Heavy girl? I feel worse than Black Hole Trigger!

Oh my god! Why is the cafe so bright today?

"Yeah." Deng nodded gently, "I promise you too, Su Shi."

……

The self who can only sing desperately, the self who only knows how to shout desperately.

The stars who reached out to me without hesitation.

The moon smiled at itself and said, "I like your singing."

Even on a night without the sun, there is still the long moon and its companion stars to gently illuminate us.

Here are the words.

If they are all here.

Even me. Even just for a moment.

Can I, too, become a shining star like that...?

Lost Star Chapter 86 Summer Time Record: Chapter Turning Point

"Welcome...Oh, it's Lenai."

It's rare.

Baodeng Zheli looked towards the door and saw the familiar silver-haired girl changed into casual clothes and walked into the store pulling a trailer.

Kaname looked left and right at Ori... and then she saw a gray-haired girl sitting next to her, drinking from a straw, looking up at her. It was Takamatsu Touma.

The lamp winked at her, its expression having a beauty that seemed uneducated.

The two stared at each other for a few seconds before Lenai tilted her head: "The lamp is here?"

"Yes." Zhe Li replied.

He took out Lenai's special glass and placed it on the workbench, preparing to make her a matcha parfait. With the weather getting hotter, Zhe Li no longer bothered to ask Lenai what she wanted to eat. Anyway, the little brat always just kept saying matcha, matcha, so he could make her a parfait or ice cream to cool her down.

He squatted down and searched for materials in the cupboard, and said casually:

"Deng's throat is uncomfortable, so everyone decided to let her rest for a day."

"Oh—" Lenai made a sound that didn't seem very interested and came to the counter.

The high chair at the edge of the counter, closest to the coffee machine, was Le Nai's exclusive seat. She expertly pushed the cart to the corner, stepped lightly onto the chair, and stared at Zhe Li, who was busy with his work, for a moment before speaking, "Do you want to practice?"

"As you can see, it's business hours today, so I can't accompany you."

Le Nai nodded, "Yeah," but still stared at Zhe Li.

The store manager noticed that Le Nai seemed to have a hidden agenda, so after a moment's thought, he said, "If you just want to use the recording studio, you can ask Su Shi and the others. Deng is resting outside, but they still want to continue practicing..."

He paused halfway through his speech, stopped his unnecessary explanatory words, and said directly:

"Anyway, just go ask Su Shi directly later."

He believed that Su Shi could deal with Lenai.

After hearing this, Le Nai nodded again, and this time he finally stopped staring at Zhe Li.

She began to look around like a curious kitten, but did not stretch out her claws to cause any damage: this overly familiar cafe did not have any new toys today.

Apart from……

After looking around for a moment, Lena turned her chair to face Takamatsu Touma, huddled in another corner of the shop, staring at him with a pair of ethereal, perhaps even silly, heterochromatic eyes. Touma appeared absorbed in sipping warm milk, but her attention was actually fixed on their conversation. As the conversation died down, she glanced up curiously and saw Lena sizing her up with impudence.

"Um, um, Lenai-chan. Is there something on my face...?"

“Hmm…”

Lenai tilted her head, her short silver hair hanging down to the side, but she still stared intently.

It was clearly a delicate and lovely face, but because of that overly unbridled gaze, that overly calm expression, and those eyes that were so unlike any other, an unnecessary sense of terror arose. Deng couldn't help but shrink his shoulders.

"Well," she began, trying to dispel the panic of being completely seen through.

But Le Nai had already spoken before her: "Practice, aren't you going?"

"……Eh?"

"I just told you, my throat is uncomfortable. Forget about practicing singing. It would be better if you could talk less."

Zhe Li interrupted their conversation—if this ball-catching interlude could be considered a conversation.

He stuck the crispy chips into the matcha ice cream to secure it, sprinkled some chopped nuts on it, and placed it in front of Lenai. Seeing the little brat eagerly grabbing the spoon to scoop it up, he smiled and said, not knowing if he was amused by the other party.

"Just stay out of it. Let them handle it themselves."

"Hmm." Lenai held the spoon in her mouth and thought for a moment, "Not singing, but listening to music. Is that not okay?"

Zhe Li blinked and nodded in agreement: "Imagination practice? That's a good method too."

Singing can be difficult, but it can also be simple: memorize the melody and hum it subconsciously. Back when Toyokawa Shoko was still around, he'd sat in on a few Crychik practices. Takamatsu Touma's skills were certainly not up to par for an amateur, but even with that level of skill, simply listening to the songs and familiarizing himself with the melodies could lead to significant improvement.

Thinking of this, he turned to look at the stunned girl.

"Light, what do you think?"

I guess it must be boring for Takamatsu Deng to stay here alone.

Although Baodeng Zheli was not a taciturn person, he was not good at taking the initiative to talk to others, especially someone like Deng who was so different in age and experience.

After all, what else is there to talk about?

Singing skills? How can a conversation between a skilled singer and a beginner be possible?

What's trending these days? Neither the quiet Deng nor the alien-looking Zheli can discuss this.

Stars? The only thing a Blood Star person could say about stars was how good they tasted, which was nothing compared to a girl who would even go to a planetarium to watch the stars.

Even if, as Suyo said, Deng seemed to have an unusual sense of closeness towards Zheli, to be honest, Zheli felt that even Shiina Riki, who had treated him badly before, was easier to talk to than Takamatsu Deng.

Although it may seem rude to think so, this is probably the main reason why the lamp always looks lonely.

"CRYCHIC, perhaps this is a turning point in the life of the lamp."

I am not good at speaking and cannot fit in with the crowd, but I have a small world that accepts me without me having to change myself...

