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

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Riki lowered his head; clearly, what Taro said was true…

Taro offered a further speculation: "The reason we ran away back then was because of Xiangzi's excellence, and also because of my excellence."

When Momoi Taro said this, he didn't feel embarrassed in the slightest; he was simply stating an obvious conclusion.

Lixi had no strength to refute his words and could only bury her head even lower. However, the truth made her almost unable to breathe.

"I will not apologize for hurting you with my words. There may be beautiful lies in this world, but I certainly didn't tell them. So, I won't comfort you either."

Taro shifted his gaze from Riki, took out his wallet from his red coat, roughly estimated the price of the door, and then pulled out a few Fukuzawa Yukichi bills and an orange pick.

He placed Fukuzawa Yukichi and the pick together on Riki's bedside table. Riki just stared blankly at Taro's actions, too exhausted to offer any opinion.

"Three days from now, I... our band, the Dong Brothers, will be doing a live performance. It was a last-minute decision," Taro said calmly. "The location is 'Starry Night' in Shimokitazawa. I just thought of a new song; it's probably all I wanted to say to you."

“This way of communication is easier for you to accept, isn’t it?” Taro’s words remained calm as he looked intently at Riki.

Seeing the sting on Riki's face, Taro said nothing, but turned to leave.

He stopped at the doorway, leaning against the rubble of the door frame, and turned to look at Lixi, saying, "I only recently realized that my talent can hurt people. Ruomai told me this, and you said it too, so it probably really does hurt others."

“I’ve always known that my truth will hurt others. But even knowing that, I don’t intend to apologize.”

"Floating, floating, swaying with the waves. What kind of happy ending is this?"

"But I hope you can come to our live performance." With that, Taro raised his head and walked straight out.

Lixi simply lay on the bed, staring blankly at Taro's disappearing figure.

Maki downstairs looked up at the room with concern. Although the soundproofing in this room was poor, it wasn't so bad that Taro could hear her speaking in such a low voice.

From the very beginning, Maki couldn't hear anything from upstairs at all, and had no idea how Riki and Taro's conversation was going...

Perhaps I should blame myself for all of this. I knew the source of Lixi's stress, but I couldn't think of a way to alleviate it. I must also take responsibility for how Lixi has become.

As she watched Momoi Taro walk down calmly, she asked worriedly, "Tachibana... how is he now?"

Taro shook his head slightly and said calmly, "I don't know her situation right now, but I've done what I can. I've put the money for the door repair in Riki's room. I've estimated the approximate price, and it shouldn't be wrong. Well then, I'll be going now."

Maki said goodbye to him in a daze, and only after Taro had walked far away did she whisper, "I always felt like he was an incredible person."

"So let's get the party started"

Hai Ling: Time after time.

A sudden live performance announcement, two new songs all of a sudden...?

This was absolutely impossible, but Momoi Taro still insisted.

Chapter 21, The Dictator, Tyrannical Taro

So, this is the story—

Chapter 21, The Dictator, Tyrant Takuya

The next morning, Taro sent an urgent notice, asking everyone in the Dong Brothers group to come to the practice room that morning.

Taro was the first to arrive today. He didn't wait in the practice room; instead, he watched the Dong Brothers arrive one by one from the front stage, and then followed them in last.

When Taro entered the room today, he didn't announce loudly as usual, "The servants' practice has begun."

He quietly took out a stack of laminated papers from his bag and handed one to each person.

"This is... a new piece?" Hai Ling flipped through the pages and was surprised to find that there were two different musical scores.

"Yes, these are two different scores. The one on top will be used soon." Taro's voice carried a hint of unquestionable certainty.

"We'll need it right away?" Hai Ling murmured, repeating the question.

“Yes, Aine, now post announcements on social media.” Taro shouted at Aine in a commanding tone, “Inform the fans that we will be holding a live show at the Shinsei Livehouse in Shimokitazawa in two days.”

“Yes, I understand…” Aine didn’t question Taro’s words too much and quickly took out her phone to start editing the text.

"Hailing, adjust the schedule immediately and make as much practice time as possible in the next two days."

"I object." Faced with Taro's order, Hailin said that it wasn't the kind of live performance she liked and refused outright.

"In terms of time, it's a bit unlikely," Hai Ling said calmly. "It's a little difficult to play a new piece well in just one day of practice."

"That's right, General. What should we do?" Ruomai's mouth turned into a cat's mouth as she covered it with her hand and looked at Taro with a mischievous smile.

I will also disobey Momoi Taro's orders!

"If you stop complaining and practice more, you can do it," Taro said firmly. "I will not listen to any of your objections."

"This is a bit too harsh—" Hai Ling still objected vehemently, while Ai Yin, observing everything, gently comforted Hai Ling.

"Well, never mind, Taro is a tyrannical tyrant, isn't it clearly written in the lyrics?"

Aine patted Hailin on the shoulder to comfort her, then looked at Taro and said:

"But, is the reason for the rush related to Mygo's drummer?"

The drummer of mygo? Hai Ling pondered for a moment, not quite understanding which band mygo was, and maintained her firm stance: "This is just my personal opinion. To cram your schedule so full for unrelated people, I personally have no..."

"That's right, it's about Li Xi."

Taro raised his head, completely ignoring Hai Ling's words, and continued talking to himself, while Hai Ling obediently stopped:

"She seems lost right now, but I'm confident that my song can help her get back on her feet. (弍玲er弍尹⑶ 玲8 II)"

"Personally, it's not that I can't accept it..." Hai Ling then continued.

