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

Hiroi Kikuri typed "Takamatsu-chan is looking at houses with me" on her phone and sent it to Toyokawa Shoko. Then she turned to Takamatsu Akari, who was staring intently at the pond in the courtyard, and asked her a question.

"Hey Gaosong, didn't you receive any messages from your friends? They seem to have been looking for you all morning."

Deng shook his head blankly, reached into his shorts pocket to take out his phone to check, but froze as soon as he put his hand in.

"My phone is gone."

She stared blankly at Kikuri Hiroi and said.

"Eh?"

Gao Songdeng recalled what happened this morning and realized that his phone probably fell out of his pocket and into the river when he almost fell into the river and was pulled up by Mr. Hack by the hem of his clothes.

She told Hiroi Kikuri about the situation, and Hiroi suddenly realized that Takamatsu Akari could recognize Aoyama Hikaru as Mr. Hack, which made her nervous.

Who would have thought, Takamatsu? She's just a high school girl who theoretically has no interest in politics, yet she can see right through Hakusan's mask.

As expected of a student from Hanekawa Academy, a high school focused on academic advancement, their future life plan must be to be elected as a member of parliament, become a minister, and run for prime minister, right?

Completely unaware of the huge misunderstanding she had made, Hiroi Kikuri quickly reminded her:

"Little sister Takamatsu, although I don't know how you know that Hacksan's true identity is the Governor of Tokyo, the former Secretary-General of the Shigure Party, the Honorary Supervisor of the Tokyo Bar Association, and a member of the International Coordination Committee of the Phnom Penh Development Declaration Organization, you must remember not to tell anyone about this!"

"...I can't remember so many names."

The lamp tilted its head, its large eyes revealing a clear sense of foolishness.

"…………"

This kid is either extremely cunning or a complete novice when it comes to politics... Based on my extensive experience in identifying high school girls, the latter is highly likely.

Although Hiroi had some doubts, he still had to give the necessary instructions.

"In short, if you encounter Haksan without his mask, pretend you don't know him, otherwise you'll cause him trouble."

Upon hearing her words, Deng's eyes wavered. "Did I cause Mr. Hack any trouble today?"

"Nothing's wrong today. He was alone when he ran into you."

"..."

Takamatsu Tō breathed a sigh of relief, but still lowered his head.

"Om-"

Just then, Kikuri Hiroi's phone rang.

The caller was Toyokawa Shoko.

It seems she couldn't wait to call as soon as she saw my reply.

"Hello, Xiangzi, I'm sorry, I got drunk last night and slept on the street. My phone was dead this morning, and I just got it charged."

"You might as well just get drunk and die outside!"

Xiangzi's voice was trembling with tears, but you could tell she was genuinely angry.

"Isn't that a bit too cold-hearted..."

Even though he gets scolded by Iwashita Shima, Iji Tomoka, and Yoshida Ginjiro about every three days, she still feels a little embarrassed and sad that Shoko, who rarely speaks harshly to her (and rarely talks to her), has said this to her.

It felt as if my life score had dropped significantly at that moment...

……

Guess who will find the lamp's phone.

Hint: Mujica character

Igomachi Music Awards: 020 Suze: You actually betrayed me!

"Is the light near you? Why isn't she answering the phone?"

Xiangzi asked anxiously.

"Takamatsu's phone fell into the river... and she only just found out about it."

Kikuri Hiroi gave a simple explanation.

She didn't dare to go into too much detail, after all, Aoyama Xiang's affairs were involved.

"...Why did she fall into the river? Did Deng go to the riverbank?"

Hiroi could clearly hear a hint of nervousness on the other end of the phone.

"Yeah, it seems like Gao Song almost fell into the river."

"Varied……"

A deep breath came from the other end of the phone; Xiangzi seemed to be trying to calm himself down.

"Ms. Hiroi, could you please give the phone to Akari? I have something I'd like to say to her."

Hiroi said "ok" and turned to hand the broken-screen phone to Akira.

"Xiao Xiang?"

"Light... I'm sorry."

"...Xiao Xiang, why are you saying sorry?"

"Because... when I arranged the training content, I didn't consider everyone's ability to handle it... and even the new songs for the performance were made by someone else, which probably put pressure on the band... But if I didn't arrange it this way, the band wouldn't be able to meet the requirements for holding a concert in a large venue within the scheduled time, and they wouldn't be able to gain enough fans... I won't be able to achieve my goal, and then, Watashi..."

Takamatsu Akari thought of what Aoyama had told her—

"Everyone for me, and I for everyone, is the principle and cornerstone that enables human society to always move towards a more progressive and better future."

That's right.

Takamatsu's gaze hardened.

"Xiao Xiang, I will help you."

"Eh?"

