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Before Nakagawa Nobuyuki could finish his words, he felt something suddenly hit his side hard.
"Xin, Xin classmate, do you think I'm too much of a nuisance?"
At this time, Goto Ichiri, with tears in his eyes, hugged Nakagawa Nobuyuki's arms tightly and raised his head high, like an abandoned puppy.
“I, I will try my best to overcome it! And… and I’m also practicing hard! Xintong, uh, uh, uh—”
With a helpless look on his face, he covered Goto Ichiri's mouth, which was getting faster and faster and more anxious, and then Nakagawa Nobuyuki said softly:
"You should listen to what others say... I didn't say I won't be with you guys anymore, right?"
He gently loosened his hand, touched Goto Ichiri's curled up pink little head, and then Nakagawa Nobuyuki naturally changed the subject.
"We're going to check the Live show tomorrow, right? Are you ready?"
After stuffing his bag safely into the counter, Nakagawa Nobuyuki breathed a sigh of relief, pulled a chair to the side and sat down, then looked at the people in front of him who did not seem to have a sense of urgency.
"…Is it still possible?"
Ichichi Hongxia supported her little face and spoke hesitantly.
Since it’s a Live performance, the sister shouldn’t be too strict... Besides, we recently released our first original song, and it sounds awesome!
"Yili, what problem are you facing now?"
With a sigh, Nakagawa Nobu looked at Goto Ichiri who was still holding his arms tightly and unwilling to let go.
Why does it feel like everyone doesn't act like there's no problem at all... At least be more decisive when you say you're ready.
“Eh…that…that…”
Goto Ichiri, whose body trembled because she was suddenly touched, buried her pretty face deeper in Nakagawa Nobuyuki's arms, looking a little nervous.
Goto Ichiri shrank his head. He had originally wanted to speak out the problem he was facing...
But, Shin-san smells... so good...
hey-hey……
"…So, what is the problem?"
Seeing Goto Ichiri who was a little absent-minded, Nakagawa Nobuyuki was no longer surprised. He gently shifted his gaze and looked curiously at Ijichi Kouka who had a subtle expression on her face.
"Well... it's not a big problem... it's mainly because Pochi-chan is afraid to play when he sees his sister."
Looking at Goto Ichiri who was constantly trying to get into Nakagawa Nobu's arms and whose head was gently held by Nakagawa Nobu, Ijichi Hongxia spoke with an indescribable expression, with the corners of her mouth twitching.
Don't tell me that you only become so brave when you are with Nakagawa-san...
Yidizhi Hongxia was secretly complaining in her heart.
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Chapter 205: Roadshow Location—University Street!
"No... this problem is too serious..."
Looking at Goto Ichiri who was hanging on him and still unwilling to let go, Nakagawa Nobuyuki's brows couldn't help but twitch twice.
I can't perform in front of the store manager or anything... no matter how you think about it, there's no way this will pass inspection, right?
"I...I have a way!"
However, it seemed that Goto Ichiri was still somewhat prepared, and he argued for himself in a muffled voice.
"Hide in the box again?"
The unsurprising answer made Nakagawa Nobuyuki let out a long sigh.
"…Yesterday was the day for throwing away the boxes. The boxes were thrown away yesterday. I went with Hong Xia to throw them away together. Did you forget?"
After tapping Goto Ichiri's head, which had suddenly stiffened, Nakagawa Nobukazu replied helplessly.
Speaking of this, the wet wipes I used to wipe my hands were still in my pocket and I forgot to take them out.
"Since you're afraid of Manager Xingge... why not give us some special training?"
At this time, Kita's eyes lit up, he leaned on the table in front of him, and whispered his idea.
“…We can print out hundreds of photos of the store manager and cover the practice room with them for special training.”
Miss Yamada looked at Goto Ichiri who had turned into a stone statue not far away, her eyebrows slightly curved, and she teased in a very calm tone.
"No matter how you think about it, this is too horrible!"
Ichichi Hongxia's pretty face suddenly had a row of black lines on it. She knocked on the head of Miss Liang who was saying strange things in an unpleasant manner, cleared her throat again, and spoke with a serious face:
"Anyway! Pochi-chan has to overcome this today!"
Goto Ichiri, quietly shattered.
"Oh, it broke again."
Miss Yamada looked at Goto Ichiri who was suddenly turned into powder and sighed as if she was used to it.
Suddenly, Ms. Yamada seemed to remember something, and she gently shifted her gaze to look at Nakagawa Nobuyuki who was collecting Pochi powder with Hongxia.
"… Nakagawa, didn't you say you joined another band? What position are you taking on?"
As she spoke, Ms. Yamada gently sipped the juice in the cup and blinked with some concern.
"Speaking of which, I've never heard Nakagawa-san sing or play any instrument."
Hearing his beloved senior Liang ask this, Kita Kita, who had long forgotten what happened this morning, blinked his bright big eyes, leaned close to Nakagawa Nobuyuki and asked curiously.
Will it be the lead singer?
Come to think of it, Nakagawa-san is indeed quite suitable to be the face of the band. Although he doesn't look very handsome at first glance, the more you look at him, the more you like him.
And more! Nakagawa-san's calm expression and smile, as if everything went as he expected, are really suitable for vocal performances, right?
"Well, although I helped compose the music, it was just a figurehead."
After gently sweeping together the Pochi powder on the ground, Nakagawa Nobuyuki smiled slightly and spoke.
“…Sure enough, he is composing for another band.”
Yamada Ryo gently rested his chin on his arm, a smile that showed no surprise on his face.
