The goal of life is to break up all couples

【Eyes trembling】

I am alone in this world

In the fading spring

【Every year I feel only coldness】

This is... "Haruhi Shadow"?!

Songzhi Zi was frozen in place, his entire body being restrained.

My mind went blank and I almost forgot how to breathe.

No...that's not right?! Wait?

Why is it Kasuga Shadow?!

How is this going?

Is Toyokawa Shoko here?!

Matsueda Azusa subconsciously looked around, his empty eyes sweeping over all the audience members below the stage, but he did not find the person he imagined.

He's obviously not here, so why...?!

In stark contrast to Matsueda Azusa, whose mind was blank, Shiina Riki finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Takamatsu Touma's singing. While Takamatsu Touma was still able to continue singing, he waved his drumsticks at Hachiman Kairin, and immediately began to play along with Touma's rhythm.

Hachiman Kailing noticed Shiina Ritsu's reaction at a glance. She looked at Ritsu's instructions helplessly, glanced at Matsueda Azusa who was frozen in place, and sighed deeply.

Lixi, Lixi...what's wrong with you...you are confused.

But there was no other way. Since Shiina Ritsuki asked for it, Hachiman Kailing could only follow the instructions and start playing.

Meanwhile, Nagasaki Suzuya's mind was in a tangle. She looked at Matsueda Azusa, hesitant: Should she play? Or not? But everyone else had already taken action...but this was Kasuga Kage?! What should she do? Matsueda Azusa definitely didn't want to play this piece, and what if Xiaoxiang found out...

As the music gradually became louder, Matsueda Azusa subconsciously plucked the strings of the zither.

He had practiced this piece countless times, and even though his mind was completely blank now, he could still play it completely relying on muscle memory alone.

But his brain was completely unable to think about anything else at this moment. The only thing left in his mind was a question...

Why play Kasuga Shadow? ! ! !

"Well... it's over."

Yamada Ryo bit off the grass in his mouth and shook his head. "With Matsueda's cowardly personality towards people he cares about, they could have parted ways amicably. Now, I'm afraid it's going to end badly."

"Eh? Why do you say that?"

Hong Xia looked bewildered. "Isn't this song pretty good? Although we did make two mistakes at the beginning, we changed the song in time and are back on track. This performance is pretty good."

"Hongxia, you're right. It's not the same song, that's the point."

Yamada Ryo turned and walked backstage: "I have to make some preparations first. After they leave the stage, Matsueda will definitely come to find me."

Looking at Yamada Ryo's leaving back, Hongxia and Goto Ichiri looked at each other in confusion.

62

Chapter 62 Please let me forget all this.

As Kasuga Shadow's song ended, the Crychic members left the stage one after another.

In the dark backstage, the next band members to take the stage passed by, leaving everyone in Crychic with their own thoughts.

Shiina Riki took a short breath and then excitedly said to Takamatsu Deng, "That was great, Deng! Although there were some minor mistakes at the beginning, you performed very well afterwards! This Live was a success!"

Hachiman Hailing, who had been silent nearby, was speechless upon hearing Riki's words and shook her head helplessly. This was no small mistake. In a sense, it was the most crucial and important mistake.

If we only talk about the live performance, the effect presented on this stage may indeed be considered a success, but for the band... it can only be called a failure.

"……Why……"

Nagasaki Suyo cautiously glanced at the edge, hiding herself in the shadows, and the expressionless Matsueda Azusa felt extremely panicked. She was very sensitive to the bombing of the group, and a strong sense of foreboding suddenly surged in her heart. She couldn't help but shout at Shiina Riki and Takamatsu Deng: "Why are you playing Kasuga Kage!!"

After being praised by Shiina Riki, Takamatsu Deng was smiling happily, but she didn't expect to be suddenly accused by Nagasaki Suyo the next second. She looked at Nagasaki Suyo who suddenly exploded in confusion, completely confused about what was going on.

Shiina Riki frowned without hesitation after being yelled at by Nagasaki Motoyo. He looked at Nagasaki Motoyo in confusion, and his tone was also very aggressive: "Huh? I don't understand. It's played, so what are you angry about?"

Nagasaki Suyo clenched her fists, her whole body trembling: "What am I angry about? Do you really not understand? You are such a clueless guy! Shiina Riki! What on earth do you...what on earth do you think of Matsueda Azusa?!"

"?!"

The moment Shiina Riki heard this, her pupils shrank sharply—Azusa?! Oh no! How could she have forgotten Matsueda Azusa?

No, wait...?! Indeed, I haven't heard anything from Matsueda Azusa since just now, and I don't even seem to see him...?

It wasn't until then that she realized the problem... The piece they had originally planned to play was "In," so why was it suddenly changed to "Spring Shadow"? They were supposed to be playing "In," the piece they had created together.

