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

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"Ah, we have indeed known each other for three years. If friendship is a good relationship between people, then that's what I think." Taro was quite frank.

Aine's eye twitched. Taro, he really doesn't understand people.

"Then... let's go in together," Takamatsu Akari said softly from the side.

Led by Arisa, the group navigated the maze-like warehouse, venturing deeper into its depths. Having learned her lesson the hard way, Kasumi wouldn't be so impulsive as to tear off the star stickers this time.

Walking to the back of the warehouse, Takamatsu Akari immediately spotted two familiar girls, one blue-haired and one green-haired, sitting there. They were members of her band, Mygo—Toyokawa Shoko and Wakaba Mutsumi.

As always, Momoya sat quietly to the side like a doll, while Shoko Toyokawa was discussing something with the person next to her.

The person next to me was a girl with long silver hair. She looked very cold and gave off a scary feeling.

Beside her was a sexy woman with a friendly smile on her face, and not far away was Ran Mitake, the lead singer of Afterglow, with whom she had previously co-starred.

Toyokawa Shoko noticed Takamatsu Akari and several others entering. She first smiled gently at her, then walked very attentively to Momoi Taro's side:

"Senior, you're here. I was just discussing you with Minato-kun. Please have a seat."

"Hmm," Taro nodded calmly and sat down next to the silver-haired woman called Minato. Ai sat down next to Taro somewhat awkwardly.

Whether it was a misperception or not, Gao Songdeng felt Xiao Xiang's eye twitch slightly, and he sat back down in his original seat with a stiff smile.

Minato didn't seem to mind Taro sitting next to him, maintaining his usual cold and almost frightening expression.

Immediately afterwards, Takamatsu felt someone push her from behind. She turned around and saw Toyama Kasumi gently pushing her into a seat: "Okay, don't be so reserved, sit down."

Then, without any hesitation, she sat down on the armrest of the sofa next to Takamatsu.

Then, Arisa came over and sat on the armrest of Minato's sofa.

"Yosh! I hereby declare the first Band Warehouse Meeting open now! Oh!!"

Kasumi Toyama raised her hand energetically and called out.

"Oh!" x2

Xiao Ai and the woman dressed as a hot girl echoed each other. Gao Songdeng hesitated for a moment, looked around, raised her hand weakly, and whispered "Oh".

"Kasumi, let me make this clear from the beginning: although Grandma agreed to lend the warehouse to everyone for meetings, she absolutely forbids you from making such a big commotion."

Arisa warned from the side, "It will cause trouble for the neighbors."

"I know, I know, everyone! Let's do it again! Oh!~"

"Ha! I see you don't understand at all!" Arisa couldn't help but yawn.

"Mo! I get it now! Isn't Arisa the one making the biggest commotion right now?!"

As Arisaki was about to say something, Taro, who had crossed his arms and legs, interrupted their conversation: "Instead of these boring little things, let's get to the point."

"That's true. Huh?" Kasumi replied with a smile, then looked puzzled, pressing her finger to her lips: "What's the main point...?"

"Huh—!?" Arisa jumped to her feet, staring at Kasumi in disbelief: "You initiated this meeting, didn't you?! What's the point of this meeting if we don't know the main topic?"

"...Mr. Toyama, at the band meeting, shouldn't we discuss the arrangement of the repertoire and the stage effects?"

Takamatsu looked over and saw that it was the aloof Minato who spoke.

"Ah, right, right, right!" Kasumi exclaimed, as if suddenly enlightened, slapping her palm. "That's it!"

Then she looked puzzled: "But, if we're going to have this kind of discussion, we should call Marina over."

"A new song! A new song!" Arisa shouted, almost frantically. "Weren't we just thinking about how to write a new song yesterday?!"

"That's it!" Kasumi Toyama clapped her hands. "Yes, that's right! We're going to write a new song!"

"For our first performance together in three years!"

She slammed her hand on the table with great energy, her gaze sweeping across the faces of everyone present, finally settling on Momoi Taro's face.

Upon hearing this, Minato Yukina looked thoughtfully at Momoi Taro sitting beside her and nodded in agreement, saying:

"Indeed, I personally think it's very meaningful."

"Is it really necessary to go this far?" Aine asked, puzzled, looking at Kasumi with a questioning gaze.

"I agree. It's just a regular live performance, there's no need to discuss this kind of thing," Taro nodded in agreement, his expression calm and indifferent.

Kasumi, unusually serious, nodded earnestly: "I think it's absolutely necessary!"

“We received a lot of help from Taro during the formation of the band! And throughout the journey, it has always been Taro who has helped us.”

"So, when I heard that Taro had formed a band, I was really, really happy!"

"I've always known that Taro can't be happy without being in a band! He's always been!"

When she got emotional, Kasumi leaned her head forward so much that her face was almost touching Taro's, and the tip of her nose was almost touching Taro's nose.

"So, this time, I want to convey all the gratitude I've always felt to you!"

Upon hearing Kasumi's words, Arisa involuntarily lowered her head slightly, lost in thought.

