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

What happened between you two last time?

At this moment, everyone's gaze turned elsewhere without prior arrangement.

Chapter 105 One JK after another.

Chaoyang's wait was not in vain; when the club activity ended, he saw Mashiro and her group about to leave the school.

If it's the young lady's school, I think if I just strike up a conversation, there shouldn't be any rumors... ... But wait, I feel like forcing a conversation when there are a lot of people around could easily lead to misunderstandings. I'll wait until there are fewer people.

After careful consideration, Asahi didn't approach directly. After all, there were strangers around, and the thought of it was troublesome. He decided to follow behind for now and wait until Mashiro, who owed him a favor, was alone before striking up a conversation.

. .

In front of the station.

Having separated from her teammates, Mashiro sighed, now all alone.

"Phew... I didn't expect practicing with everyone to take so long... It's getting really late. If I don't hurry back... Huh? Who's that? The kind person I met last time?"

That's right, the sun was appearing in Mashiro's line of sight.

At this opportune moment, Asahi pretended to see Mashiro and went up to talk to her.

"Hey, isn't this Mashiro? What a coincidence? Just got out of school? It's so late, it's almost dark."

"Ah... I chatted with everyone for a while, then spaced out for a bit, and it's already this late."

"Since you were able to chat with everyone for so long, it seems you've completely made up with each other, right? That puts my mind at ease. Actually, I've been wanting to ask you about things since that day, but I forgot to exchange contact information. I was wondering if Mashiro would still be hesitant and shirking responsibility after that?"

"No, no way... Hmm... After that, I practiced diligently in the bathroom every day..."

Seeing Mashiro's serious yet slightly embarrassed expression, Asahi couldn't help but laugh.

"Hey... you're practicing in the bathroom every day, isn't that a bit too much? Be careful you don't catch a cold if you do that for too long. Instead of doing this, why don't you go to a karaoke bar or something? The environment there is professional and the effect is much better."

Mashiro fidgeted with her two fingers, looking quite embarrassed as she spoke.

"Although I'm a student at Tsukinomori, my family isn't actually very wealthy... My allowance only lasts a few times at karaoke... I have to be careful with my spending..."

“I see…”

Chaoyang rolled his eyes, deciding to do another favor.

"Want to come to my studio's practice room? You can use it for free!"

It's a monthly subscription anyway.

"Is it...is it okay? ...Um...can we all practice together? Actually, we haven't gotten a dedicated classroom at school yet, we just found an empty classroom to practice in. I'm a little worried that we might disturb others."

Chaoyang immediately nodded in response.

"of course can."

We need to tell everyone this good news right away!

Mashiro excitedly took out her phone to send a message.

Chaoyang smiled as she looked at the flustered Zhenbai, raised her hand to block her phone, and said softly.

"Don't rush, let's tell them when we meet tomorrow. After all, other people might not need it. It's not unusual for the ladies of Tsukimori to have music rooms in their homes."

Mashiro paused for a moment, then nodded.

"Yes, that's true... Anyway, thank you very much! It's great if you can help everyone."

Chaoyang realized they had talked enough and it was time to get to the point; he had gone around in circles for so long.

"Oh, right... speaking of Tsukimori, something suddenly came to mind. Actually, a Tsukimori student recently started working at my shop..."

"Huh?! A student at Tsukimori? Working part-time?"

Mashiro was a little startled.

"Right, I also find it hard to believe. I was wondering if something had happened to her... If possible, could you please ask her what's going on? Her name is Nagasaki Motoyo... Ah~ If you can't find out, that's okay. I was just saying it casually, don't worry about it."

When Chaoyang was halfway through speaking, he quickly waved his hand, trying to show that he wasn't deliberately looking for an opportunity to speak, but just suddenly remembered this matter.

Mashiro nodded seriously.

"Understood... Although I don't have many friends, I'll ask around!"

. .

Asahi finally had one thing on his mind. Although Mashiro seemed unreliable, she really wasn't. After all, how reliable could someone who always blamed her teammates when things got tough be? But Tsukimori really didn't have any other acquaintances left.

After parting ways with Mashiro in front of the station, Asahi returned to the izakaya.

However. .

"That guy... he said yesterday that he felt he had caused me a lot of trouble during the actual work, and he was very sorry, so he ultimately decided to quit."

Tao Xiang answered Chaoyang's question listlessly.

Qin Yin, on the other hand, seemed completely unfazed.

"Well, I used to run into guys like this when I was working part-time. Besides, she's Miss Tsukimori, so she's probably just here to experience life."

Just then, Chaoyang noticed Taoxiang's strange reaction.

"Qinyin, please leave the kitchen for a moment."

"Huh?! Okay!"

Qinyin glanced at Taoxiang and guessed what Chaoyang wanted to say to her. However, she was still a little unhappy, but she could only obey Chaoyang's order and reluctantly left the kitchen. At the same time, she faced outside and pricked up her ears, hoping to hear some news.

