A band simulator, but all girl-heavy!

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Chapter 148 Why are you still here?

The crisis is over!

The plot shown in the simulator is simply alarmist. Grandma even told Aoi during the chat that she is not yet at the point where she can't wait to inherit her business. The rich strength built up by the Saotome family is not used to put pressure on their children, but to allow them to freely and happily choose the path they want to take.

Therefore, it was actually unlikely from the beginning that grandma would force Aoi to become a professional singer.

The image of the grandmother who was always kind but intimidating without being angry and full of majesty has also changed in Aoi's mind. She has become open-minded and gentle, just like Aoi's mother, a strict but reliable parent who is worth relying on.

Of course, her open-minded side was revealed, but her strict side was not diminished either. She specifically asked Aoi about her future plans for the band, appreciated the new songs she prepared for her independent live, and gave her serious advice on the upcoming independent live.

The most important thing for the band next is not to prepare new songs, but to choose a warm-up band as soon as possible. After all, they don’t have many songs and the total performance time is not enough. They need a warm-up band that is strong enough not to overshadow the main performance but also not to make the audience lose interest to extend the performance time. Only in this way can they achieve the best independent live effect.

Because of this, the band’s selection criteria are relatively high, and it may be difficult to find someone who meets the requirements if you don’t look for them in advance.

In addition, she also specifically asked to go to Aoi's Livehouse to take a look. In name, she wanted to observe the music venues that young people like nowadays, but in fact she probably wanted to examine the people who had ended the band.

We chatted like this for a long time until my father came home from get off work. The family went to a high-end restaurant for dinner, and in the evening, at my mother's request, I performed a talent show for my grandmother. The day ended perfectly.

After washing up, Aoi put on a thin nightgown and looked at her long-lost friend who had returned to the bedroom. She felt refreshed after relaxing her tense spirit. She kicked off her slippers casually and threw herself on the soft big bed. She kicked her white feet around and sniffed the familiar smell of her own room on the bed.

After rolling back and forth on the bed for several times, Aoi finally hugged the pillow with a silly smile and thought about her business today.

Last time, the situation was urgent. She had wanted to use the simulator at night to make up for it and learn how to deal with the crisis of her grandmother. However, she fell asleep because she was too tired from playing. Not to mention competing against Live, she didn't even finish everyone's personal reply.

It's a good opportunity to advance the plot today and get the reward of this simulator as soon as possible so that I can use it in independent Live.

And the warm-up band selection...

The bands from GBC may not be easy to deal with, but Aoi actually wants to invite the bands from Mygo. We have met each other at a music festival and are of the same age. If we ask them to warm up the show, they should agree, right?

[Since the training camp started, you have been fulfilling the promise you made to Nina and taking time out every day to teach her to sing.

Although she has not received any professional basic training, she is born with a good voice suitable for singing, and her musical talent is shocking. No matter how difficult the theory and practical application are, she can master them in a very short time, and her progress can be described as rapid.

Although this short period of practice is still not enough to catch up with your ten years of accumulation, she is still very different now than before.

It was around noon one day during the training camp, and you were carefully teaching her the basics of vocalization. During the intermission, Renai seemed to be very concerned about asking you something - she really cared about the creation process of the song "Black Sheep". In her opinion, the song seemed to be tailor-made for her, to the point that every note and every word could resonate with her.

According to her understanding, only people who have experienced such a situation can write such a song, but you obviously have not had such an experience. What were you thinking when you wrote this song, and why were you able to write such a song? She wants to know the reason.

Your answer is also very simple, because when you wrote this song, you were thinking about Nina, thinking about the past, thinking about the sadness and anger she must have felt at that time. The lyrics and arrangement of this song are actually gifts you wrote to Nina and Momoka respectively. This is a work you created to understand them and feel their voices.

"Then...if I don't practice hard and become a vocalist worthy of this song, Aoi's efforts will be in vain, right?"

Your words had a profound impact on Renai, and her eyes were quite serious when she said this, revealing a certain determination.

Tip: Jing Qinrencai's favorability increased by +4, and the current favorability is 70.

[Nina needs to practice singing, and you also need guitar practice. Although you can also achieve great results through self-study, in order to cope with the upcoming confrontation with professional musicians, a good teacher is indispensable. Therefore, Momoka will become your personal guitar teacher.

She is very patient and has her own unique insights into guitar practice. She can always find various small problems in your playing. Under her guitar lessons, your progress can almost be said to be rapid. Taoxiang is also very satisfied and has praised you. If you continue to practice at such a high intensity, you will probably reach the standard of the lead vocalist in the near future.

However, high-intensity guitar practice seems to be impossible. Although everyone is living together, they all have their own places to live, so they still have to go back to tidy up their own places every once in a while. Temporarily homeless, you began to wander around among the band members in turn, and even stayed in Xiaozhi and RUPA's rental house once.

Originally, you were supposed to stay at Subaru's house and only visit other people's houses occasionally, but Momoka started needing help every few days after you took care of her that time, so you became a frequent visitor to her rental house. Every time you went, you basically helped clean and take care of a drunkard.

