Love? Please allow me to simulate it first!

"You...are you trying to encourage me?"

"Hmph!" Otsuki Yuyuko turned her head away, but it was obvious that although she didn't say anything, she also agreed with what Nakamura Mine said.

What a refreshing way of encouragement.

"So, are you coming?" Nakamura Mine brought the topic back.

"Okay, okay, since Hongxia has asked me to do so..."

"Hey, it's obviously me who invited you, okay?"

"For Hongxia's sake, I'll go and help you choose a musical instrument." Seeing Nakamura Mine being humiliated, Otsuki Yuyuko felt that her mood was no longer so depressed.

"Really? I'm really grateful then." Nakamura Mine was too lazy to argue with Otsuki Yuyuko.

But is this Hongxia's friendliness? It seems that both Pochi and Guizi are very close to her? It's completely different from her sister's aloof appearance.

Well, from now on your nickname will be the Archangel of Shimokitazawa.

Chapter 48: Pochi: Please Don’t Bully Me

It's over, it's over, it's over...

What should I do?! I actually just left A-Feng and the others and ran away...

No matter how you think about it, the only way to apologize is to die! ?

Goto Ichiri was sitting alone on a bench in the park, with her head down and her body still shaking. If a passerby saw her, they would probably think she was a sad girl crying for someone.

However, the current Goto Ichiri would never have that kind of worry about the Yang corner. What she was thinking about was how to die in a way that would make Nakamura Minoru and the others calm down, and what to write in the suicide note before she died.

"Wow!!!"

A loud scream suddenly came from behind the bench, which frightened Goto Ichiri, who was still weaving the words of a suicide note in his mind, so much that he became dazed and fell to the ground with his eyes rolled back.

"Ahh! No way? Are you okay!?" The girl with the hairband was frightened when she saw that her prank was so effective. She was the girl who met Nakamura Minoru due to a misunderstanding not long ago, and the future president of the Sakuragaoka light music club, Ritsu Tainaka.

The reason she came to Shinjuku today was actually because the electronic metronome she used before broke, so she ran over to the store she often went to buy a new one. On her way home, she happened to see that rare pink color.

Since the blue and yellow square hair accessories were very obvious, she quickly confirmed that the girl with her head down on the bench was the heroine of the chase that day. She had to admit that she and the other party were really destined to be together. The reason she went to such a remote place before was because Akiyama Mio knew that there was a newly opened store selling left-handed musical instruments there.

That's why they took a two-hour train ride to get there from so far away. After Akiyama Mio was satisfied, they saw Nakamura Minoru and Goto Ichiri chasing each other on the way. After that, she got to know Nakamura Minoru a little, although they only knew each other's names. But today she met the pink-haired girl who played the role of being chased again.

Surprised, she became playful and went around to the back to scare Goto Ichiri. However, who could have thought that a simple prank could scare the child like this? Tianzhong Ritsu quickly flipped over from the bench and helped Goto Ichiri, who was lying on the ground.

"Are you still alive?! Hey! Stop it, wake up! If you continue like this I'm going to become a murderer!" After trying to shake Goto Ichiri to no avail, Tianzhong Ritsu had no choice but to harden his heart and prepare to use a more powerful opponent.

She was seen holding the back of Goto Ichiri's head with one hand and raising the other hand high. From this posture, one could tell that there would be a crisp slap in the face soon. Indeed, a very crisp sound was heard soon. However, what made Tianzhong Ritsu embarrassed was that Goto Ichiri had regained consciousness the moment before she slapped him.

So now, in Goto Ichiri's eyes, she was just a stranger who took advantage of her unconsciousness to abuse her. Goto Ichiri was even more frightened and couldn't stop the tears from his eyes.

"I, I really don't have much money on me..." Driven by the desire to survive, Goto Ichiri said this. She was not lying, because she came here today just to assist Afeng in selling musical instruments. Although she brought some money with her, it was not much. After buying the tickets for "FOLT", she basically only had enough money left to take the tram back.

She was not sure whether this man was out to rob her for money or to rape her, but firstly, this "big villain" looked like a girl, and secondly, she felt that she had no charm at all, so she was sure that the guy in front of her who pretended to care about her must have come to her for money.

The world outside is so dangerous!

[Respectfully submitted: Dad, Mom, and sister.]

