Hyodo Michiru, born on the same day as Aki Tomoya, after not seeing each other for a long time, this guy ran to Aki Tomoya saying she wanted him to be her band's music manager?!
When Aki Tomoya heard her words, he was so angry he couldn't help but laugh.
There should be a limit to joking around!
"Music manager..."
Aki Tomoya's face darkened, and he let out some laughter that held no amusement.
What a terribly arbitrary decision.
If this was what she considered thinking things through, Aki Tomoya really wanted to teach Hyodo Michiru a good lesson on behalf of her parents.
"How many people are in your band?"
Aki Tomoya asked expressionlessly.
Hyodo Michiru didn't think much and subconsciously replied, "Including me, there are four people in total!"
A band of four people in total, and who are they?
Aki Tomoya continued to ask.
From her words, he learned that all four were high school girls.
"Commendable courage."
Aki Tomoya shook his head and replied.
Four high school girls daring to form a band, and one of them even daring to run away from home to pursue her music dream, that's truly commendable courage.
Should they add another person to form a real-life K-on?
"How about it? If you agree, I can introduce some nice girls to A Lun. You know, the deviation value of my high school over there is quite subtle!"
This is truly a skilled enticement.
To get Aki Tomoya to agree, she could even think of a honey trap.
"Keep the marriageable girls from your county high school for others!"
Aki Tomoya replied irritably.
If he wanted to fall in love, would he need others to help?
And the key point wasn't this, it was Hyodo Michiru running away from home to pursue her music dream.
"I don't know how good your band is. No company is willing to sign you, and now you've run away from home. Are you really planning to be an underground idol?"
There's nothing wrong with pursuing a music dream, but first, shouldn't you see if anyone is willing to extend an olive branch?
In Japan, many people who have signed with agencies still have to work part-time while persevering. They don't add much, nor do they take away much.
Aki Tomoya wasn't optimistic about a high school girl band.
"We're an underground band! We're not like idols at all, we're rock, we're music!"
Hyodo Michiru retorted excitedly.
Music is music, idol is idol!
"So you think I'm a professional musician?"
In contrast to the excited Hyodo Michiru, Aki Tomoya's reaction was very calm.
A music manager, does she really think just anyone can be a music manager?
"Why don't you find a professional musician? Don't know any? Has your music been recognized by professional musicians?"
Aki Tomoya asked again.
He's not a professional musician, how can he help her?
Let them be underground idols, no, an underground band?
Yes, he, Aki Tomoya, could swallow his pride and use his past connections to help his childhood friend.
Then help them find a place in Akihabara to be an underground band.
The question is, has this cousin, who was born on the same day as him, really thought it through?
From the moment Hyodo Michiru said she wanted him to be her music manager, Aki Tomoya started to worry about her.
Her trust flattered Aki Tomoya!
Without knowing the level of Hyodo Michiru and her band, and not being a professional musician, the biggest problem was whether Hyodo Michiru had really thought it through.
"If you're just playing around, I can ask people I used to know to help you sing in front of everyone, but if you're really pursuing your music dream, do you know any professional musicians?"
If Hyodo Michiru was just being stubborn and would go home after playing around, Aki Tomoya had a way to help them get a chance to perform in front of many otaku.
But if she was really determined to pursue her music dream.
He could still help them go down the path of underground idols, but forget about him being their music manager. Even an amateur musician would be more reliable than him.
Aki Tomoya didn't dare to help now, genuinely afraid of accidentally harming people he knew or didn't know.
"So don't say things like asking me to be your music manager. I still have to prepare for the exam, right? As for your uncle, I'll temporarily cover for you. Stay here for a few days and then go back. They must be very worried about you being outside alone."
Aki Tomoya said, getting up and starting to tidy the room.
After tidying up a bit, he put the reference books on his desk and the exercises he needed to do tonight into his school bag.
Watching Aki Tomoya pack his things and get ready to go out, and also taking out spare bedding from the closet, Hyodo Michiru was still immersed in Aki Tomoya's words just now.
"Remember to be quiet."
Aki Tomoya stood at the door with his things, turning back to remind Hyodo Michiru.
Coming back to her senses, she asked in confusion, "What?"
"Your guitar, I mean your guitar. I'm going to study downstairs. You can go to bed early if you can."
Aki Tomoya didn't want Hyodo Michiru to make a big fuss in his room while he was studying downstairs.
Not to mention whether the neighbors would complain, the key was that it was easy to get distracted while studying.
Leaving this sentence, Aki Tomoya went downstairs with his things.
Hyodo Michiru ran out at this moment and said loudly, "I'm not just playing around!"
Perhaps stimulated by Aki Tomoya's previous words, she couldn't help but retort at this moment.
If she wasn't serious, she wouldn't have run away from home.
Aki Tomoya smiled with his back to Hyodo Michiru. He turned back and thought for a moment, saying, "Perhaps, anyway, I don't know your situation, but if no agency appreciates you, you really can only start from underground idols, well, underground bands."
There was another sentence Aki Tomoya wanted to ask but found it difficult to ask.
Hyodo Michiru might be very serious, but what about her high school girl friends? Please don't tell him they also ran away from home.
"You clearly don't believe me!"
Hyodo Michiru looked at Aki Tomoya with resentment.
However, Aki Tomoya changed his previous attitude at this moment and replied calmly, "I do believe you, but it seems like you haven't thought about the practical problems at all."
He believed that everyone in Japan who perseveres in their music dreams, even if they are poor and struggling, are moving forward against the wind and waves while working part-time and pursuing their dreams.
But it was precisely because of this that Aki Tomoya was worried about Hyodo Michiru.
"And, I think I also advised you to give up, didn't I? Instead, I even considered various situations for you. You're angry with me now, I feel a bit wronged."
Aki Tomoya knew that the help he could provide was limited.
If no one appreciates them, starting from an underground band is very hard.
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