Heavy girl? I feel worse than Black Hole Trigger!

I really care about her feelings and what she couldn't say.

Really, I care about her as a person, not anything else.

……

"Shigasaki-san, do you believe in 'fate'?"

Toyokawa Shoko smiled and looked at Nagasaki Suyo.

"destiny……?"

"Exactly!"

Toyokawa Shoko opened her arms, as if to embrace the world, and as if to speak to the heavens:

"Fate has brought us together, so I'm certain that Nagasaki-san will be an indispensable piece of the band I want to form—no! Every member of the band is indispensable!"

She tilted her head again and smiled at Ruoye Mu: "Mu, of course."

“——…….”

Nagasaki Suyo really wanted to go back ten seconds and beat up herself for thinking she could get a proper answer.

This is what they call "Chuunibyou" (a form of chuunibyou) online. I never thought Toyokawa-san might look so elegant, but inside she's a child who never grows up. So adorable.

"The show is about to start, so I'll excuse myself."

Nagasaki Suyo smiled as if she was caring for a mentally retarded child and walked quickly into RiNG.

The slowly closing automatic door was like an electric shock board, signaling the comings and goings of the street to once again fill the world.

In this gradually noisy silence, Wakaba Mu withdrew his gaze from Su Shi's back and turned to look at Toyokawa Shoko.

She said softly, "Xiangzi."

"Hmm? Ah, sorry, I was a little distracted. Shall we go in too?"

Toyokawa Shoko smiled, took the lead and followed Nagasaki Suyo, but subconsciously stroked her arm.

Hidden under the sleeves of his uniform, above the redness and swelling that had not yet subsided, were several Band-Aids with penguin patterns printed on them.

……Yes.

Shoko Toyokawa believes that "fate" is real.

The chance encounter on the way home from school yesterday led her to "discover" Nagasaki Suyo.

...The starlight in Nagasaki Suyo's eyes is exactly the same as that of the girl named Takamatsu Deng.

The same is true of a girl who rejected the world, or was rejected by the world——

Take the first step of courage towards this world.

——Such a brilliant and dazzling light.

"So," Toyokawa Shoko murmured softly, "Nagasaki-san, I won't give up."

……

Wakaba Mutsumoto just quietly watched Toyokawa Shoko's receding back.

But as the automatic door closed again, the noise of the crowd became heavier again.

The tinnitus is getting sharper.

"..."

Ta-da. Ta-da.

It was perhaps a hurried step.

A girl named Wakaba Mutsu hurriedly followed in Toyokawa Shoko's footsteps.

Lost Star Chapter 27 Summer Record: Chapter Destiny

"Mic test, mic test. Ah, ah."

"OK! Next is the guitar test."

"..."

"Um, guitar audition...?"

The staff member's confused tone made Baodeng Zheli turn his head and look at Yao Lenai who was holding the guitar in a daze.

"Xiao Lenai, people are waiting for your audition." Baodeng Zheli said.

Le Nai came back to his senses when he heard Zhe Li's voice. He nodded and said, "Yeah," before raising his hand to brush the strings.

"OK. Next up is... uh."

The staff who had wanted to continue with the procedure were left speechless by the melody that continued unabated.

Zhe Li had no choice but to turn around and shout to Le Nai, who suddenly started to improvise a solo, to stop: "Okay, okay, that's enough." The melody came to an abrupt end.

The pressure on the staff suddenly eased, but that was because the pressure fell on Baodeng Zheli.

Lenai stopped and stared at him expressionlessly, and one could seem to see an emotion of grievance in her heterochromatic eyes.

Zhe Li was about to say something when the words "Bass soundcheck!" stopped him. He replied, "Okay," and played a short piece. After the soundcheck was over, he approached Le Nai.

"what happened?"

"Playing guitar is fun." Le Na looked up at Zhe Li, "Shorten it, no."

Zhe Li squatted down a little, looking at her at eye level, "There's nothing we can do about it. No one wants the speakers to be temporarily damaged."

Baodengzheli's original exhibition hall time period was from 4:00 to 4:15 pm, standard garbage time.

We chose this time slot because we didn't intend to officially start the band's activities. We thought we could just perform one or two songs and then leave the stage. 15 minutes was plenty of time. However, 10 minutes before the scheduled time, while we were testing the equipment, the exhibition hall's audio system had a problem, so we had to hire someone to repair it temporarily.

It took nearly an hour to complete this back and forth process.

What Japanese efficiency.

I don’t know whether to say it’s fortunate or unfortunate, but the bands performing today are all scheduled after 5 o’clock, so there is no need to issue an announcement to postpone or apologize to the performers for the time being - except for these two.

Zhe Li didn't care, so he accepted RiNG's arrangement and changed the show to start at 4:55, which would take up a little time until 5:05.

Initially, they'd thought 15 minutes was more than enough, and now, even if they reduced it by about five minutes, it would still be enough for them to play a song. After confirming the schedule, he even sent a message to Nagasaki Suyo: "During this time, if Nagasaki Suyo comes as soon as possible after class, she might still be able to see a few."

