I have bound two systems.

Chapter 136: The truth that Yamada Ryo believed

"call……"

The lingering sound in the recording studio faded away, and Goto Ichiri, holding his guitar, breathed a sigh of relief.

I greeted other companions who also showed satisfied smiles after a moment of silence and said "thank you for your hard work".

Before we knew it, it had become commonplace for us to be together all the time.

Goto Ichiri would occasionally feel meaningless regrets about such things, and he also felt very happy.

After all, for more than a decade since she was old enough to understand, she has been living a solitary life, going to school alone, eating alone at school, and going to the commercial street alone to buy the little gadgets she liked at different times. Although this situation has improved somewhat after Erli was born, the existence of a younger sister can never replace a soul mate.

It is indeed a luxury to be able to walk hand in hand with like-minded girls and feel and savor the various things that happen along the way. In the past, she never dared to imagine that there would be such a day in the future, but life is so casual and unpredictable. What she gained is not just friends, but close friends who are far beyond this level, and she got three of them at once.

Although Liang would occasionally secretly eat her food, and had borrowed money from her several times before without returning it, it didn't matter.

As long as you are really happy now!

"Not bad, everyone cooperated perfectly this time, I feel like it can be put on the official album just by recording it and slightly tweaking the sound."

"It's true that I can practice more wholeheartedly during the holidays. I always feel like I can't give it my all when I have to go to school and study during the week."

"Yes, it's still early. If everyone has no objection, I'd like to do it again. How about you, Yudai-chan? Do you want to drink some water to moisten your throat and rest for a while?"

"It's okay. This is just the beginning. Don't underestimate me. I can sing for two hours straight in karaoke."

"Where's Pochi-chan, do you want to take a break?"

"Ah... I'm fine, I'm just getting started."

"In this case, let's do it without further delay."

"Ok."

After the song ended, everyone took a short break and discussed the shortcomings of the previous song. Then, at the suggestion of Ijichi Hongxia, they started practicing again.

The captain raised the drumsticks high, and they made crisp sounds when they hit each other. As the speed increased, the moment the fifth sound ended, the drums and guitar played the prelude together, and they all nodded slightly to the beat at the same time.

Kita Ikuyo had a relaxed smile on her face, and the next moment she burst into singing.

At the beginning, she was just an outstanding amateur, but after so much training, her level as a singer has reached a professional level. She has begun to learn various singing techniques and her control of emotions is also stable and in place.

All of the above, coupled with her recognizable voice, are enough to earn her a group of loyal fans in today's Japanese music scene.

While she was singing with the perfect accompaniment of other band members, suddenly, the guitar part that was originally in perfect harmony with everyone else's sound suddenly lost its voice, as if the singer's throat was restrained.

Without the guitar accompaniment that serves as the main melody, Kita Ikuyo's singing voice also disappears abruptly.

Such mistakes rarely occurred after everyone became familiar with the song, so not only did the lead singer Kita Ikuyo stop singing, but even Yamada Ryo and Ijichi Kouka stopped playing their instruments and looked at Goto Ichisato.

Goto Ichiri did not notice the gazes of the three people, or rather, she noticed them but did not want to pay attention to them.

Her hands rested lightly on the guitar in front of her without moving, but her eyes were looking towards the window of the recording studio. Her lips moved slightly, and then she lowered her head as if she was very nervous.

The other three were very confused when they saw this, but they still subconsciously looked where she was looking.

They didn't see anything serious, just like most of the time before, Chisato Suzumiya walked in.

Oh, no, there is something slightly different. He is accompanied by Isshiki Caiyu who I met in the morning.

Just when Ijichi Hinikaka and Kita Ikuyo were still not able to react, Yamada Ryo thought faster and thought of the scene when he met Isshi Iroha outside in the morning.

At that time, they were shopping in a skin care product store in a nearby commercial street. After all, summer was here and they were girls. Even if they had a good foundation, they still had to pay attention to skin care when the sun was strong. If they really got tanned, they would not be able to recover in a short time.

Even Ryo Yamada doesn't want her appearance to develop in the direction of Shibuya Gal.

Although she had had such an idea before, she killed the idea in the bud after she discovered during a casual conversation with Chisato Suzumiya that he didn't like that style.

It was in such a skin care product store that they met Issai Yu who was also choosing sunscreen at the same counter.

