Loneliness and Rock and Roll with Band Observer

“Senior is really good at caring for others.” Aine smiled proudly, “So, leave the concern for you, Senior, to me!”

Just then, she suddenly looked into the distance, as if her attention was attracted by something.

"Senior, there seems to be someone over there, and he looks familiar."

"Looks familiar... ah, indeed."

Akie looked in the direction Aine pointed.

A girl in a skirt stood on the roadside not far away. Her upper body was a white dress decorated with ruffles and a red ribbon tied on the chest. Her calves were wrapped in white thigh-high socks and peeked out from under her navy blue short skirt. Overall, her outfit was quite cute.

"This outfit is cute," Akie commented, "but wearing thigh-high socks in this weather...it's going to be really stuffy."

"Indeed, it doesn't look like something you would wear to the beach... No! Senpai, the point is the face! Don't you think she looks familiar?"

Just as Akie and Aine were discussing the girl who also had pink hair, the other girl seemed to have noticed the two approaching.

She said nothing, but ran towards the two of them at a trot.

“…Wow! He’s coming over here!”

"You know us? No! What do you mean by knowing us?"

Only after the other person came closer did Qiu Hui see his face clearly.

"Ichiri, um... good morning?"

Yes.

This girl, who is wearing cute clothes but whose overall style is totally incompatible with the beach, is Goto Ichiri.

"..."

Although Yili looked refreshingly new after changing out of her classic sportswear, her face flushed and she seemed unable to utter a word for a long time, which was no different from her usual state.

Qiu Hui was also slightly frightened by her current appearance.

After a moment, she finally remembered to speak: "...The clothes are nice, very cute."

Chapter 84 Preparing for Rehearsal

"Akie... um, I, this..."

Goto Ichiri said hesitantly.

Before coming here, she had prepared a lot of speeches. Because she was not good at socializing and she knew it, she would do her best to prepare for the occasions when she had to appear.

However, this kind of preparation often does not work.

Just like now, after seeing Aike standing with Aine, all the words she had prepared were stuck in her throat and she couldn't utter them.

"Hello, Goto-san?"

Aine greeted him, looking rather awkward.

Not good... Although I still don't know how to define the relationship between me and my senior, can Goto-san and I be barely considered "rivals in love" now?

Looking at Ichiri in front of her, who had dressed up with great care but didn’t fit the mood, and who obviously had a lot to say but couldn’t, Aine felt a little sympathy in her heart.

However, when he thought about his current relationship with Qiu Hui, this sympathy seemed to be mixed into a large piece of chocolate in the tonkotsu soup, and it became something indescribable.

Aine is a person who considers other people's feelings before taking action. But because of this, she doesn't know what to do now.

In the end, it was Akie who broke the deadlock.

She walked forward and gently touched Ichiri's shoulder.

"It doesn't seem to match the atmosphere of the beach... but you must have chosen it carefully, right?"

On the contrary, Qiu Hui, who usually doesn't like socializing, was able to handle it with ease because she was used to Ichiri's style.

"Ah, well, this was actually bought for me by my mom, and I've hardly worn it before..." Ichiri replied uncomfortably, "...Is it really weird?"

"Even if it's weird, it's still cute." Akie nodded with a smile, "Even if you put aside the clothes themselves, the fact that you're trying your best even if you're not good at it is already cute."

"..."

Goto Ichiri's overloaded brain could barely come up with an appropriate response.

I was praised. Akihabara...

Moreover, I was praised for being "cute"! It turned out that I made the right decision not to wear sportswear this time!

She blushed, lowered her head, and clasped her hands tightly in front of her.

"...Thank you." She said softly.

Goto Ichiri was shrouded in rosy thoughts.

Chihaya Aine, who was standing by, felt like laughing for some unknown reason.

“Wow…senpai.” Aine showed the expression that appears when she is about to laugh but tries hard to hold it back, “I feel like that was so greasy just now.”

"Because, I'm not really good at praising people," Akie replied with a blushing face, "so I can only simply express my thoughts like this..."

She cleared her throat to show her change of heart.

"But it's a bit inconvenient to wear this."

She lowered her head and looked at the small leather shoes on Yili's feet.

"If you wear these shoes on the beach, the sand will get stuck inside and you won't be able to get out. I think it's better to change into a pair of slippers and take off your socks as well."

"Akiei prefers being naked?" Ichiri was shocked.

