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The two then boarded a luxury car and headed towards Haneoka Academy.

Back to the present.

Hayasaka Ai, who originally planned to get close to Hachiman by using Hasaka's identity and then slowly complete the mission, was suddenly exposed.

She was unaware that Hachiman possessed the ability of Hawkeye. From her perspective, he simply got into the car, glanced at her, and then inexplicably announced her name.

As a result, Hayasaka Ai began to question her makeup skills for the first time.

Kaguya Shinomiya raised an eyebrow; the anger she felt earlier from the unnecessary waiting instantly transformed into surprise and curiosity.

Hayasaka Ai's makeup skills are almost perfect; no one has been able to detect it yet. Hikigaya Hachiman only glanced at it briefly...

Is it by chance?

Or is this man's insight terrifyingly profound?

Because no one had exposed her disguise, Hayasaka Ai's brain went blank for a moment, but she still remembered the task that Shinomiya Kaguya had given her.

"Excuse me, may I ask who you are...?"

"Hayasaka, no need."

Kaguya Shinomiya's ethereal voice instantly calmed her down. She was relieved that she would finally have one less job to do, and her cheerful girlish voice instantly switched to maid mode.

"Yes, Kaguya-sama."

Hachiman looked the two of them up and down, wondering what kind of game they were playing.

After opening up their hearts, they heard something incredible.

Kaguya Shinomiya actually had Ai Hayasaka play the role of a green tea to seduce him?

Is this how you test your cadres? Which cadre can't withstand a test like this? They should at least change into a set of black stockings before coming on!

He didn't dare to speak again, but remained seated in silence.

Silence descended upon the car.

After a while.

"Hachiman, your observation skills are even more acute than I imagined," Kaguya Shinomiya's approving voice rang out.

"Haha, just luck." Hachiman awkwardly scratched the back of his head.

At the same time, I hope that his behavior just now did not cause any psychological trauma to Hayasaka Ai. This child seems to be questioning the meaning of life.

"Let's get down to business. What's the matter that you contacted me about?"

Kaguya Shinomiya sits with a very upright and graceful posture, exuding an elegance unique to a wealthy young lady, even in a car.

He didn't speak, but took out a printed photo from his bag: "This is the photo you asked me to take last time. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting so long."

Upon seeing the group photo of the Mygo members, Kaguya Shinomiya's eyes lit up, but she remained composed and said, "Actually, it hasn't been that long."

10-> 15

Ha ha.

Hachiman chuckled inwardly, thinking, "Keep being stubborn."

"Just to clarify, the musicians at Mygo already know about the large audience you brought last time, so this autographed photo was specially prepared for you."

"Ah."

Kaguya Shinomiya nodded nonchalantly, letting Ai Hayasaka take the photo. She glanced at it casually, and the photo showed the Mygo members practicing in the RiNG practice room.

In reality, he was already overjoyed.

Is this prepared for me?

Great!

"Ahem, actually, there's another favor I'd like to ask you to do for me by calling you out here today."

Hachiman cleared his throat and got straight to the point, "It's about my studies."

"Specifically?"

Kaguya Shinomiya spoke in a lighthearted tone, seemingly indicating that the photo from earlier had garnered her a lot of goodwill.

"The end of the month is the final exam at Haneoka Academy. Due to special circumstances, I need to get first place in my grade, but my academic ability is not yet sufficient, so I hope someone can help me."

"So, you want to use my connections to help you find a tutor?"

"Yes, it would be best if it were free..."

After finishing his sentence, Hachiman pursed his lips and asked uncertainly, "Is it possible?"

Kaguya Shinomiya chuckled softly, her crimson pupils looking over with a complex expression.

"Who do you think you're asking? It's a simple matter, but why should I help you? This photo isn't enough..."

Indeed, with Kaguya Shinomiya's abilities, finding a free tutor for Hachiman would be a piece of cake.

but.

Why should we help him?

She has already paid back the bet from the last wager, and as for the photo just now, Hachiman himself said that it was specially prepared by Mygo and had nothing to do with him.

She has no reason to offer any further assistance at this point.

unless...

Hachiman Hikigaya has the ability to offer another price.

Hachiman had already prepared for this price.

Just in case, he turned his mental voice on full blast, not daring to miss any change in Kaguya Shinomiya's heart.

"Shinomiya-kun, you must be having a lot of troubles lately, right?"

Kaguya Shinomiya's expression hardened, and her tone turned cold: "Are you testing me?"

"I was just saying, don't take it to heart."

Hachiman admitted that he was taken aback by Kaguya Shinomiya's sudden change in attitude, but he still maintained a humble and dignified demeanor, saying, "However, if you have any troubles, I might be able to help you."

"Are you really that confident in your own observation skills?"

Hachiman shook his head and asked again, "Is it because of the band?"

Upon hearing this, Kaguya Shinomiya fell silent instantly. After a few seconds, she gave a soft snort and replied, "Who told you that?"

Instead of denying it, they changed the subject, so it seems I guessed right.

