Lonely Rock for the Blind.

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"Right? So I'm wondering if I like him because I care so much about him?"

"... "

Hiroi Kikuri looked at the wine in her hand, then at Eliza, and then smiled.

"It's just mutual concern between friends, don't overthink it..."

Kikuri Hiroi patted Eliza on the shoulder.

"Besides, Xiao Qing and I are completely incompatible—in every way, haha!"

Hiroi Kikuri laughed as she walked to the other side.

"I'm going to drink somewhere else~ Good luck with your performance tonight!"

Eliza watched this scene calmly.

"They ran away."

Chapter 176 Second Generation

Dusk falls.

As the weather starts to get cooler, it gets darker and darker.

Kita Ikuyo pulled Goto Ichiri along the path in Shimokitazawa.

"It gets dark really fast... but this scenery is quite interesting."

Kita Ikuyo took out her phone and took a selfie with the sunset behind her as the background.

"Want to come along, Yili?"

Kita Ikuyo asked Goto Ichiri, who was standing next to her.

"Huh? No no no no no no..."

"It's just a photo, it won't be posted on the wall, come on!"

Kita Ikuyo moved closer to Goto Ichiri and held up her phone.

Click.

The flash went off.

The two people under the flashing lights had smiles on their faces.

Snap...

Out of the corner of my eye, I heard footsteps.

Both of them were startled and looked ahead.

The person in the black hoodie is holding a guitar covered in chains.

"So you are... the band hunter's apprentice?"

Under the hood, his eyes were narrowed intently.

Goto Ichiri was startled, and his body trembled violently.

Suddenly a very strange rock musician appeared?!

Band Hunter's Apprentice?

What's with this title that seems to be written in the diary of an 18th-rate writer, something that seems like a late-stage case of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) but is actually ashamed of, so they just write it down?!

Is it talking to us?

No, no, no... they must be talking to other people, like there are other people behind us?

Goto Ichiri turned his head.

Empty.

Goto Ichiri suddenly turned around.

Okay! Very good! Nobody's here! Now I can start transforming. That person across the street who looks really bad is getting closer... No... Should I call the police first? I have absolutely no idea what to do in this situation. The last time I was stopped on the street was last time! What... what will Kita do?!

Yes! Kita is here!

Goto Ichiri looked at Kita Ikuyo expectantly.

Then he suddenly froze.

At that moment, Kita Ikuyo was seriously taking off her guitar from behind her back.

"?!?!"

What? What's going on? Does this mean that calling the police won't solve the problem and a hand-to-hand fight is necessary to resolve it? Using a guitar as a weapon?!

Well... I can't do it!

They just ran away!

Goto Ichiri grabbed Kita Ikuyo's hand.

"Ki...Kito, run! That person over there looks really strange..."

"...Don't run."

Kita Ikuyo squinted her eyes, and a gentle breeze lifted her red hair.

"This is a challenge!"

"... "

Suddenly they're saying things I don't understand! Was that person just calling you, Kita?!

Goto Ichiri hurriedly pulled out his phone.

Call Qing and the others...that way...

Snapped.

Kita Ikuyo grabbed Goto Ichiri's hand.

"One mile, this is destiny."

Kita Ikuyo's eyes were already sparkling, anticipating a surprised smile from her.

"...Huh?"

"Ichiri talked to me a lot today... so this afternoon I was actually thinking about how to make my senior think I'm reliable... but the answer is actually quite obvious..."

Kita Ikuyo hugged her guitar tightly.

"Becoming a senior is enough!"

"... "

Completely meaningless!

Goto Ichiri nodded as he moved his finger toward the phone screen.

Then Kita Ikuyo slowly removed it.

"And Ichiri! Don't you think it's cool! Band hunter and all that... I mean! Why didn't I think of that before? Isn't this super fun? Or rather... is this my special moment?"

"what?"

"After practicing guitar for so long... now it's time to test the results."

Kita Ikuyo removed the black and gold pick from her neck.

"Yili, please tell everyone that I'll be practicing a little later today."

"Eh?"

"Hurry up, one mile."

"Oh…"

Goto Ichiri subconsciously obeyed Kita Ikuyo's order and posted the message that she was taking the day off in the group chat.

"…wrong?!"

Goto Ichiri suddenly realized what was happening.

Why did I suddenly start listening to Kita's songs...? No, I think I listen to them all the time anyway...

I have no ability to refuse...