I've seen Nakagawa flipping through composition books and using composition software behind the counter before, so it's not surprising to learn about this now.
"Hey! Isn't this amazing?"
This time, it was Hong Xia on the side who spoke in surprise.
The main reason is that Nakagawa Nobuyuki rarely mentions anything related to music to everyone. Even though we know that Nakagawa Nobuyuki has been reading these things recently, we didn't expect that he has become a composer now.
"Then Nakagawa-san, can you show us the song?"
At this moment, Kita had completely forgotten about the whole "two-timing" thing, and was opening his big, sparkling eyes as he moved closer.
Looking at everyone casting curious glances at him, Nakagawa Nobuyuki smiled and sighed, then slowly took out his notebook from his bag.
Although the music on the notebook was written by myself in the [Progress Bar] environment, isn’t it also written by myself?
You can't claim "The Call of the Lost Star" as your own work, when Shiina did most of the work, right? That would be too stupid.
With the sound of turning pages, and under everyone's increasingly curious gazes, Nakagawa Nobuyuki raised his hand and gently flattened the beige grid paper with his palm, allowing the notebook to be neatly spread out 180 degrees.
"This is the part that has a relatively high degree of completion."
As a short melody recorded when inspiration strikes, it is actually not very long.
Looking at the melody recorded in the notebook, Miss Liang just blinked slightly and started humming to herself.
Apart from the melody, in fact, for the arrangement of instruments, this writing method is quite unintuitive. Nowadays, musicians rarely complete their arrangements on paper, and almost all of them choose to complete them on software...
——But, as a weirdo, Miss Liang also did the same thing.
Although the melody is not long, it makes people feel particularly smooth.
As long as he closed his eyes, Yamada Ryo seemed to be able to hear the sound of the band playing in his mind.
After humming slowly several times, Miss Liang gently stroked her fair chin and nodded slightly, probably indicating her approval of Nakagawa Nobuyuki.
"...Nakagawa, that's interesting."
Kita on the side just blinked blankly, not getting the relevant point at all.
Compared to the musical geek Ms. Yamada, Kita, who is just an ordinary high school girl, obviously does not have such a good mental band ability. She can only smile subconsciously and praise Nakagawa Nobuyuki.
"I don't think it's that difficult... Is this what it means? As the saying goes, 'Making complicated things simple is the most complicated thing'?"
Looking at the music score in front of her, Hong Xia also smiled gently.
This is not because of anything else, I'm just surprised and happy that my friend has such ability.
"Isn't that right? It's a pity that I haven't finished it yet..."
Looking at everyone expressing their praise, Nakagawa Nobuyuki, who was particularly pleased, did not show any modesty and agreed with peace of mind.
Why, it’s also very hard to use the [Progress Bar] by yourself, right?
Alas, Nakagawa Nobuyuki is too superficial. He starts wagging his tail just by being praised like this.
"Be humble, I say..."
Ijichi Xingge crossed his arms, his face full of black lines, and complained softly.
...Wait, who?
"Yo Yo~Nakagawa boy~"
She smiled and waved her hand, and the soft Hiroi Kikuri was still arm in arm with Ijichi Hoshika.
"Didn't you say before... that you would take Pochi-chan to a road show? Why don't we leave today? There are a lot of people at the University Street right now, right?"
Pointing at the main entrance of Fanxing, Hiroi Kikuri, with a faint scent of grapes wafting from her body, spoke with a smile.
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Chapter 206: Roadshow on University Street?
"University Street!?"
In an instant, Goto Ichiri, who had just returned to normal, heard the place that made him extremely frightened.
You know, the brilliant life of high school students alone is enough to make a dark guy like me become a wriggling wild snake...
...At least, at least I can still use some dark thoughts in my heart to comfort others and soothe my wounded heart...
Something like, "If you play like this in high school, you'll never get into college!" or something like that... But if you were on University Street...
When I think of the looks in Qingpeng and Siye's eyes as they looked at me with gloom, I simply can't muster that kind of mentality to gloom others!
Especially the top students in the four leaves, they must be able to overwhelm me who is a self-taught person with only a half-bottle of water in the field of art...
If I were to go to a place like this for a roadshow, wouldn't I be just a low-level Pokémon like the three bees that suddenly popped out of the bushes! ?
And I heard that people who study art are all super fashionable... Maybe, they will be like Nobu, with the fresh scent of sunshine and lemon...
A rustic girl like me who wears sportswear and smells like mothballs must be looked down upon by others...
Thinking of this, Goto Ichiri, who had just returned to normal, suddenly faded visibly...
But everyone is still just doing their own thing as if nothing happened.
"There's no problem on my end."
Pulling the pale-faced Goto Ichiri and gently carrying the girl's black and gold guitar bag on his shoulder, Nakagawa Nobuka spoke to Hiroi Kikuri who was chatting casually with everyone not far away.
I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but I always feel that Hiroi Kikuri seems a little forced today, and she rarely stumbles when speaking, and her eyes seem particularly clear?
...Could it be that Hiroi Kikuri didn't drink alcohol today?
Hmm... this kind of thing is really a bit hard to imagine?
I feel like Hiroi Kikuri is the type of person who would shout out, "No matter how you think about it, alcohol is more important than a finger!"
Hiroi Kikuri on the side rubbed her nose gently and felt it a little itchy, but she didn't care about it. Instead, she turned her head to look at Ijichi Kouka who showed a slightly yearning look on her face.
Looking at everyone carrying their instrument bags safely, Ichichi Hongxia just bit her lip lightly, feeling a little envious in her heart.
After all, it’s difficult to bring a drum set or something like that to a roadshow, right?