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

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She took a deep breath, trying to maintain her usual gentle calm, attempting to face everything in the most appropriate manner. However, the moment she approached, that carefully maintained facade shattered completely, like fragile glass, at the sight before her.

…She heard it clearly! She heard the suppressed, aggrieved sobs coming from Wakaba Mutsumi, nestled in Momoi Taro's arms. A powerful impulse instantly seized her—she desperately wanted to rush forward and anxiously ask, "Mutsumi! What's wrong? What happened?" But her remaining rationality held her back: No! Such a sudden action would only frighten the vulnerable Mutsumi in her moment…

So she could only stand frozen a few steps away, holding those three useless umbrellas like an extra prop, letting the cold rain mercilessly soak her hair, shoulders and clothes, silently and helplessly watching her most important friend, nestled in the arms of the person she admired most, crying.

Wakaba Mutsumi cried for a long time in Momoi Taro's warm embrace, until her surging emotions were finally released and her collapsed rationality slowly returned like the receding tide. She remained nestled against Taro's firm chest, belatedly realizing that a wave of shyness had risen from the bottom of her heart. Her fair cheeks instantly flushed with a large, burning blush.

She couldn't help but complain to the Metis deep within her heart, "...Metis, why won't you wake me up?"

After a long pause, Metacritic finally spoke from the depths of her heart, "I think Xiao Mu... might need these."

"Metis..." Ruoye Mu didn't know what to say, but fortunately, a gentle female voice broke the silence in the rain: "Doing things like this here can make you catch a cold."

"Su-se?" Wakaba Mutsu, who was nestled in Momoi Taro's arms, turned her face and saw the gentle girl with long flaxen hair, holding three umbrellas in her hands, accompanying her and Taro in the rain.

Wakaba Mutsu's face flushed slightly, but she quickly returned to normal and left Taro's embrace... The delicate fragrance of peach blossoms faded from her nose, and for some reason, Wakaba Mutsu felt a little lost.

Taro didn't seem particularly affected by her departure, nor by Suze's arrival. His expression remained calm as always, not at all like someone caught in the act of a relationship being exposed.

Su Shi watched Taro's behavior thoughtfully. However, her attention was more focused on Wakaba Mutsu. She handed the light green umbrella to Wakaba Mutsu, saying, "Here, take it, or you'll really catch a cold."

Ruoye Mu stared blankly at Su Shi, then looked down at the umbrella in Su Shi's hand, hesitated slightly, and said softly, "Thank you." After saying that, she reached out and took the light green umbrella from Su Shi's hand.

Then, Su Shi handed the light brown umbrella to Taro, keeping a light red one for herself. Wakaba Mutsu faced Su Shi, slightly opening her mouth as if to explain something, but Su Shi preemptively shook her head slightly and chuckled softly, "If you want to say something, sit down and talk. Chatting on the street under an umbrella is a bit too avant-garde, isn't it?"

“I know a nice family restaurant that just opened nearby. Why don't we sit there and talk?” Su Shi smiled, looking at the two of them expectantly. Ruo Ye Mu hesitated for a while, seemingly worried about something, but then she looked at Su Shi, who was soaked, and a hint of concern appeared in her eyes. Finally, Ruo Ye Mu nodded, opened the umbrella Su Shi offered, and stood beside her, preventing the rain from soaking her.

Seeing this, Su Shi's smile softened slightly, and she looked at Momoi Taro with expectant eyes. Taro readily took the umbrella, flicked his wrist to open it, and nodded without hesitation, saying, "Okay, let's go then."

Hearing Taro's reply, Su Shi's smile deepened. She gently waved the light red umbrella in her hand, indicating that she had one. Ruo Ye Mu nodded slightly, and only after confirming that Su Shi's umbrella was also open did she step aside to make way for her.

The three walked side by side down the street, Taro and Suze on either side, while Wakaba Mutsumi was sandwiched between the other two. Raindrops pattered against the umbrellas, making a soft, rhythmic sound. As they walked, Suze asked softly with a forced smile, "But speaking of which, I had no idea Mr. Momoi and Mutsumi had this kind of relationship."

"What kind of relationship is this? Explain it properly!" Taro stared ahead. He didn't think he had any special relationship with Wakaba Mutsu. Putting aside that inexplicable feeling of closeness, he treated Wakaba Mutsu no differently than he treated everyone else.

