It was still Higashi-Ikebukuro Central Park.
"Kamiyama-san? And the name Kamen Rider Blade, I remembered it during the live stream just now. Does it mean a sword? You didn't use a sword at all in the battle just now."
"...It means to sever destiny, I suppose. But putting that aside, Nyamu, I need to explain the Undead Cards to you clearly."
Rikuo began discussing the specifics of the Undead Cards with Nyamu.
"The first card will have a corresponding ability; generally, the higher the corresponding suit, the stronger the ability. You must be cautious if you encounter an Undead Card with a value of 10 or higher. The second is that the cards will have corresponding side effects..."
Rikuo explained the details of the Undead Cards thoroughly. After all, he was the one who dragged her into this, even though he knew what she wanted was also his traffic.
"Kamiyama-san, is that all? I've memorized it and will take the Undead Card incident seriously."
Nyamu knew entering this world would be dangerous, but not only had he just saved her life, the sheer traffic was something she couldn't refuse.
'Or rather, in a world with Anomalies, having Kamen Rider Blade, who can deal with Anomalies, for protection is the safest.'
Nyamu had weighed all the options; she was definitely the one who gained the most.
"There's one more thing I need to ask of you, Nyamu. You're a drummer, right? Don't ask how I know. I need your help to join a band in the future, and try to obey the leader's commands. Of course, there won't be any excessive demands. And I guarantee this band will bring you even more traffic."
"Is that all? And it guarantees traffic? Then of course, it's no problem."
"Then, happy cooperation."
"Happy cooperation."
The conversation with Nyamu was that simple and direct; all he needed to do was talk about benefits. Rikuo had resolved the fuse in Sakiko's Band, and things with Mutsumi were also nearly settled.
'Unfortunately, Sakiko is still working part-time right now. And it's not yet time for MyGO to perform HaruhiKage, leading Sakiko to formally decide to form a commercial band.'
"Oh, right, Anon! Nyamu-san, I have nothing else to explain to you here. We've already added each other on LINE, so if anything comes up later, you can message me on LINE. Now, let's leave separately."
"Okay, Kamiyama-san."
'I always feel that Kamiyama-san is a bit too cold towards me. He knows my account name, but he doesn't seem like a fan. He seems to trust me, but he's unwilling to communicate much. I just feel like it's not the first time he's met me. Did I meet him or offend him somewhere? It shouldn't be...'
...
At RiNG, Anon had already tried to stall for a long time. But Taki wasn't someone who could be easily fooled. The first joint practice had already started 10 minutes ago, and now it was Anon's criticism session (referring to Taki's solo criticism of Anon). Raana also snuck in at this time, eating a parfait while watching the show.
'Riku, come save me! If Taki's glare could kill, I feel like I've died 800 times already.'
Anon hugged her guitar, trembling as she watched Taki glare at her with pink eyes.
"You, you don't even know the most basic chords? How did you even think of forming a band with Tomori? And you said you wanted to be the lead guitarist? You wanted to be the guitar lead vocalist?"
"Hehehe, my guitar skills were pretty good in middle school, but now..."
"Then why didn't you say so earlier? And Noraneko too? Why did you come here?"
Taki started a five-spray-per-second barrage. Although Taki was a civilized child and didn't swear, the truth was a swift blade.
"Interesting woman, more interesting than I've seen before."
"Noraneko, what are you saying to Tomori?"
Raana finished her parfait and walked over to Tomori, looking at her with lively, heterochromatic eyes. Taki watched Raana walk to Tomori's side and say some incomprehensible words.
"Seriously, why do all the weirdos like to revolve around Tomori?"
Taki didn't realize that this sentence also included herself.
"Huh? Am I interesting?"
Watching Tomori's confused expression, Raana showed a cat-like smile but didn't answer, merely walking to the effects pedal.
"Band, aren't we starting?"
"You! Answer my question properly!"
Raana looked at Taki, then just glanced at Taki's drum score before returning to the effects pedal and beginning to play HaruhiKage.
"So, so amazing."
Anon watched as the other person, just by glancing at the drum score, could directly convert it into a guitar score. Anon looked at her own guitar score, and the other person had even rearranged and optimized it.
Taki no longer commented on Raana's intrusion.
'If this continues, won't I become irrelevant? Would it be better to leave? But Tomorin and Riku have always helped me; wouldn't it be very ungrateful to just leave them?'
As Anon started to get emotional, Rikuo finally arrived.
"HaruhiKage! Too bad Sakiko-sensei isn't here, otherwise we could see a soft and gentle Sakiko."
Rikuo walked over to Anon and handed her the 2 of Hearts.
"I'm late. I've made you suffer."
"What are you doing here? You're not part of our band! And why are you mentioning that person's name!"
Unfortunately, Taki interrupted this perfect rescue scene. Rikuo felt that while Taki's sense of right and wrong was good, her personality still needed to be slightly curbed.
"Nothing much. Sakiko-sensei is a teacher who lives next door to me. She is skilled in the way of the gods and can easily do things beyond human imagination!"
"What strange things are you talking about again? Who wants to know that?"
'At least I changed the subject.'
"Anon, thank you for lending me your guitar earlier, but I think I forgot to help you tune the guitar strings back."
Rikuo first helped Anon divert Taki's anger, then transferred part of the responsibility for Anon's performance mistake onto himself.
"What nonsense are you talking about? It's just adjusting the guitar strings, she doesn't even know the most basic chords..."
However, before Taki could continue, Anon's guitar also rang out, playing the same HaruhiKage. But compared to Raana's relatively wild playing style, Anon's was softer, more like the expressive quality of a keyboard.
"Hmph, as long as you can play it well, it's fine. Next time, remember to check your instrument in advance. Also, I'm sorry, I might have been a bit agitated just now."
Taki would not lie in the face of music, just like Tomori at the beginning, and Raana who just came in, and of course, Anon now.
Rikuo listened to the familiar yet different HaruhiKage and couldn't help but sigh.
"HaruhiKage is definitely better with the piano."
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