A world only known by the God of Lost Love

"The matter is so important that it's not good to leave it all to you to make the decision. Goto-kun, if possible, please give me your parents' contact information. I would like to have a little chat with them."

"……Eh?"

Chapter 13: The necessity of answering by myself

"Hello, this is Naoki Goto."

"Hello, Mr. Goto, my name is Ren Suzuki, and I am Goto Ichiri's classmate. She must have mentioned that I will contact you tonight."

"Eh--"

This name is the boy who sent "See you tomorrow" to Yili before!

Great...it's great not to be an imaginary friend!

But then again, this kid's way of phrasing is so mature and his voice is so nice!And according to Yili, this boy seems to be the most popular one in the class...

Such a boy would actually be interested in my family. Now I really want his mother to cook red beans and rice!

"Um...Mr. Goto? Excuse me -"

"Ah...well, you did tell me."

Naoki Goto, who realized that he was slightly out of sorts, responded quickly. As he answered, he looked at his daughter who was curled up on the sofa in the living room and looking at it with uneasy eyes.

"She said that Suzuki-san wanted to negotiate with me about letting her join the band..."

"Well, that's it."

Suzuki Ren gave an affirmative answer.

"Because I feel that Ichiri Goto alone cannot properly explain the situation to you, so I decided to explain it to you on my behalf."

"……I see."

Goto Naoki smiled bitterly and nodded.

"My daughter is indeed a bit clumsy sometimes... So, I will ask Suzuki-san to explain about the band."

"Yes."

…………An hour ago…………

"Eh?! Really?!"

Itachi Hongxia exclaimed in a very exaggerated manner.

"Suzuki-san, do you really know that 'Guitar Hero'!"

"Well, that's absolutely true."

Looking at Ichichi Hongka's eyes sparkling with surprise and expectation, Ren Suzuki couldn't help but sigh slightly.

"It's just that the image of Guitar Hero himself...may be slightly different from your fantasy."

"Eh? What does that mean?"

"That is to say, she is actually..."

Then, Ren Suzuki began to briefly describe to Ichichi Hioka the level of Goto Ichiri's social fear and the sad situation he was in at school.

And Ijichi Hongxia's expression gradually changed from surprised at the beginning to thoughtful——

"In other words... although she has very good guitar skills and appearance, she herself has completely failed to realize this, and even regards herself as a useless person..."

"It's weird, isn't it?"

"It's quite strange."

Even Ichichi Hongka, a fan, couldn't help but give this evaluation.

"But compared to this, Suzuki-san suddenly mentioned her to me... there must be other reasons, right?"

"Yes."

Ren Suzuki nodded, and then said to Ichichi Hongka in a very serious tone:

"Actually, Guitar Hero really wanted to join a band, but her situation was just like what I just said. It was very difficult for her to communicate normally and she had no chance to get to know other band members. So I I was wondering if I could get her to join your club, which is made up of all high school girls—"

"I agree!"

"I haven't finished speaking yet..."

Seeing Ijichi Hongxia's impatient look, Suzuki Ren couldn't help but feel a little ashamed and said:

"But I have received your reply for the time being... I will tell you the follow-up results after I discuss it with her family."

"Oh, okay."

Yijizhi Hongxia smiled and nodded, but soon, another question that concerned her a lot came to her mind.

"By the way, what's the relationship between Suzuki-san and that Guitar Hero classmate?"

"Well... let me think about it."

After hearing this question, Ren Suzuki thought for a moment and then said:

"Classmates who gradually became familiar with each other due to some chance encounters."

"Eh? It's definitely not that simple, right?"

Yijizhi Hongxia waved her hand.

"If it was just a normal classmate relationship, it would never go as far as helping her contact the band and parents."

"...Well, that's right."

Realizing that the "classmate relationship" could not fool the other party, Ren Suzuki pondered for a moment, and then said:

"I can't say what she thinks of me. As for me...you can understand her as someone who is worried about her and wants to meddle in her own business."

"Even if you say it's nosy... M~"

Itachi Hongxia seemed unable to accept this derogatory word.

In her opinion, what Ren Suzuki has done for "Guitar Hero" has gone far beyond the scope of ordinary friends...

Eh?Is it possible...

"Ah la? Ah la la?"

Realizing a certain possibility, Ichichi Hongka's eyes widened immediately, and then she immediately cast her meaningful eyes on Ren Suzuki again, and said to him very seriously:

"I understand. In short, I agree with Guitar Hero-san to join the band. Suzuki-san, please just say that this is the result of your strong persuasion!"

