A band simulator, but all girl-heavy!

"Actually, I just really liked Liang-senpai's performance. Seeing her playing bass on the street, I was really attracted to her. When I found out she was forming a new band, I jumped in on the chance..."

Under Aoi's gentle aura, Kita sighed and told her all the secrets in his heart, "Hehehe... Compared to Xiao Kui, aren't my intentions a little too impure?"

"I think her intentions are pretty pure, huh? Do you usually watch talk shows with famous bands?"

"No! I usually watch more variety shows~"

"That's perfect. You know what most famous band members say their purpose for joining a band is?"

Aoi smiled and answered Kita's questions one by one before he could answer.

"I want to look cool in front of my loved ones, I want to stand out in front of my peers, I want to admire a senior, I want to make friends through the band... There are so many reasons like these. But if I really said I was playing for world peace, people would think it was fake. We are all just ordinary people, and ordinary dreams are just dreams, and I think that's also very beautiful."

Looking at Aoi in front of him and all those various words that sounded too mediocre to be the ideal of a celebrity, Kita was a little dazed.

"That sounds pretty ordinary..."

"Yeah~"

Aoi smiled and said, "So Kita, don't worry at all. I'll tell the seniors on your behalf when the time comes. Let's practice together after school every day, right?"

"Xiao Kui..."

Kita felt her eyes moist for a moment. The emotional ups and downs she experienced today were probably the fastest in her life, from the excitement of joining the band, to the fear of being discovered, to the relief now.

Senior Liang is indeed extraordinary. Are the people around her also so dazzling?

"Thank you~!!"

Kita's face lit up with a smile, and he hugged Aoi's soft body, "I will work hard to become a qualified guitarist!"

PS: Please support me today~~17

54: Cyber ​​Fishing Bad Woman

At night, Aoi, who had already returned home, was lying lazily on the sofa, hugging a pillow in his arms, with his white feet resting on the armrest of the sofa, and fiddling with his mobile phone with both hands at a very fast speed. His posture was as casual as the stereotyped father who likes to watch soap operas in movies and TV dramas.

It was already after dinner and the mother had gone to bed. Normally at this time, she would have been lying in bed immersed in the simulator, but today was different - because tonight she was going to start her long-planned 'phishing' plan.

As early as before graduating from the third year of junior high school, after looking through the brochures of the Tokyo high schools she liked and discovered Xiuhua High School and Shimokitazawa High School, Aoi began to devote herself to looking for online guitar musicians on certain tubes and other video websites. Of course, she easily found a musician named "Guitar Hero".

On the Internet, she claims to be a super-fresh, youthful and sunny girl in a band, but in fact, she always appears in pink sportswear, with simple backgrounds and superb guitar skills. She is regarded by everyone as an online musician with almost no shortcomings except for her somewhat awkward naming taste.

There is no doubt about her true identity. She is the protagonist of the animation "Lonely Rock", the ultimate social phobia spokesperson representing the word "loneliness", and Goto Ichiri, nicknamed "Little Pochi".

Although Aoi also likes to compare herself to a socially anxious person, I couldn't quite understand Pochi's various socially anxious psychological activities when I first watched the animation. Even in her previous life, she was a sociable girl who would feel miserable if she didn't invite her friends to eat together when she went out. She would often make friends with just a few words and then ask them to go shopping together the next day.

However, she could understand Pochi's thoughts when it came to hating being alone, so this fishing activity was not difficult to carry out.

Since she discovered the Guitar Hero account, she liked and commented on almost every video, trying her best to make her presence felt on Xiao Boqi's side, whose popularity was rising steadily. Now that she had found the band she wanted to end, she took the initiative to attack.

Hi, Guitar Hero! I'm a huge fan and watch almost every episode in its entirety. Every performance is so moving, and I'm hooked on the band because of you! The last time I saw you, it seemed like you were in Shibuya, browsing trendy clothing stores with high school friends all day. Apologies for assuming you were a high school student in Tokyo!

