Chapter 246 New Year, a Heart-to-Heart Talk with Qi Mingyue
I don’t know why, but Sakakihara Raku has no impression of New Year’s red envelopes.
It's probably been around for more than ten years, right?
Needless to say, in my previous life, I didn’t have a few since I was a child. In this life, because my father ran away and my family was poor, except for my mother who occasionally squeezed out some spare money to raise a brother and sister, most of the time I was empty-handed.
Therefore, when he calmed down and saw the handwritten blessing card and the red envelope enclosed in it from Tianhai Qimingyue, he felt an indescribable emotion in his heart.
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Regards, brother.
It was the evening of December 31, 2022, and although the cold air on New Year's Eve was much better than in the past, I could still feel a bit of a pinprick of cold when I took out a pen and paper. For me, writing is not a very strenuous task, but I feel somewhat embarrassed at this time of year.
Presumably my brother will notice it more when he washes the vegetables every night, right?
It is normal to experience blistering and pain in your fingers during regular guitar and bass practice. This is medically known as blisters and chronic strain. Although it is not a serious disease, it is an inflammation that cannot be ignored in serious cases. Touching less cold water and reducing the intensity of practice is what you should do now.
Hard work is important, but more important is a heart that will always take care of yourself.
After my sister and I moved out of our previous home, we were taken care of by you many times. Whether it was breakfast, lunch or dinner, you would often ask for our opinions and try your best to make dishes that suit our liking.
Due to my own feelings, it is difficult to say thank you to my brother in person for your care and concern for us during this year.
But in this greeting card, in the cold words written with a pen.
I think it is still necessary for me to say thank you and New Year blessings to you, brother.
Happy New Year, brother.
Thank you for being by my side for a year, and I’ll go out of my way to say thank you for that. In addition to the money in the greeting card, I have placed the New Year's gift between the books on the top of your bookshelf, brother. Please remember to go back and check.
July.
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Sakakihara read the content of this greeting card more than a dozen times in a row. Every time he read it, he could think of the back of the cold-faced girl writing on New Year's Eve.
This is an indescribable feeling that has no origin. It was like the same melancholy that Qi Mingyue felt when she held the book and stared into her eyes. This made Sakakihara Raku difficult to face and let go. He wanted to find a place to hide her and relieve his anxiety, but he felt that he should take her words and eyes seriously.
Twisting the cardboard surface of the New Year's card with his fingers, Sakakibara looked at the beautiful fonts written in his hands and smiled unconsciously.
As for why he laughed suddenly.
He thought it was probably because there was a girl who was willing to like you and write you such a New Year's greeting.
Thursday, the third day of the new year.
Except for Sakakihara Suzu, who still hasn't recovered from the New Year's red envelope and New Year's greetings from her brother, everyone has already gained the motivation to continue practicing and honing their skills.
At noon that day, while everyone was eating the bento prepared in advance after practice, Raku Sakakihara announced something:
“We got to write a song that was our own band.”
"Unreasonable." Amami Nanamigetsu directly terminated Sakakibara Raku's speech, "Regardless of whether the music produced by our band now has any substantive effect, now we don't even have a place to perform."
Tianhai Jiureli said to her sister: "But wouldn't it be good to prepare music in advance? Yoshihara-senpai is also asking through old friends where we can perform on stage."
Tianhai Qimingyue added: "There is nothing wrong with preparing in advance, but the problem is that our band has not even determined the style yet. What kind of music should be produced? Classical, jazz, blues, pop? I was still practicing Green Day's "Wake" a while ago Me up When September Ends", and then started practicing J-Pop (Japanese pop music)."
Sakakihara Suzu raised her head as she thought, "I guess you must like pop music."
"I'm also a pop star," Raku Sakakibara said.
Tianhai Jiuliuli: "I'm a centrist, whatever."
Tianhai Qimingyue: "I prefer jazz."
really! Qi Mingyue, who likes to read, also likes to listen to jazz, a kind of leisurely music.
As for Zhixue, everyone knows that Zhixue likes heavy metal.
Sakakihara Raku has not forgotten the last time the police came to visit her home.
It is quite normal for the members of a rock band to have different musical styles. The difficulty lies in how they combine the styles together.
And it seems that Zhixue can only make those types of rock music.
Sakakihara stared at the lunch box in front of him and thought for a long time. After everyone had discussed for ten minutes and still had no answer, he said directly: "Why do we have to limit the band to a certain range?"
Tianhai Qimingyue directly explained: "If a band wants to grow, it must first accumulate enough fans, and most fans only like a certain style of music. After learning that the band's next song actually Will they find it disappointing when the styles are completely different? Moreover, there are too many changes in styles, which is also a test for musicians and composers. There are too many bands that only write bad songs, and the audience cannot remember them at all."
