Guitar Hero also wants to play Kasuga Shadow!

That's...good...

"The official performance starts at two o'clock. I'm so nervous."

"Yeah, I don't know if I can eat because I'm so nervous."

"Yes~"

Su Shi, who was following at the end, responded to the others with a smile, but in the blink of an eye, he found two people who were out of place with the surroundings at the bottom of the stairs.

Li Xi crossed her arms and glared at herself with an unhappy look on her face, while Pochi behind her looked cautiously at the club members who walked in front of her.

Tsk... I actually found this place... I waited until the other members went down the stairs before I slowly took another step forward.

Where did the information come from? Seeing Li Xi's unfriendly look, he immediately concluded, "You specifically asked your sister about today's arrangements~"

Smiling, he pointed out the source of Li Xi's information, and at the same time looked at Bochi behind Li Xi, "And Bochi is here too. I didn't expect you to come to me even after what happened."

"That way?"

Li Xi turned around and looked at Pochi, only to find her hiding behind him nervously. Something had really happened between them...

"So, what is it?"

Su Shi stopped in front of them, smoothed her hair and asked with a smile.

"Band, what should we do?"

"I do not care."

He didn't meet their eyes directly, but looked aside, "It has nothing to do with me anymore."

This guy……

"You promised Deng, right? You also wanted to be in the band for life. Where's that promise?"

"What agreement?"

Su Shi continued to play with her hair, pretending that she didn't care at all. "That was all a lie... It was just a lie I told to tie you and Xiao Deng together. I thought if we continued to separate, everyone would be uncomfortable."

"You mean Crychic?"

Li Xi suppressed his anger and continued to have a normal conversation.

“I didn’t expect you and Aine to join in.”

Su Shi looked at Pochi behind Li Xi. He had already laid his cards on the table with Pochi, so there was no need to hide anything. "Just quit when it's time to quit. Crychic doesn't need the two of you."

"I……"

Hearing this, Pochi hid a little further behind Riki. Although Su Shi had a smiling expression, she was still a little scared.

"You...are you serious?!"

Feeling Pochi's movements behind him, Li Xi still suppressed his anger and did not lose it.

"Are all the hard work you've put in to continue forming the band also lies?!"

Su Shi just turned her eyes away, with no desire to continue the conversation, and at the same time agreed with what Li Xi said.

"Tsk..."

Her nonchalant look really irritated him. He took a step forward, ready to have a serious talk with her. He reached out and grabbed her collar. "Deng is worried and in pain because of the band. You've always known this in your heart, so why would you betray her like this?"

"Li...Lixi?!"

Seeing Li Xi grabbing Su Shi's collar, Pochi, who had never seen such a scene before, was a little overwhelmed, "Well... well, fighting is wrong..."

But Su Shi ignored Pochi for the moment and looked directly at Riki who was so close, "Yes."

"you!……"

I really didn't expect her to be so decisive. After hearing what Pochi said, I let go of her hand and said, "That's too much."

"the same as you……"

Su Shi straightened his messed collar and continued walking forward, but was stopped by Pochi again, "What's the matter? That night wasn't enough, you want to humiliate me again?"

"No... no, I really feel... that spending time with Su Shi is very relaxing... I..."

"Yeah, that's all a lie."

He interrupted Pochi, pushed away Pochi's blocking hand and walked forward, "You are really stupid to still say such things at this time, Pochi."

"Eh……"

Li Xi saw that Bochi was also stunned by what Su Shi said, and was not ready to let Su Shi leave just like that, "Wait, you..."

"Lixi, you,"

He tilted his head and interrupted Li Xi, "It doesn't matter as long as the light is on."

"..."

I wanted to refute but I just clenched my fists and had nothing to say.

"And Pochi, the band, whatever. It's the same no matter who you play with, it's just that we were the first ones to meet..."

After saying that, Su Shi left without looking back, leaving the two of them with their heads down and nothing to say.

99

Chapter 99 Please hold my hand again.

"I didn't expect that guy to be like this!"

On the bench next to the cultural center, Li Xi stamped his feet in anger, "She was obviously not like this before."

"Su Shi..."

For some reason, although they look completely different, Pochi feels that Su Shi and he are the same kind of people.

People trapped in loneliness...

In the past, I didn’t communicate with anyone. After I learned guitar, I had no one to share my joy with. The only way I could gain fans who recognized me was to upload videos of myself playing the guitar online.

And Sushi...

Although I don't know her well enough, but... that night and the conversation just now seemed to have lifted a corner of the mask on her face, revealing her deep desire to interact with others.

Li Xi looked at Pochi, who was looking down in thought, and slowly calmed down his temper. If Pochi hadn't been there, he might have really been able to resist and do something violent.

