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

Xiangzi had specifically instructed her that she must not accept Nagasaki Motoyo's offer to join Miju and turn this new band into a new crychic.

However, Xiangzi did not say that she could not join other bands.

Despite not saying it out loud, Ruoye Mu was very envious of Su Shi, Li Xi, and Deng being able to form a band again. Although Xiangzi was not a formal member of the band, she was also contributing to it.

As a member of Crychic, she really wanted to give Xiangzi a piece of her mind, questioning why she wasn't included in the new band, and telling her, "I don't care what your plans are or what arrangements you have for me in the future, I just want to play in a band with my friends from Crychic! Please respect my opinion."

But she couldn't bring herself to say it.

"In our underworld, there's a saying: if your family can't provide you with the warmth of a family, then let the gang be your new home. In the gang, there are bosses, big brothers, big sisters, and little brothers. As long as you're good enough at fighting, you can earn everyone's genuine respect and admiration."

At this moment, in Xiao Mu's inner world, Metis suddenly began to talk to Xiao Mu.

"Since Xiangzi won't let you join the Misty Band, why don't you choose to join a new band? Of course, I know that it's difficult for you, Xiaomu, to actively join a band full of strangers, but this time it's similar to the situation a year ago when Xiangzi invited you. They invited you to join their band, and there are people you know in the band. In that case, why not become a member of this band before Xiangzi agrees to form a band with you, and let it replace Crychic to temporarily fill the emptiness in your heart?"

Ruo Yemu wavered somewhat, but she still subconsciously wanted to back down—

"No, I don't want to go back to Crychic because I like band activities, I just want to be with Xiaoxiang..."

"Xiao Mu, is that really what you think?" Metis looked intently at Xiao Mu. "Xiao Mu, look at the guitar in your hands. Why are you playing the guitar? Is it for Xiao Xiang, or because you simply love the guitar?"

Don't lie to yourself.

……

"Hello? Xiao Mu? Moshi Moshi? Is Xiao Mu home?"

An and Mao stood beside Xiao Mu, clapping their hands to make noise and attract her attention, while calling her name aloud.

Xiao Mu blinked, and her eyes, which had just seemed to lose their luster, instantly regained their clarity.

"Senior Anhe, I want to play the guitar..."

“Play if you want,” Anwa Subaru smiled slightly, then turned to the female avatar of Kawahara and made a “done” gesture. “Does anyone think they can stop you from playing?”

"maybe……"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Mu immediately hesitated.

Really?!

An and Subaru complained inwardly.

Then, projecting her own experience onto others, she guessed that the person who didn't want Xiao Mu to play in the band was Xiao Mu's mother, Minami Mori.

"Then let's hide our identities and do band activities. There's a really popular band called Sickhack, right? Their versatile member, Mr. Hack, always appears wearing a mask. Xiao Mu can learn from him."

"Learning from Mr. Hack?"

Xiao Mu paused for a moment, thinking that if she did this, Xiao Xiang would never know that she had joined another band.

Meanwhile, Mortis also expressed in his inner world that Xiao Mu could use "Mortis" as her stage name when she is active in the band.

As long as he can keep his unauthorized participation in other bands a secret from Xiangzi and Sushi, he won't anger them, thus achieving a win-win result.

Even if Xiao Xiang changes her attitude later and is willing to invite him to join her band, he can still use Xiao Mu and Metis as his names.

He played guitar for two different bands.

After all, I am different from ordinary students. I don't need to spend a lot of time and energy preparing for the "university entrance exam". At the same time, participating in the band activities of two bands is not as difficult as I imagined.

In the past, Ruoye Mu wouldn't have believed that her acting skills would be enough to fool the shrewd He Xiangzi and the meticulous Su Shi, but now, with Metis's help, she's starting to have confidence.

……

Looking at the three people gathered in front of the online music score, discussing the arrangement of their new song, Jing Qinren felt a little confused.

what's the situation?

He called Wakaba Mutsu over because he wanted her to teach him, Momoka, and Subaru martial arts. How did it turn into Wakaba becoming the guitarist of his band and even composing music for the twisted words he wrote in a state of wild imagination?

"You three, wait a minute!" Jingqin Rencai suddenly shouted, interrupting the discussion between the three.

"Although I welcome Xiao Mu to be one of us, don't forget why I invited Xiao Mu here!"

"Ugh, Nina, you're such a pain!" Momoka Kawahara scratched her head speechlessly. "Are you still thinking about having Ms. Wakaba teach you martial arts? She already said she can't."

"Besides, Miss Ruoye is one of us now. Do you still need to worry about safety? If we encounter any ill-intentioned people when we go out to perform in the future, can't we just have Miss Ruoye go up and knock them flying?"

