Band members, girls with fermented bean curd, step forward!

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Seeing Kita's forced smile despite her strained expression, Aine finally breathed a sigh of relief and her steps became lighter.

After Ms. Aine left the performance hall, everyone looked at each other for a moment before deciding to return the topic to Ms. Kita.

"By the way, Kita's name sounds a lot like Guitar, doesn't it?"

Chen had always had this idea, and at this moment he had a brilliant joke.

"It's really interesting that Kita can't play the guitar."

He deliberately obscured the pronunciation of the two words and teased the already barely holding back Kita-san with a mischievous grin.

Before Hongxia and Boqi could react, Miss Liang had already covered her mouth, and the intermittent escaping sounds indicated that she really enjoyed the joke.

Like a bolt from the blue, Ryo-san's reaction became the final straw that broke Kita-san's back.

She lay face down on the starry table, burying her face in her hands and sobbing.

"Oh~" Miss Liang resumed recording, calculating how much money she could extort from this junior.

"Liang! Stop recording!" Hongxia snatched her phone away.

"And Chen! How did you get so bad from Liang too!" She attributed Chen's current perverse sense of humor to Liang's habits, and in a sense, she was right.

"Okay, okay, it's alright! We already said we were also at fault for discovering this! Besides, we met Chen, Ai-yin, and Ichiri, and we got through that day well!"

Nijika comforted Kita-san again, glaring fiercely at Ryo, who was whistling to ease the awkwardness.

"Yes, in a way, Ichiri and I were able to join the band thanks to Kita-kun."

If Kita hadn't run away, Nijika wouldn't have come out to find a replacement, and Aine, Ichiri, and he wouldn't have gone to the stars.

Without that, Ichiri wouldn't have had the chance to form a band and change her life. In a sense, Kita-san's departure secured the future of the entire band.

Upon realizing this, OB's eyes also held a hint of gratitude.

As expected, Miss Yudai is the one who knows Yudai best; this is the value of having Yudai in one's name!

After teasing Kita-san a little, Chen also gave the lead singer a gentle pat on the back. After all, they were bandmates, and it wouldn't be good to go too far.

"No, no! My conscience won't allow it!"

Kita realized he couldn't change the fact that he had run away, so he could only try to atone for his sins elsewhere.

"Please let me do something else to atone for my sins!" she said, leaning forward, her voice trembling with emotion.

The store manager, who had listened in on the entire event, was still working on her computer, presumably dealing with the scheduling of the various bands.

"Then you can stay here and work today; it'll probably be very busy later."

"It's just a small matter, no problem at all!"

This was a complete reward for her; being able to share a room and work with Ryo-san, whom she cared about, was an immense blessing for Kita-san.

"that...."

Kita raised his questions about Chen, the classmate who orchestrated his arrest.

"Didn't Chen form a band with Ai Yin? And they even invited Gao Song from our class?"

She had some doubts about the current situation.

"Why did Chen say that he joined Liang's band?"

At the end of a band's run, this is just a slightly awkward topic, but in Mygo, it's a slide you absolutely can't touch.

Surprisingly, Miss Liang didn't take advantage of the situation or say anything that could cause misunderstanding.

With her hands supporting her chin, Miss Liang quietly pondered, reflecting on her feelings and Chen's behavior today after last night.

She wanted to know more about Chen, to fully understand what kind of person he was. Perhaps, she even wanted to see him break down.

In short, she had a month's worth of evenings to determine her feelings for him. Miss Liang wasn't in a hurry.

Once Fanxing finishes her work, she can get a free dinner tonight. Just thinking about this free meal makes her incredibly happy.

In short, after explaining his relationship with the two bands to Miss Kita, Chen also asked Miss Kita to keep it a secret at school.

After observing their conversation conclude, Ms. Hoshika instructed Kita to change into an outfit she specified. Everyone eagerly awaited Ms. Kita's transformation.

After changing into her new high school girl outfit, Kita became a rare sight among high school maids, and her efficient work attracted most of Chen's attention.

Hoshika and Nijika, who are both frequent workers, praised Kita's work ethic highly.

Miss Liang even started dozing off while standing because she had nothing to do; her huge snot bubble made you want to pop it.

She was quick and easy to use with all the services. This left Pochi, who had been asked to teach her the procedures, feeling deeply inferior.

When Ichiri inadvertently discovered that Chen's gaze was completely drawn to Kita in her maid form, she finally couldn't hold back any longer and fell silent, as if she were dead.

Her graying appearance made her resemble an ancient plaster sculpture, slowly being blown to pieces by the wind.

"Why did Chen join the band?"

Turning to Chen, with whom she worked, Miss Kita displayed her curiosity towards this East Asian exchange student she hadn't had much contact with at school.

But today's meeting left a deep impression on her. Her smile became somewhat forced.

"It just happened naturally, because I really like the atmosphere here."

Kita's question triggered his previous memories, and Chen slowly explained to her...

"When I came to Sakura Empire, I was completely cut off from my original social circle, so I thought I could make more friends so that I wouldn't be too lonely here alone."

Miss Ryo, with her ears perked up, listened quietly.

"I was searching for my home, or rather, my place of belonging, in Sakura Empire. I was deeply drawn to the band members, so to avoid any regrets, I joined them."

"Miss Kita, aren't you considering rejoining the band? The lead vocalist position is reserved for you. Nijika even rejected Aine because of you, and she has quite a few complaints about you."

"Haha~" Kita-san's voice sounded somewhat strained.

