Social phobia and lonely rock

Pochi was shocked.

Ishikawa Hayabusa knew that he had scared her, so he quickly expressed his thoughts directly.

"If you like something or hate something, just say it directly. It's very tiring to read people's minds."

After saying this, he still looked up. Although he couldn't see Pochi's face, he could feel that Pochi was still thinking.

However, it was only after a long time that he heard Pochi's slow, firm and solemn voice.

"I will agree with any idea of ​​Falcon, because there is nothing I hate more than being against Falcon."

Although Ishikawa Hayabusa was somewhat happy, he couldn't help feeling regretful.

Is this situation still unavoidable?

He had no choice but to say it instead.

"Then Pochi, make a promise with me that you will tell me everything you hate from now on. If you don't, you are against me."

"Hey~!" Pochi cried in embarrassment.

Ishikawa Hayabusa laughed quietly as if in victory.

87. Fast Running

If people can freely control their perception of time, the time when they feel happy will slow down, and the time when they feel tormented and bored will speed up.

Then life would probably become much easier.

Bochi was afraid of the passing of time. She had been sitting here for a while, on the green grass and under the bright leaves.

She didn't know when it started, but she gradually fell in love with this vast and uninhabited natural world besides that small enclosed space.

But this liking was nothing compared to her liking for the young man lying on her lap.

Now the person I like has taken off his invincible armor and is leaning against me in a resting manner.

It made her feel that she was strongly needed and that she was doing something for him. This feeling made her feel like this place was a fairyland.

She didn't want time to pass.

She was a little afraid that Ishikawa Hayabusa would stand up as soon as the conversation stopped.

Hearing how much he wanted her to be more self-reliant, Pochi asked the question that had been on her mind for a long time.

"Well, Falcon, I'm actually very concerned about what the answer Falcon said that he couldn't answer for the time being was during the swimming lesson?"

She didn't understand why this little problem should remain.

The boy lying on her legs didn't move, probably because he was worried that his hair would prick her.

He asked for confirmation.

"Does Xi want you to take swimming lessons?"

When Ishikawa Hayabusa saw Pochi nodding, he looked at the dazzling light above, thought for a moment, and confirmed it first.

"Pochi doesn't want to take swimming lessons, right?"

Pochi hesitated for a long time before answering.

"Ah."

Ishikawa Hayabusa looked at the hemisphere above him and couldn't help but recall what Pochi said when he saw him in the locker room that day.

"The answer is that I don't want Pochi to take swimming lessons, and I want Pochi's swimsuit to be seen by only me."

Pochi froze. She was reluctant to go in the first place, and then she understood what Ishikawa Hayabusa meant. She suddenly regretted her act of stubbornly going to class last time.

He said weakly while crying.

"Hayabusa~ Please tell the teacher that I will never take swimming lessons again."

Ishikawa Hayabusa remained silent.

...

After school, in the rehearsal room in STARYY.

After rehearsing their new song "That Band", Hongxia couldn't help but marvel at Bochi's performance.

From the day of the audition, Pochi's playing improved to a level close to that of a guitar hero.

If you are a fan of Guitar Hero, you will probably recognize it immediately after listening to it, but with outsiders around, he will still be the ordinary Pochi before.

But even so, her change made others practice harder, and in just one week they could feel that their music was different than before.

In addition to Pochi, even Ishikawa Hayabusa seemed to have stopped pretending and his skills improved rapidly.

He quickly reached the level of Bochi, that superb level that grips people's hearts with every note.

If Liang hadn't let him solo for a while, she wouldn't have noticed that he had almost reached professional level.

As for the band's shortcomings, Kita at least won't make any mistakes now and can play a piece of music safely and steadily.

We have the skills and original songs.

Hongxia felt that the time had come for them to soar into the sky.

During the break, she looked at the four people in the rehearsal room.

Kita was asking Pochi about the part she didn't play well just now, Ryo was leaning against the wall holding his bass and yawning, and Ishikawa Hayabusa was watching the two people practicing.

Everything is fine, except one thing.

Recently, Ryo gave her the feeling that he was deliberately being indifferent to Kita, but she didn't know if it was her illusion, after all, Ryo had always been like that.

