Social phobia and lonely rock

Hongxia sat calmly on the other side of Ishikawa Hayabusa.

Ishikawa Hayabusa responded to them cheerfully.

"It's good to make the best use of it, and I think that the instruments I gave to you are being held in your arms and practiced every day..."

"Hayabusa-kun, I'm on the train now!"

At this time, Hongxia interrupted Ishikawa Hayabusa without hesitation.

Yudai looked at Ishikawa Hayabusa helplessly, and started choosing a guitar again on her phone. This time, Ryo came to her and gave her some advice.

Yili also came over.

The three people who played the piano gathered together.

Hong Xia looked over there with some envy. As a drummer, she had absolutely no room for communication with those piano players on musical instruments.

She is not like Ishikawa Hayabusa, who can play keyboard, guitar, bass, and other instruments.

But Ishikawa Hayabusa didn't go over there. He just took a glance and then looked away, looking at Hong Xia who had calmed down a little and asked.

"How about it, Hongxia, do you want to buy something too? You're welcome."

Hongxia, who thought she was being ignored, was startled and looked up at Ishikawa Hayabusa.

"Um...ah..."

She spoke hesitantly. She still had no plan to buy a musical instrument, but she couldn't help wanting to get a gift from Ishikawa Hayabusa like those three people.

"Then let's use the drumsticks."

She thought as long as it was a gift from Ishikawa Hayabusa, it would be fine.

But Ishikawa Hayabusa was not satisfied.

This is too cheap, and drumsticks are something you can replace frequently without feeling bad if they break, he said thoughtfully.

"Then it looks like it needs to be customized."

"what?"

Hong Xia was stunned.

"Golden drumsticks aren't sold in music stores."

It seemed like Ishikawa Hayabusa was joking, but Hongxia somehow felt that he was not joking. She bumped him with her shoulder and complained.

"Just an ordinary one, don't waste your money!"

"Well, then give me a drum. It won't do if it's too different from others."

"...I'll think about it."

Hong Xia was persuaded and began to think about what accessories were missing for her drum set.

...

After getting off the train, the five people walked on the streets of Ochanomizu. When they got here, Yudai finally understood why they came here to buy musical instruments.

“There are really music stores everywhere here.”

They had just come out of the station and looked across the intersection, which seemed to be full of shops related to musical instruments.

Even seeing several stores selling musical instruments lined up together makes people begin to doubt whether such fierce competition can make money?

Yudai followed the few people, with joy in her eyes of seeing new things. She pulled Ishikawa Hayabusa to look around and asked in a sweet voice.

"Hayabusa-kun, why are there so many music stores here?"

When someone heard someone asking about musical instruments, his desire to preach suddenly exploded. He completely forgot how cruel he was to the other person last night. He squeezed over anxiously and introduced the instrument with shining eyes.

"That's because... since the Meiji era, when the oldest symphony orchestra in Japan was established, music performances have become popular in Tokyo. The one that was then located in Ochanomizu is now..."

Ishikawa Hayabusa glanced at Liang. This man seemed like a different person. He kept explaining to Yudai and Kazuri without taking a breath.

He looked at the two stunned people again, feeling that they were not listening, and then spoke.

"It's because of its long history, and it's easier to attract tourists and musicians if it's a musical instrument street. Recently, even Shibuya has built a musical instrument village."

“Is there a place like this even in Shibuya?”

Yuyo looked like she wanted to go, and she pulled Ishikawa Hayabusa's hand and asked expectantly.

Liang, whose words were interrupted, became dull in his eyes and stared at Ishikawa Hayabusa quietly.

"Shibuya..."

Yili began to get scared, because that was a place she couldn't set foot in no matter how high her level was.

The aura of modern people, the group of students, and the incomprehensible high fashion all have a lethality that penetrates her soul.

Hongxia smiled helplessly as she watched the four people who were making a fuss in the street. Seeing Ishikawa Hayabusa's "pitiful" appearance as they were comforted one by one, she looked around and pointed happily at the store in front and said.

"Let's go shopping here first. It looks like they have a pretty complete range of products."

"Oh, let's go!"

Seeing that Hongxia helped him, Ishikawa Shun was grateful to her in his heart. He took advantage of the situation without hesitation, hugged the shoulders of his noisy girlfriends around him, and led them to squeeze into the store.

When they saw Ishikawa Hayabusa getting scared for the first time, they all laughed to varying degrees.

Entering the store, the first floor is filled with all kinds of guitar gadgets.

When Yudai saw all those cute little things, she couldn't walk anymore and ran over happily.

"Hayabusa, how about this strap? Wow, there are so many varieties of picks! There are so many strings. The one I bought before didn't have them."

She walked around the store happily.

As soon as Yili entered the store, he nervously huddled behind Ishikawa Hayabusa, pulling on the corner of his clothes and automatically following him.

Ishikawa Hayabusa didn't mind it too much. It was basically like this in every store he went to for the first time. He just needed to get used to it after a while.

He walked towards Yudai with Yili in automatic following mode and took a look at the straps that Yudai had just chosen.

