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Actually, the moment Kagura Hikaru saw Ruzaki Mami's parents in the living room, he realized something was amiss.

They were sitting side by side on the couch as if they were waiting for someone.

However, Kagura Hikaru and the others had not been informed in advance, only Ruzaki Mami knew they were coming. Why then did Ruzaki's parents look as if they had been waiting for a long time?

After seeing the attitude of Ruzaki's mother, Kagura Hikaru finally figured it out.

It seemed that this young girl, Ruzaki Mami, had somehow given herself away, discovered by her parents.

Only her teammates knew about her involvement in the band, and they had no reason to betray her. It must have been someone who knew Ruzaki Mami and happened to see her without makeup, her parents had hired a private detective to follow her, or it was simply a coincidence.

Regardless, Ruzaki Mami was exposed, and so were they, who had come to negotiate on her behalf.

But Kagura Hikaru was not really panicked.

After all, he had never expected to free Ruzaki Mami without her parents' knowledge from the start; they were bound to find out sooner or later. It was just that the timing was a bit unfortunate now, but it was not a big deal—it saved him the time of beating around the bush.

"We are here to discuss the matter of Classmate Ruzaki forming a band," he said.

Kagura Hikaru went straight to the point.

Upon hearing this, Ruzaki's mother's narrow phoenix eyes suddenly narrowed, flickering with an intimidating cold light, reminiscent of a student affairs director from childhood watching you play with your phone through the window:

"Classmate Kagura, I know you once helped Zhen Chun, protecting her from those scoundrels and even preventing a kidnapping. For this, we are grateful, and the Ruzaki family owes you a favor. However, this does not mean you can interfere with our family's education. I expect her to become a pianist, not some band drummer, and I will never allow her to associate with those... Wait, what are you doing?"

Kagura Hikaru did not pay any attention to her, and as Ruzaki's mother reached mid-sentence, he strode towards the living room's Steinway piano facing the floor-to-ceiling window balcony, casually undoing his coat's buttons and elegantly lifting his coat tails to sit on the chair.

Sunlight poured through the glass onto the piano and him, with Kagura Hikaru's back to the light, his figure upright, exuding a touch of scholarly elegance and exceptional aura.

The people in the living room watched him in surprise, and before they could ask, Kagura Hikaru had already placed his hands on the piano keys, and a gentle and melodious piano sound began, but soon picked up pace, like plunging into the deep sea, stretching hands toward the sunlit surface, flailing.

This piece required a very high technique, achieving speed while pressing down the rhythm, not something ordinary people could accomplish.

Ruzaki's mother, who had been sitting on the sofa, stood up, her gaze fixed on Kagura Hikaru's back.

As a professional pianist, she could recognize the piece—"Fantaisie-Impromptu" by Chopin, a classic work highly regarded among classical pianists and one of the most challenging piano pieces.

The piece expressed suffocation in reality and an eruption of anger towards ideals, demanding the musician to play both fast and slow.

Yet in Kagura Hikaru's hands, the piece seemed as simple as an expert dealing with a Grade 3 piano examination, Ruzaki's mother felt as if she could see countless beautiful notes flying from Kagura Hikaru's hands.

This was a moment even more shocking for insiders than outsiders.

Ruzaki's mother also practiced this piece, and knowing how difficult it was to play it like this, made it all the more incredible.

She was very clear she could not do it herself.

This child, around the same age as her daughter, was already nearing the level of her own mentor, an incredible talent.

The piece, lasting just over four minutes, had Ruzaki's family and Ai Cheng Hua Lian all standing to listen.

The music slowed, and the last note softly fell.

"Clap, clap...."

Ruzaki's mother began to clap, her expression still stern, but the residual shock and emotion in her eyes betrayed her true feelings. Continue your adventure at My Virtual Library Empire

Kagura Hikaru gracefully stood up, turned towards her: "Mrs. Ruzaki, being a pianist yourself, how would you rate my performance?"

Ruzaki's mother remained silent, then slowly said, "Hmm, very... good."

"In that case, can we make a deal?"

"Hmm?"

"If you agree to have Ruzaki Mami stay in the band and continue their career, I am also willing to completely impart my skills to help your daughter become a true pianist."

Kagura Hikaru added, "Ruzaki Mami has actually never said that she doesn't want to practice the piano; she just also really likes the band and rock."

"..."

This was the 'irrefutable offer' that Kagura Hikaru had made.

As the saying goes, strike the snake at its weak spot, treat the problem with the right remedy.

The sore point for Luzaki's mother lay in her pursuit of classicism, her high musical accomplishments, which meant she could understand the piano skills of Kagura Hikaru (Piano lvl4 (62/100)), and she was also very concerned about her daughter's piano education, wanting her to become a professional pianist.

From this, what should be done was crystal clear.

If Kagura Hikaru used his own musical accomplishments as a lure, it was hard for her not to consider it.

Not seeing an immediate scold or refusal from her, Kagura Hikaru knew she was tempted.

But it seemed the stakes were not high enough; he needed to up the ante.

"You might not know yet, but I am about to enter the same music company as Mami, as a composer, responsible for their band's compositions; I can assure you they will not turn into the kind of pop singers you despise."

Luzaki's mother's expression finally relaxed.@@novelbin@@

Having a pianist of Kagura Hikaru's caliber as her daughter's mentor wasn't a matter of money, but now she could secure him just by moving her lips.

What to do was a no-brainer.

But she was somewhat too proud to step down, especially since she had been tough in front of Kagura Hikaru before, now hesitating and faltering.

Fortunately, Ruzaki's father, quick with both his eyes and mouth, took the opportunity to say a few good words, enabling Luzaki's mother to gracefully accept the offer, calling the eager Ruzaki Mami over.

"Mom agrees you can continue with the band, but the condition is that you must not give up on the piano, study diligently under Classmate Kagura, understand?"

Such good fortune? Ruzaki Mami was so delighted she could hardly see straight, nodding enthusiastically.

Watching the family happily together, Kagura Hikaru and Ai Cheng Hua Lian exchanged glances from a distance, both smiling.

With this, Ruzaki Mami was finally liberated and could go ahead with signing the contract confidently.

The next day, the members of Red Pepper Band, along with Kagura Hikaru, were invited to the headquarters of the music company, where Mr. Sagami was waiting for them in the conference room.

This time he brought the signing contract, which Kagura Hikaru personally checked and confirmed matched the initial promises.

Kagura Hikaru's side was rather special; he brought three new original singles he had composed over these few days, which Mr. Sagami had other composers in the company evaluate.

Within just two hours, Mr. Sagami had finished communicating with the company leaders and offered Kagura Hikaru an A-level contract.

They offered Kagura Hikaru the top salary among composers, as the company felt it necessary to spend heavily to retain him, especially given the exceptionally high quality of those three songs.

However, Kagura Hikaru had one special condition: his compositions would be given priority to the Red Pepper Band, and the company agreed to this as well.

With everyone content with the outcome, everyone went their separate ways, taking the contracts home to have their parents sign them in their capacity as legal guardians.

But for being minors, if they were a year or two older, they could have signed themselves.

Now, with Kagura's father and stepmother absent, he naturally had to give it to his mother, Xiaosong Lisha.

And it was the first time she came to know of Kagura Hikaru's talent in composing, and that he earned more than she did, needless to say, how much of a fuss she made.