My daily life is getting weird because I am caught between being in a band and being an idol.

"How can we start over like this... Haha... Well, Pochi should know they're an interesting bunch by now... Hmm?"

Bochi sat on the sofa, his eyes vacant and white, as if frozen in time. He was clearly stunned by Ijichi Hoshika's rude interruption and Ryo's joking remarks.

Hongxia quickly squatted down, waved her hand in front of Boqi's eyes, and said anxiously.

"Pochi, are you alright? Are you okay?"

Pochi blinked, as if waking from a dream, and made a faint sound.

"Ah...no, it's nothing..."

Chaoyang waved and smiled from the side.

"Don't worry, it's a normal reaction. You can think of her as a timid rabbit—you can't scare her, but she's also afraid of being lonely. This child needs some time to adapt to her environment, but she'll be easy to get along with once she's familiar with it."

Liang watched this scene and couldn't help but smile slightly.

"Well, this kind of personality is quite interesting. How about we lock her in a dark room and see if she really is like a rabbit?"

"Liang, don't make things worse!"

Hongxia turned around and glared at Liang, then turned to Chaoyang, forcing a smile, but her heart was pounding.

But if I say no now, the child will definitely be heartbroken... Since he says she's very good... let's give it a try.

“Then… Ms. Goto,”

Hongxia tried to be as gentle as possible, "We'll be teammates from now on, please take care of me."

Boqi's face flushed red, and he nodded timidly, unable to speak.

He could only nod like a chick pecking at rice.

"Alright, in that case, let's all practice a song together first~~"

With a smile, Hongxia stood up and clapped her hands.

Then he turned to Yoro and said.

"Rakuna-chan, please come visit often in the future!"

Ijichi Hoshika immediately added an angry remark.

"If you come over, you'd better pay me properly, you wretched brat."

Le Nai, who was dozing off in her chair, looked up blankly when someone called her.

"Uh-huh."

He nodded and then went back to sleep.

Chaoyang completely misunderstands Lena.

"Hey! Don't fall asleep, we're leaving."

"Want to go get some matcha parfait? Just for today?"

Chaoyang had no choice but to nod.

He sighed and considered it a necessary sacrifice to complete the task.

As Chaoyang was about to leave, he seemed to suddenly remember something and turned back to Hongxia, saying:

"Well... after all, you don't have any achievements yet. Although I could sign you directly, my agency already has other idols and bands, which might cause some controversy. So, I hope you can achieve some results first. If you are still interested in signing then, I will contact you. Of course, if you have other preferred agencies or record companies, or simply want to maintain the status quo, then just pretend I didn't mention this."

Hongxia paused for a moment after hearing this, then nodded with a complicated smile on her face.

"Thank you for the suggestion... We'll consider it carefully. Wait, does this mean we've been pre-selected? Why? Because of this child?"

Hongxia looked at Boqi, who was completely bewildered, staring at him with wide eyes, not knowing what was going on.

It's perfectly normal. Who would sign a high school girl band that hasn't even put on a proper show yet? Signing them as idols is quite normal.

"Well, you guys don't think too much about it. At least it's not a scam or anything like that. If you don't believe me, you can find our agency by looking at the address on the business card and come and see for yourself. As for why we chose you, part of the reason is indeed Boqi, and another reason is that you are talented. I'm a professional producer, and I can tell just by looking at you."

Ichi Hoshika's feelings were complicated. On one hand, she thought so too, but on the other hand, she didn't think others could think so.

But if she were to forcefully speak up to suppress and refute him at this moment, Hongxia would definitely argue with her.

After thinking it over and over, I could only close my eyes and pretend I didn't see or hear anything.

"Then I'll take my leave now, Lenai, go ahead."

Kaoruna, who was lying on the chair, suddenly raised her head blankly.

"Hmm... Shall we go get some matcha parfait? Today's portion?"

Looking at the sleepy look on his face, Chaoyang couldn't help but sigh and nod.

"Yes, yes, this is today's portion. Get up quickly."

Lena squinted slightly, walking unsteadily behind Chaoyang, looking as if she might collapse at any moment. Chaoyang stopped and squatted down helplessly.

"Come on up, I'll carry you for a while."

Upon hearing this, Lenai jumped up and climbed onto Chaoyang's back.

