I am the emotional sustenance of your deceased

Confusion and helplessness constituted all of Yao Lenai's thoughts at the moment.

"You may not have discovered yet that in this cruel world there exists the simplest and purest law. According to this law, we can solve most problems."

Chitose spread his arms and began to explain calmly.

The lights in the basement transformed into spotlights on the stage, and at this moment, Chitose Noshiro was the only performer under the thousands of lights.

【Chitose! 】

It was as if she was brought back to the big sister that Lenai first saw behind the stage several years ago.

【Noshiro, Chitose.】

"Just play it to perfection within the time it takes to play a piece of music! That will solve all problems."

"As long as... a piece of music can be played well?"

Why do you think so?

Lenai put down the guitar. In fact, she really wanted to refute Chitose.

But the words stayed in my mouth and could never be spoken.

[The troubles of adolescence are unsolvable, too difficult, and using guitar to solve them is too funny... The shackles that trap me are suffocating me.]

Memories are really suffocating.

"But even if you say you can solve the problem, at this point it's just a matter of refining your skills a little bit..."

"What are you talking about, Cat?"

He directly pressed down on Lenai's shoulders. Only then did Lenai see clearly how bright the golden light in Chitose's eyes was.

"As long as my guitar skills can improve and the band's performance is even better, I can put any difficulties aside! Do you understand?"

"Why, why do you say that? You old... stupid wild cat, why are you so sure?"

Confusion, doubt, suspicion and other emotions appeared in Le Na's eyes, and she was looking forward to Chitose Haizuka's answer.

[Haitsuka's answer...is Noshiro Chitose's answer...Give me a reason, and I'll keep going.]

Hurry up, tell me quickly!

Please help me to remove the shackles.

"Because, that's what I am, a house cat."

Qiansui's smile is so impactful at this moment.

"what…"

Lenai's heart was suddenly hit by something very powerful.

She collapsed to the ground, and suddenly remembered every time she had played for the past eight years.

Deep in her memory, Chitose Noshiro was smiling at her. She was so beautiful, her snow-white yukata stained with red blood.

That was the first time that Lenai met his deceased relatives in his life, and it was also his first memory of the "beautiful woman".

She seemed to see Chitose Noshiro speaking to her.

Noshiro Chitose said:

【Play better, don’t be me, don’t miss me, surpass me. 】

"..."

"Well, guitar memorization... skills, I'll practice hard with you from now on..."

“Can it get better?”

Renae could never forget Chitose's superb performance that day. They were the same age, so why was Haizuka so outstanding?

Is it because she gave up all her worries and was willing to become a wild cat?

No, because the ash mound is not bound.

"Not necessarily, because the decision of how well you play is not mine, but yours."

Chitose just shook his head and took the black guitar from Lenna.

This guitar shines under the light, and that is the glory called "inheritance".

"The decision... is mine?"

"To be specific, you still have to join the band, little house cat! Let's go again tomorrow! If we don't join the band, we'll never make any progress!"

"..."

Lenai took Chitose's hand and stood up, looking as if she had made some kind of decision.

"Okay! Let's go... together!"

Go form a band! Go, play better!

The road ahead suddenly became bright again, and the suppressed depression turned into the driving force to move forward.

Kaname Rakuna tightly grasped Chitose Haizuka's hand, and finally murmured in a faint voice:

"I seem to have found someone I can play for again."

"who is it?"

"It's you."

Ch374. Rekindled, this feeling is awesome!

Life isn't that complicated.

Chitose Haizuka said that there is a rule in life that can solve all worries and problems.

"That is, playing better guitar."

Just play and don't think too much.

Those dreams, those concerns, those burdens should not appear when performing.

As for the roar of "I want to fulfill Chitose Noshiro's dream", it is not a catharsis.

It was a declaration of war that Lenai was about to make upon himself after years of contemplation.

Being stuck in the past is a stupid and boring thing. It will corrode your soul and make your music heavy and dragging... Of course, many people can't hear these things, but I am different.

