Classic soul swap, but a musical

She smiled and said, "I'll wait for you."

"I will definitely go, Xiaoxiang." Deng pursed his lips and looked at her intently.

Su Shi followed, “I’ll go too.”

"I'm sorry, it's all because of my personal affairs that things have become like this. Actually, I think crychic can continue even if I am gone."

Xiaoxiang smiled and said, "If you still like the band and singing, you must continue."

“…” Deng and Su Shi fell silent, but Deng nodded and spoke.

"Well, congratulations, Xiaoxiang."

"Thank you." Thanks to Deng's congratulations, Xiangzi's smile returned to its usual white moonlight.

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Goto Ichiri has a secret that he can't tell anyone, a secret that no one knows or understands.

She once met a ghost who could control her body. That man helped her get out of loneliness, make friends, form a band, discuss guitar with her, and help her get stable performances.

Every other day, Mr. Ghost would appear and spend about four hours with her.

But three days have passed.

Mr. Ghost still hasn't appeared.

Thinking back to what I said at the beginning, as long as my wish is fulfilled, will I become a Buddha?

She now has a band and has performed live, so Mr. Ghost’s wish has come true.

So, it won't appear again?

On the way home, she suddenly lost control of her body. This familiar feeling, if she could still control her body, Xiao Gu Du would definitely feel a palpitation.

"Mr. Ghost?!"

"Ah."

Her tone became excited.

Ai Aragaki once again borrowed Xiao Gudu's body just to say goodbye to her and increase her favorability. Maybe something bad will happen again, so it's better not to come over again.

Moreover, he had just received a notification from the game that Xiangzi's first task had been completed. It seemed that she and Su Shi had a good talk, so he came here with great confidence.

[Task 1: Maintain Toyokawa Shoko's interpersonal relationships, 2,500 points]

Including these 2,500 points and Xiao Gudu's 500 points, Xinyuan Ai's points just exceeded 5,000, enough to buy the ninth-level piano experience card.

He hasn't gone to see it yet. He prioritizes finding Xiao Gudu and doesn't want to increase his favorability anymore.

It wasn’t too late, only about nine o’clock.

But, this road should be the way home.

Little Lonely paused for a moment and asked, "Mr. Ghost, why haven't you appeared for so long?"

"Well, actually, my wish has almost been fulfilled, so my power is very weak."

Ai Aragaki's tone was very relaxed, but Xiao Gudu felt very sad. She didn't have many friends, and Mr. Ghost had always taken care of her in various ways.

He continued, "Maybe this is the last time, Pochi. Let Liang, Hongxia and the others walk the rest of the way with you."

"But..." Little Lonely's voice was full of hesitation, "Without Mr. Ghost, I wouldn't dare go on stage by myself."

"It's okay. You have great skills. Liang plays bass, Hongxia plays drums. Even though Kita's level is average now, sooner or later, she will become the one who supports you."

Aragaki Ai looked at the sky. Now he could recognize some stars. He showed them to Xiao Gudu as he walked.

After returning to her home, she put a collar on the dog and went for a walk with it as usual.

Goto Ichiri didn't say anything else, and the two of them didn't even talk about guitar. They just walked quietly, with only the occasional barking of the dog.

When they were about to go back, Xiao Gudu couldn't help but ask, and asked Aragaki Ai.

"You're leaving, aren't you?"

"Well, there's no such thing as a lasting feast in life. People always have to learn to say goodbye. Many people will only accompany you for a part of the journey, Pochi."

Aragaki Ai was quite open-minded. "Maybe one day, when I have accumulated enough strength, I can spend a few words with you."

"Ah."

Goto Ichiri's tone was very weak, "By the way, Hongxia said we can still have a live show. Mr. Ghost, do you want to come and watch? It's this Friday."

"I believe in little loneliness." Aragaki Ai left these words, looked up at the sky, and -

"Goodbye."

"......goodbye."

When Little Lonely reacted, he said this with his body.

She was stunned.

The stars in the night sky were still twinkling. She looked at them for a long time before slowly leading the dog home.

When Ai Aragaki returned to her body, she took a look at the settlement list and found that her points had reached 5,140.

Buy that ninth-level experience card.

He opened the mall, but saw new products and a new blank grid.

Aragaki Ai was stunned at first, then she thought that the ninth-level experience card could be put aside for a while. If she could use this blank space to find Aiyin in advance, she could form mygo.

He has been practicing piano recently, but there is still a long way to go between level seven and level nine. Even if he uses it now, it is not certain how much improvement he can get.

A thousand points is easy to earn.

Thinking of this, Aragaki Ai bought a blank grid first. Unfortunately, luck was not so kind to him. His ideas kept failing. He tried to match every other day, and quit if it wasn’t Aine. This went on for more than a month, but he still didn’t choose Aine.

