Mygo? Bandori Girls? The goal is The Idolmaster!

Shiina Riki has always admired Konoe Saki, although not as exaggeratedly as his predecessors who admired Afterglow, but that was based on being mentally prepared.

If she was suddenly brought to visit someone, she would just feel extremely embarrassed and then be unable to do anything.

She only focuses on how to behave in a way that doesn't seem rude.

"Xiao Deng should drink milk, right? How about Xiao Lixi?" Saki greeted enthusiastically. "By the way, how's the band going?"

"I...can do anything..." Shiina Riki felt dumbfounded.

But she had practiced with Konoe Saki before and even performed together in a joint live, so shouldn't she be so nervous?

The truth is just the opposite. Shiina Riki's feelings towards Konoe Saki are constantly changing:

At first, she was nervous because she admired Konoe Saki. However, during practice, her nervousness gradually dissipated, and she gradually wanted to become an excellent drummer worthy of this makeshift band.

But after the live performance was a huge success, her admiration for Konoe Saki became even stronger, so strong that she didn't dare to contact her privately. It almost developed to the point where "loyal fans would never contact their idol privately under any circumstances."

Because after the joint live, when talking about Shiina Tatsuki, the students of Haneda no longer simply call her "Maki-senpai's sister" or "the trumpeter who inherited Maki-senpai's position", but treat her like an ordinary person, calling her "Shiina Tatsuki" and "the awesome drummer at the joint live".

The praise of "She is worthy of being Maki-senpai's sister" still dominated the mainstream, but Shiina Riki has gained some praise of her own. Unlike before, when people talked about her, the first thing that came to mind was Shiina Maki.

As the person involved, Shiina Riki was the most sensitive to the change in the wind direction. She immediately thought of the time when Konoe Saki invited her to form a temporary band.

It was a sunny afternoon after the rain, with no clouds in the sky. You could almost smell the fragrance of the earth. The sun illuminated everything, and it was a warm feeling.

"Um... why did Senior Konoe invite me?" Shiina Riki was a little nervous, and a faint and cute blush appeared on his handsome face.

"Ritsuki-chan has been playing drums before, right? With her personality, she'd definitely be a reliable drummer by now. I need a reliable Ritsuki-chan," Saki said with a smile. "Besides, I think Ritsuki-chan needs a chance to prove herself and make her proud, right?"

At that time, Shiina Riki felt that her thoughts were seen through by this senior sister Konoe. She felt a little nervous and shy, but she could not find a reason to refuse.

Just as Konoe Saki said, she longs to prove herself and find her own place in school, rather than being called "Shiina Maki's sister" by others.

So she accepted Saki's invitation.

So, after the wind direction changed, Shiina Riki liked and admired Konoe Saki even more.

Nowadays, Konoe Saki's position in Shiina Riki's heart has surpassed afterglow!

ps: Thanks to No.86 Illya for the two monthly tickets and a blade, and thanks to Junxianren for the monthly ticket. Thank you for your support.

Chapter 135 136. The last piece of the puzzle?

Seeing Shiina Riki so nervous, Saki made her a cup of hot tea to help her calm down, and then continued to ask about the band: "Is there anything I can help with?"

In her opinion, Takamatsu Deng and Shiina Riki could only be here for the band's business. After all, she had promised the band an invitation for a lifetime.

Although the life she imagined was actually quite different from the life Gao Songdeng imagined.

Saki would be happy to join this band whose members haven't even been confirmed yet as a producer.

Xiao Deng is in a bad mood, obviously the team is not going well.

In matters like this, Saki can't be said to be able to see things clearly, but rather to be able to see the big picture from the small details, right?

When she heard about the help, Shiina Riki thought of Nagasaki Suyo, who seemed serious but clearly had some ulterior motives. However, she also wanted to use the band to tie Takamatsu Touma, the lead singer, and she didn't feel qualified to say anything about Nagasaki Suyo, so she was too embarrassed to speak up.

Takamatsu Deng was unaware of the little thoughts of her two teammates. She was just worried about the fact that her band members had no where to go.

