else to get close to her.

Humph, Chihaya Aine chuckled in her heart, this was just a childish, childish possessiveness.

But just in case, I want to find an opportunity to ask Deng what she thinks of the chairman. Does she simply regard the chairman as an important friend, or are there some mixed feelings that even she is not aware of?

Let’s talk about it then.

"The special effects video played to save our band's performance was very important to you, right?" Shiina Ritsuki stared intently at Shirakawa Haru, his eyes inquiring. "After we got off the stage, I specifically asked someone for a copy of the performance video. No matter how you look at it, the special effects video played at that time didn't look like a perfunctory, shoddy product... To be more precise, the quality of the video was simply astonishingly high."

Shiina Ritsuki glanced at Chihaya Aine with a hint of dissatisfaction, frowned slightly, and thought to himself: Doesn't this silly guy understand what the key thing is at the moment?

In order to save the band, Haru Shirakawa actually used some high-quality special effects in their performance.

Before this, Shiina Riki had only been able to witness this level of special effects during live performances by famous and renowned big-name bands.

She never imagined that one day her band would be able to enjoy such high-level special effects treatment.

With the help of the dreamlike special effects, the band was like a ship about to capsize in a storm, grabbing the last life-saving straw, thus breaking away from this almost failed and gloomy performance and successfully coming back to life.

This is undoubtedly an invaluable gift to their entire band.

But for Shirakawa Haru, this may not be something to cheer about.

After all, no matter what important situation he originally intended to use this special effect for, it has now been used in advance because of the band's rescue.

It's like a person who originally carefully collected a rare gem, planning to let it shine at some significant moment, but now has to take out the gem in advance to use it in order to deal with an emergency. Even if the emergency purpose is achieved, there will inevitably be a trace of regret and helplessness in the heart.

Shirakawa Haru might also be in such a complicated mood. His plans were disrupted and the original arrangements for special effects were forced to change.

Shiina Riki felt vaguely uneasy and began to feel guilty towards Shirakawa Haru.

It would be impossible for her to just drag Shirakawa Haru out for a stroll like Chihaya Aine did. She was not a shameless woman like Chihaya Aine. If that were the case...

When I communicate with Shirakawa Haru in the future, I should be nicer to him.

"Why did the chairman help us in that way when we made mistakes during our performance on stage?" said Chihaya Aine.

"Because this is how the band recovers when they make a mistake during a live performance," Shirakawa Haru explained to Chihaya Aine. "There are generally two types of recovery methods when a band makes a mistake: equipment and technology, and performance and interaction."

"In terms of equipment and technology, since this was the first time the small auditorium was hosting a live performance, there wasn't much lighting and sound equipment installed for me to control. However, I managed to temporarily attract the audience's attention by playing special effects and using lighting. In terms of performance and interaction, I stood up from the audience seat and let Lenai perform an impromptu performance, which was essentially to attract the audience's attention."

"Wow, the chairman is really amazing."

"It's nothing. When you work in the student union for a long time, you will be able to learn this kind of experience and skills. Maybe in the future, I will give the position of student union president to you." Baichuan Qing said helplessly.

Why does the student council president have so much to do? I can’t do anything for even a moment!

"The chairman thinks so highly of me!" Chihaya was a little flattered.

"After all, you are really outstanding." Baichuan Qing said.

At this moment, Rakuna suddenly rushed past Chihaya Aine, walked to Shirakawa Haru and grabbed the corner of his clothes: "I performed very well today, and the improvisation on the stage was also very impressive, so I want to eat the matcha parfait."

"Of course." Shirakawa Haru said, looking at Lenai.

"I want to eat lots of matcha parfaits," Lenai said. "Don't regret it."

"Qing, come here." Takamatsu Deng suddenly pulled Shirakawa Qing to the corner of the dressing area.

"Deng, do you have anything to say to me?" Baichuan Qing looked at Deng with some confusion.

