Why play in a band if you don't form one for life?

"...I've already discussed with Arisaki-chan that we can't let Kasumi-chan go to places where you guys might be," Karen said as they walked, "so they might be in..."

"Let's search them one by one." Shizi recalled the entire map of the airship.

"So, what exactly did you want to do?" Hua Lian asked.

"Originally I was planning to use a virtual personality to play the evil spirit." Shizi threw a white sheet to Hualian, and she hurriedly caught it, "Since you are here, you play it."

"Props... are these all?" Karen looked at the bed sheet in her hand, her eyes lit with fighting spirit, "Okay! Stage girl Aishiro Karen, enter now!"

After turning around in the corridor and bypassing other people who were still outside at night, the two found a quiet corner in the park. In order to ensure the normal growth of plants and trees, the park has almost no artificial lighting at night. From the outside, the plants and trees block the view and it is impossible to see inside. At the same time, it is also the only way to pass through the park, which is perfect for implementing the plan.

It seems that Kasumi has not been here, because the star stickers that Shiko threw here not long ago are still there and have not been picked up.

Looking back, Shizi discovered that Hualian's hands were full of star stickers.

"..." Shizi looked strange, "Karren, in some ways, you and Kasumi are indeed quite similar..."

"Ah? You mean this?" Hua Lian looked at her, then looked at her hand, "It's really pretty... Can't I pick it up?"

"It's okay, you can pick them up," Shizi said, "I have a bunch more if you want them, but I didn't expect you to like them too... So, let's get started?"

"Yes!" Hua Lian stuffed all the stickers into her pockets, then unfolded the bed sheet and covered her body with it. Suddenly, she had some evil spirit smell. "Just wait for her? Or do we need to make some noise?"

"Make some noise, preferably something like the one she heard before,"

"Eh..." Hua Lian lifted the bed sheet and looked at Shi Zi strangely, "That sound..."

Shizi reacted: "Just lure her over here!" She immediately hid in a corner.

Hua Lian thought for a while and then began to walk slowly. The sheets swayed like water waves, not revealing the figure underneath. Hua Lian somehow made a rustling sound. She walked and stopped, perhaps stepping on one or two branches, making a little noise that could be heard far away in the quiet park.

In the darkness of the night, it did look a little scary. Shizi squatted in the corner, his heartbeat speeding up.

However, after waiting for a long time, no one came.

Shiko was a little confused. The park was a good place to hold a poetry meeting, and she had been there several times. It made no sense that Kasumi wouldn't come here to check. Could it be that Yusaki had stopped her?

After waiting for a while, no one came.

Shizi was really anxious, so he came out and patted Hualian: "Let's go take a look."

Hua Lian crawled out from under the sheets, looking a little uneasy: "Yeah."

The two of them walked lightly on the road, gradually returning to the corridor from the dark park.

There are indeed no star stickers here, but the reason is that they have been picked up by Hualian.

However, after walking a distance and turning a corner, I saw Kasumi and Yusaki——

They were each on either side, resting their heads on the thighs of Rinna, with their eyes closed, sleeping soundly.

When Hina saw the two people coming, she showed a "long-awaited" expression and made a "hush" gesture.

ps: We Qingbai viewers are so lucky. The Hen Card has been delayed to January next year, Shao Ge Golden Township has been postponed until now, and even Madoka Magica has been postponed for a year... Although the Paranoia series is far less well-known than the above series, it is also an unprovoked disaster...

Chapter 44: Life

There was no shock or fear of being "discovered" on Hina's face.

She was just like an innocent child, showing off her new toys to the two of them.

Hua Lian took a step forward, sword drawn: "Recovered? When, you——"

Shizi stopped her. Shizi passed by Karen and walked towards Hina expressionlessly: "Didn't we agree not to cause trouble? Or do you think you have found my weakness?"

"Hina, I've always been on your side because you're my support," Shizi's eyes radiated a dangerous light, "But the others are also my support, if you want to attack them..."

Countless jade slips emerged from around her, stained with colors, surrounding her and making clanging sword sounds.

