“Don’t lose your temper this time. Let’s talk about Muse on LINE later.”

In the taxi, Ji Qi gave a few final worried instructions.

“Oh……”

Being treated like a child, Maki rarely refuted him.

Outside the window, the night view of Tokyo kept flowing backwards. About twenty minutes later, Maki’s home arrived.

“Good night.”

After saying goodbye to each other, Ji Qi waved to Zhenji and watched Zhenji’s back disappear into the villa before getting back into the taxi.

I took out my cell phone, which had several unread text messages and calls.

They all belong to Nan Qinli and the others.

As for the others, perhaps because they were not familiar with each other and did not exchange phone numbers, he did not see them.

Ji Qi thought about it and felt that it was too troublesome to explain to them one by one, so he created a LINE group and sent a group text message to them, allowing them to communicate on LINE.

After a while, there were a few more people in the group.

As soon as I joined the group, a member whose nickname was Honoka with a heart at the end couldn’t wait to send a message: “Himeshichi-kun, I heard that Shinji-chan ran away from home. Is she with you now?”

“Don’t say something that might cause misunderstanding… Well, I just sent her home.”

Ji Qi scratched his head. In order to prevent them from worrying, he briefly added a few words about the current situation after sending the message.

Nan Qinli: “Phew, that’s good. We were really shocked when we heard that Maki ran away from home…”

“This is just a minor temper tantrum at best. Running away from home is too exaggerated!” Ji Qi slid the screen while sitting in the car.

Sonoda Umi: “I didn’t expect that Maki would actually quarrel with her father… Was it because of the school idol?”

“Maki is going to quit Muse??!” Honoka asked panickedly from behind.

“Don’t worry, I just want to tell you about this now.”

Ji Qi briefly explained what happened and his thoughts on it.

“What are you going to do?”

The chat group was silent for a while, and then Honoka said passionately: “Is there any need to ask? Of course we have to take Maki back! Maki is irreplaceable to us, not only her, but everyone at Muse is indispensable!”

Sonoda Umi was still a little hesitant, “Honoka, there’s something wrong with your word choice, you actually used the word ‘take away’… I don’t want to see Maki leave Muse, but because her grades have dropped so much because of us, Maki’s father——”

“People who give up easily just because their parents strictly forbid them are not qualified to be idols!” Yazawa Nicole’s remarks were somewhat sharp.

After seeing this message, Nan Qinli was very angry at someone for once, “Senior Nicole, shut up!”

“Humph.”

“Although I am just talking on paper and have no basis, I will help you.”

At this time, Ji Qi stood up decisively.

Nan Qinli sent a cute love emoji: “Ji Qijun is really reliable!”

“What should we do? I absolutely don’t want Maki to leave!”

Honoka was sending messages eagerly. If she hadn’t considered the time, given her personality, she would probably have rushed to Maki’s house right now.

“Don’t be afraid of shame or others’ contempt, and don’t lie. Express your feelings in the most direct way. Maki’s father is not a cold-blooded person. He will definitely agree with you when he sees your seriousness and bond. Leave the rest to Maki.”

Is it that easy to convince Maki’s father? The girls were a little stunned.

“Ji Qijun, what about you? Aren’t you coming with us?”

“I would like to go… but I would definitely be a hindrance if I go.” Thinking of the hostility that Maki’s father showed towards him, Ji Qi felt a headache. This father didn’t seem to like him very much. And he was not a member of Muse. If Maki hadn’t taken the initiative to find him, he would have nothing to do with this.

“Well, I think it would be better if Ji Qijun went together.”

The carefree Honoka doesn’t quite understand this aspect.

“Anyway, we will do as you say! If one time doesn’t work, then try twice. If two times doesn’t work, then try three times. Maki’s father will definitely be impressed by us!”

“Well, I believe you.”

After sending this message, Ji Qi exited the group chat line, paused for a while, and then opened Zhen Ji’s window separately.

I sent her a long message.

–

the next day.

In the large and spacious living room of the Nishikino family.

Nine girls in neat school uniforms sat on the sofa, facing a middle-aged man with a calm expression and a vague sense of majesty.

This formation looks very much like a fight against some super boss… Well, it’s a bit too much to describe someone else’s father as a boss, but it really looks like one!

Now the offensive and defensive battle has entered the most difficult stage.

The girls looked excited and nervous.

Honoka bowed her head deeply, her body trembling: “We have worked hard together and finally got to this point. Everyone is an indispensable partner. So please, uncle, please let Maki join us again…”

“Uncle, Maki’s grades are already very good. While continuing to work so hard to save the school from crisis, can you understand and try to recognize her feelings?”

Sonoda Umi also tried her best.

This was already their second attempt at persuasion. In the first round, everyone said a few words, but Maki’s father still seemed unmoved.

The girls gradually felt despair.

“Maki, do you really want to continue staying in Muse?”

Maki’s father sighed imperceptibly, fixed his gaze on Maki, and spoke without any emotion in his tone.

“…Yes, Dad. Since joining Muse, I have learned a lot and experienced a lot – I am moving forward with my partners towards a common dream. Although practicing every day is tiring and I don’t get recognition from others, I am very happy every day. Dad, I really want to continue staying in Muse. I want to continue my musical dream.”

