Thursday.

Setagaya Gakuin Girls' Junior High School, in front of the student council room.

"Huh? Has the music room been loaned to the orchestra for the weekend? ”

"Yes, after all, others are clubs that are going to participate in the national competition, and the teachers are famous... So... Sorry, Rika, but your band's rehearsals can't be arranged in the school! The girl folded her hands and looked at Rika Shinohara, looking apologetically.

Rika Shinohara, hurriedly waved her hand: "It's okay, it's okay, then I'll find another venue..."

After saying goodbye to her friends in the student council, Rika Shinohara, with a bitter expression, said to herself, "The venue over there is also full, and other livehouses refuse to let junior high school students enter... If you go to practice at home, the noise is too loud and will disturb the neighbors, and you will definitely be complained. ”

"If you want to go to the mountains to practice, those amplification equipment can't be connected to electricity..."

"What should I do..."Rika Shinohara, walked to the bathroom, then washed her face with a handful of water, and patted her delicate face hard.

"No, I'm in charge of making these preparations in the band, and I can't help with the composition and lyrics, so I have to do this well!"

"The livehouse in Shimokitazawa can't be, then I'll go find someone in another district... If it doesn't work..."Rika Shinohara thought of the worst-case scenario, and couldn't help but crouch down and whimper bitterly.

"What if I can't do it..."

"That..."Ichiri Asaba, who had just finished using the toilet, couldn't help but make a sound.

"Huh!? - "Rika Shinohara was taken aback, and the whole person took a step back, and the Asaba Ichiri who was watching also looked flustered, and both of them put on a blocking pose.

"It turned out to be a mile sauce... What, what's wrong? ”

"Can't find a place to practice?" Asaba asked softly, slowly lowering his arm.

"No... Nope! It's just a livehouse in Shimokitazawa now.,Let's just change to a nearby subdivision and look for it.,Well,Absolutely no problem! Rika Shinohara, said in a deep voice.

“…”

"Yiri-chan, you don't have to worry, it's great that you can finish writing the lyrics so quickly, and I'm sure I won't cause trouble to you, well, then, then I'll go first!" The more Rika Shinohara, the more weak she became, and she turned around and ran away.

And what Ichiri Asaba wanted to say couldn't be said at all...

If you really can't do it, you can try to ask the seniors of Xiyuan Temple...

She remembers very well that the poster she saw yesterday said that she was going to recruit young bands to participate in performances in the shopping street...

And the person in charge of this is also the predecessor of Saionji...

Thinking of this, Asaba Yili was suddenly stunned for a moment.

I used to work over there, but the poster appeared the next day, and it was so targeted... The young band...

This, it's not a coincidence, right?

Why is that?

Did the predecessors of Saionji Temple do it specifically for us? Is it for...

No, no, no, it's definitely okay with me, ah, yes... Sakuraba-san is his stepsister... And their relationship is very bad, so the Saionji seniors went from approaching me to helping us in the band, all for Sakuraba-san...?

Asaba didn't feel any discomfort in being taken advantage of, but was simply a little envious.

For whom can so much effort be made specifically ... Well... It's just a little envious...

But why is their relationship bad? Obviously, the predecessors of Xiyuan Temple are such a good person...

Thinking so, Asaba Yiri came to the end of school in the afternoon in a blink of an eye.

She was about to go home, and she happened to meet Rika Shinohara, at the entrance of the building.

Rika Shinohara's expression was nervous, her eyes wandered, and finally she walked towards Asaba Ichiri with a depressed face.

"Yes, I'm sorry, Ichiri-chan..."

"Huh? Why apologize? ”

"During the lunch break... I didn't go to dinner with you, I called the livehouse in several districts, only to find that their weekend slots were full... This weekend's joint practice may be..."Rika Shinohara was very guilty that she had not fulfilled her original duties, and her eyes were full of tears at the moment, which was very pitiful.

Where had Ichiri Asaba seen Rika Shinohara's expression, and he suddenly panicked, "Li, Rika, no, don't cry, I may have a way..."

"Really?!" Rika Shinohara's gray eyes instantly brightened, and she grabbed Asaba Kazuri's wrist hard and asked excitedly.

——

Tram stop.

Ichiri Asaba squeezed out of the station with difficulty with a guitar bag and Rika Shinohara on his back.

"Why, why are there so many people here at the station today?"

"It looks like people are coming from the bookstore next door... Huh? Such a long line? Rika Shinohara, when she saw this queue that could turn, couldn't help but be surprised.

