Tokyo Heart Thief's Daily Life

115. Lonely Rock (4k)

Then, the fateful day arrived.

When school was over, Luo Zhen first sent the Yoshizawa sisters home, and then went to the subway station with Xiangzi and Pochi-chan.

On the platform, they reunited with Momoka and Nina.

At this point, the junior schoolmates that Luo Zhen met in the school's light music club and his live-in girlfriend met for the first time.

They are all very capable musicians.

Nina, who had never thought of performing on stage by herself, also discovered her talent for singing.

This scene can truly be described as full of vitality as if it were still before our eyes... Luo Zhen was so moved that he cried!

"let me introduce."

As the link between the girls and their mutual understanding, Luo Zhen must of course take responsibility and introduce them to each other.

This was the first time that Pochi met Momoka and Nina, and Xiangzi had only seen Momoka.

After introducing them to each other, Taoxiang, who was the only adult present, was very graceful and greeted the two little fans coolly.

"Ah, ahhh... Hello, Ms. Momo Momoka! You're my fan! (.>?<.)"

Pochi was so panicked that his facial features were distorted, but he finally ran away under the huge social anxiety pressure and excitement, and tightly grasped the hand that Momoka extended!

The girl's exaggerated reaction made everyone around her laugh.

Xiangzi kindly explained, "Pochi-chan, it should be "I'm your fan," right? Everyone here is a fan of Momoka-san, which proves how good Momoka-san's music is."

Nina: "——Hmmmm! Momoka-san's songs are amazing, you really understand them! (>'ω`< )"

As a fellow fangirl, Nina was happier to hear her idol being praised than to herself. She immediately developed a strong liking for both Pochi and Shoko, and shook their hands vigorously.

What a beautiful scene this is, Luo Zhen’s father is very pleased.

As for Taoxiang herself who was praised so highly...she was of course happy too.

But she was also a thin-skinned person, so she blushed shyly.

"Really? Stop it. There's no good in praising me... huh?"

Momoka was just covering herself up when she noticed Pochi's trembling hands holding hers, and the touch was very familiar.

Of course she could feel that those were a pair of hands that had practiced guitar hard.

The calluses on Pochi's hands alone proved that she had definitely trained hard for years.

This made Taoxiang feel very fond of this pink-haired girl who was still trembling with social phobia. Girls who work hard to play the guitar are all good people!

She immediately smiled and patted Pochi's head:

"Your name is Pochi, right? Come on, I'll support you."

“~~~!”

At that moment, Pochi's eyes were filled with tears.

She didn't even have time to think abstractly, she just kept nodding her head vigorously.

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...Goto Ichiri didn't like playing guitar from the beginning.

She was born in a happy family, has a younger sister who is 10 years younger than her, and her parents have a happy relationship.

Although Pochi-chan had doubts, maybe Mom and Dad felt that their big sister was useless, so they gave birth to a small sister...

She believed that she would be kicked out of the house as soon as she reached adulthood, and would be headed straight for the stray dogs' lunch. This thought made her feel really inferior and delusional during her adolescence, and she even sneaked a peek at a lot of nighttime reading materials that she shouldn't have read at her age.

......right.

Yili knew very well that he was a loser who couldn't adapt to society.

Every time he speaks, he starts with "Ah..." His emotions are always fluctuating, his reactions are slow, and he doesn't even have the language ability to accurately express his thoughts.

His grades in school are just barely passable, he's a bit slow-witted, a shady person, and he has no friends...

...People like me who are a drag on society must be the typical example of wasting air when alive and wasting land when dead...Pochi-chan became even more emo and melancholic.

But it should be said or not.

Yili is also very fortunate to have a good pair of parents.

My father played music when he was young, and we have a guitar at home.

Even their pet dog is named Jimi Hendrix, or Jimi Hen for short, after one of the greatest guitarists of all time.

Despite this family influence, Yili had no interest in rock music until junior high school.

Because there are no friends, no social entertainment, and even no special hobbies.

So she has plenty of time to surf the Internet.

However, I have never even thought about arguing with others online. In this regard, I am just a spectator with no sense of existence.

…But, three years ago.

When Yili was just a lonely middle school student, she heard the song that changed her life.

The name of the song is "Empty Box" and the performer is the band "Diamond Stardust".

It's a very emotionally powerful song.

It's as if all of a high school student's confusion, passion, struggle... and resistance to the so-called "right path" instilled by adults are expressed through the lyrics.

That's the essence of rock 'n' roll, the emotional catharsis.

Pochi, who was still a junior high school student, was undoubtedly deeply touched.

Especially when she learned that Diamond Stardust was a four-member girl band from Hokkaido, and that all four of them had dropped out of high school to come to Tokyo to pursue music...

This made Yili admire him even more! He could even say that he had found his life's purpose!

"Even if I don't study well and have no friends... as long as I'm good at music, I can drop out of school! (?? ? ??)"

