Guitar Hero also wants to play Kasuga Shadow!

"Has Pochi-chan joined any club?" While walking on the street, facing the other two who were relatively silent, Chihaya Aine spoke first.

"No...no." From the very beginning, I have been a loyal member of the Home Department.

"What about Xiao Deng? I remember Xiao Deng was the only one in the Astronomy Department."

"Yeah. After the seniors resigned, I'm all alone." He walked to the entrance of the Astronomy Department and opened the door. "Even though I'm alone, the student union said that as long as I keep a good record of activities, the department won't be disbanded."

"Hey~ It looks so cozy." Chihaya Aine looked at the small room and walked in, "Excuse me~"

"Excuse me for interrupting you."

"Did Xiao Deng also have lunch here?"

"Well, I feel safe here." Gao Songdeng put down his schoolbag. "I'll go make tea for you. Oh no... I don't think there's any tea leaves..."

"it's okay no problem."

"Is this... a penguin?" Yili, who had been silent the whole time, walked to the table and looked at the Band-Aids in the box. "So many Band-Aids."

"Eh~ I get it, I get it." Chihaya Aine came over after hearing this, "I just want to buy a cute pen when I see one."

"I think... penguins... are cute..."

"Why don't you look so unconfident? Penguins are really cute, right, Pochi-chan?"

"Hmm! Very cute..." He picked up one of the band-aids and took a closer look. On the mouth was... "a beard?"

"Yeah, that's right!" Takamatsu Deng seemed to have activated a switch when he heard that. He pointed at the Band-Aid in Pochi's hand and said, "Look, doesn't it have whiskers on its face? It's an Adelie penguin, which is also the genus of the Gentoo penguin." He lowered his head and searched for other series in the box. "This is an Adelie penguin. There are other penguin series here..." He handed the 'Adelie penguin' in his hand to Pochi and said, "Wait a moment."

"Oh...oh..." He mechanically took the Band-Aid, but Takamatsu Deng still showed no sign of stopping. He turned to look at Chihaya Aine, who was trying to hold back her laughter, for help. But she just spread her hands, unable to do anything.

"There are also spot-billed penguins and crested penguins here." He held up the Band-Aid in his hand to Pochi, "and king penguins."

"Eh? Um..."

"Alright, alright," Chihaya Aine reached out and took the Band-Aids that Takamatsu Deng handed over, "Pochi-chan can't hold them anymore, so I'll take these two."

"Um..."

Goto Ichiri put the Band-Aid in his hand into his pocket and saw many band posters on the wall. "Roselia?" It seemed to be a famous band that could be seen often.

"Yeah, it seems the previous minister liked it very much."

"Speaking of which, Xiao Deng, do you want to join the band? It's Pochi and I's band. We only have two guitars, but anything else is fine~"

"The band...is not participating..."

What...what happened? Why does he become so depressed when he mentions the band? Goto Ichiri turned around, accidentally dropping the notebook on the table with the guitar on his back, and flipping to a page.

Spring Shadow

I'm all alone in this world...

"Is this...the lyrics?" Goto Ichiri seemed to feel a touch of emotion and bent down to pick up the notebook on the ground.

"Huh? So Xiao Deng already has a band? I never knew that." Chihaya Aine also came over and looked at the words on the notebook. "I've never heard of this song called Kasuga Shadow."

"I'm not playing anymore..." Takamatsu Deng said, turning his head to the side, as if immersed in memories, "The band...will only end in failure..."

Feeling the low pressure emanating from Takamatsu Touma, Chihaya Aine exchanged glances with the bewildered Pochi, "Ahh~ Really, let's go play together."

"Eh?" Gao Songdeng turned his head and looked at the two friends he had just met.

"It's time to go to karaoke!" Chihaya Aine stretched out her hand and pulled the other two out of the astronomy club.

...

In the karaoke bar, Takamatsu Deng stared at the familiar beverage machine, as if what had happened was just yesterday.

"What...what's wrong..." Pochi, who was visiting this holy place of live action for the first time, was trembling all over. "Is it your first time here too, Takamatsu-san?"

"I've been here before."

"Gu!..." As expected, I was the only dark character who had never been to a karaoke bar. Thinking of this, I trembled even more violently.

"It's okay, Pochi, I'm still here." Chihaya Aine grabbed Pochi's trembling hand, "Let's go."

"Um..."

"Can you sing Sumimi's songs?"

"I've heard it before...but...but if I sing it..."

"It's okay, no one else heard it." He turned to look at Gao Songdeng who was in a daze, "Where's Xiaodeng?"

"su..sumimi?"

"Xiao Deng, you don't know? Then sing a song that Xiao Deng is familiar with." He handed over the karaoke machine in his hand, but she had no intention of taking it.

"I'm...not good at singing. I don't sing."

"It's okay if I'm not good at it. It wouldn't be good if it was just me and Pochi singing. What was the name of that song just now..." I typed into the jukebox, "Haruhi Kage, there's no such thing..."

“That’s a song we all wrote together.”

"I haven't heard it, but... I like the lyrics..." Goto Ichiri said, remembering the line 'I'm all alone in this world. "If possible, I... I'd like to listen to it too."

"No...I won't play it anymore."

"Why? What does 'will only end in failure' mean?" Chihaya Aine operated the karaoke machine, deliberately not looking at her, pretending to ask casually, "Just like what I said just now, why is the band bound to fail? Did something happen?"

"It's probably... my problem..."

"The lead singer is working so hard."

"Especially you, Tomo, are the one who should practice more, but what have you been doing so far?"

"No, it's my problem..." He buried his head deeper.

"No...that's not right! The band belongs to everyone, so it's not just one person's problem." Goto Ichiri seemed to see himself in the lyrics and rarely spoke out his inner thoughts.

"Yeah, Pochi-chan thinks so too. Although we don't know what happened, it's definitely not Xiao Deng's fault alone. And as long as we work hard to avoid repeating the same mistakes, we'll be fine, right?"

"Eh?"

"If you give up after one failure, you'll be in trouble, right, Pochi-chan?"

"Uh-huh!"

"So, for the next band, we'll definitely find better teammates." At the same time, he played Sumimi's accompaniment on the console and lit up the colorful ambient lights. "Although it may not be me and Xiao Boqi, we also really want to form a band with Xiao Deng."

"Ok!"

"Then..." In the soothing accompaniment and dazzling lights, it seemed as if a bright future was glimpsed, "Can we form a band for life?..."

Chapter 6: The bassist of Moon Forest?

"For... a lifetime?" Chihaya Aine was frightened by the weight of this promise. She gave a wry smile and glanced at Pochi beside her, but surprisingly, she didn't seem to react much...

"Hmm..." What was I saying again... We'd only known each other for a few days, and I was already saying something that was causing him distress. It was as if I hadn't made any progress. I was just messing things up like before! Thinking of this, Gao Songdeng stood up, shouldered his schoolbag, and rushed out of the room.

"Xiao Deng!" Realizing that he had said the wrong thing, he didn't care about his backpack and ran out with Takamatsu Deng, leaving Goto Ichiri alone holding the microphone, standing there in a daze, not knowing what to do.

"Huh?!" Sumimi's music video was still playing on the screen. The soothing accompaniment, the hazy lights, and the uncarried backpack beside him told Goto Ichiri that his two friends had disappeared.

"Please... please refund my money." He carried Aiyin's schoolbag to the front desk, and after earning money there for a long time, he finally mustered up the courage to talk to the clerk. Fortunately, he didn't embarrass himself too much.

"Oh yeah, your friend ran in that direction."

The kind shop assistant smiled and pointed the way for me. "Thank you...thank you." After thanking her, I followed the directions, but when I reached the intersection, I was still confused. "What should I do..."

"Um...did anything happen to you?"

"Eh?! No...no." He was suddenly addressed, startling himself again. Speaking of which, had he been addressed more times in the past few days than in the past few decades combined? He regained consciousness before looking back at the person who had spoken to him.

Long flaxen hair, a charming smile, and an air of elegance emanating from her entire body. She even had a wonderful scent! He looked down at himself again, reminding himself of the terrifying reality of how different people are from one another.

"Are you...lost?" Nagasaki Suyo was on her way to the ring to talk to Li Xi, but she still felt uneasy about this child. "You see you're carrying two backpacks. Did you lose your friends?"

"Ah... yes... yes." Talking to this girl is so warm! Like my mom... no! Judging by her clothes, she's clearly a high school student.

"You're still carrying your guitar. Why don't you go to the ring and ask? There are more people there."

"Okay..." Although my mother told me not to go with strangers casually, she is definitely not a bad person.

"Then follow me and don't get lost." It should be enough to take her to the ring. By the way, let's talk to Lixi about how to resurrect crychic.

What a nice smell... The evening breeze lifted the long hair of the girl in front of him, bringing with it a burst of floral fragrance. Unlike Chihaya Aine's natural scent, it was more noticeable. Goto Ichiri reached out and buried his nose in the clothes again, but as expected, it only smelled like mothballs in the wardrobe.

"Hmm...it might be the smell of the aromatherapy at home. It's a bit obvious, isn't it?" Nagasaki Suyo noticed the girl's movements behind her and began to explain.

"Is...Is that so?"

"Hmm, aromatherapy is very useful for sleep. Speaking of which..." He turned his head and looked at the girl behind him. She was wearing a normal school uniform skirt, but why was she wearing a strange tracksuit on top? "I don't know which school you are from yet. Oh, yes, I am a student of Yuezhisen."

"Hyugaoka." Tsuki no Mori? Is it the legendary school for young ladies?

"Hyome..." I walked around another corner with Pochi and saw the huge sign of Ring. "Let's go..."

"Clam?!"

Before Nagasaki Sushi could finish her words, she was interrupted by a shout from not far away. At the door of the ring, a pink-haired girl and Li Xi were arguing about something.

"Bad!" After saying this, Li Xi walked into the ring without looking back and continued his work.

"You were the one who caused trouble first!" Ling Aiyin didn't expect that she would ignore her and just walk away. "Wait a minute!" She still ignored her, and she was filled with resentment.

"Ai...Aine." After the quarrel stopped, Goto Ichiri stuck his head out and called his friend's name.

"Ah~ Little Pochi, you followed me too. I'm sorry for saying the wrong thing just now..." Then he noticed the brown-haired girl next to Pochi, "Who is this?" As far as he knew, Pochi didn't have such a friend.

"She...she is..." Only then did Pochi realize that he seemed to not know the other person's name.

"My name is Nagasaki Suyo, and I'm a freshman in Tsuki no Mori~" She introduced herself with a skilled smile and squinted her eyes, but what concerned her more was why Li Xi quarreled with her?

"Tsuki no Mori!? That legendary school for young ladies! So impressive." Chihaya Aine looked her up and down, and Nagasaki Motoyo returned her polite smile. "I heard that the students there greet each other with 'Greetings'. Is that true?"

"Ah...I guess so."

As expected, she's a young lady, her manners are different. "Oh, by the way, my name is Chihaya Aine, you can just call me Aine, and Pochi-chan is Goto Ichiri."

"Please..please advise me."

"Pochi...what a cute name."

"Right, right, this is my name. Xiao Deng thinks so too. It's a pity that I didn't catch up with her just now. It's all the fault of that black-haired girl. What? Such a bad attitude!" As he said this, he gritted his teeth and glared at the door of the ring.

"Ai..Aine, why would you argue with someone you don't know?"

"As soon as we met, she started yelling at me, saying things like, 'Are you really her friend?' and 'Did you invite the lights to form a band?' She suddenly got mad at me. It was really inexplicable..."

"The lamp you are talking about...is it the Takamatsu lamp?" Before Chihaya Aine finished her words, Nagasaki Suyo couldn't help but interrupt her, wanting to get a positive answer.

"Eh? Yes... She's in the same class as me, and Pochi-chan is in the class next door. Could it be... that you know her?"

"Yeah." Nagasaki Suyo narrowed her eyes and looked at the two pink-haired girls in front of her again. The irritation she had for not being able to discuss those things with Riki today also disappeared. "I'm her friend. So... she's in Yugaoka."

"Well...well, what happened to the lamp before?" Yili, who had been silent all this time, remembered the lyrics he had seen again and asked weakly.

"Hmm... didn't Xiao Deng tell you guys?" He turned to look at Yili, whom he had just ignored. He didn't expect her to be the first to ask. "You invite her to form a band, and then what?"

"This... was rejected."

"Really? She refused. After all, Xiao Deng is a delicate child..." Nagasaki Motoyo pinched her fingers and thought about something, "Xiao Deng and I used to form a band..."

"That..."

Ichiri wanted to know what happened next, but he was interrupted by Aine when he whispered.

"Really?! What instrument is Sushi-san in charge of?"

"I'm Bess~" I glanced at Yili. This kid is more sensitive than I thought...

"Hey! Well..." Chihaya Aine scratched her head and looked at Pochi who was in a daze beside her, "This may be a little sudden, but can you form a band with us?"

"Sure~"

"really?"

"However, I will start as an alternate member."

"That's fine too!"

"Great! Soyo-san, love!"

"Plan works!"