Chapter 101: Faint Frog Croaks Already at the Subtle Places

"You're not constipated, you have diarrhea?" Ono Mizuki examined Qingshan Li's pale face, her sweet little face showing a bit of worry.

Qingshan Li waved his hand, not having the strength or inclination to speak.

"I'll go buy you water." Ono Mizuki said.

Qingshan Li placed his hand on her shoulder, nodding emotionally.

"Give me money!"

Qingshan Li kept his pose unchanged, merely shifting from happily nodding to solemnly shaking his head.

"For the sake of you making dorayaki, I'll let it slide this time." Ono Mizuki brushed away his hand, turning to leave to buy water.

Qingshan Li took out his wallet, took out one thousand yen.

"This month's." He handed it to Mikami Ai.

Mikami Ai accepted the money.

In Qingshan Li's heart, there was actually more or less this kind of expectation: I also ate your dorayaki, so this month's one thousand yen should be forgotten.

"Were you expecting me to say forget it?" Mikami Ai asked.

"No."

Qingshan Li most despised relying on handsomeness, but things having come to this, the money was gone, only handsomeness remained, and he could only tightly grasp 'handsomeness' in his hand.

Mikami Ai laughed lightly.

"Giving you 5000 pocket money every month, yet you can still owe debts outside, I've remembered this." She said.

"What do you remember this for?"

"In case we get together in the future, I'll only give you 4000 a month."

Being able to say this kind of thing so generously showed she fundamentally didn't have that kind of thought.

"I'll help you save this expense." Qingshan Li also didn't have that kind of thought.

He looked toward the stage, the stage had already changed performers, another band was performing.

"What about them?" He asked.

"Because they're wearing performance costumes, they went directly from the preparation room back to the car, will go home first and wait for us." Mikami Ai said.

Qingshan Li took out his mobile phone.

【Seiten Band】

【Qingshan Li: Everyone performed well!】

【Drummer Mumi: Scared me to death, don't even want to go to Budokan to hold a concert anymore】

You're too confident.

【Agatsuma Haruka: With this experience, next time we'll definitely perform even better!】

【Ono Mika: We'll wait for you at home, Li.】

Qingshan Li and Ono Mika private chatted.

【Qingshan Li: How does it feel?】

【Ono Mika: After starting to sing, basically had no time to pay attention to the audience's existence, went fairly smoothly!】

【Qingshan Li: Maybe you'll become a big star, then hold concerts to support me!】

【Ono Mika: Don't tease me!】

【Ono Mika: Waiting for you at home】

"As expected, same as your sister said, being with you, no one hits on us." Mikami Ai said.

"Normal people wouldn't hit on a woman accompanied by a male, right?" Qingshan Li tucked his mobile phone back into his pocket.

"You're also good at fighting."

"Occasionally, really."

"In the future when I need to go out alone, I'll have you accompany me."

"How much per hour?"

"You don't want your sisters to know about your fighting, right?"

This was a line Qingshan Li had always wanted to say, but she said it first!

"Thought you'd use leverage to make me join the Athens Philosophy Research Club." He said.

"This matter, I want to rely on my own charm." Mikami Ai smiled radiantly, elegant and beautiful.

Ono Mizuki returned holding three bottles of water.

"See you at your home." Mikami Ai took Ono Mizuki and left.

Qingshan Li drank water while walking toward the mall exit, pondering tomorrow's baseball match.

Revenge. Will the system make a move?

Or rather, the system only gives him an opportunity, whether to use the system is still decided by himself.

Using the system in public is unreliable.

Like a dog that looks fat, but after getting rained on, you realize it's just a coat of fluffed-up fur, its body actually very thin.

Still have to train oneself.

'Saying goodbye so early, yet still walking ahead of me.' Qingshan Li gazed at the two people five or six meters ahead.

Just then, someone went up to hit on them.

Ono Mizuki was just preparing to politely refuse, Mikami Ai pulled her, leaving very decisively, not acknowledging the other party.

Like the sensitive plant facing giraffe feeding, evolving long thorns, facing endless hitting-on, Mikami Ai also developed a 'cold indifference' side.

On the way back, Qingshan Li summoned the panel.

【Seiten Band: 36%】

It was 32 before, and it rose quite a bit today.

But does every increase in the progress bar require such a convoluted and bizarre story?

Just as he felt the band was too risky, he suddenly thought it shouldn't be necessary.

What matters most for the band is still how to perform at Budokan — not necessarily Budokan itself, just reaching that level.

Qingshan Li returned home, and Seiten Girls Band had already changed clothes.

"Li." Ono Mika stood smiling in the corridor.

"I'm back." Qingshan Li said.

He had notified her in advance.

He didn't want to come back and find girls taking photos, forgetting the time, and just changing clothes.

"Little brother~" Agatsuma Haruka crawled out of the living room, "Going out to eat tonight, we're treating you."

