Chapter 168

Ishikawa Hayato naturally struck a cute pose, making a peace sign next to his eyes.

"Yes, it's a supersonic falcon!"

Suddenly, the atmosphere became suffocating, and apart from Bocchi, the girls all showed expressions of disgust.

In this situation, he walked over to the sofa and spoke to the four people.

"Everyone did a great job today. Don't think about other things for now. Go back and get some rest. Let's get together again tomorrow or the day after to discuss which record company we should all sign with."

As he spoke, he looked at Nijika, adding a questioning tone at the end.

Nijika was taken aback, her gaze hesitated slightly, then quickly turned into a bright and lovely smile.

"Yes, how about tomorrow at noon? What do you all think?"

She smiled and confirmed with the other three.

Bocchi answered unusually quickly.

"No problem!"

"That's true," Kita replied.

"Hmm." Liang's expression returned to calm.

After resting in the quiet waiting room for a while, the group began packing up their instruments and belongings before leaving Shinjuku Folt.

Although the organizers will release highlights of the performance later, it will have nothing to do with them now.

They've done everything they can; all that's left is to wait for the video in a few days, hoping to see footage of their performance and give them more exposure.

Their figures emerging from the waiting room were spotted by Otsuki Yuyuko, who had just finished her performance and was looking for them.

Seeing that the group was carrying all their equipment, she knew they were leaving and quickly called out to them.

"Kessoku Band."

Ishikawa Hayato turned around when he heard the sound.

He saw Otsuki Yuyuko standing in the aisle, still as haughty as ever. He also saw someone on stage giving their closing remarks outside the aisle.

They had just finished sorting out the mess and rested when the music festival began to close.

A sense of cheapness washed over him; the thing they had been looking forward to for so long had ended so casually.

But looking at the girls surrounding him, he realized that what he had in front of him was the most important thing.

When they turned around, Otsuki Yuyuko broke away from her teammates and jogged over. Despite playing for half an hour, she, who had been through a lot, was not as immobile as the others.

He just looked a little out of breath, and there was some sweat on his neck and cheeks.

Upon seeing her arrive, Nijika, who had been walking at the front, now lagged behind and peeked out from next to Ishikawa Hayato Nijika, asking in confusion.

"What's wrong?"

Otsuki Yuyuko stood up straight, put her hands on her hips, and said with an air of superiority.

"This performance was completely unfair to you. Next time, I'll be waiting for the moment when we truly compete on the same stage, and I'll defeat you fair and square."

She seemed very dissatisfied with the final result.

Upon hearing this sudden declaration of war, Nijika and the others were stunned for a moment. Before they could figure out how to handle the situation, Ishikawa Hayato chuckled.

"Defeat?"

But after thinking for a moment, amidst everyone's puzzled expressions, he walked behind Nijika.

He put his hands under her armpits, and to their astonishment, lifted her up and held her in front of Otsuki Yuyuko before setting her down.

Because it was so sudden, even Nijika, who was being picked up, didn't have time to react.

She stared blankly at Ishikawa Hayato.

Ishikawa Hayato hid behind Nijika, and with a menacing air, he stretched his arm over Nijika's shoulder, pointing at Otsuki Yuyuko.

"Team leader, someone here is challenging us. Let's say a few tough words to her!"

Hearing his strange words, Nijika sighed, turned her head and glared at him, but then, as if remembering something, she smiled and said to Otsuki Yuyuko with a somewhat serious expression.

"We accept this challenge. Although there is still a gap, we will definitely start from the same point as you in the next performance and determine the winner."

"That's too bland... Shouldn't we have been a little tougher and said we'd crush them next time?"

Ishikawa Hayato nudged her in complaint.

Nijika silently moved her foot back a little, her heel hitting the sole of Ishikawa Hayato's shoe, but it felt too light, so she kicked the sole of his shoe harder.

Despite making such a small movement with her feet, she still spoke politely to Otsuki Yuyuko.

"Well then, we'll take our leave now."

As soon as the five of them left Shinjuku Folt, Bocchi shouted, "I'm going to miss the train! See you all tomorrow!"

Before she could finish speaking, she dashed out of the line and rushed towards the tram station.

Ishikawa Hayato watched her retreating figure, then smiled and sighed.

The other three were not surprised at all, after all, they had already clearly seen the look in Bocchi's eyes that was constantly looking for an opportunity to escape.

The four of them looked at each other helplessly.

Then, Ishikawa Hayato handed the suitcase containing the drum kit that he was pulling to Nijika and comforted her.

"Don't worry about Bocchi, I'll be careful. Also, I'm going back in the other direction, so I won't be traveling with you."

Nijika took the suitcase handle from Ishikawa Hayato Jun and nodded.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

Ishikawa Hayato smiled, waved, and turned to leave. However, before leaving, he lingered on Kita's face for half a second.

Kita moment, and after Ishikawa Hayato looked away, her gaze flickered, but she quickly regained her composure.

Having left the girls behind, Ishikawa Hayato walked alone through the streets of Shinjuku.

At this time, the streets of Shinjuku are still crowded, even appearing more bustling than during the day. Various lights illuminate the ground, which in turn makes the sky appear slightly brighter.

Television commercials on the street, brightly lit signs, and small groups of people.

But this location made him seem very lonely.

But as he looked at the mature men and women coming and going, he worried about whether Bocchi could break through the commercial area, which was blocked by layers of people, on his own.

However, after walking for a while, he sent a message to Bocchi and was relieved to hear that she was already at the station.

However, she arrived at the station in such a short time, which means she must have run there at all costs.

Um.

Ishikawa Hayato imagined Bocchi looking pale and covered in cold sweat, and began to worry again.

Just as he was pondering this, his phone suddenly received a message.

Kita: "Where are you?"

She managed to slip away.

Ishikawa Hayato quickly reported his location.

Kita surprised that Ishikawa Hayato suddenly contacted her.

She didn't quite understand why he would contact her so late, especially when he was quite tired after a performance.

As for why she was so sure that Ishikawa Hayato intended to meet her privately...

After all, they had been a secret couple for over a month, and their frequent clandestine and private interactions had already built up a high level of understanding between them.

Kita complained to Ishikawa Hayato more than once that he had been led astray by him.

But she still enjoyed it immensely.

After walking a few steps with Nijika and Liang, Kita to receive a message, checked his phone, and said to the two of them.

"Ijichi-senpai, Ryo-senpai, I have some matters to attend to here for a while, you should go back first."

"Okay, Kita- chan, be careful."

Nijika gave the instructions, while reaching out to take the suitcase from Kita's hand.

Liang glanced at her, hesitated for a moment, but said nothing.

"Okay, I will. I'll be going now."

With Kita smile, Kita turned and jogged away in another direction.

After parting ways with Nijika and the others, Kita walked briskly along the road, wondering why Ishikawa Hayato had come to find her.

Actually, everything is quite obvious.

Ishikawa Hayato isn't a brainless person.

The fact that someone contacted her at such an inappropriate time meant that there must be something important that needed to be discussed as soon as possible.

Kita would understand if he thought about it for a moment.

After figuring it out, she stopped and looked down at her sweat-soaked T-shirt. She twitched her nose, but couldn't smell anything.

But she still took out body deodorant from her backpack, and after thinking about that person's perverted habit, she hesitated for a moment before spraying it on herself a few times.

While complaining that Ishikawa Hayato had led her astray, she also sent out the message.

Ishikawa Hayato took out his phone and looked at the map.

He didn't stand near the obvious TV commercial, but instead stood on the side of another road.

Kita definitely wouldn't turn back and chase after him in front of Nijika and Ryo; he would definitely take a detour.

She may be straightforward, but she's not stupid.

Ishikawa Hayato thought for a moment, then suddenly felt it was difficult to say, after all, she was the kind of person who could buy a bass instead of a guitar.

Fortunately, it wasn't long before he saw Kita rushing towards Kita.

Her gaze didn't linger on her surroundings; she moved quickly, her white dress billowing as she kicked it, leaving a beautiful trail on the streets of Shinjuku at night.

Ishikawa Hayato disappeared into the alley and waited until she had passed before following behind her.

When they reached the fork in the road, Kita stopped and glanced at the advertising television, then began to look around.

Ishikawa Hayato hurried up quietly from behind, watching Kita quickly scan half the area before slowly starting to look for someone.

As she moved, her shoulder-length red hair first bounced and danced, then slowly swept across her shoulders.

He suppressed his mischievous thoughts, gently patted her shoulder, and said as if he had caught someone in a game of hide-and-seek.

"Found a very pretty and adorable girl."

Kita turned around, smiling with a hint of helplessness.

"Don't tease me."

"There's nothing I can do, it's just my nature." Ishikawa Hayato shrugged helplessly. "Besides, isn't teasing a cute girlfriend a man's instinct?"

Kita smiled and patted Ishikawa Hayato's shoulder in a complaining manner, then walked over to him and took his arm when he reached out.

"Pervert~ Where to next?"

Ishikawa Hayato looked to the side and saw Kita, who was clinging to his arm, with half of her body Kita pressed against his arm, and a bright and lovely smile on her face.

Even his bluish-yellow eyes seemed to be smiling.

That smile made it hard to tell whether it was day or night.

Ishikawa Hayato glanced at her, then looked around at the various strange signs on the streets of Shinjuku. Just as a Kita smile appeared on his face, Kita yanked his arm hard.

"If you dare say anything strange, I'll leave right now!"

Seeing that Kita was feigning anger, he gave up his plan to tease her.

"Let's walk around Shinjuku for a bit then, I have something to tell you."