Mygo, the band legend of Tokyo handsome guy

"Hey bro..."

"Maple. Mingze, Maple."

Mingze Feng saw her drawl out an "Oh~" sound. Then her fingers plucked the guitar strings, producing a mixed sound from the fifth string, and she adjusted the headstock.

"Brother Feng~ Although there's a bit of a rush, I just have this urge to play the piano. Consider it a favor to me. If you don't start, I'll do it."

Mingze Feng took a deep breath.

He pressed down on the bass handle, his fingertips on the strings.

The sound of the bass, the rhythm of the bass.

Kikuri Hiroi tapped her foot on the clapperboard, gave a soft hum, and said, "[Let's witness the power of Shinjuku's top player!]"

"What I wanted to say was all in my voice."

……

The crowd gradually dispersed.

“Isn’t this great?” Hiroi Kikuri touched shoulders with him.

Her body reeked of a mixture of alcohol and sweat, which seeped into her clothes and mingled with the faint scent of laundry detergent.

When Mingze Feng was pouring her drinks, he didn't hold back at all.

At that moment, the girl whose guitar had just been snatched by her rushed onto the stage and took her guitar back from her arms.

Hiroi Kikuri chuckled, "You'd never guess, senpai, that the person who used to follow her around now has a little follower too."

Mingze Feng knew she was drunk, and these words weren't meant for him.

He raised his eyes again, and gilded words gathered in the void.

[Senior, where did you go...?]

"Ugh... Before, even though I couldn't see my senior on stage, her drumming in the rehearsal room was so loud it hurt my ears,"

Did you call and ask?

“No…” Hirokiku sighed. “I only found out my senior had run away after my thesis defense at the end of the year. After graduating from university, we all go our separate ways. It’s hopeless. Is this the fate of people in society?”

A beautiful woman is the hardest to look away from. At this moment, she opens her heart, her face is flushed, she seems to be both refusing and welcoming, and her arms are weak, as if she is at your mercy.

[Past close friends gradually fade away, past admiration gradually dissipates, and if when you meet again you've become familiar strangers who can't even recall each other's names... Why create such a past, with its beautiful memories?]

Fate has always had a penchant for playing tricks on those who are sentimental. The more people are teased, the less sensitive they become to emotions—a habit known as numbness.

Mingze Feng felt that he was losing this habit.

He gradually became able to experience this emotional connection once again.

He was mingling with Hiroi Kikuri, able to touch her soft arms, see the flushed skin on her face, and feel the heat emanating from her body.

"Hey, little brother Feng."

[Confusion: Graduation, departure, saying goodbye, will we ever meet again?]

Naruzawa Kaede remained calm and collected. He simply took out the phone from Hiroi Kikuri's pocket and said, "Come on, make a call? If you want to curse, you should do it properly... I'll do it with you."

"...You suddenly came over, drank with me, and even played guitar with me..."

Hiroi Kikuri blinked and asked, "Little Kaede, you're not thinking of pursuing me, are you? To be honest, did you watch my live performance a while ago and fall for me? And then you came here to take advantage of my vulnerability?... I can give you a chance."

Mingze Feng withdrew his hand without changing his expression. Could you trust a drunkard's words? He asked, "Are you still going to make the call or not?"

He had made up his mind that if he couldn't get through on the phone, he would take the person to Shimokitazawa's shop.

"Hit him. Let me tell you, don't be shy..." Hiroi Kikuri rattled off her experience, "I was just as shy as you are now in high school. Looking back, I've missed out on so many handsome guys, and many of my classmates are already married... But those people won't meet any more mentors or be able to continue playing..."

"Music and seniors are still more important."

"Yay! I'm going to play rock and roll for the rest of my life! For the rest of my life!"

She shouted that.

If it weren't for Mingze Feng's restricted shoulder, perhaps she could have excitedly flown away.

Although Naruzawa Kaede felt that she had reached the point where she didn't even know what she was saying anymore, even if she woke up later, she would most likely have blacked out.

But the look in Hiroki Kiku's eyes when she made her conclusion.

She is truly beautiful. This beauty is not in her appearance, nor in her physical body, but a passion that reaches the depths of her soul.

The call was connected at that moment.

At such a close distance, Mingze Feng could hear the contents of the phone call.

"Hello? What's up?"

"senior!"

"Shut up and get to the point! I'm busy!"

"Woo woo, senior!"

"Get to the point...!"

Even without speaking, you could clearly sense the impatience on the other end. But instead of hanging up, the other person kept confirming that everything was alright.

Perhaps this is the gentleness of the senior that Hiroi Kikuri speaks of on the other side.

Naruzawa Kaede snatched Hiroki Kiku's phone. She kept calling out, "Little Kaede, Little Kaede, I'm conveying my reluctance to part with you, senior!"

[She's already left, I shouldn't keep pestering her... but I still want to go find her... No, this isn't right, isn't her leaving like this a way of telling us not to go?]

Mingze Feng nodded in confirmation.

Let me end this silence.

Chapter Eleven: Shinjuku Drunkard and One-Punch Man

"Hello, senior. Ms. Hiroi Kikuri is completely drunk and quite agitated. Would you like to come and help her out?"