Just as he turned to leave, Hongxia suddenly remembered something.

"Um... Lena's equipment is still in the basement... It seems she didn't bring it up."

. .

Inside RING Cafe in Ikebukuro.

Su Shi Ai Yin Deng Li Xi and several others gathered here.

Because Chaoyang had made an appointment with them.

"So slow... Tsk, this guy asked us to meet him and then he's late."

Lixi impatiently shook her foot.

"Haha~ Lixi, don't say that about the shop manager. He's very busy too~~"

Su Shibang wasn't present, so Chaoyang explained.

But deep down, he was mocking her.

What a busybody... Four people are enough for now, and we were going to bring Saki in later... But nobody objects, so I can't really step in.

"Um......"

The lamp nodded.

Aiyin took the opportunity to settle scores with Lixi.

"Yeah~ Taki, you've been really rude to the producer since before~, even though he's helped us so much, and he's practically your senior..."

However, Su Shi couldn't help but complain in the second half.

"Huh? Ano-chan, that shop manager shouldn't be... more like a senior than us, right? Just call him a senior."

Seeing that everyone was speaking up for Chaoyang, Lixi just snorted coldly and remained silent.

And at this time...

"Phew, I'm exhausted."

Everyone turned to look, and saw Chaoyang push open the glass door, carrying a sleepy-looking Lena on his back. She was lying on him like a lazy cat, still sleepy; a guitar was hanging on his other side, his shoulder was slumped down; and in his other hand he was dragging a case full of various effects pedals, clearly exhausted.

"puff"

Aine couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Producer, did you go on an expedition looking so disheveled?"

"Rakuna-chan! Seriously, how could you do this?"

Why did Rinrinko, the store manager, run out after seeing this from behind the counter?

"This guy really doesn't do anything human, he just stayed on my back the whole time."

Chaoyang continued to complain, panting heavily.

Lixi said incredulously.

"...You actually found the stray cat? How did you do that?"

"Um......"

Chaoyang raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, adopting a "hard to explain" expression.

"The process was a bit complicated, but the end result is that I brought this guy back... Ms. Rinrin, please make her two matcha parfaits."

. .

The band's sequel.

After Chaoyang took Lena away, the band changed members again and came to the recording studio together. The atmosphere was both tense and full of anticipation.

Hongxia sat behind the drum set and smiled at Boqi.

"Okay, Pochi, don't be nervous! Let's try something simple first."

Liang adjusted the bass pitch and said calmly.

"Just do your best, there's no need to force yourself."

But Poch was still somewhat afraid.

"Bochi, you can do it! I believe we can play a great duet!"

Hongxia pumped her fist to encourage her.

Boqi took the sheet music Liang handed her and glanced at it briefly.

Hmm... It's pretty, pretty simple.

"Well, Renai-chan just glanced at it and played it, but it's a little different; she likes variations. It's perfectly fine if Pochi-chan has her own style."

"Ah... Give it to me, leave it to me!"

At this point, Boqi felt that a quick glance was enough, and a sense of defiance arose within him. He kept patting his chest to encourage himself.

Why is he suddenly imitating a gorilla? ... This kid is definitely a bit strange.

Hongxia didn't quite understand Boqi's behavior and could only smile awkwardly.

"So! 1, 2, 3..."

After a song.

"..."

It was a complete failure, like a car crash.

At this moment, Hongxia's eyes were completely lifeless. She had originally thought that her band was about to rise to prominence.

As a result, someone else swapped their limited SSR card for an R card.

However, Wenrou still mustered her spirits and tried to comfort Boqi.

You are the best guitarist in the world.

"...The ballet is played terribly."

However, due to the severe emotional blow, he thought of praising her but spoke the truth instead.

Liang Du, who knows Hongxia well, complained.

"This is outrageous! This is outrageous!"

"...Yes, yes, I'm sorry! O(ini)O!"

I'm just a paramecium!!!

Pochi burst into tears and ran home with his guitar.

Of course, after Hongxia contacted Chaoyang the next day, Boqi was brought back by Chaoyang, but that's another story.

Chapter 164 Festival! (MYGO, Maruyama Aya)

“Hmm…”

After Chaoyang sat down, he heard Su Shi's thoughts.

Doing all this unnecessary stuff.

On the surface, she smiled gently, but inside she was practically cursing.