Loneliness and Rock and Roll with Band Observer

At that time, Li Xi regarded it as a valuable opportunity.

"If I could be known as the drummer of CRYCHIC..."

Although, that more or less means that he will still remain under the shadow of Toyokawa Shoko, the band's founder.

But, compared to simply being treated as the younger sister of the Shiina family, it is still a step forward.

"From now on, we are all a community of shared destiny that will form a band together..."

Li Xi looked at Toyokawa Shoko quietly. She had a confident smile on her face, as if everything was under control.

Community of shared destiny? What a joke.

She was polite and didn't show her disapproval on her face.

"…Finally, please allow me to introduce Takamatsu Deng to everyone."

Xiangzi's passionate speech ended with this.

Lixi looked with some interest at the girl who stood up timidly and greeted everyone nervously.

She is not a student of Tsuki no Mori.

"Takamatsu-san is a genius at writing lyrics!"

Xiangzi announced to everyone with a smile.

……

Rehearse, rehearse continuously, cooperate with everyone, improve your own skills, and prepare for the next performance.

This is Shiina Riki's plan. She hopes to perform as perfectly as possible in her first performance.

To be known as the drummer of CRYCHIC...

...That's what she originally thought.

However, on the stage, the singing of the lights made her forget everything.

She realized that Deng was not only a genius in writing lyrics...but also a genius in singing.

Like herself, she did not belong to the Moon Forest, and like herself, she was troubled by how she should exist.

"Why is your outstretched hand so warm?"

Li Xi also couldn't answer the question raised by that line of lyrics.

But after that show, her goals shifted slightly.

No longer the drummer of CRYCHIC.

But the person who accompanies the lamp.

……

After entering the house, Lixi sat down on the sofa in the living room.

She was thinking about how much scheduled work she should complete today.

A week's time...is actually pretty intense.

Not to mention that we have to practice afterwards, and we may not be able to find a suitable time to perform...

Shiina Riki frowned.

I still have a lot to do to make the performance go smoothly.

Just then, she suddenly thought of someone.

Togawa-senpai, can I ask her for help?

But after thinking about it carefully, Li Xi felt that he still couldn't speak.

"...After all, she is just a supporting musician."

Chapter 19 Sisterhood

and.

If I don't do it myself...it will be meaningless.

Li Xi's expression became a little gloomy.

When Shoko Toyokawa was still in CRYCHIC, she was in charge of all the band's affairs.

So, I...

At this time, Maki came over.

"Dinner will be ready soon, can you wait a moment, Riki?" Maki said with a gentle smile.

"Yeah." Li Xi nodded slightly coldly, "I have something to do after eating, so I have to stay in my room..."

"Understood!" Before Riki finished speaking, Maki guessed what she was thinking, "Don't worry, I won't disturb you casually!"

"..."

Li Xi didn't say anything, just nodded.

Because she didn't know how to respond.

So perfect in every way that even my emotions and temper can be tolerated.

In front of a sister like this, no matter what I do, maybe...

"Oh, right! I almost forgot, we have guests coming to our house today!"

After Maki finished speaking to Riki, she called out to her room, "Senior! Can you come out for a moment?"

Senior? Li Xi was stunned.

My sister’s senior?

Maki turned around and smiled apologetically, "By the way, Riki probably doesn't know yet, right? After all, when the senior graduated from high school, Riki was probably still in elementary school. Besides, I haven't had the chance to tell you yet."

"It was so long ago?" Li Xi was even more surprised. "You were still in junior high school at that time, right?"

Such a long time has passed, but I had no idea it happened!

But, on second thought, this might not be so surprising.

After all, since her sister was in middle school, she has gradually become Li Xi's role model, or the shadow hanging over him.

By the time Lixi entered middle school, the sisters rarely talked about each other's private affairs.

In other words, most of the time it was sister Maki who was unilaterally concerned about Riki.

"Yeah! It was when I was in junior high school!" Maki said with a smile.

Lixi was a little surprised because she rarely saw her sister smile so easily as she did now.

Most of the time, her smile is peaceful, polite, gentle, and sometimes even loving.

In other words, it is the smile of the "sister" to the "sister".

