Girls' Wishing Tree

Sakura smiled at Kita: "It's okay, I have a guitar here. Sometimes bands come to practice, so we have all the instruments ready as long as they're not wind instruments, such as guitars, basses, keyboards, etc. You can borrow the shrine's instruments."

Kita took a step back, his cheeks flushed, and he managed to utter, "I'm not used to other people's guitars. I still like my own..."

Most guitarists are not picky about their guitars, especially when using them temporarily, so it doesn’t matter whether they have an LP or an ST in their hands.

But it's not like there aren't any guitarists who only use their own guitars. Sakura nodded, showing her understanding: "Then Kita can just sing, and I'll play guitar."

"I just came here to meet you today... I hope you can invite a bassist to join the band. Her name is Yamada Ryo. She used to be in a band, but she doesn't have one now." Kita expressed his request with some stammering.

"Yamada Ryo..." Sakura searched for the name in her mind and finally managed to find it in the corner of her memory.

When Sakura was first able to move freely in Tokyo, she worked as a support musician for a while. At that time, the only instrumental skill she had was bass, so she was working as a support bassist. At that time, she had heard of a colleague named Yamada Ryo, but the two had never met.

"Um... I have her contact information and class. Can you go and invite her?" Kita's toes kept dragging on the ground from front to back.

Sakura always felt that Kita's condition was a little strange, but she couldn't tell what was strange.

"If you want to invite Yamada Ryo, why don't you go yourself? If you go yourself, it would appear more sincere, right?" Sakura asked, seizing the loophole in Kita + Kuromu Reikou Sanryu's statement.

"Uh..." Kita didn't know how to answer for a moment and stood there awkwardly.

"Is there some misunderstanding between you two? It wouldn't be nice to drag Mahiro and Sayu into this." Sakura pointed to the rehearsal room. "Why don't we just forget about the bassist issue today? I'll play bass. Since we have a keyboard, we can do without the guitar. Singing a few songs shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"Um... I'm sorry!" Kita bowed suddenly to Sakura, and his flying hair almost hit Sakura's nose. Before Sakura could say anything, Kita turned around and ran out of the shrine at the speed of a 100-meter sprint.

"Huh?" Shinxun looked at the direction where Kita ran away, and for a moment he didn't understand what had happened.

Chapter 155 Harvest, Band and BangDream: 3. Can’t Hold, Can’t Let Go

[Nagasaki Suyo: Let's all train together today? I've booked a training room at Ring.]

Li Xi glanced at the screen of his mobile phone. In the Crychic group, Nagasaki Suyo was still making arrangements for rehearsal.

On that rainy night, Xiangzi clearly stated that he wanted to quit Crychic, and Ying immediately left the group.

Since that day, Nagasaki Suyo was the only one who spoke in the group. Initially, the remaining four people could still go to the rehearsal room, but during the last rehearsal, Deng didn't go.

Lixi knew Deng very well - the current Deng probably wouldn't participate in any Crychic-related activities anymore.

So, she didn't want to go either.

Yes, Crychic was her first band and it brought her many happy memories, but at this point, she couldn't lie to herself and say the band hadn't disbanded.

No matter how much Nagasaki Suyo insisted, she could never replace Xiangzi.

Crychic was founded by Xiangzi, and before they could develop their own style, Xiangzi's sudden departure sealed the end of the band.

Just like a terminally ill patient, any means of saving him will be in vain.

Li Xi had indeed made up her mind, but when Su Shi asked her and Deng in the group why they didn't come, she was still a little annoyed.

She didn't know how to respond to Su Shi, so she decided to act like an ostrich.

Li Xi, holding her phone, started browsing videos online. Of these videos, there weren't many that could fully capture her attention. The act of browsing videos was just a form of "escape."

But no matter how hard she scrolled, she kept finding videos from the BangDream competition. Most of these fan-made videos were of Roselia, but there were also some from other bands. Watching the girls dancing and singing on the stage, Lixi's mood worsened.

She sighed softly and took a sip of the coffee on the table. The instant coffee was cold and had a unique bitter taste.

Li Xi's fingertips stroked the print on the coffee cup, and the hand holding the phone swiped it again for some unknown reason.

A familiar voice came from the phone: "Hello everyone! I'm Takagi Sakura! The shrine maiden of Toshima Sakura Shrine! I'm happy to tell you that our musician interviews are back! This time, we're not interviewing guitarists, but two drummers!"

Li Xi was stunned.

She thought Sakura would be as sad as she was about Crychic, but now it seems that Sakura might not be what she thought.

But she... wasn't disgusted.

I felt a little uncomfortable, but I didn't have the urge to swipe away.

"Okay! This is beauty blogger Miao Meng, and this is Roselia's Yazi Devil!"

"Hehe! The bell of eternal night rings at this moment. The moment the evil demon eye opens, Yazi descends into this world!"

The louder the sound coming from the phone, the depressed Lixi felt. She listened a little absent-mindedly, but chose to continue listening.

Under Ying's guidance, the two drummers introduced themselves, and then the three of them happily and casually chatted about topics that concerned young musicians. Even though Li Xi watched the interview with a somewhat critical attitude, she was unconsciously drawn in.

