People in Zongman are masters of copying romance novels

So after thinking for a while at this moment, Aoki Jie chose to rely on his past life memories, which were no longer clear in his mind, to cope with the current performance.

The song he played was "So I Gave Up Music", which he had heard many times in his previous life. Although he had completely forgotten the lyrics after more than ten years, he could barely recall the melody.

His fingertips continued to sweep the strings, while thinking about the melody of "So I Gave Up Music", Aoki Jie's playing movements did not stop at all.

The guitar sounds muffled due to aging. Although the impact is not great, it will still interfere with the performance to a certain extent.

However, the notes played by this guitar in Aoki's hands did not sound unusual at all.

"So I Gave Up Music" is a slightly lighter tune that flows out from the strings bit by bit.

It was like instinct, as if it was engraved in the genes. As the melody was recalled in the mind, the fingers played it subconsciously.

Master-level guitar techniques begin to take effect, and the notes flow smoothly and gracefully.

Ijichi Hoshika, who had been paying attention to Aokisuke's movements, was surprised the moment she heard the tune.

In her imagination, Aoki Jie was not completely clueless about guitar, but at least his level was not very high. However, the current scene completely contradicted her imagination.

The tune of "So I Gave Up Music" lingered in her ears. Ijichi Hoshika was a little surprised at first by the high degree of perfection of this song, a song she had never heard before, but then she quickly realized—

This young man named Aoki is incredibly good at playing the guitar!

Not to mention compared with Hong Xia, even compared with the top guitarists in various popular bands who are still active on stage or on TV, he is capable of competing!

Skilled plucking and striking of the strings, skilled glissando... Although the song he played was a piece he had never heard of before, he could still tell the level of the boy in front of him!

My sister, what kind of monster did she bring back...

On the other side, Hongxia was also extremely surprised when she saw Aokisuke's fingertips moving on the strings.

In fact, she had already prepared herself mentally for the fact that Aokisuke's guitar skills were not very good; even from the beginning till now, Hongxia had already thought of words to comfort Aokisuke.

But she really didn't expect that this student, who was the same age as her, could play guitar at such a high level!

A light flashed in her eyes, Hongxia blinked, and continued to look at Aokisuke.

Great, tomorrow’s performance is saved!

however--

While enjoying Aoki Suke's playing and thinking about tomorrow's live, the music in my ears suddenly stopped after a while.

The music around him froze, and Aoki's fingertips that were strumming the strings stopped moving.

With a hint of confusion on her face, Hongxia tilted her head and looked at Aokisuke, whose hands had stopped moving.

At the same time, Yamada Ryo's questioning voice, which was a bit cold and lazy, rang in my ears.

"It's not finished yet, why did it stop?"

"..."

Aokisuke was silent for a moment, then looked down at his guitar, then looked up at Yamada Ryo again. After a moment, he coughed lightly and replied, "I can't remember the rest of the song."

After racking his brains and using up all his brain cells, and relying on completely blurred memories, Aoki Jie managed to play half of "So I Gave Up Music".

It’s not that he can’t play the rest of the piece, but compared to the flawless first half, he will definitely have a lot of problems playing the rest of the piece.

So Aokisuke simply stopped playing. After all, the store manager Ijichi Hoshika only asked him to "try playing it out."

......

Although Aokisuke's explanation sounded strange, Hongxia was too excited to care about it at the moment.

Her eyes fell on the face of the young man in front of her, his eyes gleaming with bright anticipation, and she took a deep breath.

Perhaps because she was too excited, Hongxia stood in front of Aokisuke and grabbed Aokisuke's right hand, which was idle and not plucking the strings.

"Wow! Aoki-sama... No! Aoki-sama, your guitar skills are amazing!"

"Ahem...it's okay."

Cough slightly.

Looking down at his right hand held by Hongxia, and feeling the obvious delicate touch coming from his right hand, Aokijie's body stiffened.

He calmly pulled his right hand, intending to escape before Hong Xia could react.

