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

The homebody who doesn't do much exercise like me can probably only use both hands to carry the instrument case, and she can only carry it for five minutes.

"Well, at that time I was the student council president of junior high school. I organized a student council band for the graduation party...but they only played once."

Chihaya Aine dug out the memories that she had previously buried deep in her mind.

Then it disbanded, and I made up my mind to study in the UK, and then I deserted and came back.

But the past is the past...the key is to hold on to what you have now.

"Student Union President, that's amazing! I can only be a group leader at best."

Chen Xinghua spoke in a disjointed manner.

"Is it amazing?"

The corners of Chihaya Aine's mouth lifted up at an almost insignificant angle without her even noticing.

"It's just the junior high student council president, nothing special."

The student council president of Yugaoka is truly remarkable.

There are rumors that she can even decide the number of university admissions, but this must be false.

Only student councils that appear in anime have such great power.

This is reality, not the second dimension.

"But there's a big difference between a graduation party and a school festival."

Chen Xinghua complained.

Chihaya Aine walked to the front with a girlish pace, looked back at the person following her, and waved to him.

"They're all pretty much the same. The difference isn't as big as between a campus festival and a live performance."

Looking at Chihaya Aine, whose body was filled with joy, Chen Xinghua thought for a moment, then said seriously: "Speaking of Live, Aine, do you feel happy playing in a band?"

Chihaya Aine's body suddenly froze. What did he mean by that? How should I answer him? Should I say that playing in a band is better when it's fun, or that playing in a band is better when it's unpleasant?

"Don't do anything that makes you unhappy. You won't get paid anyway."

Chen Xinghua looked at Chihaya Aine's back with a very serious tone.

"Shiina is very strict, isn't she?"

For people who do serious work, Shiina Riki's stressful personality may be acceptable.

But Aine only plays in a band for the purpose of being in the spotlight... She only plays entertainment game modes like ARAM, and at most, she plays easy matches like the ladder.

If you want to put pressure on Aine with the same attitude as playing e-sports...it would be better for Aine to quit as soon as possible.

Ultimately, Aiyin formed a band to show off, not to compete in professional competitions.

"When I was in the practice room, I heard Shiina complain more than once that Suye's bass skills were not as good as before, and complained about why Lenai had been so elusive before."

Chen Xinghua walked forward confidently, following Chihaya Aine's shadow.

He felt that his plan to save Deng's band by creating a relaxed atmosphere was likely to fail because neither Nagasaki Motoyo nor Shiina Riki would buy it.

Although Nagasaki Suyo seems gentle, she has no intention of integrating into this new team.

As for Tatsuki Shiina, it seems that because she had been suppressed by her sister for a long time and felt inferior, she seemed to be putting her desires on this band.

Even if it means putting pressure on yourself and others, you must achieve considerable success.

But the more she does this, the more likely she is to fail.

A hint of gloom flashed across Chen Xinghua's black pupils.

After all, you can't eat hot tofu if you are impatient. Can someone like her who exhausts herself in arranging music succeed?

It’s a blessing as long as you don’t ruin your body.

Speaking of which, Shiina has put pressure on me, pressured Motoyo, pressured Aine, and pressured Rakuna, but she has never put pressure on Deng.

On the contrary, she had a rather inexplicable admiration for the lamp.

"Lixi did this for the band."

Chihaya Aine explained.

"That's why I asked you if you enjoyed playing in a band."

Chen Xinghua continued, "Playing recreational games and playing professional games are two completely different concepts."

He knew that the band's most immediate source of pressure came from not knowing when the live performance would take place.

If there hadn't been that Live, even if Shiina wanted to put pressure on people, she wouldn't have repeatedly used her musical skills to put pressure on people like she does now.

Although Su Shi doesn't really want to make close friends with others, at least she does a good job on the surface. At least she doesn't expose the thorns in her heart like Shiina does.

It’s not bad to be a superficial friend…isn’t that what life is like?

There are only one or two friends worth making close friends, but you can have many superficial friends, a dozen or even dozens. What difference does it make to add another Nagasaki Suyo?

If this band, which might be on the way to its next live performance, could be transformed into a tea club and band, it might have less pressure and last longer.

Although this might make Shiina furious.

Happy? Sad? Chihaya Aine pondered this question silently in her heart. Since joining Deng's band, she seemed to have never been happy.

It's the same whether you look at it from the perspective of "Chihaya Aine" or from Chihaya Aine's perspective.

In Chihaya Aion's memory, Chihaya Aion has always been pressured by Shiina Tatsuki, who said that she played the guitar too badly.

After finally mastering the guitar, Shiina Riki, who had been under pressure, ran away because he couldn't compose a good song.

After much difficulty in getting Shiina Riki back and organizing a live performance, "CRYCHIC" came back and optimized her out.

In Chihaya Aine's impression, she saw that this band was full of pressure, pressure, and countless pressures.

Besides, what could be more torturous than knowing in advance that you are doomed to fail?

Chihaya Aine knows very well that after overcoming these pressures, she will not be greeted with a bright future, but only an optimized future.

112

Chapter 112 The meaning of friends.

