"Huh? Is this Goto's friend?"
Upon seeing the red-haired girl, Qin Chuan immediately understood—this girl must be Kita Ikuyo, the last member of the End Band that Goto Ichiri had joined.
Qin Chuan remembered that in the original work, Goto Ichiri met Kita Ikuyo at school. He didn't expect that the two of them would meet today since he didn't go to school.
Judging from the plot, it seems that Goto Ichiri is taking Kita Ikuyo to the LiveHouse after school.
"Hello, my name is Kita Ikuyo, and I'm Goto's new friend."
Unlike Goto Ichiri, Kita Ikuyo was a typical extrovert, so she quickly greeted Qin Chuan with a smile.
Chapter 131 I Can't Play a Band
"Is Qin Chuan also a musician?"
Since Qin Chuan and Goto Ichiri clearly knew each other, and Kita Ikuyo knew that Goto Ichiri was very good at guitar, she naturally assumed that Qin Chuan might also be a musician.
Her gaze swept over Qin Chuan from head to toe, as if trying to figure out what musical instrument he played.
Goto Ichiri watched as Kita Ikuyo greeted Qin Chuan in a very familiar manner, his body trembling uncontrollably.
She really wanted to tell Kita Ikuyo that Qin Chuan wasn't a musician, but a gangster—but she opened her mouth and said nothing.
"I'm not a musician, and the reason I know Boqi is... rather unusual."
Qin Chuan stroked his chin. He really couldn't play any musical instruments, both before and after his transmigration.
As for his acquaintance with Goto Ichiri... it's mainly because Goto Ichiri has Stand potential and seems easy to control.
He originally wanted Goto Ichiri to be his assistant at school, similar to Kiryu.
However, given Goto Ichiri's personality, it's unlikely that he can be changed anytime soon. Therefore, Qin Chuan is currently trying to "train" Goto Ichiri's personality more out of amusement.
09 He didn't expect Goto Ichiri to be of any real help to him anymore; he just found Goto Ichiri's wild and confused reactions quite amusing.
"Pochi? Do you mean Goto-kun?"
Kita Ikuyo had not yet met the other members of the band again, so she did not know that Goto Ichiri had the nickname "Pochi".
Hearing Qin Chuan address Goto Ichiri in that way, her eyes widened. She looked back and forth between Goto Ichiri and Qin Chuan, then leaned close to Goto Ichiri's ear:
"Goto-kun, are you and Qin Chuan going this far?"
"?"
Goto Ichiri naturally had no idea what Kita Ikuyo was talking about, but seeing her slightly flushed face, she instinctively felt that the other party had misunderstood something.
"You guys are going to New Star LiveHouse, right? You'd better hurry up and go."
Qin Chuan guessed what Kita Ikuyo was thinking, but he was too lazy to explain. He simply pointed to the LiveHouse not far away.
Goto Ichiri and Ijichi Nijika gathered at a LiveHouse called Shinsei. After going there last night, Qin Chuan can be considered a guest who has been there.
"...Rising star?"
However, upon hearing this name, Kita Ikuyo's body, which had been somewhat excited, suddenly stiffened.
Because Kita Ikuyo can't actually play the guitar, her experience in the band was actually just an embarrassing act of running away when the band was about to perform.
The band she ran away from was the same band that Goto Ichiri later joined, the End Band.
Therefore, upon hearing the familiar store name, Kita Ikuyo seemed to realize something—could the band Goto Ichiri was talking about be the End Band?
Although Kita Ikuyo had realized the problem and wanted to escape, she could already hear Ijichi Nijika calling out from the side:
"Little Pochi! I'm here!"
Ichika Nijika jogged out to greet Goto Ichiri, and then saw Qin Chuan standing next to Goto Ichiri:
"Qin Chuan is here too. You and Xiao Boqi are really inseparable."
Although Qin Chuan and Goto Ichiri don't hang out together often, Ichiji Nijika does frequently see Goto Ichiri and Qin Chuan together.
So it seems reasonable that she would have such a misconception.
