My anime harem is complex

Although walking down the stairs into the basement made Goto Ichiri feel like she was returning to her closet at home, she no longer felt that way once she entered the interior of the Stars.

In the small exhibition hall, some people, who were not sure whether they were guests or other band members, gathered in groups of three or four. The spotlights from the ceiling shone on the stage, giving a very oppressive feeling. Goto Ichiri's knees went weak at the thought of playing the guitar on such a stage.

Will die! ! ! !

As a dark creature, I will be melted by the spotlight! ! ! !

Just then, a girl with short blue hair and a cold face walked out from behind the stage. Hong Xia, full of energy, raised her hand and greeted her.

"This is Liang, the bassist and composer of the band... Oh, I forgot to introduce our band to you. It's called Unity Band."

"Even though it's called the Unity Band, one person ran away? Ah... sorry, sorry." Misaki realized that she had said the wrong thing and quickly shut up.

"Ahaha..." Hong Xia smiled awkwardly, and then introduced the bassist Yamada Ryo, "This is a wild guitarist who spawned on the road, and her friends Hai Meng and Misaki."

The two people who had already sent their location to Ito Lin also greeted her, Yamada Ryo, with a smile.

It didn't take long for Hongxia and Liang to get down to business after exchanging pleasantries. As a lone guitarist, Goto Ichiri had never performed with others.

You have to know that an orchestra performance is not a solo performance. In addition to playing your own piece well, you also have to cooperate with other teammates.

It won’t be long before the show officially starts, so the three of them need to hurry up and get used to each other!

……

While the three were getting acquainted backstage, Ito Lin also rushed to the exhibition hall. However, it was not yet time for guests to enter, so as a guest, Ito Lin could only wait outside the exhibition hall.

After Ito Lin arrived, Umi and Misaki, who were brought in by Hongxia, also ran out of the exhibition hall.

"Teacher Ito~" Hai Meng ran to Ito Lin, "Teacher Ito, how did you know Goto? Even we in the same school didn't know there was such a person."

"Hehe." Misaki poked Ito Lin's waist with her elbow, "You had your eyes on her when she came to pick us up last time? Goto-san is so timid and cute, like a little animal."

“Ahem…” Ito Lin cleared his throat and pretended to be serious. “Indeed, I saw her the last time I came to pick you up. I saw her carrying such a big guitar case at first glance.”

"Hmm..." Hai Meng stared at Ito Lin with a suspicious look, "But... she's just carrying a guitar case, how do you know her level, Mr. Ito?"

"You can tell from her hands that the hands of people who practice guitar all year round are different from yours." Ito Lin said seriously, "With so much practice, her level must be good. So when I thought of composing the BGM for Eriri and the others' game, I thought of her."

In fact, Ito Lin had never seen it either. The last time Ito Lin came, he just saw a pink-haired girl wearing a pink sportswear and carrying a guitar case passing by in front of him.

Ito Lin just looked at it and was not sure, so he let them try it... Although Ito Lin thought that no one else would wear a skirt over pink sweatpants except Xiao Pochi.

The result is really little Pochi.

Although Haimeng and Misaki were still a little skeptical, Ito Lin's explanation barely made sense and they didn't ask any more questions.

Ito Lin chatted with the two of them in a casual manner. The number of waiting audiences around them gradually increased. When the door opened, they lined up to buy tickets and drink tickets.

The exhibition hall of Fanxing can be said to be very simple. Apart from the ticket office and the bar, there is a stage under the spotlight. There are no chairs to sit on, and all the guests have to stand to watch.

Fortunately, there were not too many guests and it wasn't too crowded, so even shorter girls could see the stage without being blocked.

The Bond Band that Xiao Boqi temporarily joined was responsible for warming up the audience. The little angel Hong Xia was already sitting behind the drum set, and the bassist Liang was also holding the bass. As for Xiao Boqi...she was hiding in a big cardboard box.

The audiences in the audience were all staring at the cardboard box curiously. Fortunately, the cardboard box blocked the audience's sight, otherwise little Pochi would have melted on the spot.

"Hello everyone~ We are the Bond Band~ Today we are going to play some familiar songs for you~"

The two of them and a cardboard box began their warm-up performance, but the level... I don't know if it was because little Bochi was unable to successfully integrate with them or for some other reason.

Even Ito Lin could hear a hint of disharmony in their music from time to time, and the audience's response was lukewarm.

There was applause, but it was mostly polite applause.

After the warm-up performance, the three returned to the backstage. A few minutes later, the energetic little angel Hong Xia trotted over to Haimeng and Misaki, looking at Ito Lin with curiosity.

