Momoi Taro wants to form a "don" brother duo, but it's a music anime.

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However… looking into Taro’s sincere eyes, perhaps… this person’s words could be trusted?

Chapter Twenty-Four, Together

As is widely known, Tsukimori Girls' School is skilled at training special agents.

And Su Shi, as a top student, is one of the best... just kidding!

She's just an ordinary girl! Tsuki no Mori is just an ordinary academy for noblewomen; it doesn't train special agents.

However, Nagasaki Motoyo was indeed very good at tracking, and she followed Taro out of the fast food restaurant. Then, she saw Taro abducting an innocent girl on the street.

Su Shi, wondering if her own fate might have come true, listened as Taro used almost the exact same words he had said at home to persuade the boy named Goto Ichiri.

Then I heard a girl named Goto Ichiri talk about her experience of being too scared to work... I was completely confused. Is it possible for someone with such social anxiety to actually exist?

Wait a minute! Su Shi's extraordinary wisdom led her to discover an obvious fact—Momoi Taro seemed to be targeting people with psychological defects.

Xiao Deng, who is withdrawn; herself, who lacks love; Goto Ichiri, who is socially anxious; Xiao Mu, who has a split personality; Xiao Xiang, who doesn't know why she left the band; and Xiao Lixi, who seems to have bipolar disorder.

So... Momoi Taro's real purpose is to enter the hearts of these psychologically flawed girls and then use his terrible methods to destroy their minds, just like how Mutsu was driven to madness by him.

That's right, Su Shi's extraordinary wisdom gradually made him understand all of this—Momoi Taro was a complete psychopath!

Absolutely right...

Let's turn our attention back to Goto Ichiri.

Faced with the deliveryman's sincere questioning, Goto Ichiri decided to tell the whole story. Of course, she'd be laughed at… She felt terrified for giving such a stupid reason; she was a parasite on society, the worst of the worst.

In Goto Ichiri's imagination, she was brought to court because of her fear of society. The presiding judge, standing above, proclaimed righteously:

"The defendant, Goto Ichiri, caused a sharp rise in rice prices in the country due to his fear of working. He is convicted of treason and sentenced to death, to be carried out immediately!"

I knew I shouldn't have said it!

"I'm sorry, my foul language has offended your ears. I'll commit seppuku with my guitar right now..." With that thought, Goto Ichiri got off the chair and skillfully assumed the dogeza (a traditional Tibetan Buddhist posture).

"Will you have time later?" Taro naturally wouldn't mock the other person. Taro wasn't the kind of person who would laugh at others. If you asked him what would make him laugh, Taro himself couldn't say for sure, but one thing was certain: he would never laugh at someone for their behavior.

Even if the other person is in their thirties or forties and still wants to play ninja games, that's their freedom, and Taro would never laugh at them.

"Eh...?" Instead of hearing the expected mockery, Ichiri cautiously raised her head, only to find that Taro's expression hadn't changed much. Was she about to be invited out to play?

Getting invited out by a handsome guy after dark—that's the ultimate social butterfly experience!

"My home isn't too far from here... I should be able to get back before ten o'clock without any problem." Yili figured this out herself, and her mouth took the liberty of answering the question for her.

“Perfect!” Taro stood up and called out, “Now, come with me to my band’s practice room, I’ll train you.”

"Huh...? A band practice room!?" Great, it's an adult band, we're doomed. Goto Ichiri's inner voice cheered (?).

In Goto Ichiri's imagination, the daily life of an adult band consists of smoking, drinking, and womanizing. This guy doesn't seem to smoke or drink, so he must be womanizing ten times, or even nine times, more often!

No, I have to find a way to escape! It's too dangerous!

"Yes... I understand." Socially awkward people aren't good at saying no, and besides... the other person doesn't seem that bad. Besides, would such a handsome guy really be interested in the planktonic Goto Ichiri? She was highly skeptical.

So, let's go back to an earlier time.

RiNG's Dong Brothers practice room.

Aine and Meowme were practicing as usual, while Lamp obediently squatted in the corner, writing and drawing in her notebook.

Lixi is on duty today, but she didn't originally plan to watch their practice.

