A band simulator, but all girl-heavy!

In fact, she is not suitable to be the C position or leader of the team. Instead, she is more suitable to be a silent supporter and a source of positive energy for everyone, but she cannot guide everyone forward.

Perhaps she has made most of the decisions so far, but that is only driven by passion and everyone's full support. In reality, she will think about many things, feel soft-hearted, and worry about whether everyone will be tired.

She hadn't thought much about these things before, but the private conversation with Hongxia that night in Izu made her very worried.

She was worried that her impatience would really make it difficult for everyone to catch up. After all, she was a cheater with a simulator, while everyone was relying on their own strength to work hard step by step.

"I don't agree with this idea."

Liang shook his head, his expression still calm and unmoved. "What kind of place do you think a band is, Aoi?"

"A community of shared destiny...?"

Aoi tilted her head.

“It’s a nice word, but a band is essentially just a place where like-minded people come together to make music.”

Liang said slowly, "It's like a group of friends with similar interests gathered together. No matter what the reason is or what happened, the band exists to make music. If the music the band produces doesn't meet the effect and requirements they want, they have lost the essence of it."

Her golden eyes reflected Aoi's surprised expression as she continued speaking slowly.

"So, in order to prevent our band from becoming something that's just called a band in name only, I hope Aoi can speak out her heart."

Although he didn't understand what Aoi was carrying or what was bothering him, Ryo still tried his best to express his feelings.

After all, she is probably the one who understands Aoi the most in the band. People who have experienced the disbanding of a band will often be cautious about the subsequent band activities. It is precisely because they have been hurt that they are more likely to do stupid things.

If you don't speak your mind and express your concern at a time like this, it might cause problems at your next solo live.

It is not difficult to see from the fact that Aoi invited her former band members that she probably wants to resolve all this through her next independent live and completely break away from the past.

At this time, the most important thing for the band to do is to support her, care about her, and go on with her.

"I...I understand. Thank you, Liang."

Aoi nodded seriously, a bright smile on her face. "I'll explain everything to you guys later! It's about my thoughts on practicing for the next independent live!"

"Ah."

The corners of Liang's mouth rose slightly.

"...By the way, after the photo session today, could you lend me some money to go home? I forgot to bring any change, and I can't catch the train..."

……

At the same time in Toshima Ward, Wakaba Mutsu was standing by the fountain in Asukayama Park, quietly staring at a group of pigeons jumping and playing beside the fountain. She usually looked like an exquisite doll, but at this moment she looked more like a life-size beautiful statue, elegant and charming, but lacking a bit of the agility unique to a girl.

If she stayed in that daze for any longer, some ignorant bird would probably land on her shoulder and treat her as a harmless statue.

"...Gui'an, you're here really early."

However, the silence did not last long, as a series of crisp footsteps accompanied by the girl's elegant greetings rang out.

When the pigeons sensed someone approaching, they flapped their wings and flew into the air, avoiding Toyokawa Shoko who was walking slowly in front of Mu.

"Xiangzi."

Mu's expression finally changed slightly. He nodded gently at her, but did not speak any further.

She was always like this, not good at talking, and even worse at expressing her emotions, but people who knew her well could tell from her extremely subtle micro-expressions that she was in a very happy mood.

Ever since Aoi invited her to Saotome's house yesterday, she felt that her luck had finally arrived.

First, she was treated gently by Aoi and became good friends with her again. Then she received a message from Xiangzi, who made an appointment to meet in the park after school today. Those who had suspected of abandoning her came back one by one and reached out to her.

She is not an abandoned puppet, everyone still needs her. Aoi is back, Xiangzi is back, and the next one may be Su Shi...

"You know what I'm going to say, right?"

But Xiangzi's face did not have the familiar gentleness and smile of the past. Instead, his brows were still furrowed as always, as if he was always frowning and always showing indifference to others.

Looking at her like this, Mu felt a little withdrawn and embarrassed again, and just shook his head slightly.

"……band."

Xiangzi sighed, looking at his clumsy childhood sweetheart. "I've almost decided and made all the arrangements. I'll find the right people as quickly as possible and make a mainstream debut. Although I haven't really started this plan yet, I hope you can give me an answer first, okay?"

Mu fell silent.