I'm also a high school girl studying in Tokyo. I recently joined a very warm band and am looking to recruit a lead guitarist for the band's seniors. If a guitarist as talented as you could join us, it would definitely take our band to the next level! Please be sure to reply to me. Thank you very much!

The above is the full content of the private message sent by Aoi, which is also the cyber bait this time.

To be honest, she wasn't worried that Little Bochi wouldn't take the bait. After all, this was pure gambling. She was betting on whether Little Bochi's desire to recruit people to form a band was greater or his social anxiety was greater. She thought it was more likely the former.

After all, for a timid girl who often switches between extremes of inferiority and arrogance, it is generally difficult to refuse such a straight ball opportunity, especially when it hits her weak point.

Otherwise, I can only go to Xiuhua High School with Xiduo to catch people. She knows the complete information and it will be easy for her to open the box!

The result was as Aoi expected. Not long after, Xiao Bochi replied to the private message, using a tone that seemed to imitate a cheerful high school girl, telling Aoi that she was very interested and willing to consider it.

So Aoi exchanged lines with her, and could even imagine Pochi grinning foolishly while holding his phone on the other side.

In her stereotype, many of the real-life yinjiao are very talkative on the Internet. Perhaps they unfold their social abilities that are suppressed and closed in reality in the virtual world. They chat and talk with a lot of humor online, but when they meet in person, they act as if they are attending a job interview, cautious and nervous.

However, Pochi-chan doesn't seem to be like that. She's not very talkative online... Although her words seem to want to show the image of a lively and cheerful high school girl, she has been in the "typing" state for too long, making Aoi want to put down her phone and take a rest several times.

But even so, they successfully exchanged information with each other and agreed to meet on Saturday morning.

We also know whether Xiao Boqi is timid or brave. A timid person would not dare to accept the invitation of a stranger he just met. What if Aoi is an evil and bad woman, "Lonely Rock" will become "Lonely Mine".

After chatting for a while, Aoi hurriedly washed up and lay on the bed, wanting to run a simulation for a while. However, at the critical moment, he procrastinated and fell asleep unknowingly. When he regained consciousness, it was already the next morning.

After greeting her mother, having breakfast, and attending morning classes, it was around eleven o'clock. Aoi packed up and rushed to the Futakotamagawa area in Setagaya Ward.

Today, she specially tied up the sides of her long beige hair into two loose ponytails, wore a light red beret on her head, and wore a highly recognizable blue low-waisted suspender skirt and a white shirt with "Himawari (Sunflower)" written on it. She still carried her beloved violin case on her back.

Considering that they were going to meet, Aoi told all these characteristics to Pochi in detail. She was considerate and did not ask about Pochi's outfit. She just asked her to come directly to Aoi after arriving at the meeting place.

Aoi wasn't afraid of wearing the same clothes as others. Not only did she exchange lines with Xiao Boqi, she also shared her Instagram account so that if she wasn't sure, she could use the selfies she posted on Instagram to find the person.

Everything is ready. Since the other party has agreed, all we can do now is wait and see if the legendary Miss Nozuchi Snake from Shimokitazawa will appear.

Their agreed place was a riverside park in the Futakotamagawa area, right on the edge of the Tama River. There was an iconic Shiba Inu sculpture at the entrance, but it was not the kind of Shibuya Hachiko statue, but a decorative facility in the park that looked very cartoony and cute.

Aoi arrived at the perfect time, only about a minute early, but the surroundings were peaceful and quiet, with only the occasional passerby with a dog and a hurried office worker walking by, but the iconic pink figure did not appear.

She wasn't in a hurry. She just quietly stopped in front of the Shiba Inu statue, took out her phone, made a scissors sign, took a photo of herself and the statue, and then sent it to Xiao Boqi with the caption "I'm here~ Is Guitar Hero teacher still on the way?"

It only took half a second for the message to be sent and the status instantly changed to read.

Social phobia speed?

"Wang Wang!"

"Hey! Be quiet, you bad dog! Don't bark at people! Sorry, did I scare you?"

While she was still staring at her phone, a burst of dog barking and people scolding suddenly came from not far away, catching her attention.