"Momoka, is something wrong? A hangover? You seem a bit listless. Or is Nina bothering you again?"

"It's nothing... I just haven't been sleeping well lately."

"You look so troubled, it's clearly not insomnia. If you're going to lie, at least tell a decent one... Are you having second thoughts about what lies ahead?"

"Hmm? ...Let me give you a piece of advice: don't always use that self-righteous tone, acting like you can read people's minds."

“Nina is making progress. She has already started contacting people and is discussing collaborations with them, preparing to contribute to the band.”

Asahi revealed Nina's recent actions with a mischievous grin.

"You're so annoying!"

Tao Xiang slammed her hand on the table, looking at Chao Yang with barely suppressed frustration.

"Don't you really like Nina? Why do you only see her going further and further down this path? Don't you know she'll regret it in the end?"

They started blaming Chaoyang.

"Because it was her own choice, I can help her, but I can't choose which path to take for her. And now you're actually turning around and blaming me... You were the one who forced Nina to go to her house and drag her into forming a band. You should have thought of this situation back then. It's normal for Nina to admire you so much and want to stay with you forever, isn't it?"

Just then, Qin Yin heard the commotion inside the kitchen and hurriedly ran in.

Insert it between the two.

"Wait, everything was fine just now, how did it suddenly turn like this?"

"This has nothing to do with you! Go out and solicit customers!"

Chaoyang and Taoxiang shouted it out in unison.

"Waaaah, you two are going too far! We should just fight!!!"

She cried out for the music and ran out of the shop with tears in her eyes.

Interrupted by the music, both of them regained their composure, and Chaoyang tried his best to speak calmly.

"Ha, come on, calm down. I understand you don't want to repeat the same mistake, Momoka. But Nina isn't so easy to deal with. If you don't respond to her properly, she will definitely push you to the point where you have nowhere to retreat."

"I know... I'll figure out how to handle it. Also, I'm sorry, store manager, I've been feeling a bit down lately."

"It's okay, I understand."

After a pause, the two looked at each other and smiled simultaneously.

"Haha, it seems they've all been influenced by Nina a bit."

However, Chaoyang firmly denied it.

"That was you. I've always been gentle and mild-mannered. I didn't lose my temper just now; I was just speaking calmly."

"You really dare to say that, even though you yelled at Kotone with me~ What will you do if Kotone ignores you afterwards? Girls are very sensitive in these kinds of things, you know?"

"Oh? Really? Including you and Nina?"

Chaoyang immediately provided a counterexample.

Tao Xiang was immediately speechless.

Just after this tense conversation, the shop door suddenly opened, and Aine cautiously walked in. Asahi looked up and saw her worried expression, and couldn't help but ask:

"Ano?"

What's wrong? What brings you here today?

"It's my shift at Pastel* today... But... I overheard Qinyin mentioning at the door that you two were arguing inside. You might be in a bad mood today, so I should be careful."

She looked up at Tao Xiang, then added in a low voice.

"Momoka-san, the atmosphere seems a bit tense today... Are you alright?"

Chaoyang thought about it carefully and realized that he had indeed mentioned it before, and that Qiansheng had helped him last time.

Did Aine come to help this time?

"But didn't I tell you? Ano, you should be practicing more than helping out."

"I want to too... but..."

Aiyin stretched out both hands, which were completely wrapped in bandages, and a faint red color could even be seen through the bandages.

"My fingertips are all cut."

Chaoyang instinctively touched it.

"It hurts!"

Aiyin closed one eye and cried out in pain.

It's heartbreaking to see.

"Sorry sorry,"

Chaoyang quickly stopped.

"...Then you should rest well. You can't get it wet like this. Even a light touch hurts. What will you do when you shower and wash your hair tonight?"

"Ask Mom to help me wash."

"This guy means he'll help you wash it~~"

Tao Xiang started making jokes with a mischievous grin again.

Ai-yin blushed immediately.

"This is something you can't joke about!!!"

Momoka chuckled softly, then glanced at Aine's wound and continued.

"That's enough joking around, but this level is normal. Beginners are all like this. It will get much better once you develop calluses."

After saying that, Momoka stretched out her palm, and Aine touched it with her uninjured fingers and felt it; it was indeed very hard.

"But it's also good. I think I understand why it's not easy to do something seriously."

Aine laughed happily.

Ai Yin is, after all, a little genius. She learns things quickly, so when she encounters a bottleneck in a certain area, she immediately runs away and switches to another direction.

"By the way, Aine, Hina has told you about the interview."

"Um... I did say that... but could I not participate in the interview?"

"Hey, why? Aren't you supposed to love being in the spotlight? In situations like this, they'll take pictures of you, you know... Ah, I see, you're looking down on the small magazine that's doing the interview, right? Well, there are plenty of people like you at this level now; you just need some time to mature."

"No... um... never mind, never mind... Oh, and I brought Xiao Guang with me."

"Hey?"

Only then did Chaoyang look out of the kitchen and see that S Zeguang had already sat down at a table.

"You didn't tell me earlier!"