That day, Chitose Haizuka said this to Lenai in the basement.

But she didn't just say that.

"So, Kaname, if you still think you're Chitose Noshiro's house cat, you can continue to be so depressed. I find it amusing... I've been jokingly calling you "house cat" these days, and you can't refute it."

Where did your wildness go?

Yeah, where did my wildness go?

Lenai broke out in a cold sweat when she thought of this, and at the same time she felt panicked and extremely uneasy.

Anxiety does not mean unhappiness. Because of the uneasiness, Lenai feels at ease.

"Lena, are you thinking about something?"

Chitose Haizuka's voice came from the side, but Rakuna didn't turn her head.

There was unconcealable joy in her tone.

"Well, I'm almost figuring it out."

When dealing with Chitose Noshiro, it is better to view her as a motivation rather than a shackle.

[Chitose Noshiro] is her sweet dream but also her nightmare.

Now the time has finally come to see the light...

Life bound by Chitose is too boring, but if you change your mindset, you will be full of motivation.

"For Chitose! For... myself."

"Which Chitose? Is it me?"

"Uh-huh!"

Lenai rested on Chitose Haizuka's shoulder. They were like two cats huddling together for warmth in the winter snow.

"Chitose."

"Ok?"

Le Na's eyes of strange color raised, and she began to look at Noshiro...Chitose Haizuka more carefully than ever before.

The gold in her eyes seems purer, and her hairstyle... is cuter and quite girlish.

"You are not her."

【You are not her, and you don’t have to be her. 】

"what?"

"It's okay. I want to form a band with you for life. Thank you for encouraging me."

The psychological problems that had accumulated over the years were suddenly pointed out by Chitose Noshiro, and after being pointed out, Chitose quickly adjusted himself.

Chitose Haizuka. You are a gift from heaven.

"And, Chitose."

"I am listening."

"I don't think I'd mind you calling me Cat. After all, it's your nickname."

In order to make Lenai serious, he even used "you" instead of "Chitose".

She believes that this is the only way to highlight her determination.

That determination to go for Chitose, for myself, and to perform for Chitose, that—

[Within the time of a song...in just a few minutes, the determination to play better!]

"That's great, girl. But does this mean you have to buy me matcha parfaits for the rest of your life?"

"Yeah. Okay. Work hard and make money to support you."

SPACE, rehearsal room.

Kaname Rana and Chitose Haizuka, who were playing muddy water, were waiting for their new teammates.

Yesterday, Le Nai didn't hear Chitose finish introducing those two. No, that shouldn't be said.

It should be said that Kaname Lenai didn't even go to see the two new team members.

According to Chitose Noshiro's later introduction, they were twin sisters named [Nagasaki Kyo] and [Shiina Kyo]. Their father's surname was Shiina and their mother's surname was Nagasaki. After the children were born, they were too lazy to name them so they simply used their respective surnames plus the name [Kyo] to form their names.

One of them plays drums and the other plays bass.

In this way, the configuration for forming a four-person band is roughly complete.

"They are coming. I hear footsteps."

Chitose Haizuka put down the coffee cup in her hand and understood everything without even looking back.

"Hmm? Yes, it's really here."

Lenai saw the two people coming from afar. What a coincidence... Just like Crychic I who had been dead for eight years, Lenai and Chitose's band also had all white hair.

History truly is a cycle.

The open window not far away let in the spring breeze that brought with it the heat of summer, and Yao Lenai sipped her lemonade in small sips.

“Maybe our band could also be called…”

……

"Our band is called Crychic? Cool! It's a tribute to the legendary band of Chitose Noshiro, right?"

Chitose Haizuka raised her chin with interest and fixed her gaze on the small table.

The big word "Crychic" is deeply rooted in people's hearts.

"No, Chitose, you're wrong," Lenai drew two horizontal lines behind Crychic with a black pen.