They are in the music show, but I am a stranger to them

But for Chen Qi, this is a great opportunity to improve his "reputation value".

After getting the position of "lead singer" from the director of the orphanage, he began his extremely hard-working singing journey.

Although, Chen Qi's singing voice was actually very average before he had received any training.

But because it is a performance by children, the audience is extremely tolerant. Coupled with the excellent healing effect of "Big Dumpling Family" itself, the performance is always very successful.

Chen Qi also gains a lot of "reputation points" after every performance.

Until one day, a couple came to him and broke Chen Qi's life...

"You are Xiaoqi, right? We have heard from the dean that this song was composed by you. You are really a very talented child."

"What a coincidence! Our little Deng has also been very interested in songs. How about it? If you are willing, can you come home with us? We will treat you as our own son."

To this day, Chen Qi still remembers the time when the couple extended their hands to him that changed his life. Perhaps it was some softness in his heart that made him grab the hands that the couple extended and they led him back to that ordinary and warm home.

It was also there that Chen Qi met Gao Songdeng, who was only five years old and was younger than himself and timid about all new things.

"I, I'm Takamatsu Deng... first time meeting you... bro..."

At this point, Chen Qi finally understood what the main storyline of the music show he was about to face was... After all his planning, he didn't expect to encounter MYGO, the most important music show in terms of both emotions and interpersonal relationships!

The reason is simple. For Chen Qi, who knows this well-known "8 o'clock drama in Japanese comics", he is very clear that the tone of the plot is quite heavy.

If other music anime are harmless cartoons, then MYGO can be called the "Legend of Zhen Huan" among music anime!

Takamatsu Touma is a soul character in this series. She is the lead singer of the band. This girl who seems to have some autistic tendencies in the main storyline and is as sensitive as a small animal, has a talent that others do not have - a voice that touches the soul and the ability to create.

It was also because of this that Deng inadvertently turned the band's drummer Tatsuki Shiina into his admirer, which played an important role in the subsequent reorganization of the band.

And now, I have become the "adopted brother" of such a delicate, fragile and talented girl.

Admittedly, Chen Qi was very surprised at such a coincidence at first, but later he was more grateful - grateful that he didn't have to worry about not getting along with his new family, and at least he didn't have to suffer from that strong sense of "inferiority" every time he went home.

After all, although Deng is also a genius, this genius will not show off her talents. On the contrary, she is very lonely and she very much needs help, comfort and encouragement.

This might be one of the reasons why I was adopted by the Takamatsu couple?

Chen Qi, who had recognized his position early on, did not feel depressed. Instead, he was happy that this family really needed him. So, facing the timid sister in front of him, he made the best choice in his second life.

"Don't force yourself, Deng. If you're not used to calling me 'brother', it's okay to just call me 'Qi'."

"From now on, let me protect you. I will do my best to make sure you don't feel lonely anymore."

Up to this point, in the more than ten years of living in the Gao Song family, Chen Qi, who had found his own position, almost replaced the Gao Song parents, who were always busy with work but worried about their somewhat autistic daughter, before graduating from high school, and became a family member who always followed and accompanied Deng.

Over the past ten years, Chen Qi had tried to change Deng's slightly autistic personality, but in the end, Chen Qi chose to give up...

It was not just because he, as a time traveler, had only taken advantage of the plot, but when he became one of the characters in the plot, he still had no idea how to change Deng. More importantly, Chen Qi had also understood a crucial point from living with Deng for more than ten years.

——The lamp does not seem to have a strong desire to change itself.

Deng didn't think of himself as a patient, but he realized that he was a little different from others.

But she doesn't want to change herself. Although she often feels lonely, she enjoys this unique world that only she can understand...

If a child like this forcefully enters her world, it will only make her feel anxious and uneasy.

So, Chen Qi, who thought he could not change Deng, chose to respect Deng's way of dealing with things, and even told Gao Song and his wife his thoughts.

"Perhaps we shouldn't forcefully interfere with Deng's world. Everyone has their own spiritual world, and not everyone needs to fit in with the masses. Deng's spiritual world may be an unexpected treasure for her, allowing her to embark on a different path."

"What should we do in the future? We will all grow old, and Deng will go to college. We can't always be with Deng..."

Mr. and Mrs. Gao Song were both pleased and helpless about their unique daughter. They knew, of course, that their daughter was a genius, but Deng's timid and unsociable character always made them feel uneasy. They were very worried that their daughter's life would not be smooth when she entered society in the future.

In the face of this question, Chen Qi also gave his own answer to the Gao Song couple. This boy, who was a brother in his previous life, took the initiative to step forward and take responsibility when faced with his adoptive parents' concerns about their biological daughter. He said:

"Isn't this why you brought me home? I will do my best to take good care of Deng in places where you can't take care of me... until I help Deng find friends he can trust."

"I believe that day is not too far away. Besides us, there must be others in this world who can notice the shining point of the light."

The reason why Chen Qi dared to say this was naturally because he understood the plot. Not long after entering the third year of junior high school, Deng would meet Xiangzi who would discover her shining points, and would also meet the girls in the band who could bring out her talents.

In fact, the reason why Chen Qi joined the "Crychic" formed by Xiangzi was because Deng was unable to sing during the band's first practice because he had not fully adapted to the environment, so he took the initiative to propose it to everyone in the band.

"How about... let Qi come to the band as well? If Qi is here, I should be able to... feel more at ease."

...Of course, everything that happened afterwards is now a thing of the past.

Now that the band has disbanded, Chen Qi, who has not changed the fate of Deng or the fate of the band, feels from the bottom of his heart that he has accomplished nothing.

Due to the disbandment of the band, Gao Songdeng fell into a long period of depression for a long time. He even cried to Chen Qi more than once, which can be said to be self-destructive:

"I don't want to form a band anymore... As long as my brother can stay with me, I won't think about forming a band anymore."

"I don't want to make any more friends or form any more bands... All I want is for my brother to not abandon me..."

At that time, Chen Qi, facing Gao Song Deng, who had left a psychological trauma on the band after experiencing a failure, could not bear it, so he chose to respond to his sister with a hug, and at the same time gave his sad sister his last promise before leaving home.

"Don't worry, Deng, I will help you find it back."

"Everything you lost, your friends, your band... I will definitely help you get it back."

——And all this, unknowingly, has passed for so long.

However, Chen Qi did not expect to meet Xiangzi here again, and judging from the expression on Xiangzi's face...it was obvious that Xiangzi's life had undergone tremendous changes in the past six months, and he had been beaten by this society and had lost all his former innocence.

"You must have had a hard time during this period, Xiangzi."

"...Aren't you the same? Chen Qi."

When facing Chen Qi after a long separation, Xiangzi felt almost the same as Chen Qi.

Xiangzi understood the song just now. She could tell that Chen Qi was singing for her. She could also tell that Chen Qi was not as she had thought before, who was indifferent to the disbanding of the band.

On the contrary, he values ​​the relationship in the band more than anyone else, and that period of time is a very unforgettable time for him.

However, the more Xiangzi understood this, the more difficult it became for her to look directly at Chen Qi in front of her.

It would be fine if Chen Qi was really the kind of person who only cared about utilitarianism and wanted to form a professional band. Xiangzi would still have room to comfort himself.

But now, facing this old friend whom he had once hurt so badly, Xiangzi was a little at a loss.

Fortunately, Chen Qi's usual gentle attitude, although it aroused Xiangzi's inner guilt, did not make the atmosphere between the two of them become cold.

So after Xiangzi sorted out his feelings and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, he couldn't help but praise Chen Qi:

"You sing very well, Chen Qi. I didn't know before that you are not inferior to Deng in singing at all."

"...Well, people always have to grow up, don't they?"

Chen Qi couldn't help but smile when he heard this, but he didn't take the initiative to tell Xiangzi what he had experienced in the past six months.

Chen Qi's system cannot provide Chen Qi with any singing skills that can transform him from a wild chicken into a phoenix. It can only help Chen Qi save a lot of effort on new songs. However, singing, playing musical instruments, etc. all require Chen Qi to practice hard on his own.

In just half a year, if there was no professional mentor to guide him, Chen Qi would never have achieved such a huge transformation if he had to explore on his own.

He is not a genius like Xiangzi, nor is he like his sister Deng, who has the natural empathy and appeal that touches the soul.

The only thing Chen Qi has is time. During the missing six months, every minute and every second belongs to him.

Without support from family and without contact with other people, in order to avoid being cold and hungry the next day, I could only practice the most respected thing in the world, "music"... and exchange it for some living expenses on the Internet.

This is a summary of what Chen Qi has experienced in the past six months. Of course, Chen Qi doesn't want to mention many details, and he doesn't want Xiangzi to think too much.

There is no way. Although Chen Qi was a pressure monster who urged everyone to move forward in "Crychic", in fact, he was able to bully others by relying on the songs that were fulfilled by the system.

The group of girls around him are all geniuses. If Chen Qi didn't have the system, he would not be on the same level as them. Chen Qi is very clear about this.

Therefore, during the years when he was a plagiarist in the band, Chen Qi's mentality remained extremely peaceful, and he did not feel proud at all.

After all, he really didn't understand what composing was at first, and if he was examined closely, he would definitely be exposed.

But Chen Qi didn't know that his usual humility had a completely different meaning in Xiangzi's eyes.

Xiangzi didn't know what system Chen Qi had. She only knew that before Crychic disbanded, many of the songs Chen Qi provided for the band had helped everyone in the band solve their biggest difficulties.

Based on this point alone, Chen Qi's position in the band is almost universally recognized as unshakable.

And now, in the six months when he had no news of Chen Qi, Chen Qi had become even better than before...

