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

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"Ugh...no!" Yuuki's statement was too serious, and Kasumi herself didn't have a good way to refute it. However, it's okay to continue chatting after we're done.

“Then I’ll just ask directly, Taro.” Yuuki looked directly into Taro’s eyes, staring at his raised head, and asked without any hesitation:

"First, I need to confirm with you that you know why we've come, right?"

Taro raised his head even higher, habitually crossed his arms and leaned back in his chair, looking down at Yuukina. "Yeah, I know, the opening band for our one-hour live next month, right?"

"That's right, what's your opinion?" Yushina asked Taro calmly, seemingly prepared to accept any answer from him.

“Of course…” Taro stood up without hesitation, and Kasumi and Ran’s eyes were drawn to him, making them a little nervous.

"Kiyoshi, please allow me to ask you this favor!" Taro did not refuse; he had no reason to refuse.

In terms of skill, none of the three bands can compare to him.

However, in terms of popularity, their own band can't even come close to those three bands.

He had already planned to find other opening acts, and their proposal was the most advantageous to him, so naturally there was no reason not to agree.

“However…” Taro shifted his gaze to Yuki’s delicate and aloof face, noticing her expression as if she had already anticipated it.

"You guys... you've signed with a record company now, right? Is the live performance okay?"

“Yes, no problem.” Yukina said easily, “Our manager is very supportive of us. In exchange, we hope you can come to our next live performance... as a true Roselia group, to support our band personally.”

The company wouldn't allow them to work for nothing. Using this as a gimmick, the tickets for the next live show would definitely sell out... Although she didn't like this approach, she didn't want to make things difficult for her manager.

"I understand." Taro nodded. Providing support in one or two occasions is not a problem.

"Well then, that concludes what we had to say." Yuki calmly pushed back her chair and stood up. "Well then, I have work to do later, so please excuse me."

Kasumi, who had remained silent throughout their conversation, saw Yukina preparing to leave and couldn't help but ask, "Yukina-senpai, are you already leaving?"

"Yes, I still have work to do later." Yuki seemed very calm, her expression unwavering.

"But—there are still many things I want to say, like the live performance arrangements, writing a new kirakiradokidoki song together, and so on—"

Kasumi pouted, feeling a little aggrieved. Last night, she had thought a lot about Taro and Ran-san's reconciliation, and as she thought about it, she started to wonder what to do about the live performance. Although she knew it was stupid to think about whether Taro would even agree to it.

But she couldn't help thinking about it. Just like now, she knew it was wrong to stop Yuki, but she couldn't help stopping her to tell her what was on her mind.

A barely perceptible smile flickered across Yukina's lips as she said, "We still have a month left, plenty of time to talk about these things."

Kasumi paused for a moment, then exclaimed earnestly and excitedly, "Yes! Have a safe trip! Yuuki-senpai!"

Yukina didn't answer, turned around and prepared to leave. She walked to the door and glanced back at Taro, whose expression was equally calm.

Yukina's body trembled involuntarily, and she whispered to herself.

I'm so happy... I'm so happy that you can form a band... I'm so happy that my body is trembling uncontrollably—

So... your band, hurry up and grow, I can't wait any longer.

The complex thoughts in her mind did not cause Yukina's expression to change in the slightest. She turned around, pushed open the door, and left without looking back.

The atmosphere in the room became awkward again... As the other woman, Kasumi Toyama once again tried to ease the tension between the two.

"Well, let's eat first anyway." Kasumi said with a slightly embarrassed smile, "Some things don't taste good when they're cold."

“That’s true.” Taro picked up his chopsticks openly, put his hands together, and muttered in a low voice, “I’m starting to eat.”

Ran Miku also turned her gaze to the food, picked up her chopsticks, and said softly, "I'm starting to eat."

……

Taro picked up a tempura shrimp, put it in his mouth, and his eyes lit up:

"Delicious! The batter was perfectly mixed, coating the shrimp evenly. The shrimp were also very fresh, and the frying time was incredibly precise. The batter locked in the shrimp's juices, bringing out its full flavor."

"Wow~ Hearing Taro say that makes me even happier!" Kasumi's eyes lit up as she picked up her chopsticks and grabbed a fried shrimp. "Well then~ I'll dig in without being shy—it really is delicious!!"

"This is really...!" Ran Mitake's eyes widened slightly. She lowered her voice, trying to think of a word to describe it. In the end, she could only say simply, "Delicious...!"

"Hmm! The chef here is incredibly talented!" Taro excitedly picked up a hamburger patty, took a bite, and put it in his bowl. "If I had to rate it... 45 points!"

"Hey! Such delicious tempura only costs 45 points!?" This was the first time Kasumi had ever seen Taro rate something.

When Taro usually tries to give Kasumi a rating, Saya usually steps in to stop him, saying that she doesn't want Taro to interrupt Kasumi's excitement.

Although she knew that even if she knew Taro's evaluation, Kasumi would probably shout with great enthusiasm, "Okay! Everyone! Let's try even harder next time!"

However, if she didn't want to see it, she simply didn't want to see it. Therefore, this was the first time Kasumi, who had been so well protected, had heard Taro's assessment.

"Hehe..." Ran Mitake laughed when she heard Taro's words: "Really... as expected of you."

She lowered her head and said in a reminiscent tone, "Every time, they would describe something with a very admiring tone and impressive-sounding adjectives, and then give it a super low score."

"I just gave the appropriate score." Taro proudly raised his head, not feeling that he had done anything wrong.

“Well… I don’t deny it.” Ran Mitake calmly recalled… In the past, when she wanted to ask Taro for help in evaluating ①K陵医弃R斯污9逝（九）玐, she would often be severely discouraged by him.