But the Maki in front of her at this moment looked more like a younger sister than an older sister.

"When I first met her, she was a senior in the senior department. After that, she went to Kyoto to attend university. Although we occasionally kept in touch, we hadn't seen each other for a long time! This time, I suddenly heard that she came to Tokyo, and even I was surprised!"

Looking at the excited Maki, Lixi also became a little curious.

Who is the person who can make my sister so excited?

Her doubts didn't last long, because the "senpai" that Maki mentioned already appeared in front of her.

The "senior" was wearing casual clothes, with her long black hair tied into a neat high ponytail; she wasn't wearing glasses, but her face looked...

That radiant face looked exactly like someone Lixi knew.

"Senior Togawa?" Li Xi blurted out, his face full of surprise.

As soon as she said this, she realized something was wrong.

First of all, Togawa-san is about the same height as me, much shorter than the person in front of me. She also doesn't wear glasses, and more importantly, she is obviously not a high school student!

"Is that Shiina Riki-san?" The senior was also a little surprised, "Do you know me?"

"Ritsuki, when did you two meet?" Maki was also shocked.

However, the senior with a high ponytail was not shocked for too long, as she quickly realized the problem.

"I see. You are my younger sister Akie's friend, right?" She smiled kindly. "I'm Togawa Haruna, her older sister. Nice to meet you."

"Sister?" Li Xi was stunned.

It turns out that Togawa-senpai also has an older sister?

She never mentioned it to me!

"It's probably a stretch to call us friends." Li Xi replied a little embarrassedly, "We just met each other in the band."

We can't even say that he is a bandmate. After all, Togawa-senpai is just a supporting member.

"It's actually a band, what a coincidence!" Maki smiled, "Hey, Riki-chan, did you know that I first met my senior at a concert in Hanegaoka? At that time, she performed a concerto with the seniors in the wind orchestra..."

Maki talked about the glorious deeds of Togawa Haruna and the Uchika era like a fangirl, leaving Riki stunned.

"It's all in the past." Haruna smiled sheepishly, "Nothing worth mentioning."

"But, Haruna-senpai is really amazing!" Maki insisted on her point of view, "She has always been my role model!"

Role model? Li Xi was glad she didn’t open her mouth, or she was even worried that she might dislocate her jaw.

My sister actually...would also admire other people so much?

Just then, she suddenly realized something.

Ms. Togawa is Togawa-senpai... No, it's impossible to tell them apart if you just call them by their last names. Ms. Haruna is Akie's older sister.

If I were to say, she was someone that even my sister had to look up to.

Then, as her real sister, how does Qiu Hui... view her?

"By the way, there is one thing I would like to ask of you, Li Xi."

Haruna suddenly looked at Li Xi and said seriously.

"...What's wrong?" Li Xi was a little at a loss as to what to do with the sudden request.

She noticed that there was an obvious hint of melancholy on Haruna's face.

"Akiie doesn't know that I came to Tokyo this time. So, please don't tell her that you have seen me or that I came to Tokyo, Riki-san."

"I see." Riki nodded, "So, is the relationship between Haruna-san and Togawa-senpai... er, and Akie not that good?"

She asked the question without much thought.

After realizing the offensiveness of the question, she couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

"Richie!" Maki looked a little dissatisfied.

“I’m sorry, I…”

Li Xi was about to apologize when he was stopped by Haruna.

"It's okay." Haruna smiled miserably and shook her head, "This is not something that cannot be admitted."

But her depression only lasted for a moment. In the blink of an eye, she showed a gentle smile again.

"It's fine with me." She smiled at Maki, "Maki, can I help set the table?"

"Thank you, Haruna-senpai!" Maki turned and walked into the kitchen with a smile, as if she wanted to forget Riki's little slip of the tongue just now.

Looking at the two people walking towards the kitchen and starting to get busy, Li Xi suddenly felt dazed.

Togawa-senpai...or rather, Akiie, doesn't give people even a hint of genius.

She looked like just an ordinary student, just like me.

Li Xi thought of Qiu Hui's practice. There was nothing special about her technique, and all she could feel was her plain and pale seriousness.

What does Akie think of being Haruna-san's "sister"?