After being elected as the governor of Tokyo, he will debut as a band!

"Ding-ding-dong!"

Then his hand trembled violently, and he played the sound effect of a monarch's death on his guitar.

Wait, what's going on? The girl next to Hiroi... isn't that Goto Doku? Why is she suddenly lying on her back on the ground, facing me, unzipping her shirt, and revealing... her belly?

"Little Lonely, what's wrong with you all of a sudden?!"

"Get up quickly! If you lie on the ground like that without wearing clothes properly, you'll easily catch a cold!"

"Is this gesture a sign of submission to the popular rock band Sickhack?! Wait, if I were to borrow money from Lonely in this state, the success rate might be exceptionally high! I might even completely forget about borrowing the money afterwards!"

"Liang, don't take advantage of me! I'm watching you!"

After a flurry of activity, Little Lonely finally returned to normal.

"Phew, that startled me, but Little Lonely is always so polite."

Kikuri Hiroi exhaled, then tried to pour another sip of sake into her mouth, but her hand groped around where the sake bottle had been before, and she couldn't find it.

Turning around, I saw that Iwashita Shima had already taken the wine and asked Yoshida Ginjiro to put it in the wine cabinet for safekeeping.

"Waaah, my source of life..."

"We'll drink later. Hiroi, you should practice your coordination with Mr. Yoshima now. If there's an accident during the performance, I'll deduct your performance fee."

"What are you talking about, Shima? Yoshima and I have been partners for over ten years! We don't need to practice our coordination at all; we're already on the same wavelength!"

"What do you mean by 'old partners of more than ten years'... Haven't we been the only two in the band since college? We only added Eliza three years ago."

Shima assumed Hiroi was just talking nonsense again.

But seeing that Aoyama showed no sign of denying it, she couldn't help but suspect that what Hiroi said might be true.

"Oh, right, when I formed a band with Yoshishin-nii, I didn't even know Shima yet!"

Hiroi Kikuri grinned foolishly.

"Back then, he was just a junior high school student who had only been playing guitar for two years. He just followed Yi-zhen and Ijichi to live houses like an idiot."

“I almost dropped out of school to start a band back then, but then Yoshima suddenly disappeared without a word. I even thought I had done something wrong to annoy him. So I didn’t touch the guitar much for three years of high school and played a dark role for a long time. Then I met Shima and was encouraged by Ijichi-senpai, which started my second round of rock and roll.”

"So, cooperating with Yi-zhen is absolutely no problem! We can still play with perfect understanding without any practice!"

The four high school girls who had previously heard Aoyama Muto and Hiroi Kikuri perform a rock concert all nodded in agreement. The two's performance was indeed explosive and they still remember it vividly.

Hiroi Kikuri, who had received the approval of the four members of the Bond Band, gave Shima a victorious smile.

"Hiroi, I have to remind you of something..."

Aoyama suddenly interrupted.

"You've only collaborated with me as a drummer, but you've never collaborated with me as a guitarist, right?"

"……Guitar?"

Hiroi tilted her head, looking dazed as if to say, "What are you talking about?" But when she saw that Shima and Eliza were covering their eyes, she realized that Aoyama was not joking.

"What are you so shocked about? Didn't you see my guitar and other instruments at Abai's studio before?"

"I thought you were just playing around, who knew your guitar skills were at a professional level!"

...At first, I really just wanted to play it for fun.

Aoyama said to himself.

After all, playing only one instrument, the drums, is too monotonous, and his status is not suitable for inviting others to form a band. Although Suzumiya Hyakubi can breakdance, he is completely clueless about playing musical instruments. Since that's the case, he can only learn all the commonly used instruments in rock music by himself.

When he has free time, Aoyama would first play the drums, then the guitar, and finally the violin or bass. During this process, the melodies of various instruments would be accurately reproduced and combined in his mind, ultimately forming a complete band performance that only he could enjoy.

"Brother Yizhen, you're being a bit annoying."