Kawara Momoka's words made a lot of sense, and Iori Rencai couldn't refute them either.

But the latter was clearly unwilling to give up her plan so easily. She gritted her teeth, puffed out her cheeks, and showed a look of resentment.

This is baffling Kawahara Momoka. "Nina, what's wrong with you?"

“It’s not that I’m being awkward…” Izayoi bit her lip, then shouted as if she had given up entirely, “I just want to protect Momoka-san with my own strength if I encounter a situation like the one the other night! This kind of wish cannot be fulfilled through someone else’s hands!”

Hearing this, Momoka Kawahara was taken aback for a moment, then smiled helplessly, "I'm an adult, why would I need a child like you to protect me..."

“But Ms. Momoka is an alcoholic! Yesterday I saw a news report on TV in the lobby of the tutoring center that a criminal organization in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, was busted for kidnapping people who were drunk on the street and transporting them abroad. Ever since then, I’ve been worried about Ms. Momoka, so I thought if I could learn some fighting skills, I could stay by Ms. Momoka’s side when she’s drunk, and that should be enough to keep her safe.”

The reason why Igarashi Jinna was so worried was mainly because she had personally experienced two physical altercations in less than a week since arriving in Tokyo, which made her doubt the level of public safety in Tokyo and caused her to have some PTSD.

"Nina...you bastard..."

Looking at Izanagi's tearful eyes, Momoka Kawahara felt as if she had grasped something in her mind.

But just then, An and Subaru's voice interrupted her thoughts, "Hai hai, so can someone tell me what exactly happened the night before last that left such a deep impression on Nina?"

Isogachi Music Awards: 094 Xiao Mu fainted from fright.

Upon hearing An and Subaru's question, Momoka Kawaharaki, feeling inexplicably embarrassed, quickly took over the conversation and gave a brief account of what had happened the night before.

“I see.” Anwa Subaru nodded, pondered for a moment, and said, “It seems you’ve received help from some important person… Nina, do you have any important relatives in Tokyo or Yokohama?”

"I only have one uncle in Tokyo... but he's just a salaryman..."

"I hesitated," said Jing Qinrencai.

"That's Miss Momoka..."

"Impossible. If I knew such a big shot, I wouldn't have fallen to the point of busking on the street to make a living... and I can't even find a fixed performance venue. I'm being chased around like a stray dog."

“That’s strange,” Anwa Subaru said, stroking his chin, looking a bit rambling. “Nina hit a policeman, and you, Ms. Kawaharaki, were drunk. According to the rules, even if someone came to bail you out, the police should have at least detained you for one night. Moreover, according to what you said, when the police let you go, they even lined up at the entrance of the police station, as if to see you off. There must have been some favor involved.”

"Could it be that Ms. Hiroi's phone call had an effect?"

Jing Qinrencai suddenly thought of something and quickly asked.

"what phone?"

Kawara Momoka was somewhat confused.

"Miss Momoka, of course you wouldn't know about this... You were lying in the detention room sobering up at the time. After Miss Hiroi finished giving her statement, she made a phone call while the policeman went to hand in the documents. It sounded like 'Mr. Hack' was on the other end of the line?"

"That's right! It's Mr. Hack."

An and Subaru showed an expression of "just as I expected," "Hakusan from Sickhack has never shown his true face since his debut, and has always worn a mask."

"There are only two explanations for why he did this. One is that he is extremely ugly, and showing his face would affect the performance and deal a huge blow to the band's popularity. The second explanation is that his true identity cannot be revealed. In other words, the masked Haksan is very likely a person with great influence in a certain field."

"It was because Ms. Hiroi Kikuri called her, and he asked his acquaintances in the Okawa-cho police station and even the Kawasaki Ward police station for help, that you were released early and the police officers treated you very politely."

"If I'm not mistaken! That officer-like figure who rushed back from outside to release you is the director of the Okawa-cho office. And Hakusan's position is at least one level higher than this director's."

After An and Subaru finished their long speech, they saw Kawara no Momoka's face gradually turn pale.

She picked up her coffee shakily, took a sip, and then cast a hesitant glance at Iori Renna.

"Rin, why didn't you tell me about this when we just left the police station?"

"...I was so engrossed in watching those two policemen apologize to us that I forgot all about it..."

Jing Qinren touched her cheek and said somewhat shyly.

"Your momentary carelessness has really gotten me into serious trouble..." Kawara Momoka thought about how she had refused to give Haksan her contact information in his car, and how she had been cold and sarcastic towards him for the next few minutes because she suspected he had ill intentions. She couldn't help but worry that he might hold a grudge and retaliate against her.