Sakakibara thought there was nothing wrong with what Tenkai Nanamiyue said, but he didn't completely agree.
"Then Qi Mingyue said, what is the style of our band now?"
"not yet."
"Well, since I haven't yet, I can try anything, right?"
"You want to say, decide the style of a song first, and then try to see if it is suitable for us to embark on this path?"
Sakakihara Raku: "That's right."
Tianhai Qimingyue then nodded, "Then I have no objection to the new song."
The lunch meeting is over.
The last few people decided that Amami Kururi and Amami Noyuki would compose the music, and Sakakibara Raku would collaborate with Amami Nanami to write the lyrics. It was perfect!
"Huh?! What about me? What about me!" After seeing her brother and everyone settle down like this, Sakakihara Suzu suddenly felt abandoned.
"A-Ling, just learn the guitar well."
"What!" Sakakihara Suzu raised her face.
Raku Sakakihara: "Then do you want to compose music or lyrics?"
".I can't do any of this."
"That's it!"
"But, but... I can't be idle and have nothing to do. Uh, brother, why are you looking at me with that look?" Sakakibara Suzu lowered her face, and exchanged a brother-sister look with Sakakibara Raku who also lowered her face.
"Brother~~"
"Okay, okay, I have to find something for you to do. Let me think about it." Sakakibara thought hard, and suddenly came up with an idea like a flash of inspiration. His right hand instantly grabbed Sakakibara's left shoulder, "Okay, I'll seal it." You are the Minister of Social Affairs!”
"Oh! Minister of Social Affairs!" Suzu Sakakihara became excited, but quickly returned to her original state, looking half-suspended like a dead fish, and asked: "Wait, what is the Minister of Social Affairs?"
"In charge of the band's Twitter account and YouTube account, responsible for handling various online matters of the band."
“Ah, social media is all under my control?”
"Yes, yes, how is it? Isn't it gratifying?"
Sakakihara Suzu thought for a while, but it wasn't unacceptable, "Okay then."
"OK, that's it. We have to make a new song within a week. Come on!"
"Oooh!"
"So, let's continue practicing and wait for the notification from senior to perform."
"Oh!" Sakakihara Suzu continued to cheer.
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In addition to celebrating the New Year these days, all I have left is practicing drums.
However, Nanami Nanami discovered that Sakakibara Raku was always looking at him intentionally or unintentionally recently. I don’t know for what purpose.
Tonight he even took the initiative to touch his room.
Tianhai Qi Mingyue was sitting on the bed and saw him walking in like this, and knew that he must have no good intentions.
"seven--"
"Huh?" Sakakihara Raku, who was approaching Nanami Nanami, glanced over.
"Seven bright moons."
"Why did you suddenly come to me at night?" Tianhai Qimingyue replied.
"It's nothing, it's just that I've missed you a lot these past few days." Sakakihara went to hold her hand, but she avoided him while holding the library.
"Miss me? Don't you think about how comfortable it would be to sleep with your sister?" Tianhai Qi Mingyue covered half of her face with her notebook, leaving only a pair of dull eyes.
"It's not like Liuli would be embarrassed to ask me to sleep with her every day. Even if I take the initiative to invite her, she would probably refuse out of embarrassment."
"That's great, you even took the initiative to invite me." Tianhai Qimingyue still said in a tone that showed no emotion.
"Qi Mingyue, how about I stay at your place tonight?"
Tianhai Qimingyue only gave him a look, then ignored him and continued to look down at his library book.
"If you don't speak, you agree."
Tianhai Qimingyue still didn't speak, but her attitude was one of rejection, refusing him to hold her hand.
"Actually, I have been thinking about the New Year's card you wrote these past few days."
"What's there to remember?"
"Care, care, gratitude, and love, I felt these things from that greeting card."
"Then you realized this and have been staying with your sister these past few days?"
"Liu Li is in a bad mood lately."
"I'm in a good mood?"
"Then I'll accompany you too."
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"Actually, Ling and Liuli also gave them to me, but you were the first to give them to me."
"so?"
"So I miss you very much these days, July."
Seeing that he was sincere when he said this, Tianhai Qimingyue closed the library book with her delicate hands and put it aside. Under gold-rimmed glasses, a face as beautiful as a cherry blossom faced Sakakihara Raku.
"You like sister very much?"
"I like it, and you know it." Sakakibara didn't intend to lie in this regard.
"How about liking me instead?"
"This kind of question...you know, it's hard for me to answer."
".Then come here."
"do what?"
Tianhai Qimingyue took the initiative to close her eyes and kissed him, and the contact lasted for a while.
Sakakihara Raku was actually a little stunned at first, because she didn't expect that after not kissing Qiyue for a long time, she would be so proactive this time.
