Social phobia and lonely rock

Kita smiled, clenched his fists, and uttered the classic slogan of the sports meeting with an expression of giving it his all.

"Kita-chan... this isn't a sports meet... you can just take it easy here."

Hongxia also started to make a fuss with Kita.

But soon, the staff's words broke the relaxation.

"...Then please ask the Homeland Band, Zero Hour Return Band, Ending Band, Lovely Girls Band, and Sharp Angle Band to prepare for rehearsal and come on stage to rehearse in turn."

"Eh!?"

The four girls were stunned when they heard the staff call out their band name.

Ishikawa Hayabusa looked at their silly expressions and began to snicker.

...

Otsuki Yuyuko walked into the hall.

The venue gave her a very different feeling today. After all, all those here were musicians, and they all looked ready to go on stage.

But Yuyuko Otsuki didn't take them seriously. Basically, all the bands that were considered capable had been called away to prepare for rehearsals.

Of course, she is an exception. After all, as a "local", she still has some advantages here.

Moreover, she almost didn't need to participate in this event. Her level and popularity could no longer be considered that of a new band. She only participated reluctantly because the store manager and Hiroi Kikuri asked her to help boost the popularity of the place.

When she came out of the waiting room, it was the end of the second band's rehearsal.

Because she didn't hear the main part of the song, she didn't comment on it, but only made a preliminary assessment of the performances of several people.

All I can say is that it was played with great vigor.

But it still doesn't seem to be up to the standard of being at the forefront of the bands performing this time. Is it because of poor condition or something happened?

And looking at the venue, the level of the first band seemed average. After all, most people looked eager to try.

Soon, it was time to end the band's rehearsal.

Otsuki Yuyuko perked up a little and looked towards the stage.

The five of them hurriedly took small steps and ran from the preparation room to the stage.

The pink-haired guitarist almost fell flat on her face, but the man protected her and prevented her from falling to the ground.

They immediately took their positions and began to tune their instruments.

Otsuki Yuyuko sighed as she looked at their nervous expressions. She paid special attention to Ishikawa Hayabusa and Goto Ichiri mentioned by Hiroi Kikuri.

After going on stage, Goto Ichiri raised his head quickly to look inside the venue, then lowered his head hard and began to tremble on the spot.

“Is it okay for that girl to play on stage?”

Otsuki Yuyuko heard from the person in front of her the same thing she was thinking.

He just shook twice, perhaps feeling that this was not going to work, and while she was dumbfounded, Goto Ichiri quickly turned around and faced the venue with his back.

She even saw Ishikawa Hayabusa, who was behind him, giving Goto Ichiri a thumbs up, and Goto Ichiri reached out and touched the back of his head. Although she didn't see Goto Ichiri's expression, she could see it from the flowers blooming behind Goto Ichiri.

Goto Ichiri was quite happy.

“This band is really interesting.”

At this moment, the person next to her said something completely opposite to her idea.

This is where the fun begins!

This little episode seemed to relax the lead singer and the drummer in the background who were originally a little nervous. The drummer said something, but was stopped by Ishikawa Hayabusa who smiled and waved his hand.

Soon, after everyone confirmed each other's status, the lead singer spoke.

“We are the closing band, so please listen to Guitar, Loneliness and the Blue Planet.”

On the other side of the venue, Hiroi Kikuri let out a puzzled cry.

"Ah?"

But her voice doesn’t detract from the start of the song.

The fast and steady prelude immediately makes people feel the beauty of the fusion of musical instruments, and the human voice is quickly introduced.

Kita leaned towards the microphone and spoke very steadily.

"The sudden downpour made me sick of not bringing an umbrella."

In the venue, the musicians who had originally wanted to understand the level of their opponents and were looking forward to going on stage, clearly felt the gap in just a dozen seconds and felt what it meant to be the seeded players favored by the officials.

Under this music, the atmosphere in the venue changed from initial surprise, to sighing and enjoying the music, and finally to devoted following.

But Yuyuko Otsuki frowned while listening to the beautiful music. They were just at the top level in previous years, not as good as Sister Hiroi said.

On the other side, the more Hiroi Kikuri listened, the more question marks appeared in her head.

Why can't I feel any passion in the performance of these people? Although they play very seriously, they don't deliberately let their guard down.

And why is the song selection so random? Don’t they already have better songs?

But as she listened and felt the emotions of the song and the people on the stage, she suddenly smiled.

"Happiness and friendship come first. It seems that this is what the little brother thinks."

The duration of each song is not very long, and their performance is not so long that every second of the music feels extremely long, and then feels too short after it is over.

It just ended normally.

Amid the applause, Ishikawa Hayabusa looked at the situation of the staff and the store manager.

They were holding pens and writing something on paper while the recording equipment was running.

He estimated that their evaluation should be only very good. After all, the momentum was not strong enough, and Pochi was too scared to face the court, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Rather than competing desperately for victory, he wanted to see them happy.