However, soon after, Ichika saw Kita Ikuyo behind Goto Ichiri:
"This is the person Little Pochi said he was going to bring... Ah! Isn't this the guitarist who ran away!?"
……
After a while, Qin Chuan sat down in the dressing room of New Star LiveHouse with the group of band members who had finished their performance.
He didn't know why he was here. It was Ichika Ichiji who insisted on dragging him over, saying that if he was there, Goto Ichiri would be able to act more normally.
Although Qin Chuan didn't think Goto Ichiri would become any more normal when he was there, he came along since it was an invitation from a beautiful girl.
I've been facing those burly men from the Kiryu Group all day; it's time to relax and look at some pretty girls.
This time, Qin Chuan met not only Goto Ichiri and Iji Chi Nikka, but also the other two members of the band—Yamada Ryo and Kita Ikuyo, who had just arrived.
Kita Ikuyo was clearly worried that her previous escape would displease Yamada Ryo and Ijichi Nijika, but the two of them didn't seem to care.
When Kita Ikuyo suggested doing something to make amends, Ijichi Nijika's older sister, who is also the shop owner, Ijichi Seika, took the opportunity to ask her to come and work for them that day.
As a result, Kita Ikuyo ended up working at the store with Goto Ichiri.
Seeing that Ichiri Goto was talking to Ikuyo Kita about her part-time job and other things, Nijika Ijichi turned to look at Qin Chuan:
"Sorry, Qin Chuan, we'll have to borrow Xiao Boqi for now. Please don't be angry."
"What do I have to be angry about..."
Qin Chuan felt that his relationship with Goto Ichiri was being misunderstood by these people.
"I didn't expect that Pochi would have an owner, even though I named him."
Yamada Ryo pretended to wipe away tears, looking as if his own dog had been kidnapped.
Qin Chuan and Yamada Ryo had just met through Ichiji Nijika's introduction, and Yamada Ryo seemed quite interested in Qin Chuan, acting rather familiar with him.
Goto Ichiri's nickname "Pochi" was given to her by her, so it doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with her saying that.
"However, when Qin Chuan was around, Xiao Boqi did behave more normally, at least he seemed much calmer during conversations."
Ichi Nijika smiled helplessly at Yamada Ryo, then looked at Goto Ichiri who was still talking to Kita Ikuyo, and said to Qin Chuan.
"Perhaps it's because Qin Chuan was able to calm her down? That's amazing, usually when we try to calm her down, it never works."
Hearing this, Qin Chuan roughly understood why Ichiji Nijika had that misconception.
Qin Chuan looked at Goto Ichiri, and then saw that Goto Ichiri was also looking at him.
Upon realizing that their eyes had met, Goto Ichiri shuddered, then quickly turned to look at Kita Ikuyo, and the shudder subsided.
It turns out that Goto Ichiri is still afraid when she sees herself, so when she looks at other people, she can't help but compare them to herself.
Then the thought will arise: "If I can even communicate with Qin Chuan, then it seems like there's nothing to be afraid of about others."
While the final result did indeed make Goto Ichiri less nervous, it certainly wasn't what Ichiji Nijika claimed—that it "calmed her nerves."
Chapter 132 It's even developed Stockholm Syndrome
With the workday over, LiveHouse is also preparing to close down.
Qin Chuan unknowingly spent another night here—although chatting with girls isn't necessarily a bad thing.
During the chat, Qin Chuan's phone gained the contact information of Kita Ikuyo and Yamada Ryo—they seemed to naturally consider Qin Chuan as part of the team as well.
Yamada Ryo even asked Qin Chuan if he wanted to join the Ending Band, but Qin Chuan naturally declined.
He doesn't have that much time to practice musical instruments, although with his current control over his body, he should be able to learn them quickly.
But joining a band means having to frequently come to practice with other people, which is a bit of a waste of time.
Yamada Ryo felt a little disappointed by Qin Chuan's polite refusal, but didn't say anything. However, Iji Chi Nijika, who was standing to the side, looked somewhat disappointed after hearing the answer.
It seems she really hopes Qin Chuan can join the band—even though she doesn't even know if Qin Chuan can play any instruments.
But considering that they even accepted Kita Ikuyo, who can't play any instruments, into the band, they probably wouldn't care too much about whether the band members could play instruments at the beginning.
……
After some back and forth, Kita Ikuyo agreed to join the End Band before leaving.
With this, the four members of the End Band from the original work are finally complete. Judging from Goto Ichiri's happy expression, she must be very satisfied.
After leaving the LiveHouse, Kita Ikuyo rushed to catch the subway, leaving Hatakawa and Goto Ichiri alone.
Almost unsurprisingly, when she was alone with Qin Chuan, Goto Ichiri appeared very frightened, looking as if she was completely afraid to speak to him.
No wonder Goto Ichiri spoke more fluently to others when Qin Chuan was around—she probably thought that no one else was as scary as Qin Chuan.
Incredibly, despite always acting like a mouse before a cat whenever she saw Qin Chuan, Goto Ichiri still found herself drawn to him involuntarily.
On one hand, she was afraid of Qin Chuan's identity as a member of the underworld, and on the other hand, she felt a strange sense of security when Qin Chuan was by her side—Goto Ichiri's feelings were quite complicated.
"Want me to give you a ride? I have a car."
Seeing Goto Ichiri's timid and hesitant demeanor, Qin Chuan found it somewhat amusing.
It just so happened that Kiryu had gotten him a car that was parked nearby, so Qin Chuan had a sudden idea and decided to give Goto a ride for a mile.
Anyway, he had already reserved Goto Ichiri, so he might as well treat it as a gift to one of his own.
"Huh? Qin Chuan... you already have a car?"
Goto Ichiri was clearly taken aback by Qin Chuan's sudden remark and was momentarily stunned.
But soon she realized what was happening and looked at Qin Chuan with some suspicion:
"But... isn't Qin Chuan a high school student? Does he have a driver's license?"
"...Shall we sit down or not?"
"Eek! I'll sit, I'll sit!"
And so, Goto Ichiri was practically forced into Qin Chuan's car.
The car that Kiryu gave to Qin Chuan looks pretty good, but unfortunately Qin Chuan doesn't know much about cars; as long as it can be driven, that's fine with him.
Although I don't have a driver's license in Japan now, I did drive before I transmigrated. Even though I haven't driven for two and a half years, with my current reaction speed, I should be able to get back into the swing of things quickly.
Kiryu had originally arranged a dedicated driver for Qin Chuan. No matter where he was, he could simply call the driver and he would come to drive Qin Chuan.
However, Qin Chuan hadn't touched a steering wheel in a long time, so he decided to drive himself this time, hoping to recapture the feeling of before his transmigration.
"where is your house?"
Sitting in the driver's seat, Qin Chuan looked at Goto Ichiri, who was trembling in the back seat, and asked.
If someone who didn't know the situation saw this scene, they might think that Goto Ichiri had been kidnapped by him, which was why he looked so scared.
Goto Ichiri looked nervous, but still tremblingly gave Qin Chuan directions.
……
Goto Ichiri's house was really far away. Although Goto Ichiri had mentioned it before, Qin Chuan couldn't help but twitch his lips when it took him an hour to get her home.
The subway takes longer than driving, which means that Goto Ichiri has to spend more than an hour getting to school every day...
In a sense, Goto Ichiri was also very patient.
"This is my home."
Upon arriving home, Goto Ichiri practically fled from the car, then bowed deeply to Qin Chuan.
"Thank you so much for taking me home!"
Although she was terrified of Qin Chuan, Goto Ichiri was still very polite.
"Your home is too far away. It must be very troublesome for you to go to school every day."
Qin Chuan looked at Goto Ichiri through the car window and said to her.
Have you considered moving to a different place?
If Goto Ichiri lives so far away, wouldn't Qin Chuan have to wait for her for half a day every time he needs her to do something?
Goto Ichiri does indeed have the aptitude to be a Stand user, but the fact that he lives so far away is a real problem.
If Goto Ichiri's awakened Stand could help her travel, that would be great.
"Well... I'll think about it."
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