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

"understand?"

"Uh...ah...I don't understand."

"I guess you don't understand either. There is still a long way to go. Just take your time to figure it out." After returning the guitar to the girl, Mochizuki Shuo sat on the grass with a dull look, looking at the starry night sky. "Well, how do you feel about high school life?"

"Ah...I feel okay."

You don't have to say it, I understand!

When Mochizuki Saku saw Goto Ichiri's hesitant way of speaking, he understood immediately. So he moved closer to the girl. Ichiri had a gloomy face and forced a smile. All kinds of fantastic elements ran out of her mouth like a train. It was like a sharp knife across her neck. If she couldn't finish speaking in one breath, she would have no chance to speak again.

"Ahahahaha, I'm a guitar hero. I can attract my classmates with just a song. They are so grateful that they want to bow down to me. The boys all write me love letters. The hole in the desk can't fit them all. I also eat lunch in the classroom while chatting with good friends. The gentle wind blows and the most brilliant explosion welcomes the most beautiful day. Carbon dioxide, hydrogen dioxide, ah ah ah ah..."

Wang Yueshuo couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

"I just don't have any friends, so I have to live alone in a deserted place!" Goto Ichiri sobbed softly after his lie was easily exposed.

"Okay, okay, you don't need to make up lies when talking to me, just tell the truth, I won't laugh at you." Wang Yueshuo, with those pitiful eyes, couldn't help but comfort her with a few words, and stretched out his hand to ruffle the girl's soft hair. His technique was skillful and gentle, and the girl couldn't help but rub his palm with comfort.

By the way, Mochizuki Shuo's height in this life is 178cm. In the eyes of a girl who is only 156cm tall, it is really easy for her to subconsciously rely on him. The pink-haired girl is somewhat addicted to the gentleness in the palm of her big brother Mochizuki Shuo.

"Ah...but you were clearly laughing at me just now." Xiao Yili pursed his lips and expressed his true feelings with some frustration.

Uh, ahem... I'm laughing at your poor ability to make up lies, not at you, that doesn't count! Mochizuki Saku coughed awkwardly twice: "In that case, how about going to the Light Music Club?" He handed over a concise club recruitment form, "The head of the Light Music Club and the veteran members are all third-year students and will graduate next year, but there are not many freshmen who are good at musical instruments. How about going? Rebuild the glory of the Light Music Club."

“Rebuilding the glory of K-ON, this kind of thing is not something that a socially anxious person like me can do…haha, I’d better just hold my guitar and drown in the virtual world, gurgle gurgle~”

Ichi-chan sat up in a ball in frustration, with her moist little mouth pouting in displeasure, which was so cute that Mochizuki Shuo almost took out his phone to take a photo to commemorate the occasion.

"Since you don't want to join the light music club..., then why don't you find some classmates who like music and are good at playing instruments in school to form a band together? It would be best if it was a girl's band."

"Um... I don't know any classmates who can play a musical instrument."

"The school has just started, don't be anxious. Who knows one day a classmate with a discerning eye might find you, this beautiful jade from Lantian." Wang Yueshuo was tired of sitting, so he lay down on the lawn again.

"One day, you will meet a group of good friends who share the same ideals as you. They will take you to a better tomorrow together. Then you will not be so lonely anymore."

It was night time, and the endless sky was a fusion of indigo and black. A bright crescent moon hung above, surrounded by a misty sea of ​​clouds and sparse stars. The stars seemed like decorations embellishing the night sky, emitting faint light.

The sound of the train running and the rustling of leaves in the evening breeze accompanied their ears. Mochizuki Saku took Goto Ichiri's hand and asked her to lie down and watch the night fade away.

The girl blinked her eyes, and her shyness instantly disappeared when she saw the boy's confused eyes. Curiosity filled the girl's heart, perhaps she thought that the night sky caused Wang Yueshuo to be in a daze, so she also stared at the sky blankly, but glanced at him from the corner of her eye from time to time.

The west wind blows the green waves on the old river, leaving ripples on the water. The holy moonlight pours down. The young boys and girls close their eyes at this moment. The wind carries the faint sound of insects, rippling on the road. Their story has just begun, and the band's hymn to youth is about to begin.

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Chapter 8 Hey, can you play the guitar? Golden Flash is finally here!

