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When Nakagawa Nobuyuki suspected that he had heard something wrong, Wakaba Mutsu also began to doubt whether he had not explained it clearly.
Therefore, Ruo Yemu blinked and explained softly:
"…Just now, Xin said that his butt was a little cold…There is a heating pad…You can warm it up for Xin."
Wait, I didn’t say that—oh, I did.
The expression on Nakagawa Nobuyuki's face suddenly became extremely stiff, and he remained silent for a few seconds with a complicated mood.
"...Mu, your words...are really misleading."
I don’t even dare to imagine what would happen if I were hanging out with everyone from Ave Mujica...if Xiao Mu suddenly said this, what would happen.
Even if the misunderstanding is resolved by then... I guess classmate Hailing will catch this and laugh at me expressionlessly for a long time... But this is absolutely not acceptable!
"Sorry……"
Although he still didn't understand what was wrong with his words, Ruo Yemu immediately apologized in a stuttering voice.
After all, Xin said that his butt was cold... so he had to warm it up, but heating pads were only placed on beds.
"Forget it, forget it... Let's get back to the topic. Do you want to continue playing?"
Nakagawa Nobuyuki sighed, looked at Wakaba Mutsu beside him, shook his head helplessly, and changed the subject.
Anyway...it's just Mu and I, why don't I try playing a musical instrument?
What if you are actually very talented and can learn it without the help of the [progress bar]?
It's just right... why not use the piece I made? It's pretty easy, so I shouldn't be exposed, right? After all, it's not that difficult, and if I play it slowly... it won't be a big problem.
...Anyway, we must not let Xiaomu continue to dwell on this topic.
“…Yes, I want more.”
Wakaba Mutsu tightened his grip on Nakagawa Nobuyuki's sleeve a little more and replied in a muffled voice.
It takes a long time to play... In the evening, I have to go to the Livehouse with Shin to watch a live performance and eat snacks... because it is not easy to find time.
...Xiang, and Su Shi and the others... spend a lot of time with Xin, but very little with me... So, Xin should be with me now.
"That's great. Let's try this one... I wrote this one, but it's not completely finished yet."
After a quick chat on his phone, Nakagawa Nobuyuki took out a section of the song he had composed earlier, which naturally came with a guitar score.
"...After Mu finishes playing, can I try to play a part as well?"
Wakaba Mutsu took the phone from Nakagawa Nobuyuki and nodded vigorously.
I... can still spend a long time with Xin today.
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Chapter 292: Xiao Mu's Responsibility...
"...sounds good."
The sound of the guitar gradually faded away, and Wakaba Mutsu, who was sitting on the stairs with Nakagawa Nobu, gently plucked the edge of her plaid skirt and commented in a soft voice.
To be honest, it didn't sound very good. In such a small place like the stairwell, there was basically no space for the sound to spread. It was difficult to hear the breadth of the music, and it just felt dry to the ears.
But even so, Ruo Yemu could still feel that little bit of euphoria, secretly surrounding his heart like an elusive little rabbit.
As long as it makes people happy, it sounds good.
"Really? I feel terrible..."
Scratching his head with an embarrassed look on his face, Nakagawa Nobuyuki, who was sitting on the stairs in the stairwell, replied rather unconfidently.
Xiao Mu doesn’t want to practice upstairs... He prefers to practice in the basement. This is the best place to sit in the basement... To be honest, he might as well sit on the floor and play. This place is not suitable for playing guitar at all...
"…But it sounds nice."
Pursing his lips, Xiao Mu's serious voice even sounded light and floating, like the petals of cucumber flowers swaying in the flower bed, with a very special feeling of weak whispers.
"It sounds really nice... Mu-san, lying is wrong."
Looking at Wakaba Mutsu who was looking serious in front of him, Nakagawa Shinya just smiled and slowly took off the guitar strap on his back.
