Chapter 35: Shades of Black and Pink (End of Volume 1)

Actually, it's not bad to listen to the school's light music club once in a while......

I sat at the front of the stage with Hoshika Senpai and Kikuri Senpai waiting for the end of the band's performance. The Xingge senior next to me looked at me with a dead fish:

"Yu Zuo,Didn't you promise them to participate in the school festival together......

"Huh? Aren't I here?"

Throwing a stupid look at Senior Xingge, I waved the glow stick in my hand and said.

「...... I thought you were going to play with them."

"I thought about it too, but it's a pity that Kita-san only submitted the four people who ended the band when he applied for it...... I was forgotten in all my glory."

It's not that I don't want to be with them...... Who told Kita-chan to drop the chain at a critical moment?

"What a pity...... I originally wanted to hear what it would be like for Xiao Yuzuo to follow them in the ensemble~"

"Sister Kikuri, why are you here too?"

"Of course, it's to see little Boqi~~!"

"Then please don't drink in the school area, okay?! You're going to teach bad kids like that!!"

"Ugh...... It's so stingy, I brought a special bottle of wine today......

Kikusa-senpai put away the bottle of sake in his hand and turned his head away from me with a pouting face.

Why didn't you find out that she had such a side before?

"Next, please enjoy the performance of the end band for everyone—"

Ah, it's finally here.

Kita-san and Hongxia, who walked from the back of the stage to the front of the screen, smiled and waved to the audience, but Yamada-senpai looked calm...... Sure enough, Yili didn't even dare to look at the stage, and walked silently with his back covered his expression with his hair...... Hey, I'm about to bump into Yamada-senpai!

"Little Pochi~ Come on~~~~~~

Let's have a handsome show~~~ Hmm, hey, hey, hey~~~."

Kikuri senior smirked and waved vigorously to the stage, and by the way, he also took out the bottled wine in his hand to show off, what is there to show off? !

Well, it's just such a mile, bow your head and pretend not to know Kikuri's seniors!

"Huh?! Why is little Poch ignoring me?! Hey, hey, look at me—woooooooo

I hurriedly covered Kikuri-senpai's mouth and tried to control her throwing the wine jar at the stage.

"Kikusato-san...... It's a little too much!"

"Let me do it."

I immediately let go of the drunkard in my arms and handed it over to Xingge seniors to deal with.

"You give me death——!

"Woooooooo.....oo I'm sorry, I'm sorry!! I surrender I surrender!! Cobra entanglement is really going to kill people!!

"Ah...... That ~ we [end band] are a band that usually does activities outside of school."

Kita-san finally couldn't stand this chaotic scene, and immediately stood up and said with a smile:

"Today, let's present a performance that will be a good memory for us and everyone~~!

In addition, if you are interested in us, please come to Shimokitazawa's LiveHouse [Stars] to support us——!

Then listen to our first song—"

As the drums beat cheerfully, the guitar and bass danced to each other, and Kita-san slowly sang their latest new song:

"It's okay to blame it all on the weather, right?

This sense of estrangement and burnout,

The sun hides it, pretending not to know;

The full train that rocks non-stop,

Passing by is a quasi-express train.

Try to find the unoutlined cloud-like expression;

What is the author's mood?

What exactly is the right answer?

Crush the script that is scheduled to be reconciled,

Blue spring or something-

It's not for me anymore!

Even so, I know ...... It was a once-in-one moment—"

......

It's nice, but I always feel like there's something wrong with the strings of the guitar......

I glanced at each other, and I could see a bad look in each other's eyes.

「...... Although the performance was okay at the level of Bochi, I don't know why there was a very unstable feeling between the strings."

"Is it ......? It's going to break?!"

Boom!

To my surprise and Kikuri's seniors, one string in the 970,000 yen 1968 Ultra Light Aged electric guitar in Ichiri's hand snapped......

"If you can correct the tone of the second string in time......

"Sister Kikuri, the normal routine at this time is that the piano bolt is broken, right?"

I said this in a joking tone to lighten up the somewhat heavy atmosphere.

「...... It really looks like it's broken?!"

I'm super, isn't it...... I really just said it casually!

"Tsk, it looks like the second string can't be used anymore - so you can't play the guitar solo......

Is Kita-san actually doing an impromptu solo?!"

I've heard the whole piece when they're rehearsing before, and it was clear that there wasn't that part of it.

"It only lasts for a while...... Alas? Little Booch, she's—"

I'm super?! Actually with a slide stick!!

I saw that Ichiri quickly picked up the wine bottle that Kikuri-senpai had just thrown up from the ground, and slid it continuously on the fretboard of the guitar.

"Normally, would anyone use a slider at such a critical juncture......

Senior Kikuri put his arm around the shoulders of Xingge's senior, and said inexplicably proudly:

"That way, it doesn't matter if the tuning is inaccurate. Occasionally, I drink to bring good luck, right?"

"Kikusato-san...... That's not an excuse for you to drink at school......

"Oops~~ That kind of thing doesn't matter!"

"Tsk, it looks like you still haven't had enough of cobra haunting—fixed!"

"No, don't——! I was really wrong......

……

"Ah~ Thank you very much for your support today! We will strive to be a band that everyone will be proud to have heard today's performance one day in the future!"

Hongxia wiped the sweat from her head and scratched her head with a smile on her face.

Fortunately, it passed without danger today......

I breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the girls on the stage with relief in my eyes. Only by watching their rehearsals in the audience can you know how hard they have worked for today.

"After...... The performance of the latter classmates is also very good——! Even though the strings are broken, I'm still trying so hard—"

"Ah......h

"Okay, Goto-san, let's say something to everyone too! You're the biggest hero today, aren't you?"

Kita-san patted Ichiri on the back and said. But I always felt that something was wrong with the current situation in Ichiri......

"Ah...... Ah......h

"Goto-san?!"

Well......? What is more dynamic than movement?

I recovered from my contemplation and looked up slightly at the stage, greeted not by the stage lights, but by a huge shade of black and pink?

"Kawakami-san——! Catch Goto-san!!"

I'm sorry, Kita-san...... By the time I reacted, it was too late......

As the weight slammed into my body, my head hit the ground and I lost consciousness instantly......