"Guu... I really don't want to go to school." Goto Ichiri murmured in a low voice at dusk. After another school day, the almost dead little Ichiri sat on the swing with his head down, his eyes gloomy.

"Just one day..." Wang Yueshuo sat on the swing next to the girl, feeling a little headache.

"Ahaha, a dark person like me should just hide in the sewer and become useless waste..." Goto Ichiri's face was distorted, and he was obviously caught up in his own fantasy again.

"Uh, don't be so pessimistic, Xiao Yili."

"Brother Shuo, the people gathered here must be experiencing the same loneliness as me. That person is also separated from his family for various reasons and has difficulty returning home."

"Huh?" Mochizuki Saku followed Goto Ichiri's gaze and looked towards the wooden chair. A middle-aged man in a suit, who looked a bit embarrassed as if his company had gone bankrupt, was hugging his little daughter with a happy look on his face and smiling sweetly. Next to the man was a lady in exquisite clothes with a charming smile on her face. It was obviously his wife.

“Dad~!”

"Honey~ Sorry, I'm a little late..."

"Okay, let's go eat!"

The man in the suit held his daughter in his arms and laughed.

"This is definitely a model family." Mochizuki Saku's mouth twitched, and he looked at Goto Ichiri with a wry smile. As expected, the girl seemed to have suffered a soul-stricken blow, and she pursed her lips with tears in her eyes.

"Online is the only place where I can stay!" Goto Ichiri typed GG, announcing his defeat. He wanted to cry but couldn't. His big watery eyes had lost their luster. "Online I am a blogger with tens of thousands of fans, but in reality I am just... a lowly social phobic kid, poor Luxi~"

"Oh, speaking of this, I haven't congratulated Miss Guitar Hero on reaching 30,000 followers on YouTube yet." Mochizuki Saku looked down at the screen of his phone, clapped his hands with a smile in his eyes, "30,000 followers is just a small step for you. Ichiri-chan believes that with your strength, you will soon be able to cross the threshold of 100,000 followers."

"Hehehe." Goto Ichiri suddenly smiled as bright as a flower, and his expression became a little distorted.

"You've tried very hard." As if touching a priceless treasure, Mochizuki Saku reached out his hand and gently stroked the girl's head. The soft hair with the fresh scent of shampoo wafted in her face. "Goto, come on." The boy encouraged again.

"Brother Shuo, am I really worthy of your expectations?"

"What nonsense are you talking about again?" Seeing that Yili was not confident again and started the traditional self-questioning session, Mochizuki Shuo helplessly comforted him: "You are a guitar hero! Think about it, you are only 16 years old, what does 16 years old mean, and looking at the guitar circle, your ability is also among the best, how can you be so unconfident? Your future is bright, and one day your career will be like a soaring dragon, don't let your haters look down on you."

"Oh, um!" The girl managed to recover some energy.

“Ah, it’s the guitar—!!!”

However, a girl's charming voice full of vitality interrupted the silence between the two. Then a yellow flash rushed into their sight, and asked excitedly in their confused eyes:

"Hey, hey, that's a guitar, right? You can play it, right?!"

"Where did this person come from?" Wang Yueshuo subconsciously doubted his eyesight because he didn't notice where she came from.

"...Hello——?" Just as he blinked, the girl with golden flashes gently patted the stiff pink-haired girl twice.

"Ah...! Yabai, I haven't spoken to outsiders in a long time. My voice..." Goto Ichiri was frightened by the sudden appearance of the 'guest' and trembled all over, as if he was facing something indescribable. His voice was like a fishbone stuck in his throat, unable to go up or down, and he was unable to utter a word.

Can Yili really run a good band like this?

Wang Yueshuo couldn't help but look up at the girl who was rushing towards him. Her soft golden hair was glowing lightly in the sunset glow. Part of her long hair was tied into a beautiful side ponytail with a hairband. Her soft face had a blush from hurried running, and her pink and moist lips exhaled like orchid.

"Hello, I'm Mochizuki Saku, a third-year student at Xiuhua High School and her friend. What can I do for you?" Mochizuki Saku stretched out his hand to intercept Goto Ichiri, and looked directly into the blonde girl's eyes.

"Ah! I'm so sorry for suddenly talking to you. I'm Ijichi Nichina, a sophomore at Shimokitazawa High School."

