A band simulator, but all girl-heavy!

Everyone sat in the recording studio, waiting for the members who were late today to arrive.

No one spoke, and no one asked anything. Deng sat in the corner of the room, writing and drawing in a notebook. Lixi sat in front of the drum set, staring at Deng in a daze. Lenai had been playing the guitar several times since a while ago, and was now plucking the strings randomly out of boredom.

Aiyin sat silently at the side, without even opening her guitar bag, a stark contrast to her usual noisy self.

The rain continues.

Su Shi's brows were furrowed in anxiety. He sat by the window and watched the raindrops sliding down the glass. The water marks left behind were broken up by the new raindrops. Countless skyscrapers in Tokyo turned into silhouettes in the rain, blending into the gray sky with the mist, so blurry that they could not be seen clearly or clearly.

In such a gloomy sky, a faint reflection appeared in the window, and her sad face appeared on the glass.

She hates rainy days.

The pouring, gray rain seemed to foreshadow a terrible future, collecting everyone's sorrow and tears in advance and sprinkling them onto the earth through the sky.

Just like that rainy day a year ago.

The room was quiet, with only the occasional sound of Le Nai plucking the strings and the rustling sound of Deng's pen writing on paper. The raindrops outside the window kept hitting the glass, as if knocking on Su Shi's heart, making her feel uneasy, endlessly uneasy.

After returning from this trip to Yamanashi Prefecture, she began to feel uneasy, as if the originally dreamlike story had suddenly changed.

She felt Aoi's alienation.

Or perhaps, it was just her illusion. She just needed Aoi's presence more to comfort herself. She wanted to see Aoi's smile and feel Aoi's warmth. This kind of feeling could not be made up by just spending a short time together every day.

Ever since that kiss, she felt like she was broken and could no longer control herself well, as if an invisible hand was manipulating her every move. The look in her eyes when she looked at Aoi could no longer return to its previous clear and pure look.

It was too difficult to talk about it, too disgusting that she actually had such desire for her friend... Whenever she looked at Aoi's fair skin, pure smile, and graceful figure, she felt a little hot-headed.

The sunflower-beige hair and the breeze at the end of the hair carry a unique fragrance. Whenever I smell it, my cheeks will feel warm, as if I can still smell that intoxicating fragrance at this moment.

Her eyes, the charming kiss on her slender neck, the lovely mole on her collarbone, her soft lips...

All of this lingered in her mind.

What happened to her?

She likes the current band very much, as well as the "lifelong vow" made by Aoi, but gradually, she finds that Aoi's weight in her heart is gradually higher than the band, and that vow is closer to "being with Aoi for a lifetime" in her mind.

But this was wrong. Not only did she kiss Aoi secretly, but she also wanted to monopolize Aoi and put aside the band, which she originally regarded as the most important part of her life.

This is not right, this is not allowed, otherwise, what is the point of all her efforts... She has been working hard for everyone in Crychic. If not, wouldn't everything she has done so far be meaningless?

That's why she accepted Aoi's suggestion and wanted to rediscover her original intention in this performance and fulfill her dream of reviving Crychic.

This time, she finally had band mates she could confide in for the rest of her life, a firm promise, and companions she wanted to be with forever. The dreamlike reality was right before her eyes, and it was the closest she had ever been to hope.

But all of this was extinguished by the rain.

In the past two days, Aoi didn't reply to her messages, and didn't even mark them as read. She ignored all the messages without any signs. According to Deng, she also avoided talking to them at school.

And then, until now, Aoi has not appeared.

A strong sense of déjà vu swept over her whole body, as if she had suddenly returned to that moment in the past, that exact same rainy night, and witnessed Xiangzi walking into the recording studio soaking wet.

Will not.

How is that possible?

Aoi said that she would be with everyone forever, and she even wrote the song "115 Million Kilometers of Film" as proof of their vows.

This is what she said herself. She also hopes that everyone can go further and helped her organize a meeting with Xiangzi and others at the next performance...

How could it possibly become like that again?

But Su Shi once again thought of Xiangzi, thinking of her tearful words at the end of the first performance, saying to everyone, "We'll hold a live together next time." And thinking of her coldly rejecting Su Shi's kindness on that rainy day, saying, "I never said that."

It was the same before...

