Loneliness and Rock and Roll with Band Observer

"Little sister, are you lying?"

The drunken woman laughed heartily.

"You probably didn't buy it because you were worried about my health, right? Thank you for your concern!"

The drunk woman laughed even harder, slapping the armrests of the bench as she laughed.

"Uh, this is probably true, isn't it?"

Ichiri stammered in response, but he was actually relieved.

The other person seems unexpectedly quite...kind?

"Anyway, little sister, I can't repay you for saving my life... Just in case you're interested in me, let me introduce myself. My name is Hiroi Kikuri, and I'm a guitarist... Oh, no. I think there's something..."

Miss Hiroi held her head with her hand, as if the pain caused by being drunk had not yet subsided.

"Oh... Oh! That's right! I'm the bassist! Bass! I'm the bassist Hiroi Kikuri... The bass is as important to me as my life! Ahahaha!"

You seem to have almost forgotten the name of your life just now? Yili complained in his heart.

However, this... young lady was able to pass out drunk on the side of the road in broad daylight, and even planned to drink with sobering medicine. It seems that life is indeed as light as a feather to her...

"Come to think of it, little sister, why are you sitting on the bench alone?"

As Hiroi spoke, he crossed his legs without any scruples, put one hand on the armrest of the bench, leaned back on the chair, and looked up at the sky.

"I'm a little troubled."

Goto Ichiri lowered his head slightly.

Although Ms. Hiroi looks as strange as she can be, perhaps it is because of her strangeness that she became interested in me, a stranger, and took the initiative to come up and talk to me.

So, she had no intention of leaving just like that, but decided to chat with this strange big sister for a while.

It can divert some attention to some extent.

"Trouble... um... let me guess..."

Hiroi tapped the armrest lightly.

"…Is it a love issue?"

Yili felt as if he was pricked by a needle: "No... No! It's not like that!"

"Oh?" Hiroi's eyes sparkled. "Such a strong reaction, does that mean I guessed it right? It seems that I am really very smart... I was just kidding."

She lowered her crossed legs and took her arms back from the armrests.

"I'm just judging others by my own experience," Hiroi said with a smile. "Because I'm also troubled by that kind of thing...so in my eyes, even vending machines seem to be suffering from unrequited love."

Perhaps because she was sober, her originally heartless smile seemed to reveal a hint of calm and melancholy.

"I'm sorry if I guessed wrong."

"...Actually, maybe, it can't be wrong...

Ichiri sighed softly.

"I just... still don't know what I'm thinking."

She lowered her head slightly.

What kind of person do I want to be to Akie?

What do I want from her?

How does she see me and how do I see her?

Ichiri didn't know. Maybe it was because she was too stupid? She thought.

Although we can feel joy and pain, we cannot accurately summarize their causes and consequences.

"You said you didn't know yet?"

Hiroi was a little stunned, then burst into laughter.

"I thought it was some kind of question! So that's how it is...youth is so real!"

Hiroi, laughing heartily, stretched out his hand, as if intending to pat Ichiri on the shoulder, but after changing his mind, he retracted his hand and patted the back of the bench.

"As for me, I've actually figured out what I want to do a long time ago." She laughed, "It's just that the other party has always been unwilling to accept it..."

Having said this, she whistled softly as if to dispel her nervousness.

"As for me, I usually don't have the courage to say that I like that guy. So my solution is - drink!"

"As long as you're drunk, you can say anything! And if the other party agrees, that would be the best. If they don't agree, you can use the universal excuse of being drunk and talking nonsense to get away with it..."

“I have a lot of experience with this! Because, every time I confess my feelings to him, he always thinks I’m drunk and talking nonsense, so even though I’ve failed many times, I still… ahem!”

Hiroi, who had been talking too excitedly, started coughing violently, apparently he was still drunk.

"Ahem... Anyway, how about you try a couple of drinks, little sister?"

"No, I'm still a high school student..."

"Huh? Oh. Well, then there's nothing I can do. Sorry, sorry."

Having his proposal rejected, Hiroi fell back into the recliner.

"However, even though you can't drink, my suggestion is still the same."

She turned her head and stared at Yili with eyes that seemed to be sharpened by alcohol.

"Even if it's just imagining myself talking nonsense when I'm drunk..."

"...In short, some things are definitely better stated clearly."

Ichiri shook his head: "But, I still don't even know what I'm thinking..."

"Well, if that's the case, I have an idea. Let's go talk to that person?" Hiroi said with a smile, "Although every time I go to talk to that guy about this, he always makes a gloomy face and tells me to 'stop it and get out'... But, little sister, the person you care about may not have a personality as bad as that guy, so I suggest you give it a try."

