Problem Girls Strategy

If Liang knew what Jiang Zao was thinking, he would definitely introduce his newly bought musical instruments and new album to him endlessly.

"Oh, where's Ryo?" Goto Ichiri came back to his senses from the inspiration of writing lyrics and found that Ryo had disappeared. Only Jiang Zao was leaning on the table with his face supported by his hands, staying with him.

"She has gone back a long time ago. But have you finished writing the lyrics?"

“It’s not finished yet.”

"Let me take you home. It's getting late. Don't worry, take your time and write. I believe you can write lyrics that suit your band." Jiang Zao encouraged the self-deprecating Goto Ichiri.

"Thank you, Jiang Zao, it's great that you're my boyfriend." Goto Ichiri threw herself into Jiang Zao's arms. She felt like a weed growing in a dark corner, while Jiang Zao was the sun that discovered her by chance and took good care of her.

"Do you remember what you heard me say to myself?" Jiang Zao lowered his head and whispered in her ear: "It would be great if you were my girlfriend, so I am also very happy that you are my girlfriend."

The love she had for Jiang Zao couldn't help but burst out from her chest. Goto Ichiri made the boldest move in her life so far. She blinked her blue eyes, and the mist in her eyes condensed into tears of joy that slid down the corners of her eyes and slid into the corners of her mouth, wetting her pink lips. She held Jiang Zao's lips with a somewhat charming breath.

The immature kiss did not end immediately. Perhaps in order to vent their inner feelings at the moment, both parties cautiously tested each other until they touched each other. They went from immature testing to love step by step. In the end, they gradually separated because they were both short of breath. Seeing her boyfriend's face, Goto Ichiri's brain, which was already lacking in oxygen, became even more dizzy.

Jiang Zao, feeling refreshed, slowly left the cafe with Goto Ichiri, who was dizzy and had weak legs and could hardly stand. What he didn't know was that on the other side of the cafe, Hong Xia and Kita Ikuyo were squatting on the ground with their faces flushed like monkeys.

"Is this...is this a kiss between lovers?"

"I didn't expect Pochi-chan to have such a bold side."

The two originally came to ask Goto Ichiri about the lyrics, and heard from Liang that she and Jiang Zao were writing lyrics in a cafe, so they came over together. Unexpectedly, they saw the two kissing.

"Actually, I took some photos here." Liang appeared out of nowhere and waved the phone in his hand at the two of them. On the screen was a secretly taken picture of the two kissing.

"Liang! When did you come?" Hongxia thought she had gone home a long time ago.

"I'm just following you guys, because I'm a little concerned about the lyrics that Pochi-chan wrote."

The three of them looked at the photo and saw the deep love that both parties could not hide. They were unknowingly fed a mouthful of dog food, which made them feel the malice of this world towards single people.

“It’s better to delete this photo…”

"agree."

"I'll send a copy to Jiang Zao. After all, they were the ones who were secretly photographed."

Nijika and Kita Ikuyo quickly fled the cafe. They were innocent and didn't want to look at the photo again. It was bad for their heart in every way.

After sending the photos to Jiang Zao, Liang hesitated for a while and did not delete the photos. She also didn't know why she kept the photos. Maybe at this moment, she was a little envious of Goto Ichiri.

The next day, Goto Ichiri came to STARRY with darker circles under his eyes than ever before and handed in the lyrics he had written all night.

Although she received unanimous recognition from her bandmates, for some reason, no one dared to look her in the face. Their evasive glances puzzled her.

Did she do something strange?

Chapter 15 Conversation

"Jiang Zao! Our first new song is finally written!" After Liang wrote the lyrics, he composed the music the next day. The new song was born unexpectedly smoothly. Goto Ichiri couldn't wait to share her joy with her boyfriend.

"Congratulations, but have you been staying up late recently?" Hearing Goto Ichiri's excited but tired voice on the phone, Jiang Zao told her to go and rest quickly: "You should also take care of your body. You have finally finished writing the lyrics. Don't get sick and ruin your next performance."

