After being elected as the governor of Tokyo, he will debut as a band!

Aoyama's power far exceeds that of Wakaba Mutsu's parents, so if Wakaba Mutsu could obtain Aoyama's protection, the mental pressure she would experience when facing her parents would be much less.

“I will talk to Xiaomu about this, you don’t need to worry... she won’t mind.”

Ryūki and Tō could accept Toyokawa Sōko's explanation.

After all, when Xiangzi left the band, Xiao Mu clearly stated, "I have never felt happy playing in a band."

So it shouldn't matter if the new band doesn't invite her, right...?

"As for Nagasaki Motoyo... if she can tone it down a bit, I wouldn't mind if she continued to play bass in the new band. After all, her bass skills are indeed quite solid."

"So, you mean we're still short of a guitarist and a keyboardist?"

Lixi fell into deep thought.

Keyboardists can be ruled out for now, since even if we hire Su Shi, she'll most likely be hostile towards him... Guitarists...

If we're talking about high-level bassists, Lixi does know one, but as for guitarists... she seems to recall hearing one mentioned by the women working at Rink...

Just then, Chihaya Aine, whose presence had been overshadowed by Shoko's radiant aura, finally seized the opportunity and stood in the center position among the three.

"Hmph! You're looking for a guitarist, aren't you?"

"Oh, really? Do you have any recommendations?"

"Of course there are, and they're right here, even though they're far away!"

"You? You're a guitarist?"

"That's right, I'm the guitarist and lead singer..."

"Alright, let's go with her. Now that we have a guitarist, if we find another one, the band will be almost complete."

"Huh? Just a guitarist? What about the vocalist?"

"Are you an idiot? Didn't the lead singer say it was a light?"

"Eh eh eh???"

Determined not to give up her central position on stage, Chihaya Aine racked her brains to come up with a way to persuade Ritsuki and Shoko.

"How about two lead singers? Or have the lead singer stand in the back and the guitarist in the middle, I also recommend that combination!"

"Huh? What nonsense are you talking about? What band makes the lead singer stand at the back?"

"I want to stand at the back; it will make me feel safer."

Deng, however, strongly agreed with Ai Yin's plan.

How good are your guitar skills?

Shoko, who had been observing Aine for a while, suddenly asked a question.

Actually, she could tell from Ai Yin's smooth, calloused hands that this person's guitar skills were probably not very good.

The reason she asked that question was actually to confirm something.

"I can play everything, like the G string, the F string and so on."

Without the slightest hesitation, Ai-yin uttered these words that even she herself didn't believe.

Okay, it's confirmed.

This person is not only terrible at guitar, loves to show off, but is also very stubborn.

"Okay, you'll be the guitarist for the new band."

"That's what Toyokawa Shoko said."

In her opinion, the band members' lack of technical skills was not the most serious problem.

The most crucial issue is being able to be controlled by her.

She knew exactly what Lixi and Deng wanted to achieve in the band, so she could use that to force them to meet her demands.

Ai Yin loves to show off and is very stubborn. Xiangzi also plans to put pressure on Ai Yin from this angle, forcing her to become a guitarist who fully meets his requirements.

The only difficulty is Nagasaki Motoyo...

This person is a bit difficult to deal with.

Make way for me: 087 What happened to the promised happiness?

Before the four of them parted ways, Shiina Tatsuki took out her phone to check the messages she had received and then asked this question.

"Xiangzi, I plan to meet Su Shi tomorrow and tell her about rebuilding Crychic. Do you want to come with me?"

“I’ll say it again, I’m not rebuilding Crychic, this is your new band, and it should have its own name.”

Xiangzi corrected Lixi's error with some annoyance.

“I have other plans for tomorrow… Also, when you meet Su Shi, be sure to accurately convey the situation of the new band to her, so that she doesn’t misunderstand.”

"This is such a hassle... What about the band activities? Are we going to start practicing tomorrow? Since you're going to be our band manager, shouldn't you also be in charge of arranging the rehearsal schedule?"

"I'll make the rehearsal schedule for this month for you tonight."

This was not a difficult task for Xiangzi. Including Su Shi, it was a small band of only four people, and she could arrange it in less than ten minutes.

"Wait a minute!" Ai Yin panicked when she heard that the band activities were to officially begin tomorrow. "Isn't it too hasty to start rehearsals tomorrow? Look, we only decided to form a band today, and we don't even know each other yet. And what about Su Su..."

"It's Nagasaki Motoyo."

Li Xi reminded him.

"Yes, Nagasaki Motoyo, I don't even know what she looks like, let alone how to play a complete piece of music with her... So, I think it would be more reasonable for everyone to get together first, get to know each other, and then start band activities. Um... Akari, don't you think so?"

"..."

Gao Songdeng thought for a while, then turned his gaze away somewhat embarrassedly.

"Little Lamp, what kind of reaction is that?"

It's almost as if it's saying, "You're the only outsider here."

Aine felt as if she had been dealt a heavy blow to her heart.

