Two Strings, One Song: A Bocchi The Rock Story

The Fifth Zip Tie (Part 2)

It took some time for Gotoh, Kita and I to get to Shimo-Kita, but at least we all made it in the end. But what sucked was that the trains were filled with people like usual.

As the three of us were walking, Kita asked...

"Oh... You both work in Shimo-Kitazawa?"

"Y-You've been?" Gotoh replies.

"Oh, you come here often?" I said.

"My last band was in Shimo-Kita, and its members lived in the area, so..."

"R-Really?" Gotoh moves behind Kita and leaves me at the front.

"Huh? G-Gotoh-san?!" I say nervously.

Man, I don't wanna be a line leader! I'd rather be the back!

"Hang on! You can't walk behind me! I don't know the way!" Kita says, also sounding nervous.

"I'm sorry. I'm still not used to being here... I'm so embarrassed!" Gotoh said to Kita with a gloomy look.

"I'm the one embarrassed here!" Kita shouted.

"Y-You guys, get it together! We're attracting a small crowd!" I said while looking around the area.

"W-We're almost there. It's a place called Starry. Nijika-chan and Ryo-san will already be there..."

Kita stops and accidentally hits Gotoh on the nose. Then, she says...

"I'm sorry. I can't go."

"H-How come?" Gotoh asked before getting her cheeks squeezed by Kita.

"I'm sorry. I can't tell you why, but that's the one place I can't go!"

"K-Kita-san, are you kidding me right now?!" I ask her loudly.

"And you can never tell those people that I was h—" 

"Bocchi-chaaan!" Nijika shouts behind our backs.

"Gah!" Kita stands in place, knowing she's screwed.

"Your instructions were super weird, but I bought energy drinks like you asked!" Nijika says joyfully.

Then, she notices Kita with Gotoh and I.

"The runaway guitarist!" Nijika yelled.

I look at Nijika, and then back at Kita.

"OHHH MY GOOOOOD!!!" I shouted in pure shock.

"Runaway Guitarist?" Gotoh said, looking very confused.

"Kita-chan, what are you doing here?" Nijika asks Kita.

"W-W-Well, I..." Kita couldn't think  of anything to say.

Then, I saw Ryo come by as she was drinking an energy drink.

"Eh?" She said.

Kita glances at Ryo the moment she saw her, and she bowed in an apologetic manner.

"Forgive my prior discourtesy! I'll do anything to make up for it! I give you permission to rough me up good!"

"W-What the hell?! K-Kita-san, don't be overthinking it all!" I say to Kita.

"Shh! You're gonna give people the wrong idea!" Nijika yells at her.

-Short Timeskip-

"What? So you couldn't play guitar, Kita-chan?" Nijika asks Kita.

"Nope." Kita looks down in shame.

"And that's why you ditched practice?"

"Yeah..."