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Banami slightly widened her eyes, and then saw her smile and say, "Wakaho also told me about Yutenji's past with her father."
"Xi, I'm absolutely certain now that Yutenji Wakana is the drummer Ave Mujica is looking for, and there won't be another choice."
Xiangzi continued to explain that when she heard about the past experiences of the Yutianji father and daughter, and when she further understood who Yutianji Ruomai was, she immediately thought of the concept of "Ave Mujica".
“Ave Mujica is a bird without freedom, a habitat for those who still have ideals and hope in their hearts.”
Yutenji Wakana is a very conflicted person, caught in a quagmire called family ties and homeland, unable to move forward or backward.
She was angry, she was disgusted, she was resentful.
She was unwilling to see her father lose his dream of becoming a drummer.
I can't accept that everyone compromised for their own benefit and betrayed my father.
I can't be like my father, still able to maintain a childlike heart towards such a large family.
However, her angry father was her favorite hero.
The Kumamoto she loathed was the land that had raised her.
In Tokyo, she naturally chose to play the drums.
Xiangzi held Banami's hand tightly and said, "Xi, I am very happy now."
"Therefore, I want to spread this happiness through music and help more people."
The first person she wanted to help was Yutenji Wakame, whom she considered her teammate.
If one had to describe Xiangzi now, it would be as if she were to undergo a transformation into some kind of divinity.
Chapter 49 Xiangzi: I like you... and everyone else too.
Kurokawa City, not far from Kumamoto City, is famous throughout Japan for its stunning combination of Kurokawa Onsen (hot springs) and autumn foliage.
Besides Kumamon and Kikuchi rice, it is one of the few cultural and tourism specialties that Kumamoto, a rural area, can boast about.
Meanwhile, at that moment, four young people had just checked into a hot spring inn in Kurokawa.
Three of the girls lived in one room, where tatami mats and bedding had already been prepared.
Shoko Toyokawa checked the bedding briefly and was quite satisfied. She said, "Thanks to Uncle Kumamoto, we were able to rent a hot spring inn at such a cheap price."
Ruo Sui said with a smile, "The owner of this hotel is a fan of my dad's old band. Our family comes here to soak in the hot springs every year."
Xiangzi said with some surprise, "No wonder he's Uncle Kumamoto, he has such a wide network of connections."
Meanwhile, Miao Mengqin, standing nearby, sneered and said, "They're all useless fair-weather friends."
Ruo Sui couldn't help but smile wryly. Her older sister was always like this. As the younger sister, she was used to it, but she felt a little awkward in front of Miss Xiangzi.
As for why Wakaho and the others are currently in a hot spring inn in Kurokawa, it all started with Risa Oura's wedding.
Risa Oura and her fiancé come from relatively well-off families. Instead of choosing to hold their wedding in Kumamoto City, they chose to hold it on the beach of a beautiful island not far away, Ueshima.
That place is quite a distance from Kumamoto City, and Banami and Shoko, just to be on the safe side, also plan to leave Kumamoto City temporarily, fearing that the Toyokawa family might come after them.
Therefore, the two decided to visit Kurokawa City for hot springs along the way, and then go to the island the next day for the wedding.
But after Miao Meng finished her sarcastic remark, she saw Xiang Zi looking at her with a half-smile, which gave her goosebumps.
"Speak your mind!"
Xiangzi said with amusement, "Didn't you say you wouldn't attend your junior high classmate's wedding?"
Did she say that? She said there was no need to pity Toyokawa Shoko?
Although in the end, Miaomengqin still came along.
Yutenji Wakamai said, "Did I come with you? I came with Sui!"
Seeing her sister bring up the topic of herself, Ruosui thought to herself, "If Dad hadn't been worried about the three of you traveling together, I wouldn't be here."
When Uncle Kumamoto learned that his eldest daughter liked Hanami, he was extremely worried and had no choice but to ask his younger daughter to accompany him.
What he didn't know was that his youngest daughter also liked the same person.
