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

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Taro naturally ordered a bowl of tonkotsu and bean sprout ramen, while Shoko didn't order. Soon, Kiyoshi brought out the ramen. He then gave Shoko a strange smile before leaving them both alone.

"This looks delicious! I won't be polite," Taro said, making a pre-meal gesture. "Let's eat!"

Xiangzi propped her chin on her hand, staring blankly at Taro's profile as he ate ramen, and asked softly, "Senior, is there something you wanted to talk to me about?"

"Ah, there are a few things I want to tell you." Taro picked up a mouthful of ramen with his chopsticks, scooped up a spoonful of soup, placed the noodles on the spoon, blew on them, and then slurped them up in one gulp.

"What is it?" Xiangzi was very curious, as this was the first time Taro had asked her to meet.

Ugh... It suddenly occurred to me, Mutsuka-senpai has gone on more dates than I have! Damn it, as expected, my own half is the real enemy!

"That's true... Your band, have you found members yet?" Taro finished his noodles and drank all the soup in one gulp, then put the bowl on the table: "Thank you for the meal."

"Well... it's not going very smoothly," Xiangzi said a little embarrassed. She had made a big promise, but the lack of progress made her somewhat ashamed.

"I see." Taro sat up straight with his arms crossed and said, "I never imagined that the people around me used to be in the same band."

"Does the senior still know Deng and Lixi?" Xiangzi seemed a little surprised, as this was the first time she had heard about this.

"Ah, that's right. It seems that Takamatsu Akari isn't singing much anymore because of the band's disbandment." Taro stood up. Hearing him say this, Shoko felt a little guilty. It was all her fault... But with her senior, everything will be alright.

Sure enough, she heard Taro say, "But I took her to perform on the street that day, so I guess she's grown a little bit."

Taro put the chair back down and said to Shoko, "Spring Day Shadow, it's a really nice piece of music, I like it very much."

"Here, this is for you." He took out two tickets and the money for ramen from his pocket and placed them on the table. "Give the other one to Ruoye for me."

"Yes, senior, what is this?" Xiangzi smiled and agreed, taking the ticket and money in her hand. Seeing that Taro didn't turn around to look at her, she turned her back to him, clenched her fists, and muttered angrily in a low voice, "That damn Mutsumi! He sneaked away! The first gift I received from you, senior, was from someone else! How humiliating!"

Taro turned around to talk to her, and Xiangzi quickly turned around as well, putting away her humiliated expression and reverting to her usual Bai Xiangzi appearance. Taro said, "These RiNG tickets are for a live performance by my band at the end of the month."

"Okay, leave it to me, senior!" Xiangzi patted his chest, making a dull thud that contrasted sharply with the pink-haired guy.

Meanwhile, secretly watching everything from the window, a blonde woman wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses, who appeared genuinely kind and unsuspecting, bit her lip as she watched Shoko and Taro's interaction—

Meanwhile, Aine and the four members of the End Band spent the whole day at Shimokitazawa Akira's Fairy House, finally taking a satisfactory photo of the four of them holding hands and jumping together. Nijika was very happy with the photo, so it was chosen as the promotional photo.

After that, Aine and the five others ate at a fast food restaurant. After the meal, Aine also bought a souvenir in Shimokitazawa.

Aine spent the day watching the band grow closer and get to know each other better. While eating, Aine reflected on the day's experiences.

How wonderful, the members understand and help each other. She stared blankly at the band ending their lively conversation, lost in her own thoughts.

Thinking about it carefully, I don't think I know that much about the members of the Dong Brothers group. Although I know that Lena likes matcha, candy, Buffet, cats, music, and live performances, her family... well, although it's a private matter, as members of the same band, it's only right that I know a little about it.

Miaomeng... I know she works very hard, but I don't know why she works so hard or what she wants.

Next was Hailing. I knew almost nothing about Hailing, what she did in her spare time, what her hobbies were... The only thing I knew was her profession.

Finally, there's Momoi Taro. To be honest, he's the person she knows best. She knows most of his personality and his past. But how do others feel about Taro? Aine doesn't know.

It seems that the Dong Brothers also need group activities like this! Aine made up her mind that once the live performance ended, she would try to build good relationships with the others, such as inviting Rana to her house, inviting Taro to the amusement park, and making fun videos with Nyanmu. As for Hailin... she would start by having a good chat with her.

However, that's after the live performance. Right now, Ai Yin has a lot to do: design clothes, make them, practice guitar, study music theory, and learn to sing.

She shook her head violently. Today was for relaxation; she couldn't think about these things.

Afterwards, she resumed her conversation with the band, and thus ended Chihaya Aine's fulfilling yet empty day.