They practiced like this for quite some time when their phones started beeping. They checked their group chat.

"Taro/General: I will be a little late today. You can practice on your own first."

Miaomeng casually replied with "Understood," Hailing sent an encouraging panda emoji, but Aiyin...?

She sent several private messages to question Taro. At first, Taro replied with a few words, but after being bombarded with Aine's emojis, he stopped replying.

"Little Light, Taro won't be here until later. Are you going to stay here?" Aine asked Light, who was sitting in the corner with a duck-like posture, scribbling in her notebook.

"Hmm... um!" Deng nodded.

"Ah... It's a pity Taro didn't show us the lyrics, otherwise Akari could have practiced with us too." Aine slowly familiarized herself with the chords while chatting with Akari, a typical Akari routine in the practice room.

Aine would chat with Akari for a bit after practicing for a while, and she would also talk to Nyanmu for a bit, but not as frequently. Akari was naturally very happy to be spoken to by Aine... she felt like Aine was taking care of her.

Akari's affection for Aine is quite high. Although Aine doesn't understand Akari's hobbies at all, she always tries to be considerate of her feelings...

"I...can I sing Master Taro's songs well?" Lamp asked softly, sounding a little unsure of herself.

Looking at the somewhat insecure Xiaodeng, Aiyin gently comforted her, "Xiaodeng is just too concerned. Music is something only those who want to play can play. This is supposedly a quote from a very famous person, although I don't know who it is, but it makes a lot of sense, doesn't it?"

"Playing for people who want to play...?" Lamp thought for a moment, considering Taro's words and what she had been doing these past few days... Could she be considered someone who wanted to play?

Seeing that Xiaodeng seemed lost in her own world, Aiyin sighed helplessly and stopped talking, burying herself in practicing her guitar.

Ai Yin and Yue*yi-*-mark/meow dream practiced for a little while in a very ordinary way.

"Ugh... Ugh, why hasn't Taro come yet?" Aine scrolled through her phone out of boredom, then finally lay down on the ground: "No, I'm so tired, I need to rest for a while."

Miaomeng and Deng were used to this scene; apart from yesterday, Aiyin often found opportunities to slack off.

"What should we do?" Ai Yin took out her phone and scrolled through it for a while: "Let's watch some of Miao Meng's videos to relax."

"I'll deduct a few meows from you today..."

"Um, Aiko." Neko, who hadn't wanted to bother with her, had to stop drumming because Aine was watching a video and playing it aloud: "I'm right here next to you~ Why are you watching my video~"

Miao Meng put on a pitiful look: "Is it possible that Miao Mu's real appearance is inferior to Miao Mu's video?"

“I think you don’t understand at all, Miaomeng~” Aiyin closed her eyes and leaned back, explaining with a smug expression: “Videos and watching in person are two different things~ But if you watch a video next to the person, the feeling of happiness is ten times or even nine times that of watching a regular video.”

Now it was even harder for Meow Dream to jump. After thinking for a moment, she could only change the subject by talking about practice: "Aiko, if you don't practice properly, you'll definitely get a severe scolding from the General. I won't help you then."

"Hehe... I'll just watch for a little while..." Ai Yin didn't seem to care much and continued watching the video.

However, at that moment, the sound of the door opening came from outside. Ai-yin subconsciously sat up straight and looked at the person who came in.

Naturally, it was no surprise that it was Momoi Taro... but the problem was, he brought someone else with him!

Pink hair, and carrying a guitar on her back! ??

Oh no! Why did I bring someone with the same attribute as me? Am I going to be optimized?!

Aine quickly stood up and asked, "Taro, who is this?"

Although she was afraid of being eliminated, her good upbringing allowed her to remain friendly in front of strangers.

"Hello, I'm Chihaya Aine. Nice to meet you."

"Please, please, please give me your guidance," the pink-haired guitarist replied to Aine's words in a trembling voice.

"None of your business." Taro glared at Aine, gesturing for her to continue practicing. Aine gave an embarrassed smile and sat back down in her original spot to continue practicing.

"That seems to be true..." Although she was anxious, she didn't say anything and started practicing.

