flstandardbreds Chapter 222 Meeting with Hai Ling
Chapter 222 Meeting with Hai Ling
The next day was Saturday, a rare day off, but Kashiwa Miki was still running around Tokyo because tomorrow, Sunday, was Ave Mujica's debut performance.
I'm still worried. I always feel that that little bastard Mortis will do something that will make me go blind.
However, according to Ichiri who has returned to normal, everything was normal when he was teaching Mortis... and Xiaomu to play guitar.
Although Mortis is a bit green, she is still dedicated to it. Although her guitar talent is not top-notch, she still has some talent.
Now I should be barely qualified to go to mygo and compete with Aine for the starting position of rhythm guitarist.
Of course, neither guitar teacher Ichiri nor Xiaomu himself could say such a thing. This was said by Xiao Rencai, who had watched the practice of the two bands mygo and Ave Mujica.
"Doesn't this mean that Xiaomu's guitar is not trustworthy at all..." Baihe Sanhui was speechless. He just complained while waving to the cafe waiter to refill his cup, and added some creamer to the coconut latte in front of Xiao Rencai.
"Hey hey hey...thank you doctor!"
Rencai took a sip of the spiked coffee with satisfaction. It had the familiar sweet milky taste she had at the doctor's house before. It was delicious.
"Ms. Niina, will you be coming to tomorrow's performance?"
Baihe Sanhui asked, saying that the Ci Group had such a good relationship with Chuhua that they would definitely be able to get tickets. Although he also had three or four tickets, they were not enough. He was still short of one ticket and couldn't buy it from scalpers. It would be a big expense, and tickets for Ave Mujica were particularly difficult to buy.
If the Ci group didn't go, there would definitely be a few more tickets available, and he wouldn't have to cheat Aiyin for the ticket. Even if he didn't have to cheat, he wouldn't have to squat in front of the martial arts hall to watch the live broadcast.
"Momoka and I will both be going, but Rupa may not. Chichi doesn't want to go, and Subaru has to go to the set with his grandma, so he probably won't come."
Rencai was also very sensible. She took the initiative to take out two beautifully packaged invitations from her small bag and placed them in front of Kashiwa Sanhui.
"Thank you for your patronage. 12,000 yen. Please pay online if possible~"
Jinna, this is a friendly price. Scalper tickets for Ave Mujica are now selling for more than 70,000 yen each on the market. Selling them to me at the original price of 6,000 yen is really a discount at the level of a lifelong friend. - Kashiwa Miki took the initiative to extend his hand and bumped fists with Jinna, smiling and thanking her.
"Thank you, Renna. I'll pay the bill later."
"No, no, these are two different things. You've been running around for Xiao Mu, so this is just a small favor I should help with, hehe."
After a few casual greetings, Renai left with her small bag, her back skipping away like a little child.
Kashiwa Sanhui shook his head and continued to stay in the cafe waiting for someone - Xiao Nina should go back and let Momoka know that she has entered, and the white-haired drunkard should go back and drink her beer, so she doesn't need to watch Xiao Mu anymore.
Next…
"Sorry, am I late?"
It was Hai Ling who was dressed quite fashionably. The slightly raised black and handsome black jacket as well as the somewhat tight chest lining complemented each other, highlighting the unique cool temperament of the legendary mercenary bassist... Although in Kashiwa Sanhui's opinion, such clothing not only could not keep out the cold, but was also not good for the development of the body.
Baihe Sanhui had only met Hailing a few times, so he stood up and greeted her politely - a somewhat awkward handshake, and then greeted the waiter.
"What would you like to drink, Miss Hailing?"
"Coffee is fine, espresso is even better."
"Okay," Kashiwa Sanhui nodded. He waited for the waiter to bring Hailing's espresso before choosing his words carefully: "The weather isn't great today. Isn't it cold, Miss Hailing, dressed like this?"
Sorry, I have a doctor's occupational disease.
"Thank you for your concern. I eat a lot but I don't gain weight. I think all that energy goes into generating heat, so I don't feel cold."
Hai Ling nodded and took a sip of the dark brown coffee. Hai Ling drank this cup of coffee that even Baihe Sanhui would be worried about without any expression, smacking her lips and looking at it with an endless aftertaste on her face.
It turns out that Hai Ling is the type who is reserved and reserved. Then Hai Ling’s good friend Li Xi is probably a bit of a show-off as well.
It's just a pity for Aion. The band is full of all kinds of geniuses. It must be very hard for her to be the only one in the band to keep the band together, right?
"Come to think of it," Kashiwa Sanhui's words brought him back to his senses. He looked intently into her emerald green eyes and began to listen carefully to what this cool girl was saying. "I thought you were just your average guy, but you haven't thought about anything else for so long. So you're worried I'll be cold?"
"Ms. Hailing, your face is indeed beautiful, but please don't be too proud. I've seen many beautiful girls."
Hai Ling is indeed the type of person who is reserved and reserved. She can say things that would be shameless if she were a different gender, but she can do so without any expression.
"Because you know, I've worked in a lot of bands, and many people who approach me always look at me for a long time with their faces red for some unknown reason, whether they're boys or girls."
"Ms. Hailing is indeed very beautiful, but unfortunately I'm no longer at the age where I start to have wild thoughts and make mistakes when I see beautiful girls. My hormones can no longer control my brain."
"You are a gentleman, and I respect your age..." Upon hearing this, Hai Ling raised the coffee cup in her hand and motioned Baihe Sanhui to clink his cup with hers.
"Let's not toast to something so sad...Okay, toast to age."
Baihe Sanhui reluctantly followed suit and clinked glasses. Although clinking glasses with coffee was still too advanced, it was even more embarrassing to let Hailing hold the coffee cup alone.
"Let's get back to the point," Kashiwa Sanhui put down his coffee cup and looked at Hailing with a very subtle look—not an offensive look, but one that seemed to hint at something. "Ms. Hailing, what do you think of the band?"
Hai Ling also tuned in, thinking silently. "Everyone's very friendly and professional. Xiao Mu's side might be a little less so. It feels so... smooth, so smooth that I think something's wrong."
"What's the problem? Isn't success a good thing?"
"How should I put it..." Hai Ling is a legendary mercenary after all, and her past experiences have made her have some ominous premonitions about Ave Mujica.
"A lot of things in a band need to be formed during setbacks. If everything goes smoothly, we'll miss out on such opportunities... Fireworks also soar straight up into the sky before they explode. That's probably what it feels like."
"Well, Miss Hailing, how high do you think the fireworks have reached?"
This is a very tricky question. In fact, it is not appropriate to ask Hai Ling, a member of the band, to answer this kind of question. After all, it is impolite to ask the bassist of the band to predict the demise of the band.
"I don't know," Hai Ling shook her head, but the melancholy and helplessness in her eyes were hard to conceal. "I can't decide on things like this. I can only rely on my experience to make things less awkward... as best I can."
It seems that Miss Hailing still cherishes her band very much, Kashiwa Sanhui curled the corners of his mouth.
"Well, I have a suggestion that might require a little cooperation from you."
"What proposal?" Hai Ling was a little curious. It wasn't that she thought Kashiwa Sanhui was some super savior of the band, but she just wanted to see if the man in front of her could do something good to extend the life of Ave Mujica.
"This suggestion of making this firework explode a second time is very interesting! Just cooperate with me!"
"Well—just tell me what you want."
Hai Ling made a strange sigh, then curiously followed Baihe Sanhui's gesture and leaned forward. To outsiders, it seemed as if the two were whispering to each other.
"so……"