Lonely Rock, Liang is my fiancée

He felt that Ichichi Hongxia was a complete treasure, and no matter how low the standards were, he would always find flaws in her.

It’s a pity that she definitely wouldn’t want the identity of such a treasure, right?

"Is it really that bad?" Ijichi Hongxia sighed, and the drumming movements became weak.

“That’s quite a bit of progress.”

"Really?"

"I like to tell white lies, but this time it's true." Ito Rin glanced at her phone, "Theoretical learning is effective."

“It seems like that.” She put down the drumsticks in her hand. “In the past, I would practice the piece I wanted to perform, so it was difficult to have a comprehensive perspective.”

Ito Rin said nothing. As a veteran, he was certainly aware of this statement. But just like Goto-san, when there were only two of them, the drummer could still remain calm and rational, but when performing in front of the public, he would definitely be so nervous that he would only focus on what he was doing.

"You need to stay calm. If you can be as cheerful as those two little Kitas, your level will improve a lot."

"How did she become a measuring tool?"

"Then one and a half Yamada Ryo."

"Ito-san, if your girlfriend knew, she would turn you into half a person."

"Nonsense, she's not that cruel. We can't use Little Pochi to calculate it. The number we need will probably exceed double digits."

"Please be a little kind to Guitar Hero."

"Okay, okay, just reach my level."

"That's right."

Ito Rin doesn't understand their friendship, but as long as it doesn't affect their training plans, it's fine.

The sound of the drum set continued. She didn't get tired of playing, but Ito Rin was tired of watching. She only kept her ears and mouth open, while her eyes and hands played with her phone out of boredom.

Time to find some new competition to keep everyone on edge.

Hey, did he forget something?

Chapter 41: If you squeeze in, you'll always have something

When he found the right game news, the forgotten things finally jumped into his eyes.

That was yesterday, when Yamada Ryo talked about collaborating with him, he thought it was a joke...

"Where are you? Why didn't you respond when I knocked on the door?"

Ito Rin narrowed her eyes and looked at the time. If she came to him for cooperation at this time, the purpose must be more than just music. It's only one week, but she was actually anxious.

"In Fanxing, someone needs help from someone with excellent skills." Ito Rin replied and took a photo of the person on the stage and sent it over.

"Hongxia?" Yamada Ryo, who was standing downstairs, was a little confused at first, but after thinking about her reaction last night, he figured out why she was working so hard.

"Captain needs help, there's no way."

Even at such a long distance, Yamada Ryo could still imagine that he was pretending to be humble, so her plan to continue looking for Hong Xia was not in vain.

"Wait there, I'll be there soon."

Ito Rin scratched his head.

"Ryo-chan said she wanted to come over. Should we still practice?"

He shouted towards Ijichi Kouka on the stage, and this time it was no criticism, saying that Ito Rin would definitely take care of his girlfriend when she arrived.

Ijichi Hongxia looked at the time and turned her wrist. After tapping for so long, the pain suppressed her desire to make progress.

"Then go eat. The energy from breakfast is almost used up."

Ito Rin had no objection and quickly picked up the phone to call Yamada Ryo, asking her to wait at the place where the band often had dinner.

The two of them cleaned up the exhibition hall, leaving the drum set there, turned off the lights and the door, and walked towards the restaurant.

It wasn't a far distance and they arrived in less than ten minutes. As soon as they opened the door, the blue-haired girl sitting in the corner waved to them.

"Here here."

After the three of them sat down, Yamada Ryo and Ijichi Kouka sat together as best friends, and he, as the boyfriend, was isolated instead.

After placing the order, Ito Rin was dissatisfied with this situation. She knocked on the table to attract her attention and touched her feet restlessly.

On the surface, he still looked serious, and said with a smile: "I found a good competition project, the fame and strength are very suitable for our band at this stage."

"Why does the way you put it sound familiar?" Ijichi Hongxia asked back.