Oh no, oh no! I was hoping to become the center of this band, but it turns out there are only four people in the whole band, and three of them are old acquaintances. Now, forget about becoming the center of the band, I'll be lucky if I don't become an invisible person in the band!

Seeing that Aiyin seemed a little lost in thought, Xiangzi gave her a pointed reminder.

"Chihaya, you'd better work harder if you want to keep up with everyone else."

"Well..."

Ai Yin hesitated.

Her initial intention in forming the band was simply to gain attention, and the band activities were naturally to be as relaxed as possible. However, judging from Xiangzi's words, it seems that she wants to treat the band as a career, which deviates from her original intention.

But she couldn't bear to leave Takamatsu, who was very popular in the class, so she could only take it one step at a time.

"Well then, everyone, see you tomorrow... no, the day after tomorrow."

With the matter temporarily resolved, Toyokawa Shoko bid farewell to the three band girls and took the train home with Hiroi Kikuri.

……

The next day.

After receiving an email from Shiina Tatsuki that read, "Shoko talked to us yesterday about reforming the band," Nagasaki Motoyo became somewhat distracted in class.

After class, she specifically sought out Wakaba Mutsu and, somewhat excitedly, discussed the matter with her.

"Xiao Mu, did you receive Li Xi's email? It's about Xiao Xiang coming back to reform the band with us."

"Xiao Xiang said it yesterday."

"Huh? Yesterday?"

Su Shichi

He hesitated for a moment, seemingly surprised that Xiao Mu knew about this yesterday but hadn't told him.

But she immediately smiled again.

"That's great, Xiao Mu. Xiao Xiang has finally changed his mind. As long as we can rebuild Crychic, everything can be the same as before."

"It's not Crychic, and I'm not going."

???

Is Xiao Mu being difficult?

Could it be that Xiao Xiang contacted Xiao Mu yesterday and said he didn't want her to go back to the band?

No, that's impossible. Xiao Xiang is such a gentle person, he would never say such a thing. Xiao Mu must have misunderstood something.

"Xiao Mu, I don't know what Xiao Xiang said to you yesterday, or if it made you misunderstand, but many things can't be explained just by email or phone. After school, come with me to see Li Xi, okay?"

"I'm not going..."

"………………Then, can you wait for my call? I'll call you after I talk to Lixi and Xiaodeng."

Looking at Mutsu, who was staring blankly at the cucumber flowerbed, Nagasaki Motoyo felt her heart was so tired.

But it's tiring, I guess. After all, I'm Xiaomu's best friend (her mom).

……

The meeting place was still the live house where Lixi worked.

As soon as Nagasaki Motoyo entered, she saw Riki and Tama sitting at the table, as well as a pink-haired girl she didn't recognize.

"Lixi, and Xiaodeng, it's been a long time... And who is this?"

"Hello, I'm Chihaya Aine, and I'm in the same class as Kotomi."

"Good day, I'm Nagasaki Motoyo... Um, Chihaya-san, are you here with Kotomi?"

"Um, I'm the guitarist in the band with Xiaodeng and Lixi."

"Guitarist?"

Nagasaki Motoyo paused for a moment, then walked over to Riki and tugged at her arm.

"Chihaya-san, please wait a moment. I have some questions I'd like to ask Riki alone."

"Oh, alright."

Su Shi pulled Li Xi aside and asked in a low voice.

"Lixi, what's going on? Isn't our guitarist Xiaomu?"

“You should ask Xiangzi about this. She said that Xiao Mu is not suitable to join the new band, so they accepted Qianzao as our guitarist.”

"How could this happen?! What will happen to Xiaomu?!"

Su Shi was a little angry.

In her opinion, even if Xiangzi said that, Lixi should have firmly opposed it.

"You're asking me how I should know?!"

"Can't you try to persuade Xiaoxiang? She certainly doesn't want to exclude Xiaomu from the band! She might just be saying that out of anger, but if you talk to her, she might stop saying it."

"Easier said than done, why don't you give it a try?"

"I……"

"Xiangzi said that if things don't run according to her requirements, she will not hesitate to collaborate with another band. Under such circumstances, how can you expect me to object to her?!"

"Even so..."

Nagasaki Motoyo's eyes quickly wavered. This was completely different from what she had expected before she came. She thought that today's reunion would be the beginning of a new round of happiness.

As a result, Lixi and the pink-haired girl on the other side dealt her a heavy blow right from the start (Aine was caught in the crossfire).

It shouldn't be like this.

"There will always be a way, there will always be a way... As long as Xiaoxiang can realize that Crychic can't do without Xiaomu, she will definitely be willing to let Xiaomu come back. Xiaomu's guitar skills are so good, that Chihaya over there can't possibly be better than her."

“Oh, right, there’s one more thing, Xiangzi specifically emphasized that I should make it clear to you,” Lixi gritted her teeth, seemingly reluctant to say what she was about to say, “Xiangzi is only here as the orchestra manager to help us form a new band. She won’t be involved in our rehearsals or performances, and…”

"The new band cannot be called Crychic."