Ichiri Asaba just felt a little scared and wanted to get away from here as soon as possible.

When they wanted to leave quickly, they accidentally bumped into someone else because they were in a hurry.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Ichiri Asaba bowed his head at the speed of light and apologized, and so did Rika Shinohara.

The Lori girl who was bumped into, that is, Fukuzawa Makoto, frowned, but she didn't care too much, she hugged the first author's signed sample book in her hand, and said in a light tone: "Pay attention next time." ”

"Okay, okay." Rika Shinohara and Kazuri Asaba almost thought that Fukuzawa Makoto was an elementary school student, if they hadn't noticed in time that the other party was wearing a high school uniform...

Hey... It still seems to be the same uniform as the predecessors of Saionji...

"Zhenqin, they all said that you have to wait for me, don't go around alone, right?"

"Ah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, this kid bumped into you... Well? You are... Weaving Snow's sister, a mile, right? Himekawa Mao's eyes lit up, and he approached Asaba Ichiri.

"Roar~Sure enough, it's as cute as your sister~"

"You, hello, who are you?" Although Ichiri Asaba was a little nervous, she was still able to respond, which was a big improvement over her before.

Himekawa Mao immediately smiled: "I'm Himekawa Mao, just like this Fukuzawa Makoto, I'm your sister's good friend~"

Sister's friend...

Ichiri Asaba paused slightly, and soon replied seriously: "Himekawa-senpai, Fukuzawa-senpai... You, hello, my name is Ichiri Asaba. ”

It's the first time I've seen Ichiri Asaba take the initiative to introduce herself to others, so much so that she is half a beat slower than usual, "My name is Rika Shinohara, and it's nice to meet two seniors." ”

Himekawa Mao said with a smile: "It's so cute~ You're right? Makoto. ”

It's the first time that Fukuzawa Makoto has been called a senior, with her size and appearance, plus her age is not big, except when she goes to a writer's party, she will be honored by other peers as a senior or teacher, but she can be called a senior by a junior who is not much different in age, and this is the first time...

It feels fresh and pleasant.

Fukuzawa Makoto nodded lightly with a faint expression, "Mao, give them the book." ”

"Aren't you going to give it to other colleagues?"

"Just let them buy it themselves."

"Poof, it's worthy of you, maybe this is the real hardcore Amway, Lixiang sauce, Yili sauce, meeting is fate, seniors want to give you two lovely juniors a little meeting gift, don't refuse?"

Then Himekawa Mao took out two copies of "Your Name" from the environmentally friendly cloth bag he was carrying.

"This was written by a super powerful member of our club, and the reason why the station bookstore here is so popular now is because of it."

"Moreover, he seems to have a very good relationship with your sister now, and I don't know if you recognize him..."

He?

Asa Yu Ichiri took the book and asked tentatively, "Difficult, is it the predecessor of Xiyuan Temple?" ”

"Bingo~ Hmph, I didn't expect your sister to introduce you to him, and he is really popular with girls~"

"Saionji senior..."Rika Shinohara, who was also a little confused, looked at the cover composition of the book in his hand with a comet crossing the sky as the dividing point, and a man and a woman on both sides looked at each other, and couldn't believe it for a while.

I wrote it and published it, and now I can help their band solve the trouble of the practice venue...

Qianxue's stepbrother is really a very powerful person...

But why did the relationship between the two become like that...

Like Ichiri Asaba, Rika Shinohara also thought of this, and also felt very confused.

"Okay, we have other things, let's go first, remember to go back and watch it, this is very, very good-looking, I haven't listened to the teacher's lecture all morning for it this morning, and I've been watching it secretly."

Makoto Fukuzawa added: "If you think it's good, remember to recommend it to other friends, and excellent works must be widely circulated." ”

"I always feel like you don't care that much about yourself."

"Because I'm tired of watching it, there's no need to pay attention."

"Moreover, if there are such excellent new works in the industry, I don't want to be an author."

Watching the two go away, Rika Shinohara and Ichiri Asaba glanced at each other, and then hurriedly put the books in their backpacks, and at the same time decided to go back tonight to take a good look at what kind of story the predecessors of Saionji Temple wrote, so that the two seniors could praise them and make the station bookstore overcrowded.

……

Dream Happiness Street.