Since Saki asked, Takamatsu Deng naturally didn't hide it: "Saki... Is it impossible to be in a band for life?"

Although Saki had redefined Takamatsu Touma's life before, and Takamatsu Touma also mentioned this on the recruitment form, how could an ordinary passerby dare to talk about such a long-term thing?

Just looking at it makes me feel heavy, so I naturally won’t go up to join in the fun.

"Light..." Shiina Riki looked at the girl with drooping brows, who seemed to be in self-doubt. He wanted to comfort her, but he didn't know how to start.

"Did someone say something? Or did they simply fail to find their teammates?"

After hearing the latter and about the recruitment notice, Saki immediately understood Takamatsu Deng's distress. She placed her hand on the back of the girl's hand and comforted her, "Well, Deng is very distressed. You feel like you can't see the way forward, right?"

"Yeah." When Saki hit the nail on the head, Takamatsu Deng subconsciously bent his body and his voice became softer.

She didn't want this to happen. Saki encouraged her, and she said she wanted to start over and reunite with the band, but she just started to lose herself. What the hell is this?

Was it betrayal? Or was she like a watermelon worm, curling up at the slightest noise? Her goal was to become a human, so how could she be so weak?

But since she couldn't even find her teammates, she naturally started to worry about making a wrong judgment. After all, the world she knew was different from the world everyone else saw.

Takamatsu Deng is a radio girl. Her ideas are often very different from those of the people around her, which is an important reason why she feels confused.

"A famous writer once said: There are no roads in this world, but when there are many people, they become roads."

Saki gently stroked the back of the girl's hand and said:

"When you say you want to be together for life, most people will think carefully because you have to reach a consensus first. Then, through live performances and internal activities, you build bonds. Only then can you be sure if you can be together for life. Before you build bonds and go through the ups and downs of life, everything else is just empty talk."

"?" After hearing this, Shiina Riki's first reaction was confusion. She originally thought that Saki would comfort and encourage Takamatsu Deng and help Takamatsu Deng build confidence.

But these words...doesn't this actually negate Takamatsu Deng's idea to some extent? Doesn't this mean that the idea of ​​committing to a lifetime without any experience is too naive?

Isn't that a bad thing to say? It really won't be a major blow to people, right?

But Shiina Riki had no way to refute it, because recruiting teammates was not going smoothly, and also because the person who spoke was Konoe Saki, whom she admired.

Even if it was to keep Takamatsu Touma, she couldn't possibly contradict Konoe Saki.

However, things did not develop in the same way as Shiina Riki had expected. Takamatsu Deng did feel lost, but she had experienced similar things with Saki, so she waited patiently for the follow-up.

The girl looked up and stared at Saki intently, as if they were the only two in the room. She had a feeling that Saki's answer would help her.

"Xiao Deng, do you remember what I told you at the beginning? It doesn't matter if you've lost your way or encountered failure. Life is so long, and there will always be unexpected things. What matters is the courage to start over."

"Being in a band for life, as long as you work hard at it, it won't be a mistake." Saki's words were full of tenderness.

"...Hmm!" After hearing what Saki said, Takamatsu Deng immediately felt much better. She even felt that inspiration was flowing in an endless stream, and she thought of the lyrics.

"The world bathed in sunshine is sparkling and so dazzling... What is this, a lamp?!" Shiina Riki was surprised to see Takamatsu Deng suddenly spread out the notebook he had been holding and started writing quickly.

The young lead singer she favored had already come up with new lyrics? And he wrote them so fluently?

She suddenly felt that her composing and arranging speed was far behind Takamatsu Deng's lyric writing speed, and she felt a lot of pressure for a while.

There was no way around it. After all, she had only taught herself arranging for a few months. More importantly, their unknown band didn't even have the basic five-member lineup...

At that moment, Shiina Riki had an impulse: "Why don't we let Konoe-senpai play the lead guitar, and the four of us can just start the activity."

If that's the case, her arrangement speed would be completely up to par, because she started composing the music based on the premise that Konoe Saki would join the team.

Don't bother changing any of the previous songs, just focus on preparing this new one. Anyway, let's get the band moving!

