Heavy girl? I feel worse than Black Hole Trigger!

"Simply put, after entering high school and facing unfamiliar new classmates, you present a completely different image than before."

When discussing this, Su Shi seemed to sympathize with the situation. After all, she herself had experienced the "middle school debut" experience.

"Change your hairstyle, change your way of speaking, or force yourself to be more cheerful? In short, making changes can help you fit in with your new environment, or simply as an opportunity to change yourself, which is also good."

"Cheerful..." Deng chewed on Su Shi's words, his expression darkening. "I, I definitely can't do that."

Even just "shouting out your inner voice" takes so much time. In Takamatsu Deng's opinion, wanting to completely change yourself through a hairstyle is perhaps more difficult than plucking the stars from the sky.

"Little Light just needs to move forward at his own pace."

Seeing that she was depressed again, Su Shi reached out and pinched her cheek and said.

Both Takamatsu Deng and Wakaba Mutsu have small round faces, and they feel pretty good to the touch.

"We agreed not to push ourselves, didn't we? Don't forget it so soon."

"Yeah. I haven't forgotten." Deng looked at her in the mirror and nodded slightly. Then he was silent for a moment and said, "I think Su Shi is a very, very remarkable person."

Even such an amazing person said that he liked my singing.

Then, we can no longer retreat like before!

Su Shi blinked in confusion. "Huh? Oh, thank you. ... Xiao Deng's hair is done too, you can get up now."

So, Gao Songdeng stood up and returned to his original seat, and the lounge fell into silence again.

CRYCHIC has always been like this without Shoko Toyokawa.

However, this silence was just a normal part of the four of them, something Nagasaki Suyo had long since grown accustomed to. Normally, she would try to talk more to keep the space they were in from becoming too dull, but ultimately, everyone chose silence simply because it was more comfortable, not to deliberately create a bad atmosphere. She wouldn't resort to making small talk in such a situation.

She glanced at Shiina Riki, who seemed to be practicing his impressions with his eyes closed, so she didn't bother him. She also returned to her seat, took out her bass, and touched the strings to get a feel for it. But it was Riki who opened his eyes and looked in her direction.

"Hey. Is it really okay for us to be so relaxed?" The black-haired girl seemed a little nervous.

"Or should I just act nervous and make a few rookie mistakes on stage?"

"That's not what I meant..." Li Xi scratched his head in annoyance.

Su Shi glanced at her. Su Shi knew that it was probably because Li Xi usually put too much pressure on herself, so now she reflexively felt uncomfortable in this relaxed atmosphere.

Although there is probably no need for that in reality... let's prescribe the right remedy here and add a little burden to Lixi.

She sighed softly and looked up at the ceiling. "If Xiaoxiang saw me making such a stupid mistake on stage, I'd be a laughing stock for the rest of my life."

“… Xiangzi?”

Li Xi, already feeling somewhat embarrassed, quickly changed the subject. Hearing the familiar name, she paused for a moment and cast an inquiring look at Su Shi.

"She told you she would come to see our performance?"

"I handed her an invitation. But she didn't accept it," said Su Shi.

"No." Li Xi repeated.

The face that was a little nervous a moment ago now looked as if he had breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that Li Xi seemed to be very reluctant to see Xiangzi, Su Shi added, "But she will definitely come."

Li Xi became serious again, and his violet eyes deeply reflected Su Shi's resolute look.

"Did you know that guy was coming?"

"intuition."

"......?" Li Xi suddenly felt like a fool.

She shouldn't have listened to this guy seriously.

"Haha. Don't worry, we'll know soon."

Su Shi tapped his chin lightly, and his smile seemed quite meaningful.

……

However, this is not a difficult inference.

"Zheli, it's clearly closed today, but you haven't shown up yet."

It wasn't that Nagasaki Suyo was feeling lonely or anything, it was just that the man who was always willing to join in her fun was actually absent from CRYCHIC's important 2nd LIVE (tentative name), which was very strange no matter how you thought about it.

However, she thought it was a good thing and did not ask any further questions.

Baodeng Zheli never let her down.

Then, she would naturally believe his promise this time.

Lost Star Chapter 126 Summer Time Record: Chapter Reset

Ever since that unforgettable June rain, Shoko Toyokawa has not set foot in RiNG again.

CRYCHIC participated in RiNG's regular compilation LIVE, and other bands were performing in the performance hall at that time.

Xiangzi held the ticket he had just bought and stared at the entrance of the exhibition hall.

The heat from the auditorium hit her face even when she was standing outside the door, and the faint sound seemed very far away because of the soundproof door; she held her hand up, but did not push the door open, and her appearance standing alone by the door was very conspicuous.

A staff member not far away looked over here.

"Toyokawa-san, I've bought some drinks—"

Before the staff came forward to show concern, a voice made her turn her head.

Baodeng Zheli approached, holding a drink. His gaze lingered for a moment on the hesitant staff member not far away, and on Xiangzi, whose expression showed a visibly hesitant look.

"You've already bought the tickets, and now you're backing out?"

"No. It's not like that." Xiangzi shook her head. She showed the ticket in her hand to Zheli and smiled bitterly. "Before, classmate Su Shi gave me a ticket. I didn't plan to come, so I left the 'invitation' at home... Now that I think about it, maybe it's better to take it with me before going out."