Looking at Hiroi's confident eyes, Ichiri felt like he was about to melt due to uneasiness.

If I talk about this with Qiu Hui, will she... sympathize with me because she thinks I'm pitiful?

Yili was secretly struggling.

Although she hoped to get more from Qiu Hui, she didn't want this to be a charity given out of sympathy or sense of responsibility.

Maybe, as everyone says, after both sides calm down a little, they can think about it in the long run and it will be better.

So, she is still struggling...

…until the sudden ringing of the bell interrupted her entanglement.

……

"Are you free?"

Qiu Hui asked in a calm tone while sitting on the bed.

"I, I... am free."

As expected, Pochi's voice still sounded panicked.

"Okay, I'm going to come find you now. I want to talk to you about something."

Having made up her mind, Qiu Hui expressed her request in a calm and unquestionable tone.

“This, this, doesn’t mean that I need to calm down for a while…”

"I don't think that's appropriate." Qiu Hui interrupted Ichiri.

Yes, it's not suitable.

Although Liang said that, in her opinion, it would be better to just ignore it for a while.

But she also said that whether to follow this advice is entirely up to Akie herself.

"Send me the location, and stay where you are. I'll be there as soon as possible."

After Yili agreed, Qiu Hui hung up the phone, stood up from the bed and prepared to go out.

When her hand touched the door handle, she changed her mind, turned back and came to the closet.

"…Let's change our clothes."

Thinking of this, she opened the bottom layer of the wardrobe.

Chapter 130 Communication

After hanging up the phone, Hiroi beside Ichiri looked at her with surprise.

"... Let me guess again." Hiroi was very interested, "Could that phone call just now be from 'that person'?"

"Yeah." Yili nodded slightly.

“Oh, this is just a coincidence, isn’t it?” Hiroi laughed. “Besides, ‘You said you should calm down for a while’… It’s really hard not to think about this kind of line. What on earth did you do?”

"It's nothing, actually..." Goto Ichiri lowered his head in embarrassment, recalling how he had behaved during his outburst not long ago.

"If you use that kind of expression, then were things not going well before? Did you have a fight?"

"Not really... because she is a very gentle person and has always been considerate of my thoughts. It's my fault. I have been causing trouble for her."

Ichiri folded his hands in his lap and whispered.

"She did nothing wrong. I think it's all my fault..."

"...Don't take all the responsibility on yourself." Hiroi suddenly interrupted Ichiri's mumbling, "Of course, don't push the responsibility onto others either. Hmm...how should I put it..."

She thought hard for a moment and decided to give her own example.

"Although I often confessed to him, he often rejected me...but isn't this normal? I like him, but he doesn't like me. Isn't this a matter of course?"

"To put it bluntly, love... isn't something that can go smoothly just by 'doing it right'..."

Hiroi made a strange sound that seemed like a smile but not a laugh.

"I, I don't think it has progressed to that stage yet..."

Ichiri shook his head in panic.

Although she also made up some nonsense in her introduction to Guitar Hero, such as "her lover is the ace of the basketball team", that was actually just because of her stereotype of modern people.

As for what love is all about, including her own current thoughts, these questions are actually still unclear.

After all, I'm the pathetic guy who made my first friends in high school, Ichiri thought.

"That's right. You just said that you haven't thought it through." Hiroi shook her head slightly, "So, I think you'd better take advantage of the opportunity when that person comes to you..."

"…Let's make things clear first."

"That's one thing. Another thing is, don't always feel like you did something wrong. This is a fatal problem in a relationship between two people... Guah! But how can I say such things when I get rejected every time I confess? It's so sad..."

Having said this, Hiroi stood up shakily.

"Sure enough, I still need to have a couple more drinks at this time... Oh, I haven't given you the money from before. Little sister, how much is it?"

After Yili reported the amount, Hiroi rummaged through the pockets of his baseball jacket with a sad face. After finding his wallet, he tremblingly took out a few bills and patted them next to Yili.

"Um, the number is wrong, it's a bit too much..."

"Really? Well...never mind! No need to give me the change. I don't have any change anyway."

Hiroi smiled and waved his hand: "Bye! Good luck to you!"

"B-Bye..."

I watched her walk into the convenience store. Is it really okay for her to continue drinking after all this?

After stuffing the few crumpled banknotes given by the other party into his pocket, Yili also tried to imitate her just now, lying back and leaning his whole body against the back of the chair.

Although Ms. Hiroi is a weirdo who gets drunk in broad daylight, she is surprisingly kind.

Thinking of this, Yili unconsciously began to seriously consider her suggestion.

Talk to Qiu Hui and ask for her advice.