"No! No way! How can you be so perfunctory? Band activities are very important. I have to create a song worthy of Konoe-san! Before that..."

Before that, Shiina Riki didn't have the courage to invite Konoe Saki to start band activities.

Not to mention anything else, the songs that Konoe Saki performed at the joint live alone directly beat the songs she composed.

Tatsuki Shiina doesn't know who composed those songs, but it's normal for i83 Agency to collaborate with well-known musicians in the industry, isn't it?

Shiina Riki is not so arrogant as to compete with the industry elites, but she feels that her music has not yet reached the level for Konoe Saki to perform. She wants to continue to improve her level and will only make an invitation once she is satisfied.

By that time, she would have enough confidence. At least that's what she thought.

Saki watched Riki's expression change from shock to surprise, and then from surprise to determination, and then thought about the band members:

"Speaking of recruiting band members, my neighbor's daughter is a musician. If we're not planning on doing this for life, but just trying to get along, we could set up a time and sit down and talk. What do you think?"

"Yeah!" After hearing Saki's unexpected proposal, Takamatsu Deng felt more and more that her choice was lucky and correct, and she agreed emotionally.

"...?" After hearing what Saki said, Shiina Riki was feeling happy, but she was worried that Takamatsu Deng would not agree, and wanted to ask him what he thought, but she didn't expect that he agreed even faster than her.

The joy of the band's upcoming formation was immediately diluted, and she felt only confusion.

Shiina Riki was a little overwhelmed: [Deng and... Konoe-senpai, what on earth is going on without my knowledge? ]

Chapter 136 137. Chihaya Aine

Sunday afternoon, livehousering.

"Hello everyone, I'm Chihaya Aine, and I'm currently working hard to become an excellent guitar vocalist."

This time, the girl with pink hair and gray eyes deliberately wore black-framed glasses. She felt that this would add a bit of bookish and intellectual air to her, making her look more dignified and beautiful, just like Konoe Saki.

By the way, it can also lay a little groundwork for what is to come.

"I heard from Kosaki before that you are recruiting a guitarist, right? To be honest, I was a little surprised. After all, I am still learning, and I didn't expect Kosaki to recommend me." Chihaya Aine showed a slightly shy smile, and just looking at her made people feel good about her.

"On the way here, I was still worried about whether I would hold everyone back." The girl's smile became more subtle.

However, this is a lie.

Chihaya Aine thought: "That's about it, right? First, trust my good student facade and lower your expectations. Then, I'll show off my abilities during ensemble practice... hehe~ You can be surprised by my excellent performance~"

"..." Takamatsu Deng noticed Chihaya Aine's little thoughts and thought to himself: [Shocked... So amazing! ]

Nagasaki Motoyo was completely bewildered by Chihaya Aine's modest remarks. In her opinion, most girls her age were eager to show off, even vain. The other party, who had asked them to lower their expectations right from the start, was clearly a newbie, right?

But this is better. Nagasaki Suyo wants to revive crychic. The worse the new teammates perform, the more reasons she has to revive the band.

So she immediately comforted Chihaya Aine, saying that everyone has to start from scratch, so there is no need to be nervous, just practice hard.

But in fact, she hopes that Chihaya Aine is a master in the field of C chord, so that the band can be formed for a longer time and even make everyone miss crychic. Even though Takamatsu Deng's attitude towards crychic is "I don't know what to do, but I want to move forward."

In Nagasaki Suyo's view, moving forward? That was just an impassioned idea uttered by someone who had never experienced the vicissitudes of life.

Anyway, after experiencing the beauty and warmth of crychic, she just wanted to get back with the band. At least for now.

"Thank you, Nagasaki-san." Chihaya Aine said gratefully, but in her heart she was thinking: "Nagasaki-san seems very gentle? But, I want more than just that, you'll be surprised by my skills later~"

Chihaya Aine had already thought of what to say after the ensemble was over: I don't know what your idea of ​​an ideal guitarist is, but if you want to start as a temporary support guitarist, as long as we agree on the time in advance, it will basically be no problem on my part.

Do you need to make an appointment in advance? That's only natural. Chihaya Aine is the student council president.

