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

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“That’s not how it is.” The girl in the mirror’s eyes calmed down, and she pulled her right hand, which was rubbing her face, down with her left hand. “Su Shi, it looks like it’s going to break. But it’s not broken.”

"Huh?" The next second, the calm in her eyes was replaced by indignation: "I don't understand a word Xiao Mu is saying!"

“Metis, don’t be willful.” Her gaze calmed down once again.

"Huh?" An indignant Wakaba Mutsu reappeared: "What does Metath mean! Such a tasteless name."

"The names of the dolls in Xiang's world of dolls," Ruoye Mu replied calmly.

"Huh? I'll accept the name, but Xiao Mu, don't even think about using me as a puppet or anything! I'm not that kind of thing."

“Yes, I know. We want to become human.” Wakaba Mutsu looked at herself in the mirror… or another version of herself: “In order to become human, so… we named ourselves after dolls.”

“I think we’re already human…” Metath muttered, then her voice rose, “as long as Mutsu gives up her unrealistic fantasies about that Momoi Taro!”

“Suseo didn’t break down. On the contrary, it’s gotten better.” Wakaba Mutsu’s eyes drooped slightly: “Taro-san is right.”

"It's just luck! Xiao Mu, get your facts straight!!" Enraged, Metase grabbed her left cheek with her right hand and pulled it outwards forcefully.

"Metis, it hurts."

"Bear with the pain! Until you snap out of your fantasy!" Metathia continued to pinch Wakaba Mutsu's cheeks without any mercy.

"Metis is in pain, I am in pain." Ruoye Mu's face remained expressionless on one side.

"Ugh! I was such an idiot to get entangled with you!!" She let go of her hand in frustration, and looked at the green-haired girl with half her cheek swollen in the mirror, a slight smile appearing on her lips.

That Momoi Taro guy... does he really just say what he means? It's terrifying. If I keep imitating him, Mutsu will definitely get hurt. Until then... I must protect Mutsu. Metath made up her mind inwardly.

"Thank you, Metaphor," Ruoye Mu said, thanking her softly.

"Eh……?"

"I can hear you."

"Ahhh! Xiao Mu, quickly forget about the group chat/flirting with doctors and strip away all that dirty stuff!!"

"It can't be done."

"Forget it! Forget it!" Metis lowered her head and splashed water from the tap on her face, trying to cool down her flushed cheeks.

Alright, let's not provoke this child any further. Crimson King, erase time!

The time is 4 PM.

Toyokawa Shoko, she was in a really good mood today. Humming a song, she slowly walked out of the school gate.

Great, no annoying people bothering me today.

She glanced around and saw no one she recognized, which made her feel very good.

However, if you stay here too long, you'll run into people you don't want to see, so it's best to leave sooner rather than later.

Thinking this, I caught a glimpse of a little penguin and a big pink dog walking out of the teaching building out of the corner of my eye.

"Oh no!" Xiangzi covered his mouth in a panic and quickly ran to the side.

Xiangzi breathed a sigh of relief as she left, but her face quickly fell. She had run into an acquaintance, but... thankfully, it was her.

"Mu, what are you doing here?" She composed herself and greeted the cute little cucumber in front of her with a smile:

"It's a bit too late to come find me, and you could have just said it on Line. We could meet at a coffee shop~ I've been a bit better off financially lately."

However, the usually well-behaved little cucumber shook its head in refusal.

Huh...? Xiangzi's smiling face almost froze. It wasn't here to see him after all? Had he been overthinking things?!

"So... Mu came here...?" But Mu wasn't here for his own sake, so Xiangzi was actually quite happy, although there was still a little bit of bitterness in her heart.

"I'm meeting Taro at the fast food restaurant," Little Cucumber answered honestly.

"I see, so you're going on a date with Taro-senpai. Mutsumi has really grown up... huh?" Shoko initially had a smile on her face, and even subconsciously teased Mutsumi about the date when she heard that Mutsumi had made a date with someone else. But she quickly realized who Mutsumi was talking about, and her face suddenly froze.

"Wait, wait, wait—" Xiangzi's body trembled, and he asked in a trembling voice, "Mumu Mumu Zimi...who did you just say you made an appointment with?"

Wakaba Mutsu tilted her head, not quite understanding why Shoko was so hesitant, but she still honestly answered, "Taro."

"I see, it's Taro-senpai." Xiangzi smiled brightly, her movements dignified and elegant. "It seems you've been too tired lately, even dreaming during the day. Well then, I need to get some rest. Good day."

Xiangzi ran away from the scene as if nothing had happened. Ruo Yemu tilted her head, looking at Xiangzi's departing figure with a puzzled expression.

“Metis, Xiang has become strange.” Ruoye Mu said with great confusion.

"Xiao Mu just needs to do her own thing." As if answering her own question, the same body within herself seemed to be providing the answer.

Meanwhile, Xiangzi, squinting and smiling, made his way to White Bear Express. A familiar large truck was parked in front of the company. The trunk was closed. Xiangzi's smile became more genuine.

She walked around the truck and into the company, where she saw a familiar figure sorting the packages.

"Taro-senpai, are you done with today's deliveries?" Shoko greeted Taro, who was working, with a smile.

"Well, it's almost time to get off work now."

"Oh, I see. By the way, senpai, I just found out today that you used to be a support guitarist at RAS." Shoko flashed a bright smile and struck up a conversation with Taro, who was working: "Why didn't you continue?"

“Because…” Taro stopped what he was doing and answered seriously, “That’s not my band.”

"I see... Senior, actually I've been planning a commercial band recently." She glanced at Taro furtively. Taro's expression didn't change; he simply returned to his sorting work.

