Social phobia and lonely rock

"My welcome party?" she asked dully.

"Yeah." Hongxia nodded and then looked to the side.

Ishikawa Hayabusa, who was being stared at by her, turned his head away in confusion with his poor acting skills, as if he didn't understand what she meant at all.

Falcon...

Hongxia’s resentment was about to explode. She always cooperated so well with Liang, but now he was pretending to be stupid with her!

"Goto-san, please join us."

At this time, it was Yokogawa Motomitsu and Kita Ikuyo who came out to save the situation.

"Oh, what is that amazing thing that the guitarist who ran away is saying?"

Ishikawa Hayabusa, who had just been pretending to be stupid, now stood behind Hongxia and Kita like a ghost, leaning on Hongxia's shoulder and spoke sinisterly to Kita.

Suddenly, the smiling Kita's face turned pale, and he fell down with blood spurting out, as if he was hit by an arrow.

You don't help me but interrupt me!

“Ishikawa-kun!!”

Just as Hongxia was complaining, she heard Ishikawa Hayabusa say.

"But as a senior, I still welcome you. How about coming?"

Kita recovered and got up from the ground. She was full of confusion when she heard what Ishikawa Hayabusa said.

It seems that Ishikawa-san is not interrupting them for fun, but is trying to stop them.

And the tone of his invitation now seemed like a casual mention.

why?

...

Pochi, who had just been happy and excited about the two people's invitation, was also a little nervous and didn't know how to answer.

But when he saw Ishikawa Hayabusa making trouble over there, the worry that he had put at ease because he was not asked nervously became tense again.

Are you not planning to let her join because her performance was so bad?

But then I heard Ishikawa Hayabusa asking in the same tone as before, without any oppression and as if it was up to him to stay or go.

She relaxed a little and re-determined her thoughts.

Pochi lowered his head and was silent for a few seconds, then looked up and mustered up his courage.

"I..I want to join."

27. Figure

As I stepped onto the upward steps outside of STARRY, the air gradually became lighter, and the excitement in my heart made me quicken my pace.

Tread, step.

The rocking of the guitar bag brings a calm and reassuring weight.

As she walked up the sunken stairs, the cool May breeze blew past her lightly, as if it had taken off her heavy body, making her feel terrifyingly relaxed.

Pochi took a few quick steps, but then stopped slowly, fearing that the joy in her heart would disappear because of her rapid pace.

She looked up at the sky, which was filled with stars, and she felt like she was at the center of the universe.

The starlight around her flickered and gradually approached her.

'She must cure her social phobia and show her full strength.'

She made up her mind to take a step forward. The immature self of the previous moment was left behind, and the self of this moment was one step away.

The quiet streets also looked different in her eyes.

"For Nijiga, Ryo, Kita, Hayabusa and the band, I must..."

Thoughts spread, and scenes from the performance emerged in my mind.

"The unknown girl who mysteriously appeared, Pochi...hehe."

She couldn't help but repeat the introduction that Ishikawa Hayabusa had called out to her before, and her mood suddenly lifted.

When I seemed to hear countless "Pochi, Pochi" sounds.

My shoulder suddenly hit something.

Bang.

She came back to her senses immediately, and seeing the other person's surprised expression, her consciousness, which had been drifting away for a moment, shrank back into her body.

she said hastily in a trembling voice.

"Right..Right..I'm sorry! I'm sorry."

...

"Then I'll go back too."

Ishikawa Hayabusa stretched and said to the three girls in the room.

"Well, see you tomorrow."

Hongxia smiled and waved at him.

Kita looked at Liang and saw that she was dozing off in the corner. He then said goodbye to Hongxia and followed Ishikawa Hayabusa out.

After leaving the livehouse.

She saw Ishikawa Hayabusa a few steps ahead and quickened her pace to catch up with him.

"Ishikawa-kun."

In the romantic street filled with neon lights, Ishikawa Hayabusa stopped and looked back.

