What does it have to do with me if they hate vests?

"That's not the problem..." The girl sighed, feeling that she wouldn't have to worry about low blood pressure at least for a short time.

When Shiki saw this, he just smiled and said to Goto Ichiri seriously, "From now on, you are no longer Goto Ichiri of Toyosaki, but Faust, the guitarist No. 5 of the Swimsuit Masked Band!"

“Oh, the settings are so detailed.”

Yamada Ryo said with interest.

"It's the Bond Band..." Hong Xia said weakly, which was rare for her.

"W-Why Faust?"

Goto Ichiri asked blankly.

"It's not nice to use your real name during a performance, and you definitely don't want to reveal your information, so I just made up a code name. If you don't like it, it's okay to change it to Xiaoyu (a common name for cats) or Pochi (a common name for dogs)."

Four Seasons replied.

"Is there no option of not being a pet?" Ijichi Hongxia complained: "Well, although it is indeed a problem what to call Ichiri-chan on stage..."

"You can call him Wangcai (Chinese) or Laifu (Chinese)." Si Ji said, "Both of these names are foreign. They sound very foreign, right?"

"The pronunciation is so strange, is it really a foreign language..." Hongxia stared at Siji suspiciously, who looked at her with a righteous look on his face. However, in the end, the girl could not bear his upright and fiery gaze first, and looked away with a blushing face.

"Pochi is better, Ichiri, alone, lonely, Pochi-chan," Yamada Ryo asserted handsomely, "How about it!"

"Not so good. Even Ichiri-chan and Pochi would be pitiful for such a reason..." Hongxia complained, "Ryo, you are too thick-skinned."

"It's okay, Pochi will do!"

But Goto Ichiri seemed to like this nickname very much. She showed a somewhat soft smile: "Hehehe, this is the first time someone has given me a nickname!"

"What about... Faust?"

Shiki is unhappy that the nickname she gave her was ignored.

"That's just a name you use as a joke." Hong Xia looked at him and said.

Then she asked Goto Ichiri, "Now that we have the paper bag, Ichiri-chan should be able to go on stage, right?"

"I-I will work hard!"

Goto Ichiri plucked up his courage, stood up from the trash can and took a big step forward.

“Puga?!”

Then, because the field of vision in his head was too narrow, he tripped over the edge of the trash can, which he couldn't see at all, and fell heavily to the ground, making a sound like a squashed frog.

Ijichi Kouka: "...I guess it would be better to make the hole in the paper bag a little bigger."

Four Seasons: “That’s true.”

Chapter 94 This Day

With the help of masked paper bags, he killed the social phobia in his heart on the stage.

Goto Ichiri shouted, "Guitar!"

The guitar solo that was almost showy and heavy metal rock shone brightly on the stage.

Two rounds of applause.

Cover the sky.

On this day, Goto Ichiri once again entered the realm of Level 6 professional powerhouse!

……

The above is just my imagination of the four seasons.

In fact, although with the help of the paper bag, Goto Ichiri was able to free himself from social phobia to a certain extent, the effect of the paper bag was limited after all. It could not be compared with the quiet environment in the girl's closet that made her feel at ease. Therefore, the level of performance that Ichiri finally performed on the stage was only about level 5, the level of an ordinary professional.

Coupled with the fact that I was not used to the harmony mode of the band, the final result can only be said to have a lot of room for improvement.

Fortunately, just as Ijichi Hongxia said, most of the people who came to the livehouse today were her friends, so even though the final performance was a bit bad, no one booed, and some people even gave them kind encouragement.

However, after returning backstage, judging from the girls' expressions, they were obviously not satisfied with their live performance.

"It's going to explode." Yamada Ryo's slow voice broke the silence.

"I'm sorry, it's all my fault," Goto Ichiri was about to cry, and made a very standard squatting gesture towards Ijichi Nikka and Yamada Ryo: "Even the warm-up at the beginning failed..."

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. After all, we've only been practicing for less than an hour. It's already great to be able to achieve this level."

Hong Xia kindly advised: "And I think Ichiri-chan's one-shot art is quite interesting."

"That, that's not a hit, it's the punchline I carefully prepared..." Goto Ichiri said weakly.

“Hahaha,” Yamada Ryo laughed strangely without any smile on his face, “Pochi’s joke is so funny. It’s a pity that we can’t use it as a warm-up.”

"Huh? I didn't tell a joke..."

Goto Ichiri muttered pitifully.

With his slightly stronger perception than that of ordinary people, Si Ji heard the girl mumbling something strange in a very low voice, such as "I have trained well in my brain" and "I have been practicing for two and a half years".