"Now that the prototype of the commercial street stage has been built, you are the only band that has contacted me, so it is not so much that I have helped you, but that you have helped me a lot." Saionji Akino looked at the two girls behind him and said with a smile.

"Why, how could it be, it's just really good, let our newly formed band get on such a good stage..."

"Or..."Rika Shinohara, looking at the number of passers-by so much, was a little nervous just by imagining the scene of the day.

This is a fight with the last roadshow on the Shimokitazawa side.

And they want to come here to exercise each other's tacit understanding, what if the ensemble is a mess at that time?

Sure enough, practicing in such a place with a lot of population flow requires a very strong ability to resist pressure, is it okay to have a mile sauce?

Rika Shinohara looked at Asaba Ichiri beside her with such concern, but found that she was not trembling with fear, but was still looking at the side face of Saionji Akino, quietly listening to the other party's words.

"Of course, there is no problem, and the celebration of the commercial street itself is also everyone's first attempt, and there will be all kinds of problems, which is very normal."

"No one can do it well the first time, everyone needs to continue to improve through failure, and finally reach the other side of success."

"So don't have too much pressure this time, just practice your ensemble lightly, bring more music to the shopping street, and make everyone happy, that's enough." After Saionji Akino finished speaking, the mobile phone in his trouser pocket sounded, and after confirming that the caller was Shunji Kawano, he showed an apologetic smile: "I'm sorry, sister Yili, and Rika, I'm in a hurry, I may not be able to take you to continue shopping, if there is any problem, you can tell me directly on the line." ”

"Okay Xiyuan Temple senior, you go get busy first, we should say sorry, suddenly come over and disturb you..."

"Don't bother, don't bother, band practice to cheer up!" Saionji Akino smiled and shook his fist at them, and after making a strong gesture, he walked quickly to the side and began to pick up the phone.

And Ichiri Asaba was still trying to clench her fists at this time, and after seeing Saionji Akino walking away, she also spontaneously made a byebye move, which made Rika Shinohara on the side stunned again.

After shopping around the shopping street, confirming the location of the stage, and some equipment that needs to be replenished, Rika Shinohara, and Ichiri Asaba were greeted by uncles and aunts from various shops along the way, and everyone was very warm and friendly, especially the aunt of the fruit shop and the uncle of the oden shop, they obviously knew Isori Asaba, and spontaneously gave them fruits and related toden.

If it weren't for the fact that Asa Yu Yili was carrying two bags on his back, he really couldn't take so many things, and it was estimated that others would give them a lot of delicious food.

So much so that when they walked out of the shopping street, Ichiri Asaba and Rika Shinohara were sincerely scared, and they kept thanking their uncles and aunts.

"I didn't expect the people here to be so welcoming... Yili, do you know both of them? ”

"Ahh The predecessors of Xiyuan Temple have brought me here to work... Two afternoons..."

"Huh... So that's it..."

No wonder Ichiri is so calm now... If it was her before, entering this kind of commercial street full of enthusiasm, it is estimated that it would not be long before she would trigger cyber psychosis, and then she trembled with fear throughout the whole process...

But will there be such a noticeable effect in just two days?

Really... Saionji seniors really...

"Li, Lixiang..."

"Huh?" Rika Shinohara, looked at Ichiri Asaba who bowed her head slightly.

"As for the weekend joint practice, no, don't be too nervous..."

"Our band is just getting started... There are definitely a lot of issues that need to be improved...

However, it's best to learn to accept that you're not perfect... In this way, this can change for the better..."

"This sentence..."Rika Shinohara didn't expect Asaba Ichiri to be comforting herself!

The previous surprises are obviously not as good as this one...

"This, this sentence was said by the predecessors of Xiyuan Temple, I, I think it makes a lot of sense, so I want to share it with you..."

It's the predecessor of Xiyuan Temple again...

How many times have you mentioned the predecessors of Xiyuan Temple today?

Rika Shinohara, suddenly, had a very subtle feeling.

"I always feel that Ichiri seems to have completely become a fan of the predecessors of Xiyuan Temple~"

Ichiri Asaba thought of the gentle treatment of Saionji Akino during this time, as well as the encouragement and persuasion again and again, and the many times to help, from the lyrics to the current training ground of the band...

She didn't refute the claim, "Fans... Probably, indeed. ”

Rika Shinohara looked at Asa Hachiri's blue eyes getting brighter and brighter, and she sighed in her heart.

Although only in very subtle places.

But she could see it.

One mile... It's really changed...

(End of chapter)