Guitar Hero also wants to play Kasuga Shadow!

"And...thank you, little Pochi." Then he let go of her hand and turned to his desk, leaving Pochi standing there in a daze.

"Eh? Bo...Bochi?" I realized later that Xiangzi had called me that too. It turned out that Xiangzi had already considered me a friend, "Guhehehe..."

...

After drowning in the ocean of knowledge, lunchtime finally arrived. When I came to, I realized Xiangzi had disappeared. I wondered if he was going to battle wits with the vending machine again...

Then I saw a note on the table, "I went to the cafeteria today, don't worry, Ichiri."

"Food...canteen." Just think about it, it's a place with a lot of people, and it's not an area I can set foot in at all.

So where should we go eat? I'm not familiar with the school, so I don't even know where the restaurant is. No, wait, isn't there a place like that? Then I grabbed my lunch and set off.

That’s right, Xiao Deng’s astronomy department.

...

Gao Song Deng placed the stones in his pocket on the table, arranging them in a row. Then he took out his lunch box and began to eat. Although he was alone, he felt particularly at ease in the Astronomy Club.

"Well...well." Pochi popped half his head out and realized that Xiao Deng was indeed the only one in the Astronomy Club before he spoke slowly, "Can we have lunch together?"

"Little Pochi?" Seeing the half-revealed pink head, his surprise turned into delight. "Of course."

"Excuse me..." He walked in with a lunch box and sat down next to Takamatsu Deng. "Speaking of which, wouldn't Deng be bored being alone in the Astronomy Club?"

"It's okay, I'm not very good at dealing with people." Gao Songdeng turned his head to look at the posters left by his predecessors, thinking back to the days when they were still there, it was indeed much more lively than it is now.

Then he looked at Pochi beside him and said, "If...little Pochi is willing to join, I would be very happy."

"Eh?" He opened his lunchbox and looked up to meet Deng's intense gaze. "Well...well..." What does the Astronomy Department need to do? The Big Bang? The speed of light? Black holes?

Goto Ichiri remembered the science TV programs he had watched before and was completely confused!

Seeing Yili's hesitation, Gao Songdeng lowered his head. He was causing trouble for others again. He was always like this...

"Ah... that..." Pochi fluttered his hands in fear at the increasingly depressed Takamatsu Touma, not knowing what to say. Finally, he managed to utter, "Okay, I'll join..."

"Eh? Really?" After receiving a positive answer, Takamatsu Deng excitedly shook Pochi's hand.

"Yes, it is."

No...it's just a black hole, I'm not afraid of it.

Chapter 9: Spring Shadow

"It's done, this is the application for joining the ministry." Under Xiao Deng's scorching gaze, he took the application for joining the ministry that she handed over.

"Great, let's go together after school this afternoon... No, I'll go." Thinking of Pochi's personality, Takamatsu Deng changed his tone and said, "Little Pochi is not used to places with a lot of people."

"Yeah... Yeah." I joined the Astronomy Club without knowing why. This was my first time joining a club, even though there were only two of us...

But then I thought, wouldn't the fewer people there be, the better for me? Hehehe, now that I've joined the club, I can say I'm a real live-in...

Right! Now I have friends, a band, and a club. Isn't this the standard way to live life?!

"Little Pochi looks very happy." Could it be that Pochi also likes to look at the stars? Takamatsu Deng guessed.

Next time, invite her to go to the planetarium together.

"Yeah, this is my first time joining a club." Pochi's mouth kept curling up, "But, what activities does the astronomy club have?"

"It's nothing, actually." Takamatsu Deng found the senior's activity record notebook and handed it to Pochi, "I just found the stars I liked and wrote them down."

"On December 12, dust was discovered, and the shape is exactly like the Crab Nebula."

Looking at the contents of the activity record, I always feel that it is different from what I imagined, especially...formal?

"That was written by the senior before that," Takamatsu Deng noticed Pochi's confusion and explained, "The previous president's was at the end." He was also the president who invited him to join the Astronomy Club...

Hearing this, he turned the notebook to the last few pages.

"I watched the stars today. It was a very beautiful sky."

"Lu?" What a strange word, but I seemed to be able to sense the intention behind her recording these words.

"What kind of stars are they? I really want to go and see them..."

So serious... Goto Ichiri couldn't help but be infected by her and blurted out subconsciously, "Yeah, I want to see it too."

"Do you want to go?!" After hearing what Pochi said, Takamatsu Deng immediately asked excitedly.

"Eh?!"

"There's a really nice planetarium nearby that I go to quite often. I go alone every time, but I'm sure Pochi will enjoy it too."

"Eh?! I..." Planetarium? Is it super crowded? In that case... But looking up at Xiao Deng's expectant expression, I couldn't bring myself to say no. "I..I..."

"What? Where are Xiao Deng and Xiao Poqi going to play?" A familiar voice came from the door. "You don't even take me with you. How cunning."

"Xiao Ai." Gao Songdeng looked towards the door and saw reassuring pink hair.

"I knew Xiao Deng was here, but I didn't expect Xiao Pochi to be here too."

"Well, Pochi is also going to join the Astronomy Club."

"Eh? Really?" Aine sat down next to Pochi, "I didn't expect Pochi-chan would join the club."

"I want to try it."

"Really? Why don't I try to join some club?"

"Astronomy Club!" Upon hearing that Aine also wanted to join the club, Takamatsu Deng immediately invited her, "Ai, do you want to come with us?"

"Eh? I know nothing about these..." Chihaya Aine scratched her head and felt that she should think carefully about joining the club.

"Is...Is that so?"

"But I will come here often~" Noticing the dimming of the lights, he quickly said, "Just now you were discussing where to go for fun."

"Planetarium, Xiao Ai, do you want to come with us?"

"Okay~"

"Eh? Then I..." If someone comes with me, then I will...

"Little Pochi will come too, right?" Noticing her reluctance, he gave her some courage, "Let's go together. It's okay."

"Oh well..."

"When? Right after school?" Chihaya Aine is always very proactive.

"Ah...I have other things to do after school today." Pochi remembered that he had an appointment with Xiangzi after school.

By the way, Xiangzi!

I looked up at the notebook that had been placed on the table, and remembered that Xiangzi's name was clearly on the score of Kasuga Shadow.

"Is that so? Then we can only find time later."

Ignoring Aine's words, Pochi stood up and asked Deng, "Can I take another look at that notebook?"

"Eh? Of course." Although Takamatsu Deng didn't understand the situation, he still agreed to Pochi's request, then turned his head to look at Aine who was sitting. She seemed to have no idea what was going on.

I opened the notebook and turned to the page about Kasuga Ying, and sure enough, I found a familiar name.

Keyboard - Toyokawa Shoko.

Bass - Nagasaki Suyo.

Sure enough, they used to be in the same band, so why... looking at Deng standing nearby, why didn't Deng and Xiangzi communicate at all? It was like they were complete strangers.

"Huh?" Takamatsu Deng didn't know what was going on when he was suddenly stared at by Pochi.

"Before the lights..."

Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by the ringing of the phone.

"Ahh~ Lunch break always goes by so quickly." Chihaya Aine stood up and adjusted her skirt, "It's time to go to the classroom."

"Yes... yes." Perhaps now wasn't the time to ask. Thinking of their reactions when the past was brought up, Goto Ichiri couldn't figure out what kind of separation could cause such pain.

...

"It's time to go home." After the bell rang, Toyokawa Shoko packed up her things and turned to look at Pochi behind her. But she was dazed with her mouth open and drooling, "Haha, what's with that expression, little Pochi? It's so weird."

"Um...eh? Is the get out of class over already?!" He realized it belatedly and wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth.

"Oh, little Pochi, didn't you even hear the ringtone?" She looked so cute when she was dazed.

"Well... because I don't understand what the teacher is saying at all."

"Really? Then I have to think about giving Pochi extra lessons."

"Quack! No! I refuse to take extra classes!"

"Haha, okay, let's go to the music classroom now. If we're late, the orchestral club activities will be over."

"Oh." He put his guitar on his back and followed Xiangzi. "But, Xiangzi, why don't you join the orchestral club? That way you'll have more time to play the piano."

"Well... I have other things to do." Hearing Pochi's question, he paused, as if a sore spot had been touched. "Pochi, aren't you planning to join the club?"

"I...I joined the astronomy club." Knowing the relationship between Deng and Xiangzi, he lowered his voice.

"Astronomy Club..." This time he paused, "I don't think there are any students in our class who have joined the Astronomy Club."

"Ah."

"Really...how many people are there in the Astronomy Department now?"

"If I'm not included, then alone..."

"Alone..." he muttered to himself before resuming his steps, "That would probably be more suitable for Pochi."

"Yeah, there, it's very reassuring."

"That's it..."

Xiangzi didn't turn around when she spoke, and Pochi behind her couldn't see her expression. Why didn't she even want to talk to each other when they were in the same school?

Pochi didn't understand, and neither did Goto Ichiri.

"Okay, we're here." Shoko Toyokawa pushed open the classroom door and walked to the piano. "By the way, what's that girl in the astronomy department like?" She asked casually, her fingertips brushing across the keys.

"She's...adorable."

"Really..." A song that I hadn't played for a long time came to mind. It was obviously a song I wrote myself. "Then play this one for Pochi."

As my fingertips pressed down, a soothing and melodious piano sound came out. But... this is wrong. A song called "Haruhi Kage" shouldn't just be about the piano.

Goto Ichiri recalled the music score he had read at noon, opened the guitar case, and followed Xiangzi's rhythm.

"!?"

The sound of guitar coming from behind disturbed my heart and I tried hard to keep playing.

"Why?...You know Kasuga Shadow..." She questioned in a voice that only she could hear, but she didn't know whether she was questioning her or herself.

Memories of the past keep coming back to me, why does it hurt so much?

why? !

Isn't the weak Toyokawa Shoko already dead?!

Killed by his own hands!

But now...why can't I stop crying?

Chapter 10: Mango Juice and the Doll Girl

Finally, the song ended, and Toyokawa Shoko leaned on the piano with her head propped up by her hands. She didn't dare look back, afraid to let her new friends see her vulnerable appearance.

"Xiang...zi?"

Pochi called out softly behind her, but she just trembled all over and didn't move anymore.

Xiangzi, is this so painful? But being in a band, shouldn't it be a happy thing? Goto Ichiri's limited social experience was of little help here, but she still knew what to say.

"Well... well, I don't know what happened to you, but..." This was what Xiangqi said to Aine in the KTV at that time, "If you give up after one failure, you won't be able to bear it..."

"I can handle it!" Toyokawa Shoko yelled as if provoked, then realized her mistake and lowered her voice, "It's only this level, I can handle it..."

"Uh..." Pochi behind him looked at Xiangzi's shaking shoulders, his brain quickly thinking about what to do, but in the end he could only find some experience from the TV dramas he had watched.

Well, that's all there is to it!