For the peace of the Lonely Band, please sacrifice yourself!

The air was filled with the rich aroma of various snacks such as oden ramen, which rushed into Mochizuki Saku's nostrils crazily, making the boy who had just finished dinner feel hungry again.

As the saying goes, autumn is a time of refreshing weather. The cool and pleasant evening breeze lifts the woman's beautiful long hair, and the voice of the young man beside her is like a gentle breeze, blowing past her ears.

“So Sister Xingge, you don’t need to think so far ahead. Even if I know that you love your sister very much, I won’t make plans right now… Hey, hey, it hurts, don’t twist my waist!”

Hayase Hazuki glanced sideways, and saw the elegant and dignified Mochizuki Shuo who had just brushed away a yellow leaf from her shoulder. His calm expression did not last for a few seconds before he collapsed.

But perhaps because they were outside, Hayase Hazuki did not see Saku's grinning face. Instead, he frowned and said nothing. If it were a passerby who didn't know the inside story, they would think that this handsome young man had encountered some difficulties.

"It doesn't make sense, Sister Xingge. Are you going to pinch me even though I'm telling you the truth?" Wang Yueshuo looked resentful.

"Hmph~" In response, Ijichi Xingge crossed her arms and hips, not looking at him.

It's a cute look that says, "Although I feel that what you said is right, I feel very unhappy."

This is what a proud sister who loves her sister is like....She is hard on the outside but soft on the inside and won't allow you to tell the truth...

Wang Yueshuo comforted himself in his heart.

"I'm tired from walking, let me find a place to sit down!" Hiroi Kikuri groaned, then found a recliner and sat down.

"Who told you to wear clogs when you go out? Now you feel the pain." Wang Yueshuo rolled his eyes at her, looked around, and said helplessly: "There is a shoe store nearby. I'll go buy you a pair of sneakers to prevent your feet from being rubbed raw by clogs again."

"Eh? Great! I love you!" Hiroi Kikuri smiled and blew him a kiss.

"Remember to pay him back." Yidizhi Xingge added with narrowed eyes.

"Eh~" Hiroi Kikuri's voice became lower.

"It's just the price of a pair of shoes, so there's no need to worry about it..."

Wang Yueshuo wanted to say so, but the words were stopped by Sister Xingge's serious look as soon as they reached his lips. He could only shrug to Sister Kikuri to show that he could not help, while the latter looked sad and unhappy.

"Ah, by the way, what's your shoe size, Kikuri-san?" Mochizuki Saku suddenly remembered that he didn't know the size of Hiroi Kikuri's feet, so he turned around and asked.

"Emmmmm..."

This question seemed to touch upon a woman's secret. Hiroi Kikuri's cheeks unexpectedly blushed, and she quietly waved to Mochizuki Saku: "Put your ear close to me, and I'll tell you something in secret."

"My shoe size is..."

Chapter 5: Can you help me put on my shoes?

After a while, Mochizuki Saku walked against the flow of people, carrying a shoe box, to the side of Hiroi Kikuri, looked down at the two white pythons under the loose skirt of the woman, and said, "The shoes and socks are all here."

"Thank you so much! Saku, my superstar!" Hiroi Kikuri was so moved that she was about to burst into tears, and she wanted to hug Mochizuki's small waist and shake her.

"The total is 6200 yen, remember to return it to me." Mochizuki Saku added.

“Gu~!”

The tears of emotion returned to her eyes in a moment. Hiroi Kikuri blinked, and her purple eyes revealed a pitiful look.

Wang Yueshuo rolled his eyes: "Don't try that on me. Acting pitiful won't work on me. Don't forget, when we first met, I was tricked into drinking more than a dozen bottles of wine by your pretending to be innocent and pitiful." After saying that, he compared the lengths of the wine bottles and curled his lips.

"Hey~ Men should be more generous. Girls won't like men with stingy personalities!" Hiroi Kikuri puffed up her cheeks and muttered in dissatisfaction.

"If I remember correctly, when you two first met... he was still a junior high school student, right?" Ijichi Hoshika's eyes gradually became sharp. She shook her head and said with disappointment: "Kikuri, you even cheated children out of their money. I still underestimated your bottom line..."

"Hey hey...well...after all, I had no money that day~ Most of my salary was used for compensation, so...I had to...eh hey?" Hiroi Kikuri was left speechless and could only stick out her tongue and knock her head in a cute way.