"Life is not something that can be predicted so much." Zhe Li shook his head and handed over the drink in his hand, "Here."

"Thanks……"

Xiangzi took the drink handed to him and took a sip through the straw.

"Mango juice?"

"Oh. I drank too much coffee today. I'll try some juice to change the taste."

As Zhe Li spoke, he drank with great gulps of wine with great abandon, then he made a "Ha~" sound and smacked his lips.

His movements were so eye-catching that Xiangzi didn't even notice someone opened the door and walked out of the exhibition hall: until she heard a belated cheer from the crack in the door, she turned her head to look in the direction of the sound.

Zhe Li heard CRYCHIC's name introduced amid the mixed cheers and looked up at the door.

"Oh, Su Shi and the others are on stage."

"————."

The clatter of straws ceased.

Shoko Toyokawa suddenly realized that although she said she didn't care, she was still deeply uneasy in her heart.

It had clearly become the "result" of her original "foolishness," an indisputable fact on the schedule and even on the stage. She had clearly thought she could accept it calmly. Clearly...

No. She was just running away.

As long as we don't meet again, we don't have to face it.

I secretly thought that it didn't matter if they didn't have me, and I was secretly happy for Gao Songdeng's cheering up...

This is just another mask she puts on for herself.

She simply couldn't let go of something she desperately wanted to dedicate herself to for the first time in her life. She was simply deliberately using a bad attitude to create a memorable wound. She was simply forcing herself not to succumb to the weakness in her heart.

Her pretense ultimately deceived herself, making her think that she could buy the ticket without any hesitation, like an ordinary audience member, to enjoy the performance of the familiar yet unfamiliar band on the stage, to enjoy their performance that once worked together but now parted ways.

Go and enjoy that, without Toyokawa Shoko's CRYCHIC——

"Yo. What are you thinking about?"

Baodeng Zheli called out to Xiangzi, who was still biting his straw with his head down. He weighed the empty paper cup, patted the girl on the back with his free hand, and smiled at her puzzled gaze.

"Don't just stand there, it's time to go."

And she looked at that face without any gloom, and slowly smiled, "Okay."

……

Yes.

Since you have already chosen to embark on this path.

We should smile and witness their, our—

"at last".

●

The exhibition hall was filled with a sea of people.

Before standing on the stage for the second time, Takamatsu Deng's mind was still lingering with the impression of the last time.

The overwhelming crowds, the intensive discussions, the questioning looks, and the online criticisms after he stepped off the stage... Perhaps that was the pressure one had to bear when standing on the stage, but Takamatsu Deng always felt that he would never be able to get used to them.

Until the moment she stood in the center of the stage.

Rather than the vague outline of the figure in the dim light, what overwhelmed her first was... the flood of memories.

From their encounter under the starry night, to their reunion among the flying flowers, to the dreamlike invitation, a girl who had only known how to play with stones and bugs in the corner since a long, long time ago, as if she was separated from the world by a light-year, and alienated from the whole world, seemed to be able to find her own place here as an ordinary person.

But spring eventually ends. The rain washes over the muddy ground, slapping the pain she once tried so hard to bury.

That moment, that moment...is not every moment eternal, but it makes people want to remember it forever.

"Good night..." The girl held the microphone and spoke slowly: "I am the lead singer of CRYCHIC, Deng."

Her gaze crossed the dense crowd and came to a blue-haired girl mixed in the crowd.

"I originally thought, that, I wouldn't appear here again. But, Suyo... that's the bassist Suyo, wanted me to do my best. So, I stood on the stage--"

The girl holding the bass behind her showed a helpless smile, but still half raised her hand and waved to the audience.

"Also, Li Xi on drums, Mu on guitar... everyone is supporting me."

The girl lowered her head. The bright stage lights cast a deep shadow on her long bangs, making her expression dark and difficult to discern. But there wasn't even a moment's hesitation in her voice. Even a slightly hoarse, timid voice, at that moment, was like a sharp knife, carving its own "moment" on this stage she once feared.

"So, even if I 'fight to the death', it doesn't matter."

"I want to sing no matter what—"

……

In the dark auditorium, Toyokawa Shoko was looking at the stage.

Her expression was very cold, as if she was a preliminary judge in a singing competition. She had no feelings about the singers' bizarre and tear-jerking stories and was just waiting to evaluate their songs.

But Baodeng Zheli beside him saw that the girl was holding her sleeves tightly, so hard that it seemed as if she could leave creases.

then.

"No matter what, I want to sing it for you!"

"..."

Xiangzi's eyes fluttered for a moment. It was a very small moment, but it didn't escape Zheli's gaze.

The man smiled with relief and looked back at the bright and shining stage.

“…So, I…”

The gray-haired girl slowly raised her head.

Just like the other blue-haired girl, her amber eyes flickered like flames in the light.

The sun once burned out in the long night, but it is still just a star in the boundless universe. When countless light years are no longer a distance, when the stars finally no longer fear loneliness, they stretch out their long arms to you who are alone.

The melody flowing in the starry night will be played at this moment.

“I want to be your god.”

Lost Star Chapter 127 Summer Time Record: Chapter If one day tears slide down your face

Ding... The long guitar chords made the audience seats, which were noisy just a moment ago, completely quiet.