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

"By the way, there's also the cultural festival. Will you and Pochi-chan participate in the cultural festival?"

Hongxia smiled and nodded at Chen Xinghua and Goto Ichiri who was hiding on the floor.

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Chapter 217 Is the senior being harassed again?

"But for Pochi-chan, isn't it too difficult to perform on stage?"

Hongxia supported her cheek with her hand, making a small dent on it.

The pink wild snake, huddled timidly under the counter, proved Hongxia's statement with its actions.

But that day... How on earth did Pochi-chan overcome his social anxiety and play such a cool guitar on stage? Recalling the end of the band's first live, Hong Xia was a little puzzled.

(The marginalized class member shows off his skills at the cultural festival, and then confesses his love to his secret crush amidst the cheers of the crowd. This is a classic plot in love comics that cannot be more classic.)

"Goto Ichiri" paints a beautiful Ukiyo-e for another self.

Goto Ichiri, who was laughing softly, seemed to have been captured by the beautiful vision that another self had painted.

(In my experience, the contestants who perform at high school cultural festivals are usually amateurs who practice no more than an hour a week.)

"Goto Ichiri" continued to paint this moving ukiyo-e.

(And… you are a guitar hero, a guitarist like no other before or since.)

(Just imagine if you were to perform on stage at a cultural festival... Tomorrow's rock star, guitar hero Ichiri Goto, would make a grand appearance.)

(Do you want to show off in front of your childhood sweetheart?)

Imagining the beautiful picture painted by "Goto Ichiri", Goto Ichiri couldn't help but nodded.

But what if you mess up?

Thinking of this possibility, Goto Ichiri shrank back.

You have to know that so far, she has only had experience in street performances.

There is a huge difference between cultural festival performances and street performances. The number of people alone is very different. The former has at most dozens of spectators, while the latter has hundreds or thousands of spectators, even including classmates who know Goto Ichiri.

"No...no...no."

If I mess up the cultural festival, I'll have to live like a nobody in the class for the rest of my high school life.

(I'll help you... So, Goto-kun, please feel free to submit your performance application to the cultural festival.)

"Goto Ichiri" observed Chen Xinghua through Goto Ichiri's eyes and found that he was leaning on the table with a tired look on his face.

Pochi-chan can't always rely on her childhood sweetheart, she has to grow up.

This cultural festival is undoubtedly a great opportunity.

"Brother, do you want to come out and play with me?"

A strand of light green hair hung on the counter, and accompanying this strand of green hair was a flirtatious girl's voice with a teasing tone.

"I have a lot of fun things here... I can teach you how to grow into an adult."

The green-haired girl, who had a heart as broad as Goto Ichiri's, stared at Chen Xinghua.

Chen Xinghua opened his eyes a little confusedly and tried hard to pull his thoughts out of his half-sleep and half-wakefulness.

…Now what’s happening here.

He covered his head and shook it slightly, trying to make his brain clearer.

The red-haired energetic girl who had just walked out of the recording studio, after witnessing this scene with her own eyes, quickened her pace, trying to narrow the physical gap between herself and her predecessors.

Senior, are you being harassed again?

Kita Ikuyo's eyes, which were originally full of vitality, gradually became stained with a hint of gloom.

As expected, it would be best if the senior had a fake girlfriend.

Looking at Pochi-chan who stood up tremblingly from under the table, Kita Ikuyo felt that her thoughts were not unfair to Pochi-chan.

After all, she just wanted the senior to have a fake girlfriend, in case someone outside saw that the senior didn't have a girlfriend and came up to harass the senior, a girl with white liquid in her head.

And with Pochi-chan's personality... she's completely unable to shoulder the responsibility of protecting her senior among those girls.

Well, so I think this way, it's all for the sake of my seniors and Pochi-chan. Thinking of this, Kita Ikuyo quickened her pace.

At this moment, a yellow-haired man sitting in the distance cast his gaze sideways towards this place.

"Sorry, we don't offer escort services here."

Hongxia politely declined the invitation on behalf of her teammates.

It is the natural duty of a band leader to protect his band members from the advances of girls with bad intentions.

"Tsk, is that so?"

The green-haired girl was not upset when she was rejected, nor did she make a scene like the bad girls often seen on TV.

She just looked at Chen Xinghua with a hint of regret.

"No date."

Chen Xinghua squinted his sore eyes and said in a low voice.

"What a pity, little brother. I was originally planning to teach you how to be a qualified adult."

The green-haired girl turned her head towards Hong Xia, "...a glass of lemon soda."

Unless otherwise permitted by law, a man who has a girlfriend will be put in jail in public.

Keeping a close eye on the green-haired girl's every move, Hong Xia finished making a drink a few minutes slower than usual.

