Girls' Wishing Tree

The clerk clapped his hands, his freckles flushing a little. "Great—I'm sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you. I just follow Miss Mei Zhulan's flower arrangement channel. She's praised your music many times, and I listened to a few of your songs. It's really great—"

It turns out that it was the little fan that Afterglow helped me recruit.

"Can I sign this for you?" Sakura picked up a piece of floral wrapping paper.

"Please, thank you so much!" The clerk immediately handed over a marker with both hands respectfully.

Ying casually wrote down her name and turned around to find that the clerk had put a few extra flowers into the bouquet.

The elevator of Miyazono Kaoru's apartment was filled with a strange smell of disinfectant and rosin, apparently a cleaning lady had just been in. It was Kaoru's mother who opened the door for Sakura, welcoming her in warmly.

"Xun doesn't wake up for long, and she hasn't woken up yet today. If you're willing to wait a moment..."

Ying smiled: "It doesn't matter, she made an appointment with me yesterday, she should wake up around this time."

This was a lie, she had never made any agreement with Xun. However, she had a way to wake up Xun from his deep sleep.

She walked to the door of Xun's room, switched to the system dialog box, and spoke to Xun as "God": [I asked Sakura to come see you, wake up for a while.]

Xun opened his eyes and saw Sakura standing at the door of his bedroom with a bouquet of flowers in her arms, her smile brighter than the sunflowers in her hands.

Sakura placed the bouquet near the window where it could catch the sun, and channeled some of the Dryad's energy into it, which would help it bloom longer. Even though Kaoru hadn't fully recovered, her violin, keyboard, and music stand were still prominently displayed. Kaoru's musical equipment formed an eerie symmetry with the ventilator on the nightstand and the wheelchair beside the bed, like life and art wrestling in the morning light.

When Xun turned her head to greet Sakura, Sakura finally noticed the new medical patch on the back of her neck - it was the electrode of some kind of therapeutic device, which seemed to have the effect of stimulating the nerves.

"Xun, have you been feeling a little better lately?"

"I'm not feeling any discomfort, but I still can't wake up. I've tried many treatments. Mom took me to a Chinese medicine clinic for acupuncture, and Dad bought me a nerve tap therapy device, but it doesn't seem to be working... But it's okay. As I said, I'm very grateful to God for my current condition."

"It will get better slowly. God told me so." Sakura smiled at Xun: "The recovery process may take a little time, but it will definitely get better. Please... believe in miracles."

Xun nodded. "That cherry tree at the shrine is... my miracle."

Hearing what Xun said, Sakura felt a little embarrassed - if her violin playing skills reached an advanced level, Xun's awakening time would be longer, but she had been a little neglectful of training recently because she had too many things to do.

"Xun, I'll broadcast a live video of tonight's performance. The performance starts at 8:00. I'll call you at 7:50 using my phone, which I'll place on the phone holder in the corner of the stage."

"Well, I will definitely watch Sakura's performance carefully. I'll wash up and go back to sleep later." Xun agreed seriously.

"Xun, then you should have a good rest. I'll talk to you about what happens next... under the cherry tree." Sakura turned around and prepared to leave Xun's room.

"Wait—" Xun called out to Ying, "Um… I want to ask, is it the blessing of God that I was able to enter the space under the cherry tree when I couldn't wake up?"

Ying didn't look back, but paused. "I can't say it's a favor, it's because... it would be a great pity if you withered away in this world. Or rather, the world needs your music."

"... need... me?" Xun Ling said to herself, but when she looked up, she found that Ying had left.

Ying let out a long sigh as she walked out of the apartment. She lowered her voice and spoke to the system, "System, is there really no way Xun can get her to wake up more often?"

"The system has already released a large number of tasks related to Miyazono Kaoru. There are no related tasks to be released at the moment. If the host wants, let Miyazono Kaoru watch your live broadcast tonight, which can increase her wake-up time by ten minutes every day." The system replied quickly.

"Okay... ten minutes is enough time." Ying sat in the driver's seat and started the car.

Chapter 200 Harvest, Band and BangDream:48, Two Empty Lead Erling Mountain Qilin Eight Group Lifting Chair

A drink shop near Sakura Shrine.

