A world only known by the God of Lost Love

"………………Eh?!"

There is still one week left before the band is officially formed.

Chapter No.17: Stop Loss Plan for Lost Love

"Well, since it's a more important matter, I'll just get straight to the point."

Ren Suzuki leaned against the window and said to the other side of the phone in a calm tone:

"Kita-san, actually you don't know how to play the guitar at all, right?"

【Alas? ! ? ! ? 】

Visible shaking and lamentation came from the other side of the microphone.

Not surprisingly, Ren Suzuki got the answer he expected.

"In the past week, not only have you never brought your guitar to the Livehouse, but every time Ichichi and Yamada wanted to take you to the recording studio, you would use family reasons to excuse them. Not only that, today After Goto decided to join the band, your expression also showed a very obvious sense of relaxation and guilt. Because in this way, even without your presence, the band would still be complete with the addition of Goto Ichiri. "

【………………】

"As for why you didn't hesitate to lie to join Itichi Hongxia's band, the reason is also very simple. Because you admire Yamada Ryo very much, so you will do your best to get close to her. Although Yamada Ryo is a girl who goes her own way, It is clear that she attaches great importance to the band and rock. If you want to get close to such a rock senior, there is naturally only one simplest and most direct way... and that is to become a member of her band."

【me……】

Kita Ikuyo's voice became weaker and weaker. In the end, she seemed to have used her last bit of strength to squeeze out an extremely weak reply from her throat:

[Suzuki-san, you are absolutely right... I did lie to everyone in order to get closer to Ryo-senpai. 】

"Have you never thought about the consequences?"

Ren Suzuki asked:

"Rehearsals are inevitable when you join a band, right? If you don't know how to play guitar, you can't keep using your family as an excuse to avoid rehearsals."

[I don’t plan to keep escaping. In fact, I have been practicing guitar very hard during this time! 】

Kita Ikuyo said in a very sad tone:

[In order not to disappoint Ryo-senpai, I go home every day and practice diligently according to the online tutorials, but no matter how hard I practice, I can’t make a decent sound... So, when Goto-san said he wanted to join the band, I really felt at ease.In this way, Ryo-senpai will not be unable to perform band activities because of my lies... But at the same time, Gotou-san's appearance has completely lost the reason for my existence... I really don't know what to do. Already...]

"..."

Because Ren Suzuki has never learned guitar, it is not clear what difficulties and obstacles beginners will encounter when learning guitar.But judging from Kita Ikuyo's extremely frustrated tone, it seemed that she had indeed tried hard in her own way, but the final result did not seem to be what she had hoped for.

"So, what are you going to do next?"

Ren Suzuki asked.

"After Goto joined, the band's rehearsals have inevitably been put on the agenda. If you can't show the results of practice at this time, then this newly formed band will immediately face a crisis of confidence."

【...About this...I don't know what to do...】

Kita Ikuyo said aggrievedly:

[Logically speaking, I should explain the situation to Itachi-san and formally propose to quit the band... But if this is the case, I will no longer have a reason to see Ryo-senpai, and I might even be directly disliked by her... I don’t want that...]

Speaking of the latter part, Ikuyo Kita, who was too sad, even began to sob faintly.

【I know it's all my fault...but...but I——】

"Hiss—wait a minute, before that... go wash your face and calm down before talking, Kita-kun."

After hearing Kita Ikuyo's cry, Suzuki Ren couldn't help but frown slightly.

The thing that Suzuki Ren, who has always had a gentle personality, can't stand the most is the crying of girls. Just hearing them cry makes Suzuki Ren feel bored and anxious from the bottom of his heart.

"It is indeed bad to lie to everyone, but the development of the situation has not reached an irreconcilable level. The reason why I called you is not to prosecute, but to solve this problem. If you understand , then go and adjust your mood a little, and I will have a good talk with you when you come back."

【Eh?Solution, solve the problem? 】

Kita Ikuyo sobbed and asked:

【Really?Suzuki-san?Is there really a way to solve this problem? 】

"It really does, I can assure you."

Ren Suzuki rubbed her temples, smiled bitterly and said to Ikuyo Kita:

"So... I sincerely ask Kita-kun, please calm down as soon as possible."

【I, I understand! 】

Kita Ikuyo sniffed immediately after hearing this.

[Then...I'm going to wash my face first and I'll be back soon! 】

"Well, let's go."

Then, accompanied by a burst of hurried footsteps, Kita Ikuyo's voice gradually faded away from the microphone.

After the harsh sound disappeared, Suzuki Ren couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

"Really forgive me..."

