Tight space.
This concert hall is filled with various posters, drawings and decorations, which reveal a special sense of hierarchy and fashion amidst the disorder.
The little mess gives people a sense of freedom and peace of mind.
It was the first time Ishikawa Hayabusa had visited such a place, and his eyes couldn't help but gaze at various places for a while.
Well, the underground space looks cozy and small, and the surrounding decorations are dark in color, giving the feeling of a safe home.
Behind the counter, the woman who had met Ishikawa Hayabusa before and who looked a bit like Nijika looked up and paid more attention to Ishikawa Hayabusa.
"You're welcome, this is my sister's shop, relax."
Nijika noticed Ishikawa Hayabusa's expression and confirmed that he was indeed a layman.
But she didn't mind at all and greeted him with a cheerful smile.
Are you sure you want me to relax?
Ishikawa Hayabusa complained softly. He already wanted to run happily around the store.
As he walked down the stairs, Nijika casually waved at his sister who was standing at the counter.
"Sister, wait a bit before you start working."
Ijichi Seika replied nonchalantly, wiping the table with a cloth, but his eyes still remained on the man beside his sister for a long time.
The three sat at the table and chairs placed in the corner of the concert hall.
Yamada Ryo isn't a person who has many topics to talk about, and Ishikawa Hayabusa is thinking about how to appear a little more normal.
Suddenly, a depressing atmosphere gradually emerged.
But before the news could spread, Ijichi Nijika nipped the signal in the bud and was the first to speak.
"Let me introduce myself first. My name is Ijich Nijika. I'm a second-year student at Shimokitazawa High School. I'm the drummer. She's..."
Yamada Ryo took the conversation slowly.
"Yamada Ryo, also a second-year student at Shimokitazawa High School, bass."
After the two introduced themselves, it was Ishikawa Hayabusa's turn. In front of the two beautiful girls, he remained calm.
"Ah, then you can call me a senior in every sense. I'm Ishikawa Hayabusa, a first-year student at Shuka High School."
"Why do you want to join the band, Hayabusa?"
Ijichi Nijika called out Ishikawa Hayabusa's name very naturally.
It was the first time Ishikawa Hayabusa had met such a kind and familiar girl, as well as such a beautiful one. He was shaken for a moment.
But he still had a normal expression and stated his goal in a calm tone.
"I want to make music that makes people feel relaxed and at ease, and I want other people to listen to that kind of music, relax together and enjoy it together."
Yamada Ryo's eyes moved slightly, and his movements changed from supporting his chin with little interest to sitting up a little straighter.
She confirmed again.
"This is an easy and hard path, really?"
"Oh."
Ishikawa Hayabusa nodded and took out his cell phone as if he wanted to prove something.
Actually, although I don't know much about music, my sister plays the piano very well. I might go to her house to learn first. I've already selected some books to buy and also a synthesizer.
He handed the phone over to the two of them to take a look.
"The Prophet XL is a self-taught synthesizer."
The two looked at the Amazon shopping cart on their phones and were silent for a while.
Ijichi Nijika said awkwardly and hesitantly.
"Hayabusa-kun is a rich man...?"
Ishikawa Hayabusa knew why he asked that. After all, the total value of the items in the shopping cart exceeded one million yen.
"In truth..."
He put away his phone and gave an awkward smile.
"Since I had been writing novels before, I had saved some money, and it was almost enough to borrow from my family..."
"It's just that I'll have to go home and earn money for a long time in the future..."
Ishikawa Hayabusa sighed in his heart, he was probably the most shameful time traveler.
"But I want to learn seriously. I think it's important to buy an instrument that can be used for a long time and that gives the user plenty of room to grow. Don't look at me like that, I have a great capacity for learning."
Ishikawa Hayabusa wasn't talking nonsense. Ever since he had traveled back in time, he felt that his thinking was extremely fluent and his memory so sharp that he doubted his absolute memory capacity. His learning ability was several levels stronger than before.
If he didn't want to be more reserved and become a free person, he would be studying in the gifted class right now.
"That's it." Yamada Ryo nodded and then recalled from the perspective of an experienced person.
"But you can buy textbooks in second-hand bookstores, and musical instruments are a little cheaper in specialty stores."
"Thanks! It's great to meet the band first."
Ishikawa Hayabusa said this with a hint of apology in his voice.
"But... I don't know much about it, the detailed address..."
Ijichi Nijika stood up and said with great consideration.
"Then Ryo and I will take you there."
"No."
Ijichi Seika, who was paying attention to this side from afar, gave a warning in a bad tone.
"Sister~ I'll be right back after I finish watching!"
Ijichi Nijika looked at his sister and shouted in a half-coquettish and half-stubborn manner.
Later, perhaps she noticed the changes in Seika's calm face, so she told the two of them.
"let's go!"
Ishikawa Hayabusa noticed that Hongxia used the word "go and see" instead of the definitive "go and buy." That subtle tenderness... is it the Archangel of Shimokitazawa?
It would be very nice to have a girl like her as a wife.
Yamada Ryo didn't say much and stood up.
"Speaking of which, what does the band do on a daily basis?"
Ishikawa Hayabusa asked curiously.
At this moment, the three of them were walking towards the second-hand bookstore, Yamada Ryo on the left, Ijichi Nijika in the middle, and Ishikawa Hayabusa on the right.
Even in Shimokitazawa, this combination of handsome men and beautiful women is rare and successfully attracts attention.
"Um...making music, live, practicing?"
Ijichi Nijika gave a few hesitant answers, then smiled and touched the back of her head as if she was embarrassed for being unprofessional.
"Sorry, this is my first time forming a band too, so I don't know much about it, but Ryo has formed a band before."
She slowed down so that Ishikawa Hayabusa could look directly at Yamada Ryo.
And Yamada Ryo's response was extremely concise.
"There is only one goal: to have fun."
Ijichi Nijika never expected Yamada Ryo to respond like that and was stunned for a moment.
"Give me a serious answer!"
His scream attracted everyone's attention.
"This is a serious answer."
Yamada Ryo's tone was calm, and she seemed to be truly serious as she explained.
"Music is made for fun. Music made for work has no soul."
"Don't completely deny the music producer!"
ljichi Nijika became a complainer and kept complaining. Finally, she sighed and said to Ishikawa Hayabusa:
"Ryo is someone who can lie without changing her expression. Don't trust her too much."
"Yes, but I'm cold... Can I call you by name?"
Ishikawa Hayabusa asked Ryo, who was next to Nijika, worriedly.
"It's okay." Ryo replied directly, not caring at all.
"Well, I think what Ryo said is right. Music was originally born from entertainment. Doing it without music, but with the idea of music, is the path of evil!"
"well said."
As Ryo spoke, his eyes showed complete affirmation, with an expression of smug pride.
The two of them chanted in unison and immediately formed a line in front of the stunned Nijika.
"Hey...Hey...Hey~~"
Nijika looked at the two of them dumbly, turning her head left and right, and for a moment felt that she was the redundant one.
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