"Not really." Akie shook her head. "As for socks, I do prefer white ones..."

As she spoke, her expression suddenly changed.

"...No! I'm not talking about my preference for feet! I mean, you have to wear flip-flops barefoot when you go to the beach!"

“Oh… I see… Wow! Sorry! I thought of something weird without your permission!”

Looking at Akie and Ichiri, Aine felt like she was about to laugh out loud in the next second.

"What are you doing, the two of you...you're both acting like idiots!"

After she laughed, she looked thoughtful.

"Is it because of my presence that everyone is a little reserved?"

Aine keenly sensed the crux of the problem.

"Maybe." Qiu Hui sighed, "The three of us together are even more...strange than I thought."

Come to think of it, our relationship is really... a mess.

I like Aiyin, but Aiyin doesn’t like me that much; Yili likes me, but I don’t like Yili that much.

"However, the reason I invited Ichiri here this time is to discuss how the three of us should get along with each other," said Qiu Hui.

In other words, it is precisely because everyone is not in a relationship where they really like each other that there is room for discussion.

“Don’t worry about that for now.” Aine said with a smile, “Senior, we still have a performance to prepare for!”

"...Yes, performance."

Goto Ichiri nodded firmly.

She had been acting timid from the beginning, but when she heard the word "performance", she suddenly calmed down.

……

During the time that Aine and Akie were away, everyone had already set up most of the equipment.

Equipment and power supplies were neatly arranged on the spread-out white cloth, and the band members were adjusting their own instruments.

Although there are not many tourists at the moment, many people have been attracted and are talking about it.

A band on the beach might not attract much attention by itself; but considering that the members are all beautiful girls, the situation is different.

"Sorry! Something happened just now!"

Aine and Akie brought Ichiri through the crowd and returned to the small stage.

"Now that you're back, get ready quickly... Wait!"

Riki turned his head and looked at Aine and Akie, but was shocked by the sudden appearance of a third party.

"...Goto-san who ended the band?" she asked in surprise.

“Wow! Um, Shiina-san, right… I’m Goto… Goto…”

Ichiri, who was frightened by Lixi, responded timidly.

She had just changed her inconvenient leather shoes and taken off her socks. The dress and slippers looked quite incongruous.

But Li Xi didn't care about Yili's outfit at all. The fact that she was here was already very... very that!

She originally thought that Aine went with Akie... Anyway, they did something that was inconvenient for outsiders to see. Since they did that the night before, Riki thought that she should be used to it...

...But what about Goto-san?

Did Akie go to look for Goto-san with Aine just now?

So what is the relationship between the three of them?

Li Xi was stunned and his mind went blank.

"ha?"

Such a sound came out subconsciously.

Goto Ichiri was immediately startled by Riki.

“Wow! I’m sorry… Um, is there something wrong with Goto? Would it be better to call him Endo or something like that…”

"Ah, I'm not talking about you..."

Li Xi was in a state of panic. She realized that she had probably frightened Goto unintentionally.

"Rikki, stop messing around and get ready!"

In the end, it was Aine who urged Riki instead, with a smug look on her face.

Chapter 85: Bi Tian's Companion

The preparation did not last long.

At this moment, many interested audiences have gathered in front of the stage that has been prepared.

Chihaya Aine was standing at the edge of the stage as a guitarist, but at this moment she was waving her arms excitedly at everyone.

"Hello everyone! We are... ah, um, we are the 'band whose name has not yet been decided'!"

Someone in the audience suddenly started laughing.

"Huh? That's nothing?" Lixi shouted reflexively.

“Because there really isn’t a name.”

"Even if that's the case, you can't just say it like that!"

While Riki and Aine were arguing, Lenae made a move.

Her heterochromatic eyes quickly scanned the many audience members standing below the stage, she smiled, and then placed her hands on the strings of the guitar.

“…!!!”

A round of powerful music sounded, like the thunder before a storm and the sudden explosion of raindrops.

Although it started extremely suddenly, almost all the audience were stunned by the stunning performance.

They came to watch the fun, and Le Nai's stunningly outstanding performance satisfied their need to watch the fun.

The knowledgeable audience cheered, and the uninformed audience realized the change in atmosphere and began to applaud along with the crowd.

Goto Ichiri, who was in the audience, was also a member of the audience.

But she did not cheer or make any noise. Instead, she just stared quietly at Lenai on the stage, with a strong sense of confrontation in her eyes.