I am the emotional sustenance of your deceased

"Aren't you going to bed yet? It's very late."

Li Xi, wearing Chitose's bathrobe, applying Chitose's facial mask, and playing with Chitose's teddy bear, leaned against the door.

"Wait a minute, you idiot, you're so good at writing lyrics, I'm going to compose a song for you."

Arranging music is a very tiring job. Fortunately, their group only has two people, and their main job can be said to be much easier than arranging music for a band.

"No need to rush, right? Isn't our next performance next year?"

"Um…"

that's true.

Qiansui blinked and fell into deep thought as she looked at the thick pile of professional books on the desk.

If she's not going on stage until a year later, then she'll have an incredible amount of free time in the simulation.

[At this stage, I just need to make Lixi walk faster. My basic tasks are almost completed...]

[Study! Plenty of time to study! Learn guitar, bass, arranging…and if possible, vocal music too!]

Simulation is for gaining something. Learning is also a gain, and laying mines for girls is also a gain!

"It's still early, little Lixi..."

Chitose Noshiro pushed up her glasses.

"In order not to fall behind, I have to work hard with Li Xi!"

"!!!"

"Xiao Sui!"

"No disgusting or corny lines allowed, Lixi, just go to bed."

"Oh…"

It was not until she saw Shiina Riki return to their room that Chitose Noshiro turned her attention back to her professional books.

Involution...begins!

……

One day, two days...

One week, two weeks...

January, February...

Months of time flew by in the process of settling in and learning.

Chitose was dragged by Lixi to go hiking in Hokkaido, and Lixi was dragged away by Chitose to watch the ebb and flow of the tide on the beach.

They traveled together, went to the alleys to find cats to bask in the sun together; they ate high-end Japanese food, which was paid for by Li Xi with her pocket money that she had saved for a long time; they also stayed overnight at Li Xi's house. Maki was a very warm big sister, but Li Xi was still the cutest...

Along the way, winter clothes have been put into the wardrobe, and now is the season for short sleeves.

And then at this moment——

"What!?"

"Xiao Sui, were you just saying there's a music festival at the end of this semester?!"

A month before summer vacation, Shiina Riki listened in amazement as Chitose Noshiro described the upcoming campus arrangements.

"Yeah, you just found out. I thought you knew it a long time ago."

In fact, Chitose just remembered that there is an event similar to a music festival at the end of each semester.

"I don't know? I was busy before..." Shiina Riki was suddenly speechless.

Her past seemed to be so busy and unproductive that she found herself living a hard and peaceful life until now, as if she had not achieved anything.

"Hoohoo, I've signed up! This time, we must use the best music to make everyone's tear ducts burst! My cutest, most adorable little Lixi! Are you interested and confident?"

Finally, I finally made it to a very suitable time period.

In the past few months, Chitose Noshiro has learned two musical instruments and two foreign languages, and even learned to compose music, write lyrics and sing.

This time, returning to reality from the simulation, I will definitely be able to make a fortune with this strategy that has the most traffic!

Qiansui hugged Lixi excitedly, making Lixi think that Qiansui was happy for their opportunity.

Riki was excited about Chitose's excitement.

"Yeah...that's great! This time we must impress everyone with our best songs!"

"Let's go to the recording studio this afternoon. I believe we can do it!"

"Okay!"

We can do it! This is the result of half a year of hard work!

Shiina Riki thought so.

……

No, we definitely can't do this, I feel terrible!

Shiina Riki thought so.

Their song is called "Dancing Girl," a name given by Chitose, and Riki really likes it.

It was played brilliantly by Chitose, and the emotions expressed in the performance were exactly as Riki had envisioned.

but…

After listening to the recording of her own singing, Tatsuki Shiina suddenly felt a sense of disappointment.

I feel like there must be something missing and I can do better.

But what was missing from the song? Shiina Riki couldn't put his finger on it.

"It's so strange, why is this happening?"

It was obvious that with her efforts in the past few months, my insignificant self-confidence was becoming more and more full.

But now when I listen to my own audio and video recordings, I feel a strange feeling that I can’t put into words.

Shiina Riki clutched the hem of her skirt nervously. She didn't like the feeling of falling short before a big event.

