Their restricted abilities are refreshed every week.

"What else?" Ijichi Xingge said, "Please continue."

"Tsundere." Baichuan Qing didn't know whether she should say that.

"Only at this moment do you look like a high school boy." Ijichi Xingge took a deep breath and punched Shirakawa Haru on the back.

Shirakawa Haru acted as if he was hurt.

Chapter 5.8 Six-String Bass: Please Look at Me Carefully (k)

"I'm sorry, Ryo-senpai. I didn't mean to lie to you... Please forgive me." Kita Ikuyo was talking in her sleep. She suddenly woke up and opened her eyes to confirm whether Yamada Ryo was still by her side. "Senior, I didn't sleep too long, did I?"

As Kita Ikuyo stood up, the large leather jacket covering her slowly slid to the ground.

She reached out and hugged the leather jacket, stretching it out with some confusion, and then her face flushed as if she had thought of something.

Isn’t this the leather jacket that Shirakawa-kun is wearing!

Why is it covering me? And where is Shirakawa-kun now? Didn't he take a break after lunch?

Kita Ikuyo reached out her hand and touched the side, but she found nothing. She clearly remembered that she was lying next to Yamada Ryo before she fell asleep. If she didn't touch Yamada Ryo, it only meant that Yamada Ryo had gotten up and left her side.

"Nijiga? Ichiri-chan?" Kita Ikuyo asked tentatively. It was quiet around them, and no one answered. "Shirakawa-kun, are you there?"

Then Kita Ikuyo woke up completely. She opened her eyes wide and looked around the rehearsal room. Finally, she found several figures stacked on top of each other at the door. At the bottom was Goto Ichiri, above her was Yamada Ryo, and Nijika was leaning forward, lying on the top.

"Senior Liang, Nijika, Ichiri-chan, what are you doing?" The sleepy Kita Ikuyo hugged the leather jacket in her arms and staggered towards them.

"Shh..." Ijichi Hongxia turned around and motioned Kita Ikuyo to keep her voice down, "Kita-chan, look at the rehearsal room."

"Hmm..." A fresh and natural fragrance drifted through the rehearsal room. Kita Ikuyo knew it was the smell of paint. Ijichi Hoshika said the paint she bought had a unique fragrance after drying. "Hey, has the rehearsal room been maintained? Was it Ryo-senpai, Nijika, and Ichiri-chan who did it?"

"No." Ijichi Hongxia shook her head. She asked Kita Ikuyo to lie on the crack of the door. "Shirakawa-kun completed it while we were asleep."

It was not until Kita Ikuyo put her face against the door that she realized that the door of the rehearsal room had been opened a small gap by Hongxia and the others.

Kita Ikuyo imitated Yamada Ryo and looked out through the crack in the door. She saw Shirakawa Haru and Ijichi Seika in their work clothes.

Now the blue work clothes on Shirakawa Haru are almost completely stained with paint, and a lot of paint is also rubbed on her face.

Shirakawa Haru was in front, applying the paint over a large area with a roller, while Ijichi Seika was behind, using a spray gun to fill in the areas he missed.

There were no paint marks on Ijichi Hoshige's body. Shirakawa Haru asked her to stand a little further away and use the spray gun. Although she said that it would be more efficient to work close to the wall, Shirakawa Haru refused. The reason he gave was that there was no need to get her clothes dirty.

"So what's this all about? A man trying to show off in front of a beautiful woman?" Ijichi Hoshika was a little annoyed that Shirakawa Haru had to keep her distance from the wall before using the spray gun. She held a piece of hard candy in her mouth, her tongue darting between her lips and teeth, the candy colliding with her teeth making a crisp sound. "I can't believe you're so young and already have so many ideas."

"I'm just worried you'll end up playing like Ijichi-san later." Shirakawa Haru put down the roller and taped plastic sheeting to the four corners of the wall. "Ijichi-san was serious at first, but she didn't last long before she started playing with Yamada-san."

After listening to the discussion between Shirakawa Haru and her sister, Ijichi Hongxia, who was eavesdropping behind the door, blushed.

What? I was obviously very serious when I was working, Shirakawa-kun...how could he say such nonsense!

"Pfft, Hongxia, it seems like Shirakawa-kun dislikes you." Yamada Ryo's expression was very unscrupulous, and he was chewing the foxtail grass tribute placed in front of Kita Ikuyo's "portrait".

"Hmm... I think I was a little careless before." Ijichi Hongka's eyes widened. She tapped Yamada Ryo's head with her finger, "It's all Ryo's fault."

