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Sanjiao Chuhua waited at the toilet door and waved cheerfully to Xiangzi. She had found a very nice restaurant, and it would be great if Xiangzi could come along.

Xiangzi was startled, then shook his head and politely declined her invitation.

"Sigh, then Xiangzi-chan, I'll take you home."

"No need, Chuhua, I can go back by myself."

She plans to go back and pack her luggage, and ideally, she can move into the dormitory this weekend.

With this in mind, Xiangzi returned home alone.

Chapter 208, page 205: Mygo and the End Band's Dinner

Meanwhile, on the other side...

The Mygo band is having a get-together with the End band, but it's really just a casual get-together for eating and drinking.

Considering that they were all high school students with limited pocket money, the group decided to choose Saizeriya Restaurant, which offered good quality food at a low price.

This family restaurant, which originated in Chiba, has grown and developed to occupy a significant position in Tokyo's mass-market consumer sector.

As soon as they entered, the staff at Saizeriya warmly led the girls to a spacious booth.

Thanks to Saizeriya's mature pre-cooked food technology, the prices here are ridiculously low. Hongxia held her Pad and generously tapped away on it.

"A serving of creamy spaghetti, a serving of escargot with cheese, an ice cream, and a serving of French fries."

"Nijika-senpai has quite an appetite!" Kita exclaimed, covering his mouth in surprise.

Before she could finish speaking, Hongxia froze.

These words wouldn't be a big deal if boys said them to each other, and might even be considered a compliment, but they take a different turn when said to girls.

Big appetite = low self-control = weight gain.

Rainbow Summer, I'm going to turn into a little fat pig!

Thinking of this, an unnatural blush swept across Hongxia's face. The girl looked around hesitantly and removed the French fries from her shopping cart.

"Well, that's too much. Three dishes should be enough. Su Shi-chan, here's your Pad."

Thank you.

Nagasaki Motoyo casually glanced at the Pad and said, "Then I'll have a serving of French fries and seafood noodles. You can eat mine, Nijika-chan."

Touched on her soft spot, Hongxia instantly became flustered: "Hey, Suze-chan, actually I don't really want to eat French fries that much."

"It's okay. Oh, by the way, I've never eaten snails before. Could you share some with me later?"

"Of course, no problem!"

In the corner of the booth, Goto Ichiri didn't say a word, but silently ordered a pumpkin soup and fried chicken nuggets.

"Please order more, everyone, don't be shy."

Aine laughed and joked, while Shiina Riki put on a sour face: "It's not like you're treating, so don't be so polite."

In the past, Aine would probably have been speechless.

But she has already mastered the runes.

"Ugh, Riki, you're being mean to me!"

She deliberately raised her voice.

Shiina Tatsuki's expression immediately twisted, but he didn't know what to say, so he just clicked his tongue, and his tough tone softened instantly.

"...I did not mean that."

Seeing that Shiina Riki had no temper, Aine secretly made a victory sign under the table.

Little Lixi, easily defeated!

After ordering the main course, Nagasaki Soseki sat quietly in the corner, propping his chin up with his hands, and gazing contentedly at the beautiful girl beside him.

She organized this gathering.

The main reason for inviting the four members of the band was to learn more about Hachiman's daily life at the store.

"Speaking of which, why didn't Hachiman come today?"

She fiddled with her fingers, casually mentioning it as if it were nothing.

Nijika: "Ah, Hachiman is on the night shift, so he's probably still at school at this time."

"is it?"

He knew about Hachiman's schedule, but as the saying goes, the real intention was not what it seemed. Nagasaki Motoyo wanted to know more than just the schedule.

"Has anything interesting happened around you lately?" she asked, gently guiding the conversation.

Aine immediately raised her hand: "Hachigaya-kun agreed to design merchandise for us this afternoon!"

The girl's words immediately drew everyone's attention.

Shiina Tatsuki reacted the most, raising her voice somewhat angrily: "Aine, didn't I tell you that we shouldn't worry about things around us until everyone's skill level improves?"

"But Hachiman has already agreed to help us, so it won't affect our practice."

"Why should we ask an outsider to do this for us!"

Seemingly realizing she had misspoke, Shiina Tatsuki hesitated for half a second before correcting herself, "Sorry, what I meant was that Hachiman has his own job, and we can let bygones be bygones with the team uniforms last time. Originally, our band's affairs should have been handled by ourselves."

What an impeccable reason.

Aine couldn't think of a rebuttal for a moment, so she could only stammer, "Then, should I refuse Hachiman-kun?"

In her anxiety, she cast a panicked glance toward Nagasaki Motoyo.

Soyorin, please help me!

"what--"

Nagasaki Motoyo looked troubled. "Aine-chan, you were wrong this time. How could you bother other people with something like this?"

"Ah, yes, I'm sorry..."

Aine began to reflect on her own problems, but Nagasaki Motoyo added, "Well, we do need to consider the surrounding things. At least it's necessary to make some autographed photos or something."

"Su Shi!"

Shiina Tatsuki glanced at him sideways and said curtly, "We can't open this door, and we don't have the extra energy to do the merchandise."

"Is that so? I think we could have Hachiman take some autographed photos for us."

