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

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"The ending band is not a KirakiraDokidoki band like Popipa..." Shizi retorted, "Are any of us more KirakiraDokidoki?"

"Anyway, I'm definitely not KirakiraDokidoki..." Ichiri shrank back again.

"Ryo-senpai is definitely not KirakiraDokidoki..." Kita muttered.

Shizi added: "As for Hongxia, she seems more like a considerate mother."

"What about me?" Kita pointed at himself, "My nickname in CiRCLE was KIRAKIRA."

Ichiri agreed: "Kitaro has always been a character like the sun..."

"It's just that the mass of the sun is too large and it's about to collapse..." Shizi quietly complained, "Maybe it was related in the past, but now it's hard for me to admit that you are KirakiraDokidoki..."

"How long will this word last?" She continued, "KirakiraDokidoki alone takes up sixteen characters! It's so popular!"

"What water?" Sayo didn't understand at all.

"And you said it again," Kita said.

Shizi raised a finger: "I propose that from now on when we refer to KirakiraDokidoki, we should use K——D—— instead!"

Xiduo's eyebrows jumped and he shouted, "It sounds just like Xiduo! Isn't that my name? Do you have to use a pun?"

"Ah, that's okay." Shizi didn't care. "You can change your name to Yudai Yudai."

"The worst combination!" Kita pulled his face in despair, "Besides, why should I change my name for something so insignificant! How do you want me to report the name Yudai Yudai to others? It's very erotic, okay!"

"Oh, right..." Hearing this, Shizi rubbed his lower jaw, "Then... let's change it to Kita Kita Yudai Yudai."

"What is this! And it doesn't save any words at all!" Kita Kita Ikuyo Ikuyo shouted.

"To make a sentence - kitakita ikuyoikuyo very Kirakira Dokidoki."

Kita Kita Ikuyo Ikuyo was immediately touched: "Ah... So you named me like this to praise me... Thank you."

Yili raised his head nervously: "Love can make people blind?"

"100 points!" Shizi's eyes lit up.

“What are you judging…” The corners of Kita Kita Ikuyo’s eyes twitched.

"Kita, Kita, Yudai, Yudai."

"Thank you..." Kita Kita Yudai Yudai became shy again.

"I really accept it..."

Saya stood aside, and the more she listened, the more she felt that she shouldn't be here. She found an opportunity and slipped away quietly.

Chapter 34: The Promise Reflected in the Lake

Sayo went to look for Hinata.

Hinata also wanted to watch the live show afterwards. Although she had been closed and had not met Arata many times, it was still a lively event after all, and she would not want to miss it.

However, she looked at the closed door and felt that it had just been closed. It seemed that someone had noticed her approaching and hurried into the room, closed the door, and pretended that everything was normal.

It was probably a psychological effect. She shook her head, took out the key and unlocked the door.

Hinata was sitting quietly inside. When she heard Sayo unlock the door, she jumped up early: "Are we going to the live?"

Can't wait. Sayo couldn't help but smile.

Hinata followed Saya, looking around everywhere, but always caught up before Saya turned around to urge her. The airship at night was slightly different from the daytime. She often ran out in the middle of the night, but it was still a bit novel to see the scene during the day.

In the room in Ichiri, the three were still performing a crosstalk for no one knew who they were performing for. When Hinata saw them, the thoughts of two of them forced their way into her mind.

"(Hmm... Although I can see what Xiaoyi is thinking, I still don't understand why she would think that way... It's really interesting! I'll do you a small favor!)"

In Rinna's eyes, a golden light flashed secretly, and Yili was unaware of it.

"(If you really can't hold on, I'll help you forget this memory.)" Hinata left triumphantly, "(This shouldn't be considered 'making trouble', right?)"

The live was really lively. The band and Roselia were great, and RAS showed off his skills. Although Shinmu can no longer play instruments, his qualities as a professional musician are still there. CHU? Although he said he was bored, he still cared about the other person's evaluation. Although Poppin'Party was the first live after a long absence from music, at least I had fun playing.

When Poppin'Party was playing, Yili really screamed like a vampire seeing the sun. If she hadn't deliberately pinched her throat, her voice would have drowned out the singing on the stage. Shizi looked at her helplessly at first, but as he watched, he couldn't help but laugh.

In short, as a farewell live, it was full of joy.

Finally, Yukina, Kasumi, Satomi, Shiko, and Nijika played "HOPE" together.

That song is extremely important to both Araki and Marina.

Hinata seemed to be tired from playing, and she stood quietly aside, looking at Shinki standing in the audience.

Even without using her ability, Hina could see the tears in the other's eyes.

And in Hinata's eyes, the colors danced, and other people's memories came into her mind like voices.

At first, I just started learning to play drums because I was bored. As I played, I became interested. I don't know when it started, but I would play once or twice in the school music room. There is a light music club in the school, but I am not interested in it. They are only satisfied with covering slow pop songs, which is not musically compatible with her.