When you read this letter, I may have already gone to another world. It's a pity. I finally made friends and joined a band, but I messed it up. Now my life is threatened. The other party is a headband monster who is greedy for money. I can see through his true face hidden under the harmless appearance at once, but I don’t have any money now, so only death is waiting for me. In order to say goodbye to you, I will try my best to get the qualification to write a suicide note before I die and ask the other party to deliver the letter to my home. To thank him for his generosity, please treat him well...】

"What? Money? No, it's a misunderstanding!" Tianzhong Ritsu immediately understood the image of herself in the other person's mind, so she immediately let go, stood up and explained to the other party, but when she let go, Goto Ichiri, whose head was originally supported, fell on the ground with the back of his head after his face fell on the ground just now, which was considered fair.

"It hurts!" The pain from the back of her head interrupted Goto Ichiri's already confused thoughts. She covered her head and curled up on the ground.

"Sorry, I'm really sorry..." Tian Zhongli considered kneeling down to the other person. Would she be seen as a mean girl who likes to bully the weak in the eyes of others? No, I have to do something to redeem my image as a gentle angel.

Fortunately, this scene was not seen by others...

"Wow! Afeng, Pochi is over there, and somehow he seems to be being bullied!"

A girl's voice sounded, and Tianzhong Ritsu's body stiffened a little.

I can't be so unlucky, can I be caught like this? And it seems that he is an acquaintance of this girl. Oh no, if I don't explain clearly, I might be surrounded! Mio! Save me!

Tian Zhongli took two steps back, her hands hanging on her chest in panic. She turned her head stiffly and looked in the direction where the voice came from.

When she saw this, her eyes suddenly brightened, not for any other reason, but because she saw a fairly familiar face. After all, Nakamura Mine was not an ordinary looking man, and it had not been long since the incident happened, so she immediately recognized Nakamura Mine, who was standing on the side with a similarly surprised expression, among the three figures walking towards her.

"That, that! Tanaka Mine!" Tianzhong Ritsu pointed at Nakamura Mine and confidently read out the name he believed to be correct.

"Who is that..." Nakamura Mine was speechless, but there was nothing he could do. After all, whether it was Nakamura or Tanaka, these surnames were too common in Japan. Basically, if you called out to each class, at least three people would turn around to look at you. It was understandable that Tianzhong Ritsu remembered it wrong. It was more like a compliment that he actually remembered his own name. If he hadn't seen the other person often in the simulator, he would have probably forgotten the other person's name long ago.

"I'm Nakamura Mine."

"Oh, I see~ I remembered it wrong, sorry!" Tianzhong Ritsu clasped his hands together.

Chapter 49 Another Misunderstanding

"What? Is it someone Afeng knows?" Since Nakamura Mine bought another electronic keyboard, Ijichi Hongxia, who took the initiative to carry the guitar for Nakamura Mine, looked at Nakamura Mine curiously.

"Yeah, I knew him before..." Nakamura Mine paused before continuing, "A friend."

"No, we're not close enough to be called friends." Tianzhong Ritsu raised his hand and decisively denied Nakamura Mine's claim of being a friend.

The corner of Nakamura Mine's mouth twitched. He was preparing to speak for the other party later. After all, he didn't think this guy was a delinquent who liked to bully others. But now...

"Hongxia, Yuanguizi, let's go! Drag this guy who bullied Pochi to the police station!"

"I told you I'm not some compass! I'm Otsuki Yuyuko?"

"Eh? Don't you like it?"

"Of course?!"

"But Pochi really likes people giving him nicknames. He says he thinks it's a code for intimacy or something..."

"Honey, honey, who is intimate with you? This is the first time we meet, right?!" Otsuki Yuyuko was a little flustered. She lifted her hair and circled her hair with her fingers. It was obvious that she was very flustered by the word intimate.

The only people she has a close relationship with since she was a child are her family members!!!

"Yeah, but no one said that we can't be friends after just meeting once?" Nakamura Mine twisted his neck and said casually.

"What! Ahem, a guy like you who talks without thinking can say something nice sometimes. But if you want to be friends with me, you have to learn to be more polite. You know, I have a lot of friends and a lot of fans online. Although I can give you a chance..."

"Really? Forget it then." Nakamura Mine waved his hand.

This guy really has a troublesome personality.

"Hey! Wait!" Yuyuko Otsuki was shocked! This was the first time someone wanted to be friends with her, and she was completely fading.

"Hey! Stop doing bad things all the time!" Ijichi Hongxia couldn't stand it anymore and hurried to stop Nakamura Mine from further persecution.

Really, although Afeng is not a bad person, his bad character...

"Yes! The Archangel of Shimokitazawa!" Nakamura Mine said devoutly with his hands clasped in front of his chest.

"What is this shameful title? Ban it! Absolutely ban it!!!"

