A world only known by the God of Lost Love

Shiina Mashiro pointed at her face.

"Are you feeling unwell?"

"That's not the case...I'm sorry for making you worry."

Although he didn’t know what Mashiro Shiina meant by “color”, Ichiri Goto still forced a smile and answered:

"Well, the name of this 'Mr. Assistant'... is 'Lian', right?"

"Yes! Yes!"

Before Suzuki Ren could answer, Shiina Mashiro nodded in response.

"He is your band's earliest fan, so I brought him to your show."

"The earliest...fan?"

After listening to Goto Ichiri, a trace of surprise suddenly flashed in her eyes. Then she immediately looked at Ren Suzuki, whose eyes were wandering, and asked in a slightly nervous tone:

"Well, may I ask...when did you start falling in love with our band?"

"...Probably after the mini music festival."

"So, which one of our songs do you like best?"

"【言って.】"

"Ah... sure enough, it's this one."

Goto Yisato lowered his head slightly.

"This is also the song that our band is most proud of...but even we ourselves don't understand a lot about this song."

"What do you mean?"

“We don’t remember why we wrote this song, or who wrote the lyrics, or what story this song is telling. But even so, when I played But I can still clearly remember the emotions this song wants to convey...regret, loss, relief, relief."

After saying this, Goto Ichisato suddenly raised his head and stared into Suzuki Ren's eyes, and said word by word:

"What do you think of this, Mr. Ren? In your opinion, what kind of emotion does this song contain?"

"…………"

It is true that Goto Ichiri failed to recognize her identity, but for some reason, she still cast such a focused gaze on herself.

For a moment, Suzuki Ren felt as if he had returned to the scene when he was interrogated here a month ago. His guilty conscience and guilt made him not know how to respond.

However, at this moment, a familiar voice suddenly rescued him from this dilemma——

"Little Pochi, the show is about to begin, it's time to get on stage and get ready!"

Itachi Hikaru's voice sounded from the stage, and then the entire Livehouse audience also turned their attention to Goto Isato.

After hearing the call of her bandmates, Goto Ichiri withdrew her increasingly sharp gaze. She first turned around and agreed, and then slightly saluted the two of them:

"I'm going to get ready to go on stage, so... I hope you can enjoy our performance."

After saying that, she reluctantly looked back at Ren Suzuki, then slowly turned around and walked towards the stage behind her...

"call……"

Suzuki Ren, who finally got out of danger, let out a long sigh at the figure slowly leaving.

Although his original intention was to save Gotou Ichiri, but... seeing her still unable to get over that memory, Ren Suzuki still couldn't help but feel a trace of pity and hesitation in her heart.

In addition to lies and prevarication, can he give this girl who has not yet gotten over her memories something else...?

Staring at the slowly leaving figure, Suzuki Ren fell into deep thought.

At the same time, Mashiro Shiina, who had been staring at Ren Suzuki's side face from the beginning, also quietly showed a thoughtful expression.

Chapter 31: Unbelievable because it’s unfamiliar

Ever since Lian met that guitar player lady, there have been many things that I can't understand.

It was obviously his first meeting with the guitarist lady, but he always acted very panicked and was deliberately avoiding something.Similarly, the guitarist lady has never met Lian, but her eyes look at Lian with a very depressed look.

I couldn't understand how there could be such complex and strong emotions between two people who had never met.

The only thing I know is that whenever the expression of the guitarist lady becomes bitter, Lian's eyes will empathize with it and add a bit of a similar color...

Although he was evading throughout the whole process, it was undeniable that Lian cared about the guitarist lady very much.

After learning this, the color I felt when I saw Ren cooking with Kamiigusa-senpai came back to my heart.

I don't know what this color means, I just know... I really don't like this feeling.

And this feeling became even stronger after the guitarist stood on the stage——

The deafening sound suddenly made my vision blur, and the cheers of the surrounding crowd also made me subconsciously move closer to Lian.

In order to overcome this strange and violent impact, I quickly moved my gaze to Lian and tried to act coquettishly to him as usual.

However, when I saw the expression on his face, I immediately gave up my previous thoughts.

The moment the guitarist lady started playing, the remaining mottled colors in Lian's eyes suddenly disappeared, replaced by admiration and admiration that even I could see through.

He is indeed a fan of this band, but he is definitely more than just a fan...

……

The violent bass vibrations made my chest gradually feel tight, and the loud sound I had never heard before also made my ears hurt.

If it were before, I would immediately stay away from these places that would make me feel unhappy.

But...not now.

I brought him here just to make Lian happy.

Lian is still listening to their performance attentively, and Lian is enjoying their music.

In this month, Lian has done a lot for me, and I can't stop him just because of my own displeasure——

"Shiina-san? Are you okay?"

As a result, while I was still trying hard to overcome this discomfort, his voice reached my ears at the most appropriate time as usual.

But, this is not okay...Lian.

I obviously had a hard time trying to endure it for you, but wouldn’t I have to act coquettishly towards you again?