It was an ordinary evening, and it was time to go home.

"What a great fight!" Suddenly, a black-haired girl rushed in and stood in front of me while I was packing my things.

“Would you like to form a band with me?” The girl’s eyes were full of anticipation, but her expression suddenly changed. “Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Tsukishima Marina, just call me Marina!”

Xinmu tilted his head in confusion, not quite understanding what this girl who suddenly rushed in was trying to do.

However, perhaps because she was too proactive, she was soon pulled into Marina's band.

Including guitarist Marina, there are three other people: a keyboardist, a bassist, and a vocalist.

After every rehearsal, Marina is always the last one to leave.

"I'll take care of the stuff," she always said. "I'm the captain."

One day, Xinmu forgot something and rushed back to get it. The recording studio was probably given to the next group of people, but maybe the things were sent to the front desk.

"Ah, Marina is still in there." said the lady at the front desk.

"Ah?" Xinmu was stunned, "Thank you."

Xinmu silently returned to the door of the recording studio, carefully turned the handle, and pushed it open a crack. Then, the gurgling guitar sound inside flowed into her ears.

“(Is she still practicing…?)” Shinki didn’t dare to interrupt.

Does she stay and practice alone every time?

Just like that, Araki stood outside the door for three hours. She left quietly only when Marina finally stopped.

She forgot to take the things she had taken before, and when she went back, she still forgot to take them. It was not until the next practice that the receptionist returned the things to her.

The band slowly started to take off. They wrote some original songs, performed in livehouses, and gained some fans.

They had more opportunities to meet other bands, and they increasingly realized the gap in their abilities.

There were a few days when almost no one who came to see their live performance came for their band.

After that, still practice.

"Marina, it's broken again." The keyboard player said. His tone was a little impatient. Shinki thought back and thought that maybe she wasn't impatient. He should be the one who was impatient: "Aren't there more problems with the keyboard?"

The keyboard player turned around and was about to explode.

“Alright!” Marina shouted, interrupting them. “I… really didn’t play it well. I’ll try my best.”

"Did you really try hard?" The bassist was very angry and muttered impulsively. She realized that she had said something wrong, covered her mouth, and apologized quickly.

Araki still remembers Marina's expression at that time clearly.

"...Yeah." Marina lowered her head, "I... will try my best."

Xinmu felt a breath rushing up and she was about to stand up and say something, but before she stood up, she forced herself to sit down again and took a deep breath.

Why didn't I say it out loud at that time?

Why don’t you tell everyone that Marina actually works harder than anyone else?

There is a very important live performance, which is a competition with other bands. Many agencies and people in the industry are paying attention to this competition.

about to start.

The night before, Araki found Marina. She was still in the recording studio. Araki calculated the time when Marina would come out, and pretended to go out to buy snacks. He ran into Marina by chance, and sat in a corner with little light and ate a little snack together.

"Hey, Marina," she suddenly asked, "why... do you want to form a band?"

Marina, holding a cigarette and chocolate in her mouth, seemed a little surprised, but it was no secret: "Nothing, it's just... I want to be a professional musician."

"I know that my talent is not that good, not to mention those professionals..." Marina chuckled helplessly, "But I really like music. It would be great if I could make this my lifelong career."

"Professional...?" Xinmu clearly understood that with the band's current situation, it was possible for them to become a professional band, but it was extremely vague.

"So," she continued, "Why did you invite me to join the band?"

Marina looked a little shy, which was rare for her.

"It's... intuition." She sorted out her words, "When I first heard your drumming, I suddenly had a feeling that 'this is it'. I feel that my dream cannot be without Yuki's drumming."

Xinmu's face was unconsciously stained with a light blush. Fortunately, there was no light, so it was difficult to see clearly.

She extended a little finger towards Marina.

"This is..." Marina was a little confused.

"Promise." Xinmu said, "I will always support your dreams."

Hearing this, Marina smiled gently and hooked the other person's little finger.

"Thank you."

Under the light, small insects flew by and the light and shadows swayed, like a dream.

The result of the game was a crushing defeat.

They were just like the background board for the main band, and no one paid any attention to them.

Obviously, I have already tried my best...

Obviously, they wanted to win so much...

The atmosphere in the recording studio was getting worse and worse. There were more and more arguments. Marina was getting more and more depressed. Failure after failure broke her down.

With her death, the band also quickly came to an end.

"Why don't we disband?" Marina suddenly said one day.

Everyone else was silent, as if they had expected it.

Xinmu stood up: "Disband? Why? What about your dream?"

Marina gave her the same smile as that day: "It's... impossible."

So, it was decided.

Why do they look relieved?

Why can they write "HOPE" so happily?

Why, Marina, why did you give up so easily?

Several years later, she is still playing drums and has become a professional musician.

Tried forming a band, but gave up soon after.

I heard that Marina was the manager of a livehouse called "CiRCLE". That livehouse was doing well and quickly became famous in the neighborhood.