Normally, Su Shi would not come to this kind of store - yes, a drink costs less than 200 yen, but the price is that the drink has a cheap industrial smell.

Whether it is sweet or fruity, it is all mixed by food factories using chemical formulas. In Internet slang, it is "technology and hard work."

When he was a child, Su Shi drank a lot of this flavored drink. It was still very fragrant if he drank a little, but if he drank too much, his mouth would feel a little greasy.

She asked for leave one class early on the grounds of feeling unwell and came to this drink shop just to talk more with Goto Ichiri before the live performance.

The two of them had a pretty pleasant conversation online - with Ying's help, they talked about many things including forming a band, and they could even say that they had reached a preliminary agreement on forming a band.

Su Shi sipped the drink in small sips and finished half a cup before he arrived.

In her impression, Yili might be a cute and sunny child, but the facts were somewhat different from her imagination.

The guitarist who was very relaxed when communicating online was actually wearing a somewhat inappropriate sportswear in real life. When he entered the beverage store, he touched the door frame and timidly observed the situation inside.

If it weren't for the guitar bag Yili was carrying on his back, she might have been a little hesitant to recognize him.

"Would you like some barley tea?" Su Shi pushed a drink toward Yi Li. Condensation dripped down the sides of the iced drink, leaving dark polka dots on Yi Li's sweatpants. Yi Li took it even more nervously, her shoulders trembling as she took the drink with both hands.

"Um... Nagasaki-senpai, do you want to... play together? Oh, play together..." Ichiri suddenly said.

"Yili, today we're here to watch a live performance. The duet can wait until next time." Su Shi smiled at Yili. "Besides, we don't have to perform duets when we talk about the band, right? I know Yili is a very good guitarist. Also, I should be the one calling Yili senior."

In order to hide his embarrassment, Goto Ichiri took a big gulp of barley tea, but the barley tea particles choked his trachea and he kept coughing. He had to take out a napkin to cover his mouth and nose. It took him half a minute to cough out the foreign object.

Yili almost melted in his seat after doing such an unpresentable thing, but then he heard Sushi's gentle voice: "Oh, I didn't see anything. Yili, what did you want to tell me just now?"

"I... am willing to form a band with Su Shi!"

Su Shi tapped the table lightly with his fingers. "But the band can't just be the two of us, right? Do you have any other suitable musicians?"

This was Su Shi's test - she wanted to see if Yili could recruit some musicians. If the band had already taken shape, her joining would not be considered as "original stock".

Then she would have to consider how she and her band members get along and make the corresponding decision.

"Well... I can also get a guitarist!" Yili raised a hand: "A guitarist with pink hair. If the two of us stand on the stage together and shake our hair, the audience will definitely not be able to tell who is who!"

This somewhat nonsensical answer amused Su Shi, who didn't like to laugh. She narrowed her eyes and looked at Yi Li, only to find that Yi Li's fingers, except for his thumb, were pressed on the table. Perhaps because he often pressed the strings, the distance between his fingers was very wide.

Su Shi could see that this was clearly a nervous gesture. The straw she used to stir the drink drew spiral patterns on the bottom of the cup, and the stainless steel spoon handle reflected Yi Li's flushed cheeks.

"She must be... a very interesting girl, right?" Su Shi took over Yili's topic.

Finally having something to say, Ichiri nodded quickly. "Yeah! Her name is Chihaya Aine. She doesn't have a very good foundation in guitar playing, but she's learning quickly! She'll definitely have no problem playing the rhythm guitar position!"

Su Shi had already figured out what she wanted and winked at Yi Li: "It seems our band is still missing a lead singer and a drummer. How about we look for them together?"

"...Okay, okay!" Yili stood up suddenly, even knocking over the stool.

"Then it's settled. Remember to create a group and invite the guitarist you like." Su Shi put down the half-full drink in her hand, stood up, bowed to Yi Li at a polite angle, and then turned and walked out: "Now it's time to watch the live performance."

"Um... Nagasaki-san, can we go together?" Ichiri mustered up the courage to follow Su Shi.

Su Shi didn't want to go to a live performance with this not-so-extroverted guitarist - her previous band, Crychic, still had some "small tails" to deal with.

