Gravity Girl Shining

Gao Songdeng faced the microphone and conveyed her beliefs to every audience member in the hall.

"Even if we're hurt, we have to find our place again!"

The music started again amid the audience's cheers.

“This is our breath, our music—chu jiusheng (a homophone of the Japanese word for breathing)!”

The stage lights suddenly dimmed, but in the darkness, a torrent of countless emotions continued to surge.

……

(lyrics)

Stuck in the quagmire of determining right and wrong.

A night road with no way to go in all directions.

I am alone.

He stopped in fear, his eyes tightly closed.

Running in a hurry, but leaving scars again.

I am always anxious and uneasy.

……

When the lyrics of "Life-saving" sounded, everyone understood that the mourning for the past was over, and the story of MyGo had just begun. This was a firm step towards the future.

Shiina Riki's drumsticks fell heavily, drawing sharp arcs in the air. Every beat of this song seemed to carry weight, striking the hearts of everyone present.

This is the song Deng wrote for her, and her response is to add more and denser drum beats during the arrangement process. She wants to respond to Deng with her hands and also release her inner cry.

In the Haneda Academy wind instrument club practice room, fourteen-year-old Shiina Riki stood in a corner, her trumpet gleaming coldly in the sunlight. Though still a junior high student, she had already immersed herself in wind instruments for years. Among her peers, she was undeniably outstanding, and even against the other senior members of the wind instrument club, she was confident she wouldn't be far behind.

Since joining the wind band, she has been showered with praise.

but……

"As expected of Shiina-san's sister!"

"This is incredible, Maki's sister."

"Although it's not as good as Maki, this level is already amazing."

These words were like invisible chains, entangling her tighter and tighter. No matter how much she achieved, she would never be recognized, simply because she was Shiina Maki's younger sister.

Until one sunny afternoon, in a corner of Haneda Junior High School, Shiina Riki sat on the ground, hugging her knees and crying silently.

From that day on, she quit the trumpet band and never touched the trumpet again.

"I hate trumpets."

Shiina Riki said this to her instructor who tried to dissuade her.

"I'm going to play drums and develop into a professional band in the future."

Drawing strength from her memories, Shiina Riki's drumming became even more rapid. Her long black hair flew with her intense movements, and sweat trickled down her jawline. But... the cheers from the audience below the stage were the best compliment she could receive.

Here, Deng transforms all her unspeakable emotions into songs, and Shiina Riki also gains recognition and realizes her own value through her own efforts.

Tatsuki Shiina found his home in breathing (music).

……

(lyrics)

If somewhere, there is something precious.

I will be afraid of losing.

Not wanting to be bound by others.

……

Hidden behind the scenes, Hachiman Kailing watched the spirited Shiina Riki on the stage. As Riki's best friend, she knew better than anyone what kind of transformation he had gone through, and she was genuinely happy that Shiina Riki had found his home.

but……

A certain dark emotion was unconsciously growing in her heart.

"Why can Lixi let it go?"

“Why was she able to find new life in a new band?”

"Why can't I find my true home?"

Hachiman Kailing is a legendary mercenary who plays part-time for more than 30 bands. This also means that she has been searching for more than 30 bands in a row but has never been able to find her own home.

In her heart, which she has never told anyone, in the memory that even Riki does not know, Hachiman Kailing has always been trapped in the shadow of that long-disbanded band.

Her first band, and also her nightmare.

Jealousy was quietly growing, and at the same time, an unprecedented desire was ignited in her heart.

“I want a home like this, too.”

……

(lyrics)

Conventions and clichés, those are not my thing.

Stay true to yourself, breathe steadily, that's all.

The reason I exist here, though I can't express it in words.

But can you feel it through this melody?

……

The life-saving tune reached a climax, and Lenai's fingertips, holding the pick, jumped on the guitar strings.

"I will play guitar in SPACE for the rest of my life!"

This has been her ideal since childhood.

"Why are you shutting down SPACE? This is where I belong!"

This was the first time she lost her temper with her grandmother.

“There will always be someone who will create a new home.”

