A band simulator, but all girl-heavy!

Hong Xia's gaze fell on Kui's face again. A hint of uneasiness gathered in her usually gentle eyes. "Maybe I'm overthinking it. After all, the band can't end without anyone. Without Xiao Kui, even the happiest band life will feel a little lonely..."

Aoi fell silent. She didn't know how to respond to this sentence for a moment, because Hongxia's dream sounded like the original animation world line. There was no Aoi, but everything would still run normally.

However, precisely because she had obtained the memories of this world, Hong Xia felt that something was missing from her original world line.

"I'm right here."

After hesitating for a moment, Aoi decided to say something to comfort Hongxia.

"I know, so I was just complaining about this weird dream..."

Hong Xia showed a slightly awkward smile on her face and fell into a brief silence again. After a long pause, she spoke softly, "By the way...Xiao Kui, do you want to go for a walk together?"

"Let's go for a walk together?"

Aoi raised an eyebrow in confusion.

"Well, I can't sleep anymore, I need to go to the bathroom."

Hong Xia whispered a little embarrassedly, "Besides...it's a bit dark outside, so I feel safer with someone by my side."

It seems like I discovered my mother’s incredibly cute side!

Aoi got so excited that she immediately forgot about the simulator and nodded vigorously.

130

Chapter 130 The King of Sneaking!

The Saotome family's Izu villa is located on the outskirts of the city. Even if the lights are not on, you can still see the bright night sky by standing indoors and looking out the window.

The incomplete but very bright moon hung high above the night sky, and the light it emitted even formed a faint rainbow halo around it. Its bright brightness overwhelmed the surrounding stars, causing many dim sixth-magnitude stars to be completely buried in this pure light.

Aoi stood at the door of the bathroom, leaning against the wall and looking at the floor-to-ceiling window not far away. There was a hint of moonlight in her eyes, and her mind was drifting, wandering between reality and illusion.

On the one hand, she felt like her parents had interrupted her game content. Her mind was still stuck in the simulation just now, full of anticipation for the next plot and curiosity about which music would be unlocked this time.

On the other hand, accompanying a senior who was afraid of the dark to go to the bathroom in the dead of night always made her feel inexplicably excited, as if she had discovered the unknown cute side of the reliable senior beside her, and she felt happy.

To be honest, she didn't understand why she had this mentality. She used to often go to the bathroom hand in hand with her best friend, and she wouldn't have any strange thoughts even if they slept in the same bed.

Is it because Hongxia has a lonely rock filter? Aoi thought so.

"Haha...thank you for coming with me."

In the silent room, the sound of footsteps and Hongxia's exceptionally soft voice came softly, bringing Aoi back to her senses.

I don’t know if it was the special filter of the night, but the light from the bathroom climbed out of the doorway and cast a bright carpet of light on the dim floor shrouded in the night, which sprinkled on Hong Xia’s slender body and golden hair, making her look particularly romantic. Even her deliberately lowered voice was soft, as if she was whispering in her ear.

"I've shown you a side that's not very interesting... Sigh, I was hoping to maintain my image of reliability and maturity in the band, but it looks like today has ruined it."

Hong Xia scratched her cheek embarrassedly, walked over to Aoi, and winked at her gently, "Don't tell them, especially Liang! That guy will definitely laugh at me if he finds out."

"Because it's really a bit surprising. I didn't expect Hong Xia-senpai to have such a weakness."

Aoi couldn't help but cover her mouth and laughed, "I don't think it's embarrassing, it's a cute side of me, just like I'm afraid of bugs too."

"That should still be a little different... After all, Xiao Kui hasn't let me see this side of her yet!"

"You'll lose your mind and throw things around, huh?"

"That's scary~ It's okay, Pochi-chan will protect Aoi-chan then!"

Hong Xia said with a smile, "Come to think of it, does Xiao Kui know about this? Xiao Pochi isn't afraid of bugs at all. Last time I asked her, she said it was because she sensed a kindred spirit..."

Turning off the light in the bathroom, the entire corridor returned to darkness again, with only the starlight and moonlight shining through the window onto the faces of the two people.

However, Hong Xia did not seem to be afraid of such darkness. Perhaps it was because the night sky was too clear today, and the clean moonlight could provide good illumination, like a layer of mist, quietly sticking to the floor under the window and beside the two people passing by.

Hong Xia's eyes were unconsciously glued to the night view outside the window. She stopped involuntarily and just stopped in front of the window.

After a moment, she revealed a faint smile and spoke to Aoi who looked at her doubtfully.

"It's rare that you're still awake at this hour...Xiao Kui, do you want to go out with me to look at the moon?"

The moonlight seemed to be dyed into Hongxia's unique golden color. It was obviously the most flamboyant and brilliant color, but it was as gentle and soft as the moonlight in front of us.

