“The remaining secondary guitar or bass part is almost as simple as the drum set, just keep plucking a few strings repeatedly.”

“So don’t worry~”

“Which road or more!”

After reading the news, Hakamada Kusuke immediately put aside his worries and couldn’t help but let out a long sigh of relief.

It’s just plucking a few strings repeatedly. With his intelligence, there should be no problem…right?

“Then I’ll choose bass.”

Hakamada Sosuke thought for a moment and spoke again.

Although in his impression, guitar seems to be cooler than bass, but if he also chooses guitar…wouldn’t he be outdone by Kitagawa Yu?

As a high school student in adolescence, although he knows that Kitagawa Yu is better than him, he doesn’t want to be outdone by her in front of the female classmate he likes and lose face!

“OK!”

“I have already made an appointment with Kitagawa-kun and Himemiya-san.”

“Let’s get to school early tomorrow morning, at 7:.”

“You’ll have an hour to practice then, so it’ll be fine~”

Yana saw Kyouna sending a message again and said to Hakamada Sosuke.

However, because of the previous disappointment, she was a little “discouraged” and did not take credit from Hakamada Kusuke this time. She told Hakamada Kusuke that in order to allow Kitagawa Yu to “squeeze out time” to come earlier, she promised Kitagawa Yu that she would prepare a lunch box for him tomorrow.

“OK! I understand.”

Hakamada Kusuke replied hurriedly, then couldn’t wait to open the browser on his mobile phone and search for the brand and type of the bass, and most importantly, the approximate price of a second-hand bass.

Then, looking at the numbers that were five or six times higher than those of a second-hand acoustic guitar, I couldn’t help but grimace.

“I go!”

“Isn’t this too far off?”

“Why is a bass so much more expensive than a guitar!?”

As a layman, Hakamada Kusuke obviously could not understand why the price of bass was so much more expensive than that of acoustic guitar.

Just like Anai Yanami, who was peeking at him sideways at this moment, she also couldn’t understand why he suddenly fell in love with another girl and why he always ignored her feelings.

“Kousuke is just this kind of thick-skinned guy~”

In the past, Anami Yanami always used such excuses to comfort herself, but is this really the case?

Chapter 62: Little greedy cat?

Time passed quickly and it was after school.

Because he had to teach Himemiya Karen to play drums, Kitagawa Yuu did not go out to eat with Yanami Anna and the others after school like he did in the previous two days, but stayed in the classroom.

On the other hand, Hakamada Kusuke had to go to a second-hand music store in Ochanomizu to buy a bass. The round trip alone took almost two hours, so he hurried to the train station as soon as school was over.

“Then I’ll leave first~”

“How about I go with you?”

“No need! I can go by myself!”

“Oh well.”

Yana saw that Kyouna’s eyes dimmed instantly.

Originally, she wanted to accompany Hakamada Kusuke to Ochanomizu to buy a bass, but Hakamada Kusuke obviously didn’t want to leave Himemiya Karen and Kitagawa Yu alone in the classroom, so he once again refused decisively without considering her feelings.

This made Yanajian Xingna feel depressed, annoyed and unhappy again, until Kitagawa Yu took out the chocolate ball he carried with him and handed it to her, which made her mood improve a little.

“Huh? You have chocolates with you again?”

“I can’t help it. It’s because of that little greedy cat who always steals my lunch box~”

“…”

Yana, who had just torn open the wrapping paper and stuffed the whole chocolate ball into her mouth, was stunned when she heard what Ancai said, just like a little hamster that was halfway through eating and was suddenly frightened. She froze there, staring blankly at Kitagawa Yu.

When she came to her senses, her cheeks were suddenly covered with a light blush and her eyes unconsciously avoided.

“Hey, hey! That’s not right! It was you who took the initiative to bring the lunch box to me, and I just took a bite of it~!” Yana saw Xingcai hurriedly trying to explain seriously.

In fact, always ‘stealing’ Beichuan You’s lunch box made her feel a little embarrassed, but not enough to make her blush.

What really made her blush was that Beichuan You actually called her “little greedy cat”?

Is this… a little too intimate?

Unfortunately, while she was in a daze, Kitagawa Yu had already turned around and started teaching Himimiya Karen to play the drums.

