Rock Girl Lands Right by My Side!
Chapter 9

Rock Girl Descends Beside Me!

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Nagasaki Sose is the bassist, also known as the legendary Concert Invisible Person. It's said that one day Crychic forgot to call her on stage to perform, and when she rushed to get there, Toyokawa Sakiko joyfully told her, "You played really well just now."

Of course, this was just Riki's own wild imagination, because his classmate had encountered such a situation, and Riki was the one who spoke, causing Riki to not be able to add him back on WeChat to this day.

As for the other members of Mygo, Chihaya Anon is responsible for the guitar, Shiina Riki is the Explosive Drummer and Pressure Player, Takamatsu Akari is the Lead Singer, and the cat... the cat is wandering around.

-- I just don't understand why this cat can wander around everywhere, tell me!

Because she's Cat Crown Prince, Ring boss's own granddaughter.

"Riki... senpai, can you play guitar? I remember you were playing bass at the cafe before," Chihaya Anon asked curiously. If Riki couldn't play guitar, she, as a senior, could teach him.

"No need, I'm quite good at it," Riki shook his head.

"Don't be modest, I performed in front of the whole school in middle school!" Chihaya Anon said proudly.

"That's about the same as me," Riki found a kindred spirit and said happily, "When I entered university, over a dozen National First-Class Singers were watching me."

"...?" Chihaya Anon.

National level?

Did I mishear?

In fact, Riki's talent is truly outstanding, otherwise, his mentor wouldn't have let him develop freely. When the mentor first met Riki at the beginning of the semester, he was overjoyed, thinking he had met Beethoven reincarnated. Later, after half a semester of getting to know him, his heart sank. He realized that Riki's reincarnation as Beethoven must have encountered an accident, and he spent two years studying traditional customs at Deyunshe during his reincarnation before being born.

The mentor, seeing Riki's golden quality, this indescribable entity, felt affection for him. Not knowing how to guide him, he simply let him develop freely, but it also proved that Riki's talent was indeed outstanding.

"He's joking, of course. I've never heard of anyone that amazing," Nagasaki Sose picked up her bass and said casually.

"What? So he was joking," Chihaya Anon breathed a sigh of relief. She almost thought her own ninth-rate... promising guitar skills were terrible.

Chihaya Anon chuckled and joked, "Maybe Riki is a genius from another world."

"Hell?" Shiina Riki said casually.

Children, this isn't funny. Riki's face darkened.

But he really was from another world.

Lao Yi... ah, no, Riki picked up the guitar in the practice room and strummed it twice, producing a loud sound. After confirming the instrument's spirit was pleased, he nodded.

Riki strummed the strings with a guitar pick. The precise intonation and rapid speed astonished the others.

"He really can play guitar this well too..." Chihaya Anon was getting a little nervous.

Shiina Riki was also very surprised: "Is this professional level?"

"Professional!?" Chihaya Anon couldn't believe it, "Then who's better, her or Sumimi's Mikumura Shioka?"

Riki was two years older than the high school students, but he also studied many instruments, scattering his energy. Facing Mikumura Shioka, who was also professional level and quite outstanding, was indeed a bit difficult. He could only say with a straight face, "We're about fifty-fifty."

"Fifty-fifty!?" Chihaya Anon exclaimed, her eyes full of admiration, "Then compared to others..."

Teacher Aine, please stop asking. I'm starting to sweat. Do you really want me to admit I'm slightly inferior?

Give me some face.

My major is composition, okay?

Nagasaki Sose, however, frowned at Riki from the corner. Why would Toyokawa Sakiko look for someone like Riki who was skilled in instruments? Did she not like the members of Crychic?

She didn't know the truth of the matter. All she had to do was find out the truth from Riki's mouth.

The result of the first practice wasn't very good. Takamatsu Akari's voice wasn't coming out well, bassist Nagasaki Sose was putting in effort but not working hard, Shiina Riki was starting to apply pressure, and Chihaya Anon's half-baked skills were completely exposed in front of Riki...