"Huh?" Su Shi covered her mouth in surprise and said with some doubt, "Because... I saw you and Xiao Mu hugging on the street, and I thought you were a couple."

"A couple...?" Wakaba Mutsu recalled the scene of crying in Taro's arms, her pretty face slightly red. However, she still firmly shook her head, denying the claim, and said, "Taro and I are not in that kind of relationship."

“That’s right.” Taro raised his head and explained, “My relationship with Wakaba is, in the end, nothing more than that of a future master and servant!”

"I see, they're not a couple." Hearing Taro's explanation, Su Shi felt relieved. After all, she knew that Momoi Taro wouldn't lie. If he said it wasn't true, then it definitely wasn't. But after a while, she realized what Taro meant: "Huh? Mutsumi is Momoi-san's attendant!? Is Mutsumi going to be a musician in the Don Brothers group?"

Episode 34, a celebration banquet? Or a discussion session?

"Lixi! Dengdeng! Over here!"

Aiyin stood on tiptoe and waved vigorously at the familiar figure not far away, her clear voice piercing through the slightly noisy surroundings.

The two people who heard the call looked in the direction of the voice and walked towards her.

Li Xi immediately sized up the other person, narrowed her eyes, and asked, "You...you, didn't you just say you were going to get your guitar? Where's your guitar? What are you holding?" Li Xi and Ai Yin were only casual acquaintances, and she still had some reservations.

"It's a gift!" Ai Yin smiled nonchalantly, handing over the item in her hand: "It's one for each of you." Li Xi looked closely and saw that it was a black folding umbrella. She hesitated before taking the umbrella, examining it carefully, but it didn't seem to have anything special about it... She asked in confusion, "Thank you... but why did you give me this?"

"Why... because it's raining?" Aine tilted her head, puzzled by Riki's question.

"Ah! Rain!?" Takamatsu Akari jumped back like a startled bird, anxiously looking outside. Aine quickly shoved the black folding umbrella she was holding into Takamatsu Akari's hands: "Don't worry, it's just a light rain. It's alright!"

Li Xi stared at Gao Songdeng, her lips slightly parted, as if she wanted to say something...

"I can only see Chihaya and Takamatsu, isn't that a little unfair to me?" At that moment, a very distinctive voice rang in Ritsuki's ears. She instantly recognized the speaker and quickly turned around. Sure enough, it was someone she knew. She asked in surprise, "Hailin, what are you doing here!?"

"I heard your band is having a celebration party. Aren't you going to welcome me?" Hai Ling's cold expression remained unchanged, but she uttered an absurd statement that was completely out of place with her delicate face: "So that's it. Are you having an affair?"

"Huh?" Li Xi didn't know how to respond to Hai Ling's strange words for a moment, so he could only habitually open his mouth and exhale in surprise to express his astonishment.

“Um… Little Lixi…” Gao Songdeng heard Hailing’s words and timidly tried to persuade Lixi.

"No... Lamp, what is this...!?" Hearing Lamp's words, Li Xi was a little anxious and wanted to explain something, while the little pink-haired girl next to her laughed: "Ahaha~ Lamp, so cute."

"Hmm...did I say something strange?" Takamatsu Akari opened her eyes slightly, looking at Aine with a hint of panic. Aine waved her hand and said, "No, no. Speaking of which, where would be a good place for the victory celebration?"

"Huh? You haven't decided yet?" Lixi felt like she was about to turn red. She wasn't exactly a good-tempered person to begin with, and this pink-haired girl had gone and thrown a celebration party for her band without preparing anything. Her brows furrowed tightly, almost into a knot, as she glared at Ai Yin.

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"Haha..." Under her fierce gaze, Ai Yin could only scratch the back of her head a little embarrassedly, laugh awkwardly, and say with a somewhat guilty tone, "After all, it's your band's celebration party, so I can't decide everything, right? Does Deng Deng have anywhere she wants to go?" As she spoke, her tone gradually became more confident.

"Hmm... Ai... what do you think would be better?" Gao Songdeng hesitated a bit. She rarely participated in such activities, let alone organized them, so she looked at Ai with pleading eyes.

"Hmm—let me think." Seeing Takamatsu's pleading eyes, Aine subconsciously took out her phone and pressed the power button, but naturally, there was no response... Oh no, she forgot again. Her phone was dead. She touched her face, thought carefully for a moment, and said, "I heard that a new family restaurant opened here recently... As for the address... well, I can't quite remember."

