Teacher Daxiang, please teach me how to play Kasuga Shadow!

"Forget it, Ayano, you are sensible. I really don't need to worry too much."

Seeing that Ayano really didn't feel guilty or sad about what happened today, Aine felt relieved. However, when she left the recording studio, her expression was still a little depressed when she looked at the instruments in the room.

“Aine.”

"Ok?"

"If you feel bad about it, please tell Xiao Deng something for me when you see her tomorrow."

.........

At night, Lixi buried his head in the quilt, as if trying to suppress his emotions in this way.

In fact, when Deng ran out and she chased in the direction he left, she knew that she had messed up something again.

What made her feel the most ridiculous was that after she had finally grabbed Deng's wrist, she looked into his eyes without saying a word.

Comfort or continue to blame, she really couldn't figure out what to choose.

She was even confused as to whether the Ayano who had been so serious recently was the same person as the Ayano who had never been seen before and spoke rudely to Deng.

She really can't tell the difference.

Lixi pretended to be an ostrich in the quilt, but when an ostrich is in danger, it buries its head in the soil, while she buried her head in the quilt.

But she, the ostrich, was eventually forced to pull herself out of bed, and the reason was nothing else but that she received a comment reply notification from YouTube on her mobile phone.

Because YouTube has now cancelled private messages, this direct reply from the blogger in the comment section of "Empty Box" actually surprised her more than the private message.

Not to mention this reply

Blushing Ginger also expressed gratitude for her support, and the other party, who is also a musician, also asked very enthusiastically if he could listen to her work.

He even added a LINE number and said that he could add it to chat about music-related topics.

Could it be that some demo videos that he had casually posted before were recognized by the other party?

Li Xi felt that she would be recognized by truly capable people. This joy made her forget all other worries and she sat up directly from the bed.

Chapter 80 She must be a gentle and talented older sister, right? (1/2)

The friend request was approved quickly. It seemed that the person on the other side of the network was not asleep either.

The first message Li Xi sent was a polite yet somewhat nervous greeting.

[Hello, should I call you Polaris or Vega?]

The so-called Polaris and Vega are actually the English names of the North Star and Vega.

In fact, Li Xi felt a little strange when he first saw the names of the members in the video introduction. After all, if you want to name the team after stars, why do you have to choose a meaningless team name like "Red Ginger" to match it?

It's like a skilled bartender adding two nuts to a perfectly good cocktail, which makes it feel weird.

However, what Lixi didn't know was that this name was not chosen by Ayano, who was chatting with her at the moment, but was decided by her old acquaintance Toyokawa Shoko after thinking about it for a whole night.

Although after she finally chose the name, she was severely ridiculed by Ayano and was given the nickname "Chuunibyou Xiaoxiang" which made her a little embarrassed and angry.

[Call me Polaris. I see your online name is… “Don’t Teach Me How to Talk”?]

[Um, just call me Takki.]

Li Xi was a little embarrassed. After all, her online name didn't really seem like a nickname, so she simply took a homophonic version of her name, changed it slightly, and sent it over.

Although she thought that the person on the other side of the Internet did not know her, he would definitely not know her personal information just because of the nickname "takki".

But for Ayano, who was already very confident, Riki's action completely confirmed Ayano's inner thoughts.

In the subsequent conversation, Lixi basically shared some of his experiences in composing music.

And she did gain some knowledge from the conversation that night that she could not hear from books. Moreover, compared to things in books, what Polaris taught her was more like the many years of experience of a veteran in the music industry.

For example, if you can’t think of a melody, where should you start? Should you think of the lyrics first, or the chords first, or should you think of an instrument that keeps ringing in your mind first?

Different starting points lead to different creative skills. Li Xi, who has benefited a lot, is grateful to the unknown netizen from the bottom of his heart. At the same time, he is also wondering whether the other party may be a senior who has already gone to college or entered the music industry.

Li Xi found it a little unbelievable that such a person could fall in love with her. Being a straightforward person, she just threw the question aside.

After all, there are so many people on the Internet, why me?

