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Chapter 137 138. "Shadow of Spring"

The two sides had a pleasant conversation. Seeing that the quiet and well-behaved Chihaya Aion brought her guitar, Shiina Riki immediately proposed the idea of ​​playing together, and Takamatsu Deng agreed. However, the two had different ideas.

Shiina Riki wanted to test Chihaya Aine's strength. If it was a cakewalker of the god-level in the C-chord field, she would not accept it even if it would offend her admired senior Konoe.

Takamatsu Touma, on the other hand, wanted to form a band with Chihaya Aion. She believed in both Konoe Saki and Chihaya Aion. The thought of officially starting the band over again fueled her courage. She silently thought, "It doesn't matter if I'm lost. As long as I have the courage to keep moving forward, as long as I have the desire to express my feelings to someone, that's all."

Because it cannot be expressed in words, it must be conveyed through singing.

After repeatedly listening to "Luna Say Maybe" recommended by Konoe Saki, Takamatsu Touma found a path that might be more suitable for her. She wanted to embark on that path, and then one day in the future, she would directly or indirectly use her singing to tell Toyokawa Shoko her true thoughts hidden in her heart:

Xiaoxiang, thank you for reaching out to me that day and for recognizing me. Although the band is over and it's painful, I will carry the emotion you gave me back then with me and bravely move forward! Even if I lose my way in life, I will keep moving forward, because everyone is by my side, supporting me!

The problem lies with Nagasaki Suyo. She still didn't bring her bass. The reason was: I thought she came here to discuss something, but I didn't expect her to have ensemble practice right away.

She even pretended to be concerned about Chihaya Aine: "If I do this right at the start, Chihaya-san will be troubled, right?"

Unfortunately, Chihaya Aine had never thought about it this way. She had been waiting for this moment.

"Thank you for caring about me so much, Nagasaki-san." After all, this was Nagasaki Suyo's kindness, and Chihaya Aine was naturally touched. She took the initiative to thank the girl, "But it doesn't matter, I will try my best!"

The girl was full of fighting spirit, like a fearless calf. This gave people the impression that she actually knew nothing. Nagasaki Suyo didn't want to talk, she just wanted to laugh.

The lack of musical instruments is just a small problem, as every livehouse offers musical instrument rental services.

The bigger problem was that Nagasaki Suyo directly took out a small piece of paper and wanted to discuss with everyone what song to play.

"?" Chihaya Aine raised her eyebrows slightly. She subconsciously looked at Konoe Saki who had been silent all the time. She felt that there was a big problem here.

When Saki heard that the band was having trouble recruiting and that the current members had never practiced together, she felt something was amiss; and when she saw that Nagasaki Motoyo didn't even bring her instrument this time, she immediately pinpointed the source of the band's problems; and now that Nagasaki Motoyo had pulled out someone else's repertoire, Saki was convinced that she had the words "I have something to hide" written on her face.

I had chosen the repertoire in advance, but I didn't bring my instruments. It was impossible for these two things to happen at the same time.

Since she'd chosen the repertoire, it meant she'd considered ensemble practice from the start, but she didn't bring her instruments... That's definitely odd, isn't it? Is she really committed to band activities or not?

Why does it look like band activities are treated like after-school tea parties?

Shiina Riki also felt that Nagasaki Suyo's approach was too outrageous, so she asked unhappily, "Wouldn't it be better to just practice Kasuga Shadow?"

Don't bring your own musical instrument,

Can I rent it temporarily? I have my own original repertoire, but I want to play someone else's? Doesn't this give people the impression that I'm partial to the Minotaur?

Shiina Riki didn't want to be too rude, but she felt that Nagasaki Suyo was really lacking pressure. Since the band's activities were about to restart, had this person really done anything to benefit the band?

"That's..." Nagasaki Suyo subconsciously looked at Konoe Saki, hoping that he would speak up for her. At this moment, she realized that the person who was quietly watching over everyone was not Toyokawa Shoko, but someone else.