"No, I need to go home and rehearse a few more times... This is too weird, it shouldn't be like this."

"Hey hey hey? Little Lixi, run slower."

Li Xi hurriedly grabbed the strap of his backpack and ran out, leaving Chitose Noshiro holding the bass and tuning it.

"Is this guy still not confident?"

Lack of confidence...

What would a typical good friend say in this situation? "That's terrible"?

Maybe Dai Qiansui would not say so. She moistened her lips with coffee liquid, and the corners of her mouth could not help but rise.

Not confident? Not confident is good!

"If you're truly confident, why would you need me? Great, little Lixi! You've given me another great opportunity."

Chitose smiled, but soon the corners of his mouth drooped in a somewhat uneasy manner.

Have I become this bad woman with a keen sense of smell and a low moral compass? When did I start to become like this...

She opened her phone, browsed the information on the second-hand house sales platform, and finally searched for the record company's contact information.

It will all be useful.

All of this is slowly transforming Chitose Noshiro.

Although I have long known what I might become in the future, when I realize that I am falling hopelessly, the frustration that makes my heart beat faster is still difficult to control.

You can't eat depression, but you can eat being a bad woman.

Ch57. How to make Lixi more confident

Tachibana, Tachibana Shiina.

A little brat, even if he works hard for a few months and has some time to himself, is still a little brat.

But it was this kind of little brat that troubled Chitose Noshiro the most.

Because before binding the system...she would not call a child like Li Xi a little brat.

Unable to drink, Chitose Noshiro was forced to soberly understand her own actions alone.

For the first time, she realized... for the first time, she was fully and clearly aware of how complete her control over a person's life could be.

Chitose stood on the balcony of the small house, enjoying the breeze. She didn't look at the time because it didn't matter anymore.

Anyway, in the simulation, you won’t die suddenly from staying up late occasionally, so just stay up late, or pull an all-nighter, it doesn’t matter.

"If it weren't for me, Shiina Riki would still be in a band now? Not sure."

You've done so many bad things in one go, so why are you so unhappy now? Noshiro Chitose, you're such an odd and interesting person.

"Go and communicate more with Li Xi, Chitose. Our simulation will be over soon."

The system patted Qiansui's back, trying to make its tone sound soft and gentle.

"Tong, how many simulations do you think I need to go through before I can truly...live happily?"

"I cannot provide an accurate answer to this question." The system's golden eyes were as calm as a pool of stagnant water.

"It depends on how greedy the host is."

As long as you are greedy enough for worldly things, you can continue to simulate happily, as naturally as drinking water.

"Yeah."

"Yes."

Even if you are not greedy enough, the system will help you to be greedy.

"If the host only needs to live for ten years, without having to trade lifespan for anything, a few simulations would be enough, right?"

"Yeah."

"Yes."

An annoying conversation is as meaningless as no conversation at all.

Who invented the answer "Really?" It's just as perfunctory as "I don't know."

Noshiro Chitose swore that she would never say these words to the person she was impersonating, because being perfunctory would only lower the level... even if it was only lowered a little, it would still alienate the person to some extent.

……

"This is the fifth recording. Let's listen to it and see how it goes, shall we?"

"it is good."

In order to allow Li Xi to hear her own singing more clearly, Chitose Noshiro specially bought a professional tape recorder.

Shiina Riki nervously put on her headphones, but her heart still skipped a beat when the singing really came out.

"Sure enough, it still doesn't work..."

There's absolutely no problem with the technique, the emotions are certainly there, and Chitose's soundtrack is superb...

What is wrong?

"Are you too nervous and therefore lacking in confidence?"

"This kind of thing is unlikely, right?"

You absolutely can't watch this! I, Shiina Riki, have always been a confident child...right?

"Xiao Lixi, I have a good way to make you more confident. You, such an idiot, really messed me up at the critical moment."

"Oh, I'm sorry, but I really..."

"Stop saying that! Shiina Riki! Come to my house tonight, we're going to watch movies all night long." Chitose interrupted Riki bluntly, grabbed Riki's wrist and forced him to look at her directly.

"But the music festival is coming up soon, and we have to rehearse."

"Don't worry, nothing will happen."