Now he can not only write lyrics and compose music, but he has also learned to sing and play the guitar.

Although his singing voice still sounded a little immature and his guitar playing level was not enough to shock Xiangzi.

But...it's only half a year. As a time for music training, half a year is really too short.

Perhaps it was because during the Crychic period, there was already Takamatsu Deng, the most suitable person to be the lead singer, and Chen Qi did not have the opportunity to receive formal music education, so no one, including Chen Qi himself, discovered his talent in this area.

However, no matter how talented a genius is, unless he is the kind of person that God feeds him, in half a year, if he wants to improve to this level... hard training is absolutely necessary.

Chen Qi must have suffered a lot in the past six months.

Thinking of this, Xiangzi couldn't help but cast her gaze towards Chen Qi's gentle smiling face. Under the neon lights, she noticed that Chen Qi's face was a little thinner than half a year ago. An uncontrollable trace of heartache flashed across her eyes.

But in addition to feeling distressed, Xiangzi felt more sorry for Chen Qi... She really valued Chen Qi's talent.

In other words, in the entire band at that time, she was the first one, except for Deng, who understood how much help Chen Qi could bring to a band. This is definitely a soul role that can occupy a large proportion of a band.

Now that Chen Qi has the ability to sing on stage and has learned to play the guitar, his role in the band will only become larger in the future.

It can even be said that in ordinary amateur bands, he can fully support the whole band by himself. He can use others as his foil, and he is the only flower in the band.

If, if Chen Qi still had enough time to hone his skills.

Judging from the speed of Chen Qi's transformation in the past six months, Xiangzi can fully believe that with just another six months, he can become the true backbone of a band!

When Xiangzi thought of this, a ray of light suddenly flashed in her mind! She recalled the idea that had just arisen in her mind - to form a "professional band"!

To be precise, this idea was the first goal that Chen Qi gave to everyone when he was at Crychic.

In the past, Xiangzi didn’t understand why Chen Qi was so obsessed with the ideal of a professional band. But now, Xiangzi, who has come to his senses, clearly sees that the hope of realizing this ideal is right in front of him!

If only, he could invite Chen Qi to form their own "professional band" with her.

Then Xiangzi believes that with the abilities of her and Chen Qi, who were once the core of Crychic, the dream of forming a professional band may be realized in half a year at the fastest and a year at the slowest!

When she thought of this, Xiangzi's breathing suddenly became a little rapid, and an expression of joy appeared on her face that she could not help but suppress. She did not expect that the ideal she had just planned to inherit would see the hope of success so soon!

But before Xiangzi's excitement could be ignited, a light green figure, which Xiangzi almost ignored, suddenly walked up to him after the crowd dispersed.

Mu took out a bottle of water from the bag he was carrying and walked straight towards Chen Qi.

"Qi, thank you for your hard work."

"Thank you, Mu, for coming to see my performance every time. It's really a bother for you."

Facing Mu who was walking towards him, Chen Qi did not reject the kindness of this taciturn girl. After taking the water, he skillfully put down the guitar on his back.

Mu, who was standing by, understood what he meant and picked up the guitar bag next to him to help Chen Qi put the guitar away.

However, this scene brought Xiangzi, who was originally immersed in her own world, back to her senses suddenly. She seemed to recall the scene when she met Mu before. Mu's actions and current conversation with Chen Qi were proving one point.

Mu was definitely not as disappointed as himself in seeing Chen Qi after a long time.

"Mu...Do you often come here to watch Chen Qi's street performances?"

Out of rigor, Xiangzi couldn't help but ask Mu a question.

After all, it is very likely that Mu only found Chen Qi in recent days.

Otherwise, given the relationship between Mu and I as childhood sweethearts, it is impossible that Mu had not mentioned this to me for so long.

However, just as Xiangzi finished speaking, Mu also helped Chen Qi put away the guitar. He turned his head and glanced at Xiangzi behind him. His tone was still so calm, and he said lightly:

"Well...I've been coming here since Chen Qi's first performance, and it's been several months."

"……what?"

Then why didn't you tell me this?!

When Xiangzi heard Mu's answer, for a moment, his expression almost got out of control.

Especially when she thought about how she had spent the past six months in guilt and self-blame, while Mu had been meeting Chen Qi without telling her, she couldn't help but feel a little angry.

Mu, what are you thinking about? Why don't you tell me?

Chapter 5: Chen Qi wants to form a new band? The sudden arrival of Hong Xia

"Xiangzi, you don't have to blame Mu. I asked Mu not to tell anyone about meeting me and the street performance."

With the help of Xiangzi and Mu, Chen Qi packed up his guitar and audio equipment. Before leaving, he did not forget to dispel Xiangzi's dissatisfaction with Mu. After all, if he didn't speak, Mu would probably not explain anything at all.

There is no way. As someone who has read the original novel, Chen Qi's understanding of the band members may be more detailed than that of the parties involved.