Why play in a band if you don't form one for life?

"I'm sorry, Goto-san. I just thought you looked a lot like Guitar Hero and you both play guitar. I didn't expect you to react so strongly. I'm really sorry. Anyway, I'm your fan..."

"Ah, is this heaven?..."

"Oh, meidedu, oh meidedu~" Two guitar-shaped elves are flying around! I'm so happy to see Pochi's imaginary friend...

wrong!

Come back from your own world, Pochi-chan——

After much difficulty in maintaining the stability of Pochi-chan's three states, the two finally had normal communication.

"Yeah, it's Guitar Hero, right?"

"Ah, yes."

“I am your fan…”

"I, I, I'm honored!"

"I think you look really, really cool when you play the guitar..." The word "cool" was said quieter than a mosquito's hum.

“Hehehehehehe…” It’s about to melt again.

On the way home, Wu Shizi held a smug autograph in his arms and smiled like a nerd on the busy street.

During lunch break the next day, Yili saw Wu Shizi wandering around the neighborhood again.

"(How do I start a conversation...)" Wu Shizi wanted to make friends with Pochi, but she really didn't know how to start a conversation... She had never done that in this life, and she didn't remember doing it in her previous life either...

She felt a vague gaze coming from the stairs.

"(Did she discover me...)"

Get away from it quickly.

Wu Shizi was hiding beside the bulletin board. A notice was about to fall down, so she quickly went to straighten it and put it up.

She read the words clearly: [Drama Department Recruitment...]

"Acting?" Wu Shizi suddenly had an idea.

On the other side, Ichiri was also thinking wildly: "(Is she trying to talk to me? Should I take the initiative to talk to her? No, no, if I am being too sentimental, I'd better commit seppuku...)"

A little theater in my mind:

Shiko-san will act surprised and say, "Oh, I was just taking a walk, Goto-san actually thought I was trying to talk to you?

It’s so cute——”

"How cute—"

"How cute—"

Ahhhh it’s over it’s over it’s over it—

"Hello! Yili! Let's have lunch together!" Wu Shizi believes that as long as she plays a positive role, it will be fine! Look, I am also a stage girl! Okay, let's look more natural!

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'll disappear right now--" But what responded to her was a shrill scream.

"I'm sorry I shouldn't have yelled—" Wu Shizi's apology was more sincere.

On this day, what echoed in the corner of the stairs was not only the inexplicable apologies of the two people, but also Wu Shizi's determination to "never pretend again"...

At night, Yili lay on the tatami, tossing and turning, thinking about what happened during the day.

"(Mr. Wu, there is a kindred spirit here.)"

"(I want to be friends with her. But how can I do that?)"

Her mind was completely blank, with absolutely no experience to draw on. Moreover, the thought of actively greeting someone she barely knew, even if the other person was her fan, made her throat tighten and she had trouble breathing. The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt, and she rolled over on the ground.

Then it bumped into the cabinet with a bang.

During lunch break, the two met by chance at the corner of the stairs again.

"(I still can't do it.)" Yili absolutely didn't dare to take the initiative to speak. She turned her head away, not daring to look Wu Shizi in the eye.

Fortunately, Wu Shizi managed to do it.

"that……"

Wu Shizi dodged his gaze and took a long time to muster up the courage to ask, "Can you...eat lunch with me?"

The familiar pressure came, but along with it came a surprise: "Of course!"

Come on, Wu Shizi, if you don't say it now, you won't have the courage to mention it again! Wu Shizi clenched her fists: "There's more!" Her voice was so loud that she even startled herself.

"You say!"

"Can I call you Yili?"

Wu Shizi didn't dare to look at the other party's reaction and waited in agony.

"(Please…)"

She heard an unexpected answer.

"Then, can I call you Shizi?" He raised his head and found that Yili's face was also red.

Shizi smiled. It had been a long time since he had smiled so easily.

"Well, please give me some advice!"

The time to go home from school came in a blink of an eye.

The Goto family was also very harmonious today - Mom was preparing dinner, Erli was playing with the dog Jimmy Henry - until someone knocked on the door with a super-loud sound, said "I'm back" and ran upstairs.

"Mom, my sister seems very happy today!" Goto Jiri watched his sister run into the house with a happy face, and hid in the room in an instant. He could even hear the sound of rolling around from inside while sticking to the door.

"Did something good happen?" Yili's father, mother, sister, and dog all looked towards Yili's room with emotion.

"Did you make any friends?"

Yili didn't know her family's reaction, she was just immersed in her own little happiness. "(Should I send a message to say hello? Is this usually done in real life?)" She thought for a long time, then opened her phone and sent a message to Shizi, "See you tomorrow, please take care of me in the future."

The message instantly became "read".

"So soon?" Yili was happy again. He waited for a long time but got no reply.

Worry can't help but arise: "(This, could it be...)"

"…Is it common?" Shizi thought hard while holding his phone: Do people usually say hello to each other on their phones after making friends? If so, how do they usually respond?

She looked up at the sky and turned into a statue.

The clouds roll and unfold.