......Although her understanding was a bit distorted, it undoubtedly became the driving force behind Yili's ideals and gave her a direction to strive for.

She borrowed a guitar from her father, locked herself in a cupboard and taught herself from scratch, playing the guitar every day.

She plays it whenever she has free time.

Regardless of rain or shine, day or night, we ensure at least six hours of practice every day.

Goto Ichiri, who had never pursued any interests or hobbies in the past, listened to the songs of Diamond Stardust and played the guitar.

She played until her nails were cracked, her calluses were broken, and her blood was all over the guitar... She never stopped for a single day.

This is also real rock and roll.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t have any friends!

Anyway, I have a guitar and Diamond Stardust!

I also have my own social media account where I upload cover videos, and my fans are constantly increasing!

This is my true destiny...I am the [Guitar Hero]!

"...Diamond Stardust, member change?"

A bolt of lightning struck Yili who was hiding in his small cupboard.

It made her feel as if her soul had dissipated, leaving only an emptiness as cold as her tears.

The official explanation was [differences in musical concepts], which is a common reason for bands to break up.

The only consolation that is not a consolation is that Diamond Stardust has not disbanded yet.

However, Momoka Kawaharaki, the lead singer and guitarist of Soul, chose to go solo, left the band, and continue her activities as an independent musician.

This made Yili feel as if he was torn in two.

She likes the songs of Diamond Stardust, and likes the emotional catharsis and resistance of shouting.

All of these songs were written and composed by the captain Momoka.

She is truly a talented hexagonal warrior and an idol to Ichiri.

Yili is not a performance chef.

In fact, she can't even be said to care about the rock scene, she just simply likes this band.

Therefore, she never paid attention to whether the commercial performance of Diamond Stardust was good or bad, and naturally did not realize that the band was not doing well and could even be said to be unable to survive.

She just couldn't accept it.

My favorite band, Diamond Dust, who I thought would be with me forever...only lasted three years?

I even fantasized that when I got to high school, I would also form a band like them, then become famous, sign a contract, drop out of school, and start a commercial business, and support myself with music from then on...

…but the diamond dust has dispersed.

On the Internet, I am just a weak-feeling (information-weak) spectator. I don’t know what internal problems Diamond Stardust has, nor do I care about the behind-the-scenes gossip. I am just a pure fan.

So she didn't know whether she should continue to pay attention to the remaining three people in the Diamond Group, or pay attention to Taoxiang who was going solo.

She could only follow inertia and continue playing the guitar.

By covering well-known songs and uploading them online, they gain a little emotional comfort from the growing number of fans.

But, Diamond Dust...

If one day I could meet everyone from Diamond Stardust and perform on stage with them...

What a happy time that would be?

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"...Pochi, do you really like Momoka so much?"

On the way to [Stars], Luo Zhen finally couldn't help but complain.

Starting from the meeting at the subway station, Pochi and Momoka met and shook hands.

And until now, Pochi has not let go of Momoka's hand. If you don't know, you might think he wants to kidnap her.

Because Pochi is not good at speaking, and when he is emotionally excited, his tongue can't keep up with his brain, so he said nothing after holding it in for a long time.

She just held Taoxiang's hand tightly, so hard that her arms were shaking, and her face flushed as she nodded and shook her head.

This made everyone present look at each other in confusion, not knowing what to do.

Finally, it was Momoka who was the person involved, scratching her face shyly but happily:

"That might sound a bit arrogant... but you're my fan, right? Thank you, Pochi-chan. I'm so happy."

"I won't run away either. You're Luo Zhen's junior, right? Then you're also my junior. Do you want to add me as a social friend? You can send me a private message if you have anything to say."

“~~~!(?>﹏

Pochi, who is as taciturn as a hamster, nodded vigorously immediately and shook his long pink hair, which was really rock and roll.

The two of them really exchanged friends, making Pochi happy as if in a dream.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Nina mustered up the courage to move forward.

"Hello. I'm Isen Nina, just call me Nina. ...Is Pochi your real name?"

"Ah... I, I'm Goto Ichiri Poi... B-but just call me Pochi..."

Pochi, with his social anxiety fully activated, had a strange habit of speaking. He nodded and bowed to Nina, who was a year older than him (but shorter than him), and even wanted to take out his wallet to offer it to her.

But Rencai herself is also a socially anxious person with a strong appearance but a weak heart.

When these two face each other, even if they can't be said to be sitting on pins and needles, at least they can be considered to sympathize with each other.

Nina also felt a sense of familiarity from Pochi's social anxiety and took the initiative to shake her other hand:

"Hello, Pochi-chan! I like Momoka-san's songs too. We're the same kind of people!"

Pochi: "......?! Same, same, same kind...same kind...that means we are friends...Guhehehe~!"

Pochi gave a disgusting smile and seemed very happy.

The dignified Ms. Shoko Toyokawa took the opportunity to monopolize the seat next to Luo Zhen.

She glanced at Luo Zhen and chuckled: