Comet Dragon, breaking into the gravity field

Standing nearby, holding a plastic bag, Narushe Ritsu had a vague feeling someone was watching him from behind. He turned around, but didn't see anyone familiar.

Not believing in the so-called "illusion", Ritsu Narose silently checked in his mind the few pedestrians on the street at this time.

PASS! The primary school students squatting on the roadside sucking on popsicles and playing with Paipai cards!

A middle-aged woman who is talking on the phone and holding a bag of teaching materials, PASS!

The girl walking in the opposite direction of the road with her head down, PA... From the looks of it, she seems to be the most suspicious?

"Well……"

Not knowing what the other person looked like, Ritsu Narose could only see the long straight brown hair flowing behind him.

Could it be someone he knew?

After searching through his memory but unable to find a corresponding existence, Ritsu Narose buried this doubt in his heart for the time being and continued to move in the opposite direction of the other party.

17. I am a military commander and do not understand music.

On weekdays, people in society exchange their lives for money, while students exchange their lives for knowledge.

Chihaya Aine, who had returned from London, was no exception. After completing her transfer procedures two days ago, she had returned to her familiar campus life.

But all this has nothing to do with Ritsu Narusha.

Although he claimed to be studying abroad, he was actually on leave at home.

Why would a dignified ancient dragon go to a human school?

That kind of behavior is a waste of life.

Sitting in the study on the second floor, Ritsu Narose flipped through the records about Chihaya Aine, thinking about how to decide the fate of the heroine he created.

Will she be banished to a time when fires are dying and darkness is approaching? Or thrown into a tower long since corrupted, trapped in a time-loop? Or will she awaken in prison to find herself transformed into a wriggling mass of cells?

Because he cherishes this heroine very much, Ritsu Narose has been unable to make a decision for a long time.

While he was stunned for a moment, the screen of his phone on his left hand suddenly lit up with a message.

It was news from Chihaya Aine.

Before sending her home that day, they had already exchanged Line accounts.

[Chihaya Aine: What musical instruments are you good at, Naruse-kun? ?'?'?]

Musical instrument?

Ritsu Narushe's first reaction was the hunting horn derived from the hammer among the hunter's weapons.

In the fierce battle, while using his terrifying lung capacity to blow out various melodies, he swung the hunting horn with all his strength to hit the prey.

The hunter's powerful war cry and the wailing of the unfortunate prey serve as the background, and then are painted with the colors of the hunting horn. The final result is a hunting scene with blood and flesh flying everywhere and bones and tendons broken.

Uh……

However, what Chihaya Aine should be asking about are more normal instruments such as guitar and piano.

Unfortunately, he didn't learn any of them.

[Narase Ryū: I am a military commander and do not understand music]

[Ritsu Naruse: Chihaya-san, are you asking this because there's something you can help me with?]

Just as I finished replying, a message from Chihaya Aine popped up on the screen.

Chihaya Aine: No, I just noticed that many people in school are forming bands.

[Chihaya Aine: So I'm thinking about joining a band too? (o ?o)?]

[Chihaya Aine: But if I join now, will it conflict with the other members' roles? I want to stand in a more prominent position~]

[Chihaya Aine: The position of lead or guitarist should be pretty good, right?]

By the time school was over, her message frequency had increased significantly. In contrast, a certain small animal at the bottom of Chihaya Aine's message list seemed much more restrained.

【Mirase Ritsu: I Don’t Mean (I) Zero I Qi Si Wu Chives I

【Ritsu Naruse: But can you play the guitar? 】

Chihaya Aine: I joined the student council band during junior high school, and I played guitar.

[Ritsu Naruse: That’s amazing!]

[Ritsu Naruse: Do you still do it now? ]

【Chihaya Aine: Of course! (?`?ェ??)】

In a classroom at Hanegaoka Girls' Academy, Chihaya Aine looked at the message she had sent and felt a little guilty.

It's just that she hasn't played the guitar for a few months. With her skills, she can easily catch up - maybe her level will even improve!

On the other side, after seeing Chihaya Aine speak so confidently, Ritsu Naruse silently made another note for the heroine in his notebook.

As for the "band" she mentioned...

I saw on a forum that there's a new livehouse (music performance space) in Ikebukuro. It's said that many famous bands have performed there, so I thought I'd go there and check it out.

Ritsu Narose did what he said and headed straight for Ikebukuro.

Not long after, he appeared in front of the rumored building.

"RiNG?"

This name... I don't have to pay 50 yuan for the entrance fee before entering, right?

But to be honest, this building that takes up the entire corner of the street does look pretty good. As a commercial complex mainly focusing on the music business, it is as beautiful as the shopping malls in Ginza.

Walking into the Livehouse, Ritsu Narose couldn't help but marvel at the fashion and splendor of the place.

It perfectly fits his imagination of cool guys and girls who play music.

Musical instruments, CDs and other goods are sold on the first floor, while cafes, recording studios and other places are on the second floor.

Afterglow, μ's, Pentakill... He didn't recognize any of them.