The last rays of sunset disappeared.

Yili finally received a reply: "Well, see you tomorrow~"

"Hey, hey, hey, hey~"

"Sister, it's time for dinner--" Erli's voice came from downstairs.

"Here I come~" Yili walked downstairs with joy in her heart. When she saw the food on the table, she paused.

“Why red bean rice?”

Putting down his chopsticks, Shizi finished the last bite of cheap takeout and returned to the table.

She looked at the music textbooks on the table and opened a new can of coffee: "Okay, for Yili's dream, let's work harder!"

In front of the table, dozens of guitar hero signatures covered the entire wall.

Note 1: Reference: "Andachi and Shimamura" Volume Chapter

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Chapter 2 Live

“I’m full…haaaaa…”

Eating lunch at the corner of the stairs has become a routine for Yili and Shizi. Compared with the classroom, it is a little dusty here, but it is quiet and no one disturbs them. The dusty environment is also suitable for people like them... This is what Yili thinks.

Shizi's speed in picking up food was a bit lazy.

Yili looked at Shizi's dark circles with concern: "Did you stay up late again last night?"

"I guess so... I didn't die suddenly, and I successfully lived another day..." Shizi had collapsed on the wall, "Guess why..." Shizi took out his cell phone, swiped it a few times weakly, and transferred a document to Yili.

Upon closer inspection, I saw it was a music score.

"I finished writing it yesterday." Shizi's voice was confused, but there was no lack of pride. "I hope to compose original songs for Guitar Hero in the future, so I started learning. How is your level for the first time?"

"(This is for me...)" Yili's eyelashes fluttered slightly. She wanted to dissuade Shizi from staying up late for this, but...

Her words were clumsy and conveyed little.

But she had another way. She put down her lunch box and picked up the guitar next to her. Although it was not plugged in, it was just right so that her performance would not disturb others.

My hands moved unconsciously.

Passionate notes rang out in the empty corner of the stairs. Although the score was a little rough, it was overshadowed by Yili's skillful technique and improvisation.

I can't let her feelings down.

Shizi leaned against the wall, closed his eyes and listened, the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up a little.

This is just the beginning... One day, I can rely on my songs...

The music stopped for a while, and Yili came back to his senses and looked up, only to find Shizi sleeping soundly.

Yili didn't wake up Shizi until the lunch break was over.

Then Shizi slept for another class.

"Ah - alive~" Shizi exclaimed after school.

"..." Yili remained silent. The two of them didn't talk much in the first place, and they didn't speak again during the whole journey.

In the park, when they were about to say goodbye, Yili still held onto Shizi's clothes: "Well, I think it's better for you to take a break from now on... well, that is..."

Shi Zi stood still, holding his forehead with one hand, and said in a high and unpredictable voice: "It's okay, I have inherited the legacy of Moon Fairy Wangshu..."

"Show it to me." Yili's expression was more serious than ever before.

“…Okay.” Shizi regained his “=w=” expression.

Although I still feel that I still have a lot to practice, I am still very happy to receive your care. I will just relax this week.

So let’s plan a weekend itinerary: eat takeout for three meals a day, sleep until noon, and catch up on some anime…

When he turned around, he saw a flyer floating in the air and hitting Shizi's face.

Damn, it feels like a mission has come to me.

After taking it off and taking a look, it really feels like it will be a super large DLC. The key is that she can't refuse the mission reward.

This is the CiRCLE flyer.

CiRCLE is one of the main locations in the Bang Dream universe. It is a place where several major girl bands often appear. It is a place that Shizi feels very familiar and intimate with. Before this, she had always wanted to find an opportunity to go there, but she didn't dare to go alone, so the plan had been put on hold. Now, the opportunity is in front of her, and all she needs to do is - grab it!

Shi Zi caught a mile.

"Eh?"

"Please, can you stay with me forever - bah, go to a live concert together?" Shizi, who rarely makes requests to others, was so nervous that he almost said the wrong thing even to his friends.

"Hey, why are you looking for me?"

"Of course it's because I don't dare to go alone!" Shizi's eyes were full of sincerity, "You see, if you go alone, you won't feel comfortable doing anything. You always feel that people will point fingers at you, saying things like 'Why did she come alone?' But it's different with two people!

They are just a pair of good friends hanging out together on the weekend! It's completely normal, it's a real thing! You want to go too, right? Don't you want to form a band? Go and have a look~ Go and have a look~" She believed that Yili would definitely agree, after all, he was the kind of person who would never refuse.

Yili's face had turned ashen: "Okay, okay..."

"(Shizi smiled as brightly as the sun horns!)"

weekend.

At the entrance of CiRCLE.

CiRCLE is located along the street, with a large open-air cafe at the door. There are not many customers at this time. From the glass door, you can see the bright and warm atmosphere of the store. The store is decorated in warm colors, the walls and floors are spotless, the chandelier is star-shaped, full of mystery, the counter is surrounded by musical instruments and band peripherals, and there are posters on the windows. There is no indifference unique to commercial areas, but a home-like warmth.

But it is still a forbidden zone for those with social phobia.