Congratulations, Sushi, you have been optimized by me.

Nagasaki Suyo sighed and picked up the cell phone that she had thrown on the side of the bed.

She woke up very early today, but just lay in bed without getting up. Unlike in her previous life when Aiyin bombarded her with text messages, this time... well, she didn't even add the pink-haired guy as a friend.

But what surprised her was that she received several messages from Lixi an hour ago.

The content was naturally asking her whether she would go to practice today. Su Shi naturally did not reply. This time she even clicked on the main interface of LINE.

In other words, Li Xi on the other end knew that she had deliberately read the message but not replied.

But now it doesn't matter anymore. The most unexposed things have been exposed in front of Li Xi, and what makes her feel even more ashamed is that Li Xi is not angry at all.

She still remembered that Li Xi had come to see her once before. On that day, Li Xi grabbed her collar and scolded her. Then she went home and lay down on the bed, and she went back to a month ago.

"There's no second chance now...eh? Xiaoxiang?"

Looking at the message from Xiaoxiang displayed on her phone, Su Shi was stunned for a moment, and then she saw the specific content of the message.

Xiaoxiang: Why did you kick Qianxun out? She told me everything. Are you so against new members?

[Xiao Xiang: I don't deny that the puppets you abandoned are also important, but please don't hurt the new ones.]

"Huh?! That damn Chihiro... actually went to Xiaoxiang to complain again! Is Xiaoxiang her parent? He tells tales every day!"

"and many more……"

I originally planned to put down my phone to get something to eat and then come back to sleep, but Su Shi suddenly sat back, picked up the phone again and read the two messages over and over again.

"The puppet... abandoned... the new member... could it be?!

Xiaoxiang actually wants everyone in crychic to get back together!"

"...No, no, what am I thinking? I must be overthinking it. Su Shi, ah Su Shi, do you want your hopes to be dashed again?"

"But...what if it's right?"

"Oh, no, no, I must have misunderstood. I can't take any chances."

"Hiss... I'm so hungry, Chihiro..."

"Yes...she's gone."

The fact that Chihiro has left is definitely true, without a doubt.

Chapter 104 Are you going to kill Shuangshi?! (1/2)

Today...will Shuangshi come?

On the second floor of RiNG, in front of the bar counter of the cafe belonging to this LIVE HOUSE, Shiina Riki was helping other employees in the store with some unimportant work while staring at the door.

Deng and the others had already gone to the recording studio for individual practice. Even Wildcat showed up on time today, which was what surprised Lixi the most.

Actually, strictly speaking...Wildcats are indeed much more stable now than before. This is much better than when they were not yet a band and had many more performances.

But...it's still unreliable.

And that guy rarely replies to their messages on LINE.

But Li Xi actually didn't have much confidence as to whether the most critical person would come today. But if it was "Shuangshi", she should come on time, right?

"Lixi, aren't you going inside with your friends?"

"I'm waiting for Shuang...ah, waiting for Su Shi."

"Really?" Rinrinzi smiled and nodded, then hesitated for a moment before saying, "You haven't found a second song yet, have you?"

"this......."

After hearing this, Li Xi's body trembled involuntarily. "It's not that there are no songs that can be played, but... maybe they are not suitable."

Not to mention the copyright issue that Su Shi mentioned, even without considering these factors, it would definitely be too late for Kasuga Ying to practice now.

After all, that song was unfamiliar to Aine and Lenai, except for those who used to be familiar with crychic.

But anyway, it seems that there won’t be any big problem on Lenai’s side. After all, she has seen Lenai’s musical talent.

Even though this song has not been adapted yet, Lixi believes that with Le Na's ability, he can quickly come up with a guitar version.

As for cute sound...it's hard to say.

Li Xi was actually a little worried just now, so he asked Ai Yin to play the rhythm guitar part of "Bi Tian Ban Zou" in front of everyone.

However, what surprised Li Xi, who always liked to find fault, was that although Ai Yin still had some difficulty when playing, this difficulty was only reflected in her overall external performance, and the actual effect was already up to the level of a stage performance.

Of course, that's all.

If one more song was added, Li Xi was really afraid that this pink-haired girl would die in the recording studio.

"Actually, I just received a notice. I don't know whether I should tell you. After all, I don't know if it's good news for Li Xi."

"Eh?"

Looking at Li Xi's somewhat confused eyes and his nerves that were obviously tense for several days, Rinrinzi sighed.

Perhaps this result is actually a good thing for Lixi?

Rinrinko felt that Riki had actually been putting pressure on her these past few days. Although she would occasionally give Aine a cold look when communicating with her teammates, it was obvious that the girl was trying hard to control her emotions.

But if I keep holding it in like this...it will eventually collapse one day, right?

"You were originally given ten minutes to sing two songs, but now it's been cut in half because another band will be performing in the last five minutes."

"what?"

"Lixi, actually I think this is already very good."

Before Li Xi could excitedly argue, Rin Rinzi interrupted, "If you force yourself to sing two songs on stage without any preparation for the second one, you should know the consequences."