"Is this the place?" A cell phone appeared in front of Ai Yin's eyes, followed by Hai Ling's voice in her ear. Ai Yin looked closely and said happily, "Yes, yes, this is the place."

Hearing Ai Yin's agreement, Hai Ling put her phone away, carefully looked at the shop's description on the screen, and said, "It takes about ten minutes to get there from here. It's not very far, and the reviews seem quite good."

"As expected of Hailing, you're so reliable." Aine praised her with a smile. Hailing's eyes flickered, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. Then she sighed and said, "Reliable... no, she's far inferior to Taro."

Actually, she wanted to ask if someone who thought she was reliable could support her in managing the band's affairs. After thinking about it, she didn't really think that Aine could influence Momoi Taro's thoughts.

"Ahaha, well, it's Momoi Taro after all, there's nothing we can do about it." Aine chuckled, glossing over the matter, and looked at Takamatsu Akari, asking, "Akari, what do you think?"

"Yes, Master Taro... is very amazing!" The gray-haired girl's eyes shone with longing, and anyone could easily see the girl's admiration for Momoi Taro.

Li Xi looked at Takamatsu Akari, whose eyes were full of longing, with a hint of disappointment. She opened her mouth slightly, as if to say something, but before she could speak, Aine sighed and said, "Akari, really, I was asking about the restaurant."

"Um...sorry, I think...it's really good." Takamatsu Akari's face flushed slightly, seemingly embarrassed by her misunderstanding of Aine's meaning. Aine didn't say anything more, just smiled and said, "Well then, let's go, Akari, Riki~"

"Huh? What's 'rikki'?" Lixi looked at Aine in disbelief. What a stupid nickname! She couldn't accept it.

"Rikki is rikki, let's go, rikki!" Aine winked playfully and strode out first. Watching Aine leave, Takamatsu Akari called out, "Aine...wait for me!" and then hurried after her.

"Tama!" She opened her arms, trying to stop Takamatsu Akari's departing figure. But she could only watch in vain as Takamatsu Akari's figure ran away. Hai Ling calmly walked past her, casually tossing out, "Go on, Riki."

"Huh? Hailing, you rascal..." Lixi was really blushing. Was today a day of suffering? But seeing that everyone had gone far away, she could only grit her teeth and chase after them.

At the same time, on the other side.

"Eh? Mutsumi is Mr. Momoi's attendant!? Is Mutsumi going to be a musician in the Dong Brothers group?" Suze exclaimed nervously, with a hint of surprise.

"No!" Taro and Wakaba Mutsu denied immediately in unison. Suze looked up and carefully examined Wakaba Mutsu, feeling that her expression was somewhat subtle... Was it Metaphor? She wondered to herself, the unease not completely dissipating.

Taro glanced at Wakaba Mutsu, whose entire demeanor seemed different, and roughly guessed what was going on. However, he didn't care and simply explained, "Becoming my attendant doesn't mean joining my band."

"I see. I was worried that Xiao Mu would be too busy taking on three bands at once. It's really great that she isn't." Su Shi let out a long sigh of relief, a signature gentle smile appearing on her face. However, her inner thoughts were far from calm; her mind raced.

[Servant... what does this mean? Does it mean our relationship has improved? How much better? Can I... become Mr. Momoi's servant? I just decided to show my true self... but I feel like I'm one step further away from my goal...]

Her gaze shifted between Taro and Wakaba Mutsu, and she let out a barely audible sigh. At this rate, when would she ever be able to touch Momoi Taro?

"I invited Wakaba herself," Taro said, raising his head. "You have no right to make that decision for her."

"Momoi Taro!" Metath leaned forward abruptly, her voice rising sharply, "Little Mutsu didn't agree to be your servant! Stop being so presumptuous!" She even reached out and pointed at Taro's face without any politeness.

"Huh!?" Metis was choked by the blunt words. She was about to retaliate, but her momentum deflated instantly like a punctured balloon. Ruo Yemu's body trembled slightly. She lowered her head again, silently opened her umbrella, and returned to her quiet, almost isolated state, as if the fierce argument had never happened.

[Xiao Mu... she's still not in a good mood, is she?] Su Shi looked at the two people in front of her, whose atmosphere had suddenly cooled and who had fallen into silence, and felt somewhat weary. She still hadn't asked Ruo Ye Mu why she was crying; she just felt it wasn't the right place to talk.

