Young people with light music will not encounter lonely rock music

The eloquent words spread across the silent wine table, and everyone's thoughts were gradually drawn into the man's memory.

"But then something else suddenly happened, and I had to abandon my dream and face reality. Only then did I realize that I was just escaping. It was useless to escape like this. One day I would still be there. To face yourself.”

The man looked away from Goto Naoki.

Transferred to Kotobuki Mitsuru.

Kotobuki Hikaru suddenly broke out in cold sweat.

His father, who felt strange to him, suddenly became familiar again.

But this sense of familiarity is not because I feel that my father has returned to his previous appearance.

Instead, it gradually overlaps with itself.

He was silent for a while.

"At that time...my old man left..."

"..."

"Leave...leave..." Kotobuki Hikaru said.

"He passed away suddenly. He didn't even leave any last words before he died. We hadn't seen each other for a long time. After getting the news from my family, I regretted it so much that I went back regardless of everything."

"Died..."

Kotobuki Mitsuru has never heard anyone say this to him since he was born.

His grandfather passed away before he was born, and he knew this.

But he knew nothing about the rest.

"Overworked. According to the doctor, there were signs of this a long time ago, but the old man didn't care and didn't stop working until he got sick."

"So I left everyone in the band behind and returned home to become the heir to the family. I don't have the courage to tell you about such a betrayal."

A haze flashed across Goto Naoki's face.

"Feel sorry..."

Thinking back to the time when he had dug into the matter and poked Kotobuki into telling some painful past events that he didn't want to talk about, Goto Naoki felt a wave of self-blame.

I clearly know that I don’t want to say these words...

I still have to ask.

Damn.

A heavy atmosphere spread in the wine shop, and the two men could no longer drink. The originally cheerful reunion turned into a breathless and unpleasant experience.

Kotobuki Hikari supported his father, and Goto Kazuri also helped his mother and father. The two men were already unconscious.

It was already dark, and there was already a driver who had been arranged to drive the golden man waiting respectfully in front of the door.

"Then, let's go home first...Light."

Goto Kazuri put the drunk father into the car.

"Xiaoguang, if you have time, come to our house as a guest."

Michiko Goto said affectionately.

"Well, bye, I will."

Kotobuki Hikaru responded while supporting her unconscious father.

It wasn't until the car was gone that Kotobuki Mitsuru sat in the car.

After getting in the car, he suddenly discovered that his father, who had been drunk and unconscious just now, had his eyes open and was sitting there very energetic.

"Father...are you awake?" Kotobuki said in surprise.

"I won't get drunk with that amount of wine."

The man said lightly.

"Then why just now..."

"You can escape a lot of things when you're drunk."

That's why...

The car started and drove slowly down the dark street.

You can't hear a sound from the outside world in the car, and you can hardly feel the discomfort caused by acceleration.

"Actually, my father can come to our show today... I'm very happy."

Kotobuki Hikaru looked out the window.

But the car window glass reflected the scenery on the other side, and my father, like him, looked at the car window on the other side.

"I've been looking forward to it... for you to see my performance."

It was rare for Kotobuki Mitsuru to express his inner thoughts honestly.

Perhaps it was because of his father's words at the wine table just now that he realized that if he didn't say something, the other party would never hear it again.

Also because he heard his father's past, he inexplicably felt that the distance between him and his father had shortened a bit.

The other party just listened quietly without responding or retorting.

"But, there is one thing I don't understand..."

"Obviously my father used to have the same dream as me, why...why has he been blocking me all this time..."

There is some sense of complaint.

He wants answers.

I want to expose the doubts I have always had in my mind.

Through the reflection of the car window glass, Kotobuki saw his father holding his frown.

"Light." His father called his name.

"Ah."

Kotobuki Hikari turned her head.

He no longer looked through the reflection of the glass, but looked directly at him.

"Ever since you told me you wanted to start a band, I've been so scared."

Scared?

Kotobuki Hikari couldn't imagine that the father who seemed to be standing at the top of the pyramid and had everything would have the emotion of being afraid of such a weak person.

The man's gaze also shifted and met his eyes.

"When I saw you at that time, I felt like I had seen my old self, and suddenly I discovered that I gradually overlapped with the figure of my father that I had always hated before, and became the person I hated most before."

My father let out a sigh, which was extremely harsh in the quiet car.

"I am a coward who only knows how to escape. I don't want you to become like this. At that time, I did feel that you, like me, just wanted to escape your own responsibilities."

"..."

Qinbuki's cheeks were slightly red, but she didn't deny it.

Perhaps, at first, I just wanted to escape...

Just like my father said.

"But now, you have shown me with your actions that you are not evading responsibilities, you are just burdened with other things. It is really your dream to form a band."

"Thank you...Father."

"When I saw you shining so brightly on the stage, I was both happy and jealous at the same time..."

Perhaps because of his drunkenness, the taciturn man talked too much today, and his closed heart was gradually opened.

In Kotobuki's memory, he and his father had almost never had such an open conversation with each other.

"Maybe you can do what I haven't done."

Kotobuki Hikari lowered her head in shame.

"I don't have such ability...Compared with my father, I'm far behind."

"I'm the one who's far behind."

Kotobukiko felt a heavy weight on her shoulders.

His father patted him on the shoulder.

"You don't have to worry about family matters... Now that you have made up your mind, put aside all worries."

"Father..."

Kotobuki Hikari looked over worriedly.

If my grandfather hadn't died suddenly, my father, as the sole heir, would never have sacrificed his dream.

Then...will you...

"If the family inherits, unlike the old man, I should be fine until my grandson grows up."

As if he had seen through Kotobuki Mitsuru's thoughts, his father dispelled Kotobuki Mitsuru's doubts with one sentence.

"You haven't said a word about this yet! I'm still just a high school student!"

Qin Chuiguang's cheeks turned red and he said in a panic.

"There are not many families similar to the Kotobuki family who are engaged or even have children at your age."

Qinbukiguang suddenly panicked.

Shouldn't you suddenly say something to me at this time - in fact, you already have a fiancée.

The plot in this kind of animation.

Then an ordinary male high school student comes out, holding someone else's hand, and saying sternly to himself, "I will not let XX marry you!"

"I...I'm not that kind of person!"

Qinbukiguang's eyes were evasive, and his voice was a little twitchy.

But the mood is very good.

If it were in the past, my father would never say such things to me...

Just like a normal family conversation between father and son.

"However, if there is no new heir, even if there is you, we must not leave the family with no successor because of the so-called dream."

This is true for an ordinary restaurant inherited from a family, let alone a harp player who is well-known in the business world.

"I...I know..."

Qinbukiguang said incoherently. "Father...you should also take care of yourself..."

"If you really care, go home and take a look for yourself when you have time."

It seems that this guy is indeed drunk.

Too drunk to remember.

"If Tsumugi and you weren't at home... it would be much deserted now."

In other words...

"My daughter and son are not at home, and I am very lonely."

Kotobuki Hikaru stared blankly at his father in front of him.

There was an inexplicable feeling in my heart.

The empty heart is filled.

This kind of conversation between an ordinary father and son seems to be exactly what he dreams of.

"I...I will."

Kotobuki Mitsuru gave an affirmative answer.

I haven’t been back home for more than half a year. It would be a lie to say that I miss home.