"I really admire Ryo-senpai. In fact, I joined the band because of her."

Her voice calmed down, as if she had made up her mind.

"But that's why I don't deserve to be in the same band as you guys, since I can't play the guitar and ran away on my own."

Looking at the other bands performing enthusiastically on stage, Kita's eyes revealed a faint longing.

"But you're back now, and if you decide not to join, it will disappoint Hongxia and Liang even more, okay?"

Miss Kita is completely under his control; there's no way she can escape. It's time to show off the art of conversation.

"I guess you could say I escaped from the Eastern Empire to the Sakura Empire. For me, running away isn't something to be ashamed of."

"Everyone will encounter things they can't handle. We're just ordinary people, aren't we?"

"Most importantly, you shouldn't let yourself have any regrets."

Liang had never heard him speak with such determination.

"This is my only life motto. I never regret my choices because all choices are my own."

"So, Kita-kun, you should think carefully. If you refuse now, will you regret it?"

Chen turned to her, his sharp gaze piercing through her facade.

The seemingly sunny and cheerful Kita-san is actually inexplicably heavy-hearted, or to put it another way, "responsible."

Her reason for running away was that, after trying her best, she discovered she couldn't play the bass she had been using as a guitar at all.

She was afraid of embarrassing Ryo and Hongxia on stage, and afraid of not being able to bear the responsibility, so she ran away.

She's a rare gem of a child; it would be a shame not to bring her home.

"Besides, Ichiri and I will help you. She can teach you to play the guitar; I'm a guitarist over there now."

Chen continued to ease her psychological burden.

"Until you're confident enough to play your own guitar on stage, I'll take your place on stage, okay?"

"Ah, I've conquered another one."

Miss Ryo looked at Kita's reaction with some emotion, feeling that her position in Kita's heart was about to be on par with someone else.

Perhaps one day, that guy will even surpass her in Kita's heart.

After the successful talk therapy, Ms. Kita expressed her determination to rejoin the group when the party wrapped up at Fanxing.

As for the problem of his guitar not making any sound, the experienced guitarist Liang pointed out the exact issue.

Kita-san, upon discovering that her guitar was actually a bass, was so ashamed of herself that she cried on the spot.

The soul emanating from the corner of her mouth tells of the terrible price she paid for this bass.

In the end, the matter ended with our Miss Liang accepting her bass and promising to bring her a guitar next time.

Upon hearing this news, Ms. Kita instantly perked up and excitedly expressed her gratitude to her senior, Ryo.

After being extorted 5000 yen by Ryo and then returning the money after being stabbed in the hand by Nijika, today's events are temporarily over.

Chen noticed that Boqi had been silent the whole time, but he figured he could just ask her what was going on when he got there, since he was going to visit Yili's family tomorrow anyway.

It can only be said that he had no idea what kind of big task Poch would give him, otherwise he wouldn't have so casually dismissed it like this.

That's all for today. I'll upload the remastered parts of Chapters 1 and 2 later.

Thanks to Wen Yushu for the spicy strips

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I'm recommending a book, but my collection is so small it's not really useful.

I'm a friend of the author of this book, and we write together every night.

It's pretty good; I'm swearing on the more than two thousand yuan I spent on the subscription.

Chapter 25 The Astounding Wisdom of Li Xisu Shi Under Immense Pressure

"Yes, I'm sorry, I'm late."

Breathless, Aine ran up the stairs from Ring and apologized for being late in front of everyone.

"tsk"

Miss Lixi, who was used to wanting to criticize Miss Aine for being unpunctual, had no choice but to refrain from doing so, considering what had happened just yesterday.

Because of Ms. Ai's forceful suppression, there's now a vacancy in the person most responsible for pushing the band forward. If this continues, the performance a month from now is bound to end in a disastrous failure.

Miss Lixi is going a bit too far now; in order to stay in the same band as Deng, she doesn't even dare to offer normal criticism.

Moreover, figuring out how to apologize to Chen in person was something she was very troubled about before they could face each other.

"Oh my, Aine, you're finally here~"

Motoyo Nagasaki tried to ease the somewhat awkward atmosphere within the team.

"It's a bit of a shame that Chen couldn't come, but let's discuss today's topic first, shall we?"

With her hands clasped together and a smile, she steered the conversation back on track.

"Ahem!" Miss Aine, who had just sat down, put her fist to her mouth.

She composed herself and spoke first.

"Akira, weren't Suze and Shiina in the same band before? How about we decide on that song for our performance this time?"

She had an idea; after all, all three members of the band were very familiar with the song, and the only ones who needed to work out their coordination were her and Chenchen.

"I remember, that song was called...? Spring Shadow?"

Ai Yin put her finger to her lips, recalling her memories of browsing the Crychic official account, and finally said the correct answer.

"Springtime Shadows?"

Miss Lixi quickly picked up the conversation.

"We have no problem with that, but this live performance will only last for about two songs. What will we play for the last song?"

Once Lixi was focused on her work, she temporarily suppressed her emotions and raised the issues she had encountered during her conversation with Ms. Rinrinko.

"Hey, how about we find some popular songs that everyone's familiar with to play? That way we'll learn faster."

Ms. Su Shi expressed her opinion.

"As for Haruhi Kage, the original sheet music didn't have a guitar part~ Now that we don't have a keyboardist, it will be very difficult to make changes, right?"

"Keyboardist... Ah, Su Shi, I saw the Crychic keyboardist at school before."