Chapter 105

Nijika was also very confident in their original songs. She was still excited and looked around at the four of them.

"So, all the tickets have been sold, and now we're preparing for our first stage performance next week."

As Nijika spoke, Bocchi looked around, her emotions shifting with the others. She smiled faintly and suddenly responded.

"Yes!"

All four of them turned their gazes to her.

Realizing she had made a mistake again, her momentum suddenly weakened, and she hunched her shoulders and shrank back as if she were sliding sideways toward the trash can.

But Ishikawa Hayato pulled her back and held her in his arms.

He smiled and raised his hand.

"Then everyone, get ready to ignite this summer!"

The others happily echoed their agreement.

"Oh~"

After it was over, Kita checked his phone and found the video.

She glanced at the comments below, and after a moment a puzzled expression appeared on her face.

"Strange, why are several comments below mentioning your surname, Ishikawa-kun? Are they referring to Ishikawa-kun?"

Just as Ishikawa Hayato was about to answer, he heard footsteps coming from upstairs, and he looked up.

"Falcon, you abandoned your club and my affairs to come here and play music with other people?"

The words, spoken with the lecturing tone of a parent, came from a beautiful girl with long black hair, who was wearing a school uniform that the others didn't recognize, as she gracefully descended the stairs.

The girls who Kessoku Band glanced at the man, then looked at Ishikawa Hayato with a puzzled expression.

When Seika came out from backstage and saw this scene, she was stunned for a moment, and immediately thought of all sorts of scumbags being exposed.

"Hmph~"

She suddenly revealed a mischievous smile and sat down in the corner, ready to watch the show.

Although Seika rarely interfered in their interactions, he could still sense from their usual atmosphere that while they maintained a friendly band-like relationship on the surface, there were undercurrents beneath the surface.

She could only watch anxiously from the sidelines, worried that the pervert would really do as he had said before and start a harem.

But now, it's finally here.

Hurry up and expose this scumbag! Tear off his facade, reveal his cheating behavior, and block him!

She thought this to herself, but her eyes held a hint of worry.

91. Resistance

Ishikawa Hayato did indeed know this girl, and they were quite familiar with each other, having interacted with her frequently during his two years of junior high school.

Her name is Hongo Amaha; she is the daughter of a lawyer he met when he was looking for a powerful backer.

Although they didn't attend the same school, she quickly joined because she was very interested in what Ishikawa Hayato was doing, and was one of the people who formed a club with Ishikawa Hayato.

There's only one reason she'd come looking for me.

But Ishikawa Hayato had lost interest in playing around like a child.

"What are you doing here? You've said everything you needed to say."

He walked forward, intending to get her to leave before things got complicated.

But Hongo Amaha seemed to have seen through his thoughts, and stretched out her slender hand to block him, her voice sounding very organized and articulate.

"Falcon, if you want to come with me, I don't mind going out with you. If not, and you dare touch me, I'll call the police."

Ishikawa Hayato was taken aback; he was a little surprised. Had this guy forgotten who he was?

Ishikawa Hayato responded.

"Oh."

After he finished speaking, he walked forward without a care, picked up Hongo Amaha who was desperately trying to stop him, and carried him on his shoulder.

"Wait, you pervert! Let go! I'm calling the police!"

Ishikawa Hayato completely ignored her desperate grip on the handrail and her kicking legs, as if he couldn't feel her struggle at all.

He told the five people in the shop, "I'm going to throw something away."

After saying that, amidst the stunned gazes of the five people in the store, he calmly grabbed her waist and carried her out.

Hongo Amaha was carried out of the store before she realized that her struggles against Ishikawa Hayato were futile.

She reached into her pocket with difficulty and pulled out her phone.

Ishikawa Hayato ignored her and let her do as she pleased.

"I'm really going to call the police."

She threatened him with her phone.

"Whatever. You've really forgotten me quite easily." Ishikawa Hayato said nonchalantly, carrying her out of the store.

Hongo Amaha's warning expression vanished, and he helplessly lowered his hand holding the phone.

This is the second time I've felt this helpless with you.

"If you understand, then go back quickly."

As he spoke, Ishikawa Hayato walked up the sunken steps, completely ignoring the shocked expressions on the faces of passersby.

Hongo Amaha leaned on his shoulder as if giving up.

After walking several dozen meters away, Ishikawa Hayato put her down on the ground and was about to remind her not to disturb him when...

The girl, who had just been put down, stared intently at Ishikawa Hayato, and spoke with great clarity and intensity.

"Anyway, the club feels like it can't hold on any longer, so I'll play along with you now."

Ishikawa Hayato had long anticipated this situation; using students to control students was a dead end.

