Zongman: Please stop destroying the worldview!

This is completely contrary to my dream of shining brightly on the stage and becoming the center of attention! What should I do?

Chapter 34 I must practice guitar well tonight

Chihaya Aine is a passionate newbie who has just started practicing guitar. Because she once played music at a novice level at a junior high school party and received cheers and applause from the audience, she firmly believes that she has a talent for guitar and can become the focus of the campus party this week.

But she didn't know that the cheers and applause she received during her junior high school performances were not because of how well she played the piano, but because

After being struck by Lenna's superb skills, Aine quickly adjusted her mentality.

Lenai was too immersed in playing the guitar, unlike me who actively interacted with the audience. As long as I practice more and don't fall too far behind in level, I still have a chance to get the audience's attention back on myself!

So at the beginning of this evening, she solemnly wrote on her calendar: "7:00-9:00 guitar practice." She even took a photo of herself holding her guitar and posted it on her WeChat Moments: "Practicing in seclusion, please don't disturb me!"

At 7:05, he finished playing the first two sentences of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" following the teaching video, but it still felt a little difficult. Aiyin thought it would be better to start with the basics and begin practicing how to press the chords naturally.

At 7:15, Aiyin put down his guitar for the nth time and rubbed his sore fingers. The teacher in the instructional video was still patiently explaining the fingering of the C chord, but his attention had already drifted to the buzzing phone on his desk.

"There's still a lot of time left, so let's take a break first."

She clicked on the message and found a funny video from Chen Mo—his cat tried to play guitar, only to get hit in the face by the strings. Aiyin laughed heartily and forwarded it to the group, captioning, "This cat plays better than me."

This is Chen Mo's newly created group called "Mage's Companions". There are many group members in it who are also musicians. Aiyin has become a little star in the group at a very fast speed. While bombarding the group with information at a high intensity, some group members are not very friendly to her.

The person he was talking about was Rikki, who had a panda avatar. He immediately commented in the group: "It's good that you know it, why don't you practice quickly?"

Aiyin replied: "I'm already in contact. I'm going to contact her for two hours tonight!"

Li Xi: “Only two hours?”

Aine: "Don't underestimate two hours. Little by little, it adds up to a lot, understand?"

A group member named "Invincible Cat Car King" protested in the group: "Who filmed me making such a fool of myself?"

Chen Mo: "It was Xiaozhi who did it. She's particularly interested in all small animals. She even thought the Swarm Lord in my basement was cute when she saw him today. What a strong woman."

"What's so cute about that big bug?"

A group member named "Red Ginger" retorted: "They are indeed very cute. Apart from being a little larger, they are also very suitable as pets! Let me show you the pets I have."

She posted a few photos of snakes and lizards to the group, and the group quickly erupted in excitement, splitting into two camps: "These are terrifying, how can they be kept as pets?" and "These exotic pets are amazing, you just don't know how to appreciate them." While everyone was airing their opinions, Aiyin, who didn't even have a pet, enthusiastically joined in the conversation, fanning the flames.

At this moment, Xiao Deng, who had been lurking in the group, suddenly made a move. Xiao Deng remained silent, posting a series of photos of various insects he had taken, ranging from tiny insects curled up under rocks to majestic beetles.

The picture of Xiao Deng caused panic among several group members who were afraid of insects. They said that these insects were too scary and they would never let them appear in their homes.

If she said something like that, Xiao Deng would become withdrawn and sad again! Aine was immediately filled with righteous indignation and started a debate with several insect-phobic friends, while also trying to comfort Xiao Deng's easily hurt heart.

Fortunately, Aine is not fighting alone. Rikki, who was full of disgust towards her just now, is now fighting alongside her: How dare you dislike the insects of the lamp!

7:45, after a great victory in the group chat, when Aiyin picked up the guitar again, the guitar case hit the corner of the table with a "bang".

"Wait!" She touched the almost invisible scratch and suddenly remembered a video she had seen of repairing car paint with toothpaste.

She did it right away! When she was wiping the guitar for the third time, which had no damage at all, her mother poked her head in and said, "Ain, you've only used half of that tube of toothpaste. Are you brushing the guitar...?"