"Um, I'm going out for a walk." Ruo Sui was somewhat unwilling to get involved in the "war" between the two.
After watching Wakaho leave, Nyanmu sat on the tatami mat and said, "Toyokawa Shoko, what exactly... do you want to do?"
Although Xiangzi was standing, she still looked small. She said, "Didn't I say I wanted you to be my teammate?"
"baffling……"
Ruomai gently pursed her lips: "You...you don't know who I like, do you?"
This is what Ruomai finds most strange: how could any woman tolerate having a woman constantly eyeing her lover?
"Are you the only one who likes him?" But Xiangzi asked Miaomeng a question using words that Banami had once said.
Miao Meng was slightly taken aback, but then she heard Xiangzi continue, "You're not the only one who likes him, there's also Su Shi, Chu Hua, Xiao Deng and the others... What would you do if it were you?"
Suddenly, the image of the real argument between Banami and the other girls when Banami "ran away from home" to stay at her apartment flashed into Miaomeng's mind. In the end, the two sides reached a conclusion.
That is... no matter who becomes Hanami's girlfriend, it cannot stop others from associating with him.
Miao Meng couldn't help but burst into laughter, clutching her stomach in an exaggerated way. Then, in a slightly pitiful voice, she said, "How pitiful, Toyokawa Shoko. You agreed to those conditions back then, and now you can only watch helplessly as your boyfriend becomes 'friends' with other girls, unable to stop him. Doesn't it hurt you?"
Xiangzi ignored the other party's sarcasm, thought for a moment, and said, "Actually, it was a bit hard at first, but I think if we hadn't agreed to these conditions, Banami wouldn't have come back to us, and I wouldn't have been able to date him."
This is probably the price I paid, but I quickly got over it.
Miao Meng looked at the other person with slight surprise and said, "You..."
Xiangzi couldn't help but smile and said, "I know that Banami likes everyone, but I liked everyone even before Banami. Banami hopes that everyone can be happy, and I feel the same way now."
Looking at the girl's radiant happiness, Miao Meng felt even more complicated emotions. Could love really change a person like this?
"You really are a saint, don't talk big like that. What's wrong? Do you want to share Banami?" Miaomeng said with a hint of malice.
But Xiangzi wasn't annoyed at all and said, "You can't do it."
"Huh?!" Meow Dream immediately bristled.
Xiangzi continued, "Because Xi would never make me sad."
"This is disgusting, I'm going to throw up!" Miao Meng couldn't help but shout.
"So, come be my teammate, Yu... Meow Dream!"
When Xiangzi called the other person by their nickname, he couldn't help but blush a little.
"Don't call me that, it gives me goosebumps!"
"Let's play 'Ave Mujica' together, it'll be a hit!"
"Forget about it, I'm not going to touch Old Deng's drum kit!"
"I've already backed down; I didn't sleep with Xi tonight. You should have felt my goodwill by now."
"Toyokawa Shoko, you can't insult people like that!"
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Ruo Sui slowly walked out of the hotel, but she could hear two people arguing on the second floor.
The girl tilted her head slightly, somewhat confused about whether her sister's relationship with Miss Xiangzi was good or bad.
But soon, she was drawn to the gentle, breeze-like sound of a guitar playing on the stone path through the bamboo forest.
A boy sat on a rock, gently strumming the strings of a zither. The melodious sound made Ruo Sui unable to resist slowly walking over.
The autumn wind gently caressed the boy's hair, and the way he lowered his head to stroke the strings of the violin looked so calm and gentle.
Ruo Sui was a little curious about what the other person was thinking.
Suddenly, a question arose in her mind.
Just then, Hanami seemed to realize someone was approaching. She looked up, saw the girl, and asked with a smile, "What's wrong?"
"Hanami-kun... what kind of place is Tokyo?"
For the first time, the young girl felt curious about the city where the older sister, Miss Xiangzi, and the boy in front of her lived.