"I...I'm Goto Ichiri, a first year student at Shu...Shuhua High School."

Realizing her own faux pas, the blonde girl quickly apologized. With a red face and an apologetic smile, she explained awkwardly, "Actually, it's because I formed a band and I'm the drummer..."

band?!

"Well... although it's a little hard to say, I just encountered a little trouble here. Um, of course, it's troublesome, but it's not troublesome either. If it's inconvenient for you, then forget it. Although it's okay, it's really difficult..."

"Our band is about to start a performance, but our guitarist and lead singer suddenly ran away and we couldn't find him, so we wanted to invite someone who can play the guitar to be our band's temporary guitarist for a day!" At the end, the girl inexplicably sped up her speech.

The guitarist disappeared before the show?

Is it really possible for such a sloppy group of people to form a band? They don't seem very reliable. Mochizuki Shuo looked at Xiao Hong Xia suspiciously.

"I saw Yili carrying a guitar, so please, little Yili, can you come and be the temporary guitarist, just for one day?" Yidi Chi Hongxia clasped her hands together and asked earnestly.

Hey, you called me by my name right away? Can I really communicate with someone like Yang Jiao?

As if the passive state was triggered, Goto Ichiri, who was in the socially anxious Yin corner, dared not say a word when facing Ms. Yang corner who was in an opposite status. Silence was like the park in the evening.

"The song is very simple! Anyone who can play guitar can learn it right away!"

“Please~…”

Perhaps taking Goto's silence as a tacit agreement, Ijichi Nijina naturally took Ichiri's hand and said, "Thank you!! Then let's head to the LiveHouse without further ado!"

I haven’t agreed to anything yet!

Unfortunately, one of the things that people with social anxiety fear the most is rejection.

"Ichichi-san, wait a minute." At this critical moment, Mochizuki Saku's voice sounded as handsome to Goto Ichiri as a knight galloping across the battlefield to rescue the princess. The boy's cold voice was so beautiful.

Brother Shuo, you are my superman!

"If you want to ask Yili to join your band, can I go with you? I have band experience, and I hope you won't lie to her." Mochizuki Saku said calmly.

"Of course, no problem, come with me." Now that the problem was solved, Ijichi Hongxia was relieved and naturally accepted everyone who came. She was really lucky this time. Not only did she find a guitarist, but she also brought a guest. Humph, Kita-san is really a lucky star in some ways.

Mochizuki Saku squeezed Goto Ichiri's fingers and whispered in the girl's ear: "Ichiri-chan's debut, I'm looking forward to it."

"Then... I will definitely not let Brother Shuo down. I am the woman who can fill up the martial arts hall..." Goto Ichiri, whose brain is confused, is in a state of blind self-confidence at this moment.

Chapter 9: This is what a bassist is like, understand it

"Ding ding ding ding, this is the Live House where we're performing!" Ijichi Hongxia introduced energetically, "Don't be so nervous, my sister is the manager of this store, and the store just opened recently. I usually work at the bar over there." The girl went down the stairs and immediately turned sideways to reveal the name on the small blackboard - [Stars].

"The stars in Shimokitazawa..." Mochizuki Saku stood next to the blackboard, sipping a glass of iced cola slowly, looking around the LiveHouse. This "Stars" was not big, but it had all the necessary equipment, and it looked like a small but complete property. On the wall next to it were the signboards of the performing bands and the price list of drinks.

It is indeed a small LiveHouse that has just opened, Wang Yueshuo judged so. At least there is a venue suitable for the band to play, and it can also purchase high-quality equipment. It is better to say that playing in this small space will highlight the charm of the band. It should be said that the store manager has an idea, at least he really wants to build a good LiveHouse.

But...I feel like the hobbies of the band posters on the wall overlap too much with the hobbies of a friend who is older than me.

"It's just down the stairs, hehe, that's great." Hongxia was still smiling, and it seemed that the burden on her heart had been lifted and she was indeed relieved. Her words were full of joy that she couldn't hide. "Hey, are Mochizuki-kun and Koichi just friends from the same school?" She was keenly aware of the atmosphere between the two. Goto Ichiri was almost walking behind the boy, following him closely, like a shy little white rabbit going out for the first time.

"Friends you've known each other for a long time?"

"Ah, a big brother who takes good care of me..."