"I'll wait for you at the Astronomy Department this afternoon," Gao Songdeng said. "I don't know if you're free this afternoon, but I'll be waiting there. If you don't come, I'll keep waiting until you do."

"I'll come." Shirakawa Haru looked into Takamatsu Deng's eyes and said in a serious tone.

"I will give you my treasured things." said Gao Songdeng.

Chapter 5.1: News about Deng Boqi from the Astronomy Department (k)

The student building of Hinomori Academy belongs to the club, the Astronomy Department.

Shirakawa Haru didn't hold on for long in Takamatsu Deng's hopeful eyes. He once again assured her that he would definitely go to the Astronomy Department after completing his work.

He tried his best to complete his job as the student union president. This time, when he went to various clubs and classes to check the arrangements and calculate the expenses, he did not stay for long, but rushed to the next checkpoint.

He had been somewhat playful when checking the arrangements in the club this morning, but now he was completely in the working state.

With his superhuman work efficiency, he completed the work in just three hours.

The sun, like a tireless watchman, still hangs high in a corner of the blue sky, its scorching gaze fixed on every inch of land on earth.

Calm down and listen carefully. In this tranquility, you can occasionally hear the chirping of cicadas. The chirping of cicadas is like an ancient ballad coming from the depths of time, floating intermittently in the air, weaving a bit of laziness and poetry for this hot summer.

With the wooden sliding door creaking, Shirakawa Haru pushed open the door of the Astronomy Department and walked in.

The Astronomy Club can be said to be one of the oldest clubs in Hinodemori Academy. It was founded by the second student council president and was once the most popular club in Hinodemori Academy.

At that time, if you wanted to join the Astronomy Department, you had to answer a few questions about astronomy, such as the position and characteristics of the brilliant Cygnus in the summer night Milky Way, or which is the brightest star in Lyra and its unique significance in summer starry sky observation. These questions are like keys that open the mysterious door of the Astronomy Department only for students who truly love astronomy.

The astronomy club is now "declining in number". In the year when Shirakawa Haru became the student council president of the high school department, there was only one member, Takamatsu Teru.

"Hmm... Qing, you're here..." Gao Songdeng probably woke up from his nap after hearing the creaking sound of the wooden door of the Astronomy Department being pushed open.

She had just woken up, her eyes still drowsy, as delicate as a flower bud moistened by morning dew.

Her cherry-like mouth opened and closed subconsciously, and she yawned loudly, looking like a lazy kitten. Shirakawa Haru stared at her quietly, clearly seeing the crystal tears that oozed from the corners of her eyes due to yawning. In the sunlight, they looked like tiny pearls, sparkling with a moving luster.

"Qing, I'm sorry, I fell asleep just now." Gao Songdeng couldn't help but yawn again, "Did I keep you waiting for a long time?"

After finishing the performance on the live stage in the small auditorium, Gao Songdeng, Chihaya Aine and the others sat in the audience and watched the live performance of the students of Hinomori Academy. To be honest, they really discovered quite a few interesting bands.

After that, Takamatsu Deng said goodbye to Chihaya Aine and the others, and went straight to the Astronomy Club to wait for Shirakawa Haru.

In order to prepare for today's live performance, Gao Songdeng was so excited last night that he felt like he was in the midst of brilliant fireworks and couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

After arriving at the Astronomy Department, she had just sat down on the chair for a while when she was overwhelmed by sleepiness like a tide. She slowly lay down and soon fell asleep. It was not until the moment Shirakawa Haru pushed the door open that she woke up slowly.

"I just arrived." Baichuan Qing said, "So Deng, you woke up at the perfect time."

Shirakawa Haru turned his head slightly and slowly scanned the furnishings in the astronomy department room.

This was not his first time here, and past memories were still lingering in his mind. Comparing the current interior of the Astronomy Department with the previous one, he clearly noticed that it was undoubtedly much cleaner now.

