Heavy girl? I feel worse than Black Hole Trigger!

"Then, remember this feeling."

"Because Toyokawa-san must have thought so too."

The girl slowly raised her head and met the man's eyes.

"Xiaoxiang, can you hear me?"

The man just smiled and spread his hands, "If you can't hear me, then you won't say anything?"

"..."

Yes.

If, I can't hear...

Just keep shouting until your message is conveyed.

That's all I can do.

……and.

She recalled the unwilling smile of another girl under the moonlight.

"Before my heart can surpass your song—"

……

Only I can do such a thing.

Lost Star Chapter 98 Summer Time Record: Chapter Rendering

The sun sets in the west.

The setting sun stretched the girl's figure very long.

Ruoye Mu glanced at his reflection on the ground, blinked, and turned his head to look at the girl beside him who was walking briskly.

"What's the matter, Xiao Mu?"

Nagasaki Suyo didn't even turn her head. She simply noticed Wakaba Mu's footsteps paused before she spoke. Then, after taking a step forward, she gracefully turned around with her usual smile on her face.

Wakaba Mu paused for a moment at that smile. She subconsciously wanted to tug at the straps of her violin case, then remembered they hadn't had a group rehearsal today. After meeting up with Zheli and Lenai at RiNG's café, they figured since there was no reason to stay, they simply went off for afternoon tea.

After all, RiNG's cafe is just a restaurant attached to a live house, and naturally it is not as good as a professional catering business.

After eating and drinking, everyone habitually went back to Nascita and sat for a while. Lixi said goodbye first, and Deng also said he wanted to join them. Zheli sent Lenai home, leaving Mu and Sushi in the coffee shop.

Only then did Mu realize that he had unknowingly stayed there until evening.

……

As Toyokawa Shoko's childhood playmate, even if she didn't know the details, she could still grasp the general outline of the predicament she was facing.

In other words, there has never been a shortage of such girls at Tsukinomori Girls' Academy: those who are able to be admitted to this prestigious private school are either daughters of wealthy families or children of talented individuals. With family education and the influence of their surroundings, many of them are top-notch talents capable of winning titles in major competitions.

But how could such a coincidence happen in the world? Why would talent be concentrated in the homes of political and business celebrities?

No. Ultimately, that's simply the result of piling up resources. Even if a child's talent is mediocre, through tremendous effort, they can bridge the gap from zero to one and become "mediocre," gaining an advantage over families without the extra resources to invest in their children.

——And, that process is the source of suffering itself.

The "correct" life, "determined" by parents and family, promises rapid success. So, study, work hard, and utilize the resources accumulated by your parents. That approach is, of course, the right one. Aside from the nouveau riche, established families all use the same method to "mass-produce" talent.

In the face of this overwhelming interest called "success," children's thoughts are completely irrelevant.

Because their parents went through the same thing when they were young. They believe that their children will understand the necessity of all this when they grow up.

"But Xiaoxiang, you haven't grown up yet. ...No. To be honest, I'm the same."

While "Ruoye" didn't hold nearly as much weight as "Fengchuan," her surname still held plenty of "possibilities." So, Ruoye Mu could clear a weekend day out with just a simple request, even if it meant making up for missed tutoring sessions. At least it proved she still had a certain degree of "freedom."

However, the future of "Toyokawa Shoko" can be seen at a glance.

That must be a starry, magnificent road, extremely spacious... so spacious that there is not even a single fork in the road.

Ruoye Mu once thought that Xiangzi had accepted everything, which was why she was so open-minded and chose to realize her childhood dream during this last period of free time. This is also the core reason why Ruoye Mu chose to join them even though she was clearly not interested in their style of music: at least, she should witness Xiangzi's last "freedom".

In the end, nothing turned out as she expected.

She thought she understood Toyokawa Shoko very well, but in the end she understood neither Toyokawa nor Shoko.

But no matter what, Mu originally thought that the band would continue until she graduated from junior high school, but it was broken up early by Xiangzi. She should also take the opportunity to calm down and return to her slightly boring but definitely extremely "correct" daily life.

But now, I am still here.

I force myself to take some time out of my busy days, and even subconsciously think of myself as the "CRYCHIC guitarist," reaching out to find the guitar I didn't bring with me when I left the house.

Obviously, all this shouldn't matter.

……

"Xiao Mu?" The girl in front of him smiled slightly.

Even though she had expected that Wakaba Mu would be more accustomed to expressing his feelings with simple gestures, such as shaking his head and keeping up, to indicate that he was fine - this was why Nagasaki Sushi deliberately took an extra step before looking back. However, Mu's reaction at this moment was slightly beyond Sushi's expectations.

Even though his face was expressionless as usual, Su Shi could still read a hesitation, like deep thought, in those pale golden eyes.

Wakaba Mu opened his mouth and uttered a word: "Why——"

Su Shi waited for her to continue, but she closed her mouth after she spoke. Looking closely at her absent-minded gaze, it seemed less like she was hesitating about what to say and more like she didn't know how to describe it.

Sushi waited patiently for a few seconds before hearing the girl whisper again, "Sushi didn't stay at Nascita today."

"Huh? Is that all you want to ask?" Su Shi was stunned for a moment.

