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

"Tomori, I'm going to class... Be careful of this man."

After saying that, Li Xi rushed off to school, partly to make a good impression on Deng, and partly to ask his classmate, Hai Ling, the bassist known as the "mercenary band member," if she knew of any similar guitar mercenaries.

The lamp remained standing still.

A huge question mark was stuck on his head.

"?"

Because the lamp completely failed to understand the meaning of Li Xi's words.

Why should we be careful of the rising sun?

"Lixi... why are you angry?"

While thinking about things, the single-threaded lamp completely forgot that it needed to hurry to school, and instead stood there asking Chaoyang for directions.

Chaoyang had no choice but to pull her along as they walked and talked.

"To put it simply... she thinks I have ulterior motives towards you."

"..."

The lamp still couldn't understand, but she tried to understand others. Lixi was also one of her cherished companions, and she was afraid that she would get bored and leave again.

But now all her thoughts are exposed in Chaoyang's mind.

Ha... Trying to pry into her thoughts always makes me feel like a pervert spying on her.

"Don't force yourself to understand other people's thoughts, Tomori. The truth is, we can never fully understand what people are thinking. Only they truly know what they're thinking. No matter how much we try to understand, analyze, and reason, we might get very close, but that's just a projection of our own thoughts, not their true inner thoughts. Do you know the idiom 'a chicken talking to a duck'? Chickens and ducks each have their own languages, and no matter how they try, they can't understand each other. People's thoughts are sometimes like that; even if we try hard to understand, we may not be able to fully comprehend them."

The lamp looked like it understood but didn't quite.

"Anyway, all I can tell you is that guy won't leave you. He'll work hard to be in a band with you for life."

She probably really intends to be in a band with you for life.

Chaoyang started to complain, but he couldn't say it out loud, because that would mean he'd been lying his whole life.

"...Work hard... What does 'work hard' mean...?"

"Huh? You should look this up in the dictionary... If you really don't understand, that's fine too, because everyone's the same way—wanting things but not getting them, knowing things but not understanding them... Damn, we're going to be late, Tomori!"

"Get on my back."

Chaoyang discovered that she had also been infected by Gao Songdeng and turned into a single-threaded creature. She was spouting grand principles, but in the end, she just stood there. She glanced at the time and realized it was almost time for her class. Without thinking twice, Chaoyang picked up the lamp and started running.

. .

"Phew, I finally didn't let Father Deng down."

Having promised to look after the lamp for a while, Chaoyang didn't want to break his word, even though there was theoretically no harm in it. Watching the lamp disappear from sight, Chaoyang could finally get back to his own business.

Meanwhile, Li Xi had already arrived at class.

There's still some time before the morning meeting.

I glanced at the seat behind me.

Hasn't she arrived yet? Did she skip class today?

"What's up?"

Lixi was slightly taken aback, not expecting the familiar voice to come from ahead. She quickly regained her composure and turned back with a normal expression. Sure enough, the elusive Hachiman Kai was already in the aisle directly in front of her.

This guy is elusive; he knew I had something to discuss with her just by looking at me when I turned around.

Lixi didn't answer yes or no, but went straight to the point.

"...Do you know any guitarists?..."

"Are you planning to form a band? Do you just need a guitarist? What skill level do you need?"

Just as Li Xi knew, Hai Ling spoke with extremely high efficiency. She didn't beat around the bush at all.

"...More important than skill level, I hope he's not the kind of guy who's enthusiastic for only three minutes and quits the team at the drop of a hat."

"Hmph, those are high standards."

"Nevermind."

Li Xi doesn't like to beg for help, and when she heard Hai Ling say it was difficult, most people would ask again to see if they could help. Li Xi, however, would simply give up. This is her usual habit: she only asks for help once, and if the other person helps, she helps; if not, she doesn't.

It is both an advantage and a disadvantage.

Unfortunately, Hai Ling's real intention was to get Hai Ling to beg her more.

If Chaoyang were Hailing, she would definitely turn her back and leave. How could someone be so arrogant when asking for help?

However, Hai Ling replied instead.

"I'll ask those lone wolves, but don't get your hopes up too high."

After saying that, Hailing walked past Lixi and returned to her seat.

"..."

Lixi took a carton of chocolate milk from her bag, stood up and silently placed it on Hailing's table as a thank you gift.

They turned around and went back to their seats without exchanging a single word the entire time.

Chapter 127 As always, he lowered his head.

"Thank you for your hard work~"

The classroom door opened, and at the same time, the world's cutest Pikachu jumped in, not forgetting to say "thank you for your hard work" to Chaoyang.

"Oh, you're still the same as before these past few days."

Sitting behind the desk facing the sun, he looked up and his face was already full of smiles.

He never hesitated to smile at Qin Yin.

After parting ways with Chaoyang, Lixi, and Deng in the morning, they went straight to Chuxing Academy.

He is now a proud correspondence student in the Producer Department of First Star Academy. Although it is a correspondence course, the school has not deprived him of any benefits because of it.

Like other full-time production science students, they can still take a classroom to use as an agency. Unfortunately, because this agency classroom is located on campus, their employees cannot enter freely. Otherwise, Chaoyang would really consider canceling the lease and moving here.

