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"Is that so..." Hina looked at her sister with a blank expression. For some reason, Hina felt that the distance between her and her sister had returned to what it was a long time ago.
She was transported back to the time before she met Taro. However, seeing her sister's warm smile, she could only suppress her unease and pretend nothing had happened as she walked home.
#6 Training
Ruomai looked at Hailing beside her and sighed, "Really, are you coming with me today too?"
"There's nothing we can do about it. Taro and Chihaya went to a meeting to discuss the upcoming live performance." Hailin calmly shifted her gaze to the side.
"I can't take it anymore! How long will this kind of life last!" Ruomai shouted, venting her frustration.
The two were at the location where Ruomai's advertising photo shoot was taking place. Ruomai, who had just finished the photo shoot, was complaining to Hailing, who was beside her.
"What are you arguing about?" A familiar male voice rang out, and both of them subconsciously turned their heads to look at the direction from which the voice came.
Momoi Taro, wearing a red coat, stood there, holding Ryuna, who was dressed in black, in his hand. Beside him was a black cat, which was lazily stretching and yawning, and lay down on the spot when it saw that it had no intention of moving.
"Taro? I remember you were supposed to attend that meeting with Aine?" Ruomai said slowly, her voice filled with resentment.
If it weren't for that meeting, Hailing wouldn't have had to target her alone.
"They said they could handle it, and they planned to write the lyrics for a new song for that live performance, and have me compose the music!"
Hailin looked at Rakuna in Momoi Taro's hand with great curiosity and said indifferently.
"It's amazing that you were able to find Lena. I searched for her at her house for several days."
Upon hearing Hailin's words, Lena looked at the black cat at Taro's feet with resentment and uttered a single word in a cold voice: "Traitor."
The kitten heard what Lena said, yawned boredly, and continued to lie on the ground to sleep, paying little attention to what Lena had said.
Taro is a harpy who feeds himself; who do you think you are?
Hailing looked at the black cat and Le Nai suspiciously. Could the black cat be a guide?
Taro explained, "It was this black cat that led me there. Of course, without the black cat, it would probably have just taken a little longer. She only goes to a few places. If you look for places where cats gather or shady places to escape the heat, you can always find her."
Hai Ling nodded thoughtfully: "I see, I've definitely remembered that."
Lenai couldn't help but shiver; for some reason, she had a bad feeling.
"So, what brings you here?" Ruomai walked naturally to Taro's side and pressed her body against him. "Are you bored and need Nyanmu's help or something?"
“I’ll do what only I can do.” Taro gave a strange smile and grabbed Ruomai’s arm.
However, this close contact did not make Wakame happy, as she was secretly in love with Taro (or was she secretly in love with him?). Instead, she felt a strange and unsettling feeling.
He squeezed Ruomai's arm hard, and the soft arm gave his fingers plenty of feedback.
He released his grip knowingly and said seriously, "I understand!"
"What do you understand?" Ruomai straightened up, her hair standing on end from the sense of danger.
“You haven’t been exercising lately,” Taro concluded.
"Huh?" Ruomai's sense of foreboding grew stronger.
"And you!" Taro pointed at Hailin with his finger, making a confident judgment: "You've also neglected your training."
"Now! All of you, let's have a long-awaited workout!"
Ruomai covered her face with her hand; she knew this would happen. Cold sweat broke out on Hailing's forehead; even she didn't want to do any training.
Her mind raced, trying to find a way out. Suddenly, she remembered the topic of the meeting that Tao San, Shimizu, and Taro had just mentioned, and an idea struck her.
"Taro, how's the lyrics for the two songs I gave you?"
Hailing's solution was to delay, even though it wouldn't buy much time, it was still better than doing nothing.
When Taro heard Hailin ask this question, he was slightly taken aback, but then answered confidently, "No!"
Hai Ling's eyes lit up, and she quickly tried to maintain her calm expression, advising, "Why don't you write the lyrics first before you start exercising?"
It wasn't that she was lazy; it was just that Taro's training intensity was beyond what most people could handle.
Upon hearing this, Ruomai's eyes lit up, and she said seriously, "That's right, did Taro compose the music for the lyrics I wrote before?"
Taro shook his head slightly.
"Then let's finish this first. There's no rush to train, right?" Ruomai pleaded.
Momoi Taro smiled, agreeing with their reasoning. He then grabbed Rakuna by the collar, pulling her close as she tried to escape.
“What you say makes a lot of sense! But! Training and this don’t conflict! I can train you while I’m writing lyrics and composing music!”
Oh no! Their minds went completely blank.
"Huh, Mr. Momoi? And who is this?" Just as the two were in despair, a girl's voice rang out.
The three people looked towards the source of the sound as if they had encountered a savior.
A brown-haired girl with a ponytail stood not far away and waved to Taro.
"Nina, don't you have practice today?" Taro turned around, looked at the girl, and casually greeted her.
Izai Serina, one of the tenants of Momoi Taro's house, is currently the lead singer of a band and will soon be holding her first live performance in Tokyo.
"Yes! Subaru suddenly said she wanted to quit or something... I just came back after arguing with her." Her voice trailed off as she touched her head a little embarrassedly.