Faced with the excited Kasumi, the atmosphere became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

After an unknown amount of time, Minato Yuki calmly spoke up, saying, "Toyama-kun, there is a mistake in what you said."

Kasumi turned to look at Yukina with a hint of confusion, a slight smile suddenly appearing on her usually serious face:

"This is a band joint live performance, it shouldn't be what you think, it should be said that we..."

As Yukina spoke, she looked at Momoi Taro and said earnestly, "I remember all the help you've given me, so this time, no matter what, we will repay you with our gratitude."

As she spoke, her eyes revealed a complex mix of emotions: fear, joy, worry, and something else that Takamatsu Tōdō couldn't decipher.

“You have always been our peak, and we firmly believe that only by surpassing you can Roselia reach the true summit and open up with pride at the top.”

Is it family affection...? The way the father looks at the mother often reveals similar emotions.

As Takamatsu Akari speculated, Mitake Ran chimed in, "We're also... reuniting after several years, co-starring. We don't want to do this half-heartedly."

“I…” x2

Xiangzi and Gao Songdeng spoke at the same time, and Xiangzi looked at Gao Songdeng with some surprise.

Then, she smiled at Takamatsu and shut her mouth.

Gao Songdeng nodded knowingly and said softly, "We...were the same. In the past, our band fell apart, and we always felt that we could never meet again, that we could never be together again."

"But you helped me...you helped us. You taught me to be strong enough to shoulder the burden of the band...you gave me a goal to move forward..."

Takamatsu Akari's hands were clenched tightly in a prayer-like gesture as she nervously said, "Master Taro is the beginning of our band's revival... Xiao Xiang...!"

Shoko Toyokawa smiled and took over Takamatsu Akari's words: "Yes! Me too! You were the one who saved me from the deepest darkness... You revived my dead heart."

"At that time, I was concerned about my father's reputation and my own self-esteem, so I couldn't ask anyone for help. But it was your strong intervention that pulled me out of it."

"Wait a minute—" Aine, a little out of sorts, quickly waved her hand and said, "How did this suddenly turn into a confession party? This isn't the time for this!"

Except for Gao Songdeng, all the women who were speaking had blushes of varying degrees on their faces.

The girl dressed in a sexy outfit waved her hand, defusing the situation, "Well, well, as long as everyone feels the same way about gratitude, isn't that enough?"

“That’s true…” Aine nodded slightly and said, “Me too. Because of Taro, I was able to escape from the shadows of the past. I am very grateful to Taro.”

Taro, observing everyone's reactions, nodded slightly, stood up, and said, "I know! In that case, I'll write a new song for our live performance—"

"No!" x9

The nine women spoke in unison, exchanging glances. Ruoye Mutsu, who had been silent until now, spoke first:

"It would be better for those of us who are grateful to you to compose a song that expresses our gratitude to our elder brother."

"Hmm! If you're willing, senior, how about composing music for us after we finish writing the lyrics?" Xiangzi added.

"I understand!" Taro nodded, indicating that he was fine with it.

"Really...? I feel like it would be better if we did it all." Yukina tilted her head thoughtfully.

"Well~ but if Taro were to compose the music, it would definitely feel more like everyone is participating in a live performance, right?" said the woman next to Yuki.

"I understand. Since Lisa says so, then let's do it that way."

It was only then that Takamatsu learned the woman's name...

Kasumi stood up straight and happily announced, "Well then, the first-ever band collaboration has come to a successful end, clap clap clap."

"Yes~ Now, those who are not involved, please leave. We need to discuss the details of the lyrics." Aine smiled and patted Taro on the shoulder, indicating that Taro could leave.

Taro left the warehouse looking completely bewildered.

#4 Lyrics

After Momoi Taro left, Aine looked at the others with a slight smile: "Now that Taro's gone, is there anything you can say?"

"As expected of Aine, she's really clever." Kasumi nodded with a smile. Actually, everyone here was just trying to get away from Momoi Taro.

The reason I suddenly had this thought... is because what they just said touched me, it was a spur-of-the-moment idea.

"Huh... what happened...?" Takamatsu Akari looked at the scene where the atmosphere had suddenly changed, somewhat puzzled.

...Well, little penguins don't understand these things. Ai patted Takamatsu Akari's shoulder, indicating that she didn't need to worry about it too much.

Gao Songdeng nodded as if he understood, but didn't say anything more.

"Haha... I really can't discuss this kind of gratitude in front of the person in person, it would be too embarrassing."

Lisa smiled and smoothed things over for everyone.

"Yosh! Let's start writing lyrics now!" Kasumi announced happily.

“Hmm…the most important thing in writing lyrics is the theme, right?” Wakaba Mutsu calmly offered his opinion.

This is the experience she gained after learning how to write lyrics with everyone last time.

“That’s right.” Yukina nodded in agreement, “Assigned essays are much easier than free essays.”

Lisa looked at Yukina, who had just expressed her opinion, with a strange expression.

Even so, Yukina's essays were basically not up to standard.

"Lisa, if you have any opinions, just say them." Yukina's tone sounded slightly dissatisfied.

"Haha...no, no, I have no objection. Yuki is the real expert when it comes to lyrics."