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

So he let the other party continue unloading the goods, and he took his guitar and left.

Si Ji was not afraid that the people in the music store had any bad intentions. After all, if anything went wrong, neither the monks nor the temple would be able to escape.

When Shiki arrived at the school gate with his guitar, he saw two girls waiting there whose uniforms were obviously different from Toyosaki's.

"Sorry for the wait, Ijichi, Yamada."

He greeted the two and said, "I'll take you to find the performance venue later...but before that, we have to pick up Yili."

"Has Washimiya told Pochi-chan that we're going to end the band and perform at the Toyoin Festival?" asked Ijichi Hongka after greeting Shiki.

"Of course not. It wouldn't be a surprise if I knew it in advance!" Si Ji answered without hesitation.

"...For that child, there must be only surprise but no joy." Hong Xia said helplessly.

"I'm a little curious about how Pochi will react." Yamada Ryosuke said expectantly.

Then both of their eyes fell on the guitar case behind Shiki.

"Are you planning to play the guitar, Washimiya-kun?" Hongxia asked curiously.

"In fact, I recommend you learn the bass," Yamada Ryosuke said seriously, "that way, even if you play it wrong, no one will hear it."

"No."

Shiki said happily, "I plan to lend this to a girl who wants to learn guitar from Yili. She's a very interesting guy, and it's a good opportunity for you to meet her."

Chapter 176 Smoked Meat Buns

Q: As a Yin corner, how would it feel to be in close contact with a real stranger?

Answer: It will explode.

QED

Well, since Goto Ichiri is not flammable, it hasn't reached the point of "exploding with her!" yet, but when facing Kita Ikuyo, she is still visibly embarrassed.

Kita Ikuyo was trying to find topics to talk about, but their conversations were almost always like this:

"Goto-san plays the guitar really well. How did you learn it?"

"Self-study."

"Wow, you can play this well by yourself. Goto-san must have practiced very hard~"

"F-okay."

"By the way, there's a pancake shop that's opened up around the school recently. The food is pretty good and perfect for taking photos. Has Goto ever been there?"

"No, no."

"Come to think of it, the weather is really nice today. It feels perfect for basking in the sun. What do you think, Goto-san?"

"About?"

"..."

The conversation can't go on.

In the end, Kita Ikuyo could only watch in silence as Goto Ichiri practiced the guitar hurriedly over there.

She could sense that Goto Ichiri wasn't trying to end the conversation on purpose because he didn't want to, but was simply too introverted and not good at chatting.

Goto Ichiri was trembling like a rabbit being stared at by a snake, and he was desperately calling out in his heart that Shiki would come back soon.

However, Si Ji's trip took a while. After about twenty minutes, she heard footsteps coming towards her.

But the strange thing is, why is there more than one footstep? Is it not Washimiya-kun who is coming? Or did he bring someone else with him?

Oh, if too many people knew about my paradise, wouldn’t I have to find another place to live in the future?

The girl couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

"Ah, it seems Washimiya-senpai is back."

At this time, Kita Ikuyo also heard the footsteps, and said happily as if she had been pardoned.

"Sorry, it took me a while to get the guitar, but it also saves me a trip." Si Ji greeted the two of them.

Before the smiling Kita Ikuyo could say anything, she saw two figures following Shiki, walking through the bushes closely.

The golden-haired girl among them was tidying up her side ponytail while complaining, her aho-hair on top of her head swaying with the wind: "The place Washimiya-kun found is too remote. Ugh, there are leaves on my hair."

The girl with short blue hair looked quite interested: "I think it's quite interesting. There are usually a lot of edible grasses growing in places like this..."

Then, both of their eyes fell on Kita Ikuyo's face, whose smile had frozen.

“Ah, guitar!”

The golden retriever, or rather Ichichi Nijina, pointed at Kita Ikuyo and shouted.

Goto Ichiri: Hey, what's going on with this strange sense of déjà vu?

Yamada Ryo was even more direct: "...the runaway guitarist!"

Kita Ikuyo, who was directly identified, was already sweating profusely.

"I'm glad nothing happened. Ryo and I thought you had an accident and we've been so worried about you." Ijichi Hongxia continued gently.

The relieved look on his face showed that he had indeed been worried about the other person.

"Well, I have already burned incense for Kita." Yamada Ryo clasped his hands together: "Namo San."

"Senior Liang..." Kita Ikuyo was feeling the pangs of guilt and looked very sad.

"Oh, by the way, since I don't have money to buy an incense burner, it should be okay for me to just stick the sandalwood on the meat buns."

"Disrespectful to the dead?! No, I'm not dead, so it doesn't matter?" Kita Ikuyo was confused.

“In addition, the meat buns were enjoyed by the staff and not wasted.”

Yamada Ryo said this in a voice-over like a disclaimer on a variety show.

"Liang, you bastard... I was wondering why you suddenly gave me meat buns that day, and they tasted weird!"

Ichichi Hongxia suddenly remembered something and became extremely angry: "You lied to me that it was a new smoked meat bun!"

Yamada Ryo looked at her best friend and said softly.

"You're welcome."

"I'm not thanking you!"

Hong Xia took a deep breath and calmed herself down: "After today's work is done, you wait for me."

"I want the maple syrup pancake set," Yamada Ryoya said calmly.

"I'm not buying you dessert!"

I don't know why, but Shiki always feels that Yamada Ryo is very good at breaking down Hongxia's defenses. Maybe it's because the two of them are childhood sweethearts and know each other well.

"It's very cheap, I'll treat Senior Liang!"

Kita Ikuyo immediately said attentively with an expression that said 'shut up and take my money'.

