Who says meal replacements can’t be eaten as meals?

Chapter 106 Ordinary Friends

Ichinose Sakuya also ate a full meal this morning.

The fresh saury was gutted and evenly cut into crosses, then marinated with salt half a night beforehand. When it was grilled, the aroma of fat naturally emanated. The skin was crispy and the meat was tender. A little lemon juice was added and served with white rice, miso soup, and a vegetable salad of unknown meaning.

Ms. Sakuya moved gracefully, her back straight, and the movement of squeezing the lemon with her hand was perfect and just right. The lemon juice, representing the soul, flowed across the fish's body, and the fish's white eyes sparkled.

"It's too crowded. Also, the fish head is unnecessary." Nagasaki Suyo, who was sitting across the table and easily picked out a whole fish bone, complained speechlessly. After two weeks of intensive training, Sakuya finally looked a little like a young lady.

Although it's only related to eating...

“Soul! Soul, sister! The slightly burnt fish head is a delicacy. You have to treat it well even if you don’t eat it.” Miss Sakuya held long chopsticks in her hands, like a devout painter who was about to add the finishing touch to a painting, holding a brush and concentrating. She was gentle and focused. If she kept silent, she could really be considered a well-educated static beauty.

“Yes~Yes~” Miss Sushiyo picked up a piece of lettuce and put it in her mouth, too lazy to refute. Tsuki No Mori would not provide saury anyway, so let Sakuya do whatever he wants.

She skillfully used the unique skill of picking out bones learned from her elder sister, and stabbed the fish spine with the tip of the chopsticks, first cutting the skin and then the tender fish meat. In an instant, the fragrance exploded, the flesh and bones were separated, and the saury, which looked intact, suddenly became unwilling to close its eyes.

Ms. Sakuya looked at the fish head that was looking up at the sky and still dripping with lemon juice, and then looked at the cruel weapon in her hand that was still carrying the victim's flesh, and cried out in shock. "I can't believe it! My perfect fishbone-removing skills... How could this happen!"

"This kind of talk is very unethical." Miss Su Shi rolled her eyes at her silly sister and fell into deep thought again. It seemed that her way of thinking also had to be closer to someone.

So she also stretched out her chopsticks, turned the fish head over, and began to stare at him in silence.

"Sister, what are you doing?" Although the fish meat had become pineapple-like, the main body of the fish spine had been forcibly peeled off, so it was still convenient to eat.

"I'm thinking." Nagasaki Suyo said in a deep voice to the strange whites of the grilled fish's eyes.

"It looks so stupid. How can someone look at grilled fish?" Sakuya said bluntly while taking a bite of rice.

Miss Motoyo slightly exerted force on the fingers holding the chopsticks and gave a threatening look to the saury-eating master who had just delivered his theory on the soul, but was blocked by Sakuya's head as he lowered his head to eat.

Su Shi is angry, how ungraceful!

But... if Xiaoxiang likes...

She sighed deeply, imitated the same action, bent down and tried to finish the breakfast she had only eaten a few bites of.

"What are your plans for today?" Nagasaki Motoyo recalled Sakuya wiping her mouth, without moving her palm, shaking her head left and right to wipe the corners of her mouth.

"Hey, sister, you are too ungraceful." Miss Sakuya looked at her sister with disdain. She pinched three fingers together, touched the corners of her mouth with a napkin, and then replied slowly. "Band rehearsal, in the morning I will be a support musician in the band introduced by Miss Hailing, and in the afternoon I will deal with the work of [NyaAki]. I will spend most of the day in RiNG."

"Who do you think I'm imitating?" Miss Su Shi, with her fists hardened, silently said, 'This is my biological sister', suppressed her murderous intent, and continued. "I'll go with you. Xiao Deng's band is also scheduled to rehearse today."

"Okay~" Sakuya agreed casually.

"Answer the way I taught you." Miss Motoyo was cleaning the table, and she mentally took note of Sakuya's slightly casual tone.

“Okay.” Sakuya blinked, his eyes moved slightly, the corners of his mouth raised to the most comfortable angle, and he smiled brightly.

"Not bad." Miss Su Shi looked at the pretty face with the same appearance for a while and nodded with satisfaction.

Time was still a little urgent, so most of the content of conversation training was omitted. Nagasaki Motoyo no longer expected Sakuya to be able to speak freely in the Tsuki Forest, so she only taught this one trick.

Non-verbal expressions are also part of etiquette. A simple smile and eye contact can replace most of the communication.

"Remember this. When communicating with classmates, no matter how the topic develops or whether you can understand it or not, just reply like this."

"Ok."

"Bring an extra set of Yuqiu's uniform when you go to school, and remember to change back after class in the afternoon. If you don't have any special arrangements, gather at RiNG." Su Shi continued to instruct.

"Okay." That was the only thing Sakuya could say.

"You...get back to normal. You don't have to be like this at home..." Su Shi held his forehead with his hand. Even if the behavior was completely in line with the etiquette, why could his sister still look so stupid.

"Okay." Miss Sakuya blinked, her gray-blue eyes full of smiles. Obviously, the nature of this conversation had changed for Sakuya since her sister started saying the second sentence.

"How about letting you wash all the dishes today?" Nagasaki Suyo said softly.

"OK!"

After a fight, Ms. Sakuya, who was finally caught, cleaned up the dishes.

"Sister, you should be fine this morning. Is there anything necessary for you to go to RiNG with me?" Miss Sakuya was in a good mood as she packed her precious GB-4. Even though it was training, it was also a good opportunity to go out and play with her sister.

In Miss Sakuya's impression, her sister is really a mild stay-at-home girl who doesn't like sports and spends all day lying in bed browsing her phone.

"Are you going to meet Hachiman-san later?" Nagasaki Motoyo played with the light blue cherry blossom hairband that Sakuya gave her with both hands. Her expression was normal, but she glanced at her excited sister from the side.

"It's not a date... Hailing and I are just ordinary friends~" Sakuya-san was very confident about this. Her sister didn't know about the slightly intimate actions between her and Hailing, so she put on her bass backpack and added, "Besides, there are other band members."

"Can't I go with you?" Su Shi put on a hair tie and tied her hair into a low ponytail which she was becoming more and more skilled at.

"Sister, why don't you wait for me in the cafe during rehearsal? I can chat with Li Xi, otherwise it would be boring to wait alone." Miss Sakuya looked at her sister's hair-tying action with a little confusion.

"You said before that you and classmate Hai Ling are just ordinary friends, right?" Miss Su Shi looked at herself in the mirror, checked herself briefly, and then picked up her expensive bass.

“Yeah…right.”

Chapter 107: Identifying a Woman by Pinning Her Fingers

"I'll just go in and take a look. You just stay in the cafe and don't move." Nagasaki Suyo easily carried the bass backpack loaded with violet ribbons that she had used only some time ago. She tossed her ponytail, and the light blue five-petal cherry blossom hair accessory danced in the wind. Her words were casual, and her test was open and aboveboard.

"No, sister. Didn't you agree that you wouldn't interfere with me after school?" Ichinose Sakuya dignifiedly pulled at her sister who had suddenly become shrewd. Today, she had made an appointment with Hailing to familiarize herself with the new song in advance. If Hailing did something and made some embarrassing misunderstandings, she would definitely be ruthlessly killed by her sister who looked like a demon when she returned home.

Nagasaki Suyo narrowed her brows slightly. Seeing that Sakuya was so reluctant, there must be something fishy between the two of them. Her original plan of just trying it out was quietly modified. Today she was going to have a battle with the unscrupulous bassist who coveted her own sister!

"Let go!"

Nagasaki Motoyo left with high spirits. She carried her sister's future happiness on her shoulders. She couldn't lose this battle and couldn't let Sakuya be deceived by a bad woman who came from nowhere.

Ms. Sakuya, who stayed in the cafe on the second floor of RiNG, was completely hopeless. She slumped down at the long table with a look of regret, staring blankly at the long menu.

It's over. It's all over. At this moment, even the Line message, which was her last resort, cannot be used because her sister has replaced her phone. Sakuya-san has already foreseen her miserable future shrouded in vegetable minestrone soup.

"What's wrong with you?" A childish voice came with a somewhat ethereal tone, followed by a gentle stroke like smoothing a cat's fur.

Yamoto Rakuna half squatted down and poked Miss Sakuya who was lying dead on the table. The bad woman with a floral scent seemed to be in low spirits today, and her flaxen hair was a little messy, so the kind-hearted Rakuna, who didn't hold grudges, helped smooth her hair using the method she used to comfort her companions.

“Wow, Lenna-chan, I may never be able to eat matcha parfait again~” Miss Sakuya was touched.

"It's an emergency!" Lenai Maomao's expression was serious, as if he had heard that someone was going to be exiled to Siberia to dig potatoes.

"Sodayo~" Sakuya nodded. As expected, if the situation was converted into Matcha Buffy, Ryunosuke would be able to understand everything quickly.

"Then let's go." The white-haired cat reached out and tugged at the big brown-haired dog's paw.

"What are you going to do?" Brown Hair wondered.

"Matcha parfait." Maomao said concisely.

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"Take a look at the score first. It shouldn't be too difficult for you. I'll play the high notes and you'll be in charge of the bass. Just arrange it twice. When you're proficient, you can try counterpoint." Hachiman Kairin was still wearing the classic jacket cape and bright red lining. She put her hands slightly together on the neck of the guitar and plucked the strings flexibly and quickly. The gold and black AR-06[1] produced a heavy rhythmic tremolo that was a bit too strong for a bass.

"Oh, good..." Nagasaki Suyo murmured, her pupils trembling slightly. He started with such a difficult technique of plucking with both hands. Isn't the technical level of this Hachiman-san on the bass a little too high?

Although she is a little conceited, Nagasaki Motoyo is still very confident in her bass skills. Looking at the group of female high school students in Tokyo, there should not be many who can surpass her in playing bass instruments.

I thought my sister, a semi-professional bassist who could play three rounds of fingers and occasionally show off her quick string tapping, was already invincible, but whose general is this! ?

"Are you in a bad mood today?" Miss Hailing tilted her head slightly, blinked her light green eyes twice, and looked at someone with an embarrassed expression.

"It's okay, it's just that today's music score is a little too difficult. I feel a little bit at a loss as to where to start." Miss Su Shi, who had her hair tied up, waved her hands repeatedly and ran her fingers across "YYZ", a song with a very high bass content by the Rush band.

The bass line is a bit too complicated for a high school girl, and the performance technique is also very high... Maybe, maybe, I can't play it well...

"What don't you know?" Miss Hailing moved closer to the flaxen-haired girl and started analyzing the music score. She had specially separated out the less complicated parts and gave them to Sakuya. Logically, there shouldn't be any big problems.

Nagasaki Suyo's forehead was sweaty, and she turned her head away. Her left hand holding the GB-4 tightened a little. Hachiman-san's slightly intimate distance was secondary, but... I couldn't tell Hachiman-san directly that there were seven or eight places in the score that I couldn't understand after just a simple glance...

"I'm a little confused about the switching between glissando and vibrato in the transition part. How should I press the keys with my fingers?" Miss Su Shi hesitated for a long time and chose the most difficult part to ask.

The expected response did not come. Miss Su Shi turned her head in confusion, and her eyes met Hai Ling's emerald green pupils, but she looked away again out of guilt.

Hachiman Kailing was holding her chin with one hand, looking at the familiar girl in front of her as if she was thinking about something.

Sakuya felt guilty too quickly. In the past, he could at least hold on for a few seconds before turning his head and pretending to look at the music score. But today, he surrendered just after a glance?

Somewhat strange.

"Ah~" Moving her eyes downward, the perceptive Miss Hailing finally noticed that Sakuya was different from before.

"What...what happened?" Nagasaki Motoyo leaned back. Was the question she asked strange? Was this actually very simple for Sakuya?

Miss Hailing clenched her right fist and tapped her open left hand. Her expression changed slightly, and she revealed the answer in her usual calm tone. "Perming your hair?"

"So...Sodayo, I want to try a different hairstyle occasionally." Su Shi's gray-blue eyes blinked twice, and the disconnected processor came back online. He stroked his fingertips and replied guiltily.

"Let's continue." Miss Hailing ended the topic, put down the six-string bass on her back, walked behind Su Shi, naturally wrapped her arms around her neck and armpits, covered her soft hands, and helped Miss Su Shi move her fingertips. "Rubbing the strings here first..."

It’s too close!

Nagasaki Suyo's body stiffened, and she resisted the urge to pull away and run away, feeling the slight touch from her fingertips.

However... Mr. Hachiman is really teaching bass technique seriously. He explained the performance issues clearly in just a few words, and the technique is indeed not too difficult.

"Do you understand?" Miss Hai Ling stepped back without changing her tone. She gently loosened her hands behind her back, then clenched them again, savoring the somewhat unfamiliar feeling.

