The social phobia substitute will not dream of the band girl

Besides, he might leave someday, so we can't let him use his abilities every time, right? How can we talk about growth if we do that?

While the producer job might only be temporary, it’s no joke!

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“I always feel that after the rain, the feeling here is different~”

"Hmm... maybe that's the case."

Ichikawa Hina was the most curious and energetic of the four. She was currently running around the main group, searching for something interesting.

"S-Speaking of which...Did Tou-chan find what she was looking for? I saw Shin-chan was soaked in the rain when she came back. Could something have happened?"

Apart from Tou, the person involved, and the erotic artist Tianmu Haomei, who only had eyes for the beautiful girl and was drooling over her words, the other three certainly couldn't have failed to notice anything.

But Hina won't ask and is having fun right now. For some reason, Higuchi Enka shows resistance whenever the topic of Hirashin is brought up, so with no one to answer, Fukumaru Koito can only ask Asakura Toru, the person involved.

"Hmm... I found it, probably."

Thinking of how she accidentally threw herself into Ping Xin's arms when he really summoned a strong wind, Toru blushed for the first time, which was rare for her, and then answered like this.

I did find it, but it didn’t seem to be what I imagined. It was something even more powerful, even more incredible, and even more wonderful—

Of course, to Koito, this was just the usual incomprehensible, revealing words.

"I-Is that so... That's great."

With a smile, Fukumaru Koito temporarily put aside her worries and returned to her usual innocence and cuteness.

I thought that something unpleasant might have happened between Tohru and Hirayukobu, so in the end only one of them was wet. If Tohru had a falling out with Hirayukobu like Enka did, she would be really sad.

Rain has completely different forms and effects in cities and mountains.

The rain in the city is annoying, sad, and hard to resist.

Due to the impact of industry, rain in cities often carries a lot of dust and impurities. Perhaps once someone relied on rain to cleanse their skin, but now it only leaves the surface stained with annoying stains.

Rain in the city often means that people’s travel and life will be affected. Only at this time can people escape from this ever-accelerating pace of the times and get a chance to breathe for a moment.

But this forced slowdown sometimes doesn't have a positive effect. A drowning person's best efforts to lift their mouth and nose out of the water don't truly save them; perhaps it simply adds another layer of torture to their suffering. Humanity is so insignificant and fragile in the face of the greater environment. Perhaps, in the end, we can only...

"what"

Higuchi Enka slipped and fell towards the river, losing the ability to control herself at a speed that even punctuation marks could not catch up with.

The feeling of weightlessness is one of the fundamental fears of human beings. When it is materialized, it becomes the falling demon (crossed out)... Therefore, sometimes the way to wake someone up from a dream is not a bucket of ice water or a slap in the face, but to let him/her fall freely.

Higuchi Enka was now woken up by her body's instinct. From the little insignificant associations that emerged in her brain, she was about to fall into the water with half of her unpublished thoughts.

What happens if you fall into a river that's less than thigh-high?

Most likely nothing serious will happen, just your makeup and clothes getting wet, and at most you might get scratched by rocks in the river, or even your face. No big deal...

Even less so than her curiosity: for example, if I lost this face, this body, would our relationship still be exactly the same?

Probably not... What will we be like then——

"Ahh~?" Ichikawa Hina covered her mouth.

"...Nice~" Toru Asakura just smiled and gave a thumbs up.

"En, Enka-chan!" Fukumaru Koito realized it a little later.

"..."

But what was even more surprising at this moment was the girl who was a few seconds slower than everyone else. She almost fell into the water and even got her posture ready, but was forcibly rescued.

"Hey, are you awake, Miss Enka? If you don't get up, I'm going to spank you, okay?"

What people say is very inappropriate, but what they do is very appropriate.

I saw that the rope extending from his sleeve was now in a stretched state, and the person tied to the other end of the rope was naturally Higuchi Enka.

In fact, although this rope looks simple, it is actually one of Ping Xin's trump cards.

The main material is the only material known to have a 100% corrugated conductivity, a new type of metal material made from the dried intestines of Borneo beetles in Southeast Asia and not yet mass-produced.

This thing is much more useful than spider silk.jpg

At least, aside from the fact that it can't be launched, its hardness, flexibility, and wave conductivity far exceed the performance of spider silk. And where in the world can you find spider silk that can hook Uncle Ben...

Seeing that Higuchi Enka still looked stunned, Hirayuko had no choice but to happily use his ability to send a message to her.

"Hey, Higuchi Enka, if you don't stand up straight, I'm going to grab your waist and help you stand up straight... I believe that if I accidentally touch some sensitive parts, no one will notice, right?"

"...!"

Soon, she was pulled into an embrace by the rope wrapped around her waist. Enka subconsciously wanted to struggle, but she immediately stopped doing so.

"...Higuchi?"

Chapter 25 Rain and Rain

"...Higuchi?"

"No, I'm fine..."

After patting Toru's back, he understood and let Higuchi Enka go after steadying her. After regaining her sense of security on the ground, Enka looked in the direction of the man who had just saved her.

At that moment, the man was playing a game of chase with Ichikawa Hina, probably competing for the new toy. Even here, she could see the admiration, curiosity, and vague affection that Hina now had for her.

Although there was no clear direction at the moment, it was probably just a matter of time. And what did it have to do with her? She was just a big fool who didn't dare to embrace happiness and instead pushed him away.

I was saved by him, but he didn't care about me; I was held by him, but it wasn't his hand; I was seen by him, but he didn't care about me.

But she couldn't cry, she should laugh instead.

The number of people, things, and objects that can be contained in a person's heart is limited, very limited...

That's why she wanted to leave, after she had made enough impression, and before she could leave a deeper impression, to leave her place to the person who was truly looking forward to her and waiting for him.

