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

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“Celebrating is fine, but where to go?” Lixi’s question left the five people present, including Lixi himself, looking at each other in bewilderment.

Finally, Gao Songdeng suggested a place—karaoke, the place where bitterness and hardship once began.

Once upon a time, because Gao Songdeng couldn't sing, everyone went to karaoke together.

At that time, Gao Songdeng's songs had not yet touched Lixi's heart, and Xiangzi was still a young lady who didn't even know what a vending machine was.

Su Shi is someone everyone can rely on, while Gao Songdeng is just someone who is still living in her own world and cautiously taking her first step.

As for Wakaba Mutsu... he is still just an entity that cannot make the guitar sing.

Now, everything is different.

Gao Songdeng was pampered by Li Xi. Xiangzi, having experienced the trials of society and the recent events, had her unnecessary facade shattered.

Su Shi is not only a reliable person for everyone, but also someone who needs everyone's help to move forward together.

Wakaba Mutsumi even managed to make his guitar sing a song...

"Mumu! This is the song you requested, right?" Xiangzi shook Mumu's right arm. This brought Mumu back to reality from her thoughts. She looked at the screen, nodded, and said, "It's the song I requested."

Without any hesitation, she took the microphone from Takamatsu Akari's hand, and as the music video began to play on the screen, Wakaba Mutsu also started singing:

"しゅわしゅわ, はじけたキモチの名前教えてよ, きみは知ってる? (Please tell me this feeling like a bubble bursting.)"

Xiangzi, standing to the side, excitedly shook a maracas on his torso and sang a harmony to Ruoye Mutsu: "Shuwa shuwa, dori dori."

"Mutsuki... still loves this band so much." Takamatsu Akari smiled as she looked at Wakaba Mutsuki, who was still singing "Shuwarin☆Dori~Min," and said softly:

"I feel like... it's even better than before."

“Yes…” Li Xi said softly, not wanting to disturb the two people who were making a fuss over there, but she still said firmly, “But for me, Deng’s song is still more amazing!”

"Tachikawa-chan's drumming is amazing too!" Takamatsu Akari looked intently into Tachikawa's eyes.

"No, the lamp is the most powerful—"

"Yes, yes, yes, both of you, please calm down a bit." Su Shi, who was standing to the side, closed her eyes slightly and placed her hands on the shoulders of the two people.

Then, she slightly opened her eyes, looked at the two people singing in unison, and at the two people in her hands, and smiled slightly: "But this time, I have a feeling that it could last a lifetime."

"Yes! This time, for a lifetime!" The determination in Gao Songdeng's eyes seemed to turn into golden light.

Dong, the ninth time, even though I've already confessed...

That evening, the Dong Brothers checked into the hotel that Momoi Taro had found.

Aine took out a yukata from her luggage, a garment that perfectly matched the atmosphere of a summer festival.

The outfits used in the live performances were all designed by Aine. It's perfectly normal to buy some prototype outfits to find inspiration, right?

The yukata that Aine chose was a gray and white checkered type, with cherry blossom branches and flowers on the chest. It looked very cute on Aine.

Taro told everyone to take care of their own dinner and then gather at his room door.

Of course... the hotel's dinner is a buffet, and the taste is far inferior to Taro's.

Aine wasn't picky; after finishing her meal, she came back, took a shower, changed into a yukata, and prepared to go out.

This time, she was determined to keep Taro's attention on her. She thought confidently, "Among the Dong brothers, I'm the only one wearing a yukata; I'll definitely stand out."

"Your figure, like the twinkling starry sky... gradually melts into the morning light."

Ai Yin hummed enthusiastically a song she would write and compose herself for, a song she would sing in her future band, as she went out.

"Ah?"

When Aine arrived at Taro's room, her eyes instantly turned into beady pupils as she looked at the people in front of the door with confusion.

Because, to her surprise, she wasn't the only one wearing a yukata; there were other people wearing yukatas as well.

Even Rakuna, who doesn't like dressing up, wore a white yukata with black houndstooth patterns, and Shizuku Ryougi's yukata was a specially made one modeled after her own live costume—

Although it's said to be a replica, the only difference on her is that the cuffs are tied up. Aine once took Rakuna shopping for clothes, and she said she didn't like flimsy clothes, so in the design, Rakuna's sleeves are fitted to her body.

She looked closely and noticed that everyone's yukatas had been changed to a style with shorter sleeves, similar to her design.

Aine blinked her beady eyes slightly and asked in confusion, "Why is everyone wearing yukatas?"

Faced with Aine's question, Hailing had ten or even nine times more questions: "You are the one who is wondering why you are wearing a long-sleeved yukata."

"Ah~ Could it be that Aiko thinks that if she's the only one wearing a yukata, it will attract the general's attention~" Meow Dream covered her mouth and chuckled.

"Meow! Dream! Kiss!" Ai Yin glared at her, puffing out her cheeks. She could only raise her hands indulgently and sigh. She really wanted to film a video asking: What do you do when your best friend becomes love-struck? Then, she earnestly explained to Ai Yin...

"Yes, yes, Aiko, really, think about the general's personality. He didn't summon us here just for fun, did he?"

Ai Yin suddenly realized, and Miao Meng continued, "Everyone wants to get used to their performance outfits tonight."

"Chihaya's design is very good, and it doesn't look like the kind that would hinder the performance, but we'll have to see how it actually goes after we put it on."

