In music anime, band girls won't be alone.

Goto Ichiri snapped out of her daydream, wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth, and happily snuggled into bed, deciding to bring her guitar to class tomorrow.

The next morning, Goto Ichiri got up even earlier than the previous two days.

After getting up, she put stickers with the words "Guitar Hero" on her backpack and guitar bag, and then went downstairs with her guitar bag.

The mother, who was packing lunch, saw Goto Ichiri come downstairs with his guitar bag and looked somewhat surprised.

"Little Yi, are you going to bring your guitar to school?"

Goto Ichiri nodded, sat down at the table, and began to eat breakfast.

Upon seeing this, Goto Jiri immediately clapped her hands happily.

"My sister has made a new friend!"

The mother placed the packed lunch on the table, then sat down opposite Goto Ichiri, looking at her with a gratified expression.

After lunch, Goto Ichiri went to school.

As she entered the school gate, Goto Ichiri slowed her pace slightly and secretly observed her surroundings, only to find that no one was paying attention to her.

When she arrived at the classroom door, although the back door was open, she made a point of going in through the front door today.

When her classmates turned their attention to her, Goto Ichiri still felt a little awkward, but she forced herself to meet their gazes.

However, contrary to expectations, no one came up to talk to her just because she was carrying a guitar; most people glanced at her and then looked away.

I feel a bit discouraged.

Goto Ichiri walked to his seat, took off his guitar case, and placed it against the wall behind him.

Then she noticed that Shirakawa Ze's guitar case was also placed next to her.

"Oh, right, it seems that Shirakawa brought his guitar over yesterday."

Goto Ichiri remembered that the boy sitting next to her had brought his guitar to school yesterday.

"Yesterday, it seems like no one came to talk to Shirakawa-kun because of the guitar..."

Thinking about this, Goto Ichiri's mood became even more depressed.

"So...should I take the initiative to talk to him?"

She glanced at Shirakawa Ze and found that he was engrossed in a book, his attention completely elsewhere.

"Anyway, we both play guitar, so we should have a lot in common..."

Just as she was hesitating, Shirakawa Ze seemed to sense her gaze and turned to look at her.

With lightning speed, Goto Ichiri immediately looked away, pretending to be looking elsewhere, while also feigning complete ignorance.

After Shirakawa Sawa withdrew his gaze, Goto Ichiri was already drenched in sweat and couldn't help but inwardly lament.

"It still doesn't work..."

"It's terrifying when someone initiates a conversation!"

Goto Ichiri didn't get a word to say to him until the lunch break.

"Well, so it was all just my imagination after all?"

Goto Ichiri was very depressed. She took out the bento box her mother had prepared and decided to turn her sadness into appetite.

Suddenly, a very familiar melody entered my ears.

Although he only heard it for a few seconds, Goto Ichiri was certain that it was the piece he played in the new video he uploaded yesterday.

She looked in the direction of the sound and saw Shirakawa Sawa holding his phone to show Takamatsu's headlight in the seat in front of him.

"Takamatsu-kun, how are you feeling?"

"Isn't it amazing?"

Gao Songdeng nodded and hummed in agreement.

Shirakawa tapped the screen, and the Guitar Hero video homepage appeared.

"This is a video blogger I've been following for a long time. His name is Guitar Hero. If you like him, you can follow him too."

She had fantasized about someone recommending her to their friends in front of her, but this was the first time she had actually experienced it in real life.

She rubbed her eyes, making sure that what she was seeing was not an illusion.

At this moment, Takamatsu Akari was turned to the side. Although she was looking at Shirakawa Sawa's phone, her face was actually turned towards the direction of Goto Ichiri's guitar case.

So when Takasatsu took his eyes off his phone, he immediately saw the guitar bag with the "Guitar Hero" sticker on it.

"Ok?"

Takamatsu was a little unsure, so he looked at Shirakawa Sawa's phone screen again and then confirmed it.

