Band members, girls with fermented bean curd, step forward!

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The most panicked was Xiangzi.

Miss Ichiri is quite laid-back, while Mutsumi is a complete newcomer.

For her, all she wanted was a place by Chen's side.

A strange, mocking laugh came from Chen's throat and reached the ears of the girls opposite him.

"Xiangzi, why are you suddenly panicking? You were the one who made this decision."

"Since you've so generously agreed to Mutsu's feelings for me, won't you be just as generous to Momoka and Rupa's feelings for me in the future?"

Chen raised his head; the blue-haired girl's expression was so wavering.

She bit her lower lip, her mind blank.

"What's wrong? Can't you agree? But you've already agreed to Mutsu's existence."

"Human desires are like a boulder rolling down a mountain. Once I started that, I had no confidence in refusing their feelings."

"Xiangzi, are you really willing to see this outcome?"

Xiangzi didn't want to see Chen looking troubled.

She was unable to resolve the perilous situation.

Allowing Mu to get involved in Chen's relationship already represents her compromise.

Facing Chen's questioning gaze, she nodded with difficulty.

Now that things have come to this, if she goes back on her word, even more people will be hurt.

Mu will get hurt, Chen will get hurt, Tao Xiang and Rupa will get hurt....

But if she accepts, only she will get hurt.

Miss Yili's insensitivity and contentment were qualities that Xiangzi could not possess.

Xiangzi knew that Chen said these things for her and Yili's sake. Chen didn't want them to suffer any injustice.

It was precisely because Chen was so considerate of them that Xiangzi made the difficult decision to compromise.

The most precious thing Chen has in this world is the connection he has built with the girls who have appeared around him since he transmigrated.

How could Xiangzi bear to destroy it?

Xiangzi knew she would regret this decision later.

Chen was the reason she had to do this; she cared about Chen, and she had the confidence to care about Chen more than anyone else.

Under Chen's incredulous gaze, Xiangzi nodded.

Chen's bottom line is crumbling, but it hasn't disappeared yet.

Chen accepted Mu's feelings.

Overjoyed, she hugged Chen again, and received a response from him.

Chen still held onto the right for Xiangzi to back out in his heart, as long as she brought it up before things got out of control.

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In order to escape, Nina took everything she could think of with her.

Her backpack was filled with personal items and clothes, and she was also carrying packed bedding in her hand.

The heavy load gradually exhausted her, but she still hadn't figured out where to go if she tried to escape.

Around noon, she received the address from Ms. Anhe, who indicated that she was willing to take her in temporarily.

Miss Anhe is simply an angel!

Nina immediately boarded the train and headed to the destination sent by Ms. Anwa.

After putting down her luggage, Nina gave Anwa a big hug.

After having lunch by ordering takeout, Nina stayed at Ms. Anwa's house until evening.

Now, Miss Anhe is about to begin the next step of her plan.

"Huh?! Chen made 24 million yen and he's treating us to dinner tonight?! How come I didn't know?!"

"It's your own fault for running away that night, everyone knows that!"

"Hmph! I'm not going!"

"Okay, he's a big shot now!"

"If you're going to be upset, go over and eat more so he has to spend money. What's the point of sulking!"

Miss Anhe wrapped her arms around Rencai's neck and forcefully pulled her towards the door.

In order to complete Chen's task, Miss An went to great lengths to get her on the way to the restaurant.

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Following the note given to them by Ms. Anwa, Renna's parents waited anxiously for an entire afternoon before setting off for the destination indicated on the note.

The moment they entered the restaurant, the only thing they were looking for was Rencai.

The moment they discovered the radish, Miss Anhe also discovered them.

Using the excuse of going to the restroom, Miss Anhe left her seat.

"Uncle and Aunt, hello~ We've reserved a private room for you, and dinner has been arranged~"

Izayoi Muneo's gaze passed over the girl in front of him and looked at where Nina was.

Nina looked very happy; he hadn't seen Nina so happy in a long time.

"What exactly do you want to do?"

Originally, Nina's parents were very afraid that she would encounter bad people.

But after observing the age composition of the people at the table, Rencai's parents felt somewhat relieved.

Although there were clearly a few adults, most of them were girls around Nina's age.

The only thing that seemed out of place was the boy sitting in the main seat.

"We want to help Rencai communicate with you, Uncle and Aunt. As you know, Rencai is very awkward."

"We want to let you know about Rencai's current life and thoughts first."

"We specifically chose to hold this in the main hall so that you, Uncle and Aunt, would believe that Rencai is our friend and that we are not bad people."