Then she quickly covered her mouth, several muffled sobs coming out from between her fingers.

She was suppressing a laugh.

"...?"

Su Shi's eyes clearly caught the confused look that flashed across Mu's face. She quickly lowered her hands and smiled: "Ah, after all, we can't bother Zhe Li all day long. This is not a big deal, right?"

But today is Saturday, school is closed, and the cafe is closed. You wouldn't choose Saturday specifically to stay any other day.

Wakaba Mutsu felt that Nagasaki Suyo was just being perfunctory. She glanced at the smiling girl.

"I'm a girl too. How can I cling to my boyfriend all the time? He'll hate me."

"..."

"Oh. It seems like he doesn't quite believe it."

Nagasaki Suyo laughed for a while, then turned and looked forward.

Mejiro Station always feels busy.

In the setting sun, scattered figures of people left dark shadows in the city.

"...Hey. Xiao Mu, what did you think of Zheli and the others' live performance today?"

Her back was against the light. The shadow, too long, seemed to be pulling at her body, forcing her to bow to the withered daylight. Yet she still stood quietly at the junction of light and shadow.

An extremely intense scene.

Ruoye Mu looked at the back and opened his mouth, but no sound came out for a while.

After a long while, she finally uttered a few fragmented words: "...very powerful."

"Right? I thought so too. It's really amazing."

The girl suddenly looked back.

Her smile was shrouded in a shadow, yet it was so bright that it seemed as if even the dim twilight would be scratched by it.

"That person seems carefree and simple-minded every day, and likes to make others laugh. He doesn't seem like he can write or sing a song like that at all."

She bent her fingers and talked for a long time, listing someone's shortcomings, but she smiled as if she was counting her treasures.

Then, she clenched her fingertips and suddenly raised her eyes.

“So I wanted to be like him.”

"————."

Ruoye Mu met her eyes.

What kind of eyes are those?

Her eyes, like the blue sky, were now tinged with twilight, gazing at the world and herself from afar.

They seem so far away, yet they are so close; it seems that as long as we reach out our hands, we can touch each other.

"Xiao Mu, can you please do me a favor?"

——I don’t want to wait any longer.

I can't stand myself doing nothing. I can't accept myself holding back.

I want to be like him. I want to naturally reach out to those in need.

Nagasaki Suyo looked at Wakaba Mutsu. She smiled gently.

"I want to have a good talk with Xiaoxiang."

Lost Star Chapter 99 Summer Time Record: Chapter Until the Stagnant Light Begins to Turn

Gao Songdeng watched as Yalenai pulled the small trailer away with clattering steps.

"So little Lenai lives here..."

"That's why you can come to my house whenever you have time."

Bao Dengzheli said this with his hands on his hips. He didn't look away until Lenai walked into a house.

Since Deng lived near the Moon Forest, she could walk home within ten minutes from Nascita. She originally wanted to go back alone, but Shiina Riki took the excuse that it was on their way and went with her.

Baodeng Zheli and Yao Lenai followed suit. It turned out that Lenai ran out because she was bored. Zheli saw that it was getting dark and decided to accompany her. As a result, he caught up with the two of them because they were going the same way.

On the way to the station, they passed Takamatsu Deng's house. Deng thought, since Riki had gone out of her way to accompany her, she should at least see her off until she got on the train. So, after seeing Shiina Riki off to the train, she walked back to her house with Kaname Rakuna. The clear blue sky of the afternoon was now stained with the color of flames.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, the man turned his head and looked at her. "Okay, I'll take you home too, Deng."

"Yeah." The girl nodded slightly.

Two people, one tall and one short, were walking one after the other on the somewhat quiet street.

Takamatsu Touma led the way, clutching her cherished notebook—she'd been holding it ever since taking it out at the Live House—and looking down the road. Hoto Oreki was about a step behind her.

My cloth shoes only made a slight rustling sound when I stepped on the asphalt road, as if I was stepping on yellow sand.

And Zhe Li's boots, which may have been specially prepared for performances, made a steady "click, click" sound.

On the quiet street, there was only the sound of a pair of discordant footsteps.

But she smiled quietly as she listened to such voices. Precisely because of the lack of harmony, she realized that there was someone in this world who was as "unique" as she was.

No matter how bustling it is here, or whether there is no one here.

As long as she could hear the voice knocking on the door of her heart, she felt that she could muster up the courage to go on no matter how long the road was.

"……what."

His eyes stayed on the zebra crossing.

The girl subconsciously stopped, and the man behind her took an extra step to stand shoulder to shoulder with her. She tilted her head to glance over, and saw the profile of a man much taller than her looking up at the traffic sign, and she followed his gaze.

In this seemingly distant world, the red light was incredibly bright.

"Thank you, Deng-san."

Gao Songdeng suddenly recalled that there was a smile that had lingered in this faint light.

Back then, she didn't understand anything. No, perhaps even she herself didn't understand. Nothing lasts forever. Gao Songdeng knew. She had never been able to truly hold onto anything.

But, at that moment——

'I want to sing.'

Her mood, her calling, her wish.

If only for that moment, perhaps it is possible to reach eternity.

At that moment, she was holding such a strong emotion and calling out her wishes.