[As the band's fame grew.]
[Countless jobs followed one after another.]
[You began traveling back and forth between different countries.]
[Even though you did not share a common language, you could still feel the passion of the fans. Perhaps this was the charm of music.]
[During the tour.]
[Ryo tried to slack off every single day.]
[Kita would run to Toru's room whenever she had nothing to do.]
[Hitori finally cured her social anxiety…]
[By mastering the secret technique of "playing guitar with her teeth", she successfully evolved from social anxiety into a social terrorist.]
"..." Nijika did not know where to start complaining.
This was completely the wrong evolution.
She was about to turn into Zombie Bocchi.
[This kind of life continued for two years.]
[After experiencing the life of big stars and gradually feeling tired of it.]
[You decided to temporarily suspend the band's activities.]
[Over these years, Kessoku Band had become a world famous top tier band. Billboard charts had been dominated for over ten consecutive weeks, albums sold out and were reprinted countless times, and you had even served as the closing act at the Glastonbury Festival.]
[Looking back on the past, you no longer had a clear pursuit. Standing at the peak and looking down on the mountains below, the peaks that once blocked your path had long since become stepping stones on the road to success.]
[The news of your hiatus quickly spread across the internet.]
[Netizens expressed their understanding.]
[No particularly major backlash followed.]
[After all, you were only pausing activities, not disbanding.]
[And the true meaning of it might only be clear to yourselves.]
[Before entering dormancy.]
[To celebrate the tenth anniversary of Kessoku Band's formation, you prepared to hold one final live at Tokyo Dome.]
[Tickets sold out almost instantly. Some scalpers did not even manage to grab tickets in time and missed out on a business opportunity.]
[The simultaneous online livestream reached over ten million viewers at its peak. If not for the recent rapid advancements in computer technology, the stream would have lagged so badly it would have been unwatchable.]
[After the live ended.]
[You privately held a small celebration party.]
[Toru was the only one not invited.]
[Because you needed to discuss the matter of how to "assign" Toru. As the prize himself, he obviously could not be present.]
[The reason you were ending activities was not only because there were no greater goals worth striving for. Toru was also an important factor.]
[Ten years.]
[This romantic war centered around him should have ended long ago.]
[Everyone was approaching thirty. If you did not get married soon, you would become old women.]
["Before we start discussing romantic matters, does anyone want to voluntarily withdraw?"]
[Kita looked around.]
[You and Ryo shook your heads. Hitori did the same.]
["No one is withdrawing…"]
[Kita had already expected this answer.]
[Toru's contributions to everyone had long been acknowledged over the years.]
["Then the first, and also the last question. Among us, who is more suitable to be his wife?"]
["Ah… ah?" Hitori froze in place, almost failing to hold onto the juice in her hand.]
[Your feelings were somewhat complicated. You had imagined everyone falling out over a man, even coming to blows.]
[But you never expected Kita to open with such a strange question.]
Kita-chan, it really is you.
You always manage to come up with something new.
["Hitori-chan, do you want to be the main wife?"]
["I-I… I can't." Hitori shook her head vigorously.]
[She still had not recovered from the shock just now.]
[The juice cup in her hand trembled as she did not know what to do.]
["If Hitori-chan is unwilling…"]
[Kita said this while shifting her gaze between you and Ryo.]
["What about Ryo senpai?"]
["…Mm."]
[Ryo thought for a few seconds, then looked at you.]
["I recommend Nijika to be the wife."]
[You pointed at your own face.]
["Me?"]
[Even now, your mind was still in a daze.]
[What exactly was going on with this world?]
[You even began to doubt whether there was something wrong with your own perception.]
[Japan is clearly a monogamous society.]
[Why were they discussing something like this? Could this be a prank they planned together in advance?]
["If I become Toru-kun's wife, what would you all do?"]
[You tried to understand the implications behind their words.]
["Ijichi senpai, I want to be his lover." Kita raised her hand.]
[Wow, she looked really happy.]
[But you could not understand. What was there to be happy about in being a lover?]
It did not sound fake.
["A mistress he keeps." Ryo said expressionlessly.]
It did not sound like acting.
["Ah…" Hitori wanted to speak.]
It did not sound like pretending either.
[Kita answered first, "Hitori-chan can be his pet… cough, girlfriend!"]
You were about to say pet, right?
Kita chan really lets things slip in strange places.
["Mm, girlfriend."]
[Hitori nodded and chose to obey the organization's decision.]
[The next second, all three of them looked at you.]
[You knew they were waiting for your answer.]
[You choose—]
[1. "Hehehe, the plan is good, but I refuse. I, Nijika, love saying no to you self righteous women!"]
[2. Agree to them.]
[3. Simulate personally.]
Should you accept?
…There did not seem to be anything to think about.
Only the second option could be chosen.
The earlier option was way too weird. No one would talk like that, right?
[Under their uneasy gazes, you nodded.]
[A drummer does not need to be constrained by worldly rules.]
[Freedom! freedom! rock and roll!!]
[Long live rock!]
Rock again, rock again, rock again…
Ah, this excuse really is convenient, huh. Said without emotion.
[After the discussion ended, you began to consider how to tell Toru about this…]
[Based on your understanding of him, this man would never agree to opening a harem. The plan would be difficult to carry out.]
[You could tell from certain small details—]
[After ten years of getting along, Toru was still a virgin. Anyone who did not know better would think he was a sheltered young lady from feudal times, preserving himself for his future partner.]
[However, no matter how tough the mouth is, it softens once you kiss it.]
This sentence is really strange.
[Heaven rewards the earnest.]
[Over the following half year.]
[Under your persistent coaxing.]
[Toru finally relented and agreed to your request.]
Wait a second.
Isn't this plot a bit off?
Normally speaking, shouldn't Toru-kun be the one begging us?
Why are the roles reversed?
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