Looking at the dazzling array of music albums on the shelves, Ritsu Narose was completely confused.

"Excuse me, sir, do you need any help?" Seeing him standing in front of the shelf for a long time without moving, the clerk with a ponytail came over and asked.

"Do you have any recommendations?" As if ordering in a restaurant, Ritsu Narose pointed to the CD in front of him.

"As for recommendations, it depends on what style you like as a customer."

Perhaps the clerk had encountered customers like Ritsu Naruse before, so he was not surprised at all by his inquiry.

"Is there any symphony that I like?"

Recalling his first experience participating in the Kingdom Hunting Music Festival, Ritsu Naruse will never forget the emotion he felt when he heard his own solo single.

"Symphony...?" When the shop assistant heard Ritsu Narose's request, the smile on her face stiffened a little.

"That might be a little difficult..."

Unlike performing on stage with just a guitar and a drum set, a symphony orchestra is generally divided into five sections: string section, woodwind section, brass section, percussion section and color instrument section.

These five instrumental groups are further divided into many instruments.

Take the string group as an example. This group alone includes violins, violas, cellos and double basses, and the number of instruments required cannot be just one.

The rich expressiveness of a symphony orchestra is achieved through this large-scale instrumentation.

Even the smallest symphony orchestra theoretically requires at least thirty people to maintain. With such a configuration, ordinary bands are not even qualified to match it.

"What a shame."

Despite this, Naruse Ritsu didn't show much disappointment on his face. He scanned the music albums on the shelf again and randomly picked one that caught his eye.

"That's it."

There are no glamorous images of the members, and there is only a blooming blue rose on the cover with a pure black background.

It is very consistent with Ritsu Narose's aesthetic.

"Roselia? You have good taste~" While checking out, the salesgirl enthusiastically introduced the band.

However, Ritsu Narose has no idea what "dark gothic rock" and "high-tech authentic band" mean. He only knows "deep dark fantasy".

Because men like darkness.

Not having any interest in the musical instruments on the wall, after touring the first floor, Ritsu Narose slowly walked up to the second floor carrying her bag.

He just found out from talking to the shop assistant that there was no band performing today, so his trip was in vain.

But if you are lucky, you might be able to see some improvisations by more "eccentric people".

Now that he was here, Ritsu Narose was not in a hurry to go home.

Walking to the cafe on the second floor, Ritsu Narose placed the newly rented CD player on the table and connected the wireless headphones he carried with him to it.

Passionate music began to come from the headphones. Ritsu Narose, who was sitting by the window, supported his head with one hand, slowly emptied his mind, and concentrated on listening to the girl's singing.

18. Evening Encounter

I refilled the coffee cup in front of me several times and played the album I bought on loop several times.

As he watched the sun set outside the window and the sky darken, Naruse Ritsu had to admit a sad fact:

He doesn't understand music.

Although he could sense the passionate emotions contained in the song, he could not empathize with it. After listening to the song, his feelings were limited to such poor words as "nice" and "okay".

It lacks the shock that his solo singles brought him.

But comparing it with a symphony seems too unfair.

If only the original score could be adapted...

Going downstairs with the staff who came to move the CD player, Ritsu Narose just walked to the center of the hall when he saw two familiar figures through the glass.

"Chihaya Aine? And Takamatsu Touma?"

Why are they here? And they seem to know each other?

When I lowered my gaze and saw that the two of them were wearing the same style of school uniform, my doubts were resolved.

They were students from the same school...and from the looks of it, they were in the same class.

Based on what Ritsu Naruse knows about Chihaya Aine, although she is good at socializing, she is unlikely to rush into expanding her interpersonal relationships outside the class as she has just transferred to the school.

Therefore, it is highly likely that these two people are classmates.

The two of them appeared here, and Chihaya Aine had mentioned the idea of ​​forming a band before... Could it be that Takamatsu Touma is the one she wants to recruit?

His attention was completely focused on the two people outside the door, and Ritsu Narose didn't know that the staff member walking behind him was staring at him with a strange look.

Quickening her pace slightly, Ritsu Narose naturally walked next to the two of them.

Then he heard Chihaya Aine's apology to Takamatsu Deng.

After hesitating for a moment, Ritsu Narose chose to raise his hand and greet them, then fixed his gaze on the two people's slightly sweaty faces.

What happened?

"Naruse-kun?"

"law?"

Seeing the sudden appearance of Ritsu Narose, both girls showed surprise on their faces.

Chihaya Aine blinked, first looked at Naruse Ritsu on the left, then turned her head to look at Takamatsu Touma in front of her.

"You two... do know each other?"

"Well, Takamatsu-san and I are friends."

"Eh, I didn't expect that at all." Chihaya Aine scratched her face a little embarrassedly.

"I apologized to the classmate who made a mistake but was seen by my friends" - this kind of thing is too embarrassing!

But when I thought about the person I saw was Ritsu Naruse, it didn't matter anymore...

"Are you here for a visit?"

Looking at Takamatsu Deng, Ritsu Narose always felt that something was wrong with her.