A guide to survival in a heavy girl's world

"In this situation, the only way to repay someone is to pledge your love, right? Hmm? But wouldn't I be the one who benefits if you pledge your love?"

Toyokawa Shoko raised her head with a somewhat troubled expression.

"What should I do, Tetsuya-kun? At this point, I can't think of how I can ever repay you for everything you've done for me."

"In that case... I'll think about it later."

Chihaya Tetsuya could fully understand Toyokawa Shoko's feelings at the moment.

Just like when he was taken in by the Chihaya family, the sudden happiness and the huge gap between his past made him live in a constant state of excitement and fear. However, this feeling of being at a loss will eventually become accustomed to over time, and eventually turn into a reason to work hard, or a determination to do something.

"We still have a lot of time to spend together in the future, and there's plenty of time to think about this."

As someone who has experienced this, Chihaya Tetsuya said the words that would make Toyokawa Shoko feel the happiest at this moment.

"In order to get used to these things as soon as possible, we still need to work harder."

“…Yeah, that’s true.”

Although the current situation is the most ideal result for Toyokawa Shoko, but... only when the two of them have truly completed the subsequent conditions, the happiness she longs for will truly come to her.

It's not just for herself, but also for Chihaya Tetsuya. She can't just be content with the status quo.

Even though she wanted to kill Chihaya Tetsuya right then and there and do all sorts of other things, before that, they still had things they had to do. And… regarding Chihaya Tetsuya's "first time", she also had a more important plan…

"Huh...Okay, let's start measuring, Tetsuya-kun."

After hearing what Toyokawa Shoko said, Chihaya Tetsuya, who had expected more requests, asked in surprise:

"Have you calmed down?"

"I just want to save this excitement for later."

Toyokawa Shoko left Chihaya Tetsuya's arms, and with a flushed face, she clenched the measuring tape in her hand.

"For now, let's put this enthusiasm into the design."

……

After carefully measuring every measurable part of Chihaya Tetsuya's body, Toyokawa Shoko immediately packed up her things and prepared to go home to draw the design.

As for why she didn't just stay at Chihaya Tetsuya's house and draw pictures——

"I'm sorry, Tetsuya-kun, I can't stay here any longer."

Having just caressed Chihaya Tetsuya's entire body with her own hands, Toyokawa Shoko said in a very serious tone:

"If I stay at Tetsuya-kun's house, something really bad might happen."

What do bad things mean?

Although Chihaya Tetsuya was a little concerned about this, after dealing with many girls, he had gradually realized that not all questions could be asked at inappropriate times.

So, in the end, he did not force Xiangzi to stay. After calling a taxi for her and sending her in the car, he returned home.

When he opened the door again, the originally empty living room suddenly had three more people.

"...Xiangzi has gone back?"

"Yes……"

Chihaya Tetsuya nodded first, then he glanced at the three people on the sofa, and then looked at Aine's door which had been closed just now.

"You were in Aine's room the whole time?"

"kindness."

Nagasaki Suyo nodded.

"We originally wanted to give Xiangzi some space to act coquettishly towards you, but it seems that things are going much more smoothly than we expected."

"We were worried that Xiangzi would be devastated by her father's situation..."

Chihaya Aine couldn't help but pat her chest and said:

"It's great that it ended safely. You're truly my brother!"

"...The reason why Xiangzi's father was saved this time was mainly thanks to Jean's tolerance."

Chihaya Tetsuya shook his head and said:

"Besides, this matter is far from over..."

"You mean Xiangzi's clothes, and the conditions that won't be announced to us until after the exhibition?"

Nagasaki Suyo, who has always been pragmatic, was not in a hurry to celebrate.

"Although Mr. Rang probably won't deliberately make things difficult for you, it won't be that easy to meet his conditions."

After that, she asked Chihaya Tetsuya:

"Did Mr. Rang mention any specific figures? For example, the ranking at this joint exhibition, or specific sales figures?"

"Not really, but I think... at least we should beat [NozAK!]."

Chihaya Tetsuya said:

"If I can't even defeat that clumsy plagiarist, even Mr. Jean, no matter how generous he is, will probably be disappointed in me."

……

"Yeah, I see. Besides those two performance costumes, Mr. Chihaya also designed such interesting performance costumes for this band."

Jean looked at the first performance of the band 【MyGO!!!】 on his phone with an expression of great interest.

"Reflective material, I see. He must have accumulated experience in the use of 'light' in this design."

"Although this costume has only been used at the band's first performance so far, the response seems to be quite good."

Toyokawa Shoko's father said:

"Without this costume, they wouldn't have made a lasting impression on the audience since they were scheduled to perform after Summer Zodiac."