"Who is this big brother...?"

"My name is Ito Lin, and I'm the president of the club [Annual Ring Cake]. You are the Bond Band, right?" Ito Lin smiled and extended his hand, and Hong Xia carefully shook hands back.

"President...?"

Hongxia's gaze passed over Ito Lin, and Ito Lin turned his head and followed her line of sight to the blonde woman sitting at the bar behind her who was drinking a boxed drink.

Ito Lin only remembered that she was Hongxia's sister but didn't remember her name. He only saw Hongxia's sister frowning and standing up and walking in front of Ito Lin.

"Sister...ah, manager~" Hong Xia was halfway through calling sister when she quickly changed the words to manager.

"I'm her elder sister, Ichichi Xingge. What do you want to do with my sister?" Xingge said in a cold tone while looking at Ito Lin.

"Hello, I'm the president of Baumkuchen. I originally wanted to invite Goto Ichiri to be in charge of the BGM for a game, but now Goto Ichiri has joined your sister's band, so...if your sister agrees, you can let them be in charge of the BGM."

"......." Xingge frowned. The more he listened, the more suspicious it seemed. Although he didn't know what club 【Annual Ring Cake】 was, why did they go to so much trouble to invite a student to be in charge of the BGM of the game?

It sounds suspicious.

The elder sister Xingge was on guard against Ito Lin, but the younger sister's eyes were shining with anticipation.

"So how much is the reward?" Xingge asked tentatively.

"10% of the net profit after the game is released." Xingge had never been in contact with GALGAME, and didn't know whether 10% was a lot or a little, but she didn't want her sister to be involved in such a suspicious project.

But after hearing about the 10% share, Hongxia's eyes lit up. She... was short of money.

It’s not that she wants to buy anything...you have to pay to perform here!

Under normal circumstances, the exhibition hall and the band share the ticket revenue, but if there are too few guests coming to see the band, the band will need to make up the guests' money and then split the revenue.

If an unpopular band like Hongxia were to perform, they would definitely have to pay extra money...even if she is the store manager's sister.

I don't know when Yamada Ryoya walked up to Hongxia's side, with a look of anticipation on his face.

Although Yamada Ryo is the eldest daughter of a wealthy family, she uses all her pocket money to buy expensive musical instruments, and she even borrows money from Hongxia from time to time.

Seeing Yamada Ryo and her own sister looking so greedy for money, Xingge knew that she couldn't stop them. Even if she stopped them, they would definitely participate secretly. However... it was just writing some BGM, it shouldn't be a big problem, but she had to pay more attention to it secretly.

"It's up to you." Xingge said in a cold voice, "If you want to participate, then join."

"Ah! Oh, right! There's also Pochi-chan~"

"Is Xiao Boqi backstage?" Ito Lin asked.

When they met for the first time, Hongxia had already given Goto Ichiri the nickname "Little Pochi", and Ito Lin also took the opportunity to call him Little Pochi. Compared with Goto Ichiri's name, Little Pochi sounded more comfortable.

"Come on, let's go backstage!"

Hong Xia and Yamada Ryo, obsessed with money, urged Ito Lin to go backstage. Although they didn't know much about GALGAME, the number 10% sounded like a lot!

When he came to the backstage, Ito Lin saw...Pochi who had merged with the box.

Hearing the voices of the crowd, little Pochi, who was originally curled up in the box, twisted his body like a zombie and stood up.

"Little Pochi~This is Ito..." Haimeng was about to introduce Ito Lin to Little Pochi, but the moment he heard the name Ito, Little Pochi hid back in the box and trembled.

"Whatever you do to me, don't kill me!!!"

"...Goto Ichiri-kun, I think there's some misunderstanding between us."

"Yes, he is here to give us money, little Pochi." Yamada Ryo squatted down and opened Pochi's cardboard box, revealing the shivering little Pochi hiding inside.

Little Pochi raised his face cautiously, "Ito... Boss?"

"Pfft..." Misaki laughed out loud, "It's Mr. Ito. Mr. Ito is a cartoonist."

After resolving Boss Ito's misunderstanding, the usually taciturn Yamada Ryo explained the purpose of Ito Lin's visit.

"Pochi-chan! That's 10%! Let's do it together!"

“Uh…uh…”

Facing Yamada Ryo's burning eyes, Xiao Pochi agreed. She didn't want money, she just wanted to be with her companions and friends.

Forget about composing music, it doesn’t really matter if I do something else!

but.....

"Really...really...can I? Tonight...my performance tonight...is a drag..."

