Zongman: Nagasaki Sushi's adopted brother

"No!"

"Okay, okay. Don't think too much, let's play the joker card!" Hong Xia took out a deck of cards from her pocket, intending to change the whole atmosphere by playing games.

She tossed the cards lightly in her hand, making a crisp sound, and then shuffled them skillfully.

Seeing this, Aine raised her hand, made a strong gesture, and said confidently: "Sure, I'm really good at drawing joker cards~"

Her face was filled with a confident smile, as if victory was already waving to her.

"Lixi and Sushi, come along too~" Hongxia invited Sushi and Lixi.

"No thanks." Li Xi shook her head and continued to look out the window. A hint of disinterest flashed in her eyes, as if the scenery outside attracted her more than the card game.

"Is Tanuki scared?"

"what?"

"Ah~ Li Xi is scared, coward~"

Provoked, Li Xi slammed the table and said to Ai Yin, "Come on, don't worry if you lose!"

"Hey, I'm not afraid of you~" Aine raised her head and said to Riki with her chin facing him.

"What about Su Shi?" Hong Xia asked Su Shi who had not yet answered.

"Sure~ But I don't really know how to play. Can you teach me?" Su Shi closed his eyes, gave a wry smile to everyone, and successfully joined the game.

The four of them started playing ghost cards during their journey.

During the game, Hongxia would occasionally catch Aine cheating, Li Xi would occasionally make unhappy sounds because he drew a joker card, and Su Shi would secretly pass his cards while keeping a smile on his face.

The scene became very warm, and the end of the whole game...

With Su Shi winning twenty out of twenty, Li Xi broke through the defense and stopped playing, and the game ended abruptly.

...

...

..

On the plane flying to China, Bai Ye sat by the window, looking at the clouds outside.

Under the sunlight, the clouds seem to be coated with a layer of gold, like a dream castle in the sky.

"Bai Ye, are you really coming to see me?"

Electronic text of instructions flashed on Bai Ye's phone, and through the text he could feel a hint of fear and shame on the other side.

"Let's meet, Command."

"Some things are better explained in person. I also have a lot of questions for you."

On the other end of the phone, there was silence for a long time.

"..."

"All right"

"I'm waiting for you"

Chapter 151 Xiangzi, who has forgotten everything, cannot ride in a Maybach

On the same Shinkansen, different carriages.

Shoko Toyokawa sat alone in the corner and started her journey home.

The lights in the carriage were dim, and the passengers were immersed in their own world, as if there was an invisible barrier between them and her.

Her cell phone kept buzzing, making Toyokawa Shoko's pocket shake wildly.

The screen was lit up with an incoming call from the agency, the green phone icon flickering in the darkness like a hungry firefly, waiting to devour her last glimmer of hope.

It goes without saying that the sudden disbanding of Ave Mujica will inevitably lead to accountability from above.

Not only that, she also signed an agreement with her grandfather.

Ave Mujica can obtain unconditional resource support from the Toyokawa family, but two conditions must be met.

1. The band must remain profitable.

2. The band must have existed for at least three years.

If profitability cannot be maintained for three years, Shoko Toyokawa will be taken back to the Toyokawa family.

Accept all arrangements made by the family.

Now that Ave Mujica has disbanded, they will have to pay a large sum of liquidated damages to the agency and have violated the agreement with their grandfather.

Shoko Toyokawa's future fate is now clear.

This Shinkansen high-speed train trip is not so much a journey home as it is her final journey to obey her fate.

The Shinkansen sped along the track, and the wind whistled outside the window, telling of her helplessness and sorrow.

【This is all fate】

Shoko Toyokawa looked up at the scenery outside the window. The trees, flowers and plants in front of her no longer had any color, but turned into solid black.

The scenery passing rapidly outside the window was reflected in her pupils, but it was as if she had lost the ability to perceive colors, and everything became dull and lifeless.

My future has become dark.

Xiangzi fell into memories...

She remembered the bold words she had said to Bai Ye on the rooftop, and the extremely confident look on his face when he declared war on Aurora.

She recalled the calmness with which she had searched for candidates and finally gathered them together in order to form Ave Mujica.

