Xiangzi's body was stiff, and he wondered in his mind if he had done something wrong again, but after thinking for a long time, he found nothing. "What's wrong with you?"
"Mortis?" Aine placed her hand gently on Wakaba Mu's back.
Su Shi threw the phone aside: "Metis, what's wrong with you?"
The sound of rain outside became louder, as if it was going to drown the whole world.
"I'm sorry, Xiangzi... I'm sorry, Aiyin-chan, Sushi, Xiaomu... I don't know how to make Xiaomu wake up..." Ruoye Mu's crying became louder and louder, "I... I thought that if I reconciled with Xiangzi, she would wake up... But now... she still hasn't..."
"And... we have to let Aine-chan play the guitar instead of Xiaomu... obviously..." At this point, Wakaba Mu suddenly stopped talking. She looked up at Su Shi and chose not to continue.
"It's okay, Metis, it's not your fault. We don't blame you." Xiangzi shook his head and comforted Ruoye Mu.
"But...how can I make Xiao Mu wake up..." Ruo Ye Mu's body was trembling. She was very scared, afraid that Mu would continue to sleep.
"It's okay, Mortis, we'll find a way." Aiyin gently pulled Wakaba Mu onto her bed. "Okay, sit down for a while and calm down."
The four of them stayed in the room for a long time, silence spreading all around.
Su Shi was the first to speak: "Then... is there anything that Xiao Mu cherishes that can wake her up?"
"Something precious?" Wakaba Mu lowered her head in thought. After a moment, she raised her head and looked at Aine, "Aine-chan."
“Eh?” Aine pointed at herself, “Me? But I’m not a thing.”
"..."
Seeing the three of them fall silent, Aine finally realized what she had just said. She quickly shook her head, "Well, no, that's not what I meant. What I meant was that I'm a human being."
"Ahem." Xiangzi coughed twice to interrupt the awkward atmosphere. "Xiao Ai is cherished by Mu, we all know this... but now... Xiao Ai is here, and it's useless. Is there anything else?"
"Yes, Xiangzi, yes." Ruoye Mu nodded, "She also treasures the guitar you gave to Xiaomu when you were a child."
“Guitar?” Aine murmured to herself, “As expected, on stage, let’s try to wake Mumu up with the guitar?”
Seeing Aine suddenly mustering up her energy, Wakaba Mu fell silent again. It seemed like... Aine-chan was really determined to perform on stage...
"Aine-chan, are you going to go on stage?" Suye looked surprised, then turned to look at Xiangzi, "Is it okay?"
"Sure." Xiangzi nodded.
Seeing this, Sushi continued to ask: "Then, Aine-chan also has a mask, right? If Riki finds out, it will be very troublesome."
"Yeah, I know. Sushi, you don't have to worry about that."
"That's good." Sushi nodded, "Just don't let Aine-chan suffer anymore."
"Then...what should I do tomorrow?" Wakaba Mu asked. Since Aine-chan was going to perform tomorrow's performance, what else did he have to do?
Hearing this, Xiangzi pondered for a moment: "Tomorrow, Metis, you have to cooperate with us in a play, otherwise, the audience will definitely feel abrupt when they see Xiao Ai suddenly appear."
"it is good."
The rain outside is getting heavier...
"Xiao Ai, thank you." Xiangzi hugged Aiyin gently.
Aine gently stroked Shoko's head and comforted her, "It's okay, Sakki."
"Don't be brave."
“No.” Aine grinned, “Well… since I’m coming to Mujica to provide support, can you give me an identity as well?”
Hearing this, Xiangzi was stunned. Since the identities of the five of them had already been exposed, she really had not thought about the new identity.
"Let me think..." Xiangzi lowered her head in thought. After a moment, she raised her head and said, "Spei."
"Eh? Speaking of which, sakki...how did you guys at Mujica come up with these code names?"
Xiangzi didn't hide it and told Aine directly: "The code name is taken from the Latin names of lunar surface features such as the moon sea and the moon bay."
"Then this of mine..."
Xiangzi nodded: "That's right."
“Oh, I see.” Aine nodded, seeming to understand, “But… I feel like my codename is a little different from yours.”
"Because Xiao Ai is special."
"Hey, Sakki, you all said fearlessness at the beginning, but do I have it?"
"Your words...are fearless hope." Xiangzi took Aine's hand.
"So childish." Su Shi crossed her arms and complained.
Xiangzi blushed slightly: "Su Shi...don't say it!"
"In that case, let's go talk to our agent and have her make your mask today."
"okay."
After Xiangzi and Aine left the room, only Wakaba Mutsu and Su Shi were left inside.