"Well, I will. However, we still need to pass the on-site review next Saturday before we can perform on stage."

"Hongxia must be very angry, right?"

"Huh? How did you know?" At this moment, Goto Ichiri wondered if her boyfriend was hiding in STARRY.

"Think about it, if you still perform at the same level as in May, the store manager would not let you go on stage. If it were me, I would also assess you."

"That's true." Thinking of the three of them's first performance where there was no coordination at all, Goto Ichiri suddenly felt a little panicked about the on-site review next Saturday.

What if I don’t pass?

"There's still a week left, so train well with them in this short period of time. In fact, as long as you perform at your normal level, there will be absolutely no problem. Come on, my guitar hero."

"Ugh!!" Goto Ichiri was caught off guard when Jiang Zao read out the name of his online account for posting guitar videos. He felt ashamed as if he had been caught using a fake account. "How did you know that?"

"After all, you are my girlfriend. I can still recognize your familiar sportswear and the little movements when you play the guitar." Even without these, Jiang Zao knew that she had a social account called "Guitar Hero".

By the way, after receiving the photo sent by Yamada Ryo of the two of them kissing in a cafe, Jiang Zao had no shame at all. He cropped the photo slightly, leaving the lower body part of the two people hugging each other, and then changed the profile picture of his online account to this photo.

Hearing Goto Ichiri's exclamation, Hongxia asked, "Pochi-chan, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing, I'll be in training soon!"

"Come on, I'll bring some comfort supplies when the time comes."

"um. Thank you."

"No need to thank me, how about a kiss like last time?" Jiang Zao said with a wicked smile. He didn't hear Goto Ichiri's reply, only the sound of something falling, and then the phone was hung up: "Uh... I hope Pochi-chan's phone is not broken."

"Hey, Pochi-chan, why is your face so red?" Kita Ikuyo watched Goto Ichiri, whose face was red and dazed, walk into the recording studio. She couldn't help but be curious about what she had said to Jiang Zao to become like this.

"What, nothing. Let's start practicing quickly. We must pass the examination!" Goto Ichiri quickly changed the subject. She didn't want her companions to know what she had done. She didn't realize that she was the only one who was still in the dark and didn't know that her deeds had already been seen by the other three.

Time is something that will pass faster the more you need it, as if it is deliberately going against you. Goto Ichiri felt that in just a blink of an eye, a week of practice had entered the countdown.

In order to pass the on-site review, she and Kita Ikuyo have been practicing in the school's Problem Children's Club these days. Although Gabriel was quite dissatisfied when she saw the addition of a girl at first, she no longer had any objections after seeing that she was not sticking to Jiang Zao but the two of them were practicing songs together.

In the recording studio, another song ended. Hongxia noticed that in the past two days, whenever a song ended, Goto Ichiri would look at the others with a dull look. Worried that she was putting too much pressure on her, Hongxia decided to disband early today and then talk to Goto Ichiri.

"Let's stop here today." Hong Xia tapped the drumsticks in her hands to attract the attention of everyone in the recording studio.

"Eh? Is it ending so early today?" Kita Ikuyo still felt a little unsatisfied.

"Well, tomorrow is the on-site inspection, everyone should go back home early today to rest up and get enough rest!"

Goto Ichiri, who had just come out of STARRY and hadn't walked far, was stopped by Hongxia who caught up with him and called out, "Pochi-chan!"

"Hongxia, what's the matter?"

"How about Coke?" Hong Xia didn't answer, but walked to the vending machine and bought a drink.

"Hmm? Ah... sure." Goto Ichiri was confused and didn't know why Hongxia suddenly wanted to treat her to a Coke.

"Give!"

"Thank you." Goto Ichiri took the Coke handed to him by Hongxia.

"I'm sorry if I've wasted your time. You also said that you wanted to join a band, but I never asked you what kind of band you wanted to join. Even joining us was forced by me, and I never asked you why you insisted on joining."

Should I be honest and say that I want to be the guitar player that makes other people crazy?