Let’s turn our attention back to Friday. Xiao Gudu said to him, there is a live performance today, right?

When Aragaki Ai arrived at Starry, she found that it was Xiangzi who was checking the tickets and she burst out laughing.

"Please show me your ticket." Xiangzi said the very formulaic lines, as if she was performing a play, and after she finished speaking, even she laughed.

"Give me a ticket." He also cooperated with Xiangzi, as if he didn't know her.

“Do you have a favorite band?”

"Yeah, it's a band called The End. I really like their style. They sing depressing songs in a serious and cheerful way. It's really interesting."

Ai Aragaki sat next to her, bought a ticket, and waited with her for the live to begin.

"That's great." Xiangzi took his hand and interlocked their fingers.

"Why are you still working here? You're going to be on stage soon, right? You can earn a pretty good share."

He used to be in charge of Mujica, so he naturally knew how much money he could get from the 3,000 tickets and 11,000 album subscriptions.

There will be more performances and new albums in the future, and it can be said that Xiangzi’s financial problems have been completely solved.

"I can't leave suddenly. It will cause trouble for the store manager. Sister Xingge is a very nice person and takes good care of me."

When Xiangzi said this, someone in the backstage suddenly left, not intending to listen any further.

Hongxia looked at her sister leaving, smiled and said nothing.

Soon, the live started.

Until the end of the band went on stage, Aragaki Ai stayed with Xiangzi and sat with her.

When the four familiar people were finally standing on the stage, Xingge walked over and spoke to the two of them.

"Let me watch over it. Xiangzi, you take a rest."

"Thank you, manager."

Without waiting for Xiangzi to refuse, Aragaki Ai pulled Xiangzi to the bottom of the stage to watch the band end.

The focus was on the pink-haired guitarist, she looked scared but she didn't have the box with her.

Goto Ichiri was wearing a black T-shirt with the band's logo on it. He held his guitar and felt his teeth chattering and his fingers were unsteady.

However, Mr. Ghost demonstrated and helped her practice with a metronome.

This time, even without Mr. Ghost, I have to play the song completely.

We can't let Mr. Ghost down.

She stomped her foot suddenly, attracting the attention of Hongxia and Liang, and Kita laughed.

What follows is a series of solos.

When Pochi first suggested adding this solo, Liang was still worried, but after listening to the final result, he thought it was good, so he kept it.

It's that band.

Ai Aragaki looked at the little lonely girl on the stage. She finally dared to open her eyes and look at the guitar in her hand. Although she still didn't dare to look at the audience, this was also progress.

Sure enough, little loneliness is very powerful.

This guitar piece sounds great.

Xiangzi held his fingers tightly, moved closer to him, and asked in his ear.

"You didn't go to Little Lonely's place, did you?"

"Ah."

"Why?" Xiangzi was very curious.

"Because I think this ability is actually a burden. It strengthens the connection between people, forcing two people who originally had no relationship to suddenly deepen their relationship with each other."

Aragaki Ai paused, "I already have Mu, Chuhua, and you. I can't continue to deepen my relationship with others."

"......." Xiangzi looked surprised. You actually have such self-awareness.

As he said, that was why she longed for peace at that time.

Suddenly, Aragaki Ai received a notice.

【Goto Ichiri's mission completed】

It's the task of stabilizing the stage state, and it seems to be worth 500 points.

This is not surprising.

But then—

【Goto Ichiri’s favorability increases by 5】

[Privilege increased to level 7]

[Game time extended by two hours]

Ai Aragaki was stunned, looking at the pink-haired girl on the stage, who was playing the guitar with a determined expression.

Thank you, Mr. Ghost.

After the live performance ended, Goto Ichiri breathed a sigh of relief, concluding the performance perfectly.

The four of them bowed together, and she followed the others down, and when she came back up, she was hugged by Kita.

"Pochi-chan, that's amazing."

"Ah."

Looking at the faces of the three people, Goto Ichiri suddenly choked up. Mr. Ghost was right, they would be the ones to support her.

Later, she broke a string on the stage, but Kita played part of the piece for her, further proving that Mr. Ghost was right.

But, can we meet again?

Mr. Ghost.

Goto Ichiri put his guitar into his backpack, ran out of Starry from the back door, and looked at the stars at night.

After watching the band's performance, Aragaki Ai stayed with Xiangzi until it was time to get off work. She originally wanted to help Xiangzi with some work, but was pushed out by Xingge.

Xiangzi had no choice but to take his salary and take the tram home with Aragaki Ai.

On the way back, we walked towards the rental house together.

"Today is my last day of work."

"Reluctant?" Aragaki Ai asked back.