After a long silence, Ruo Yemu broke the silence by saying, "Su Shi..."
Ruoye Mu suddenly spoke, but Su Shi did not react in any special way. She just turned her head away quietly.
Su Shi's voice was calm: "What's wrong?"
"Sure enough, back then... if I had just listened to you or Xiao Mu, it would have been fine."
If Ye Mu lowered his head in self-blame, if he had listened to Xiao Mu or Su Shi and was willing to sit down and have a good chat with Xiangzi, Xiao Mu would probably not have fallen into such a deep sleep like he is now...
If that were the case... Aine-chan wouldn't be performing on stage... She and Suyo could happily watch Mu and everyone else's performance from below...
But... unfortunately, there are no ifs... Aine-chan clearly has ALS, but she still has to perform on stage... just to make up for her mistake...
"Hmm? Why do you say that?" Su Shi smiled slightly. She knew in her heart why Ruo Yemu said those words, so she didn't intend to put any psychological burden on her.
“If I had listened to you guys from the beginning… the one chatting with you guys right now should be Xiao Mu…” Wakaba Mu smiled bitterly, “Then… Aine-chan wouldn’t have to perform on stage, and it wouldn’t have caused trouble for her and mygo… You and Aine-chan could still happily watch Mujica’s performance from below…”
"It's okay, Metis, no one blames you." Su Shi shook her head. "Xiao Xiang, Ai Yin-chan and I didn't say anything. Xiao Mu is asleep, so let's work together to wake her up, okay?"
"But... these are obviously avoidable."
Hearing this, Su Shi smiled and sighed, then hugged Ruoye Mu into his arms: "No one will know about these things, so don't feel any psychological pressure, and... aren't you doing well now? We are all together again."
Chapter 154: Hope is dashed again
“But… I really hurt you, Aine-chan, and Xiangzi. In your hearts… you must hate me very much…”
"No, no one has ever thought of it that way." Su Shi couldn't help but increase the strength in her hands. She wanted Ruoye Mu to feel her warmth. "Whether it's me, Aiyin-chan, or Xiaoxiang, no one has ever thought of it that way..."
"After all...if we hadn't made any mistakes, things wouldn't have turned out this way. We are the culprits, and it has nothing to do with Metis. You did this to protect Xiao Mu, and we all understand."
"Su Shi..." Ruoye Mu's nose felt sore, "Actually... I'm very sorry to Xiangzi. It turns out that she was prepared to apologize sincerely the first time..."
"But I didn't choose to believe it... If I had believed it at that time, these things would not have happened again..." Ruoye Mu hugged Su Shi tightly, "Sure enough... At that time, I should have had a good talk with Xiangzi."
"Later... I even tried to take her Mujica away... It was terrible."
"It's okay." Xiangzi's voice suddenly sounded. The two turned their heads and found that Xiangzi and Aine had opened the door without them knowing.
Xiangzi put the seven-string guitar aside and said, "Metis, I won't blame you. After all... it was my fault that led to your misunderstanding."
As he spoke, Xiangzi lowered his head: "At that time, I kept thinking about stepping over you and telling you what was in my heart... If Su Shi hadn't told me, I'm afraid... I would still be obsessed with it."
"Xiangzi..." Ruoye Mu stood up, let go of Su Shi, and wiped the tears from his face with his hand, "Thank you."
"I should say thank you. If it weren't for you, I would have realized my mistake... but I probably still wouldn't have spoken my heart out..."
The next day, backstage.
Aiyin was holding a glittery seven-string guitar nervously. If you looked closely, you could see the dark circles under her eyes, obviously from staying up late.
"Xiao Ai, do you really want to use a seven-string guitar?" Xiangzi put a hand on Aiyin's shoulder, his face pleading. "Forget it. You can also play the six-string guitar you originally used."
Aiyin forced a smile and gave Xiangzi a thumbs-up: "It's okay, I can do it."
Just as Xiangzi was about to retort, a staff member arrived and handed the mask to Aine: "This is your mask."
Aine took the mask from the staff and lowered her head. This mask was symmetrical with Xiangzi's mask, but the biggest difference between the two was the different patterns on the masks.
"Sakki, what is the pattern on this mask?" Aine pointed at the pattern on the mask.
“It’s Meconopsis.”
“I see.” Aine nodded symbolically. Well, even though she didn’t know what Meconopsis was, the design of the mask was indeed exquisite.
After putting on the mask, Xiangzi glanced at Chuhua, Miaomeng and Hailing: "Then the four of us will go up first."
"Ah."
Xiangzi was the first to walk onto the stage. The audience seats were packed and the atmosphere was warm.
