At first, Ijichi Nijika was a bit wary of Gotoh Hitori's god-tier performance, but seeing her flustered state that only made things worse, and those eyes that were clear and foolish despite trying to act calm, Nijika's tense expression gradually relaxed.
Her "father radar" was starting to activate. This girl wasn't a dangerous lesbian at all. Judging by her reaction, she was clearly just a little brat who liked to be cringey and thought she was cool.
Nijika even felt a little like laughing. An idiot was good. It had to be this kind of simple idiot, so she wouldn't fight her for control of the band.
"Alright, student, let's put aside the matter of your sexual orientation and how the floor attacked you for now." Nijika walked forward and extended a hand to Gotoh Hitori, radiating the kind of reliable feeling unique to a stern father that was nonetheless reassuring.
"My name is Ijichi Nijika. I was standing outside listening to your guitar. You play very well, you have a lot of potential."
Gotoh Hitori paused for a moment, her guard slightly lowered, but she remained stubborn. "Hmph! At least you have some taste! But trying to flatter the great Lord Gotoh Hitori this way is useless!"
Nijika directly ignored her trash talk and got straight to the point. "Gotoh Hitori, is it? I'm forming a band, and we need a guitarist. How about it, interested in joining?"
"A b-band?" Gotoh Hitori blinked, clearly not expecting things to develop this way.
Form a band, perform on stage, become a rock star!
This was practically the ideal version of herself. Was her dream about to become a reality?
And if she became a band star, wouldn't Kanzaki Saku worship me, fall in love with me, and be unable to get enough of me!
Although her heart screamed a million yeses, Gotoh Hitori forced down her excitement. She was a bit of a poser, but she wasn't a fool.
She couldn't appear too eager now, or she'd seem cheap, and her status in the band wouldn't be high. Then she couldn't become a star.
If the others in the band had a higher status than her, were more dazzling than her, and attracted Kanzaki Saku's gaze, then who would her future children call 'dad'?
"Hmph! Inviting a master like me to join your band? You've got some nerve! Tell me, what's your band's skill level? Are you worthy of me, the future Guitar Hero?"
Bocchi-chan of this timeline, because she wasn't a gloomy introvert and instead went wild playing guitar at school, never created the "Guitar Hero" account. After all, if this poser version of Bocchi really had an account with so many followers, she would have used it to show off long ago.
However, she had come up with the name "Guitar Hero" long ago, to use as a cool nickname.
Watching Gotoh Hitori putting on airs again, Nijika became even more certain that this was a problem child who needed guidance.
Naturally, she wouldn't play along with Bocchi-chan's fantasies. Nijika crossed her arms, adopting the air of a strict father.
"A band's skill level isn't something you can just talk about. You'll know what it's like if you come and see for yourself. I'll give you the address. It just depends on whether you dare to come."
Nijika had clearly seen right through Bocchi-chan. As a poser, she could skip any meal, but she couldn't resist a challenge. She agreed on the spot!
The two immediately exchanged contact information. Nijika sent the address and time, and without waiting for Gotoh Hitori's reply, she turned and left the classroom decisively.
As she reached the doorway, she paused and turned back to add something.
"Oh, right. Before you come to our place, remember to wipe the drool off your face." She pointed at the corner of Gotoh Hitori's mouth.
Only after Nijika's footsteps faded down the hall did Gotoh Hitori snap back to her senses, frantically wiping away the dried drool from the corner of her mouth.
At this moment, Bocchi-chan suddenly wished she could become an immortal vampire, so she wouldn't have to relive today's events during the flashback at the end of her life.
She let out a wail and buried her burning face in her guitar.
"It's over... It's all ruined..."
"This world is beyond saving." This was the lament Kanzaki Saku made on the train.
In the short span of a few stops, even with Miura Yumiko escorting him, he had already been groped several times. Although he ultimately reversed the outcome for those who tried to take advantage of him, turning the tables on them instead.
But his pure and innocent soul had still taken a heavy blow. It needed a good back-stepping to recover.
Glancing at Miura Yumiko, who was loyal-! ly-! executing Yukinoshita's order to act as a human wall, Kanzaki Saku decided to test the limits of her loyalty on Yukinoshita's behalf.
After all, loyalty that isn't absolute is absolute disloyalty.
Kanzaki Saku extended his hand—one that would be praised by women in this world for being fair and tender—towards Yumiko's absolute territory.
Feeling the strange sensation, Yumiko was instantly enraged. Did they really think a delinquent girl from the Service Club was a pushover?
A lesbian's wandering hands were touching her! This wasn't just any lesbian; this was a pervert of the highest order. She had to strike back hard!
However, in a flash, she realized something was wrong.
This angle... this position... the only one who could touch her so precisely was probably, maybe, perhaps, possibly the boss's man whom she was protecting on the inside.
'No, no, no, how could it be? It must be an illusion. My desires must have been suppressed for too long. I'll just take care of it myself when I get home.'
However, Kanzaki Saku's restless hand not only didn't retreat but instead grew bolder, moving around wantonly, clearly telling her it wasn't an illusion.
'Calm down, Yumiko. Maybe Kanzaki just touched me by accident... Hmm... okay, it was deliberate.'
Putting herself in his shoes, if a beautiful woman actively touched a boy's thigh, and even moved towards that area, what kind of message was she trying to send?
Miura Yumiko was facing just such a problem.
If Kanzaki Saku didn't have the identity of being Yukinoshita's man, she would definitely say that Kanzaki Saku wanted to start a game, and she would satisfy him.
But there were no 'ifs'. Kanzaki Saku was the boss's man, the brother-in-law to all the sisters in the Service Club!
Yumiko felt like she was standing on the edge of a cliff. One wrong step, and it would be instant death.
Although she had to admit Kanzaki Saku's technique was masterful and felt very good, the heat in her body couldn't melt the ice in her heart.
There were only two possibilities for Kanzaki Saku's actions. The first was that this Omega male was repressed. This situation was still tricky to handle, but not without a solution.
But there was a second possibility: Kanzaki Saku was doing this under Boss Yukino's orders. If so, what did that imply?
It meant that Boss Yukino was testing her. Testing her, Miura Yumiko's, loyal-! ty-!
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