"Could you come and be a support musician here, senior?" Xiangzi looked at Taro expectantly. Taro didn't stop what he was doing and replied, "No, now that I have my own band, I naturally don't plan to be a support musician anymore."

"I see..." Xiangzi was a little disappointed, but he still cheered up and said, "If you have any ideas, please let me know. I just finished a new piece, and it will be difficult to perform without good musicians."

"If you want to see how the music sounds, I can help you."

"Really?" Xiangzi looked at Taro with some surprise. "That's great! By the way, what position do you hold in the band, senior?"

"Keyboard vocalist!" Taro answered Xiangzi's question with great enthusiasm, but Xiangzi's face froze once again today.

【Isn't this the same spot as mine?!】

Seeing that Xiangzi didn't speak, Taro turned to look at her and noticed that she didn't look well. He asked with concern, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No... I just didn't expect you to be a keyboardist instead of a guitarist," Xiangzi said somewhat reluctantly. He had originally wanted to play in a band with you, but it turned out you were playing keyboards...

"I can fill in any missing instruments, as long as it's just temporary support," Taro said confidently, without a trace of reluctance in his tone.

"Really!? The new song is still missing a bassist and a drummer. Can you do that, senior?" Xiangzi asked with a look of surprise.

"Okay, then you should try your best to find a bassist or drummer." Taro nodded and agreed, "I'm good at either."

"Okay! I'll have to trouble you then, senior. Are you free on Sunday?"

“No,” Taro said without hesitation. “There’s band practice on Sunday.”

"Oh... then... how about Saturday?" Xiangzi asked, a little disappointed, but still trying to cheer herself up.

"Okay." Taro agreed readily this time: "Then, my work for today is finished."

"Okay! Take care, senior!" Xiangzi waved goodbye to Taro, then asked with some curiosity, "By the way, are you going to band practice now, senior?"

"That happened later." Taro didn't hide anything as he walked towards the dressing room, saying, "Wakaba asked me to meet her, and it seemed like she had something to ask me."

Huh...? For the third time today, Toyokawa Shoko's smile froze. Ah... so it wasn't a dream? She stared blankly at Taro walking towards the dressing room. When exactly did their relationship become so close?

Oh... so you pushed it yourself, then it's alright.

at the same time.

Although Wakaba Mutsu had no expression when she entered the fast food restaurant, she stared intently at the waiter.

"Welcome, would you like to order?" The waitress with pink hair was a little confused, wondering why this cute girl was staring at her.

"Hmm, fries and cola, two orders," Wakaba Mutsumi said softly. He hesitated for a moment, then remembered Taro's words, and asked in a low voice, "Could I have an autograph?"

"Sorry... I'm working right now. If you don't mind... could you wait until after I get off work?" The pink-haired waitress smiled, but the smile was clearly more genuine, and it was obvious that she was quite happy.

"Hmm..." Little Cucumber nodded obediently and sat down in her seat.

"Would you like a large, medium, or small portion of fries?" the pink-haired waitress asked Little Cucumber with a smile.

Xiao Huang Er tilted his head and thought for a while, then hesitated before saying, "Hmm... medium portion?"

"I know, please wait a moment, I'll bring it to you in a bit," the pink-haired waitress waved and jogged back to the kitchen.

"Sorry for the wait~ Two large fries and two Cokes, please enjoy." After a while, the pink-haired waitress came over with the tray and said warmly to Xiao Mu, "Also, thank you for your support of Pastel*Palettes so far. We hope you will continue to support us in the future. Thank you very much."

After saying that, the pink-haired waitress left. She walked with a bouncy, skipping gait, showing how happy she was.

Ruoye Mu's gaze followed her movements until she disappeared into the kitchen, at which point he looked away and focused on the plate in front of him.

"If you like it that much, you can get an autograph later, right? Just wait, okay?" Metathias's voice echoed in her mind.

Wakaba Mutsu shook her head, silently replying, "There's no need for that..."

Without a doubt, Mutsumi Wakaba liked Pastel*Palettes. She had always thought their smiles were dazzling, and she herself could never make such a happy smile.

They are so dazzling on stage... In contrast, I am just someone who can't even make a guitar sing.

"That's not true at all," Mortis argued internally. "Xiao Mu is already amazing! I can't even play the guitar!"

"Then I'll teach you," Xiao Mu thought to herself.

"No way," Metis flatly rejected Xiao Mu's idea. "Besides, we're the same person, teaching ourselves. Don't you think that's strange?"

Besides... you can't beat Momoi Taro with a guitar. I have my reasons for wanting to beat Momoi Taro... and the only thing I can do to beat him is... the thing I'm best at.

"Metis, I can hear you," Wakaba Mutsu whispered in her heart.

"Ugh, so annoying! If it weren't for Mumu's insistence on seeing Momoi Taro, I would have fallen asleep long ago!" Metathy's indignant voice rang out.

"So, why does Motis hate Mr. Taro so much?" Wakaba Mutsu carefully pressed the ketchup that came with the fries with her fingers, the soft texture giving her fingers a massage-like pleasure.

"..." Metis's voice remained silent for a long time before finally breaking through: "There's no particular reason, I just hate him! Is that so wrong?!"

"I'm here!" A man's voice interrupted Mutsu's thoughts. Mutsu looked up and, as expected, saw Taro sitting on the other side.

"So, what's going on?"

Chapter Twenty-Two Begins

"Welcome—" Maruyama Aya greeted a handsome-looking man with a smile: "Is there anything I can help you with?"

The person who arrived was naturally Taro. He scanned the area around the fast food restaurant and quickly spotted a striking patch of green hair.