"Is this an excuse to cheat a kid out of his money?" Yidizhi Xingge continued to cast contemptuous glances.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry—”

"Senior, I know I was wrong!"

Seeing Sister Kikuri defeated by the store manager's attack, Mochizuki Shuo curled the corners of his mouth and a faint smirk flashed across his face.

"Hey, what is that? It sounds interesting." Hayase Hazuki blinked.

"Do you really want to know? Hehe~" The drunk Hiroi Kikuri is a brainless optimist who immediately puts the unhappy things behind her. When she hears the question from Miss PA, the purple-haired sister immediately puts on a very proud and proud look.

The woman introduced with a smile on her face: "If one day I have no money but really want to drink, I will pretend to be a frustrated dream chaser in the bar, and take advantage of the sympathy of the wealthy elders who meet the young people who are down and out in pursuit of their dreams and unconsciously want to support them, so that I can have a big drink. This is my plan A - code name: Dream Chaser."

"You are just taking advantage of your elder's kindness and eating for free." Wang Yueshuo said mercilessly.

"Don't say that...I'll be sad too~"

Feeling the hem of his shirt being pulled tightly, the corners of Mochizuki's mouth twitched, "...You'd better be."

"But compared to Saku and Hiroi, Saku is the young one, right?"

"Uh...that's right." Hiroi Kikuri scratched her head and fell into deep thought for a moment.

"According to someone at the time, she was challenging how much she could drink without spending a penny." Mochizuki Saku didn't expect the drunk and dizzy Hiroi Kikuri to explain the matter clearly.

".....This is really rock and roll..." Hayase Hazuki laughed out loud, and after thinking for a long time in her mind, she said meaningfully.

"Yes, at that time I thought this behavior was crazy, but surprisingly rock and roll, plus she said seriously, 'Music is her livelihood,' so I was fooled by my young and ignorant self." Mochizuki Saku shook his head and continued with a smile:

"She also boasted of a lot of titles, such as genius bassist, the pride of Shinjuku rock, and the most famous bassist in Japan. I had just arrived in Shinjuku, and I saw Kikuri-san's acoustic guitar lying aside, and heard that she wanted to challenge me. I suddenly had the idea of ​​'I'll buy her a drink and she'll sing for me'. I thought that exchanging a bottle of 1000 yen wine for a live song by the bass master was a good deal, but in the end, ..."

Wang Yueshuo glanced at her sideways and raised five fingers with a half-smile.

"Four bottles of Dasai 2-3 and a bottle of wine, and I listened to her singing for half an hour."

"Hehe, this is my ultimate secret - singing as a street singer!" Hiroi Kikuri gave a thumbs up and laughed with pride instead of shame.

"You, an alcoholic, really don't look mature at all." Ijichi Xingge sighed worriedly and was helpless about this. When he was in high school, he was as shy and socially anxious as Pochi is now, but after entering college and becoming an adult and coming into contact with alcohol, he became what he is now. He didn't know what was going on.

I hope that little Boqi won't end up like this in the future. Xingge prayed for the girl in her heart.

"There's nothing I can do. Real life is too miserable. I can only forget all my worries and unhappiness by drinking until I'm drunk." Hiroi Kikuri displayed her self-created spiral theorem of happiness, then leaned back carelessly, resting her head on the cold back of the chair.

"So, are you still going to wear your shoes?" Seeing that the atmosphere had become a little heavy, Wang Yueshuo, the only student present who had not experienced the cruelty of society, took the initiative to bring the topic back after observing the other's expressions. He opened the shoe box, which contained pink and purple sneakers, and then he took out a pair of white cotton socks from the bag.

"~Shuo, do you want me to help you put it on?"

Hiroi Kikuri stretched out her feet, and her five round toes curled up in the clogs were exposed to Mochizuki Saku's eyes.

“Ah! It hurts so much, so much, so much—”

But before she could make the next move, there was a thud, and Hiroi Kikuri's seductive words to the young girl were stuck on her lips. She hugged her head and rolled around on the recliner, crying.

"You are truly a disgrace to an adult for doing this in public. It seems that my opinion of you is too high." Yijizhi Xingge looked at him coldly.

Aren't you asking for death, Sister Juli?

Without even a moment of mourning for Hiroi Kikuri's death, Mochizuki Saku quickly fled the battlefield and secretly glanced at Sister Xingge who was relaxing her fingers after exerting her strength. He subconsciously shrank his neck and retracted the bitter thoughts in his heart. He felt a little scared and subconsciously sat up straighter.

