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

After all, their respective perspectives have resulted in a lack of understanding of some events, such as Xiangzi's family's decline. If the band members knew that Xiangzi quit the band because of this, many conflicts could probably be resolved.

As for Mu... I can only say that as the "carrier pigeon" between the original C group and Xiangzi, she was doing something that was destined to be a thankless task.

In addition, Mu is not good at speaking, and once she opens her mouth she often causes real damage, so it is better for her not to speak. This also makes her final ending a bit sad.

In the new band she joined, Xiangzi was lukewarm towards her.

The new band formed by the former partners was the last straw that broke the camel's back. It was impossible for them to have more social interactions, and they even had to become strangers to their old friends...

Chen Qi had experienced the loneliness of breaking up with old friends, so he didn't want Mu to experience it again.

Therefore, whether he was in the band or now, he is often the object of communication of the meaning of harmony.

Occasionally, when Mu said something shocking, he would stand up at the right time and restate Mu's meaning in a more emotionally intelligent way - the meaning of the words was the same, but changing the way they were said could often have a different effect.

"Before I left, I cut off all contact methods, just to make sure no one knew where I was. Everyone in the band, although there must be people who want me to come back, there must be people who don't want me to show up again, right?"

Having said that, Chen Qi couldn't help but smile bitterly.

The more he talked about this, the more he felt like a failure. He was determined to prevent this tragedy from happening again, but in the end, the conflict over the band's disbanding was even more intense than in the original novel, and it even reached the point of breaking off relations...

"Then I'd better not show up and go back to the band to cause trouble."

"If you really think so, I respect you."

Xiangzi, who was also upset about what happened in the band at that time, understood Chen Qi's feelings.

But when she looked at Chen Qi's clothes, which were clean but still had traces of hand washing, and obviously he didn't have many changes of clothes, she couldn't bear it and said:

"So, what's your next step? How are you going to make a living now?"

"Don't worry about me. I have registered a personal account on the Internet and made some money." Chen Qi couldn't help but laugh when he saw Xiangzi asked this question.

This girl's situation is even more embarrassing than mine, and she still has the heart to feel sorry for others?

"As for the next plan... As expected, there is no other way except to form a new band, right? After all, this is the only thing I am best at."

Yes, although the failure of Crychic was a big blow to Chen Qi, he did not give up the idea of ​​forming a band.

After all, the show he traveled to was a music show, and even the system was music-related. Making music could be said to be the most immediate and trendy thing to do, so how could he give up halfway?

Chen Qi thought that since Group C disbanded because of him, it meant that he would not be able to join the MYGO band in the future. The people who hated him the most and the people he felt sorry for were all there...

Then there is basically only one way left for me, which is to form Ave Mujika.

Yes, it is the new band formed by Xiangzi in the original novel.

Chen Qi analyzed it carefully. First of all, the band formed by Xiangzi was perfect enough in terms of personnel configuration.

Among them, Mu and Xiangzi were both familiar to him, and their relationship was not strained after the disbandment of C Group. Both he and Mu knew Xiangzi's inside story very well, so they avoided repeating the mistakes of C Group.

The new member, drummer Miao Meng, is a new popular internet celebrity who is both talented and popular.

Bassist Hai Ling is a super mercenary assigned to support thirty bands.

Although Chen Qi was not quite sure how Xiangzi convinced them, these two had no emotional disputes with the other members of the band and were completely bound by interests.

As for the lead singer... If Chen Qi remembered correctly, she seemed to be Xiangzi's childhood sweetheart, right? But she seemed to have a job in a band, so it would depend on whether Xiangzi wanted to recruit her into the band.

If Xiangzi insisted on letting Sanjiao Chuhua be the lead singer, then Chen Qi would not object, but would quietly continue to do his work behind the scenes.

But deep down, Chen Qi still hoped to go on stage.

Over the past six months, Chen Qi has been learning guitar like a band member, honing his singing skills that he had never tried before, and even hoping to become the initiator of a new band, all in order to increase his status in future bands.

After the disbandment of Group C, Chen Qi recalled the past events in his mind countless times. He kept thinking, what did he not do enough? What went wrong? Why did this ending still happen?

After thinking it over, the only thing Chen Qi could think of was that his ability at the time was not enough to make everyone believe that he could lead everyone out of the predicament.

Yes, if it were not for my lack of ability, I would not have been urging them to move forward all the time, but still could not train them into a professional band.

You know, everyone in Group C, except for themselves who rely on the system to fulfill their songs, is a real genius. It was fine before they didn't have the idea of ​​becoming a professional band, but after my intervention, I set goals for them, but they still couldn't achieve their expectations...

That can only mean that I am not qualified as a "leader".

