A band simulator, but all girl-heavy!

Why was she standing here now? What was the point of being here? Even if she found Xiaokui, what would it matter? Should she rush into the house and pour out her heart to Xiaokui, telling her: "Please don't laugh so happily in a place I don't know! Xiaokui's smile belongs only to me!"

Xiao Kui doesn't recognize her now... She will definitely think I'm a weirdo if I say this, and I probably won't have the chance to stand by her side again in this life.

not the right time yet.

Nagasaki Suyo, it’s not time yet.

Xiao Kui is still the same Xiao Kui, but the reality is that she lacks time and emotions to pave the red carpet. She has to take it step by step. In the end, the gentle and kind Xiao Kui will come back.

Xiaokui will smile at her again.

Su Shi gripped the corner of her sleeve more and more tightly, and even heard some cracking sounds from squeezing her knuckles. After a moment, she let out a deep breath and loosened her grip on the corner of her sleeve.

At the same time, the sound of the cell phone rang into her ears again, vibrating her handbag.

She picked up her phone, turned on the screen, and saw the message from Li Xi on the lock screen.

[I'm almost an hour late. Next time, could you please let me know beforehand if something like this happens? It's such a waste of everyone's time. If you haven't come yet, at least reply.]

[Deng has brought a new person, and now everyone is waiting for you. ]

Su Shi's eyes were fixed on the words in the message. His sea-blue eyes blinked gently. He pondered for a moment before nodding secretly, putting away his phone and walking towards the exit of the corridor.

He put aside the singing and music that filled the air like a tide, and temporarily put aside the girl he was thinking about.

Temporary abandonment is the means of better gain in the future.

Wait for me, Xiaokui...

PS: Come! Click! Tickets~ Tickets~

Help me adjust my sleep schedule, everyone.

48: Returning children make their appearance!

Gao Songdeng believes that the appearance of Xiao Kui is his salvation.

For an outlier like her who cannot understand the emotions of those around her, cannot join in the conversations of those around her, and cannot experience normal empathy, Xiaokui is the real salvation.

For a loner like her who can only dream of becoming human, Xiaokui is her only salvation.

crychic has disbanded, but inspired by Xiaokui, she continued to move forward even though she was confused, and successfully formed a new band with Lixi and others.

This was her miracle. It was impossible for all this to be just a dream. It was the sunflower-like girl who, with the help of the dream space, extended a helping hand to her and brought her out of the bottomless abyss time and time again.

So, when Aoi appeared downstairs of RING and appeared in her world, Deng mustered up the courage to try the band again.

The existence of that girl illuminated the originally dim world.

Her thoughts were simple, pure, and innocent. Aoi said she loved her voice, loved the way she sang with all her might. And even though she said all this, Aoi, who always led everyone forward in their confusion, wasn't just some fantasy, so all she had to do was move forward like she did in her dreams.

No matter whether Aoi is by her side or not, as long as Aoi and she exist under the same blue sky, as long as Aoi and she look up at the same starry sky, she will never again become the timid and confused Takamatsu Deng of the past.

She originally thought so...

But in the previous dream, the wonderful hot spring trip was like a dreamlike painting, unfolding before her eyes, completely disrupting Deng's originally determined heart.

The lush green forests of the Fuji Five Lakes region in Yamanashi Prefecture, Mount Fuji nestled amidst the mountains, shrouded in cloud-like hues, the clear Shimobe River, the elegantly appointed Japanese-style houses, and the hot springs nestled beneath the trees...

The starry sky here is so clear that it seems like a huge projector covering the entire celestial sphere. The Summer Triangle has just risen in the east, and the Winter Diamond has not yet set in the west. The dotted cosmic lights twinkle with each other, as if you can imagine a gorgeous river in the night sky through these stars, spanning the entire night.

Everyone's smiles contrasted with the clear blue sky surrounding Yamanashi Prefecture, and laughter filled every moment of their lives. It was so beautiful that it felt like a dream.

No, it was indeed a dream.

People are greedy and insatiable creatures. Deng has read such passages in books countless times. Every time she compares it with her own habit of collecting pebbles and notebooks, she always feels that it is not the case.

Because it was not until this day that she truly discovered her inner greed. She did not want to be content with the status quo, and did not want to just muster up the courage to reorganize a band without Xiaokui.

She knew that this was probably greed.

Just like Su Shi that night...

It was just after school. Deng was sitting in the empty astronomy department's activity room, staring blankly at a few smooth little stones on the table. His eyes flickered, and the clear scene in his dream reappeared in his mind.