At this moment, he could feel without looking that the girls around him were completely relaxed and happy because of the applause and the relaxed and steady performance.

Even Pochi peeked happily into the field.

Ishikawa Hayabusa was very satisfied, but he was also ambitious. If he could play steadily in such a field full of competitors, the performance in a few days...

But some of them have been seen.

Ishikawa Hayabusa never lies.

"I want to get first place." Those words were not said to appease them.

With such a great opportunity, they must of course try to transform from an unknown band into a super popular band of their generation in one fell swoop.

...

After the five people finished rehearsing, they came down from the stage with a relaxed look on their faces and returned to the crowd. This familiar song and this level of performance did not take them much effort at all.

As soon as they returned to the crowd, many musicians came over to greet them.

The performances of these people were powerful but not overwhelming, which won them a lot of favor.

At this time, it was naturally the two lovely and shining diplomats, Kita and Nijixia, who stepped forward to deal with them, and soon they started to have a pleasant conversation amid Pochi's trembling with fear.

Ishikawa Hayabusa protected Pochi, who looked like he had seen a horde of zombies, and Ryo, who was leaning towards him, and hid in a corner.

But he also kept an eye on the two people to prevent any pests from approaching.

He was serious about preventing his future girlfriend from getting into danger.

Because the next band was still tuning their instruments, Liang didn't pay attention to the stage but leaned against the wall, absent-mindedly looking at his phone.

Only after the performance did she gradually understand the situation. She glanced at the stage and saw the tense and heavy expressions of the people there, so she looked away.

She knew how reliable her boyfriend was, but this was the first time she truly felt his thoughtfulness.

Only now did she realize that in this audition, which was called a rehearsal but was actually an allocation of performance time, what mattered was not how great the performance was.

It's stable and flawless performance.

They were not facing the audience, but the staff.

From his mobilization before he went on stage to his selection of the song they were most familiar with, it could be said that this performance was bound to be a success.

only...

Liang glanced at Ishikawa Hayabusa's appearance at this moment. He looked eagerly at Hongxia and Kita in the crowd.

This possessiveness is really unusual...

But when I think about how this thoughtful person can be so silly, I find him surprisingly cute.

"Brother, Pochi-chan, the performance was very good."

At this time, the stalker who ended the band came again, with that signature vague voice, and they knew who it was as soon as he opened his mouth.

They had just hidden in this corner for a short while when Hiroi Kikuri caught up with them. She was holding an opened bottle of Demon Slayer Wine in her hand, her face was red, and it looked like she had drunk a lot.

Ishikawa Hayabusa sighed as he looked at the person who always caused them trouble, walked up to her, and waved his hand in front of her eyes as she looked puzzled.

"What song were we just singing?"

"what."

Hiroi Kikuri showed a hapless smile as if she was doomed, and she guessed carefully.

“Guitar and the World?”

Ishikawa Hayabusa sighed deeply, like a doctor facing a hopeless patient, he patted Hiroi Kikuri's shoulder and shook his head.

He walked back again.

"What's that expression on your face, little brother? I'm still alive."

Hiroi Kikuri tried hard to express that her life was very healthy.

At this time, Ishikawa Hayabusa stopped, turned around, and said with an expression as if he finally realized something.

"Actually, you've already died from drinking too much, and I'm the god of death."

"Huh!?" Hiroi Kikuri was stunned.

Liang suddenly felt amused and put down his phone to watch Ishikawa Hayabusa teasing the drunkard.

Ishikawa Hayabusa said slowly with a stern face and a hint of deep guilt on his face.

"Well, yes, you are dead. Because you are kind, I will open the door to heaven for you now. However, you cannot take worldly things into heaven. Please give me everything in your pocket."

"How could this be..." Hiroi Kikuri felt like crying but had no tears.

"Hurry up, there's still time to see your friend's reaction when we get to Heaven."

After hearing this, Hiroi Kikuri hurriedly began to search her pockets. Ishikawa Hayabusa saw her take out several bottles of wine but was reluctant to give them away, so he sighed again.

He didn't take the thing that Hiroi Kikuri handed over, and came back to shake his head and said to Liang.

"I can fool a thousand people in one day who are so stupid."

Liang smiled.

After a while, Hiroi Kikuri saw that he had confiscated it, scratched her head in confusion, walked around, and came back after confirming that she was still alive.

She cried and said, "Brother, this is not possible."

When Ishikawa Hayabusa saw her coming again, he knew he couldn't avoid it, so he told her directly.

"I feel like I'll be unwelcome if I'm around you."

“That’s too much.”

Hiroi Kikuri wiped her tears and took a sip of wine. Under the protection of alcohol, she smiled again.

She knew that if she chatted casually in front of Ishikawa Hayabusa, the topic would be brought to the universe, so she expressed her purpose directly.

"Hey, little brother, could you please help me take care of my juniors?"

"Younger? That one?" Ishikawa Hayabusa asked nonchalantly.

"Hate it, it's Otsuki-chan." Hiroi Kikuri waved her hand.