Hiroi Kikuri's voice suddenly lowered, and her eyes became teary.

"Back then, he was just a stupid delinquent who was bossed around by Ijichi-senpai! Now, he's not only become a high-ranking figure, but he hasn't lost any of his musical skills either. He can even play the guitar so well that Shima and Eliza can approve of him!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? When have I ever been bossed around by Ijichi? And where did you get that impression of a 'fool' and 'delinquent'? I was always the top student in the whole school in high school..."

"Yeah, yeah, it's really amazing to be smart! Congratulations! But back then, as a top student, Yoshizaki was even crazier than I am now. Now he's acting all high and mighty, even presumptuously deciding the future of this country!"

Hiroi Kikuri was having a good time saying bad things about Aoyama, but the little loner behind her was almost scared to death.

As

The only two people present who knew Aoyama's identity, yet weren't considered his friends, were experiencing a level of pressure that no one else could comprehend.

She even felt that the Tokyo rock music scene would face annihilation because of Hiroi's drunken ramblings today.

Fortunately, although Hiroi is a crazy woman, as long as she is drunk, she can rely on her willpower to throw all her entanglements and confusion to the winds in an instant.

"But since things have come to this, there's no point in dwelling on it anymore... Let's start rocking! Yi-zhen in guitar form, bring it on!"

Hiroi Kikuri took out her familiar bass guitar, smiled at Aoyama Kakeru, revealing a bright little tiger tooth.

Let me weigh you.

Just as Hiroi's pick swept towards the bass strings, a young deliveryman walked in.

"Excuse me, someone asked me to deliver these things."

"Hey? Did any of you order takeout?"

Hiroi asked.

Shima, Eliza, and Yoshida all shook their heads.

"Oh, it must be the thing I asked someone to buy that arrived."

Aoyama took the box from the deliveryman and placed it on the small bar table.

He had previously sent an email to Ryoumiya Takumi, asking him to help buy some gifts and send them over. Since it was inconvenient for Ryoumiya Takumi to come in person, he bought the gifts and had someone else deliver them.

"Nice to meet you all at Sickhack. This is a small gift."

"A souvenir!" Hiroi exclaimed excitedly. "Do you have any really good sake?"

"……Have."

"Oh oh oh oh! Long live Brother Yizhen!"

Who was it that just said I was bossing people around, acting crazy, and being self-righteous?!

Make way for me: 024 This is a huge misunderstanding.

The person who delivered the goods was not actually a professional deliveryman.

Instead, he was a member of a small yakuza organization in Kamurocho (one of the lower-ranking members of the Japanese yakuza).

Although the once powerful yakuza group Tojo-kai, which dominated the entire Kanto region, has been transformed into the Toyama Holdings Group, which mainly engages in import and export trade, under the manipulation of Aoyama, part of it has been broken up by the iron fist of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's judiciary and tax authorities, and has completely severed ties with the yakuza.

But in places like Kamurocho, which are filled with various highly profitable entertainment industries, there will always be yakuza organizations.

Because Japan's police force is limited, it simply cannot manage those chaotic and disorganized areas. The numerous and fragmented judicial loopholes will inevitably be exploited by many people with ulterior motives. In order to restrain these loophole-exploiting behaviors, yakuza organizations of different sizes will inevitably emerge.

After all, effectively restraining people's behavior inevitably requires the use of violence. Even parents have to use slippers or belts to discipline their children.

Although Liang Gongzhao has been out of the yakuza world for many years, his influence still lingers. It is not difficult for him to instruct a few members of a small yakuza organization to send him some things.

……

Aoyama gave Sickhack a gift consisting of a large 1.8-liter bottle of Junmai Daiginjo sake from Takagi Brewery and a whole box of six Hokkaido snow crabs.

As for the alcohol, it was fine; only Hiroi was holding the bottle, completely absorbed in it.

But when the insulated box containing the snow crabs was opened, the girls present expressed surprise and admiration.