At that time, it was late at night. She tossed and turned in her bed but couldn't fall asleep. However, she was not troubled by any worries. Surrounded by the clear and long chirping of insects, she was in a better mood than ever before.

Perhaps it was because she was too excited during the day that she couldn't calm herself down. She could only lie on the floor, blinking her eyes at the darkness that she had long since adapted to.

Just as all kinds of fantasies were running through her mind, the rustling sound of pajamas rubbing against the quilt came from the room, completely attracting her attention.

When she looked over, she saw the graceful figure of a young girl, with her hands resting beside the sleeping Aoi. Her flaxen hair drooped due to gravity, falling vertically and covering Aoi's shoulders.

The white nightgown was set against the moonlight, and the hanging part was almost snow-white. Only her body was faintly shadowed in the loose nightgown, vaguely outlining her curvy figure.

That's Sushi, but Sushi should be sleeping between Riki and Aine, why is she sleeping on Xiaokui...

Deng's doubts did not last long before he saw that scene. Su Shi slowly leaned down, almost enduring his heavy breathing, and moved closer to Xiao Kui's peaceful and charming sleeping face.

However, the light did not reveal what was actually happening. From her perspective, the scene was obscured by her flaxen hair, as if a screen had been drawn up, impossible to see through.

What was Su Shi doing? Was she whispering to Xiao Kui? Observing her closely? Or... was she planting a kiss on the sleeping Xiao Kui's face?

Deng didn't know why she came up with such a guess, because this action always reminded her of her mother. Sometimes she couldn't sleep at night and did nothing but lay on the bed with her eyes closed. Her mother, who was about to go to work the night shift, would sneak into the room and gently kiss her on the face, full of warmth and love.

Did Sushi do the same? But why?

She didn't understand, but after seeing this scene, she woke up from her dream and opened her eyes, and she couldn't forget that picture.

My heart was pounding, burning as if it was filled with fuel from unknown emotions.

It was as if there was a voice in her heart telling her that someone had taken it first and that position should have belonged to her, because Xiaokui had said that she would accompany her until the end of her life. This promise would not be bound by anything and would be forever engraved in her heart.

Deng's mood was finally completely confused. She stared at the small stones on the table dejectedly for a long time, then put them all into her storage box, packed up her things, got up and left the astronomy activity room.

Su Shi seemed to be able to see Xiao Kui just like her, but she was not sure because she had never tried to ask or talk about it, as if once she said it, Xiao Kui would no longer belong to her alone.

But that day, after she saw Xiao Kui, Su Shi did react. She rushed downstairs, looking for someone...

Could the kiss in the dream be related to this matter?

While thinking, Deng walked out of the teaching building and walked in the empty campus. Only students from the sports club were still shouting loudly around him, but the sound was ethereal and seemed to come from the other side of the world, and could not attract Deng's attention at all.

Only the rapidly approaching footsteps not far away and a hint of pink that gradually expanded and became clearer in his sight finally pulled the lamp out of his own world.

"Hello, is school over now?"

Deng stopped and stared blankly ahead, looking at the girl who appeared in front of him. For a moment, he could not distinguish between dreams and reality.

At this moment, the person standing in front of her and greeting her with a smile was a girl with long cherry pink hair. Her smile with small tiger teeth was sunny and cheerful, and her voice had her unique charm and sounded very cute.

"I'm a transfer student interested in applying to this school. I wanted to visit today, but something got me delayed on the way... Is school over now?"

The girl had an embarrassed smile on her face and repeated her previous question.

The light remained silent. She might have opened her mouth, parted her lips, but no sound came out. She suppressed the name that almost came to her mind, hesitated for a few seconds, and then slowly lowered her head, avoiding the girl's gaze.

"...Yes."

This dream is not just a dream.

From the moment Chihaya Aine appeared in Haneda Academy, it was already clear that this dream was a reflection of countless possibilities in reality.

49: Only she is missing

"I'm so sorry to have asked Deng to show me around the school. It's really nice here."

Aine followed behind Deng, bathing in the golden afternoon sun. She looked around at the environment of Hanegaoka Academy, and the smile on her face became more and more cheerful. "I will probably come for the interview tomorrow. I hope I can successfully enroll~"

Deng ignored Aine's sigh and just silently immersed himself in his own thoughts.

From the current perspective, the development of reality is different from the dream. In the dream, Aine transferred to the school before the Golden Week, but now school has only been started for a week.

This also confirms Deng's initial guess that the only people who will completely correspond in the dream are the people who appear in the dream. As time goes by, the events and time that occur may have subtle changes and differences. The only thing that remains unchanged is the characters that appear.

