Ijichi Seika didn’t give Kakeru a friendly look just because he smiled.
If even Nijika couldn’t see through him, how could she not?
With her rich life experience, she had long seen through the man in front of her.
He was an extremely hypocritical person who hadn’t come here for the band at all.
In other words — a scumbag.
She had noticed it from the very beginning.
She only held back because her little sister had finally found a keyboardist, and she didn’t want to make Nijika sad by pulling out this “nail” too soon.
Now the nail was firmly driven in and couldn’t be pulled out.
Not long ago, when she tried to remove it, she had almost fallen out with her precious little cotton jacket.
She was filled with regret.
Nijika also felt that her sister was acting strangely.
Clearly Kakeru was a good person, yet her sister always looked at him with displeasure.
She felt like her sister had changed.
Before, even though her sister was extremely tsundere, she was still kind-hearted underneath.
But now she seemed like a villain, constantly trying to drive away the band member Nijika had worked so hard to find.
After all, finding a keyboardist was much harder than finding a guitarist.
Maybe Ryo was right — it was like a father-in-law looking at his future son-in-law and finding everything about him unpleasant.
But in reality, the two of them didn’t have that kind of relationship yet.
Nijika even felt a little secretly happy, because this might mean her sister had already started seeing them as that kind of pair… And that was exactly what made Seika even more devastated.
We were ready to fight to the death — so why did Your Majesty surrender first?
What was worse, this guy wasn’t just eyeing Nijika.
He also had designs on Ryo, Kita, and even her occasionally visiting drunk underclassman, including herself and PA.
He didn’t plan to let any of them go.
He was truly despicable.
Most importantly, besides PA, no one was on her side!
That was what broke her the most.
Even though the three of them had separated a little, their lingering attachment made Seika certain that if Kakeru took even two steps away, they would sit right back next to him.
Without hesitation, she waved at Kakeru, signaling him to come over.
Kakeru was a little surprised.
Wasn’t she supposed to be avoiding him?
Why was she calling him over instead?
Seika-nee, you really are something!
He stood up without any hesitation, carrying himself with the air of a warrior heading into battle.
But at that moment, Nijika suddenly grabbed his hand and fired at her sister.
“Sis, don’t you think you’re going too far?” Ijichi Seika felt like she had taken ten thousand points of critical damage.
‘Sis, I’m trying to save you!’ Nijika, however, only felt that her sister was being overly aggressive.
Her sister suddenly felt like a stranger.
Before Seika could even speak, something even more heartbreaking happened.
Kakeru held Nijika’s hand in return and comforted her.
“Don’t worry.
I believe Seika-nee must have something important to talk to me about, so there’s no need to worry about me…” Nijika was still doubtful.
“Really?” Kakeru smiled and replied, “Of course it’s true.
Even if you don’t believe Seika-nee, you should at least believe me, right?” Ijichi Seika felt like she was going insane.
‘Goddamn it, why do you have to believe him instead of me?!’ But after hearing Kakeru’s sincere answer, Nijika actually let go of his hand.
She even added one last blow.
“If Sis bullies you, just tell me.
Ryo and I will definitely get justice for you!” At that moment, Nijika’s tone was firm, and Ryo nodded in agreement.
Ijichi Seika — the light in her eyes completely disappeared… Kakeru watched this interesting scene with great interest and thought to himself, ‘Seika-nee, your heart must be shattered right now.’ Then, under Nijika’s worried and reluctant gaze, he followed Seika into her room.
Watching them leave, Nijika sighed.
Kakeru must have given in to her sister for the sake of the band’s peace.
He was truly great.
When he came back, she would definitely make it up to him properly!
At this point, she had already made up her mind.
She was even determined that if he wanted to become her boyfriend, she could accept it.
Seika-nee’s move this time could only be described as trying to climb a utility pole with a book — she had completely lost this time—she’s totally numb from losing!” …