I have pure love with them

Sitting on the train, Goto Ichiri's body was tense and his eyes kept looking at Izumi who was sitting next to him.

"After school, classmates... Shibuya!"

The scene that once only appeared in dreams became reality, and Goto Ichiri's eyes were filled with tears. He felt that he had finally taken the first step from a social paramecium to a human being!

If they were not on a crowded train at the moment, she would have been unable to resist the urge to play and sing "Tokyo: Become Human".

"Does Goto-san usually go to places like Livehouse?"

"Eh? No...no, I usually...watch videos at home."

It’s not that Goto Ichiri has no interest in livehouse, but the thought of her being alone, without any friends, standing alone in a place where people are cheering around her makes her sweat profusely just by imagining it.

14. Why do you play Kasuga Shadow?

Arriving in Shibuya, Izumi took out his mobile phone, searched for nearby Livehouses on the map, and selected one with a good rating. Then he pointed to the one with the highest rating while Goto Ichiri was standing next to him.

"How about this one called 'RiNg'?"

"Ah."

Goto Ichiri looked at the screen of the mobile phone handed to her. She hesitated and her eyes fell on the store that Izumi pointed to. She nodded subconsciously before she saw it.

"Then let's go with this one."

Seeing that Goto Ichiri had no objection, the two confirmed the distance between their current location and 'RiNg' and decided to walk there.

About 8 minutes later, the two arrived at the entrance of 'RiNg' located at an intersection.

Goto Ichiri, who came to the Livehouse for the first time, stood in front of the door of 'RiNg', slowly looked up at the magnificent building in front of her, her beautiful face full of emotion and nervousness.

“Is it possible? Can someone like me… come to a place like this?”

Before entering the interior of 'RiNg', Goto Ichiri, who was standing in front of the door, began to doubt himself. The gloomy atmosphere around him made Quan couldn't help but fall into silence.

'Is this rock or roll? Or hippie?'

After staring at Goto Ichiri for a while, he stepped forward and gently patted Goto Ichiri on the shoulder, bringing the girl, who was immersed in her own mental exhaustion, back to her senses.

"go in."

“…Okay, okay!”

When Izumi patted Goto Ichiri on the shoulder, his body trembled slightly, and then as if he was injected with courage, he followed Izumi who was walking in front of him and entered the interior of 'RiNg' together.

As soon as she entered, Goto Ichiri, who was following behind Quan, felt a force of "air" sweeping towards her!

"So dazzling!"

With her hands in front of her, she vaguely saw a fashionable, bright, and incompatible world. It came into her sight, making her feel like she was about to be melted by this energy called "modernity" -

"Two people, let's start with one hour."

While Goto Ichiri was greatly shocked by the environment of 'RiNg', Izumi had already walked to the front desk and told the clerk what he needed.

"For two people, we have a Type B recording room available. It's 2 yen per hour. Is that okay?"

Quan, who had just received his living expenses today, had no problem with it and nodded in agreement.

Goto Ichiri, who was standing at the door, quickly came to her senses after hearing the price of the recording studio. She walked from the door to Izumi's side, took out her small wallet, and prepared to pay her share of the fee.

"You don't have to pay, Goto-san. Today I invited you to teach me. Your willingness to come is enough. Just consider the studio fee as my tuition."

"Eh? No! No! How can I let Chihaya-san pay for my expenses!"

After hearing what Izumi said, Goto Ichiri quickly shook his head, took out 1,025 yen in bills and coins from his wallet, and handed them to Izumi with both hands.

"...Goto-san, you should take back the money. If you want to share the burden, why not buy me a glass of juice?"

Izumi, who was often asked to pay the bill by his sister when he went out with her, felt a little touched when he saw Goto Ichiri taking the initiative to share the bill with him, but he still refused to accept Goto Ichiri's money and instead pointed to the drink menu in the store.

"juice?"

Following the direction of Quan's finger, she looked at the drinks on the menu and saw that the price of juice was 300 yen.

She originally thought that this was inappropriate, but when she looked up and met Quan's gaze, she felt Quan's seriousness. After hesitating for a moment, she nodded and agreed to Quan's suggestion.

"Well... please give me two glasses of juice."

Looking at the clerk at the bar, Goto Ichiri slowly stretched out his finger and explained his needs.

"Lixi, two glasses of juice."

The clerk who had been watching the two people arguing, saw that the arguing ended and heard Goto Ichiri's order. He took the bill with a smile and told another clerk standing nearby to prepare juice for the two of them.

"The recording studio is here. Please follow me. The juice will be delivered to your studio shortly."

"Thank you."

Under the guidance of the store clerk, Izumi and Goto Ichiri, carrying their guitars, entered a spacious recording studio together. Under the guidance of the store clerk, the two roughly mastered how to use the facilities in the recording studio.

"If you have any questions, I'm usually at the front desk, please contact me at the front desk."

Seeing that there was no problem with the two, the clerk smiled and left the recording studio, leaving the two alone in the room.

Click.

