Loneliness and Rock and Roll with Band Observer

At the same time, Hong Xia on the other end of the phone also realized that something seemed to be wrong.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute!" She interrupted Ichiri anxiously, "Why would Pochi-chan think that?"

Little Pochi shouldn't be like this!

Although she would be uneasy, think negatively, and do many strange things...

...but she just can't think about problems in this arithmetic-like way!

“‘Positive effects’ and ‘hinderances’ and ‘things that need to be taken into account’!”

"Why do you sound so much like Akie?"

Hongxia asked anxiously, causing Yili to be stunned for a moment.

Then she laughed with relief.

"Like...Akie. Isn't that nice?"

Yili showed a satisfied smile.

"Because Akiie and I are the same kind of people."

"She feels panic and confusion just like me, but she will not be restrained by these negative emotions and can still do what she should do."

"Not only that, she even has the time to care about a good-for-nothing like me."

"For someone like me who can't get used to the world of 'Yogakuro', someone like Akie who can survive by relying on the value of 'equivalent exchange'..."

Ichiri smiled and shook his head.

"...She is truly an ideal. Perhaps, that is why I like her?"

"Pochi..."

Hongxia wanted to speak, but didn't know what to say.

"Ah, ahaha, that's right. It's been like this since the beginning. Thank you Nijixia for reminding me. If it weren't for this, I probably wouldn't have noticed it..."

Yili let out a strange laugh.

Because of her unusual mental state and way of thinking, she actually often laughed strangely before.

But, never like now.

"It's generally impossible to win someone's favor just by playing the guitar well, right? After all, before I met Hong Xia and everyone, I didn't even have a bandmate, let alone a friend or a higher level relationship."

“That’s why I thought, playing guitar alone is not enough. I have to do something else.”

"But...Akie and I are the same. We are not ordinary people."

"Even though I'm such a good-for-nothing, Akie still... favors me. She cares about my feelings and is willing to worry about me. She didn't complain even when I unreasonably pushed her down on the seat in the Ferris wheel cabin..."

"…Why does she prefer me?"

"In the end... it was all because of the guitar after all."

Ichiri showed a somewhat frightening smile.

Akiie and I are in the same band.

Moreover, this band is an important part of Qiu Hui's career.

No matter how bad the situation gets, as long as this relationship is still there...

...I will never be defeated.

"Thank you, Nijika," Ichiri replied with a smile.

"Thanks to you for reminding me, I now realize it."

"All I have to do is keep playing the guitar and keep working hard."

“Because, unlike Aine, I am an important partner of Aie in her career. She herself said that I also had a great contribution to the commercialization of the band after it was over…”

Yili's eyes became blurry.

“That’s my advantage.”

People should learn to consider things from their own perspective. If it were Qiu Hui, she would definitely think so.

"Love is very troublesome for the yangkaku people. They always care about some weird feeling, atmosphere, rapport... I don't understand it at all."

If I were asked to force myself to imitate "normal" high school girls like Nijixia and Kita, I would definitely not be able to do it.

That's why the relationship with Qiu Hui became so awkward.

"But, Akie is very fair."

"How much 'value' I give her is how much 'value' she can give me back..."

I am such an idiot.

Obviously, if I just work hard as a guitarist, Akie will naturally prefer me because of the value she gains from me.

“…It’s just like the monetization mechanism of video sites! As long as you have enough fans and likes, you can get corresponding rewards!”

Why do you need to stray from what you do best, Goto Ichiri?

When Yili on the other end of the phone laughed excitedly, Hongxia on the other end felt as if she had fallen into an icy cave.

Wait, this isn't supposed to be the case?

Why did Xiao Boqi come to this conclusion?

"Nijiya, thank you! I will go find Akiei tomorrow, and the problem will definitely be solved. You don't have to worry about me! Bye!"

Yili hung up the phone.

Hong Xia was left dumbfounded.

"I……"

She put down her phone and stared at the table with a lost look.

…It shouldn’t be like this.

If the relationship between Aki and Pochi becomes like this...

Ijichi Hongxia felt an extremely strong sense of uneasiness.

With the end of commercialization, what will the future of the band be like?

Chapter 83: Threesome on the Beach

the next day.

If we count from the moment the training camp started, it should be the third day now.

Yesterday, in addition to playing in the water, everyone also spent a lot of time practicing as usual.

