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

"I did it……"

Pochi said silently in his heart, feeling a new sense of accomplishment.

Unable to contain the excitement in my heart, I picked up the pick and stepped on the effect pedal to strum the strings and play an impromptu performance.

At the end of the performance, the applause was thunderous, and the cheers of the audience almost drowned out the sound of the dusk wind. Pochi smiled shyly and contentedly, while Yukino bowed gracefully to the audience, her pink lips slightly parted like a flower.

……

"Please give us two tickets~~ This is my first time seeing a live performance, it's amazing. Please do your best at the next performance!"

Pochi successfully captured fans number one and two again.

There was no awkwardness or daze as in the past when facing strangers. Instead, he spoke with a happy face.

"Ah...Okay, I'll do my best!"

“Please give me a ticket for that one too…”

A girl with brown twintails and glasses ran up to Pochi and handed him 1500 yen.

He just didn't look like a fanatical fan, and his eyes looked a bit fierce, which instantly broke the good atmosphere of Pochi.

"Goto-kun, they're buying tickets, hurry up and pass the things to the customers..."

Seeing that Pochi froze again, Yukino could only walk behind Pochi and gently tap her back to remind her.

As the crowd dispersed, Chaoyang also walked over. I don’t know if it was because of Chaoyang’s super high school level luck, but this time there was no patrolman to warn that the roadshow could not be held here.

"...You play guitar pretty well, though you're still a long way behind me... The other one's guitar skills are just average, but her singing is surprisingly good. I feel like few of her generation can surpass her. I'll remember you guys. It's called the Ending Band, right? Humph, what a weird band name, so tasteless."

Chaoyang also took a detour to take a frontal look at the girl.

[Looks familiar, who was that? ... Never mind, now that I've bought the ticket, maybe I'll remember it when the show comes... Oh no, there's a typhoon that day, so I might not be able to come.]

The girl's tone was quite rude, as if she was speaking from a high position, which made Yukino frown. However, after all, she had just bought the ticket for Pochi, so she held back and chose to remain silent. But the last sentence finally made her unable to hold back.

"You really don't know any etiquette. You lack even basic manners. If this is just to show off your shallow sense of superiority, then you don't need to come to the show. Goto-kun, please leave."

While Chaoyang was still reminiscing, Yukino had already started talking, but compared to her peak, she was more careful with her words. Chaoyang was very pleased to see Yukino's growth.

"What? What?! What band would actively chase the audience away?! I thought highly of you, but it turns out you just can't stand honest reviews. You're really one of those frivolous bands that just casually put together something."

The girl with twin ponytails suddenly became a little exasperated. After hearing what she said, Yukino gave off a stern aura, as if she was going to make the girl with twin ponytails cry.

"Stop, stop, stop!!! Yukino, it's normal for a band to be criticized harshly. After all, you didn't end the band. It's better for you to speak on their behalf, otherwise it will be bad if rumors spread. As for you... that lady... the comments are correct, but you should be careful with your words. We are strangers, and even if your feelings are hurt, it may not be a big loss to you. But if you treat the people around you in the same way, your careless words will be like a hammer hitting the relationship between you and your friends. It may not matter at the moment, but in the long run, it may leave you alone. Sorry for the extra words, thank you for your purchase, here is your ticket."

Chaoyang took out the ticket for the concert from his pocket, and then took the money handed over by the girl with twintails with his other hand.

"..."

The girl with twin ponytails looked like someone had spoken her mind, and puffed up one side of her mouth unhappily like a pufferfish.

Just then she suddenly took out her cell phone.

"Hey...! Ah, I'm still looking for my sister. I'm at Kanazawa Hakkei Station right now. Um, what?! As expected, my sister didn't go drinking in Kabukicho? She's probably still in Yokohama. I'm going to keep looking. Damn, my sister has been missing for a whole day. Where did she go?"

Finally, after the twin-tailed girl hung up the phone and put it away, she looked at Chaoyang complainingly, as if she had been delayed by you. Finally, she threw a harsh word to the Chaoyang trio and hurried away.