"Going out to eat?" Ono Mika was puzzled.

"These past few days we've eaten your food, stayed at your place, and played with your men." Bass Sakurako also crawled out of the living room.

"Why are they walking on their knees?" Qingshan Li looked at Ono Mika.

"They said they want to become mad dogs, so next time they meet that kind of hoodlum from today, they can bite back." Ono Mika said with a smile.

"Woof woof woof~" The sound of Drummer Gu Meng Shi came cheerfully from the living room.

That would only make the hoodlums more excited.

Also, with your neckline so low, don't kneel on the ground — Qingshan Li doesn't know where to look.

Just then Mikami Ai walked out of the living room.

"Are you going?" Qingshan Li asked her.

Mikami Ai hesitated a little.

"If it's inconvenient, you don't have to go; I'm sure they'll all understand." Qingshan Li said.

"Understand, understand." Agatsuma Haruka said.

"A young lady's family surely has the habit of returning home for meals." Bass Sakurako said, "I saw it on TV."

"I'll call home." Mikami Ai finally decided to go.

She put on her shoes, walked outside, and called home with her mobile phone.

"I won't take off my shoes; you all hurry up and get ready." Qingshan Li said.

"Sniff sniff, there's Qingshan Li's foot odor on the floor." Bass Sakurako said seriously.

Qingshan Li walked toward the door and took out a bamboo sword from the umbrella stand.

"Oh no, it's real!"

"So thick and long, run!"

Two seventeen-year-old girls ran on all fours.

These women really live without a care in the world.

"I'll take this one too." Qingshan Li examined the bamboo sword in his hand.

"Once outside, they probably won't, right?" Ono Mika politely refused.

Qingshan Li put it back.

He walked out of the house; Mikami Ai stood in the distance, talking on her mobile phone.

The moonlight outlined her figure, the evening breeze lifted her hair, her profile had a heart-stirring charm, yet was cool and distant.

Qingshan Li walked toward his vegetable garden; although the seeds had been sown, nothing could be seen from the outside.

No.

Life should be optimistic and positive; correction: although nothing can be seen from the outside, the seeds have already been sown.

As early as June, purple eggplants, green peppers, and crisp cucumbers would hang heavy on the branches;

tomatoes would have to wait until July and August.

And

"What did you plant?"

Qingshan Li turned his head; Mikami Ai had already walked to his side.

Qingshan Li didn't answer, only said, "When it's time to harvest, I'll cook it for you all."

"I don't like eating eggplants or green peppers." Mikami Ai got them all right.

"Sorry, this shop doesn't take orders."

"Is 'chef's choice' the only option?"

"Although I don't know what chef's choice specifically is, you have no other choice."

The two said nothing more.

"So slow." Qingshan Li sighed.

"There are already frog croaks." Mikami Ai raised her head.

From somewhere, frog croaks indeed came.

Qingshan Li thought of the slightly chilly spring nights he had walked through with Ono Mika, one after another, and in the blink of an eye it was almost summer.

"You made a lot of money; do you have any plans for summer vacation?" Mikami Ai asked.

"Find a cool place to escape the heat, or go to the seaside to fully enjoy summer — haven't decided yet — as a senior rich person, what do you think?"

"Sorry, I've already gotten tired of it, so I don't know which is better either."

"Death penalty."

"What?"

"Nothing." This was Qingshan Li's personal standard for evaluating the wealthy class.

The girls poured out from the houses like a cluster of colorful bubbles.

"Let's go!" Drummer Gu Meng Shi shouted with raised arms.

"Where to?" Qingshan Li asked.

"Family Restaurant!"

"What's a Family Restaurant like?" Mikami Ai asked in a low voice.

"I only went there when I was young, and I've long forgotten." Qingshan Li answered in a low voice.

Everyone walked out of the courtyard and strolled along the refreshing night streets.

The residence Miyase Yaeko sold to Qingshan Li seemed quiet and secluded, but as soon as one walked out one street, one could see a corner of Tokyo's prosperity.

A constant stream of izakayas;

Countless boutiques;

And of course there were Family Restaurants, with entire glass walls facing the street, making the shop look like an artificial tank scene, similar to a super-large fish tank.

The boys and girls walked in and also became one of the scenes there.

"Today was really super exciting, I didn't expect a crazy fan harassment incident to happen!"

"Was that fan harassment?"

"Look at how crazy they were, completely captivated by us!"

"They gave us a fright."

"I'll remember them, and once I become a big hit, I'll definitely thank them at a concert!"

"Weren't you saying before that they were hooligans and you'd turn into mad dogs to bite back?"

"Come, to celebrate today's victory, let's all cheers!"

The table was piled with fries, fried chicken, pizza, and various other foods, drinks were available to drink freely, and it was all someone else's treat.

Of course, most importantly, the whole table was filled with laughter and chatter.

(Chapter End)