Service Club? Just like you guys, you want to step into the whirlpool of the band?

Gao Songdeng sat on the ground and looked at everything happening in front of him in disbelief.

All this happened so suddenly that she didn't even have the courage to speak out.

Nagasaki Suyo felt she needed to step forward at this moment, at least to let Toyokawa Shoko sit down calmly, so she stepped forward and tried to hold her hand, "Everyone, don't get so excited. Anyway... sit down first and talk."

"No, I'm here to talk about something today."

Toyokawa Shoko once again shook him off and stepped back until her back accidentally bumped into the door.

"Xiangzi!"

At this time, Ichinose Asaba had lost his initial calmness. Although it was a different scene, the extremely familiar atmosphere still made him feel a little fear. He lowered his head, his whole body trembling slightly, and shouted Toyokawa Shoko's name loudly.

"I don't know what you want to say... but please don't say it..." He clenched his fists until they creaked, his voice trembling, "If you do that... we... the band... will all be in trouble!"

"Qian Yu..."

Nagasaki Suyo felt a pang of pain in her heart and a sense of guilt when she saw Ichinose Asaba like this.

"Don't say such selfish things!"

Even Toyokawa Shoko was shocked, because she had known Ichinose Asaba for so long, but this was the first time she saw him so excited.

But...she also has her own difficulties, so...

I am sorry.

After silently apologizing in her heart, she looked at everyone resolutely, "I have already..."

"Xiangzi!"

"I have decided."

"Don't say..."

Ichinose Asaba, who had already realized what Toyokawa Shoko wanted to say, looked completely broken-down, with tears unconsciously flowing from the corners of his eyes.

Don't tell me, this is the only place I have left.

A six-member band, everyone is like a family together... isn't that great?

Why would you destroy this balance without authorization?

"Xiang...If I tell Asaha about it, she'll be ruined..."

Ruoye Mu, who had remained silent from beginning to end, couldn't help but stand up.

"I want to quit crychic!"

Toyokawa Shoko finally said this, no matter how much Ichinose Asaba begged or how others tried to stop her.

Her voice was like a huge hammer hitting everyone's heart, and it also shattered Ichinose Asaba's last bit of luck.

It was like when he was a child, like he was in SPACE, but this time...his home disappeared again.

"Why..."

Ichinose Asaba said weakly, his eyes as empty as a doll.

"It's my own problem."

Shoko Toyokawa pinched her arm hard, and her expression also looked a little painful.

"But weren't you very happy with the previous performance, Xiaoxiang? You also said you wanted to participate again."

"Why do you suddenly have to make this decision?"

Nagasaki Suyo chose to walk to Ichinose Asaba and slowly grabbed his arm.

She could feel Ichinose Asaba's body trembling.

"I did not say."

"I told you, you said that with a smile on your face! I remember it clearly, we even ate ramen together!"

Asaba Ichinose bit his lips until they bled, and he shouted at the lying Toyokawa Shoko, because only in this way could he stay conscious.

A strong smell of iron spread in his mouth, and in order to prevent others from noticing, he forced himself to swallow it.

"You guys can still practice even if I'm not here, right? If you want to practice, can't you just practice on your own? There's no rule that everyone has to be present for practice, so don't blame others..."

Shoko Toyokawa didn't dare to look directly at the crowd's eyes, and lowered her head to defend herself.

Chapter 10: Memories of Ichinose/She escapes, he chases, the broken band.

"But, if you quit, Xiangzi..."

"Don't say such spoiled words. It's obvious that you are the one who needs practice the most, but you are still..."

"enough!"

"The light is waiting for you!"

Before Toyokawa Shoko could finish her words, Ichinose Asaba and Shiina Tatsuki spoke at the same time, both of them very loudly. Shiina Tatsuki even stepped forward and grabbed Toyokawa Shoko's collar. In the end, Nagasaki Motoyo ran up quickly and separated the two.

After being released, Ichinose Asaba stumbled and forced himself to stand, the anger in his heart had reached its limit.

He laughed in anger and shook his head, "You said I was selfish and that the light needed practice the most."

"Toyokawa Shoko, what on earth do you think you are saying this!"

When her name was called, Shoko Toyokawa showed a look of horror. She didn't want to stay here anymore.

She...didn't want to face everyone's responsibilities, especially seeing Asaba Ichinose's current condition, which made her feel very complicated.

"Do you think you can just quit the band just because you founded it? You said we shouldn't blame you, but have you ever considered our feelings?!"

"Why did everyone wait for you for a month? Didn't we treat you as a partner, an indispensable part of the band? You disappeared for a month without permission... You didn't tell us what happened. You clearly said you would come back, but in the end you said these words!"

"Do you think leaving the band is just your business? Don't you think everyone else will care? If you do this, the band will never be the same again! The keyboardist can be replaced, but what about your place in everyone's hearts? Will your future live performances and practices be affected by what happened today?"

"Stop talking... You don't understand!"

"You don't even want me... let us all understand..."

Facing Toyokawa Shoko who had no intention of explaining anything until now, Ichinose Asaba no longer wanted to talk to her anymore. He only wanted one answer, which was, "Tell me Toyokawa Shoko, who is the most..."

But before he could finish his words, Toyokawa Shoko suddenly opened the door of the practice room and ran out in panic.

"Don't run! Stop!"

Suppressing the discomfort in his body, Ichinose Asaba quickly caught up.

As the culprit who destroyed the band, he would not allow Shoko Toyokawa to run away like this!

If you want to leave, why don’t you just go away? Why don’t you just pretend to disappear? Why do you have to come back and say these hurtful words!

Clearly gave them what they expected...