"Looks like things are settled, right?" Taro smiled.
"No... to say it's resolved is still a bit..." Nina became increasingly embarrassed, then looked at the three people standing next to Taro: "Are these three from Mr. Momoi's band?"
"Yes, let me introduce you. This is my current tenant, who is also my student. Jing Qinrencai."
"Ninja Desu, nice to meet you!" Ninja gave a very polite and standard bow.
"I'm Miaomu~ Nice to meet you." Ruomai introduced herself and Hailing in a very flippant and casual manner: "The person next to me is Hailing."
"Please give me your guidance." Hai Ling never minded how others addressed her.
Taro reached behind him and caught Rakuna, who was trying to escape: "This guy is Rakuna."
"Yes!" Nina greeted them briefly, then looked at them hesitantly and asked curiously, "Um... Mr. Momoi, what are you going to do now?"
"Hmm! Time for physical training! Our band is about to have a live performance, but the servants right now are a bit too useless! They need to train! Train!"
"Um...do bands also need physical training?" Nina asked, a little puzzled.
"That's a must! Playing an instrument is physically demanding! Not to mention playing for long periods of time, especially for drummers! Physical stamina is of paramount importance! Otherwise, the rhythm can easily get messed up towards the end of a live performance."
Nina recalled how An and Subaru had completely lost their rhythm during the encore not long ago, and couldn't help but nod in agreement.
踆⑵'冷栮②y+isa n〇⒏ 弍果然。
"But usually, there aren't training suits that high-intensity! Generally speaking!!" Ruomai couldn't help but complain a couple of times.
High intensity? Rencai looked at the group with some curiosity.
"We're not your average band! We're aiming to be the best in the world! You better be patient with this kind of thing!"
Nina's eyes sparkled as she said, "Yes! I absolutely believe that Mr. Momoi's band can definitely become number one in the world!"
After calming down a bit, she asked Momoi Taro, "Um? May I take a look at your training session?"
Taro paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Of course! Come with me!"
Nina was so caught up in her excitement that she didn't notice the pity in the eyes of the Dong brothers.
……
Nina looked utterly dejected as she was being carried on Momoi Taro's shoulders.
The reason is this: there are naturally no cars at the destination, so everyone has to run there.
Rencai thought to herself, "I might as well run; it can't be too far, right?" Little did she know she'd run two kilometers and still not arrive!
Two kilometers is tolerable, even if it's a slow jog, but the entire Dong Brothers group is exceptionally fast.
Anyone who runs regularly knows that jogging and sprinting are not on the same level of physical exertion.
Therefore, the idea of joining the "Yue X Yi San Si + Lin Qi Er ( * Er) si Ba Si Shang Dong" brother group, as Ren Cai, naturally became a lost cause.
Without a word, Momoi Taro scooped her up in a princess carry. Before she could even start to think, she was hoisted onto Taro's shoulder like a sack of rice.
Her face, devoid of any will to live, expressed her dissatisfaction. But Momoi Taro didn't look in her direction, and even if he did, he wouldn't do anything.
"Tokyo is truly terrifying—(Kumamoto's words)"
Ruomai, standing at the back of the line, twitched her ears slightly, but said nothing.
After some time, the group arrived at the spot Taro had chosen for them. As soon as they arrived, all three of them turned green with shock.
It was a very, very high, circular mountain road, and a one-way road at that. According to Momoi Taro's illogical and irrational behavior, he would definitely make them run to the top of the mountain and then run back down.
"Hey! Stop dawdling! Get running!" Taro's voice rang out from behind. Although reluctant, the three of them slowly started running on the circular mountain road.
“Next…” Taro glanced at Nina, who was standing there in a daze, and without saying anything to her, he bent down and put his arm around her waist.
Nina blushed, and before she could figure out what Momoi Taro was going to do, her vision blurred, and she suddenly felt a sense of weightlessness.
Before she could even open her eyes, a familiar melody reached Rencai's ears.
Before she could figure out what was going on, Momoi Taro next to her burst into wild laughter: "Hahahaha!!"
Renna wasn't the only one who heard the music; several others who were training in front of her also heard it. Ruomai and Hailing couldn't help but turn around to look. Lena's ears twitched slightly, as if she had sensed something, and she quickened her pace.
The two looked behind them and simultaneously exclaimed in surprise, "Huh?"
Behind them, Momoi Taro had his arm around the girl named Nina, and with his other hand, he was waving a paper fan that he had somehow produced, while laughing.
He was sitting in a dilapidated jeep, which was being lifted up by the Shinkyo, while several poor black men were being exploited.
"Ha ha ha ha!!!"
The dancers cleared the way in front of the sacred bridge, and Momoi Taro, laughing, released Nina's waist.
"Wow... Could this be... the legendary Tomotaro has arrived!?" Nina exclaimed excitedly, her eyes sparkling. "Amazing! ~ And next is..."
Unlike Renna, the two members of the Dong brothers turned around and saw the jeep, their expressions changed again, and they ran even faster.
Taro laughed even louder, waving his paper fan and pointing ahead.
"Yay! Mazda! Mazda!"