I'm not blind, so I wouldn't have any wrong perception of my own level... To be honest, I feel that apart from being able to remember the chord scores more clearly, my other strengths are limited compared to Aine.
Sigh... Fortunately, Aine's level was taken into consideration when the song was composed, and the guitar playing of this song is not that difficult. Plus, we have Lenai to back us up, so the MyGO members shouldn't feel any pressure when they play this song.
"... Xin, is there any song you are familiar with... I will teach Xin."
Wakaba Mutsu took the guitar and pick handed to him by Nakagawa Nobuyuki, was silent for a moment, and then spoke in a low voice.
Although my level... is not very good, but... as long as I work hard, I will definitely be able to teach Xin.
Hmm...should I prepare a guitar for Xin next time...?
"A familiar song..."
With his chin in his hand, Nakagawa Nobuyuki pondered for a moment, and the answer naturally came to his mind.
If there is a song that is a little difficult and that I have to be extremely familiar with...it would be this one, right?
"...How about [Haruhi Kage]? It's a song by Crychic, right?"
Looking at Wakaba Mutsu who had already placed the pick on the guitar strings in front of him, Nakagawa Nobuyuki paused and spoke softly.
Mu is the guitarist of Crychic, so he must be able to play this song.
"… Shin, do you know Crychic too?"
Suddenly hearing very familiar words, Ruo Yemu's eyes widened slightly, and he blinked twice gently, looking watery.
"Of course I know... Deng told me."
Looking at Wakaba Mutsu in front of him, Nakagawa Nobuyuki shrugged and spoke in an extremely calm manner.
"..."
Ruo Yemu tightened the guitar in his arms, lowered his head silently, and said in a low voice:
"...Xiang, didn't you say that?"
Nakagawa Nobu naturally shook his head and replied: "Xiangzi...I'm not very willing to talk about this."
Even though he had seen the state of Toyokawa Shoko's rented house, and even saw Shoko's father who was decadent and depressed, he could roughly guess that it was because of the family's decline, but Nakagawa Nobuyuki had never heard the person involved explain the reason in detail.
Of course, even if Toyokawa Shoko didn't say it, Nakagawa Nobuyuki would not take the initiative to ask about such things.
"…Letter, do you want to listen?"
Suddenly he raised his head, and Ruoye Mu, who was biting his pale lips tightly, had a hint of melancholy in his eyes... and a hint of expectation.
Wakaba Mu was hoping that someone would appear who could share such a secret with her...
No one wants Crychic to disband...but Crychic is still broken.
I want Xiangzi to return to the band... I also want Su Shi to return to that state... But no matter what I say or do, in the end...
I clearly know why Xiangzi had to quit, but I can't tell it... I can't tell anyone... I can only watch as everyone becomes more and more -
Click.
dot dot dot.
"Didn't you say you would tell me? I promise I won't tell anyone else."
Looking at Wakaba Mutsu who finally came to his senses, Nakagawa Nobuyuki smiled slightly and retracted the finger that he had just used to tap Wakaba Mutsu's head.
Just now I was shouting and waving my hands, but Xiao Mu seemed to be distracted and didn't respond at all. I had no choice but to poke him twice... It turns out that this method works well.
"...When I was in the third grade of junior high school, Xiaoxiang--"
Staring at the scratched pick in his hand, Ruo Yemu was silent for a while. His two still slightly red knees were tightly pressed together, his toes were leaning against each other uneasily, and his fingertips unconsciously dug deeply into the steel strings of the guitar, and he spoke in a deep voice.
Xiao Mu is not a talkative child, and anyone can see that.
But this time it was different. If Ye Mu was being honest today, she would have rehearsed it in her mind countless times.
……
Listening to Wakaba Mu's unusually calm but relieved voice, Nakagawa Nobuyuki finally understood why Crychic had to disband.
...Come to think of it, my mother died young and I had a father like that...To put it bluntly, he was not much different from me.