Episode 8 of "Dong" concludes the band's and Dong Brothers' live performance (bonus episode for Dragon Boat Festival).

On the day of the Dong Brothers' live performance, there were still 4 days left before the band's live performance ended.

Although I feel very sorry for Boqi, the four members of the band met up in Shimokitazawa before heading to Tokyo.

However, Pochi was actually there voluntarily, and as for why...

Boqi turned to look at the scenery rushing past the window. If he wasn't there, they would have whispered a lot, and when he rejoined them, he would have fallen behind in the conversation. Gradually, a rift would develop between him and the members, and in the end, Boqi, who was disliked by everyone, would be kicked out of the band, which was the only outcome.

She thought so pessimistically.

"Hey... let me see, that one?" Hongxia took out her phone and glanced at the livehouse's homepage. Today's performance schedule was clearly written on SNS: "Apart from Mr. Taro's band, the other bands are all very popular bands."

“Yes, I’ve heard of it,” Liang sat down next to Hongxia and nodded, seemingly very seriously.

“Nijika-senpai already mentioned this yesterday!” Kita, who was sandwiched between Ryo and Pochi, first spoke to Ryo, then turned to Pochi: “Today too, we watched a live show to learn from amazing bands, we’ve already talked about all of that, right, Pochi?”

"Ah... umm..." Pochi responded vaguely, not really paying much attention to what the others were saying... live.

Not long ago, their band passed the live performance audition and was officially allowed to perform live. Today, they came to this live venue to learn from Momoi Taro's band. I wonder what it will be like to see the Dong Brothers perform live?

Although I haven't seen it yet, I believe it will be an amazing live performance, after all, it's the band of Taro Momoi.

Thanks to Taro Momoi's help, I'm slowly changing. The previous live performance review also showed that I've gradually gotten used to being on stage, naturally playing at about half my usual level, and cooperating well with the other band members.

Therefore, I successfully passed the live audition. In the days to come, as long as I don't become timid or back down, the road will continue to extend.

Therefore, she will not stop.

After having their tickets checked, Boqi and the rest of the band entered the live venue. The first band to perform was Afterglow. I heard that this band had been competing with Roselia, the place Taro mentioned he used to be in, for several shows, and they were neck and neck.

However, even without hearing about it, Boqi already knew how amazing Afterglow was.

Goto Ichiri, an ordinary high school student, actually has a hidden identity—a guitar hero with countless subscribers online! (Clapping sounds)

Well, it seems everyone knows about the band's breakup by now. That's understandable, considering Pochi never changes clothes when recording videos; it's only natural that they'd been caught.

Getting back to the point, Guitar Hero's channel mainly features covers of popular bands' songs online. Whether it's Afterglow, Roselia, or even today's headlining band, Boqi has covered their tracks. As for the bands themselves, their talent is undeniable.

Momoi Taro's skills are indeed very strong... but the strength of the Don Brothers is a mystery. Although Pochi had watched their rehearsals a few times, there is still a big difference between practice and live performance. Moreover, when she watched, only Aine and the drummer were in that practice room.

She didn't know much more than the audience... Thinking this, Pochi responded casually to the topics brought up by Nijika or Kita, but her thoughts were lost in her own contemplation.

As the band members entered the livehouse, two girls with gold eyes, one blue and one green, also came in.

We have to rewind to the day when Taro Momoi finished his ramen and left.

After Momoi Taro left, Toyokawa Shoko became very curious about why he had mentioned Kasuga Kage, so she searched online for a while. She found a video that deeply moved her soul—

An anonymous band performed "Spring Shadows Live" on the street (full version).

The video was posted on Twitter, and the comments below all said that it was only worth watching the first and last time. This made Toyokawa Shoko very curious, so she opened the video and found that her most respected senior, Momoi Taro, had taken her place and was now sitting in the keyboardist's seat.

The drummer is still Tatsuki Shiina, the bassist is the bassist I had previously selected, Kairin Hachiman, and the lead vocalist is undoubtedly Akari Takamatsu. As for the guitarist, judging from the pink hair, he looks like Ayane Chihaya, but would that Ayane Chihaya wear such an old-fashioned tracksuit?

Shoko Toyokawa was skeptical, but as she watched the full-length video, she reached out her wicked hands… 297 13 6…

She had unfortunately touched something sacred. Toyokawa Shoko paid the price for her desecration. Listening to the familiar intro in the video, Takamatsu Akari couldn't sing. Before Shoko could even feel sorry for Takamatsu Akari, the intro continued on, and then…

The sound coming from that keyboard by Momoi Taro changed everything. In order to fill the gap in the vocals that the singer couldn't sing, the senior changed the score. Then, the drummer, bassist, and guitarist followed suit.

