I am the emotional sustenance of your deceased

"Oh my~" Qiansui hugged Li Xi tightly, and used his already considerable human heart to strike Li Xi's face. "My lovely tear mole girl, don't go. I will play the piano for you."

"Well! I'm not leaving. You go out first! I'm going to start reading."

"Okay, our cute little Lixi has already treated my bedroom as his own. He's really so familiar with people."

Qiansui teased a few more times, and when she saw that Lixi was about to get angry again, she immediately fled to the next room.

boom--

The door was slammed loudly.

Li Xi gritted her teeth. This was the first time in her life that someone dared to speak to her like that! If it were someone else, she would have started arguing with them long ago.

But... for some reason, she didn't really hate Chitose for offending her like that. She was even very happy that he could play around with her like that.

Li Xi even felt that even if it was a little too much, it would not be unacceptable?

Well, there must be something wrong with my brain.

Lying on Chitose's bed, Lixi felt the smell lingering around his nose becoming stronger and stronger.

Li Xi was so engrossed in the movie in front of him and Chitose in his arms that he didn't care about it at all.

But it was different now that she was alone in this place.

The bedside tables, bookshelves, big bed and quilt, and even the soft chair beside the bed seemed to exude the breath of a thousand years.

"No, no, I need to read, I can't..."

Shiina Riki tried to open the book again, but his attention was distracted again after reading a few words.

How could this happen! If this continues, I'm afraid I won't be able to read anything. By then, I won't have enough knowledge and won't be able to write anything, which will be terrible.

She had made an appointment with Chitose to write a song together.

Lixi blocked her nose with a tissue and breathed through her mouth. As she gradually adapted and began to read the text, a faint guitar sound floated into her ears.

Then, the performances followed one after another. It was a little awkward at the beginning, but became smooth and beautiful later.

"!!!"

So impressive, is this Qiansui’s level?

I feel like, in some ways, I'm almost as powerful as my sister.

Ch47. Our date at the cemetery

Reading, watching movies, going to school, reading, watching movies.

The week passed like this, between school, my home, and Chitose's house.

In a blink of an eye, it was Friday again. Shiina Riki stood at the school gate with his briefcase, watching groups of students leave after school.

She was waiting for Chitose.

"It's been a bit too full this week."

It feels so wonderful to have a beautiful girl with white hair and red eyes pestering you every day to teach you how to write lyrics.

Like... the harem male protagonist plot in Japanese comics?

"Excuse me, is this Shiina-san?"

"what?"

Hearing this name, Shiina Riki turned around impatiently.

What annoyed her most in her life was when someone called her by her last name, "Shiina".

This would make her feel that the person was not talking about her, Ritsuki, but her sister Shiina Maki.

Even if you praise her by saying "Shiina-san is so strong", she will think that you are praising her sister.

Li Xi didn't know who the girl with blue hair and twin ponytails was. If the other person hadn't spoken in a gentle and polite tone, she would have shaken her hair and walked away.

"Hello Shiina-san, my name is Toyokawa Shoko, and I want to find Shiina-san to form a band that will never disband! I don't know if Shiina-san..."

"I'm sorry, but I already have my own partner. You don't need to say anything more."

"what?"

Toyokawa Shoko didn't expect such an answer. She blinked innocently and said, "I wonder who Shiina-san's partner is?"

"Yes, she is here."

Li Xi pursed his lips and pointed at something not far away. When Toyokawa Shoko looked in the direction she saw a white-haired cat looking at them as if it were an idiot.

"Xiao Lixi~Who is this~"

Qiansui grabbed Lixi's hand, then hid behind Lixi and asked in a curious tone.

"Ah, sorry to bother you! Have a nice day, both of you!"

Seeing that the invitation was unsuccessful, Xiangzi stopped pursuing it.

She bowed and apologized in one go and walked away quickly.

"I don't know him, but his uniform looks like it belongs to Tsukinomori. I don't know where he got my personal information."

"Hehe, it's good that I don't know him. I thought Lixi had someone else out there and didn't want me anymore."

"Huh? What are you talking about? We're in a public place, don't say such weird things!"

Li Xi had already sensed the presence of lesbians around him, and he cast strange glances at them. He quickly grabbed Qiansui's hand and rushed out of the school.

"Hey, little Lixi is blushing, so cute."

"Shut up!"

"Trash, trash Li Xi, trash king Li Xi!"

"Stop it! Chitose is so... mean!"

