"And besides, Nijika and Ryō-senpai would never do something that excessive!"
In Kita's eyes, even MyGO!!!!! wouldn't go that far—let alone Nijika and Ryō, who were practically as gentle as angels.
"You're right,"
But Kamijou Mutsuki still replied like this:
"So, when are we eloping? When are we running away to the UK together?"
Eh?
Did Senpai just say elope?
Could it be that Senpai wanting to leave with her wasn't just out of guilt… but because he liked her?
The girl's face instantly turned red.
But why was Senpai so fixated on the UK?
She really didn't want to go abroad!
"Mutsuki,"
Nijika, standing nearby, puffed up angrily.
"Don't just go around stealing someone else's junior like that!"
"Kita,"
Ryō also put on a faintly resentful expression at just the right moment.
"Are you really going to abandon Nijika and me, and elope with some bad man?"
"I'm not trying to abandon you and Nijika, Ryō-senpai!"
Faced with Ryō's exaggerated act, Kita immediately panicked.
"What I mean is—"
However, Ryō's expression suddenly turned serious.
"Can you take me with you?"
"Huh?"
Kita's brain instantly froze.
"Actually,"
Ryō's tone became slightly aggrieved.
"I can't even get enough to eat at Nijika's place…"
"Who do you think is responsible for that?!"
Nijika felt that having friends like Ryō and Mutsuki in her life was truly something else.
Watching the interaction between Ryō and Nijika, Kita, standing to the side, couldn't help but laugh for some reason.
"Kita…"
Her reaction drew the attention of all three of them.
"Um…"
Noticing this, Kita's cheeks flushed slightly.
"I just think… Ryō-senpai and Nijika really have a great relationship."
"Well, what can I do? I'm friends with this kind of person."
Nijika crossed her arms, her face full of helplessness.
"So I just have to deal with it!"
Then, she suddenly changed the topic.
"So, Kita—do you think we're friends?"
"Of course!"
Although Kita didn't quite react in time, she answered instinctively.
"That's what friends are like. I can even put up with those two—Ryō and Mutsuki—so how could I possibly make you leave over something like this?"
Wait, what do we have to do with this?
Ryō and Kamijou Mutsuki simultaneously showed innocent expressions.
Ryō: Nijika, isn't that a bit hurtful to us?
"If you can't play guitar, then learn. Running away is what's truly irresponsible, right?"
"And honestly, you were pretty clumsy from the start, Kita."
Ryō added from the side.
"But if you treat me to breakfast tomorrow, I'll let this whole thing slide!"
"Don't use this as an excuse to exploit your junior, you freeloader!"
"Nijika… Ryō-senpai…"
Looking at the scene before her, Kita was deeply moved.
"I won't irresponsibly think about running away anymore. I'll definitely practice guitar properly."
"I want to be in a band with Nijika and Ryō-senpai for a lifetime!"
You too want to be in a band for a lifetime?
"A lifetime? That's a bit…"
Nijika's expression stiffened slightly as she forced a smile.
This is bad—the junior has turned into a heavy girl!
Meanwhile, Kamijou Mutsuki watched the scene with a smile, feeling that something was missing.
What was it?
After thinking for a moment, he realized.
This is bad—Bocchi is missing!
"Come to think of it, regarding Kita-chan not knowing how to play guitar, I can help with that~"
Looking at the three girls, whose atmosphere had become extremely harmonious, Kamijou Mutsuki suddenly chimed in.
"Huh? Senpai, do you mean you can teach me—"
Hearing this, Kita turned her head, her tone slightly excited.
"Not me."
However, Kamijou Mutsuki immediately denied it.
At that moment, Kita also recalled that he had indeed said before that he couldn't play the guitar.
"Nijika and Ryō should know—I'm pretty clumsy with my hands."
Kamijou Mutsuki looked at Nijika and Ryō, raising his hands helplessly.
"I can't play guitar."
"Clumsy with your hands, huh… pfft."
Ryō seemed to catch the double meaning in his words and couldn't help but laugh.
"Ryō!"
Nijika frowned slightly.
"And Mutsuki, don't joke about that kind of thing!"
So what exactly does that mean?
Among those present, only Kita was completely confused.
"I know a guitarist named Gotō Hitori…"
But upon hearing what came next, Kita instantly grew flustered.
At this moment, her feelings were probably the same as Anon's back then.
Wait—there really is someone named Gotō Hitori?!
Could it be that Kamijou Mutsuki was planning to replace her?
No way—she absolutely didn't want that!
In the end, it was only after Kamijou Mutsuki explained that he just wanted to invite her over to teach Kita guitar that the girl finally felt a bit relieved.
"Hitori-chan is really amazing at guitar, you know~"
At this moment, Kamijou Mutsuki began promoting Bocchi to the girls in front of him.
"You've heard of 'Guitar Hero,' right?"
"The one who got scammed by multiple ticket resellers when trying to buy concert tickets?"
Nijika had actually been quite a fan of that blogger, but that particular incident had left too strong an impression on her.
Honestly, it was a good thing Bocchi wasn't here—otherwise, she'd probably be so shaken she'd regress into a slime again.
After that, Kamijou Mutsuki said he could ask her to come to STARRY, but as for actually learning guitar, that would still depend on Kita herself.
Kita naturally had no objections to this.
Seeing this, Kamijou Mutsuki took out his phone.
From that chance encounter at the music festival before, he had already gotten Bocchi's number.
"Bocchi-chan, you wouldn't want to…"
Wait, that's how you ask for a favor?!
Aside from Ryō, both Kita and Nijika couldn't help but feel a bit conflicted.
However, the results of Kamijou Mutsuki's "request" were extremely effective. Bocchi was clearly very moved, and before long, she arrived at STARRY.
Of course, the main reason was that while making the call, Kamijou Mutsuki had already sent a car to pick her up—Bocchi just had to step outside to be brought straight to STARRY.
"Y-you… hello…"
The moment she stepped into the practice room, facing the gazes of the four people inside, Bocchi's body immediately trembled slightly, as if she had the urge to run away.
"I-I'm Gotō Hitori."
"So this is what Guitar Hero is like in real life?"
Kita looked at the girl in front of her—wearing a plain pink tracksuit and giving off a rather strange vibe—and couldn't help but comment.
"It's completely different from what I imagined!"
One could only say that reality and imagination differed… quite a bit.
"I'm very sorry for disappointing you!"
However, Kita's casual remark was interpreted very differently in Bocchi's ears.
Already extremely nervous, Bocchi instantly spiraled.
"I-I was just surprised, not disappointed!"
Seeing Bocchi practically morphing into something abstract right in front of her, Kita hurriedly tried to explain in a panic.
This "Guitar Hero" was quite the oddball too, she thought.
P.S.: Writing the Bocchi the Rock! arc is really difficult… my mind is completely blank, I can't come up with anything interesting. Better wrap it up soon. (sad)
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