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

"I...it's fine..."

Mashiro Shiina, who was swaying and her breathing became erratic, whispered:

"You don't need to worry about me...it doesn't matter..."

"Your reaction doesn't matter, does it?"

Just looking at Shiina Mashiro's crumbling body, Suzuki Ren's brows were deeply frowned, and then he immediately pulled off Shiina Mashiro's mask.

"Sure enough, my face is starting to turn a little pale. Is it because I am not adapting to the environment and my heart rate is disordered..."

Ren Suzuki said while lifting Shiina Mashiro's body.

"I'll take you out for a rest first. Come on, hold on to my arm -"

"………………don't want."

Unexpectedly, this time Shiina Mashiro did not obey Suzuki Ren's instructions obediently, but shook her head very stubbornly.

"I want... to wait until Lian finishes listening to the performance before leaving..."

"Shiina-san..."

After hearing Shiina Mashiro's answer, Suzuki Ren suddenly showed an expression of extreme astonishment.

He did not expect that Mashiro Shiina would be willing to overcome such strong discomfort for her own sake, nor did he expect that this girl who had always lacked emotions would be so impulsive and stubborn at this moment...

[Why would Shiina Mashiro do this for him? 】

"If you perform, I will have many opportunities to listen to it in the future. So it's okay even if you don't force yourself like this."

"But……"

"No, but, as your assistant, I have the obligation to stop your behavior that will harm your body."

This time, although his tone was very gentle, the strength of Ren Suzuki's arms showed how strong he was at this moment.

"Come on, hold on to me, and I'll take you out first."

"…………"

Faced with Suzuki Ren's strong attitude, Shiina Mashiro could only nod weakly, no matter how unwilling she was, and then she leaned on Suzuki Ren's body, letting him support her weak body. .

Afterwards, the two of them gradually walked towards the door under the slightly curious gazes of other spectators around them——

Bang——! ! !

However, just as the two were about to leave [STARRY], a strange cracking sound suddenly came from the speakers. The next second, the music that was still playing stopped abruptly, followed closely by Ikuyo Kita and Chihiro Iji. Xia exclaimed.

"Little Pochi!?"

"Are you OK?!"

"...?!"

Suzuki Ren, who subconsciously stopped, quickly looked towards the stage after hearing this. Then he suddenly saw Goto Ichiri's bloody fingers and the guitar with broken strings in her hand.

"……Where are you going?"

However, at this time, Goto Kazuri seemed not to feel the pain in his fingers at all. He directly picked up the microphone and asked the two people who were about to leave in an extremely urgent tone.

"Is there anything wrong with our performance? Why are we leaving now?"

At this moment, the heartbreaking pain caused by the wound on her finger no longer mattered. The only thing left in her mind was to stop the figure who was planning to disappear quietly again.

"…………"

Suzuki Ren, who stood still, looked at Goto Isato's expression.

That expression was as helpless as that of an abandoned puppy...even far more depressed and lonely than after she failed to introduce herself.

Thinking about it now, the reason why Goto Kazuri has become so strong and extreme must be because of living with this feeling for a long time, right?

For the first time, Ren Suzuki faced up to this problem that he had always ignored.

He had always taken it for granted that four years would eventually make Gotou Kazuri forget everything related to him, but the fact was that instead of forgetting these things, Gotou Kazuri had always kept them in mind and had always endured them. The trials and troubles of this loneliness.

This was not the result Ren Suzuki expected.

[Does he really have the value or qualifications to make Goto Kazuri remember him for four years...]

He didn't want to hurt Goto Ichiri, and he didn't want her to feel pain because of his own reasons.

If blindly avoiding the problem cannot solve the problem, then...as the culprit that caused all this to happen, he must take the initiative to take on this responsibility.

"...Shiina-san."

"Yes."

"Wait for me here for a moment, I'll be back soon."

Suzuki Ren said to her.

Although Mashiro Shiina didn't know what he wanted to do, he still nodded obediently and let go of Ren Suzuki's arm.

Ren Suzuki then took off his mask under the watchful eyes of the entire Livehouse. Then, while rummaging around in his backpack, he walked towards the stage.

First, Mashiro Shiina's heartbeat was disordered because she was not used to the violent sound, and then Kazuri Goto's finger broke due to a broken string.

On the one hand, even if he felt uncomfortable, he had to endure the show with him, while on the other hand, he put aside his injured finger and wanted to retain himself who was about to leave.

No matter which side, they regard him as extremely important... even far more than their own existence.

Ren Suzuki, who has always believed that "the relationship between people is just about each getting what he needs", now feels unprecedented confusion and confusion.

But before digesting this shock, he still had something to do——

"The sudden disappearance is indeed my fault, but I do have unspeakable difficulties on my side."

When he took off his mask, Goto Ichiri's expression suddenly froze on his face, just like the one he had when he reunited with Ren Suzuki.

However, this time, Ren Suzuki did not stop because of her abnormal reaction. Instead, she walked straight onto the stage and took out the band-aid she had prepared in advance.