Once the two sides met, even the four people from the band were very aware of protecting themselves and even put on masks in the hot weather.

But the four of them standing together, with four completely different hair colors, plus three of them carrying musical instruments on their shoulders, it didn't matter whether she looked at their faces or not. It was enough for her to realize who the four people in front of her were.

So Isshiki Caiyu came over to say hello without any hesitation or thought.

The good-natured Ijichi Kouka and Kita Ikuyo walked up to her naturally and chatted with her casually.

At that time, the two of them were happily chatting with Isshiki so they didn't notice it, but Yamada Ryo knew it clearly. At that time, after Goto Ichiri saw Isshiki Caiyu, her body stood there almost stiffly, and her eyes that were not covered by the mask couldn't stop shaking.

It was just like a rabbit on the grassland seeing an eagle flying from the sky. The suppression of blood made it unable to move and even lose the desire to resist.

At that time, Yamada Ryo inexplicably had a sense of déjà vu.

She just felt it was strange at the time, but didn't take it too seriously, thinking that perhaps this was Pochi-chan's way of expressing her hostility and discomfort.

After all, she also knew that the girl in front of her named Isshiki Iroha had indeed shown unusual affection towards Chisato Suzumiya at many times and on many occasions, so it was barely understandable that Pochi-chan would have such a reaction...

only……

Now, she witnessed Pochi-chan's reaction again under conscious conditions. In addition, she was no longer wearing a mask like before, so more details of her facial expressions were presented and clearly captured by Yamada Ryo. She also noticed more unusual things about her friend.

This broke her previous speculation.

It shouldn't be as simple as she thought, that's for sure.

"Pochi-chan, if you're tired, you should tell me. Don't be shy. I actually want to rest for a while, too."

"……kindness."

After the failed ensemble ended, Yamada Ren spoke the first sentence, and at the same time took off the bass from his shoulder and placed it on the floor stand on the side.

Goto Ichiri just responded lightly to her words and did not have any other big reaction.

Seeing this, Ijichi Kouka also put down the drumsticks in her hand. Kita Ikuyo walked straight over to her, gently stroked her shoulders and said comforting words, telling her not to worry.

At this time, Goto Ichiri just had a forced smile on his face and responded very little to their words.

"Okay, let's stop here for now. We'll talk about it after the next practice and lunch break."

Yamada Ryo clapped her hands and asked everyone to look at her.

"Hongxia, I want to eat ramen for lunch, with two more pieces of barbecued pork. Please tell the president."

"Why don't you go and say it yourself?"

"There were some inconsistencies in Pochi-chan's guitar accompaniment several times before. I guess it might have something to do with the way she plays the guitar. I want her to play it alone so I can see if that's the case."

"Okay, so what would you like to eat for lunch, Pochi-chan?"

"Ah...anything is fine."

"Then do the same as me and try the new Chinese restaurant nearby. I heard that their Chinese fried noodles taste great."

"Yeah...Okay."

"Ryo, don't be too strict and bully Pochi-chan."

"Don't worry, I won't let you know even if you bully me."

"Tsk~ If that happens, Suzumiya-kun will deal with you before we do."

"Oh, I've been beaten up by him more than once or twice, so I'm not afraid."

This is true in a sense.

Now I am definitely not afraid anymore, in a sense I am even a little excited to the point of exhaustion.

Enough of the joking.

It was extremely rare to hear serious things from Yamada Ryo's mouth, so Ijichi Kouka naturally would not discourage her enthusiasm. She immediately waved goodbye to Yudai and walked out of the recording studio from the other side.

Through the transparent window, you can see the two of them smilingly greeting Suzumiya Chisato and Isshi Iroha.

After Yudai and Nijixia said something, Suzumiya Chisato looked at the two people in the recording studio and made a cheering gesture to them.

Seeing this, Goto Ichiri forced a smile and stretched out his hand to respond.

And when Isshiki Caiyu also looked at her and smiled at her as if making a cheering gesture with her fists clenched and her arms swinging downwards, she suddenly froze, not knowing what to do.

At this time, Yamada Ryo put his arms around her neck and nodded coolly to the other people outside the window, which invisibly resolved the abnormality in her expression.

Now that the irrelevant people are gone, it’s time to ask about what you’ve noticed is wrong.

"Pochi-chan, did something happen between you and that girl named Isshiki Iroha?"

