In Shiina Tatsuki's eyes, Aine's attitude changed very obviously after hearing Nagasaki Motoyo's name.
"what's going on?"
Shiina Riki, standing to the side, was completely bewildered. Her beautiful eyes darted back and forth between the two, but unfortunately, she couldn't see any conflict.
Nagasaki Motoyo, the person involved, was even more puzzled.
"What's going on? My wording was fine..."
With her warm aura, friendly words, and kind expression and posture, Nagasaki Motoyo believed she could win over 99% of her peers.
Moreover, Chihaya Aine seems completely different from Kodama Riki and the others; she should be easier to handle, right?
"Um, Aine-san, what's wrong?"
Motoyo Nagasaki was still very confused, but she had a reason to stand here today.
She's here today to join this band!
"It's nothing, it's nothing, I just suddenly have a bit of an upset stomach."
In a moment of desperation, Aine could only pretend to have some abdominal discomfort.
"One look at it."
Nagasaki Motoyo rolled her eyes inwardly. As a seasoned socialite, she saw through Chihaya Aine's trick at a glance.
But Chihaya Aine's attitude doesn't matter, as long as it doesn't affect her joining the band. She only has one main purpose for coming today.
That means taking down the small light.
Only by securing the lights can everything else be guaranteed, and only then can Crychic's great cause have a chance of revival.
"Really? Do you need to go to the restroom? Do you need any tissues? I have some here."
Nagasaki Motoyo still wore that comforting smile, and somehow a pack of toilet paper had appeared in her hand.
"Thank you, Nagasaki-san. I think I can bear with it for now, since we have a meeting later, don't we?"
Despite looking uncomfortable, Chihaya Aine didn't move.
"Is that so? Health is the most important thing. Aine, please don't push yourself too hard."
After hearing Aine's words, Nagasaki Motoyo was not annoyed. After putting away the tissues in her hand, her gaze fell on Takamatsu Akari, who had been silent all along.
"What's wrong with these two? Couldn't they just finish using the restroom before starting the meeting?"
Shiina Tatsuki touched his chin in confusion, completely unaware that the confrontation between the two had already begun in just a few words.
"Hmm, so what's Little Lamp doing..."
Chihaya Ai glanced helplessly at the calm Takamatsu Akari. Could it be that Tomorin hadn't remembered what Nina had said back then?
If we really bring Nagasaki Motoyo into the band, then the future Nina-chan was talking about will come true!
Chihaya Aine was feeling somewhat annoyed.
Tomorin is getting better and better. She has more friends and is more willing to communicate with people. At the same time, her band life is also thriving.
Everything is going in the right direction.
And they brought a time bomb into the band that could explode at any moment...
Chihaya Aine dared not imagine what would happen next.
Book One: Confusion Together: Chapter Nineteen - No, Little Lamp
Despite Chihaya Aine's best efforts to attract Takamatsu Akari's attention, she failed.
Gao Songdeng was now lost in thought, unable to extricate herself, and everyone present unanimously turned their gaze to her.
"So, Xiaodeng, what are you thinking now?"
After a long silence, Nagasaki Motoyo finally spoke.
Looking at the silent Takamatsu Akari, Nagasaki Motoyo felt a mix of emotions.
I didn't understand some of it.
Now that Xiaodeng has regrouped and wants to play in a band again...
Then shouldn't they continue to remain silent? Or is this indifference specifically targeting her?
Motoyo Nagasaki's thinking is not without merit, but unfortunately...
At this moment, Takamatsu was thinking about Crychic.
"So, why did Crychic disband? Soyo?"
Finally, Takamatsu Akari raised her head and began to look directly at her former teammate, Nagasaki Motoyo.
At first, she always thought it was her problem.
The lack of proper practice and the failure to properly sing "Spring Shadows" all contributed to Xiangzi's departure.
To this day, she still believes that she is responsible for all of this.
If she could do better, if she could get a little closer to the ordinary and the correct answer...
Would the outcome be different then?
Takamatsu Akari wanted to uncover the truth behind it all, but relying solely on her thinking would only lead her astray, ultimately trapping her in a dead end of a maze from which she could not extricate herself.
Therefore, she now needs more answers, just like Lixi's honest words and Aine's encouragement.
Those things were the driving force that enabled her to keep going.
"Little Lamp has really changed a bit..."
Nagasaki Motoyo's eyes twitched slightly, her clear, light blue pupils gazing gently at the resolute girl.
"If we could go back to that time, perhaps Xiaodeng could really have kept Xiangzi..."
Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in many things; once something happens, it happens, and the regrets that one wants to make amends often require tireless effort day and night.
Just as she is doing now.