Under Ying's guidance, Yazi and Miaomeng gradually turned the topic to the drummer's work. If they had just started talking about the drummer, the audience might have been bored and turned off the video, but now they slowly talked about the drummer's work, which made the audience very receptive.

As a drummer, Li Xi could sense Ying's dedication. During the interview, Ying asked questions about drums step by step, ranging from drum set setup and small details on stage to playing techniques and band coordination, unconsciously letting the audience understand the work of a drummer on stage.

If Sakura had been so attentive to Crychic, would the ending have been different?

Such a thought flashed through Li Xi's mind, and she couldn't help but shudder - she didn't know whether she should be envious or sad.

At this stage, she really couldn't bear to watch it anymore. She stood up, placed her phone face down on the table, and turned to walk towards her sister Shiina Maki's room.

"Sister?" Li Xi knocked on his sister's door twice gently.

"Is there anything you want to ask?" Maki's voice came out.

"Um... Sister, did you know? Lin Meng VI's father, Ju Wu VIII, and Lin Si Ming Ying have started interviewing musicians again."

"Well, Sakura's shows are very good. These interviews not only allow fans to get to know the musicians better, but also allow us to exchange experiences. As far as I know, many influential musicians are actively trying to arrange to appear on Sakura's shows. If Sakura wants to do more shows, it should be easy to find people to cooperate." Maki opened the door: "Ritsuki, come in and sit down."

Li Xi looked at his sister and tilted his head to the side awkwardly: "Ying interviewed two drummers."

"Oh? Are you unhappy because Sakura didn't interview you?" Shiina Maki stretched out her hand and placed it on Riki's shoulder, a mysterious smile on her lips. "Sakura said she'll be interviewing me in the next interview! Do you want to come with me?"

Li Xi was stunned for a moment, then forced a smile: "Oh, really? That's good.

As for the part about asking her to go, she didn't respond. Her fingers curled slightly, and a tingling sensation spread through her fingertips - she felt that she didn't understand Sakura anymore.

She used to think that Ying had two personalities, but after interacting with Crychic, she became a little unsure of her own judgment.

As the violinist of Crychic, it is impossible to tell which personality Sakura uses.

Before Xiangzi quit, Ying treated every band member gently. That night, Ying was emotionally stimulated, but she did not show any intention of putting pressure on her teammates.

"What's wrong? You don't look well." Shiina Maki's voice brought Riki back to reality from his wild thoughts.

"Nothing..." Li Xi shook his head, trying to make his expression look more relaxed, "I'm just a little tired lately.

"If you have any questions, why don't you go find Sakura and ask her yourself?" Maki said seriously, "Remember the last time we went to the shrine together?"

"Sister..." Li Xi suddenly spoke, his voice a little hoarse: "Do you think that if Crychic disbands, I still have a chance to form a new band?

After a brief silence, Shiina Maki spoke, "Ritsuki, you know, as long as you're willing to persevere, you'll definitely find your own stage. Drummers have always been in short supply, so finding a band isn't a problem. Right now, it's not that you can't find a band, but you can't let go of Crychic."

Li Xi didn't speak immediately. Her fingers unconsciously stroked the hem of her skirt, but her heart was filled with complicated emotions.

She hated the feeling of being seen through by her sister again.

"I..." She took a deep breath and said stubbornly, "I just feel a little unwilling.

Maki didn't expose Riki's excuse: "I'll ask you to come with me to the next recording. We need someone to play drums when we record the song anyway, right?"

Li Xi neither refused nor agreed, but said "thank you" and left his sister's room.

Chapter 156 Harvest, Band and BangDream: 4. Unexpected Meeting

Hanegaoka Girls' Academy.

"Teacher, my stomach feels a little uncomfortable. Let's go to the infirmary." Li Xi raised his hand, covering his stomach.

Since it is a girls' school, there are indeed students who occasionally feel uncomfortable in their stomachs, and the teacher just signals Lixi to go out through the back door.

But Lixi did not go to the infirmary, but walked out of the school gate.

This was the first time she had skipped school. After leaving school, she always felt that passers-by were staring at her.

Shiina Riki stood in front of the gate of Sakura Shrine, looking at the familiar vermilion torii, feeling a little hesitant.

She didn't know why she came here. Maybe it was because she saw Ying's interview program on the Internet yesterday, and she couldn't help but want to see Ying's current condition with her own eyes; or maybe it was out of complicated feelings, wanting to confirm the truth about Crychic's disbandment.

Of course, it could also be my sister’s suggestion.

Taking a deep breath, Lixi walked into the shrine's gate. Since there were few people inside, her footsteps were particularly clear in the silence. However, she soon stopped walking on the stone pavement and instead tiptoed across the grass to the side of the training room.

She did this because she heard a familiar voice.

Ever since Crychic disbanded, Deng seemed to have been deliberately avoiding her. Unexpectedly, Deng appeared in the shrine today.

"It's my problem...right?" Deng's voice had a hesitant feeling.

"Crychic can no longer sustain itself." Ying's voice was calm, yet held an undeniable firmness. "If we continue, it will only cause more and more pain to everyone. This has nothing to do with you. Every band has its end; it's just that the duration of a band varies."

