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Zhe Li then realized the reason why Su Shi reacted like that.

The song "Samurai's Heart" features a momentary pause of all sound in the final line. It's like walking in the rain, then looking up to find the sky clearing. In this respect, it shares a similar aesthetic with "Sunny Sky"—or perhaps Gintama and rain are inherently a perfect match.

Perhaps because of this, Su Shi thought that the two men stopped playing to ask her what happened and why she suddenly walked out of the soundproof room.

"This song was originally designed this way." Baodeng Zheli explained.

Regardless of whether the other party understood or not, he continued to ask: "What's wrong? Is there any equipment broken?"

His gaze lightly swept over the girls who followed Su Shi out.

Su Shi smiled, clasped her hands together, tilted her head slightly, and said softly as if she was acting coquettishly:

"We were just thinking of going to karaoke."

“…Karaoke?”

Before Zheli could even ask the question, Toyokawa Shoko and Takamatsu Tomo asked the same confused questions before him.

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"Why do you suddenly want to go to karaoke?" Baodeng Zheli asked.

Su Shi looked back at Deng and said with a smile, "Deng gets nervous in the recording studio, so I was wondering if he'd be more daring to let out his voice at karaoke—like this."

"So that's how it is." Zhe Li understood.

KTV does give people an atmosphere that makes them want to sing out loud.

Even Baodeng Zheli himself, when he went to KTV alone before, he deeply felt what it meant to "sing, it's so cool!" and it was a great way to relieve stress. And if he went with a group like Sushi and the others were doing now, it would be even more fun.

Of course, there are also those dark corners where the more lively the place is, the more uncomfortable it becomes...

Zheli couldn't help but look at Gao Songdeng: She looks like that kind of person!

"Before that, how about trying it with an open mic first?" Baodeng Zheli suggested.

"Huh?" Su Shi was stunned for a moment. She looked up at Lenai, who was still standing there quietly with her guitar in her arms. "Won't I disturb you guys?"

"No problem. We just ran out of it."

Although Houden Oori didn't know why Toyokawa Shoko chose Takamatsu Tomo as the lead singer, since they all had no objection to the result, it all depended on Tomo's own wishes: was she taking a negative attitude, or was she really trying hard to sing but having difficulty? Oori wanted to confirm this.

If Takamatsu Deng showed resistance, he would have to say something.

It is wrong to force others to do things they don't want to do, even if there is no malicious intention.

Su Shi stared at Zhe Li's face, blinked, and for some reason revealed an expression of sudden enlightenment. He turned around and smiled at Gao Songdeng: "Xiaodeng, what do you think?"

"...I thought, let's give it a try."

Gao Songdeng almost whispered.

Nagasaki Suyo's ears moved, and she spent a few seconds deciphering the fragmented shouting before she smiled and nodded.

"She said yes."

"Then... uh." Zhe Li looked at the open microphone space.

Since it was just recently set up and was originally designed for stand-up comedy, in addition to the necessary microphones and speakers, there are currently only two effects pedals, which were used by him and Lenai before.

"Let me get the drum kit out first."

"I'll come and help too." Shiina Riki said quickly.

Zhe Li smiled and flexed his arms to pretend to show off his biceps. "No problem, I'm very strong."

"This is our business, there's no need to trouble you..."

"Practicing drums is tiring, right? Saving your energy in the right places is an efficient way of life."

Zhe Li waved his hand and walked into the soundproof room without waiting for Li Xi's response.

Li Xi stared at his back as he disappeared around the corner, until Su Shi reached out and patted her shoulder and she came back to her senses.

Turning around, she saw Su Shi smiling and saying, "Li Xi, why are you standing there in a daze?" His hand was still on her shoulder.

"Nothing." Li Xi shook his shoulders to signal Su Shi to let go, and then walked towards Toyokawa Shoko who had already started working.

"Start setting up now, don't delay."

"..."

Nagasaki Suyo narrowed her eyes as she turned her head, her gaze like a needle piercing the back of Li Xi's head. But it was only a momentary illusion. The next moment, she revealed a gentle smile and responded in the same soft voice:

“Okay~…”

Ruoye Mu on the side blinked and slowly looked away.

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"I really want to live like everyone else... I really want to be a human..."

"..."

Well, I really can't make any sound.

With Bao Dengzeli's hearing ability, he could at least hear the lyrics sung by Gao Songdeng, but compared with the volume of the musical instruments, it could be said to be completely silent.

But at least, Zheli saw Gao Songdeng's determination to make a sound.

Maybe he was really forced to stand in this position at first, but now Takamatsu Deng really wants to sing the song well.

So Zheli felt relieved and sat in the special seats with Lenai to enjoy their performance.