"I met Mr. Hack today. He told me that if everyone helps me and I help everyone, the world will be a better place... I think that now that I have helped Xiao Xiang achieve his goal, Xiao Xiang will definitely help me achieve my dream in the future, right?"

"Mr. Hack, is that what you said?"

Xiangzi fell into deep thought.

"So, Lamp, what is your dream?"

"I want to be in a band with everyone for the rest of my life."

"..."

Xiangzi on the other end of the phone immediately fell silent.

If anyone were standing in front of Xiangzi, they would surely see the tears streaming down his face.

Little Lamp is such a good child, but precisely because I know you're a good child, I can't take you with me into that future that leads to the unknown.

But... I will make you happy.

These are Toyokawa Shoko's thoughts at this moment.

"Lamp, just like I promised, I will help you form a band, and a band that you can write lyrics and sing with peace of mind."

But she didn't specify who the band members would be.

But she was certain, at least, that her name wouldn't be on the band's roster.

"Yes, I will wait... No, I will work hard with Xiangzi. I will also try my best to sing the song that Xiangzi brought back well."

"Okay, thank you... Today's training is canceled, Deng. Get some rest... Also, don't forget to call Lixi. She's very worried about you."

……

After school that afternoon, Nagasaki Motoyo and Shiina Tatsuki went to Ring's practice room for rehearsal as usual.

Lixi already knew that Deng wouldn't be attending rehearsal that night, but Su Shi didn't know yet. She just assumed that Deng and Xiangzi, who were from the same school, would come together, oh right, and also that pink-haired classmate who said, "I can play anything."

Hanekawa Academy is, after all, a high school focused on college entrance exams, so it gets out of school later than Tsukinomori, which emphasizes cultivating ladies, and Hanasakikawa, which advocates a happy education. The two girls are used to waiting for them.

Before Toyokawa Shoko arrived, Nagasaki Motoyo was in a state of tension and anxiety, as if she was about to do something that would change the course of her life.

Xiaodeng, Lixi, I will definitely bring you happiness!

She made up her mind.

"Squeak~"

The practice room door was pushed open, and Toyokawa Shoko and Chihaya Aine walked in one after the other.

"Xiao Xiang! Good evening."

Su Shi subconsciously put on a gentle smile and greeted Xiangzi.

"Good evening," Xiangzi replied indifferently.

"Su Shi, what about me?"

Ai Yin shamelessly leaned closer and asked.

"You, you also wish me a good evening..."

"What do you mean by 'by the way'? Su Shi's attitude now is so different from when we first met."

"what……"

So annoying.

Su Shi thought.

"I've always been like this."

"You're lying, Li Xi is the one who 'has always been like this,' isn't she?"

"Humph!"

Lixi glanced at her with disdain.

"How dare someone who can't even play the Ivory chords properly come to the group rehearsal today?"

"Don't underestimate me! I studied with a guitar master you can't even imagine for two weeks! Now I'm terrifyingly strong."

After saying that, Ein took out his guitar and tuner and began tuning the strings.

"Alright, since the lights aren't out today, let's practice the accompaniment part as planned... Chihaya-kun, didn't you always say you wanted to be the lead vocalist? Now you're playing guitar and singing at the same time, can you sing well?"

"Huh? This..."

Aine was a little unsure of herself, after all, her master was Goto Doku.

Boqi's guitar skills are undeniable, but asking her to sing while playing is practically a death sentence for her.

Since the master didn't teach it, Ai naturally had nowhere to learn it...

Although she had served as the lead guitarist and vocalist in a band during junior high school, the requirements of that band were much lower than those of these people; the difficulty of playing and singing at the same time was on a completely different level.

"Um, Xiao Xiang, I have something I want to tell you."

Just as Ai Yin hesitated, Su Shi suddenly mustered up the courage to speak up.

"What?" Xiangzi looked at her, puzzled.

"Um, I think the band's training intensity these past two weeks has been too high. Do you think it's possible to reduce it a little?"

Toyokawa Shoko looked at her, feeling somewhat displeased.

The drummer and lead singer didn't complain about the intensity of their training, so how dare you, a bassist, say that? We're already reducing your training load by not making you run errands to buy energy drinks for everyone every day. Other band bassists not only have to buy drinks, but they also have to clean the practice room.

Moreover, Xiaodeng said he could handle this amount of training and help me achieve my goal.

If you can't handle it, you can choose a band with a training volume that you can accept!

Although that's what I was thinking, I had promised Xiaodeng that morning that I would help her build a band that would put her at ease. Such a band couldn't be without a mother figure like Nagasaki Motoyo... After all, I couldn't just poach Ijichi Nijika-senpai.

"This is your own problem; the band isn't a place for you to whine."

"No," Su Shi quickly explained, sensing that Xiangzi might have misunderstood her. "Li Xi and Xiao Deng both think the training intensity is too high, right?"

She looked at Lixi with pleading eyes.

"I have no opinion."