Zongman: Please stop destroying the worldview!

Hong Xia: "No, sister, there is something else I want to tell you about. It's something from my childhood."

"Ok?"

Xingge: "What happened when we were little? Hongxia, you're not still mad at me for abandoning you at home back then, are you?"

"no."

Hong Xia said gloomily, "What I want to say is, is my sister really happy because I gave up the band? If I hadn't been so willful at that time, would she have been able to continue pursuing her dream?"

The atmosphere suddenly grew heavy. Even with the effect of the Truth Boundary, the complex thoughts within Xingge made it difficult for her to speak.

"How can I not be happy? Didn't we agree to be the best sisters in the world?"

In between words, memories flashed back.

When she was in college, Xingge shined in the band. She felt that she had found the home of her soul and therefore neglected family relationships.

She once tried to take Hongxia to her band, but Hongxia was very stubborn at the time: "I won't go! I hate bands the most!"

Xingge: "Hongxia, you always say I'm a tsundere who doesn't want to be honest, but you're the same way. You say you're uncomfortable, but deep down you really want to see the band."

Hong Xia: “Yes. At that time, I didn’t hate the band at all, but I hated it for stealing my sister’s attention.”

My father is not at home all year round, and my mother is often busy with work. I am always alone at home. I hate it. I hate it so much.

—I hate this feeling of being alone.”

Listening to the sisters' conversation, Pochi-chan raised her head slightly, and something in her heart was touched: It turns out that Hongxia is the same, and she also feels and hates this kind of loneliness.

Xingge: “Alas, I knew that too, but I was blinded by the band’s activities at that time and let you live a lonely life.

But I'm back now, and I think I'm a qualified older sister. Isn't this fulfilling my mother's wish?"

Hong Xia: "This is my mother's wish, but what about my sister's wish?"

-

"Mom hopes you can support each other and be the best sisters in the world."

At that time, their mother kept trying to reconcile the two sisters, but they were both so proud and proud that they were still throwing tantrums.

Until that day - their mother died in a rear-end collision, leaving behind only that unfulfilled wish.

The carefree time for Xingge suddenly stopped.

"I don't want to do it anymore! I don't want to do anything! I'll just stay at home from now on!"

"Hongxia, I understand how you feel, but you still have to go to school. Okay, tie your hair up quickly."

"It's not working, Mom is gone!"

At that time, Xingge truly understood Hongxia's pain and her own disqualification as a sister, and decided to bring Hongxia into her own life.

It was also the first time she entered a livehouse and saw her sister performing on the stage. The light of music dispelled the pain of life and the dream of forming a band took root in Hongxia's heart.

"I want to be the best drummer in the world!"

"It's great to have a dream, but why do you have to choose drums?"

"Because the drums are the loudest!"

Xingge's teammates at the time also smiled: "What a cute kid."

Hongxia found her dream and Xingge was very happy.

With a dream, you will no longer be lonely. No matter how difficult the time is, it will turn into light and illuminate your way forward.

Xingge thought so, so she quit the band and opened the livehouse Fanxing.

She hopes that this place can become Hongxia’s home, and that more bands can shine here like stars.

-

Hong Xia: "At that time, I was just happy that my sister and I could reconcile and pursue our dreams together. But now that I have really formed my own band, I understand what kind of decision my sister made.

Sister, you gave up your band for me, are you really happy like this?"

A few tears are falling. The day when I found my dream, the day when my sisters reconciled and moved towards tomorrow, was also the day when Xingge quit the band. Did Xingge also have the dream of being in a band like me?

Wouldn't my sister, who sacrificed her own wishes for her mother's wishes and her own wishes, really feel sad?

Xingge's expression softened. She sat down next to Hongxia and gently wiped away her tears.

"Kid, if you have such questions, you should ask me earlier. What's the point of keeping them in your heart?"

Hong Xia: "But even if I ask her normally, she'll just say 'I'm tired of the band'. I have no idea what she's thinking!"

"Ah, that senior quit the band. I still remember that," Kikuri said, recalling the incident. "At that time, Lisa and I beat her up. I never thought I'd have the chance to teach her a lesson."

Chen Mo: "Oh yeah, you seemed to have said that you and Xingge were in the same band before—so what's going on?"

Kikuri: "I can't really explain what happened back then, but I do know one thing. Leaving the band was definitely the best option for her."

"Oh, I hate to say this, but remember, Hongxia, a band is not the solution to all problems."

Xingge sighed, and this time, her words were truly serious and sincere:

"Quitting the band wasn't such a sad decision for me. On the contrary, if I had stayed in the band, I would have been really broken inside."

“Because at that time, I was just using the band as a place to escape.”

Hong Xia heard unexpected words: "Escape? But the band..."

Xingge: “Being able to perform with friends and show myself on stage, I have never regretted choosing the path of music. However, at that time, I was just using band activities as an escape.

My student days were terrible. My parents were often not around, I had no friends, no special skills, and I struggled with grades that were on the verge of failing. It was painful and lonely.

