A guide to survival in a heavy girl's world

With plenty of time already available, such a smooth start further strengthened Chihaya Tetsuya's confidence in this work.

When he returned home, another piece of good news reached his ears.

"Our band is finally formed!"

Chihaya Aine excitedly announced to him:

"From today on, I might have to go to the studio with them to rehearse more often!"

"Really? That's great."

Seeing his sister so happy, Chihaya Tetsuya felt a little more relaxed.

"What kind of people are in the band with you?"

"Hmm, let me think...Except for me, the three of them used to be members of the same band."

As Chihaya Aine spoke, she naturally put her arm around Chihaya Tetsuya.

"The lead singer is my classmate and our class mascot. Although his way of speaking is a little heavy, he's also a very cute kid! The bassist is that super nice young lady I mentioned before. As for the drummer..."

Having said that, the expression on Chihaya Aine's face suddenly became a little unhappy.

"He's a guy with a very bad personality!"

"...?"

Chihaya Tetsuya was also stunned after hearing this.

"Even though I have a terrible personality, I still joined your band?"

"Well... this..."

Chihaya Aine pondered for a moment, then sighed slightly.

"Well, it's not so much that she has a bad personality, but rather that she loves to contradict me. She always contradicts me immediately no matter what I say!"

"for example?"

“For example, when I said I wanted to be a guitarist and second vocalist, she actually said I was joking!”

"…………"

Chihaya Tetsu couldn't help but think back to the bands he had learned about during this period.

Although some bands do occasionally have multiple lead singers, in most cases the division of labor among band members is relatively clear and independent...

"Well, it seems he's a more pragmatic child."

"Don't speak for her!"

After hearing Chihaya Tetsuya's thoughts, Chihaya Aine immediately glared at him angrily.

"Although dual vocals are rare, she wouldn't be so direct in rejecting me, would she? She should at least be considerate of other people's feelings!"

"That's what you said, but judging from your tone, you finally accepted her opinion, right?"

Chihaya Tetsuya looked at his sister.

"Besides this, what else did she refute you?"

"Well, she seems to be very opposed to me standing in the center position."

"Isn't that because the center position is usually reserved for the lead singer?"

"That's a stereotype! There's no rule in the world that says guitarists can't be in the center position!"

"…………"

Faced with such a fierce and unreasonable rebuttal from Chihaya Aine, Chihaya Tetsuya did not respond, but turned his head and continued to look at her quietly.

Chihaya Aine, who had been planning to continue making trouble, gave up the idea of ​​continuing after feeling her brother's calm and patient gaze.

"Well, this is indeed a bit unreasonable..."

When I calm down and think about it, it seems that the suggestions I made at that time were indeed very unreasonable.

If this is the case, it is natural that there will be refutation.

"...Although her attitude was a bit harsh, her objections were indeed well-founded. Later, because I was refuted so many times, I did want to challenge her..."

Finally, Chihaya Aine, who had realized that she was in the wrong, stopped being stubborn and admitted her mistake.

"In the end, I'm the bad guy...?"

"I wouldn't say it's bad, but if they had a really bad impression of you, then your band definitely wouldn't be able to form successfully."

Chihaya Tetsuya expressed his thoughts.

"However, the impression of 'unreliable' probably won't be dispelled anytime soon."

"Ugh...why is this happening!"

Chihaya Aine suddenly revealed an extremely frustrated expression.

"I just wanted to be more popular..."

"Because you haven't been able to improve your status in the class, and you haven't been able to take the lead in your new band...so you accidentally rushed things a bit, didn't you?"

Chihaya Tetsuya, who already knew his sister's character, saw this very clearly.

"Aine, if you want to gain everyone's recognition and respect, the first thing you should do is to demonstrate your abilities. Wouldn't it be better to just show them the results of your Golden Week practice rather than resorting to useless tricks?"

Having said that, he took Aine's hand and stroked her fingertips which were already beginning to develop calluses.

"This alone is enough to explain a lot of problems, isn't it?"

"Hey, brother, please don't touch me!"

Chihaya Aine quickly pulled her hand back with a blushing face.

"This kind of hand feels very uncomfortable, right?"

"Not really."

Chihaya Tetsuya shook his head, then forcibly took her hand back.

"After all, this is proof of your hard work and growth, Aine. As your older brother, how could I possibly feel disgusted?"

"Well... that's what I said, but as a girl, my fingers feel rougher than my brother's, which is a bit annoying."

Chihaya Aine's expression still looked a little embarrassed.

"I will try my best to protect my hands from now on!"

"Well, if you insist..."

Chihaya Tetsuya shrugged.