Yamada Ryo put his arm around Goto Ichiri and turned his back to the transparent window, and without any preparation, asked his question in the most direct way.

And Goto Ichiri's performance was quite self-incriminating.

She subconsciously looked at Yamada Ryo with horror, her face full of disbelief and her stammering inability to speak made Yamada Ryo instantly confirm that her sixth sense was not wrong. It seemed that there was indeed some unspeakable secret between her and Isshi Iroha.

In fact, Yamada Ryo's nature is not that of a nosy person, and she doesn't have such a strong desire to gossip about things that others want to hide. Firstly, she has a cold personality and has no interest in this, and secondly, she thinks that most of the time she just needs to take care of herself.

However, her current relationship with Suzumiya Chisato made it impossible for her to ignore the abnormal behavior of Goto Ichiri.

Once you have used gossip leverage correctly once, you will know how useful it is.

That's right, I'm referring to Ichichi Hoshige.

The store manager, who was originally in a high position and confident of victory, lost his advantage in an instant and was at a disadvantage because of the words she overheard inadvertently. He could only passively follow her wishes and they agreed to keep silent.

I have to say, this feeling of being in control of the situation is quite wonderful.

Yamada Ryo was not thinking of digging out what Goto Ichiri was trying to conceal and using it as a threat to do something coercive. She was not that cruel.

However, if she could know what happened between her and Isshiki Iroha, and sort out the cause and effect, she might be able to help her in some way, and use this as a reason to deepen her gratitude towards her. If she could do more similar things in the future, the gratitude would accumulate...

So is there a possibility that even if her secret relationship with Suzumiya Chisato is exposed one day, with the kindness and gratitude accumulated bit by bit in the past, she will not turn against me and turn the relationship from friends into a showdown between the original wife and the mistress...

Although Yamada Ryo has stated many times that she doesn't care about her current relationship with Suzumiya Chisato, and doesn't mind her role as a secret intruder, this doesn't stop her from making preparations for herself in advance.

After all, Ichichi Xingge was a clear example from the past, which did not allow her to continue to maintain an optimistic attitude and just be satisfied with the status quo without considering anything else.

Of course, in addition to the above motivations, there is also a very pure small part, which is that Yamada Ryo is indeed a little worried about Goto Ichiri's current condition.

"I've always believed that Pochi-chan and I are partners, and there shouldn't be anything that can't be said between partners."

Ryo, who had "cheated" more than once, put his hands on Suzumiya Chisato's shoulders and said to Goto Ichiri, who was still in shock, with an extremely deceptively serious expression,

"So if you have any troubles, I will listen to you carefully and will not tell anyone else without your permission. If necessary, I can also do my best to help you."

Even someone as thick-skinned as Yamada Ryo, after saying these words while looking directly at Goto Ichiri, he still felt a little uncomfortable and his eyes flickered in the middle of the conversation.

However, these small details did not seem to have any other meaning to Goto Ichiri at the moment.

After she got over her initial surprise, she was very touched by the other party's attitude towards her.

But even so, she couldn't honestly tell them what had happened between her and Isshi Iroha.

After all, apart from the person involved, it was difficult for her to talk about the kind of plot that only appeared in science fiction novels.

So, she shook her head gently and just said "sorry".

Goto Ichiri's level of defense was far more resolute than Yamada Ryo had imagined.

But the more this happened, the more she felt that if she could truly understand the other person's troubles and then solve them, she would gain more emotional affection.

So Yamada Ryoichi was unusually enthusiastic, pretending not to notice Goto Ichisato's resistance to continuing the discussion, and took the initiative to voice out a guess that had been brewing in his mind from the beginning.

"Actually, judging from your reaction, Pochi-chan, I think I already understand."

Yamada Ryo sighed lightly and gently touched Goto Ichiri's head with his right hand.

"?!"

Goto Ichiri's eyes widened again, looking at Yamada Ryo's serious look, she was really scared this time.

She felt unbelievable. She didn't say anything, so how could Liang understand it?

"When humans are afraid, their expressions are often the most obvious. From your reaction to Isshiki Iroha in the skincare store just now, I actually understood everything. Pochi-chan, you..."

Goto Ichiri's throat contracted and rolled unconsciously.

"…You were bullied by Isshiki Iroha before, right?"

"..."

The atmosphere solidified instantly.

Big eyes versus small eyes.

"..."

"...Aha?"

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