"Yeah, why you? Because you pissed me off today."

Ayano on the other side rolled her eyes and looked at Riki who was being very "flattering" while chatting with her second account. She really wanted to save these records in the future, and then make them into a video and play it on the big screen in the square.

There is no need for anyone else to add the vocal part of the background music. Just use Riki's "ha" to change the pitch and run through the entire song, ensuring that Riki Shiina feels like a star.

Of course, this was just a joke. Even though Ayano was a little unhappy with Riki's performance today, she did not deliberately mislead the other party in the previous communication.

If she didn't know some professional knowledge, she would go out of the room and ask Xiangzi. However, she seemed to have learned some experiential things on her own, so she just said whatever she wanted.

Ayano also really hoped that Riki, who had refused to accept her help during the day, would become more reliable after tonight.

"Ayano, come out and eat."

"You eat first, Xiaoxiang, I'm communicating with Red Ginger's fans."

"...If you don't want to eat it, forget it. There's no need for you to lie to me like that."

Xiangzi's unpleasant complaints were heard from outside the door. On the one hand, he felt that someone as shameless as Ayano would never do something that would bring trouble upon herself.

On the other hand, it was also because they had to move to a new place in the next two days and live together with Aine. This sudden change made her feel a little complicated.

Many things in the house have been moved almost, and the things that have not been moved will probably be finished after school tomorrow.

Because that's how renting a house is in Neon. Most of the time, you will just be given an empty room and have to get everything yourself. This means that even though these houses are Ayano's properties, there are really no existing appliances and furniture in the new residence.

But moving has its advantages. At least they can set aside a studio specifically for recording the music video for "Red Ginger".

I took another look at myself and said I was busy with "Red Ginger"

Ayano, who is in charge of the business, Xiangzi shook his head and walked towards the dining table alone.

...

On the other side, Li Xi finally received a reply that satisfied her.

[There’s no particular reason, after all, this account is just starting out, and we can’t help but feel happy that someone affirms us like this.

Then you said that you were also composing music, so I took a look out of curiosity. Although you are not yet proficient in arranging music, Takki, you are obviously talented.

So I was thinking, maybe when you become more famous in the future, Red Ginger will also become more famous with you~]

[No, I'm not good enough yet. But I'm very grateful for your help, Sister Polaris. I'll definitely send you a new song once it's finished.]

Although Lixi's face turned a little red after being praised, she did have a strong liking for such a sincere Polaris.

And people are just like that. Sometimes they are always cautious about this and that when it comes to acquaintances around them, but when it comes to strangers on the Internet, it is easy for them to let down their guard and say things they would not normally say after making sure that the other party has no ill intentions.

After all, the other person doesn't know you, so even if you tell some secrets that you are embarrassed to tell to people around you, you don't have to worry about the other person spreading it in your social circle.

This is the alternative sense of security brought by the Internet.

You mentioned earlier that you're still in high school, right? I think Takki, you could make some friends with similar interests. Like me, I formed a band with my friends in my freshman year of high school.

The drummer in our band is truly amazing. She's been quietly instrumental in bringing the band to where it is today.

Drummer?

Li Xi was really curious about what kind of person the drummer that Polaris mentioned was. Maybe he was the same age as his sister.

Moreover, the band that Polaris sister formed in high school has been able to survive to this day. It seems that this mysterious drummer is indeed much more reliable than people like her.

[Actually, I had my own band, but... I messed it up.]

Facing her sister Polaris, who constantly guided her in music and spoke gently and considerately, Lixi simply treated her as a person who could listen to her and told her all the troubles in her heart.

This included the recent pressure their band had faced, and the main reason why she lost control of her emotions today.

On the one hand, Li Xi hopes that Polaris can scold her, but on the other hand, she hopes that Polaris can understand her.

But no matter which situation it was, Lixi was looking at the mobile phone screen nervously at this moment, hoping that her childish questions as a high school girl could be answered by this senior band member.

