Lonely Rock, Liang is my fiancée

The handwriting is very clear, and it can be seen that a lot of practice has been done. These signatures are quite charming, but signatures that reveal names are definitely not works of art.

Just like the signature that Ito Rin designed for herself when she was bored, it was simply a circle.

"Oh, is that all?" Liang Jiang, who was full of drama, exclaimed, with a look of shock on her face.

"Idiot, turn a few pages back. How could someone let others evaluate their signature?" Ito Rin exposed her performance and reached out to turn a few pages back in the notebook.

But after just glancing at the lyrics, he stopped talking and started drinking water in boredom.

Things like youth, victory, and persistence are certainly good material for writing into lyrics, but the author lacks sincerity, and the work produced simply by piling up words will only bring pain to the lead singer and the audience.

Xiao Boqi has probably never experienced the taste of youth life. The lyrics she wrote are completely forced elements from pop songs. No wonder Liangjiang's expression doesn't look good.

Although she doesn't have a good expression on her face on normal days.

"Is this... what you wanted to write?" After carefully reading her masterpiece, Yamada Ryo said calmly.

She is a person who is keen on pursuing individuality, but it does not mean that she will rigidly require band members to write lyrics according to her wishes. That would go against the original meaning of individuality.

But judging from the way Pochi behaves, this kind of word could only be something she created against her will just to cater to Kita's preferences.

"Ah... yes, it's my highest level."

There was something wrong with the looks of the two people opposite her, and even Pochi-chan realized it later, so she timidly intertwined her hands under the table.

Aren't band members supposed to be youthful like this? People like me who are eager to gain attention through a band are weird. Since I'm responsible for writing the lyrics, I must consider the lead singer.

"Are you interested in writing another set of lyrics? It would be best if the elements you choose are in completely opposite directions." Ito Rin took the book and said, "You don't have to sing praises of youth in your lyrics, nor do you need to tell a story of unity. It's not wrong to be unique or alone, it's also a personal pursuit."

If all bands are singing praises of youth, it would not only be monotonous and boring, but also too un-rock. Ito originally thought that a hidden social terrorist like Xiao Boqi could write very interesting lyrics.

"Pochi-chan, do you know what the most noticeable thing about you is?" Yamada Ryo propped up his chin with his hand, and looked serious for once.

"Invisibility function?"

Liang-chan, who was choked by him and had nothing to say, pressed Ito's head to make him shut up, and started a serious chat with Pochi-chan: "Loneliness, this is the most profound impression I got from little Pochi. I thought the songs you wrote would also be in this direction."

"You should know that I was in a band before. The reason I left my previous band was that they gave up their original unique style and started to blindly imitate the new works of popular bands for traffic and popularity."

"Later, I felt bored and lost interest in music. When I was planning to give up the bass and concentrate on studying, Hong Xia found me and asked me to join the Ending Band."

Ito Rin nodded in understanding. He had finally found the culprit. If it weren't for Hong Xia's intervention, Liang Jiang would probably have to stay in school with him and work hard to get into the University of Tokyo.

Classmate Hongxia is truly a sinful woman.

"Ah... um." Little Pochi nodded in agreement, not quite understanding, but still unable to come up with a complete rebuttal or response.

"So please keep your personality. Just like Ito said, whether it's sunshine or darkness, it's your own color. Think about it, it should be very interesting to let a winner in life like Kita sing a lonely song."

“The colorful personalities come together to blend into a unified music, which will become the color that ends the band.”

After that, Liangjiang picked up the notebook and handed it back to Xiaobochi solemnly. This was also a rare time for Ito Rin to see her true feelings after removing her cold exterior.

Indifferent, joking, sincere, Liangjiang is really an interesting woman.

After Little Pochi took back the notebook, he bit his lip and wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, only one sentence remained: "I will try my best..."

"Just working hard is not enough. According to Hongxia and my plan, we will have our own original song next week, hold our first live this month, release our first album in the fall, and officially debut next year." Ito Rin reminded.

"Pochi-chan, you don't want the entire plan to end the band to be ruined by the creation of the original song, right? The lyrics must be written before this weekend."

Liangjiang looked at Ito Rin in confusion and did not refute him.

She felt that with Lin-chan's intelligence, she would definitely consider things more carefully than her, and it was impossible for her to oppress her teammates just for the sake of deadlines.

“Stick to your personality and turn in imperfect work.”

"……Yes."

Unable to refuse, Pochi-chan followed them out of the cafe dejectedly. She was originally happy about the thoughtfulness of her seniors, but now she was weighed down by the heavy task.

As for the cost of the meal, it was of course paid by Ito Rin. Could it be that Pochi, who was just drinking water, should be asked to pay for it?

When they went out, the two of them were saying goodbye in a dark corner under the street light.