Is this the suppressive power of a mature woman, Ichichi Hoshige? Fortunately, I didn't commit suicide, otherwise... I'm afraid I'll have to add another song to the list of people who died under Sister Hoshige's iron fist.

Hayase Hazuki, who saw the two of them turn into well-behaved cats, covered her mouth and chuckled.

It's really interesting~

Chapter 6: Thanks to music, life is idiotic and can survive

Shinjuku and Shimokitazawa are not very close, but they can be reached in the blink of an eye. While they were chatting and joking, her beautiful and attractive figure under the flashing neon lights was exposed to everyone's sight. As the administrative center of the entire Tokyo, Shinjuku is still brightly lit even at night.

Well, I’m finally at my home turf!

Next is the turn of this talented bassist!

Hiroi Kikuri thought confidently, her body slightly raised, her hands intertwined behind her back, her soft long purple hair draped behind her, and the bright lights on the street illuminated the woman's profile, which was not made up but looked particularly bright and charming.

"Please look forward to my god-level performance tonight!" She patted her chest and said shamelessly. The snow-capped peak on her chest shook up and down, rolling up thousands of snowdrifts like the roar of a water dragon, which made Wang Yueshuo's eyes stop involuntarily.

"Okay, okay~ Let's go quickly————" Ijichi Xingge responded perfunctorily.

"The response is not enthusiastic enough..." Hiroi Kikuri complained casually, then turned around and smiled again, with a graceful curve at the corner of her mouth, and skipped in front of them to lead the way.

With her slender, bony fingers revealed from under her oversized black and white coat, the great genius bassist Hiroi Kikuri pointed at the bright white moon hanging high in the night sky and shouted cheerfully, "Shinjuku FLOT, Let's GO!!!"

.........

There is a saying in the Shinjuku band -

"When you feel tired and numb from working and studying day after day, when you feel depressed and downcast from your ordinary and meaningless life, why not try to watch a live performance of the band [SICK HACK]? It will cheer you up and help you greet the new day with full energy."

It may sound strange, as if the band [SICK HACK] has some kind of inspiring magic, but since it has been passed down to this day and so many people have become their fans, taking the time and effort to come to live houses from all over the country for their performances, then maybe... there really is magic in the world, right?

Standing in the best viewing position with PA lady and Xingge store manager, Mochizuki Shuo drank a sip of the sparkling wine brought by Xiaoyin, and looked at the three women on the stage with an obsessed look————

The band's signature drummer Shima Iwashita, whose beats are strong and steady, guitarist Elisa Shimizu, whose melodies are passionate and captivate the audience, and bassist Kikuri Hiroi, who is the absolute core of the band [SICK HACK] and releases an overwhelming presence at all times during the performance.

Whether it is technical ability, singing, or stage performance, [SICK HACK], a combination of these three people, ranks among the best, and deeply impresses the audience with these factors. This is the charm of this popular independent band.

"Really... this guy is getting stronger and stronger."

Ijichi Hoshika murmured softly as she watched Hiroi Kikuri plucking the strings of the zither on the stage.

The image of the timid girl with pigtails in high school emerged in her mind. She had once shouted that she wanted to join a band and devoted her time and sweat to it, but now she has become a well-known "genius bassist" in the neon rock circle. She felt inexplicably emotional.

"Hmm, she's totally different from the impression I had of Ms. Kikuri." It was the first time that Hayase Hazuki came to see [SICK HACK]'s LIVE. An unexpected brilliance flashed in her beautiful emerald eyes. She held her chin and said, "Although I have seen some videos on the Internet, but... I have to say, the way she looks during the performance and in real life are really like two different people..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Hayase Hazuki saw Hiroi Kikuri suddenly pick up a bottle of wine from the side and pour it into her mouth. After drinking it, she burped and complained drunkenly: "The applause is not enthusiastic enough~ What are you waiting for? Hurry up and have fun, you bastard Kora!"

"...As expected, he is still an 'unreliable, poor, drunkard'." Miss PA smiled and took back her previous words.

"As the saying goes, it's easy to change a country but hard to change one's nature. The ancients were right." Wang Yueshuo couldn't help laughing, picked up the wine glass and drank it all, holding his chin and continued: "But this is the charm of Hiroi Kikuri. Of course... this guy still needs to control his drinking and not get sick from drinking."