Sure enough, nothing in this world is more difficult than dealing with girls.

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

【I'm back……】

After nearly 5 minutes, Kita Ikuyo's pitiful voice finally came from the microphone again.

【Suzuki-san, are you still there? 】

"Well, I'm here."

Ren Suzuki, who never put down her phone, responded immediately:

"Have you almost recovered?"

【Um. 】

"Then it's time for us to talk about business."

Ren Suzuki cleared her throat and her tone became a little more serious.

"Kita-san had been following tutorials on the Internet to learn guitar before this, right?"

[Ah...yes. 】

Kita Ikuyo nodded.

[I specially found a tutorial on the Internet with good clicks and comments...]

"But the results were pretty unsatisfactory, right?"

【woo-】

This cruel fact penetrated Kita Ikuyo's fragile heart like a sharp arrow once again.

[Indeed...as you said...]

"If that's the case, have you ever considered...finding a teacher offline to help you step by step?"

Suzuki Ren slowly revealed the true purpose of his call.

"For example... there is a cover YouTuber with [-] fans online, [Guitar Hero]."

【Eh?You, you mean Goto-kun? 】

Kita Ikuyo made a surprised sound.

[Her words... her guitar skills should indeed be very good, but... would she really be willing to teach me? 】

"Don't worry, for her who has always longed for recognition, if anyone is willing to ask her for advice, she will definitely be [-]% willing."

Ren Suzuki is very confident about this.

"It's just that if you want her to teach you how to play the guitar, there are a lot of things you should pay attention to in the way of getting along."

【?what does that mean? 】

"Well, that's probably it..."

After that, Ren Suzuki began to explain to Ikuyo Kita many "skills" in getting along with Ichiri Goto.

After imparting all the experience, Suzuki Ren decided to let her go to the stairwell during lunch break the next day for her first try...

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

"Huh...that should be enough."

Ren Suzuki whispered to herself after hanging up the phone.

In order to preserve the band as much as possible, Ren Suzuki must eliminate all possibilities of major problems.

It is precisely because of this that he tried his best to help Kita Ikuyo solve the guitar problem.

At the same time, Ikuyo Kita, who is also a first-year student with Hideka, is also Goto Ichiri's best gay friend candidate at this time.

If the two of them can successfully become friends, it will be a significant and crucial step towards his ultimate goal.

"..."

Looking at the unchanged [60%] on the panel, Ren Suzuki nodded silently.

"That's fine... let's wait until Gotou Ichiri has completely recovered from autism before continuing the strategy."

As a responsible and experienced adult male, the only thing he can do at this time is to minimize the "loss" of this doomed relationship.

When Goto Ichiri has her own band and friends, even if he leaves her side, she will definitely be able to pick herself up again.

"Then, let's look forward to the smooth progress of the band activities."

Putting the heavy metal watch aside, Ren Suzuki got into bed with a sleepy look on her face.

"It would be nice if I could enjoy it...Goto-kun."

Before falling into sleep, Ren Suzuki murmured in a low voice.

Chapter 18: Kazuri Goto’s “Ace Pilot”

During lunch break the next day, Ren Suzuki did not go to the stairwell to look for Gotou Kazuri.

In his opinion, with the band and the people of the same sex actively approaching her, he shouldn't need to care too much about things there for a long time to come.

In order to ensure her independence in the future, he planned to wait until Goto Ichiri built up a little confidence and self-esteem before he came out to carry out subsequent strategy work.

However, when Ren Suzuki went to [STARRY] after school to change clothes and work as usual, Ichichi Hongka suddenly rushed to the counter and grabbed his arm——

"Great, you're finally here! Suzuki-san! Come on, come on, come to the rescue, we can't do this without you!"

"what???"

Suzuki Ren, who was suddenly "captured" by Ichichi Hongka, suddenly showed a confused expression.

"This, what exactly happened-"

"It's about our band! Let's go, don't be in a daze here, come to the recording studio with me!"

"But I still have a part-time job..."

"It doesn't matter, just go with her."

At this moment, Yi Ji Xingge's voice suddenly came from the side.

"I will settle the salary as usual."

"...Is there any problem at the counter?"

"I'll sit here, no problem."

Yi Ji Xingge said with an indifferent expression:

"You should discuss it with them first, otherwise they will definitely come to bother me next."

"OK then."

Since Ichi Hoshige, the store manager, has already agreed, as a worker, he will naturally not talk nonsense.

And he was actually very curious about what new things this band, which had been full of problems since its establishment, had done.

So, full of questions, Ren Suzuki walked slowly towards the recording studio on the second floor...