It was the same after I went to college. I didn't know what I could do. When I encountered painful things or troubles that I couldn't get rid of, I relied on music to relieve them. But in the end, music that relieved my sadness became a reason for me to continue to escape.

"After my mother passed away, I returned to the band within a month and continued to participate in activities as if nothing had happened. I felt that I could forget everything in the band and just think that my mother had just gone far away.

It wasn’t until I saw Hong Xia’s sadness that I realized what I had been doing.”

Xingge stroked Hongxia's hair and said, "I'm sorry for leaving Hongxia alone at home, facing the sadness and loneliness of her mother's death, while I was still using band activities to numb myself.

At that time, I realized that I didn’t really like that band that much, but I just habitually found a place to escape.

I have to grow up, face life like an adult, and find out what I really want to do."

“So, running the Fanxing livehouse well and making it a shining place where all lights gather is my real dream.

Now I am really, really happy.”

Chapter 76 Trust and Talent

This truth or dare game ended in a heartwarming way. After the Ijichi sisters put aside their grudges and spoke their true feelings to each other, the atmosphere on the scene became relaxed.

Liang and Kikuri, the two despicable guys, also breathed a sigh of relief. They almost thought they had offended the big boss and were about to be severely punished by the angry Xingge.

Kita wiped her tears and said, "I'm so touched. It's so kind of Ijichi-senpai to speak from the heart."

Chen Mo: "Let me tell you, they clearly care about each other, and the problem can be solved by being honest with each other, but they have to be so arrogant. I feel like the tsundere content in this world is too high."

The goal of truth or truth was achieved and the party was almost over. Because playing games took up a lot of time, Kikuri didn't get drunk this time.

She remembered something and asked Chen Mo, "By the way, Chen Mo, how are the preparations for the roadshow you mentioned last time going?"

Chen Mo: "I'm preparing for this. I've asked a band member I trust very much to do it."

Hong Xia, having slightly withdrawn from her previous emotional state, shifted her focus and asked, "Roadshow? Is Brother Chen Mo preparing for something like this?"

Chen Mo: "Yeah, I don't think I've explained it to you in detail yet.

I get my magic from music that's emotionally charged.

I have a client named Jianzi who is being targeted by an evil spirit. To save her, I have to go on an exorcist this weekend, so I need to use a roadshow to build up some mana before the battle."

Xingge: "Is this true? This is too exaggerated."

Even though he had personally experienced the strange magic of "truth," such little tricks were still within the realm of the ordinary. Now that it had suddenly escalated to the task of defeating an evil god and protecting lives, a sense of the extraordinary and strange, along with unease, welled up in him.

Kikuri: "Aren't you going to invite everyone who's finished their band?"

"Want a roadshow?"

Pochi shuddered and began to vibrate at a frequency of 1 Hz. Performing in public on the street? This was simply too terrifying for a poor social anxiety patient!

I've just barely adapted to performing in a closed livehouse, and my brain would freeze from time to time when I was entertaining guests at work. I can't take on such a difficult challenge all of a sudden!

When Boqi thought about performing on the street and that passersby might ignore him or even point fingers at him in public, he felt like he was about to explode.

Chen Mo held Boqi's shoulders with both hands and calmed her down from her shock: "I originally planned to ask the Ending Band to participate, but after thinking about it, I decided to give up.

We've already agreed that this first performance is of great significance, so it'd be best if it were performed under the stars. On the other hand, asking Pochi-chan to perform outdoors would be too much of a stretch for her."

Pochi-chan put her little heart back into her stomach, then nodded and said, "Yeah, yeah, that's it! Chen Mo is still so considerate, that's great!"

Hong Xia: "Brother Chen Mo, is this really okay? You won't be in danger, right?"

Chen Mo: "It's okay. A little less mana won't be a big deal. You won't die!"

Kita: "That's too low a requirement!"

-

At the entrance of the izakaya, it was time to leave. Chen Mo said goodbye to everyone: "You guys go first. I'm going to go to RING and prepare other things."

"Master Mage! I'm here!"

At this moment, Jianzi's voice was heard. She trotted over to Chen Mo:

Chen Mo: "Didn't we agree to meet at RING? You're being too impatient waiting here."

Jianzi: "I feel at ease following the Master. Just now on the road, I saw an evil spirit appearing in the distance. I almost got entangled by it. It was so scary."

Seeing an acquaintance, Kikuri happily greeted him, "Hey, isn't that Komiko? You saw the evil spirit again? You must have worked so hard."

Jianzi: "Ah, hello, Sister Juli, I'm fine. Master, wait until this weekend, after we destroy that mountain god, I will no longer be attacked by evil spirits."

Xingge: "Really? This kid's life must be so hard. It seems Chen Mo is still capable of doing some good things."

Chen Mo waved his hand: "Then, Jianzi and I will go to RING first. See you all!"

Chen Mo and Jianzi left, and when everyone else was preparing to leave, Boqi stood there, staring blankly at Jianzi's receding back.