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

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"Um, are you alright?" A calm, female voice reached her ears, steady and restrained.

"Mr. Momoi has always been so direct. If there's anything offensive about it, I apologize on his behalf."

Upon hearing the woman mention the name Momoi, Hatsune Miku abruptly looked up...

Dong, Episode 31, The Upcoming Live Performance

Mitsukasa gave a somewhat forced smile and looked up at the kind person who had spoken to her.

Hikawa Sayo, Roselia's guitarist, and Hikawa Hina's older sister.

A flicker of surprise and panic crossed her eyes, but she quickly regained her composure, her smile serene.

"No, I just wanted to ask him to keep some things a secret, but he refused."

“He is indeed very stubborn on this point.” Hikawa Sayo calmly sat down opposite Miku Miku, dragging her plate.

Misaki looked around and asked softly, "Um? Hikawa Sayo-senpai, didn't you come with Hikawa Hina-san?"

"Well, I just asked her to go buy some things," Hikawa Saya said calmly. Misaki Misaki asked, a little confused, "Really? Why are you suddenly talking to me?"

"I just wanted to give you some advice as someone who's been through it," Hikawa Saya explained calmly.

Misaki Miku looked at Hikawa Saya with some surprise, not understanding what she meant by "someone who's been there before"? Was she someone else troubled by Momoi Taro's behavior? Or something else?

She calmly dipped the last fries in ketchup, put them in her mouth, swallowed, and then said to Hatsune Miku: 倭霖栮②哟彡〇扒陾月漪

“I used to be just like you are now, in a state of wanting to escape something,” Hikawa Saya said slowly. “However, in the end, I realized that the premise of escaping was wrong…”

"Well then, I'll be leaving now." Saya wasn't too keen on saying much, so she just gave Misaki a bunch of riddles and left.

Hatsune lowered her head, unsure of how to react...

Let's go back to this morning and see what Ms. Shiina Tatsuki, who skipped band practice today, actually did.

...She was afraid.

The reason for the fear is very simple...

Lixi looked down at the orange guitar pick on her desk. Tomorrow was the Dong Brothers' live performance...

But am I really ready? What kind of performance is Momoi Taro going to give me...?

Momoi Taro's talent will definitely spur me on, but Momoi Taro said he wants me to go. What will happen next?

However, there was one thing that Lixi was certain of: once she went to Momoi Taro's live performance, she would definitely change.

For better or for worse, the good thing is that I might be able to get out of this predicament... although I can't imagine exactly how that change will happen.

Bad... my spirit will probably be completely shattered.

Lixi chuckled self-deprecatingly. At this moment, what she feared was not the bad outcome, but the unease that the uncertain changes were bound to happen.

There doesn't seem to be anything I can do at home, and I can't muster the energy to practice... Even if I force myself to practice now, I'll only be dragging everyone down.

Thinking this way, her mood grew heavier and heavier, and finally, she fell into a deep sleep while scrolling through her phone on her bed.

Meanwhile, in the Starry Night practice room, the band members gathered together after finishing their performance.

After they finished another practice session, Hongxia began to take stock: "The new song is okay, the practice is okay... If that's the case, then the preparations are complete."

"It would be best to double-check the live costumes too!" Kita's face broke into a smile: "I heard that some bands only discovered their costumes were damaged the day before their performance."

"Mmm..." Nijika nodded repeatedly and said, "Everyone should check their live outfits carefully when they get back. By the way, Pochi-chan, will Mr. Momoi be coming tomorrow too?"

"It's already been announced on social media that the Dong Brothers will be performing at Fanxing. I think it should be fine, right?"

The person who answered her was Kita, who had been following social media updates and naturally found out about the Dong Brothers' participation in the show very easily.

"Haha, it's a little strange that I went from being an audience member to being part of a band performing as well, but let's do our best tomorrow, Pochi-chan."

Hongxia smiled brightly, encouraging Boqi who was huddled in the corner.

"Speaking of which, you guys mentioned that he helped you a lot with the confirmation of the live outfits?"

She spoke softly; normally, she wasn't very interested in these kinds of topics.

However, for some reason, she has been feeling a faint sense of panic lately, as if she has forgotten something, so she has to find something to do.

"Ah, that's right. If it weren't for Mr. Momoi back then, I felt like I was about to die."

Liang's words stirred up vivid memories of that day for the three of them, which aroused Liang's curiosity.

That day, Kita and Nijika planned to go to Pochi's house to discuss the matter of the live costumes.

However, Chihaya Aine, who had been hanging out in the band's LINE group chat all along, noticed this.

...Or rather, there was something she couldn't notice; in every sense, she felt the other person was incredibly energetic, as if they were constantly chatting in the group chat—

Hongxia silently complained to herself. In short, the enthusiastic Chihaya Aine-sama, who was full of malice and anger, made the suggestion in the LINE group chat.

