Chapter 75: Solution (Part 2)
After leaving the store, Ishikawa Hayato unhurriedly asked passersby while looking for Nijika and the others.
Just as he was about to ask the next passerby, he saw the three comforting Nijika not far ahead.
His gaze met the four.
"Yo."
Ishikawa Hayato smiled brightly.
"Ishikawa-kun..."
Kita didn't want to make the atmosphere even more awkward at this moment, but she still harbored some resentment towards this guy who seemed clueless.
Ishikawa Hayato walked over, looking happy as if he brought good news, and exaggeratedly said, "Just now, the Manager was crying and hugging my leg, telling me, 'Please, I beg you, Lord Ishikawa, explain to Nijika for me. I just wanted her to pass the audition to perform. My tone was too terrible just now, and I want to apologize to Nijika.'"
Ishikawa Hayato finished speaking without changing his expression, then spread his hands and sighed.
"Honestly, seeing her like that, I couldn't help it. I can only help her explain."
And after he finished speaking, he was met with the four girls' unanimous disbelieving stares.
Nijika pouted with deep resentment, saying, "Absolutely lying."
"Ishikawa-kun, don't joke around at a time like this."
Kita sighed.
"Though the process was a joke, the content isn't false, you know. Next Saturday, the Manager will give us a chance to audition."
Ishikawa Hayato said with some seriousness.
Nijika instinctively wanted to deny it, but seeing Ishikawa Hayato's serious expression and his confident words, even setting a time.
She blinked her beautiful red eyes and asked, "Really?"
Ishikawa Hayato nodded.
Suddenly, the cheers from nearby instantly dispelled her last trace of doubt.
"That's great!"
Kita exclaimed in surprise, looking around at Ryo and Hitori, and finally confirming with Nijika, "If we pass the audition, we can perform, right?"
"Yes!"
Nijika's mood also soared. After her excitement, she added with some dissatisfaction, "Then she should have just said so from the beginning! Sister is so mean."
Kita once again entered her hard-worker mode, saying in a bright voice that made the others uneasy, "But, from now on, we just need to work hard."
Only Hitori, who was already used to her appearance, was infected by the emotion and, for once, showed a happy expression, nodding vigorously.
"Mm-hmm."
"This is great news." Kita breathed a sigh of relief and celebrated with Hitori.
"We can finally perform!"
Amidst this cheerfulness, Ishikawa Hayato spread his arms, closing his eyes as if ready for an embrace.
He had even, at some point, put a sign on his chest that read 'Please give me a thank-you hug!'
But the four glanced at him, their expressions varied, yet no one paid him any mind.
After glancing at Ishikawa Hayato, Nijika shifted her gaze to the two most excited and loudest guitar players at the moment.
One had good skill but couldn't show it at all, and the other had hastily learned guitar for nearly two months.
Looking at their happy faces.
When she thought about the audition a week later, she suddenly understood why her sister had become so strict.
Instantly, cold sweat appeared on her cute face.
Just then, Ryo came up to her and revealed her thoughts in a hushed voice, “You look like you think these two are the ones we should be most worried about.”
Nijika, whose thoughts were exposed, immediately panicked, almost collapsing into a Hitori-like facial distortion.
Ryo didn't bother with her and walked over to the two guitar players, seriously instructing them, "Then for your parts, we'll use pre-recorded audio. You just need to practice your fake playing postures well."
The two Guitar players had no performer's pride whatsoever and instantly replied in unison, "Okay!"
"Wait, wait, wait, won't the Manager reject us if we do that?" Ishikawa Hayato stepped forward to stop them.
Nijika also agreed with Ishikawa Hayato's idea.
"Yeah, Sister is quite strict."
Ryo looked at Ishikawa Hayato, her opposition significantly reduced, but she still stated, "There's only one week left, no need to try too hard."
Nijika also didn't intend for them to practice too hard, but rather 'encouraged' them by saying, "Even if you play badly, as long as you try your best and convey your passion, it'll be fine."
Hitori and Kita, hearing Nijika's first sentence, were dumbfounded and slumped their shoulders.
"Playing badly..."
"Pfft." Ishikawa Hayato lowered his head and laughed.
Ryo looked at Ishikawa Hayato and Nijika, speechless.
Nijika immediately panicked.
"Ah, I'm sorry, but you're much better than when you started, right, Ryo?"
She quickly sought outside help.
But Ryo tilted her head back, feigning deep thought.
Nijika then anxiously looked at Ishikawa Hayato next to her.
And this guy, with his arms crossed, sighed heavily.
"Please help me smooth things over!" Nijika exclaimed angrily at the two main pillars of the Band.
And while Nijika was wailing, Hitori silently squatted down and crawled into a nearby concrete pipe.
However, when Nijika pleaded her not to hide, she saw the concrete pipe suddenly darken.
She looked up and saw Ishikawa Hayato half-crouching on the ground, looking at them with a smile and saying,
“This place is full!”
“Eh, eh!” Hitori was startled and backed out of the concrete pipe.
After scaring Hitori out of the pipe, Ishikawa Hayato stood up and suggested to the others,
“Since time is short, how about a 24-hour training camp first?”
Nijika, Kita, and Ryo’s faces immediately showed alert, and they all took a step back.
“Ishikawa-kun! This is harassment!” Kita warned.
Ryo held her phone, looking as if she was ready to call the police at any moment.
Nijika looked at the two, then at the bewildered Hitori, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
“A training camp isn’t bad…” she thought for a moment and said.
“Ijiichi-senpai!?” Kita looked at Nijika in disbelief.
With Ishikawa Hayato’s overjoyed expression, Nijika happily said,
“Except for Hayato-kun, how about everyone rests at my house tonight after practice?”
“No!!!”
Kita looked at the wailing Ishikawa Hayato, smiled, then looked at Ryo, and finally agreed,
“Alright!”
She then said to the bewildered Hitori,
“Gotou-san, you come too.”
“Ah… um… well… okay.”
Hitori agreed after much deliberation.
“Then I’ll call home.” Kita looked quite familiar with this, and she said, taking out her phone and walking aside.
Hitori was stunned and copied her.
A moment later.
Hitori’s mother’s soft gasp came from the phone, asking,
“Hitori, you’re staying out tonight?!”
“Yes, at a band friend’s house.”
“Hayato-kun’s house?” Hitori’s mother’s voice sounded a bit strange.
“No, no, it’s another friend’s house.”
“Let me talk to Hayato-kun to confirm.”
Eh?
Hitori stared blankly at her phone.
Why Hayato?
Finally, she gave her phone to Ishikawa Hayato, and after Ishikawa Hayato explained, the other end of the line finally relaxed.
Hitori thought, full of confusion.
Does her mother really trust her?
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