"......"

“Also, that band seems to have some connection with RiNG’s boss. Although this incident was very sudden, the organizers of the LIVE surprisingly had no objection at all.

Do you understand what this means?"

"I know......."

They're just connections, what else could they be? But people with connections like that... generally speaking, their abilities are pretty average, right?

Although it was rude to speculate on the other team's abilities, it was the other team that snatched their chance to go on stage first...

Well, that’s not a bad thing actually.

At least after hearing this result, Li Xi felt much more relaxed. Even though the band had already reached a consensus on giving up the second song, RiNG had never found an opportunity to speak up.

Now that this matter has been resolved passively, I should be grateful to them.

"By the way, you and them are actually both substitute bands, and it seems that neither of you has decided on a band name, so in this respect you are on the same level.

Lixi, you can choose the order of going on stage. Should they start first, or should you start first?"

"Then...eh?"

Just as Lixi was about to answer, the figure who had been waiting for a long time finally appeared within her sight.

"Su Shi?"

Considering Su Shi's arrival, Li Xi seemed to have found the perfect candidate to negotiate with, and judging by the other party's dress today and the impression given by his temperament, she could be sure that this should be... Shuang Shi.

"Lixi, long time no see."

"Eh? Haven't seen you guys in a long time?"

Li Xi was a little embarrassed by Rinrinko's question, but she knew...that she had not met the person in front of her for a long time.

Unlike Su Shi whom he met a few days ago, Shuang Shi made Li Xi feel at ease as soon as he appeared.

Maybe... this is what the other person's confident and calm smile brings.

"Rinrinko-senpai, can we discuss this among ourselves first?"

"Well, I won't bother you anymore~"

Rinrinko nodded, took the rag from Lixi's hand with a smile, and continued to clean the countertop that Lixi had just unfinished.

Lixi and Chihiro found a quiet corner and sat down, but as soon as they sat down, Lixi didn't know what to say.

After hesitating for a long time, she asked with mixed feelings:

"Does Su Shi...know that you're here to see me?"

"Ah~" Tsuzuki Chihiro raised her eyebrows and told the truth with a smile, "She doesn't know. In fact, I don't know what her current situation is. After all, she has stopped contacting me."

"That's it..."

"Lixi, are they still practicing?"

"Yeah." Li Xi nodded, but she always felt like she was reporting on the children's recent academic performance to the man of the house who hadn't been home for a long time. "Um... can you come tomorrow?"

"......"

"I mean, you're not sure either?"

"Forehead."

Did she just speak?

Chihiro Tsuzuki just glanced at the menu on the table, thinking about what to drink today, but in less than three seconds, the big fool Riki in front of her started talking to himself.

"Indeed... your situation is a little special, but don't worry, they don't know."

"Ah... Then I really have to thank you, Li Xi."

Thank you for not letting Su Shi die completely socially.

But now that things have been said, Chihiro feels that just going along with the other party's wishes is a good choice.

After all, she wanted to perform on stage with different identities within the tight ten minutes and ensure that no one would notice, which was simply a fantasy.

"I probably won't be able to come tomorrow. I came here today to record my part first."

"is it?"

"Lixi."

"Ok?"

"I believe in you, and I believe in everyone. This LIVE will definitely not be the end, and the world will return to normal one day.

I promised Su Shi that although I can't tell you the specific details, I can tell you one thing clearly: I will definitely make everything back on track."

Seeing Su Shi suddenly say something meaningful in such a tone, Li Xi felt relaxed and relieved at first, but soon realized that something was wrong.

Then he looked at "Shuangshi" in front of him with horror and said:

"You mean...Shuangshi, you want to commit suicide?!"

“…What the hell?”

Chapter 105 You said you were my mother? (2/2)

“The environment here is really nice.”

Chihiro Tsuzuki looked up at the decorative lamps on the ceiling. Her sight extended from the top of her head forward until her eyes rested on the transparent glass exterior wall.

My grandma's live house was probably built after I left Tokyo, right?

In the past, she and Lenai went to SPACE every day and almost regarded it as their second home. Now, even though she was sitting in her grandmother's shop, she had the illusion that she didn't belong there at all.

"Shuangshi, what did you just say... mean?"

"That's pretty much what I meant. Although your understanding may be a little off, I didn't lie to you."

She really didn't lie. She just chose to deliberately mislead the other person knowing that there was a fool who misunderstood the truth.

But the ending is similar. Anyway, she is not Su Shi. If this outrageous lie of "dual personality" can be maintained to the end, and then the farce ends with Su Shi returning to normal...

It was a perfect scam.

"..."

However, Lixi, who was sitting opposite her, did not think so. Or rather, Lixi had a lot of things in her heart that she wanted to say, but none of her thoughts could be turned into words.

"Don't think too much. We still have a performance tomorrow, right? Even though I can't perform tomorrow, I will try my best to get Su Shi back among you starting next week."

"how about you?"