"Waaah, waaah... Wow! Little Feng, why are you covering your mouth? I want to chat with my senior, senior~"

I heard the sound of someone trying to snatch the phone from the other end of the line.

"Hey! Don't throw up! My clothes!"

"Sorry, sorry bro...you're right, two people...um..."

Ichika knew her friend's personality when she was drunk; she was the one who messed with others. Maybe she smashed up someone's shop, and that's why the person came looking for her after she called.

Thinking of this, she asked.

"Where are you, at the police station?"

"FOIL".

Isn't that where Hiroi always stayed?

......

"I was so stupid, I shouldn't have come."

“But you still came.” Naruzawa Kaede said, mixing the ginger drink that Hiroi Kikusato, an acquaintance, had given him with water.

He was covered in vomit by Hiroi Kikuri, and an acquaintance of hers helped him buy a shirt at a convenience store and even took him to the back of the store to take a shower. His original school uniform was sent to be washed, and he would have to go pick it up later.

So when Iji Tomoka arrived, Narusawa Kaede was leaning against the bar in his ordinary shirt, glancing at Hiroi Kikuri while patting her back to calm her down.

Ichika sighed. This idiot, what's with drinking so much?

"Thank you. You and her...you're from the same school too?"

Does my stupid university even have such good-looking juniors?

That's roughly the idea.

"Maple, Narusawa Maple." "Ichiji Hoshika..."

The two raised their hands in greeting, then fell silent again. Naruzawa Kaede hadn't seen the exclamation mark, so he was distracted, looking at the others. Ijichi Hoshika, on the other hand, scratched her head in annoyance.

She was wondering whether she should just throw Hiroi Kikuri in the back.

Seriously...why drink so much, you idiot? You've graduated, take care of yourself!

At least Hiroi Kikuri is one of my drinking buddies, and Iji Tomoka's presence means half the mission is complete. The other half is...

“Speaking of which,” Naruzawa Kaede said, mimicking Hiroi Kikuri’s tone, “there’s a woman here who’s worried that her senior might have borrowed money and then run away without being able to pay it back.”

"Hey, you little brat, I'm not going to do that."

Everyone knows they can't pay it back; only fools and people who don't intend to pay it back would borrow.

"Haha, but that's definitely why she's drinking alone. When I came over, she was outside the shop, drinking one bottle after another. After her graduation defense, she suddenly realized that her happy band and the seniors she admired had broken up and run away."

"Is that so... idiot." Ijichi Seika pouted and said in the same tone, "I asked Kikuri to call you little brother. That's how the adult world is. When the only connection is broken, in the end, we just pass by and reminisce about the past."

"...Does Sister Xingge often lecture people?"

Ichiji Hoshika paused for a moment, then continued, "A swift and decisive approach is always better than a reluctant and entangled one."

I just want to get through these next few months... Opening a shop is such a hassle!

Naruzawa Kaede watched as Ijichi Hoshika said something about parting, then quickly slashed her neck with a towel.

He smiled.

Golden Retrievers have always been known for their pride and arrogance.

"...Hmm? Brother Feng..." "Phew, I think I see Senior?" "It really is Senior!"

Kikuri Hiroi's excitement and actions exceeded both of their expectations.

She threw her face up and shoved herself headfirst into Ichiji Hoshika's arms, calling out "Senior Brother Feng" repeatedly, "Little Brother Feng, help me catch her, watch me catch her!"

"You..." Ichiji Hoshika spat out a curse, her face flushed with annoyance as she was bumped into.

She raised her hand and threw a punch.

They really went ahead and did it.

"..."

Mingze Feng was so stunned that he forgot to blink.

Hiroi Kikuri was completely still now; she didn't look like she was drunk, but rather... she seemed to have fainted.

Ijichi Hoshika raised her fist, "You're still looking!"

Mingze Feng looked away, swirling the pale red ginger water at the bottom of the cup.

He couldn't help but laugh. A drunkard in Shinjuku and One-Punch Man? The person who drew the comic is a genius.

"Haha, be lenient with drunkards. She's been quite well-behaved. She's been calling me 'senior' the whole time."

Ichika nodded helplessly, "I think I should take her with me."

"...Can I have your phone number?" she said, taking out her phone. Naruzawa Kaede dialed his number and then said goodbye to Ijichi Hoshika.

As Naruzawa Kaede watched her carry Hiroi Kikuri out, he subconsciously compared her strength... He was the one who brought Hiroi Kikuri in, so he wasn't sure, but Iji Tomoka could handle her with one hand.

She's not a drummer, is she?

"Hey, if you dare to throw up on me, you'll be sleeping under a bridge!"

[Let's throw her on the second floor when we get back.]

Mingze Feng watched them leave.

He watched the live music coming from the other side.

As a warm current flowed through his body, he flexed his fingers.

There's always a feeling of eager anticipation, which is how I managed to get my hands on Kikuto Hiroi.

From this perspective, only exclamation marks indicate real rewards, and these rewards are generally related to the girl's experiences.

Mingze Feng is now certain that his cheat ability is most likely from the light novel channel.

Amidst the noisy music in the shop, he swallowed the spicy ginger juice in his mouth. Was this matter considered complete? He thought he would have a good talk with Hiroi Kikuri after she woke up from her nap.