There are always girls in bands who want to date me

Sure enough, there is someone in the audience who will cheer for you during your performance, and she will support you unconditionally even if you make a fool of yourself. And this person is your best friend.

Whenever I think of this, I can't help but feel at ease.

"After the live performance, I'll treat you three to a nice dinner."

Sakuragawa Aki naturally wouldn't say what was in his mind, otherwise the pink-haired girl would probably lift her tail up to the sky.

"Yeah! I'll be looking forward to it~"

Aine-chan was immediately very happy and waved to Hongxia, Liang, Kita and Pochi-chan.

"Everyone, Live, keep going!"

"...Um, Qiu, live on..."

"Come on...Akira."

The little penguin and little Mutou beside him also whispered their blessings to him.

"Well, thank you."

Sakuragawa Aki hesitated for a moment, and felt that he couldn't favor one over the other, so he walked up and gently patted the two girls on the head.

Wakaba Mu, who was wearing a black and white maid outfit, had a calm expression on her face. She didn't seem to react at all, but she also didn't resist at all. Her light golden eyes looked at him quietly, wondering what she was thinking.

A small smile appeared on Gao Songdeng's face.

Well, the hair of Little Mu Tou is the softest, just like fine silk, and has an inexplicable fragrance. The little penguin is soft and feels very good.

By the way, I'm not touching any small animal, so why am I thinking about the feel?

Sakuragawa Akira smiled and shook his head.

After seeing off the girls, the small practice room suddenly became quiet, with only a few people from the band remaining.

……Um? ?

"By the way, where's Goto-kun?!"

Sakuragawa Aki looked around and found that Goto Ichiri had disappeared at some point.

"Hmm... As for Ichiri-chan, after Aine-chan and the others left, she hid in the trash can in the corner."

Ijichi Hongxia pointed to the gray trash can in the corner, her little face full of helplessness.

"Um, Qiu, what should we do?"

Are you backing out so soon, Pochi-chan?!

Could it be that after Aine-chan and the others left, the concentration of 'acquaintances' in the practice room dropped drastically, causing Pochi-chan to be like a fish out of water, unable to breathe?

"...Hey, Goto-kun, we're about to start joint practice~"

Sakuragawa Aki walked forward and gently knocked on the outer shell of the trash can.

"S-Sorry!"

Hearing his voice, Goto Ichiri cautiously stuck his head out and looked around.

Are you some timid little animal?

"Um, Goto-san, are you okay?"

Kita Ikuyo, who was standing nearby, also came over and spoke with a worried look on her face.

However, the light around Kita-chan, who was the pinnacle of the current generation, was too dazzling, and Pochi-chan shrank back in a flash.

"...Hey, are you a hermit crab? Come out!"

Sakuragawa Aki spent a long time trying to pull this socially anxious pink-haired girl out of the trash can.

"Hello everyone, my name is Goto Ichiri, I'm 16 years old—"

Pochi-chan hid behind Sakuragawa Aki, with only a small head showing, and said tremblingly.

As expected, as long as this little Pochi-chan is not around familiar people, his socially anxious personality will be fully revealed.

But now he can regard Aine and the little penguin as a sense of security, Pochi-chan, does this count as a little bit of training?

Sakuragawa Aki handed some music scores to Goto Ichiri and said.

"Here are the pieces and music we'll be playing today. They're all popular songs that aren't too difficult. Here."

Well...there shouldn't be any problem with these songs.

Pochi-chan took it and looked at it carefully.

In order to realize her dream of forming a band, Goto Ichiri practices pop songs every day and uploads them to the Internet through her "Guitar Hero" account. It can be said that she has practiced almost all the popular songs in recent years.

"Well, everyone, get ready, it's about to begin."

Ichichi Hongxia, who was sitting behind the drum set, reached out and struck the drumsticks.

"1, 2, 3, 4—"

Accompanied by the crisp sound of percussion, everyone began to play to the beat, and the chaotic sound of instruments and Kita-chan's singing began to echo in this small practice room.

Gradually, the song ended...

“So bad…”

Ijichi Hongxia accidentally said what was in her heart.

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"Hey!?"

"No no no, what I want to say is, Ichiri-chan is really a genius guitarist...Ahaha~"

However, her subsequent attempts to make amends were obviously useless, and Goto Ichiri was still deeply shocked.

Wow, I'm a guitar hero, I have 30,000 followers on YouTube, and everyone says I play really well! ?

"Hmm... Goto-kun doesn't have much experience playing an ensemble, and Kita must have been a little nervous, as she didn't fully let go of her voice just now."

Sakuragawa Aki thought for a moment and said.

"I should practice a little more, at least practice all these songs."

"Yes Yes!"

Kita Ikuyo responded loudly, somewhat nervously.

Usually, the most important person in a band is the lead singer.

Don't worry about nonsense like whether the drummer is the soul of the band, whether the bassist is the soul of the band... The only things that can reflect the quality of the entire song in the minds of outsiders are usually the lead guitar and lead singer responsible for the middle and high pitches.

