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"Little Riki... Master Taro must have something to do," Takamatsu Akari stammered, trying to explain for Taro.
"Well, if you want to know, you can just ask Mr. Momoi later, right?" Su Shi said with a smile, taking a sip of black tea.
She didn't have any bad feelings, after all, Momoi Taro wasn't the type to suddenly get angry and ignore people.
"I... feel the same way," Wakaba Mutsu said softly, then fell silent.
"Dengdeng! Rikki! Su Shi classmate Yin Qi [熘yi③?/陾貳玖II)踆〉}, Xiao Mu!"
In the distance, Ai Yin's shouts could be heard. The four of them turned around and saw Ai Yin walking out quickly. She saw the members of the Dong Ju Long Flame Group, waved excitedly, and walked quickly towards the table.
"Everyone agrees, so you can wait in our practice room~" Aine said with a smug little expression, "You can see the results of our practice to your heart's content, it will definitely surprise you."
Ruoye Muku smiled, but quickly composed herself and nodded slightly to Aine as a gesture of welcome.
Aine didn't mind and pulled everyone to the practice room. Along the way, she chatted with Takamatsu about her practice and how she kept making mistakes.
Takamatsu listened from the side, nodding occasionally in agreement, until they returned to the practice room.
After a brief greeting to the newcomers, the members of the Dong Brothers group in the practice room continued to focus on their practice.
Seeing this, Ai Yin made an apologetic gesture to the members of the Donglong Flame Group and said softly, "The practice just now didn't go very smoothly, as I mentioned earlier."
"It's okay... Ai, you can practice first." The Takamatsu light position representative of the Donglong Flame Group made a statement, and the four of them sat quietly in the corner watching them practice.
The silence didn't last long; soon, Momoi Taro returned to the practice room.
Momoi Taro pushed open the door to the practice room of the Dong Brothers, and everyone inside immediately focused their attention on him.
Momoi Taro glanced around at everyone in the practice room, said nothing special, stepped forward, placed a large bag on the ground, and said:
"We still have a little break left, so why don't you guys grab something to eat first?" He then turned his gaze to the members of the Dragon Flame Group: "You can eat if you're hungry."
Taro bent down, picked up a chocolate snail from the bread, and tossed it to Riki. Riki took the bread blankly, seemingly not quite understanding what was happening, and said, "Thank you..." Then, she realized what she meant: "Wait—no!"
Taro held up his hand to stop Riki from speaking further, saying, "We'll talk about your matter after practice."
Lixi swallowed back her words of frustration. Taro pulled out a pair of drumsticks from his waist and tossed them to Miaomeng, who instinctively caught them.
She looked at what Taro had tossed her, smiled, and said gratefully, "Thank you, General! Ah, my drumsticks were almost breaking from practicing. Thank you so much!"
Hai Ling's heart stirred slightly. Could this also be part of trust? She stared intently at Momoi Taro, as if trying to discern something from him.
Unexpectedly, Taro turned to look at her instead, which startled her slightly. Then Taro pulled out a bass string from his pants.
"Your bass's fourth string has reached its limit. You haven't been taking good care of it lately, have you?" Taro placed the string in Hailin's hand. "Be careful."
"Wow, that's amazing! You even knew that. You're truly exceptional." Hailing took the bass string, though she didn't have that feeling. However, it was true that this string had been used for a long time.
"You'll understand once you hear it—" Taro raised his head slightly and said confidently, "The sound of your strings is like they're about to break; you'll understand once you hear it."
Omitted earlier, Hailing really couldn't hear the difference. String fatigue is hard to understand; professional bands often experience string breakage during formal live performances.
However, Hailing did not object to what Momoi Taro said, and silently changed the string to umbrella.
Taro watched silently as they finished eating and replenished their energy, then familiarized themselves with their instruments again before shouting loudly, "Hey—servants! Practice is about to begin again!"
Hai Ling's eyes widened slightly. She had just finished tuning the bass. Had Momoi Taro been watching all this?