"I used to think having a younger sister was quite troublesome, but now I think having a capable sister isn't bad..."

A drunkard later gave you high praise for your service.

Tip: Kawahara Kimoka's favorability increased by +2, and the current favorability is 72.

[It seems that your childhood sweetheart An He Subaru also depends on you. Although she didn't take your maid declaration seriously at first, with your diligent cleaning and care, she seems to have gotten used to having your company at home. Occasionally, after finishing the training camp and going home together, you two will always clean the house together.

However, this time she seemed a little strange, and was a little absent-minded while cleaning. She pretended to be calm and asked you if you really decided to move back home after the success of the confrontation with Live.

This was only natural, because you felt that you had disturbed Subaru for too long, and anyone else would feel embarrassed to stay here for so long. You had already failed to repay this favor, and there was no reason to stay in her house after you had a place to stay.

You told her your thoughts, and of course, promised her that you would come to play with her often and help her clean up.

".Xiao Kui, are you actually unhappy living with me?"

You only heard the broom clatter to the ground, and turning back, you saw Subaru standing there motionless. His pretty face, always smiling, didn't show any trace of joking. He was so disappointed that you could almost feel the uneasiness that had become tangible.

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Chapter 149 The taste of tears.

"Eh?"

Kneeling on the bed and folding the bedding carefully, Aoi turned her head back with some confusion. Her delicate and beautiful face always maintained that light-hearted look, and her pair of emerald green eyes were clear and flawless, as clean as a crystal clear lake.

It was these eyes that seemed to dissolve all negative and dark emotions, but it was also the dreamy light displayed by these emerald eyes that, like an invisible gravity, firmly absorbed Subaru's heart.

"Subaru, what did you just say?"

A faint smile appeared on Aoi's face again, and her voice was as soft and pure as ever, as if they were just chatting about a light-hearted joke.

Subaru felt a hint of frustration, as if a rope was binding her heart, connected to an unknown heavy object, pulling her emotions down bit by bit.

She originally regretted saying such a confusing thing, regretted asking such a heavy question to Aoi, whom she regarded as her own sister... But it was obvious that Aoi did not care about the suppressed emotions she released that spread from her body like thorns.

Of course Aoi didn't care, because she was always so light and airy, like the breeze blowing across the grass and lake, like the fluffy clouds in the clear summer sky. She was the sum of all the good things in the world, a girl made up of sugar, water and happiness.

She is the sun in the sky, the author of fairy tales, so it is natural that she does not care about the dark fantasies of mortals.

"Aoi, what are you planning to do after your next live is successfully concluded?"

Subaru forced a smile on his face, and did not try to pick up the broom that fell on the ground. He just looked at Aoi calmly.

"Hmm~ If I must say, you really want to hold a celebration party, right?"

Hearing this, Aoi's smile immediately became much happier, and the tone of her voice rose slightly. "Everyone has worked so hard for me for so long, and I need to give everyone a gift of blessing. Subaru, is there anything you want?"

"Me? I want to hear what Aoi will give me."

Subaru shook his head, still smiling.

"Hmm... Subaru, since you love playing games so much, I should give you something gaming-related, right?"

Aoi tilted her head slightly, muttering thoughtfully, "But I don't really understand games~ Ah, it seems that there's no sense of surprise at all..."

so good.

How gentle, how attentive, how lovely...

But why can’t I notice it?

Subaru's hands fell down weakly, and the smile he had tried so hard to force finally collapsed, dragging her head down like an ear of wheat. Her neat bangs covered her cheeks, making it impossible to see the expression on her face.

"Aoi is moving out of my house...does this count?"

"Yeah, I guess so~ After all, I've troubled Subaru for so long... Thank you so much for taking me in. You haven't been impatient with me for all this time."

Aoi scratched her cheek sheepishly, seemingly unaware of Subaru's behavior. Her cheeks flushed red. "If the live ends successfully, I should be able to move back home. Although I can do it now... I still have to emphasize my stance."

really.

Aoi, who always showed a healing smile to everyone, had not noticed Subaru's mood changes during this period.

The sun does not notice the shadows that its light cannot reach.

Subaru couldn't help but clench his fists.

"Aoi...is it better for us to just be friends?"

Words came out of her mouth that she had never thought of, as if a stranger appeared in her body in an instant, speaking for her.

"Eh? Subaru-chan...what do you mean by that?"

Aoi didn't react at all. She just stared blankly at Subaru, who was standing there motionless, with her eyes wide open, as if trying to understand the meaning of this sentence, "Ordinary friends? Aren't Subaru and I best friends?"

Subaru did not answer her, because in the next moment, only a series of rapid footsteps dotted the ground, replacing any response.

Then, Aoi's graceful and soft body was easily pushed down like a rag doll, and fell on the soft bed. Her beige hair spread on the bed like silk. On her fair cheeks, the emerald eyes were still as clear and flawless, innocent, clean, dazed, and at a loss as she stared at the girl on top of her.

