Loneliness and Rock and Roll with Band Observer

On the one hand, Sushi might have an opinion.

On the other hand, now that we have finally formed a new band...

Perhaps it would be better not to use the song written by Toyokawa Shoko.

That song belongs to CRYCHIC and that guy.

This new band also needs new songs of its own.

Thinking of this, the passion in her heart began to burn little by little.

I will tell everyone about this when Aine comes.

Deng wrote the lyrics, and I composed and arranged the music.

Although Toyokawa Shoko is no longer the lead vocalist, Stray Cat's skills are no worse than that guy's.

Also, as for the keyboard player, we have Togawa-senpai.

This band has the ability to play good enough music.

Music that can match the singing of the light and can rival that guy's CRYCHIC.

For this, I must work hard...

Li Xi closed his eyes, trying to calm his restless heart.

However, the door that was suddenly pushed open seemed to make it impossible for her to do so calmly.

“Sorry, sorry!” Aine rushed into the practice room, “I didn’t pay attention to the time when I left the house, and I accidentally got late! I’m sorry, Rikki!”

"..."

Lixi felt his fist holding the drumstick harden.

"If you really feel sorry for me, just call me by my name!" she shouted dissatisfiedly.

Anyway, everyone is finally here now...

After Aine took out her guitar and prepared to play together, Riki said, "Before we start, I have something I want to discuss with you..."

Chapter 3 New Song

Although no one had decided who would be the leader of the band in the previous meetings, Li Xi, who was now leading the topic, had a vague idea of ​​this.

“Rikki, what are your plans?” asked Aine who was just late.

"Now that the band is finally taking shape, I think we should start preparing for the show."

This is how Li Xi summed up his thoughts.

“Indeed.” Aine nodded, “We’re about to go on stage to perform, and we haven’t even decided on the band name yet!”

She looked eager to try, as if she wanted to have some fun in the naming process.

"That's not what I meant..."

Riki frowned and interrupted her calculations. Aiyin was always concerned about insignificant details.

"What I'm saying is that we need new music for the show."

Ignoring Aine’s disappointed expression, she turned her head and looked at Suyo who was standing beside her.

"Moyo, you also said that you don't want to play 'Haruhi Kage' during the performance, right?"

"...Yeah!" Su Shi nodded with a smile, "A new band will need new songs, right?"

She gave a perfunctory assent.

This attitude makes people doubt that she doesn't really care about the new song, but is just following Li Xi's words.

But Li Xi didn't care. He just took Su Shi's statement as simple "agreement" and continued to express his own views based on this premise.

"Deng will write the lyrics, and I will be responsible for composing and arranging the music." She said in a calm but firm tone, "Deng, don't be too nervous, just..."

She seemed to be telling Deng not to work too hard on writing lyrics.

"If I were to compose a new song..."

Deng seemed to suddenly remember something, and quickly took out the notebook from the bag he brought with him, and then opened it to a certain page.

"……this."

Deng held the notebook in both hands and handed it to Lixi.

"Have you finished writing the lyrics? When?"

Li Xi exclaimed as he took the notebook and began to read it eagerly.

"..."

Li Xi was absorbed in reading the lyrics in his notebook.

After a long while, he finally sighed: "...It's really well written."

“Rikki will praise what Deng writes, right?” Aine said half-jokingly.

“…You’re being long-winded.” Riki glared at Aine, “Anyway, I’ll try my best to finish the song as soon as possible.”

After thinking for a moment, she gave herself a deadline: "I think... I'll be able to finish most of the work in about a week."

"A week?"

Qiu Hui, who had been silent from the beginning, finally couldn't help but speak after hearing the time limit.

"Lixi, is this really okay?" she asked.

Although Qiu Hui is also just a beginner in composing and arranging music, she still has some music theory knowledge left over from her childhood and some practical experience in using professional software.

Even so, when I was working with Liang on "Guitar, Loneliness and Blue Planet", it still took quite a long time.

Although Liang's work attitude is somewhat casual, he is actually a very experienced veteran. With Qiu Hui's assistance, his work efficiency is definitely much higher than that of a single beginner.

"Is it really realistic to finish all the work in a week?" Qiu Hui asked worriedly, "People have limited energy. It's not that you can only do a certain amount of work in a certain number of hours."