"Oh, since we are so destined to meet, let's become sworn sisters today, sister Yili." Wang Yueshuo joked.

Ijichi Kouka pulled out a beautiful girl with short blue hair and neutral makeup from behind the bar, "So that's how it is, no wonder. Let me introduce you, this is our band's bassist, Yamada Ryo, my good friend, and a sophomore at Shimokitazawa High School."

"The two of you here are guitarist Ichiri Goto and her brother Saku Mochizuki, students of Xiuhua High School." Hongxia introduced both parties enthusiastically.

"Hello, my name is Yamada Ryo, thank you for your guidance." The blue-haired beautiful girl had a blank expression.

"Hello, I'm Mochizuki Saku." Mochizuki Saku took the hand handed over by Yamada Ryo naturally, shook it gently, and then pushed Goto Ichiri, who usually lowered her head behind him, to the front, "This is my younger sister Goto Ichiri."

"Oh, are you starting a new family?" Yamada Ryo's eyes lit up.

.

"No, our relationship as brother and sister was just confirmed a moment ago." Wang Yueshuo cooperated very well and acted like a show-off.

"...That's even more of a no problem!"

"Eh?" Goto Ichiri, who was sandwiched between the two, was almost defeated by Yu Yue's excitement and felt limp and almost fainted. But when he heard this, his clever IQ took over again and he instantly recovered half of his rationality.

"Hello...Hello, my name is....Goto Ichiri."

"Oh! Hello, little Pochi (Little Lonely)."

"Don't be afraid, Xiao Yili, Liang's expression rarely changes! If you say she is a weirdo, she will be very happy. Oh, by the way, this trick works on most bassists!" Hongxia explained to the surprised Yili.

“I’m not very happy.”

He looks really...very happy.

"By the way, where's my sister?"

"The store manager already knows that you ran away without permission, and she looks very angry."

"Oh, no! Really, why didn't you say it earlier, idiot, idiot, idiot... idiot~" Hongxia showed a frightened expression and hurriedly patted Yamada Ryo's shoulder, but all she got in return was a sneer from Ryo.

"Bass players are like this, understand." Wang Yueshuo quietly made a joke about the bass player. "You still need to rehearse before going on stage, a strange guitarist should have a great impact on your performance."

"Ah, I almost forgot. We still have some time, so let's go to the recording studio and practice." Ijichi Hongxia pushed Yamada Ryo into the recording studio, then poked her head out and waved to Mochizuki Saku and Xiao Yili with a smile, "You guys should come in quickly too."

"Come on, look at what I'm saying, isn't Guitar Hero's debut coming up?"

"Uh-huh."

...

...

The performance was not terrible, it was just a mess!

Mochizuki Saku stared at the ice cubes floating in the cola glass with a headache, and asked without hope: "How did your performance pass the preliminary selection?"

"Eh, preliminaries? There's no preliminaries, just go straight in." Ijichi Hongxia scratched her face in embarrassment.

As expected of the store manager's sister. Wang Yueshuo secretly shook his head, thinking back to when he was just starting out, a young man full of enthusiasm, and the guys around him were equally enthusiastic but repeatedly frustrated. The band was not well-known, and because they could not attract customers without fame, they had to start performing on the streets. Their miserable figures could be seen everywhere on street corners, parks, and subway passages.

I still remember his first Live House. His reserved expression instantly disappeared when he saw the audience applauding and welcoming him. Joy naturally gushed out and turned into a smile on his face. The celebration party was held at a food stall afterwards. Everyone drank one tumbler after another, with red faces and thick necks. It was almost dawn and the first day of the month when they were all moved back to the rental house.

"For a band that was hastily formed to play like this... well, that's understandable." Mochizuki Saku pondered for a long time, then dryly comforted the injured Goto Ichiri as if reading from a script.

"We rushed the beat, had a messed up rhythm... We made all the mistakes that we should have made in our first live performance." Hong Xia blushed, and her pair of eyes as beautiful as red crystals blinked a little sadly.

Goto Ichiri retreated into the mango box with a melancholy look on his face, muttering in a low voice, "I am Plankton Goto Gulu Gulu~" "Why is this happening?" "It's obviously my first time on stage, but you presented such a despicable skill" "Am I really a guitar hero? Could it be that I have been possessed by an alien species now, gulp..."