"Little Bochi, you must stick to your own personality. I am looking forward to your lyrics."

"Senior, I will work hard."

The pink creature's back gradually went away, and Ito Rin walked to Liangjiang's side: "Before encouraging others, don't forget your own personality."

"A chatty fool."

"For example, the grass nearby is pretty good. Why not take some home as a midnight snack? It will also better reflect your personality."

While joking, Liangjiang's eyes also showed some confusion. What exactly is Ito Rin's personality?

Chapter 41: Senior, what about you?

Two days after the Shimokitazawa art photo shoot, inside the Starry Exhibition Hall.

The promotional photos were casually placed on the table. Kita and Hongxia were looking for suitable pictures. Pochi-chan was sitting near the trash can as usual, with a notebook between her legs.

Ito Rin glanced at her, and the effect was immediate. Little Pochi, who had been slacking off just now, lowered his head and started writing quickly.

"Two days have passed and the mission has not been completed yet. I still need to put some pressure on him." Ito Rin thought to herself.

If Hongxia or himself were responsible for the lyrics writing task, Ito Rin would never interfere with the progress, but if people like Liangjiang and Xiaobochi were the ones working, he would definitely keep a close eye on it until the deadline.

It's nothing but procrastination.

When composing music, Liang Jiang said that she could write it quickly once she had the feeling. The subtext was that if there was no inspiration, don't expect me to finish it on time. As a socially anxious person, Xiao Boqi certainly cannot escape procrastination, a disease with an incidence rate as high as 99%.

Among them, Liang Jiang should have been the focus of care, but she had completed her mission and escaped from the process.

In that case, let's use the heavy sense of responsibility on our shoulders to overwhelm Pochi-chan.

"Ichichi-san, do you have time this weekend after the band ends?" Ito Rin asked.

Hong Xia, who was selecting photos around the table, stroked her cheek thoughtfully after hearing this, and carefully recalled her part-time work arrangements for this week, and got a definite answer.

"I have no problem with Sunday morning. Kita-chan, do you have an appointment with anyone else?" In order to avoid irritating Pochi-chan, she chose to ignore asking little Pochi.

It is difficult for children with social disorders to find others to play with, even on weekends.

"Not yet. If Ito-senpai has something to do, I can spare the morning time."

Very good, Liang can't come today because of something, but her vacation time is not valuable, so she will definitely be able to squeeze it out when the time comes.

"The performance that I promised to Minister Aoyama is about to begin. Are you interested in coming together? I think it's a good opportunity to perform in front of the wind band members before the official live begins."

The condition for joining the wind band and ending the band is to perform several short shows for the members of the wind band. Now that the final exams of the first semester are approaching, the blank check that Minister Aoyama promised to the members must be cashed.

"The wind band of Shimokitazawa High School has about 80 members. If we can successfully perform our original song in front of them, we will be less nervous during our first live performance."

When talking about original songs, Ito Rin looked at Pochi-chan with a smile and said, "Are you feeling the heavy pressure? Work hard for me!"

"Eight, eight, eight...more than eighty?" Kita couldn't believe her ears. At their Xiuhua High School, the largest club had only about forty people. A wind band with more than eighty people would require a very large venue even for daily training.

As a well-known school of wind instrumental music, the number of members in Shimokitazawa Wind Instrumental has always remained high, and it can even leave half of the regiment with substitute members when selecting 55 main players.

However, this also greatly facilitated Ito Rin's plan to slack off.

"After all, our school is most famous for its wind orchestra. Last year, it won the silver medal at the All-Island Wind Music Conference. The principal seems to have given them a lot of convenience." Hong Xia said as she recalled the details of the school.

In the island-wide wind music competition, only thirty out of the 1,500 high schools in the entire island country were able to step onto the stage. After understanding the meaning of this, it became clear that even though Shimokitazawa High School did not get the highest honor, it could still use this as a gimmick for publicity during enrollment.

"Ah... I, I, I..." Little Pochi, who was afraid to perform on stage, now shrank back even more.

Playing guitar in front of eighty people will kill Pochi.

"It's okay. The people in the wind band shouldn't be that aggressive. It's good that Ito is here anyway. As long as our performance doesn't look like a funeral procession, they will still give us some applause." Hongxia comforted Pochi-chan.

She now roughly understood little Pochi's psychological activities, and could even judge what she wanted to express from her puzzling words and actions.

What is this? Could it be that I am really a mother? Or is it that the drummer in the band cannot escape the fate of taking care of the members?

"The members of the wind band will have a training camp at school this weekend. We have half an hour to perform. If you don't have confidence, I will borrow a guitar from Liangjiang and perform alone." Ito Rin said.

High-end skills often require simple methods. Provocation is useless for treating procrastination, but it is very effective for those who are eager to achieve results.

