The lady can hear my voice

"Why are you stepping on me?!"

"It was an accident." Shiina Riki sneered, let's see if you dare to say bad things about me in your heart.

This kind of playfulness only lasted for a short while, and the two of them soon focused on the song itself.

time flies.

The sun sets and the moon rises.

The fruit plate that Maki had just brought in was gradually eaten by the two of them.

But the composition and arrangement are not over yet.

"This side... I think it would be better to leave it empty." said Sora Niijima after eating a grape.

"why?"

"Because there is a high probability that Lenai-chan will express herself freely here, instead of restricting her with the music score, it is better to let her enjoy the music. This way, each live performance will be more fresh and interesting to the audience."

"...makes sense."

“Here… how about we change it? It feels a bit too embarrassing for Aine.”

"Haha, no change."

"..."

"It's her own problem that the guy didn't practice well."

"How about you take her place?"

"..."

Seeing that Sora Niijima was speechless again, Riki Shiina felt a little better.

Although I lost in composition and arrangement, I won here!

-

"Eh? Niijima-brother really isn't staying for dinner?" Maki asked regretfully.

The corner of Niijima Sora's mouth twitched. He glanced at Li Xi from the corner of his eye and shook his head, "Forget it."

"Okay then, you're welcome to come next time..." Shiina Maki said this, she moved forward slightly and leaned close to his ear.

"Thank you for playing with Lixi."

"...?"

"Maki! What are you doing again?"

"I didn't do anything. Are you jealous, Lixi?"

"what?"

-

After walking out of Shiina's house, Shiina Riki had not left yet, as if he had something to say to him.

"Sora Niijima."

"Ok?"

“……” Shiina Riki turned his head away.

"Even though you're annoying, I was able to produce that song today..."

"Thank you anyway. (whispering)

It felt like it was not easy for Sora Niijima to hear her thanks.

"It's ok."

"Also, I'm warning you."

"Don't mess with the lights."

"?"

"If you dare to do anything to the light."

Shiina Riki paused, "I will use the stun gun to electrocute you."

"..."

【Then thank you. 】

Sora Niijima was completely speechless with her, and for the first time he left without any courtesy.

After his figure disappeared from the night, Shiina Riki laughed subconsciously.

Although I feel like I can't get along with this guy at all.

But... unexpectedly felt a little relaxed?

041 Even cats are bullying Pochi-chan

"Pochi-chan is missing?" When Sora Niijima was editing videos at home on the weekend, he suddenly received a call from Hongxia.

They were scheduled to take artistic photos of the band today.

Now the band’s artistic photos have been taken, but Pochi-chan is gone.

And according to Hongxia, Pochi-chan's cell phone is still with her.

Sora Niijima frowned, "Well... I understand. I'll go out and help you find it."

"No, no, I just want to ask you, where does Pochi-chan usually hide?"

"Forehead?"

"Because I feel like you know her better than me, Niijima-kun. The last time she had an outburst... well, the method you taught us worked."

"Is that so... Then you should go to a dark and damp place where slugs might live. Just find such a place."

Hong Xia on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, "Why do I feel that... Niijima-kun you are quite sharp-tongued."

"...I'd better go out and look for it with you guys. Are you near Shimokitazawa now?"

"Yeah, okay." Sora Niijima hung up the phone, set the upload time for the edited video, put on a black sports jacket, and went out.

-

The place where Goto Ichiri was hiding at this time was in a water pipe hole in the park.

The reason for her escape was simple.

It originated from a saying by Kita Ikuyo.

"With lyrics by Goto-san, music by Ryo-senpai, and artistic photography by Nijika-chan, I feel like we're becoming more and more like a real band. I'm really looking forward to the live show in a month!"

There is nothing wrong with this sentence itself.

Because the problem lies with Goto Ichiri.

lyrics……

Write, can’t write…

"I want to die..." Goto Ichiri kept drawing inside the pipe with his index finger.

Lately, there’s been a good vibe to finishing up the band.

Everyone was very confident that they could do the first live show well, and everyone believed in her very much.

Niijima-san also encouraged her.

Even she herself was under the illusion.

Am I okay with this?

But as soon as I pick up the pen, the association immediately comes to my mind.

Hongxia: Pochi-chan... We think so highly of you, so are you going to come up with lyrics like this?

Kita: Goto-san... this is unacceptable no matter how you look at it.

Liang: Pochi, because the lyrics are so bad, I have decided to sentence you to death.

Sora Niijima: Don’t tell anyone that I know you.

Goto Ichiri covered his head and trembled.

Suddenly, a "meow" sound rang beside my ear.

Goto Ichiri turned her head and saw an orange cat looking at her curiously.

But soon, the orange cat realized that this human was easy to bully, so he showed his fangs.

"ha!--"

……

When Sora Niijima discovered Pochi-chan, he saw her apologizing to a cute little orange cat, Dogeza.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have come to your place. It's my fault..."

"Meow?"

"I'll give you all my money, use it to buy cat food..."

"Meow!"

Sora Niijima: “…”

Even a cat can bully you, you are really worthy of being Pochi-chan.

When Goto Ichiri came to his senses, he found that his money had been withdrawn.

When he looked up, he found that it was taken away by Sora Niijima.

"Niijima-san?"

"Pochi-chan, your sudden escape has caused many people to worry about you. This is a serious crime, do you know that?"

"Eh?"

Niijima Sora counted the money and said, "5. This amount will be your fine."

"Okay, okay." Goto Ichiri chose to give up resistance.

"What a ghost!" Niijima Sora was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He squatted down and knocked Goto Ichiri on the head.

"You should learn to fight back when others bully you, otherwise even such a cute cat can bully you like you."

"I'm worried about your future." After handing the money back to Goto Ichiri, Sora Niijima picked up the little orange cat again.

The orange cat immediately showed a harmless expression and started to act cute with Sora Niijima.

"This cat is pretty cute...Pochi-chan, do you want to pet it?"

Goto Ichiri shook his head like a rattlesnake.

Sora Niijima was amused by her.

……

The orange cat was not a stray cat, and its owner soon found it.

After sending the orange cat away, Sora Niijima turned to look at Ichiri Goto and said, "What do you say, Pochi-chan? Should we go meet up with Nijima and the others now?"

Goto Ichiri said nothing.

"Well... let's just stroll around?"

"Um, Niijima-san, aren't you going to ask?"

"what?"

"Why did you suddenly run away..."

"What's the harm in asking?" Niijima Sora smiled and said, "I won't force you, nor will I blame you, Pochi-chan. If you feel upset, just relax."

"You probably haven't finished exploring the area yet, right? We can go somewhere else and have some fun."

"But before that, I have to report to Hong Xia first."