Guitar Hero also wants to play Kasuga Shadow!

"Well, Pochi should be familiar with her. What do you think if we invite her to join the band instead of just supporting her? And what about Deng?"

"I……"

Hailing, there is indeed no problem, but not to mention that she and Hailing were originally together in AveMujica, if Hailing really replaced Su Shi's position, what should she do?

"I think so."

Deng didn't think too much about it. The band was already lost, and no one had found their direction. Rather than being lost like this, it was better to move forward together.

Even so... I don't know if classmate Hailing can make a promise to be in a band for life.

Even...Lian Deng agreed. Aiyin has been mad about Su Shi these days, so she'll probably agree too. In that case, inviting Hailing is a done deal, right?

No... No, I can't just abandon Su Shi like this. Even if she did something excessive, I can still feel that her determination at that time was just a show of strength.

She also has feelings for this band that still has no name, but it was overshadowed by her previous Crychic.

"I...I'm going to the bathroom."

……

In the bathroom, Pochi pulled out his phone and clicked on Hailing's Beth profile picture. They hadn't really chatted since they added each other as friends. Was it really necessary to ask her for something... a bit too much?

No... No, I can't hesitate any longer.

【Hailing, are you there? 】

Hailing was alone at home with nothing to do. Since she joined AveMujica and explained her situation to the supporting band, the pace of her life suddenly slowed down.

At this time before, I should have been rehearsing with the band I was supporting or on the way to a live performance. Now I am stuck at home, not knowing what to do.

I picked up the bass and played it, but it didn't feel like anything. Or maybe I just played it because I was hired by someone else, and I'm still playing it now.

Is it true that the only thing I can do is play the bass?

With this thought in mind, I put the bass aside again, and then I had no idea what to do.

The phone rang. Although I didn't know who it was, it was a good thing that someone was looking for me.

【Hailing, are you there? 】

Pochi? Why would she come looking for him?

[Yes, I am here.]

[Um...I'm sorry, but there's something...]

"What's the matter? Pochi-kun, just tell me directly."

[That is...if Li Xi invites Hai Ling to join our band, Hai Ling, can you refuse?]

"Ok?"

Why did you reject the opportunity to form a band with Lixi?

144

Chapter 144: Yellowed Photos.

Hai... Why is Hailing silent? Is she considering it? Or is she trying to figure out how to refuse? In the bathroom, Pochi was getting more and more nervous as he gripped his phone.

It took quite some time before I received a reply.

May I ask the reason?

Reason...reason, although I can't tell Li Xi and the others about Su Shi, I should be able to talk about it with Hai Ling.

[It's... the band's previous bassist. If we don't find her, she'll be ruined.]

Broken? What kind of weird word is that?

Hailing, lying on the bed, looked at the message sent by Pochi and found it difficult to understand her sentimentality.

[Also, we've already made a lifelong commitment. Even though she said it was a lie, I still want to bring her back.]

But, just for something like this, I'm going to give up the chance to team up with Li Xi? It still feels a bit too much. He tapped his fingers to reply.

[Actually, I'd rather be with Lixi than Mujica, who I'm not very familiar with.]

「This…this means…」

Hachiman Kairei stared at her phone and could easily imagine Pochi's nervous look across from her.

From what Li Xi had described, the bassist, Nagasaki Suyo, had clearly done something quite extreme. Even so, even though everyone else had given up on her, was Pochi still unwilling to abandon her?

Hailing lay on the bed, putting her cell phone aside and staring at the familiar ceiling of her home.

So many bands have disbanded without a hitch. Lifetime promises and the like are just ordinary, beautiful words, aren't they? I've seen it countless times, so why are these people taking it so seriously?

[Hey~ Pochi-kun, AveMujica, do you also want to be in the team for life? ]

[Eh? Of course...

Hailing doesn’t think so? 】

lifetime……

Hailing sighed a little tiredly, her own rationality kept urging her to refute.

[Impossible.]

It seemed as if rationality was slightly defeated by emotion. I was about to touch the send button but hesitated. I slowly deleted the words and changed the wording.

[If I want to quit in the future, Pochi-kun, will you bring me back like this? ]

"Eh?"

Pochi was stunned when he saw the words on the phone that didn't sound like what Hailing would say.

Hailing...would she say something so insecure?

Although AveMujica has not even had a rehearsal, Hailing is still very reliable in Boqi's heart.

and so……

[Yes, I will.]

Hailing, who had never been in a band before, felt a new feeling after reading the message from Boqi. Was this what they called the band bond?

I don't quite understand it, but... not bad.

[So...So, Hailing, are you willing to agree?

This may be a bit of an excessive request.

[Yes, but there are conditions.]

Conditions...conditions? Hailing wouldn't do anything too extreme to me, right?

[Is there...what do you want me to do? ]

[I’m not going to support the band anymore, and I suddenly feel a little bored.

So how about Pochi-san accompany me for a walk tomorrow? 】

【Go...go out for a walk?】

[Yeah, I haven't decided what to do yet, so I'm going out for a walk.]

Tomorrow, I have an appointment with Lenai and Mu to play guitar together in the evening. During the day, I should have free time.

[Okay, but...but I have to play guitar tonight.]

Playing guitar?

【Yes, with Lenai. 】

[Rana, it's Ring's stray cat, right? Wasn't that the first time you met Pochi?]

Hailing, who often performs at various livehouses, naturally knows Lenai's name.

[Then...Is Hailing coming too? ]

Indeed, if it’s just Lenai and the others, there will be three guitars, which always feels weird.

[Okay, see you tomorrow.]

[Okay...Okay.]

……

Hailing put down her phone again and stared at the ceiling in boredom.

"A lifetime..."

The emotional part of my mind scoffed at this childish and somewhat ridiculous agreement, but the throbbing I felt in my heart also did not lie.

What is this? Hachiman Kailing, who often analyzes herself, feels confused for the first time.

Own……

Is he such a contradictory person?

He sat up a little irritably, looked around, and finally his eyes stopped at the photo next to his desk. It was taken at the celebration party of the first band he supported.

"A celebration banquet..."

I got out of bed and sat at my desk, remembering how I would go to those celebration parties when I first started running a band...

-

"Give."

"what?"

"Photos, oh photos, taken during the celebration party."

"I mean, why give it to me?"

"Huh? Why is that? Because Hailing helped a lot. Of course everyone should have a copy of the photo, so hurry up and grab it."

"But, is this what today is all about?"

After taking the photo, I noticed they weren't holding their instruments. "Aren't you rehearsing today?"

"This one……"

The team leader looked back at the other team members and said, "No need, no rehearsal today."

"Why did you call me over if you weren't rehearsing? I even brought my bass."

"We will also pay Hailing-san!"

"Then... why did you call me over? It was because of the photo."

"Well, you could say that."

The leader scratched his face, a little hesitant, but still said, "We are not going to continue playing in a band."

"why?"

Hailing, who just started running a band, is not used to this kind of scene. "We have already held live performances."

"Yeah, I've already opened Live."

"That……"

"Since we've already had a live show, we can end it now..."

The leader looked a little reluctant, but said with relief, "There are only a few of us, two guitars and a drum set, and we have to ask Hailing to support us with the bass. So, after the live, we are already satisfied."

Hailing, who had never experienced such a thing, chose to remain silent.

"Our level is just so-so, nothing special. After the live, Hailing was the one who received the most praise. So..."

The leader pointed at the photo in Hailing's hand and said, "This is the last one~"

"Then...I will keep it as a souvenir."

"Hailing is so talented, I think she'll develop into a professional band in the future."

"may be."

"That's even better! We can show off this photo to everyone around us. I've been on stage with Hachiman Kairei before~"

“Even if I pursue professional development, I don’t necessarily expect success.”