There are always girls in bands who want to date me

The three of them walked together across the zebra crossing, across the intricately woven railway tracks, and across the busy streets of Tokyo at night.

The colorful neon lights, the slightly dim street lights, and the vehicles speeding across the road, the searchlight flickered, and the figures of the three people were also hazy.

Today, Sakuragawa Aki and the other two seemed a little silent. No matter whether it was the little penguin who was walking at the end with his head down, holding the shoulder straps of his schoolbag with both hands, or Shiina Tatsuki who was walking silently in the front, none of them seemed to want to speak.

They were all thinking and worried in their hearts.

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Time passes slowly like the spring breeze,

Before I knew it, the familiar Qianshi Bridge was already within reach, standing safely under the starry night.

This concludes our time together today.

Sakuragawa Aki slowly turned his head and looked at the light bands formed by the traffic under the overpass. He felt the evening breeze surrounding him and blinked his clear dark eyes.

The little penguin was walking slowly from behind, with his head slightly lowered and his hands holding the shoulder straps of his schoolbag nervously, passing him by.

"...Deng, see you tomorrow."

Sakuragawa Aki smiled gently, waved to Takamatsu Deng, and spoke in a slightly gentle tone.

"See you tomorrow...Autumn."

Gao Songdeng stopped and looked back at him silently, with a hazy glimmer in his amber eyes.

"...Lixi too, bye."

"what……"

Shiina Riki opened his mouth but couldn't say anything to comfort him.

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A slim girl with long black hair stood in the center of the overpass. The expression on her pretty face became a little lost. She stared at the petite figure, who slowly walked down the overpass until he disappeared behind the gate of the apartment building.

The hand holding the schoolbag clenched slightly, Shiina Riki lowered his eyes and spoke softly.

"Why... would you say that to Deng?"

This sentence is obviously directed at Sakuragawa Aki who is standing next to him. However, judging from the wording alone, this sentence is somewhat wrong.

Because Sakuragawa Aki didn't say anything wrong, he just chose to remain silent at the critical moment.

"call……"

Sakuragawa Aki leaned against the railing of the overpass, raised his head slightly, and looked at the twinkling stars in the sky, among which were the spring constellations that the little penguin had excitedly introduced to him before.

Leo shines brightly in the night sky.

The innocent happiness on the girl's face at that time was indeed very beautiful.

"Lixi, what do you think of the band?"

Sakuragawa Aki did not answer the girl's question, but instead asked a new question.

"I……"

Shiina Riki bit her cherry lips lightly, sighed, and slowly walked to Sakuragawa Aki's side. She also leaned her arms on the railing and looked at the traffic below.

"…Does this question have any meaning?"

Sakuragawa Aki turned his head casually, his eyes slightly lowered.

Her soft black hair fluttered gently in the wind, her red ribbon and uniform skirt also fluttered slightly, and her fair skin glowed softly under the night sky.

Because she had been walking all the way, the girl's pretty face was still slightly flushed and had some crystal beads of sweat on it.

It's like a beautiful painting under the night sky.

"Before, when Xiaodeng said that he didn't want to do a live show, you were actually very disappointed, Lixi." Sakuragawa Aki blinked lightly and said lightly.

"That is……"

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Shiina Riki gripped the railing slightly and pursed her cherry lips.

"Even if it goes against Deng's wishes, I still want to hold a live show. Why?"

"..."

Shiina Riki was silent for a moment, then took a deep breath.

"Because...the singing of the lights."

Shiina Tatsuki lowered her crystal-clear lavender eyes and spoke in a dejected tone. "When I heard Deng's singing at the live performance, I felt... that what Deng was singing was me."

"The lights... turned all my emotions that could not be expressed in words into songs, and into the truest cry of my heart..." She looked at Sakuragawa Aki beside her and said.

"You've said it before, too. The song of the lamp is the cry of her heart."

"So... at that time, encouraged by the singing of the lights, I finally had a feeling, a very wonderful feeling."

The slightly warm night breeze blew, and a faint fragrance emanated from the soft hair. Shiina Riki gently pulled back the long black hair by her ears, revealing her small and crystal earlobes.

"Even someone like me...it turns out I can still survive in this world."

This is actually the reason why she admires Takamatsu Touma.

The little penguin's singing truly saved her and gave her the meaning to continue to exist.

I am exhausted every day, trying hard to catch up with those shining "geniuses", trying my best to hide my despicable emotions, not wanting others to find out how hard I work, and only wanting to hear others praise the results I have achieved.

After putting in ten, even a hundred times the effort, an [ordinary] girl, exhausted to the point of exhaustion, finally managed to touch the hem of the clothes of those 'geniuses'. Isn't this something that is [natural]?

...It turns out that such an awkward and ugly self... can actually exist in this world.

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"……Yeah."

The flickering lights in the distance and the alternating light and dark neon lights added a touch of softness to that handsome face.

Her black medium-short hair fluttered slightly in the wind, and her tall figure and clear eyes were also hidden under the dark night.

Sakuragawa Aki was not moved by Shiina Riki's words. He just tilted his head slightly and asked back softly.

"But, in this case, it would be the same even in the practice room."

He turned his head and looked at the slim girl with long black hair.