Hongxia stopped her uncertain thoughts.

When she saw that Kita was pleasantly surprised to have played the part that was not played smoothly just now, she clapped her hands lightly to remind everyone and said.

"Everyone, are you free this Thursday?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Ishikawa Hayabusa said almost affirmatively.

"Street performance?"

"You're right!"

Hongxia pointed at Ishikawa Hayabusa with satisfaction and looked at the others with a gentle smile.

"Thursday?" Kita held the guitar, looked up slightly and thought for a moment, then quickly said with a smile.

"It's totally fine."

"Yeah." Pochi nodded. She was naturally working around the clock and was basically never busy.

Ryoumi and everyone agreed, and gave instructions to Ishikawa Hayabusa.

"Falcon, get your strength ready."

"Although the result is like that, at least you should be more humble and make me feel better."

Ishikawa Hayabusa knew what Liang meant without asking. After he finished speaking, he saw Liang showing a smug smile that he would never change.

...

At night, after cleaning, preparing to welcome guests.

Everyone went to their respective posts, but Ryo saw Ishikawa Hayabusa stop next to Kita, and she greeted him directly.

"Falcon, come to the front desk and help me."

Ishikawa Hayabusa looked at her, then turned to look at Kita who had a complicated look beside him. She felt a little disappointed, but said nothing.

Liang didn't stop and walked straight to the front desk.

She seemed to be giving off a low-pressure vibe that said, "If you don't do this, don't bother me anymore."

After she left, Kita looked at Ishikawa Hayabusa who didn't move and asked.

"Ishikawa-kun, aren't you going over?"

"If she asks me to come over, I will go?"

Ishikawa Hayabusa said this with a smile before walking towards the front desk. Kita felt something was wrong as he watched him walk over.

Perhaps because today is a weekday, the guests did not come as early as on weekends.

On weekends, as soon as the store opens, people come in early to wait for the performances.

Ishikawa Hayabusa has been here for more than a month, and he has become familiar with the regular customers in the store. Some of them come here not just for the performances, but as a habit.

Even on days when there are no performances, they would come over, habitually order a drink and watch the bands that were using the venue for rehearsals and auditions.

As he was thinking about this, Ishikawa Hayabusa had already walked to the front desk.

He saw Liang hugging his chest and leaning against the wall, and gave him the seat at the front desk.

This scene is somewhat familiar.

He suddenly remembered the time when the two of them had worked hard to expand the band's fame.

He sat down on the chair unceremoniously and said.

"If you deliberately bully me like this, I will be sad too."

He knew that Liang was not really angry just now, but was pretending to be that way.

Of course, it was deliberately shown to Kita.

"Then why don't you keep some distance from Kita, she's not the right match for you and Pochi."

Liang's words came from behind.

Ishikawa Hayabusa had excellent hearing and he did not hear any movement behind her. She still leaned in the same position.

He didn't look back, but just looked to the side. In the corner of his sight, Kita was secretly watching the situation here.

Then, the way she quickly looked away was adorable.

He said.

"So these past few days, you've been deliberately interrupting my communication with her, and Kita has sensed it."

"Then what are you going to do?"

Liang seemed to be forcing him to make a choice.

Ishikawa Hayabusa supported his chin with his hands.

He still didn't know what Liang was thinking when he did this.

The thoughts of cat girls can sometimes be very neurotic, especially those of a wild type like her.

He recalled that Liang started to reject Kita after the day they went to his house together.

Ishikawa Hayabusa quickly understood. He turned sideways and asked Liang.

"You don't think I want to have secret private relationships with each other, do you?"

Liang stared down at him.

Ishikawa Hayabusa saw the answer from Liang's eyes and said with a smile.

"Ryo is so nice, he actually thought about me."

"I'm just worried about you breaking up the band."

"Oh."

The two looked at each other, Liang thought of something, avoided his gaze and said.

“I went on an adventure this weekend.”

"Okay, let's put on some safety measures."

Liang looked at him with disdain and kicked the chair he was sitting on.

...

It's Thursday soon.

That day, they asked Xingge for leave. Actually, it didn’t matter if they didn’t ask for leave, as there were no performances in the store that day.