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

After operating the mouse to click the record button and making sure that the camera and microphone were working properly, Xiangzi followed Ayano to the green screen.

Yes, in order to be professional enough, they even prepared a green screen to cut out the pictures and add the background.

Although this is the best they can do given their level, fortunately, the most important thing about an original music video is the music itself. As long as the listeners can be immersed in it, the subsequent video production techniques can be slowly supplemented.

Of course, singing rock music in a maid outfit... Xiangzi still felt it was a little weird.

The music accompaniment sounded, and Aiyin, who was already on standby, had already connected her guitar to the corresponding equipment and began to play. Although it was the first time for the three of them to cooperate, the effect was...

Well, it’s really not that good.

Either it was because Aiyin couldn't keep up with the rhythm, or it was because Xiangzi forgot the lyrics and temporarily used the pad as a prompter.

After trying back and forth two or three times, I finally got on the right track.

"If I could only have your strength."

"If only you could share my vulnerability."

“What a miracle it will trigger~”

When the two of them sang to this point in a pair, Xiangzi was actually thinking about a lot of things that he shouldn't be thinking about at the moment.

In fact, it's not just this part. The following lines, "Unknowingly... one, two, let the important people increase little by little," make Xiangzi wonder if Ayano's song is reminding him of something.

The lyrics of this song are gentle and carry expectations for the future, and the melody is also created by Xiangzi to match it. Perhaps because of this, some words are not said directly, but are sung in the form of music, which makes them more deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Not to mention that Ayano's eyes were very gentle when she was singing, and the way she held her hand, if Aine hadn't been busy playing the guitar and hadn't noticed, such a warm scene would have been broken by Aine beside her without her having to remind herself to stay awake.

"It seems we all need to be more frank~"

"I've become too timid due to my excessive reliance on your gentleness."

When she sang to this point, Ayano's hand just loosened, but she didn't know whether it was simply to let go or to let Xiangzi walk out of the haze by himself.

But this also reminded Xiangzi of the words in the message Ayano sent him that night, which said that she hoped they could change the "non-aggression" treaty and start trying to understand each other.

Maybe... if the person I'm talking to is Ayano, it wouldn't be unacceptable, right?

The song ended, and with the stop of the music, Xiangzi also broke away from the music. The faint sense of loss and the feeling of waking up from a dream in his heart also made Xiangzi a little dazed for a while.

"Looks like we won't be able to finish recording the second song today..."

Ayano glanced at the time and thought it was not good to go to bed too late, so she ignored Aine's pouting and patted her head and gave a firm order.

It is precisely because of this

At this point, Xiangzi realized that something was wrong with his situation. He adjusted the corner of his clothes and silently looked at Aiyin who was about to raise an objection.

"No, why is there no time left for me? This is not fair!"

"It's not that I don't have time, but I don't want to rush through the remaining time tonight. This will affect our LIVE tomorrow and make your first song, Aine, less than perfect.

After all, this song is a fast-paced and exciting one, so if you don’t sing it with enough power, the effect will be greatly reduced.”

"Ah... okay then."

It’s so coaxing.

This was an idea that came to Xiangzi's mind involuntarily as he watched the interaction between the two.

But to be honest, she really envied this kind of friendship. Maybe it was because of her current personality. Xiangzi couldn't be as simple-minded as Aine, and her limbs were not very developed.

Of course, there are many advantages to Aine doing this. At least with the personalities of these two people, they can solve problems very quickly.

Ayano herself isn't the type to ever let go, constantly putting pressure on others. She'll also apologize for her mistakes, so conflicts are always resolved without escalating into larger ones.

Perhaps this is also the biggest reason why Xiangzi feels no resistance to living here.

"Xiaoxiang, hurry up and finish editing the video and go to bed. I'm a little tired too."

"Ah."

Xiangzi nodded, she was still very serious about this matter.

Aiyin, who was standing by, was already very tired from the band practice and moving, so she went out to take a shower without getting involved.

