In the music series, the male protagonist writes a self-help manual for the inner world

"Pochi-chan, stop hiding in the cardboard box. Where did you find the 'Changshu Mango' box?" Hong Xia came back to her senses.

"The cardboard box from the last time...the last time was placed over there and hasn't been thrown away yet." Goto Ichiri closed his eyes and felt that he was doomed.

Life is such a bitter thing.

"Well, what did you say just now? I just fell asleep." Chen Xinghua climbed up from the table.

In fact, he was not asleep.

"Did you really not hear anything?" Goto Ichiri hurriedly crawled out of the cardboard box and grabbed Chen Xinghua's shoulders.

"I didn't hear anything." Chen Xinghua said.

In order to prevent Goto Ichiri from being socially disastrous, Chen Xinghua must have fallen asleep and must not have heard any song.

"What a pity." Hong Xia narrowed her eyes. Chen Xinghua's statement was very suspicious.

Who would fall asleep while music is playing and then wake up just in time when the music stops?

"I haven't heard any new songs from Guitar Hero."

Hongxia sat down at the table again.

However, Hong Xia did not point out the doubts in Chen Xinghua's words, because Chen Xinghua certainly did not want Hong Xia to point out the doubts in his words.

"Okay, okay, let's talk about the performance next." Hongxia glanced at Goto Ichiri, who looked like he had survived a disaster, and clapped her hands.

"What about the band's lead singer?" Chen Xinghua spread his hands and asked this crucial question. "A band can do without a keyboard player, but it can't do without a lead singer. Wouldn't that make it a purely instrumental band?"

"Originally, the lead singer was to be the guitarist who ran away." At this point, Hong Xia started to have a headache again, "But where did Xiduo go?"

"Can you sing?" Chen Xinghua tried to straighten himself up, and the next moment he realized how unreliable the question he had just asked was.

Let the drummer sing lead vocals... The drummer must use both hands to beat the drums while using both feet to press the pedals, and he must also find the energy to sing lead vocals while using both hands and feet.

This idea is not reliable at all.

19. Old-fashioned plot

"My singing voice is not good." Hong Xia held her face, "Liang, you..."

"No." Liang said simply and clearly. She knew that her vocal ability was not worthy of Pochi-chan's guitar sound. "Then Pochi-chan, can you be the lead guitarist?"

"Uh..." Goto Ichiri shrank back.

Just by looking at Goto Ichiri's reaction, Hongxia knew that it was impossible to let this guy be the lead singer.

"It seems that we need to find an extra lead singer. It's very difficult for a purely instrumental band to become famous... What members is the band missing now?" Chen Xinghua patted his face to cheer himself up a little.

"Come to think of it, I still don't know what the band is called."

"It's called Ending Band." After looking at the newly bought music keyboard by Chen Xinghua, Hong Xia quickly turned her attention to Chen Xinghua.

"Now the band is ending its extensive recruitment of new keyboardists, rhythm guitarists, and lead singers who are alone."

Hong Xia had already seen through Chen Xinghua's intention, because he brought a newly bought music keyboard. What else could it be if not to join the End Band?

"Don't look at me like this, I have studied music for two years." Chen Xinghua lied without any panic.

"This isn't some new pure music artist who just learned an instrument for one night and went out to show off the next."

(Stop him! Goto Ichiri.)

Goto Ichiri stood up. She didn't understand why "Goto Ichiri" was so excited. She was as excited as if her childhood sweetheart was bullied by a yellow-haired woman.

what happened?

(He is about to go on stage with his keyboard and perform.)

So what? Goto Ichiri still didn't understand.

"Goto Ichiri" did not respond to Goto Ichiri. Previously, "Goto Ichiri" thought that if the band would end in this time and space, then she would end it herself.

But "Goto Ichiri" sometimes wonders whether the band will take a completely different path from the time and space she is in at the end of this time and space.

These two thoughts were tangled in her mind.

But "Goto Ichiri" can be sure that if a talented keyboard player appears in the band, the probability of the band disbanding will rise to 100%.

Because in her time and space, until the band disbanded, the playing level of other band members had not reached the level to perform on the same stage with her.

The most important reason for the band's disbandment was that the other band members could not bear the fact that they could never keep up with Goto Ichiri's playing level.

If a talented keyboard player were added to this time and space.

but....

(He plays the piano so badly... Is he also socially anxious like us... like you? Once in a crowded place, his skills can't be fully utilized.)

"Goto Ichiri" listened carefully to Chen Xinghua's performance through Goto Ichiri's senses, and suddenly felt that his performance level was very average, not at all as good as when he played with Guitar Hero before.

It's the same role as me. Goto Ichiri's face showed a bright smile.

I play very well at home, but when I play outside, it's terrible.

"You played very well." Hong Xia nodded, then poked Liang, whose eyes were about to close, and threatened her with her eyes.

"...at a beginner's level," Ryo said.

Hongxia hit Liang on the head with a knife.

"Don't say discouraging words at this time."

"I will practice more in the future." Chen Xinghua sighed, as if he was extremely sad about his own playing level.

The playing level he just demonstrated was just average, which was pretty good for a beginner learning the keyboard.

Because...how can a new hero encounter a big devil as soon as he goes out?

If one band member is too outstanding, it will oppress the other members in the band and make them lose confidence in music.

Goto Kazuri is all that's needed to be a talented instrumentalist who can put pressure on the other members of this band.