"Thank you for letting me join the band again."

Under the street lights at night, Kita Ikuyo bent over and spoke with force.

"No need to thank me for anything. I just want to see that everything around me is beautiful. That's all."

His tone was casual and relaxed.

Kita Ikuyo looked up at the young man. The flashing lights outside the road, the cheerful laughter, and the colorful world were not as beautiful as him.

The only thing left in her eyes was the boy's refreshing smile.

"Xiduo and I are going the same way, let's go together."

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand and turned away.

Kita Ikuyo quickly followed.

...

Hongxia glanced at the sleepy Liang and walked to the drum stand. She held the drumsticks and recalled today's performance.

Finally, she sighed and looked up at the ceiling light.

"Is it just a dream..."

As she recalled the past, she thought of the young man who had shined so brilliantly, and also of the prank he had just played.

When she saw Pochi's thoughtful expression, she understood.

He hoped that the other party would think about it seriously rather than just agreeing to it.

Hongxia touched the drum skin of the drum set.

"Hayabusa-kun is really a good man."

As soon as she said this, she remembered that Liang was still there, and immediately looked at her, but when she saw Liang leaning against the wall with snot bubbles in his nose, she felt helpless for a moment.

"Go back to sleep!"

"Well, well... I'll ask Hongxia to take me back."

"Really!"

...

"I am back."

Ishikawa Hayabusa took off his shoes and greeted his family.

As soon as he finished speaking, his mother's voice came from the direction of the hall.

"Falcon, the food is still hot."

Damn it, I was left to eat alone.

Ishikawa Hayabusa changed into his own slippers at home and walked towards the kitchen.

By the way, since mom is in the hall, dad, who is a professional hall dweller, usually stays there too. Since both parents are in the hall, it means that his stupid sister has been pitifully driven back to her room.

Thinking of this, the smile on Ishikawa Hayabusa's face became even brighter.

He walked towards the hall with the meal.

But as soon as he entered the door, three pairs of eyes appeared from the direction of the sofa and looked at him.

Seeing that all three of them were there, Ishikawa Hayabusa was surprised for a moment, then greeted them with a smile.

"Good evening~"

And Ishikawa Hibiki, his sister, is still as brainless as ever.

"No blood."

After saying that, my mother patted me on the head, and I shrank back into the sofa, covering my head with my hands and looking aggrieved.

After looking at Ishikawa Hayabusa for a while, Ishikawa Jinpei said in a conflicted tone.

"Well, Falcon, helping others is a good thing, but don't go too far."

He was well aware of his son's outrageous fighting power, and the three of them had started counting time since the beginning.

When I get home about half an hour later than usual.

Ishikawa Jinpei said, "We have almost cleared Shinjuku and Shinagawa."

An hour late.

Shizuka Ishikawa said, “The suppression in Tokyo should be over.”

An hour and a half late.

Ishikawa Hibiki: "The enemy is in America?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she received blank looks from her parents.

...

Even Ishikawa Hayabusa didn't follow his family's thoughts. He was stunned for a moment before putting dinner on the table and speaking.

"Didn't I say I was going to perform today?"

show...

The three people from the Ishikawa family looked at each other, and they all thought of the same thing.

Ishikawa Hayabusa, holding an AK in his left hand and an AUG in his right hand, was riding on a speeding sports car, with bullets flying amid the sound of a symphony.

Ishikawa Jinbei covered his forehead and sighed, while Ishikawa Shizuka silently wiped the corners of his eyes.

Seeing the expressions of these three people, Ishikawa Hayabusa knew without even thinking that the misunderstanding could not be resolved with words.

He took out his cell phone, clicked on the footage of today's performance, and showed it to the three people.

Then he returned to the table and clasped his hands.

"I'm gonna start now."

He began to wolf down the still steaming hot dinner.

After the three people in his family looked at the photos, Jinpei Ishikawa and his wife and daughter looked at each other and said.

"What organization did you join?"