Chihaya Aine is a child with excellent academic performance. Like ordinary girls, she also likes to pursue fashion and keep up with trends.

After discovering that girls from other schools all liked to form bands, she decisively formed a student union band and, with the support of her classmates, took on the most critical and eye-catching position of guitar lead singer.

Because of the huge popularity of the girl idol band Paspale, she followed this idol band and found that the guitarist in the band was often more eye-catching than the pink-haired lead singer.

Although her role as student council president and guitar vocalist is attractive enough, if there is a way to make students outside the school become her loyal fans, she will also work hard.

At first I was just playing around, but as time went by I started to study and practice diligently.

After all, President Chihaya is more concerned with being noticed and popular right now. If the band can satisfy her needs, she'll naturally strive for it. You don't really think her reputation as a top student and athletic ace is simply based on talent, do you? And hard work is involved.

No one understands the importance of hard work better than Chihaya Aine. She delights in nurturing vibrant flowers with her hard work and then displaying them before others.

During this process, Chihaya Aine remembered that she had heard the sound of a piano from her neighbor's house, and she wanted to add a heavyweight teammate to her student council band; the more she studied music, the more clearly she realized the fact that "the student council band is actually just playing a game of house."

Although it's nice to play around and use other people to highlight her own excellence, Chihaya Aine is not that kind of person. She likes to be eye-catching, but this is definitely not based on using the weakness of her teammates to highlight her excellence.

Even if she is not the student council president, Chihaya Aine tends to lead everyone to progress together.

If her neighbor's daughter started playing the piano since she was young, then she would obviously be the banner leading everyone forward!

Then, Chihaya Aine discovered that she was guarding a treasure trove without knowing it.

How could Konoe Saki be just a pianist? She was clearly a genius with a versatility in all musical instruments!

Even though she practiced guitar hard, she couldn't play it as well as others who played it casually.

Because the gap was so huge, Chihaya Aine didn't even feel inferior. She immediately gave up the idea of ​​recruiting Konoe Saki and chose to become his apprentice instead.

Chihaya Aine believes that with Konoe Saki's talent and gentleness, and with her own talent and hard work, she can definitely become an excellent guitar vocalist!

We can also ask Konoe Saki to guide the other members of the student council band.

This is indeed the case. With the sudden rise of the student council band, although her school is not as good as Hanaoka, Hanasakigawa and Tsukinomori, it has already been mentioned by students from other schools.

This is the direct reason why Chihaya Aine chose the strategy of "being humble and then shocking everyone": You wouldn't have thought that besides Hanaoka and Tsukinomori, there are also talented musical girls in the junior high schools of other schools~

In order to better surprise these temporary teammates whom she had never met before, Chihaya Aine specifically asked Konoe Saki for information about these people. After hearing that they had formed a band before but stopped activities because someone withdrew, she even found crychic's account and listened to "Haruhi Kage" several times.

Considering that the band only had one song and their online account had stopped being active, Chihaya Aine immediately guessed the truth that "the people who left dealt a heavy blow to the band."

But she didn't care. After all, it was normal for bands to break up and reunite. Since the girls were willing to move forward again, she was also happy to improve her guitar skills here.

The student union band is her life, allowing her to feel like the center of attention; guitar support is her job, used to improve her abilities.

What if Konoe Saki sees her talent and wants to form an idol group around her? The chance to become a top star is right in front of her. This may be her only chance in her life, so she has to work hard!

What? Studying abroad? That kind of thing doesn't matter! Isn't it the same if she waits until she's famous? By then, she'll be the most educated idol and the most famous student.

Chihaya Aine asked Konoe Saki to transcribe the music score of "Kasuga Shadow" and secretly practiced it several times so that she could get the hang of it during ensemble practice.

This is also the direct reason why Chihaya Aine is modest on the surface but proud on the inside. Although she can't reach the level of Wakaba Mu for the time being, if it is limited to "Haruhi Kage", her performance can definitely beat the average guitarist!

But Chihaya Aine could never have imagined that this unknown band short of members would immediately fall into huge disagreements.