"Pfft..." Yamada Ryo chuckled.

Ijichi Xingge threw away the spray gun and stopped helping Shirakawa Haru spray paint. She sat directly in front of the bar, her red eyes shining under the light. Today she was wearing a pair of pure black round-top women's leather shoes, and the front of the shoes hit the bar, making a rhythmic sound.

"How come there's still so much work to do? The PA actually called in for the day off..." Ijichi Xingge glanced towards the rehearsal room and said, "When are you going to call Hongxia and the others out? They've been sleeping for quite a while, right?"

"Let's see when they wake up." Beads of sweat glistened in Shirakawa Haru's slightly curly hair. "The workload this afternoon is heavy, so I can't do without a good rest."

"You really take care of them." Yidizhi Xingge was a little unhappy. She thought that her sister Hongxia had been taken good care of by her, so why was there no one to take care of her? "You are so nice to them, are you in love with one of the girls?" Although she is not young anymore, she is also a beautiful girl.

"Why do you say that?" Baichuan Qing turned around and put down the props in his hand.

"Think about it, you've only known Hong Xia and the others for a week, yet you're still taking care of them. There's only one reason for that, other than them being your long-lost family," Ijichi Xingge explained.

"I treat them as friends." Shirakawa Haru turned around and continued working.

"You're really good to your friends," she said. "Your friends must be very lucky to have someone like you."

"There are a few people who are difficult to get along with." Shirakawa Haru thought of Toyokawa Shoko and Takamatsu Tomo.

He wondered what they were doing now. The school had been on holiday for four days in a row, so Xiangzi could finally have a good rest. Deng was now accompanied by Chihaya Aine, and with Chihaya Aine around, she should be more cheerful.

"I'm telling you..." Yijizhi Xingge's ears twitched, and she propped her cheek up with her palm, somewhat helplessly. "Since you're awake, come and help. How long are you going to hide behind the door? Hongxia, I don't think I raised you to be an eavesdropper."

"Sister, sister!" Ijichi Hongxia pushed open the door to the rehearsal room, changed into her work clothes, and stood beside Ijichi Xingge with her head lowered. Ijichi Xingge had taken great care of Hongxia over the years. To Hongxia, Xingge was half her mother.

"Shirakawa-kun has been working non-stop without a break." Ijichi Hoshige took out a bottle of sweet milk from the drinks cabinet and handed it to Hongxia, "Give it to Shirakawa-kun, he likes to drink this."

"Okay, okay!" Ijichi Hongxia nodded.

She held the sweet milk and called out to Baichuan Qing obediently from behind him: "Baichuan-kun, are you thirsty? I have some sweet milk here, do you want some?"

"I'm a little thirsty." Baichuan Qing said, "Thank you."

As Ijichi Hongka handed Shirakawa Haruka some sweet milk, Goto Ichiri and the others had also changed into their work clothes. However, because they were so young and beautiful, they didn't look like they were here to work, but rather to experience some kind of fun in life.

Ijichi Seika inserted a Rolling Stones record into the turntable. "Let It Bleed," considered a Rolling Stones classic, showcases the band's mastery and profound expression across rock, blues, and other genres. For example, the song "Gimme Shelter," with its powerful beat and profound lyrics, reflects the social unrest of the time. "You Can't Always Get What You Want," conveys a sense of helplessness and open-mindedness about life, with a captivating and moving melody.

This album is one of the representative works of the Rolling Stones.

"Let me play some background music for you. I see you just woke up and don't have the energy to work." Yidizhi Xingge hummed softly along with the music coming from the record player.

When Goto Ichiri heard the Rolling Stones' songs, he was almost moved to tears on the spot.

Kita Ikuyo and Ijichi Nijika were both startled by her, but only Yamada Ryo was very interested in her reaction.

Yamada Ryo likes people with personality.

In the music, Shirakawa Haru and the girls who ended the band formed a whole. They are painters, STARRY is a huge white paper, and the spray tools in their hands are paintbrushes. Every time they spray paint on the wall or steel frame, it is like creating an oil painting with warm tones.

"Nijiga, what are you doing?" Yamada Ryo squatted beside Ichichi Nijiga, "Are you slacking off?"

"Ryo, why do you always talk nonsense like that?" Yidi Chihong Shanu complained softly. "Keep your voice down. I'm thinking about writing down the names of the members of our band that have ended here."

"Does Xingge know?" Yamada Ryo glanced at the wall, where only Ichichi Hongka's name was now written. "If Xingge finds out, you might get severely punished."

