In the music series, the male protagonist writes a self-help manual for the inner world

"Go in from this side...exit from this side." Chen Xinghua used his fingers to draw on a white paper with a simple chart marked on it, drawing up a preliminary route of entry and escape.

Hopefully, I'll never have to use it.

43.Are you Aine’s friend?

RING is a super large band mall that integrates a recording studio, coffee shop, live house and band accessories store.

For Chen Xinghua, the most important thing is that it is extremely close to the Yugaoka Girls' Academy, so close that students from the Yugaoka Girls' Academy can come to RING in the afternoon to have a cup of coffee and listen to a concert.

Because ordinary male high school students always have to find an excuse to hang around the girls' school, otherwise what if they are regarded as perverts?

If you go to RING to watch a band concert, you can also stop by Hanaoka Girls' College.

Then this is very reasonable, not just ordinary reasonable.

After recalling this basic information, Chen Xinghua took a sip of the coffee brought by the waiter.

The taste is pretty good, worthy of its price.

The waiter who had just delivered the coffee that Chen Xinghua ordered walked to the front of the counter and said to the waiter inside who was making coffee, "Lixi, your coffee-making skills have improved again, haven't they?"

“The customers are all raving about your coffee.”

Chen Xinghua placed the coffee steadily on the table, and the mobile phone screen showing the chat history with Chihaya Aine was reflected in his black pupils.

....The chat records were all about trivial things in school life, such as becoming the deskmate in front and behind a classmate called "little animal" in the class, and tripping over a garbage bag that the little animal had left on the ground, scraping his knee, and then having a penguin-patterned Band-Aid put on him by the little animal.

I also met a girl playing the piano in the band classroom.

To analyze clues from minute details. Chen Xinghua kept tapping the table with his knuckles, trying to analyze useful information from these tiny details.

But at the moment, it seems that nothing strange has happened in Hanedaoka Girls' Academy...but this is the biggest strange thing.

What the hell happened in this school? What the hell happened?! What the hell happened!!!

Chen Xinghua was a little anxious as he had not received any information for a long time.

no...

Chen Xinghua took a deep breath.

It’s not okay to be anxious or nervous. You have to stay calm.

Because anxiety and tension increase the probability of making mistakes.

"What a coincidence! Are you here to listen to the live performance too?" Chihaya Aine's voice came from behind Chen Xinghua.

"Listen to me, listen to me, today's performance of Afterglow was super super awesome."

"You must listen to this."

Chen Xinghua pressed the power off button on his phone, and the screen that originally displayed the chat history turned into glass that could only reflect the face of the girl behind it.

However, because the glass of the mobile phone is not of qualified quality, the girl's face that is reflected appears a little hollow.

“So it’s Aine.”

"I'm also in a band, so I want to listen to other bands' performances and find some inspiration."

"Just staying at home and working in isolation is not going to work."

Chen Xinghua turned to look at Chihaya Aine and found that she was now wearing her school uniform.

Have I seen this school uniform somewhere before? Chen Xinghua felt that the school uniform of the girl next to Chihaya Aine looked a little familiar, as if he had seen this school uniform somewhere before.

.....Where have I seen you before?

Chihaya Aine smiled and walked to the side of Chen Xinghua's seat, then said, "It's okay to sit here."

Chen Xinghua nodded and said with a smile: "It's okay. I'm sitting here alone and have a lot of free time. It would be great if someone could chat with me."

At this moment, he finally remembered where he had seen this style of school uniform before, on Xiangzi.

Xiangzi's school uniform is also of this style.

I'll find a chance to talk to Xiangzi later and see if I can get any information from her about the anomalies at Yugaoka Girls' Academy.

....Having said that, I have to think of a reason to find something for Xiangzi to do, so that I can have an excuse to give her the money in the name of salary.

Chihaya Aine pulled out an empty chair, sat on it, and waved to the waiter holding a plate.

"Give me a cup of black tea."

Although this was Chihaya Aine's first time visiting this cafe, she had been to this cafe many times.

So she could order what she wanted to drink without even looking at the menu.

Chen Xinghua took a sip of the coffee that had a lot of milk and sugar added to it to cover up the originally bitter taste.

"By the way, Aine, have you figured out how to form a band?"

Chihaya Aine shrugged her shoulders and turned her head away, not daring to meet Chen Xinghua's eyes.

"Ah this...ah this."

Forming a band...Do you still want to form a band?

Chihaya Aion thought about the reason why she wanted to form a band... It was because everyone around her was playing in a band, so she wanted to play in a band too in order to stand out.

Then why not form a band?

Lights....Why on earth did you choose that scheming bassist.

