My love game with them that will lead to certain death

Because saying such things is very rude no matter how you look at it, Pochi-chan could only complain quietly in her heart.

"By the way, the childhood friend in my dream... is someone I've never met in real life. If he's not a character made up by my brain..."

Goto Ichiri stared at the park ground, where the wind gently raised a little dust, and her legs were closed together with a feeling of insecurity.

"If... I could see him again in reality."

What should I say then?

Although everything in the dream was extremely absurd, it was enough to make Goto Ichiri unforgettable.

If they had met each other with different settings and personalities, and with even more different relationships and values, the ending would definitely not be as tragic as in the dream.

If he was a gentle and cheerful person, as considerate and straightforward as he was when they were children playing together, perhaps Pochi-chan, who has always had difficulty in interpersonal communication, would step out of her comfort zone and try to take the initiative to talk to him - this would be her best effort in socializing.

“But if he’s a weird guy who always pushes others away to prove his feelings, it’ll be hard to get along with him, and it’ll take a lot of effort to get closer to him… No, why am I thinking so many useless things…!”

Pochi shook her head, totally unable to understand why she would imagine something that was totally unrealistic.

"But...if we could really meet again."

She leaned against the swing rope with her head down, like a tired and pitiful kitten.

The scene of a young man standing on the stage with a bass in his hand, full of high spirits, always flashes in my mind.

And the way he deliberately made things difficult for me, and the way he occasionally smiled gently.

She would never have the chance to perform on the same stage with that guy again in her life - when she thought of this, she felt a little unhappy and depressed for some reason.

"……what."

What suddenly broke Pochi's brainstorm was a girl with a golden ponytail who appeared beside her out of nowhere.

"Um, sorry to bother you - it looks like you are a guitarist, right?"

The familiar yet strange blonde girl in front of him blinked, her lively red eyes filled with irresistible cheerfulness and enthusiasm.

Goto Ichiri found that he knew this person.

It would be better to say that I met this person in a "dream".

"Well, although it may be a bit troublesome for you to say this suddenly... I actually formed a band. Can you come over and help me?"

Ijichi Hongxia - the archangel of Shimokitazawa who was destined to adopt her and open up the social empire of Pochi.

“What the hell is going on…! The person who appeared in my dream also appeared in real life…!”

"The kid who was supposed to be the guitarist suddenly had something to do and can't come, so I just need you to be the temporary guitarist. Please, please...!"

“And how come even the words ‘expand’ and ‘unfold’ are the same…!”

Maybe it's not a dream, but a "future" that is destined to come true...!

"Will you, will you just form a band with them? Then, perform on stage and meet more people who share the same interests?"

Miss Pochi was stunned - her brain was in unprecedented chaos and had already crashed.

At the same time, just when she was almost unable to process all the information, as if to make matters worse, two unexpected people arrived at the scene.

Chapter 52: Pochi-chan's Don't Cry Challenge

If a "dream" you had before reappears in reality, and the scenes you have experienced in person appear one after another in your life, how would you respond?

Pochi-chan’s first reaction was - white teeth.

The teeth are white, too white.

This feeling that one is destined to reach a foreseen ending and that it is difficult to escape the control of fate can only make people feel powerless and confused.

It’s as if someone has already written the script for you, and you have been unknowingly following the development of the plot, driving on the trajectory set for you by others without realizing it.

“And the person I was thinking about how we would meet suddenly appeared in front of me the next second. Isn’t it a bit too fast…!”

Miss Goto Ichiri, fifteen years old, is a student.

At this moment, she was sitting on the swing in a daze, enduring the caring and expectant gaze of Miss Ijichi Hongxia as she patiently waited for her reply, while at the same time she uncontrollably looked at the two people who were gradually approaching behind Hongxia.

She also recognized the two people - the blue-haired girl walking in front with a bass case on her back would be the bassist of the band in the future, Yamada Ryo, and the other curly-haired boy with a calm expression and a guitar case on his back like her...

"Although I had thought about the possibility of meeting him again in real life, I didn't expect to meet him so soon without any preparation...!"