This made her swallow her words again, and she waved her fist at Beichuan You angrily.

Then…she didn’t know why. She felt that she should be angry, but the frustration and annoyance in her heart seemed to have dissipated a lot.

“Wow… vanilla-flavored chocolate is also delicious… But… what kind of lunch box should I make for this guy tomorrow…”

Yana saw that Anna was eating the chocolate in her mouth with puffy cheeks, while she was lazily lying on the desk with her head tilted, staring at Kitagawa Yu’s serious and handsome profile in a trance, and she began to think about this question in her heart.

……

……

“The interface of GarageBand basically restores the real drum set. You can learn the specific names of each drum in the future when you really want to learn the drum set. Now you just need to remember these three.”

“This is the bass drum, and its sound is the ‘dong’ in ‘dong shi da ci’… This is the hi-hat, and its sound is the ‘ci’ in ‘dong shi da ci’… The remaining one is called the snare drum, and its sound is the ‘da’ in ‘dong shi da ci’…”

“Assign the three drums to 1, 2, and 3 respectively. After the song “Horizontal Line” is simplified, you can follow the numbers throughout the whole process…”

It took less than fifteen minutes of explanation and practice, and Himimiya Karen had already mastered the drumming sequence, which had been simplified further so that even a first-grade student could learn it.

Although, this simplified drum beat doesn’t sound very nice when played alone. If it were played by Anami Yanami, she would probably have lost interest long ago.

However, Himemiya Karen still enjoyed knocking on it, maybe simple people just like such simple things.

“By the way, You, when we get to school tomorrow morning, are we going to practice in the classroom or in the activity room?”

“Well…let’s go to the activity room!” Beichuan You said after thinking for a while.

As he is ready for his debut, he is not afraid of being watched by his classmates, but the same cannot be said for Hakamada Kusuke. So in order to avoid being disturbed and unable to learn such a simple instrument, he thinks it would be better to practice in the activity room.

“If we have enough time, we can try to practice together first.” Beichuan You added while packing his schoolbag.

Although he was very confident in his plan – mainly because except for his main guitar, everything else, including the piano, had been simplified to the point where their presence or absence would not affect the effect, but if he could rehearse together in advance, he would always have more confidence.

“Why don’t we come to school earlier tomorrow?”

“I’m afraid this won’t work.”

“why?”

“Because our school doesn’t open until 7: in the morning~”

“Which way or more!”

“…”

The three of them left the school together, and waved goodbye at the intersection less than fifty meters away from the tram stop.

Next, Kitagawa Yu went to the tram station alone to catch the train as usual, and Himemiya Karen and Yanami Anna also went straight home after separating from him.

But the difference is that today, after returning home, Anai Yanami did not throw her schoolbag away and lie down on the bed to save energy as usual, or watch videos on her mobile phone to kill the boring time before dinner. Instead, after returning home, putting down her schoolbag, she rushed into the kitchen.

“Ogasang, what food do you have at home now?”

“Huh? Is Anna-chan hungry now? I plan to make curry tonight, so there are only eggs and nori left at home.” Anna’s mother, who has the same long dark blue hair as Anna Yanami, looked at Anna Yanami and said softly.

“If Xingcai-chan is hungry, I can make her some tamagoyaki to fill her stomach.”

“No, Ogasan, I’m not hungry.” Yana saw Xingcai waving her hand and said, while muttering to herself, “If it’s curry, it will probably become unpalatable after being left in the lunch box for a whole morning, so I’d better prepare another lunch box.”

Thinking of this, Yanai saw Xingcai and couldn’t help but ask again: “So, Ogasan, are you going to the supermarket to buy ingredients after seven o’clock?”

“Yes, if you don’t buy the ingredients, what will you and your father have for breakfast tomorrow morning?” Xingcai’s mother asked with a smile.

“Then I’ll go to the supermarket with you then.”

Seeing that Xingcai left the old lady with a question mark on her face after she finished speaking, Yana turned around and ran back to the bedroom, then… pounced on the bed, logged into YouTube with her mobile phone, and searched for “delicious, simple and creative bento tutorials”.