“I promise that my grades will not fall behind in the future. As the heir of the Nishikino family, I will definitely be admitted to the university you expect when I go to college, and I will also listen carefully to my parents’ arrangements. So, Dad, in this last period of high school, can you give me the freedom like an ordinary person?”

Zhenji lowered her eyes. She was so nervous at first that she couldn’t speak. She didn’t know why, but when she recalled what Ji Qi taught her in the text message yesterday, her mind was unusually clear and she spoke clearly and logically according to her own will.

“Ordinary people’s freedom…huh?”

Maki’s father looked up at the sky.

–

PS1: Maki’s side story is finally finished, and now it’s the main story of the novel, Oregirō. Because there are too many Muses, each person says a sentence and the chapter ends, which makes this part of the story super stuck, so the update is a little unstable, sorry.

PS2: A 5600-word chapter to make up for yesterday’s cuckoo. There will be an update today.

Chapter 320 Unqualified Producer

“Yeah!! It worked!!”

“Congratulations Maki-chan for returning to Muse!”

In the LINE chat group that Ji Qi created last time, the screen was suddenly flooded with all kinds of celebrations.

It looks like a success? Was Muse’s crisis successfully resolved?

“Don’t worry too soon. Gaia’s trial is far from over.”

Ji Qi smiled silently and replied on the phone.

Think carefully, apart from the things that Maki didn’t discover in the original work, what other crises did they encounter that might lead to their disbandment or factors that prevented them from becoming the champions of LoveLive?

One is that Guo Huang fell ill, and the other is that Nan Qinli is going abroad.

Because Muse and the others are related to the main quest, Ji Qi has written down all the things that will happen in the future in order to strengthen his memory. In addition to lovelive, the training methods of the passerby heroine and spring are the same.

These are just in case.

He did not deliberately let everything develop according to the previous plot.

For example, he did not change the empty scene of Muse’s first concert, and then when they were at their lowest and most confused, he transformed himself into a hero of justice and saved the girls, thus winning a lot of goodwill.

That’s nothing more than an emotional cheat.

He can deceive others but not himself.

He has his own persistence.

What’s more, the latter two have completely deviated from the planned development trajectory due to his forced interference and are no longer of any reference value.

The document recording these stories was locked and hidden by him out of guilt. In order to prevent others from finding it, he also took double insurance – the contents of the document were all incoherent and completely disorganized, and no one except him would be able to understand it even if they saw it.

It’s no wonder that he is so careful. It would be bad if the things on it were discovered by other girls.

Kousaka Honoka: “Hey~ It’s a good day, Hime Nana-kun, please stop being such a pessimist!”

“I always feel like you’re deliberately setting a flag… Never mind, compared to this, I didn’t expect that it was you who taught Maki those words. To be honest, I felt that Maki was super cool at that time~”

“I didn’t expect that Ji Qijun was right! Zhen Ji’s father was convinced by us so easily!”

“…”

twitter.

The girls were discussing in the chat group with great interest, and the main topics focused on Ji Qi and Zhen Ji.

They are the two most worthy protagonists.

Ji Qi leaned back in his chair and replied in the group: “First of all, I am just making suggestions, and the decision-making power is still in your hands. As a passerby who only makes suggestions, do you think it is appropriate to take all the credit for yourself?”

“It’s appropriate, of course it’s appropriate!”

Nan Qinli: “Ji Qijun is still the same. If you are praised, you should just accept it honestly!”

Forgot these are a bunch of idiots.

Ji Qi scratched his head and looked outside the window of the multimedia room.

Light cloud and wind.

“Really? You all look so relaxed. If you have time, why don’t you help me draw?”

A sudden voice sounded in Ji Qi’s ears, drawing his attention to the classroom.

Eriri was drawing the manuscript with a bitter and resentful look on her face, and she also complained whenever she had time.

“But I can’t draw. I can’t help Sawamura-san even if I want to.”

In the first row not far from Eriri, Kato Megumi, who was also playing with her phone with her head down, made a light remark, which successfully made Eriri even angrier.

Eriri kept moving her pencil. “You can’t even draw, a skill that is almost common sense. Kato-san, you are so unqualified as a heroine!”

“Even if you say so… there should be only a few people who can draw and draw well, right?”

Kato Megumi’s expression didn’t change at all, and she continued to complain in her signature lukewarm tone.

“That’s generally true! The problem is that you’re the heroine, Kato-san! What’s wrong with a heroine being different?”

“Sawamura-kun, suddenly I really can’t draw anymore~”

“You’re complaining about something completely wrong! Phew, this painting is done. I’ll finish the rest tomorrow!”

The pencil left a graceful arc on the professional drawing paper, and Ying Lili finally relaxed. She stretched, lay on the table and said lazily.

Kato Megumi said with a gentle smile, “Thank you for your hard work, Sawamura-san.”

Unfortunately, this voice, which was right in front of her but seemed to come from the horizon, was ignored by Eriri.

Ying Lili, whose pretty face was resting on the table, suddenly slapped the table, her whole face full of disbelief and she said loudly: “I suddenly remembered something I had forgotten before.”

“what’s up?”

Ji Qi, who walked near Eriri, asked with interest.

“Does our club still not have a name?”

“…”

Ji Qi and Ying Lili stared at each other.

Utaha Kasumigaoka, who was sitting in the last row and typing on the keyboard, also stopped.

“Ahaha, it seems to be true!”

After careful recollection, Ji Qi found that it was just as Eriri said.