Lonely Rock, Liang is my fiancée

"Hey, why haven't I seen it in the school cafeteria? Is this the window where you bought it?"

Ito Rin stopped talking. He could see that the other party was doing it on purpose, so he just looked at Hong Xia quietly.

He was already starting to get a little angry. The last time he was angry was when he asked him to have a meal at the end of the month and he didn't pay him back.

"Ahem, Ito-san, are you interested in joining..." Hongxia smiled while pinching her fingers.

"Not interested." Ito Rin glanced at her and lowered his head to eat again: "I still have things to do after school, unless Liang pays me to hire me again."

matter?

Hongxia picked up the brochure he placed on the table and understood what he wanted to do.

"Ito-san wants to join the club? But the recruitment period should have passed."

One month into the school term, the club had completed its plan to recruit new students, but for high school sophomores, the prime time to join had long passed.

The concept of seniority and juniority is very important in schools on the island. If a student joins as a second-year student, those who have joined the club long ago are considered seniors, while the members who join at the same time as him are juniors who have just entered the school. He will often become an isolated individual.

"Besides, why would you want to join a club for no reason? It would be much better for you to form a band with us." At the end, she finally showed her true colors.

There are no mandatory requirements for clubs in Shimokitazawa High School. This can be seen from the fact that Hongxia and Liang have time to play outside the school. Originally, Ito used this time to work part-time.

"Do you know that there are places for admission without examination in the school?" He didn't say it in front of three people yesterday, but there was no need to keep it secret in front of Yijichi today.

"Hey, what is that?" Hong Xia, who had never paid attention to the details in her studies, became curious. Her grades were not very good and her focus was usually on the band. Although she had good relationships with people, she did not know much about school affairs.

"You can get into university without taking the college entrance exam, but my teacher told me that it's not just about academic performance, but also about having some special honors."

Ito Rin rubbed his temple and did not elaborate on which university it was.

"The teacher helped me find a few clubs that will participate in competitions outside this semester. To be honest, I am very tempted, but joining them always feels like getting something for nothing."

Hongxia opened the booklet and found that it was indeed different from what she usually saw. The clubs marked in red also had records of the upcoming competitions they would participate in.

Kendo Club, County Competition; Wind Band Club, Kanto Tournament; Soccer Club, Tokyo High School League; Baseball Club...

“They are all good matches…”

The club's activities are all-encompassing, and the levels of competition range from low to high. In addition, the wind orchestra of Shimokitazawa High School is also quite strong, and has won prizes in competitions in previous years.

"But I don't have any particular desire to go. If I have no choice, I'll just have to be a marginal member of the wind band. I hope I don't interfere with their training." Ito said.

His physical fitness is okay and he runs quite fast, but kendo and football are not games that rely on brute strength. It would be better to find a brass band with similar expertise to his and try to gain honors there instead of wasting a lot of time starting from scratch.

I heard that they implemented the AB system this year, and members with poor abilities don't even have a chance to play. This is perfect for him.

"Ito, what is this?"

The classmate who had been having dinner with him came back and found that his seat was taken. The other party was still talking and laughing with Ito.

"This is my new friend. Please sit next to me."

She was not so polite with her classmate Ito Rin. She smiled and pulled him to sit next to her.

"Ijichi-san, you understand the situation. I really don't have much time, and you've found a guitarist, haven't you? Once Pochi-chan gets over her stage fright, I'm still optimistic about you guys."

Not feeling that the two were very familiar with each other, Ito Rin politely refused again.

There is nothing wrong with playing house, but it is too much to play house and expect him to get something for free.

Chapter 8: Strange Characteristics Endowed

After leaving the cafeteria, Hongxia did not walk towards the classroom, but walked through the school gate and found the family restaurant at the entrance.

This is an outside store, and the lunch they sell is richer than that in the school cafeteria, but of course the price is a little higher.

Hongxia skillfully found a restaurant with a lot of family traffic and found Liang sitting near the window. She looked like she was halfway through her meal, and she was surprised when she noticed her.