It was as if a piece of his heart was suddenly missing. Shiina Riki panicked and looked around subconsciously, but he couldn't find any trace of Matsueda Azusa.

"Azusa... Where did Azusa go?!"

Shiina Riki was in an indescribable panic. He felt a stiffness and numbness spread throughout his body. He stumbled forward and grabbed Nagasaki Suyo's shoulders tightly: "Why isn't Azusa here? You saw it, right? Where did he go?!"

Nagasaki Suyo frowned, unable to maintain the gentle clasping sound she usually made. She suddenly shook off Shiina Riki's hand that was holding her, "You finally remember it now! What were you doing before?! And... what's the point of asking me? Don't you know..."

She didn't continue talking, but just bit her fingers in confusion, her mind in a mess: If this goes on, maybe Songzhi Zi will really leave Crychic like Xiaoxiang... This kind of thing must not be allowed!

However, Matsueda Azusa had already been disapproving of Nagasaki Suyo's return to Crychic, and if she tried to persuade him, it would probably only have the opposite effect. Now, the situation had to be resolved by Shiina Riki, who had the closest relationship with him.

But the problem is that this clueless guy Shiina Riki has no idea of ​​the seriousness of the problem! If she had taken action earlier and realized the problem earlier, things wouldn't have developed to this point.

Nagasaki Suyo had had enough of this feeling of knowing everything was headed for a complete collapse, yet feeling powerless to do anything about it! She was surrounded by idiots who could grasp happiness with their bare hands, yet couldn't grasp it, watching it slip away. If it were her turn, this would definitely not be the outcome.

Hachiman Kailing sighed softly and stepped forward to support the shaky Shiina Ritsuki: "Ritsuki, calm down. Matsueda Azusa...maybe he also needs to calm down alone. Since he didn't choose to argue with everyone here, it means he doesn't want the situation to become awkward..."

"No, no! I didn't expect this..."

Shiina Riki felt his head buzzing, and the whole world was spinning. A premonition that he was about to lose something loomed in his heart: "No, I can't do this... I, I have to find Azusa, I have to explain everything to him face to face... I, I..."

Takamatsu Deng looked at the band members who had suddenly fallen into chaos in bewilderment. He lowered his head dejectedly, clenching his notebook in both hands. "Did I... did something wrong again? I messed up everything again... Am I still... unable to become human?"

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Matsueda Azusa hurriedly left the backstage, looking like she was running away.

He had to get away from here now. He was afraid that if he stayed backstage, around the other members of Crychic, he wouldn't be able to control his emotions. If that happened, he would definitely explode with everyone, and the scene would definitely be very ugly.

"Hey, Songzhi."

Just then, a familiar voice came.

Yamada Ryo had already been waiting at the end of the corridor, standing tall and proud: "You look... really embarrassed."

"Liang Senbei..."

Matsueda Azusa smiled bitterly. "How could it turn out like this... I thought I was ready to end it all, but I still can't accept such an ugly ending... My last performance with this band, and even the last trace of me has been erased... Isn't it ridiculous?"

"Yeah... indeed."

Yamada Ryo nodded seriously, but then changed the subject: "However, although this is your last performance with this band, it may not be your last performance today."

"what?"

Matsueda Azusa looked up at Yamada Ryo blankly.

"I asked the store manager for time to play one song."

Yamada Ryo snapped his fingers. "After the last band finishes playing, you can go on stage again and play another song. We're announcing this as a little Easter egg."

Matsueda Azusa looked at Yamada Ryo in surprise. She didn't expect that she could do such a thing - no, she actually anticipated such an outcome in advance and took remedial measures?

"Don't just stand there like an idiot. Are you going to run away like this, or go on stage and perform one last song? Make your choice now."

Yamada Ryo crossed his arms and raised his eyebrows: "I can help you with the accompaniment - by the way, I'm not just asking for money."

"Okay...I'll be on stage."

Songzhi Zi's frown relaxed, and he exhaled deeply: "Liang Senbei, please, please let me... forget all this."

"I knew you would make the right choice."

Yamada Ryo turned around and said: "Let's go, the rehearsal room is ready. Is it the song "In" that you wrote last time that you are going to play? Give me the music score, we still have time to practice and hone it a few more times."

Matsueda Azusa quickly caught up with Yamada Ryo and shook his head. "No... I have a new song that I think might be more suitable for the current situation. It's only half-finished, though, and there's no sheet music yet... Is that okay?"

Yamada Ryo looked at Matsueda Azusa with interest. "A new song so soon? Pain is indeed the source of creativity... It's just that I don't have the music, right? It's simple. Just trust my ability. But don't forget to increase the reward."