If it was Toyokawa Shoko, she would definitely have ignored everyone's opinions and directly determined the configuration of instruments and the identities of the band members, and decided on the songs to be played, instead of just watching quietly like an outsider like Konoe Saki.

Nagasaki Suyo was startled, and then she mentally blamed herself: "Suyo, Suyo, what are you thinking? You know she's not Xiaoxiang's. You weren't fooled by the repeated calls of 'Onee-sama' and 'Saki-chan' in the Moon Forest, were you? You can't let yourself get lost like this!"

Just because both of them have the word "saki" in their names and they are both gentle, have we forgotten the happy times of crychic? How can this be allowed?

"Well..." Nagasaki Suyo tried to calm herself down, "Kosaki is also a guitarist, right? In that case, the original 'Kasuga Shadow' can't be used."

The song that Nagasaki Motoyo found actually also had a keyboard player configuration. She didn't include Konoe Saki at all. She always regarded her as a temporary substitute for Toyokawa Shoko, but she herself forgot this.

It was not until she was about to practice the ensemble that she remembered: Oh, it turns out that the new band does not have Xiaoxiang or a keyboard player.

Fortunately, the song Nagasaki Motoyo had found had been covered and replayed many times, and the double guitar tabs were readily available online. This saved her from danger, and it was Shiina Tatsuki who was left feeling embarrassed.

Because the final member hadn't been confirmed yet, Shiina Tatsuki's arrangement was conservative, and she didn't touch the original "Kasuga Shadow." She was so focused on recruiting members that she forgot about this matter.

The only good thing is that she has already composed two new songs with double guitar settings, so they have no shortage of original songs of their own.

But Shiina Riki also realized that Nagasaki Suyo's behavior was very strange, and if this problem could not be solved, the band might get into unexpected trouble.

Is Suyo's reaction still reeling from the disbandment of crychic? Saki felt this was highly likely, so she stared at Nagasaki Suyo and whispered, "That's my fault. I haven't discussed the instrumentation with everyone yet. I'm actually the keyboardist in the band."

That’s the advantage of not bringing an instrument, she can just rent it.

“!” When these words came out, everyone was shocked: Keyboard player?! Really? How come I haven’t heard of it before?

Saki originally wanted to improvise:

The main reason was that if she became a guitarist, Chihaya Aion would lose her space to perform. She was the one who took the initiative to invite Aion to join, so of course she had to leave room for Chihaya Aion to perform. This was a matter of course.

This, however, would increase Shiina Riki's arranging burden, which doesn't seem ideal. But considering how much pressure she puts on herself, perhaps allowing her to face challenges appropriately would be a better approach? She harbors a strong sense of inferiority towards her older sister, Maki. If she successfully overcomes these challenges, she might be able to face the differences and bond between sisters, right?

Then, Nagasaki Suyo seems to attach too much importance to crychic, but dwelling on the past is never a good thing. She needs to learn from Takamatsu Deng and get out of that rainy day.

Therefore, Saki decided to enter Nagasaki Suyo's heart and change the girl's thoughts, starting with "Kasuga Shadow".

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Chapter 138 139. How could they be...so similar?

Hearing what Saki said, Chihaya Aine immediately realized: "Saki is a very good guitarist, and the lead guitar position should have been hers, but she chose the keyboard..."

At this moment, the pink-haired girl only had one thought in her mind: How could she care about me so much? Sakichan, love

How can there be such a good person in this world? This person is simply an angel!

Chihaya Aine was almost moved to tears. She was deeply moved by Saki's selfless dedication and kindness.

Shiina Tatsuki was not too moved. In this case, it seemed that she could only change all the songs except "Kasuga Shadow"?

This is hell ahead!

[...No, think about it from another perspective. Even if it's just temporary, Konoe-san's joining has brought about earth-shaking changes to our band.]

If nothing else, their musical styles could become even more diverse. The same five people could form a dual-guitar configuration, or a keyboardist and guitarist configuration. Isn't that a dream?

How could there be such a magical girl band?

So, after a brief shock, Shiina Riki felt excited instead.

