Classic soul swap, but a musical

"........"

The girl did not answer him immediately, but remained silent.

After a while, she answered.

“Everyone at crychic is very nice.”

"Yeah." Aragaki Ai was very satisfied with this answer. It was enough, enough.

He will help Mu and Xiangzi and create a result with as little conflict as possible.

The driver was ready. He took a last sip of black tea and left the sofa.

On the way, it seemed like it was going to rain. It has been raining all the time recently. I wonder if Xiaoxiang brought an umbrella.

After parking the car, the driver opened the door for him and handed him a black umbrella. Aragaki Ai got out of the car and asked him for an extra umbrella.

Walking along the street, I came to the door of the rehearsal room. The corridor was incredibly dark, as if it was stained with a layer of gray.

He hesitated for a moment and pushed the door open.

Even though there was a large floor-to-ceiling window that allowed some light to shine into the room, the gloomy situation was still not solved.

Su Shi was standing by the window, staring out. When she heard the sound of the door being pushed open, she immediately turned her head around. When she found out it was "Mu", she turned back and continued to stare at the street outside the window.

Li Xi nodded to her without saying anything and continued to browse his phone, but his eyes were always on other people.

Deng seemed to be immersed in his own little world, with a notebook spread out in front of him. The sound lasted for a long time before he turned around and took a look.

She keenly noticed that Mu today was very much like a cat, a different person.

Before she could say anything, she saw "Ruoye Mu" leave the room and prepare to close the door and leave.

She hesitated and didn't chase after him.

Ai Aragaki plans to find Xiangzi first and go into the rehearsal room with her.

Volume 1: Chapter 77: Accomplice

The dark clouds are almost sticking to the roof. The ground has not dried yet after last night's rain, and it seems like it is going to rain again. This spring rain seems to be endless, as if it will never end.

The doll-like girl stood by the street, like someone forgotten in time. People passing by would secretly glance at her, regardless of gender, age or status.

He took out his cell phone and looked at the time. Xiangzi should be able to arrive before the rehearsal time and will not break the appointment.

Sure enough, it didn't take long.

At the other end of the street, a blue figure appeared, head lowered, and walked towards him.

It's raining.

The rain was so light that it couldn't even wet her clothes, but Aragaki Ai still held up her umbrella and walked towards Xiangzi.

She lowered her head and didn't notice Aragaki Ai until he blocked the road ahead and his umbrella covered the girl.

"Why don't you bring an umbrella?"

"......." Xiangzi didn't say anything. He recognized him and walked forward side by side with him.

"What happened?" Aragaki Ai just asked, and when she saw that she still didn't answer, she fell silent for a while.

Xiangzi recalled the people and shops he saw on the way home from work, and the information he found on his mobile phone, and lowered his head again.

She saw her father, but left quickly as if she was running away. She couldn't believe what she saw, that her father was doing that kind of thing.

Seeing that she still didn't speak, he started asking another question before entering.

"Can you let me take over next?"

Aragaki Ai was really scared. Xiangzi opened the door without looking at anyone and went up to him and said:

"I'm quitting crychic."

His expression was calm, but Xiangzi kept frowning, his face as gloomy as the sky.

The girl stopped, looked up, and looked at the tall buildings that the umbrella could not cover. Her tone became more and more determined.

"I'll say it myself."

If you say so, it sounds like I'm running away.

Aragaki Ai took a back seat and said, "Then can you wait for me to finish speaking before you express your attitude?"

"Yeah." She nodded.

"Thank you, leave it to me." He made up his mind that even if he quit the group, it would not be like the animation.

The two people had already walked into the elevator. Aragaki Ai folded her umbrella and handed her another umbrella.

"Hold it, don't get wet in the rain."

"Thank you."

They walked down the corridor, already silent, and were about to reach the rehearsal room.

The crisp sound of small leather shoes hitting tiles and the sound of rain hitting glass echoed in the air. The closer I got to the rehearsal room, the heavier my mood became.

Not only Xiangzi, but Aragaki Ai can also feel Mu's mood, and the words in the animation can also reflect her depression.

He pushed the door open anyway.

I don’t know if it was an illusion, but it was actually brighter than before, and the white light was a little dazzling for a moment.

The sound of the door being pushed open attracted everyone.

Nagasaki Suyo's eyes suddenly lit up, she trotted over from the window, leaned her body, and asked with a smile.

"Saki, are you okay? I heard you were sick recently. Since you can come to rehearsal, you must be fine, right?"

The voice was a little bit hoarse, probably because Aragaki Ai was standing next to Xiangzi, so Su Shi didn't get closer to Xiangzi.

The blue-haired girl bit her lower lip and said nothing. She turned her gaze to Aragaki Ai. She had promised to let him speak first and leave the matter to him.

"Saki..." Dengye turned his gaze to her, his eyes filled with sadness, and he looked pitiful in the cloudy light.

