A guide to survival in a heavy girl's world

"want!"

Lena pushed the empty cup away and answered without hesitation. Shiina Riki couldn't help but ask in surprise:

"How could you spoil her so much?"

"Humph, it's just that the money for her parfait will be charged to that guy."

Nagasaki Suyo snorted lightly and said:

"Even if it's just a little bit, I will definitely complete my revenge on him... Li Xi, do you want to?"

"I'll forget it..."

At this moment, Shiina Riki felt that the obstacles that had been blocking her heart had disappeared. She just wanted to return to the recording studio immediately and start her new round of composition.

...Hmm? Wait a minute?

"By the way...when did you exchange contact information with Chihaya-san?"

Shiina Riki suddenly remembered this somewhat unusual incident.

"And he sent you everyone's designs... Could it be that you two were chatting privately?"

"Huh? How is that possible? There's no way I'd look for him privately!"

Nagasaki Suyo, who had been very calm from the beginning, suddenly slammed the table and stood up.

"I just wanted him to reimburse Lenai for her parfait! As for the blueprints... he sent them to me without my permission!"

"...Why are you reacting so strongly?"

"Why am I overreacting?!"

“………………Forget it, I’d better go compose music first.”

Having a premonition that this would be a fruitless topic, Shiina Riki immediately stood up.

"Stray Cat, that's all for today's review. I'll show you the new song tomorrow, so remember to come."

"Oh."

Lenai nodded, then continued to lazily lie on the table, waiting for the second cup of parfait to arrive.

——There are still 7 days until the Live starts.

Chapter 38: A Song of Farewell and Beginning

The formation of [CRYCHIC] was due to Xiangzi.

The ending of [CRYCHIC] was also because of Xiangzi.

First, it broke into everyone's life like a storm, and then left violently and casually, leaving only a devastated ruin.

How does Deng, who was hurt by her undisguised bad words, view this self-talking, stormy girl?

"..."

Shiina Riki picked up the lyrics of Deng, and a bitter smile that was not relieved appeared on her face.

"...'Rock'. Indeed, Xiangzi is quite a rock guy in a sense."

Whether it is the vigorous and decisive style of doing things, the impressive talent, or the self-willed attitude of doing whatever one wants... it is indeed worthy of being called "rock".

Because of this, when she decided to quit the band, everyone's reaction was not to object to her, but simply to want to know why she made that decision.

"Now that I think about it, during the CRYCHIC era... no one would have dared to directly question Xiangzi."

Trust, respect, admiration... In short, no matter what their feelings were, everyone naturally regarded her as the center and leader, and placed absolute trust in her.

The decision to form a band, the decision to write the first original song, the decision to participate in a live, and finally the decision to quit.

Looking back now, CRYCHIC as a band was a bit too dependent on Xiangzi. They were more like a group of followers following Xiangzi than a band.

Because of this, the moment Xiangzi withdrew, [CRYCHIC] no longer had any possibility of continuing.

And now what about this band?

Although Chihaya Aine is a little vain, she also possesses the same initiative and action as Xiangzi.

Deng is still a little introverted, but he has begun to try to make changes, and the lyrics of this song are the best proof of this.

Su Shi may still be unable to let go of CRYCHIC, but he has also begun to regard this band as his new home.

Le Nai... Besides his incredible guitar skills, this guy might be even more independent-minded than Xiangzi.

As for herself, she was forced to take on the task of composing music that Xiangzi had originally done.

"Although there is no absolute core like Xiangzi... her responsibilities and personality are completely dispersed among everyone."

Thinking of this, Shiina Riki couldn't help but laugh and shook his head.

“As a result, compared to [CRYCHIC], this band now has a more ‘comprehensive’ feel.”

When I recall that time now, in addition to the embellished beauty, there are also lessons and experiences.

In order not to repeat the mistakes of that time, and to be able to establish a group that can truly be called a band.

Each of them must take up their due responsibilities.

"Surpassing her or something like that, perhaps I really can't do it now."

Just like Aine at this time does not have the planning of Xiangzi, Su Shi does not yet have the tact to coordinate everyone, and Lenai is unlikely to have Xiangzi's comprehensive talents.

In order to make this band a new band that can negate all the mistakes of [CRYCHIC] in the past, each of them still needs to grow more——

And this growth must first begin with the farewell to Toyokawa Shoko.