“As a boy, Kitagawa-kun can make such delicious bento. I can’t lose to him…”

Chapter 63: The Clever Yanami Kyouna

A moment later, Yanajian Xingcai made a tragic discovery that what kind of “delicious, simple and creative bento” to prepare for Kitagawa Yu did not depend on her preferences, but on… what kind of discounted ingredients she could buy when she went to the supermarket tonight.

This made Yanaijian Xingcai feel depressed and she suddenly felt a little hungry.

“Hmm…why not make some tamagoyaki to practice?”

After silently giving a thumbs up to her own cleverness, Yana saw Xingcai throw her phone away, then ran downstairs again, and rushed into the kitchen under the helpless gaze of Ogasan.

“If you want to eat, you should be honest about it, just like when you like someone, you should be honest with them, otherwise it will be easy to miss them~”

“I know~I know~”

Yana saw Kyoka opening the refrigerator and taking out eggs while speaking in a very perfunctory manner, obviously not taking her mother’s advice to heart.

Time soon came to seven o’clock in the evening.

Kitagawa Yu is still in the talent class, studying the arrangement course seriously. Himemiya Karen is also following his advice at home, starting from the most basic five-line notation, and studying music theory seriously.

Hakamada Kusuke, who had already returned from Ochanomizu, was holding his newly bought second-hand bass in his arms and posing in front of the dressing mirror, trying to find the most handsome angle to take a photo and send it to Shirakawa Tsukiai.

Tsukimi Eiko, who had taken vocal and guitar lessons for a day, and Yanami Anna, whose belly was bloated because the curry made by Ogasan was so delicious, put on their coats and went to the same cheapest supermarket.

“Huh? Which school is that girl wearing that uniform from? Why haven’t I seen it before?”

When the two passed each other in the vegetable area, Yanami Anna even noticed Tsukimi Eiko because of her school uniform.

Unfortunately, she probably couldn’t imagine now that this “beautiful girl wearing a school uniform she had never seen before” was not only the companion chosen by Kitagawa Yu, but was also “living together” with Kitagawa Yu.

Otherwise…she would definitely stare with her big round eyes, buy herself an extra chicken breast, and make it into fried chicken nuggets when she gets home to calm herself down.

That’s right, Yanami Anna, who originally wanted to make a “creative” sandwich to compete with Kitagawa Yuu, finally gave up the idea after following Ogasan around the supermarket and looking at the prices of bacon and high-end beef.

She changed it to her most common dish: fried chicken nuggets with pickled plum rice balls and tamagoyaki.

Although this lunch box is a bit shabby, it’s because she has limited pocket money.

……

……

“Where’s my lunchbox? You didn’t forget to make it, did you?”

“Don’t worry, I’ve already done it. It’s in my schoolbag.”

“Then let me see what you made?”

“Hey… Let’s wait until noon to look at this. Now let’s practice first! Practice is more important!”

The next morning, at the agreed time, You Kitagawa came to the piano club activity room with his guitar on his back to meet up with everyone.

Because it was quite early, they did not meet any other classmates along the way.

This made Hakamada Kusuke, who was carrying a bass and holding a speaker and wanted to show off, feel very disappointed.

But he soon regained his spirits because…

“Let me introduce you. This is the last member of our light music club, Senior Shirakawa Tsukia from Class 2A!”

With the arrival of Shirakawa Tsukiai and the introduction of Hakamada Kusuke, Kitagawa Yu, who originally wanted to ask what kind of lunch box Yanami Anna had prepared for him, was stunned.

“Shirakawa Tsuki Ai!?”

“Isn’t that the heroine from “We at the End of the Love Spectrum” who was rated as one of the three great phantom gods?”

“Looking at the hairstyle, eye color, figure and appearance, it seems… they don’t have the same name?”

Beichuan You couldn’t help but blink, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.

Although he only watched the first episode of the anime “Love at the End of the Spectrum”, he still had some understanding of Shirakawa Tsukia’s very strange view on love.

In Baihe Yueai’s view, as a girlfriend, it is natural for her to accompany her boyfriend to “play games”, so she would invite her boyfriend to her home to “play games” on the first day of their relationship, and she would basically not refuse her boyfriend’s other excessive requests.