Teacher Daxiang, let’s form a lifelong band!

Training room.

Various musical instruments hummed.

None of the five members on the stage are missing, and the band is still the same band.

"..."

However, unlike previous training sessions, no one spoke during today's training. There was nothing but singing and pure music.

"This, this won't work."

Finally, Chihaya Aine put down the guitar and couldn't stand it anymore.

"What's the point of such training?"

Glancing at Chihaya Aine, Shiina Riki frowned and said, "Training is meaningful!"

"No communication, no progress, just purely mechanical performance, is this even training?!"

Chihaya Aine retorted.

"Why not? That's what training is all about. Practice makes perfect. As long as you repeat the piece you need to perform over and over again, there won't be any problems."

"There's no feedback at all. I'd rather not participate in this kind of training!"

Chihaya Aine was angry. She hated her current band. After losing the most important person and after Shiina Riki took over Lu Li's position, this band made her feel it was difficult to breathe.

Putting down the drumsticks in his hand, Shiina Riki stood up and said: "You are too willful, we are a professional band, profession is no joke, training is work, you can't say you don't want to participate and then you can't participate!"

Unafraid of Shiina Riki, Chihaya Aine loudly retorted, "I just don't want to join. A professional band is still a band, right? A band is all about playing music happily. If they're not having fun, what's the point? Besides, it was Lu Li who said he wanted to form a professional band. Now that he's gone, why should I listen to you and continue to form a professional band? Can't I just leave if I want to?"

Shiina Riki's eyes burned with anger, and she shouted: "Of course not!"

Of course not.

This time, she finally managed to form the band, she finally achieved success, and they could finally form a band for life. How could she allow Chihaya Aine to quit with this reason of trust?

"Hey, Taki-chan, Anon-chan, calm down and stop arguing, okay?"

In this situation, Nagasaki Suyo is always the peacemaker, and she also does not want the band to disband.

Chihaya Aine muttered, "Soyo-san, this isn't a quarrel. Look at the band now. It's a mess. The performance arrangements, the music, and other things are all wrong. It's completely different from when Lu Li was here!"

Nagasaki Suyo explained: "Well, there's nothing we can do about it. Lu Li was the one who specialized in this before, but now these things are left to Taki-chan. Taki-chan is not familiar with those jobs to begin with, and Taki-chan also has to participate in the performance, so it's understandable that she can't do those things well."

"Yes, it's understandable. But a few days ago we said that the work could be shared, but what about Taki? Taki insisted that she could do it, that she could replace Lu Li, and she insisted on being stubborn. What's the result? Now our band is a mess, right? Isn't this Taki's fault?"

"This……"

Chihaya Aine left her speechless and Nagasaki Motoyo didn't know what to say.

After Lu Li left, the first thing everyone discussed was what to do with Lu Li's previous work. After confirming that the band would continue to operate, everyone unanimously decided to share the work, but at that time, Shiina Riki said that she would take it and she would do everything.

However, it turned out that she couldn't do it well.

A person's energy is limited, and since she had just started working in logistics, Shiina Riki's performance was really poor, so poor that the band was visibly becoming uncomfortable because of her willfulness.

"..."

Nagasaki Suyo looked at Shiina Riki: "Taki-chan, well, it's just right. Take this opportunity to share Lu Li's previous work with everyone. Everyone will help you..."

"unnecessary."

"Eh?!"

"I can do Lu Li's job well. I'm just not used to it these few days, but it will be fine in a few days."

"You insisted on doing it even though you knew you couldn't do it. Is that why we're so miserable now? Taki, aren't you being too selfish? Are you trying to prove something?!"

"No!"

"If you don't have it, don't insist. I'm tired, and everyone else is tired too."

"I said I would adjust as soon as possible..."

Just as Shiina Riki and Chihaya Aine were bickering, someone who had been listening nearby shook his head.

"A bunch of boring women."

In an instant, everyone's eyes were focused on Kaname Lenai, but Kaname Lenai didn't care at all about being stared at. She just packed up her equipment in front of everyone.

"Hey, where are you going? We're still training!"

Seeing Rana packing her things, Shiina Riki became anxious.

"Boring, I'm going to have a matcha parfait."

"I told you, we're still training!"

"Training? Are you training now? Boring..."

Not afraid of Shiina Riki at all, Le Nai glanced at Shiina Riki and then prepared to leave with her device. Lu Li had bought her a year's supply of matcha parfaits at Ring in advance, so she would rather eat the parfaits than have this boring quarrel.

"I'm hungry too. I want to eat something too."

Seeing that Lenai was leaving, Chihaya Aine couldn't stay any longer. The current band was like a pressure cooker, and she didn't like it at all.

However, just as Chihaya Aine and Kaname Rakuna were about to leave, Takamatsu Touma, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.

Takamatsu Deng walked in front of Shiina Riki, her eyes fixed on Shiina Riki: "Taki-chan."

"Tomori, what's wrong?"

Seeing Takamatsu Deng's eyes, Shiina Riki felt a little guilty.

"Taki-chan, can I ask you a question? I hope you can answer this question seriously, Taki-chan, and don't lie to me, okay?"

"Ah."

Shiina Riki nodded.