Only then did she recall Xiangzi's current attitude and what they had mentioned before, and she suddenly felt lost. She felt a sense of disappointment in her heart and didn't know what to do.

Xiangzi probably didn't really need her...he just needed her to join the band as a guitarist.

The bitter feeling of defeat lingered in her heart, but was soon dispelled by a new emotion.

She thought back to yesterday's experience at Saotome's house, remembered Aoi's smile, and remembered her words at that time.

...Aoi once again saved her from being broken, so why couldn't she save Xiangzi who was already on the verge of breaking?

"Mu?"

Xiangzi's voice rang in his ears. Mu came back to his senses and saw Xiangzi's helpless expression. "...I didn't expect you to be so troubled. It doesn't matter——"

"Can you please promise me something first?"

Mu stared at Xiangzi calmly and interrupted her.

"what?"

Xiangzi blinked curiously.

“…ending the band’s independent live.”

Mu took a deep breath and spoke carefully, word by word.

"Come with me and see it."

170

Chapter 170 As soon as I came in, I saw Xiangzi beating the headman.

To be honest, Mu actually doesn't know what she wants. She doesn't attach as much importance to the band as Su Shi, nor does she have a weird personality like Xiangzi.

For her, the band is actually just a carrier, carrying emotions, memories, and some things that she still cannot explain. It doesn’t matter whether the band exists or not. The key is whether she is needed by others.

With the trend of the girl band era, how many student bands were formed in Tokyo alone in one day, and how many bands parted ways for various strange reasons?

Therefore, it is not the band that is important, but the people in the band, just as the performers of music itself are important, not the instruments.

She hopes to convey her thoughts to Xiangzi through today's conversation. She wants to tell Xiangzi that no matter how he denies and escapes, the memories of the past will not disappear or change. There is no need to completely cut off those beautiful memories, and there is no need to deny the happy self he once was.

However, when all this reached her lips, it turned into: "Aoi hopes you will come over."

The only response she got was Xiangzi's unusually heavy, deep breath.

Xiangzi, whose aura was as sharp as a hedgehog, seemed to be stimulated by something. His expression suddenly darkened, his nose wrinkled slightly, and his amber eyes glared sharply at Mu in front of him.

Silence filled the air between the two of them, silently replacing all sounds with silence.

"……what are you saying?"

After an unknown amount of time, Xiangzi finally let out a long sigh and said in a cold tone, "This matter doesn't seem to have anything to do with what we are discussing, right?"

"...I met Aoi."

Mu lowered his head slightly and said with a lost look.

"so what……?"

Xiangzi frowned, "Mu, you're not saying that a simple dream is worth our continued attention, are you? I don't think that band is worth my special visit."

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that she was extremely upset, and was even suppressing her emotions, letting the explosive negative energy swirl back and forth within her fragile body.

I had clearly decided to cut off all ties with the past, to lock away all those memories and emotions that never existed in the deepest part of my heart and completely forget them...

She was already trying her best not to think about these things, trying to avoid anything related to them every day.

The memories that she once treasured and the two songs she was most proud of have now become her nightmares. Even though she no longer has those clear dreams, all of this often appears in her most painful nights, forcing her to face it all again.

I had already escaped here, and even planned to form a band without any emotions that existed purely for profit, but in the end I still heard that name.

For a moment, she even had the urge to turn around and leave, escape from Asukayama Park, escape from that name.

But she failed to do so after all. She just sighed heavily again and stared at the familiar childhood sweetheart in front of her with a melancholy look. She didn't know whether he stayed because her new band needed to use Mu's background, or because she still cared about her friendship with Mu for many years.

"...I'm so sorry, Mu, can we change the subject?"

"Xiangzi..."

Mu is a very well-behaved and reassuring friend because she always listens to her friends' requests and rarely makes others feel embarrassed.

But today, for some reason, Mu shook his head in an unusual way, and a trace of sadness that even Xiangzi could not understand appeared on his inorganic, puppet-like face.

"are you angry?"

"…Didn't I say change the subject?!"

A string in her head suddenly broke. When she came to her senses, Xiangzi had already shouted this sentence excitedly. All the emotions that had been suppressed in her heart burst out like a flood, even causing her breathing to become a little rapid and her heartbeat to become violent.