Unfortunately, it didn't work out.

He twitched his lips and looked at the excited girl in front of him without making any unnecessary movements.

Hongxia didn't notice Aoki's actions. Blinking her sparkling eyes, the girl continued, "How can it be just okay?! This guitar skill is enough to make me a mainstream guitarist in a professional band! With Aoki-senpai...tomorrow's live will be no problem!"

However, before Aokisuke could respond, Ijichi Seika poured cold water on him.

"I don't think tomorrow's live will be a problem... The level of the Ending Band and this Aoki-san is too different. They definitely won't be able to keep up with Aoki-san's rhythm. We'll have to let Aoki-san adapt to your rhythm..."

"Also, Aoki-san is just a temporary guitarist, right? If he won't be performing again, then even if the band ends this live, there will be fans left. But at the second live, those fans probably won't care much about the band's end since they didn't see Aoki-san."

The implication is obvious: judging from the current level of the band, it may not be suitable for Aoki Suker at the moment.

He opened his mouth to explain, then paused, glanced at his sister, and continued.

"And...how long are you going to hold my hand?"

Chapter 5 Aokisuke's goal remains unchanged

Looking down, Hongxia realized that she had been holding Aokisuke's right hand since the beginning, and her cheeks instantly flushed.

She quickly released her hands and took two steps back in a panic. After a moment of confusion, she immediately changed the subject with a stumbling voice.

"No, what if it's not suitable? The live show is about to start tomorrow..."

"The live show can be delayed a little bit, but I won't let a band on stage without a guitarist."

The people on the side tacitly agreed not to mention the incident just now, and Yidizhi Xingge followed Hongxia's words and spoke.

The air quieted down a bit.

A moment later, Yamada Ryo, who had been standing there in a daze for a while, suddenly spoke.

He turned his gaze to Hongxia, and after looking for a while, he shifted his gaze to Aokisuke.

There was a hint of excitement in his voice.

"Regarding the fans' question... How about Aoki just joining the End Band? They have a beautiful girl like Nijika in the band."

"..."

He didn't respond immediately, ignoring the unreliable part of Yamada Ryo's words. After listening to her suggestions, Aoki Jie thought for a while.

If you ignore his real life and look at it through the lens of a fan, he really wants to join the End band...

But unfortunately, before joining the Ending Band, he had to consider his current life situation;

He spends most of his time working part-time, and has very little free time. Even if he does have any, he would prefer to use that time to do more math problems - after all, his goal from the beginning was to get into the University of Tokyo.

In other words, even if he agreed to join the band, Aokisuke would have almost no time to participate in the band's activities.

If I agree with Yamada Ryo's advice now, it would not only be irresponsible for ending the band, but also for the goals I have been pursuing and the efforts I have made for many years.

So, after considering it, Aoki responded decisively.

"As for joining the band... Sorry, forget it."

However, despite the refusal, Aokisuke did not stop talking. After a slight pause, he continued, "But the problem of live is not without a solution..."

I earned 100,000 yen and got a master-level guitar technique for free. No matter how I look at it, I feel like I made a huge profit.

At the moment, the system has not triggered the option to obtain rewards for some unknown reason. Considering that continuing to stay in the band may cause other troubles, and for the sake of Pochi-chan, Aoki decided to find a way to get the plot back on track after thinking about it.

"I know a guitarist who's pretty good at playing. Aside from her slightly odd personality, she's impeccable in every way. She's currently not in any band, so I think she'd be a good match for your band."

Hong Xia, who had already planned to postpone the live performance, suddenly brightened up her eyes.

"Then---Aoki-senpai, that guitarist, could you introduce him to us?"

With the attitude of not wanting to get involved in troublesome matters, Aoki Jieben was planning to tell Yu Hongxia that Pochi-chan might appear in the nearby park tomorrow.

However, before he could utter a word, a curtain of light suddenly appeared before his eyes, interrupting his train of thought.

