After Boqi moved into my closet, the quiet life is gone forever

"Huh? What's wrong with me wanting to lie down and watch the show? It's a hundred years too early for a small fry like you to sit here! Just squat in the corner over there."

"You stinky logo, are you looking for a fight? Wahhhhhhhhhhhh!"

With a snap, the passerby was directly flicked away by Sandwich Sauce's tail and disappeared without a trace.

"Meahahaha, you little bastard dares to yell like that."

Just as Sandwich Sauce was laughing triumphantly, he suddenly felt an excruciating headache as if it was pinched by an iron claw, and then he was lifted up by an unstoppable force.

"Sandwich sauce, I told you to stay out of trouble outside!"

Chaoyang, who was just panting up there, seemed to have recovered all his strength for some reason when he was teaching Sandwich a lesson.

"It hurts, it hurts, let go!"

Sandwich, whose head was tightly grasped by the ruthless iron hand, was in a panic. His brain began to work rapidly, and he finally found a way to divert Chaoyang's attention.

"Hooray! Pink Hair is performing on the stage, be quiet, shhh~~ Do you want to ruin Pink Hair's future?"

Chaoyang looked at Pochi, nodded slightly, and spoke in a low voice in front of Sandwich.

"I'll settle the score with you when I get back."

"Your face is too close. Please don't do that. Others will misunderstand you."

Chaoyang didn't want to attract attention, so he let go of Sandwich Sauce's crown, but Sandwich Sauce disappeared as soon as it touched the ground.

"This guy, I don't know whether to say she is smart or stupid."

Chaoyang chuckled and shook his head, no longer caring where the sandwich sauce went.

Come to the front of the stage.

[Ah...it's Chaoyang...I must keep going. I can't let Chaoyang, the one who pushed me this far, down!]

Pochi, who was on the verge of collapse, saw the belated sunrise.

By the end of the song, her spirits had finally returned. Following the ebb and flow of the music, Pochi began to play with greater ease. Her fingers danced deftly across the guitar, each note flowing smoothly and accurately. This time, she was no longer troubled by nervousness or anxiety. Instead, she was completely immersed in the music, as if all her anxiety and stress had drifted away with the melody.

After the performance, Futaba Ayaka was about to say her final words of thanks and farewell.

"Thank you all for..."

Pochi took a deep breath and began to improvise in ecstasy.

The small space was filled with passionate rhythms, the playing became faster and faster, but not chaotic. The sound of the guitar was crisp and powerful, echoing throughout the live house.

As the music gradually faded and finally calmed down, Pochi gently opened her eyes. She looked at the audience and found that they were all deeply moved by her performance and thunderous applause broke out from the audience.

……

In the lounge

"What do you mean!? Do you really think you're Pochi-chan? You played so badly at the beginning, what happened later? You just want to steal the limelight?! Ayaka was just about to speak, and now you're showing off your skills?"

Takanuma Ami didn't bother to pretend at all and just started yelling at Pochi.

Pochi was scared to death. She thought she would be praised for her final performance but she didn't expect it to be like this.

"Ah... yes, yes, yes, I'm sorry, Yami-chan, I..."

"Bie Yami-chan, do we know each other well? We've only known each other for two days, don't get too carried away!"

"Wow... so, so true..."

At this moment, Pochi felt like he had fallen into a nightmare again. Why did his teammates' attitudes change so much before and after?

"Don't pretend it's real!"

Pochi had lost the courage to speak in the face of Yami's roar, and could only look at Ayaka for help.

"...Pochi-chan~~ Hahaha, forget it, I can't go on. Honestly, I was planning on spending some time with you, but you've really pissed me off today. Let's just consider this performance as our last meeting. Bye, Pochi-chan~. Oh, don't forget to block our lovely Pochi-chan."

As Ayaka spoke, she took out her phone, opened LINE, and deliberately blocked Pochi in front of her.

"Ahaha, you guys are joking, right?... Ayaka-chan..."

Pochi was about to reach out and hold Ayaka's hand, but he suddenly felt a burning pain in his hand.

"Snapped"

It turned out that Ayaka slapped Pochi on the back of his hand.

"I'm sorry~ We're really not familiar with each other. You can go now, Pochi-chan. Thank you for your presence. I know how disgusting people like you are."

[…If I kneel down, will they forgive me…]

Pochi, who was still unwilling to give up, was about to kneel down and apologize on the spot when he heard the sound of Sandwich Sauce coming from the door.

"Pink Hair~ Are you there? That guy is calling you to go home~"

"Why don't you hurry up? Your foreign friend is calling you!"

Yami urged mockingly.

Pochi was afraid that Chaoyang or Sandwich would see this, so he finally gave up the idea of ​​reconciliation, lowered his head, opened the door and left in silence with his guitar.

The two people who stayed in the room also packed their luggage.

"Let's go, let's go. If that guy tells those Chinese people to come after us, we'll be in trouble. I heard that Chinese people act impulsively."

"Well, go through the back door of the lounge."

Outside the lounge at this moment

Chaoyang saw Pochi coming out and immediately went to greet him. Before he could say anything, Pochi spoke first.

"...I'm sorry, I want to go for a walk outside. I will go home alone. Please don't follow me."

Chaoyang and Sandwich both just looked at Pochi without saying anything.

In fact, they all heard the conversation outside the door just now.

However, Boqi had previously spoken up for these two JKs in front of Chaoyang regarding the ticket quota issue. Going in now would be a double blow to Boqi, proving that Boqi's previous defense was a joke. Chaoyang could only feign ignorance. He didn't rush into the room in anger and slap each of them.