This situation is rare in neighboring China, but in Japan, where petty people are everywhere, it's not exactly a rare occurrence.

People here really might make things difficult for you for months or even years after you do something slightly inappropriate in a social situation... That's why Japanese society is so stressful. It's common to see people bringing gifts to apologize for the smallest things in Japanese dramas, anime, and adult films.

"Well, if it's Haksan, it's fine... He's a very kind person."

Ruoye Mu suddenly interjected at this moment.

"Wakaba-san, do you know Mr. Hack?"

"I asked Jingqinrencai."

"Hmm... sort of."

"Then you know?"

Who exactly is Mr. Harker?

If you ask others this question, they really won't be able to answer it, but Ye Mu is one of the few people who have personally seen Qingshan Xiang's appearance and know his identity.

But knowing something doesn't mean you can say it.

But she's not good at lying.

"……that."

Faced with the curious gazes of the three, Ruoye Mu decided to pass this difficult situation on to Metis.

After such a long period of cooling down, Metis was finally able to regain control of his body.

"Do you really want to know Mr. Harker's true identity?"

"Is there even a question?! It concerns whether Miss Momoka can get a good night's sleep tonight, so Mutsu, stop keeping me in suspense."

Anhe Mao urged.

Ruoye Mu (Mo) cleared her throat, then slowly began to speak in a heavy tone that conveyed pressure.

"He and the chairman of the Tojo Clan, formerly the largest yakuza group in the Kanto region, had a sworn brother-like relationship. (In the Tojo Clan, members of the same generation can be considered sworn brothers. Although Aoyama Mukai was not a formal member of the Tojo Clan, from Aoyama Yukio's perspective, there was no problem.)"

"With a single order from him, all the yakuza members in Tokyo would bleed and die for him. (This refers to the fact that with a single order from Aoyama, the Metropolitan Police Department could launch an operation to destroy a large number of yakuza groups, resulting in the deaths of many yakuza members.)"

“Even his driver was undoubtedly a guest of honor in the various yakuza groups, large and small, in Tokyo and even Yokohama.”

"In a sense, he is the true king of the night in Tokyo."

As soon as Ye Mu (Mo) finished speaking, the entire room fell silent.

Metis's personality and memories are, after all, derived from that "Dragon of Dojima," so when she indirectly describes Aoyama's identity, she unconsciously emphasizes the "yakuza element."

"You must be kidding, right? The yakuza? The biggest yakuza in Tokyo? Would someone like that really be a 'very kind person' like you just said, Mumu? You're not being sarcastic, are you?"

Jing Qinrencai's voice trembled slightly.

"Ahem, is it too late for me to quit the band now?"

An and Subaru were wiping the sweat from their foreheads.

Looking at Kawara Momoka again, she was already foaming at the mouth and unconscious.

"Miss Momoka! It's alright. Even if Mr. Hack really tries to retaliate against you, I will die with you!"

……

"Cough cough..."

Aoyama was inexplicably choked by the tea and coughed repeatedly.

Yukino Yukinoshita, who was standing behind him, did not react at all, but the head of the Bureau of Life and Culture, who was sitting next to him, quickly handed him a silk scarf.

Aoyama nodded to him, wiping his mouth as he suspected someone was talking about him behind his back.

Perhaps it's one of these company representatives in front of us.

Igomachi Music Awards: 095 Public Security Work Meeting

The preliminary rounds of the "50-town Cup" are in full swing. Popular venues in 50 wards of Tokyo—from the open-air plazas and pedestrian areas of Roppongi to the Millennium Tower Plaza in Kamurocho and the shopping streets of Hachioji City—have all been planned with performance areas of different sizes and equipped with various sound equipment. Thousands of street performers will perform in these areas every day.

Overall, the results were good, but it also brought some problems, namely, jealousy and rivalry among street performers, which led to some physical conflicts and violent incidents.

Although these are low-probability events, and the total number of physical conflicts and violent incidents is not much more than before the start of the "Gigocho Cup" qualifiers, the fact that they occurred relatively in a concentrated manner, coupled with the malicious propaganda by some media outlets that contradict Aoyama's stance, has created some negative impacts on the public.

"As a precursor to the 'Arts and Culture Promotion Project,' the 50-cho Cup offers valuable insights into any issues that arise during its preparation... What are your thoughts?"

Aoyama posed questions to the five Public Safety Committee members seated around the conference table.

At the beginning of the meeting, he instructed his chief secretary, Utsunomiya, to distribute the meeting materials, and the attendees had already read through them.