Where she couldn't see, the cold and beautiful girl's eyes were as calm as ever. Her feet in leather boots took off their shoes, and her slender calves wrapped in black stockings slowly touched Ito Rin's legs from bottom to top.

Although he was the one who first invited this exciting activity, doing this in front of classmate Hongxia still made Ito Rin's heart surge.

It was inconvenient for him to take off his shoes, so he could only let Yamada Ryo do what he wanted.

"After all, there are only a few games suitable for our generation, so it's normal to feel familiar."

Just like the last small competition that the band participated in, there were generational requirements, and it wouldn't be unfair if a band whose members were all teenagers were competing against bands that have been debuting for several years.

It was a complete massacre.

Therefore, in order to ensure that new generation bands have the opportunity to perform, some competitions will impose generational restrictions on participating bands. The oldest among them is only seventeen years old, so it is natural that they will participate in the lowest group.

Because he spoke in a serious tone, Yamada Ryo was aroused to play more and stole a glance at Nijigano who was listening attentively.

She supported her face with her hands, looked at Ito Rin with a smile, and placed her little feet in an indescribable position, ready to appreciate his expression.

Ito Rin's body was tense. He glared at the mischievous girl, almost thinking that his finding a second girlfriend had been exposed and she was planning to get rid of her completely.

"I'm so hungry. It's finally time to eat."

Food with a pleasant aroma was brought to the table. Ichichi Hongxia, who was tired after a whole morning, didn't care about her so-called ladylike demeanor in front of her good friend.

Yamada Ryo gave Ito Rin a last coquettish glance, put on his shoes again, and started eating lunch in big mouthfuls.

"That look, no matter how you look at it, seems to be asking me to leave the door open for her at night."

Because of his unhealthy thoughts, he swallowed the food as if he was just doing his job, but because of the presence of Ichichi Hongxia, it was not convenient for him to ask such a private topic.

On a sunny winter afternoon, a girl carrying a bass on her back walked at the side of the three people.

On the way back to Fanxing, Ito Rin wanted to squint his eyes to relieve the sleepiness during his lunch break, but the long hair on his forehead blocked his vision, but he still couldn't stop the girl's questions.

"So can drum playing skills be improved quickly?" No matter how many times she said it, Ijichi Hongxia kept repeating it.

"Don't think like that." Ito Rin brushed away the hair on her forehead and said lazily, "And don't you already know the answer?"

Ichichi Hongxia shook her head in distress: "That's why I want to ask you because I know it's impossible."

"Does she think of you as Doraemon? How can you still hold out hope for something so impossible?" Yamada Ryo occasionally interrupted.

"Do I look like the blue fat man? Hongxia, guidance can only help you avoid detours, but it can't make you reach the top in one step. Besides, you have a good foundation, and I believe your progress will not be too slow." When he returned to Fanxing, he was still patiently explaining the difference to Hongxia.

The afternoon training did not start immediately. According to the five o'clock opening time rule of Fanxing, they had plenty of time, so they spent some time walking around the exhibition hall to relieve the feeling of fullness.

When they went on stage again, it was still Ijichi Kouka who was alone. Facing her gaze seeking for help, Yamada Ryo whistled and avoided her.

Since we are going to train, it is better for one person to guide everyone.

"Continue with the song from this morning. If Liang-chan can tell something is wrong, you can give us some guidance."

"No way, I know nothing about drums, and you, on the other hand, how come you learned this secretly?" Yamada Ryo asked, leaning on him.

"What do you mean by stealing and learning? I just watched a few videos, so I learned it."

Ito Rin is not an idiot. How could she admit in front of her girlfriend that she would learn an unfamiliar instrument for another girl and even ask the drummer in Miss Hiroi's band for help?

Don't think that they are best friends, they don't distinguish between status when it comes to jealousy.

“Is this considered showing off?”

"It's true." Ito Rin said affirmatively.

Not finding anything unusual in his eyes, Yamada Ryo covered her mouth and laughed, and her little feet wrapped in stockings stepped on him again, but this time, she didn't take off her shoes.