"If I sing better, will Xiaoxiang... not leave?"

"Looking back now, Crychic wasn't united by musical ideals, nor did the members have a strong foundation of rapport. It's unpleasant to say, but Crychic was just an ordinary band from the era of big girl bands. It's not surprising for a band like that to disband quickly."

At this point, Ying paused for a few seconds: "I don't deny that Crychic brought everyone into the world of the band and gave everyone wonderful memories, but just like a bubble, it will eventually burst. There's no need to look at Crychic through a filter, nor is there any need to blame Crychic's disbandment on anyone."

Li Xi couldn't bear to listen to this anymore and suddenly opened the door: "So you just quit?"

Ying and Deng's eyes locked on Li Xi at the same time, and both of them looked a little surprised. However, Deng's second reaction was to avoid Li Xi's gaze, while Ying followed Li Xi's gaze and went up to him.

"Yes, I took the initiative to withdraw because I think this is the best choice for everyone." Ying showed her signature sunny smile: "By the way, maybe you can ask Su Shi."

Lixi stood there, not knowing how to respond. She regretted her impulse to push the door open and come in, and her eyes unconsciously glanced towards the light.

I skipped class, and the fact that Deng is here now means that Deng also skipped class.

How has Deng been doing recently?

Why would the lamp deliberately distance itself from me?

Is my outfit today too informal?

Li Xi felt mixed emotions. The more he saw Deng and Ying, the more scenes of Crychic flashed through his mind.

Crychic didn't last long as a band, but it can be said to be the starting point of the members' band life.

Except for Sakura.

Before being invited to join Crychic, Sakura had already participated in many music activities and even served as a support musician. Sakura can talk frankly about the reasons for Crychic's disbandment, and Riki is indeed in no position to blame Sakura.

"Ritsuki, come and join us for the next recording. I've invited your sister Shiina Maki to talk to the audience about topics related to wind instruments. You can play the rhythm for the performance part, just consider it a favor to me." Sakura saw that Ritsuki was standing there awkwardly, so she took the initiative to change the subject.

"I'm already preparing for the next interviews. Besides Maki, there will also be interviews with Hiroi Kikuri as the bassist and Ijichi Hoshika as the owner of LiveHouse. If you'd like, I can invite you more often."

This was Sakura showing her goodwill. Lixi felt Sakura's sincerity and saw that Deng's expression had eased a little. She herself also unconsciously relaxed in her heart.

"Also..." Ying suddenly said, "If you're interested, you can join my new band! I've been planning my own band lately, and I already have a fantastic guitarist. If you two are interested, you can join us. I'm not limited to using violins, but will decide the instruments based on the arrangement. To achieve this, I'll be deeply involved in both the composition and arrangement."

These words left Lixi and Deng stunned.

"I know this is sudden, but I think you are all very talented musicians. Even though Crychic has disbanded, your talents shouldn't be simply buried." Sakura explained again.

Li Xi lowered her head and looked at her clenched fists. She didn't know how to respond to Ying's invitation and was even a little overwhelmed.

Deng didn't answer immediately, but just lowered his head and said nothing.

Ying seemed to see through their thoughts and smiled: "I know you may need some time to think about it. Forming a band is not something that is particularly urgent. I just want to invite you to give it a try."

After saying that, Ying stopped talking and sat in front of the computer to operate it for a long time.

Li Xi and Deng looked at each other, not knowing what to say. After a moment of silence, Li Xi suddenly said, "Shall I take you home?"

"Ah... okay." Deng agreed.

"Wait, this." Ying clicked the mouse a few times, and the printer started to make a "buzzing" sound and spit out a few A4 papers.

Ying handed the papers to Deng. "You wrote the lyrics before Crychic disbanded. Xiangzi said she completed most of the composition, but I haven't seen her version. This is the song I composed based on my understanding. There's no keyboard part, and it uses double guitars. You can take a look at the sheet music."

Deng rubbed his fingers twice, and after some hesitation, he took the music score that Ying handed to him.

"Thank you." Deng carefully folded the music score, put it in his bag, turned around and walked out of the training room.

Li Xi glanced at Ying and followed Deng out. Ying didn't follow him out either, but just waved her hands a few times.

Li Xi followed behind Deng and explained carefully: "I didn't follow you on purpose, nor did I push the door open on purpose. I was just afraid that Ying's words would hurt Deng..."

"...Lixi." Deng slowed down his pace and turned back: "Don't say anymore."

After hearing Deng's words, Lixi didn't say anything else. He just followed Deng quietly and walked with her home.

Chapter 157 Harvest, Band and BangDream: 5. Three Bassists

LiveHouseStarry.

Sakura stood on the stage, facing the audience with her bass, while Goto Ichiri leaned back against her, playing guitar with his back to the audience.

The two people's strange posture attracted the attention of many audiences, and the music they played was also very good, even the lead singer in the middle of the stage was a little overshadowed.

Goto Ichiri played with all her might - in her heart, Sakura came out again to serve as a support musician so that she could perform on stage, and she cooperated very seriously with Sakura's invitation to perform.