"Toru...go ahead."

Higuchi Enka rested her head on Toru's back, a position where her expression could not be seen at all.

"Eh...but——"

"Alright, go ahead...I'm fine, so go find him."

The two have been neighbors since childhood and classmates from elementary school to high school. They have spent more time together than anyone else in the world.

This deep bond gave them an extraordinary understanding, and sometimes they only needed a few words... or even a few unspoken words to communicate.

But they can only communicate in this way, because getting along with each other has become a habit, and even the synchronization of breathing and movements is so natural, so sometimes they are the ones who are least able to see through each other's hearts.

When Asakura Toru turned around, Higuchi Enka's attitude had returned to normal. She kept a certain distance from everyone, but when dealing with the other few people, she would let down her guard a little and show her true self.

"...Um."

So she was easily deceived and turned to ordinary letters to satisfy her curiosity and other emotional needs.

From birth to adulthood, the existence of a man named Toru Asakura is undoubtedly different from others, but this is accompanied by loneliness day and night, a loneliness that cannot be completely eliminated even when surrounded by three people.

But this time it was different, everything would be different after today, she finally found a companion, a man who might be... no, a man who was definitely more special than her, and who could guide her!!!

"Enka-chan...are you okay?"

"No..." Higuchi Enka shook her head, then looked at the river and said to herself: "I'm fine."

Rainy days in the city made her feel bored, sad, and overpowering, so she hated them. But because she encountered a magical, warm presence on a rainy day, she tried to reconcile with the rain afterwards.

"...Are you really okay?"

"Well, I'm not afraid of water anymore."

Then, because of the man's second rescue, she also reconciled with the river, so she did not feel any discomfort even when walking nearby before.

Rainy days in the mountains made her feel free, fresh, and peaceful, so she enjoyed them: the smell of earth and greenery, the moist wind, and the gorgeous rainbow bridge before her.

The Rainbow Bridge is a false bridge, just like her love and hate—

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"So, if you're strong enough, bricks can fly... If you're strong enough and have good enough skills, even a flying poker can hit the wood."

In the back seat of a black business car, Hira Nobu's hands were held up like a scarecrow, while Asakura Toru and Ichikawa Hina were constantly pulling the ropes out of his sleeves.

At first it was just a whim, but when the rope was pulled out 10 meters and before the end, they became interested and started to pull it like a cat playing with a toilet paper.

If you look closely, you should be able to find that the thickness of the rope at this time is much thinner than when it was used to pull Enka before. In fact, the thinnest of these ropes can be decomposed into threads, and the real use of this set of props is to reorganize and transform them at any time.

"Ahaha~? Can I do that, too?"

No, you should stop pulling my rope first. If you keep pulling my rope, I'll make you lose all your hair.

"Well... if you've been trained, it should be possible."

Hinana is quite good in terms of physical fitness, and drumming practice can also exercise arm and wrist strength, so it is reasonable that girls who play musical instruments can beat you down in one go.

Asakura Toru, who had been concentrating on pulling, pulled the rope on the right to the end first. She smiled as she won this unknown game. Enka, who was sitting in front of her, looked at herself in the mirror and closed her eyes.

"B-but why does Shin-chan have such a long rope on him?"

Now that Higuchi Enka turned a blind eye, it was Fukumaru Koito who finally took the lead and asked a question that only an ordinary person would ask. +1 point for being a common sense person.

"Eh?... Anyway, it's really useful, right—"

He had read the Bodhidharma Sutra and other books in this world, and he had also learned the secret techniques of various ancient martial arts schools, but he had not been able to comprehend anything from them, let alone the Sword of Hell that could fuse weapons into his body.

He still had to respect the sword control law to some extent, and now that the lethality was sufficient, what he needed more was functional props.

"For example?" Asakura Toru asked to get to the bottom of the matter.

"The usual usage is probably like the grappling hook in the game, grabbing people or objects like before, and then running across walls, like Spider-Man."

"Eh~...But what is Four Hundred Aunts~?" Hina, who finally pulled the rope on her left hand to the end, also asked.

"!"

It’s over, it seems there is no Spider-Man in this world.

"Anyway, it's a character that can climb walls and move on silk like a spider. Maybe it's an unannounced project or something..."

For some reason, Enka, leaning back in the seat in front of her, spoke up to Hirayoshi. She knew Hirayoshi had a lot of unfinished business in his head, so her words weren't surprising.

"Miss Haomei, how was today's photoshoot? Did it meet your expectations?"

Tianmu is so beautiful that I couldn't put my camera down today. The four of them were all naturally beautiful, with a variety of shapes and sizes. Not only were the birds and animals very kind today, but even the heavens gifted them with a colorful bridge, all of which she captured perfectly.

"Guhehe... It's perfect! The timing, the location, and the people are all right. This special issue is definitely going to be a huge hit~!"

Okay, wipe your saliva first...

Chapter 26: It’s on TV again?

"After the special issue comes out, everyone's popularity will probably rise. What kind of work would you like to do then?"

He struck Commander Ikari's classic pose, but there were no giant humanoid weapons around him, only four girls drinking tea and eating snacks. He'd taken a couple of days off after work on the weekend, and then one day after school, Hiranobu dragged Noctchill over for a small meeting.

"Ahaha~ If it's possible, Hinana (I) would like to take over Yuukuma's business~"

As she spoke, Hinana stuffed another cookie into her mouth, and the aroma of butter and the fragrance of black tea spread throughout the office's living room.

Industry and commerce simply refers to business cooperation and business orders. Yuukumida is the bear-shaped mascot on the left chest of the beige dress that Hina Ichikawa wears every day.

"I've already put this on my agenda. I'll ask about it when we become more well-known."

"Yeah, I like it!"