It's worth mentioning that when Momoi Taro called for the servants, Wakaba Mutsumi straightened up slightly, subconsciously reacting.
However, the inner Metis still reminded the other person: "Little Mu, you are not just Momoi Taro's servant, you are an equal to Momoi Taro."
"Hmm... I know. Although I'm still far from there, I'll try my best." Wakaba Mutsu replied to her in her mind, and then relaxed her body.
After everyone in the Dong Brothers group was ready, practice began once again.
A powerful melody began to play.
Among the onlookers, if we were to say who was most moved, it would undoubtedly be Lixi. First of all, the drummer's skill level was even higher than what was shown in the live performance two days ago.
As a fellow drummer, Li Xi's progress was rather mediocre, which made him feel somewhat inferior.
Moreover, Hai Ling, whom she knew very well, already had professional-level bass skills before joining the Dong Brothers group. Even so, Hai Ling has been making rapid progress since joining the Dong Brothers group.
The pink-haired girl she used to dislike has improved a lot in terms of skill, and she's completely different from the pink-haired girl she was when she first performed live.
After that, everyone kept correcting mistakes and starting over, and another hour passed.
Taro pressed the last group of sustained notes on the keyboard, ending today's practice. He glanced at everyone and calmly said:
"That's all for today's practice. Meow Dream and Aine, you should also practice more on your own when you get back."
"Yes~ Thank you all for your hard work~" Aine waved goodbye to the others. Hailing was the first to pack up her bass. She twisted the bass box and said, "Thank you all for your hard work. See you tomorrow."
Watching Hailing leave cleanly and efficiently, Lixi looked at her back, hesitant to speak, and finally sighed. Never mind, that's their band's business, it's not appropriate for me to say anything.
"Finished practicing? Bye~" Lena packed up quickly, grabbed her guitar case, and left.
"Aiko~ Let's go back together?" Meow Dream invited Aine with a smile, but Aine shook her head and said with a smile, "Meow Dream, you go back first, I still have things to do here." She glanced at the members of the Toon Dragon Flame Group without any hurry.
Miao Meng nodded knowingly and said, "Then I'll go back first. Bye-bye, Aiko."
"See you tomorrow, Meow Dream." After Aine smiled and said goodbye to Meow Dream, only the members of the Dong Giant Dragon Flame Team, Taro, and Aine remained in the practice room.
"So, you said you have something to say, what is it?" Taro asked calmly, arms crossed, looking down at the four of them.
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I'm going to the hospital today, so... (The rest of the text appears to be random characters and doesn't form coherent sentences.)
Episode 51 of "Dong": I'm really insatiable.
"So, you said you have something to say, what is it?" Taro asked calmly, arms crossed, looking down at the four of them.
The other members of the Giant Dragon Flame Group all turned their heads to look at Wakaba Mutsu.
Seeing that no one spoke, Aine touched her pink hair, a little confused. She assumed they didn't know how to start. So she forced a relaxed smile and said:
"Taro, they want to ask about Shoko-san." She casually stated the purpose of their visit, then looked at Takamatsu Akari and asked, "Right, Akari~"
Upon hearing Aine's question, Takamatsu Akari glanced at Wakaba Mutsuki again. Seeing that Wakaba Mutsuki still seemed to have the same calm expression, she nodded slightly and whispered:
"Hmm... the first thing to do when looking for Master Taro is this, that's for sure."
The first thing? Aine looked at Takamatsu Akari in surprise. This was different from what was agreed upon. Wasn't this the only thing?
However, Aine didn't voice any objections, after all, it was Takamatsu Akari. She wouldn't harm Momoi Taro.
"I see. So what do you want to know about Xiangzi?" Upon hearing this, Taro's expression relaxed slightly. He leaned back against the wall, crossed his arms and legs, and asked:
"What do you want to know about Xiangzi?" Taro smiled with satisfaction. He was truly happy to see that his servant, Wakaba Mutsu, had taken action to solve Xiangzi's problem.
The five people looked at each other, and finally Lixi stepped forward. Lixi originally wanted to get straight to the point, but then a thought struck her, and she recalled what had happened at the door earlier, so she said:
"Before this, I want to know why you ignored us at RiNG's doorstep!"