Aoi turned her head and saw that a passerby who had just walked his dog was pulling hard on the leash of his dog, while the cute Corgi was unwilling to move away for some reason and was barking at the corner of a vending machine on the side of the road.

Hmm... I think I know where Pochi went.

55: Is she an angel?

Goto Ichiri reached the first turning point in his life.

Although she thought so herself, this incident happened when she had just entered high school and was full of ambitions, intending only to fulfill her junior high school plan of "forming a band and becoming a school celebrity."

Yili, a hopeless socially anxious girl with a dream of saving her interpersonal relationships and youth with guitar and band, received a private message online in her first week of high school that made her giggle for a long time.

The writer of this private message is a fan with the ID 'Expert in Sawing Wood'. According to Yili's intentional or unintentional observations, she can be seen in almost every comment and like in the past few months. Being a die-hard fan is already touching enough, but she also sent a band invitation.

In the private message, this fan claimed to be a freshman in high school who had recently joined a rock band formed by her senior classmates. The band was in need of a lead guitarist. Based on Ichiri's chatter, she judged that she was also a student at a girls' high school in Tokyo, so she invited Ichiri to join her band.

Everything happened so suddenly and so beautifully that I felt like I might be dreaming, like, "Is it possible that a very rich, musically talented, and incredibly cute young lady, JK, would suddenly say, 'Please join my band and be my lead guitarist!'" If I posted it online, I'd be laughed at for not waking up.

Fortunately, all of this was true. The fan's name was Saotome Aoi, and she and Ichiri even exchanged social media accounts and arranged to meet at Futakotamagawa in Setagaya. Unfortunately, however, Ichiri backed down from such a great opportunity.

Although she has a strong desire to form a band and make friends, it is undeniable that her inferiority complex and timid personality are one of the important reasons why she has not made friends over the years. If she had the courage to meet an online friend, she would have made friends over the years.

When she saw the fashionable selfies posted by Aoi on social media and the check-ins at high-end stores, her legs couldn't help but tremble, as if she had already imagined the disastrous scene when they met.

She's a Tokyo girl, stylish and cute, even her toes are spotless, the epitome of beauty. Meanwhile, I dress tacky all day and spend hours in my closet, the very opposite of a JK...

But on the other hand, Yili knew that she couldn't miss this opportunity. Even if it was just a scam, she would not suffer any loss if she went to take a look. After all, the opportunity to form a band was right in front of her. If she gave it up again, would she be able to wait for someone to invite her again?

In the end, she gritted her teeth and took some measures that were better than nothing, arriving at the agreed location almost an hour early the next day.

Then, just as she had imagined, she crouched by the vending machine, stalking like a stalker, glancing at the statue at the meeting place. She wasn't disappointed; the man showed up, looking exactly like in the photo, even cuter.

Aoi was wearing a low-waisted denim overalls skirt. The sunflower patterns on her snow-white shirt were stretched into an arc shape by her plump soft breasts. Her beige hair was draped softly over her shoulders, with cute ponytails tied with bows on both sides. She wore a light red beret on her head, and her slender and well-shaped legs were covered with pure white knee-high socks with slightly ribbed flesh. The Mary Janes on her feet were almost shining.

So cute, so cute that she's glowing. Just looking at her is enough to make her dark heart dizzy!

At that moment, Ichiri had only one desire: Forget it, just run away. If I go out like this, won't my online image be completely ruined? You might also see Aoi's disappointed face, covering her mouth and saying she couldn't believe that the Guitar Hero teacher she admired was actually a fool.

It was at this moment of hesitation that her cell phone suddenly rang. When she picked it up, she saw that it was a selfie sent by Aoi and a message asking her when she would arrive.

Then, Ichiri hesitated again, because running away like this would make Aoi sad, and she was a soft-hearted person who couldn't bear to see others sad...

In this psychological struggle that went back and forth almost all the time, it seemed that even the puppy could not stand Yili's cowardly behavior anymore. It barked at her when passing by her, which really scared her. It took the owner a long time to pull the puppy away.

Yes, the puppy is right. Maybe it's time to be brave...