"If you were a little more frugal with your money, you wouldn't have to eat grass at the end of the month." Hong Xia said as she sat opposite her.

"If you don't buy musical instruments, eating won't cost much." Liang put down the cutlery in his hand and looked at her as he refuted.

It's not after school in the afternoon, so Hongxia must have something to come to see her.

"Oh." Hong Xia sighed, asked for a drink and placed it in front of her, then told her whole experience of the failed invitation.

Liang nodded as he listened. After hearing that he had obtained the place for the exempted student, he showed a look of deep disgust: "This is too much. Your grades are so good, but you still want to snatch the opportunity from us!"

“The focus is completely wrong!”

After a brief exchange of ideas, Liang raised a finger and looked at her with sharp eyes: "Why do you have to drag Ito into this? There are three of us, so why don't we just find another lead singer?"

Liang began to worry that this woman had bad intentions and was afraid that he would become a tool for delivering love letters again.

She was really fed up with that kind of thing. The most terrifying thing was that someone asked Ito to send her...

Finally, the two of them discussed it and decided to destroy the love letters that they had asked each other to send.

"Ahhh, it's all my sister's fault, that old woman!" Hong Xia rubbed her hair madly, making her single ponytail a mess.

"I asked her last night when the next live show was scheduled. When she heard that Ito had escaped, the old woman immediately changed her face. She also said that the first time she was so lenient was just to leave me with a good memory. If I can't reach the level of the second show yesterday, I won't be allowed to perform again."

Liang nodded in agreement. The level of the first show last night was indeed suitable for self-entertainment. If it was performed on stage, it would be a disservice to everyone.

"The store manager did the right thing."

"Don't say such sarcastic words! This is the first step of our musical dream, are we going to fail like this?"

Hongxia moved her seat and squeezed Liang to the window seat, looking at her pitifully.

"Ryo, you must know Ito's weakness, please, invite him back to our band."

Yamada Ryo hesitated and subconsciously scooped up a large spoonful of rice and put it into his mouth.

"Actually, I don't really want to form a band with Ito. He's a ticking time bomb..."

???

What kind of weird metaphor is this?

"That guy has a strange talent. If he does something seriously, he will fail in the end for various strange reasons. On the contrary, if he is more casual, he can easily succeed."

Although it was a very metaphysical statement, she acted very seriously when she said it. She discovered this trait when she found out that Ito was completely slacking off during his studies but still managed to get first place in every exam.

"You are totally superstitious! And without Ito, we don't know when our final live show will be delayed." Hong Xia said half-doubtfully.

Even if this statement is true, failure is a thing of the future, and what she needs to consider now is the present.

"Then I'll help you contact him, but I can't guarantee success. It just so happens that I have something to ask him."

Liang shrugged indifferently and responded to the request of his only friend.

Ito Rin, who is still unaware that she has been given a strange talent, is also busy with her own things.

In math class, he supported his forehead with one hand and stood his textbook upright, appearing to be listening to the lecture carefully and taking notes non-stop, but the actual situation was quite the opposite.

"There are three options left: baseball club, wind instrumental club, and light music club. Which one should I choose?"

Ito Rin's right hand automatically recorded what the teacher said, and her brain was full of analysis of the pros and cons of the three clubs.

"As for the baseball club, Nakamura has become a senior there, so if I squeeze in, I won't be isolated. Even if I don't train well, I can still be a substitute. The downside is that I may not get a rank."

"The wind band is almost certain to win the award, but the management is too strict. It's very troublesome if you want to fish in troubled waters. Moreover, rock and roll and Western music are completely different things. It takes a long time to train if you want to get started."

"The light music club, this looks like a department just for tea, is there really a competition for them to participate in?"

Ito Rin wrote the names of three clubs on an eraser, threw it into the air, and decided to join the club that was facing up.

【null】

……

Is this God's will?