That wasn't all; these people seemed to be competing with each other, constantly improvising musical phrases, pouring out from their instruments like a storm.

The phone slipped from Toyokawa Shoko's hand. Her perfectly good sentimental rock music had been turned into heavy metal, transforming from a spring day into a spring storm. Although the arrangement was incredibly powerful, and although the change was very pleasant to listen to!

But! But! You son of a bitch! Toyokawa Shoko simply can't accept this! This kind of thing... it's not Kasuga Kage at all!

Don't be ridiculous, Toyokawa Shoko absolutely denies it!

After they played a version of "Spring Shadows," which wasn't part of the song about bitterness and suffering, Xiangzi's mood finally calmed down, and she continued listening to the live performance. Then, they finally managed to play the original score properly.

By the end of the video, Gao Songdeng was finally able to sing, and he sang even better than before, with a very good effect.

Congratulations! Congratulations! If Xiangzi hadn't seen the date of the video...

Her eyes widened as she stared at the live performance date displayed on her phone. Wasn't that the day she invited Taro-senpai to the recording studio to help record the song?! So, Hachiman Kairin canceled her schedule because she was going to participate in this street performance!

But! Momoi Taro clearly arrived properly that day! Why did Hachiman Kairin stand her up?! Forcing her to use the pre-recorded bass audio to record the song! That damned Hachiman Kairin! Toyokawa Shoko gritted her teeth.

So the day after Toyokawa Shoko watched the video, she gave the tickets to Mutsu and invited her to go see the live show together.

You asked if there was any special connection between Toyokawa Shoko seeing the video and giving the ticket to Mutsu, and whether it had anything to do with attending the concert? There was no connection. It was just a Momoi Taro concert, so why would Toyokawa Shoko miss it?

Afterglow's performance was, unsurprisingly, very impressive, which made Toyokawa Shoko worry about Momoi Taro. Of course, there were several others who were worried about this as well, including Goto Ichiri.

Goto Ichiri (details omitted), in short, she is now Momoi Taro's disciple. Toyokawa Shoko (details omitted), in short, she is Momoi Taro's junior. Finally, there's Wakaba Mutsumi (details omitted), she is someone who greatly respects Momoi Taro.

Afterglow's performance made the three of them wonder if there might be an awkward silence when the Dong Brothers appeared.

However, the shout from Momoi Taro in the Dong Brothers-Moon/-Yi starting lineup shattered all the unease.

[Poch's situation]

Taro Momoi's skill is beyond question; in fact, the entire band's skill is excellent. Their performances were all outstanding.

The first song is pretty straightforward, a very rock song. Rock is the cry of losers... but can someone like Momoi Taro really be considered a loser?

That's not important. The transitions between the Dong brothers' scenes were also very fun; Boqi was quite envious, thinking that if it were him...

She tried to imagine herself as the MC:

"Pochi, wearing star-patterned sunglasses, wiggled his hips and struck a party pose: 'Yay! Everyone, raise your hands!'"

...I have a feeling this will definitely cause an awkward silence! The audience will definitely boo me and tell me to get off the stage!

She shivered, snapping out of her reverie, and watched as the Dong Brothers began their second song. Boqi preferred the second one to the first. Although the style wasn't to her liking, the lyrics resonated with her.

Ai Yin's slightly husky, narrative voice emanated from the stage and reached Boqi's ears.

"Whether you open your eyes or close them, the same scenery will pass away."

"But if you don't open your eyes to see, you'll miss it now."

She really liked it... She felt that this part perfectly captured the first half of her life.

Even as a child, she was afraid of everyone. When her classmates invited her to play games, she would always hesitate, assuming that everyone would dislike her. In reality, no one thought that way at all.

Ironically, she only learned this simple truth not long ago.

Many things only change when you decide to change them. Whether it was Nijika or Master Taro, they only offered help because of luck. If you don't take the initiative... you'll never change anything.

She recalled the day she changed, the day she invited Kita—the first time in her life she had taken the initiative to invite someone, and unexpectedly, she succeeded.

Then, Taro continued with the chorus of the song: "I want to take you with me on a journey to a future without sorrow!"

Pochi looked at Aine with envy mixed with a hint of jealousy... How wonderful, someone is leading the way...

"Thank you for coming to our live performance! We are!" Taro on stage called back again, and his group members responded in unison, shouting, "Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong Brothers!"

Then, the Dong Brothers group left the stage. The next band's performance was equally excellent, but Boqi wasn't focused on it anymore, and soon the entire live show ended.

After the band finished their live performance, everyone left from the other side of the stage.

"The Dong Brothers' live performance was amazing!" Kita seemed still immersed in the performance. "I hope our live performance can be this successful..."