On the night SPACE closed, the former legendary musician simply ruffled her silver hair.

“SPACE is just a passing passage on the journey. Your destination is created by others, so you have to find it yourself.”

So, when Kaname Rana heard Uehara Hibiki talk about the "lifelong band" in the RING cafe, she broke into his practice room on her own.

"Now I have found the home I wanted!"

When the song ended, there was thunderous applause. Kaname looked straight ahead, her heterochromatic eyes seeming to see through the darkness, catching sight of the old man in the sound control room across from the stage.

But soon, her attention was drawn to the interesting woman.

"MyGo wasn't going smoothly in the beginning. We encountered all sorts of problems..."

In the new round of MC, Takamatsu Deng recalled the precious past and began to unconsciously name other members of the band and reveal their embarrassing stories.

"Lena is often missing, so we have to go look for her specifically."

Kaname Rakuna blinked her heterochromatic eyes, turned her head away as if nothing had happened and pretended not to hear, turning herself from a band girl into a cat girl again.

"Aine always says she's too tired and wants to cut back on practice."

"Hey!"

The pink girl protested immediately, but blushed amid the good-natured laughter from the audience.

"Lixi always stays up late, and sometimes you can see dark circles under his eyes..."

"Light! Stop it!"

Shiina Riki suddenly became anxious and quickly interrupted the process of deciphering Deng's dark history.

Gao Songdeng came to his senses and returned to the topic.

"Even so, we are all working hard to maintain the band's home. This is our next song, "Bi Tian Ban Zou"!"

……

(lyrics)

You have worked very hard.

Even if you fall.

Just stand up again.

Keep working hard all the way, because it's just standing here.

We have tried our best.

……

Chihaya Aine gradually became more and more in tune with the song of the lamp, swaying up and down with her guitar, her long pink hair dancing with the rhythm. Her mind flashed back to the bits and pieces of her journey, even though most of them were painful memories, but the smile on her face never changed.

The days when I hid in bed and cried after failing to study abroad.

Emails glaring on the phone screen.

The expressions of father and mother as if they wanted to say something but hesitated.

as well as……

During my first band practice, I only knew basic chords.

When facing Kaname, the huge gap in their guitar skills was revealed.

His fingers were rubbed and wounded, but he still couldn't keep up with Li Xi's strict demands.

But all those failures and pains have now been transformed into a shining sense of accomplishment on the stage.

Chihaya Aine is needed by this band and loved by the audience.

Chihaya Aine is shining!

……

(lyrics)

You worked very hard yesterday.

Can't get what you want.

Just like this day after day.

I also know that you work hard, because I know it.

Please stop hiding your true feelings.

……

Chihaya Aine's brilliance made Miao Mengqin feel as if she saw herself, and the vitality bursting out of the song made her eyes warm, as if the song was about herself.

This beauty anchor who pursues fashion and sexiness thought of her family in Kumamoto, the humiliation of being ridiculed as "rustic" when she first arrived in Tokyo, and the dreams hidden deep in her heart.

Yutenji Wakamu warned himself in his heart: "Yes, how can I stop here?"

Although her beauty channel is still in its growth stage, it is just a stepping stone and she will not be limited to being just a host.

Miao Mengqin will continue to work hard, enter the music field, and then step by step...

The flame of ambition received new fuel.

On the stage, when Bitianbanzhuo finished, Gao Songdeng held her knees and began to breathe heavily. Since she formed the band, her physical strength has always been a huge shortcoming.

Faced with this scene, the band members immediately gathered around.

Aine handed over the glass of water.

"Drink slowly, don't rush."

Su Shi held her shoulders from behind, his voice unusually soft.

"Breathe with your belly, like this—"

The spotlight shifted to Uehara Hibiki, who temporarily took over the MC duties and began a question-and-answer session with Riki. The two band management staff temporarily interrupted Hibiki's MC duties and began to discuss the band's specific matters. When Hibiki Takamatsu regained her composure, the spotlight shifted again. She looked at the countless expectant eyes in the audience and smiled sheepishly.