Lonely Rock: Love Songs Dedicated to the Stars

The girl with pigtails frowned and stared at Yuzhen for a while, then her expression suddenly softened, and she stood up and walked to Yuzhen's side.

"You know me?" Yuzhen pointed to himself. He shouldn't know the girl in front of him.

He looked at it carefully again and confirmed that he really didn't recognize the child.

“I’ve seen your band perform in Kawasaki before.”

That's how Yuuma found out – he was a fan of her former band. Come to think of it, if we didn't bring this up, Yuuma would have almost forgotten she used to be the keyboardist in a band.

"Thank you for your support." Yuuma wore the gentle smile she often used in social situations. "Could you tell me your name?"

"My name is Yuyuko Otsuki."

"Otsuki, thank you for liking my band,"

After that, a silence fell between the two.

Yuuma was momentarily speechless, and he sensed that the girl seemed to have something to say, so he waited. But was she just too shy to say it? Was she a tsundere too?

“Otsuki, you’re here too.” Hiroi suddenly leaned over. “Kenzaki-senpai, she used to be a big fan of your band. She bought all your albums.”

"Does Hiroi-nee know Kenzaki-senpai?"

Otsuki looked at Hiroi expectantly. She had told Hiroi before that she also liked Kenzaki Yuuma. Shouldn't her Hiroi-nee help her ask Kenzaki Yuuma for a photo?

However, Hiroi was already drunk, and her usually straightforward mind was no longer capable of handling such trivial matters.

"Oh right, you reminded me, I forgot to introduce him. Kenzaki-senpai is my senior's boyfriend. He's an outstanding graduate of Waseda University, and he used to be the keyboardist and lead vocalist of the popular band 'Last Dawn.' Now he's the owner of my favorite izakaya in Shimokitazawa."

Hiroi finished speaking in one breath, then looked at Yuma, pointed at Otsuki and said, "This child is Otsuki Yuyuko, my junior."

"What kind of introduction is this?" Yuma glanced helplessly at Hiroi, who was completely drunk next to her. This guy was still pouring alcohol into his mouth even in this state. Was her performance in a little while really going to be okay?

Why did the introduction of me suddenly become so short?

Otsuki, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but make a comment as well.

However, she couldn't get a word in edgewise after that.

Otsuki's plan to take a photo with her idol was interrupted by Hiroi's arrival. She stood there blankly, watching Hiroi pull Yuuma away.

Chapter 84 Don't date a band member.

"I...I want to find my older brother and sister."

As soon as Yuuma arrived next to the band, the now soft and cuddly Nijika threw herself into his arms.

He stroked Hongxia's head and saw Xiaoyin, who was still standing next to him with a stern face. Although he didn't know why Xiaoyin was looking so serious, Xiaoyin's appearance did make him easily mistake for a scary old man.

"Oh my, is this Kenzaki, your little sister?" Ginjiro's expression instantly changed, transforming back into the contrasting middle-aged man with a girlish heart. "So cute. I'm Yoshida Ginjiro, thirty-seven years old, and I like punk rock."

As Hongxia listened to Xiaoyin's self-introduction, she left in Youzhen's arms. Turns out, he's a very approachable older man.

“They’re members of the End Band, kind of like my little sisters.” Yuma ruffled Hongxia’s hair again. “Xiaoyin is just a middle-aged man with a girlish heart, don’t be afraid of him.”

"Hiroi, why are you only just getting back?" Shima had just come out of the rehearsal room with Eliza. They noticed Yuuma and the four little ones next to Hiroi when they walked over. "Kenzaki-senpai is here too? And are these kids the End Band?"

"Hello, I am Ichi Nijika, the drummer of the End Band."

Nijika, now full of energy, greeted Shima who had approached.

"Hello, I'm Shima Iwashita, the drummer for Sick Hack. Hiroi, I'm sorry to have troubled you. Please accept these." Shima took out a box of sweets and handed it to Nijika. "Thank you for taking care of her."

"We didn't do anything."

Yuma watched the two talking, then glanced at Eliza chatting with Kita on the other side, and grabbed Hiroi, who was trying to slip away, and said, "Shima is so skilled, don't you even think about reflecting on yourself?"

