Anime Crossover Band, Rock Girl Won't Let Me Go

Chapter 36 Where the dream begins

On the overpass.

The lights of thousands of homes in the nearby high-rise buildings illuminated the city.

Toyokawa Shoko lowered his head and stared intently at the road below the bridge, where cars came and went without stopping.

When standing at a high place, one can't help but think about what would happen if one accidentally fell.

Will he die?

Or perhaps they become disabled.

At this moment, Toyokawa Shoko couldn't help but have the same thought.

However, she had no suicidal thoughts.

At least, that's what she thought.

Why did she come to this place?

Toyokawa Shoko couldn't help but ask herself these questions.

Here, there's a very high chance she'll run into one of the people she least wants to see—the lamp!

Because Gao Songdeng's home is in the residential building next to the overpass.

But... I already encountered a light at school today.

Regarding the fact that he and Takamatsu Akari were in the same school.

Toyokawa Shoko had always known this.

Because on the first day of school, she went through the entire list of new students.

She did this to confirm that there was no one she knew or who knew her at the school.

It seems unnecessary?

Toyokawa Shoko couldn't help but laugh at herself.

Because apart from Crychic, all her relationships are with Tsukimori Academy.

Aside from Toyokawa Shoko, who else among the students would flee here like a stray dog?

However, she really had bad luck.

I actually saw two familiar names on the list.

One of them is the Takamatsu lamp.

He was also the person she felt she had wronged the most.

Fortunately, Gao Songdeng was in Class 3, while I was in Class 8, which was on a higher floor.

The two had not met since the start of the semester until this afternoon.

However, at the end of school today,

As usual, Toyokawa Shoko left and ran into Takamatsu Akari at the corner of the stairs.

She also understood that it was only a matter of time before she met him.

However, she still hopes to delay it as much as possible.

When Deng met her, he seemed somewhat delighted and surprised.

But it seems to be more about timidity and fear.

The lamp seems to have something to say to itself.

But under his extremely indifferent gaze.

She backed down.

Like a little penguin encountering its natural enemy.

However, Toyokawa Shoko breathed a sigh of relief.

After that, she finished her part-time job as usual.

About half an hour ago, I returned to that simple and cramped home.

Before even pushing open the old door, a strong smell of alcohol hit you.

Inside, the wooden floor was covered with wine bottles.

It's laughable...

Upon seeing these bottles, Toyokawa Shoko's first thought was...

After cleaning them up, they can be sold as scrap, which can bring in a small income.

Some bottles even had residual liquor slowly dripping out.

Shoko Toyokawa suppressed her nausea and cleaned up.

Even now, recalling it, Toyokawa Shoko's handsome brows furrow.

Back in her room, she planned to save her part-time wages for the day.

However, they discovered that the zipper on her wallet, which she had hidden in the closet, had already been unzipped.

My wallet is empty.

This was the little bit of savings she had managed to save by working hard from early morning to late at night.

Without even asking, Toyokawa Shoko knew what was going on.

It must have been her bastard father who took it.

Toyokawa Shoko no longer harbored even the slightest thought of speaking to that father.

She kept blaming herself in her heart, even though she already knew what kind of person that was.

Why... why do I still keep my savings at home?

I really... I really...

So stupid!

He clutched the few remaining banknotes tightly in his hand.

Toyokawa Shoko ran out.

I don't know what kind of emotions I'm feeling.

As I walked... I walked, and I arrived here.

It was here that I first encountered a lamp.

What was the lamp doing at that time?

Toyokawa Shoko stretched her hand out into the air.

Images involuntarily surfaced in my mind.

But there were no cherry blossoms this time.

Even the leaves on the surrounding trees had already turned yellow, giving off a sorrowful hue.

Toyokawa Shoko suddenly realized that, without knowing when...

I found myself standing on the bottom railing, just like the lamp before me.

This action is a bit dangerous.

Cars were speeding under the bridge.

That's right, that's it.

So, at that time, I mistakenly thought that Deng wanted to commit suicide.

So, in order to save her, he pushed her to the ground.

Looking down at the cars below, Toyokawa Shoko showed no fear whatsoever.

Yes! I'm not even afraid of death anymore!

The weak version of myself from the past is dead.

So what if the money is gone?

"think……"

"think……"

Toyokawa Shoko's mouth opened and closed.

I want to shout out those words.

I want to be human!

But he found that he couldn't make a sound.

Toyokawa Shoko smiled, probably...

She doesn't deserve it anymore!

Just as Toyokawa Shoko was lost in thought,

Suddenly, a feeling of falling swept over her entire body.

The world seemed to spin.

"boom!"

After a loud bang,

Toyokawa Shoko fell heavily to the ground.

The pain travels through the nerves and spreads throughout the body instantly.

pain!

It hurts!

Arms, ankles, back...

The pain brought tears to Toyokawa Shoko's eyes.

Toyokawa Shoko looked at the guy who had pushed her down.

It looks so familiar... I feel like I've seen it somewhere before...

ah……?

Why am I crying?

She has never cried since then.

I've already said it, the weak version of myself from the past is dead.

But why can't I stop the tears from falling?

"Can't!"

"Sorry, I pushed you down."

"But suicide is not allowed!"

Anxiety, concern, gentleness, apology...

The delicate face before me was filled with worry.

The voice also carried a variety of emotions.

Words of concern kept reaching Toyokawa Shoko's ears.

However, Toyokawa Shoko did not respond.

Instead, he pressed his hand to his chest.

Suddenly, this place also started to ache faintly.

Cunning, cunning, so cunning!

These words were so familiar to her.

Because she had said the same thing to the lamp before.

Toyokawa Shoko's thoughts drifted back to that day.

Right here on this overpass, at this very spot,

She held out her hand.

Invite Takasatsu to form a band together.

This is where Crychic began.

Yes, that's where her dream began.