Pochi-chan seemed to be calm, but her hands holding the swing were shaking uncontrollably.

"No, are you okay, classmate?"

Her abnormality was also noticed by the always careful Hongxia, but no matter how much the blonde girl tried to show her concern for Pochi, she still couldn't help but stand up like a frightened kitten.

“White teeth, white teeth, white teeth, they’re coming over here…!”

This was the last sentence that lingered in Ms. Pochi's mind, which was already at a critical point in her social life, when she saw the blue-haired girl and the curly-haired boy approaching.

"Hongxia, we can meet here too."

Yamada Ryo was the first to speak and greet his friend, and then turned his gaze to the pink caterpillar sitting upright on the swing with an uneasy look on its face.

"Well, this child is..."

"The child I saw in my dream, right...?"

Could it be that the dream was not entirely fictitious, but contained some elements of prophecy about the future...?

"I think her name is Goto Ichiri...Pochi-chan."

Miss Yamada Ryo tilted her head slowly, and from the few things she remembered, she picked out the one that best matched her impression of the pink girl in front of her.

"Ah, this kid is the one I wanted to ask to be a temporary guitarist. Alas, our band hasn't had many opportunities to perform since the previous kid ran away, right?"

Unaware of the truth, Ijichi Hongxia began to use her passive skill - to introduce two people who, in her eyes, were meeting for the first time to each other.

"This is Yamada Ryo, the bassist of the band I'm in. Um, by the way, I've been wanting to ask you for a while, what's your name, classmate..."

"Goto Ichiri..."

"Pochi-chan, please take care of me."

Yamada Ryo accepted the fact that "an old friend" reappeared in her life very cheerfully, as if thinking about "why I always encounter such extraordinary developments" was a function that she would not prioritize.

"It's really rude to give someone a nickname like that right off the bat, Ryo!"

"No, it's okay..."

Pochi shook her head like a rattle. Even though she was very grateful to Hongxia for speaking out for her, she didn't actually hate being called that - and she was used to being called that in her "dreams", so the sense of familiarity made her let down her guard.

"Hongxia, you mentioned looking for a guitarist. Actually, I have found a candidate as well."

Yamada Ryo changed the topic back and took the opportunity to make the curly-haired boy who had been standing next to her and remained silent a little more visible.

"Hey, Xiao Hai, can you show them your skills?"

"What's going on here? I feel like I'm being ordered around for no reason, like I was asked to perform skills in front of my relatives during the Chinese New Year."

Ming Hai politely declined Yamada's proposal by complaining. He actually didn't care much about being a guitarist.

From the beginning, his silent gaze had been fixed on Goto Ichiri, who lowered his head and dared not look him in the eye.

That damn system once said that things in the simulation might affect reality to a certain extent. Perhaps that's why the Yukinoshita sisters felt such an inexplicable affinity for him.

So, what does Pochi think of him? Does the simulation affect her?

“Honestly, what I did to Momoko in the simulation was pretty excessive… I didn’t treat her as a person at all, just a capture character. If the simulation had an effect on her emotions, it’s only natural that she would hate me and avoid me.”

Taking this into consideration, Ming Hai had actually prepared himself mentally for the worst.

"What? Ryo, why did you go find a guitarist without consulting me? And he's the one working at the front desk at the store, Narumi-kun? Wait, I don't mean to offend you, but does Narumi-kun really know how to play the guitar...?"

"Xiao Hai, it seems you still have to show them some of your skills."

"I don't want to be that kid who performs a show unless there's a red envelope for it."

Pochi, who had been keeping his head down shyly and not daring to join in their conversation, blinked and only dared to look at the three people through the gaps in his bangs that were almost covering his eyes.

But just when her eyes accidentally met the curly-haired boy's gaze, Pochi subconsciously looked away in panic.

“Yes, yes, they’re looking at each other—!”

At present, Pochi-chan's courage is only enough to support her to observe secretly in such a dark and damp place.

"Do you hate me? But it seems that caterpillars are shy by nature, so it's normal to be wary of the opposite sex you meet for the first time."