"Give."

Hong Xia breathed a sigh of relief after the green-haired girl left holding the glass filled with liquid.

"Hey, Kita-chan, are you done with practice?"

Seeing Kita Ikuyo approaching, Hongxia suddenly straightened her back and said to her: "...Can you show me your finger?"

Kita Ikuyo hesitated for a moment, as if wondering what Hongxia was doing this for.

But after thinking for a while, she put her hand on the counter.

Chen Xinghua, who was a little curious, squeezed over and looked at Kita Ikuyo's palm with Hong Xia.

...Kitao's palms were as slender and beautiful as a girl's, but the skin covering them was obviously not as white as Ichiri's.

Is this perhaps because Kita often goes out for exercise?

And there are fewer wounds on my fingers caused by guitar strings.

"Xiao Xiduo has been practicing guitar very hard recently."

Hong Xia lowered her expression and pretended to be very serious.

Chen Xinghua nodded, indicating that he agreed with Hong Xia's statement.

"Because I don't want to hold everyone back."

As Kita Ikuyo spoke, she secretly glanced at Chen Xinghua. She also wanted to catch up with her senior's footsteps.

Although I may never be able to catch up with my predecessors in my lifetime, I still want to catch up.

This nod...does Senior acknowledge my efforts? That's great.

A sunny smile appeared on Kita Ikuyo's face again, and within the range of this sunny smile, Miss Goto Ichiri, who had just recovered from the terrible incident, was knocked down again.

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Chapter 218 In short, protect yourself.

Hong Xia half closed her eyes, reducing the energy intake of the dazzling Xiduo Xian Chong.

"I didn't want the band to end and fail again because of me."

Kita Ikuyo lowered her head and looked at her ladies' leather shoes.

"I was also responsible that time."

Hong Xia comforted Kita Ikuyo, "I didn't realize in time what you were worried about, Kita... and the final result was good."

"If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have been able to find Pochi-chan, and Xinghua."

"So, Xiao Xiduo, stop blaming yourself."

Chen Xinghua, who was standing by, listened silently to the interaction between Xiduo and Hongxia.

"Sorry……"

Kita Ikuyo raised her head and said, "I will work harder and play the guitar better next time."

Hong Xia smiled and then said, "...The injuries on my hands have lessened a lot."

It seems that Xiao Xiduo is getting better and better at practicing guitar.

"are you sleepy?"

Hong Xia looked at Chen Xinghua's half-closed eyes and sensed the fatigue emanating from his body. "Do you want to go lie down in the recording studio for a while?"

"No, I'm just a little sleepy."

Chen Xinghua shook his head and rejected Hong Xia's kindness. "Just stand for a while."

After hearing Chen Xinghua's reply, Hong Xia puffed up her cheeks in dissatisfaction, looking a little cute.

Don’t be like my arrogant, arrogant, arrogant... and spoiled sister.

Kita Ikuyo looked at Chen Xinghua with some confusion.

...Are you tired, senior?

"By the way, Hongxia, what do you think of the band's performance on the stage right now?"

Chen Xinghua leaned on the counter and looked towards the stage.

Listening to the voice of her senior, Kita Ikuyo took a few steps outside and looked at the girl band shining on the stage.

"For a high school band, it's pretty good."

Hong Xia tidied her pockets, "...but after I step down, I still have to report my performance to my sister."

This is what a typical high school band is like... Will future bands be like this?

Hong Xia suddenly felt a little sad. She seemed to see the future of this high school band ending.

After all, from a probabilistic point of view, is it more likely that a band will become a high school band that can be seen everywhere in Shimokitazawa, or will it be a famous band that can perform at the Budokan and Tokyo Dome?

...It's definitely not the latter.

"don’t worry……"

Sensing Hong Xia's uneasiness, Chen Xinghua whispered.

"I'm not worried."

Hong Xia spoke in a voice that could only be heard by herself and Chen Xinghua beside her.

How do you convey negative emotions to them?

If the leader of a band doesn't believe that his band can reach the top, how can he ask other band members to believe that the band can reach the top?

Kita Ikuyo walked back behind the counter and turned her head slightly towards Chen Xinghua.

"Senior, do you often encounter girls who come over to chat up like that?"

Goto Ichiri, who had just recovered from his shock, had just stood up against the counter when he was knocked down again by Kita Ikuyo's words.

...There will be a lot of girls coming over to chat up Xinghua!

Goto Ichiri felt a little scared when he thought of that hellish scene.

(Next time you encounter this situation, how about leaving it to me?)

"Goto Ichiri" suggested in Goto Ichiri's mind.

(You don't want your childhood sweetheart to be harassed by some frivolous girl out there, do you?)