"If it's still a dull moment next time, how about trying that?" Si Ji suggested.

"Which one?" Goto Ichiri asked puzzledly.

“The guitar god, the one with Jimi Hendrix.”

Four Seasons replied.

"Ah! I get it," Yamada Ryo's expression suddenly brightened up, "Playing the guitar with your teeth, right? Little Pochi actually knows this trick?"

"This is a bit too rock 'n' roll..." Ijichi Hongxia was skeptical about this.

"Oysters! Absolutely oysters!"

Goto Ichiri just shook his head desperately.

Not to mention that she doesn't know such advanced techniques at all, even if she really knows how to do it, she wouldn't do such a thing to her precious guitar!

"Let's put this aside for now. Anyway, thank you so much for today, Ichiri-chan. If it weren't for you, our band wouldn't even be able to perform on stage."

Ijichi Kouka sincerely thanked Goto Ichiri.

This heightened his senses towards the blonde girl to a higher level.

Originally, today's performance could be considered a failure, which was second only to a performance accident in stage performances. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was a failed performance.

As the founder of the band, no matter what the reason for the failure, most of the pressure will fall on Ijichi Hongxia.

But in this case, the girl not only did not put the blame on the culprit of the failure of the performance, Goto Ichiri, who was completely out of sync with the rhythm during the performance, but instead expressed her gratitude for being able to replace the runaway guitarist.

Either this girl's mind is much broader than that in the physical sense, and she is capable of doing great things, or she has a very good personality, is able to tolerate others, and put herself in other people's shoes - isn't this much more sublime than those male protagonists in Japanese comics?

"No, that's not the case... Actually, I wanted to form a band, but I didn't have the courage to find someone to form a band with. I wasted my time and could only practice guitar at home... I was really surprised when Ijichi asked me to be the guitarist... Although I was under a lot of pressure (whispering) and I messed up (very quietly)... But I was really happy to be able to actually perform on a live stage..."

Goto Ichiri finally answered seriously, but she still had the paper bag on her face, so her expression was completely invisible. It felt funny for some reason: "It would be great if we could continue to play together next time... That's what I think..."

"Really? Can Ichiri-chan continue to perform on stage with us in the future?"

Ijichi Kouka excitedly took Goto Ichiri's hands and looked quite surprised. It seemed that she had already prepared herself mentally for Goto Ichiri to leave directly because of this big failure.

"Boqi is indeed very talented." Yamada Ryo also nodded and said, "The rock songs we played today, although the scores were very simple, Boqi was able to play them very smoothly after only practicing two sides. This level of proficiency is impossible to achieve if you are not a guitar player all the time."

"That's right, so welcome to join our bond band~"

Ijichi Hongxia said happily, and then she seemed to remember something and looked at Shiki who had been silent since just now and was watching their interaction with an auntie smile: "Um, Washimiya-kun too, if you don't mind, you can also become one of us."

“Why is it that this feels like a free gift for a popular product in a supermarket…”

Si Ji complained casually, then shook his head: "Don't worry about me. Although I will come to cheer you up occasionally - ah, don't worry, I will buy tickets next time - but I don't know much about music, and I know nothing about rock. The only thing I'm good at is probably some word games. So like I said before, if you trust me, you can leave the lyrics to me."

"Yeah, of course it's no problem. The composer for the Bond Band is Ryo! You two can get close. Although we don't have a lead singer yet, we'll definitely find one in the future, don't worry!"

Then, Ichichi Hongxia happily suggested, "How about we all go to karaoke today as a welcome party~"

"Oh, sorry, I'll let it go." Goto Ichiri, who felt that he would die from the live-action atmosphere in the karaoke bar, quickly refused and quickly went towards the cricket pupa at the door.

"I also have things to do." Yamada Ryoya picked up his bag and pretended to leave.

"Then we'll talk about it next time we meet," Si Ji also smiled, "I also have pets at home that need feeding."

Chapter 95: Where Dreams Are

It's not convenient to go back to Washimiya-ryo from STARRY or go to Goto's house.

However, as a gentleman of the establishment school, Shiki would naturally not let a girl like Goto Ichiri go home alone at this time of evening.

Although Japan has always claimed to be the country with the best public security in the world, in reality it is not as safe as it appears. Putting aside other things, at least in terms of the number of perverts, probably only the Ganges people in the world can compete with the Yamato people.

