Social phobia and lonely rock

Liang paid attention to her for a few seconds, then shifted his gaze to Ishikawa Hayabusa who was preparing.

He plugged in the power amplifier and turned on the synthesizer.

"MUSIC ON."

...

"Then sister, I'll go check on Liang and the others."

After spending a long time to finish the work, Hongxia saw that Ishikawa Hayabusa and the others still hadn't come out of the rehearsal room, and she couldn't help but worry.

She waved to Xingge and hurried to the rehearsal room.

"Ticket sales will start soon."

Xingge gave her an instruction.

"I got it."

Hongxia said without looking back, keeping walking.

Don't be fooled by Ryo's lazy appearance. She will be very ruthless when asked to teach seriously. Hayabusa is also very straightforward and will probably listen to whatever you say. It's still unknown what kind of person Kita Ikuyo is, but she seems to admire Ryo.

In other words, in the rehearsal room at this moment, Liang has the final say.

She prepared herself mentally before going in.

open the door.

She saw Ishikawa Hayabusa playing the keyboard, and two guys leaning against the wall with their arms crossed, trying to look cool.

Well, not too scary.

She breathed a sigh of relief.

It’s just… isn’t it obvious that Hayabusa’s keyboard skills are amazing again?

Liang, who was leaning against the wall, heard a discordant sound in the room. She slowly opened her eyes and looked towards the door.

Seeing Hongxia standing at the door in surprise, she walked over.

Patted Hongxia's shoulder.

"This kid is a genius, no, a pervert."

After getting Liang's recognition of his strength, Ishikawa Hayabusa raised his thumb with a shining smile, but the movement of his other hand suddenly became weird, turning into an afterimage that flashed on the keyboard.

...

“The liberation of human nature will bring about physical and spiritual transcendence. Every progress of human society is based on the inner liberation of human beings.”

"That is to say, as a being with completely liberated thoughts, perverts are invincible."

"The ultimate of human beings is perversion! There is no doubt about it!"

Ishikawa Hayabusa opened his arms wide as if he was preaching, with a sacred look on his face as he promoted his perverted ideas to three girls and two adult women.

But apparently no one could understand him.

Several people had awkward expressions as if to say, “What you say is very powerful, but I won’t go astray.”

"Yeah, ah, yeah! We know why Hayabusa-kun is so powerful. Sit down."

Hongxia struggled for a while, but finally sorted out her thoughts and asked Ishikawa Hayabusa to sit back.

Ishikawa Hayabusa sat back in his seat and looked at the few people. Ryo and Kita were looking down in thought, while Hongxia seemed quite happy.

Hongxia clapped her hands gently to remind the two of them to come back to their senses, and then said.

"Then Hayabusa-kun already has the ability to perform on stage, Ryo and I will be no problem, and Kita-chan is also an experienced guitarist..."

She looked like she had been looking forward to this for a long time. She excitedly pressed the table and leaned forward.

"I'll ask my sister to let us perform on stage!"

Kita Ikuyo, who had not yet recovered from Ishikawa Hayabusa's extraordinary strength and ridiculous reasons, agreed subconsciously.

"Ah."

Ok?

What did she just promise?

Play?

when?

Aa ...

"I'm OK."

Liang still had a calm expression, but there was a hint of interest in his slightly faster voice.

Senior Liang!!

Kita Ikuyo was about to cry. Even though she knew that practicing guitar was not something that could be done in a short period of time, it was impossible for her to go on stage in a short period of time.

Someone please save her, and let her do whatever she wants! Please, God!

But the last person in the band didn't care about Kita Ikuyo's inner thoughts at all and spoke with a smile.

"Pervert, come on!"

Kita Ikuyo's heart is dead.

"Then I'll go and ask my sister for help."

Hongxia stood up with a bright smile. Her happy expression was like she was walking on the road to her dreams. Others felt healed just by looking at her.

But you can't save a guy who's about to break down.

“That…that…”

Kita Ikuyo wanted to explain quickly....explain...

After she spoke, several people's eyes turned to her.

Compared to others, Kita Ikuyo was more concerned about the gaze of Senior Ryo who was sitting opposite her. His calm and expressionless look made her nervous.

