In music anime, band girls won't be alone.

After the ripples in his heart calmed down, Gao Songdeng nuzzled the other person's shoulder with his head.

"Ze-jun, we should go back."

Shirakawa nodded, then got up and escorted the other person home.

After kissing the girl goodbye, he walked down the overpass and headed towards his residence, while checking his phone and seeing an unread message.

It was sent by Wakaba Mutsu ten minutes ago.

"Not at home?"

Shirakawa Ze replied,

"We're heading back now. Is there anything I can help you with, Ruoye?"

The other party did not reply.

When he got near his residence, he saw the other person standing at his door, looking down at the ground.

Shirakawa Sawa walked over, greeted him, opened the door, and invited him in.

He placed a bottle of mango juice in front of her, then sat down opposite her, having roughly guessed why she had come.

"Wakaba-san, is there anything I can help you with?"

If Ye Mu spoke softly

"Xiangzi... has gone back to being the same."

She gazed at the boy before her, her eyes sparkling with hope.

"A bridge... there must be a way, right?"

Shirakawa Ze remained silent, and at the same time, his polite smile faded.

Seeing the other party's reaction, Ruoye Mu's eyes flickered violently, and her expression changed slightly.

She moved her lips slightly, but did not speak.

Shirakawa Sawa sighed.

"Xiangzi asked me to meet him today, and I did."

“After we met, she immediately wanted to distance herself from me.”

"Even when I asked her repeatedly, she didn't offer any explanation or clarification. She just said that it was all her own problem."

"To be honest, I can't accept it emotionally."

"I don't think she's suitable to be my friend anymore."

The light in Ruoye Mu's eyes instantly went out.

She stared blankly at the somewhat forlorn-looking boy before her, her heart filled with disbelief.

Even bridges... can't they do that?

【Xiao Xiang... what's wrong with you?】

With a sigh, Shirakawa Sawa got up and took out the envelope the other party had given him from the drawer. Inside was the remaining 800,000 yen.

"Wakaba-kun, of the one million you entrusted to me before, I only used two hundred thousand."

"I'm sorry, I may not be able to fulfill my promise to you."

"Here is the remaining 800,000. Please check if it's correct."

After saying that, he placed the envelope in front of the other person.

Before he could put it down completely, Ruo Yemu suddenly reached out and tightly grasped his hands holding the envelope, preventing him from putting it down.

Then the girl raised her head, looked into his eyes, her pale golden eyes filled with pleading.

"don't want……"

Volume 1: Chapter 177 The Bridge Collapsed, System Upgrade

Shirakawa looked at the girl in front of him and gently patted the back of her hand.

"I'm sorry, Ruoye, I understand how you feel right now."

"But please take the money back."

Ruo Yemu didn't speak, but simply shook her head, while simultaneously increasing the pressure on her hand.

She knew that the other person had been deeply hurt by Toyokawa Shoko.

She was also aware that she had not considered the other person's feelings when she did this.

But since that incident, the only person she had ever seen open up Toyokawa Shoko's closed heart was the person in front of her.

So she didn't want to give up, nor did she want the other party to give up.

"Please help Xiaoxiang again..."

Ruo Yemu lowered her eyes and forcefully pushed the envelope towards the other party.

"You can have all this money."

"I have more money..."

But her strength was ultimately no match for Shirakawa Sawa's.

The boy pressed the envelope on the table and grabbed the other person's wrist with his other hand.

"Wakaba-kun, this isn't about money. Please calm down and let me finish what I have to say."

Sensing that the other person had released their strength, he continued speaking.

"Wakaba-kun, I don't know how much you know about the relationship between me and Shoko."

"But I can say with a clear conscience that as a friend, I have done more than enough."

"You should be able to understand without me saying it that it is not an easy thing to get Xiangzi to open up to someone he doesn't know before and accept his help."

"But now, without knowing any information or what her difficulties are, I've been suddenly cut off from her without any warning..."

"I don't want to put on a friendly face..."

"Forget it, I won't say anything too blunt."

"In short, I hope that Ruoye can understand my attitude and my feelings."

Ruoye Mu was silent for a moment, then slowly released her grip on the other person's hand, murmuring softly.

"The bridge... is broken..."

Shirakawa felt he didn't know what else to say, so he checked the time on his phone and then turned to look at the other person.

"Wakaba-kun, it's already 10 p.m., you should go home first."

"I'll go get you a taxi."

Ruoye Mu shook her head slightly, put the envelope into her schoolbag, and then got up and left.

After watching the girl leave, Shirakawa Sawa closed the door, sighed softly, and felt somewhat puzzled.

He originally thought that Bai Xiang had won the revival match and that all that was left was to be soft, sweet, and fragrant. He never expected that he would be defeated in the end.

What's most puzzling is that he simply can't figure out what could possibly bring Hei Xiang back to life.

This elbow strike shattered the past happiness and sank the delicious Bai Xiang. Now, who knows when we'll see each other again?

If you want to know the answer to this question, there are ways to do so.

But that would take a lot of time and effort.

He felt he had no obligation to do that.

It's not worth going through that again.

After calming himself down, he took a shower and went to bed.

……

When Shirakawa woke up the next morning, he heard the system's voice.

"Good morning, host. I'm happy to inform you that the video you played using the song 'Rivendell' that you redeemed from the system store has surpassed ten million views!"

"This also unlocked a hidden upgrade achievement—the total number of views exceeded ten million, in the form of video background music/audio clicks."

"Starting today, your system tasks will be upgraded, becoming more difficult to complete, but the rewards will also be more generous!"

"If you're ready, I'm going to issue a new mission."

Shirakawa Ze sat up in bed and focused his attention.

"I'm ready."

The system continued,

"The prerequisite for this task is: [Use the song specified by the system - "aLIEz"]."

"The goal of this mission is to enable thirty different bands in the city to perform this song publicly and fluently."

"The rewards for this mission are divided into three tiers based on the time taken to achieve the objective."

"If the target is achieved within a week, the reward will be [one new 280-square-meter house per household in the city center].

"If the goal is achieved within two weeks, the reward will be a used luxury car with 300,000 kilometers on the odometer."

"If the goal is achieved in three weeks or more, the reward will be a 10,000 yen shopping card from a major supermarket chain."

"You cannot accept new missions until this mission is completed. Abandoning a mission will result in a fine of ten million yen."

"Today is Thursday, and the task timing and data statistics will officially begin at noon today."

"If you can complete the mission objective before noon next Thursday, you will receive the first-tier reward."

"Host, please keep going!"