Her mother's words jolted Aine awake: "Aine, Aine, why are you so lazy? Didn't you say you'd practice hard so you could shine on stage?! It's been almost an hour, and you haven't practiced anything!"

Five minutes later, she was still unsatisfied and started scrolling through short videos, her fingers sliding mechanically, one after another: a guitar master's speed playing, a collection of funny mistakes, and even an advertisement for "Learn guitar in ten minutes" - "This looks easier than the tutorials I saw!" She excitedly clicked on the collection and planned to watch it "later".

Rikki seemed to have mentioned that their performance was sandwiched between two senior bands' performances. What if their performance was too outstanding and we didn't get much attention? Let me check -

It's Afterglow. This band is quite famous now, but their lead guitarist looks so fierce and a bit scary.

At this time, Li Xi sent a private message: "How is your guitar practice going?"

Aine: "I'm practicing, I'm practicing. Rikki, don't worry about me!"

Li Xi: "I've seen you sending messages non-stop in the chat group since just now. Are you really practicing?"

Aine: "Really, I've already started researching Afterglow's opponent."

Li Xi: “Huh!?”

8:20 After being teased by Li Xiha, Aiyin stretched, picked up the guitar again, and looked at the clock hanging on the wall. Although a lot of time was wasted, the night was still long.

The phone suddenly rang again, and a special reminder sound told Aiyin that the video owner she followed had updated the video—it was actually Miao Mengqin, so she had to watch it!

Ain is a die-hard fan of Miao Meng, and her favorite channel is her makeup channel. However, Miao Meng seems to be considering a transformation recently, and has tried various themes.

"Double your meow meow! Look, this is the new drum set that Meow Meng bought. From today on, I will work hard towards music!"

Miao Meng has transitioned to the music track. She has tried exploring food restaurants, but apart from the Matcha Dinosaur episode, she had no traffic at all.

I also tried the supernatural direction, but was completely crushed by veterans like Jinggen Xinlong and Shentong Rom, and the popularity was lost after all the efforts.

So she decided to switch to the music route. Now is the era of big girl bands. If she can join a famous band, she might be able to soar to fame and realize her dream of entering the entertainment industry!

Miao Meng started posting videos of her practicing drums today. Coincidentally, she is ambidextrous and her teacher praised her for her talent when she was practicing drums before.

As for claiming that you are a novice, this is of course a lie!

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When Aine looked up again, it was almost 10 o'clock.

She saw a video in the chat group sent by a group member named "Guitar Hero". It was a video of someone playing guitar in a closet. His level was even higher than Lenai's.

Chen Mo: "Pochi-chan, did you practice guitar for another 6 hours today?"

Guitar Hero: "Well, I don't have anything else to do when I get home."

This conversation woke Aiyin up, "Oh no! Why did I waste so much time again?" Her heart tightened, and she quickly put down her phone and picked up the guitar again.

This time, she was determined to practice seriously! She tuned the instrument, adjusted her posture, and took a deep breath—and then she found that her fingers couldn't press the strings tightly enough, and the sound was muffled, like a duck with its neck pinched.

"Why is it still so difficult..." She scratched her hair irritably and glanced at the time - 10:20.

"How about... practice tomorrow?" As soon as this thought came to her mind, she shook her head fiercely. "No! I have to practice for a full hour today!"

She gritted her teeth and persevered for five minutes, but her fingers became increasingly painful and the rhythm became a mess. Frustration surged over her like a tide, and she put down her guitar in frustration and collapsed on the sofa in a daze.

"Or, just run away like this..."

This thought took root in her mind, and when Aine's eyes caught sight of the two dark suitcases placed next to the sofa, the thought of escape turned into a cold, hard needle that pierced her heart and caused her pain.

She lied to everyone and said that she didn't return to Japan from the UK to attend high school because of family reasons. She ran back in disgrace.

He came from a wealthy family, was loved by his parents, and was good at both physical and academic performance. He was the king of the children when he was young and became the student council president in junior high school.