As soon as he ran out of the door, Ichinose Asaba suddenly heard the exclamation of Shiina Riki behind him, and it seemed that he was calling Takamatsu Deng's name.

"..."

Considering that Su Shi was still here, he only hesitated for a moment before running down the stairs.

Outside, the rain in the sky did not decrease with the passage of time, but became heavier and heavier.

Shoko Toyokawa, who had already run a long distance, suddenly heard hurried footsteps and angry shouts behind her.

"Don't follow me!"

She could guess who it was without looking back. Toyokawa Shoko didn't want to look back to face Ichinose Asaba, so she could only speed up and run forward.

"Damn..."

Just now, he accidentally sprained his ankle when going down the stairs. His speed slowed down obviously and he could not catch up with Toyokawa Shoko in front of him. But even so, he did not give up. He endured the pain and ran, even running before the traffic light turned green.

In this way, the two chased each other in the heavy rain. As Shoko Toyokawa's physical strength declined, Asaba Ichinose's foot injury became more and more affected.

"Stop right there! After doing something so outrageous, you're just thinking of running away!?"

"Speak! Answer me...!"

While running, she didn't notice the puddle in front of her. Asaba Ichinose's injured right foot missed the step and she fell to the ground, staining Bai Jie's shirt mud-colored.

Due to the long distance and the noise of the heavy rain, Shoko Toyokawa, who was busy escaping, did not notice the situation on Asaba Ichinose's side. Now she just wanted to escape from here quickly and go to that dilapidated home.

Finally, just when she was about to run too far, a taxi suddenly came from the front.

Toyokawa Shoko seemed to have seen a life-saving straw, and reached out to stop him without caring about consumption.

In the distance, seeing this scene, Asaba Ichinose wanted to chase after her, but when he got up, Shoko Toyokawa had already disappeared.

"I'll compensate you for soiling your seat cushion. Please, Miss Driver, take me away from here first."

"Of course, but the boy who was chasing you just now seems to have fallen down. Is he your boyfriend? I don't mean to pry into your privacy, but..."

"let's go..."

As soon as the other party said the word "fall", Toyokawa Shoko looked back, but through the car window and the rain, all she saw were Ichinose Asaba's eyes that hated her and the boy's embarrassed look.

Shoko Toyokawa bit her lip. She didn't know how to describe her current mood, nor did she know what she could do if she continued to stay here.

Maybe if she had known, she wouldn't have run away.

"...All right."

The taxi driver shook his head silently, lit a lady's cigarette, stepped on the accelerator and left without saying a word.

"Toyokawa... Xiangzi, absolutely! I will never forgive you!"

His eyes were bloodshot, unable to tell whether they were from rain or tears. Facing Toyokawa Shoko who had already escaped, Ichinose Asaba could only punch the tree next to him hard to vent his anger.

Afterwards, he limped back to the practice room downstairs, dragging his injured right foot. However, when he pushed open the door of the practice room with all his strength, it was already empty. There was only a drum set and two guitars leaning against each other.

Ichinose Asaba looked at the scene in front of him numbly. He didn't understand why there was no one in the practice room.

"Moshi... left again... everyone else too." Ichinose Asaba put down the phone that was showing that the other party's phone was turned off. At this moment, he seemed to have realized something, and his face was expressionless. "The band, is it over..."

The pain in his right foot was nothing. Asaba Ichinose dragged his tired body to the two guitars.

The necks of the two guitars fit together, one white one was his, and the other was Wakaba Mutsu's, a glitter seven-string guitar.

Ichinose Asaba reaches out her hand

Click!

The sound of breaking glass.

"That's enough!"

In an unknown alley in Shimokitazawa, Ichinose Asaba punched the mirror in front of him that had already been broken.

Blood flowed down the back of his hand, and the intense stinging sensation ended his painful memories.

ps: The memories of this scene are not just those of the protagonist. There are many parts that have not been written because this time it is from the protagonist's perspective. The perspectives of Suyo and Mutsuki are also not written, which correspond to why Suyo couldn't answer the phone, why Shiina Riki panicked and called out Deng's name, and why Wakaba Mutsuki's guitar was left in the practice room, etc.

In short, these are all foreshadowings, and there are also characters that I have not mentioned who will have roles, which will be revealed step by step in the following chapters.

In fact, I have already written the part about the world of Su Shi, but I just have to wait for the opportunity to publish it.

Chapter 11 Analysis of Ichichi Hoshige's song.

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"Does it hurt?"

Using a cotton swab dipped in iodine, Ijichi Seika rolled it around Ichinose Asaba's wound.

"It doesn't hurt. The bleeding had already stopped when you came here just now."

The two wounds were only the size of rice grains. Although there were glass shards stuck in them, they were clean after being rinsed just now.

He only wanted to say one thing about this, which was that Pa-sang should never become a doctor, because his hands were shaking too much and he almost got a new injury when he was removing the glass shards.

"You're just being stubborn. If you do that again, I'll replace the iodine with alcohol to disinfect you."

After disinfection, because of the special location of the wound, Ijichi Hoshige did not use a Band-Aid but instead wrapped the palm of Ichinose Asaba with gauze.

In addition, Ichinose Asaba had no intention of talking about what had just happened, which made her very angry, so she could only speak to scare him.

"Sorry for causing you any trouble."

Knowing that his actions had invisibly caused a lot of trouble to others, Ichinose Asaba lowered his head sincerely, but his body was shaking slightly, which looked a bit funny.

"Tsk, what a troublesome guy."

What Ijichi Seika was dissatisfied with was not Ichinose Asaba's troublesome behavior just now, but his extremely twisted personality.