She imagined what Liang's expression would be if she said she didn't know how to play the guitar at all.

No, compared to any expression, her impression in front of Senior Liang was ruined, and she would never be looked at straight in the eye again in her life.

Trash who told lies about music - Ryo-senpai looked down upon her with a piercing gaze.

"Kita-chan, what's wrong?"

Hong Xia asked in confusion.

Even people who are good at socializing have things they are afraid of and things they dare not say.

"That, um, it's okay."

Kita Ikuyo lowered her head, looking as if she was about to be overwhelmed by guilt.

Ishikawa Hayabusa looked at Kita Ikuyo who said nothing and sighed.

15. Sincerity

Hongxia and Liang are not stupid, they can naturally notice the conflicted expression of Kita Ikuyo.

But the way Kita Ikuyo responded immediately just now made them not think about not wanting to play.

Noticing her stealing glances at Ryo, they thought she was worried about coordination with Ryo, or something as trivial as her playing style.

"It's okay, we'll practice together before we go on stage, and we'll just cover a popular song, right, Ryo."

After Hongxia finished speaking, she asked Liang for confirmation.

Although Liang may be a bit contemptuous sometimes, he still cares about his companions.

"Yeah, easy playing."

"Yes.."

Before Kita Ikuyo could finish his words, the voice of the store manager Xingge calling Hongxia was heard next to him.

"The guests are here."

"Good~"

Hongxia responded loudly in a cute way, and then spoke to the others.

"Then let's talk about it tomorrow. Thank you for your hard work."

"Ah."

Ishikawa Hayabusa nodded and stood up.

"Then I'll go back too."

"Bye." Liang waved.

"Me too."

Kita Ikuyo looked determined, put her guitar on her back, and walked towards the exit of the livehouse behind Ishikawa Hayabusa.

"Kita-chan, be careful on the road."

Hongxia stood at the counter and called out to Kita Ikuyo who was standing on the stairs from a distance.

But Ishikawa Hayabusa, who was walking a few steps ahead of Kita Ikuyo, was stunned when he heard this, with a lot of questions in his mind.

He knew that Hongxia was reminding Kita Ikuyo not to think too much and not to be distracted when she returned, but why did he always feel something was wrong?

...

Leaving STARRY and walking down the sunken stairs to the ground, the hustle and bustle of the city and the wind of loneliness blew Ishikawa Hayabusa's school uniform, but he remained motionless like an iron tower.

I looked up at the sky, which was a baked orange-blue.

another beautiful day.

But there are minus points today.

He turned around, looked at Kita Ikuyo who was hanging her head, stopped and waited for her to come up.

During this time, one or two guests who were preparing to go to the livehouse passed by him, chatting and laughing. They were full of anticipation and happily communicating with each other.

With her head down, Kita Ikuyo walked to the highest step. She felt a figure beside her, so she looked up.

Ishikawa Hayabusa stood quietly there, as if waiting for her deliberately.

Kita Ikuyo forced a smile on her face and then asked Ishikawa Hayabusa.

"Ishikawa-san, what's wrong?"

"When you encounter trouble, you should end it cleanly. Running away is not a bad idea."

Ishikawa Hayabusa reminded her meaningfully.

Kita Ikuyo thought about it and was suddenly shocked. Could it be that he had been discovered?

Can you tell that she doesn't know how to play the guitar?

"Um... Ishikawa-san..."

She tried to explain hesitantly, but she heard Ishikawa Hayabusa speak calmly, which was different from his usual excited tone.

"Since we are in the same band, you can just call me by my name. Also, I look forward to your performance during the show."

What do you mean?

Kita Ikuyo was confused.

First she was told to escape, then she was told to look forward to the performance. She was completely confused.

But feeling the concern in Ishikawa Hayabusa's words, Kita Ikuyo still smiled and nodded.

"Well, I'll do my best."

...

The next day, Ishikawa Hayabusa was sitting on the train, holding the instruction manual of the synthesizer in his hand, leaning back on the train seat, looking at the tutorial lazily.

Since he didn't have to go to school today, he wore a three-quarter sleeve jacket, a white T-shirt underneath, and dark casual pants. The cross-body bag he brought out was thrown next to his seat.