Zongman: Dream with me

At night, at Kasugano's house, the soothing and melodious music was still playing, but this time the performer was Mu You.

"How is it?" After the song ended, Mu You looked at Shiina Mashiro who had an expressionless face.

"Different."

"Of course. Everyone has a different understanding of the same song, just like Mashiro's Violet is prettier than mine."

After taking a shower, Mu You did not tell a story directly, but played "You" at Qiong's request.

"Different colors?"

"Sometimes, even if the color is the same, different people will have different feelings. Because each person's own color is different, so the color they see will become different."

"So complicated."

“Well, that’s true, now let’s tell the story.

Everything started in June of Showa 58..."

What is the plot of "Higurashi When They Cry"?

Player Rika Furude played a game called Higurashi When They Cry. The background of this game is set in Hinamizawa Village. NPCs include Reina, Madoka, Keiichi, Satoko, etc. The task is to unite with the NPCs to defeat the villain Takano Sanyo before June 58, Showa 6, save Hinamizawa, and realize the happy ending.

Mu You first learned the song, and then borrowed resources from her senior sister with full expectations, thinking that she was watching a healing daily show, but was scared by the ketchup in the first episode.

Now, when Xianqiong and Mashiro were telling the story, although he tried his best to ignore the bloody scenes, Mashiro still hid in his arms shortly after the beginning before continuing to listen.

The questions posed by Guiyin, Mianliu, Chongsha, and Xiakui, and the solutions to them by Muming, Zuimie, Jiesha, and Jiebei, as well as the nearly one hundred years of reincarnation suffering in the parallel world and Furuto Rika, are all narrated by Mu You.

"Are you sure this is the tune for this story?"

Kasugano Sora looked at Mu You with a complicated expression. Why would such a song match such a story?

This is not healing at all!

"I know your doubts, but don't ask me. I'm just a storyteller."

"..."

"At least it's a happy ending, isn't it?"

"You're a pervert!" Mashiro complained in Mu You's arms.

"That's not up to me."

Qiong looked at the happy smile on someone's face and thought to herself, this is clearly your bad taste.

"Then Yuu, can you help me draw a picture?"

"What painting?"

"Their portraits."

"...Mashiro, I don't think this is a good idea."

"I just want to get to know them."

"How about we try it together?"

Shiina Mashiro thought for a moment and nodded.

They got down to work right away. Mashiro and Muyou each picked up a drawing tablet and started their own creations, while Qiong was playing with her mobile phone on the other side.

Hinamizawa? No.

The dam construction incident in 58? Well, there is indeed a related news item:

The construction project of the Yumuyi Dam in Baichuan Village aroused strong opposition from local residents because it would flood 230 local households and require the relocation of at least 1200 residents.

In 1953, residents formed the "Mimoi Dam Absolute Opposition Alliance" and engaged in protracted negotiations with the developer. Tatsunosuke Takasaki, then the first president of the power development company, and Yoshiyuki Wakayama, the group's secretary, negotiated tirelessly, ultimately convincing the residents. After nearly six years of negotiations over compensation, the group finally disbanded on November 6, 1959.

In addition, Qiong also searched for some people's names, but found nothing.

So there is no place called Hinamizawa in this world, and Mu You really just told a story?

Somehow, Qiong felt inexplicably relieved.

Turning around, I looked at Mashiro who was drawing seriously. It should be fictional, otherwise Yu should have given the character design himself as usual instead of letting Mashiro express himself freely.

After a while, both of them finished their paintings.

Mashiro's Rika Furude looks a little thin and seems to have a cold personality. Her eyes, which are half covered with her left hand, are filled with an extremely firm gaze, just like a true warrior.

In comparison, Mu You's painting style has a feeling of old-fashioned anime, with big eyes, thick bangs, and a cute boy looking out of the picture, gentle and calm.

More importantly, Mu You's pear blossoms look smaller than Mashiro's, in every sense of the word.

"Ah, what a difference."

"This is normal, don't take it too seriously."

But Mashiro was still a little discouraged. Qiong hesitated for a moment, then quietly came to Mashiro's ear and whispered a few words.

Mashiro was stunned at first, then compared the two pictures carefully.

"You, pervert!"

"Hey, please stop making personal attacks." You looked at Qiong speechlessly, feeling that the other person had just said something bad about him.

Qiong curled her lips. Isn’t it You’s fault?

From Hirasawa Yui to Kotobuki Tsumugi, and to the recent Tsurumi Rumi, she already had a general impression of her brother's hobbies. No wonder he rejected Haruno.

Perverted loli*!

"continue."

"it is good."

Muyou and Mashiro once again immersed themselves in painting the next character, while Qiong sat back down at the piano.

The Rika Furude in Mu You's painting looks like an ordinary girl next door, and just like the song "You", she is completely inconsistent with the whole horror and suspense story. If Mu You hadn't told her, she would never have believed it.

Qiong closed her eyes, her expression neither happy nor sad. Her slender fingers were dancing on the black and white piano keys again. Her hair was casually draped behind her, dancing left and right with her body.

She was trying, trying to feel what kind of mood Mu You would be in when he played such a piece of music, after she listened to the story behind the music, saw the emotions conveyed in Mu You's paintings, and even after she heard him play it again with his own hands.

What was he thinking about while he was playing?

Mashiro said that Yuu's color is different from hers, and the colors will be different when they play the same song.

"Gold, a warm color, is like telling a story..."

This is Mu You's playing style. He never cares whether there is an audience or not. He always just pleases himself, whether he plays himself or gives the music score to others.

Sometimes he cherishes it very much, but sometimes he doesn't seem to care that much.

In the video sent by You, Qiong was very sure that she had heard this song in Wandering Music before, with the same melody, the same lyrics, and even the same voice.

It's just that the guitarist seemed to perform better this time.

Qiong didn't think Mu You would lie, but she knew that the other party must not have told the whole story!

So she had to carefully test the information, collect evidence, and then take the enemy by surprise, hold him accountable, and finally eat him up when he was off guard!

This is Qiong's goal.

Ending the band's performance counts as one; the story of Ying and Yin also counts, but I'm afraid Mu You will deny it by saying that he has lost his memory.

So it would be best if a protagonist who was originally in Mu You’s story suddenly jumped out of the book, fell from the sky, and appeared in front of them, so that Mu You would have no way to defend himself.

Just think about it and you will know it is impossible...

Qiong shook her head and her hand stopped involuntarily.

Besides Yuu, she needed someone to help her get information from the outside world, so who should she ask? Men wouldn't work, Tsukuyomi was too bad, and Yukinoshita Yukino might not get any useful information...

After thinking about it, Kasugano Sora found that the only person left seemed to be a guy she hated.