"Anyway! I'm a talented guitarist in a popular band, and I'm just giving you an objective evaluation! If you can't learn to accept it humbly, then you'd better give up as soon as possible!"

After saying that, he began to jog along the road, looking around as if he was looking for something.

[This woman! Even after I've said all this, why is her talk still so infuriating? If it weren't for her adorable face, I'd want to punch her in the stomach.]

Chaoyang's fist was hard for once.

143. Jiumengzi is missing!? And a new partner!

"Though the people just now were a bit scary, no, but we finally sold all the tickets. I didn't even sell them to my parents this time. I've really improved a lot, haven't I?"

Although I didn't participate in the whole conversation because of the fierce look of the girl with twin pigtails, I finally breathed a sigh of relief after she left.

I immediately posted a message in the LINE group to take credit.

"Tickets sold out!"

On the other side, Yukino was still frowning.

"Don't take it too seriously, Yukino."

Chaoyang patted her shoulder and advised casually

"No, I care more about what she said on the phone than who she is. Did you hear what she said on the phone just now?"

"What, what happened?"

Chaoyang didn't listen carefully at that time.

Just then Chaoyang's phone rang.

I took out my cell phone and saw that the caller was Shima Iwashita. We exchanged contact information at the celebration party last night.

"Hello? Miss Iwashita, what's up..."

"Excuse me, have you seen Kikuri today?"

There was a hurried voice on the other end of the line.

"What's wrong with not seeing it?"

"After the celebration party yesterday, she went to a second place with someone else for drinks, but I couldn't contact her at all today. She even called me in the early hours of yesterday morning and asked me to pick her up near Kanazawa Hakkei Station, but I refused. This morning, I thought about trying to contact her, but she didn't answer..."

The person on the other end of the phone was speaking anxiously and breathlessly, and the sound of the wind made it seem like he was running while making the call.

"So far, everyone I've asked says they haven't seen him. I've asked everyone I know to help look for him. He's always sleeping on the streets. If I can't find him, I'll report him to the police. Excuse me, Mr. Chaoyang, where are you? Can you help look for him?"

"I'm near the Eight Views of Kanazawa... Then I'll help look for him nearby. If he's not there, I'll go home and check. Maybe he can come to my house and borrow my shower. As for why I can't get in touch, maybe his phone is out of battery."

Chaoyang heard the anxious tone on the other end of the phone. Iwashita Shima and Hiroi Kikuri had known each other since college, and their fate had been inseparable for many years.

Based on this point alone, Chaoyang will not sit idly by, and after all, Hiroi Kikuri is a friend.

With Yasasi's passive attitude, it would be difficult for Chaoyang to refuse even if he wanted to.

"There's someone over there too, a junior from our band. He's looking for someone over there. I'll forward the contact information to you. You can exchange information. I'll hang up now."

"beep"

After the call was hung up, LINE sent me an unknown business card.

"Yoyoko? Yuyuko...Ah! That girl! It's her!"

It's no wonder Chaoyang couldn't remember who the twin-tailed tsundere was. After all, that was content that hadn't been broadcast in the animation yet, and Otsuki Yuyuko had also changed her clothes. It wasn't the impressive black band uniform with a neckband, but a normal bright-colored casual uniform.

"Yukino, that Kikuri girl is missing. I'm going to help look for her nearby. Can you go home and check? Who knows, maybe Kikuri comes to our house and asks to use our bathroom."

Yukino nodded. It was true that Hiroi Kikuri often came to their place when she had nothing to do recently.

"It's not even 24 hours since he went missing. Even if we report him to the police, they'll probably ignore him. Right now, we have to search on our own. ...And it happens to be a festival right now, so there's going to be a lot of people. What are you going to do, Pochi? Are you going home?"

Chaoyang explained the situation and asked them what they would choose.

Given Pochi's timid personality, he would normally choose to go home immediately.

Only this time she...

"I... I want to help... my sister... Although this world doesn't have her yet... But in the original story, it was with her help that I completed my first roadshow... If anything happens to her... I..."

Yukino nodded silently beside her, turned around, packed up her equipment, and got ready with her guitar on her back, amplifier, and power bank in tow.