Ichiri, who had calmed down, huddled behind the vending machine, thinking so.

"Hello~ Can I help you?"

The sunlight was slightly blocked, and the girl's sweet voice came with the breeze, completely pulling Yili out of that lonely and dark world.

Yili stared blankly with his eyes wide open, and raised his head almost as slowly as possible, meeting a pair of crystal green eyes.

It’s Aoi.

"Just now, a little corgi seemed to bark at you. I wonder if it scared you..."

Aoi smiled gently, not caring even if Ichiri immediately looked away from her.

“Ah…Ah, gu, uh uh—”

Yili's expression suddenly became terrified. Under the girl's gentle smile, he tried his best to say something, but he didn't know whether it was because he hadn't spoken for too long and his language system was confused or because he was nervous, but all he made were weird sounds.

"Um...are you okay?"

Aoi showed a worried expression.

"Ah... I'm alright... I'm fine!"

Yili tried hard to clear his throat, and the original idea of ​​"why not go all out and meet her" disappeared. The only thing he was thinking about was whether to run away.

However, it was too late, because she soon heard words from Aoi that were almost a death sentence.

"Um~ Excuse me, you're the Guitar Hero teacher, right? I just happened to see your phone screen."

It’s over.

"Ah, yes."

Ichiri was as hopeless as a dead man, almost resigned to his fate. He spoke fluently, nodding and bowing formally to Aoi, "My name is Goto Ichiri. I'm very happy to meet you. Please give me your guidance."

It’s over, the band dream is coming to an end!

She was wearing her favorite pink sportswear today. She originally wanted to wear the casual clothes her mother bought for her, but she really couldn't overcome the fear of wearing a skirt to go out.

What will happen next is probably Aoi’s face full of disgust, and she is about to be severely criticized on the Internet, right?

"Just like I imagined, she's a girl with a lot of personality! I've always wanted to meet you, teacher... Ah, can I call you Ichiri? It's a nice name~"

Aoi's gentle smile remained unchanged, and instead became even more delighted, her emerald eyes practically sparkling. "Let's go talk over to the statue? There's a bench nearby where we can sit."

Huh?

"Ah...eh? Ah, okay."

Ichiri nodded dumbly, barely understanding what was going on before he followed Aoi's footsteps and walked out of the shelter of the vending machine.

It seems that I am not disliked....and...

She's always been so gentle and complimenting me! How could this happen? Why is she so nice?

"I brought some drinks on the way here. This is the milk tea I bought at Pearl Lady... Since I didn't know the flavor of Yili, I bought the original flavor. Is that okay?"

As Aoi walked, she took out a cup of hot milk tea from her shoulder bag and handed it to Yili. The moment their eyes met, she smiled sweetly and responded to his gaze with a smile.

Although I didn't understand what the English word meant, the moment Yili took the milk tea, I felt warmed and purified from the inside out.

This girl is an angel...

PS: In preparation for the release of the game, please follow the progress of Lonely Rock. It should be released this Friday. Please support it when the time comes!

56: Cats are good, people are bad

Chatting with a super socially anxious person like Xiao Boqi is still much more difficult than chatting with the likes of Hong Xia and Kita. At this time, all topics must be initiated by Aoi, otherwise you will have to watch the atmosphere cool down.

Fortunately, she had plenty of personal social energy, and coupled with her love for lonely rock, it wasn't too difficult to talk to little Bochi, but rather quite interesting.

Today, Pochi was still wearing the classic skin, a pink tracksuit with a black and gray pleated skirt. Although she had the same beautiful long pink hair and delicate face as Aine, she kept her head down and didn't even dare to look Aoi in the eye for more than a second.

During the time they sat here, Aoi mostly stared at the sparkling Tama River in front of her, turning her head to look at Pochi from time to time, while Pochi would instantly turn his head away and keep a safe distance, looking like a couple who were arguing.

It is indeed the ultimate form of social phobia...

"Yili, I remember you just said that you are a student of Xiu Gao?"

Aoi smiled helplessly, but still tried her best to find a topic to talk about.

"Ah, yes...yes."