Subaru held Aoi's wrists tightly with both hands, pinning her hands to the sides of her head. Her jet-black hair fell down softly, covering Aoi's towering and heaving chest.

The girl in front of her was her playmate since childhood. She loved her like her own sister. She was the purest, kindest and most lovely girl in the world.

"Little, little Subaru...?"

At this moment, Aoi is just a helpless white rabbit, but there is still no timidity or fear in her eyes, only confusion and unreserved trust.

"If that happens, I won't attend the next Live."

Subaru frowned and stared intently into Aoi's eyes, seeming to see his own reflection in those emerald pupils.

"Eh? What? Why... And why did you suddenly grab me, Subaru-chan? If you try to tickle me, I'll get angry, okay?"

Aoi's expression gradually became a little helpless. She tentatively moved her restrained wrists, but to no avail.

"After working so hard, all I get in return is punishment... I don't want to participate in a live like this, Aoi. You're a very smart child, don't you understand what I mean?"

Subaru's expression remained almost unchanged as he stared at the girl beneath him with a burning gaze.

"During this time... I've been very happy. I've seen Aoi, whom I haven't seen for a long time, and I've lived with you and happily played music in the same band... I thought this was the best decision I've made recently, and I thought this was the happiest time of my life, but..."

"Subaru-chan..."

"Aoi is very happy with Jin Nana and Momoka every day, right? You care more about them and have been very concerned about their affairs recently. Are they more interesting than me?"

"No, no! Subaru-chan, what are you talking about... How could something like that be possible?"

"Then why did Aoi write songs for them right from the start? That song 'Black Sheep' was written for Ni Nana and Momoka, right? Such sincere lyrics, such a beautiful melody, it's like it was tailor-made for them..."

The facial expression management he had practiced for many years in the arts school had lost its effect. Subaru only felt that his eyes were wet with some heavy emotions, his nose was soaked with the smell of tears, and his voice could not stop trembling.

"Aoi has never written a song for me. We've known each other since we were very young, right? Ten years or so? But...he wrote such great songs for both of them. Aoi, little Aoi...what about me?"

Not reconciled.

Subaru recognized the name of this emotion and realized for the first time that tears did not taste salty.

It turns out that tears taste so sour...

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Chapter 150 We are here to mess things up!

[①. She cried and acted pitifully, trying to calm Subaru down.

②. Severely condemn her behavior!

③. A sincere apology.

④. Pretend to be an expert without saying anything. 】

In the still somewhat chilly night of late May, Aoi felt herself breaking out in a cold sweat.

That feeling was not caused by the temperature, but was simply a surge of emotions. It put a huge amount of pressure on her brain, and her breathing became rapid. She was so depressed that she almost couldn't breathe, and she only felt a numbness in the back of her head.

She now really felt that there was something wrong with this simulator. No matter which simulation it was, there would always be various kinds of trouble. Even after escaping to another set, it was still the same.

I was about to praise GBC for not having so many problems, but now it seems that it is too early to praise it. In fact, the plot that the simulator wants to create is always the same.

Instead of focusing on making music, or dominating the J-pop scene, they just believe everything they hear! The band's relationships have been turned into a tangle of stock market speculation, with everyone either jealous or on the verge of jealousy...

Looking at the images displayed in the simulator, Aoi couldn't help but sigh deeply.

However, if you think about it carefully... Actually, Subaru's emotional changes this time are not incomprehensible. As mentioned before, there is jealousy in friendship, and even Aoi has experienced such emotions.

Most people certainly hope that they are equally important in the hearts of their best friends. No matter who you are, there will be some selfishness. Jealousy between people is actually a very common thing.

If it were Aoi, and she had a childhood sweetheart with whom she was very close, but that childhood sweetheart acted closer to other people in front of her, she would also feel somewhat unhappy.

Furthermore, in the story, it was Aoi who approached Subaru, seeking help, and he readily provided her with a place to stay and introduced her to Momoka and the others. It was originally a very lighthearted band story, but as Aoi focused on Nina and Momoka, a sense of imbalance and jealousy naturally arose.

This simulator seems to be quite realistic, because human hearts are inherently very complicated.

But... back to this difficult question.

Aoi couldn't help but recall the Mygo simulation that inexplicably exploded, and suddenly felt a headache, and an uncontrollable feeling of anxiety surged in her heart.

Damn it, is this going to be another easy collapse this round? It shouldn't be, right? After all, this band isn't made up of a bunch of kids like Mygo, but also has reliable adults like Momoka and Rupa...

In short, try to avoid the mistakes made by Mygo simulation.

"I'm sorry... Subaru-chan, I didn't take your feelings into consideration, but you're not unimportant, Subaru-chan."

You chose to apologize to her honestly and told her about your mental journey during this period. You wrote a song for Momoka and Nina purely because you loved this band so much, the band that Subaru brought you to join. You hoped to use this method to make the band better, and you also wanted to use this song as a symbol to move to a higher stage with everyone.