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Stars.

There was a sound of footsteps coming from level -1 to level -2, which was the staircase inside the exhibition hall.

At the bar counter, Ijichi Seika, who was lying there with nothing to do, immediately determined that the person coming was Ichinose Asaba after hearing the footsteps. After all, as a boy, his footsteps must be heavier than those of Nijika and the others.

Besides, the store had just opened at this time, so there was no way any customers would come waiting.

"Hey, you were almost late today. This is not like your style, Qianyu."

Yidizhi Xingge turned the chair around, facing the stairs and said jokingly.

As for the matter of addressing her, they have been together for a year and are so familiar with each other. In addition, Asaba Ichinose has helped the store so much. As an adult, she is not as shy as Nijiga, so she just calls her by her name.

"Sorry, I ran into some problems on the way here."

Ichinose Asaba walked down the stairs. He spoke much better this time, but his face was still a little pale, and he consciously hid his right hand behind his back.

"Hong Xia went out chasing someone just now. Did you see her when you came here? Wait! What's wrong with your hand?!"

Ijichi Hoshige pushed a stool over and was about to ask Ichinose Asaba if he had seen Nijika when he came here, but when she unexpectedly saw his bloody right hands, her tone suddenly became excited. She quickly came to Ichinose Asaba and grabbed his right arm.

As an adult, Ijichi Hoshika couldn't help but think a lot after seeing the situation before her. Finally, she forced herself to calm down and looked at Ichinose Asaba seriously, "We've had a little trouble... Did we run into some bad guys on the road?! Have you called the police?"

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Chapter 8: What happened on that day a year ago? Ichinose's memories.

"No, I just accidentally fell. Ijichi-senpai can prove it for me. I just saw her on the way here. She brought a guitarist with her."

Compared to Ijichi Hoshige's nervousness, Ichinose Asaba was much calmer.

He originally just wanted to come in and wash the wound, but he didn't expect that Ijichi Xingge was actually sitting near the bar, which was something he didn't expect.

"Shouldn't you land on your palms first when you fall? Don't tell me you were using your fists to support yourself. Just wait here! I'll get some iodine to disinfect you."

Ijichi Xingge said without a doubt, and then quickly ran upstairs.

"Manager, I think..."

"If you talk back again, your salary will be deducted!"

The voice of Ichichi Hoshige came from a distance.

""

Ichinose Asaba was obedient, and only asked Mioyanagi 4VI (2) if she could go to the sink to wash herself first.

"Ah~ This wound looks terrible, and... Asaba, you lied just now, didn't you~"

At this time, the store's sound engineer, Ms. Pa, suddenly appeared behind him, covering her mouth and looking at him.

"Pa-san, I didn't lie."

"This wound only looks scary, the blood will clot in a while."

As he spoke, Ichinose Asaba pulled out a small piece of glass in front of Pa-san, which scared her. She quickly went up to grab his hand and said, "Don't do this!"

"Pa-san, my uniform is getting wet when you do this."

Ichinose Asaba, who was splashed with water, looked at her helplessly.

After washing the blood off his hands, there were only two rice-sized wounds on the metacarpophalangeal joints of the ring finger and middle finger of his right hand, which were still oozing blood.

It just looks scary.

"Ah, sorry..."

Although he said that, Pa-san showed no intention of letting go.

five minutes ago.

The streets of Shimokitazawa are very narrow, with shops on both sides everywhere, so there are also many alleys extending into them.

There was a sound of hurried footsteps, which disappeared and was replaced by the sound of painful vomiting.

"vomit..."

Holding on to the wall with one hand, Ichinose Asaba bent down and vomited out everything he had eaten at noon.

Fortunately, he had water and tissues with him, so he rinsed his mouth and dried it after spitting.

Covering the vomit with the surrounding soil, Ichinose Asaba changed his position and leaned against the wall, recovering the strength that had just been lost due to running.