"Xiaodeng, thank you for finally bringing up this topic. I'm very happy."
"This is also our first formal communication since the band broke up."
Nagasaki Motoyo's words were true. After the rainy night when Shoko left, there were only 4 people left in the Crychic group chat, and the people in real life no longer met.
The seemingly perfect Crychic community of shared destiny, which was wonderful just one day, became a mere shell the next.
The glacier broke apart, then spread, and eventually sank into the deep sea. That was the state of everyone at the time—no one came forward to solve the problem.
Fortunately, they are now able to sit together and face the unspoken and unavoidable fact of their disbandment.
"Xiao Xiang may have had her own unspeakable reasons, which is why she chose to leave."
"A secret she can't tell us? What secret is it that she can't even give us a single explanation?"
Shiina Tatsuki shook his head helplessly, his tone indescribable.
The soul of Crychic is undoubtedly Toyokawa Shoko. When the leader says he wants to quit, what else could it be but wanting to disband the band?
Are all these talk about a community with a shared future false?
"Even if she were to express even the slightest remorse, I could accept her leaving."
Shiina Tatsuki's annoyance stemmed not only from his resentment at Shoko's inexplicable absence from training, but also from his anger at Shoko's aloof and silent attitude.
The way Xiangzi acted—something you couldn't understand, something you couldn't interfere with, something you couldn't do anything about—truly made her unable to resist taking action.
"Sigh, does playing in a band really have to be this serious?"
Chihaya Aine felt like an outsider, unsure of what to do with herself.
That's terrifying! Girl bands in Tokyo are absolutely terrifying!
"But this is good too. Once this matter is resolved, Xiaodeng can focus on her studies without any distractions."
Looking at Tomorin beside her, Chihaya Aine knew that now was not the time to talk about the future.
"No matter what, we've already left, haven't we?"
Nagasaki Motoyo gently shook her head. She didn't intend to waste any more words on this matter, but instead wanted to solve the problem from another angle.
No one is at fault.
"But if we have to say there is any fault, it's not just Xiangzi, it's each and every one of us."
"Each of us?"
Takamatsu Akari's expression gradually turned puzzled; she didn't understand why Nagasaki Motoyo would say such a thing.
According to Soyo, that means all of them...
They were all accomplices!
"Yes, Xiaodeng, if we had been able to communicate properly and face the problems back then, perhaps Xiangzi could have come back."
Nagasaki Motoyo smiled broadly.
In Nagasaki Motoyo's opinion, there would still have been a chance if Riki hadn't been so itchy to do it, Tomori hadn't pressed him for answers, and Mutsu hadn't said those final, explosive words.
With her abilities, it wouldn't have been impossible to bring Xiangzi back and rebuild Crychic, but they messed everything up.
Therefore, everyone should be given thirty strokes of the cane.
As for Xiao Mu?
Fifty is enough.
However, these are no longer problems.
"So I was very happy to learn that Xiaodeng is still willing to play in the band. I really hope that we won't repeat the same mistake. Wouldn't it be better to just make things clear?"
"Is that what Lixi thinks too?"
Nagasaki Motoyo smiled slightly and looked at Shiina Tatsuki beside her. She needed more common voices now.
"Forget it, guess it."
Shiina Tatsuki did not object; in her mind, it was always right to speak up.
"We missed out on Xiangzi because of a misunderstanding before, but now we can finally understand each other."
"It's such a pity that we're drifting apart like this!"
"So, shall we form a band again?!"
"Let's communicate properly this time and not repeat the same mistakes, okay, Xiaodeng!"
After a long build-up, Nagasaki Motoyo finally uttered the most crucial words of her trip.
The key to crychic's revival lies in this moment!
Seeing Su Shi's expectant look, Gao Songdeng felt a certain string in his heart being touched once again.
"Together……"
Yes, if we follow Soyo's advice and face and solve problems, then perhaps everything will be different?
This time, I won't lose again...
The emotions in her heart seemed to be gushing out like a spring, and Takamatsu Akari just wanted to quickly agree to Soyo's request, but at this moment, Takamatsu Akari remembered Nina's words.
Tomorin, you need to be wary of a girl named Nagasaki Motoyo!
She'll do bad things to Tomorin!
For no apparent reason, a sense of fear about the future suddenly overwhelmed Takamatsu.
She suddenly realized a terrible possibility.
"Will Soyo leave the group someday in the future?"
Takamatsu tried not to force herself to think about it, but once the terrifying thoughts formed in her mind, she couldn't shake them off.
Soyo is so determined and serious now, how could she possibly leave the group later? But that's the inevitable future that Nina-chan said she had foreseen...
That is, the future that is bound to happen.
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