Seeing Shiina Riki nod, Gao Songdeng slowly said: "Taki-chan, do you, do you hate Lu Li?"

Do you hate Lu Li?

The answer is no.

She never hates it, whether it is realization or simulation, she doesn't hate it, and even likes it a little bit.

"it's OK."

"So, Taki, do you like Lu Li?"

"Do not……"

"Taki-chan, please don't lie to me, okay? I don't want Taki-chan to lie to me."

"I……"

Shiina Riki was stunned.

Gao Songdeng didn't want her to lie to her, and she herself didn't want to lie to Gao Songdeng, but she couldn't tell the answer to this question.

"I, I don't like Lu Li."

Finally, after a few seconds of silence, Shiina Riki gave her answer, the wrong answer.

"..."

Hearing this answer, Gao Songdeng lowered her head, and no one knew what she was thinking.

After a few seconds, Takamatsu Deng raised his head with a smile: "Taki-chan, I understand."

Looking at this smile, Shiina Riki didn't know why she felt a little scared of Takamatsu Deng in front of her. He was obviously her most caring friend, and she usually felt at ease because of Takamatsu Deng's smile, but this time, she felt a little fear.

What did Gao Songdeng understand this time?

"Tomori... what did you understand?"

Gao Songdeng smiled and said, "I understand everything."

"It turns out that I have always been protected by Taki-chan. It was the same during Crychic, and it is still the same now. I have always been well protected by Taki-chan."

"Tomori, what are you talking about?"

Shiina Riki didn't quite understand, but she felt it. She felt that she couldn't let Takamatsu Deng continue talking. If she let Takamatsu Deng continue talking, something would definitely happen.

"Tomori, let's not continue this topic, okay? How about this? Everyone's been training so hard today, so let's not train anymore and go eat parfaits and go shopping together?"

However, Gao Songdeng shook his head: "No need."

"Taki-chan, I understand. I understand everything."

Having said this, Takamatsu Deng suddenly took a few steps back, and then, in front of Shiina Riki, Takamatsu Deng bent down and bowed to Shiina Riki, a very formal bow.

She said: "Taki-chan, thank you so much for always protecting me."

She said: "It turns out that I have been too naive all along, and it is me who has held you back, Taki-chan."

She said: "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, Taki-chan, Arigato."

Shiina Riki's face turned panicked: "Tomori, stop, stop talking, let's go eat parfait, okay?"

Looking at Tateki Shiina in front of her, a slight curve appeared at the corner of Takamatsu Deng's mouth, and at this moment, she actually smiled.

"No thanks, Taki-chan, I've decided... I'm quitting this band."

"Eh?!"

"suffer????"

"Tomori, what are you talking about?!"

In an instant, Shiina Riki was struck by lightning. She even wondered if she was still dreaming. Takamatsu Deng said she wanted to quit the band. How could this be possible?!

"Taki-chan, I'm quitting this band."

"Why?!"

"Because, because it is my existence that affects Taki-chan."

"No, Tomori, you didn't affect me. It's because of you, Tomori, that I've been able to work so hard until now!"

"No, Taki-chan, it's not like that."

Takamatsu Deng shook her head, turned around and carefully put the microphone in her hand back on the stand. This meant that she had completely given up her identity as the lead singer. From this moment on, she was no longer the lead singer and captain of the band, but an ordinary girl named Takamatsu Deng.

Once upon a time, Takamatsu Deng thought she would collapse after losing the band and everyone, so she said that she wanted to form a band for life.

But after she fell in love with Lu Li, and then after she fell in love with Lu Li and then Lu Li, she realized that people are not that fragile.

She has already suffered a broken heart and is now about to lose the band she has always cherished most. But even so, she did not collapse. On the contrary, she is not depressed at all, will not cry, will not escape, the sun will rise again, and life will go on.

Besides...

She is not really left with nothing, she has not given up yet!

After putting the microphone that symbolizes the lead singer back on the stand, Takamatsu looked at Shiina Riki and said softly: "Taki-chan, I am no longer the lead singer of the band. Now, I am Taki-chan's friend, an ordinary friend."

Shiina Riki: "..."

"Taki-chan, you like Lu Li, right?"

"Actually...actually at that time, Taki-chan, you wanted to accept Lu Li's confession, right?"

"Taki-chan, you...actually, you didn't agree because you cared about my feelings and because I liked Lu Li, right?!"

After three questions in a row, Shiina Riki was left speechless.

"I……"

"Taki-chan... Arigato, I'm really, really grateful for protecting me for so long, but..."

Takamatsu Deng took a deep breath: "But, I hate Taki-chan like this!"

"He's obviously the one you like, why don't you accept him?"

"Being in a band with my best friend and the person I love doesn't matter even if I'm not dating Lu Li."

"Taki-chan, are you feeling sorry for me? Are you thinking that if you don't accept, Lu Li will accept my confession? Are you rejecting Lu Li just to give him to me? Is that right?!"

At this moment, Gao Songdeng seemed to have become a different person, and his previous cautiousness disappeared.

Every word Takamatsu Deng said now was sincere. She was really grateful to Shiina Riki, but this kind of concern was the only thing she didn't want.

"I, I hate this kind of Taki-chan the most, so I'm quitting the band!"

"Tomori, don't, don't quit, I..."