Doraemon's gift to Takeshi

NOTE: I RELEASED A WRONG CHAPTER 8, THIS SUPPOSED TO BE CHAPTER 8.

"Um... Takeshi-san... There's really no need for you to trouble yourself by singing," Shizuka hesitantly said. Her expression was quite solemn, with her mouth twitching.

"That's right, Takeshi-san! NO NEED TO SING!" Nobita nodded in agreement.

The others followed suit, nodding. Dekisugi's body was even twitching quite a bit.

Takeshi just stood there, listening to what the others were saying. He didn't truly know if these guys really liked his singing. While they were smiling and praising him all the time, he wondered if they felt they didn't deserve a superstar like him singing for them. Takeshi didn't know whether to feel mad or touched, so he just stood there with his body trembling slightly.

Nobita and the friends misunderstood Takeshi's silence as him getting angry. Even though Ken was there in their childhood to suppress Takeshi, the situation was different now. Takeshi had grown much bigger since then, and they didn't know if Ken's influence still held.

"Takeshi-sama, I really like to hear you sing, but our old friend here, Ken-chan, is still getting used to us. Why not continue this later, after we get more familiar with our friend, Ken-chan?" Suneo flattered Takeshi and tried to coax him into not singing today.

"Grrr..." Takeshi just stood there, seemingly grinding his teeth in annoyance.

"..." Nobita and the friends were already prepared to run away as fast as possible, except for Ken, who was watching this in amusement. After all, this was an interesting drama playing out in front of him that he had only seen in cartoons.

"No! Even if all of you didn't feel that you deserve my superstar's voice, Ken, my lost friend, deserves it very much!" Takeshi yelled with teary eyes.

Everyone felt stunned.

"Do you think we don't feel we deserve your superstar's voice? What are you smoking?"

"Is Ken the only one who deserves your voice? No one deserves your voice; even a criminal would confess and turn themselves in to the police the moment they heard you sing. No one deserves to hear that terrible voice that can shatter glasses in the distance and knock out all creatures several meters away from your singing."

Everyone thought in unison.

Nobita nudged Doraemon stealthily. Doraemon glanced at Nobita and saw him motioning to use his gadget to somehow stop Takeshi in his madness.

Doraemon immediately took something from his pocket, saying, "Muting Mic!" He introduced the gadget unconsciously, and everyone turned towards him.

Nobita smacked his head in helplessness.

Doraemon awkwardly laughed, standing still without moving. His originally shining head now produced some sweat.

"What did you say!?" Takeshi glared at Doraemon, instinctively feeling that Doraemon didn't have good intentions towards him.

"Ha ha... It's nothing, it's nothing. By the way, Takeshi-kun, I have a gift for you!" Doraemon hurriedly waved his hand.

"Gift? What gift!?" Takeshi asked, confused about why he was suddenly being gifted something by Doraemon.

"Really? A gift. What is it?" Ken stared at Doraemon with interest.

Everyone also looked on with curiosity in their eyes.

"Because Takeshi-kun has a good and beautiful voice, I wanted to give this mic to you, Takeshi-kun!" Doraemon brought the mic in front of Takeshi excitedly.

"A mic? No, no need. I already have one, there's no need!" Takeshi waved his mic and proudly showed it. He didn't feel like replacing his mic since he had grown attached to it.

"But..." Doraemon panicked, trying to think of ways to convince Takeshi.

"We really wanted to give it to you, Takeshi-san. Please accept it!" Nobita tried to persuade Takeshi, and the others also chimed in, feeling that the mic was a gadget from Doraemon that might suppress Takeshi's singing.

"What's wrong with all of you!? Can't you see I don't need it!? Why do you want me to take the mic!?" Takeshi roared in frustration, sensing that something was up.

"Woah! Doraemon-san! Isn't that Tsubasa's old mic!? Where did you get it?" Ken's voice suddenly interrupted, and everyone looked at Ken, astonished by his expression.

Tsubasa's mic? Where did that come from? Nobita and Doraemon thought, confused.

"Nani Nani!? Tsubasa's mic? Is that true, Doraemon!?" Suneo asked, his expression even more exaggerated, as if he were struck by lightning.

"Really?" Shizuka also covered her mouth in astonishment.

"You actually wanted to give such an outstanding mic that came from a superstar to Takeshi-san!?" Ken asked, his expression becoming increasingly astonished.

Only now did Nobita and Doraemon realize that Ken was helping them fool Takeshi.

"No, No way? Is, is it really Tsubasa's previous mic!?" Takeshi also asked, shocked.

Doraemon recovered from his confusion and hurriedly nodded, "Yes, yes. Takeshi-san, I wanted to give this mic to you because you're the only one who is a superstar like Tsubasa and deserves this mic!"

"Really?" Takeshi felt touched, his eyes growing teary.

"Aren't we here to welcome Ken-chan? Why don't you give this mic to him?" Takeshi asked hesitantly, expressing his desire for the mic but also considering Ken.

"Uh..." Doraemon hesitated for a moment.

"No need. I don't sing. That mic would be wasted on my voice." Ken shook his head and declined.

"Thank you!" Takeshi took the mic from Doraemon, shamelessly hugging it. He thought that Doraemon or Ken might change their minds if he didn't take it.