If only he could have worked harder and performed better, enough to make everyone think that he could turn the tide...

Perhaps Xiangzi would not propose to quit the band again, but would work hard with Chen Qi to bring the band towards professionalism.

Li Xi later on did not suppress his dissatisfaction with his own orders until he exploded at the very end.

After all, no one believed that the goal of forming a professional band was achievable... My ability at the time was not enough to convince others.

This is why Chen Qi wants to form a new band by himself and improve his singing and instrumental skills.

After learning this painful lesson, he felt that only when he could convince everyone of his own abilities and that he was capable of supporting a band on his own, could he ensure that the band could go further.

At that time, as long as he, the "founder + lead singer", does not leave, and with the support of two important members, Mu and Xiangzi, the Ave Mujika he formed will never go down the path of disbanding!

In fact, Chen Qi has actually already started to take action. He is not very clear about the latest situation of Xiangzi, but he has indeed made some progress in the six months of his disappearance.

——Come to think of it, Mu and Xiangzi are both here now, why don’t you tell them about your idea?

Chen Qi also had some plans in his mind, but what he didn't know was that Xiangzi now had almost the same idea as him.

Especially when he heard that Chen Qi also wanted to form a new band, Xiangzi's heart became active again.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Everything is better than Xiangzi expected. Although she doesn't know the reason, Chen Qi's attitude towards her doesn't seem as cold as she imagined. So wouldn't it be great to take this opportunity to let Chen Qi join the band she expected?

Xiangzi was still thinking about the feasibility in his heart, and his eyes began to flicker slightly, but all of this accidentally fell into the eyes of Mu who was standing next to him.

Mu, whose expression was still indifferent, seemed to have seen through Xiangzi's plan, but his lips were slightly parted, as if he wanted to say something...

"People in front! Please wait a moment!!"

Just when Xiangzi was about to speak, Chen Qi was hesitating, and Mu was about to speak before the two of them, suddenly, an extremely powerful voice from behind broke the calm atmosphere between the three of them.

"...Qi, someone seems to be calling you."

Almost the next second after hearing the voice behind him, Mu grabbed Chen Qi's sleeve with two fingers. After quietly breathing a sigh of relief, he calmly reminded Chen Qi.

"Who is that? Is it someone you know, Chen Qi?"

Xiangzi, who had just mustered up some courage but was interrupted, became deflated and almost instantly returned to his usual indifference and coldness. When he turned around with Chen Qi and Mu, he also noticed the figure of the blonde girl with a side ponytail jogging towards them.

"No, it should be the first time I see you."

But it seems familiar? Is it a character in the anime?

Chen Qi narrowed his eyes slightly, and it was not until the anxious figure was in front of them that the three of them could see the face of this slightly petite but energetic high school girl.

Unlike Hemu and Xiangzi who looked indifferent because of their dazed expressions, this high school girl stared at Chen Qi with her eyes, unable to hide her excitement, and asked quickly:

"Well, um! I'm sorry to be rude, but is that the 'street performer with a great performance' that everyone mentioned earlier you?!"

"——Then you probably found the right person."

When Xiangzi heard this, his originally indifferent expression seemed to ease a little. He couldn't help but turn his gaze to Chen Qi beside him, then quickly turned back to the girl and asked:

"Are you a fan of Chen Qi?"

"Ah, I almost forgot! Nice to meet you! I'm a sophomore at Shimokitazawa High School, my name is Ichichi Nijika!"

The high school girl named Hongxia also bowed slightly to Chen Qi and others after realizing it belatedly, and Xiangzi, the former eldest lady, also introduced them naturally and politely:

"I'm Toyokawa Shoko, a first-year high school student at Hanegaoka Girls' Academy."

After introducing himself, Xiangzi also introduced the two people next to him to Hongxia, saying: "This is Wakaba Mu, a first-year student at Yuezhisen Girls' Academy. This one..."

"——Temporarily unemployed."

Chen Qi also shrugged his shoulders. He was an average student in his previous life, and after being reincarnated in Japan, he was very "outstanding" but failed to get into university. In order not to add more burden to his adoptive parents, Chen Qi chose to skip his college life.

After all, the Takamatsu couple are just ordinary office workers. It is not easy for them to send their baby daughter to college. As an adopted son, how can I cause more trouble for them without expecting anything in return?

What Chen Qi didn't notice was that as soon as he finished speaking, Xiangzi next to him couldn't help but flash a look of disappointment on his face... Of course, Xiangzi was not disappointed because Chen Qi failed to get into university, but because he lost the possibility of finding Chen Qi at any time.

Since Chen Qi changed his phone card, all the ways Xiangzi and Chen Qi used to contact each other were cut off. If she wanted to recruit Chen Qi to join the team, she must have a way to contact Chen Qi at any time...