Chapter Fifty: Spring Shadows in Autumn
"What kind of place is Tokyo?"
For the first time, Yutenji Wakaho was so interested in the bustling city her sister had described.
That was the place where Miss Xiangzi and the boy in front of her had lived.
This is also the place he misses now...
Upon hearing this question, Banami's hand, which was resting on the guitar strings, paused slightly. As if he had thought of something, he smiled and said, "Tokyo is different from Kumamoto. It's a place where there are no stars at night."
"Huh?!" Ruo Sui was slightly surprised, not expecting to get such an evaluation from the boy.
But soon, Wakaho saw a hint of tender longing brewing in his pupils, and Banami continued in a light tone, "However, there are many interesting people there."
There are people who prefer not to look up at night, but who still enjoy going to stargazing museums.
Ruo Sui also likes to look at the stars, but the person described by the boy seems to be different.
“There are also people who like to collect all sorts of pebbles and give the pill bugs as gifts to others,” Banami continued.
Ruo Sui widened her eyes slightly and said, "Pill bug, is that the pill bug?"
“Yeah, isn’t it interesting? To be honest, the fact that she’s never been bullied growing up is the most incredible thing I can think of,” Banami said with a smile.
For some reason, Ruo Sui felt a little sad, sad for the boy. He probably wanted to see him but couldn't.
"And then there's a girl who's always trying to be in the spotlight but always ends up getting the short end of the stick. Her name is really interesting, it's 'British Deserter'."
"That's nonsense." Even Ruo Sui knew that the other person couldn't possibly have that name.
"And another thing, there's a pair of very beautiful sisters who always envy what the other has."
"There's another girl who loves to worry about and take care of me. I think she's probably very worried about my situation right now, but I can't contact her."
After saying that, Banami seemed a little sad. In fact, she and Xiangzi hadn't been out of the country for very long.
However, he couldn't help but start worrying about the girls' situation.
The people that Hanami-kun misses are probably all girls, but even so, Wakaho doesn't think he's the kind of person who's fickle. She just feels a pure, worrying feeling from him.
If she goes to Tokyo, will she be able to meet so many people worth caring about?
Just as Wakaho was thinking this, she suddenly saw her older sister burst out of the hotel and shout, "Hana Miyu, you better control your girlfriend! Stop saying those creepy things in my ear!"
Then, Miss Xiangzi came out and said calmly, "What do you mean by giving me goosebumps? I'm just expressing that I'm very happy right now, and that I want to share this happiness with you and make you my teammate."
Upon hearing this, Miaomeng shuddered, her expression contorting as she said, "I get it, Toyokawa Shoko, so this is your latest way of disgusting me."
I have to admit, you succeeded. I can't even eat dinner now.
Ruo Sui tilted her head slightly. She had never seen her older sister like this before, and it felt... very strange.
"Xi, what's wrong?" Xiangzi couldn't help but ask.
Meow Dream subconsciously turned around and saw Banami sitting on a rock, looking somewhat melancholy.
"It's nothing, it's just... I miss Su Shi and Xiao Deng a bit."
"I wonder if they are living peacefully now."
"Has anything changed because of our departure?"
Hearing the boy's words, Xiangzi couldn't help but walk over and take his hand.
But now, the two of them are unable to contact anyone.
Ruomai slightly pursed her lips, but didn't say anything.
After all, Hanami and Toyokawa Shoko do have a deeper affection for the members of MYGO than she does...
Suddenly, as if struck by a thought, Xiangzi smiled and said, "Xi, let's play 'Spring Shadows'!"
Banami's eyes widened slightly, then she said, "But..."
Xiangzi immediately asked Ruohui, who was standing next to him, "Miss Ruohui, can you play the bass?"
"Uh, I know a little bit." Although she mainly practices guitar, she will occasionally fill in as bassist if no one else is willing to play.
Often, occasionally.
Xiangzi smiled and said to Banami, "Look, we have a bassist, a guitarist, and a keyboardist..."
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