"Well, I'll be going back first. I'll contact you as soon as I get back. Also, let me know if you have any new information. Let's keep in touch."

"OK, be careful on the road."

One of the reasons for letting Yukino go back was that she was so weak...probably even weaker than Pochi. Just this short performance had already left her breathless. If the equipment hadn't been equipped with pulleys underneath, Chaoyang wouldn't have wanted her to drag it around.

"Come up, Pochi."

Chaoyang squatted down to make it easier for Pochi to get on his back.

"what?"

Pochi didn't understand what he meant.

"Send the guitar home first, and then we'll come back to look for it. It's too much trouble to carry a guitar."

"Ah... um!"

Pochi hesitated slightly, a blush appeared on her face, and the corners of her mouth trembled slightly.

Finally, she bit her lips lightly, then slowly moved forward and spoke.

"Ah... Chao, Chaoyang, will it be too heavy if I add the guitar?"

Pochi asked softly, a hint of shyness in his voice.

"Idiot, it's not the first time. And even if the whole band were to hold me up after the band ends, I could easily lift it up."

Pochi slowly placed his hands on Chaoyang's shoulders, then gently sat on his back. Chaoyang held Pochi's legs firmly, made sure she was sitting firmly, and slowly stood up.

[Hmm...it's a pity they're sweatpants. It would be nice if they were black or white stockings.]

"Then... let's go our separate ways."

Because there were so many people around, Chaoyang started parkouring on the street with Pochi on his back, maintaining the human limit of 100 meters in nine seconds, and ran towards Pochi's house.

……

10 minutes later

Chaoyang and Pochi, who had already put down their guitars and returned to their original places, discussed splitting up into two groups.

"I'll jump up high and look around. Pochi, you check out the izakayas and bars around here."

"Unreasonable, unreasonable, unreasonable, unreasonable!"

Upon hearing this, Pochi immediately shook his head like a rattle.

It's difficult for her to deal with strangers, let alone go to that kind of store to inquire about information. It would be better to just kill her with a knife.

"If I bring you along, what's the point of searching alone? ...Never mind, let's just let Pochi have a little fun. ...We can even call Otsuki along later."

He knew he couldn't embarrass Pochi, and that was the main point. He thought he might as well ask Otsuki Yuyuko to help him look for him, and have her visit the nearby izakayas to see if there was any trace of him.

"...Friend request... approved... Was this guy really searching carefully? He approved it way too quickly."

This is actually Otsuki Yuyuko's habit, because she's a Pochi-chan, suffering from aggressive communication disorder. Although she's not socially anxious, she's been friendless like Pochi since childhood, and even worse. At least Pochi still has Kita, Nijika, and Ryo to play with her from time to time. Otsuki Yuyuko is even more miserable. Although her teammates like her, they won't take the initiative to invite her to eat or play (mainly because of Otsuki Yuyuko's own problems. She is tsundere and stubborn, and likes to preach, which the teammates find annoying).

Therefore, the lonely Otsuki Yuyuko is very sensitive to the messages sent to her, because she longs for friends and does not want to miss any message.

"Let's go to this place first and look for Kikuri-san together."

The address was also sent along with the message.

「Haha……what am I waiting for? Ah, no, no, it should be my sister’s friend, is she also looking around here with me? 」

144. Damn, I’m surrounded by beautiful girls.

"It's so slow..."

Otsuki Yuyuko paced anxiously, glancing around from time to time. Her toes tapped the ground lightly, a hint of impatience evident in her expression.

Although only a minute had passed, every second felt like a long wait for her.

At this moment, Chaoyang's figure appeared on the roof of a nearby building. He had been looking far away from there, trying to use his enhanced eyesight and the telescope he got from Pochi's house to see if Hiroi Kikuri was sleeping in an open space in the park.

At this moment, he jumped directly from the rooftop.

“Waaaaaaaaaa!?”

Pochi on his back covered his eyes and started screaming, and the sound immediately attracted the attention of Otsuki Yuyuko.

【How, how could someone commit suicide!? 】

"Ahhh!"