Hinata raised her hand, causing Shiko to pause. "Ah, surrender~ Shiko really is, what if the noise is so loud that it wakes them up?" She said with a smile, "I didn't do anything. I just took this opportunity to let them dream together."

"Dream?"

"That's right." Hina pulled a gem from her pocket. Shizi noticed that it was the equipment she had obtained in the Golden Country before. "Now you can come and see what they are doing."

The gemstone glowed, and an outline was drawn on the wall across the corridor, which gradually filled in to become a TV. Hinata pressed the gemstone with the gesture of pressing a remote control, and a picture appeared on the TV.

Iron-black clouds, rain ashes, the earth was shattered, and the bloody wind echoed with the howling of the dying.

A piece of the sky was torn apart, and a new waterfall of light leaked out from it, flowing over the collapsed stone tower and pouring onto the girl kneeling on the ground.

Arisaki was covered in blood and gasping for breath.

There were many wounds on his body, some of which were so deep that the bones could be seen. However, with the help of natural magic, he was slowly recovering and would not die, probably.

However, the luster in her eyes had completely disappeared.

She looked around.

Corpses. Corpses. Corpses. Corpses.

are dead.

Died in the final battle.

Some were killed by monsters; some died because their abilities got out of control; some committed suicide for love.

The Garden of Eden had long been destroyed in the aftermath of the battle, and if it was dead, it was really dead.

They won, they killed the demon wolf, but the price they paid was themselves.

There was a noise behind me.

She turned around and found Kasumi crawling towards her with difficulty. Her Random Star had already broken into two pieces.

“They’re all…gone…” Kasumi cried and hugged Arisaki’s neck, “They’re all gone ahhhhh——!”

For once, Arisaki didn't run away from her hug, but hugged her instead.

As the two cried in despair, the surrounding scenes slowly faded away and the hustle and bustle of reality began to emerge.

"Why give them this kind of nightmare?" Shizi was quite dissatisfied, "And wasn't the way I died a bit..."

In the picture, Shizi's body still maintained a roaring and upward posture, but his death was so miserable that his face was almost invisible.

"Can you rewind the tape?" Shizi pleaded, "Personally, I prefer to die like a banished immortal..."

"Wouldn't it be okay for you to die like this when the time comes?" Hina asked back seriously.

"Are you serious..."

"It would be nice to die with Xiaoguang..." Hua Lian beside her muttered to herself quietly.

Shizi glanced at her in horror and said, "Dying together is nothing but a happy ending. Give me back my optimistic Hua Lian!"

Hinata reminded: "It's not over yet, keep watching."

Afterwards, the images on TV are presented in a montage format.

In the "Missing Girls Case", Arisaki and Kasumi are the only two survivors.

Facing the investigation of the police and the media, Yusaki stopped Kasumi who wanted to tell the truth. She knew that even if she told it, no one would believe it and they would both be sent to a mental hospital. She used the excuse that "I was under too much mental pressure and I couldn't remember it clearly" to fool around.

Poppin' Party is over, the warehouse is covered in dust and has never been opened again.

The families of the other victims did not make things difficult for them, and they were all very gentle. But they themselves could not do that. They were trying their best to make up for the pain of others, and they knew it was difficult. Kasumi's family was ordinary, and the Ichigaya family was not rich. But the two of them relied on each other and always found a way.

Kasumi is no longer the carefree person she used to be. Even though she is not very good at it, she still insists on studying, and is admitted to Keiho Women's University, and further studies for a master's degree. Arisaki naturally stays with her, and the two begin living together after entering university.

They studied economics and management, and Yusaki didn't plan to inherit Ryuseido. She needed to start a new business and make more money in emerging industries to try to compensate the families of others. She knew that money alone would definitely not be enough, but she had no choice but to do this.

Starting a business is difficult, especially for two girls whose souls have not yet recovered. Fortunately, with the experience of helping their grandmother run Ryuseidō as a foundation and the secret help of the Genmaki family, their company gradually got on track.

At this time, they were almost thirty years old.

They still live together, which seems to have become a habit, and no one has ever proposed living independently or starting a family.

There were some things that had always been tacitly understood. However, they did not dare to bring it up in person. The wound left on that day still hurt in their dreams.

What qualifications do they have to pursue happiness?