Ayano and Shoko were the only ones left in the room. Ayano was sitting in front of the computer, while Shoko was teaching beside her.

The green screen removal process was relatively simple. After some selection, they finally decided to use a landscape picture of Ikebukuro Station found on the Internet as the background. Although it looked a bit fake, after adjusting the color tone, there was no sense of incongruity in the grayish color.

As he was cutting, Xiangzi began to frown.

Because she found that Ayano, who had taken the lead in editing, kept adjusting the frame after they appeared on the screen, and even cut off the clothes on the two people with a simple click of the mouse.

"Ayano, what are you doing..."

Ayano did not respond to Xiangzi's question immediately, but continued to operate the computer with a frown.

Because they wore wigs and deliberately covered part of their faces, the two people who sang facing each other in the whole video could only be seen to be very beautiful, but people who were familiar with them would not be able to tell who they were.

Naturally, Xiangzi would not raise any objections to this, so he just let Ayano do what she wanted.

After finishing the video processing, Ayano imported the audio track, cut out some unnecessary parts and aligned them, and the entire "Spring Day" video was completed.

Xiangzi, who had only seen the finished product once, was still a little confused. Finally, he asked helplessly:

"If you don't need the clothes you're wearing, why do you want us all to wear them?"

"If I don't say that, how can you put it on and show it to me?"

"Huh? But you..."

"I'm wearing a suit, I don't look like you~"

"You guy!"

"Besides..." Before Xiangzi could throw a tantrum, Ayano added, "Xiao Xiang, dressed so beautifully, I can't bear to show it to anyone else. I'll keep the original video as a precious memory."

"..."

After hearing Ayano's blunt words, Xiangzi didn't know where to put his hands for a moment.

But she really shouldn't have expected too much from the person in front of her, or maybe Ayano was deliberately giving a way out to Xiangzi, who was a little shy and didn't know how to back down. In any case, this last sentence really made Xiangzi's embarrassment disappear instantly.

All that was left was the twitching corners of his mouth and a roll of his eyes filled with helplessness.

"After all, saving the video can permanently archive your black history. This way, when you ask me for a raise in the future, you'll have to think twice."

Chapter 89 Ikebukuro Station…North Star is also in Ikebukuro?! (1/2)

"No reply yet..."

Li Xi stared at the chat dialog box on her phone impatiently. Seeing that the two messages she had sent were still unread, she felt annoyed.

"There's a live show tomorrow. Seriously, you didn't even read my message... What an attitude."

After complaining, Li Xi thought that he should keep his emotions stable, so he closed his eyes and decided to try to calm the anger in his heart.

But... I just can't calm down.

And even if Shiina Ritsuki was wrong, then Mizushima Ayano was not wrong? Even after several hours, he still ignored her. What kind of person is this!

…No, no, no, she couldn't think like that.

Lixi shook her head, trying to get rid of the prejudice against Ayano. Even for the sake of the band's continuation, she couldn't act on impulse like this.

Perhaps the only thing to be thankful for is that the creation of the new song, which had originally put her under tremendous pressure, was basically completed last night because of the dedicated help of Sister Polaris. The task that was originally difficult for her to complete in a short period of time was basically completed in one night.

Now all I have to do is deal with Ayano and wait for her to reply.

And

No matter what kind of person that guy is, at least he cares about Aine. As long as Aine is not absent, Riki is sure that Ayano will definitely show up where she should be tomorrow.

Maybe, he is really sick today?

Wait...if she's really sick, will Ayano still be able to participate in the LIVE tomorrow?

After thinking about it, Li Xi felt that her thoughts, which had been sorted out, were messed up again by herself.

“Never mind for now…”

There was no point in being anxious. She might as well use this time to send the demo recorded in the studio today to Polaris's email address to see if the music played by these amateur players together could be recognized by professionals.

Li Xi's strength is that she can do what she thinks. However, when she sent the email and notified the other party on LINE, she found that even Polaris did not reply to her message immediately.

Maybe he's busy with something?

Polaris is different from Ayano. Polaris, who has always responded to her requests these past two days, might be busy with other things right now.