"...That's quite a generous gesture."

Yamada Ryo nodded in satisfaction and cast an approving glance at Aoyama, "As expected of the man I approve of."

"Huh? Could it be that Yoshima is pursuing Hiroi-nee? He's even being so generous with the gifts he gives to her friends in order to make a good impression on them."

Kita Kita's eyes darted around with a gossipy glint in them.

"No, I think that's unlikely."

Hongxia waved her hand confidently.

"It's probably because Brother Yizhen is not short of money at all, so he doesn't feel bad at all even if he gives away 'noble' snow crabs."

"Now that you mention it, I'm getting more and more curious about Yoshizaki's identity..."

"Ahem, Kita-kun, take my advice. Sometimes it's better not to be curious... Knowing too much can be very painful..."

"Since Hiroi started talking nonsense, Kotori's face has been looking rather pale," Kotori said in a low voice.

"Little Lonely, do you know anything?"

"If you know, please tell us!"

Kita and Nijika huddled up to Kotori, asking him questions from either side.

"I don't know anything... I really don't know anything..."

Little Lonely held his head and trembled.

……

Hiroi Kikuri wanted to eat raw snow crab legs with her drinks, but Shima stopped her by choking her.

The former joined the band's rehearsal with a long face, preparing for Sickhack's first performance after expanding its lineup.

To keep the four high school girls, who were seeing a Sickhack performance for the first time, from feeling excited about the actual show, they were not invited to watch the rehearsals.

The four of them got a little bored in the exhibition hall, so they decided to take advantage of the time to stroll around Kamurocho.

Little Loneliness even unusually did not object to this.

"It's rare to see Little Lonely willing to go outside today!"

Hongxia patted Xiao Gudu's shoulder happily, her eyes filled with the comforting expression of a mother saying, "My son, you've finally grown up."

"Well, I just felt that staying in the exhibition hall any longer would be more dangerous..."

If they disturb that person's performance, the Goto family might be forced to relocate to Mount Osore to live among wild bears.

Thinking of the image of Jimmy Heng using his small body to fight off a ferocious wild bear to protect himself and his idol, Little Lonely felt a surge of sorrow and couldn't help but want to take out his guitar and sing a sad song.

The group wanted to visit a music store in Kamurocho, but when they reached Tenkaichi Street, they were stopped by several burly, menacing-looking men.

"Hey little girls, seeing all of you carrying guitars, are you playing in a band?"

Hongxia's ahoge (cowlick) and Xiaogudu's indomitable side braid stood up in fright, but Liangxianbei showed her kingly demeanor, standing in front of the others and negotiating with the fierce-looking man.

"This is a bass!"

Is that the important point?!

While inwardly complaining, Hongxia mustered up her courage and stood next to Liang.

"Y-you, is there anything I can help you with?"

"You're with those three too? That's strange, why aren't you carrying a guitar or that...bass?"

The men asked, puzzled.

I hate it! This world is so malicious towards drummers! When will drummers be able to stand up again?!

Hongxia vowed that next time she went out for a walk with Xiaogudu and the others, she would definitely borrow a guitar or bass from Liang and carry it with her.

"Sorry, sorry, we're not bad people. We just wanted to ask, since you guys also play in bands, maybe you know a band at Fold Showroom, I think their name is something like Sink Hack..."

"Is it Sickhack?"

"Yeah, yeah, I heard that Sick Hack got a new member today, apparently he used to be a big star!"

superstar?

Hongxia, Ryo and Kita

The three looked at each other, and each saw the same thought in the other's eyes: "I knew it."

The only one who sensed something was wrong was still too shy to make eye contact with others, so she didn't immediately realize that Hong Gai and the other two had deepened their misunderstanding of "Brother Yi Zhen's" identity. By the time she realized it, it was too late to correct them.

“We do know that Sickhack has a new member today, but we don’t know if that person was a big star before.”

Hongxia replied.