In his previous life, Mochizuki Shuo had heard about people who had hurt themselves by drinking too much, and about chronic alcohol poisoning caused by long-term drinking. Now, when he thought of Hiroi Kikuri's alcohol addiction and her self-created "Happiness Spiral Theorem", he suddenly felt a little more worried.

"This is indeed a problem." Ichichi Xingge nodded in agreement, then spread her hands helplessly and said, "But it's not possible to get her to stop drinking. The best thing to do now is to gradually reduce the frequency and amount of her drinking so that she is no longer dependent on alcohol."

Xingge recalled the night when the band's debut performance ended due to a typhoon. After the celebration banquet, she threw the drunk and alcohol-reeking Hiroi Kikuri into the bathroom. As a result, the woman came out of the bathroom feeling so comfortable that she wanted to have barbecued edamame and beer, and shouted that this was simple happiness.

"It's not that she can't drink, but she can't get drunk like she did in the past and now... Even though she's rocking on stage, I'm really worried about her health."

Wang Yueshuo rubbed his head, looked down at the empty wine glass, and said bitterly:

"Although I take her to the hospital for a checkup every year, there must be a way. According to common sense, if she continues to drink this much, she won't be able to play the bass after she turns 30."

"You really take good care of her." Hayase Hazuki looked at him thoughtfully.

"Because I always feel that if you are not careful this guy will give you a big blow," Mochizuki Saku remembered that if he hadn't accompanied the girls who had a tea party after school to see the sea, someone would have almost seen an angel. No, it was even a question whether this guy could go to heaven.

"Well, in real life, Hiroi Kikuri is a living waste." Ijichi Hoshika commented bluntly.

Wang Yueshuo: “….”

Speaking of this, you seemed to have been like that before, right? The corners of Mochizuki Saku's mouth twitched. Now when he went to the music store in Ochanomizu, he could always hear the name of the great devil Ichichi Hoshika. It could only be said that "the classic will be passed down forever."

"What do you mean?"

Feeling the impolite gaze from Mochizuki Saku, Ichichi Hoshige glanced over.

In the boy's eyes, a hideous evil ghost seemed to appear behind the woman, and if she heard an answer that she was not satisfied with, her head would be bitten off.

"Um....nothing, I just suddenly thought Sister Xingge's profile is so beautiful."

Wang Yueshuo slid to his knees decisively.

Chapter 7: Entangling and Kissing, Will the Spring Breeze Blow Over Me?

On the platform of Lecheng Station, a girl who was just 18 years old was waving her arms high, her voice as cheerful and clear as a wind chime: "Ya Halo~ Shuo! Have you been waiting for a long time?"

"It's okay. In fact, I just got here not long ago." Mochizuki Shuo closed the book and prepared to get up. His slender and thick eyelashes trembled slightly, and his eyelids lifted slightly. The appearance of Tianzhong Ritsu at this moment was reflected in his gray-brown eyes.

She trotted quickly to the side of Wang Yueshuo, and her delicate and beautiful face appeared before his eyes. Her neat short straight brown hair was draped over her shoulders, and she was wearing a white baseball cap. Under the shadow of the brim of the hat, her amber eyes were filled with a smile as bright as spring water, and her fair and smooth skin seemed as if it could be coated with milk.

Under the washed blue denim shorts, a pair of snow-white, round and slender legs were clearly exposed. The healthy light pink color was revealed under the crystal clear skin, and the slender and well-proportioned thigh flesh deeply attracted his attention.

"How about it?"

Tian Zhongli slightly spread her legs, stood on tiptoe, made a "yeah" gesture to him with her right hand, and smiled like a flower.

Full of girlish vitality.

Mochizuki Shuo was stunned for a second before he realized that she was waiting for his praise.

"The clothes suit you very well. I thought you were a fairy from somewhere who had descended to earth. But when you put on ordinary clothes, I was stunned for a moment." Wang Yueshuo praised frankly.

"Hehe~ Let's go, let's go, there are so many places I want to go together!" Tian Zhongli raised the corners of his lips contentedly, stretched out his slender hands to hold Mochizuki Shuo's arm, and rubbed against him intimately. Her lively and cheerful appearance made the boy couldn't help but smile, and he said hello twice.

The place they were going to was Ginza in the Chuo Ward of Tokyo. Mochizuki Saku had just returned home from Shinjuku last night and was about to take a shower to get rid of the day's fatigue when his cell phone rang with an invitation from Tianzhong Ritsu to go out together on Sunday.