A band simulator, but all girl-heavy!

②. Listen to Su Shi.

③.Everyone goes to Aiyin’s house.

④. Stop arguing, I'll go by myself.

This is a band simulator, right? This isn't some Orange Shura Field simulator, right?

It’s just about going home, why would an option emerge because of different opinions?

Aoi looked at the four options on the screen, feeling a bit overloaded. Honestly, the previous options were fine, but if she were to really play this Shura Field template, she really wouldn't be able to choose a single one.

Aren't we a girl band? Aren't girl band members supposed to be good friends?

You are all my wings, and I am your wings. How could a Shura field break out because of something like this?

Although it's so tangled, if you change your thinking mode to a game, the choice is still easy to make. After all, this week's new chapter unlocks a new character, Ai Yin, who is not only sunny and cute, but also a major help in her band formation.

On the other hand, although Su Shi is also a good helper in forming a band, his favorability is already too high, and he has been repeatedly played for several weeks, so it should be okay to put him aside for the time being.

As for why not choose both? Anyone who has played Stardew Valley knows that if you don't have a rabbit's foot, it's best not to play two games at the same time - even in friendship, friendship will get jealous.

I'm sorry, Ms. Su Shi, I will compensate you with one round of the game when the time comes, just to increase your favorability!

[You finally decided to visit Aine's house and could only apologize to Su Shi. However, the other party didn't seem to care too much. He just reminded you to be careful and then parted ways with you two.

Aine's home was located in a quiet neighborhood. Although the single-family house wasn't as large as Saotome's, it looked quite refined and comfortable. When you returned home, her mother immediately welcomed you warmly and served you juice.

After thanking Aunt Chihaya, the two of you gathered at Aine's house. As Aine continued to chatter, you became very interested in the guitar she placed in the corner. However, just as you wanted to take a closer look, you found that it was covered in dust, and it was obvious that it had not been used for a long time.

Seeing that you were very interested in the guitar, Aiyin confidently decided to show you her skills. She picked up the guitar, dusted it off hastily, and then held it in her arms without plugging it in, strumming it gently to show you her guitar skills - but to be honest, her guitar skills were not excellent, and could even be described as a little rusty.

Thinking about the band life ahead, you realize that without sufficient strength you might not be able to keep up with the pace. Seeing her cute and smug smile, you have to gently remind her: there is a lot of room for improvement in guitar skills. If you improve a little more, the band will be able to reach a higher level.

Aiyin defended herself, saying that she had organized a student union performance before graduating from junior high school and it was a great success, so her level was guaranteed.

And you proposed your own verification method for this - fingers. All skilled guitarists basically have a pair of "guitar hands". Their fingers will develop thick calluses due to pressing the strings for a long time, and they will feel very special to the touch.

After holding Aine's hand and carefully caressing the pads of her fingers, you became more convinced of your opinion. Aine might play the guitar, but she had either not practiced for a long time or she was just starting out, and the calluses on her fingers had gradually softened.

However, in order to consider Aine's feelings, you didn't say anything too serious, but you still reminded her that she should practice more after forming a band.

After hearing this, Aine seemed a little dissatisfied, thinking that she shouldn't be the only one whose training progress is being checked, so she proposed to look at your standards as a musician as well.

And you, in addition to the piano you have been practicing, are undoubtedly a skilled violinist who has been practicing for more than eight years.

So, when you pulled down your collar and showed her the pink mark like a hickey near your left jawline, Aine covered her mouth with her hands, and her expression was like that of a little girl who saw something exciting, as if she really wanted to see it but was too embarrassed to do so.

Of course, that's not a hickey, it's a mark left on violinists after long-term practice, commonly known as a 'hickey kiss'.

Tip: Chihaya Aine's favorability increased by 2, and the current favorability is 62. 】

what?

Before Aoi could react to what was going on with this strange plot, she saw the notification that Aine’s favorability level had increased.

I remember the last time she felt this strange was when Su Shi confessed her feelings. One time, her favorability skyrocketed after hearing the confession, and the other time, her favorability suddenly increased after seeing the 'hickey' on her neck...

She suddenly wanted to check the composition of this simulator.

Are you really a girl?

29: I didn’t escape, but she was waiting for me

"What the hell...?"

Chihaya Aine frowned slightly and had to lift her head with messy pink hair from the pillow. She glanced at the time on her mobile phone in a daze.

The time is now 3:00 a.m. London time, 11:00 a.m. Tokyo time.

I have been in a very bad mood and extremely anxious recently, and I had such a dream at this critical juncture.