Aoi nodded slightly and changed her route back to the bedroom.

Together, the two of them gently pushed open the small door of the villa. The chirping of insects, which had originally only been faintly echoing in the room, suddenly became much clearer. In the grass not far away, the chirping of various insects rose and fell, accompanied by the twinkling of stars like breathing, and sounded in bursts.

Several small balls of light that looked like fireflies were flying around the grass, as erratic as stars on the ground, yet extremely romantic.

Hong Xia sat down gently on the steps at the door, looked up at the brilliant starry sky, and said with emotion with a smile.

"It's thanks to Xiao Kui that we can see this scene... It's really beautiful."

"Actually, I rarely see this kind of scenery. After all, I only stay in these houses occasionally... I didn't even remember there were fireflies here before."

Aoi looked at the fireflies flying in the distance and felt that she was being swallowed up by the silent sounds of the night insects around her. The excitement and urgency she gained in the simulation gradually faded away.

"Actually, I mean that many of the things that are happening now are all thanks to Xiaokui."

Hongxia shook her head and turned her face slightly to the side, her crimson eyes gazing at Aoi with a smile, "Meeting you... maybe this is the result of my New Year's wish this year?"

"Can I ask what wish you made?"

Aoi tilted her head.

"Secret~Secret~"

Hong Xia raised her index finger to her lips and spoke mysteriously.

"But, 卆~ How should I put it... Xiao Kui's appearance isn't all good. Oh, I shouldn't have told you this kind of thing, but tonight I really want to share my thoughts. Maybe it's because of the dream I just had..."

She paused for a moment and shifted her gaze from Aoi to the crescent moon hanging in the night sky. Her smile seemed to melt in the moonlight, becoming a little hazy.

"Xiao Kui's demonstrated abilities and passion for pulling everyone forward are the reasons why we've achieved more than I could have imagined in just one step after finishing the band... Perhaps I'm just too useless, but I actually feel like Xiao Kui's pace is so fast, and I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up one day."

Aoi fell silent for a moment.

The advantage brought by her family background made her superior to others in music from the beginning. In addition, she gained many times more benefits than them in the simulator all day long, which made people think that it was natural for her to be too outstanding.

She was so focused on using the rewards she gained in the simulator to develop her real-life band that she forgot that there wouldn't be such shortcuts in reality.

"That day will never come."

Aoi smiled and looked at Hongxia, saying softly, "I want to walk with everyone every step of the way. If you can't keep up with me, it means I'm separated from everyone... Then, if that time really comes, Hongxia, you must pull me back, okay?"

"Well, there's no need to reply so seriously..."

Hong Xia waved her hands randomly and said in a somewhat unnatural tone, "I think I was a little disturbed by the dream just now... It was so strange that I even felt for a moment that you, Xiao Kui, were just a dream."

As soon as she finished speaking, a warm little hand gently placed on the back of her hand. Her fair skin bathed in the moonlight looked smooth and crystal clear.

The delicate touch and temperature against her skin instantly caused the blood in her hand to flow back and rush to every corner of her body.

Hongxia was stunned for a few seconds before slowly raising her head and meeting Aoi's emerald green eyes.

"How about it, Senior Hongxia, this isn't a dream, right?"

Aoi smiled and blinked.

"That's really a foul, Xiaokui..."

Hong Xia couldn't help but sigh, "Besides, it's already this late, don't call me senior..."

While everyone else was sleeping peacefully, she and Xiaokui were alone in the moonlight. She had never felt anything strange about this, but inexplicably, she felt a strange sense of excitement at this moment.

It was as if she was doing something incredible without telling anyone... What was this, a sneak peek?

No, that's not right.

How could that be possible? It was just a place to hang out with friends in the middle of the night because I couldn't sleep, right?

131

Chapter 131: Xiaozhi was captured.

Tossing and turning.

All I could hear was the rustling of bedding against my pajamas, and the sound of my own breathing echoing in the dull room.

Finally, Ebizuka Satoshi could no longer bear the anxious atmosphere that made it difficult for him to fall asleep. He threw back the quilt, sat up from the bed, stroked his warm forehead, and breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

That dream...

Saotome Aoi, who frequently appeared in the mouths of Nina and others, finally appeared in her dream. She was extremely active in her dream, as if she was eager to refute what she said during the day.

This isn't right.

For Xiaozhi, even if she really dreamed of Aoi, she could find other reasons to convince herself, because she was interested in urban legends for a while, so she heard of the famous "Dream Man" legend, which is the phenomenon that many people dreamed of the same stranger at the same time.

Some people have proposed the psychological suggestion hypothesis, that because they have seen this urban legend during the day, they have inadvertently given themselves a suggestion and left an impression, so they had the same dream.