The reckless behavior of a certain Konoe-senpai has put immense pressure on her arrangement work, but if she can withstand this pressure, maybe... no! She can definitely achieve a brilliant turnaround, and from then on, accept and be proud of herself!

So Shiina Riki broke out in a cold sweat, but also became more excited. She had no objection.

Isn't it just about learning more about music theory? She will do it!

Takamatsu Deng was naturally the one who had the least objection. She would be happy enough as long as she could form a band with Konoe Saki for life.

Saki came to participate in the band activities and helped complete the last piece of the puzzle. She was so happy that she couldn't even express her feelings. How could she possibly have any objections?

So the pressure came to Nagasaki Suyo.

She never imagined that the "older sister of the Moon Forest" who was loved by everyone and made flowers bloom wherever she went would actually take away Toyokawa Shoko's home right away and cover up the only remaining trace of that person in their hearts.

This is definitely weird, right?

Fear surged in the girl's heart. She wanted to sternly reject Konoe Saki's proposal, but she could not go against the current atmosphere - everyone thought that Konoe Saki's approach was correct, and they warmly welcomed Konoe Saki's arrival and decision.

[crychic...is about to become an unknown band that no longer belongs to Xiaoxiang.]

In Nagasaki Suyo's view:

Takamatsu Deng has become addicted to meal replacements and cannot extricate himself. Just like he completely obeyed Toyokawa Shoko's arrangements before, he obeyed Konoe Saki's orders.

Shiina Riki was bewildered by Konoe Saki's brilliance and became Konoe Saki's accomplice. He first taught himself to arrange music, and then ignored the busy and tiring work of arranging music and was willing to prepare two completely different scores.

Nagasaki Sushi really wanted to ask them loudly: Xiaodeng, Xiaolixi, is this really okay? Have you forgotten the happy times when you were crychic?

Nagasaki Suyo didn't think eating meal replacements was shameful; she'd already "enjoyed it" once during the joint school festival. She felt it was normal, just like Wakaba Mutsuya using Konoe Saki as a meal replacement for Toyokawa Shoko. It was understandable and acceptable.

The problem is that meal replacements cannot be eaten as meals, and they cannot be addicted to meal replacements.

Forget dinner.

Instead of playing house-like band games with meal replacements, shouldn’t they get their regular meals back?

Although I can't find it...

Nagasaki Suyo doesn't object to using meal replacements to fill the gap first, but what she hates is letting meal replacements replace the status of regular meals.

Crychic already has their own keyboard player, so why would they need another one?

I can only say that Sakura girls also pay attention to harmony:

If you were to say to her, "Let's practice 'Haruhi no Kage,'" she would vehemently object;

But if she had to practice the keyboard version of "Kasuga Shadow" right away, she would not refuse the request to practice "Kasuga Shadow", but would only hope that Tatsuki Shiina would modify the music score of "Kasuga Shadow" and change it into a double guitar version.

There might be various requests.

Nagasaki Motoyo wanted to keep the keyboard version of "Kasuga Shadow" played by Toyokawa Shoko, and she didn't want anyone else to be the keyboardist.

But unfortunately, Saki saw her drooping brows and showing a bitter smile, and he immediately knew that she was still trapped in the rainy night called crychic.

Considering that the four former crychic members all wanted to move on from that rainy night, Saki reluctantly accepted the task of correcting Nagasaki Motoyo.

As a senior idol producer, she would of course shoulder the responsibility of guiding the girl's growth, even though this girl had never been an idol under her.

Saki opened her cherry lips slightly and said in a gentle tone: "Well, let's practice now, in order to take a step forward."

She looked at Nagasaki Suyo with a calm expression.

Maybe it was because she ate too many meal replacements in one go during the joint school festival, but when Nagasaki Suyo saw Saki like this, the image of Toyokawa Shoko immediately appeared in her mind.

The two beautiful figures overlapped with each other, and Nagasaki Suyo suddenly felt as if she couldn't tell who was who.

What's even more terrifying is that after Saki Yuzue used Ring's keyboard to practice ensemble with the girls, Nagasaki Suyo couldn't tell who was who anymore.