"...Why?"

"Wouldn't this make it appear that you are paying extra attention to this matter?"

"I feel like I've tried my best..."

"Since we are meeting parents, we must continue to increase our efforts!"

"So there is no need..."

"It's not necessary! The first impression is very important, Suzuki-san! Even if you are as handsome as you, you still have to be extra cautious when facing the girl's parents!"

"…………"

........................

"Well, that's what happened anyway."

Recalling Ichichi Hongka's state of excitement at that time, Ren Suzuki wiped the cold sweat from his forehead without leaving a trace.

"The other party is a new band created by a second-year student of Shimokitazawa High School. It currently has a drummer, bassist and guitarist. The rehearsal venue is [STARRY Livehouse] in Shimokitazawa. Because it has not yet started running-in practice, the band I don’t know the strength of the members yet, but I think no matter what, Gotou-san should be given a try.”

"……I see."

After learning about the band, Naoki Goto put away his initial confusion and began to think about the matter seriously.

"In other words, Suzuki-san hopes to take this opportunity to help Yili realize her dream of joining the band and help her get out of her autism, right?"

"Ah, so to speak."

Suzuki Ren gave an affirmative answer.

"And in my opinion, classmate Yili does have the potential and ability to be popular. All she needs is an opportunity to know herself and prove herself. And this new band formed by all high school girls is The best opportunity I could find.”

"…………"

Goto Naoki’s views can be said to be completely consistent with Suzuki Ren’s.

In fact, he and his wife have always believed that their daughter is a lovely and excellent child, but she herself has never believed this, and as family members, they really cannot give her an objective environment for her to understand Own.

Now, Ren Suzuki has placed this excellent opportunity in front of them. As a father, he really wants to agree directly and expresses that he will fully support his daughter's band activities.

But before that, there was indeed one thing he had to do.

Goto Naoki was silent for a moment, then he moved the microphone aside slightly and asked Goto Ichiri on the sofa:

"Yili, what are you going to do?"

"I, I all listen to my father and Suzuki-san..."

"That's not an acceptable answer."

Goto Naoki shook his head.

"You are the one who wants to join the band, not me and Suzuki-san. So you must think carefully before answering us."

"…………"

This is the first time Goto Kazuri has been asked about his intentions.

For this girl who has devoted all her spare time to guitar practice since she was in junior high school, she has rarely encountered the opportunity to make a choice.

Neither her mental state nor her psychological cognition has reached maturity, and she always has the illusion that she has not graduated from junior high school.

At this time, facing her father's slightly serious gaze and the attention from Ren Suzuki on the other side of the phone... In addition to feeling nervous and overwhelmed, she finally felt that she was already a high school student for the first time. Real feeling of giving birth.

"I...I want to join...the band Suzuki-san mentioned."

"That's it."

After hearing his daughter's reply that was not fluent but showed no hesitation at all, Goto Naoki smiled.

"I understand, then, Suzuki-san, please let Ichiri join that band."

"……receive."

After getting Naoki Goto's approval, Ren Suzuki couldn't help but nodded with some relief.

"I will convey your wishes to the other party."

"Ah, thank you for your hard work."

Under Goto Kazuri's final decision, the wishes of both parties were unified.

Goto Kazuri, a lonely girl with low self-esteem, became a quasi-band member.

Chapter 14: Setting Sun

After getting answers from both parties, Ren Suzuki took Kazuri Goto directly the next day and asked her to go to [STARRY] to meet her future bandmate.

Although Goto Kazuri was a little nervous about this, because she was accompanied by Suzuki Ren, she did not escape for the time being.

"Give me the guitar."

After walking out of the school gate, Ren Suzuki immediately extended her hand to Goto Ichiri:

"The trams are very crowded at this time. It will be too strenuous for you to carry this thing on your back."

"Eh? Ah...yeah."

Faced with Ren Suzuki's care, Goto Kazuri, who was not good at refusing, had to agree shyly.

After the weight of the guitar was lifted off her shoulders, she was able to raise her head and look at the scenery in front of her that she had never appreciated before.

This is Goto Ichiri’s first time traveling after school, and also his first time traveling with others.

There was obviously nothing special about the street scene in front of him, but at this time, Goto Kazuri still felt a very strong sense of freshness.

The world outside the school gate is not just one commute.