"It will also make it easier for you to see the current state of Ren Cai (a type of vegetable)."

"We hope that you, Uncle and Aunt, will not make any moves that might alert them, as you do not yet know enough about Rencai."

"You two have traveled a long way. We booked a private room firstly to welcome you and give you a proper welcome, and secondly so that, after you have confirmed Ren Cai's situation, we, as Ren Cai's friends, will have the opportunity to communicate with you."

"If I leave for too long, Nina will get suspicious. I'll head back now."

Ever since Nina was bullied at school, neither Nina's parents nor her sister...

I've never seen her smile again.

Through his glasses, Muneo Igeri stared intently at his daughter.

That long-lost smile was so radiant; he hoped his daughter could always have that smile on her face and always be happy.

After confirming Nina's condition, he got up and walked towards the private room that Nina's friends had prepared.

"Are you really not going to go find Ninja?"

When his wife asked him, he slowly shook his head.

He had observed Nina's interactions with everyone at the dinner party.

Without a doubt, they are all Nina's friends.

Since Nina has gained this precious friendship, he'll just have to play along for now.

For the plan to go smoothly, both Momoka and Rupa are forbidden from drinking alcohol today.

I can't possibly go to see Rencai's parents drunk after dinner, or they'll think I'm some kind of vicious criminal!

Furthermore, if they were to introduce themselves as being in a band, Nina's parents would probably give up on collaborating with them and just take Nina home.

Just to be on the safe side, Ms. Anhe has already taken the radish home to avoid this situation from happening again.

Chen, Rupa, Momoka, and Xiaozhi stayed behind and pushed open the door to the private room after the dinner.

"Hello, Uncle and Aunt. My name is Kawahara Momoka, and I'm a friend of Nina."

"She's also the band leader for Rina, and she's our lead vocalist."

The opening remarks were to be given by Momoka, since it was her idea to have Nina as the lead vocalist.

"A band?! What a waste of time! Where's Nina? Why won't we see her?"

As everyone filed in, Igor Muneo's gaze searched for Nina's figure.

Nina did not appear even after the door was closed.

"It's not quite appropriate for RQ to leave now... Uncle and Aunt, could you please hear our explanation first?"

"Explanation? What explanation?!"

Rencai's father simply couldn't calm down about the current situation.

Learning is the only way out!

As an education expert, Muneo Igi has always opposed such matters.

He had already secured a university admission spot for Nina, but she ran away.

He still respected his daughter's wishes.

In retrospect, this was the worst decision he ever made.

"Nina doesn't want to go to school, right? That's why she's in your band!"

"You know better than I do the odds of succeeding in a band. Can you afford to ruin her future?!"

"Rin-chan's biggest mistake was getting to know a bunch of good-for-nothings like you!"

Neither Momoka, Rupa, nor Ash could offer a response. He was stating a fact.

"We can't refute what happened before, but if you say that Rencai's biggest mistake was knowing us, then I can't agree."

"After all, if she had never come to Kawasaki, we would never have met her."

"Don't you agree?"

Beneath the polite words lay a criticism of Nina's father.

Igor Muneo could understand the unspoken meaning behind the words of the boy who had remained silent all along.

"Who are you? How do you know Rencai? What do you know to comment on our family affairs?"

Rencai's father was more wary of Chen than anyone else.

He was not only male, but he also addressed Nina by her first name in a very intimate way.

"I'm also Nina's friend. On Nina's first day in Kawasaki, I met Ms. Momoka Kawaharaki, who's sitting next to her."

"I accompanied Ms. Momoka to a promotional event at Kawasaki Station. Nina was a fan of Momoka, so she came up to talk to her. That's how we met."

"As for Nina's situation before coming to Kawasaki, I think we know it quite well, and she's willing to tell us about it."

The art of war is that you fight your way, and I fight my way.

Since we cannot avoid certain disadvantages, we must make the most of the existing conditions and attack the enemy's weaknesses.

“Nina was bullied at school, but instead of standing firmly by her side, you asked her to shake hands and make peace with the bullies.”

“I think if you hadn’t made that choice, Rencai wouldn’t have given up communicating with you and would have chosen to flee her hometown.”

Rencai's father's mistake in making this choice is one of the root causes of Rencai's current situation.

The so-called exchange of benefits was something Nina neither wanted to understand nor was willing to understand.

All she knew was that when she was being bullied...

Her father—the person she should have relied on most—did not stand by her side.

Forming a band? Is this what you call forming a band?!