Social phobia and lonely rock

"The next one is the one among the many in the band, the keyboard player, Ishikawa Hayabusa!"

As he spoke, he raised his hands handsomely, then slowly pulled them down to cover his face, striking a rather childish pose, and continued speaking as if he was oblivious to the silent audience.

"I'm 16 years old and I already have a girlfriend, please don't disturb me!"

"Since our lead guitarist is so impressive, I can't be weak either. Get out of the way, Pochi!"

Pochi obediently gave up his seat and even moved directly to the wall without putting down his guitar. He remained in that position like a sculpture.

The audience was also very curious about what else the keyboard player could do.

You can't bite the keyboard too, right?

I saw Ishikawa Hayabusa adjust the position of the keyboard, turn it sideways towards the audience, walk to the front of the keyboard, and do a bridge with his back to it.

He started playing on the keyboard with his backhand in a very firm position, and he was playing the rock organ version of "Caracalla".

He plays at 190BPM like it's a game!

Playing the same piece of music with a different kind of music gives the audience a different feeling.

His actions even scared Hong Xia who was standing next to him, but facing the stunned Hong Xia, he even had time to pull his hand away and make a V sign.

After playing a section, he stood up straight without any need for support, and raised his hands and shouted without caring about the audience's feelings.

"thank you!"

The atmosphere in the audience finally eased quickly like an icebreaker passing by, and someone shouted.

"It's too strong!"

"Let's have the full version!"

There were even female fans shouting.

“Ishikawa!!”

Ishikawa Hayabusa smiled casually, turned the microphone, and extended his hand to introduce Hong Xia to the audience.

"Next is our leader, drummer, and parent, Ichichi Hinikaka~"

When Hongxia heard that it was her turn to introduce herself, she turned to the microphone.

But she, who used to be quite talkative, froze at this moment.

"That...that..."

While stuttering, she stared at Ishikawa Hayabusa with her beautiful red eyes.

You all act so brilliantly, how can she respond? She doesn’t know how!

Besides, you have already said all the introduction and used most of the words, and you are still adding to it. What should she say?

She adjusted herself and said as Ishikawa Hayabusa gave her an embarrassed smile.

"Thank you very much for coming to our show. I hope our show today can leave you with a good memory..."

Hongxia hesitated for half a second as she spoke, thinking of Pochi's surprising move just now, but she completely ignored the thought that popped up in her mind and continued speaking with a smile.

“If you are interested in our music, please pay more attention to us!”

Amid the audience's enthusiastic response, she kicked off the next song.

"Then the next one is "Little Sea", please enjoy it!"

Ishikawa Hayabusa, who was already prepared, also played the first note after her voice fell.

During that period of time, there were several more posts in the forum.

"End the band, Invincible, come on!"

"Don't waste your time looking at any singers. This year's best band has already been decided."

"The most awesome ones are indeed Wuming!"

The few people who supported the band's end on the forum responded sporadically, and after a while, they all fell silent.

Not long after, some people in the forum who couldn't resist their curiosity came to Shinjuku folt.

After all, the ticket for this music festival is valid for all events, so once you buy the ticket you can enter any livehouse.

Moreover, the scope of this activity is only in Shinjuku, and it does not take long to change a store, so the cost of trial and error is extremely low.

More and more people are saying “I’ll go take a look” in the forum and then disappear.

More and more people are becoming curious.

until...

The staff stood at the entrance of Shinjuku folt and spoke to the audience passing by with full of apology.

"Sorry, our venue is full. Please go to another store to watch the show."

The audience could only leave in disappointment.

The organizers did not expect that the situation that they were originally worried about the last show being full would actually appear in the finale.

After all, it was getting late for the last show, so there wouldn’t be that many people staying to listen. Even if the hall was full, it wouldn’t be that full.

But there were still a lot of people during this period, so situations that they did not expect occurred.

But it also shows one thing, that the band won over the audience with its own strength!

On the other side, the venue was already packed with people just as the staff had said.

Kita, who was on the stage, looked down and could hardly see the audience below their chests.

The five people who were suddenly faced with such a situation did not get nervous at all and played steadily.

The high-pitched music and the powerful yet gentle singing spread from the brightly lit stage to the semi-dark venue.

“I always fantasize about the vast sea and sky in a corner.”

“I understand that I can’t be the perfect protagonist.”