Xiangzi looked at the sad expression and his heart stopped for a moment. He pursed his lips and clenched his hands even tighter.

She turned her head away from the light.

Li Xi was a little dissatisfied with this and wanted to say something, but she saw Aragaki Ai shaking her head at her. She seemed to have noticed something, stood up suddenly, and pointed the finger at him.

"It's you?"

"Yeah." Aragaki Ai nodded, which was considered an admission of her identity. The three of them were stunned for a moment.

Su Shi's smile became more obvious. Deng had noticed it a long time ago, but didn't feel anything. Li Xi held back and stared at him intently.

"Xiangzi and I came here today to talk about something. I would like to apologize to you first. I hope you can accept it."

Ai Aragaki looked at Su Shi and Li Xi, and finally her eyes fell on the lamp, and continued.

"This isn't anyone's fault. It's my own fault. You should have heard the song 'Dream of Love'."

"I've heard it. Mu plays it very well." Su Shi immediately responded with a smile.

"Yeah." Deng nodded. Lixi glanced at her and nodded.

"Because of that song, my family thought I should devote all my energy to piano practice and banned me from other activities. Crychic naturally didn't allow that."

Ai Aragaki's voice was very soft, but several people's expressions changed. Su Shi's smile froze, Deng was a little hesitant to believe it at first, and Li Xi had the least reaction.

"I fought for it for a while, but there was no way I could delay it any longer. Xiangzi knew about it."

Looking at her, the blue-haired succubus nodded.

No one expected that the first person to quit would be Mu.

"So, it's not anyone's fault." Aragaki Ai said this while observing everyone's expressions. "I hope you can understand."

Deng wanted to say something, but she didn't know what to say. Her friend had a better choice and a better path, so shouldn't she bless her?

But why is it so uncomfortable?

She got up from the ground, looked at the girl with long light green hair, and met her gaze.

It’s that Mu, I won’t make a mistake.

Li Xi completely understood what he said and didn't even refute it, but just turned his head away secretly.

"That's a good thing, isn't it? Even if you don't apologize, I can still understand you. It's not your fault at all."

"Thank you, Taki." Aragaki Ai smiled.

Only, Su Shi.

She was completely frozen, and the smile just now seemed like an illusion. She slowly revealed an expression of disbelief, even with a hint of despair.

Gao Songdeng walked towards him, her sad and sorrowful expression revealing her emotions.

"Mu, congratulations. From now on..."

"We're still friends, aren't we?" Aragaki Ai used Mu's voice and said lightly, "We will always be friends. I hope Tomorin can look for Mu more often. As long as he has free time, he will definitely come out."

"Okay." Gao Songdeng's eyes were red and he seemed like he could cry at any time, but he was just holding it back.

Half a minute later, she turned her gaze to Xiangzi standing beside her, wanting to ask something, but in the end she did not dare to speak.

She stood up herself and looked at the members present, and the past emerged again and again.

Toyokawa Shoko clenched her fists tightly, lowered her head, and said, "I'm sorry I haven't been to rehearsal these few times."

"I do need to apologize." Li Xi tilted his head.

"I'm afraid......"

The girl with long blue hair looked up, remembering every face from left to right clearly, and all the details of her interactions with each person flashed through her mind.

She gritted her teeth, made up her mind again, and recalled the people and scenes she saw after finishing work today.

"Can't come to crychic anymore."

I still said it, but why didn't I feel as relieved as I imagined? Instead, I felt my heart sinking, my breathing became heavy, and I couldn't catch my breath.

"Oh?" Deng looked over and finally couldn't hold it in anymore. Tears slowly overflowed and fell from the corners of his eyes.

"Light!" Li Xi immediately left the drum set, took out a handkerchief, handed it to her, and looked at Xiangzi beside him.

"Hey, you better explain yourself."

"I'm sorry." Xiangzi apologized again, holding his left forearm with his right hand, looking away and not meeting her gaze.

Su Shi was unable to utter a word. After suffering such a blow in such a short period of time, he felt a little lost and didn't even know what to say, whether to congratulate or comfort.

"I....."

The world seemed to lose all its colors in an instant and become the same color as the dark clouds.

Aragaki Ai noticed her, gave a slightly helpless smile, and tried to comfort her.

At this moment, Gao Songdeng stepped forward, took Xiangzi's hand and asked Xiangzi.

"What about us?"

"......"

"......"

Deng felt the power coming from the palm and felt the same sadness. She knew that Saki was the same as her and had no choice.

She lowered her head and loosened her grip.

The amber eyes of the blue-haired girl have lost their former brilliance.

"Feel sorry......"

"It's okay, it's okay."

Gao Songdeng kept shaking his head, took a half step back, and looked at the girl with a look of sadness and understanding.

Shoko Toyokawa bowed gently, as if she was making her final farewell, saying goodbye to them and also to herself.

"Goodbye."