After the first chorus, everyone paused in tacit understanding, and Takamatsu Deng stared down at his notebook.

“…Sure enough, it still doesn’t work…”

At this moment, there was a sudden burst of applause. It was Baodeng Zheli.

The store manager smiled at the girls' strange gazes and said:

“Isn’t that a great lyric?”

"I think so too!" Toyokawa Shoko smiled broadly, nodded slightly at Takamatsu Deng's back, and continued, "Only Deng can sing out the emotions contained in the lyrics, so I hope she can be the lead singer!"

Zhe Li's azure eyes rested for a moment on the equally azure girl.

"Really? Then the world doesn't need lyricists anymore."

"...Huh?" Xiangzi looked at Zheli in surprise.

The man was sitting on a stool with his arms folded over his chest. The petite, silver-haired girl next to him was still holding the worn-looking guitar, sitting on another stool, looking back and forth at Xiangzi and Zheli's faces.

Zhe Li was looking at Xiangzi with a half-smile.

Then he stood up and walked to the front of the stage, right in front of the lead singer, Takamatsu Deng. He looked up at the bewildered girl and said, "Deng. Can you lend me your notebook?"

"Uh-huh."

Gao Songdeng didn't hesitate, closed his notes and handed them to the audience.

It didn't take long for Zhe Li to read it before he exclaimed, "What beautiful sentences."

Deng lowered his head and said, "Thank you, thank you..."

"Can I sing it?" He pointed to a line of text under the light.

"Eh? Ah, um, um..."

Gao Songdeng's eyes widened, his gaze drifting back and forth, as if he had been struggling for a long time. Finally, he pursed his lips, stared intently into Baodeng Zheli's eyes, and said slowly:

“…Yes, sure.”

"Thank you!"

Zhe Li walked onto the stage, paused, looked at Ruoye Mu, and said:

"Your name is Wakaba-san, right? Can you lend me your guitar?"

And Ruo Ye Mu looked back with those inorganic eyes.

Zheli and Mu looked at each other for a second, but they didn't understand what was going on. He hesitated and said, "Don't you want to? That's okay. I'll get my guitar—"

"Give."

While he was composing his sentence, Ruo Yemu had already taken off his guitar strap and handed him the pink "SCHECTER EX-24" guitar. The girl's expression remained calm, as resolute as a robot receiving instructions, without even a trace of personal emotion.

"……Thanks."

Zhe Li took it carefully and put on the sling with the same caution.

Because of the difference in their body shapes, Qin felt a little high when she put them on.

He didn't care much and turned to walk towards the microphone while adjusting the length of the strap.

"Ahem." Baodeng Zheli pretended to clear his throat.

He looked up and saw Gao Songdeng looking at him with confusion, or rather curiosity. He turned his gaze slightly and saw little Lenai, who had turned around and was looking at him with shining eyes, sitting on a stool under the stage.

Zhe Li quietly controlled his fingernails to extend a little and act as a pick. He brushed the strings lightly while adjusting the effects pedal. He did not stop the strings until a clear sound like that of an acoustic guitar was produced. He smiled at Lenai, the only audience member in the audience.

He took a deep breath.

"…What exactly is 'normal' or 'taken for granted'?"

It started with a song so clear that it seemed as if no color could be seen.

“Now I have a ruler in my hand”

“It’s impossible to measure clearly.”

His breathing was clearly audible.

“Facing the anxiety of exhaling and inhaling”

"I just stood there and did nothing..."

Just the sound of a guitar, just the random or even sparse brushing of the strings.

It's hard to even call it a melody, but more like someone reciting a poem to simple music.

“Dull and clumsy, accomplishing nothing”

“Keeping away from trauma”

"Between reality and notes, back and forth, seeking solace—"

The already weak melody gradually became thinner as the pitch became thinner.

Then,

"...Ahh, what a cruel world this is."

It was the man's gentle singing voice that sounded like weeping.

It was clearly the "lyrics" (mood) written by Takamatsu Deng in the notebook, but at this moment she felt that this was exactly the song that belonged to that man, and exactly the mood that belonged to that man.

That song permeated her heart in just this way.

And she just happened to have the same resonance.

"..."

The melody subsided, and the man paused for a moment as if savoring the memory before flipping through his notebook again.

And he turned the pages in one breath to the blank page that had not yet been stained with any writing.

"————."

Gao Songdeng, who was standing one step behind him, saw the new page and couldn't help but shift his gaze to Baodeng Zheli's profile.

He looked at the paper with a smile on his face, without saying a word, as if he was trying to read something from the blank lines.

then.

"But ah..."

After that brief silence, the same new melody sounded again -

"But!"