She, Chihaya Aine, was a popular student council president admired by everyone in junior high school. Out of confidence in her English, she decided to go to the UK to study abroad in high school, which was originally a very glorious thing.

After all, it symbolizes a whole new world, a whole new environment, and a whole new circle of people. Even in schools from Tokyo to Kyoto, everyone speaks the same language and eats the same food, but it is different in London.

This is a huge distance across two oceans, and even time cannot be balanced.

The courage required to make such a decision and step into an unfamiliar environment is absolutely worthy of respect.

However...the girl in that dream actually fled back to Japan in a hurry because she couldn't adapt to the life of studying abroad, and set herself the embarrassing goal of "starting over again".

Was she stressed out lately? Why was she having such a debilitating dream? And the dream also featured high school classmates she'd never heard of or met: Takamatsu Touma, Nagasaki Suyo, Shiina Tatsuki, and...

Saotome Aoi.

In previous dreams, she couldn't remember the names, or even the appearance and clothing of the people in the dream, let alone their names. But this time, she remembered them so clearly that she could still remember everyone's faces, Yuqiu's classroom, the scent of RING's black tea, and... Aoi's white neck and beautiful collarbone.

Thinking of this, Aine's face turned red again.

Why did she have such a strange dream?

But everything in the dream, although fleeing felt very shameful, everything that happened after returning home was so beautiful and pleasant.

Everyone is very friendly and gentle. As long as you try to smile, you can fit in. There is no need to worry about not understanding or saying the wrong words....

Moreover, I made such a perfect friend. We formed a band together, played together, and went home together after school.

Was she too lonely, too exhausted, too anxious in London? Why did she invent such a perfect person? A gentle, beautiful, kind, warm and lovely girl, who was also very cute, could play the violin, an elegant instrument, had the grace of a young lady, and had a great figure...

When she thought of this, Aine couldn't help but imagine Aoi pulling open her collar, showing off her beautiful collarbone, slender neck, fair skin, and the red mark on her skin that looked like a lip print.

The beautiful swan neck is so beautiful that you want to take a bite of it. Add on that foul-looking 'violin kiss' and you'll almost want to leave an imprint on it.

No, no! What am I thinking about!

Aine covered her cheeks tightly, desperately trying to drive all these weird thoughts out of her mind, and forced herself to calm down.

The mind is fixed on the details of the dream.

But, when I think about it, it's really a magical dream...

It's almost like a prophecy.

Although she insisted that she would never run away, to be honest, she had been very depressed during her long study abroad in London, and not a single day went by when she didn't miss her hometown.

It was as if everything here did not belong to her. Even though no one was deliberately excluding her, she could instinctively feel that she did not belong here.

She felt exhausted when communicating with anyone. She was worried about saying the wrong thing and desperately searched for the right words in her mind. She was also always embarrassed by having to ask people repeatedly because she couldn't hear their pronunciation clearly. Over time, she began to avoid communicating with others.

She couldn't keep up with the courses and had no energy to socialize. The things that had previously brought her a sense of novelty gradually turned into a cruel sense of strangeness, causing her psychological pressure and fear.

But, I made it all the way here, and I told everyone so proudly that I went to study in the UK, but in the end, I ended up running away in panic just like in the dream?

Aine couldn't help but clench the corner of her pillow, and the scene of her band's formation in her dream vaguely emerged in her mind.

She felt so relaxed, at ease, and happy as if she had found her true home. It was so beautiful that her current situation became increasingly unbearable.

or....

Or just give up.

Aine's hands, which were tightly gripping the pillow, gradually loosened, and her previously bewildered expression suddenly became one of extreme loss, filled with confusion and shame.

Give up...?

Honestly, admitting she had completely failed hurt her more than her inability to adapt to studying in the UK. It was like admitting she was a vain deserter, running away from things she should have insisted on.

But was this really an escape? That dream felt so real... What if it was all real? If so, how could she really be considered an escape? She simply didn't want to miss out on such wonderful school life, on meeting Aoi.

Can anyone really refuse such a future?

She wasn't running away;

She just gained enlightenment in this dream and successfully realized that she did not like her study abroad life in London. Therefore, in order to stop the loss in time and avoid endless internal consumption here, she decided to return home.

That's it.

Aiyin stared at the phone screen with gloomy eyes, clicked on her social networking site, and found the first photo she took before studying in the UK.

The smile on my face in the photo is still bright. I am still looking forward to and confident about the future and tomorrow's life. I am proud of myself and have stepped into this completely unfamiliar world without any preparation.