Ruoye Mu had already stood indifferently in the center of the stage. When she saw Xiangzi, a cold smile appeared on her lips: "I... want to take back everything that belongs to Xiaomu."
Xiangzi smiled. This was the play they had agreed to perform for the audience: "Mortis, you said... you wanted to take everything back for your master? So... you have been contaminated by the aura of humanity and become a slave of humanity. You are no longer our puppet."
"Stop these boring tricks...Oblivionis..."
Ruoye Mu's voice suddenly rose, the sharp voice mixed with madness, which made people get goose bumps.
"Mortis, have you forgotten? The masquerade ball..."
Meow Dream walked onto the stage and said, "Ah, Oblivionis, why did Mortis become like this?"
In the audience, Miao Meng's younger brother and sister excitedly grabbed their parents' hands when they saw their older sister appear: "Hey, it's my sister."
Miao Meng's mother gently rubbed their heads and said, "It's Ruomai."
Hailing's voice sounded at the right moment, drawing everyone's attention back to the stage: "Mortis, you... have lost the awareness that we puppets should have."
"Mortis, don't be so stubborn." Chu Hua stood behind Ruoye Mu without knowing when.
Xiangzi looked at Ruoye Mu, a smile flashed in his eyes, and said: "Don't try to control her anymore."
Wakaba Mu nodded, responding to the smile in Xiangzi's eyes. Then, she took a few steps to the back of the stage: "Is that so... So, you two are already birds of a feather... Do you want me to surrender? But I refuse."
"Are you still stubborn?" Xiangzi let out a long breath and turned his head to look at the side of the stage, "Spei!"
Just as Xiangzi finished speaking, a pink figure slowly walked out from the side of the stage.
Aine had a smile on her lips, a black mask covering the upper half of her face, revealing only a pair of smiling eyes. In her hands she held a seven-string guitar, her fingertips gently plucking the strings, producing a low and mysterious melody.
Wakaba Mutsu bit his lower lip lightly and looked at Aine, his eyes moving back and forth between her and the seven-string guitar in her arms. The thing he was most worried about had finally happened. He hoped that Aine could finish the performance safely.
Aiyin's steps were light and firm. When she was about to reach Xiangzi, she suddenly felt her calves become weak and she fell to her knees on the stage. The guitar in her arms fell to the side.
This sudden scene stunned the people on the stage.
Su Shi, who was sitting in the audience, was also stunned. She subconsciously rubbed her fingers. What was going on? Was this... part of a stage play?
On the stage, Xiangzi was the first to react. She quickly helped Aiyin up, her tone full of concern: "What's wrong, Spei? Because this is your first time in this state, are you not used to it yet?"
"That's right, the human body is still too difficult to control." Aine continued what Xiangzi said.
Xiangzi kept supporting Aiyin, his eyes full of heartache.
On the contrary, it was Aine who smiled and shook her head gently at Xiangzi, then winked at Miao Meng who was standing beside her. The latter understood and picked up the guitar that fell on the stage and handed it to Aine.
Wakaba Mu took a few steps back as if frightened. Why did Aine-chan fall down just now? This couldn't be an act!
Aine suddenly spoke up, pulling Wakaba Mu back to his senses: "Hey, Mortis, if you continue to be stubborn... I will expel you."
"Eh?" Ruo Yemu didn't react for a moment, "I..."
But then, Ruo Yemu took a deep breath and regained his rhythm: "Expel me? Impossible, I will tear apart your disguises one by one until I take back everything that Xiaomu has."
"Oh? Is that so?" Aine released Xiangzi's support and walked over to Wakaba Mutsu, her guitar in hand. Her tone was calm but carried an undeniable strength: "Next, let's watch Spei's performance."
"You're not running away, are you? You're coming towards me, Mortis? Interesting."
Chapter 155 Mumu, Welcome Back
Xiangzi pulled Aiyin and walked to the place where Mu was originally standing.
Seeing this, the other three also stood up. As Xiangzi began to move around on the keyboard, tonight's music performance belonging to AveMujica officially began.
Miao Meng's gaze unconsciously swept towards the audience, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Then, her eyes fell on Aine, and she secretly sighed in her heart: Chihaya Aine, you really didn't disappoint anyone. This time, I owe you a favor.
As the music progresses, the guitar sounds become wilder and more unbridled, as if pouring out all the emotions.
Wakaba Mu raised her head and stared at Aine's back with a dull look. In a trance, she seemed to see Mu standing there, holding a guitar, his fingertips dancing.
That familiar guitar rhythm... Is that Xiao Mu? Xiao Mu... I miss you so much... When will you be able to come back?
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