"No, I wouldn't do that," Ijichi Hongxia said confidently, "and I'll airbrush the name off in a moment."

"Then why are you speaking so quietly?" Yamada Ryo said, "Are you afraid Shirakawa-kun might hear you? Are you going to spray his name on it too?"

"Well, but I don't know if Shirakawa-kun would agree with me doing this." Ijichi Hongxia glanced at Shirakawa Haru, who was tearing off the plastic sheets that had been stuck on the wall one by one.

"If you're not sure, why not just ask him directly?" Yamada Ryo suggested. "I wouldn't mind adding his name to the final band."

"Shirakawa-kun!" Yamada Ryo waved and ran to Shirakawa Haru's side.

"Hongxia used a spray gun to spray the names of the band members on the wall. Shirakawa-kun, can we add your name to it as well?" she said.

"Yeah, sure." Bai Chuanqing thought for a moment and nodded. He didn't care about this kind of thing.

"Nijiya, Nijiya, Shirakawa-kun has agreed." Yamada Ryo tilted her head and looked at Shirakawa Haru's face. She narrowed her eyes and then ran to Nijiya's side.

"What are you arguing about?" Ijichi Xingge was attracted by the noise of Hongxia and Liang.

Goto Ichiri and Kita Ikuyo also stood in front of the wall with Ijichi Kouka's name spray-painted on it.

"Sister, I want to spray-paint the name of our final band on the wall," Ijichi Hongka said. "I think it would be fun. We'd wear blue work clothes, work together, eat beef curry and rice for lunch, and even nap..." She paused slightly at this point, "and we'd all be covered with... Shirakawa-kun's leather jacket."

"Today's STARRY is about us ending the band," she said.

"STARRY is mine!" Ijichi Xingge glared at Hongxia.

The girls who had left the band spray-painted their names on the wall.

Shirakawa Haru was holding a brush and was about to paint his name on the wall, but Ijichi Nijika snatched the brush from his hand and said, "Let us paint Shirakawa-kun's name." However, the girls did not decide who would do it until the end, and as a result, his name seemed to be dismembered, with each girl adding a stroke to it.

Baichuan Qing looked at them laughing and playing, with a faint smile on her face.

He thought that Goto Ichiri and the others were really cute, and the atmosphere at the end of the band was great, like a big family. This was what a high school girl's band should be like.

If you think about it carefully, Chihaya Aine and her band still don’t have their own name to this day.

"You guys are so boring." Ijichi Xingge crushed the fruit candy in her mouth. She had eaten a lot of fruit candies in the afternoon, strawberry, peach, watermelon, grapefruit, apple... a lot of different flavors. She even asked Shirakawa Haru if he wanted some, but he refused. Then she grabbed Shirakawa Haru's hand and forced a few candies into her mouth. "Anyway, this wall needs to be repainted soon."

"Something's missing." Shirakawa Haru reminded Ichichi Nihongka, "Ichichi-san, don't forget to add Sister Xingge's name."

"Eh? Sis, do you want to leave your name on the wall too?" Ijichi Hongxia's tone was a little uncertain. "Then I'll add it?"

"Whatever you want," said Ichichi Xingge. "I'm not as childish as you guys. It'll be erased soon anyway."

"Eh?" Ijichi Hongxia didn't know whether she should add her sister's name.

"Let me do it," Shirakawa Haru said, taking the spray gun from Nijixia and spraying Ijichi Seika's name on the wall. In Shirakawa Haru's hands, Ijichi Seika's name was the largest of all. If the names of the girls in the End Band were compared to mushrooms, then Ijichi Seika's name was a huge umbrella, shielding the End Band from their heads.

While spraying the name, Shirakawa Haru kept paying attention to Ijichi Hoshige's expression and eyes.

It turns out that Ijichi Hoshika is really the grown-up Hongxia. In fact, she is as romantic as Hongxia, but her personality is as tsundere as he said. She obviously wants to leave her name on the wall like the girls who ended the band, but in order to maintain the dignity of the store manager and the pride of being the eldest sister, she gritted her teeth and said that Hongxia and the others are childish.

"Okay, Sister Xingge, what do you think?" Baichuan Qing put down the tools in his hands, walked behind the girls, and looked at the painting in front of him that they had completed together.

"It's just enough." said Yidizhi Xingge.

"It looks very nice." Hong Xia said, "But it will be erased soon." She looked a little depressed, which was normal. No one wanted their work to be destroyed shortly after it was created.

"Stay." said Yidizhi Xingge.

"What?" Hong Xia didn't hear clearly.

