The Guy Who Messed Up Is Gradually Doing His Best - Chapter 46

“Kaorin, long time no see~”

“What are you talking about? We went out for drinks after that yesterday.”

She is Matsukawa Nene. A friend since our student days, she is involved in the management of Sound Studio Matsu, which has 20 locations across the prefecture (the owner’s daughter).

Today, I came to her private studio. Her hobby is music. Even now, she enjoys playing in a band with her friends from school.

I only go to see that performance occasionally.

“So, Kaorin, those kids are using the studio, huh?”

Nene glances behind me. Her eyes have a somewhat mysterious glint. Yes, she loves women. She wasn’t like that in the past, though… I hinted at it to everyone, but I wonder if she really understands.

“Yes. Let me introduce you. This is Kimishima-san, Fukata-san, Kirishima-san, and Makino-san.”

“”””Thank you in advance.””””

They are talking about the instruments they handle after moving to a position where everyone can see them and bow.

Nene too… If she looked sharp, she’d look decent, but she shows a sloppy face, and as the person who introduced Nene, I want to hold my head in my hands.

“Nene. There’s also a person named Gouda Taketo, but he couldn’t make it today because he had something to do.”

“Oh, is that so? I was looking forward to seeing him…”

Nene approached with a smirk and whispered softly in my ear.

“The person who will become your husband, right?”

“Wh-why should you care?”

“Ahaha, you’re so embarrassed.”

“Kyah.”

Because Nene touches my chest as if it’s only natural while laughing, I can’t let my guard down. Even now, I was a bit slow to react and got groped thoroughly.

“Ne~ne!”

“Don’t be angry, don’t be angry. Kaorin, you still have a great chest. Is it Taketo-kun? I’m so jealous of Taketo-kun, who will be able to touch it a lot from now on.”

“Y-you idiot!”

I can’t help but imagine myself being touched by Taketo-kun because of Nene’s words, and I turn red.

“No, Kaorin, you’re so cute… Ouch! That hurts! It hurts, Kaorin. No violence, Kaorin.”

Squealing and in the midst of the commotion, Nene hugs the nearest Kimishima-san. Seriously, this kid.

“Uh, uh.”

Isn’t it sad how Kimishima-san is flustered and doesn’t know what to do?

*****

“Wow, they’re good. Their original songs seem like they’d be popular with women too.”

“That kid playing the keyboard, I heard Kirishima-san wrote and composed the song.”

“I see… yeah. I think it’s good.”

“I’m an amateur, but do they have good taste?”

“Hmm. Not sure yet. It depends on the vocalist, Taketo-kun…”

——It all depends on Taketo-kun’s singing… Taketo-kun’s singing voice is really amazing, though…

Nene listened to everyone’s performance until the end. Today’s practice will end in about two hours.

Everyone was a bit excited because they were able to practice properly.

Actually, I wanted to hear about Taketo-kun’s behavior at school, but since Nene is here, maybe next time…

In the end, we decided to take a group photo at Nene’s suggestion before parting ways for the day.

Since it is available, I’ll book the same time for tomorrow. I only informed Nene about the relaxation. Of course, this was done with Taketo-kun’s consent.

If you notice anything, please let me know.

*****

The day after I appeared in the Akane Various Channel’s video.

“Taketo-kun, good morning.”

“Good morning, Kaori-san.”

I heard that the studio is booked again today and everyone is participating. I have to join today for sure.

But it seems that Kaori-san has worked, so if she takes me to the studio, we’ll part ways there.

Using Kaori-san as a substitute… At first, I hesitated, but since it was in a hard-to-find location, she came to pick me up by car.

“Taketo-kun. Over here.”

While traveling, we talked about yesterday’s events and before we knew it, we had arrived. It was quite close, about a fifteen-minute drive from our place, but it was indeed a hard-to-find location.

“Thank you very much. On the way back…”

“It’s okay. I’ll come to pick you up on the way back, so just let me know.”

After saying that, Kaori-san immediately got in her car and headed to work. I was going to say that it was okay because I would teleport back, but she left.

“Good morning.”

When I went inside, there was a short-haired, handsome guy! Huh? No, wait, she has breasts, so she’s a woman.

“Good morning. You must be Taketo-kun.”

“Yes. I am Gouda Taketo. Nice to meet you today.”

“I’m Matsukawa Nene. I’ve been friends with Kaorin since we were students. Feel free to call me Nene.”

Kaorin… nice.

“Yes. Nene-san.”

It seemed like she still wanted to say something, but…

“”””Good morning.””””

When everyone enters the studio, the atmosphere instantly becomes lively.

“Oh, Gouda-kun.”

“Gouda-kun, you’re fast.”

“Did the shoot go well yesterday?”

“Can I go with you next time?”

I decided to have a light chat to ease the tension before starting practice.

“Let’s go~!”

Today, we will start the performance with Makino-san’s energetic shout on the drums.

Don-don!

♪〜

I’m surprised by the difference in sound. It’s such a great sound. And at such a loud volume. Is it really this different in the studio!?

——Live performances are truly amazing!

This thrill can’t be experienced normally. As expected, I can’t suppress the excitement in my heart today either.

——Ah…

As a result, everyone sat down again midway. Even Nene-san, who had been listening with sparkling eyes, sat down and was trembling just like everyone else, unable to speak.

No good. When I sing with emotion, relaxation kicks in. But if I try to suppress it, the emotions can’t be contained and it turns into a disaster.

I’ll spend my time staring at the ceiling until everyone calms down. I really want to feel down, but I know that feeling down won’t solve anything, so I hold back.

However, the studio’s ceiling is quite high, giving it a sense of openness.

What if I consciously tried to hit the ceiling with the feelings I pour into my singing? Wouldn’t the relaxation effect just disappear upwards?

♪〜

“Ahh.”

I did it! I did it. Everyone played until the end, so I sang until the end too.

“Yay!”

“Yay!”

I was so happy that I couldn’t help but high-five Kimishima-san on guitar and Fukata-san on bass.

“Gouda-kun, over here too!”

If I look closely, Makino-san on drums and Kirishima-san on keyboards are also getting ready to high-five.

“I’m sorry, sorry!”

“Yeah.”

“Ahaha.”

After that, I sang for as long as time allowed (about two hours), and I was happy to finally have a practice session that I was satisfied with.

Everyone seemed to feel a sense of accomplishment and looked happy.