The three walked in silence, the air thick with an uncomfortable awkwardness. Fortunately, the journey wasn't too long. Su Shi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, forcing a smile as she softly chuckled, "Well... we're finally here."

The three of them entered the restaurant and sat down at a table, where the atmosphere became silent again. Su Shi sighed inwardly once more… What should she do? The atmosphere had become very strange again…

The unbearable silence didn't last too long. The timely appearance of the waiter finally broke the deadlock, bringing a little air to the scene. The three of them ordered their food: Su Shi ordered vegetable pasta, Ruo Ye Mu ordered fries, and Taro ordered bean sprout noodles, plus an extra hamburger patty.

“Speaking of which,” Su Shi said, seizing the relatively natural opportunity, using the topic of ordering food as a starting point to try and liven up the atmosphere, her tone as light as possible, “I didn’t even know Xiao Mu liked fries. Has she always liked them?”

"No... I only started liking him recently," Wakaba Mutsumi said softly, her head lowered. Her mind involuntarily drifted back to the day she first met Momoi Taro... being taught to care about her, and the scene of him wiping her mouth with a handkerchief. Her face flushed slightly.

"I see. So why did Xiaomu start liking French fries?" Su Shi tapped her chin with her index finger and smiled gently. "I always felt that Xiaomu wasn't the type of child who would like these things."

Upon hearing Su Shi's question, Ruo Ye Mu subconsciously looked up at Taro, who was standing with his arms crossed and staring straight ahead. Su Shi followed her gaze and suddenly realized what she meant.

[So that's how it is, it's because of Mr. Momoi that you fell in love with him?]

Su Shi pondered, but it seemed that during the short time she had known Mr. Momoi, she hadn't sensed that Mr. Momoi really liked French fries.

Su Shi's gaze shifted, glancing at Wakaba Mutsumi sitting opposite her, then at Momoi-san beside her. Her extraordinary wisdom began to work: [Could it be...? Does Mutsumi also like Momoi-san?]

Xiao Mu actually changed her eating habits for someone... Is that really how it is? But...

She glanced again at Wakaba Mutsumi, who was looking down at the table. The green-haired girl was intently staring at the table, her face full of stories, and she kept stealing glances at Momoi Taro beside her. But this didn't quite seem like her...

"Now, can you explain things to me?" While Su Shi was deep in thought, Taro looked at Wakaba Mutsu beside him, his eyes devoid of any particular emotion, and simply asked the most direct question: "The culprit behind your current state."

"Wait... Mr. Momoi, isn't this a bit too direct?" Pulled from her thoughts by Momoi Taro's words, she was taken aback by his statement. Wasn't it too early to say this now...? Mutsumi was just feeling so unwell...

Although Su Shi knew it was most likely because of Xiangzi, she wasn't entirely clear on the specifics. She had seen Xiangzi run out of the scene, looking terribly injured, and she was also very worried about him.

But she felt that the most important thing was to prevent Xiao Mu from getting hurt... that was the most important thing. It just didn't make sense for one person to hurt another... although she was only realizing this now, a little late indeed.

Taro glanced at Suze, leaned back comfortably, and said calmly with his arms crossed, "There's no need to worry so much. Wakaba isn't that fragile, is she?"

"Hmm..." Wakaba Mutsu nodded slightly, tidied herself up, and said softly, "I invited Sho to watch our live performance..."

"But... Xiangzi seems to have been injured because of this." Her voice was low and tinged with disappointment as she spoke softly, "After watching our live performance, she left in tears."

"I see, so that's what happened." Taro seemed quite calm as he commented, "She seemed pretty happy during our performance. Your live show wasn't so bad that it made people want to run away."

“Hmm…” Wakaba Mutsu nodded slightly and said softly, “It probably… has nothing to do with the quality of the live performance.”

"Do you need my help?" Taro asked Wakaba Mutsu proactively. "As the master, I can't stand idly by when it comes to the servants' affairs. If you need my help, please don't hesitate to tell me."

Upon hearing this, Su Shi also looked at Xiao Mu. If they were to send Momoi Taro, given Toyokawa Shoko's level of trust in him, it shouldn't be too difficult... Xiao Mu lowered her head and began to think. After a moment, she gave her answer...