"Well...why don't you guys continue chatting? I'll leave first?" Tian Zhongli interrupted everyone weakly. He should have been the protagonist, but he was left aside. These people are really careless...

"Okay, but that would prove that you're a guy who likes to bully the weak. If you think this is okay, just go." Nakamura Mine said casually.

"I'm sorry, please give me a chance to prove my innocence!" Tian Jingzhong Ritsu can't take the blame for this! Although the cause of the incident may have something to do with her, but apart from the fact that it is not the case, don't everyone present have any responsibility at all?

"Very good, please start your speech." Nakamura Mine called Goto Ichiri, who was still lying on the ground, over with the gesture of calling a puppy, and asked Tianzhong Ritsu to start her speech to prove her innocence.

Tianzhong Ritsu took a deep breath and recounted what had just happened from beginning to end. Although it was true that she had scared people at the beginning, the reaction of this girl named Goto Ichiri was also quite scary. Although Akiyama Mio, who was always scaring people, also had a big reaction, this was indeed big in a completely different sense. Mio's reaction was really cute and she couldn't help but always want to tease her, but this Goto Ichiri in front of her...

I'm really worried that she'll get scared and have an accident...

After explaining the whole story, Tian Zhongli still looked at the changes in the expressions of Nakamura Mine and the others with uneasiness. After all, although she did not exaggerate, the original incident was outrageous. Would a normal person fall face first to the ground just because of a small shock? And it was a girl!

Nakamura Mine and Ijichi Kouka looked at each other seriously, then nodded under Tianzhong Ritsu's uneasy gaze.

"I see. This is a disaster."

"Yeah, that's something Pochi would do."

"Huh? Do you believe what I said? Is it that simple?" Tianzhong Ritsu asked in disbelief. Not only her, but even Otsuki Yuyuko, who had listened to the whole thing, opened her mouth with a look of confusion.

"Well, it's Pochi after all." Nakamura Mine and Ijichi Kouka said in unison. Nakamura Mine need not say much. Although Ijichi Kouka had just met Pochi yesterday, judging from Pochi's performance in the past two days, what Tianzhong Ritsu said was probably true.

“Hmm…” Goto Ichiri was a little shocked. Although she roughly understood that what the other party said was the truth, she still expected that Nakamura Mine and Ijichi Kouka would deny the other party’s statement, and then she, the person involved, would generously help the other party to excuse herself and receive everyone’s admiring gazes…

No, she couldn't do such a thing. Fortunately, Afeng and Hongxia understood it directly and didn't misunderstand others...

"No, this, do you really believe it? Who would lose consciousness after being slightly frightened? It's obvious that you are lying!?" Otsuki Yuyuko really couldn't bear to watch it anymore, and although Tianzhong Ritsu was being refuted, he couldn't help but nodded.

"You are the one. Think carefully about Pochi's behavior. This is as natural to her as drinking water." Nakamura Mine patted Otsuki Yuyuko's shoulder, hoping that she could see the truth.

Otsuki Yuyuko somehow recalled the scene where Goto Ichiri crawled into the waste box...

"I see."

"Huh? What, what did you just recall? What made you accept this so quickly?" Tianzhong Ritsu felt that she was the only normal person here. No, if we talk about the proportion, she is actually the abnormal one?

"Okay, it's just an accident anyway, let's just forget about it, is that okay, Pochi?" Nakamura Mine forcibly pushed out Goto Ichiri, who had hidden behind him at some point.

"Oh, yes, it's okay." Goto Ichiri nodded with an evasive look. She naturally didn't care about this kind of thing. It would be better to say that she was the one who caused more trouble to the other party.

"Ahaha, anyway, now that the misunderstanding is resolved, come to think of it, the last time we met was also because of this misunderstanding..." Tianzhong Ritsu remembered the scene when he met Nakamura Minato before. After all, the last time was to accompany Mio, and this time was to buy equipment. He unexpectedly met Nakamura Minato and Goto Ichiri both times, and such misunderstandings happened both times. Fate is really a wonderful thing.

Chapter 50 Coincidences and Coincidences

"By the way, we haven't introduced ourselves yet, right? Let me go first. My name is Ijichi Hongka, and I'm a freshman at Shimokitazawa High School. I'm currently in a band with Afeng, Pochi, and another guy who's not here!" Ijichi Hongka introduced herself very energetically.

"Huh!? Are you forming a band? So cool!" Tianzhong Ritsu looked at the people in front of him in surprise. But it was true that both Ijichi Kouka and Nakamura Mine were carrying musical instruments. It was obvious at a glance that Nakamura Mine was carrying a keyboard, and Ijichi Kouka's should be a guitar or bass, right?