"...After that, after class that day...I saw...Xin holding a lamp and going to the convenience store...And that's when I got to know Xin."
The pick in the slender little hand had been slightly deformed by Ruoye Mu's unconscious force. Fortunately, Ruoye Mu finally finished explaining the reasons behind all the things behind it and showed an exceptionally relaxed expression.
It feels so much better to say it out loud than to keep it in your heart...
"…What about the Toyokawa family? Didn't they say anything else?"
With his brows tightly furrowed, he looked at the plastic pick that was pinched crookedly in Ruoye Mu's hand, and as he took the pick away, Nakagawa Xin asked with a serious and puzzled look.
"I don't know... Xiangzi didn't tell me either."
Staring closely at the pick that had been flattened and pressed into a square shape in Nakagawa Nobunaga's hand, Ruo Yemu replied in a low voice.
"...It's okay. I'll find a chance later... to find out more about it. And thank you, Mu, for trusting me and sharing this with me."
After shaking his head, Nakagawa Nobuyuki put the pick, which had become flat again, back into Ruoye Mu's little hand and let out a breath.
"...Mu-san, let's form a band together for a lifetime, shall we?"
Feeling the trace of the surface of the pick being flattened again, Ruo Ye Mu didn't say much, but silently pulled up Nakagawa Nobuyuki's sleeve.
"……Um."
After a moment of silence, Ruo Yemucai continued in a soft voice: "Today...is not over yet...in the future, it will be the same...let's go out and play."
The setting sun slipped into the stairwell through the window and fell right in front of the two of them.
At this moment when the atmosphere was becoming somewhat solemn, the cell phone in Nakagawa Nobuyuki's pocket suddenly rang at an extremely inopportune time, breaking this lyrical atmosphere.
"Sorry...I have to answer the phone."
He apologized to Wakaba Mu with a slightly apologetic look, but Mu didn't care much. He just pulled his hand around Nakagawa Nobu's sleeve a little tighter.
The call was from... Hongxia?
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Chapter 293: Busy Man Nakagawa Nobuyuki...
After picking up the phone, Nakagawa Nobuyuki immediately heard the exceptionally energetic voice of Ijichi Kouka on the other end.
"Nakagawa-san, don't forget to come to work tonight. I'm very upset about your absence yesterday."
……
"By the way, let me add this! Yesterday, because Nakagawa-san didn't come, Goto-san stayed in a corner by himself for a whole hour!"
Kita Ikuyo came to the phone angrily, waving her little fist to accuse Nakagawa Nobuyuki of being so wantonly... Of course, Nakagawa Nobuyuki didn't know whether the other party was waving his fist.
This is too much... Not only did he stand me up, but he didn't even show up early today! It's the weekend, right?!
"Wait a minute Kita."
Yamada Ryo calmly stopped the indignant Kita Ikuyo and said in an unusually calm voice:
"Do you really want Zhonghe to come? In fact, it doesn't matter whether Zhonghe comes or not. After all, Zhonghe is a busy man. He might be busy dating a girl right now. How can he have time to come to us?"
"…You're right, Nakagawa."
Hearing Miss Yamada on the other end of the phone speaking sarcastically to him, Nakagawa Nobuyuki cleared his throat guiltily and began to defend himself.
"...Yesterday was yesterday...I must go today, right?"
In fact, Nakagawa Nobuyuki had just forgotten to check the time. To be honest, if he and Xiaomu had dawdled a little longer, Nakagawa Nobuyuki might have been late today.
Bullshit.
Wakaba Mutsu pursed his lips tightly and gently tugged at Nakagawa Nobu's sleeve. His eyes were silently fixed on Nakagawa Nobu, but he didn't say much.
"Live, didn't you say you were going to watch it?"
Nakagawa Nobuyuki tilted the phone slightly, lowered his voice, and whispered softly into Ruoye Mu's ear.
“…Get up, huh?”