Gravity Girl Shining

The dream that had existed in them since childhood.

The dream that was once forgotten by Toyokawa Shoko.

This time, Toyokawa Shoko received love and was able to defeat the doll called Oblivion.

But if she were Ye Mu, she would still be trapped in an endless performance, trapped in the puppet called death.

"Just like when we were kids, I'm Mortis."

Wakaba Mu hugged the guitar tightly with a calm smile on his face.

"I have no fear of death."

"That's too much, Mu. Don't worry, as Mortis's elder sister, I, Oblivionis, will always protect you."

Facing Mu, who was no different from when he was a child, Toyokawa Shoko couldn't help laughing. When there were no outsiders around, Mu still liked to say weird things as always.

"In the world view I'm designing, masks will be an important image. Covering your face can temporarily block the outside world's attention. For the remaining three positions, I will slowly look for suitable candidates. They will all be very friendly and will not make Mu feel alienated..."

Shoko Toyokawa also talked about her vision for the future.

But in Wakaba Mu's inner world, a shock was happening.

……

"Mu! Why did you agree to Xiangzi? Forming a band will only make Mu miserable. I don't want to see Mu miserable."

The doll hugged the girl's little white socks and begged with all her might.

“Because that’s Xiang.”

This answer was enough, and despite the girl's resistance, the doll retreated back into the darkness, but the seed had been planted.

It was a puppet that protected Mu, but now it is just a rootless duckweed.

When Mu suffers because of Xiangzi, that is when it gains strength.

When Mu escapes because of Xiangzi, that is when it gets its name.

When Mu "died" because of Xiangzi, that was the day when it gained life and "resurrected" again.

……

"Xiang, I have a gift for you."

"Ugh?"

Shoko Toyokawa interrupted her explanation of her worldview and watched Mu take out a familiar yet unfamiliar square box from the other side of the basement and slowly open it in front of her.

"Xiang, your keyboard."

The piano case contains Toyokawa Shoko's former treasures.

The instrument she plays in Crychic.

When she left the family, she took nothing but her mother's doll.

This is naturally the case with this expensive keyboard.

If I remember correctly, its final destination should be...

"On the day of Crychic's live performance, Xiang left. Everyone left Xiang's keyboard in the live house, waiting for him to come back, and then..."

Shoko Toyokawa never went to the practice room again.

Until that rainy day.

Shoko Toyokawa once again thought of the message that she had not sent in time.

"After everyone stopped coming to Crychic, I took the keyboard home."

Ruoye Mu will not cry, but her heart will shed tears.

"I have been waiting for today to return it to Xiang."

"Mu!"

Toyokawa Shoko felt a mixture of emotions as she touched the familiar keys. The money for this keyboard undoubtedly came from the Toyokawa family, a part of her life she desperately wanted to part with. However, the memories and feelings condensed within it were a treasure she could never forget.

"Then I'll take it, Mu, thank you."

……

The supermarket was the same as usual at night, but Shoko Toyokawa couldn't find the familiar clerk.

"Giant? I heard from the store manager today that he resigned."

Looking at the brown-haired JK with an indifferent attitude, Toyokawa Shoko was stunned.

"What do you mean by resigning?"

"It means I want to concentrate on the band."

A familiar voice came from behind. This time, Uehara Hibiki was no longer wearing work clothes, but appeared here in private clothes.

Shoko Toyokawa suddenly lost all her tension and worries. Just looking at Hibiki Uehara, a feeling of peace filled her chest.

"It scared me, but it was just a decision... It was the Titan's decision, so I think there must be a reason for it."

"I'm very proud of you. You're worthy of having blue hair."

Uehara Hibiki stood beside Toyokawa Shoko very naturally, and the guitar cases in their hands knocked against each other lightly, making a dull sound.

"We must make some changes and not stand still."

"Ah."

As the two looked at each other affectionately, Chafa finally couldn't hold on any longer.

"Don't show off your affection in front of me! Giant, you happy bastard, I'm going to kick your ass today..."

But looking at the innocent face of Toyokawa Shoko, Chafa finally couldn't say it out loud.

"Just wait for our joint encirclement and suppression!"

Twenty minutes later, Uehara Hibiki stepped over Chafa's body and returned to Toyokawa Shoko.

"Blue hair, it's over...what are you doing?"

"A hymn of praise for your battle."

Toyokawa Shoko stopped playing the keyboard.

"Every time I just watched you enter the battlefield, but I couldn't do anything. I felt a little bit unwilling."

Damn it, I shouldn’t have turned on the concentration skill. I didn’t hear anything.

"I'm sorry, I was so engrossed in the battle that I didn't hear your music. But I accept your kindness."

"Nothing, I didn't increase the volume in the first place. After all, there are ordinary guests, and I can't disturb them."

Toyokawa Shoko seemed to have completed some meaningful milestone. She looked at her hands and smiled happily.

"I can't fight like you guys over half-price bento, but I still have fun playing my favorite songs and making a scene like this, regardless of etiquette and other people's gazes."

The former Crychic is the elegant cry of Toyokawa Shoko, the eldest daughter of the Toyokawa Group.

But the future Ave Mujica will be the martyr Toyokawa Shoko, who is crazy about regaining power over fate.

"This sentence has the rebellious flavor of being in a band."

Uehara Hibiki gave a thumbs up, but then looked at Toyokawa Shoko packing up her keyboard.

Wow, Roland V-Combo VR-730.

This is much more expensive than the one owned by Uehara Hibiki.

But looking at the appearance, it doesn't look like a brand new one, more like a second-hand item that has been used for a while.

"Is this something you just bought?"

"No, this is the keyboard I used when I was at Crychic. I went to a few music stores before coming to the supermarket and estimated a similar price."

Shoko Toyokawa closed the piano case and reached out to Hibiki Uehara.

"Today, I have a story to tell you. In return, I hope you can accompany me to a place where I can buy this keyboard filled with memories."

……

Fifteen minutes later, on the tram traveling through the night, the two held hands and sat side by side.

"Hibiki, how much do you know about my origins?"

This question still comes.

Uehara Hibiki looked at Toyokawa Shoko and told her his guess and the process of verification bit by bit.

"I had heard from Deng and Riki before that you were the eldest daughter of Tsuki no Mori. Now that you've become my neighbor, I thought your family might have fallen on hard times. But after I confessed, I wanted to get to know you better, so I approached Deng to ask him about it."

"The Toyokawa Group is truly a behemoth. But as far as I know, it's still thriving, with advertisements everywhere. No wonder they couldn't imagine your withdrawal from Crychic was related to financial circumstances. So, the question arises: your family is so prosperous, how did you, the eldest daughter, end up in this situation? So, I started searching for news about the Toyokawa Group from the month before and after the Crychic era, and I'm starting to understand a little bit."

Uehara Hibiki took out his cell phone and found a page on a news website. It was about the Toyokawa Group being defrauded in a land acquisition case and the person in charge resigning.

The news did not mention the specific name of the person in charge, but at that time, this was the only news available, so it was probably correct.

"Well, the person in charge is my father."

Shoko Toyokawa carefully recounted all the causes and consequences of Crychic, from her mother's funeral, the Tsuki no Mori Music Festival... until that rainy day.

Originally, those secrets were only known by her other half, but now, Toyokawa Shoko has someone to confide in.

"I couldn't forgive my grandfather's indifference, so I ran away from that home and chose to live with my father. I didn't care about material things, I just wanted to be with my real family. But..."

Toyokawa Shoko's father was an alcoholic loser.

Perhaps it was the death of his wife that broke his heart.

Perhaps it was the failure in business that shattered his courage.

In short, he was addicted to alcohol all day long and relied on a little savings, the minimum living allowance for the unemployed, and his daughter's income from working to make ends meet.

Shoko Toyokawa's sacrifice and enlightenment did not bring her the warmth of family affection, but instead turned into a year-long mental torture.

Uehara Hibiki clenched his fists.

He was trying hard to control his anger.

That guy is Xiangzi's father, violence can't solve the problem.

Taking a deep breath, Uehara Hibiki raised their holding hands.

"It doesn't matter. What Xiangzi did was the right thing. Good people will be rewarded. That's why I broke my fate and came to you. I will make you happy."

Chapter 58: Xiangzi, I’m sorry.

The train stopped at Asukayama Station.

Just before getting off the train, Uehara Hibiki couldn't help but glance towards the end of the carriage. Behind the glass door that connected to the next carriage, a pair of eyes were quietly watching them.

Just when Toyokawa Shoko told all her secrets, Uehara Hibiki realized a problem. How could the cold and controlling grandfather she mentioned really be willing to let Toyokawa Shoko, the only heir, escape from his control?

If he had not given up the idea of ​​letting Toyokawa Shoko inherit the family business, then his eyes would definitely be present in Shoko's daily life.

Decisively raise the perception point to Lv.4.

The world seemed to have changed its original form of existence.

The dim starlight passed through the sky illuminated by neon lights, and the honking and shouting a hundred meters away were still as loud as ever.

The girl's slow and comfortable heartbeat beside him was even more fascinating.

And in places farther away from me, those gazes that follow me like a shadow, those vague premonitions that once appeared in my intuition are not illusions. There is indeed someone following and monitoring me.

Although he felt a little unhappy about being followed, Uehara Hibiki didn't want to confront the other party directly.

After all, their purpose was to protect Toyokawa Shoko. According to Shoko's account, she had endured a lot of hardships that year, but she certainly hadn't encountered any danger. This was probably the job of the men in black, and perhaps they also contributed to the lack of the underlying logic of the punks in the era of big girl bands.

It's no wonder Toyokawa Shoko lives in Akabane, a neighborhood with a poor reputation for public safety. Besides being truly broke, she likely doesn't realize she's still shrouded in the shadow of the Toyokawa Group.

However, considering that her strength is not inferior to Li Xi's, the presence of these men in black probably only prevents Xiangzi from going to the police station so frequently to make statements of self-defense.

And...don't get too defensive one day.

Considering that Uehara Hibiki can't be with Toyokawa Shoko 24 hours a day, it's not bad to have such a group of secret bodyguards. After all, Shoko hasn't discovered them in a year, but...