We agreed to be in a band for life, what the heck is Dragon Raja?

So he had no choice but to reread Kawabata Yasunari's "Snow Country" again, which was how he managed to get through the afternoon.

"This afternoon's class... wasn't too difficult."

"And tonight is Crychic's first gathering after their band's medley performance."

Although it had only been a few days since they last saw each other, several members of the band had experienced things they could never have imagined in the past.

Nan Yun Yuyue lowered her head, lost in the world of books, slowly waiting for the end of the school day.

Chapter 167 The Song of Wanting to Become Human

Jingle Bell--

The school bell rang on time.

Nangumo Ugetsu put away "Snow Country" which was on the table next to her textbook, and then turned to look at Wakaba Mutsumi.

Ruo Yemu was packing her things. After she finished, she gently looked up and met Nan Yunyu's gaze.

"go?"

"Ah."

The two stood up, and at that moment, Toyokawa Shoko finished packing her things to take back and went to the back of the classroom.

A bright smile appeared on her face, and Wakaba Mutsu, whose gaze happened to fall on Toyokawa Shoko, was momentarily stunned.

"Xiangzi's mood seems much better than before."

The possessor of the Word of Power 'Dream Eater' is very sensitive to emotions, and she had already noticed the change in Toyokawa Shoko's aura yesterday.

"What could be the reason..."

Ruoye Muku pondered deeply.

The three students from Class C walked out of the classroom.

Nagasaki Motoyo had just returned from the brass band club.

This afternoon, the wind band rehearsed for two class periods, and the double bass part she was in charge of had just finished practice and was now rushing to the classroom.

Seeing the three people already standing at the classroom door, Nagasaki Motoyo said apologetically:

"Please wait a moment, I need to go back to class to pack my things."

"It's okay, don't worry."

Nanyun Yuyue said.

Toyokawa Shoko waved to Nagasaki Motoyo, who smiled gently and then walked into the classroom.

Two or three minutes later, Nagasaki Motoyo appeared at the door carrying a handbag.

"Let's meet at Yuzawa Coffee Shop first."

Nanyun Yuyue said.

"The last performance of 'Haruhi Kage' was very well received, but if the band wants to continue to develop, we will need to rehearse new pieces."

"It's a good time to discuss this in the coffee shop. The training room in the live house isn't very convenient for discussing issues, so it's better to go to the coffee shop."

"Uh-huh."

Shoko Toyokawa and Motoyo Nagasaki nodded.

As if just snapping out of her reverie, Ruoye Mutsu gently tapped her nose along with the two of them.

Chatting as they walked together toward the exit of the campus.

Tapping.

During school dismissal time, the stairwell corner is crowded with people going up and down.

The four of them had just arrived when they ran into some classmates who were going upstairs.

Nagasaki Motoyo stepped aside and stood behind.

There were so many students coming up from downstairs that there were several more in sight.

Therefore, Toyokawa Shoko had no choice but to give up her position and stand with Nagasaki Motoyo.

If Ye Mu gently turned her head, she would see that only Nan Yun Yu Yue was standing beside her now.

Behind them were Nagasaki Motoyo and Toyokawa Shoko.

The group walked at a leisurely pace, and after another three or four minutes, they finally saw the end of the stairs.

The previously narrow space suddenly widened. Nan Yun Yuyue glanced back and saw that Toyokawa Shoko and Nagasaki Motoyo had not stopped walking, which put her mind at ease.

I left the Moon Forest and turned onto a familiar street.

Everyone was already familiar with the way to Yuzawa Coffee Shop, and soon they arrived at their destination.

now,

Takamatsu Akari and Shiina Tatsuki were sitting on the bench in front of the door, talking about something.

"After that band performance, Li Xi's attitude towards Deng... completely changed."

Nan Yun Yu Yue thought to herself.

When Crychic was first formed, Shiina Tatsuki had always had reservations about the choice of lead vocalist.

After all, the lead singer is the face of the band, but Gao Songdeng didn't even dare to sing loudly at first, so how could he take on such a great responsibility as the band?

Later, with the help of Nan Yun Yuyue, Gao Songdeng gradually overcame her past nervousness and her grasp of the songs improved.

It wasn't until the day of the band's joint performance... after listening to Takamatsu Akari sing "Haruhi Kage" with all her might, that Shiina Tatsuki truly acknowledged her status as the lead singer.