Su Shi felt empty in her heart for a moment. The feeling of unease burned her reason like a raging fire, causing her to stand up unconsciously and look at the rain outside the window with panic in her eyes.

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

Although Su Shi knew that this was impossible, she couldn't help but wonder, if she continued to sit here and wait, letting everything stick to the previous trajectory, would history repeat itself?

She would be sad without Crychic and Xiangzi, but she could still move forward and try to start again.

If she didn't have her current band, she might have doubted herself and felt sad, but she wouldn't have despaired.

What if there is no Aoi?

She couldn't imagine such a thing happening.

So, she just whispered, "I'll go find her," and rushed out the door and ran towards the door of the Livehouse.

She didn't know where she was going, maybe to Haneda, or maybe somewhere else where she thought she might find Aoi, but she had to do something.

But luckily, before she went out, she saw Aoi, who was drenched by the rain and looked miserable.

The sense of déjà vu is growing stronger.

"Xiao Kui! Where have you been? You didn't even reply to my messages... I was so worried about you. Didn't you bring an umbrella? How did you get so wet..."

Su Shi rushed towards Aoi almost without hesitation and hugged her tightly in his arms. Feeling the warm temperature under her wet clothes, he felt much more at ease.

Xiao Kui didn't push her away, unlike Xiangzi...

“…I’m here to tell you something today.”

Aoi's voice came slowly, not as warm as usual, but instead seemed to be half soaked by rain, full of a wet and melancholy smell.

"Eh?"

The delicate face of the person in front of him seemed to overlap with someone else, causing Su Shi to stare blankly with his eyes wide open for a moment, not knowing what to say.

"I'm not going to practice today."

Aoi looked into Su Shi's eyes and spoke word by word.

A string in Su Shi's head broke.

Reason and thoughts disappeared at this moment, as if the fuse was ignited by this sentence and exploded.

"……don't want……"

By the time she came to her senses, she had already tightly grasped Aoi's hands, with an almost ferocious expression.

"do not leave Me……!"

95

Chapter 95 I don’t want to play anymore!!!

do not leave Me.

These words were like a heavy downpour, just like the gloomy weather at the moment, flooding the gray streets of Tokyo.

Aoi's emerald green eyes shrank slightly, and she looked at her tightly held wrist and Su Shi's still trembling face in a somewhat helpless manner.

Tears slid down her eye sockets, completely soaking her beautiful blue eyes. They were crystal clear, sparkling like the surface of a lake, but the ripples were filled with the wind of crying.

Su Shi can no longer tell whether what she is doing is right or wrong. On the one hand, she keeps convincing herself that all her actions are now for Crychic and everyone; but on the other hand, she puts Aoi in a position higher than anything else, and gets nervous and collapses arbitrarily just because of the sense of déjà vu.

She cared about Xiaokui so much that she couldn't control herself.

"Sushi...what are you talking about?"

The Aoi in front of him was different from usual. She couldn't even force a smile on her face. She could only ask in confusion.

"...Xiao Kui, where are you going? What happened today? No, what happened recently?"

Su Shi had no intention of letting go of her hand, but just kept asking, as if Aoi would disappear from her sight as soon as she stopped talking.

"Eh? Sushi, calm down... I just need to take a day off today."

Aoi's expression was somewhat powerless for a moment, and she could only keep trying to comfort Su Shi, "Why are you crying? Su Shi, what's wrong with you?"

"Because Xiaokui hasn't replied to my messages at all... and now it seems very wrong, can you tell me? Where are you going? If possible, I can accompany you. I have an umbrella, I'll go with you."

Su Shi still pursued her relentlessly, tears welling up in his eyes as he stared at Aoi, looking as if he was trying hard to save something before losing it.

She just wanted to care about Aoi.

Seeing Aoi, drenched in rain and shivering in disarray, she couldn't help but think of Xiangzi's behavior. If she had cared more about Xiangzi and had a good talk with him, perhaps Crychic's final outcome would not have been the same.

Therefore, she wanted to express her feelings and let Aoi understand her concern and worry, even if this sense of déjà vu was probably just her imagination.

She did nothing wrong. She just felt uneasy because of today's rain and recalled the past. Now, she needed the sense of security and tenderness from Aoi, just like in the past.

