Loneliness and Rock and Roll with Band Observer

"Me, me too!" Goto Ichiri also nodded vigorously.

The cold but strong aura emanating from Qiu Rangzi made Yinjiao Yili, who had become timid due to social phobia, yearn for it in his heart even though he could not go there in person.

"Okay, then the problem is solved!" Hong Xia said eagerly, "Then we should start now..."

"Wow, look! That's not..."

"Really?! The real person has appeared, and he looks exactly like the photo!"

Suddenly, the two otakus wandering around the store seemed to be aware of Akira's presence and started pointing at the location where everyone was after the band finished.

“Really? You’re here! Teacher Akioko! Wahhhhh!”

Several fans who looked like high school girls who came together also noticed Akira Koko and screamed exaggeratedly collectively.

Suddenly, STARRY became noisy, and readers who had gathered here because of Akiho's tweet immediately surrounded the members of the band.

"...So enthusiastic." Akihiro... Akihiro shook her head helplessly, "Everyone."

……

“Hmph~Hmph~Hmph~”

Chihaya Aine hummed a cheerful tune and arrived at the front door of STARRY.

"There are a lot of people taking pictures around here." She looked around, "Are they all fans of our senior... Akizo-sensei?"

She took out her cell phone and found Qiu Rangzi's official account.

The number of likes and reposts for the few short tweets that Aki Ryoko had sent before has now reached a very high level.

“She’s really popular…” Aine exclaimed.

Open the comment section and scan it casually to see many comments expressing the desire to go offline.

"Hmm..." Looking at these comments, she fell into deep thought.

When dealing with others, the senior always looks cautious.

With so many strangers coming to see her, I'm afraid she must be quite nervous?

It seems that coming here to find her this time was the right choice, Aine thought.

Thinking of this, she quickened her pace and walked down the STARRY stairs.

Chapter 108 "Fan Meeting"

Aine walked into the store and noticed the commotion inside.

"Business is pretty good...ah!"

Turning her head, Aine noticed the members of the closing band who were surrounded by the guests who came to see them.

In addition to these people, there were three other guests who were wearing sunglasses indoors for some reason. They were huddled together and whispering to each other, glancing at the crowd over there from time to time. It was unknown what they were discussing.

“Goto-san, Ijichi-san, Yamada-san… I haven’t seen the red-haired member before.” Aine looked at everyone, “The one surrounded in the middle is the senior…”

Let's go closer and take a look at the situation. Thinking of this, she walked towards the crowd over there.

"I didn't expect that we were the same age!"

"She's a little smaller than me, so cute!"

The female high school students surrounded Akira and made exaggerated noises.

“What the hell, a light novel author being a beautiful girl is something that only happens in light novels, right?”

"It's really bad in today's industry. Has the iteration of business law reached this level? I really love it..."

The otakus also expressed their own sighs.

"..."

Faced with everyone's stares and pointing, Akirako...or rather, Togawa Akeie felt a little uncomfortable.

If it was when I just ran away from home, I probably wouldn't be able to endure this kind of situation.

However, it's almost time for me to get used to this kind of situation.

As I step from behind the scenes to the front stage in order to become an idol, the situations I will encounter in the future will only be bigger and more complicated than they are now.

"Hey, what is your relationship with Akiko-sensei?" At this time, one of the fans asked, "Are you classmates? Are you also friends outside of the band?"

"…Not a classmate." Akira shook her head.

"Isn't that so? Then why did you form a band?" a otaku asked like he was interviewing a reporter.

"We met by chance." Qiu Rongzi replied briefly, "So, we formed a team."

"Is there no other reason? This is really rock and roll!"

"Well, that's about it..." Hong Xia laughed nervously, "But, since we are preparing to practice now, I hope everyone can not get so close..."

"That's what I mean." Liang nodded sternly, "It will interfere with normal activities. If you really want to get closer, please pay the corresponding fee according to the handshake meeting standards."

"…There is no such plan." Akirako shook her head.

Then she looked at the fans in front of her.

“I’m glad everyone is here,” she said in a deep voice, “but this is no way to practice.”

"Understood, understood. We will step back now! We won't disturb you, Mr. Qiu!"

The fans all retreated in unison, dragging Chihaya Aine, who was about to approach, away as well.

"forward……"

Just as she was about to speak, she realized something was wrong and quickly swallowed the words back into her stomach.

Helplessly, Aine waved to Akie.

Qiu Hui, who noticed her, nodded and waved in greeting.

"It's Chihaya-san from before!" Nijixia also noticed the appearance of Aine.

"Has everyone known her before?" Kita asked.

"You came later, Ikuyo, so you probably don't know her." Ryo said, "She was the woman who almost took the lead guitar vocal position in the Ending Band."

"So that's how it is?" Kita exclaimed.

Looking at Aine who had retreated far away, Nijixia said, "I feel like she was originally planning to come and play with Koaki...Akirako. I feel a little sorry for her."