However, she wasn't exactly a socialite, so even though she was sure, she wouldn't directly ask Goto Ichiri why she had a Guitar Hero sticker on her guitar case.

Another point is that Shirakawa Sawa likes Guitar Hero, so if they are like-minded, they are like-minded with each other.

So Takamatsu then lowered her voice and whispered in Shirakawa Sawa's ear,

"Sawa-kun, Goto-kun has a Guitar Hero sticker on his guitar bag."

Volume 1: Chapter 11 I've tried hard enough today

Although the sound of the light was very faint, it was still clearly caught by Ichiri Goto.

[A news flash: According to research by the Social Anxiety Association, people with social anxiety experience extreme heightened hearing when they hear things about themselves, sometimes reaching up to three times the normal level!]

"Goto's guitar case has a Guitar Hero sticker on it..."

"On Goto's guitar bag..."

"Goto-san..."

Takamatsu Akari's soft voice kept echoing in Goto Ichiri's mind. Looking at this classmate she had never spoken to before, she felt that at this moment, she was the light! She was the hero!

"They've noticed me..."

Goto Ichiri was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes.

Upon hearing Takamatsu Akari's words, Shirakawa Sawa turned to look at the guitar case, then at Goto Ichiri, a hint of surprise and delight in his eyes.

"Does Goto-kun also like Guitar Hero?"

Although she was somewhat mentally prepared, she still felt a little nervous when Shirakawa Ze spoke to her. Her body tensed up involuntarily. After a pause, she nodded, her neck stiff.

"Ah...yes, haha, what a coincidence..."

After uttering these syllables haltingly, Goto Ichiri couldn't help but let out a sorrowful wail in her heart.

What am I saying?

"Haven't I been waiting for this moment for a long time?"

"Why can't you even say a complete sentence right now?"

Seeing Goto Ichiri's appearance, Takamatsu Akari felt that the other person might be someone who was so bad at socializing that he was somewhat afraid of it.

Although they are quite different from me, they are within the scope of my empathy.

She looked at Goto Ichiri with a determined gaze, and spoke slowly, her tone full of encouragement.

"Go for it, Goto-kun!"

Although it was just a simple sentence, Goto Ichiri felt that it contained immense power, effectively relieving her tension.

She calmed herself down, slowly shifted her gaze to meet Shirakawa Ze's eyes, and then nodded.

"Ah~ yes, Shirakawa-kun, I also like Guitar Hero."

Although Goto Ichiri looked away after making eye contact for two seconds, it was still a significant improvement.

"Success!!!"

Goto Ichiri secretly congratulated herself.

"I can look people in the eye when I speak!"

"I'm getting closer and closer to making new friends!"

"Ah~ Ichiri-chan, you really worked hard~ Waaaaah..."

Shirakawa Sawa continued to look at Goto Ichiri, a smile on his face that seemed to say he knew nothing.

"I told you, outstanding people will definitely be recognized by everyone."

"Just like with Guitar Hero, I felt that I would definitely meet people who like her as much as I do."

Upon hearing this, Goto Ichiri scratched the back of his head and smiled smugly.

Under the questioning gazes of Shirakawa and Takamatsu, Goto Ichiri finally suppressed his smile and nodded solemnly.

"Ah, I think what Shirakawa-kun said makes a lot of sense!"

Shirakawa's gaze swept over the other person's guitar case, seemingly unintentionally.

"Goto-kun brought his guitar. Is there a band activity you're participating in today?"

Goto Ichiri gave a somewhat awkward laugh.

"Ah, um... I don't have a band yet."

"The reason I brought the guitar is because...because..."

Seeing that she couldn't think of a reason, Shirakawa Ze smiled and took over the conversation.

"Would Goto-kun be interested in joining the band?"

“I know a senior who is currently recruiting a guitarist for her band.”

Goto Ichiri never expected to actually meet someone who would invite her to join a band. Although it wasn't her own band, it was still enough to excite her.

Despite her excitement, she was actually still unsure about joining the band.