"This strap seems to be very suitable. Why not buy it together? The pick is also..."

He had just said a few words when Yu Dai, who instantly looked helpless, looked at him.

"Hayabusa, do you know what shopping is?"

Her tone, which indicated that she was only going to look but not buy, made the salesgirl next to her look a little gloomy.

Ishikawa Hayabusa naturally doesn't understand girls' shopping, but he has his own opinions.

"If you have a new guitar, you'll need a strap, too. And if you pierce holes on the three corners of this pick to make a bracelet, wouldn't it be cool and cute?"

Hongxia, who was following the three people and smiling when she saw how happy they were, couldn't help but think about what Ishikawa Hayabusa said, and then a light called "business" lit up in her eyes.

"Really? Wait, if I put on the ending band, I can make it into band merchandise."

"That's right! Hayabusa's vision is indeed extraordinary."

Yuyo was immediately persuaded by Ishikawa Hayabusa and joined in the design of the peripheral products.

Liang stood on the stairs leading to the second floor where professional musical instruments were displayed, quietly looking at the three people shouting over there, and said with a sigh.

"Let's go look at the musical instruments first."

After having fun, the few of them went to the second floor. The three people who were planning to buy musical instruments had roughly taken a look at the pianos they wanted to buy on the way there.

But since they have come to a music store, they will definitely take a look around and compare other instruments before making a purchase.

The five people didn't call the shop assistant and just chatted while shopping.

“Although some people say that the guitar shape has little impact on the musical effect due to the influence of effects and amplifiers, the basic details are the most important. The difference in the sound quality of the ST and LP guitar shapes is so noticeable that even laymen can hear it.”

They don't need a clerk either. Liang is talkative when talking about musical instruments, and her knowledge of them is definitely no less than that of the clerk.

But her advice can only be listened to by wealthy families.

Only choose expensive and good ones, and change instruments according to different songs.

Only she has so much money to play like this.

Her words made Hong Xia frown, and she couldn't help but remind her.

"Kita-chan, just take that person's words as suggestions. If you really buy according to her ideas, no amount of money will be enough."

"Well, I'm only going to buy one."

Yudai looked at Liang and seemed a little embarrassed to answer Hongxia.

Liang, whose introduction was interrupted, turned around quickly. She looked pitifully at Hongxia and Ishikawa Hayabusa who was standing next to Hongxia.

Ishikawa Hayabusa smiled but didn't dare to speak for Liang. He felt that if he stood on Liang's side at this time, he would be scolded as well.

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He offered his help cryptically, following up on Ryo's words.

"We should be more suitable for guitar shapes like ST and TELE, but it still depends on what you like."

Yudai nodded in response.

Their explanations were also meant for her, and from previous interactions, Ichiri's knowledge of guitar was no less than that of Ishikawa Hayabusa and Ryo.

As the topic deepened, Hong Xia was gradually left out of the topic.

Ryo: "Ikuyo hasn't decided yet?"

Ikuyo: "Hmm, these guitars all look cute... Where's Goto-san?"

Yili: "I like this one..."

Ishikawa Hayabusa: "Aren't you going to buy something more expensive?"

Ichiri: "Hmm...what about this one..."

Ishikawa Hayabusa: "How about... first see what kind of bass Ryo buys before considering it."

He planned to use the prodigal's shopping style to improve Ichiri and Yudai's horizons.

Neither of them was willing to let him spend money.

Standing behind them, not far away from them, Hong Xia watched them talking, and inexplicably felt that they had suddenly distanced themselves from her.

After all, in a band that is mostly made up of string instruments, the drummer is the most out of place.

Hongxia is very clear about this.

She had originally prepared to just watch from the side, but when she saw that Ishikawa Hayabusa, who had been with her, also put her aside and chatted seriously with those people, she couldn't help it.

With an awkward expression as if her boyfriend was ignoring her and she was clinging to him, she walked over and continued the conversation.

"Me, I'll buy a guitar and a bass too..."

Ishikawa Hayabusa, who was talking to a few people, turned around and saw Hongxia approaching with a stiff expression, and he comforted her.

"We're going to the drum shop later. Akihabara is not far from here."

As he spoke, he saw Hong Xia suddenly relax and immediately understood what was going on. Putting down their instruments, the three of them moved towards Hong Xia.

"You're not lonely, are you? It's okay to follow me."

When Hongxia saw Ishikawa Hayabusa's malicious expression, she stepped back cautiously. She was not as embarrassed as the other three to show their affection in public.

She cried guiltily.

"What are you talking about, Hayabusa!"

Ishikawa Hayabusa didn't care what she said. He walked over to her with a smile, put his arm around her shoulders and spoke.

"Ding ding ding~ Ishikawa Hayabusa's pendants have increased."

"What do you mean by Ishikawa Hayabusa's pendant increase?"

"How about increasing Hongxia's accessories?"

"That's not what I meant!"

"Eh... Anyway, the number of accessories has increased."

"Listen to me! Seriously."

Even though she said this, Hongxia did not leave Ishikawa Hayabusa's side.