Heavy girl? I feel worse than Black Hole Trigger!

"There is no such thing!"

Shiina Riki suddenly stood up, and the sound of the chair hitting the frame echoed.

She held her chest, the center of all the gazes gathered in the room, and stared at Takamatsu Deng anxiously.

"Didn't you sing really well at the live show? The audience was really happy."

Gao Songdeng opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but no sound came out.

She slowly lowered her head to look at the floor, which instantly overlapped with the floor of RiNG's performance hall. She remembered the heavy pressure that permeated the entire venue, remembered every piercing gaze, remembered...

"They said... 'The lead singer works too hard.'"

"lamp……"

Li Xi looked at the lost expression and pursed his lips tightly.

Do you still remember that sentence...?

"besides."

Gao Songdeng's gray bangs gradually covered her eyes as she lowered her head.

“…‘The one who should practice the most’.”

Li Xi gritted his teeth and said, "That guy Xiangzi!"

The girl stamped her feet violently and raised her hand to scratch her head, making her black hair so tangled that it looked like balls of wool.

"I can't stand it! I'm going to see her tomorrow."

"Looking for Xiangzi?" Nagasaki Suyo glanced at her and said with a sigh, "Even when I tried to talk to her at school, she would deliberately avoid me. Last time, she even curled up on her desk and pretended to sleep, and her classmates couldn't wake her no matter how hard they tried."

"So, how is Li Xi going to break into the Moon Forest and confront her?"

"This." Li Xi was speechless, and then his expression became even more gloomy. "I have my own way!"

"Whatever you're trying to do, I advise you not to." Su Shi took out her bass and sat on the bench, lowering her head to plucking the strings. The bass's deep melody didn't interrupt their conversation. She said, "Whatever Xiaoxiang's reason for leaving, you won't be able to change her mind by just going to her on a whim."

"I don't need her to change her mind."

Li Xi glared at Su Shi unconvinced.

"I just want her to apologize to the lamp!"

"...Oh my." Su Shi stopped plucking the strings, looked up and saw Li Xi's expression of unwillingness to be outdone, and tilted his head helplessly. "Okay, I'm not trying to stop you. But no matter what, that's tomorrow's matter--"

"It's a rare opportunity for everyone to gather together today. Do you want to practice first so you don't feel awkward when you're ready to go on stage?"

Su Shi's tone was quite gentle, which made Li Xi feel his blood cool down a little as he listened.

She was a little slow to grasp the implication of Su Shi's words and couldn't help but blink: "Officially on stage...?"

The girl who was sitting demurely by the door smiled and nodded.

"Yeah. I've already made a reservation for the next concert."

"Varied--"

For a moment, Shiina Riki couldn't even make a sound.

"Huh?? Why are you taking the initiative?!"

"Why not?" Su Shi covered her mouth with her hands as if chuckling, her eyes narrowed like crescent moons. "If we're a band and we don't perform, even if we want to practice, we'll have no direction, right?"

"This is the truth..."

Li Xi showed a conflicted expression and glanced at the silent lamp.

"..."

Still, very scared.

Gao Songdeng wanted to take a deep breath, but he began to pant unconsciously.

There seemed to be a blurry figure before my eyes, a dark mass. It seemed to be laughing. Laughing.

In her plain singing, in her hoarse roar.

The piano music that led the melody beautifully was covered in dust in mockery.

The drumbeats that clearly describe the rhythm are now confused by the doubts.

Trying desperately to sing well. Trying desperately to convey.

Her song. Her voice. Her lyrics. Everything.

But it is still so far, so far, so far, so far away - so far that it seems impossible to reach it even if you stretch out your hand hard.

Like, even if I gasped for air, I couldn't breathe.

"……but."

"As expected, I want to sing."

Maybe, I will be disliked by some people. Maybe, I will disappoint you... But even so.

'You've tried hard enough.'

'come on. '

'Please don't give up, okay?'

Gao Songdeng pursed his lips.

She clenched her hands into fists, holding the microphone tightly as if she were standing on the stage.

"Today we need to practice," she said softly.

The words were so fragmented that they seemed like they would melt in the sunlight.

It's like a girl who is still hiding in spring and is still afraid of the arrival of midsummer.

“——————.”

She finally took a deep breath.

The trembling that gripped her body finally subsided like a wave, transforming into a still-illusory expression, perhaps just a hint of courage. She looked at Shiina Ritsuki, fragile as if she would shatter at any moment, yet surprisingly resolute.

...I can't run away anymore.

Even if it's just for a moment.

In order not to lose the brightness on the path.

In order to prevent the dark clouds from completely obscuring the starlight in the long night.

In order to catch up with the figure who slowed down and waited for him.

To hold it all in my hands once again.

"I have to attend the concert."

Even if I can only practice and sing desperately, it doesn’t matter.

——Because, even so.

"The lyrics of 'Light' are a cry from the heart."

The cry that echoed through the long night.