But Chaoyang had no intention of letting them go.

I watched Pochi walk away from my sight with a dejected look on his face.

Chaoyang's face darkened.

"Sandwich-chan, use the Little Evil God Flying Kick on those two, and by the way, get back the money that Pochi shared with them. The money you get back is yours, and I won't ask for any further information."

Sandwich Sauce responded happily with a thumbs up.

"Then I won't be polite~ Hmm? Where are you going? Aren't you going to comfort the pink-haired girl?"

"No." Chaoyang turned around and left the livehouse without hesitation.

10 minutes later, in a store somewhere on the streets of Shibuya

"Oh, Su Jun, did you forget something?

The manager of this store saw Chaoyang, who had worked here before, returning again panting.

"Um, sorry, I have a favor to ask of you, manager! Please!"

……

The devastated Pochi dragged his guitar along the road in a daze.

Pochi sat by the roadside with lifeless eyes, his guitar lying limply beside him, like an ownerless object. Occasionally, passersby would glance at him with curiosity, but in the end, no one stopped and they all left in a hurry.

Pochi, whose eyes were completely devoid of color, suddenly chuckled three times.

[Hahaha, I thought I was much better than I used to be, accomplishing so many things on my own. Turns out it was all just a joke... What the hell am I doing? I'm just a nobody, after all, meeting a few nice people and becoming self-righteous... Mom and Dad... I really want to go home...]

Tears began to seep out of her eyes unconsciously, flowing down her cheeks, as if forming a crystal clear silk thread.

Listening to the footsteps approaching and moving away, I felt like a person abandoned by this world.

After crying for a while, Pochi felt life was boring and the world turned black and white.

Suddenly a huge shadow enveloped me

"Ok?"

Pochi slowly raised his head with lifeless eyes.

A black bear stuffed animal with dull eyes stood in front of him, holding a balloon in its hand.

"..."

The black bear stuffed animal said nothing, but just stretched out the hand holding the balloon.

Pochi stood up slowly, looking at the balloon as if it was handed to him.

"Ah...g-give it to me?"

Black Bear nodded.

Pochi subconsciously reached out and grabbed the balloon string.

"!?"

Black Bear suddenly hugged Pochi with a strong but extremely gentle hug.

Pochi was startled by the sudden embrace, but she quickly relaxed and melted into it. She closed her eyes, feeling the warmth from the strange black bear. Her mood gradually calmed down, and her tears stopped flowing.

A warm current suddenly surged from the bottom of Pochi's heart and rushed to his head, and he felt that the world suddenly regained its color.

At this time, the doll in front of him still said nothing, turned around and left awkwardly, and the passers-by next to him laughed at its stupid steps.

Pochi held the balloon and looked at the disappearing figure, and his face returned to its original expression.

[…I feel like…I can finally do my best tomorrow.]

24. Another beautiful girl? [Yukinoshita Yukino]

"On Saturday night, a case of concern occurred. In an inconspicuous alley in Shibuya District, two high school students were unfortunately attacked and robbed. It is understood that the victims were, and the two suffered minor injuries after the attack. Police said that the victims planned to return home after finishing a performance at a livehouse in Shibuya District that night. They encountered unidentified attackers while crossing an alley.

According to witnesses, the attacker acted quickly, shouting "Take my little evil god's flying kick!", and robbed the victim of about 2 yen in cash before quickly fleeing the scene.

The victims are currently receiving treatment and fortunately, they did not suffer serious physical injuries. Police are investigating the case and are appealing to the public to provide any possible clues. Police also remind the public to be vigilant when going out at night and avoid walking alone in sparsely populated areas.

With a beep, Chaoyang pressed the remote control to turn off the TV, sat back at the low table and teased Sandwich, who was lying on his side in front of the TV.

"I didn't expect you to spend the money on a second-hand TV. I thought you were going to play marbles."

"I got tired of fighting with that pink-haired guy for the computer, so I bought it for myself. If you guys watch it, it'll cost you 10,000 yuan an hour."

"Haha, if you're like this I'm going to talk to you about the rent."

"Tsk, so stingy. ...Ah, I'm hungry, let's cook."

After a small incident, life in the Chaoyang family returned to normal, but Pochi now stayed at home even more completely.

"The meal is ready~ Today's main course is salt-grilled mackerel with potato salad~~ Before eating, remember to silently recite the name of this demon and express gratitude."

Sandwich Sauce brought the food, and Chaoyang opened the closet door as he smelled the fragrance.

"Hey, Pochi-chan, come out for dinner."

"Ah...ah yes, Ma, coming right up."

Pochi was frightened and immediately crawled out nervously and sat down obediently.

"...Pochi-chan, have you been a lot more reserved lately? You're being too polite. And you barely even come out of the house, let alone outside. You just hide in the closet."

Pochi immediately answered with a nervous expression again.

"No, no! I'll have more later!"

I absolutely cannot let Chaoyang dislike me. Since Chaoyang wants me to come out, should I stay outside all the time except when I sleep? Even sleeping outside? If I sleep outside, will it pollute the air and make Chaoyang unhappy?

Pochi was not so sad about the failure of the band experience because of the hug from the black bear doll, but he began to care more about the opinions of acquaintances.

"No need, I'm just asking casually. Just do whatever makes you feel comfortable. Let's eat."

Chaoyang also sighed in his heart. It turned out that reality was not like in the world of lonely rock. In Pochi's world, he would only meet people who were friendly to him. In that world, Pochi could become a socially anxious person, which was a forced setting by the author.

【But it's really cute. 】