"Hai Ling explained it very clearly. By the way, I'm going to the bathroom for a while." Miss Motoyo, who was defeated in the first battle, decided to call it a day. There shouldn't be any big problem with these two people. Just ask Sakuya to maintain an appropriate social distance.

"Wait a moment." Hai Ling called out to the flaxen-haired girl who was already standing at the door.

"What's wrong?" Miss Su Shi looked back awkwardly.

"Why don't you leave Beth behind before you go?" Hai Ling blinked innocently.

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[1] Fixed the bug that the Helling bass had too many strings and the F key was not very useful

Chapter 108 Improvisation

"Matcha parfait, limited edition." Kaname Rana walked to the bar waitress with ease, lifted her bangs, and then gently pushed Ichinose Sakuya, who was following behind her in a daze and had not yet figured out the current situation, indicating that the bad woman should pay the bill today and she was feeling justified in getting something for free.

The money will be useless in the future anyway, so I might as well switch to Matcha Parfait.

"You'll have a stomachache if you eat matcha parfait so early in the morning, right? Lenna, how about the combination of black tea and matcha cake?" Miss Sakuya was worried about Lenna's miraculous digestive system. In this battle of purity, she was ultimately at a disadvantage.

"I want two servings." Miss Lenai looked at the poor bad woman with pity, who was already suffering from stomach problems and couldn't enjoy her matcha parfait. She stretched out three fingers. "Three servings!"

"Three servings of matcha parfait, but can you two really finish them?" Yamabuki Saaya, with her brown hair in a high ponytail, took a sketchpad to write down the order, looking at the cat and dog combination in front of her in a bit of surprise. In her impression, these two juniors fought over matcha parfait every day. They really have a good relationship~

"Today is Sakuya's, the last time, so it's okay." Miss Lena always likes to break sentences in weird places, but Miss Lena is a free cat, so it's okay.

"Please don't act like I'm going to die tomorrow..." Ms. Sakuya complained and took out her wallet. It felt good in the hand, with a simple off-white leather design and a layer of gold edging. It was made in the world of Sushi.

Miss Sakuya instantly felt her stomach pain go away. She straightened her back, held her head high, and confidently took out a Fukuzawa Yukichi note and slapped it on the table, the last thing she wanted to say was, "No need for the change."

"Thank you for your patronage. Please wait a moment." Ms. Sakuya felt a little uncomfortable with Yamabuki Sayaka's dedicated service attitude. She felt that RiNG's waiters should be more direct.

"Isn't Li Xi going to work today?" Sakuya looked around and asked casually.

"Is Lixi the type who stays up late? She's recently learned to compose music, and it seems like she'll have to revise the music at night. Let her have a good rest during the day." Saaya asked as she sorted out the freshly cut fruits, as if she remembered something. "Are Sakuya and Lixi in a band together?"

"I'm a supporting musician, and my sister is the official member." Sakuya shook his head like Lenna did, then took out his cell phone which suddenly vibrated and looked at it.

[Stupid sister]: "I'll wait for you in the bathroom on the third floor."

[Stupid Sister]: "Just change your clothes and go practice. Hachiman-san's bass skills are really amazing."

[Nagasaki Suyo]: "Sister, why did you describe me as an idiot?"

[Smartest sister]: "Come on!"

Miss Sakuya let out a long sigh. What a joke her sister was. She told her sister it was not possible but she still insisted on trying it. However...it seemed like Hailing didn't do anything too outrageous?

Yay! No more minestrone!

Since the virgin’s sister thinks there is no problem, then Hai Ling is definitely not a virgin. Perhaps what happened before was just a normal way of interaction between girls?

"I'm leaving now. Xiao Lenai, remember to wait for my sister to come before eating~" The little village girl rubbed the cat's short white hair and turned away briskly after regaining her full health.

"Are you going to play in a band with other women?" Lenai tilted his head.

“Support the musicians, support the musicians!” Sakuya turned around and stuck out her tongue.

"Lena-chan, do you want two more servings? You'll get a stomachache if no one shares it with you. How about I put this buffy on your account?" Miss Saaya, who had already prepared three servings of ingredients, chuckled and asked Lena.

"Two." Maomao turned back in an instant, her eyes determined.

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"Permed your hair?" Hachiman Kailin helped Sakuya carry the bass, and her right hand lingered on the side of her face for a moment, brushing her slightly curly flaxen hair.