Could it be that the extra person is me?

Chihaya Aion recalled the memories of "Chihaya Aion". The lead singer, drummer and bassist in the band "Chihaya Aion" were all members of the scheming bassist's original band "CRYCHIC".

They just separated because their original band suddenly disbanded.

In other words, Chihaya Aine is not needed...Chihaya Aine lowered her head, trying to hide her increasingly depressed expression.

All they need is to revive the disbanded band instead of forming a new one.

Seeing that Chihaya Aine was very troubled, Chen Xinghua began to persuade her.

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. High school students form a band just for fun."

Chihaya Aine was probably worried about not being able to find all the band members.

After all, it is really hard to find people who practice drums and bass in high school.

Among the ten high school students playing in the band, 0.5 of them are playing bass and 0.25 are playing drums.

"There's no need to find a drummer, bassist, and other members like a normal band."

Chen Xinghua looked at Chihaya Aine with a firm tone.

“When you play music, you have to have fun.”

"If that doesn't work, we can just have two guitarists. One can be the lead guitarist, and the other can play rhythm guitar. That's how we can form a two-person band."

"Drummers and bassists are particularly hard to find, but guitarists are not hard at all. Nine out of ten high school students who play in bands play guitar."

Chihaya Aine leaned her elbows on the table and supported her cheeks with her palms.

"Like my favorite group, Sumi? A lead guitarist and a rhythm guitarist, but two people probably can't be considered a band."

"...It can only be considered a combination at best?"

Chihaya Aine leaned her head weakly on the table.

Chen Xinghua patted his knees, his face showing an indifferent look.

"Who cares? Just be happy."

"We're not a commercial band. We can do whatever makes us happy. We can play however we like and however we want."

"If you say two people are a band, then they are a band... no one is paying you anyway, right?"

He took another sip of his coffee.

"It's delicious. Next time I come, I'll order this."

....But Chen Xinghua's black eyes caught the figure of a girl with short gray hair. She walked quietly behind Chihaya Aine.

He stood behind Chihaya Aine with a calm expression like a ninja.

Is she Aine's friend?

44. I’m here to find Aine

"Sir, the black tea you ordered is here."

The waiter placed a cup of black tea in front of Chihaya Aine.

Chihaya Aine immediately picked up the still steaming black tea and drank it in big gulps.

"Delicious."

Still a familiar taste.

"Actually, I've already found the band members."

....but didn't find a band of his own.

"Lead guitarist, lead singer, bassist, and drummer."

Chihaya Aion thought that if she followed the experience of "Chihaya Aion", it would be easy to find the members for the band.

Because "Chihaya Aine" formed a band very smoothly...but this band is just a vehicle for them to revive the band "CRYCHIC".

Once "CRYCHIC" is resurrected, the carrier will have to complete its historical mission as soon as possible and be thrown into the trash.

"Congratulations." Chen Xinghua clapped his hands a few times.

What are you congratulating me for...Chihaya Aine felt a little down.

The band she could easily form didn't need her at all.

I am so vain...I should have said at this moment that I haven't found any band members yet.

But why did you say that you have found the band members?

Is it because I don’t want to lose face in front of him?

Chihaya Aine is vain. Chihaya Aine criticizes herself in her heart.

.....I can't refute it.

Chihaya Aine was unable to refute her own words.

"Actually, we haven't formed the group yet. We haven't found any band members yet."

Chen Xinghua smiled and then spoke to comfort her, "It's okay, Aiyin. As for bands... just try your best to leave no regrets. This isn't a commercial band."

Then he drank the coffee in one gulp and turned to the waitress beside him.

"Another cup of coffee."

Then Chen Xinghua shifted his gaze back to Chihaya Aine.

"Speaking of which, Aine, have you encountered any strange things at school?"

Strange things may be related to love events.

Then Chen Xinghua turned to Chihaya Aine and said, "It's like the compilation of supernatural events that every school has."

Chihaya Aine held her cheek against her chest and thought seriously.

"No... maybe it's because no one is interested in spreading ghost stories anymore."

Aren’t so-called paranormal events just made-up ghost stories? That’s what Chihaya Aine thinks.

There have never been any ghosts or spirits in this world. They are all made up by others to scare people.

"Aside from the paranormal, does the student union's exceptional power count as a strange thing?"

It's strange. In Chihaya Aine's memory, is the power of the student council of Haneigaoka Academy that great? Chihaya Aine is particularly strange.

Then she discovered that Chihaya Aine, who was devoted to the band, didn't care about the student union affairs.

I was the president of the student union when I was in junior high school, so why do I know nothing about student union affairs when I reach high school... Alas.