Xiangzi studies in Yuqiu, Aiyin also transferred to Yuqiu in advance, Xiaokui studies elsewhere and may not transfer here in the future. Based on the previous dreams, this is very likely.

After all, in the first world line, Xiao Kui was always a student of Yue Minoru, but in the second version of the dream, she became a student of Yu Qiu...

"Deng-san, Deng-san? Are you listening?"

A slightly dissatisfied voice from the side interrupted Deng’s thoughts. Aine had a helpless expression on her face and said to Deng, who had come back to his senses, “You’ve been daydreaming since a while ago. Is there something on your mind?”

"Ah, sorry..."

Deng quickly lowered his head, his eyes filled with guilt.

In the dream, Ain was very kind to her. He was gentle, friendly, and cheerful. He took care of her almost as much as Li Xi did. However, she was only concerned with Xiao Kui and Meng's affairs, and ignored Ain who was right beside her.

"It's okay, it's okay. Don't get depressed about this. I just want to ask you something."

Aine waved her hand gently, a light smile returning to her face, "Hydioka~ Is there a light music club?"

Hearing these words, Deng couldn't help but widen his amber eyes and looked at Aine who was smiling sweetly in front of him.

It's only natural that there is no light music club at Haneda Academy, as so many popular student bands have emerged in recent years and band activities are very popular among student groups, so there's no need for a light music club to exist.

However, there is a light music club in the dream of Haneda, which was founded by Saotome Aoi herself, but its members are only Aine and Aoi.

“…No.”

Deng hesitated for a moment before slowly answering.

"Eh!? Is that so?"

Aine looked quite shocked. Even after she recovered, she only managed a fake smile, as if she had just heard something extremely shocking. "I thought every school had a light music club..."

"Aine-chan...want to form a band?"

Deng pursed his lips slightly and cautiously probed her.

"Yeah~~ I do. Looking at social media lately, girls in bands have become a really popular trend. As a high school student, it would be terrible if I fell behind the times~"

Aine explained with a smile, "Ah, sorry, sorry, I didn't know if Deng was forming a band, so I said that without authorization..."

"It's okay... I'm actually forming a band."

Deng shook his head.

“Eh?! Is there any?”

Aine showed a look of shock for the second time.

"Ah."

Deng nodded in response, "Aine-chan...if you want to form a band, can you...join my band?"

She couldn't tell whether the Aine in front of her was the same as herself.

Her emotional thinking tended to be that everything was just overthinking, and she was the only one who knew about Xiaokui's situation. However, she viewed these things with a little suspicion, but it was difficult to stop speculating about everyone's actions and words.

Obviously, she could get the answer by just asking the person in front of her, or simply mentioning Aoi's name tentatively, but she was always unwilling to make this choice.

So she decided not to continue the cautious testing. She would directly pull Aine into the band and turn the situation in her dream into reality as little by little as possible.

Because Xiaokui is here, she doesn't have to be afraid of failure... Xiaokui will accompany her to the end no matter what. The most important thing now is to find Xiaokui first.

"Really?! Thank you so much for Deng... not only giving me a tour, but also letting me play in a band!"

Aine clasped her hands together, gratitude written all over her face. “But it’s too early to talk about joining now… Can I go and take a look around with Deng?”

"Well... I'm telling everyone."

Deng nodded slightly.

Her choice and judgment were correct, and everything went smoothly. The kind and friendly Aiyin naturally wouldn't refuse this proposal, and happily followed Deng and went to the RING with her.

Li Xi, who had been waiting in the coffee shop on the second floor of RING, only showed a brief surprise on his face when he saw Aine appear, and did not have any opinion.

"Since it's Deng's decision, I have no objection. The only thing is, I just hope it doesn't hold the band back."

These were her exact words, and she didn't seem to mind Aine's joining in at all.

Su Shi was the last one to arrive. In fact, she was already late for a long time. Before she arrived, Aine had already become impatient and leaned over the table to urge her several times until Li Xi became a little annoyed and stopped.

Probably when the sun was about to set, Su Shi's figure appeared at the staircase entrance of the cafe. The almost bright afterglow of the sunset sprinkled on her face, making the lonely expression on her cheeks even sadder.

However, she did not keep the sadness on her face for too long. When she walked to everyone's table, she immediately relaxed her brows and smiled faintly, as if the solemnity and loss on her face before were all fake, and all the low pressure disappeared in that instant.

While apologizing to everyone, she took the initiative to order desserts for everyone, claiming that this was compensation for being late.

Like Li Xi, she did not show any resistance or opposition to Aine's appearance. Although she often had small conflicts with Aine in her dreams, she just smiled lightly at this moment, drank her tea, nodded to Aine, and said,

"Welcome to our band~"