But Lenai seemed a little unhappy.

Or can that be considered unhappy? To me, it's more like a child trying to trick their parents into giving them a few more candies.

"stare--"

Being stared at by this brat made his scalp numb. Bao Deng Zheli frowned and said helplessly: "Okay, okay, I'll go make an appointment for the next concert later. Don't be angry."

"Yeah." Sure enough, Lenai nodded immediately and smiled faintly.

That smile could perhaps be called a success.

This time he was really in the grasp.

Zhe Li shook his head with a discouraged look on his face, but he actually didn't have any negative emotions in his heart: after all, he was just telling Lenai in advance what he was going to do anyway.

This time, Lenai thought he made a profit, but he didn't lose anything at all.

He's just a middle school kid. Ha, easy to handle!

This is the conjugate theory proposed by the great philosopher Bao Dengzheli.

"It's almost time!"

"Okay. As for the lighting, let's do as we said before..."

"..."

Lenai looked quietly at Baodeng Zheli's profile.

The slightly longer blonde hair looked particularly shiny under the spotlight.

“…Hehe.”

The girl chuckled.

"Interesting man."

●

"Hey, this last name...Tamotsu (保) Noboru (登)?"

"The name is so unique, Ori (fold) Rei (scribe)? How do you pronounce it..."

Outside the performance hall, several women were talking in low voices in front of a small blackboard displaying the performance list.

——It’s Hoto Orei!

Nagasaki Suyo almost glared at him with contempt, but held back.

Be calm. Be graceful. Now I'm a relative of a performer... ahem.

She took a few deep breaths, finally calming her mood and expression before reaching out and pushing open the door of the exhibition hall.

The moment she stepped into the exhibition hall, the girl subconsciously turned her gaze towards the stage.

However, she only saw lonely wires, a drum kit, effects pedals, and an electric bass guitar she had once encountered. But there was no one on the stage.

I quickly took out my phone and saw that it was 16:53, less than 2 minutes before the show started. Maybe he was backstage getting ready to go on stage?

While she was disappointed that she couldn't see Bao Deng Zheli immediately, she also gradually began to look forward to their performance.

Even if we remove the subjective filter, Nagasaki Suyo can honestly say that the performances of Orikura and Lenai are comparable to those of professional bands, and it is really a waste of their talents to perform for free at such a garbage time.

But those two... I always feel like even if there's a chance to become a professional, they wouldn't really care, and might even refuse it.

Thinking of this, Nagasaki Suyo couldn't help but smile and shook her head.

"Shigasaki-san."

At this time, Shoko Toyokawa also walked into the exhibition hall, leaned over to her and greeted her.

The green-haired girl, who was called "Mu" but had not been formally introduced to Nagasaki Motoyo, followed her closely.

Noticing that Su Shi's gaze fell on Wakaba Mutsu, Toyokawa Shoko showed an expression of sudden enlightenment. Just as she was about to speak, the dimming lights suddenly stopped her from speaking. She just whispered, "This is my childhood sweetheart, Wakaba Mutsu. I'll introduce him to Nagasaki later. I won't disturb you from enjoying the performance."

Nagasaki Suyo nodded slightly.

Toyokawa Shoko seemed a bit overbearing when I first met her, but now I've come to think of her as quite nice: a bit of a Chuunibyou, but at least understanding. Was her initial toughness simply due to her own overly aggressive attitude from the start?

She also didn't understand why she, who was usually good at socializing and dealing with people, lost all her skills in front of Toyokawa Shoko.

Perhaps it was because she couldn't control her emotions when she thought that Zhe Li would be snatched away by someone else.

Obviously there is nothing between them...

“——————.”

While she was daydreaming, an electronic noise like a microphone just being turned on turned into a sharp sound, interrupting her thoughts.

The spotlight suddenly lit up with a click, and along with several exclamations from the people around her, her eyes were deeply attracted to the figure in the center of the stage.

"Ah. Ah. Can you hear me? Hello everyone, I'm Bao Deng Zheli—"

He wore a familiar long black trench coat, unbuttoned as usual. Having observed it closely only yesterday, Nagasaki Suyo was certain he had washed and ironed it specifically for the performance.

Her blonde hair, which was usually casually scattered, was now slightly curled, but Su Shi clearly remembered that she was still the same as usual when they met in the morning.

Even if it's just a performance of less than 10 minutes, he takes it so seriously...

"..."

While Nagasaki Motoyo was staring at the stage in a daze, Toyokawa Shoko beside her also widened her eyes in surprise.

——Destiny does exist.

She glanced at the girl beside her who was staring at Baodeng Zheli intently, and the smile in her eyes became even brighter.

It turns out that the same brilliance is not an illusion.

From the very beginning, they have the same "origin"...

Toyokawa Shoko closed her eyes briefly. When she opened them again, all unnecessary thoughts were discarded, leaving only infinite concentration and a will that could perhaps be called scrutiny.

"Let me see what kind of charm you have...!"