He had no idea what Goto Ichiri's mental journey was like, so he could only assume the most likely premise.

While both of them were having their own thoughts, Nijigasaki and Yamada, who were trying to convince each other and were unaware of Minghai and Pochi, were still arguing.

"Really...Ryo, if you find a guitarist too, you can't have both of them play."

"Two guitarists? It doesn't seem impossible for them to be in the same band. Or maybe..."

Yamada Ryo changed the subject and looked at the curly-haired boy and the pink-haired girl who remained silent.

"Who has better guitar skills and is more qualified to be the guitarist in the band? We'll know the result after a competition."

Chapter 53: Pochi-chan's Perverted Action

Miss Goto Ichiri encountered the greatest crisis she had ever encountered since she was born.

Not to mention the strange dreams, this was the first time in her life that she had such a long conversation with someone other than her family.

"So I said, wouldn't it be nice for the two guitarists to have a guitar battle?"

And he was also instigated by the blue-haired girl with a faint smile, and was about to have a guitar duel with a familiar stranger.

“Wait wait wait, no matter how you think about it, this development is a bit beyond imagination! I’m not ready yet…!”

Miss Pink Caterpillar moved the guitar case that was originally on her back to the front of her body and hugged it tightly, refusing to let go as if it was her last straw.

"Ah, well, I..."

“Although I do want to form a band with like-minded friends and play music, but, but…!”

Miss Caterpillar's eyes kept wandering, but they always stayed on the curly-haired boy for a long time.

Although it's a bit sudden to say this - but if you take a closer look at the silent Ming Hai Toru, you can find that he is a pretty pleasing guy.

She is a head taller than all the girls present, a little thin but not frail, with naturally slightly curly hair, and clear lake blue eyes that always reveal a lazy and leisurely mood. If you look closely at her handsome and delicate facial features, you will find her exquisiteness.

"Oh, I don't know what this is about... but it seems like they want us to compete in guitar."

The curly-haired boy with a refreshing smile laughed out loud, and appeared in front of Pochi with the demeanor of a sunny and cheerful big boy.

“Ah, ah, well…”

Ms. Goto Ichiri, who would back off and avoid conflicts once she heard words like "competition", "contest" and "confrontation", stuttered and was almost unable to speak.

Although the boy in front of her seemed to be the culprit that caused her mood to fluctuate in that outrageous dream - but when he was actually standing in front of her, the unrealistic feeling of "suddenly starting to communicate with a complete stranger" diluted some of her concerns and vigilance.

and.

“This is the first time in my life that I can talk to a boy my own age…!”

If high school girls are the gorgeous glimpse in teenage years that can amaze the entire youth, and are the pink caterpillars who curl up in dark corners and are always out of reach, then high school boys are the unknown territory that Miss Goto Ichiri has never touched.

At a special age when hormones are flowing, people have unrealistic fantasies and yearnings for the opposite sex with whom they rarely come into contact, and they have both expectations and uneasiness about communicating with them.

This was the complex inner thoughts that Miss Goto Ichiri felt when she saw the curly-haired boy approaching.

“This is not good, this is not good… How should I handle talking to a boy…!”

"Ok?"

The curly-haired boy, who had not received a response, raised an eyebrow. Even though the pink caterpillar stammered for a long time and could not utter a word, it still remained patient.

Unlike some boys who are sweaty and impolite as imagined, the curly-haired boy seems to be particularly polite and knows his place - at least that's how he appears to be at the moment.

"That's not good, Pochi...! Is it because you've never been around boys that you're having such a weird dream?!"

"No, no, no, I just... I think it doesn't matter whether we compete or not, I'm just happy that we can play guitar together...!"

Pochi-chan quickly waved her hands, and Archangel Hongxia, who had just figured out the situation, smiled and nodded.

"Hey, at least we've reached an agreement now - let's play guitar and music together first? Do you want to go back to my livehouse? My place is quite big."

She also noticed Pochi's fear and trepidation, so she comforted both Pochi and Ming Hai with a gentle attitude.

"Of course, if Narumi-kun is also interested in playing the guitar, you can come join us today instead of working at the front desk."