Social phobia and lonely rock

Try to hide in this noisy scene...

"Ishikawa-kun..."

She turned her head and saw the sign hanging on Ishikawa Hayabusa's chest in the much brighter space.

As if noticing her gaze, Ishikawa Hayabusa turned his eyes from the stage to her.

Look at Ishikawa Hayabusa's eyes and the sign on his chest that says "Toilet, go to the right."

Kita shut his mouth as if he was stuck and silently took two steps back.

53. Progressive

Kita stood next to Ishikawa Hayabusa, leaning against the wall, tapping the floor with his loafers.

She was glad that she stopped the words she was trying to say because of impulse, but she inexplicably felt that the atmosphere was a little awkward.

Fortunately, this awkward moment didn’t last long. Amid the MC voice of the band’s lead singer on the stage, Xingge walked over from the front desk.

She stopped in front of the two of them, with a lazy look and a crisp voice.

"The show has started, Kita-chan, go to the bar and take a rest. Pervert, come with me."

Kita listened to the store manager's words and originally felt that the store manager was very gentle, but when she heard the impolite voice in the second half, she was suddenly shocked.

How could...he actually call a pervert?!

She suddenly heard a gasp and turned to the side.

Ishikawa Hayabusa closed his eyes and took a long breath of enjoyment as if he had heard some wonderful words from an immortal.

After exhaling softly, he said with a smile.

"Manager, you are so nice."

Xingge's face suddenly fell, he lowered his head and sighed in annoyance, then looked at Xiduo.

Kita understood what she meant, but looked at the two of them worriedly and walked towards the bar, looking back every three steps.

When she walked into the bar, she saw Hongxia with her back to her, comforting Pochi who was lying on the counter.

"Pochi-chan, relax a little, you've done a great job."

Kita felt mixed emotions for a moment, then smiled and walked up.

...

The lights dimmed, and seeing that all the customers were pushing their way inside the venue and no one was paying attention to this side, Bochi lay weakly on the bar.

She is well aware of the situation.

She knew that she had not helped Hongxia much today, but had been holding Hongxia back.

She had been procrastinating from the beginning. Hong Xia had spent so much effort teaching her, but she couldn't even look the customers in the eye or hand out drinks.

In a panic.

She huddled up on the bar, holding her head.

Yesterday I was so sure to say yes to Falcon, but today I am like this...

She didn't notice Ishikawa Hayabusa who was walking behind Xingge, and she was immersed in depression.

Ishikawa Hayabusa glanced at her, then moved his gaze to Hongxia, and left with peace of mind.

...

On the way home from school, Pochi felt that things were not as simple as she thought. From then on, she realized that something was wrong.

While hiding behind Kita, an idea crossed her mind.

But she was too nervous to pay attention at that time, and at this moment, Pochi picked up that short thought.

She remembered that when they were dating, Hayabusa said that he didn't want to give up her efforts because of over-dependence on him, but now, she still relied on Kita and Hongxia.

This is not right.

And her goal is to become popular...

...

Hongxia looked at Pochi, who was lying on the bar counter as if he was paralyzed.

She didn't think that Pochi's first part-time job was bad. Instead, she felt that Pochi had really tried hard.

Although Pochi seemed to be afraid of facing the customers and the gazes, she avoided the gazes and tried her best to do what she could.

The preparation of drinks and the selection of cups were all done according to her teachings, and there was no mistake once.

Pochi did it with all his heart.

But it seems that other people's gazes still put a lot of pressure on her. In just a short while, she collapsed like this.

She pushed Pochi who was lying prone.

"Pochi-chan, Pochi-chan, relax a little, you've done a great job."

"Ah... um..."

Pochi gradually recovered from her half-dead state and slowly looked up at Hongxia who was talking to her.

But she had an expression of disapproval on her face and lowered her head, not accepting Hongxia's compliment.

In response, Hong Xia smiled helplessly.

She changed the subject, trying to get Pochi out of his depression.

"We'll be free after the show starts, so let's go watch other people's performances. This band is pretty good."

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Pochi looking at the stage evasively, his face full of envy.

Seeing Pochi like this, Hongxia felt a little relieved and turned to look at the stage.

But at this moment, Kita's cheerful voice suddenly sounded beside him.

"Ijichi-senpai, thank you for your hard work."

Hongxia turned around with a smile and saw Kita who was still shining in this semi-dark space.