"Huh? Is that so?" Aine's eyes widened slightly as she looked at Taro. The others also looked at Taro with curiosity, awaiting his answer. Taro explained very seriously:
“It’s a very simple question. Aine said you guys are coming to our practice room later, and it would be too much trouble to keep saying hello, so we ignored it.”
"that's it?"
“That’s it!” Taro affirmed.
Li Xi patted her forehead helplessly, shook her head, and got down to business: "What we want to know is, why does Xiangzi admire you so much?"
"Xiangzi admires me?" Taro looked at Lixi in confusion and asked doubtfully, "Is that so?"
"Huh?" Li Xi yawned in confusion, her gaze instinctively locking onto Ruo Ye Mu's voice.
Wakaba Mutsu nodded affirmatively and said in a low voice, "Sho greatly admires Taro."
"Is that so? I didn't notice at all," Taro commented with his arms crossed. "However, I do know that she respects me a lot."
“Yes, we just want to know what you did to make Xiangzi respect you so much,” Lixi asked from the side.
“The answer is very simple.” Taro raised his head and answered with great confidence, “I don’t know—”
"Huh?" Lixi couldn't help but yawn again. She started to wonder if Taro was playing a trick on her. He's not usually like that.
"Well, well—" Aine stretched out her hands, trying to persuade him, "Since Taro said that, then he really doesn't know." After saying that, she looked at Taro again, seeking confirmation, "Right, Taro?"
Taro nodded affirmatively. That's right, he really didn't know why Xiangzi respected him so much. He only did what he was supposed to do, and didn't do anything else.
"Hmm~ If Mr. Momoi said that, he must be right, Riki." Su Shi also tried to calm Riki down with a very gentle voice.
Hearing Taro's answer, Aine smiled gently, her eyes crinkling, and said to Taro, "Then, Taro, can you tell me how you met Shoko?"
"That's alright..." Taro nodded slightly in agreement, and then told the members of the Giant Dragon Flame Group how he met Toyokawa Kiyoko and Shoko that day.
Then she recounted how she changed Toyokawa Kiyoko and how she introduced a job to Shoko.
"...It's not hard to understand why Xiaoxiang would admire Mr. Momoi." Su Shi pressed her eight fingertips together in front of her chest, her lips curled up, her eyes slightly closed, her eyebrows lowered, revealing a helpless smile.
Her two thumbs were hidden behind her, pressed together, and gently swirled around as she pondered to herself.
Mr. Momoi really treats everyone the same... He'll help me, so naturally he'll help Xiaoxiang too.
It seems that Xiaoxiang, like himself, has fallen for Mr. Momoi's resolute gentleness. This is something that couldn't be avoided...
Compared to Xiao Xiang, I don't seem to have any obvious advantages... Wait, what am I thinking?
Su Shi shook her head slightly, trying to clear her mind from her wild thoughts. Her eyes then became firm again.
Competition... let's wait until everyone pulls Xiao Xiang out of the mire before talking about it.
However... it seems I do have a way to sneak away.
Su Shi lowered her eyes slightly, her gaze falling on Ruo Ye Mutsu sitting beside her...
Xiao Mu doesn't seem to have those feelings for Mr. Momoi. Maybe... No, I can't take advantage of Xiao Mu anymore.
Su Shi rejected her own idea, but a new thought popped into her head: But this doesn't seem like taking advantage of her, does it? Xiao Mu also needs care and companionship, and she just wants to be with Xiao Mu, so there's nothing wrong with that, right?
"But isn't Xiangzi a rich girl? Does she really need to work?" Lixi muttered to herself, puzzled. Then, as if realizing something, she asked Taro again for confirmation.
"Besides these, what else do you know?" Li Xi's slightly impatient voice rang out, bringing Su Shi back to her senses from her internal struggle. She silently watched the scene of the group's conversation and sighed softly.
I'm overthinking things. I'm not at a level that I can be satisfied with yet... I need to work harder.