Don't be afraid, I've truly come to bring you happiness.

Su Shi answered subconsciously, but then stammered under Lin Yuanshan's cold gaze.

"Uh, this is a little scary?"

Lin Yuanshan smiled and nodded, signaling Su Shi to continue.

"Like...like the kind of delinquent who bullies classmates..."

Keep it simple.

"Irritable, easily angered, gloomy, and decadent? But that's definitely not the real Xiangzi!"

"Bingo!"

Lin Yuanshan snapped his fingers.

"You've grasped the key point."

He placed the two sets of photos side by side.

"So, what exactly turned Xiangzi from a gentle and docile boy into the delinquent boy he is today?"

"Family reasons? I heard that Xiangzi's father was scammed."

"Do you really think that the future head of the Toyokawa Zaibatsu would have his family's status affected by a mere scam? That's fake news. Think about it again."

Su Shi fell into deep thought, and after a moment said:

"It's Mujica! There are some members in that band who aren't entirely innocent; I heard a streamer has infiltrated..."

"You're half right."

Lin Yuanshan corrected,

"Xiangzi became like this because she lost her band. In other words, she fell to this point because she lost her music."

"So, our goal is to help Xiangzi rebuild the band? Then we can bring back Crychic..."

"Big mistake!"

Lin Yuanshan's voice suddenly turned serious.

"It was that impure music that led Xiangzi to this point! Su Shi, repent!"

"But... what should we do?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuanshan swept all the photos off the whiteboard and wrote large characters with a marker—

"Music saves the world."

"Only truly pure music can create truly pure band members! Su Shi, you must find that purity yourself in order to give the lost Xiangzi true guidance!"

"Pure, unadulterated music!?"

"That's right!"

Lin Yuanshan waved his hand.

"Come with me, outdoor lessons are starting now! I will help you completely reshape your understanding of music!"

Neon National Forest Park.

"Master craftsman, I understand! Only by getting close to nature can we discover the purest music, right?"

Su Shi had no idea what awaited her.

Lin Yuanshan didn't answer, but simply tossed a heavy bass box at her feet.

"Now, with this 30-kilogram weighted bass box on your back, let's start a 15-kilometer trail run! Begin!"

"Varied--"

"Don't you want to save Xiangzi anymore? Is your friendship with Xiangzi really just this?"

"I'm running!"

Su Shi gritted his teeth, hoisted the bass box onto his back, his body suddenly slumped, and he stumbled forward.

Lin Yuanshan then hopped on a mountain bike and leisurely followed beside her.

Three kilometers later.

With a "thud," Su Shi fell heavily to the ground, panting heavily.

"Master craftsman... I... I can't run anymore!"

Lin Yuanshan didn't answer, but simply took out his phone and pressed play.

Xiangzi's heartless voice came from it:

"I'm so tired of bands! Dominating Yuqiu is my real dream!"

"Things like a band"

"Like a band"

"Ughhhhhh!!!"

Su Shi roared and miraculously got back up!

Nine kilometers later.

"Master craftsman... I really... can't run anymore..."

Lin Yuanshan remained silent, but switched to a new voice.

That was Xiangzi's tearful, AI-generated cry for help.

"Su Shi, Tascotte~"

"Su Shi, Tascotte~"

"Su Shi, Tascotte~"

The AI's voice actually has many flaws, but Su Shi, who is now in a state of mental confusion, can no longer distinguish it.

Twelve kilometers later,

Su Shi did not fall, but Lin Yuanshan took the initiative to change the voice pack.

"You're always thinking only of yourself!"

"You're just thinking about nothing."

"You're so..."

Su Shi's body erupted with astonishing power once again, but the way she looked into the distance had subtly undergone a distorted transformation.

Fight Club.

Lin Yuanshan was wearing a hood with Su Shi's photo printed on it.

Wearing her stage outfit from her Crychic days,

Standing on the arena, he waved to Su Shi below.

Unfamiliar to the world

"Master craftsman, what does this mean?"

Lin Yuanshan:

"The process of searching for music is the process of overcoming my immature self from the past, so I used your image."

In today's lesson, you must conquer yourself!

"Come on! Attack!"

Upon hearing this, Su Shi closed her eyes, stretched her neck, and charged forward like a goose.

As a result, he was tripped up by Lin Yuanshan.

"Is that all you've got? Show some guts!"

"Ahhhhhh!!!"

fall.

Fall again.

I fell down again.

……

"IMHO,"

Lin Yuanshan looked down at her.

"Someone like you will never be able to help Xiangzi in your entire life. You must treat me, which is yourself, as your true enemy! What do you need to do when facing an enemy?"

"Take her down?"

"No, kill her! Kill her by any means necessary!"

Su Shi was now delirious from the fall. The torment and humiliation of the past few days erupted at this moment. Even a clay figure has some temper!

She really put on a life-or-death effort, and fought fiercely against her "past self"!

What's amazing is that after she fought so hard, the "self" that seemed invincible before was actually defeated by her!

"Congratulations, Su Shi."

Lin Yuanshan, who was "lying on the ground," took off his hood and applauded her.

the next day.

Fight Club.

Lin Yuanshan put on Ruoye Mu's hood.

"Why is it Xiao Mu this time?"

"Because she also attempts to revive the demonic band Crychic, which represents unclean music! Come on!"

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

This time, Lin Yuanshan increased the intensity until Su Shi finally went completely mad and shouted,

"Koros!"

He only just started to "release water".

Day three.

This time, Lin Yuanshan plays Shiina Tatsuki.

Su Shi no longer asked why.

"Khorus! Khorus!"

Eighth day.

Lin Yuanshan, wearing Xiangzi's hood, appeared before Su Shi.

Su Shi hesitated.

"Xiangzi is also a part of that immature you from the past!"

"If one day she also wants to reunite [Crychic], what would you do?"

The word "Crychic" made Su Shi's body tremble violently, a reaction of extreme stress.

Her eyes instantly turned bloodshot, and her fighting instincts regained control.

"Koros!"

"Koros!"

"Koros!"

Even when facing his best friend, Toyokawa Shoko,

Nagasaki Motoyo pounced on him like a wild beast.

How to defend against a zero-frame start in Chapter 35?

"This level tests your ability to locate sounds by sound."

As Lin Yuanshan spoke, he pressed the button.