She recalled the perfect curtain call at her first performance and the official launch of Ave Mujica.

She remembered the performance at the Budokan, the beginning of the collapse of everything.

I've always been a joke

It was not until now that Xiangzi realized that everything was a joke played by fate on her.

Hachiman Kailing, Yutenji Wakami, and Sankaku Hatsuka, they never stood on his side from the beginning to the end.

The so-called galactic battleship she had assembled was riddled with holes from the very beginning.

Xiangzi began to recall what happened in the previous meeting.

Miao Meng sneered at her.

Hailing acted high and mighty as if it had nothing to do with her.

Chuhua's indecisive entanglement.

All of them are omens of collapse.

All of them are wrong

In order to forcibly control the direction of the band, Xiangzi fell into darkness and became a dictatorial tyrant.

She gave up everything and devoted everything to Ave Mujica, but completely lost herself on this path.

"Even children know that if they do something wrong, they will be punished."

"Why do you protect her like this?"

"Why does she hurt you so recklessly?"

Mortis's words kept replaying in Xiangzi's mind, like a sad melody, repeating over and over again, making it impossible for her to escape.

Although the slap marks on her face had disappeared, they still conveyed pain, as if reminding her of the mistakes she had made.

It's all her own fault.

Mu had been reminding Xiangzi from the very beginning.

But at that time, Shoko Toyokawa didn't care about these things.

She didn't even care about Mu anymore and just ignored Mu's concern and reminders.

Obviously, she was the one who cherished him the most, but he was hurt the most by her.

I am not human

Toyokawa Shoko's tears of repentance could not stop flowing. She hated herself and hated her arrogant self-esteem.

I hate myself

I hate it

I want to forget everything

[This way, the pain won’t continue.]

What Ave Mujica, what Oblivionis, what Aurora, what Magician, what End Band, what Mygo...

Who is Wakaba Mu? Who is Bai Ye? Who is Gao Song Deng? Who is Su Shi? Who is Li Xi? ...

Who is Shoko Toyokawa?

None of it has anything to do with me anymore.

All forgotten

【All should be forgotten】

I am no one

With her eyes hollow, Toyokawa Shoko had truly forgotten everything. Her heart was like a dead wasteland, without any ups and downs, or any emotional fluctuations.

Her cheek no longer ached slightly, as if the slap mark had completely disappeared without a trace.

Her heart no longer hurt, nor "beat", as if it had turned into a cold stone, and she had no perception of anything in the world.

The world has nothing to do with her anymore.

Shoko Toyokawa completed her self-baptism.

"Ding Dong—We have arrived at the final destination. Please get off the bus one by one. Please be careful with your belongings."

The Shinkansen arrived at its destination.

Xiangzi stood up slowly, his movements mechanical and slow, like a puppet that had lost its soul.

【Go home】

Toyokawa Shoko walked aimlessly among the crowd.

Her eyes were looking straight ahead, but without any focus, as if her soul had already left her body, leaving only an empty shell moving mechanically.

Her steps became heavier and heavier, as if she was dragging invisible shackles.

She walked step by step, as if walking towards the guillotine, and each step was accompanied by inner struggle and pain.

Finally, she walked out of the station. The noise outside gradually subsided, leaving only her lonely figure, which seemed particularly abrupt in the crowd.

A pure black Maybach drove up to her at the right moment.

"beep--"

The car window facing Xiangzi fell down.

Xiangzi's grandfather's resolute eyes caught Xiangzi's sight, and there was an unquestionable majesty in those eyes.

"Xiangzi, I've been following a series of reports..."

"You don't have to worry about anything..."

"The compensation will be paid by me..."

"Come back to me."

Grandpa's words were spoken slowly and seriously into Toyokawa Shoko's ears.

The voice was like a huge bell, echoing in Xiangzi's ears. Every word seemed to have a thousand-pound force, pressing her to the point of suffocation.

Xiangzi's pupils shrank slightly, as if pricked by a needle, and then he slowly nodded.

【it's all over】

Just as she was about to open the door of the Maybach.

A strong hand tightly grasped Xiangzi's right hand as he was about to open the car door.