What's good, what's there to be happy about...

Now there is no one around to laugh with me or chat with me. I have simply plunged into a world that is full of oppression for me.

After all, it’s better to give up.

What's the point of persisting? Just like what I thought in my dream, if I fail this time, can't I just start over?

Hadn't that magical, real dream told her exactly what to do? Even if it was all just a lie, it had pointed her towards a bright path.

That road will at least be much easier to walk than the current one.

and...

Aine frowned slightly and searched for her parents' phone number in the contact list on her phone, while Aoi's bright and beautiful smile reappeared in her mind.

She has an uncanny intuition.

Was Xiaokui in her dream telling her to hurry back to Tokyo? Even if this was just a dream, sunny days, laughter, and joy would surely await her upon her return.

She wasn't running away; she wasn't running away.

But...Xiao Kui was waiting for her.

PS: I'd like to clarify that the dreams displayed by the simulator to others are actually like a recording function, and are not truly synchronized. Instead, Xiaokui simulates and then displays them to others after they fall asleep.

30: Su Shi: Only I can see Xiao Kui

"Shigasaki-san, the school term has just started, and you're not in a good state, are you?"

It was around the end of school time on the second day. Nagasaki Suyo lowered her head slightly, clasped her hands in front of her, and pinched her fingers nervously and anxiously, not daring to look the teacher in front of her in the eye.

Seeing her like this, the teacher could only sigh deeply and said earnestly, "If you feel unwell, you can tell me and take a day or two off to rest, but you can't come to class with such an absent-minded attitude, okay? After all, you are a student of Tsuki no Mori."

"I understand. I'm so sorry, teacher..."

Su Shi lowered his head even lower and apologized sincerely with a lost tone.

Maybe it was just like the teacher said, she was sick. However, it wasn't a physical illness, but a mental and spiritual one.

She couldn't get the girl named Aoi out of her mind.

Perhaps it was because she was usually alone at home and had few close friends at school that she missed the beautiful crychic so much, or perhaps it was because she lacked the "love" she longed for, so she fabricated a girl in her heart.

She dreamed about the girl repeatedly, cried repeatedly because of her, and even found it difficult to concentrate in class. She was distracted many times and was reminded by the teacher who could no longer bear it.

She is sick, and the name of her illness is Saotome Aoi.

Recently, the contents of her dreams have become more and more beautiful and happy, as if to make up for the regrets she once had in crychic. Not only did she reunite with Xiaokui, but she also found Deng and Lixi through Xiaokui and formed a band.

Although the only drawback was that there was an extra outsider who was in the way, it did not affect her joy and jealousy for herself in the dream.

The more beautiful the dream was, the more anxious and unbearable she became in reality.

Why are dreams the only thing that is beautiful, and reality the only thing that is sad? Whenever Su Shi thought of this, he would feel sad about his current situation, and the hands that were clasped together would become tighter and tighter, even trembling slightly.

Seeing her like this, the teacher didn't know what to say. He could only sigh softly and said to her, "You can go back first. Remember what I said."

"Thank you very much for your teaching, teacher. See you tomorrow."

Su Shi bowed slightly, then turned around and walked out of the office. The confusion and gloom on her face still hadn't dissipated, and there was no trace of the sweet smile she usually used to disguise herself.

"Su Shi."

As soon as I stepped out of the office door, the figure of the light green girl appeared in my sight, and her cute face, as delicate and calm as a doll.

Mu seemed a little worried about her - after spending so much time together, Su Shi had gradually been able to judge Mu's emotions from her subtle and almost imperceptible changes in expression, so she immediately put on her usual gentle smile and walked up to little Mu.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting~Xiao Mu, let's go back together."

"Ah."

Mu nodded gently, and walked obediently side by side with Su Shi, heading towards the teaching building which was gradually becoming empty.

For a moment, the only sound around them was the crisp tapping of their indoor shoes on the smooth floor. Apart from that, there was no other sound. A unique silence filled the space between them.

Until Su Shi slowly raised the corners of his mouth, and his smile gradually changed from gentle to a calculating and gloomy smile, he said casually, "I have decided."

Xiao Mu didn't say anything, but turned his head slightly, staring at her quietly with his lovely golden eyes, listening carefully to Su Shi's speech.

"We can't just sit there and wait for death, we can't just accept reality... We really have to do something."

Su Shi seemed to be mumbling to herself, or perhaps she was repeating to Mu in that lonely tone, "I really do want to form a band after all~"