Hachiman calmly said, "Mygo hasn't performed since the last show, and as a fan, you must have been getting impatient, right?"

Kaguya Shinomiya was slightly annoyed by the boy's effortless demeanor, but she had to admit that he was right.

Since becoming a fan of the band Mygo, Kaguya Shinomiya has been eagerly awaiting news of the band's next performance.

For some reason, there was still no news of a performance from the Mygo band, and as the days went by, Kaguya Shinomiya grew more and more impatient.

To give an analogy, it's like a player wants to become a big spender, but the official website hasn't even opened a card pool or a recharge channel, leaving them feeling lost and confused.

If she hadn't kept the Shinomiya family precepts in mind, she would have stormed into Mygo's headquarters.

Fans are like this: the musicians in a band just need to perform well on stage, but the fans have a lot more to consider.

"So, you can get the Mygo band to perform? If it's about using money as an incentive, I suggest you abandon that idea."

Kaguya Shinomiya is very cautious; she is looking forward to the performance, but she doesn't want to exhaust the resources.

Bands are spontaneous activities, especially high school bands, driven entirely by passion, without any trace of commercialism.

All this man can do is spend some money to attract Mygo to increase the number of shows.

Does she not know these things?

But what she wanted was Mygo's pure and innocent state; she longed for a connection between souls, not a mass-produced performance driven by money.

"No, I can't get Mygo to increase the number of shows," Hachiman shook his head, denying Kaguya Shinomiya's idea.

Unable to see through the man before her, Kaguya Shinomiya paused for a moment before continuing, "So what exactly do you want to do...?"

Secondly, her current state undoubtedly indicates that she has fallen into Hachiman's trap.

The fish has taken the bait.

Fei said, "While I can't increase the number of their events, I can enrich the content of the band's activities, such as merchandise."

group"?"

Kaguya Shinomiya shuddered, thinking of the photograph from earlier, and a nameless sense of excitement welled up inside her.

The bands on RiNG are not professional bands, and they are not managed by professional agents or agencies. So most of the bands just come up, sing a song, and leave. Only a small number of more well-known bands will have autographed photos for sale and photo opportunities.

But Mygo has nothing.

Of course, the reason for not doing so is that it's unnecessary to go to great lengths to prepare merchandise, only to have fans not buy it, which might even affect the performance.

Nobody wants to do something that's thankless and exhausting.

The problem is, Mygo doesn't even have any shows, let alone merchandise!

With insufficient production capacity and no attractive peripheral activities, how can we build a fan base?

Is it purely based on love?

It is not impossible.

But it would be even better if there were related merchandise!

Kaguya Shinomiya considers herself a rational person who wouldn't spend money recklessly even if she were rich, but she really wants to buy some Mygo-related merchandise.

Even just a team uniform would be fine...

Okay, Mygo doesn't have team uniforms yet, so we can't just buy the same personal clothes, that would be a bit silly.

Let's at least have a group photo!

Hachiman saw through Kaguya Shinomiya's complex inner thoughts. He slightly curled the corners of his mouth and continued to tempt her: "Ordinary merchandise may not be possible, but we can add a little more photo opportunity and autographed photos."

"You make it sound so nice, but you're not a member of Mygo, so how can you influence their decisions?"

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What's going on? Why did the post explode?

Chapter 207, Page 204: Xiangzi: I have no choice but to get married now.

As Kaguya Shinomiya said, Hachiman is not a member of the Mygo band, nor is he their behind-the-scenes boss; he can only be considered a related party.

He will not use this relationship to drive the future plans of the Mygo band.

All he had to do was exploit an information gap.

A while ago, Aine finished making the team uniforms, and presumably all the members will be wearing them for the next performance.

However, team uniforms alone are not enough. In the past few days, Ai Yin has started to suggest making some autographed photos, commemorative bracelets and other small gifts for fans.

It wasn't for making money, but simply to increase brand awareness and fan loyalty, though vanity also played a part.

Unfortunately, these valuable suggestions were quickly rejected by Shiina Tatsuki.

The reason is simple.

Mygo's current skill level is far from professional; even if it makes gifts, no one will buy them.

In her opinion, she will not consider producing any merchandise until the band's level has been fully improved.

Ai-yin had complained to him about this several times in the classroom, and finally yesterday, she asked him to help design the surrounding area.

At the time, Hachiman did not immediately refuse, but chose to reserve his opinion.

Mygo needs to become more mainstream in the future, and related gifts are essential. The only thing to consider is who will be responsible for meeting this demand.

Similarly, the same applies to the band that ended their run.

In fact, it was precisely because of the precedent of a band ending its run that Aine was so eager to make merchandise.

Of course, Kaguya Shinomiya couldn't possibly know this information.

What Hachiman could do was accept Aine's request and help take charge of some of the peripheral development.

Thinking of this, Hachiman's expression turned serious, and he said in a low voice, "Someone within the Mygo band has commissioned me to complete a merchandise development project."