School admissions and various other matters will eventually take up their time, and as adults, no one has the leisure to hang out with students, nor can they easily integrate into student circles.

He genuinely didn't want to get involved anymore, which is why he left.

Hearing Hongo Amaha describe the current situation, he felt a little regretful, but he didn't show it. He simply tapped her head with his index and middle fingers together.

"There are so many schools, not everyone can be like me, and this kind of thing can be fixed temporarily, but not permanently."

Hongo Amaha completely ignored the slight pain from being hit on the forehead and called out to Ishikawa Hayato.

"But you have that ability now?!"

Ishikawa Hayato looked at her, sensing that she was also being pushed to the limit, and said coldly.

"I have no interest in spending my life taking care of other people."

Hongo Amaha Tenyu trembled, staring at him in disbelief. After a long while, she bit her lip, as if blaming all the difficulties and failures on Ishikawa Hayato.

"I won't let you live freely."

Don't make me angry.

After saying that, Ishikawa Hayato turned and left when he saw that she didn't seem to be heading back into the shop.

Back in the shop, he walked down the stairs and saw four people sitting at the table staring intently at him.

He didn't rush to explain to them, but spoke to Seika instead.

"Manager, I was just legally evicting you, right? You need to testify for me."

"No way, you just wait until you go to jail."

Sensing that Seika was still as hypocritical as ever, he felt much happier in an instant.

"Thanks."

Ishikawa Hayato's smiling reply almost made Seika wonder if she had said the wrong thing.

As she walked down the stairs, Nijika glanced at the others and asked anxiously.

"Hayato-kun, who is that?"

With the smile he'd received from Seika, Ishikawa Hayato calmly sat down in his chair and began to speak.

"Hongo Amaha, she's a friend from junior high. I used to establish a large joint club, and she was my vice Club President back then."

Everyone present except for Bocchi had heard about this and immediately understood.

Bocchi then asked tentatively.

"Falcon... what does it mean when she says she'll go with her?"

Ishikawa Hayato answered casually.

"Ah, well, they just want me to go back to the club and continue being a Club President, right? But don't worry, I definitely won't go back."

"You've seen it now, haven't you? This person is just that ruthless."

Hearing this voice, Ishikawa Hayato lowered his head helplessly again, deliberately staying late to follow her in; this woman was really annoying.

Dealing with this kind of pervert is really difficult; her situation doesn't quite qualify as stalking.

Knowing he was fairly familiar with the law, he knew that even calling the police wouldn't help in this situation; at most, he could only ask Seika to kick her out.

Thinking it over, Ishikawa Hayato glanced at Seika usually lazy and listless face now wore a smile that seemed to be enjoying a good show.

Well, it seems I can't be of any help.

Ishikawa Hayato got up and walked over, ready to make a comeback.

But Hongo Amaha stood still, neither dodging nor flinching.

"Whatever, I have plenty of time now, I'll play with you when I'm free."

Ishikawa Hayato stopped in his tracks, a look of impatience on his face.

"Then I'll take you to your father's law firm."

"Whatever you like, he'll understand."

No way, the local lawyer wouldn't want his daughter to become this willful.

But Ishikawa Hayato also knew that it would be difficult for his family to manage her, and that they might just laugh it off because their daughter was clinging to him.

He had no choice but to start thinking of other solutions.

At this moment, Nijika realized that the other party was not Ishikawa Hayato's ex-lover, and that he was not there to cause them trouble.

He was just someone who wanted Ishikawa Hayato to do what he had put aside.

And Ishikawa Hayato also seemed helpless against her.

She then welcomed Hongo Amaha in, intending to help handle the situation as an unrelated party.

She pretended not to know and asked Hongo Amaha's name again, and inquired about her school and age.

After discovering that she came from a school almost halfway across Tokyo and was in the same grade as Ishikawa Hayato and his Bocchi.

They quickly started calling each other by nicknames, a speed that impressed Kita.

Kita realized what Nijika was thinking, and she smiled and joined in, talking about school matters.

In just a moment, it felt like the three of them had become completely familiar with each other, calling each other affectionately. The speed at which they did so startled Bocchi, making him tremble with fear.

Hongo Amaha was clearly very pleased with his successful integration into Ishikawa Hayato's social circle.

She glanced at Ishikawa Hayato, and seeing him sitting there nonchalantly, she looked away and asked him directly about Ishikawa Hayato.

"Why did Falcon suddenly start playing music?"

Nijika wasn't surprised at all when Nijika Hongo Amaha her this. She had asked Ishikawa Hayato why he joined the band before, and she immediately answered.

"This Hayato-kun told me that he wanted to create light and carefree music."

"Oh, that's really strange. He actually needs music to make him feel relaxed and comfortable."