Not to mention you're just a beginner...

Of course, considering Li Xi's thoughts, Qiu Hui did not say this.

Li Xi was slightly startled, but still nodded firmly: "I can do it."

“Don’t be so stubborn. This kind of thing is really not something you can really do just by saying it. I’ve experienced this many times…”

Qiu Hui said with a wry smile. Especially when it comes to studying, she often repeats herself and raises countless flags, but in the end, she never achieves the goal.

"I know." Li Xi's expression was serious, "But, if we don't do this, it won't work."

"After the composition is finished, we still need to rehearse, right? We don't know how long it will take for the six of us to coordinate our performances and become proficient enough to perform on stage."

"Besides, suitable performance times are not always available. Now is summer vacation, which happens to be the peak period for student band activities. The performance hall will probably be very busy, and in the end we will probably have to adapt to the time arrangement."

"So, in order to reduce uncertainty, I have to make preparations as quickly as possible."

She summed up her position this way.

"Lixi..." Deng looked over with some concern.

"Deng, I'm fine." Li Xi smiled.

"If Xiangzi can do it, then I can do it too."

After that, she paused, then announced: "...Let's not talk about this for now, let's start today's practice."

After saying that, Lixi pulled up the music score on the screen of his tablet computer and motioned for everyone to come over and take a look.

"Let's practice 'Haruhi Kage' first. I changed the score and rearranged the guitar and keyboard parts..."

The scores on the screen are separated according to their respective instruments.

“It’s actually five-line music…” Aine expressed her opinion while reading the music, “…But, my part looks pretty simple, right?”

"The more troublesome parts are left to Le Na." Li Xi responded indifferently.

"Eh? I see... I've been practicing for so long."

"Then, should I increase the difficulty for you?"

“…That’s not necessary, hehe.”

Facing Riki’s cold gaze, Aine scratched her head with a wry smile.

Akie glanced at the sheet music. With the addition of Lena, she had less to do as a keyboard player.

After this period of practice and training, her playing level has finally reached a level that is good enough to cope with the student band.

At this point, the band's music score was no longer something she needed to practice specifically.

This way, even if I get busy with the band work, I might still have some free time to help out...

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look at Aine who was bickering with Riki.

She looked exactly the same as always.

It was as if what happened on the Ferris wheel had never happened.

Did she really just take that as a joke...

Just as Akie was thinking this, she noticed Aine's movements.

While she was chatting with Li Xi, she shifted her gaze with subtle movements and quietly paid attention to the situation on Qiu Hui's side.

Their eyes accidentally met, and Aine’s reaction was to quickly turn her head away.

Is she... realizing that I've discovered her?

Qiu Hui didn't quite understand the true meaning of the other person's behavior.

But... this subtle sign may at least indicate...

…She seems to care about me a little now.

Chapter 4: Aine's Perspective

Senior, you were really looking at me just now.

Moreover, after noticing me, he immediately turned his head away.

Are you paying attention to what's happening to me? And you don't seem to want me to notice it?

Stupid senior. If you pretend to be nonchalant at a time like this, you will only stand out.

Aine felt that her judgment probably wouldn’t be wrong.

Because she is confident in her proficiency in this area.

It has been like this since junior high school. I got used to hanging out with everyone and gradually developed the ability to read people's expressions.

Be able to judge where everyone's gaze comes from and where it goes; what kind of smile is sincere and what kind of smile is just a show.

This skill has been playing a role until now.

Aiyin used it to make a lot of friends in the class in a social sense, and now she can also use it to deal with her relationship with Akie.

Aike's appearance just now reminded Aine of what happened some time ago.

Senior, she said she liked me on the Ferris wheel before.

Although she claimed that she was joking...

But we have talked about related topics for such a long time before.

Even if it was really a joke, it would be easy for people to misunderstand it if it was made at this time...

Thinking about such things, Aine’s hands moved wrongly without her noticing.

“Wow, that’s not good…”

Aine, who had just woken up from a dream, tried to correct herself in a panic, but ended up missing the following beat and was completely unable to blend in with the others.

"Aine!" Riki shouted angrily, "You played it wrong just now!"

"Sorry Rikki, I got a little distracted..."