The moment the door was closed, the sound was like a thunderclap, resounding in Goto Ichiri's mind. At this moment, she suddenly realized that she and Izumi were alone!

"Two people...alone...eh? Eh?! "

His heartbeat seemed to start speeding up, and Goto Ichiri felt nervous.

"I will play a piece of music first, and Goto-san can listen to it first. If there is anything wrong, please feel free to comment on it. You are welcome."

"what……"

She looked behind her from the closed door. When she felt nervous, Quan had already unpacked the guitar bag, taken out the guitar, and connected it to the speaker.

"Good, good."

His mind went blank and Goto Ichiri looked a little shy.

"Am I the only one who's nervous?"

Although they were alone together, Izumi, as a boy, didn't seem to react at all, while she was nervous alone. The contrast made Goto Ichiri feel ashamed of his unnecessary worry, and he had another dark history in his heart.

"The music I played was from a band I really like. Although it's not famous, this song has accompanied me on many nights when my sister was not around. After I learned to play the guitar, this was the first song I played."

Looking at Izumi who had tuned up the guitar, Goto Ichiri started to get nervous again.

Although I have said that I feel free to comment, Ichiri Goto has never commented on others, let alone in person, so I am starting to feel embarrassed.

"Haruhi Shadow."

……

After preparing the juice, Shiina Riki held two glasses of juice and walked towards the recording studio at the instruction of his senior Rinrinko.

After the band disbanded, Shiina Riki entered high school and had nothing to do, but she didn't want to give up music, so she chose to work part-time in a livehouse.

Perhaps she still has the idea of ​​re-forming a band in her mind.

only--

'Light, what is she doing now?'

Walking to the door of Studio B, Shiina Riki sighed softly. After the band disbanded, she no longer had any chance or reason to meet Deng, and she didn't know how Deng was doing now.

After knocking gently on the door of the recording studio, Shiina Riki pushed it open.

"Excuse me, your—"

A familiar melody came towards him, the hand holding the juice trembled slightly, and Shiina Riki was completely dazed.

Looking at the strange boy playing in the recording studio, her lips trembled slightly, and then her eyes became cold and stern. She bit her lips, interrupted the boy's performance, and loudly questioned from the bottom of her heart -

"Why do you play 'Haruhi Kage'?!"

15. Are you Toyokawa Shoko?

The stern question caused Quan to interrupt the 'Haruhi Kage' he was playing and look at the girl standing at the door with an extremely serious expression.

Although the other party was just standing at the door holding a glass of juice, the shock he caused to Goto Ichiri was no less than that of Wendy whose door was smashed open by Jack in "The Shining". If he was closer to the corner, he might have been able to replicate another famous scene.

Shiina Riki had completely forgotten her current identity as a shop assistant. Under the stimulation of 'Kasuga Shadow', she stared straight at Izumi, waiting for an answer.

"Huh? What? Kasukage?"

Goto Ichiri, who was standing next to Izumi, was completely dazed and looked blankly at the shop assistant standing at the door.

"Is it a famous song? Am I the only one who hasn't heard it?!"

Looking at Shiina Ritsuki who seemed very angry, under that tough expression and pressure, even though the person being stared at was not her, she couldn't help but let her eyes wander.

He glanced at Quan beside him, hoping to get some answers about the current situation from him.

Izumi, who had not noticed Shiina Riki's identity at first, after hearing that question and the girl's tough attitude, some memories emerged in front of his eyes like mushrooms after rain. He stopped playing and met Shiina Riki's cold gaze.

"Who are you?"

"Now I'm asking you, right? Why do you know how to play the Kasuga Kage?!"

Shiina Riki, whose expression and tone showed extreme impatience, simply walked into the recording studio under Izumi's gaze, put the juice in his hand on the table beside him, walked in front of Izumi, and stared into his eyes.

"Don't try to lie to me. Not many people know this song. Where did you learn to play it?!"

Facing the questioning Izumi, he frowned slightly. He did not expect Shiina Riki's reaction to be so intense. But facing Shiina Riki's gaze, he seemed to remember something, and a gentle smile gradually appeared on his face.

"You... look familiar. Are you a member of the band called 'CRYCHIC'? The... keyboard player?"

"..."

Hearing the band name 'CRYCHIC' from the other party's mouth, Shiina Riki put aside some of his doubts, but when the word 'keyboardist' appeared in the other party's mouth, Shiina Riki's blood pressure suddenly rose a lot!

Taking a deep breath, despite being extremely angry, Shiina Riki gradually calmed down. He stared coldly at the boy in front of him and clenched his fists.

"No...you haven't answered my question yet."

"But before asking someone a question, you should first introduce yourself and the reason why you asked the question, right? You suddenly barged into the recording studio and frightened my friend. Shouldn't you apologize to her first?"

Looking at Shiina Riki in front of him, he sighed slowly, looking as if he was quite disappointed with Shiina Riki's rudeness, and took the initiative to mention Goto Ichiri who was trembling beside him.