If everything goes well, she may also be able to gradually learn to become cheerful while getting along with everyone, gradually understand that everyone is no different from herself, and be able to step out of her self-limited world and truly understand the world.

...What if everything goes well?

just.

It began that afternoon when rain clouds covered the sky and drove the sun away from the day that belonged to her.

Such a future has become more distant than ever before.

After Su Shi met her, he did pull her out of her escape, but it also seemed to push her to another extreme... Now he can stop her in time when he finds that her throat is in bad condition. If she didn't have someone like Su Shi to support her, I really can't imagine what would happen.

This made him start to worry about Su Shi.

First it was Shiina Tateki, then Toyokawa Shoko, and now Takamatsu Tomo... Children of only a few years old have to deal with this collection of problem children. It is a bit beyond the scope for junior high school students.

"Just listening to music?"

Gao Songdeng blinked, as if trying to digest the meaning of the two people's words. After a while, he nodded vigorously and said, "Yes."

Sitting in the quiet shop, sipping her drink, she felt anxious because she was the only one being treated specially.

I don't want to be abandoned by anyone again.

I don't want anyone to suffer because of her anymore.

Even if it was just a little bit, she wanted to shorten the time it took to catch up with everyone...

“…Hehe.”

Lenai looked at her with a spoon in his mouth, letting out a soft chuckle-like sound through his nose.

That pair of heterochromatic eyes, unlike those of an ordinary person, were sparkling with a glimmer of interest.

Lost Star Chapter 87 Summer Time Record: Chapter Soul

Shiina Riki reached out and stopped the cymbals.

"Sure enough, it's very strange."

Nagasaki Suyo also shook her head, "This is probably why Xiao Deng has never been able to get used to it."

After persuading Deng to leave the recording studio, the remaining three tried to continue practicing the ensemble as there was still some time left.

However, without Takamatsu Touma's singing, Li Xi began to feel a sense of emptiness in the song - as if he had lost his soul.

Yes, in Lixi's opinion, Deng's singing could make up for the lack of piano music, or rather, no matter which instrument, it was just a background to set off Gao Song Deng. But for Deng herself, what she heard was this soulless music, a song that pales in comparison to her lyrics.

"Piano...tsk."

Li Xi was shocked. She thought for a few seconds, turned to look at Su Shi, and said:

"It seems that we still need to re-arrange the music."

"I don't know if I can make it to the concert if I start now," said Su Shi.

Li Xi glanced at her and snorted, "You are the one who made the decision on your own."

Su Shi smiled helplessly: "I didn't expect that I would need to re-arrange the music."

She made the reservation for the performance hall without authorization because she saw that Takamatsu Deng had been absent-minded since Toyokawa Shoko was absent, and she wanted to give the child a goal to work towards.

By then, no matter whether Xiangzi will participate or not, there will at least be something to look forward to about the lantern.

Toyokawa Shoko's piano skills were so advanced that she could keep up with the others even without much practice, and even if she joined on the day, there would likely be no serious mistakes. However, Takamatsu was a novice, and if she became depressed and neglected practice due to Shoko's absence, it would be difficult for her to regain the level she had at her first concert.

I just didn't expect Xiangzi to show up so soon, and the first thing he did was to quit the band...

Although he managed to persuade Deng to continue with the band activities, it now seems that he had used too much force: he thought his role was to support the timid girl and encourage her to work hard, but he did not expect to become the reins that needed to hold her back from going too far.

The girl seemed timid and hesitant, but once she made up her mind to take action, she seemed to burst out with enthusiasm beyond imagination.

"Let's ask Zheli for help later." Su Shi suggested.

Although she didn't really want to trouble Zheli for her own affairs, Su Shi was not a pedantic person: none of them knew how to compose music, and if they hired a professional arranger, in addition to the expense, they would also need to coordinate with the other party's schedule, which obviously would not be able to make it in time for the concert. It would be better to directly find Zheli, who had the ability to arrange music, around them.

Li Xi thought the same thing as her and nodded reluctantly, "That's the only way."

But, re-arrange the music?

...The only instrument suitable for complementing the piano melody is probably the guitar.

Su Shi casually glanced at the silent green-haired girl by the window.

For a moment, the residual image of a person sitting by the window overlapped with the silent figure now, causing the smile that often appeared in the corner of Su Shi's eyes to converge into a coldness close to contemplation.

"—Well, it's almost time, so let's stop here for today."

Su Shi looked away, clapped his hands and said.

Without waiting for anyone to respond, she took off the bass strap first and prepared to put it back into the case.

Li Xi had no objection to this, shrugged, and stuffed the drumsticks into his bag. However, Ruoye Mu, looking out the window, seemed indifferent to the discussion between the two, and paused for a moment, as if his soul had suddenly returned to his body after leaving his body.

The face vaguely reflected in the glass window was as calm as usual, only a pair of pale golden eyes moved.

Then she turned around and glanced at the other two people in the room.

It was as if she had only just understood the meaning of "that's all" from the way they packed up. Ruo Yemu lowered her eyes, also untied the straps, and put the pink guitar in her hand, which was somewhat different from her image, back into the guitar case.

The recording studio was so quiet that Shiina Rikishi felt a little uncomfortable.

She looked left and right, then suddenly realized something. She frowned and was about to speak.

"Bang." The door was suddenly pushed open by someone.

A silver-haired girl stood in the doorway, tilting her head towards the quiet studio. "Hmm?"

Then another gray-haired girl poked her head out from the side:

"Um, um, are you guys going to finish practice...?"

"Light!" Li Xi called out to the gray-haired girl who was following behind him. "Is your throat okay?"

Gao Songdeng followed the sound and nodded slightly to Li Xi, saying, "Yeah, it's much better. But it still hurts a little bit. So, singing may not be possible yet..."