Although notebooks and postcards are scattered around the room, making the space look a little messy, in his eyes, this seemingly disordered picture has a unique charm, as if the stars are inadvertently scattered in the universe, adding a rich artistic and romantic atmosphere to the astronomy department, just like a poem about interstellar love, in which every object becomes a moving chapter.

Takamatsu Deng noticed Shirakawa Haru's gaze, and she blushed as she quickly stood up from her seat, walked over to Shirakawa Haru and said, "The Astronomy Club is a bit of a mess right now... so I want to ask Haru to come and help me clean up the Astronomy Club room."

"Of course, no problem." Shirakawa Haru said, "We are friends for life."

Then he turned around and looked around the Astronomy Department again and said, "But the Astronomy Department is quite clean now. There's nothing that needs cleaning, right? If you didn't think of those scattered notebooks as things that need to be sorted out."

"Well... actually, there are some," Takamatsu explained to Shirakawa Haru. Back when she was alone in the Astronomy Club, even though it still looked very clean, she'd still clean it every three weeks. Because of her limited strength and slender figure, cleaning was quite difficult. "But now with Haru's help, the two of us will definitely be able to clean the Astronomy Club quickly!"

"Soqing, can you help me?" Gao Songdeng asked. She lowered her eyes and did not dare to look up at Baichuan Qing, as if she was afraid that she would be rejected by him. If he really refused, she didn't know how to face him.

But Shirakawa Haru's next words undoubtedly dispelled Takamatsu Deng's doubts.

Shirakawa Haru smiled and told her that since they were friends, and he had promised her that he would come to the Astronomy Club to accompany her this afternoon, no matter what request she made, he would try his best to satisfy her.

"Qing, thank you for accompanying me today," Gao Songdeng said. "After I finish cleaning the astronomy department, I will give you something I treasure."

"Well... I'm looking forward to it." Shirakawa Haru's tone was like coaxing a child. Takamatsu Deng didn't notice his tone, but happily sorted out the postcards and notebooks scattered in the astronomy club.

Shirakawa Haru looked at Takamatsu Deng's back, took the initiative to open the small compartment used by the Astronomy Department to store cleaning tools, and took out a mop and broom from it.

He first borrowed a mineral water bottle from someone else, then carefully pricked a few small holes on the bottle cap, and then filled the bottle with water.

After the preparations were ready, he began to spray the water in the bottle evenly on the floor, leaving no corner untouched.

You know, rooms like the Astronomy Department that are rarely used are actually very prone to dust accumulation, just like rooms where people come and go frequently.

If you don't use this water spray method to wet and settle the dust first, then when you sweep the floor, the dust will fly around wildly due to the stirring of the broom, and will be everywhere, making it more troublesome to clean up later.

"Qing...you're amazing." Gao Songdeng sat on the table, his legs dangling off the ground. "My mom seems to clean the floor this way. She also sends Dad and me upstairs to clean by herself. By the time Dad and I come downstairs, the living room is brand new."

After sprinkling water, Shirakawa Haru asked Takamatsu Deng to sit on the table, otherwise Takamatsu Deng would step on the floor while he was sweeping the floor, and the dust on the floor would be gathered by her footprints.

In that case, I always feel that the floor will become difficult to clean.

"This is just some little knowledge in life. If you have anything you want to learn or don't understand in the future, you can ask me." Baichuan Qing was holding the mop. His hands were wearing a pair of yellow rubber gloves, which were stained with water stains from washing the mop. Now he could only wipe the sweat with his arms.

He had just finished his work for the Student Union and rushed to the Astronomy Department without taking a break. In fact, beads of sweat had already appeared on his forehead when he first arrived at the Astronomy Department.

Looking at Shirakawa Haru's appearance, Gao Songdeng took out a tissue from her pocket and wiped the sweat off his forehead. She gently put it down from the table, then stood on tiptoe as if she was afraid of dirtying the floor, walked to Shirakawa Haru's side, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Qing, thank you for your hard work."

