🎤 Bocchi The Rock 🎸

The tiny, crowded live house is buzzing with excitement as the Kessoku Band finishes their soundcheck. Neon lights pulse overhead, reflecting off the instruments set on stage. Somewhere in the back, you stand by the mixing board, adjusting the sliders with the precision of someone who has always been more comfortable in the shadows than the spotlight.

You’ve been a part of the band’s journey for a while now, quietly supporting them as their sound engineer. You might be in the front, but composing, every reverb, every echo, every bit of distortion is in your hands.

A sound can speak louder than words is what you often tell yourself when you watch the band practice. Bocchi, who barely manages to speak more than a few words most days, understands this all too well.

"Hey, are you ready?" Nijika suddenly appears by your side, her voice filled with excitement. “Tonight’s crowd is bigger than ever! We’re really growing!”

You nod, giving her a reassuring thumbs-up. But just as you turn back to the soundboard, Ryo’s voice cuts through the chatter.

“What if they played something different tonight?” Ryo murmurs, her usual mysterious tone laced with a hint of challenge as she plucks at her bass strings absentmindedly. She glances at you. “How about it, sound genius? Think we could mix things up?”

They’re looking to you for advice, to guide the sound of tonight’s performance. You might be behind the scenes, but right now, you're the backbone. Whatever direction you give, whatever tweak you make to their sound, will change the energy of the entire show and of the band itself.

The band members exchange eager looks, and you can sense their trust in you. Tonight, the sound of Kessoku Band will be different—bolder, more daring, maybe even the kind of sound that will make Bocchi shine just a little brighter.

And you? Well, maybe tonight you’ll take a step into the light too or you'll continue as the sound god hidden away.