Yoyoko's private room was very large.
Spending a lot of money to sing karaoke alone was really hard to judge.
Maybe this was what Bocchi the Rock truly meant.
"Your look right now is extremely rude."
Ohtsuki Yoyoko really wanted to wrap her hands around Toru's neck, but unfortunately she did not have the courage.
Good for Toru. Otherwise, he would suffer a cruel ending.
"I am actually very curious. Why don't you try inviting friends you know to come sing karaoke together? If that does not work, you could call me. I do not mind."
Easy for him to say.
Yoyoko thought that if she could find someone, would she still come alone?
It was not like she had no targets, she just could not find anyone.
Calling Toru was indeed an option, but he was surrounded by women eyeing him hungrily. She did not dare insert herself at all, okay?
With Ohtsuki Yoyoko's weak little body,
Entering a battlefield like that would just be serving herself up.
She and Toru had always been purely friends, with no romantic thoughts at all. But how other girls would see it was something Ohtsuki Yoyoko could not guarantee.
Women in love saw everyone as a rival.
From five year old little girls to thirty year old mature women, none were spared. That was terrifying.
"I simply like singing alone. Who would want to call people over?"
Although she was extremely lonely and desolate, Ohtsuki Yoyoko still chose to act tough.
Being stubborn was something she had always been good at.
Toru: "..."
As the saying went, no matter how tough a woman's mouth was, it was always soft when kissed.
Toru really wanted to test this rule on Yoyoko.
Unfortunately, that would be a bit too scummy…
Forget it, endure for now.
"So Ohtsuki-senpai is like Ryo-senpai and likes being alone. That is so cool!"
Kita Ikuyo did not see through Ohtsuki Yoyoko's forced act at all. This one was frighteningly thick-skinned in some ways.
For example, the lady known as Kikuri Hiroi often said things with a serious face that could completely break someone mentally.
Maybe this was what people called naturally dark.
"O of course. I am the vocalist and guitarist of sideros. I got used to tasting loneliness long ago, enjoying loneliness. I usually have no friends… sob, it does not matter at all."
As Ohtsuki Yoyoko spoke, she started to break down, choking up as she lowered her head.
Looking back over the past ten years, she could count her friends on one hand.
What kind of Bocchi was Hitori anyway? She spent every day fooling around with friends.
Yoyoko felt that she was the real Bocchi the Rock.
'Lying to your buddies is one thing, but do not lie to yourself too,' Toru did not say this out loud.
Otherwise, Yoyoko would probably burst into tears on the spot.
'Come to think of it, the charm point of tsundere characters should include getting humbled, right?'
If a tsundere never got humbled, what was the point of that personality setting?
Thinking of this, Toru looked at Yoyoko a few more times, then was met with a sharp, kitten-like glare from her, followed by a cold snort.
"Kita Ikuyo, come here. I will teach you singing techniques. This guy Toru does not know how to teach people at all. Men and women use their voices differently. I am really afraid he will ruin your voice."
Ohtsuki Yoyoko's words carried quite a bit of resentment. In truth, Toru's teaching level was not bad. He had been a teacher in simulations and had plenty of experience.
"Thank you, Ohtsuki-senpai."
Kita Ikuyo smoothly changed how she addressed her.
From Ohtsuki-san to Ohtsuki-senpai.
"No need to thank me."
Ohtsuki Yoyoko did not change how she addressed her in return.
She liked calling people by their full names. It was not disrespect, just a habit.
Two hours later.
Practice ended, and Kita Ikuyo gained a lot.
In terms of raw ability, Ohtsuki Yoyoko was indeed more than a tier stronger than her.
Judging by simulator data, her singing was at least around lv4.5, close to the limit of ordinary people, while her guitar skills had reached a professional level.
During a break.
The three of them talked about the online voting for the music festival.
"Sideros is currently in fourth place, with quite a gap from fifth. If nothing unexpected happens, we can still move up in the next half month."
Ohtsuki Yoyoko proudly took out her phone and opened the festival voting page.
"First place is Beast Ria. Electronic plus rock, different from our two bands. They have a keyboardist…"
Yoyoko went into detail about the competitors.
As a manager, Toru naturally knew all this. He did not feel any urgency. With enough strength, securing a ranking was easy.
"Kessoku Band is currently twelfth. We should be able to advance," Kita Ikuyo said.
The top eighteen advanced. There was no reason to crash at the end.
"In the final selection, only two bands will make it to the festival. Sideros will not go easy."
"You are this confident now, but what if your performance is bad then?" Toru said quietly.
Yoyoko probably came today to practice singing for this reason as well.
She got extremely nervous every time a live approached.
"I have no reason to lose."
"Someone with such heavy dark circles can actually say that? You are obviously scared to death inside. If sideros does not make it, you will definitely hide under your blanket and cry little pearls all night."
"That will not happen."
Ohtsuki Yoyoko blushed and turned her head away from him.
How could he notice things like that? This man was really… annoying.
After a moment, she turned back and asked weakly, "What about Kessoku Band? Are you really fine? Shouldn't you be more worried? Aside from the professional-level lead guitarist, everyone else is quite risky."
"Kessoku Band's goal this time is first place," Toru replied in an extremely relaxed tone.
Aside from Goto Hitori being a huge carry, the other girls had improved a lot recently. It was not as bad as Yoyoko thought.
"I think Kessoku Band's level is still not enough. The difficulty of the final selection is definitely not as simple as you imagine."
Ohtsuki Yoyoko was afraid that Toru and the others would start celebrating too early.
This was basically planting flags everywhere.
"What if we really get the chance to go on stage?"
"If it does not go against my own wishes… I can promise you one thing. Likewise, if you lose…"
Ohtsuki Yoyoko thought that she had always been bullied by Toru before. This time, she had to turn the tables no matter what.
Toru thought for a moment. "Help you with one thing? No problem."
Letting her get a free win was something he was always fine with.
"You are really confident. You did not even consider the possibility of losing?"
"If I lose, you get a free benefit once. I am not really losing anything."
Toru did not explain further.
The simulator could foresee the future to a certain extent. There was no reason for reality to crash.
Wait, that sounded a bit like a flag…
While the two were chatting.
Kita Ikuyo realized that she could not really join the conversation.
This made her feel uncomfortable. Today was supposed to be the two of them practicing together. It was already fine that Ohtsuki Yoyoko joined halfway.
After all, she was here to help.
But suddenly leaving her aside…
Chatting affectionately with another girl.
Was Toru-kun going a bit too far?
Just as Kita Ikuyo was feeling jealous,
The reminder to extend the room time sounded. Ohtsuki Yoyoko took the initiative to go to the front desk to pay.
She had a lot of fun this time.
After paying, Yoyoko noticed that the little couple had not come out, so she walked back to the door of the private room.
Through the frosted glass door,
Ohtsuki Yoyoko saw the two figures inside drawing closer and closer.
Until they were inseparable.
"..."
It took Ohtsuki Yoyoko a few seconds to understand what was happening, and then a blush quickly spread across her pretty face.
Two idiots!
If you are going to kiss, at least pick a proper place and atmosphere!