"...I agreed to your previous request."

Songzhi Zi spoke slowly.

Yamada Ryo showed a surprised look: "You want to join us to end the band?"

"Do not……"

Songzhi Zi shook his head: "What I mean is, I promised to write a song for you, after this. A song specifically for you."

Although I didn't agree to join the ending band, but... this is not bad either.

Yamada Ryo's lips curled up slightly: "Okay, I'm looking forward to it."

63

Chapter 63: Planting fruit but getting no results.

After Crychic's performance, Yumiko Miura went backstage to look for Azusa Matsueda.

But Matsueda Azusa was nowhere to be found, and all he saw was the Crychic people in a mess.

Takamatsu Deng wanted to run away with his notebook in his arms, but Miura Yumiko stopped him with her arm.

"What are you doing?"

Yumiko Miura felt that these people were simply incomprehensible. It turned out that people who were involved in music were not normal.

She casually carried the startled Gao Songdeng to the others and asked directly, "Where's Songzhi Azusa? Why can't I see him?"

She thought to herself: Looking at the way these people are acting, has Songzhi Zi already parted ways with them and left? No, then Songzhi Zi just left me here and walked away? That's not possible, is it?

Shiina Riki subconsciously and carefully supported Takamatsu Deng, turned to look at the uninvited guest, Miura Yumiko, and asked hurriedly: "Are you looking for Azusa too? I...we're looking for him too! Do you know where he might have gone?"

"Huh? No, sister. Why would I come here if I knew that?"

Miura Yumiko was speechless. "Didn't you hear me asking you why Matsueda Azusa wasn't here? It was obvious that I was looking for him too."

These words sounded as if they were spoken by someone possessed by Matsueda Azusa. Yumiko Miura had been with Matsueda Azusa for a long time, and although she didn't learn anything else, she did learn foul language and aggressiveness in college.

Hearing Miura Yumiko's impulsive words, Shiina Riki frowned and opened his mouth as if he wanted to refute something, but was interrupted by Nagasaki Suyo who was standing beside him.

Nagasaki Motoyo could tell at a glance that with Shiina Riki's temper, he would probably argue with the other party, but now was not the time to do such a thing!

She quickly put on a gentle expression and explained, "Well, just now, our band was leaving the stage together, and we had a small argument... but when we turned around, we realized Matsueda-kun was missing, and we're looking for him too. Since you're also looking for Matsueda-kun, why don't we join forces?"

"forget it."

Miura Yumiko curled her lips and said bluntly, "He sneaked away at this time, obviously he doesn't want to be with you. What's the point of looking for him? Besides, he's about to leave the group, so why are you still looking for him?"

"Clam?!!"

Shiina Riki's eyes widened, and his body moved faster than his brain, instantly rushing in front of Miura Yumiko: "What did you say?! Quitting the band?! Who told you that! Azusa... How could Azusa quit the band?! Impossible, Azusa clearly told me that he wanted to be in a band for life!"

Nagasaki Suyo immediately lost control of her body when she heard the word "quit the team." Her legs went limp as if struck by lightning. If she hadn't been holding onto the handrail beside her, she would have almost fallen to her knees. "Quit...Quit the team? Are you kidding me? ...I just, I just returned to Crychic?"

After being caught, Gao Songdeng immediately turned into an autistic little lamp, squatted down, and buried his head deeply in his legs: "It's really my fault... I am the mistake that shouldn't exist in the band... Xiangzi left because of me, Songzhi left because of me... The band is the most painful..."

"Uh... ah?"

Yumiko Miura made the expression of an elderly person on the subway checking their phone: "It's like you guys don't know yet... Did I say something wrong?"

She was sweating profusely. Hadn't Matsueda Azusa said earlier that it was just a minor ideological conflict? Hadn't they said they would disband peacefully? Why did this group act completely clueless?

This group of women gave her a terrifying feeling. Yumiko Miura couldn't help but take two steps back. She was really afraid that a mentally ill guy would suddenly pull out a knife and kill her.

Wouldn't that be bad luck to grandma's house?

Where on earth did BYD Songzhi Zi go? Why was she left with this mess?

Hachiman Kailing took a deep breath. She was the only one in Crychic who could remain calm.

She slowly spoke, "Everyone, don't worry. You all know Matsueda Azusa. He's not the type to abandon everyone and go off on his own. If he wanted to leave Crychic, he would have explained everything to us instead of just disappearing. Maybe he needs to calm down and figure out what he wants."

When Shiina Riki heard what Hachiman Kailing said, it was like he had grabbed the last straw: "Yes! Kailing, you are right, Azusa would not just abandon me... and us without saying a word. He should still be in this livehouse now... I will wait for him to come back, I want to explain everything to him..."