But even so, at this moment when they were about to start preparing for the beach rehearsal, Aine was still a little nervous.

"Uh uh uh..." She was struggling with the instrument in her arms, "G, F, F#, and then what was it..."

"It's better to relax a little now." Su Shi reminded with a smile, "If you push yourself too hard, you'll mess it up because of nervousness, okay?"

“That’s what I said…” Aine frowned, “But the thought of messing up makes me even more nervous!”

Looking at Aine who had a sad face, Akie smiled helplessly.

"That's the truth," she said. "When you need to be nervous, you will be nervous. The more you force yourself to relax, the more counterproductive it will be."

After saying that, she turned to the light beside her.

Deng had no instrument to play, but she needed practice just as well.

At this moment, she was following the instructions in the video playing on the screen of her mobile phone and performing warm-up exercises to warm up her voice.

Deng naturally didn't have this habit before. Qiu Hui first learned this method from a training institution, and then passed it on to Deng.

After completing a set of procedures, she turned to look in the direction of Qiu Hui.

"Are you nervous?" Qiu Hui asked.

As soon as she asked this question, she regretted it. After all, it was obvious and there was no need to ask.

"…It's a strange feeling. After such a long time, I have to face the audience again."

Deng said quietly, as if recalling the past from the CRYCHIC era.

"It's okay, the lights are always the best!" Li Xi, who was adjusting the power supply of the equipment, interrupted, "There will definitely be no problem this time!"

"……Um."

Deng nodded slightly.

"Although CRYCHIC is no longer here, but now I have everyone with me..."

"Yes! We will all accompany Deng, so there will definitely be no problem!" Li Xi nodded firmly.

"...Xiao Deng, there will definitely be no problem." Su Shi also said with a smile.

Her look was a little unnatural.

……

After everyone had organized the equipment, musical instruments and the large piece of white cloth spread on the sand, they began to move things out in batches.

Qiu Hui and Su Shi spread out the white cloth, and then Li Xi set up the disassembled drum set on it. Le Na squatted in the corner of the white cloth, picked up a corner and stared at it, wondering what he was thinking.

Although Aiyin had proposed to perform in swimsuits last night, she gave up due to Li Xi's strong opposition. As a compromise, everyone changed into relatively light and loose casual clothes and slippers. Although it was not as bold as a swimsuit, it still fully reflected the summer style.

"I didn't really pay attention to it, but when I looked closely, it seemed like Rikki had a pretty good figure!"

After plugging in the guitar and tweaking it a bit, Aiyin, who had nothing else to do, started wandering around, making comments as she went.

"Stop talking nonsense!" Li Xi rolled his eyes, "Get ready and don't bother others!"

“Rikki is so old-fashioned.” Although she was scolded, Aine’s interest didn’t seem to be dampened much. “She always thanks me nicely when I praise Suze.”

"…That's Sushi's business, it has nothing to do with me."

Aine, who had asked for no fun, shrugged her shoulders and turned away.

"senior……"

She originally wanted to chat with Qiu Hui, but after seeing her actions, she shut up.

Qiu Hui is on the phone.

After she put down her phone, she said to everyone including Aine, “Everyone, please excuse me for a moment.”

Then, she took two steps forward and said to Aine, “Follow me.”

After the two of them left, Aine asked quietly, “…Is it Goto-san?”

"Yeah." Qiu Hui nodded, "She's here."

In order to meet Goto Ichiri who came to watch the performance and "talk about something", the two of them temporarily left the beach together.

Today is sunny, but the sun is not too strong. The sea breeze makes the weather very pleasant.

But even so, the two of them still felt a little subtly entangled, not at all as clear and comfortable as the weather at the moment.

“…I’ll tell you.”

Aine once again brought up the topic that the two of them had been talking about during this period of time.

"We're not officially dating right now, but it's the same between Senpai and Goto-san, right?"

"...Yeah." Akie nodded.

She showed a hint of guilt for not being able to make things clear.

"I'm sorry." She was a little depressed. "I should have taken responsibility and made things clear."

"Since you know you can't do it, stop worrying about whether you should or shouldn't do it."

Aine smiled, trying to dispel Akie's concerns.

“…Thank you.” Akie nodded a little nervously, “Aine always has a positive influence on me in a very relaxed way. I… really like that.”