It was difficult for Goto Ichiri to explain that his dream was simply to be popular, which was too insignificant compared to dreams like getting into a martial arts hall.

"Everyone has their own reasons. Performing on stage isn't everything. If you want to be famous, you can also do it through the Internet and videos." Hong Xia took a sip of the juice in her hand. The white light from the vending machine shone on her face. Hong Xia, who was always smiling and full of energy, rarely showed a worried look: "I have always had a dream. In order to achieve the dream, I always get too excited unconsciously. So I am worried that forcing you into our band will put too much pressure on you. Obviously, Pochi-chan is not good at facing other people's eyes."

"How could that be! It's totally not true." Goto Ichiri was actually very grateful to Hongxia for being able to force herself into the band. Otherwise, she wouldn't have come this far, successfully joined the band, started her first part-time job outside, and went out to take photos with friends for the first time. All these new experiences were brought to her by Hongxia.

"Really? That's good." Hong Xia put down the stone in her heart, smiled again, drank the juice in her hand in one breath, and threw the empty bottle into the trash can next to her.

"Is Hongxia's dream to perform at the Budokan after the band becomes famous?" Goto Ichiri asked curiously.

"Well... my real dream is after that." Hong Xia raised her index finger to her lips with a playful smile: "But I can't tell you now."

"Well, do your best tomorrow." Hongxia said goodbye to Goto Ichiri as she skipped and jumped with the light steps of a deer.

"What a good kid." Jiang Zao originally wanted to watch them train, but he didn't expect to see this scene.

"Hey, Jiang Zao?"

"I wanted to see the results of your practice, but I didn't expect you to finish so early today."

"Well, Hongxia said that everyone should go back and rest early today."

"Well, it looks like I can only look forward to your performance tomorrow."

"To-tomorrow, will you come too?"

"Yes, the manager has agreed." Jiang Zao showed Goto Ichiri the chat records between him and Ijichi Hoshika.

He skillfully took Goto Ichiri's soft little hand. Although she blushed a little, she did not resist. Now she was outside and would not be easily stimulated to faint because of Jiang Zao's physical contact.

"Once you pass the on-site inspection, I will grant you one wish."

"Really?!" Goto Ichiri was surprised and happy. This was a promise from her boyfriend. She should calm down and think carefully about how to use this wish. Goto Ichiri, who had great ambitions, but had no ambitions, suddenly his brain started working frantically.

"Go back and have a good rest, and think about it slowly." Jiang Zao touched her little head which was starting to smoke from overthinking.

"Oh."

Just being held by Jiang Zao's hand, Goto Ichiri felt as sweet as eating honey, making her want to keep walking holding his hand.

It was not until Jiang Zao sent her back to the doorstep of her home that Goto Ichiri reluctantly said goodbye to Jiang Zao. Goto's mother, who was hiding behind the peephole of the gate and peeking, saw her daughter's face showing the expression of a little girl in love that she had never seen before, and she couldn't help but burst into tears.

The wood has finally come to its senses!

People are in high spirits when they encounter happy events. Goto Michiyo immediately ran back to the kitchen and made her daughter's favorite fried chicken nuggets. She decided to secretly tell her husband about the good news that her daughter had become enlightened later.

Chapter 16 Site Review

On the day of the on-site review, Jiang Zao arrived at STARRY early and said hello to Ichichi Hoshika and the mysterious sound engineer who still didn't tell her real name.

"Sister Xingge, and um... hello to the sound engineer." Jiang Zao, who didn't know the other person's name, could only call her by her position after a long while.

"Hehe." The sound engineer laughed gently, which did not match her cold appearance. She seemed to like seeing Jiang Zao's embarrassed look.

"Yeah." Ijichi Xingge responded with a serious expression, crossing his legs and staring at the girls who were placing musical instruments on the stage. Jiang Zao moved a chair and sat next to them, quietly waiting for the review to begin.

Goto Ichiri, standing on the stage, was not as nervous as she had imagined. After returning home last night, she spent the whole night thinking about what Hongxia asked her - the reason why she still insisted on playing in the band.

