The Prodigy and the Band Girls (Bang Dream x Touhou Male OC)

X - Practice, Exams and Group Stage Begins

2 weeks later

May 8, 2021 - Saturday - 8:30 A.M

OG Sunflower Mansion - Dining Room

3rd POV

Two weeks have passed since Riku and Youmu arrived in Portugal to prepare for Future World Fes.

Following the welcome reception, their training began. The first week involved a one-on-one session with Riku. This allowed Riku to develop a deep relationship with the boys while also learning about their routines, playing styles, and preferences.

Riku started with Yuragi on the first day. Riku has great expectations for the individual he directly recruited to the squad. But after learning what they accomplished at the Last Future World Fes, Riku decided to teach them some Japanese, beginning with Yuragi. Knowing that he is the band's vocalist, Riku put him through the ringer for the whole day, to the point that Yuragi can sing Japanese without difficulty. Yuragi only has to maintain a cool demeanor when playing his guitar in order to avoid fumbling.

bzm came next on the second day. Upon learning about his carefree attitude, RIku intended to take things slowly, but once he hands a bass, he transforms into an entirely new person. He learns quickly in certain areas and loves to play bass without a pick. Riku also discovered that bzm can play keyboard and guitar, which provided him various ideas for bzm. He provided him some suggestions on both instruments in case anything happened.

Ammar is probably the challenging one for Riku. To Riku's amazement, his guitar talents are not to be taken lightly; he can effortlessly duplicate Riku's guitar playing with a single glance. But with that sort of ability, he's a little cocky, but not to the point where it hurts the team. He takes a more direct approach to playing guitar and tends to overpower bzm and Misha's play on multiple times. It took Riku two days to reduce Ammar's attitude and make him more modest and approachable.

Taiga would ordinarily come next, but Riku opted to train Misha on the same day because those two are the band's veterans, which would make things simpler for him. Riku simply said that Misha should be more vocal about several decisions about the band's direction.

And, in the evening, Riku educated the lads on their social skills because some of them were going to be interviewed in some fashion. Riku discovered that only Taiga and Misha, the group's veterans, are conducting the interviews, so the boys, particularly the new ones, cannot stutter when being interviewed.

The 2nd week was practice with all members and trying out the songs that Riku picked. Most of the songs that Riku picked are duet songs between him and Yuragi, and the moment they finished their first song with Riku, the first thing that came to mind was "What the hell just happen?".

Riku explained on what happened and the boys got even more motivated now that they know that they can also reach the same level as him, but Riku said that it will take time for them to reach it but they don't mind.

Right now, Riku and the boys are eating breakfast in the dining room. Today will be a hectic day for them since they need to pack everything for their journey to Stockholm, which begins in four days.

While Riku was having his breakfast, his phone that was on the table started vibrating.

Riku: Who would be calling me this early? And a video call of all things.

Calling: Rinko

Riku took a look at his phone and saw who was calling. Riku showed a warm smile and the boys noticed it.

Taiga: Who's calling Riku?

Riku: An old friend of mine.

Riku placed his phone on a stand and answered the call. Riku saw Rinko on the screen as the video conversation began, and he knows Rinko is at CiRCLE.