"Kita-chan, you've worked hard. Ah, where's Hayabusa-kun?"

As she spoke, she noticed that Kita was the only one who walked in. She was a little confused, because didn't she just see Hayabusa walking in behind her sister?

Kita said guiltily, as if he hadn't dared to stop the two from walking together.

"The manager asked Ishikawa-kun to go with her... I don't know what he did."

Hong Xia was suddenly shocked and said in shock.

"Those two people?!"

At this moment, when she was talking to Kita and not paying attention, a customer came over and said to Pochi, who was the only one facing outside.

"Excuse me, a glass of orange juice."

Hong Xia immediately realized that something was wrong when she heard the noise outside. Pochi had just recovered from being half dead, and now another customer was talking to her...

She couldn't even imagine that kind of scene, so she immediately responded.

"Hold on..."

Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by a clear voice.

"Ok."

Hongxia's eyes widened in surprise and she turned her head.

His eyes swept across the shining stage, passed through the dim backstage, and did not stop at the calm faces of the guests, but fell directly on Pochi's determined expression.

Her face was lit up by the light from the bar, and her bright blue eyes reflected the shape of the light.

Hongxia watched Pochi nod affirmatively in response, then quickly turned around and went to the back. She repeated the action many times and prepared drinks for the guests neatly.

After finishing, Pochi paused, and his back seemed to be more resolute.

She turned around and went back to the bar, raised her head with an effort to be at eye level with the customers, and forced a smile.

"Please..use.."

Although it was a shy smile and his hands holding the drink were shaking because he was forcing himself, the customer didn't care at all. Instead, he put his hand to his mouth, smiled gently, and took the drink.

As she watched the guests leave, Hong Xia suddenly realized that she had been holding her breath without knowing when.

After taking a deep breath, she quickly congratulated Pochi on his progress.

"Great! Pochi-chan, you've made progress."

Pochi also sighed with tears in his eyes, as if he had accomplished the most amazing thing in his life.

"I tried my best..."

Kita stared blankly at Pochi who suddenly bravely moved forward. She had been guiding the guests at the sidelines before, and occasionally paid attention to the situation at the bar.

She saw Bochi's reaction tonight.

At first, she was worried whether Pochi, who was so timid, could adapt to the job, but when she saw that Pochi was also trying hard to find something she could do, she felt a little relieved.

Just seeing how desperately Pochi was struggling just now, as if something extremely reliable was supporting her, she felt...

She was a little...envious.

"Congratulations, Goto-san."

Kita felt that his words were a little powerless.

"Thank you."

Pochi didn't pay attention to his surroundings and answered weakly, like a champion who had won a victory with great difficulty.

"Thank you for your hard work. What happened?"

At this time, Liang walked over from the front desk, looked at the atmosphere which was like an awards ceremony, and tilted his head in confusion.

Hongxia still had a relaxed smile on her face. When she heard Liang's voice, she looked at Liang and responded, then asked in surprise.

"Thank you for your hard work. Hey, what about the ticket checking job?"

Ryo answered.

"The store manager and Falcon went to do it. She said today's bands are very popular and asked me to come over and learn."

Hongxia immediately realized her sister's good intentions and her fearless dedication to prevent them, the girls, from being squeezed in a small space with a dangerous person.

She sighed, stretched out her index finger, and tapped her fingers as if counting.

"My sister is just like this...arrogant, arrogant ...

Finally, when she said "jiao", she acted shy and cute.

"Too much pride."

Liang complained.

Hongxia said with a smile, and she noticed that Kita seemed to be depressed for a moment just now.

But at this moment, what she saw was Kita covering his mouth, his eyes shining, and a look of happiness on his face.

She always felt that the other party seemed to be thinking something like, "How could I get so close to my senior?"

I sighed silently in my heart.

Hongxia turned around and looked at Liang and Pochi again. Pochi had a silly smile that showed he was overly proud. After Liang looked at Pochi, he turned his gaze to the stage.

Although she was a little tired today, she felt satisfied seeing the happy faces of the band members. By the way, although Hayabusa was not here, he was always happy, so he must be right.

the other side.

Ishikawa Hayabusa looked at the store manager who moved a chair and sat next to him and asked her.

"Manager, you are not infatuated with me, are you?"

Xingge was stunned and gave him an extremely repulsive expression.

"Absolutely not."