Kessoku Kokoro | A Bocchi the Rock Fanfic

Chapter 30: Ziptie Heart

Author: This is my new favorite chapter.

Author: TOKUMEI GREW UP. OUR BOY. HE'S SO MUCH BETTER NOW.

Author: You do realize we still have a lot more arcs to write right?

Author: HURRY UP SO I CAN WRITE MY KITA ARC NOW-

Author: GET IN LINE, I STILL HAVE TO WRITE RYO-

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Hiroi watched as the guitarist, the singer and the one who does both of their roles but somehow has more friends be lifeless husks. Even more perplexing is that Ryo, PA-san and Nijika have to manually spoonfeed them and help them chew their food. Is she in a hospital or something? 

"...What happened to them?" She asked.

"Funny story actually...," PA-san began to recollect.

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"YOU DID AMAZING!" Hikaru said while he threw Tokumei up high. So high that his head almost hit the ceiling. "WE'RE SO PROUD! YOU'VE GROWN UP SO FASTTTTTTTTTTT!"

"SENPAI! YOU'RE DEFINITELY GONNA DAMAGE THE CEILING SO PLEASE STOPPPPPPPPPP!" Tokumei said while being thrown in the air again. 

"Ah," Hikaru caught him and placed him on the floor gently. "My bad."

"We're back," Mizuki and Shoku came back wearing all the available merch the band had. That includes the shirt and the... all the variants... of the zipties they were selling. All the colors. In one arm. Each. For the both of them. 

'I feel bad for not objecting to the prices given to the zipties now. I'm very sorry, Mizuki-senpai,' He bowed in front of her again. Clearly afraid of the punishment he might get. 

"Your band was decent. Not awful, but of satisfactory standard," Mizuki gave her best words of praise. She was struggling a bit. Since compliments aren't things she gives out willy nilly except to her own daughter. "The merch is also of good quality... Albeit a bit overpriced."

"I'LL MAKE SURE TO GIVE YOU ALL DISCOUNTS NEXT TIME!" He did a dogeza now. 

"No need. I'll always pay full price for your merchandise. It's the best way to support you," Mizuki extended her hand to help him stand up. "Be proud. Even the heavens would marvel over your songs."

"...," Tokumei remained silent.

"What's with the silence?" She asked.

"Hikaru-senpai, thank you for taming her," He shook his senpai's hand.

"I'M NOT A WILD ANIMAL!" She objected. "Also, Shoku wants to ask you something."

Shoku beckoned Tokumei to kneel for a bit so she could whisper. She was acting quite shy, but then she asked, "Big bro... You've confessed to someone before right?"

"Yeah why?" He whispered back.

"Well uh... What's the best way to do it?" 

"Be direct as possible. And be respectful and understanding if you get rejected. Heartbreak is a possibility but you need to accept it no matter how painful it is," He gave his advice.

"...Wish you had that mentality when you got rejected," Hikaru snickered.

"You really gave us a hassle, giving up on work when you got rejected by a customer you had a crush on," Mizuki huffed. 

'My dark past is here again with a knife and I'm pretty sure it's stabbing me right now,' Tokumei wanted to die at that very moment. BEGONE FLASHBACKS. HE'S ALREADY LIVED THROUGH THAT ONCE. WHY'D HE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN.