Chapter 28 Why play Kasuga Shadow!

On the stage, they are glamorous; off the stage, they are servile.

The shadow of spring brought back those beautiful memories of Xiangzi, rushing into his dry heart like a surge of dirt.

The proud past contrasts with the miserable present...

Even the lights have begun to move forward again in confusion, but I am still staying where I am, licking my wounds alone.

At that time, I even boasted about a "community of shared destiny." Haha, I thought I had let go of everything, but in fact, I hadn't let go of anything...

I came here today to congratulate Aine-chan on her performance... to be happy that my former teammate has left Crychic, and... to say goodbye to Suye...

Why……

His vision gradually blurred, and Xiangzi seemed to see the young lady who had never touched women in the past. Tears slid down to the ground, shattering her past life.

Xiangzi couldn't help but reach out his hands to the people on the stage, as if he wanted to catch the light in front of him, or as if he wanted the girl on the stage to gently hold his hand.

But when Xiangzi clenched her fingers, only the restless air responded to her.

Those good times...are already in the past.

"Please don't let go again."

As the lamp sang these lyrics, Xiangzi's last bit of sanity finally snapped.

As if disgusted with his own weak behavior of reaching out and longing for the past, Xiangzi turned and ran out, tears falling in the air.

"Xiangzi..."

After seeing Xiangzi running out, Mu, who was standing next to her, turned her head and looked at Aiyin on the stage.

Aine-chan, should I go after Shoko… What are my thoughts?

After hesitating for a moment, Mu seemed to have made up his mind.

I wanted to go...and comfort her.

She followed Xiangzi's steps and turned to leave the live scene.

At the same time, this scene was also seen by Su Shi who was looking around.

Su Shi's eyes were full of shock. She began to turn her head and look at the people around her. At this time, she had no intention of playing, and the sound of the bass in her hand gradually weakened.

Xiao Deng... Li Xi...

The shock in Su Shi's eyes gradually turned into panic, confusion and regret.

She always felt as if she had been abandoned by the whole world. The four people on the stage were all immersed in the melody of Haruka Kage, and she was the only one who seemed so disconnected.

Why? This is different from what I thought. It’s completely different!

Why did Xiao Deng sing "Haruka Shadow"? Shouldn't "Haruka Shadow" belong to everyone, Crychic? Why did they let this unknown band perform it?

Do they no longer miss Crychic?

With these doubts and a heavy heart, Su Shi finally waited for the last line of Kasuga Ying's lyrics to finish.

After Aiyin finished playing, her breathing became heavier. She raised her head and subconsciously glanced at the back, but did not see Xiangzi and Hemu.

Eh? Did Sakki and Xiaomu leave? When did they leave? Seriously, Xiao Deng was already in full swing by the second song. It would have been a shame if they hadn't noticed.

……

After leaving the stage, Aine grabbed Rikki and said, "Hey, Rikki, we succeeded. Isn't this a big success?"

"Stop making so much noise, it's a big! Success! Ah!" Although Li Xi was still arguing with Aine, his excitement could not be concealed in his tone.

Aine laughed: “It’s just a difference in the name.”

The next one to come out after the two of them was Deng. The moment she saw Deng, Aine couldn't help but praise him, "Deng, you sing so well."

"Deng, you really sang..."

"Why...why are you playing Kasuga Shadow!!!"

A heart-wrenching question came out of Su Shi's mouth. This time, her voice was no longer gentle as before. Her words were filled with anger, regret and despair. Every word turned into a sharp blade, stabbing the nameless band that was still in its infancy.

This Sushi is very different from the Sushi in Aine's memory. She feels that Sushi is a little strange, but she also feels that this Sushi seems more humane.

Kasuga Shadow... Does Suyo-san value this song so much? Why can't she play it? It's so beautiful. Perhaps Suyo-san considers this song to be her fondest memory from her time at Crychic?

Although Su Shi's questioning was heartbreaking, Li Xi did not flinch: "Huh?"

Su Shi slowly walked towards them, his tone still filled with anger: "Didn't you say you wouldn't play?"

Li Xi looked at Su Shi calmly: "I never said that."

Su Shi's pupils shrank, and his tone gradually recovered: "Xiao Xiang, I just cried."

Aine was stunned: “Huh?”

Sakki? Crying? Is it because of Kasuga Ying? I didn't see Sakki just now, is it because I heard Kasuga Ying running out? Xiao Mu should have chased after her too.

Su Shi's brows were still furrowed: "Do you know how much damage this has caused her?"

Li Xi crossed his arms and said, "So what? So what? Let that guy cry, what does it have to do with us? We have already parted ways."

Su Shi looked at Li Xi in front of her in disbelief. At this moment, she actually felt that Li Xi in front of her was extremely unfamiliar.

"unacceptable!"

After saying this, Su Shi ran away.

"Mr. Su Shi!" Aiyin couldn't help but sigh as she watched Su Shi gradually disappear into the distance. Really, she just wanted to form a band in peace, but from the beginning until now, everything has been going on.

But then, Aine took out her cell phone from her pocket and opened Xiangzi's chat box.

[Aine: Sakki, where are you?]

[Aine: I have something to ask you.]

[Aine: Sakki-chan, please pay attention to me when you see the message.]

[......]

On the street, Xiangzi had recovered from her crying. She walked alone with her head down on the busy street, seeming so out of tune with everything around her.

From time to time, there were notifications from the phone that expressed particular concern, but Xiangzi was in no mood to check them.

"Snapped!"

Xiangzi only felt her wrist suddenly grabbed, and instinct drove her to turn her head. It was Mu.

She looked at Mu, who was holding her wrist, in a daze. For a moment, she was a little dazed: "Mu..."

"Xiangzi..." Mu swallowed and looked directly into Xiangzi's eyes. "Xiangzi was very sad...so I followed you."

Xiangzi lowered her head. She didn't expect that Mu would follow her. She thought Mu would watch the performance there. What she didn't expect was that one day she would be comforted by Mu.

For a moment, she felt a little complicated. Her pride as Toyokawa Shoko prevented her from accepting Mu's comfort, but her childhood sweetheart status also made her unable to refuse for the time being.

At this moment, the advertisement on the city screen lit up again, and the lyrics and light attracted Xiangzi's attention.

On the screen were photos of Hatsu Sankaku and Mana Junta.

Looking at the familiar blonde girl, an idea began to take shape in Xiangzi's mind.

Chuhua... Let me forget everything about Crychic.

Chapter 29 Cut off the past?

"Xiangzi... do you want to go for a walk?"

Xiangzi withdrew his gaze from the screen, and there was less confusion and more determination in his eyes.

Under Mu's slightly surprised and puzzled gaze, Xiangzi broke free from her hand, his voice a few notes lower than before: "Mu, I... want to cut off my attachment and forget everything."

"Shoko...are you going to forget Crychic?"

Seeing Xiangzi nod, Mu continued to ask, "What about Aiyin?"

Hearing this name, Xiangzi was stunned again, and the smiling girl and the pink sun appeared in his mind uncontrollably.

"Hey, Sakki plays the piano beautifully."

"Sakki, how's it going? My guitar is improving a lot, right? Come on, praise me, praise me."

"Here, Sakki, this is a snack I brought you. I like it very much. I think you will like it too."

"..."

"I..." Xiangzi hesitated. Although he had known Aine for a relatively short time, he was not too short either. When Xiangzi said goodbye to this girl who had barged into his life and illuminated his world, he choked up.

"sakki!"

Xiangzi laughed a bit self-deprecatingly. He had truly fallen. After Deng's voice had pried open his inner defenses, he had collapsed and ran away. He had just said to Mu Mu that he would cut off his attachment and forget everything, but he had become afraid after hearing Aine's name... And now, he was actually hallucinating Aine's voice...

Oh, Shoko Toyokawa, ah, Shoko Toyokawa, you are such a coward.

Suddenly, she felt someone grabbing her wrist. When she turned her head, what came into her eyes was a face that she would never forget in her life.

“Aine…chan?”

Aine said nothing, she grabbed Mu's hand again and pulled them to the park.

Sitting on a park bench, Aine was breathing heavily. The high-intensity physical activity made her feel that her legs were a little out of control.

Xiangzi pretended to be indifferent: "Ain, how did you know I was here?"

Ain didn't say anything. To be exact, she couldn't speak. She just pointed at Mu next to her. Xiangzi naturally knew what Ain meant. He looked at Mu helplessly and didn't say much.

The only sound between the three of them was Aine’s heavy breathing.

After sitting quietly for a minute, Aine finally calmed down. However, she didn't rush to ask Xiangzi about Kasuga Shadow: "Hey, Sakki, how is our "Bi Tian Ban Zou"? "

Xiangzi's voice was still cold: "What is that?"

"Our first song."

"It's pretty good."

"Eh? It sounds so good, so what do you think of my playing?"

"generally."

Hearing this, Aine couldn't help but pout: "Sakki-chan, you're being too much. I've tried so hard, why don't you at least praise me?"

Xiangzi looked at the girl in front of him who was acting coquettishly towards him with complicated eyes.

Aine raised her head and pointed at the sky: "Little Sakki, look at the sky."

"Oh my god? What happened?"

"There are a lot of stars here. They are really beautiful."

"Aine, what do you want to say?"

Aiyin didn't answer Xiangzi, but turned to Mu and said, "Hey, Xiao Mu, I've been running for so long, can you help me buy a bottle of drink? Please, Xiao Mu."

Mu was stunned for a moment, but then she saw Ain winking at her frantically. Even though her emotional intelligence was low, Mu could see the current atmosphere. She nodded in response and got up to leave.

"Thank you, Xiaomu, Love~"

Seeing this, Xiangzi also understood that Aine wanted to have a one-on-one chat with her again, so she turned her head away and stopped looking at Aine.

After Mu's figure disappeared from her sight, Aine turned her head to look at Xiangzi: "Haruhi Ying, it's your memories."

Aine's first words plunged Xiangzi into endless silence.

"When you first opened up to me, you told me that you were the one who pulled Xiao Deng out of this world of your own."

Xiangzi's silence seemed to confirm Aine's guess.

"Haruhi Shadow, I read the lyrics before, and I feel that rather than saying that Xiao Deng wrote Haruhi Shadow for Crychic, it seems more like she wrote it for Sakki."

"Sakki, don't you hope that they can all get out of Crychic? Why are you crying?"

This sentence seemed to touch Xiangzi's bottom line. She turned her head and her voice became a little hoarse: "It was me who destroyed crychic's beautiful memories. It was me who shattered the expectations of the lamp. The lamp has begun to move forward again in confusion, but I, in such a miserable state, am still standing still."

"Sakki, didn't you save Xiao Deng and everyone else? If you think like that, how would they feel?"

"That's why I want to cut off my attachment and forget everything!"

Aine sighed helplessly and continued to look up at the starry sky: "Sakki, if you get lost, look up at the stars and you can find your way again."

Xiangzi looked at Aine with some confusion. She didn't know why Aine said this to her: "What do you mean?"

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