Because Saki's keyboard technique and fingering are exactly the same as Toyokawa Shoko's!

Not to mention Nagasaki Suyo, even Shiina Riki was confused: [Similar! So similar! How can they be... so similar!? ]

If Shiina Riki hadn't known this senior who had studied at Haneda Junior High School for a long time, even she would have thought that Konoe Saki was actually Toyokawa Shoko in disguise.

They are obviously two different people, so why are their playing techniques and fingerings almost exactly the same?

The answer is that when forming the fantasy, Saki noticed the way Toyokawa Shoko played and directly copied it from her.

Saki was worried that some of the C-group veterans wouldn't let go of the past, so she made some special preparations. Unexpectedly, she actually ran into one...

Should I say I was just incredibly lucky? It came in handy as soon as I prepared it.

But it's not a big problem. In the next period of time, she will use this fingering technique to make the old lady get used to all this and forget the past.

As long as she could make Nagasaki Suyo unable to tell the difference between her and Toyokawa Shoko, and then give her comfort and guidance, she would definitely be able to help Nagasaki Suyo get over that rainy night.

Life is so long, it’s just a failure, what’s there to be unable to get out of?

What Saki didn't expect was that Nagasaki Suyo "didn't repent".

The flaxen-haired girl thought: [This... I... I understand, I understand everything! It was Xiaoxiang who possessed Xiaosaki! ]

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Chapter 139 140. Aiyin's Little Thoughts

Nagasaki Suyo actually didn't want to think so, but Saki was too gentle, and she couldn't help but take a big mouthful of meal replacement before; now, Saki showed this amazing technique and fingering, and she had to think in a bizarre direction.

But it's not good to blame her too much: she asked Wakaba Mutsu to contact Toyokawa Shoko many times, but to no avail; she finally met Toyokawa Shoko on the road once, but was "confronted" by the other party with a very tough attitude.

In order to protect her own emotions and also to protect the glorious image of Toyokawa Shoko in her heart, she could only do something that was "not to be told to outsiders" and would basically not be accepted by others after being exposed.

Nagasaki Suyoshi ate a meal replacement, and after finishing the ensemble practice, her voice became much more shrill, which made Chihaya Aine wonder if she accidentally put too much sugar in her water glass.

It’s so sweet that it’s scary!

"..." Chihaya Aine was a good girl. She never wanted to use bad thoughts to guess other people's thoughts. But now, she had to act carefully. She suspected that Nagasaki Suyo had some plans for Konoe Sakibetsu.

[She had this expression of wanting to say something but not being able to, isn't this a bit of a change?] Chihaya Aine raised her eyebrows slightly, feeling that something might be amiss.

She had always known that Saki was a gentle, reliable senior, and she had always liked her, so she paid special attention to the Konoe residence next door.

Considering that a student from Tsuki-no-Mori with short black hair has been staying at the Konoe residence recently, and considering that the image of the "onee-sama" from Tsuki-no-Mori is very similar to Konoe Saki, she can't help but wonder:

Is the reason why Konoe Saki doesn't go to Tsukinomori to study because the girls there are too enthusiastic and too... erotic?

Chihaya Aine thought that the concentration of 姛 was too high to fit in. Then, she actually wanted to say to Nagasaki Suyo: "Being arrogant at first and respectful later is laughable when you think about it."

It's really scary that their attitude changed so much just by playing an original song together.

But Chihaya Aine is a good girl. She would not judge someone she met for the first time so harshly, and Nagasaki Motoyo did not do anything wrong.

She will only protect Konoe Saki silently in the dark to prevent Nagasaki, who has too high a concentration of eroticism, from doing harm to Konoe Saki!

If possible, she actually wanted to guard against the student with short black hair in Tsukinomori, but that happened to be Konoe Saki's childhood sweetheart...which was very distressing.

As a neighbor, she couldn't join in the conversation with Qingmei. Besides, her house was right next to Konoe's house, so even if there was extreme weather, she had no reason to stay, which was very embarrassing.