Two Strings, One Song: A Bocchi The Rock Story

The Hangout at Enoshima

(Hiroko's POV)

It's been... Hold on, it's been... Wait, how many days has it been since I performed with Kessoku Band? Nevermind.

It's been a while since my performance with Kessoku Band. None of us have really done much together ever since that day. We kinda just interact at work and through the Kessoku Band group chat.

Well, that's all in the past. Time for me to explain what's happening now. I'm just chilling in my room as usual practicing another song. For today, I was practicing Paranoid by Black Sabbath.

"Hm. Dad really does seem to have a good taste in music. He gave me a lot of music to practice. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna love'em all."

My phone vibrates, and I check it as always. It was a message from Nijika to meet up.

Just like all the other times. I headed to Starry. My dad was at work, so I had to make sure that the whole house was locked and secured.

Once all that was settled, I finally walked out the door and ran to Starry.

Later...

I finally made it to Starry, and I was wondering why Nijika wanted all of us. It was our day off, too.

What could Nijika-chan possibly need? It might just be a band meeting, or she just wants to spend time with us by practicing. Whatever it is, I'll gladly attend.

But if we're going to do something like building a giant portal and summon a demon with one eye that'll destroy our entire universe, then I'm going back ho-

"Woah!"

I tripped on something and fell to the ground. I get up and turn around to see who or what I tripped over.

"Uh..."

It was Gotoh.

"Gotoh-san? Wh-What're you doing out here? A-And why do you have this... Dark aura surrounding you?"

I look down at the Stairway To Starry, and back at Gotoh.

"I'll be back, Gotoh-san. Okay? I'm gonna get help from the others."

I walk down the stairs and reach the door. But before I could open it, Seika slammed the door open, and my body became flat like paper.

As the door closes, Seika explains to Nijika, Kita and Ryo...

"She's been making cicada graves in front of the club all day."

"That's way too out there! What's got her being like that?" Nijika says.

"Iz probly cuz todayz uh las dey uv zummer..." I reply to Nijika as my body slowly peels off the wall.

"Hiroko-kun?!" Nijika and Kita say at the same time.

"Here I aaaam..."

"Alright, get up, Hiroko-kun. Lying on the ground's unsanitary." Seika tells me, grabbing my paper thin body and stretching it out.

My body eventually goes back to the way it was before I got slammed by the door, and I sigh with a relieved smile.

"Now that Hiroko's here, I wanted to ask if you guys have taken her out anywhere this summer? One time while you were all working, I asked her what she was doing with her time off. She told me that she taught her younger sister to play guitar. Bocchi-chan's sister mustve said something that sent her into a spiral and made her clear her schedule." Seika explains.

"Why didn't you tell us eariler?" Nijika asks.

"I wanted to invite her, but... My schedule's packed every day I'm not here, and I thought she'd be uncomfortable around people she doesn't know, so..."