But in contrast, "Pochi... aren't you angry? That Motoyo guy said such outrageous things, the ones who are probably hurt the most are Pochi and Aine."

"I……"

Pochi turned his head and looked at Riki. Actually, after the confrontation in the park that night, Pochi was not too angry with Sushi now. After calming down, the only thing left was...

Pitiful.

"I feel...Su Shi is a bit pitiful..."

"Pathetic?! That guy?!"

Li Xi looked at Bochi in disbelief. "Why should she be pitiful? She cut off contact with everyone and ignored everyone. Now she said such excessive words to Bochi. What is there to be pitiful about her?"

[You should have quit when you should have. Crychic doesn't need the two of you.]

Even after saying this, Li Xi didn't understand why Pochi still stood on Su Shi's side.

"I... I'm not a member of Crychic, so I don't know what everyone was like before..."

Pochi lowered his head and spoke to himself about his opinion of Su Shi, "But for Su Shi, Crychic might be as warm as home."

"As warm as home?"

Lixi didn't understand what Pochi meant.

"Well, just like what the band means to me now. If... our band were to fall apart with Su Shi's departure, I would also..."

"Will not!"

Li Xi interrupted Bochi's assumption. Although he still didn't understand the relationship between the current band and Crychic, he wouldn't allow it to fall apart like this. "We agreed to be a band for life. If that Su Shi girl is lying, then just ignore her!"

"No... I mean..."

"She's already like this, hurting others like this, why should we care about her feelings?"

Li Xi looked at Bochi with a sad expression, and his anger towards Su Shi ignited again. "Our band can still continue without Su Shi."

"I……"

Pochi opened her mouth, but her not-so-strong personality made her lower her head and bury her inner thoughts in her heart, "I know..."

-

Today is the day for the wind band's regular performance.

With nothing to do, Wakaba Mu came to the outside of the venue like a walking corpse, leaned against a tree and hid in the shade, looking at the cultural center, and couldn't help but think of the afternoon when he first met Su Shi.

He was still looking at Su Shi on the stage, but now Xiang was no longer by his side, and he was the only one left.

Su Shi doesn't need a band now, and she doesn't need me either; Xiangzi should be working hard for her new band, and I didn't choose to join.

So, where else can I play guitar?

I also thought about the time when I played the guitar freely on the street. How great would it be if... time could stop at that moment?

[Even without Su Shi, our band can still continue.]

A voice from outside the tree trunk interrupted Mu's recollection. He peeked out from the shadows beneath the tree and saw Riki and Pochi sitting on a bench.

We were talking about Su Shi. Did they just meet Su Shi? It seemed that the negotiation had failed. Su Shi was now completely ignoring me.

The scene of that night's street live performance with Pochi and Suye flashed back to me. Could I...still play guitar on the streets like I used to? Without being lectured by my father at home, or constantly hurting others on stage?

I... kind of want to step out of the shadows and stand next to them.

But in the end, he shook his head and retreated back into the shadow of the tree alone.

That's right. After all, I'm not familiar with them. I've known Lixi for such a long time, but we've never spoken to each other. I've even met Pochi only a few times. We're just familiar strangers...

Just let yourself rot here.

……

"...Mu?"

When Pochi passed by, he saw a figure under the tree and called out Mu's name uncertainly.

The figure under the shade of the tree trembled visibly and tilted his head to the side, avoiding Pochi's sight. "You... have the wrong person."

"Clam?"

Li Xi, who was watching their interaction, had a puzzled expression. If they didn't say anything, it would be fine. But now they made a sound, why did they say they recognized the wrong person? We are not stupid...

"It's... it's Mu, right?"

Pochi cautiously walked into the shade of the trees. That night in the park, he had felt that something was not right with Mu. Now it seemed that it was even worse than he had imagined. It felt like he was about to break down...

"Mu...you should be here to see the wind band and Su Shi's performance. How about...we go together?"

Since I just happened to come across it, I can't just leave it alone...

"Huh? Are we still going to watch the show?"

Li Xi was a little surprised, "There's no need to watch it now."

"Eh? No... no plans to look? I was thinking, since we're here... it's our first time in a place like this..."

"Well... if Pochi wants to see it, then go and take a look..."

Li Xi turned his head and expressed his agreement.

"How about it? ...Mu, want to come together?"

Pochi reached out his hand to Mu, but she just stood there, as if she didn't see it.

"Would you like to come and talk?"

Li Xi, who was impatient, was getting a little impatient and started to urge them.

After hearing this, Mu just lowered his head a little more and did not respond.

"No...don't you want to join us?"

The hand that had been raised for a long time slowly dropped, and Pochi felt a little disappointed. This was the first time he had taken the initiative to invite someone...