The social phobia substitute will not dream of the band girl

Sparkling, dazzling, please don't be so bright

わたしのダサい影がより色色くなってしまうだろ

Wouldn't this just make my ugly shadow more obvious?

It's hot

Why does my heart become so hot and can't stop

Red deer なわたしは歌 うだけ

I am ignorant and can only sing loudly

うるさいんだって心臓

Stirring up an increasingly noisy heart

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That night, Goto Ichiri had a dream——

In her dream, he shone brightly, but she could only see his back, unable to discern his face. Behind her, that person must be shining...

Because even with his back facing him, Yili could still feel the light and warmth he radiated... and what he wanted to convey to him through his singing.

But no... I can't do it...

There is no way I can become as dazzling as you!

The brighter the light, the darker the shadow.

Unreachable, therefore shining—

But why...why does my heart feel like it's beating so fast?

Something called passion was transmitted to her from his radiance, making her heart beat faster and faster...

Until, coma——

When he was woken up the next day, Goto Ichiri could not find anything except the tear marks in the corners of his eyes.

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Aoi Puzzle Star ひとりぼっち

I'm all alone on this blue planet

いっぱいの音を文いてきた

Hearing many voices

Back hundreds of millions of years

The Earth rotates for hundreds of millions of years

It's a moment...ああ

So even a moment is fine... ahhh

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Human beings are weak, so they form families, ethnic groups, tribes, countries... That's why there is society, because humans cannot survive well in this world alone.

But why... why do I often feel like I'm alone when there are so many other humans in the world?

Why is it that with the development of science and technology, the Internet has connected us from all corners of the world and at different times, and we can clearly hear many voices... why -

Why do I still feel that my world is so quiet?

Human beings are great, but also small.

The greatness of human beings lies in their ability to create and destroy. In just a few decades or even months, they can cause visible changes to the earth.

But at the same time, humans are tiny...

Human history is unimaginably vast for an individual, but the entirety of human history from the birth of Earth to the present day... no, even compared to the history of life, which began with the first appearance of life on Earth, it is a tiny part that cannot be any smaller.

Precisely because we are so weak, we want to find support and long for a warm embrace.

Because life is so short, I want to leave a mark on this world within my limited life, and at the same time, leave a memory of me in your heart...

and so--

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Listen

Please listen

聴けよ

Listen to my voice

わたしわたしわたしはここにいる

Lonely, lonely, lonely I exist here

The status of the book is called んだよ

Like a chaotic rhythm shouting without a sound

なんかになりたいなりたいWHAT is it?

Just want to be whoever you want to be

Red deer なわたしは歌 うだけ

I am ignorant and can only sing loudly

ぶちまけちゃおうか星に

Tell everything to the stars

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Senior...Senior...Asuka Maheishin——

I'm right here!

I, Goto Ichiri, am here right now!!!

I have so many things I want to say to you...

But this time, I want to tell you in person——

One day, I will tell you in person!!!

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Hirayuma once told Mitakeran, Yukina, Asuna... and many, many others that performance is powerful.

This isn't gibberish, nor is it some exclusive cheating skill that can only be achieved through superpowers.

The evidence is Goto Ichiri at this moment, even though she is just playing silently, playing...

As she plucked the strings, she also stirred the hearts of every audience member, making them forget their quarrels and hug each other, making them forget to eat and even lick their fingers without knowing it, making them forget to breathe and even almost forget why they were there...

This is not the work of Goto Ichiri alone.

Hirayukobu's drums and Hiroi Kikuri's bass playing and singing were both so indispensable, and they should have attracted more attention than Goto Ichiri, who preferred dark places.

But today was different. It was as if Goto Ichiri suddenly got the idea. The level of her performance was even higher than when she played "Alone" in the closet... even much higher.

Even Pingxin was surprised by this. After all, the main purpose of letting Yili come here was to overcome his fear of the audience, and even teamwork was secondary.

But today, this introverted girl with pink hair once again surprised him...

No one has stipulated that only one person can be attracted to someone at a time. Who could have known that Hirayuma really started to fall in love with her after that school festival~?

No matter what, there is no need to worry about this audition——

Oh right, let’s just start preparing for the Tokyo Summer Music Festival!!!

Chapter 10: Motivation and Goals

The next day after the weekend, which was Monday afternoon, Ping Xin hurriedly gathered the four members who had disbanded the band.

I thought they were going to check on their practice results over the two days (only one and a half days to be exact) of the weekend, but looking at Ping Xin's excited expression, it shouldn't be... at least it shouldn't be just that.

Then, Ping Xin announced a new piece of news with a smile on his face—

"From today on, let's all go through hellish special training~"

After these words were spoken, even Yamada Ryo touched his forehead to see if the child was confused due to the fever. Can this sentence be associated with a smile?

And, why?

"If just an audition isn't enough to get you fired up... oh yeah, I recommended you to the Tokyo Summer Music Festival officials a while ago. If nothing goes wrong, you'll be performing in August~"

"Isn't that only about two months away? This is way too intense!"

"Senior, you're just like throwing someone who's feeling cold directly into the sun. You're going too far!"

"Tokyo...Summer...Music Festival?"

Ijichi Kouka and Kita Ikuyo were complaining wildly, while Goto Ichiri, who heard about this for the first time, stood there without any reaction, as if he had lost miserably at a card game and received a mental shock that dissipated his soul.

* At the time, Ikuyo Kita just thought it was amazing to see it on TV. After looking up information, I realized it wasn't amazing, but crazy.

Damn it, Bro!

"Actually, I wanted to tell you after the first performance...but Xiaoyi's performance yesterday really shocked me. But the end of the band is not a one-man show, so in order to make everyone perform well enough to scare me, let's do some special training~"

Goto Ichiri, the person involved, neither confirmed nor denied it. He simply looked away from the three people, who were staring at him with suspicious and scrutinizing eyes...

Ah, Goto-san/Pochi-chan/Ichi-chan has become braver?

Even though they had only been apart for less than two days, Goto Ichiri's aura had already changed significantly...

A change so big that it makes people feel suspicious——

"...letter?"

"Ah, asking me? Sorry, I don't know either."

"...Brother Pingxin?"

"Even if you use [Famous Sword: Bluff] on every word I say, it won't work. I really don't know~"

"Senior...did something happen between you and Goto-san yesterday?"

"Well... should I say something happened or didn't happen? I just dragged her to the orphanage to perform, and suddenly this child became a Super Saiyan, like she had enlightenment in the Dragon Field. Her fighting power just increased rapidly-"

If he really had glasses, they might have been shattered on the spot.

Hiranobu touched Goto Ichiri's head, and today the latter was particularly obedient. He looked calm but a little shy as he stood there, allowing Hiranobu to caress him.

"Well... that's exactly what happened. Yesterday, I went to the orphanage with Senpai and Kikuri-san to perform. We had some snacks and played games with the children, and then we went home."

The suspicion in the eyes of several people became deeper——

You actually performed with strangers, played with children you didn't know, and spoke so fluently. Are you really Pochi (Goto Ichiri)?