Nagasaki Motoyo's tone was ambiguous, making it impossible to discern her true meaning, which infuriated Shiina Tatsuki, who slammed her hand on the table.

"Su Shi, what exactly do you mean?"

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting a little awkward, Hongxia quickly stepped in to smooth things over: "Well, let's go get the drinks. Does anyone need me to get them for them?"

"Hey, I want a Coke!" Kita quickly raised his hand in response.

"Ok."

Yamada Ryo, on the other hand, remained aloof, leaning against Nagasaki Motoyo's lap and lazily raising his hand: "I want a Coke too."

"Go by yourself!"

"Hey, Nijika's biased!" Yamada Ryo deliberately rubbed against the girl's plump thigh, his groping action resembling that of a middle-aged man.

"It's cold, don't move around."

Nagasaki Motoyo gently stroked Yamada Ryo's face, seemingly unaffected by Shiina Tatsuki's actions.

"Suze, your first (lap pillow) wasn't with Hachiman Hikigaya, but with me, Yamada Ryota!"

"..." Nagasaki Motoyo did not answer, but just smiled.

"Wow, Liang, what are you saying? Shut up!"

Even though she was hiding under the table, Hongxia still managed to tap Yamada Ryo on the head with pinpoint accuracy. The latter let out a "woof" and covered his head, starting to cry.

Because of this little incident, the awkward atmosphere disappeared.

"Nijika, let's go get some drinks together." Nagasaki Motoyo.

"Thank you for your help." Hongxia.

Realizing that his fine needle had run away, Yamada Ryo shifted his gaze and set his sights on a pink-haired girl.

"Poke-chan~"

"Oysters, oysters, oysters!"

Goto Ichiri shook her head, pressing down on her skirt, refusing to offer Yamada Ryo a lap pillow.

"Tch, Pochi-chan is so useless." She clicked her tongue in frustration.

At this moment, Takamatsu Akari shyly patted her thigh: "Ryo-chan, if you don't mind... you can use mine..."

"Dengjiang is the best! I'm starting to eat!"

The booth was filled with the yuri atmosphere of beautiful girls. Hongxia and Sushi exchanged a glance and walked towards the beverage counter with a wry smile.

On the way to pick up the drinks.

"Nijika-chan, is Hachiman also on the night shift tomorrow?"

"No, Hachiman has asked for leave tomorrow."

"Did you take leave?"

Hachiman didn't explain this to her. Was there some unexpected situation?

Nagasaki Motoyo paused, pressing the beverage dispenser button, and looked over with a puzzled expression: "Did you go to take care of something?"

"I think so, but I'm not sure for sure. My sister said it was to see someone else's performance."

"A performance...?"

Sensing that the other person's emotions were a bit unstable, Hongxia realized that she might have said something wrong.

However, once words are spoken, they cannot be taken back. Nijika could only try to explain, "Well, don't worry, Suze-chan. Hachiman-kun mentioned before that it was a club activity."

"So it's a club activity..."

Nagasaki Motoyo's solemn expression seemed to ease a little, and then she stared blankly at the beverage machine without saying a word until she finished her drink.

Back at her booth, Nijika immediately approached Goto Ichiri: "Poch-chan, your opponent is a bit tricky..."

"opponent?"

Goto Ichiri was sipping his pumpkin soup.

When it comes to matters of the heart, Goto Ichiri is like a kindergarten child, innocent and naive.

Therefore, even when Hongxia hinted at it, he remained unmoved.

"Rainbow Natsu-chan, would you like some soup?"

Her innocent and naive appearance made Hongxia sigh deeply: "Sigh, I feel like Pochi-chan is no match for Suze-chan at all."

Goto Ichiri let out a puzzled "Ah," and then immersed himself once again in the delicious pumpkin soup.

On the other side of the booth, Aine and Shiina Ritsuki continued their discussion about the surrounding issues until all the food was served, at which point the two temporarily ceased their argument.

After devouring the meal, the two began arguing again.

Hongxia was getting a bit of a headache from the noise, so she could only use her experience of ending a band to educate the two: "Lixi-chan, it's not that complicated if it's just simple merchandise. Look at our team uniform, isn't it pretty good?"

Hongxia took out the design draft of the band's uniform.

"It's alright, but it's still quite unique." Shiina Tatsuki wasn't very interested.

"Well, after all, we are students, so we can't spend too much time on our clothes. In addition to the team uniforms, we also have special band wristbands and posters, which didn't take much time either."

Nijika showed off the merchandise related to the band's end as if it were her own treasure, and under her persuasion, Shiina Tatsuki's attitude gradually softened.

Finally, the group reached an agreement.

We can ask Hachiman to design the merchandise, but a portion of the spending will be given to Hachiman as payment. This payment won't be much; it's just a small token of appreciation from the Mygo band.

Apart from that, the merchandise currently available is limited to autographed photos and team jerseys.

It's worth mentioning that the team uniforms sold as merchandise are printed T-shirts similar to those of the band End of the Day, except that the logo on them has been changed to "MYGO" and the color has been changed from dark black to pure white.

After discussing these matters, the dinner party was almost over.