But time will eventually heal everything.

Kasumi's natural freedom gradually regained its vitality and planted a seed in Arisaki's heart.

Everyone’s tenth death anniversary.

Dim lights.

In the old photos, everyone is looking at the outside world with a smile.

They lay side by side on the bed.

"Kasumi." Arisaki suddenly said, "I had a dream last night."

"What dream?"

"I dreamed that you left with everyone else, and I was the only one left to return to reality." Yusaki's voice was erratic, "That day in the second year, I cut my wrists."

"..." Kasumi didn't answer immediately, "I see. Arisaki dreamed of something like this."

"Last night, I also dreamed that I was the only one who survived." Kasumi said, "But I didn't return to reality. After confirming that no one was alive, I committed suicide."

Arisaki chuckled, not sure if it was self-mockery or something else. She turned around and saw Kasumi staring at her with her eyes open. There seemed to be a starlight in Kasumi's eyes that she hadn't seen in a long time.

"Without Kasumi, I definitely wouldn't have made it this far." She felt relieved for a moment and spoke her true feelings.

"If it weren't for Arisaki, I would have been gone long ago," Kasumi responded.

The next day, everything was different.

Life is short. In a few decades, they have become old ladies rocking on recliners.

Shizi looked at the scene and gradually understood Hina's intention: "Are you going to use this dream to help them?"

"That's right." Hinata nodded. "They already had this idea in their subconscious, but if no one pushed them, they might never have the chance to take the final step in their lifetime. After waking up from this dream, they will forget the experience, but they will not forget the feelings they have had for decades."

Hinata watched Kasumi walk to the balcony with a cane, then she retracted her gaze and turned to the two of them: "I just gave them a chance to dream, and I didn't do anything to the dream itself. So, no matter how it develops, it is their own real choice. Don't you agree with this?"

Shizi crossed her arms and thought for a long time: "No matter what I personally think about this matter...it depends on their own opinion, but if you tell them the truth, the meaning of doing this will disappear."

Hua Lian lowered her eyelids, seemed to be in a daze, and remained silent.

"It's the same question again, why do you have to do this?" Shizi looked at Hinata, "Why can't we just let nature take its course, or use normal methods to bring them together?"

Hinata turned back and looked at the screen. The mysterious smile on her face had disappeared.

On the screen, Kasumi stared at the sunset in the sky for a long time.

"Because," Hinata said softly, "It's okay... there's not much time left to be happy."

Kasumi turned around, her eyes penetrating the screen and falling on the three people.

"Hina-san," she said in a very calm tone, "Thank you, I'm happy enough. Can we wake up now?"

"I know this must be fake." Before anyone else could react, she continued, "Because it's impossible for us to return to reality."

ps: As I was writing, I suddenly felt that, am I suitable for developing on Yuba?

ps: I really want to write an if line where only a certain couple is left after the group is wiped out. I really want to write Daozi

Chapter 45 Destiny

After bringing back the brand new Random Star from the Golden Land, Kasumi felt like she was going crazy all over.

Although I had known about this from Star Inspiration a long time ago, I was still excited when I got the Random Star. It was like shopping for a desired product online. You would look forward to it when you place the order, and you would be excited for a long time after it arrives.

Kasumi sat on the bed and couldn't wait to start trying it.

It was a completely familiar feel, a familiar Kirakira. Kasumi now completely understood why Arisaki sometimes smiled like a homegirl - she felt that the corners of her mouth were also going up because of excitement and nostalgia! From the most basic climbing grids, to strumming, hitting strings, and pulling strings, to more difficult techniques, and even some techniques that have not yet been fully mastered, try them all!

Soon she was not satisfied with this, and started with "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" - the first song she played on the livehouse stage, and then retraced the path they had taken in Poppin'Party one by one.

She had never felt so high since she traveled through time. She wanted to write some lyrics quickly to record her joy at the moment.

After I finished writing, it was almost time for dinner before I knew it.

My mood also calmed down a little.

At this time, she realized a question: "What is its function?"

Other people's musical instruments were either props for releasing abilities or had other special uses, but my own Random Star had no special use so far.

She opened her panel and started searching.