Anime: Desolate Darkness

Fortunately, in order to avoid any mistakes or unexpected situations when apologizing to Futaba Rio, Goto Ichiri took special care to write down everything he wanted to say carefully on a piece of white paper.

At this moment, facing Kimura Takumi standing beside her, she felt a little embarrassed and couldn't speak.

So he chose to do it in a very formal and solemn way - he bowed deeply, a standard 90-degree bow, and handed over the white paper with words of apology written on it with both hands.

Her serious and meticulous attitude seemed not to be an apology, but rather a passionate confession.

"Goto-san?"

Futaba Rio didn't quite understand what she meant, but still took the white paper and started reading it.

The long string of words above, which are densely packed and arranged like ants, roughly express the following meaning: "I can do anything I want! Please don't abandon me!"

"Everyone has their own things to do, so it's normal for us not to be able to come over for lunch. There's no need to apologize for that, right?"

After reading the entire essay, Futaba Rio began to speak with a look of doubt on her face.

Hearing this, Goto Ichiri, who had been maintaining a standard 90-degree bent posture, finally straightened up. His eyes sparkled brightly, and he stared at the other person with anticipation and excitement.

His voice trembled slightly with excitement: "According to what Futaba-san meant, have you forgiven me?!"

"Actually, it's not a question of forgiveness or not. To be precise, I had no intention of getting angry from the beginning."

What seemed like normal words to Futaba Rio was now deeply engraved in Goto Ichiri's heart.

Futaba-san is really awesome! Futaba-san is awesome! !

She couldn't contain her excitement and cheered wildly in her heart.

This little disturbance was finally settled, and the three of them sat around the laboratory table and began to enjoy their delicious lunch.

Among them, only Goto Ichiri seemed a little uneasy due to the presence of Kimura Takuya, but the overall atmosphere was still harmonious and peaceful.

"Goto-san, the band you formed has four people in total?" Kimura Takumi's voice suddenly came, startling Goto Ichiri who was distracted, and her body trembled uncontrollably.

"Yes... yes." Goto Ichiri answered with a stammer.

"Except for Kita, the other two members are students from other schools, right?" Kimura Takumi continued to ask.

Hearing this, Goto Ichiri widened his eyes, his face full of astonishment.

How could Mr. Kimura know so much?

She was full of doubts and confusion, but she didn't dare to ask, so she could only nod and answer obediently: "No...that's right."

Futaba Rio was also very curious. She couldn't help but interrupt and asked, "Why does Mr. Kimura know?"

"Nothing, just a guess."

Seeing that Kimura Qiao didn't want to say more, she didn't ask any further questions.

……

The school bell rang, the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the campus playground, and students walked out of the school one after another and started their own lives.

Goto Ichiri and Kita Ikuyo walked side by side, through the bustling crowd, heading towards a corner of the city.

There is a hidden underground performance hall - STARRY Club.

This place is of special significance to them, because it is not only the place where their "Bond Band" was founded, but also the base for their daily hard training.

In addition, they sometimes need to work here, selling drinks to guests at the front desk, or cleaning and so on.

When they came in, they found that the other two members of the "Bond Band", Ijichi Kouka and Yamada Ryo, were already there.

"Pochi-chan! Kita! You guys are here!"

Ichichi Hongxia, who has golden hair, fiery red eyes, a side ponytail, and a suspended alopecia on the top of her head, greeted the two of them enthusiastically.

Compared to her, the blue-haired Yamada Ryo sitting next to her seemed particularly indifferent. She just waved at the two of them expressionlessly, saying in a flat tone, "Hey, you're here."

However, this does not mean that she has any opinion on the other two people. It's just her personality. She doesn't like to make any exaggerated expressions.

"Hongxia-senpai! Liang-senpai! You guys are always here so early."

Kita Ikuyo responded with an enthusiastic wave.

Goto Ichiri nodded with a gloomy expression and then sat down in his seat.

Although it was normal for friends to greet each other, the warmth of the greeting every time they met made it difficult for her to join in.

……

After finishing the short training, the four left the small room and went back outside to prepare for work.

Because a band will be performing in the exhibition hall soon, and there will be a lot of guests there.

The two people at the front desk today are Goto Ichiri and Kita Ikuyo.

"Eh?"

During the chat, Kita Ikuyo was stunned when she heard Goto Ichiri mention Kimura Takumi.

"Does Mr. Kimura know that we have formed a band?" She asked curiously after she came to her senses.

"Oh, that's right. Mr. Kimura not only knows that we have formed a band, but he also knows that the other two members of our band are not students of Sobu High School." Goto Ichiri answered honestly while wiping the table.

"Did Pochi-chan tell the teacher?"

"No! It's not. I don't know why the teacher knows so well..."

Worried that the other party would blame him for leaking the information, Goto Ichiri looked flustered and kept waving his hands anxiously.

"That's really strange. Pochi-chan didn't say anything, and neither did I. The [Bonus Band] was only recently established..."

"What are you talking about?"

The arrival of Ijichi Kouka interrupted Kita Ikuyo's thoughts.

"It's nothing, I just feel strange about something..." Kita Ikuyo told the other party everything that happened.

"Is that so? That's really strange." Ijichi Hongxia held her chin in her hand, thoughtfully.

At this moment, Yamada Ryo, who had been hiding, suddenly appeared among the three without any warning and said in a serious tone, "Could the teacher you are talking about be a perverted stalker?"

Her words were like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, which immediately stirred up a thousand waves and made the three of them involuntarily fall into all kinds of reverie.

The first image that came to Ijichi Hongxia's mind was a fat, bloated, middle-aged man with a big belly and a wretched face.

This man was quietly following behind Kita Ikuyo or Goto Ichiri...

Although the scenes in the minds of the other two people were similar, the appearance of the people involved was not as embarrassing.

What they thought of was the weird smile on Kimura Takumi's handsome face, and the way he followed them stealthily...

……