"Pochi-chan."

"Pochi-chan!"

……

When the luster of the winners in life shines on Pochi, the effect is beyond expectations. Pochi-chan, who is almost reduced to ashes by this light, hurriedly promises to hand in the lyrics as soon as possible.

"I've almost finished writing it, and I'll definitely be able to finish it tomorrow."

"Clang clang, then we have to start preparing for the ensemble. However, there are still three days left and I don't know to what level I can reach." When the time came, Hong Xia became unconfident. However, she was so brave as to perform live by just playing guitar with a stranger at that time, so she quickly convinced herself.

Performing in front of so many people, even if they can only attract a few fans, is a great achievement for the band.

"You guys, get ready for work." The store manager sitting on a high chair reminded, and everyone immediately dispersed according to their usual division of labor.

Kita at the front desk was welcoming guests as usual, and during his free time at work, he started chatting with Senior Hong Xia who was in charge of cleaning today.

She was very curious about what Ito was like in school. It seemed that he handled things very casually.

"Senior Hongxia, is Senior very popular? Such a large wind band actually specially prepared performance opportunities for him."

"Ah? It seems that there are quite a lot of classmates who like Ito. I heard that there are girls putting love letters in his locker every day when he goes to school. Even my friends, after knowing that we are forming a band, asked me for help and get his contact information. It's so annoying." Hongxia said with annoyance.

"It's really scary, is he that popular?" Kita-chan didn't understand. Although Ito-senpai looked very handsome, he was not Fukuzawa Yukichi, and this situation would definitely cause jealousy among boys.

"Don't worry, there are benefits to him being so popular. Most of the members of the wind band are girls. They are satisfied just by seeing Ito's face. Our pressure is much less."

Hongxia understood that if one had not experienced going to school with Ito Rin, one would not be able to understand this pathological situation. The feeling of being crushed in all aspects would always make one feel insignificant.

"What about you, senior? You and your senior are from the same school, right?"

Chapter 42 Water... Give me water

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Kita-chan's perspective on things is really different from that of these stay-at-home types, but she is different from her classmates. Even when it comes to Ito, she only envies his genius, and appearance has always only affected the first impression.

The girl tried hard to think about how she developed this idea. It couldn't be that she got it from her sister who didn't like boys, right?

It seemed that after she became friends with Liang, she was attracted by that guy.

"Me? I feel okay about Ito, but my two friends are his die-hard fans. I'm annoyed by them every day."

In the end, Hongxia answered with a smile, but still avoided Kita's key question.

After finishing today's part-time job, Ito Rin roughly calculated the time. It was almost payday, so it would take a month for the band to get together again.

Time passed quickly, but the symptoms of the problem girls in the band were not significantly alleviated.

He grabbed Goto, who was about to leave after get off work, and called the two members at the front desk to discuss the performance in Shimokitazawa.

"I just asked Minister Qingshan, and he can give us fifteen minutes. We need to prepare about three songs. Including the original song that Xiao Boqi has to prepare, we also need to pick out two songs."

After arriving in the small room, Ito Rin said that he had been paying attention to Kita while speaking. The lead singer had the worst foundation in the band. If she had no confidence, he would have to use technology to help polish it.

"Time is tight. If Kita-san hasn't practiced enough songs, I'll play the guitar and you'll just be responsible for singing. But you must practice Pochi's original songs well."

"This is cheating!" "Thank you so much, Ito-senpai!"

Completely opposite words came out of the two people's mouths. Kita-chan stuck out her tongue, then leaned in front of Hongxia with a puppy-like expression. It was impossible for her to learn so many songs in just a few days.

Senior, give me a chance!

Ito Rin ignored them, sent the selected songs to the group, and specifically tagged Liangjiang to ask her to prepare. As for Pochi, he was right next to her, how could he run away?

"Pochi-chan, the responsibility of the guitar part is now left to you."

"Ah...ah!"

Goto was extremely panicked. Wasn't it said that the guitar part should be lip-synced? Why did she still have to play the guitar? And to play in front of eighty people, she was really dying.

"I heard that you have been practicing guitar since junior high school. You should be familiar with many of the songs. I picked out some very common exercises. Good luck." Ito Rin said gently, but in Pochi-chan's eyes, this was simply the smile of a devil.

For social terrorists like this, it is wishful thinking if you maintain a gentle attitude and expect them to voluntarily leave the protected space. Only through constant oppression and pressure can there be improvement.

Therefore, Hongxia-san needs to be tough when dealing with Xiao Boqi.

And judging by the level she occasionally demonstrated in her solo performances, she would definitely not be stumped by a few songs.

"Finally, everyone's better wear casual clothes during the performance that day, and Pochi-chan shouldn't wear the school's sportswear anymore." He had long been unhappy with Pochi-chan's sportswear.