"Besides... if it weren't for Ba and the others speaking up for you behind your back, you wouldn't be so popular in the commercial district now."

"Is that so..." Taro put down his chopsticks, his eyes widening slightly as he looked at his plate, appearing quite surprised. "I didn't know about this..."

Seeing that the two were having a good time, Kasumi touched her headphones and said with a smile, "Um~ I'm going to the restroom first, you guys take your time eating."

After saying that, she decisively left her seat, leaving only the two of them in the room, and the atmosphere became slightly quiet again.

Taro didn't mind, he just picked up his chopsticks and started clearing the food off the table. Ran Mitake wasn't in a hurry either, she just watched Taro silently.

Meanwhile, Kasumi outside the door... or rather, the person inside Kasumi's earpiece was getting increasingly anxious.

A bold female voice: "This is the place where everyone can play games together!"

A slightly impatient female voice said, "We should definitely order some delicious desserts! This place has a really good reputation for its desserts."

A serious voice said, "I still think that Taro and Ran need some time alone. Just don't disturb them."

A light, airy voice: "Mocha-chan~ thinks so too."

"No! It really is a game!"

Just as their argument through their headsets was getting louder and louder, there seemed to be some movement inside the private room...

Episode 63 of "Dong": Operation to Repair the Relationship Between Ran and Taro

Just as the argument on the other end of Xiangcheng's earpiece was getting increasingly heated, there seemed to be some movement inside the private room...

Ran Mitake watched Taro quickly pick up food and put it in his mouth, but soon lost interest. She rested her chin on her hand, gazing at Taro's face for a long time before finally asking in a low voice:

"How long has it been since we sat together and had a calm and peaceful conversation like this?"

Upon hearing Ran Mitake's words, Taro put down his chopsticks, smiled at Ran Mitake, and replied earnestly, "2044 days! 5 hours and 46 minutes!"

Ran Mitake stared wide-eyed, a mix of amusement and exasperation in her eyes: "You... you really remember it clearly."

Kasumi's headset started making noise again.

A bold female voice: "Oh! As expected, Taro cares about it too!"

A cheerful-sounding female voice: "Waaah, I'm so touched."

"Yes, I remember everything," Taro said confidently, and started eating again.

Ran Mitake wasn't hungry; she simply rested her chin on her hand, gazing at Taro's handsome profile. Memories of the past involuntarily flooded her mind.

Although Taro said such outrageous things... well, it was the truth, but it was really outrageous.

On the day everyone got lost on Christmas Day, Taro, who was also a child, was so reliable in comforting everyone.

No matter what happens, he's always the one who steps forward...

Even though the atmosphere was so tense that day, and I expressed that kind of viewpoint, we haven't missed a single live performance since then...

Taro noticed that Ran Mitake's gaze seemed to be fixed on his face, and he asked in confusion, "Is there something on my face? Why are you staring at my face?"

"N-nothing...it's nothing." Ran Mitake looked away, tapping the table lightly, trying to find something to cover her embarrassment: "Speaking of which...Kasumi, you're really slow."

And Kasumi outside the door heard

A bold female voice exclaimed, "Oh no! They've become suspicious! We need to go back right now!"

A serious female voice said, "No! If we go back now, people will definitely suspect us."

A seemingly frivolous female voice said, "In that case, I'll bring Ou-chan over, and Kasumi, you can... say you saw a rabbit outside and want to catch it, how about that?"

A gentle voice: "Ahaha... Taro would probably recognize Ou-chan, so it won't work."

As for why things turned out this way, it all started on Friday when Kasumi and Saya talked about the joint live performance at Yuzawa's cafe.

Then Tsugumi Hanazawa overheard this. Before that, Tsugumi had contacted everyone in Afterglow and came to Meteor Hall to discuss it.

Encouraged by Familia and Mocha, PP and AG (except for Lan) came up with a terrible idea—

Operation to repair Ran and Taro's relationship - by Aoba Mocha.

The plan involves Kasumi Toyama using a camera and headset to broadcast what she hears and sees in real time to Ryuseido, where the members of Ryuseido will offer her advice.

Saki's idea was to ease the awkward atmosphere in the room.

"But speaking of which..." Tae, who was in the Meteor Hall warehouse, tapped her lips with her finger and pondered, "Yesterday, Arisa said she wasn't interested at all, but today she's been coming up with the most ideas~"

"Huh!?" Arisa exploded upon hearing Tae's words: "It's all because your ideas were so terrible! Especially Tae! You bastard!"

"The atmosphere froze when Taro arrived! You were the one who told Kasumi to stand on the table without saying a word!"

“That’s right!” Tae-hye looked very proud: “The atmosphere will definitely be lively then.”

"That's completely wrong!" Arisa retorted loudly, then calmed down and thought, "Although it seems to be somewhat useful... right? No? Right? Ah!! I'm so confused about which one it is."

"Haha... But Arisa's idea was the most effective. What should we do now, Arisa?" Saya laughed, trying to smooth things over.

"Don't ask me..." Arisa crossed her arms, turned her head away, her golden twin tails swaying slightly, and the jelly on her chest also swayed slightly.

"I'm begging you too, Arisa!" Hishiri looked at Arisa with teary eyes, "Please! This is my lifelong wish!"

“Little Fei~ has too many wishes in her life~” (Part 3) Si Ling Qi Er Si and Si Yue-Yi Mocha were complaining on the side.

Meanwhile, Kasumi, on the other side, earnestly (?) said, "I'm asking you for help too! a~r~s~~"

"I know, I know!" Arisa shuddered upon hearing Kasumi's coquettish words: "Kasumi, you're not allowed to talk to me like that!"

"Thank you! Arisa!" Kasumi smiled happily.