"By the way, I promised you before that I would help you design your uniforms once you've formed your band. If you're really eager to establish your authority within the band, you might as well start with this. Compared to those unfounded proposals, this kind of practical contribution will definitely be more convincing."

"Well, it's true..."

When Chihaya Aine heard this, she immediately showed a thoughtful expression.

As her brother said, she had already made a mistake and the only way for her to restore her image in a short period of time was through this kind of practical contribution.

And if she can be the first to solve the problem of the band uniforms, while contributing to the team, maybe she can also use her brother's mature and handsome image to win everyone's favor... She may even be envied by them!

Oh my god, this is really a good strategy to kill two birds with one stone!

After making up her mind, Chihaya Aine nodded vigorously. Then she turned to look at Chihaya Tetsuya and said to him:

"Well, to check out everyone's body shape and temperament, after school tomorrow... come with me to meet them!"

Chapter 4: Consider More Information Before Making a Decision (Two-in-One Chapter)

Although he didn't know how his sister communicated with the band members after that, Chihaya Tetsu was confusedly arranged to have a meeting after school. At the same time, because he had his own work to do in the evening, the total duration of this meeting was quite limited, only about half an hour.

"So, this is... the livehouse called [RiNG]?"

Chihaya Tetsuya raised his head and took a look at the huge building in front of him, which was comparable to a shopping mall in scale.

“It always feels completely different from what I imagined.”

However, the larger the scale, the more formal it is.

In a sense, it is quite reassuring that Chihaya Aine chose to start her band activities in a place like this.

With this thought in mind, Chihaya Tetsu came to the livehouse that would have many connections with him in the future, according to the time he had agreed with Chihaya Aine.

........................

The place Chihaya Aine agreed to meet him was a cafe on the second floor of [RiNG].

When he pushed open the door of the cafe and walked in, he immediately saw his sister.

"Ah! It's finally here!"

Chihaya Aine, who was sitting by the window, stood up immediately with a happy look on her face when she saw Chihaya Tetsuya walk in.

"Hey! Bro! Over here!"

Following Chihaya Aine's loud call, the other two girls sitting at the same table with her also looked towards the door.

"!"

Upon seeing Chihaya Tetsuya's face, a girl with short gray hair immediately revealed an expression of immense surprise. While another girl with long brown hair, dressed in a navy blue sailor uniform, didn't react as strongly, she still cast a curious gaze at Chihaya Tetsuya...

"Aine, don't make such a scene in public."

Chihaya Tetsuya, who came to his sister's side, first gave her a helpless lecture, then nodded slightly to the other two girls and said:

"Hello, nice to meet you. I'm Chihaya Aine's brother, Chihaya Tetsuya. Nice to meet you... Yeah?"

When Chihaya Tetsu was halfway through his speech, he also noticed the gray-haired girl who was staring at him closely.

"Ah, that kid from the planetarium yesterday?"

"Yes, it is!"

The petite, cute gray-haired girl stood up from her seat immediately, like a student being called by the teacher.

"My name is...Tōra Takamatsu, and I'm Aine's classmate. I'm sorry for causing you trouble yesterday..."

The girl named Takamatsu Touma said timidly.

In order to calm her visible nervousness and restraint, Chihaya Tetsuya replied in the calmest possible tone:

"It's just a change of seats. It's not a big deal."

"Eh!? Has Brother already met Deng?!"

Before Deng Gaosong Deng could respond, Chihaya Aine let out an extremely shocked cry.

"What's a planetarium? I've never heard of it!"

"It's nothing serious. I just accidentally took Takamatsu-san's seat yesterday."

In order to prevent this topic from further exacerbating Takamatsu Deng's tension, Chihaya Tetsuya first downplayed the whole matter in one sentence, and then turned his attention to the other girl.

“This… should be the ‘young lady’ that Aine mentioned earlier who took good care of her, right?”

"Both the words 'care' and 'young lady' are a bit exaggerated."

The beautiful brown-haired girl smiled subtly upon hearing this.

"Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Nagasaki Suyo. Nice to meet you, Chihaya-san."

"Nice to meet you too... Speaking of which, Aine, I remember there was another band member you mentioned earlier, right?"

Chihaya Tetsuya asked curiously:

"Hasn't she come yet?"

"The other member's words have always been here."

Having said this, Chihaya Aine suddenly leaned forward towards the cash register.

"Hey! Lixi, my brother is here, come here quickly!"

"…………"

Following Chihaya Aine's call, a girl with long black-brown hair and a dashing demeanor behind the cashier counter first said something to the person next to her, then walked out from behind the cashier counter and headed in their direction.

"...Hello, my name is Shiina Riki."