Now, she is very willing to get close to Gao Songdeng, while Gao Songdeng's face still looks a little confused, and she occasionally turns her head to look at the street to see if anyone is coming.

"They're coming."

Gao Songdeng was the first to spot Nan Yunyuyue and spoke up to remind her.

She stood up, and Shiina Riki followed suit, their eyes turning to their bandmates whom they hadn't seen for several days.

"Today is the first band rehearsal after the Crychic show, but judging from what I just saw, the lights don't seem to be affected by the comments from that day anymore."

Shiina Tatsuki thought to himself.

After Crychic's performance that day, the comments section was flooded with messages.

While most of the comments praised the band's performance, there were still some discordant voices mixed in.

For example, sarcastic remarks like "the lead singer is working too hard" made Shiina Tatsuki angry just by reading them.

Even Toyokawa Shoko, who was holding her phone in both hands at the time, changed her expression, almost thinking that the band was about to go out of business.

Fortunately, it was all her imagination. After a few days of rest, the band reunited for the next time.

"The messages in the group yesterday didn't mention what the next piece of music would be rehearsed."

"I wonder if Toyokawa-kun can come up with another piece of music of the same quality as 'Kasuga Kage'."

Shiina Tatsuki's thoughts were in turmoil.

As she pondered this, she walked into Yuzawa Cafe with the others.

The group chose a window seat, and the cafe girl, Tsugumi Yuzawa, greeted them with a smile:

"Would you like something to drink?"

"Yuze Special Mix".

"Mocha coffee."

"Mocha...mocha coffee."

"Dinbula Milk Tea, thank you."

“Mango juice.”

"Me too."

Everyone took turns choosing a drink. When they heard that Wakaba Mutsu had chosen mango juice, Nagumo Ugetsu also ordered the same juice.

Speaking of which, when he first came to Yuzawa Cafe, he also chose mango juice, just like Ruoye Mutsu.

Having experienced so many dragon-related events, sitting in a coffee shop again now, ordering the same drink as before, I feel a sense of cyclical rebirth.

"It's great to see everyone gathered here again."

Toyokawa Shoko initiated the conversation.

“The last Crychic performance was a great success, and we chose to meet here today to discuss our next rehearsal plan.”

Are there any new pieces to rehearse?

Shiina Tatsuki asked,

"By the way, Deng, have you written any lyrics for any new songs lately?"

Takamatsu Akari shook her head:

"I've been writing it recently, but I deleted it in the end."

"If there aren't any new songs, should we practice 'Spring Shadow' again, or maybe rehearse some songs by other bands?"

Nagasaki Motoyo looked at the band members.

Toyokawa Shoko laughed:

"Actually... there is such a song."

"Takamatsu, do you remember the lyrics I sang when you and Nagumo first came to my house?"

"lyrics?"

Takamatsu was stunned for a moment before recalling the diary monologue sung a cappella by Toyokawa Shoko.

……

"I don't belong here"

"This is not my home."

"Just telling myself that."

I really want to leave here and go somewhere else.

……

Shoko Toyokawa was only singing impromptu at the time, but the melody accompanied by the piano was still moving.

These words were just her thoughts jotted down in her diary; she never expected that she could play them on the piano just by relying on her musical sense.

Nanon Ugetsu also recalled,

"It's this song..."

Rehearsing this song in the gap between Gao Songdeng writing the lyrics for the next song would actually be a good option.

Toyokawa Shoko said:

"Then let's start our training with this song for now."

"However, Gao Song, if you finish writing the lyrics for other songs, remember to send them to me so I can compose the music in time."

"Okay." Gao Songdeng nodded slightly.

The repertoire for the upcoming rehearsals was decided very quickly, much faster than Nanon Ugetsu had imagined.

Just then, Yuzawa Tsugumi brought the drinks everyone had ordered to the table and smiled:

"Please enjoy."

"Thank you."

Nan Yun Yuyue took a small sip of mango juice.

The taste is very refreshing and sweet. In Tokyo, where the temperature is getting higher and higher as summer arrives, the icy juice can really make people feel cool.

"Let's go to the rehearsal room at Live House RiNG again in a little while."

"I'll show you the initial version of the performance first, and then you can share your thoughts after you've heard it."