“Indeed.” Xiao Yin came over and, together with Yu Zhen, supported Hiroi on either side. “You’ve ruined so much equipment in the exhibition hall and owed so much money. Shima has cleaned up your messes countless times. You should at least make some changes. Take responsibility for the trouble you’ve caused.”

“I’ve also started making money through live streaming.” Hiroi glanced at the two people standing on either side of him, knowing he couldn’t escape. “I understand. I will take responsibility from now on.”

……

Sick Hack's psychedelic rock brought a huge shock to the three members of TFBOYS, except for Liang. It seemed to be the first time the three of them had heard this kind of music live.

To be honest, when Yuma first heard that Hiroi and her band were doing psychedelic rock, she was quite worried that they might have gotten involved with something bad.

I later found out that Hiroi only needed to drink to get into the zone, and that Shima and Eliza didn't have any bad habits, which put my mind at ease.

"Alright, alright, go and talk to your seniors."

After the performance, Yu-ma led the four children to the dressing room.

"They are very experienced, so you can ask them any questions you may have."

"Isn't my brother also considered a senior member of the band?"

Hongxia looked at Youzhen with a puzzled expression.

“My band has been disbanded for a long time, and my thoughts are probably quite different from yours now.” Yuma placed her hand on Hongxia’s head. “It would probably be more useful to talk to them than to talk to me.”

"Brother, don't always treat me like a child." Hongxia removed Yuzhen's hand from her head, then took Ryo and Kita's hands and ran into the lounge.

"Am I being disliked?" Yuuma scratched his head in confusion. "Has Nijika reached the age where she gets annoyed by her parents' concern?"

"It's just because you've always treated her like a child," Xiaoyin patted Youzhen's shoulder. "They all have their own ideas at this age. It's normal for them to react this way if you talk to them too much.

“Mingming Hongxia was very sensible when she was little. When I touched her head, she would rub against me.” Youzhen covered her face with her hands, looking really sad. “But what’s with your tone, Xiaoyin? It’s like we’re discussing parenting experience.”

"Just take it as that." Xiaoyin stood there with her arms crossed, looking helplessly at Youzhen. "I feel like you'll need it sooner or later, so you should learn more and prepare."

Yuzhen scratched his face sheepishly after hearing what he said. He wasn't planning on having children with Xingge yet.

He suddenly shook his head. This wasn't right. He and Xingge weren't even married yet, so why were they already thinking about having children? Speaking of which, when would be a good time to propose? Anyway, he felt that Xingge would say yes.

Just as Xiaoyin and Youzhen were about to sit down at the bar for a drink, they heard noises coming from the rehearsal room.

Yuma peeked inside the room and saw that Hiroi had punched a hole in the wall. If he remembered correctly, this room had a signature wall, which was very difficult to repair.

He didn't know why Hiroi punched the wall, but it seemed Hiroi was going to lose a lot of money again.

Xiao Yin entered the room behind Yu Zhen and saw Hiroi's fist still hanging in the air.

"The repair cost for the wall is 100,000 yen, which I will deduct directly from your performance fee."

"Wait! Pochi-chan is also partly responsible." Hiroi tried to argue, but Shima grabbed her head and forced her to bow and apologize to Gin.

"You're already losing money yourself, and you even want to drag Boqi into it?" Yuma looked at Hiroi with disgust. "You're such a scumbag. You weren't like this before."

……

After watching this performance, Pochi seems to have made up his mind to perform at the school festival.

According to Bochi's account, Yuma learned that Hiroi had enlightened her, which was why she was able to make up her mind.

It has to be said that although Hiroi is usually quite unreliable, she has indeed helped Pochi a lot with the band. Perhaps it's because she used to be socially awkward like Pochi. What is this? Mutual appreciation between socially awkward people?

Before leaving, Hiroi sobered up a bit because she had just worked up a sweat. Slightly tipsy, Hiroi's mind became much sharper, and she noticed that Ogiri, who was sitting in the corner, kept looking in their direction.

Hiroi remembered what Ozuri had said and asked Yuma to take a group photo with her and Ozuri. Yuma also signed Ozuri's album.