There is nothing wrong with such speculation. Modern people always tend to look for scientific explanations in various unreasonable things. As long as she wants, she can find countless reasons for Saotome Aoi's dream.

However, there was a contradiction that she could never convince herself of.

She shook her head slightly, and finally could no longer control her emotions. She groped for her slippers on the ground with her little feet, tiptoed out of bed, and walked out of the room.

In the living room, a familiar tall figure was sitting there, quietly enjoying the dim environment without lights on, gazing sideways at the dimly lit Tokyo at night outside the window, holding a can of beer in his hand.

"…RUPA, what are you doing?"

Xiaozhi frowned slightly and sighed very lightly, but said nothing. He just poured a glass of water and sat next to the figure.

"Hmm~ I'm just thinking about something. How about you? Can't sleep either?"

RUPA tilted his head slightly, his face showing his usual gentle expression, but under the outline of the night, it seemed to have a hint of gloom.

“…I, had a dream.”

Xiaozhi lowered his head, holding the water cup in both hands, "You too, right? Rupa, that dream about Saotome Aoi..."

"Hmm~ Looks like Xiaozhi dreamed about it too."

Rupa nodded gently, his smile growing softer. "I never thought I'd have a dream like this. It's magical. Every memory node is so clear, as if I entered another world while I was asleep..."

That's why Xiaozhi felt that he couldn't deceive himself anymore.

Because it was too real, she felt as if she was watching the actual memory through her own eyes, and returned to the days when she and Rupa were still secretly working as "Red Ginger" and working part-time at Yoshinoya during the day.

They moved forward day after day, lived day after day, until they saw the performance on ordinary streets every quiet day.

There was no sense of broken dreams or wild fantasies, and the hazy, foggy feeling disappeared without a trace. She clearly remembered every detail of the "New Kawasaki" street performance.

The energetic drum beats of the passionate and lively drummer, the petite and cute yet powerful and explosive lead singer's singing that is full of emotions like a gushing outburst, and the sight of the completely unfamiliar guitarist playing on the street and singing into the microphone.

Without the dazzling colorful lights of a livehouse, without the embellishment of professional audio equipment, her emerald green eyes seemed to burst with a brilliance that surpassed neon lights. Her guitar playing was not outstanding, but with her smile and movements, it became so contagious that it was like magic.

And there is her singing. Although she is the lead singer and harmony, her clear voice has a completely different feeling compared to Jinna's. It is clean, soft, warm, and unadulterated. It is like a spring that washes away all the noise in the city. It is entangled with Jinna's powerful and explosive singing, and the energy released is almost unimaginable.

Xiaozhi had to admit that even someone like her who had very high expectations of others and herself was impressed by the band's performance.

She liked the atmosphere of the band and the singing of the two people.

During the time when she temporarily joined the band in her dream and performed on the streets with them, that real sense of joy always surrounded her heart, making her feel the long-lost pleasure of playing.

Moreover, the most important thing is not here.

Xiaozhi remained silent, enjoying the quiet of Tokyo with Rupa. Finally, as if he could no longer bear it, he stood up and took out a piece of paper and a pen from his room. With the help of the dim light that he was already accustomed to, he quickly wrote and drew on the paper.

With her amazing memory, a piece of music that was so simple that it could not be simpler, outlined with sloppy notes, appeared on paper.

She picked up the sheet of music and showed it to RUPA who was standing beside her.

"...You wrote it down."

There was a hint of unknown emotion in Rupa's expression, but Xiaozhi was also very familiar with this emotion, as if this emotion was hidden in her eyes at this moment.

This is the last part of the dream. It contains the sheet music of the new song that Saotome Aoi took out. The lyrics are also included, but Xiaozhi has not written them down yet.

Dreams may be able to form a complete story, or they may be so clear that it is difficult to distinguish between true and false. You may even dream about dreams described by others, but the only unlikely thing is to bring complex things into reality that you cannot even do in reality.

But they did it, and Xiaozhi wrote down the song with lyrics and music by Aoi.

She clearly remembered how she felt when she first heard this song. The gorgeous and unique melody and arrangement, and the lyrics whose style could be described as rebellious, did not even sound like a song that could be written by Aoi, a gentle and elegant young lady.

This is a song with a very high degree of completeness and impeccable performance in every aspect. Even people in the industry may need a certain amount of experience to complete it. Of course, what is even more rare is that its style is full of personality, and rebellion and resistance are almost written into its melody and lyrics.

Although Xiaozhi had never thought of shouting out her heart's voice, the moment she heard this song, the resonant sense of release conquered her for a moment, like an electric current passing through her mind, telling her: This song is about me.

I want to play this song and let more people hear it on stage.