Anime, but you can win a prize by confessing your love

"I don't know much about her. I've never met her parents. I only know that her sister has been seriously ill in the hospital."

"I think I've been in junior high school. I've always been alone."

"She has a lot of clothes, but she is very frugal. Occasionally I will pack some leftover food from the kitchen for her."

After listening to what Touka Takanashi said, Ye Mu felt a little sad. Now when he recalled that ice cream again, he felt very uncomfortable.

If you have time, bring her to Fanxing to play, make more friends, and listen to some rock music.

After changing his clothes, Ye Mu put on his guitar and prepared to go to Fanxing.

hum~

The phone vibrated. It was a message from Xiao Boqi.

"Senior, please drink energy drinks and dance while performing at the Fanxing concert today, pretending to be a party animal. Thank you very much!"

Chapter 18: Don’t put everything into rock and roll, it’s boring!

On the streets of Shimokitazawa, two girls looked embarrassed. They pulled each other and dragged each other's bodies forward with difficulty.

It was little Pochi who was behind the red-haired girl, pushing her forward.

At this point, she already regretted agreeing to teach Kita Ikuyo how to play guitar and boasting that the members of her band, especially the lead singer, were all party animals.

"Goto-san, which exhibition hall is your band performing in?"

Kita Ikuyo looked at the increasingly familiar environment around her, recalled her own escape, and felt a little scared, fearing that she would meet members of her former band.

"Just past this intersection you'll reach Fanxing. It'll be there very quickly."

Coming back to his senses from his fantasy, Goto Ichiri replied.

Kita Ikuyo's footsteps suddenly stopped, and Goto Ichiri, who was supporting her back, didn't have time to dodge and his nose hit Kita Ikuyo's back.

Goto Ichiri covered his nose, and seeing that Kita Ikuyo didn't look back, he comforted her from the perspective of social phobia:

"All of our band members are easy to get along with. Although Senior Liang looks cold, he also cares about others."

When Goto Ichiri's words reached her ears, Kita Ikuyo began to tremble all over. She suddenly turned her head, pinched Goto Ichiri's face with her little hands, looked into her eyes and really wanted to say something.

"Pochi-chan, you're here~"

Goto Ichiri turned her face to the side, and saw the girl with long bright yellow ponytail waving her arms vigorously. Next to her was Ye Mu who was holding a lot of energy drinks, and not far away was Yamada Ryo who was walking and drinking a drink.

"Everyone... is here."

The footsteps behind her gradually approached, then stopped, but Kita Ikuyo continued to hold Pochi's face in her hands.

Ye Mu looked at the funny actions of the two people in front of him, suppressed his laughter, and asked knowingly: "You said you wanted to prepare supplies for the party, so we went to buy some food. Also, who is this person next to you?"

"Yes, and the back of the figure seems familiar."

Ijichi Hongxia rested her chin on her hand and said the same thing.

"Hmm, stepping stone grip..."

Little Pochi's face was pinched and his speech was unclear.

“I’m so sorry—!!!”

Xiao Boqi's words were interrupted, and Kita Ikuyo knelt on the ground, crying and bowing in front of the shocked gazes of several people.

"Please forgive me, I'll do anything for you!"

Her voice was quite loud, and passers-by had already stopped and were whispering.

If this were to be posted online by some unscrupulous passerby, the band’s performance would probably be over before it even began.

Ye Mu felt the vague gazes of passers-by and felt a headache. He quickly suggested: "Let's go to the exhibition hall to talk about it. Here... the influence is not good."

Amidst the stars, there is a table piled high with snacks.

"So I'm really sorry. I joined the band in a rush because I admired Liang-senpai so much."

Kita Ikuyo had a sad face, glanced at Yamada Ryo who was enjoying pudding beside her, and summed up her crimes.

"Nothing, I can't see it's our problem."

Ijichi Kouka didn't complain much about this. To a certain extent, if Kita Ikuyo hadn't escaped from the battlefield, she wouldn't have met Goto Ichiri and Ye Mu.

"Now you guys are fine, you have your own lead singer and dedicated guitarist."

Kita Ikuyo looked around and saw that the small table could hardly accommodate five people.

There really is no place for me to stay.

Kita Ikuyo felt a little sad, but it was ultimately her own fault. She said slowly:

"In that case, I won't bother you anymore. I'll leave first."

She stood up, but was stopped by Ye Mu.

"Since you're already here, why not watch our show before leaving? Don't you think so, Liang?"

Ye Mu gently pushed Yamada Ryo's arm with his elbow.

No one from the original band must be left behind, so hurry up and play your role, Liang!

Yamada Ryo, who was enjoying his dessert, swallowed a mouthful of pudding and spoke slowly:

"Well, although I really want to act cool and wait for the fan girl to fall into my trap, it's better to say a few words now. Do you want to stay and watch my performance?"

"Of course no problem, Senior!"

Kita Ikuyo turned around quickly, pulled out the stool and sat back down. She did it so quickly that it was hard not to wonder if she had planned it several times.

It turns out that no matter what time it is, you can never question the cooking skills of fanatical fans.

Ye Mu thought he would have to give her a few more words of advice, but he didn't expect that Duo Xiduo Yudai was still playing the trick of self-torture.

But it was just right. After a moment of silence, Ye Mu said:

"Kita... classmate? Are you interested in being the lead singer of our band?"

boom--!