Hai Ling made a rational judgment; Hai Ling's words were neither flattery nor polite remarks.

Aiyin's design is really great. The colors and patterns are simple, but it has a unique charm.

There are just a few minor issues... For example, the last outfit had anontokyo's name tag on the label.

Because of this incident, Taro took back the right to make the clothes from Aine, retaining only the right to design them.

"It's really good... it's just a regular yukata with the sleeves and skirt shortened." She scratched the back of her head a little embarrassedly.

"Well then, I'll go change my clothes too." Aine perked up and prepared to leave to change her clothes before coming back to the meeting.

“No need for that!” Taro’s voice came from his room.

Then, everyone watched as Taro's room door opened, revealing a bundle of hemp rope in his hand and a strange smile... like the development of some kind of short film, gradually approaching Aine.

Huh? What? How did things turn out like this?

Aine felt a mix of panic and excitement as she watched Taro's body press closer and closer to hers—

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"What? Just like that..." Aine raised her hands, letting her sleeves fall naturally.

Her voice carried a hint of disappointment and dissatisfaction.

Taro stood behind Aine, embracing her and bending slightly. After helping her adjust her sleeves to a suitable position, he secured them with hemp rope.

Upon hearing Aine's words, Taro stopped what he was doing, frowned, and asked, "What are you talking about?"

Taro was very close to Aine, and his breath hit Aine's ear as he spoke, causing her sensitive ear to turn slightly red and her cheeks to flush as well.

"N-nothing..."

Taro frowned, puzzled by Aine's reddening. He noticed patches of blush on her neck and asked with concern.

"What's wrong with your neck?"

"Huh? What? What?" She touched her neck with her tied sleeve in a bit of a panic, but didn't feel anything special. She asked anxiously, "What happened to my neck?"

"Just now... it was all red. If there's a problem, just say so. Don't let it affect tomorrow's live performance."

As the red color faded, Taro didn't think much of it. He reached out and grabbed Aine's other arm, securing the clothes on that arm with a rope. Then, he let go.

Upon hearing Taro's reply, her expression suddenly fell, she sighed, and then smiled and perked up, saying, "It's nothing, it definitely won't affect the live performance."

"That's good." Taro came out from behind her and looked at Aine's sleeves with satisfaction: "This is almost the same as the dress in the design drawing, isn't it?"

Ai Yin watched, then swung her arms slightly. Her two white arms cut through the air with a whooshing sound, but the rope remained firmly in place, without the slightest wavering.

"Really? Taro, that's amazing!"

Taro nodded and said to everyone, "I've rented a practice room here. We don't have much time left. Leave your instruments over there and go practice now."

After saying that, he took the lead and headed towards the practice room.

“Yes~” Aine responded energetically at first, but after Taro and the others had walked away, she sighed slightly: “I clearly confessed to Taro, so why can he act like nothing happened?”

Aine felt a weight on her shoulder and turned to see Nekomu, dressed in a gray yukata. Nekomu looked at Aine with encouraging eyes: "I think the Admiral probably still sees Aiko as a child. Now is not the time to think about these things. Let's go practice."

Aine nodded slightly, said nothing more, and chased after Taro's retreating figure.

Episode 10, Hailing: Huh? I hit Momoi Taro? Really?

After the practice ended—

Taro calmly surveyed everyone on the field and announced, "That concludes today's practice! However, before we dismiss, I have a few things I'd like to say."

The crowd, who were preparing to leave, stopped in their tracks, waiting for Taro to announce the important matter. Taro paused slightly, then calmly declared without beating around the bush:

"The program list I submitted to the organizer was not "俺こそオンリーワン" and "Don''t Boo! ドンブラザーズ?", but "俺こそオンリーワン" and "clear-mind"!"

"Huh? Why?" Aine stared wide-eyed in confusion. Hailing added, "Changing the program schedule at the last minute will damage the organizer's image, right?"

“That’s right.” Taro nodded in agreement with Hailin’s statement, then raised his head and said, “So after I got off the plane, I submitted the latter one first.”

Lena tilted her head and didn't say anything. For her, as long as she could enjoy playing, she didn't care which instrument she played.

The others still looked at Taro with confusion. Taro explained, "I think 'Don't Boo! Don't Brass?' is more suitable as the closing song. If I can only submit two songs, I will choose the other two."

He took a deep breath and said, "I believe our band's performance will definitely receive everyone's enthusiastic support!"

"Since Taro said so, there's nothing we can do about it." Aine sighed softly, then gave a doting smile: "Yoshi! Good luck at tomorrow's live—, let's do it together, A! A! O!"

After Ai Yin finished shouting, she realized that everyone was indifferent, and she shouted in dissatisfaction, "Why didn't you shout with me!"

“Aine, our destiny should be…” Rana said, then paused completely, her beautiful heterochromatic eyes fixed on Taro.

Taro nodded knowingly and called out earnestly, "We are—"

"Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump Brothers!!" x4

"That's it! Dismissed!" Taro declared, and was about to leave when Aine quickly grabbed his arm. "Wait—Taro, if you're too lazy to come to the festival, why don't we all go and have some fun, something that fits the summer festival atmosphere—"

"Aiko, you...you really have a lot of energy." Meow Meng stretched and yawned: "I'll pass, the summer festival in Kumamoto isn't as lively as in Tokyo...I'm going to rest."

"Hot, sleep." Lena answered briefly with two words, then dashed away.