Ito Rin took back the eraser with the empty side facing up and planned to go through the three clubs one by one after school.

"Hey, Ito, what are you doing!" Nakamura, who was sitting on his left, leaned over and saw his look. Ito silently crossed out the baseball club.

It looked so silly, even with cheerleaders.

Because of Nakamura's action, the teacher's gaze shifted over. Ito put down the textbook that was blocking his sight and listened to the lecture carefully. He opened his cell phone with his hand under the desk and saw the message from Ryo with a quick glance.

[Can you come to Xinxing after school? ]

Does this person spend his time sleeping or playing with his phone during class? Why does he always come to chat at this time?

You're just that bored when you can't play bass.

【Don’t go. 】

[That's good. I'll tell Hongxia that I tried my best.]

Neuropathy……

No matter how beautiful she is, Liang's personality is not commendable. When she first entered school, some people were deceived by her beauty, but after they got to know her, no one did stupid things anymore.

The school bell rang, Ito packed his schoolbag and first found the wind band according to the address in the booklet.

As one of the largest clubs in terms of the number of members, and with excellent performance in recent years, Shimokitazawa High School also treats them exceptionally well.

On the first floor of the club building, most of the rooms are used for their training. Even though the get out of class has just ended, some enthusiastic members have already rushed here and are standing in the corridor playing their instruments.

'This is a trumpet, it's played really well, this student has a great lung capacity.'

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Ito Rin did not disturb the petite classmate who was playing the trumpet. He began to doubt whether he could really survive here.

Even though I had expected it, when I saw that most of the people on the long list at the entrance of the club were girls, bad memories still came to my mind.

After finding a club member with a flushed face and asking for the position of the club president, he stepped into the room with a fearless attitude.

Inside Xinxing, the performance hall, which had not yet started selling tickets, was empty. Hong Xia lay on the table, kicking her legs weakly.

"Pochi-chan hasn't come yet, and Ito-san hasn't been invited either. Our band has no future!"

"The twenty-seventh time. I recorded it all and will play it for little Pochi when she comes."

Chapter 9: The Pink Creature Wandering in Front of the Door

Liang yawned out of boredom. Little Pochi was indeed too slow in coming, and Hongxia was about to start causing trouble for her.

"Be serious. After all, this is the first formal communication with Pochi-chan and we have to leave a good impression." Hong Xia patted the table and picked up the phone, hesitating whether to urge Pochi-chan.

Could it be that this child encountered trouble on the road?

Judging from her performance yesterday, it is still very possible.

No, go out and find her yourself.

"Don't worry, I'll send something to Ito."

Ito Rin, who had just left the gentle head of the wind orchestra, already had a great impression of the wind orchestra, but she still had to take a look at the situation of the light music section to make it easier to choose a better one.

"If I join the wind section, I should buy new instruments, but I can continue to be a keyboard player in the light section."

While he was thinking about something, he heard his phone vibrate and Liang's portrait flashed.

【image】

【Write it off.】

The veins on Ito Rin's forehead bulged and black lines flashed in front of his eyes. The photo showed a broken guitar, which was a rare black history of his.

That was the first time he borrowed Liang's guitar to play, and he couldn't help but suffer a tragedy due to his professional habit. It also made him develop the habit of silently reciting the price of the guitar whenever he had such an impulse.

[I'll be there in ten minutes! Please delete the picture! ]

【make a deal】

There was a smug smile behind it, it seemed that she was really happy.

Without caring about going to the light music club, Ito Rin ran with her backpack. Come to think of it, she did the same thing yesterday...

Outside Nova, Goto Ichiri squatted on the steps, looking at the shining lights and silently cheering himself up.

"Just five more minutes, and I'll go in."

Hongxia brought her in yesterday, and today, her social phobia struck again when she faced this fashionable exhibition hall. She had been squatting on the steps in front of the door for half an hour, and every time she could find a new reason to keep squatting.

"But can someone like me really step into this fashionable holy place alone?"