After all, the other party is different from himself. Not only is he busy with the band's affairs, but he also needs to operate the "Red Ginger" YouTube account. It is inevitable that he is busy.

However, thinking of the latter possibility, Li Xi opened the browser and logged into YouTube's official website.

Sure enough, in the new video push in her follow list, she saw a video title that caught her eye.

"Wait...Haruhi?"

Is it a coincidence? It must be a coincidence...

Lixi shook her head. She felt that she might be a little sensitive. In fact, images such as spring, summer, autumn and winter, sun and moon are commonly used themes by musicians, and just because the names are somewhat similar does not mean anything at all.

What surprised her even more was that the video cover this time was not a simple image background, but a picture of two girls looking at each other.

The one on the left has long straight black hair, and her bangs cover half of her eyes, so her specific appearance cannot be seen, but just looking at the outline of her cheeks, you can tell that she is a very beautiful person.

The one on the right has long, smooth, bright white hair, which forms a sharp contrast with the former. The girl has deep red pupils. Even if she only reveals her side face, she gives Li Xi a stunning and shocking feeling when he sees her.

The two red gingers don’t seem to be very old?

Li Xi, eager to identify who was who, didn't realize that one of them was wearing a wig, while the other was wearing not only a wig but also red contact lenses. She only knew that the few lines written in the video description were her only clue to understanding Polaris.

"Wait... why is there one more person?"

The video description did indeed identify the two people in the video, and she also learned from this text that the North Star was the one on the right that surprised her so much.

As for the sister setting, it was just fabricated. She knew it was just a little bit of commercial character setting.

Of course, if you have to compare, among the people Riki knows, perhaps only Mizushima Ayano, who doesn't get along with him, has such an invincible appearance.

But it is obvious that it is difficult to compare these two people directly. After all, the video cover only shows the side face, and we cannot see Polaris's true face from the front.

"But the question is, who is this Sirius? Um... the one who plays guitar?"

A new member who joined temporarily?

But when Li Xi clicked the play button out of curiosity and listened to the prelude of the music, his brows suddenly frowned slightly.

"The quality of this guitar is... so ordinary."

It's not that she is resistant to new members, nor is she a toxic fan of Polaris. After all, even though she has never had direct contact with another member of Red Ginger, the impressive workload of composing, arranging, and co-mixing and editing has made Lixi admire Vega's abilities greatly.

But the question is, what is this Sirius?

In the introduction below this video, the only description of its duties is a lonely "guitar". The problem is that even then, your guitar playing is just average... Isn't this equivalent to two gods coming down to earth and bringing a goblin with them to do something big?

...Definitely capital!

Li Xi immediately developed a strong prejudice against this kind of person who had no ability but was trying to force himself into this team that seemed to be a perfect match made in heaven.

She even found that her prejudice was greater than her prejudice against Ayano and Aine combined.

Is there any other possibility that someone like this, who is just playing around, could be someone with connections who was planted by the capital after the commercialization? Otherwise, how could a senior like Polaris have such an ordinary friend?

But the problem was that she couldn't ask Polaris about this directly.

What's the point of opposing it? Commercialization is like this. Should I drive away this Sirius and let Li Xi pay for it?

Moreover, this second video is obviously much more formal, and there is a clear feeling of increased funding, which shows that Polaris did not refuse the sponsorship, and perhaps they are very grateful that someone has invested money to support their creation in such a short time.

But... having your beloved music interfered with by an amateur would definitely be heartbreaking, right? Fortunately, I don't have that problem right now.

However, what really surprised Li Xi was this song

After the prelude, the first line sung by Vega was:

Ikebukuro Station Platform

[At the ticket gate bathed in silver light, we chatted about the past and our inner thoughts all night long]

Ike...bukuro?

Lixi took another look at the lyricist and confirmed that it was indeed written by Polaris.

What a shocking discovery! Could it be that the place where North Star Sister lives now is... the Ikebukuro area where I am now?

This is fate, right?!