Usually in music performance, the tones of rhythm guitar, bass and drums are concentrated in the middle and low range, forming the main skeleton of the song.

The piano (electronic keyboard), lead guitar and lead singer's voice are concentrated in the middle and high pitch range, appearing alternately according to the melody they want to emphasize, and dominating the direction of the entire music.

It’s not that the bass range is unimportant, it’s just… unimportant.

Unless the performance is extremely bad, few outsiders can hear the very small mistakes such as the drummer missed a few beats or the bassist played a few wrong notes.

So if there is no lead singer, the performance of the instruments needs to be more rigorous because people will focus more on the instruments themselves.

"Let's try to follow Goto-san's rhythm. She doesn't have much ensemble experience. As for Kita-san, she should be able to sing it a few more times."

Sakuragawa Aki turned to Yamada Ryo and Ijichi Kouka and said, and the two nodded.

After all, Kita Ikuyo is the god of KTV. Now she doesn't even need to play the guitar. It is definitely no problem for her to sing along with the beat normally.

However, if he actually plays on the field, he will definitely be a little nervous, which will prevent him from playing to his full potential.

As for this Pochi sauce...

Looking at the pink-haired girl who was curled up beside him and seemed a little nervous, Sakuragawa Aki pondered for a moment.

This is what an ensemble is like. You have to listen to other people's music and coordinate with each other at all times. There is no such thing as playing from beginning to end by yourself. It can be said that it is completely different from a solo.

Besides, Pochi-chan probably didn't have the habit of practicing with a metronome properly before.

In short, she should overcome her nervousness first. After all, her level is not bad. If she can keep a calm mind, she should be able to subconsciously cooperate with her teammates.

"Well, let's continue. 1, 2, 3, 4~"

Ijichi Hongxia raised the drumstick high, and with the sound of gentle collision, rhythmic drum beats sounded, and several people started playing again.

Chapter 160: The Sensitive Little Pochi

after a while--

"Gu..."

Goto Ichiri was curled up in the trash can, his whole body had turned grayish white.

"Ahahaha~ Sorry, the rhythm doesn't seem to be very good."

Ijichi Hongxia clasped her hands together and comforted him in a very gentle tone.

"It's okay, Ichiri-chan, that's just how it is for a new band. I think our cooperation was pretty good the last time."

"Wow... Sorry, my skills are so bad." Pochi-chan was still curled up in the trash can, with a depressed look on her little face.

"Goto-kun, I'm terrible at singing too, so it's okay, wuwuwu~"

Kita Ikuyo, who was standing by, cried with tears in her eyes.

By the way, are you comforting her or are you still sad yourself?

"Well, it's the same for everyone, so don't worry too much, Goto-kun. It's normal for a rookie band to make some mistakes~"

Sakuragawa Aki leaned over, leaned against the back of the trash can, and reached out to pat the little pink head that was only half exposed.

"Ugh... B-But."

Goto Ichiri turned his head, his azure eyes gleaming with tears as he spoke softly.

"Sakuragawa-san clearly invited me because of my guitar skills, but I, I play so badly."

So this is what you care about.

Sakuragawa Aki raised his eyebrows slightly.

It seems that Pochi-chan takes my invitation to join the band very seriously, so she unconsciously puts pressure on herself.

"Um, well, before in class, I was really grateful that Sakuragawa-san came to talk to me, even though... no one ever talked to me before."

Pochi-chan lowered her head slightly, her voice filled with emotion.

“So, whether it was being able to become friends with me or getting close to Aine-san and Takamatsu-san, it was all thanks to Sakuragawa-san’s help and support, but I…”

The girl with long pink hair pursed her lips, clenched her hands slightly, her face was pale, and her skin was so white that it seemed as if she had never seen the sun.

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"But I can't even do something as simple as playing the guitar..."

It seems that this little Pochi is too sensitive and delicate. This is obviously not a "transaction" or something like that. There is no such thing as you pay and I have to pay the same level or even more.

Sakuragawa Aki shook his head.

The band actually prefers a complementary relationship, where members rely on and accompany each other, which is a more stable way of getting along.

"I'm sorry, I failed Sakuragawa-san's expectations..."

Pochi-chan murmured softly, but before she could finish, Sakuragawa Akira interrupted her.

"That's not right."

Sakuragawa Aki shook his head slightly.

"……Eh?"

Seeing the girl looking at him with a puzzled expression, he smiled slightly and said.

"What I mean is, I didn't want to invite Goto to join the band just because he's an excellent guitar player."

He naturally knew that with Pochi-chan's extremely socially anxious personality, she was not good at playing with others. What's more, the girl was only good at playing "alone" and had no experience in playing with others.

If we put aside his superb guitar skills and consider it solely from the perspective of the band, then Bochi-chan is actually not a very competent guitarist.

On the contrary, the girl still has a long way to go if she wants to overcome her character weaknesses and grow into a 'guitar hero' who can lead the team bravely when facing difficulties.