Seeing that the atmosphere in the Taku Team was not good, Riki changed the mood: "Aine's guitar skills can be improved a bit, and the others just need to concentrate more."

As a music instructor, he would also put in effort, after all, he was eating off Nagasaki Sose's plate.

As soon as he said this, the atmosphere in the practice room indeed improved a little. After all, Riki was not only a boy but also very skilled. Having him say it made a big difference.

"Practice when you get home," Shiina Riki said indifferently to Chihaya Anon.

"I'll do it even if you don't tell me!" Chihaya Anon retorted.

Seeing that it was getting late and Riki was about to go home, Takamatsu Akari walked up to him and said softly, "Thank you, Riki. Otherwise, everyone wouldn't have gathered together."

Watching Takamatsu Akari's retreating back, Riki smiled and walked out of Ring, just in time to see Nagasaki Sose ahead.

"Are you going home? We can walk together if it's on the way," Riki said.

"Don't come near me, I hate you," Nagasaki Sose said expressionlessly.

Riki wasn't looking for trouble, but it was indeed on the way, so he kept a distance and walked, enjoying the scenery of Tokyo. This kind of free tour wasn't something everyone could experience, and now he had a fallen noble young lady with him.

As he was thinking, Riki saw that Nagasaki Sose ahead seemed to be in a bit of trouble. Several delinquents with colorful hair were surrounding her. Nagasaki Sose clutched the hem of her clothes tightly, trembling, and put on an angry face.

"Young lady from Tsukinomori, how about I take you to pachinko for some excitement..." a delinquent said, blocking Nagasaki Sose and chuckling.

"Is there a problem with you bothering my friend?" Riki smiled and said, patting the delinquent's shoulder.

"?" The delinquent.

Chapter 12: Thank You, Riki

By universal reason, Nagasaki Sose, as a young lady from the noble school Tsukinomori and a beautiful girl, possessed many elements that made her easily approachable. Before this, as someone who juggled home, school, and Ring, she, a hidden otaku, hadn't realized this herself.

It wasn't until the delinquent reached out to grab her hand that Nagasaki Sose began to panic.

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Riki waited until the half-price bento stickers were applied before fighting with a pack of hungry salarymen fresh off work, managing to snatch two.

Hmph, this place has become my hunting ground. From today on, I am the wolf. These mere salarymen are at best dogs, no match for me. Should I come up with a cool nickname like 'Ice Demon Man'?

If you were a dragon, that would be even better.

I mean I'm the wolf, you idiot.

"Got them," Riki said, squeezing out of the crowded supermarket and holding up the plastic bags with a smile to Toyokawa Sakiko.

"Amazing!" Toyokawa Sakiko replied with a smile.

Riki looked at Toyokawa Sakiko's smile and sighed, remembering a conversation he had with his mentor when he first enrolled.

"Riki, what are your thoughts on the juvenile protection law?" his mentor asked, full of gravitas and looking expectantly at Riki, his genius disciple, for his insights.

"Teacher, I'm not afraid," Riki mused after a moment. As a sensei, I won't abandon any student. Everyone is my wing.

"?" The mentor.

The mentor then got a high fever out of anger for two days.

Speaking of which, Teacher Da Xiang is also a minor, isn't she... Riki thought, looking at Toyokawa Sakiko's pretty profile.

Her jawline is so beautiful, her eyes so big, and her collarbones so white...

"Are you listening to me?" Toyokawa Sakiko waved her fair palm in front of Riki's face. "I'll give you the one with more meat. Boys need to eat more meat to grow."

Even though I'm already big enough, thank you, Sakiko-bao.

The two returned to their rented apartment. Toyokawa Sakiko had grown somewhat accustomed to their recent life. After school and work, she would come home with Riki and they would eat together. This peaceful yet warm life made her even want to maintain it forever.

"Snap!"

Just as Toyokawa Sakiko was about to eat, the light suddenly went out with a snap. She froze for a moment before realizing she had forgotten to pay the electricity bill, and her scumbag father certainly wouldn't pay it.

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