Mu accepted the tickets she gave him. Based on her understanding of Mu, as long as Mu didn't return one, it meant that Xiangzi would appear at the Live event.

Although she has almost let go of Crychic, she still wants to personally put an end to the band that she once considered her home.

That was Xiaoxiang's band, so if I didn't see Xiaoxiang, it wouldn't be a proper ending.

Yili followed Su Shi to the studio, only to find that her ticket was three rows away from Su Shi's. She was not the type of person who would go to others to exchange tickets, so she could only huddle in her own seat.

Su Shi, who had "gotten rid of" Ichiri, sat in her own seat, and if Muhe Xiangzi came, he would sit next to her.

Fifteen minutes until Live starts, ten minutes until Live starts, five minutes until Live starts.

The spotlight swept across the audience, and the floating dust particles in the beam happened to intersect Su Shi's gaze. The seats around him were almost full, and there were many people Su Shi knew among them.

Most of the girls in the bands here can be considered seniors by Sushi. She even saw all the members of Morfonica who were also from Tsukinomori.

After the lighting test in the auditorium was completed, the spotlights on the stage were finally turned on.

Standing in the spotlight is Gao Songdeng.

Deng held the microphone, just as innocent as he was in Crychic. But now, Deng, Li Xi and Ying stayed on the stage, while he was in the audience.

Su Shi glanced at the two empty seats beside him again and sighed softly.

At this time, the sound of a light came from the speaker: "Um... Hello everyone! Welcome to the first performance of CherryPulse! Oh! By the way! This is the name of LiveHouse! Not our band! Um..."

Sakura noticed that Deng was a bit lost for words and took over, "It was originally the name of the band, but everyone thought it would be more suitable for the LiveHouse under the cherry blossom trees, so we gave it to the LiveHouse! This is the first time the LiveHouse has hosted a performance, and it's also our band's first performance, so please bear with us, seniors!"

The sound from the speakers was very clear, but Su Shi could hardly hear it.

If I had a new band...

She looked back at where Yili was and found that the pink-haired guitarist was huddled in a chair, having put on a pair of oversized sunglasses at some point.

Chapter 201 Harvest, Band and BangDream:49, Reunion under the Cherry Blossom Tree

The girls on the stage were already playing their third song. Sakura put the pipa on the instrument stand and took out a violin. The band's configuration became guitar, bass, drums, violin and lead singer, exactly the same as Morfonica.

Mashiro Kurata, who was in the audience, looked at the five people standing in similar positions, and her curiosity was immediately piqued - in their band, the violin was added as a special instrument, and she wondered what kind of existence the violin would have for this band?

As the music started, Kurata Mashiro got the answer.

Unlike the previous songs, which heated up the atmosphere, this one has a slower tempo and a less intense melody, a lyrical song. The violin, like a gurgling brook under the moonlight, uses its unique, sticky timbre, combined with the soothing vocals, to evoke the listener's deepest thoughts.

It can be said that it is a completely different approach from Morfonica.

Mashiro touched Yashio Ruyu's arm: "Maybe we can learn something from you—"

"Shh..." Ruwei was listening intently and motioned Mashiro to wait a moment.

At this time, Su Shi in the audience also relaxed a little with the rhythm of the music and began to appreciate the music attentively. The level of this band was still online, especially Ying's arrangement, which could be said to be no less than Xiangzi's.

The stage smoke flowed over the drooping eyelashes of the lights, as if to dye the syllables into a light blue color in the mist.

"Make way." A familiar and cold voice came from behind, which instantly straightened Su Shi's spine. He shifted his attention away from the stage and slowly turned his head.

Mu squeezed over from the aisle, followed closely by Xiangzi's small leather shoes. The rhythm of his heels tapping the ground was so clear in the noisy environment.

Xiangzi's eyes met Sushi's briefly, and they both avoided each other. Sushi noticed that Xiangzi was still wearing his old clothes from his time at Crychic, and she could even smell the lingering scent of cheap softener—a stark contrast to the incense she remembered Xiangzi wearing, and more like the smell of the laundry room in the countryside when she was a child.

Su Shi shook her head, shaking off the strange thoughts in her head. Xiangzi was the eldest daughter of the Fengchuan family. How could she be in financial distress? She wore old clothes, probably because she was nostalgic.

