I said goodbye to Goto-san at the intersection. I turned on my phone and took a look at the time. Although it was a bit late, there were so many snacks at home, so it would be easy to stop my uncle. Anyway, he might have lost track of time while playing games.

Hmm? line information?

There was a vibration in my trouser pocket. I stopped walking home and opened the message banner that popped up.

"It must be my uncle who is urging me... Huh? It's Miss Uchida?!"

I looked at the message with some surprise. I didn't expect that the older sister smelling of alcohol would send me a message.

[Xiao Yusaku~~Come here and meet me for a drink~(wink) Attached: link]

[Inviting minors to drink or something, is this really okay for Ms. Uchida? 】

[Ah...I forgot that Ikusaku-chan is a minor. Really, he is so good at playing keyboards. I thought he was a famous and reliable keyboard player~]

[…I don’t take this as a compliment… Is there something wrong? 】

【Yes! Anyway, come to my place for a drink first!】

Ah, the avatar is grayed out.

I looked at the navigation link with a headache. When I was taking orders online, I received an order from Ms. Uchida’s band. I still can’t forget the scene where I almost got drunk at a party. An alcoholic college student or something, I can’t handle it at all!

"Look at this formation, I can't help but go through it... I'll give uncle a hard time."

I bought a bento at a convenience store and finally returned home... Unfortunately, I couldn't change my shoes and lie down on the bed.

I took a deep breath and shouted loudly at the entrance:

"Hua-Yuan-Sunny-Sky-"

With the sound of several things being knocked over, the white-haired uncle, who had been dawdling in the plastic bag on his head for seven or eight minutes, finally came out, rubbing his eyes.

"Ikusaku, it's too late to come back—"

"I think it's not too late for me to come back...No, your game and X-note figurine."

"Oh oh oh! Thank you very much! It doesn't matter if it's a night attack tonight or something like that, okay?"

"Night attack? It's a question of whether you can sleep tonight or not... I came here only to be dragged along by you to play games..."

"Hey, hey, Ikusaku-chan still understands me~ By the way, don't you want to come in?"

"No, someone is looking for me, so I'll just make do with lunch tonight."

"It's really strange. Yusaku-chan is asked out so late at night. It feels like it's a bit too early for you!"

My uncle took the three things and said to me in a serious voice. Although I really wanted to know what color of scraps he had in his mind, he put aside the irrelevant things that seemed to be work...after all, he had a part-time job.

It's also work.

"It's a work thing. Didn't I tell you before? I took part-time jobs as a keyboard player online. Isn't this a business opportunity?"

"Is it too early for Yusaku-kun to enter the society than I thought?! Hmm... I always feel like a failure..."

"...As long as you understand, speaking of this, are you really not going to find a job? The money my parents gave me won't be able to bear your squandering for a long time, right?"

"Next time—next time I'll have to...hehe..."

Facing my uncle who obviously didn't want to go out, I was too embarrassed to say anything, so I just kept him as a mascot in the family. I don't know how he lived alone.

"I'll be back later, please tidy up your doghouse before I come back, okay?"

"Yes sir! I understand sir!"

Uneasy, I locked the door with my key. Then I got on the bicycle that was left at the door and followed the navigation on my phone to find the izakaya where Ms. Uchida was. When I entered the door, I smelled the strong smell of alcohol. She was wearing a skirt with floral prints on it and a punk dress.

When Miss Uchida in the coat saw me, she was drunk and waved to me.

"Isaku-chan~Here, here~Boss! Three more bottles of Japanese sake~"

Ms. Uchida proudly ordered three more bottles of wine, took one and drank it...

"Wow! It feels so good - Yusaku-chan, why don't you come and drink it?"

"Ms. Uchida... I'm only 16 years old, and I'm still four years away from the legal drinking age."

"Eh--it's so boring--it's obvious that Ikusaku-chan is half a social beast!"

After drinking a few more gulps, Ms. Uchida kept belching and said to me:

"You know, Ikusaku-chan, as soon as a person reaches adulthood, all kinds of troubles come one after another like snowflakes... It's time to drink! As long as you drink yourself to pieces, you won't have any worries anymore! If

If you wake up, just drink the fragment and you’ll be fine!”

Is it really okay for Ms. Uchida to avoid her own life like this?! I can’t help but complain about her outlook on life, but as a band member, it’s not normal if she doesn’t have some quirks.

"...What's the reason for calling me here this time?"

I tried not to look at Ms. Uchida, who had extremely slippery shoulders. Suddenly I thought that I still had work to do, so I asked.

"Hiccup... This is a new song. It's the first version that hasn't been revised in the recording studio yet. Take a look at what's missing and polish it... By the way, Ikusaku-chan, are you really not planning to join the band? Although our band is a four-member band

, but it’s okay to add a keyboard player as good as you~"

Ms. Uchida sent me the first version of the audio via line, and also extended an invitation to me. I did not answer her words for the time being, plugging in my headphones and listening to the new song carefully.

While I was listening to the song, Ms. Uchida was not in a hurry to ask me to reply. She just stared at me quietly while drinking.

"...Well, it's already pretty good. To be honest, there's not much I can do. Give me a week. I'll show you different versions during the process. If everything goes well, it may be solved in three or four days.

"

After listening to the song, I couldn't help but sigh, Ms. Uchida's band is really strong. Regardless of serious recording, it would be better if Ms. Uchida, the bassist, didn't yell and speak civilized words on the stage.

"Ah... I knew that little Yusaku was the best~ Let me hug you, sister - ugh? Why are you running?!"

"I'm talking about Tingting! Miss Uchida, please pay attention to your image!"

"Huh? Do I have an image?"

This...it seems like there really isn't...

"So, so, what? Ikusaku-chan, do you want to come to our band~"

"Well... let me think about it..."

I touched my mobile phone in my pocket and realized that my uncle had almost finished the rice at home. If I didn’t consider finding a job, I would really starve to death!

"You agree? That's great! Yuyuko... my mission is completed~~"

Wait! It turns out that the new song is just a cover, the real purpose is to lure me into the pirate ship?! And I clearly just said to think about it, how come I suddenly agreed to join the gang?!

"Wait, Miss Uchida, I-"

"Yeah! I've decided so happily! Please give me more advice, Yusaku-chan~"

Are all the band members like that Ijichi from Shimokitazawa? They just forcefully recruit people into the band!

…

"Ah!"

"What's wrong, Hongxia? Are you sick?"

"Ah... maybe so, but I always feel like someone is talking about me. Could it be Xiao Yili?"

…
Chapter completed!