"Even if you stay in the practice room every day and don't go to the live, can't you still hear Xiao Deng's singing?" Sakuragawa Aki tilted his head casually and said lightly.

In fact, what Shiina Riki said is not entirely correct, and she may not even realize it herself.

In fact, she was not simply saved by Takamatsu Deng's singing.

Because after Crychic was formed, everyone would still practice together in the practice room the only song that belonged to their band... "Haruhi Shadow".

Gradually, Takamatsu Deng grew and practiced little by little from an introverted girl who had difficulty even speaking, and eventually became a girl who could bravely sing out her heart on the stage and shout out the emotions hidden deep in her heart.

So, if Shiina Riki was really just moved by the singing of the little penguins, there would actually be signs of this very early on.

After all, when practicing with everyone in the band in the practice room, Takamatsu Deng would naturally start singing.

Therefore, what Shiina Riki admired and yearned for was not just the girl's singing, but the girl who could sing out her heart loudly on the stage. That extremely shining scene struck her heart and moved her.

She didn't just want to hear the girl's singing again.

What she wanted to see and hear was that Takamatsu Deng could stand on the shining stage again, move everyone present with her incomparable singing voice, and receive everyone's cheers and joy.

"...Is that so, Li Xi?"

Sakuragawa Aki briefly explained his inference to Shiina Riki.

"You...you are right."

The girl with long black hair pursed her lips, raised her head slightly, and looked at the night sky and the rows of colorful neon lights on the buildings in the distance.

"I'm really happy to be able to form a band with Deng again. Very, very happy. Maybe... I've always wanted to see Deng stand on the live stage again."

"how about you……"

Shiina Riki's lavender eyes turned slightly, looking at the handsome boy next to him. After taking a deep breath, he said softly, "Unlike that guy, you're not that opposed to live performances, are you?"

"...Then why do you think the band will disband after the live?"

Shiina Riki lowered her eyes slightly, this was indeed something that made her feel very confused.

The girl with long black hair opened her cherry lips slightly, and there was a hint of inquiry in her originally slightly cold tone.

"Didn't you... promise Deng that we'd be in a band together for life? Were those words... all lies?"

At the end of his speech, Brother Lixi narrowed his lavender eyes and his tone became a little serious.

If this guy really was using sweet words to deceive Deng, she would never forgive him!

“…How terrifying.”

Sakuragawa Aki sighed softly, shrugged, and spoke in a somewhat casual tone.

"Anyway, there's no need to stare at me like that, drummer. This is already considered 'presumption of guilt'. I'm going to hire a lawyer."

In fact, the vast majority of cases in this world are "presumed innocent", which means that if there is not enough evidence to point to you, then you are innocent. After all, in many cases, it is actually extremely difficult to prove your innocence.

"This is not suspicion..."

Shiina Riki turned her head slightly, as if she didn't dare to look at his expression. A hint of shyness rarely appeared in her eyes, which were usually sharp.

"I, I just don't want to see Deng deceived by you, that's all. Also, I don't want... you to just treat the band as a casual fun."

Although the oath that Shiina Riki made at the beginning was that as long as the light was there, it would be enough.

However, through repeated contacts and the process of slowly getting closer emotionally, the drum team members really regarded him as a member of the band, as a 'companion' and 'friend' who needed to be valued.

Well, the problem is coming.

What if one day in the future, there is a conflict between "comrades" and a huge problem arises that cannot be easily compromised?

What if we have to face the cruel reality of having to choose between two options, or even having to give up one of them?

There is no doubt that anyone would be caught in a dilemma.

For the most important things, we must give up the second-rate and less important things. This is the principle of equal exchange and the most rational judgment.

But unfortunately, people have a rational side as well as an emotional side.

They can also get hurt, break down, and do irrational and incorrect things.

Therefore, Sakuragawa Aki is more pessimistic about the band's future.

Because he knows that no matter how you embellish and package it, everyone will be hurt when faced with the current situation where they can only give up some of their emotions.

This is a dead end.

Nagasaki Suyo cannot easily give up her feelings for her once wonderful family and 'Crychic'.

Shiina Tatsuki cannot let go of her feelings for the little penguin, and Takamatsu Touma is also unable to let go of her feelings for the band members.

The current situation will only force them step by step, forcing them to eventually make the decision to give up some of their emotions for the most important things in their lives. Otherwise, they will not be able to move forward.

"...Lixi, you want to help Xiaodeng, right?" Sakuragawa Aki smiled slightly and did not answer her previous question.

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He looked at the girl beside him with long black hair, whose face was a little cold but very beautiful.

"Then don't hesitate. Just do what you want to do and what you think is right. As for the rest... leave it to me."

He looked at Shiina Riki leisurely, his clear black pupils dotted with starlight, as if the stars were twinkling faintly in the flawless crystal.

Sakuragawa Aki raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

"Didn't I tell you that I want to form a lifelong band with you all?"

This was the 'promise' between him and the little penguin, and also the oath he made in accordance with his inner thoughts.

"you……"

Encouraged by him, Shiina Riki pursed his lips, and then spoke firmly as if he had made up his mind.

"I want to participate in a live show with Deng! Even if... this is just my wishful thinking, a selfish thought in my heart, I... don't want to give up!"