The "Love Barrier Simulation Game" that had been silent for a while reappeared. Just like the last time it suddenly appeared, Aoki Jie suddenly had three more options in front of him that were invisible to others.

The heroines, Yamada Ryo and Ijichi Nijika, need your help and provide Goto Ichiri's contact information. After careful consideration, you decide:

[Option 1: Women are a nuisance - Ignore and reject Hong Xia's request for help, briefly provide information, and then leave STARRY (Reward: None)]

Option 500: Coach! I want to play guitar! Tell Ijichi Hongka and Yamada Ryo that after considering it, I've decided to join the Ending Band. With their agreement, I'll successfully join the Ending Band (Reward: points, random expert-level ability)

[Option 500: Help someone to the end - Even though you don't have Goto Ichiri's contact information, promise Hongxia to bring Goto Ichiri to [STARRY] in time tomorrow, and successfully fulfill your promise tomorrow (Reward: points)]

His eyes quickly scanned the three options before him.

Aokisuke stopped thinking about simply providing information and leaving STARRY, and after focusing on the latter two options, he thought for a while.

Although the second option seems to have a better reward, Aokisuke really doesn't want to consider joining the Ending Band at the moment.

And the third option...

Although there seem to be many parks of all sizes in Shibuya, there are actually not many parks close to Shimokitazawa that have a layout similar to the one in the original "Lonely Rock".

Using the process of elimination, it shouldn't be difficult to find Pochi-chan in a nearby park tomorrow.

It probably won't take too long to convince Goto Ichiri and bring her to [STARRY].

So, in summary——

After the voice stopped, he reorganized his words and paused for a moment before speaking again.

"I don't have her contact information, but if you need it, I can probably consult her tomorrow and help you bring her to STARRY."

"Well, I'll be in trouble, Aoki-senpai! Thank you so much!"

Although she was a little curious about how Aokisuke could contact the guitarist without any contact information, his words gave Hongxia hope of successfully holding the live tomorrow, so Hongxia bowed and thanked him decisively.

Waving his hand without answering, Aoki looked up at the clock hanging on the wall.

It was around 4:40, and there was less than half an hour left before my other job started.

Although the bar owner was easy to talk to, Aokisuke still tried his best not to embarrass her if he could avoid being late.

So, he retracted his gaze and said, "If I can't help with the guitar, then I'll go home today. I'll find a way to bring the guitarist here tomorrow."

"Eh? Leaving so early? [STARRY] has a performance later, Aoki-senpai, why don't you stay and watch it?"

Hongxia was stunned for a moment, then she spoke again, intending to let Aokisuke stay for a while.

But Aokisuke shook his head decisively, "I have to go to the bar to work around five o'clock. If I'm late, it will make things difficult for my boss. Sorry, I will definitely do it next time."

"Working in a bar..."

Hongxia blinked and suddenly recalled all the little details after her contact with Aokisuke.

The cheapest bento I'd ever been carrying when we first met, the apartments near the park were mostly single-family apartments with extremely low rents, I couldn't afford a guitar, my shirt was already bleached from washing, and now I was a student but had to work at a bar later...

You play the guitar so well, Aoki-senpai...you didn't give up the guitar because you were really short of money, did you?

Hongxia instantly imagined how Aokisuke had to sell his guitar and give up his musical dream because his family fell into poverty. She swallowed softly.

Her thoughts drifted away for a moment, but she quickly came back to her senses the next moment.

When she looked at Aokisuke again, there was inexplicably a different emotion in Hongxia's eyes.

"Well, then please go and do your work first, your own business is more important."

Taking a deep breath, the girl decisively ended the topic.

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Chapter 6 At pm, Aokisuke tried to make a last-ditch effort

After saying goodbye to [STARRY] and having a simple dinner at the apartment, Aokisuke took the train and rushed to the bar where he worked part-time.

It is worth mentioning that on the way to the bar by train, Aoki Jie accidentally discovered that there was suddenly a female protagonist in the "Love Simulation Game" in his mind.