"You know what you're interested in."

"Hey, you two, don't show off your affection in front of me. And Ito Rin, are you really listening to the drums?"

Ichichi Hongxia hit the drum in dissatisfaction, letting the two people who were almost entangled with each other in the audience know what their goal was.

"Don't worry, someone is listening...don't make trouble!"

After calming down the naughty Yamada Ryo, they continued to practice repetitively throughout the afternoon.

What impressed him most was that from beginning to end, Ijichi Hongxia never complained of being tired, but just nodded silently and corrected her mistakes.

It reminded him of his old self.

Before he became smart, he was obsessed with music and practiced all day long.

Even when one's IQ increases and one's skills become more sophisticated, one still tends to become lazy.

But human physical strength has its limits after all. At night, Ijichi Hongxia did not participate in her daily work, but sat in the preparation room to rest.

After all, her sister is the store manager, and the phenomenon of having an excuse to slack off during working hours will not cause any disgust at all.

On Sunday, we discussed the future development of the band in Shimokitazawa.

"Unconfirmed Riot, a rock music festival where only bands from the 10th generation can participate, the level seems pretty good." Ito Rin said, and then distributed the flyers in her hand to everyone.

The other members sitting opposite him in the Stars seemed to be thinking about something after taking it.

The two people who already knew about this matter yesterday did not react much, but the two younger generations also took out the things they had prepared at the same time.

"Actually, I had the same idea and found this information on the Internet." Xiao Xiduo replied, holding up his mobile phone.

"Good, you care about the team." Ito Rin nodded to encourage her, reluctantly fulfilling the duties of a so-called boyfriend.

"Ah... let's win the grand prize." Goto Ichiri took out the flyer he had prepared, clenched his fists and shouted.

Goto-san has grown up since he is able to take the initiative to think about this matter and take action towards it.

Ito Rin thought about this with relief, and her expression became serious.

"Seriously?"

"Ah...yes!"

“The music festival has to go through a lot of processes including live review and online voting, but it shouldn’t matter!”

"Ah... yes."

“The final review is in the form of a music festival, playing in front of thousands of people, but surely we can do it!”

"Uh...uh..."

"Yes, it is!"

Ito Rin looked at Goto-san in surprise, and the expressions of the two guys beside him were even more exaggerated. After all, no one had expected that she would not only take the initiative to find activities for everyone, but also have such a strong determination.

“I’m very happy that everyone has such a common goal. When we finish the band, we only have our eyes on the first prize!”

The five men gathered around the table, overlapping their palms, cheering for the upcoming battle.

After the encouragement phase, two juniors who had little knowledge in this area listened attentively as they promoted the schedule of this music festival.

"In order, there will be four reviews in total: demo review, online voting, live review, and the final review seems to be conducted in the form of a music festival." Hong Xia said while holding a flyer.

Compared to the first event they participated in, this one seemed unusually formal. Fortunately, they had experience in making videos, so they had a certain foundation.

“The demo review will be closed before April, so we need to produce good songs and MVs and carry out a lot of activities before then.”

"Performing live at Fanxing once a month is totally not enough. We should either go out to perform on the streets or ask the store manager to increase the frequency. In fact, I suggest doing both at the same time." Ito Rin suggested.

Even though he knew clearly that street performances were totally unprofitable, after all, it was impossible to put a small bowl in front of the band. That would not be called a street activity but a bass activity.

"But I want to remind you that if this continues for half a year, everyone's focus will shift to the band. I don't have much to do with Yamada Ryo yet. Do you three have any problems with your studies?"

The originally lively atmosphere paused. Yamada Ryo glanced at him with dissatisfaction. He was not very satisfied with his way of discouraging enthusiasm, but he still did not refute him out loud.

Ito Rin is like the most realistic person in the band. Whenever everyone is about to gallop towards their dreams, he always pulls the reins tight to calm everyone down.