After all, standing on the stage is half of Crychic.

Deng suddenly looked in this direction, and Su Shi felt that his gaze had ignored her and fell on Xiangzi. However, Xiangzi just missed the opportunity to look at Deng - her handbag vibrated slightly, and she took out her phone from the bag. The moment the screen lit up, Su Shi caught a glimpse of the caller ID of "Chu Hua".

When the chorus came, Xiangzi suddenly stood up and left the table. Su Shi instinctively reached out to Xiangzi: "Xiao Xiang..."

But her voice was drowned out by the drumbeats. Only Mu turned his head and said to her, "Xiao Xiang...I don't want to talk about Crychic."

Su Shi subconsciously wanted to refute, but swallowed the words back at his lips: "Well, let's not talk about Crychic."

After singing another song on stage, Deng held the microphone and said, "This band is performing on stage for the first time, but... it's not my first time singing on stage. I will never... forget my first time on stage. The person who invited me back then... is not in my current band."

Ying had already noticed Su Shi and He Mu under the stage, and quickly took over the lights and said, "Yes, we all miss that band, but we still need to move on."

Deng nodded: "Anyway...thank you...thank you..."

Lixi spoke out: "Thanks Crychic!"

To prevent the situation from getting out of control, Ying immediately continued the announcement: "Next, it's our fifth song. After this song, we've invited PoppinParty to make a guest appearance. Please look forward to our second half of the performance!"

Backstage, the lights turned on and she ran out without even changing her clothes: "Wait for me a moment, I need to go find Xiaoxiang!"

"Wait--" Li Xi stretched out a hand, trying to stop Deng, but Deng just paused for a moment and rushed out.

Li Xi QUN6 笼兒亻尔飼罢玐IV glanced at Ying and said, "I'll go check on the lights."

Hailing stared blankly at the two men's backs, while Lenai took this opportunity to secretly show off half a bottle of juice.

Ying looked at the staff nearby and said, "Ms. Miura, please tell Popipa that if we don't get on stage in time, they should sing an extra song. Hailing, Lenai, change your clothes first."

Lenai stopped drinking juice and asked, "What about you?"

"I have to go and bring them back." Ying took off the shawl she had worn in the first half and threw it on the sofa, then walked out.

She went out about a minute later than Deng, and as soon as she went out, she saw this scene - Xiangzi and Deng were standing face to face about three meters apart under the cherry tree, and Lixi was standing behind Deng.

Deng was wearing a performance outfit inspired by a military uniform, somewhat similar to the style of HalloHappyWorld, with many crystal ornaments on her shawl. Even under the moonlight and the small colored lights hanging from the cherry trees, many spots of light still flashed.

However, her aura is not as oppressive as her clothes.

"Xiaoxiang, no matter what, thank you for coming to our performance..." Deng gradually put down the hand holding the lyrics book of "Liuba Jiuwu Yingliu Mingwu".

Li Xi took a step forward. "Deng, there's no need to be like this! She's the one who suddenly stopped coming to training!"

Xiangzi didn't look at Lixi, but she turned her head to look at Ying who was walking out.

"It's my fault for quitting the band. I'm not going to explain. If you want to blame me, blame me."

When he said this, Xiangzi's voice trembled a little.

"Xiao Xiang, no one wants to blame you. Everyone is very worried about you." Ying knew that Xiangzi might be related to the investment incident of Fengchuan Group, so she took the initiative to come over and communicate with her.

Xiangzi tilted his head to one side: "Stop talking—if you still want me to watch this show, then stop talking."

At this time, Su Shihemu also followed out, and the six members of Crychic gathered again under the cherry tree.

However, the joyful atmosphere of the Crychic era is no longer there.

Li Xi had a gloomy face, as if he was ready to stand in front of Deng at any time. Deng was a little at a loss. Xiangzi stared at a tree root protruding from the ground and refused to communicate. Mu looked at Xiangzi with worry, and Su Shi wanted to persuade everyone, but didn't know how to start.

"Deng, Lixi, we should go back. We need to change into our costumes for the second half." Ying walked to Deng and reminded her.

"Oh... okay, okay..." Deng turned around mechanically and walked back to the backstage, much slower than the sprinting speed when he came out.