After being optimized out, the original "CRYCHIC" members including Deng did not even maintain the most basic friendship with "Chihaya Aine".

But Deng and I agreed that we must be the lost child... Wait, did Deng and I agree on such a thing?

Chihaya Aine stood there, her face deeply twisted, as if she was thinking extremely seriously.

...This is the memory of "Chihaya Aine". She and Deng once made a promise in the aquarium to be lost children for the rest of their lives.

Chihaya Aion understood this in an instant, and she almost confused Chihaya Aion's memories with the memories of "Chihaya Aion".

…But I don’t want to get lost anymore.

Looking at Chihaya Aine who was lost in thought, Chen Xinghua stood where he was, quietly waiting for her to think of an answer that would satisfy her.

If Aine wanted to quit the band, the lights might explode, and it might even cause the other members of the band to explode as well.

But if Aine decides to quit the band, even if she is chained to the band, will it lead to a good outcome?

How can a band that gets people but cannot win their hearts be called a band? It might as well change its name to a prison called "band".

A forced melon can’t be sweet, right?

Besides, if they want to force it, why not make the band's atmosphere more relaxed first, even if it's just to make it a high school club band where they spend more time at tea parties than practicing?

Anyway, they are all tied up with iron chains, so it doesn't look like they can be used for practice.

Why not try to lighten up the band's atmosphere first, and it's not illegal.

"Are you having fun playing in a band?"

Chen Xinghua looked up at the setting sun in the sky and asked, "Happy or unhappy?"

In Chen Xinghua's opinion, Shiina Riki's pursuit is almost completely contrary to Chihaya Aine's goal.

Playing recreational games and playing professional games are two completely different concepts.

Haven’t you seen that many children who like to play games, after entering an e-sports school, almost cry and shout to get out of the school.

Chihaya Aine knew what Chen Xinghua meant when he asked, "Are you happy playing in a band?"

He saw that I wasn't happy playing in the band...was it that obvious? I thought I faked it pretty well, and I was actually playing guitar well during practice.

Except for occasionally trying to sneak up on Xinghua and slack off with him during breaks in practice, and then being scolded by Lixi and sent back to his original position.

Then, while Lixi was focusing his attention on Deng, he secretly approached Xinghua and discussed with him what new songs Sumimi had released recently and what new videos the blogger Miaomeng had released.

...super obvious.

After recalling her previous slacking off, Chihaya Aine suddenly realized this problem.

So as long as I tell them that I am not happy at all playing in a band, Xinghua will definitely support my choice.

but……

"But will that harm the lamp?"

But Deng is definitely going to abandon me, so why would I say that? Chihaya Aine was surprised at her own answer.

Is there a big difference between being optimized out and being optimized out actively?

"What Deng wants is to form a band for life. The focus is on the life, not the band."

Chen Xinghua explained, "This 'band' can be replaced with a board game club, a CS club, or anything else."

He also felt that there was something wrong with Deng's values. She seemed to be unable to distinguish between a band and friends, and completely confused the two concepts together.

She even unconsciously confused the nature of a professional band with a high school band that everyone got together to play.

If you want to form a professional band, you should kick out guitarists like Aiyin who are not good at guitar and want to slack off as soon as possible, and replace them with a more qualified guitarist.

In this way, Deng's band gained a qualified guitarist.

And Aine was also liberated.

It’s the best of both worlds, isn’t it?

If you want to be a high school band where everyone gets together to play, don't let "Live" be like a sword of Damocles hanging over everyone's head, putting too much pressure on the band members.

But the band of lights is stuck in this position, neither up nor down.

They didn't want Aiyin, who was a very unqualified professional guitarist, to quit, nor did they want to reduce the pressure on everyone.

A band that has no clear positioning and has huge conflicts among its members can only have a miserable ending.

If you can save them, do it. If you can’t, plan a retreat in advance.

"After you quit the band, can't you just continue to be friends with her?"

"Deng now wants to form a lifelong band simply because she feels that if they can't form a band, they can no longer be friends."

Chen Xinghua expressed his thoughts, "That's why I desperately want to form a band for life."

"Then why not just prove to her with your actions that even if we can't form a band, we can still be friends?"

Chihaya Aine pursed her lips and felt that what Chen Xinghua said made sense.

Deng really thought so, otherwise why would Deng choose to optimize out "Chihaya Aion" and "Kaname Rana" in the memory of "Chihaya Aion".

Obviously their band’s first live performance was super perfect.

"Well...if the light is willing."

As long as she is willing to be friends with me after I quit the band, of course I will be willing to be friends with her.

...if she wants to.

Chen Xinghua nodded. He wanted to find a way out for Deng and Ain in advance.

...Perhaps I should correct Deng's somewhat distorted view of friendship. Friendship does not necessarily require a band to maintain it.

This kind of thing is very easy to correct because Deng is a human being with normal IQ, not a penguin with a single-minded mind.

As long as you continue to be friends with her after the band ends, she will naturally understand that friendship between friends does not necessarily require a band.

"Um, Aine, what do you think of Sumimi's song?"

As a high school student, there are superhuman guitar vocalists like Triangle Chuhua who made a perfect debut in their first year of high school.