"Ryo... Ryo-kun! Why are you here?"
Uchiha Ryo glanced at Gotou Hitori's empty desk, then placed the dinner prepared by Mother Gotou on it.
"Eat first. Auntie Gotou said to finish dinner before practicing the guitar."
Bocchi put down the guitar in her hand. "Oh...."
Uchiha Ryo: "Do you have any plans recently? Like band performances or something."
Bocchi nodded. "There's a live performance the day after tomorrow, at STARRY.... But after this performance, there are no other arrangements for the whole summer vacation for the time being."
The day after tomorrow.... Uchiha Ryo rubbed his chin.
"I plan to invite everyone to the beach in a couple of days. You should come too."
Bocchi's pupils shrank. Although Uchiha Ryo had said he would invite her out during the summer vacation, getting the exact news still made her feel incredibly excited.
Sunshine, beaches, blue sea, and fiery youth!
Are these things that only appear in Bocchi's fantasies finally going to jump out of dreams into reality?!
Uchiha Ryo: "We haven't confirmed the time yet, so it will be just right to wait until your live performance is over."
Bocchi swallowed the food in her mouth. "Mhm! I'm really grateful that others would delay the trip for me...."
After a simple dinner, just when Uchiha Ryo planned to take the tray down and leave directly, Gotou Hitori's room door was pushed open by the smiling Mother Gotou, followed by Gotou Futari.
"You've finished eating, right? I'll clean up!"
Uchiha Ryo stood up. "I'll help too."
Mother Gotou: "No no no, no need to trouble Ryo-kun. Speaking of which, it's getting late. How about.... Ryo-kun stays for the night and goes back tomorrow morning?"
"This...."
Mother Gotou signaled Futari with her eyes, and Gotou Futari acted immediately, turning into a facehugger and pouncing on Uchiha Ryo.
"Ryo-oniichan, stay! Big Sister rarely plays with me during summer vacation~ It's really boring!"
Mother Gotou struck while the iron was hot, then looked at Bocchi and asked with a smile.
"Hitori doesn't have any objections either, right?"
Bocchi looked at her mother on the left, then at Uchiha Ryo on the right, and lowered her head to play with her fingers.
"I.... I don't mind."
Uchiha Ryo chuckled lightly. "Then I'll impose on you tonight. But which room do I sleep in?"
Mother Gotou pointed to the floor. "In Hitori's room. Mainly because we don't have any extra spare rooms, and we can't let a guest sleep in the living room, right?"
Gotou Hitori: "?!!"
Gotou Futari: "That's great! Then I want to sleep here with Big Sister and Ryo-oniichan too!"
Bocchi saw a ray of sunshine. Yes, that was her little sister.
"Mhm, mhm, then Futari...."
Mother Gotou: "Futari can't cause trouble. You should come downstairs and sleep with Mom."
Watching her respected mother take away the dinner tray and close the door, Bocchi felt uncomfortable all over.
Letting a classmate stay overnight in her room, and a male classmate at that! Mom, do you really want your daughter to have an easy time?
Bocchi thought of the little balloon her mother gave her last time she went out, which she had thrown into the closet.....
Bocchi's brain was storming rapidly, thinking about how to face Uchiha Ryo later, while Futari sat aside chatting with Uchiha Ryo.
"I'll go watch Big Sister's live the day after tomorrow. Ryo-oniichan should come too."
Uchiha Ryo: "Of course I'll go. Does Futari also like the guitar Big Sister plays?"
"Mhm! Big Sister plays very well!"
Gotou Hitori on the side naturally smiled. Yes... compared to those audiences who make her nervous, the approval of her family is what she is happiest about and cares most about.
Uchiha Ryo turned his head. "Bocchi's practice for today is over?"
Bocchi looked at the guitar in the corner. "Mhm, I practice guitar for more than six hours every day. Today's practice is done."
"Oh, Futari, your sister is really amazing."
Gotou Futari put her hands on her hips. "Of course! Sometimes after seeing Big Sister play the guitar, Futari also wants to learn guitar."
Bocchi once again felt the warm sunshine called "Little Sister".
"Really?! Then does Futari want to try learning? Maybe your talent is very good."
Gotou Futari thought for a moment, then said confidently again.
"Come on, I'm not afraid!"
Bocchi gratifiedly took the guitar and put it on the floor, then carefully said to Futari.
"First start with the right hand. If Futari can't hold it, don't worry about pressing with the left hand, just pluck one by one with the metronome...."
Five minutes later—
Gotou Futari put down the guitar. "It feels very boring.... If I practice like this for several hours every day, Futari will also become friendless... Ugh, Big Sister is indeed amazing!"
Bocchi's face stiffened. Clearly her sister was praising her, why did she feel complicated?
Uchiha Ryo rubbed Bocchi's head, then looked at Futari again.
"Futari said Big Sister doesn't play with you during summer vacation, so your sister just stays in her room practicing guitar every day?"
Gotou Futari looked up at her sister, and Bocchi also made a "Please don't say it" expression.
Futari revealed a smile like sunshine.
"A few days ago, Nijika-oneechan and the others came to play at home, saying they were discussing the live performance the day after tomorrow with Big Sister. Then I asked them, what do they do during summer vacation?"
Then Futari took out a small notebook from behind her back. Uchiha Ryo had a strong impression of this notebook because it also recorded the Bocchi-chan Observation Diary.
Uchiha Ryo opened the notebook and saw that the content inside had indeed been updated a lot.
And on the latest page, a summer vacation life schedule was drawn.
Nijika-oneechan's Summer Life—
10:00 AM: Do housework at home
12:00 PM: Come to STARRY to clean up and then open for work
6:00 PM: Work ends, go home to practice band songs.
10:00 PM: Sleep~ Truly a full day.
Ryo-oneechan's Summer Life—
10:00 AM: Watch movies at home
12:00 PM: Go to the mall to buy things (clothes, daily necessities, new music records, musical instrument equipment, etc.)
6:00 PM: Enjoy music at home, surf the internet, play bass by the way.
12:00 AM: Sleep~ Truly a full day.
Kita-oneechan's Summer Life—
10:00 AM: Skin care, practice makeup, chat with friends online.
12:00 PM: Go shopping with friends, eat desserts, watch movies, go to the arcade.
6:00 PM: Finally home after playing all day, practice guitar casually.
12:00 AM: Sleep~ Truly a full day.
Bocchi-chan's Summer Life—
10:00 AM: Just woke up, practice guitar after eating.
12:00 PM: Continue practicing guitar
6:00 PM: Finish practicing guitar, eat dinner
12:00 AM: Sleep, truly a full day.....