"No, we're not even close to being a band, but we haven't even found a lead singer yet. Even Afeng and Pochi only joined yesterday." Ijichi Hongxia waved her hands a little embarrassedly.

"Is Ijichi-senpai a guitarist or bassist?" Tianzhong Ritsu said, looking at the guitar bag behind Ijichi Kouka.

"You can just call me Hongxia. I play drums. The guitar behind me belongs to Afeng. He is the keyboardist of our band." Ijichi Hongxia pointed at Nakamura Mine who was making a V-sign with his hands beside him.

"Eh? Guitar, keyboard player? But forget it! Senior Hongxia, actually I also play the drums!" Although he was puzzled as to why the keyboard player Nakamura Mine had to carry out both the guitar and the keyboard, Tianzhong Ritsu was obviously more interested in the topic of the drummer, so he didn't pursue it.

"Is this true? What a coincidence!" Ijichi Hongxia was also very surprised. Meeting companions who play in the same band always adds a sense of closeness.

"How can you guys continue chatting so happily even though you don't even know each other's names?" Noticing the shining eyes of the two people, Nakamura Mine felt that the two people might continue chatting endlessly, so he quickly interrupted them.

"Oh, by the way, my name is Tianzhong Ritsu, the drummer. I'm still in the third grade of junior high school, but I'll soon be a high school student in Sakuragaoka!" Tianzhong Ritsu wiped his nose in a boyish way, with a smug look on his face, and it seemed that he was longing to become a high school student.

"Eh, Sakuragaoka?" Goto Ichiri and Otsuki Yuyuko both made surprised sounds.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? Why do you look so surprised?" Ijichi Hongxia looked at the two people with surprised expressions inexplicably, and then glanced at Nakamura Mine who looked as if it had nothing to do with me.

"Well, Afeng's first choice is also Sakuragaoka..." Goto Ichiri first looked at Nakamura Feng, and only told him this after seeing the latter's indifferent expression.

"Huh?!" Tiananaka Ritsu and Ijichi Kouka expressed surprise again.

"This girl over here is a first-year senior from our Sakuragaoka." Nakamura Mine unceremoniously exposed Otsuki Yuyuko, in return he received a vicious glare from the other party.

"Huh??!!!" Tianzhong Ritsu and Ijichi Kouka were already speechless at the series of coincidences. Could there really be such coincidences in the world? This could be considered a miracle, right?

Goto Ichiri looked at Tainaka Ritsu and Otsuki Yuyuko with somewhat envy. If she had known that she would become friends with Nakamura Minoru, she would have applied to Sakuragaoka High School. However, the high school entrance examination was coming soon, and it was too late to change her mind now.

If I go to the same school as Afeng, at least I have a backup plan. I don't have to hide away to eat alone all the time. We can hide away together...

"Who is the senior?" Tianzhong Ritsu looked expectantly at Otsuki Yuyuko, who was dressed like she was in a fashion show.

Is this what a high school student is like!? Will I become like this after entering high school!?

"O-Otsuki Yuyuko, guitarist, lead singer..." Otsuki Yuyuko felt embarrassed and looked away when being stared at like that, and said with a blush. Although she was very unhappy that Nakamura Mine was actually coming to her school, it was still a happy thing to have a lively junior schoolmate like Tianzhong Ritsu.

"Otsuki-senpai! Are you in a band too?!" Tianzhong Ritsu's expectant words broke the joy of Otsuki Yuyuko, who was still immersed in the fact that she would soon have a new junior schoolmate at school. Her face instantly turned gloomy.

"She was just abandoned by her band members. You are bringing up such nonsense." Nakamura Mine's blunt words once again dealt a heavy blow to Otsuki Yuyuko. She was so shocked that she squatted on the ground with her eyes colorless and she was still mumbling under her breath. If you listened carefully, you could vaguely hear words like "I wasn't abandoned..."

"You are the one who shouldn't be talking about that! You are just as thick-skinned as Ryo!" Ijichi Hongxia punched Nakamura Mine on the head without any hesitation. Although the force used was not strong, it was still painful.

"Nijiya, so violent." Nakamura Mine said, covering his head.

"Do you think I like it?"

"Ahem, what's your name? Did senior Hongxia call you Pochi just now?" Tian Zhongli embarrassedly pretended that she didn't hear anything just now. She didn't expect that her casual question would open up the other party's pain point. She hoped that this senior would not hold a grudge against her.

"Eh? Me?" Can I also tell your name?" Goto Ichiri said nervously.