"Actually, your playing skills are really good," Hong Xia consoled her. "At least, you're at the average level of a high school band keyboardist."

"Really? Then when is the next live performance?" Chen Xinghua put away the music keyboard. "Are you going to play original songs or hits by popular bands?"

I'm not depressed at all, Hong Xia thought.

"Well...if that's okay." Goto Ichiri crawled out of the cardboard box, and when she noticed that everyone's eyes were focused on her, she crawled back in at twice the speed she had crawled out.

It was at this time that Goto Ichiri realized what it was like for a poor student to cheat.

She had previously asked herself to ascend during a live performance and turned the second half of the performance into her own guitar solo.

However, Goto Ichiri's actual playing level was actually just mediocre in the first half, not the superb performance in the second half when "Goto Ichiri" took over.

If they continue to play, wouldn't they expose Hongxia, Senior Liang, and Xinghua?

At that time, my childhood sweetheart would definitely step on my stomach and look at me like I was trash.

"Pochi-chan is so bad, she actually learned to lie."

Oops, that feels a bit off.

"Can I..."

Goto Ichiri came to his senses and wanted to delay the performance.

But she didn't dare to say it directly, so she held it back.

"Actually, we can have a live show tomorrow... or tonight."

"Pochi-chan?" The triangular ahoge on Hongxia's head swayed.

"I think Ichiri meant that the later the live performance is, the better, preferably next month." Chen Xinghua interpreted Goto Ichiri's meaning.

"Because last night's explosive performance has already consumed her social energy for a month."

"How about calling you a Pochi-chan research expert?" Ryo suddenly said, "You can interpret Pochi-chan's thoughts from subtle movements and words."

"Liang." Hong Xia shouted at Liang in dissatisfaction, "Don't give people nicknames casually!"

"I understand." Liang responded to Hongxia with a simple sentence from the answer bank, as if he was dealing with his annoying old mother.

"Um... Hongxia." Chen Xinghua shook his head, feeling a little weak. "Is there a quiet place here where I can lie down for a while?"

"I slept too late last night... I'm a little exhausted." Chen Xinghua closed his eyes. "Sorry, I should have gotten some sleep."

"I should have gotten some sleep earlier." So he didn't sleep all night? Hong Xia deduced this conclusion.

Could it be like one of those old-fashioned youth manga where the character practices keyboard skills all night long in order to join a band?

20. Hongxia is very gentle

Apparently due to a night of intense mental work, Chen Xinghua fell into a sweet dream as soon as he sat on the sofa.

Then when he woke up, he suddenly found that there was an extra layer of thin quilt on his body.

Because it is summer now, it is not advisable to cover yourself with a thick quilt.

Wait...where is this?

Chen Xinghua shook his head, looked around at the unfamiliar walls, and felt a little more alert.

Then he found Goto Ichiri on another sofa. Like Chen Xinghua, she was sleeping on the sofa covered with a thin quilt.

Because Goto Ichiri’s sleep quality was not very good last night.

Why am I here? Chen Xinghua, who had just woken up, felt his brain sluggish for a few seconds, unable to find the answer from his memory bank.

"You must be too tired after practicing the musical keyboard all night last night." Hong Xia said maliciously. She wanted to take advantage of the fact that Chen Xinghua had just woken up and his mind was not clear yet to get some information out of him.

"Hmm..." Chen Xinghua answered subconsciously.

Then it took him a few moments to realize what he had said.

"No."

"Don't be like my arrogant and spoiled sister." Hong Xia placed the hot milk on the table in front of the sofa.

"I did so much for the people I cherished, but out of pride, I kept it all to myself."

"Don't become a tsundere adult like her. It's not good at all." Hong Xia said earnestly.

“If you have done something for others, you should speak up.”

"Don't keep it all bottled up inside and refuse to say anything. It will only make the people you cherish worry about you."

"You're thirsty, right? Would you like some hot milk?"

Chen Xinghua took the hot milk from the table, and then he remembered why he and Goto Ichiri appeared in this strange room.

It seemed that because she said she was very sleepy, Hongxia asked herself and Yili to follow her to a room above the STARRY exhibition hall... To be precise, it was Hongxia's home above the STARRY exhibition hall.

"It's so hot." Chen Xinghua wrapped himself in the quilt and took a sip of hot milk.

"Blow it up." Hong Xia sighed, "Sorry, I wanted to wait twenty minutes to wake you up so you could catch the train home."

"I was worried that the hot milk would get cold, so I heated it up a little bit."

Hong Xia glanced at the time on her phone.

"It's 6:15 PM now. You must be hungry."

"If you don't mind my cooking, would you like to try some of my fried rice?"

Chen Xinghua wrapped himself tightly in the quilt.

"Hongxia, you are very good at taking care of people."

"Don't say things that might cause misunderstandings." Hong Xia leaned forward.

A boy told a girl that she was very caring...

Next, are you going to say you’ll make miso soup for me every day?

"Is there any misunderstanding here?" Chen Xinghua asked puzzledly, "I just think Hongxia, you really know how to take care of people."

Looking at Chen Xinghua's innocent eyes, Hong Xia was defeated.

He really didn't seem to associate it with anything particularly strange... So, am I mistaken?

Generally, boys of his age would hide some strange notebooks under the bed and have all kinds of associations with girls of the same age.