"It's different from [CRYCHIC] and has nothing to do with [Haruhi no Kage]... This is both our farewell and our beginning."

Suddenly, inspiration flashed through Shiina Riki's mind like an electric current and directly controlled her body.

She involuntarily turned on the computer screen and quickly opened the music arrangement software -

Ah, I see.

The reason why Xiangzi was able to compose such a song at that time must be because she resonated well with the mood of the lamp, right?

"It can be done."

Shiina Riki has never been as confident in himself as he is now, and he has never been so eager to turn the emotions and thoughts surging in his mind into actual notes and tunes as he is now.

An extremely clear picture emerged in her mind.

She saw the new band on the stage, bathed in lights and cheers.

Their eyes no longer followed one person, but looked at each other, working together to complete this performance that belonged to the entire band.

Lead guitar, bass, drums, rhythm guitar, vocals.

Each voice is incredibly clear, yet blends seamlessly into one.

Although the content of this song may not be as closely related to Aine and Lenai as it is to the other three of them.

But this is also for the sake of the new band, so please ask them to be patient for a while.

"We are a band after all, so please accompany us in this final farewell."

Oh, and the name of the new project hasn’t been changed yet…

Here we will just use the song title proposed by Deng——

【ロックな君とはお比れだ】(Farewell to the rock and roll you)

........................

The next day, when the exhausted Shiina Riki handed the new song to Lenna, she immediately collapsed on the table weakly.

After seeing the extremely serious dark circles on Lixi's face, Nagasaki Suyo couldn't help but ask:

"Lixi, last night you..."

"I didn't sleep all night."

Shiina Riki's voice was slightly muffled under his arms.

“I was so excited when I wrote this song…I couldn’t sleep at all.”

"!"

Nagasaki Suyo was shocked at first after hearing this, and then a smile appeared on her face involuntarily.

"Is that so? That must be quite tiring... Can I get you a cup of coffee?"

"want."

Shiina Riki raised his head.

"Put it on Mr. Chihaya's account... It's because of those inexplicable things he said the other day that we were forced to go through this."

"That's what I mean. What a hateful guy."

After hearing this complaint against Chihaya Tetsuya, Nagasaki Suyo said with a look of agreement:

"Lena, you should also order a matcha parfait like usual, right?"

Just as Nagasaki Suyo was about to give Le Na an order as usual, Le Na suddenly put down the music score.

"Not today."

After that, under Nagasaki Suyo's stunned gaze, she picked up the guitar and walked straight to the recording studio.

"Eh? Wait, Lenai, what are you doing?"

"It's an interesting piece. I'll play it."

After giving such a simple and clear answer, Lenai continued on his way to the recording studio.

On the other side, after hearing her answer, Shiina Riki couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"Is it fun? Great, it looks like we can actually catch up with this Live."

"It seems so."

Just as Shiina Riki and Nagasaki Motoyo were feeling relieved about the successful approval of their new song, the door of the cafe was suddenly pushed open, and then Chihaya Aine hurriedly walked in front of everyone.

"Everyone, listen to me. Although my brother said that we just need to move forward at our own pace...but no matter what, I hope everyone can come to this live together!"

Under the extremely confused gazes of the other two, Chihaya Aine said in an anxious tone:

"Otherwise, my brother will be snatched away by [Summer Zodiac]... by Hoshino Ai!"

Please take a day off to adjust your work and rest schedule, and ask for your opinion on the update time.

As the title says, ever since I moved, my sleep and rest schedule has been really messed up. In order for everyone to have a reading experience that is as stable as possible, and for me to live a few more days, I plan to spend a day adjusting.

At the same time, I would like to solicit your opinions here. When do you prefer me to update?

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By the way, I still owe you three days of extra chapters. I'll keep this in mind so you don't forget.

In addition to the update time, if you have any other questions or comments, you can also feedback here.

That’s all. Thank you for your support and welcome everyone to speak up.

Chapter 39: A way to unite everyone

Then, when Chihaya Aion told everyone about the relationship between Chihaya Tetsuya and Hoshino Ai, Nagasaki Motoyo and Shiina Tatsuki fell silent.

"That guy actually had such a past with a popular idol..."

“It always sounds so unreal.”

Both of them expressed disbelief.

And then Shiina Riki couldn't help but ask Nagasaki Suyo:

"Sushi, do you know this idol named Hoshino Ai?"

"Well, anyone who pays even a little attention to social media should know her."