Mu was frightened by her roar, and a look of helplessness appeared on his face. He stared at Xiangzi blankly without saying another word.

Seeing her like this, Xiangzi realized that he had lost his composure. He took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and looked away from Mu.

"I'm not angry... Please don't presume to speculate on other people's thoughts. I told you, it was just a dream. I won't let a dream cause me to have unnecessary emotions."

Xiangzi gently grasped his still trembling wrist and said slowly, feigning composure, "I advise you to do the same, Mu. It's all meaningless."

"...Xiangzi, it's the same now as it was then."

Mu's voice floated in low, causing Xiangzi to hold his breath involuntarily again and temporarily lose the ability to speak.

Although no one mentioned specific examples, she knew what Mu was talking about.

Suddenly, scenes from my dreams, which had happened countless times before, began to merge with my real memories, overlapping with each other: the gray rainy day, the cold, soaking uniforms, the dim recording studio, the surprised expressions of everyone...

And her heart, which was so heavy and aching at that time.

Whether it is Aoi or the former Crychic, they are both Xiangzi's Achilles' heel at the moment. Even mentioning them will make her feel extremely resistant. She now just wants to cut off all ties with all of this and not leave even the slightest trace.

"That's enough... Mu."

She almost suppressed her voice and said, "I don't care about her at all. There's no point in talking about this. If you want to go, please feel free, but there's no way I'm going to that band's performance."

She had let it all go, no longer feeling sad or angry about it. She simply stopped seeing those people, and from then on, their lives would be completely separate.

“…Xiangzi.”

A trace of obvious sadness appeared on Mu's usually calm face. As if struggling, he whispered, "...Then, I want to join Xiangzi's band."

"...Are you feeling sorry for me?"

Xiangzi frowned. In fact, after saying this, she had already planned to give up inviting Mu again, but she ended up receiving Mu's belated reply.

But if you think about it carefully, Mu has always been this kind of child...

"Forget it, I respect your choice."

Xiangzi tilted his head slightly, only glancing at Mu's dejected look from the corner of his eye. He suppressed his emotions and said calmly, "I'll let you know when I have news. Thank you for your reply."

After saying that, she didn't say anything else, but turned around and left silently, leaving Mu's thin and slender figure standing there, leaving all the silence and loneliness to Mu alone.

Like a lifeless and hopeless statue beside a fountain, she stood there for a long time, digesting the sorrow that she would have to endure alone for a long time.

171

Chapter 171 Was your simulator designed by Hidetaka Miyazaki?

The photo session that ended with the band was not very successful. Although Hongxia and Xiduo were very dedicated and chattered along the way and picked many places to take many photos, they were ultimately defeated by each other's differences of opinion and no group photo was successfully shortlisted.

Coupled with Pochi's resistance to the camera, Aoi's absent-mindedness, and Ryo's eagerness to run away, the photo session finally ended before sunset. However, Hongxia and Kita obviously did not give up. They decided to save money after their next paycheck and go to the photo studio together to shoot.

Therefore, today's group photos became the internal collection of the band members, and at Boqi's strong suggestion, they were printed out to commemorate the activities between each other.

Aoi also took this opportunity to successfully mention her own views, and mentioned in her usual lively tone that the next independent live is very important. In order for the band to do better, she hopes that everyone can strengthen their training together.

It turned out that her previous worries were meaningless. After all, no one opposed her opinion. On the contrary, everyone's attitude was very positive and they expressed their willingness to practice with Aoi until dusk.

As expected of Aoi, they were the wonderful band that could rival the 'After School Tea Party' in her heart. Their reliability was truly reassuring...

She felt so relaxed that a huge stone was lifted from her chest. Even when she got home tonight and did her homework, she was full of energy and wished that time would jump quickly to the next independent live.

She has become completely addicted to the feeling of standing on the stage. In addition, she recently felt the performance of a high-level band in the GBC simulation, so she can no longer hold back her desire to participate in the live and is eagerly looking forward to the independent live at the end of the month.

It seems that as long as I close my eyes, I can imagine the cheering audience at that time. Although the scene is not as good as the stage in the simulation, it must be full of cheers, countless eyes staring at them on the stage, and countless ears listening to the music they play.