"It's okay~" the energetic little angel comforted, "Little Pochi used to play alone, right? This is your first time on stage and your first time playing with others. It's great to be able to do this. You just need to overcome your social anxiety before the next time you go on stage."

"Oh... No, no, no, I can't play it unless it's in a dark corner..."

"It's okay! We will help you with special training to overcome social phobia!" Hong Xia gently patted Pochi's shoulder and assured, "Little Pochi will be fine next time!"

"Special...special training? How...how to do special training?" Little Pochi looked at Hongxia cautiously.

"Uh......"

Hong Xia was speechless for a moment. Although she had just agreed to help Xiao Boqi treat her social phobia in order to comfort her, what experience did she have in treating social phobia?

How does she know what special training to do?

Even when Hongxia was struggling, Ito Lin cleared his throat to attract their attention.

"Ahem, actually... I have quite a bit of experience in overcoming social phobia."

Seeing everyone's curious looks, Ito Lin continued.

"Actually, your social anxiety isn't that serious, Bochi-chan. At least you can still go to school. At the beginning, there was someone in [Annual Cake] whose social anxiety was so serious that he couldn't leave the house. Not to mention his classmates, he only saw his brother who lived in the same house once a year."

After hearing what Ito Lin said, Xiao Boqi's eyes lit up. There was actually a dark creature like him in the club! ? And it was even worse than him! ? This gave Xiao Boqi inexplicably confidence.

"Now...now?" Little Pochi swallowed.

"Now? After my treatment, although she still doesn't dare to go to school, she can already go out of the house and go to comic conventions with her friends, stay over at friends' houses and have parties, so... I believe that you, little Pochi, will definitely be able to overcome your social phobia."

After saying this, Ito Lin paused and then added another sentence.

"Overcome social anxiety and make lots and lots of friends!"

"Hehehe..." As she imagined the scene described by Ito Lin in her mind, a silly smile appeared on Pochi's pretty face. She didn't come to her senses until saliva dripped from the corners of her mouth.

"I'm...I'm sorry..." After saying that, Little Pochi took a deep breath, "I...I'll leave my social phobia to you!!!"

……

When the Starry Hall LIVE ended, it was already night.

"Misaki and I can take a taxi back together. Teacher Ito, you can take Pochi home. Bye~"

After saying goodbye to everyone, Haimeng and Misaki left together. Hongxia lived in the apartment above the exhibition hall with her sister. Yamada Ryo and Hongxia were classmates, and she seemed to plan to sleep here for a night.

After everyone left, only Ito Lin and Xiao Boqi were left.

Being alone with a man... As the ultimate social phobic, Pochi is already trembling all over.

"Where do you live? I'll take you back."

"Ah...ah...uh..."

Pochi was so nervous that he couldn't say a word to Ito Lin, and Sagiri just couldn't go out. Although Pochi could go out, his social phobia was much more serious than Sagiri's.

"If you don't tell me the address, I'll take you back to my house."

"Alas!!!!"

Little Pochi, who is the most adept at fantasizing, has already imagined the scene of being taken home by Ito Lin... Maybe he will lock him in the basement of his house and take away all his clothes so that he can never leave his house.

But...it doesn't seem like it would be nice to stay in the basement for the rest of my life without ever seeing anyone else.

Wait...No, no, I can still see my parents and my younger sister.

Woo! ! !

Maybe he will use himself as a hostage to threaten his parents and sister...eat his sister, eat his mother, and finally not let his father go.

“Ugh!!!!”

Imagining this bizarre scene, little Pochi's cheeks flushed. In order to prevent this scene from coming true, little Pochi plucked up the courage to tell Ito Lin the address.

"That's right."

Ito Lin did not rush to get a taxi but reached out and patted little Pochi's head. After a moment of tension, her body gradually relaxed, and then Ito Lin took the opportunity to hold little Pochi's hand.

"Alas!!!!"

Little Pochi trembled and tried to pull her hand out of Ito Lin's hand, but with her strength there was no way she could break free from Ito Lin's hand.

The trembling body was shaky and seemed like it might fall down at any moment.

"Look, nothing bad happened, right?" Ito Lin gently touched the palm of little Pochi.

"Eh..." Little Pochi stared blankly at the hand held by Ito Lin.

The moment Ito Lin held his hand, Xiao Boqi thought a lot, such as whether he would have calluses on his hands from practicing guitar, whether his hands would not be as tender as other girls, and whether he would be disliked.

When I was in school, I wanted to talk to my classmates, but the moment I was about to open my mouth, countless images of being rejected and ridiculed flashed through my mind, so I opened my mouth and closed it again.