Besides, the beautiful girl took the initiative, so there was no reason for him not to accept it.
Occasionally, there is a feeling of rebound.
"Is it delicious?"
"It must be delicious."
"What does it smell like?"
"Lightly sweet, green apple flavor."
Sitting next to him was a beautiful girl, a beautiful iceberg girl with twin tails. Facing her face and smelling the faint girlish fragrance from her body, Sakakibara finally knew what it meant to spend a good night together in the true sense.
"Still want to eat?"
"It's definitely a lie if you say you don't want to."
"So now, do you like me more, or do you like my sister more?"
".There's no need to fight in a place like this, right?"
"Why not? Maybe you don't understand. I feel quite comfortable beating my sister."
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"Come on, tell me, I'll be happy. It's fine to show you what's under the skirt."
".I'm not that perverted yet."
"Then will you tell me?"
"Well, I definitely like you more now than Nanamigyue." Raku Sakakihara slowly moved closer to her pretty face again.
"Now? Just a favor."
Although Tianhai Qimingyue was not so happy, she still agreed to let him kiss her.
"alright."
"Huh? It's only been a few minutes."
"So long is enough. I still remember what you said that you would never like me before, what about now?"
"Qi Mingyue, you are too vindictive."
"What now?"
"I like you."
"Say it again."
"I like you."
"Say it again"
"I like you Nanamigetsu!" Raku Sakakihara raised his voice slightly, "That's enough."
Tianhai Qimingyue stared at her for a long time, her sky-blue eyes were as deep as the ice ocean. She didn't know what she was recalling, and her tone returned to the emotionless and flat tone: "If you weren't afraid, I would have secretly called my sister here. , and expose your behavior.”
Sakakibara hugged his legs and sat across from her, shaking his head: "I know, Nanamigyue, you really want to do that, but you have actually done it a long time ago."
"Brother, you seem to know what you ordered."
"Of course, I'm not a fool. In fact, Qi Mingyue, you have already thought about getting along well with Jiu Liuli, right?"
"." Tianhai Qimingyue had no expression and no answer. She just sat quietly on the bedside. The body is covered with a thick quilt.
Sakakihara Raku did not look at her, but looked at Tokyo Tower shining with orange light outside her window:
"Qi Mingyue, you had countless opportunities to expose me to Jiu Liuli, but you didn't do that. Is it just because you were concerned about my feelings and didn't want to make me particularly embarrassed? I don't think so. It's definitely Qi Mingyue who is still in your heart. I have a great affection for Jiuliuli, and I don’t want to do things too badly.”
The Seven Bright Moons in the Sky and the Sea were still watching him quietly, with no change visible in the depths of their dull eyes.
"Nana Mingyue, you always look strong, but in fact, in invisible places, you are tolerant everywhere, tolerating what you have got, and tolerating what you should have." When Sakakibara said this, he turned his head and said to the twin ponytails The girl smiled and said, "Really? July."
"You can still laugh." Tianhai Qimingyue closed her eyes.
"Wait a minute, I'm not laughing! I'm smiling to encourage you. Now I'm telling you that you already have someone who can understand and believe in Qi Mingyue."
Tianhai Qimingyue did not refute, "Then how do you explain the fact that I didn't want to get along with my sister at all?"
"Well, that's what a normal person would do. He can't bear to see his things taken away by others. Even now, Qi Mingyue, you definitely can't accept it."
"So? You have a solution?"
"No," Sakakibara said honestly, "but I know I'm sorry for you in July, so I want to like you more, make up for you, and understand you more. This is what you really want in July. Things, right?”
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"Is that so? Natsuki!" Sakakihara was happy to see her in a daze, so he leaned into her ear and lengthened his tone.
".Only half right." Tianhai Qimingyue came back to her senses.
"Huh? What is the other half?"
"I told you so."
"Is there any?"
"It's up to you whether you have the understanding or not."
"What, just tell me no?"
"Brother, the reason why interpersonal relationships can be maintained is because both parties will try their best to understand each other. Therefore, it is very important to maintain a state of being unable to understand each other deeply. This is as important as being able to understand and consider each other."
"Teacher Qiyue's small lecture hall is open again!"
"It's up to you whether you want to or not. Now I'm tired."
"Are you going to sleep?!" Sakakibara heard the meaning of the eviction order.
"What are you thinking about? I mean my legs are uncomfortable, don't you know how to massage them?" Tianhai Qimingyue said softly, and looked at him.
"I said I would massage your legs before, and you said you were afraid that I would eat your tofu. Are you not afraid now?"
".Eat as you wish."
Sakakibara understood instantly.
"I love you, July."
"Stop talking, do you agree? Also, don't call me Qiyue."
"Okay July."
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