The lady can hear my voice

Hearing her heartwarming words, Shiina Riki forced a smile.

……

In the practice room.

Because Shiina Tatsuki said in the group today that there is something very important to say, so everyone should be more punctual than usual.

And when they came in, the first thing they saw was Sora Niijima.

Then it was Shiina Riki's hand, and finally Nijixia's.

"Lixi-chan? What's wrong with your hand?" Nagasaki Suyo asked with concern.

"Rikki? What's going on?" Chihaya Aine was also surprised.

Gao Songdeng looked at Li Xi's injured hand and asked softly.

"Lixi-chan, does it hurt?"

Shiina Riki nodded to Takamatsu Deng, "I'm much better now. And everyone, what I want to talk about today is..."

Shiina Riki organized his words and briefly summarized what happened yesterday.

But she did not mention that she was injured while protecting the cat.

Instead, it was Maomao who stepped forward to further explain this point.

"So I will most likely not be able to attend tomorrow's performance."

"Then..." Nagasaki Suyo looked at the petite girl Hongxia standing next to Niijima Sora, and her eyes changed slightly.

"I don't want everyone's efforts to go to waste, so... Ijichi-san is here to temporarily replace me."

After hearing this, Hong Xia said, "Although time is a little tight, I will try my best to cooperate."

Chihaya Aine, Takamatsu Touma, and Nagasaki Motoyo were all stunned when they heard this.

……

It turns out.

Not everyone can be a mercenary, and not every band can accept mercenaries.

When Nijixia had almost mastered the situation, it was Chihaya Aine who made a mistake.

Next is Nagasaki Suyo.

Then the singing of the lights was not quite right.

For the first time, they discovered that Shiina Riki's existence was so crucial and how important she played in their daily practice.

Shiina Riki was sitting aside watching them practice and saw time passing by but there was no progress in practice.

I also feel very anxious.

She really wanted to remind them as she usually did, but she was primarily responsible for the way things had turned out.

So she has no right to say these things.

The uninjured hand was clenched into a fist. As Shiina Riki listened to their repeated mistakes in playing, his self-blame grew deeper.

Sora Niijima looked at the mess in front of him and the reaction of Riki Shiina beside him.

He knew it was time to make a decision.

So he stood up and looked at everyone: "Um, can you stop for a moment?"

……

"The situation is too urgent right now. One afternoon is not enough time for you to rehearse enough to perform on stage."

"Hongxia has mastered it very well, but it's obvious that everyone is still unfamiliar with it and can't adapt right away."

Niijima Sora looked at the girls, especially Li Xi who was particularly self-blaming, and said in a serious tone: "Let's give up on this live."

When Shiina Riki heard this, his pupils contracted.

This was the situation she least wanted to face.

Even though she was mentally prepared, she was still unwilling to face it.

When she returned home last night, she had actually roughly guessed it.

This is the situation today... But at that time, she still wanted to believe in Sora Niijima and wondered if a miracle would happen.

But, it still doesn’t work...

Seeing Shiina Riki's distressed expression, Chihaya Aine, who was standing by, couldn't help but say, "Sora... why don't we try again? If we try harder, it should still work..."

Shiina Riki pursed his lips and said, "No need to try, this time... it's all mine..."

"Lixi, you are not wrong."

Sora Niijima interrupted her, took out his phone, and said, "Although I can't attend this live, there are still many opportunities in the future, such as this music festival to be held in the summer vacation."

A college-wide band festival will be held in Saitama, Tokyo on July 7.30. High school and college students can participate.

However, before participating, you need a video of a performance at a live house, which will then be reviewed by them to confirm whether you are qualified to perform on stage.

“Every performance is extremely important to the band. If one member is missing, the performance will be incomplete.”

"Lixi, your previous efforts will definitely not be in vain. Just wait until the next performance to show your performance."

Niijima Sora paused here, then he smiled and looked down at Shiina Riki: "Various things always happen in life, including this accident, but it can't be considered your fault."

"It's just... a small setback that can't be avoided, Lixi. I'll come back next time."

Shiina Riki raised her head slightly and saw his gentle look and his bloodshot eyes.

She realized it immediately.

New island empty.

I guess I didn't sleep last night.

He said he was trying his best, and he was indeed trying.

But... the result was not satisfactory.

【I’m sorry, Lixi.】

【sorry. 】

In fact, Niijima Hollow was also feeling very uncomfortable, but he still kept smiling and looked at Shiina Riki to encourage her.

Shiina Riki took a step forward, grabbed his clothes with his hands, and rested his head on his chest.

Tears kept flowing down and his expression became extremely embarrassed.

"Next, next time, try harder...then...try harder next time."

At this moment, the four girls from the mygo band were watching this scene quietly.

No one said a word.

……

Afterwards, Sora Niijima walked out of the practice room, and it was left to the other four girls to comfort Riki.

He was responsible for explaining to the Ring staff that tomorrow's live show had to be cancelled.

But before that, he wanted to go to the bathroom to wash his face.

-

After sobering himself up with cold water, Sora Niijima looked at himself in the mirror.

"Same as last time."

“It seems like I’ve done a lot.”

“But still nothing was accomplished.”

"It's the second time."

Sora Niijima thought about Riki's painful crying just now, and the other four people were also sad, as well as the time and effort that the five members of their band had put in during this period of time...

"It's all in vain." Sora Niijima muttered to himself, and at the same time, his hands were clenched into fists, and his nails dug into the flesh of his palms.

102 End of band replacement

Last time.

Sora Niijima wants Shoko to reconcile with everyone.

The result is what it is now.

Have you reconciled?

Not at all, but compared to before, I won’t avoid it when I see it.

Has the barrier between them been resolved?

No.

Instead, it deepened.

At one point, everyone was feeling sad about Xiangzi's situation and couldn't find a way forward.

If Chihaya Aine hadn't noticed the problem and taken the initiative to help.

What would it look like now?

But until now...

Another accident happened.

In the end, he still didn't accomplish anything.

I could only watch and see Lixi, who was looking forward to tomorrow's live show, shed tears.

Sora Niijima stood in front of the mirror for a full ten minutes.

Finally, after his palms were pinched until they were bruised, he came to his senses and washed his hands.

After washing his hands, he adjusted his mentality and expression and walked out of the bathroom.

However, it was just across the wall from the restroom.

Hongxia heard all his words of self-blame.

It was the first time the girl heard Sora Niijima speak in such a low voice.

Niijima-kun...

-

"Yes, I'm really sorry. Tomorrow's live show might be..."

Sora Niijima said to the older staff member very embarrassedly.

The elder sister was a little troubled. "But when the day came... we couldn't find another suitable band..."

"In this case, we need to free up some time... this..."

Sora Niijima: "I'm really sorry..."

"that!"

Hong Xia's voice suddenly sounded from behind.

She walked to the front of the stage with a serious look on her face and asked, "Um... can our band take over for this period of time?"

"Hey...you are..."

"Our band is called The End. Although we are not a famous band, we have had live performance experience."

Hongxia said seriously, ignoring Niijima Sora's surprised look.

"So you have prepared two songs..."

"Yes! There are original songs."

Niijima Sora gradually came back to his senses, and he also began to help Hong Xia, saying, "Their band is also very good. I have seen their performances, and I also recorded the video... Hong Xia, can I show it to her?"

"Eh? Video? When... um, okay."