"Hmm?" Aine glanced at Hailing with a smile, while Taro looked at Hailing, who immediately took out her tablet and lowered her head to adjust her schedule, with some confusion.

However, since Hailing had agreed, things became easier. Not long after, Hailing announced that the schedule had been updated.

"The pieces we'll be playing are 'Clier-Mind' and this new piece. Feel free to ask me any questions. If not, familiarize yourself with the sheet music first, and we'll begin practicing in thirty minutes."

“oi!” x4

Everyone cheered, except for Taro, who stood calmly with his arms crossed. Aine leaned over, disgruntled, and said, "Hey! Taro! You should join us!"

"Don't be silly!" Taro turned his face away disdainfully: "Why would I do something so embarrassing with you?"

"Ugh~ This isn't stupid at all." Aine pouted and tried to press her body against Taro.

From behind her, a pair of hands reached out and quietly grabbed her arm. Aine turned around in surprise. It was Meow Dream, who smiled and said, "Aine~ We don't have much time left, we should familiarize ourselves with the sheet music properly—"

Ai Yin returned to her seat angrily, picked up the sheet music and began to look at it. She was quite certain that Ruomai's real purpose was not this, but what she said was indeed true.

By the way, Ai Yin is no longer using fingering, but standard musical notation. That's progress, right?

Meanwhile, Chu Hua (Sister), who had just finished her work, said goodbye to the staff and left the place.

She rubbed her temples, feeling a headache coming on. Sumi's popularity has been on the rise lately, with a constant stream of commercials and variety show appearances.

I've been working non-stop, recording music videos and shooting commercials all take time. As for Xiangzi's request... regarding Avemujica, there's been absolutely no progress.

Fortunately, Xiangzi didn't ask about his progress. Otherwise, he wouldn't know how to answer Xiangzi...

However, just as Hua was thinking this, his phone rang.

Chu Hua's pupils dilated slightly as she carefully pulled her phone out of her skirt pocket, looking at the contact name displayed on it: "Xiao Xiang".

Her body stiffened slightly. Although she was happy that Xiangzi had come to see her, she couldn't do anything about the request Xiangzi had made.

She hesitated for a moment, then answered the phone: "Moxi Moxi, Xiao Xiang?"

"Chuhua, long time no see." Xiangzi sounded to be in a good mood on the other end of the phone.

"Xiao Xiang, long time no see." Chu Hua smiled, then calmed down a little and said softly, "Xiao Xiang, about the thing you asked me to do... about Avemujica, I'm sorry. There's no progress at the moment."

On the other end of the phone, Xiangzi paused slightly, realizing that was exactly what she was about to say. She smiled and replied, "It's alright. That's what I was just about to tell you. Don't worry about Avemujica."

Xiangzi paused slightly, seemingly considering how to phrase it. At that moment, the image of a boy in a red coat flashed through her mind, and she couldn't help but smile knowingly.

"I've joined a band called Mygo, so I might be a bit busy lately."

Xiangzi still felt that she was telling the truth. Now she was a little regretful. If she could have done the same when she withdrew from her miserable life, then everyone wouldn't be suffering like this.

"Huh?" Chu Hua's eyes widened upon hearing the unexpected news. She anxiously whispered into the phone, "Then, what should we do with Avemujica?"

Hearing Chu Hua's anxious expression, Xiang Zi smiled slightly and comforted her, "Chu Hua, don't worry, I won't give up on Avemujica. I will continue to work on Avemujica."

"However, I'm busy with the band's first live performance here for a while. After that, I'll focus my attention on Avemujica."

Hearing Xiangzi say that, Chu Hua felt a little relieved and breathed a sigh of relief, smiling as she said, "Yes, I know. Well then, goodbye."

Chu Hua breathed a slight sigh of relief; she couldn't continue like this. If she didn't do anything, Xiangzi would drift further and further away from her.

And so, her wish to be with Xiangzi... could never be fulfilled.

Inaction is the only way to survive.

Meanwhile, in the Yuzawa Cafe, Xiangzi, having hung up the phone, breathed a slight sigh of relief and patted his chest gently.

"Shoko seems really scared." Sitting across from her, Wakaba Mutsu looked at Shoko with concern and put down the mango juice in her hand.

"Haha..." Xiangzi looked around and, finding no one around, waved to Ruoye Mu. Ruoye Mu understood and stretched her head forward.

Xiangzi leaned close to Ruoye Mutsu's ear and whispered, "Oh, that... I went to Chuhua's house earlier, and I saw—"

If Ye Mu tilted her head, her curiosity, as well as that of Mo Ti Si, was piqued. Now, Cucumber was doubly curious.

"I... found a huge number of photos of Taro-senpai in her house."

She grasped her left hand with her right, rubbed her arm as if trying to remove the goosebumps, and whispered, "I bet she really likes Taro-senpai, and she's the kind of person who's extremely obsessed... like a yandere."

After saying that, Xiangzi sat back down, took another sip of coffee, and sighed.

"Now I'm starting to worry about my safety, after all, the legendary yandere..."

However, Xiangzi quickly smiled and said, "But I guess I made a mistake."

Ruo Yemu was a little shocked. That Sanjiao Chuhua liked her older brother? However, she took a deep breath and quickly calmed down.

After all, he's her older brother; nothing she did would be surprising. Her attention was focused on something else.

"Then, Xiang, is it very dangerous?"