He was breathing heavily, sweat oozing from his forehead, and staring palely at a broken mirror in front of him.

The broken mirror reflected his disheveled appearance. Perhaps it was due to similar experiences. The end of the band's current situation was like a key that unlocked the memories locked deep in his mind.

Anger, resentment, fear, disgust, when these emotions and memories emerged, Ichinose Asaba subconsciously wanted to escape.

"Shut up..."

I clearly don’t want to recall those things, but the voices from that time still echo in my ears.

Ichinose Asaba covered his ears in pain, trying to block out the sound, but internal factors could not disappear because of external forces, so no matter what he did it was in vain.

Even when he inadvertently looked at the broken mirror in front of him, the scene of that day appeared before his eyes...

a year ago.

The sky was gloomy, and the heavy rain outside the window was hitting the window of the practice room, adding a sense of heaviness to the already quiet atmosphere.

crychic, a band that calls itself a community with a shared destiny, has not held any activities for nearly a month since its last live performance.

The originally relaxed atmosphere became tense due to the absence of the keyboardist and band founder Shoko Toyokawa.

I couldn't find him in the school, the text messages I sent fell on deaf ears and received no reply, and no one answered the phone, as if he had disappeared from the face of the earth.

As a result, they had to cancel many activities due to insufficient staff and also paid some liquidated damages.

Of course, the money issue is a small matter. The important thing is that they must find out why Shoko Toyokawa didn't come to the band's practice and even didn't want to see them.

Fortunately, their persistence was not in vain. Finally, a few days ago, Shoko Toyokawa suddenly appeared in the school and said with a smile that she could participate in the band practice later.

When classmates Nagasaki Suyo and Wakaba Mutsu relayed this message, everyone, including Ichinose Asaba, believed that the band could return to its previous form.

So, they gathered in the practice room again without any original plan, looking forward to the return of the last piece of the band's puzzle.

"What time is it now? Has any of you heard from that guy?"

The team's drummer, Tatsuki Shiina, finally couldn't help but burst out after waiting for nearly two hours and still didn't see Shoko Toyokawa.

We clearly agreed to come, but now it's already been an hour and a half since the agreed time. Even if there's a traffic jam due to the rain, it shouldn't take that long, right?

"Su Shi, have you and Xiao Mu seen Xiangzi at school today?"

Sitting near the window, with short brown hair that is a little long and ice-blue eyes, she has a lot in common with the team's bassist, Nagasaki Soyo. They are often mistaken for being siblings. The boy named Ichinose Asaba looks at his childhood sweetheart, the Nagasaki Soyo, in confusion.

Nagasaki Suyo's expression was a little lost, and she subconsciously leaned closer to Ichinose Asaba. "During the break, I tried to look for Xiao Mu in the classroom, but my classmates said they didn't see Xiao Xiang in class today."

"Not even after school."

Sitting in the corner, holding a guitar, Wakaba Mu added.

"So what she said before was a lie? She's not going to back down again, is she?"

After hearing what the two said, Shiina Riki frowned impatiently.

She could let go of what happened before, but if she broke her promise this time...

What did they think of them? Subordinates who could be summoned at will?

"Lixi, don't worry. What if Xiangzi is stuck in traffic? Look how heavy the rain is outside."

At this time, Ichinose Asaba, who noticed that the atmosphere was not right, hurriedly smiled and comforted Shiina Ritsuki, "Shoko said that before, he will definitely not stand up, Ritsuki, don't worry."

"I think so too... Xiangzi will definitely come..."

The neat page of the exercise book was now filled with messy lines. Takamatsu Deng, the lead singer, nervously put down the pen in his hand and cautiously joined the conversation.

"Qianyu and Xiaodeng are right. Let's wait a little longer. Maybe Xiangzi will be here soon!"

"While we're at it...why don't we think about the song we're going to practice later?"