After what Lixi thought was a long wait, she finally received a reply from the other party. Just this one sentence made Lixi a little surprised and at the same time fell into self-doubt.

[Desperately...isn't that a good word?]

Chapter 81 Ayano: Show your health bar! Riki! (2/2)

Isn’t desperate a good word?

Li Xi subconsciously wanted to refute this statement, but the next moment Polaris's further "explanation" came.

[Although your friend may have had different thoughts than I did at the time, for me, rock music is about fighting for your life and shouting with all your might.]

If someone is truly immersed in music, then to someone who doesn't know how to appreciate it, it might seem like they're trying too hard, or too hard.

[But Takki, why not think about it from another perspective? Perhaps this also indirectly reflects that your lead singer truly entered a state of ecstasy at the time. From another perspective, this is indeed a form of "recognition."]

Is that so…?

Li Xi thought about it carefully and realized that Xiao Deng's condition at that time was indeed different from usual.

The girl who had always been very quiet and had a very low voice was indeed completely immersed in singing on the stage.

But this does not prove that Ayano was right at that time. At least under the circumstances at that time, Ayano did go there with the intention of finding fault.

Based on Polaris's explanation and her own thinking, Lixi felt that the sister's statement was not deliberately biased or forced to reconcile.

The song "Empty Box" indeed embodies the kind of power within gentleness, desperately trying to convey the singer's overly intense emotions and demands.

Perhaps, it is because Polaris understands this that he feels that working hard is a form of recognition?

It was precisely because of this that Li Xi decisively typed a reply after thinking for more than ten seconds:

"So, Polaris, what do you think I should do? I'm a little unsure if she'll hurt my friend again. I'm... so confused."

Well, I've been tricked.

Ayano, who was standing on the other side, saw that Li Xi had already started to think in his own way under his own premise. The corners of her mouth couldn't help but smile.

He put on a confident and complacent smile.

If you want to convince someone with strong subjective ideas, the best way is not to reject all of their ideas right away.

Instead, you should first speak from the other person's perspective, then secretly put forward a point of view that the other person will not reject from their perspective, and then continue to write articles around this point of view.

After all, for a straight woman like Lixi who is easy to control, as long as you mix in some praise for Deng when putting forward your opinions, the other party will accept it happily.

"Ayano! Are you going to eat or not?!"

"Tsk, the little maid is rebelling!"

Ayano first murmured quietly, then shouted to Xiangzi who was eating outside: "Xiaoxiang, put the food I like in my bowl and send it to my room, thank you~"

"..."

Hearing that Xiangzi outside had stopped talking, Ayano had no intention of getting up to see. After all, she was currently fighting the second stage of the BOSS and couldn't get away.

[Before answering your question, I'd like to first understand the keyboard player that Takki mentioned you had a conflict with.]

It seems like nonsense, after all, I know that no matter what I say, it is meaningless, but this is all for the sake of preparation.

Sure enough, Li Xi didn't hesitate for too long and typed a long text and sent it over.

[As for her... she's very talented. Although there were some misunderstandings when I first met her, it's undeniable that she's truly amazing, in every way.]

[But I've always felt like she didn't quite belong in this band. Maybe she stayed simply for the good friends she knew. Anyway... I don't see a sense of belonging to this band in her.]

Seeing this, Ayano was silent.

So for Li Xi, is this the impression she expressed?

However, what Li Xi said was not entirely correct. Although she did not identify with the members of the band, she had a lot of envy and expectations for Xiao Deng, whom she had dissed before.

Just as she had said when they were chatting alone before, her envy of Deng was not a lie.

She also hopes to have something worth her effort and feel that time has no concept in it.

[Actually, I don't know her that well. After all, our time together was too short. And she's definitely more serious and responsible in band practice than many others, which is what I find most contradictory.]

It became.

What I want is your words.

"Have a meal!"

As the bedroom door was knocked and then pushed open, the angry Xiaoxiang slammed the bowl full of rice, meat slices and vegetables on the table in front of Ayano.

Then, without caring who Ayano was chatting with on the phone, he turned around and walked out.