Crossover Anime: I'm at Shuchiin Academy, and my surname is Uchiha.

Chapter 150 Open-air performance

At the café in the shopping street of Ginza, the servants of the Shinomiya family had already delivered the sound equipment, speakers, and other equipment needed for the outdoor performance.

At the same time, Megumi Kato also brought a promotional illustration drawn by Eriri, which features four girls holding musical instruments and the logo of the band Link Band below.

Uchiha Ryo looked at the lonely girl sitting there, seemingly at a loss.

"It'll be your guitar solo later, so do your best. If you mess it up, we won't help you."

The already shy and lonely girl was even more worried about the thought of performing a solo act all by herself in front of dozens, or even hundreds, of passersby in the shopping plaza...

No! I can't do it! I absolutely can't...

Hayasaka Ai, with a straw in her mouth, said, "Little Lonely One, you're not thinking something like, 'I can't do it! I absolutely can't do it,' are you?"

Little Loneliness: "..."

Kato Megumi stepped forward to try and calm the nervous, lonely girl, but it was to no avail. Judging from her current state, getting her to go on stage on her own was an impossible task...

Uchiha Ryo shook his head helplessly, then took out a guitar from the performance props sent by the Shinomiya family.

"How about this, I'll go up with you later."

Little Lonely's eyes lit up, while Hayasaka Ai looked at the boy in surprise, "You can play the guitar?"

Uchiha Ryo shook his head. "No, but learning a song in a few minutes shouldn't be difficult."

Hayasaka Ai didn't say anything. He felt that Ling was becoming more and more of a genius, and this kind of genius... was even difficult for Shinomiya Kaguya to match.

Little Lonely stared at Uchiha Ling for a long time... and then, unusually, uttered her first rebuttal to Uchiha Ling.

"No...no...the guitar isn't that simple. If you've never even touched a guitar before, how can you expect to master a song in a day or even half a day..."

Uchiha Ryo picked up his guitar. "How will you know if you don't try? Come on, Little Lonely, let me watch you play your band's 'Guitar, Loneliness, and Blue Planet' first."

Goto Ichiri: "Oh... okay."

Because the cafe was closed, there were only four people and one cat in the entire store. However, Xiao Dugu did not seem to feel nervous in front of Uchiha Ryo and Hayasaka Ai.

After the piece was finished, Hayasaka Ai and Kato Megumi both applauded.

Kato Megumi nodded. "Yeah, as a complete novice, I think it sounds really good. That should be enough, since most of the audience are also novices like me."

Hayasaka Ai smiled. "That's not all. Little Lonely's technique is very mature, because she has been practicing guitar for several years now. Even music lovers who listen to guitar often will appreciate this kind of solo."

Little Lonely was a little shy when praised. One of her bad habits is that she is not used to being praised. Once she is praised, she will fall into a kind of silly grin.

Uchiha Ryo: "Little Lonely's playing is indeed excellent."

"Hehehe..."

Little Lonely chuckled foolishly after being praised, scratching his head and looking at Uchiha Rin like a child seeking praise. He would probably melt if praised a little more.

Uchiha Ryo picked up his guitar. "Alright, it's my turn next. Please enjoy my... 'Guitar, Loneliness, and the Blue Planet'."

Three minutes later, Uchiha Ryo put down his guitar and spoke to himself.

"I'll go on stage with you later, but after all, you're the guitarist for the band Bond, so I hope you can perform even better than you have now."

"....."

Uchiha Ryo: "Hmm? Why aren't you saying anything?"

Hayasaka Ai looked Uchiha Ryo up and down. "You...you really haven't learned guitar?"

Kato Megumi: "I feel that you play just as well as Little Lonely."

Goto Ichiri: "Maybe... I should just quit the Bond Band... I feel like Ryo-san is more suitable than me. Ah, I want to go home—"

Uchiha Ryo stepped forward and gently tapped Little Lonely on the head. "I won't join the band, and you don't need to care whether I've ever learned guitar or not. Now! Little Lonely! Pack your things and head to the shopping plaza."

All the equipment was set up and powered on. Hayasaka Ai and Kato Megumi helped hold up a board with an advertisement poster drawn by Eriri on it.

Uchiha Ryo gently strummed the guitar to test the sound, then turned to look at Kotori.

"Are you ready?"

Little Loneliness: "No...no."

.....

Across from the Ginza shopping plaza, three girls who were shopping were looking at this side with curiosity.

"Oh, it's Junior Ling and... a group of girls I don't recognize. Oh, I remember one of them, I think she's Hayasaka Ai from Shuchiin."

Yukino pulled the two people beside her closer. "What are they doing? Ijichi-senpai, it looks like an outdoor performance, right?"

Ichiji Hoshika looked at Kotori with a hint of relief. The most troublesome member of the band, the one who caused the most trouble, was finally starting to grow up.

Hiratsuka Shizuka: "That Uchiha kid can play the guitar? He's really a genius. Let's go listen to him."

Yukino raised her hand. "I agree! By the way, is Ryou-senpai going to perform at Ijichi-senpai's music bar?"

Ichika Hoshika stopped the two of them. She knew very well that if she went over, Kotori might become even more anxious. She'd go check on them after they finished...

"Let's just watch from a distance. But that kid can play guitar? I really didn't know that."

Ijichi Hoshika set her gaze on Uchiha Ryo.

At first, when this unfamiliar handsome boy appeared on the stars, Ijichi Hoshika was very nervous, fearing that this kid was coming for Ijichi Nijika.

However, according to Hongxia's description, this Shuchiin student named Uchiha Ryo seems to be a friend of Kotori.

Goto Ichiri's friend? That gloomy, lonely girl who's afraid to interact with strangers every day? To put it bluntly... Goto Ichiri is probably a pitiful person living in the shadows of this world.

But Uchiha Ryo is completely different! According to Hiratsuka Shizuka, this kid is also very popular at school. Whether it's academics, athletic talent, or connections, he's a top-notch genius.

At the Shuchiin Sports Meet, Uchiha Ryo's confidence and assertiveness were completely opposite to Kotori's inferiority and cowardice, and these two were actually friends.

It couldn't have been Kotori who initiated it, so it must have been Uchiha Rin who actively sought out Kotori, right? But what was Uchiha Rin's purpose?

Simply lusting after her body? That's unlikely. Uchiha Ryo is very popular with girls at Shuchiin Academy. Not to mention, the other two girls there are just as good-looking as a well-dressed Lonely Girl.

"Hiratsuka, why do you think Uchiha Ryo would be so earnest in helping Kotori?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka: "Who knows? But this kid is indeed good to the people around him, and he has helped quite a few people."

For example, turning ice sculptures into sand sculptures, or helping Chitanda recall the past, and even bringing the usually aloof Yukinoshita into the club and making friends with her.

Yukinoshita: "Anyway, I'm really interested in this junior... They seem to be selling tickets? Tickets for Starlight? Ijichi-senpai, why don't you give me one?"

Ijichi Seika chuckled, "1500 yen, pay up honestly."