Everyone else's attention was drawn to her, and then the red-haired girl remembered that she was still apologizing.

Under the gazes of Ijichi Kouka and Yamada Ryo, Kita Ikuyo hesitantly confessed that she could not play the guitar at all and that she joined the band just to get closer to her admired senior Yamada Ryo.

"No matter what you do to me, please forgive my sins!" After saying this, Kita Ikuyotsu got up from his seat on the lawn, lowered his head deeply and said loudly.

"Don't say something that could be misunderstood!"

Ichichi Hongxia complained loudly.

"It's very difficult to regain a person's credit." Yamada Ryo said indifferently as he stood in front of Kita Ikuyo.

"Senior Liang..."

Kita Ikuyo was devastated.

"If you want to take it back, you have to at least treat me to a steak... Ah, Yudai is completely petrified. Moshimoshi, can you still hear me?"

Yamada Ryozai stretched out his hand and waved it in front of the other person, but Kita Ikuyo was like a statue and did not answer.

"You said..." A gleam of light flashed in Four Seasons' eyes: "It's okay to do anything, right?"

"No, no, no, there must be limits, such as morality, common sense, and the bottom line as a human being," Hong Xia waved her hands vigorously: "And Kita is apologizing to the End Band, and Washimiya-kun is not the one who ended the band."

"Oh, am I not?"

"Hey, is that you?"

Si Ji and Hong Xia looked at each other.

"I thought I was an agent or something like that..." Si Ji said in shock.

"The closing band doesn't need such high configuration nowadays." The girl complained, "After all, we can only perform as a warm-up entertainment now."

"That's why I managed to get you a chance to perform on stage at the Toyoin Festival."

Si Ji spread his hands and said seriously, "Doesn't this make me feel like a manager?"

Goto Ichiri, who was looking at the Kita statue with a somewhat worried look, was shocked when he heard this and asked, "Wait, what do you mean by going on stage?"

"Toyotsugi, performing in front of a stage watched by thousands of people, making a name for yourself and the band in one go, how was it... Ichiri? What's wrong with you? Why are you petrified too?"

The two girls who shared the same suffering leaned against each other, like two stone statues telling the story of the Runners' Alliance's demise...

Chapter 177 Spinning in Circles

“Oysters oysters absolutely oysters!”

When Shiki suggested taking them to the auditorium first to get acquainted with the stage that would be performed at the Toyotsu Festival, Goto Ichiri suddenly relaxed and shook his head desperately.

"I absolutely can't perform in front of thousands of people!" she said to Si Ji and the others with tears in her eyes.

"As for Pochi-chan, there will be absolutely no problem."

Ijichi Kouka gently stroked Goto Ichiri's head and said seriously.

"Because Pochi is a child who can do whatever he wants to do." Yamada Ryo added.

However, this kind of talk that parents use to coax their children was obviously unable to convince the fifteen-year-old Goto Ichiri, and the girl still shook her head desperately to express her refusal.

"Pochi-chan, do you still remember the qualification review and assessment that my sister conducted on us?" Hongxia did not rush to convince the other party, but asked softly.

Si Ji had also heard about that assessment.

It is said that their first collaboration was so bad that they were banned from performing on stage by STARRY's store manager, Ijichi Hoshika, who is also Nijiro's sister.

Even though Yamada Ryo and Goto Ichiri collaborated to write an original song, they were not given permission to perform it on stage.

Later, with Hongxia's efforts, the store manager Xingge decided to give them a chance for assessment and review. If this performance still fails to reach the passing line to perform as a band, the band will not be able to perform in the Livehouse for a long time.

At that time, the three of them practiced hard together for a long time, but they still didn't perform well during the review and were almost doomed to fail.

However, even in that desperate situation, Goto Ichiri, who had originally been a weakness because he could not fit in with the team's performance, suddenly broke out, and with his extremely wonderful guitar solo, he restored his reputation in one fell swoop, and brought Nijixia and Liang to the passing line.

It can be said that the band’s occasional performances on stage now are all thanks to Goto Ichiri’s breakthrough.

"Examination..."

Goto Ichiri seemed to recall the scene at that time, and timidly raised her little face to look at everyone. That tearful expression coupled with the girl's pretty face that even the faint dark circles could not hide, rather highlighted her fragility, making people feel particularly protective.

"Damn, what a cute creature this is," Kita Ikuyo whispered, "I want to take it home and raise it!"

Shiki nodded in agreement.

Indeed, considering that you don't need a litter box or regular walks to keep a cat like Goto Ichiri, and that he doesn't shed, he might be less troublesome than keeping a cat or a dog.

"The fact that we were able to pass that assessment was all thanks to Pochi-chan. I know that Pochi-chan is actually very good!" Hong Xia continued, "So I want everyone to see Pochi-chan and the Ending Band, so that more people will like Pochi-chan and the Ending Band! So I don't want to stop here. Can Pochi-chan go on that stage with us?"

"That's too much," Goto Ichiri shrank his head, and then complained weakly in a low voice: "Since Ijichi-senpai said so, how could I refuse..."

"That means you agree!"

Ijichi Hongxia grabbed Goto Ichiri's hand, pulled her up from the lawn, and spun her around like a child: "I'm so happy! I'm so happy~"

Goto Ichiri, who was a little nervous at first, let go of the burden in his heart because of the other party's pure and innocent happiness. Looking at Hongxia who seemed to be emitting a holy light, he also revealed a faint smile.

"It may be a bit rude to ask this," Shiki whispered to Yamada Ryo beside him, "but don't you think Hongxia has a talent as a gigolo?"

"What stupid stuff are you talking about."