Nagasaki Suyo, who was originally a little worried, also smiled and tried to ease the atmosphere after seeing that everyone was still patient.

"Since Deng said so..." Shiina Riki's expression softened a bit, "How about we practice Guang first? This is something Asaba just wrote a few days ago, right?"

"I'm OK!"

Asaba Ichinose raised his hand with a smile, then quickly ran to Wakaba Mutsu and took out his guitar.

Next, they just have to wait for Xiangzi to come back, then they can go back to the way they were before and make up for the performance they regrettably missed.

And this song is what he carefully prepared for his next live!

Click...!

The sound of a handle turning.

At this moment, the door of the practice room was suddenly opened from the outside.

Almost at the same time, everyone, including Ichinose Asaba, looked in that direction.

Chapter 9: Memories of Ichinose/I want to quit crychic!

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Raindrops dripped down the corners of her clothes, and Toyokawa Shoko, whose upper body and hair were mostly wet, appeared in front of everyone.

She looked serious, giving people the feeling that she was determined to do something.

"Xiangzi?! It's raining so hard outside, you...can at least hold an umbrella...Su Shi, I leave it to you."

Asaba Ichinose was the first to react and took off his uniform jacket, then handed it to Nagasaki Motoyo beside him.

As a member of the band, he was happy that Toyokawa Shoko kept her promise, but he was also worried about her miserable appearance after being drenched in the rain.

However, as a boy, it is not suitable for him to go there directly, so it is better to leave it to Su Shi.

"Ok!"

Nagasaki Suyo took it and immediately ran forward.

"You're all wet. If you don't dry yourself off and keep warm, you'll catch a cold. Put this on first. I'll use a towel to help..."

Snapped!

Just when Nagasaki Motoyo was about to put Ichinose Asaba's coat on Toyokawa Shoko, suddenly a pair of slender hands pulled the coat away, but it seemed that they used too much force, causing the coat to fall directly to the ground.

It was Toyokawa Shoko, but even though her coat had fallen to the ground, she had no intention of picking it up.

On the contrary, perhaps because her fallen coat covered her shoes, Toyokawa Shoko deliberately retracted her feet.

Now that it has happened...it's fine.

Toyokawa Shoko said silently in her heart.

"Xiao Xiang...?"

She really couldn't understand why Toyokawa Shoko did this. Nagasaki Suyo was a little frightened and stood there in a daze, her face full of worry and confusion.

"What do you mean!"

But Shiina Riki is not as dull as her. The fact that Toyokawa Shoko threw Ichinose Asaba's coat on the ground is enough to make her angry.

You clearly said you would come to practice, but not only was you late, but you also acted like this after entering the door. Do you really think other people's concern is cheap?

The atmosphere in the practice room was noticeably tense, and anyone with a discerning eye could tell that something was amiss.

Until this moment, Ichinose Asaba was still thinking about how to make amends. To break the deadlock, he clapped his hands vigorously to attract everyone's attention, and smiled as if he had suddenly realized something, "Ah... I almost forgot!"

He walked forward, "This afternoon, when I was eating my lunch, I accidentally got some oil stains on my hands. I'm sorry to take off my dirty clothes for you. I think it got on your hands just now, Xiangzi, right? Sushi, wipe Xiangzi with a towel first..."

"unnecessary."

Faced with the step given by Ichinose Asaba, Toyokawa Shoko ruthlessly crushed it to pieces, with her hands tightly clasped on both sides of her body.

"Huh? What did you say?!" After hearing this, Shiina Riki couldn't help but stand up, "Who do you think cares about you? Pick up your clothes!"

This time, Asaba Ichinose did not interrupt again, but looked at Toyokawa Shoko with an expression of disbelief.

The other party's behavior and current look made him feel completely unfamiliar.

"I don't need anyone to care about me, and I don't need your pity either."

Shoko Toyokawa gritted her teeth and looked at Asaba Ichinose with cold eyes.

"Everyone..."