"I say, leave these names here," Yijizhi Xingge said. "You don't need to paint this wall again. Just keep it like this."

"Great!" Hong Xia rushed over and hugged Ichichi Xingge.

"That's great! We're going to have a big dinner tonight to celebrate," said Yamada Ryo.

"Didn't we already say we want to eat eel rice?" Ijichi Hongka gently bumped Yamada Ryo with her shoulder.

"Ah, it hurts~ I'm going to die~" said Yamada Ryo.

"Um, Ryo-senpai..." Kita Ikuyo interrupted, feeling a little uneasy. "Now that STARRY has been protected, can I leave first? I really didn't mean to deceive Ryo-senpai and Nijiya. Please forgive me."

"I've forgiven you." Yamada Ryo said.

"Ryo isn't angry at all." Hongxia said, "Ryo is actually very happy when you, Kita-chan, are around."

"Really?" Kita Ikuyo looked surprised, then she became depressed again. "I don't want to run away, but... I really can't learn to play guitar. I can't learn it at all. It's like I was born without any talent for playing guitar."

"That shouldn't be the case." Shirakawa Haru stepped forward and asked Kita Ikuyo to hold out her palm. "You must have studied guitar seriously, right? I can tell from your fingers. If you press the strings frequently, the skin at the fingertips will darken, then thicken and form calluses."

Kita Ikuyo shows her fingers according to Shirakawa Haru's instructions.

"After repeated callousing and shedding, that part of the skin becomes rough and doesn't appear as delicate as the skin around it under the light," said Shirakawa Haru.

Shirakawa Haru said so much just to tell Yamada Ryo and Ijichi Nijika that Kita Ikuyo had really practiced guitar well in private.

"But I just can't learn guitar." Kita Ikuyo was a little frustrated. It's not that she hadn't tried hard to learn guitar. It was precisely because she couldn't learn it after trying hard that she lost confidence in the guitar and ran away. "But I just can't learn guitar."

“When I played the guitar, even though the tone was very rich, it sounded dull, like the guitar was broken.”

Ijichi Kouka and Yamada Ryo fell silent after listening to Kita Ikuyo's description of the guitar tone.

Goto Ichiri found out this morning that the instrument Kita Ikuyo was carrying was not actually a guitar.

Shirakawa Haru suddenly sighed and said, "Then Kita-san, have you ever thought that the instrument in your hand is not actually a guitar, but a bass?"

"Impossible!" Kita Ikuyo ran to the rehearsal room, took out her "guitar," and then played the open strings in front of everyone. "A guitar has six strings, and a bass only has four. I know this."

"Look, the app determined you were playing the bass just now." Shirakawa Haru handed the phone to Kita Ikuyo, who was now Chihaya Aine's band consultant. Shoko had a soft spot for the piano, and because of them, Shirakawa Haru gradually fell in love with music and instruments. "Bass guitars also come in four-string, five-string, and six-string varieties."

"Really?" Kita Ikuyo said. "Does this mean I can actually learn to play guitar?"

Kita Ikuyo was a little depressed after realizing she had bought the wrong instrument, but Yamada Ryo patted her head, and she immediately cheered up. Since she hadn't been able to learn guitar before because she had bought the wrong instrument, she thought that after buying the right one, she should be able to learn guitar, right?

"You can definitely learn it." Shirakawa Haru encouraged Kita Ikuyo.

"Really? That's great!" Kita Ikuyo was so excited that she almost cried out loud, because Shirakawa Haru helped her prove herself that she couldn't learn guitar not because she was lazy or didn't put her heart into it!

With Shirakawa-kun's protection, her image in Senior Liang's eyes would definitely not be so bad.

Kita Ikuyo took off her work clothes, ran to Shirakawa Haru and hugged him.

Baichuan Qing knew that this was a hug from his friends to express his gratitude for their sexual value. He didn't know where to put his hands, so he simply spread his hands out to tell the girls that he didn't touch them randomly or grope them.

Kita Ikuyo's hug was like a dragonfly touching the water. She let go of her hand and looked at Shirakawa Haru. Her fair little face was flushed. Perhaps she also realized that her actions were a little exciting.

She suddenly laughed, her face shining like the sun, and she said, "Thank you so much, Shirakawa-kun. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would never have learned to play guitar in my life."

After saying this, Kita Ikuyo turned her head to observe Goto Ichiri's expression.

She found that Goto Ichiri just found it difficult to look at her smile, and did not have any big reaction to her hugging Shirakawa Haru just now.

Then Kita Ikuyo thanked Shirakawa Haru again.