"Do you need me to give you some advice? I'm quite confident in my fashion design skills."

Nijika: "Not bad, not bad, but is it okay for the band to practice? Aren't you guys going to the summer festival live soon?"

Aiyin: "It's okay, it's okay. I've been practicing a lot lately, so I'm a little tired. Taking a day off is fine. Besides, Dudu can teach me guitar, right?"

Pochi: "Yes! You can leave it to me! Um... is Master Taro coming?"

When Pochi sent those words, her heart clenched; she regretted sending them so quickly.

What she originally meant was, "Does Momoi Taro probably not need to come?"

Although Momoi Taro helped him a lot, Pochi was still very afraid of contacting him because of his reckless personality.

Who knows if, when I see myself, my passing grade will be revoked and I'll be forced to train?

Pochi, who was trying to retract a message while pretending nothing had happened, was even slower at retracting than Aine's output speed—

Before she could withdraw her message, Aine had already sent a reply; a rather long message popped up right in front of Pochi.

"Sure! Taro said he hasn't seen Dodo in a long time, so I'll come with Taro tomorrow."

Pochi clutched her cheeks, contorting her face like the image in the famous painting "The Scream," while simultaneously, a desperate scream echoed within her:

It's all over!!

Dong Di Er y{i3V^Qi Jiu; Liu San Er Thirty-two Chapters, Recollections

Taro and Aine met Kita and Nijika not far from Goto Ichiri's house. After the two groups met up, the three girls chatted casually.

Taro wasn't particularly moved by their words, and the four of them slowly walked to Goto Ichiri's house.

"Ah, we're almost there, it should be around here." Kita, who had been looking at the navigation on his phone, suddenly spoke up, interrupting everyone's chatter.

Then, everyone followed her gaze and saw the Goto family's house...

Honestly, you don't need to do much to see where her house is; there's a huge banner hanging there.

The message read: "Welcome back for the band and the Dong Brothers group. Have a relaxing time."

The entire text above uses honorific language, and the huge banner seems designed to ensure that others can see it, with exceptionally large font.

Everyone except Momoi Taro stared blankly. Nijika said somewhat uncertainly, "Is this the right place?"

"It says 'End Band' and 'Dong Brothers' here, it should be correct, right?" Hongxia's voice became increasingly hesitant.

"So Goto's family runs a hotel after all," Kita remarked, finding an excuse to comment on the unusual sight.

"I think it's probably not like that..." Aine's forehead was also sweating a little. She had never seen anything like this before.

Taro, however, walked straight out without flinching and headed towards the door. Aine quickly reached out to stop him, saying, "Um... wait a minute!"

Without saying a word, Taro tried to step forward and press the doorbell on the side of the door.

At the same time, several other people followed. They seemed somewhat uneasy, which was understandable given how outrageous the place was.

However, seeing that Taro had already rang the doorbell, Aine couldn't just stand there, so she called out, "Dudu, we're here!"

"Um... just wait a moment, I'll open the door right away." Goto Ichiri's slightly nervous voice came from behind the door.

She spoke very quickly, and indeed very quickly; in the next instant, the door opened, and standing behind it was—

She was a suspicious woman who should be wearing star-patterned sunglasses, a mustache, and that strange tracksuit. She tugged at the firecracker in her hand.

A few scattered ribbons and confetti burst open from within, scattering in all directions.

"yeah...welwelwel...come! Haha..."

The suspicious woman spoke broken English, stiffly offering a welcome, leaving the others speechless at the comical scene.

Taro walked straight up and asked, "What's going on here? Weren't we supposed to be talking about the live outfits?"

"Haha, Goto-kun must be really looking forward to today, he seems so happy," Kita said, trying to smooth things over.

I just don't know why, but it seems like Goto was hit even harder.

"Please come in..." Goto Ichiri turned aside, looking a little disappointed.

"Haha..." Kita laughed and handed over the bag in his hand, saying, "This is a souvenir. Goto-kun can enjoy it with his family later. I also brought a movie. Let's watch it together later."

Goto led everyone step by step towards their rooms, but Taro raised his head and objected, "We didn't come here to play..."

Pochi listlessly opened his front door. Colorful lights spilled out of the room, which was filled with balloons and snacks, and had these words pasted on it with LED lights.

It was like a party.

"No... I'm sorry, I'll clean it up." Goto said softly, bending over, and anyone could see her disappointment.

"I think we should play for a while, right, Taro?" Aine nudged Taro.

She took out a needle and popped all the balloons.

“Yeah, yeah.” “It’ll only be a little while, it won’t take long.” Hongxia and Xiduo chimed in from the side.

"I refuse—" Taro loudly and without hesitation refuted everyone's idea.

"I...I'll go get everyone some drinks," Pochi said dejectedly as he left the room.

"But the decorations are really exaggerated. I thought Goto's house would have a more rock and roll feel," Kita said, looking around the room with a hint of doubt.