Little Pochi, who was drinking Coke, heard this and slammed the can onto the table.

She, who has always been socially anxious, was not embarrassed by her rude actions. Instead, she spoke in a much louder voice than usual:

"Senior, what do you mean by this?"

Ijichi Hongxia and Yamada Ryoya turned their heads and looked at Ye Mu in surprise.

They didn't say anything, waiting for Ye Mu to answer the questions that Xiao Boqi asked for them.

The atmosphere was a little stiff. Ye Mu scratched his head, thinking that it was indeed a bit abrupt. He should have waited until the performance was over before talking about it.

"Emm, I just think I am more suitable to be a keyboard player than a lead singer. It's not that I have any opinion against you, nor do I mean to quit the band."

Hearing this, the members of the band all breathed a sigh of relief, especially little Bochi, who was now beginning to worry whether Ye Mu would dislike him for speaking so loudly just now.

"What? Why don't you discuss it with us?"

Ijichi Hongxia took a sip of orange juice, which she got from the beverage machine in her own store.

"I have no objection. Besides, it's so cool and rock to give up the field you are familiar with and suddenly challenge other fields! Speaking of which, since you want to switch to keyboard, then..."

This was the first time I saw Yamada Ryo so excited. Her strange train of thought had stuffed strange things into the category of rock and roll.

“So you need to buy a keyboard?”

Ye Mu added.

"No, then you can smash your guitar!"

Her voice suddenly rose and she gently tugged at Ye Mu's clothes with her hand. This was the first time she had done such an intimate thing to a boy.

"Please let me finish smashing the guitar for you. I want to upload it online. The name of the video will be..."

"Dah!"

Ye Mu quickly put an end to Yamada Ryo’s horrible imagination.

"Even if I'm not playing guitar in a band, I'll pick it up and play with it from time to time."

"Oh~"

Yamada Ryo loosened Ye Mu's clothes and looked quite regretful, feeling sorry for missing the opportunity for the video to go viral.

Seeing that the noisy people finally quieted down, Kita Ikuyo pursed her lips and said anxiously:

"Although I can sing well, I really know nothing about guitar, and changing the lead singer will have a big impact on the band."

The three people except Ye Mu also nodded.

Hey, do you have to be so direct?

Seeing the performance of the three people, Kita Ikuyo couldn't help but complain in her heart.

Chapter 19 Singing

"The lead guitar isn't actually very complicated, just make it sound good..."

"If you don't want to practice, then come and work over here, or I'll deduct your salary!"

Ye Mu wanted to say something, but the manager at the bar couldn't stand the band eating snacks and slacking off anymore, so she propped up her head and put on the look of an evil capitalist.

"Tsk, no matter how you buckle it, it still goes in the left pocket and out the right pocket."

Ichichi Hongxia muttered something in the direction of her elder sister, then stood up and faced the closing band:

"Come on, it's time to train. I'm really looking forward to Ye Jun's song."

Seeing everyone standing up in agreement, she turned around as the leader of the ending band and smiled at Kita Ikuyo:

"Kita, please decide after watching our performance."

As expected of the archangel of Shimokitazawa, Ijichi Kouka's confident and generous smile successfully infected Kita Ikuyo.

"Oh……"

Kita Ikuyo's heart beat faster. She considered herself a die-hard fan of Senior Ryo and she almost changed her idol.

In the training room, Ye Mu was giving little Bochi psychological counseling before the performance.

Although he had heard such clichés as “just treat the people in the audience as cabbages” and “don’t think about it” countless times, little Pochi still listened with his head down, his earlobes flushed.

Looking at the little Pochi who started to become shy again after just a few words, Ye Mu sighed helplessly.

Ever since that lovely moment last night, little Bochi would act like this whenever he talked to him.

As he was talking, the two people next to him had already taken their seats.

Seeing that everyone was ready, Ye Mu finally touched Xiao Bochi's head as encouragement despite Yamada Ryo's ambiguous gaze.

In this way, another half an hour passed, and Kita Ikuyo, who was outside boredly looking at her phone, finally waited for the end band to come out.

"Hello everyone, we are the Ending Band, and today we bring you the song 'No Big Deal'."

I don’t know why, but we were just chatting and laughing together in the audience, but once we got on the stage, an indescribable charm arose along with the sudden change of lights.

Looking at Ye Mu and the others on the stage, Kita Ikuyo pursed her lips.

Because they didn't have a fixed fan base, when the band finished its performance, there were only a few people sitting sparsely in the performance hall, which allowed Kita Ikuyo to sit and watch the performance on the stage.

"A gust of wind blew between the two of them, bringing a touch of loneliness..."

"Looking up after crying, the sky is still so clear and transparent..."

The sound amplified by the microphone is transmitted through the speakers under the adjustment of PA.

Ethereal; this was Kita Ikuyo’s first feeling, and it was also the first time she used this word to describe a male singer’s voice.

Then the electric guitar is used to simulate the plucking sound of an acoustic guitar, perfectly filling the gap after the lyrics.

"Know nothing of tenderness, of smiles, of the way dreams are told."

A steady tenor, just as smooth as before.

Kita Ikuyo, who had some doubts about Ye Mu's singing skills before, is now completely immersed in it.

“Whether I cry with joy or laugh with tears in my eyes, it’s all because I listen to the voice deep in my heart…”