"whee."

Chitose Noshiro followed the pace of Riki Shiina and ran. They were not running fast. Chitose even had the time to tickle Riki's waist while running.

"Don't move!"

"Hoohoo! I'm about to move! Next, please turn right, Ms. Lixi. The place we're going to is extremely interesting and super romantic. I swear you're going to love it."

"Huh? Where?"

"Don't talk, let's go to the flower shop first."

"???"

……

"Is this the place you were talking about...an extremely interesting and romantic place?"

"Yes, that's why I asked you to buy so many flowers... Welcome to the end of life, our future destination—"

"cemetery."

"..."

A deserted European-style cemetery, where most of the people buried are wealthy people who like this style.

Qiansui took Lixi and placed the freshly bought flowers on each tombstone one by one.

"It's so unique... I don't know how to comment on your choice. If it were someone else, I would have turned around and walked away."

"Hey, little Lixi doesn't understand the romance here at all!"

“What’s so romantic about this…”

"Huhu, let me tell you a story."

"okay."

Qiansui slowly walked towards a tombstone, the giggling expression on her face had faded, and she stroked the tombstone as gently as if she was stroking her own cheek.

"When I was a little girl, my father took me to see a marching band and he said, 'Daughter, when you grow up, will you be a savior of the hopeless, the losers, the unfortunate?'"

"He also said: Can you overcome them? Your inner demons, and all those who doubt you, and the schemes they plot? Because one day, I will leave you, and become the ghost that guides you in summer, and join the Black Parade."

"The Black Parade? What's that?"

Li Xi gave Chitose some space and continued speaking with Chitose.

"You can think of it as something like Valhalla. It's all just a false spiritual sustenance anyway."

"Then..."

"My father is gone, um... in a car accident, but I still can't forget what he said. I hope I can be that kind of person... well, who knows."

"I'm sorry." Lixi bent down and presented a bouquet of flowers.

"Don't be sorry, Lixi. I think I have become that kind of person. You see, helping you is practicing this."

"Although, I'd rather tell you that I fell in love with you at first sight."

Noshiro Chitose blinked playfully again.

"You! Say that again."

Lixi wanted to get closer to the tombstone that Chitose was looking at. She was probably sure that this was the tomb of Chitose's father.

No wonder Chitose wanted to bring her to the cemetery today.

As she walked forward, Chitose perfectly blocked Riki's entire view.

"These are just my thoughts! How about it, little Lixi, in this place where countless stories are buried, have you been inspired?"

"To be honest... a little bit."

The trees in the cemetery were swaying, and under the vibrant grove were small graves arranged neatly.

How many stories and regrets are buried in each grave? No one knows. Li Xi stood on the path, unable to see the end of the cemetery.

"If one day I also lie in bed, will you come to see me?" Qiansui suddenly said this without any context, which attracted Li Xi's surprised look.

"Huh? What are you talking about? We're going to release a song together."

"Well, my parents have passed away, and I don't have any relatives. I think if I die one day, and die at home, there won't be anyone to collect my body, right? Hehe."

"Don't think about it, Chitose."

"Don't call me that, you little bastard. Call me Xiaosui, okay? Qiansui is what strangers call me. Xiaosui is what you should call me."

"Okay...so, Xiao Sui?"

"Yes, Xiaosui is here, Rikki!"

"!"

Li Xi was silent for a moment, his eyes focused on Qiansui's face.

"Okay...Rikki is here too."

It's really childish. Don't talk like that.

Li Xi was muttering to himself, but his hand was held by Qiansui.

Fingers intertwined.

Ch48.Which step went wrong?

On the way back, Lixi discovered that the cherry blossoms had already bloomed.

The blooming of cherry blossoms marks the end of the semester, and the music festival at the end of the second year of junior high school is coming.

"Actually, Chitose... Osui, I think it's good for parents to give their children spiritual support like the Black Parade."

What am I talking about? People must know that this is very good!

Although he knew this, Shiina Riki still couldn't help but want to sigh, as if he felt uncomfortable holding it in.

"Of course. Alas, my lovely little Lixi, have you ever thought about surpassing your sister before?"

"Of course I do. I've always wanted to. You know I joined the band because of my sister... But the word 'surpass' has a bit of an unscrupulous connotation, but I just..."

"Do you want your parents to be proud of you? Do you want everyone's first impression of you to be Riki's sister instead of Maki's?" Chitose pinched her chin and answered first.