They had previously exchanged contact information at the urging of Nagasaki, but Xiangzi herself was not good at this, as she was better at face-to-face communication.

"There's nothing I can do. I can only find a chance to ask Chen Qi for his new phone number."

Xiangzi had made up his mind in his heart, but on the surface he remained calm, facing Hongxia with a smile, and asked softly:

"So, Ichichi-senpai, what do you want from us?"

"Ah, it's embarrassing to say this... but I really have no other choice. It doesn't matter if I refuse, although it will be very difficult for me..."

Hong Xia's expression was obviously a little embarrassed, but this somewhat self-familiar high school girl obviously had her own strengths. Facing Chen Qi and the other two strangers she met for the first time, she simply cheered herself up, then put her hands together and said to Chen Qi in an extremely sincere manner:

"It's a little abrupt, but please! Can you come to our band and temporarily serve as the lead singer and guitarist?"

"...band?" X2

However, just as Hongxia's voice fell, Mu and Xiangzi repeated it at the same time. Soon, the two girls looked at each other, and they showed completely different expressions.

Although a hint of surprise flashed across Mu's eyes, he then showed a subtle look of joy...

But Xiangzi was completely the opposite. Ever since Hongxia mentioned the word "band", she subconsciously developed a strong sense of vigilance.

Band? And they found Chen Qi who has the best temper?

And it just happened that Chen Qi didn’t have a band?

Is this all such a coincidence?

But before Xiangzi could frown slightly and ask for details, Hongxia directly stated all her requests. However, Hongxia's reasons made Xiangzi's words stuck in his throat before he could even say them.

"Our show was going to start tomorrow, but the guitarist suddenly ran away, so I had to go out and look for a temporary guitarist. I accidentally heard passers-by say that there was a great street performer before!"

"I saw you were carrying a guitar and audio equipment, so I thought it must be this! Can you help me? Our music is very simple! And the people who come to the scene are all classmates and friends, so their requirements are not high!"

"...That's really difficult." Mu nodded expressionlessly, and couldn't help but cast his eyes to the side. Chen Qi's face had a subtle expression, and a light voice slowly floated over, saying:

"Qi? What do you think?"

"…Just to help."

Facing Mu's innocent face and his extremely rare desire to help others, Chen Qi did not hesitate for too long. He looked directly into Mu's eyes and agreed reluctantly.

But he actually didn't want to go, because he finally remembered who the girl in front of him was.

Isn't this Hong Xia, the one who "ended the band" in "Lonely Rock"? And this development... looks familiar.

But, precisely because he knew the plot, Chen Qi was too clear about the overall level of "The End Band".

That was a far cry from the professional band I had expected!

I really don’t want to go!

Chapter 6: Ending the band that he didn't want to join, Chen Qi was seen through by Xiangzi

"This is the performance hall opened by my sister! [Stars] Oh!"

Not long after, Hong Xia brought Chen Qi, Mu, who was helping Chen Qi push the audio equipment, and Xiangzi, who was worried about Chen Qi's soft-hearted character and wanted to come along to see what was going on, to Hong Xia's own exhibition hall.

"There's a stage, a bar, and a recording studio. Although it's not big, it has everything."

Xiangzi simply glanced around and quickly understood the size limit of this performance hall. He concluded that it was not bigger than the stage for the live performances their band had participated in before.

Mu followed the two of them and looked around curiously. He soon noticed that Chen Qi beside him was in deep thought. He opened his lips slightly and couldn't help but ask Chen Qi softly:

"Qi...you, don't you want to come?"

"...Mu, you can only say this to me. Don't let Xiangzi or the others hear it."

Chen Qi, whose thoughts were suddenly made clear by Mu, felt the hurt of Mu's words that had penetrated his defenses for the first time in a long time.

However, after being slightly speechless, Chen Qi did not blame Mu for being straightforward, but instead admitted his own thoughts.

That’s right, if he could refuse in a more decent way, Chen Qi really didn’t want to come here with Hong Xia.

He knew very well that he had now entered the plot line of "Lonely Rock", where the protagonist Xiao Gudu was half-forced to join the band to help, and finally joined and ended the band in a daze.

Although the character Xiao Gudu was half-forced to help because he was not good at speaking, in reality... most people, as long as they have the ability to help, would not be able to say no when a high school girl like Hongxia comes to them and begs them for help with an embarrassed look.

The only way to refuse was to express that he was busy before Hongxia called him.

Unfortunately, Chen Qi, who originally had the opportunity to refuse, was unable to say no because of Mu and Xiangzi's interruption.

But Chen Qi also didn't want to come from the bottom of his heart.