"That's not quite right. After all, Mr. Chihaya's design pursuit... is to make the wearer and the costume merge into one, becoming a complete individual. If this costume were worn by another band, it certainly wouldn't achieve the same effect as it does now."

Jean said as he closed the video.

"This is completely contrary to current mainstream fashion. After all, for mainstream fashion designers, the clothes are the focus of their presentation, and models are just walking clothes racks."

After hearing this, Shoko Toyokawa's father immediately showed a worried expression.

"In other words, the strategy he chose might not be accepted by the fashion industry?"

"Well, this kind of thing... who can say for sure?"

Jean said meaningfully:

"I'm also looking forward to it. Will the path chosen by Mr. Chihaya be spurned by mainstream fashion... or will it become a new direction for the new era?"

Next, let the results of the joint exhibition speak for themselves!

——There are still 45 days until the joint exhibition.

125

Chapter 125: The dilemma of the Toyokawa family.

Ever since she took on the job of designing clothes for Chihaya Tetsuya, Toyokawa Shoko has been in an extremely high state.

This high pitched voice is not only reflected when she is drawing the design drawings, but also when she is recording with the band members.

"Toyokawa-san... maybe something good happened to you?"

During the rehearsal, Hachiman Kailing said to Toyokawa Shoko who was drinking water:

"Compared to the previous rehearsal, the piano sound has become warmer."

"..."

After hearing this, Shoko Toyokawa, who had no awareness of this at all, was slightly stunned, and then lowered her head in embarrassment.

"I didn't even notice... Sorry, Hachiman-kun, I'll adjust as soon as possible."

"It's nothing. After all, we're just rehearsing now. As long as nothing goes wrong, even a slight change in style won't be a big deal."

Faced with Hachiman Kailing's understanding, Toyokawa Shoko only felt herself becoming more embarrassed.

"No, I've already decided on the tone and style of this song. It's just that I couldn't maintain my usual composure today..."

Toyokawa Shoko blushed and said:

"I'll adjust back as soon as possible."

"That's quite rare."

On the other side, seeing the unprecedented shyness on Toyokawa Shoko's face, which was in line with her age, Yutenji Wakami couldn't help but exclaim:

"It turns out our captain is really only sixteen years old this year..."

"……team leader?"

This novel name made Toyokawa Shoko look at Yutenji Wakami, who nodded as if it was a matter of course.

"You're in charge of composing music, setting schedules, and maintaining all the liaisons. It's not too much to say you're the leader of our band, right?"

"Because as the person who founded the band, this is my job. As for captain or something like that, forget it. That's a weird term."

Toyokawa Shoko shook her head.

"If you really want to change the way you address me, just call me Xiangzi."

"..."

After hearing this, Yutenji Wakamugi was completely stunned and stared at Toyokawa Shoko blankly. It was not until Toyokawa Shoko frowned slightly because of her gaze that she finally spoke again:

"I see. It seems like I've encountered something truly remarkable..."

"It seems I should continue to use honorifics after all."

"No, no, I was wrong. Just let me call you Xiangzi! It's really weird to keep using honorifics! Ah, or should I call you 'Oblivionis'? After all, you seem to like this stage name quite a bit~"

"Ms. Yutenji, how is your practice going with the music I gave you earlier?"

"That's good now... Xiangzi has returned to his previous state."

Upon seeing this, Sanjiao Chuhua immediately shook his head helplessly.

"It's better for you to say less, Miss Meow Meng."

"Alright alright."

"..."

Although it might be a bit rude to say this, compared to Tetsuya-kun, this guy really doesn't look like a mature adult at all. However, even so, the fundamental reason for this series of conversations is that she failed to manage her current mood and state.

After all, we still can't be too relaxed——

Just as Shoko Toyokawa was thinking this in her heart, her cell phone suddenly rang.

When she looked at the name displayed on the screen, her expression suddenly became even stiffer.

Then, she looked up at the band members around her, and after hesitating for a moment, she finally decided to choose the latter between avoiding suspicion and answering the call as soon as possible.

"Good afternoon...Mother."

“!?”*2.

After hearing this name, Sankaku Hatsuka and Wakaba Mutsu both showed extremely surprised expressions, and a voice without any emotional fluctuations came from the other side of the microphone.

[Do you plan to come back in the next period of time? ]

"return?"

This abrupt question made Toyokawa Shoko stunned for nearly ten seconds, and then she asked in an uncertain tone:

"You mean... the Toyokawa family?"

[No...I'm talking about the house you lived in before.]

"? But isn't that also the Toyokawa family's?"

【…】

After hearing Toyokawa Shoko's question, Toyokawa Shoko's mother also fell silent for a while, and then said:

[That's true. So, if you need to contact me from now on, just call this number.]