Whispering You a Love Song ch60: After School, Tests, and Music.

Heading towards the scenery they want to see someday.

Ah~
Yori~

Hmm?
How'd you do on today's English test~?

It wasn't really good or bad this time around...

What?
Was it bad for you?
Having your score drop at this time of year really sucks...

Shouldn't you be glad it wasn't an actual exam?
Show a little consideration~
What are you complaining about,
Mizuguchi Aki?

We've still got two more months, so get a grip.
A grip~

What's this?
Here to perk me up?
As if.

Fu

I'm just here to brag a little.

That's my Ma-chan!

How did you do, Tachibana Kaori?
Me?

Perfect marks.

What was that?
Mufufun~
Perfect marks!!

So things like these really do happen...
I made a promise with Ma-chan this time around!

If I scored more than her, she'd go on a date with me!!
Ma-chan, let's go on an outing~
Do we really have the time for that? I might consider it if you score better than me, though.

Right~?
Gh...

I-
I've never lost even once before...
You underestimated the power of Kaori's Ma-chan love.

What should we do~? I'd like to go to the aquarium or something~

Ghh...
Okay, fine...
A promise is a promise.

But I won't lose next time!
What should I make you do when I win next time~
I said I'm not gonna lose!
Another peaceful day~

I can't let things stay like this...
I need to call a tutor over and do some revision right away...

We're going home!
Tachibana Kaori!
Kay~

See ya~

They really just came here to brag.
Yeah.

But well,
I'm sure those two will be fine.

Yeah.

Hrm...
What's taking Shiho so long...

Hey.
Yori.
You free right now?

Could you help me with this part I don't understand?
Ah.
Sure.
Assuming I know it...

Lucky me! Thanks~
Let's see~
For this problem...

By the way,

how're things with Himari-chan going lately?
Going?

You been on dates or something?
I dunno about dates...
Ah.

She did come over to my house the other day.

Oh my~
A house date, huh?
It wasn't anything like that.

There you go again~
Nothing to be embarrassed about~
It really wasn't...
Eh~?

Then what was it?
Eh?
Eeh...?
Aki.

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Sorry for the wait.

Hey~

Sorry you had to deal with her, Asanagi-san.
It's cos you were taking so long.

I couldn't help it.
I was called to the staff room, after all.

The staff room...?
What did you do this time?
I didn't do anything.

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It seems my homeroom teacher
couldn't understand why I wasn't moving up to college.
That, huh?

Well, it makes sense.
I'm technically going to college too, so you're a rare case.

...

...Ah.
Erm.

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Well, I'd better head off...

Eh~?
Hey, what about our discussion just now!?
I wanna here more.

No...
But, um.

Wouldn't I be
...in the way?

Fuhah

The heck?
I'm not gonna think that after all this time.
Come on. Take a seat.
...R-
Really?

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So,
what was this discussion about?
Himari-chan went to Yori's house and did something,
but Yori is hesitant to say what.

Oh my...
Like I said, it's nothing like that...

Hmm...
As for what really happened...

One explanation later~

To think you'd introduce her to both your parents...
Very smooth, Asanagi-san...
Haha...

So,
why was you Mom against you being in a band?
My Dad tried to go pro and failed hard...

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Heh~
So your Dad did music too, huh?
Yeah.
It's because of him that I started playing the guitar.

Was nobody against you going down the band route?

Nope.
Not at all.
In fact, after everything that happened during middle school,
they were happy that I was motivated to do music in high school.

Besides,
nobody would dare oppose me after seeing my performance.

Well,
you're right about that.
Much as it pains me to say...

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You've got good sense too, Yori,
so I'm sure your Mom would let you if she heard you.

Ah.
Yeah.
After seeing a video of me at the school festival, she said she'd support me if I wanted to do it.

Even though that wasn't my intention...
It's fine, isn't it?
It'd make Hima happy too, right?

Yeah! The singer-songwriter vibe really suits you!
You two are all for it too...?

Well yeah. I am a big fan of your singing, after all.
I would definitely go to all your concerts.

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Hah

Ah.
Wait.
Don't get jealous, okay?

Then
if Asanagi-san and I both had concerts going on at the same time, what would you do?

Eh?
Eeh...?

I wanna go to both, so delay it for me<3
You're supposed to say me!!

But y'know,
even if I were to do music as a career, how would I even go about it?
Should I do like Izumi-san and move to Tokyo to perform concerts once I graduate instead of moving up to college... or something like that?
Or should I go to a specialist school or something...?

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Well,
there are various options
like going to school or waiting to be scouted,
but I'm not interested in those.

After doing some digging, they have all these auditions.
So if we can increase our fanbase,
they're sure to end up coming to us.

It's scary how Laureley might actually pull that off...

What should I do?
Is my lover going to become famous?

You bet I am.
We'll have to have stealth dates!

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Hang in there, Mizuguchi.
Try not to give the media any hints.
I won't!
I don't wanna get stabbed by her fans!

I'll aim to become a lover that's blessed by all your fans.
What kind of declaration is that?

Hm?
A phone call.

It's from your cute little girlfriend.
Kino-san?
What could she want?

Hello?

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Is Himari-chan in club?
She said she had to leave for some errands today.

Shiho-senpai!
The notification I got on my phone just now
was really... um
surprising...!
?
What?
Calm down a moment.

Um.
We uploaded a video
of your school festival performance, right?
That video has...

...Are you
for real?
...Yeah.
I'll check.

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What did Himari-chan want?

Well...

Laureley's video
has gone viral...

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