"Let's practice first." said Akirako.

"That's right!" Nijixia nodded, "It's rare that the time for the audio source review has been set!"

After everyone arrived at their seats, they naturally began today's practice.

After practicing and running-in so far, everyone has finally mastered the two scheduled songs to a level that can be barely called proficient.

The performance was smooth and error-free, and everyone was well-coordinated. Although it was only at the entry level from a professional performance perspective, for a band composed of a group of high school girls, it was already at a basically qualified level.

During practice, although she noticed that many people were taking pictures, Qiu Hui still maintained her focus on the performance itself and did not pay any attention to any external factors.

According to my personality, I don't need to take into account all the details of my external performance. As long as I show my passion for the most important music itself, the rest, even if they are flaws, can be understood as characteristics.

Although the training on the weekends made her physically and mentally exhausted, under the guidance of professional teachers, she was able to concentrate on solving many significant problems discovered during the practice.

She has already regained most of her childhood foundation. As a keyboard player in a band, Qiu Rongzi can be said to be barely qualified.

"Is it my illusion? It seems that your level has improved a lot, Akirako!"

After playing a song together, Hongxia asked curiously.

Goto Ichiri agreed: "Indeed, it seems that it is easier to cooperate. Even someone like me can adapt well to the rhythm..."

"The results of the training." Qiu Rangzi whispered.

"Um..." Hong Xia lowered her voice, "...does it have to be like this forever?"

Qiu Rangzi nodded: "It's better to be careful."

"Okay." Hong Xia smiled bitterly, "I feel quite tired like this..."

"Yes." Qiu Rongzi agreed again, "So, I will talk less."

Although she has to lower her voice deliberately when speaking to distinguish herself from Togawa Akee, her voice naturally becomes deeper when singing.

Therefore, Qiu Hui only needs to pretend to be Qiu Rongzi when she is talking. When singing, she doesn't need to deliberately control it.

Previously at the karaoke bar, she also started practicing singing by herself after the lights went out of the private room.

The most crucial point is that Deng actually did not hear Togawa Akee's singing.

Therefore, there will be no problem even if you directly use Kawaakie's own singing style.

During the break in practice, everyone in the band took a short break.

Hongxia handed out water bottles to everyone, while Goto Ichiri talked to Kita about things related to the guitar.

Although she couldn't see far away clearly without her glasses, Qiu Hui could still barely see what was happening in the store with her blurry vision.

"Sorry, no video recording allowed here."

The tall man in sunglasses seemed to be trying to persuade the guests to give up the attempt to record the end of the band's practice.

Qiu Hui felt a little strange. Could it be that these men in sunglasses were not customers, but new employees of STARRY?

But they did nothing except look around, point, and interfere with the customers' actions.

Is this the security guard hired by the store manager?

Togawa Aie felt a little confused about this matter.

Chapter 109: Aiyin and the Band

These people, who were unclear whether they were customers or security guards, monitored the fans' actions in the store and stopped them verbally if they saw any extreme tendencies.

However, they didn't seem to have any intention of stopping Chihaya Aine.

After noticing that everyone had stopped practicing, she ran all the way from the rest area to where everyone was.

“Akirako!” Aine’s tone seemed somewhat dissatisfied, and half-jokingly, “Why are you so arrogant now? I almost got kicked out with the others just now!”

"……sorry."

"Why are you apologizing again..."

Seeing Akie's expression at that moment, Aine suddenly didn't dare to continue joking.

As for why, it’s because I feel like Senior will definitely take it seriously…

“It’s okay. I didn’t really feel that way just now.” Aine said with an apologetic smile.

"That's good." Qiu Hui nodded, "Thank you."

The short and low voice made Aine couldn’t help but laugh.

"This." She pointed to her throat. "Is it required for the settings?"

"Yeah, I want to keep it."

“Rather than wanting to keep it, it’s better to say, ‘Akirako’, you’re actually enjoying it, right?” Aine said, trying not to laugh.

"I don't deny it." Akie answered seriously in the role-playing state.

Aine couldn’t help herself any more and laughed out loud.

Except for Kita, all other members of the band have actually met Aine.

Now that we met again, we greeted each other.

"That means Akie is helping out in Aine's band now!" Nijixia nodded. "By the way, how is Akie doing over there?"

“You say you’re helping me… But actually, we haven’t really played together until now.” Aine smiled sheepishly, “The help that you’re helping over there is… in another sense.”

"That's true." Liang nodded. "It must be hard for you to just play the band, right?"

“Ryo-senpai is right!” Aine sighed, “We encountered all kinds of difficulties! And even if we were to form a band, there are some people with bad tempers in the band, so the pressure is unexpectedly high!”

The interpersonal conflicts that Aine encountered were a fresh topic for everyone who had just ended the band.

The team members, who have been having fun since their formation, also seem to be interested in this topic.