That's the only thing I can desperately offer for this...

Lost Star Chapter 84 Summer Time Record: Chapter Panorama

The door handle turned with a click.

Several girls, each carrying their own school bags and piano cases, walked out of the back room one after another.

"You've worked hard. Would you like to have something to drink and take a break?" said the store manager Baodeng Zheli.

Familiar business hours, familiar deserted customers.

Shiina Riki was already used to seeing this empty store. He walked straight to his seat with his schoolbag, pulled out a chair, sat down, leaned back and let out a long sigh.

Then they suddenly realized that the store manager had just asked them a question.

She tilted her head slightly to glance at the counter. The tall man, unusually straight, leaned against it. Normally, when there were no customers, he'd often go around to the counter, sit at the guest table, and use his phone!

It was obvious that he had rarely shown a look of frustration when they laughed at him for having bad business, but when they really encountered it, he didn't seem to care at all.

Shiina Ritsuki couldn't understand this person, just like she couldn't understand why Toyokawa Shoko gathered everyone and then left without permission, couldn't understand why Nagasaki Suyo was always so calm, couldn't understand what Wakaba Mutsu was thinking about, and even more couldn't understand the emotions that Takamatsu Deng held when he sang those lyrics...

I don't understand. All of it. But I'm still moved by it.

It is said that music is a language that transcends national boundaries, and she believes that music can also transcend the barriers between people's hearts.

——At least, as for the lights, it’s okay.

She felt the pain in her wrist and didn't want to move or speak. She just stared at Baodeng Zheli quietly. The store manager noticed her gaze, smiled back for a moment, and then quickly revealed a puzzled expression.

Nagasaki Suyo closed the back door, walked to Lixi's side, pulled out a chair, put her schoolbag on it, and untied the strap of the piano case and leaned it against the table.

She glanced down at Li Xi, then reached out to push the chair back under the table. She took a step forward to stand in front of Li Xi's sight and said with a smile, "What would you like to drink, Li Xi?"

"Water will be fine." Li Xi waved his hand.

Su Shi nodded gently, "Then I'll make you a cup of mocha coffee."

"I told you that water will be enough..." Li Xi rolled his eyes at Su Shi's receding back.

Zhe Li exchanged a glance with Su Shi, who was leaning against the counter. She gave him a faint smile, and then he saw her walk past him toward the cupboard containing coffee beans. Zhe Li couldn't understand what she was thinking, so he took over the conversation, raising his voice and asking, "What would Deng like to drink?"

"I, I'll just be like usual."

"Wakaba-san, is it mango juice as well?"

"......" Wakaba Mu paused for a moment, as if he didn't realize someone was talking to him, and then turned his head to look at Baodeng Zheli, "Yeah."

Shiina Riki glanced at Wakaba Mutsu, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

Nagasaki Suyo still had her back to everyone, busy at the cupboard.

Zhe Li vaguely sensed that something was wrong in the atmosphere between the girls, but he didn't know what to say, so he smiled at Gao Songdeng who was sitting on a chair looking at him, and turned around to prepare drinks and snacks with Su Shi.

"..."

Ruoye Mu's gaze lingered on the two people standing side by side for a moment.

Those eyes, always so clear that they seemed more hollow than ethereal, carefully took in the figure's back, as if in thought. For a long, long time, she simply lowered her eyes, her face expressionless.

Silent as usual.

●

The seemingly endless rainy season is gradually coming to an end, and sunny days are becoming more common in Tokyo.

After Nagasaki Suyo somehow managed to bring Takamatsu Touma back to the band that day, their lives were easily compressed into a slightly dull melody before the already scheduled concert time.

Go to class as usual, leave get out of class, and then report to Nascita regularly, gather, and practice...

The absence of Shoko Toyokawa seemed to have no effect at all.

In fact, Shiina Riki would sometimes agree in his heart with the comment that Nagasaki Motoyo accidentally let out: noisy!

Because once Shoko Toyokawa is not around, this small coffee shop becomes much quieter.

It was so quiet that she sometimes felt a little uneasy.

Despite their brief time together, the always elegant and confident young lady had left a deep impression on her. Xiangzi was like a non-stop vehicle, carrying everyone in Crychik, somewhat forcefully, on their predetermined path. There was no need to overthink or worry, because she had everything arranged.

As long as you try hard to catch up with her, everything will be fine.

So, even though we had only known each other for a short time, we were already able to stand on the stage together.

Therefore, the concert was a great success.

...So, once she left, everyone lost their way.

Her talent allowed five people who would otherwise have had no chance to meet to bask in the spotlight.

Her talent also made the five people who originally did not have that ability fall into the illusion that they were omnipotent.

"Now, I understand."

Shiina Riki stared at the panda design on her coffee cup. Nagasaki Suyo had overheard that she loved pandas and always drew them on her coffee. No wonder she insisted on getting a cup of coffee even though she asked for water.