However, Yuuma felt that Ozaki's behavior of leaving with the album seemed a bit excessive. He wasn't a celebrity, so why was he so happy? Besides, his popularity among the various bands here was quite high, which was a bit unexpected for him.

After returning to Shimokitazawa with the four little ones, Yuma took them to her restaurant for a meal.

"Kita! You can't let Ryo fool you. That girl hasn't paid back Pochi's money, she needs to be taught a lesson!" At the dinner table, Nijika tried her best to stop Kita from handing her pasta to Ryo. "There are three professions with the letter B that you shouldn't date: bassists, bassists, bassists!"

"Aren't they a bartender, a band member, and a beautician?" Yuzhen came over with a large plate of curry rice and overheard their conversation.

“But isn’t Kenzaki a member of the band too?” Kita resisted Ryo’s allure and protected her own noodles. “He’s clearly a very good person.”

"Hito, you absolutely cannot generalize. The guitarist in my previous band was capable of juggling twelve relationships at the same time. Don't underestimate the scum among the band members."

Yuma issues a stern warning to Kita, then makes a righteous break with his past self:

"Besides, I'm no longer part of the band. I've never felt happy playing in a band."

"Brother, that's not what you said when you and sister recorded the cover video together."

Hongxia stared at Youzhen with the same dead fish eyes as Xingge, and questioned him.

"So it really depends on who you're with. I feel really happy when I'm with Xingge." Youzhen placed the curry rice in front of Liang. "I'm in a good mood today, so it's on me."

"Thank you, Yuzhen-nii is such a good person."

Ryo clasped her hands together, sincerely thanked Yuuma, and then picked up her spoon to start eating. She even secretly ate two bites of Hongxia's omelet rice.

After a hearty meal, the four of them held a small meeting to decide on the piece they would play at the school festival.

They seem to be planning to use all original songs, which Yuma thinks is a bit daring, but that's what rock is all about; being too conservative wouldn't be very interesting.

When Yuzhen got home that evening, he was enjoying Xingge's lap pillow. It was his reward for taking care of the child that day.

He wanted to take Hoshika to the school festival, and let Nijika and Ryo explore on their own. He wanted to reminisce with Hoshika about their school festival date from their student days.

"Would you like to come with me to the school festival at Pochi's school in a few days?"

“But someone needs to watch over the performance hall.” Xingge clearly wanted to go, but was still a little hesitant.

"Why don't we just let PA keep an eye on things? She didn't have anything to do that day anyway."

“It doesn’t seem like it’s impossible.” Xingge stroked her chin, thought for a moment, and felt that Youzhen’s words made a lot of sense. “Since you’ve put it that way, then I’ll go with you.”

Chapter 85 Searching for the Lost Pokemon

The school festival is always quite lively. When Yuma and Hoshika arrived in the morning, they found that there were already many people from outside the school there, all there to join in the fun.

Pochi's class runs a maid cafe, so Nijika and Ryo went there first. Although Hoshika also wanted to see the maid Pochi, she wanted to go on a date with Yuuma first.

"It feels like the air is filled with the scent of youth."

Xingge and Youzhen were sitting on a bench downstairs in the teaching building. She looked around and, finding no one paying attention, ate the takoyaki that Youzhen fed her. Then, she turned her head and saw a young couple who had just appeared next to her.

The couple looked to be about the same age as Hongxia and the others; they were sharing an ice cream.

Xingge quickly turned her head back. Are all these young people so bold? Is it really okay to be so intimate at school?

She felt it would be impolite to keep watching. So she composed herself and casually ate the takoyaki that Yuuma fed her again.

Yu Zhen had no idea what Xing Ge was thinking. He only knew that after accepting his food, Xing Ge shyly turned her face away, then turned it back, her face still red. He thought Xing Ge wanted to do it again but was too embarrassed to say so. The tsundere Xing Ge was so cute.

"It seems like my older brother and sister are here too."

Upon hearing Hongxia's voice, Xingge grabbed Youzhen's wrist and stuffed the takoyaki that Youzhen had just fed her into Youzhen's mouth.