"Xiao Kui, why don't you speak? We...we've already agreed to be together for the rest of our lives, right? If we don't tell each other what's in our hearts, we'll definitely lose the ability to understand each other..."

Looking at the silent Aoi in front of him, Su Shi felt his inner uneasiness growing heavier. He held Xiao Kui's hands tighter and tighter, and said anxiously, "I want to know what Xiao Kui is thinking... Tell me, Xiao Kui?"

"Ouch, Sushi...my wrist hurts."

Aoi couldn't help but let out a cry of pain, and Su Shi then noticed that her hands were almost tightly grasping Aoi's fair and slender wrists. After she let go, she could even see faint red marks on her pearly and crystal skin.

She withdrew her hand in panic, shook her head helplessly, and kept muttering, "I...I didn't, I...I'm sorry! Xiaokui, I didn't mean it."

She quickly reached out to hold Aoi's hand, but she just waved the air around her in vain and touched nothing.

Aoi dodged, a hint of fear in her emerald green eyes, her fair arms tucked into her chest, the small red mark on her wrist looked so glaring, shaking Su Shi's sight.

"Eh?"

Su Shi lowered his empty hands, his expression frozen.

"...I'm sorry, Sushi, I just had an emergency at home and can't come to training today."

A smile finally appeared on Aoi's face, but the smile seemed very forced, even mixed with a hint of embarrassment.

"...I'm going to go back today. Let Su Shi tell everyone on my behalf."

Aoi rubbed his wrist and forced an ugly smile again. Without saying anything more, he turned around and walked towards the street where the rain was pouring down.

"Eh?"

Su Shi just stood there blankly, watching Aoi's thin figure disappear in the hazy water curtain, like a painting washed away by rain.

Everything was just like the end of that spring, without any signs or foreshadowing, leaving Su Shi alone standing outside the heavy rain, looking helplessly at the gray Tokyo.

Will not……

It won't be the same as before. Xiao Kui said that she just won't come to practice today. As long as the rain is over, they will be together happily like before.

They have agreed to be together for the rest of their lives. Life is so long, how could they not be able to overcome such a small thing?

She was just overthinking it. She should have apologized to Aoi and explained to her that she was just feeling a little unwell today, and was a little upset because Aoi didn't reply to her message.

Then, they will start practicing again, go shopping together on weekends again, and hold their first live show to show their determination to Xiangzi and Mu who come to watch the performance. Everyone will have a good talk together, and finally the two of them will join in.

She has survived that disastrous dark period, and what is coming from now on will be all beautiful stories like a dream. It must be so, and it will definitely be so.

Everyone must have the same idea as her...

……

"give up."

Aoi turned over and sat up from the bed, looking at the simulator screen in front of her with an almost ugly expression. She felt that the good mood that had originally been a great success of the performance had turned sour, and she covered her face in annoyance.

She now probably understood the mechanism of the simulator's options. Even after choosing those outrageous options, the simulator would use various reasons to rationalize the choice, but it was not certain whether it would be in line with her original wishes.

Her original intention was not to shut herself off, but to explain to Aine that this was wrong and how it turned out like this!

In the end, the system determined that Aoi's mood was affected, and she planned to take a few days off as if to escape before returning to the band. Although there was nothing wrong with this approach, the band's cohesion and the members' moods continued to decline every minute.

If I don't return to the band and try to turn the tide at this time, am I going to just sit back and watch everyone figure it out on their own?

Is there something wrong with this simulator? They're supposed to be in a band, so why is the affection system so complicated? Is the inheritance mechanism for affection a positive bonus or a debuff?

It must be a problem with the simulator. In reality, everyone in Mygo looks normal, so that kind of thing shouldn't happen. Besides, there aren't so many beauties in reality.

But in the final analysis, this good time was ruined and she lost all her options. These unexpected incidents that were full of troubles also made her enthusiasm continue to decline.

Suddenly, I don’t want to continue the simulation...

But this round should have a lot of rewards, what if it doesn't really explode? I've already played this far, it would be a shame to give up now, I have to at least play to the end.

But forget it tonight!

Aoi lay down on the bed, closed her eyes, and tried to calm her irritable mood.

Let's just simulate it as it comes. Finish this week early and get the rewards first! Then, have fun playing in the band in real life and kick this messed-up simulator out of the way!