"I'm used to it. My house is quite big, with many rooms, and I clean it all by myself." Bai Chuanqing smiled when she thought of this. "Actually, there is someone who shares the work with me, but I just ask her not to cause me any trouble."

"Qing's family?" Gao Songdeng said, "Qing, you were smiling when you talked about the person who cleaned with you."

"Yes, they are my family, the family I love very much." Shirakawa Haru smiled again in front of Takamatsu Deng.

Gao Songdeng looked at Shirakawa Haru's face and found that his smile at this moment was different from all the smiles of Shirakawa Haru she had ever seen. As a friend of Shirakawa Haru, this was a smile she had never seen before.

Well, thanks for wiping my sweat. Now, Deng, you can sit back down. There's only one small spot left on the floor."

After Shirakawa Haru finished mopping the floor neatly, he sat down at the table with Takamatsu Deng.

There were still slightly damp stains on the floor, which shimmered faintly under the light. Shirakawa Haru and Takamatsu Deng stood up in unison and opened the window of the astronomy department together.

In an instant, a breeze brought in fresh air from the window. Under the gentle breeze, the water stains on the floor were gradually drying up at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the traces of moisture disappeared bit by bit.

During this break, Shirakawa Haru saw a thick stack of notebooks next to Takamatsu Deng, the kind of notebooks he had seen in the "100 Yen Stationery Store".

The book is bound by dozens of slightly thin pages, with only some green horizontal lines on the pages.

He asked Takamatsu Deng if he could take a look at these notebooks. Takamatsu Deng agreed, and Shirakawa Haru randomly pulled out a notebook with a red sweet pea on the cover.

As soon as he opened the notebook, Shirakawa Haru was attracted by the musical notation on it. It was densely covered with poetic sentences and dotted with some strange yet cute pencil drawings.

Then Shirakawa Haru flipped through a few more pages and stopped at a page that was clearly blocked. He saw a white, folded music score printed on A4 paper.

On the left side of the sheet music are the lyrics written by Takamatsu Touma.

Not only the lyrics, judging from the person's credits on the music score, I'm afraid the entire score was completed by Takamatsu Deng alone.

"Deng, you're amazing," Shirakawa Haru said. "If I'm guessing correctly, you wrote this song all by yourself, right? Although it has some flaws, the good outweighs the bad. It has extraordinary emotional power and appeal."

"Thank you for the compliment..." Takamatsu Deng smiled happily when she heard Shirakawa Haru's praise for her, but then she thought of something and her mood immediately became depressed.

"What's wrong?" Shirakawa Haru originally wanted to continue looking at the music score for a while, but he was more concerned about Takamatsu Deng's strange behavior at the moment. "Deng, are you okay? You seem a little unhappy."

Shirakawa Haru's gaze flicked across the names of the various instrumentalists on the sheet music. He thought of Takamatsu Teru joining Chihaya Aine's band. He wondered if Teru was grieving for her former band. He looked up and saw the entry for "Lifetime" above Takamatsu Teru's head. Perhaps it was the pain and loss she'd experienced after her band's breakup, the kind of pain and loss that felt like a collapsing building.

Shirakawa Haru cleverly changed the subject. He closed his notebook and asked Takamatsu Deng, "How do you feel about performing in the small auditorium this time? Are you too nervous?"

"I'm a little nervous... Actually, before today, I'd only ever performed on stage once, and after that live performance, people commented that I was 'overdoing my lead vocals,'" Takamatsu Deng said. "So, I was incredibly nervous going on stage today. If it weren't for Qing's help, our live would have definitely failed."

"That's because your band seized the opportunity. If you hadn't practiced more before, you would probably be like that band. Even if they were given a chance to make up for it, they wouldn't be able to seize it." Shirakawa Haru said.