After adjusting the instruments, Hong Xia spoke in a slightly nervous voice: "We are the ending band."

Looking at her sister's stern gaze under the stage, she knew that this was not a very good opening remark. Perhaps it was because this review was too important that made it difficult for her to maintain her usual liveliness. She could not think of any words to liven up the atmosphere and could only utter a pale and mediocre opening remark.

In order to avoid making more mistakes, Hong Xia quickly said the name of the song and prepared to play: "The next performance is "Guitar, Loneliness and Blue Planet."

The four members of the band looked at each other to confirm that they were ready. Hong Xia waved the drumsticks and tapped the cymbals. The clear and loud sound announced the official start of the extremely important performance for them.

After the passionate guitar prelude ended, Kita Ikuyo held the microphone, and accompanied by the low bass and drums, a mature voice that was completely different from her sweet appearance came out from the speakers.

"It started raining suddenly. It's really annoying that I didn't bring an umbrella..."

At the end, although the performance of the four members of the band was immature, it was obvious that they had begun to develop the tacit understanding that a team should have. In addition, Kita Ikuyo's unexpectedly mature and appropriate voice made Xingge show a hint of surprise on her face, but she quickly concealed it with a stern expression.

Although I still haven't figured out the reason why I insisted on playing in a band before, at least now, I hope to continue with the band formed by the three of them.

Goto Ichiri thought back to the past, from being rescued by Jiang Zao, to joining the band, to now preparing for her official debut. All the things she experienced during this period of time brought her the ups and downs. Compared with the boring past that was like a stagnant pool of water, she was more eager to maintain her current life.

I also want to realize Hongxia's true dream, but we can't fail in the on-site review before the starting line. Our band will not stop here.

The strong emotions in her heart changed Goto Ichiri's entire temperament. At this moment, she seemed to have regained the skills that a guitar hero should have, integrating her emotions into the guitar and resonating with the song.

"Not enough! Not enough! No one has noticed me yet!"

Kita Ikuyo's singing seemed to help vent Goto Ichiri's emotions. The brilliant performance of the guitarist and the lead singer, which was perfectly integrated, made Hongxia and Liang feel refreshed. They looked at each other and followed the rhythm of the two.

If the four of them were just a young rock band playing before, at this moment, the performance of the closing band led by Goto Ichiri was not inferior to some serious bands that usually came to STARRY to perform.

“Thanks for listening.”

At the end of the song, the four of them bowed to express their gratitude, waiting breathlessly for Ichichi Hoshige's thoughts off the stage.

"Very good..." Xingge said these three words, and before the band had time to be happy, she continued: "Although I really want to praise you like this..."

"Drum set, shoulders are too stiff."

“Both guitarists like to keep their heads down too much.”

"Beth was too caught up in her own world."

After seriously pointing out the shortcomings of the four members one by one, Xingge's serious expression eased slightly: "But... I now know what kind of band you are."

The people who were criticized thought they had failed the review and showed frustrated expressions. The sound engineer smiled and said to Xingge with a proud expression: "I guess she wanted to say that you passed."

"That's exactly what I meant... you passed." Xingge said impatiently to cover up her shyness.

"That's great!" The girls cheered in unison. Goto Ichiri even put down her instrument and jumped from the stage towards Jiang Zao, making everyone sweat for her.

Fortunately, Jiang Zao caught Goto Ichiri steadily and praised his girlfriend who kept acting coquettishly in his arms: "Well done, Pochi-chan."

"Hehe, praise me more."

It was rare that Goto Ichiri took the initiative to ask, so Jiang Zao stroked her hair and praised her with all kinds of compliments without hesitation.

The STARRY store was suddenly filled with the sour smell of love, making everyone except the two of them experience the feeling of having cold dog food slapped on their faces.

Goto Ichiri, who was pulled back from her kissing state by their malicious gazes, left Jiang Zao's infatuated arms with an lingering blush on her face and ran to help Hongxia and the others clean up the stage.