Chaoyang only uses it as his own private lounge.

Lunch break.

Fujita Kotone arrived here. Asahi had messaged her a few hours ago, saying they should meet here at noon.

One of the purposes was naturally to inform everyone that they would have to gather after school to practice and rehearse. Of course, if that was the only purpose, a phone notification would suffice.

He also wanted to send songs to Pikachu and Charmander as soon as possible.

As for Tsukimura Tetsuya, she was only recently signed, so she wasn't included in this concert. She'll be given to her later.

"Inviting someone to a place like this during lunch break..."

Qin Yin began her quirky and exaggerated manner.

"Could it be... he's going to confess to me!? No way, he's idol G, this isn't allowed~~"

Her serious expression, coupled with her face-covering gesture, almost made Chaoyang burst out laughing.

However, at that moment, the classroom door was suddenly pushed open with a thud, interrupting the piano performance.

A figure strode in with great presence; it was Hua Hai D Ji, who had just finished her dance class.

As soon as D entered the room, it was as if he brought an invisible heat wave, and the temperature of the entire classroom seemed to rise suddenly.

"It's so hot!?"

Qin Yin immediately felt the suffocating heat and quickly waved her hand to fan herself while exclaiming in surprise.

"Why does it feel like a greenhouse the moment you walk in! It was one thing when you were sleeping, but what's going on now!?"

D frowned slightly, his tone conveying confusion.

"Huh? It's probably because I just finished my dance class."

Qin Yin opened her eyes wide in disbelief and took several steps back.

"Just how much exercise do you need to generate that much heat?!"

She complained as she ran behind Chaoyang, as if seeking refuge.

Chaoyang helplessly propped his forehead up with a smile on his face.

"Stop fooling around, D season, you're here too."

Chaoyang tried to ease the subtle atmosphere in the classroom caused by the noisy piano music and the atmosphere of D season.

"Actually, the reason I asked you all to come here is for a very important matter."

He leaned back in his chair with his arms crossed, looking both lazy and dignified.

"Well, tell me."

He crossed his legs, as if waiting for the sunrise to report to him.

"Can you stop acting like I'm your boss? I'm older than you, after all."

Chaoyang was naturally annoyed by his arrogant attitude, since he was, after all, the boss.

"Manager, don't mind her. She's always been like this. We're used to it. Compared to this..."

Qin Yin, unable to suppress her curiosity, stood directly in front of Chao Yang's desk, placed her hands on the table, and stared at him without blinking.

"What important thing is it? Tell me quickly! Let me guess... Could it be that you're thinking of arranging some kind of job for us?"

Looking at Qin Yin's expectant expression, Chao Yang couldn't help but chuckle softly.

I originally wanted to keep her in suspense for a while, but seeing Qin Yin's face, I just wanted to make her happy as soon as possible.

He took two small USB drives out of his pocket and placed them on the table.

"Originally, I planned to have you cover some classic songs, but this performance is quite large, and covers might not be presentable enough."

Qin Yin blinked, her gaze completely drawn to the two USB drives. She reached out and carefully poked one of them with her finger.

"So... what is this?"

"Original song... your own original song. Hmph, I'll spend a fortune to hire someone to do it for you."

Chaoyang's answer was concise, yet his tone concealed a hint of smugness.

Chaoyang initially planned to say that he made it himself... but he didn't know anything about music theory, and it would be embarrassing if he got caught and exposed later. There was no need to force himself to use something given by the system to show off.

Qin Yin's eyes lit up immediately, as if she had seen a huge gift falling from the sky. She almost couldn't wait to pick up a USB flash drive.

"Is this mine? Tell me quickly, what's its name?"

"That's right, this one is yours, named 'The Cutest Me in the World.' I don't need to explain anything more from the name, right?"

"I love it, I love it, I love it~ The store manager is still so capable~"

The piano music makes no attempt to conceal its love of combos, and it's truly remarkable that Chaoyang managed to refrain from proposing on the spot. Of course, the main reason is, in fact, that this song...

It's awful; it's nowhere near as good as Flower Sea D Season's original compositions.

D also picked up the remaining USB drive.

"You're quite good at pleasing me, aren't you? Is this mine? Hmph, it must be a perfect song for a top idol, otherwise I'll get angry."

"Seeing is believing, so you should experience it for yourselves."

Chaoyang pointed to the computer and headphones on the table, which he had borrowed from the school in advance.

Qin Yin was the first to rush over, put on her headphones, and eagerly clicked the play button.

. .

"Hmm...it's a really cute song..."

After listening, Qin Yin became a little shy. Although she usually tries to act cute and play the role of a little devil, she would definitely feel ashamed to openly sing that she was the cutest in the world or the cutest in the universe.

"...But it sounds like it would be really fun to sing it!!!"

Just as she was feeling dissatisfied after sunrise, Qin Yin immediately put on a smiling face again.

"Although I lack confidence and am a little timid..."

"Is that so? I think no one else but you could sing this song; it's very much your own style. Your level of narcissism is astonishing. I even doubt if you wrote the lyrics yourself. It perfectly matches my impression of you."