Goto Ichiri is a socially anxious person who is not good at communicating with others. If someone tries to strike up a conversation with her, she probably won't even have the courage to refuse. Plus, the girl always looks like a weak punching bag, which completely stimulates the sadistic heart of others. If she goes back alone, who knows what will happen.

The two walked together in silence on the road to the tram station.

Goto Ichiri felt a little confused. In her impression, Washimiya Shiki looked gloomy, but in fact he was the type who liked to show off and complain, and was always talking. Now he was so quiet. Was it because she was too boring that he couldn't even muster the interest to talk?

This is not good. If this continues, my only friend might just disappear. I have to find a good topic to talk about!

When Goto Ichiri thought of Washimiya Shiki walking away from him, saying, "I'm sorry, Ichiri-chan, because you're so boring, I think I should be friends with Ijichi and the others, and from now on let's pretend we don't know each other and don't contact each other anymore~," he felt so uncomfortable that he was about to melt into a slug.

"Please don't abandon me, Washimiya-kun..."

four seasons:"?"

So the girl, who was not very good at chatting, began to rack her brains to think about what topic would be best to start a conversation about something she had never thought of before.

"Um, um... does Washimiya-kun have a pet at home?"

She tried to ask, forcing a smile.

"It's a fairy, fairy. Haven't you seen her too?" Shiki, who was thinking about a new comic, came back to his senses after hearing this. He looked at the girl's strange expression and thought she had a facial cramp. He couldn't help but stretched out his hand to pinch her cheek: "What's wrong with your face?"

"Woo..." The girl moaned shyly, her expression returning to her usual timid look. She couldn't really say that she was just trying to smile, so she said with a wandering look, "Make a face..."

"Sometimes I really don't understand today's female high school students..." Shiki sighed, feeling that he really found it difficult to comprehend Goto Ichiri's train of thought.

Although the reputation of the entire JK community was damaged because of him, Goto Ichiri was still greatly relieved when he saw that Shiki had no intention of pursuing the matter further.

Then the two fell silent again.

The night in Shimokitazawa is far from being as prosperous as Ginza or Akihabara. Although it is still spring, the streets have a subtle feeling of desolation. Only the occasional passing cars add a bit of vitality to the lonely night.

After Goto Ichiri's face, which had become hot due to shyness, gradually returned to normal, he thought about what Shiki had just said.

"Washimiya-kun and the fairy... ah, Yamada-san are living together?"

"You've been to Washimiya-ryo before, haven't you? She's my tenant now." Shiki replied, "But I'll be in charge of dinner."

"Washimiya-kun's barbecue is delicious..."

When he thought of the barbecue he had in the backyard of Washimiya Ryo last time, Goto Ichiri felt like Pavlov's dog and couldn't help swallowing his saliva: "I wish I could eat it every day."

Although she didn't know what kind of meat he was grilling at that time, based on the girl's experience over the past decade, even the most delicious Wagyu beef she had ever eaten was far inferior to the skewers grilled at Four Seasons.

Rather, before tasting Shiki’s cooking, Goto Ichiri had no idea that food could be so delicious, which greatly raised the girl’s upper limit of impression of the taste of food.

"Is this a proposal?" Si Ji raised the corner of his mouth and joked.

Just like "The moonlight is so beautiful" represents the confession of "I love you", in the island country "Please make me miso soup every day" is a euphemism for "Please marry me".

"Eh? No, no, no," the girl blushed and shook her head desperately, saying in panic, "That's not true!"

"You rejected me so decisively. Even I would be hurt." Si Ji admired the girl's panic and continued teasing.

"That's not the case. What I mean is, that, that is..." After Goto Ichiri racked his brains for a long time, he stammered, "I always feel that Washimiya-kun and I are completely different species. That is, I am not worthy of Washimiya-kun. To be honest, I am not worthy of him to the point of feeling reproductive isolation..."

"They are not the same species in the biological sense!" Si Ji couldn't help but complain, "You think too lowly of yourself."

“Not being eaten by birds is a victory.”

"What kind of little bug are you!"

The two of them swiped their monthly passes to enter the station and soon got on the tram for their return trip.

Because it is past the rush hour after get off work and not yet the rush hour for overtime workers, the tram car is quite empty now, with only a few people in the entire car.

Sitting in his seat, Si Ji stared in a trance at the night scene passing by outside the window.

Goto Ichiri sat beside him with his head down, and no one knew what he was thinking.

After a long time, when the two got off the train and were walking on the way back to Goto's residence, the girl asked again: "Well, although it may be a bit self-centered to ask this now...but why does Washimiya-kun care about me so much? And he even accompanied me to visit the club and so on..."