Chihaya Aine grew up in such a beautiful environment, and therefore never thought that the world would become cold and cruel from another perspective.

Just because she thought it was cool and something she could talk about later, Aine made the hasty decision to study abroad in high school.

She proudly told all her classmates and friends about her decision, and her vanity was greatly satisfied by their wide-eyed exclamations and envy.

But when she actually came to the UK and started her foreign life in London, Aiyin found that studying abroad was not as good as she thought.

In the city where the rain was continuous and even the air seemed to have a dark filter, Aine experienced loneliness and confusion for the first time.

Being away from home, missing family, not adapting to the food and weather, and not getting used to the foreign life rules are all minor problems.

The biggest problem is that Aine found herself for the first time without friends and becoming a lonely person.

The English level she had trained before going abroad was far from enough to cope with actual communication. When she introduced herself, she found that her poor English could not enable her to communicate fluently with others.

Just like that, she missed the best opportunity to communicate and get to know her classmates and teachers. For the first time in her life, Aiyin felt the loneliness and helplessness of being abandoned by the world. She finally collapsed less than two weeks later.

The three-year study abroad plan ended before it even began. The brilliant and beloved President Chihaya fled back from London like a stray dog.

"No, no, I can't run away anymore. Stop thinking about these things!"

Aine shook her head, trying to shake off those bad memories.

"I was encouraging Xiao Deng to move forward, but why is she sad about that incident again?

I have to try harder, just try harder! I have to learn guitar today!"

11:30 Aine lay on her bed, staring at the ceiling.

The guitar was leaning against the wall, with the rubber band hanging on the strings that she had just plucked out of boredom; the phone screen was on, showing the screen usage time for today - 4 hours and 37 minutes, of which the guitar teaching app only accounted for 17 minutes.

"What did I do tonight?" She covered her face in frustration.

I planned to practice for two hours, but I spent half an hour tuning the piano, two hours on my phone, and two hours on other miscellaneous things. The actual time I spent practicing the piano... was less than twenty minutes.

Face the reality, there is no way she can practice guitar to the point where she can perform on stage in just two or three days, let alone steal the audience's attention from Lenai.

Aine thought to herself that in this situation, it seemed that the only thing she could do was hope for a miracle to happen.

Miracle, miracle,,,,, who can bring magic and miracles?

Aiyin suddenly jumped up from the bed and slapped her forehead. How could she have forgotten that there was a real magician in the band! Didn't Chen Mo say that he would accept the commission to help for only 15,000 yen?

Aiyin rummaged through her wallet. Her parents usually doted on her, so this amount of money could easily be taken out from her pocket money.

She immediately found Chen Mo's account on her phone and sent him a private message asking for help: "Momomomo, help me!"

Chen Mo: "What's wrong, my dear Captain Chihaya?"

Aine: "Do you have what's commonly known as guitar magic? The kind where you hit me on the forehead and I instantly transform into a guitar expert?"

Chen Mo: "I laughed. If I knew this kind of spell, I would have used it on myself long ago."

Aine: "...yes. What should I do? I'm about to perform on stage, and my guitar skills definitely won't be up to par!"

Chen Mo: "Take this and talk to Rikki. Ask her to change the shop and let Lenai take the lead. Just show your appreciation. That's what I did during my last roadshow."

"But then I'll just become air, right?!"

"You have so many problems!"

Chen Mo thought for a moment and suggested to Aiyin, "I don't have a spell that can make you a music master quickly. But I do have a spell that can make your guitar practice last for seven days in one hour."

Aine was very surprised: "Really? Thank you, Momo!"

Chen Mo: "Don't thank me yet. You should try another method first. My magic might be a bit... boring for you."

Aine: "It's okay! As long as I can practice guitar quickly!"

Humph, with the help of the magical Chen Mo, I don’t have to worry anymore!

Aiyin put her worries aside and lay back on the bed, she started to think about more important things, such as the name of the band, the costumes for the performance, and the signatures designed for everyone...

Under my careful planning, once the band becomes a huge success, I will create a new fashion brand to collaborate with the band, allowing Anno Tokyo's business to cross the ocean and connect Japan and Europe.