"I understand that I am a villager A who can't do anything."

"So at least let me swim in the ocean of my heart!"

Their music was so beautiful, as if one was in a paradise, which was something that Pochi himself had not expected.

Every time she wrote lyrics, she expressed the regret, loss and worry in her heart.

She read the story herself after she finished writing it. Even if she tried to add some hope, it couldn't cover up the overall darkness.

But those darknesses were completely erased by the five people playing together.

The passionate music makes sadness become beautiful.

It’s even so beautiful that it feels magical.

“Even if we get soaked by the rain, we can still face it with a smile.”

"You are like this, I long for you."

"Before I know it, I will become as strong as you."

"Become more open to smile than before."

“If we meet in the distance, please look back at each other’s tightly held hands.”

Not only the song was modified, but also herself. She felt that she was becoming more and more free since some time ago.

Pochi couldn't help but sigh, rock music is great, and... it's great.

Another song ended with a long extended note, leaving behind a lingering and wonderful enjoyment.

After the applause, Kita, who was asked by the audience, talked about their last failed performance.

"....On that day, a typhoon suddenly hit us, and we were shocked. Besides, the band had just been formed, and everyone had no confidence..."

When Kita was feeling a bit guilty and was embarrassed to speak.

Yuyuko Otsuki stood at the aisle, hugged her chest and looked calmly at the five people on the stage.

If their strength during the rehearsal was enough for her to cheer up and face it, now she can confirm it.

The End is a band that can be compared with them.

This is a band that becomes stronger as the going gets tougher.

Their souls are not controlled by Ishikawa Hayabusa, who appears to be the most powerful. What he controls is the coordination between the various instruments to make the whole more perfect.

The person responsible for the outburst was Goto Ichiri, the man she had always looked down upon.

It is precisely because of Goto Ichiri's outburst that their performance this time was so eye-catching.

It was so dazzling that even her opponent was looking forward to their next performance.

Afterwards, the performance continued with interspersed interactive exchanges.

After playing "If I Could Become a Constellation" and "That Band", the girls were all a little out of breath.

Such high-intensity and high-level performance puts a lot of pressure on them.

Of course, there are exceptions for perverts.

The audience also realized that this extremely long, yet extremely reluctant half an hour was about to pass, and their performance was about to end.

The air conditioner was on in the venue, but Kita was still sweating from the heat and fatigue. Her hair was wet and stuck together, and her voice was not as energetic as at the beginning.

But she still smiled and spoke into the microphone with all her might.

"Then, the next one is the last one, which is also the first original song of our band! "Guitar, Loneliness and Blue Planet"

Sweat ran down her cheeks and dripped onto her white skirt.

It can be said that the five of them enjoyed the performance very much.

It was this feeling of enjoyment that made them not control their physical exertion like they did during normal practice.

but...

After the last song was announced, fans in the packed venue gave the loudest response of the night, loud enough to even break through the soundproofing of the venue.

Hearing this voice, Kita smiled weakly at her and turned around to look back.

Ryo and Pochi noticed her movements and turned around at different speeds.

The five people looked at each other, looked at each other's embarrassed and stubborn appearance, and then looked at Ishikawa Hayabusa who seemed calm.

The girls smiled helplessly at what a monster this was. Then, no one knew who started it, but one of them laughed softly.

Everyone laughed along.

This was not planned, it was just a sudden eye contact that Kita decided to make, and everyone cooperated naturally.

Then, with Hongxia's nod and several people confirming, the music started!

This brought to an end their most shining and satisfying night.

138. Choose

The show is over.

The performance they had prepared for a long time, practiced for a long time, and looked forward to for a long time is over.

When the curtain came down separating them from the audience, the girls relaxed.

They half-bent their bodies, propped up their legs, and gasped for breath. Hong Xia, who was sitting on the chair, had no intention of controlling her hands, so her arms hung limply.

From their state, we can tell how hard they tried and how satisfied they were with tonight's performance.

Seeing the appearance of these people, Ishikawa Hayabusa put away the synthesizer and patiently gave them time to recover their strength.

After a while, Hongxia sighed and said.

"It's almost time to go down, and SIDEROS will be on stage soon."

"Hmm..." The girls responded to her and started to move.

Ishikawa Hayabusa also helped Hongxia start to dismantle her drums.