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Things seemed to be getting stranger.
Asakura took out his phone and checked YouTube, finding that 'Guitar Hero's' most recent update was a week ago.
Considering her past frequency of updating at least every three days, something was already off.
"What's wrong?"
Ijichi Nijika asked, looking at Asakura's slightly strange expression.
"Nothing."
Asakura stuffed his phone back into his pocket. He had no intention of alerting the enemy, and said very naturally, "I just think it's great that Gotō can integrate into Kessoku Band."
No matter what was happening with Gotō Hitori—whether she was transmigrated by someone from another world like 'Asakura Takuma', or simply planned to 'debut' in high school—nothing could be concluded before seeing the person herself.
"Yeah, I originally thought it might be harder to get along with... well, but that kind of Bocchi-chan also has her cute points."
Ijichi Nijika said with a kind, sunny smile.
Then she looked at the pink-haired girl behind Asakura: "By the way, aren't you going to introduce this person?"
"Her name is Yui mochi, you can just call her mochi."
Asakura introduced.
"It's not mochi, it's Yui!"
mochi elbowed Asakura's waist in dissatisfaction.
Asakura, unfazed, continued to introduce her: "This is Ijichi Nijika, she serves as the mom in Kessoku Band."
"There's a role like that in a band?!"
Yuigahama Yui looked surprised.
"It's the drums, I'm the drummer!"
Ijichi Nijika said, both amused and exasperated, then extended her hand to the pink-haired girl: "Nice to meet you, can I call you Yui?"
"No problem, then I'll just call you Nijika too."
Yuigahama Yui also said cheerfully.
Because of Asakura, who was seriously messing around, the girls, united against a common enemy, became familiar much faster.
"...What about me?"
Yamada Ryo pointed to herself and asked.
"Nijika has new friends," Asakura patted her shoulder: "Isn't that good?"
Yamada Ryo was silent for a moment, then looked at Yuigahama Yui with a hunter-like gaze: "More walking piggy banks have appeared..."
"You can't just borrow money from people you just met!"
Ijichi Nijika sternly warned Yamada Ryo: "Otherwise, I'll have to collect all the money you've borrowed from me over the years."
"Too bad~"
"The most regrettable thing is your personality, Ryo."
The girl with the golden side ponytail sighed, dragging Yamada Ryo, who still wanted to expand her lending business, forward, while calling out to Asakura and the others to go to the practice room, completely ignoring Yamada Ryo's prolonged 'Ah—reh—' cries, like a respectable woman being teased by an evil magistrate.
"I know, don't underestimate my intelligence network, this is the warm-up performance before the Livehouse show!"
Yuigahama Yui, who had specifically checked the relevant Wiki online before coming to the Livehouse, suddenly understood. She said with an admiring smile: "Hmm, it's very valuable for my and Asakura-kun's manzai!"
"No way! A live warm-up should be a performance!"
Ijichi Nijika retorted.
"...I haven't agreed to do manzai with you yet, you know?"
Asakura was silent for a moment, then reminded the girl.
"Not yet, is all."
The girl said confidently.
No, where does your confidence come from?
Both Ijichi Nijika and Yuigahama Yui are outgoing and cheerful characters. Although Yamada Ryo is an introvert, she's not the 'social anxiety' type of introvert, but the 'social terrorist' type, often saying shocking things that leave Ijichi Nijika no choice but to cover up and apologize for her various unintentional remarks (Asakura thought she was doing it on purpose); plus Asakura, who could chime in on any topic, made the conversation flow quite well, avoiding awkward silences.
After chatting for a while, the practice room door opened, and a pink-haired girl appeared at the doorway, wearing an elegant yet quite stylish dress, a sun hat, and even women's sunglasses on her nose, looking like a complete normie no matter how you looked at her.
"Sorry, I'm late~"
The girl's face was full of bright smiles: "I accidentally got drawn in by the idol performance on the display TV..."
Asakura looked at the incredibly enthusiastic and cheerful girl, and the juice he had just drunk sprayed out of his mouth.
Who is this?
"Eek..."
Yuigahama Yui almost got sprayed in the face, but fortunately, she dodged quickly. The girl was about to complain, but seeing Asakura coughing so hard that tears came to his eyes, she quickly rubbed his back.
"Asakura-kun, are you alright?"
Ijichi Nijika asked with concern, pulling out a tissue to wipe his mouth, which made Yuigahama Yui stare in surprise.
Seeing that Asakura seemed fine except for the coughing, Ijichi Nijika then gently waved at Gotō Hitori and said: "Bocchi-chan, come over quickly, Asakura-kun specially came to see our performance today."
"Asakura-kun..."
Gotō Hitori (?) looked at Asakura blankly, then, as if matching the name to an image, she showed a bright smile: "So it's you! Thank you so much for encouraging me to join Kessoku Band back then It's so good to find a place to belong here"
The blank period was very brief, as if only for an instant, but Asakura was sure he hadn't seen wrong.
It seemed his worst fear had come true: this Gotō Hitori was indeed problematic.
But how to expose... or rather, how to solve this problem, Asakura was somewhat troubled.
Where did the original Gotō Hitori go? Did she transmigrate to another world? Or was her consciousness seized and eaten as a snack? Or had she simply vanished into thin air?
One problem was solved, but more problems arose.
Actually, solving the opponent was simple: just activate the Magic [Candle] and burn away the current imposter of Gotō Hitori, or rather, her consciousness.
But then, where would he find the real Gotō Hitori?
Or rather, how could he be sure that what was burned away was the invader and not Gotō Hitori's personality?
Asakura pondered for a moment, then immediately made a decision.
He stood up and said to the others: "Excuse me, Hitori and I have something to say. Please give us a moment."
After speaking, he grabbed the still-confused Gotō Hitori's hand and, somewhat forcefully, pulled the girl to a corner of STARRY.
"Um, Asakura-kun, is something wrong?"
Gotō Hitori asked awkwardly.
"Still calling me Asakura-kun? Didn't you already accept my confession and become my lover?"
Asakura looked at the girl 'resentfully' and said.
Immediately, Gotō Hitori was completely dumbfounded.
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