"Next up, Goto!"

"Yes!!" Upon hearing Taro's voice, Goto Ichiri was so startled that he immediately stood at attention!

"Put the guitar down first."

Goto trembled as he placed the guitar case in a corner, then stood timidly in front of Taro.

"If you want to express your gratitude to the guests when working at a livehouse, try treating me as one." Taro stood in front of Goto with a smile. Although Aine and Nyan were still practicing, they had already focused some of their attention on this.

Takamatsu Akari looked directly at Taro's actions, curious to know what Taro was doing.

Goto's body turned grayish-white, twisting and contorting. He wanted to... what should he say? He needed to think carefully. "Thank you for your patronage..." seemed a bit off. "Welcome" was the usual greeting... but that didn't seem quite right either.

Goto Ichiri pulled out a sign from somewhere that read, "Thank you for visiting our store today."

The three people who were secretly watching widened their eyes slightly.

"Are you sure you've got something wrong?" Taro said sternly. "This is the time for everyone to come, not closing time. And you should greet customers with your voice, not with cardboard signs. Let's start over!"

"Ah...ah...Welcome, welcome, welcome..." Ah, I said it. I can do it too, right...?

"No, no! The voice is too soft; it's very rude to the guests." Taro gently patted Ichiri's lower abdomen with his fist, and Ichiri clutched his abdomen in pain: "You have to make a sound from under your abdomen!"

Ah... let's just pretend I was seriously injured and get away with it.

Thinking this, Ichiri closed her eyes and pretended to faint.

"Wow, General, how brutal!" Miao Meng covered her eyes, leaving a huge gap between her two fingers. Although she made a gesture of not being able to bear to look, it was clear that she could see everything.

"Oh no, should we call an ambulance?" Aine was a little scared because she had experienced Taro's death yesterday, and she seemed to believe that the girl who looked a bit like her was really dead.

The lamp looked at the pink-haired girl lying on the ground with a worried expression.

"There's no need for this!" Taro shouted, silencing the commotion. "How utterly pathetic! Ladies and servants! I have complete confidence in my control over the power of my punches! I only inflict just enough pain on the opponent! There won't be any problems whatsoever!"

After hearing Taro's words, Aine calmed down a little. Taro smiled slightly and said, "But this position is just right."

He squatted down.

"Huh?" Aine was slightly taken aback when she heard Taro's words, and reached out to stop him, saying, "Taro! Think carefully, this is a crime! This kind of thing is not allowed! Besides, we're still here!"

"What are you saying? I don't understand!" Taro knelt down, pressed down on Ichiri's feet, and said to Takamatsu Akari, "Takamatsu, singing is the same principle. To be the lead singer of a band, stamina and breath control are very important. If you don't want to be unable to sing on stage or sing off-key, you come over here!"

[What is he saying...? Why is he holding my leg down?! Even a wild snake like me is being taken advantage of?! I'm sorry! Mom, I might not survive.]

Lost in thought, Takamatsu Akari's body grew even paler. Hearing Taro's words, she hesitated for a moment, then nodded and slowly walked over.

Aine, who was listening, was relieved. Since she had called Takamatsu Akari over, Taro would certainly not do such a thing, right?

Then, after hearing what Taro meant, he looked smug, closed his eyes, raised his little nose, and boasted, "Hehe, my stamina is absolutely no problem. Throughout my three years of junior high, I always ran the last leg in relay races."

"Little Ai-yin...so amazing!" Gao Songdeng looked at Ai-yin with her bright, watery eyes and said with great admiration.

Hearing Xiaodeng's praise, Aine's ego swelled up again. She rubbed her fingers against the area above her lips and said smugly, "Taro, did you hear that? Xiaodeng said so~ Why don't you give me the lead vocalist position? If that's not possible, I think a dual lead vocalist setup is totally OK!"

Taro heard Aine's smug words, thought for a while, and then nodded and said, "I understand, then you come over here too."

"If it's not okay, it's not okay, hmph, you stingy person... Eh?" As if she had heard something unbelievable, Aine suddenly looked at Taro.

"Can't you hear me? Come here too!"