The shining Shoko Toyokawa

"Live...did I sing it?"

Saki will never forget the expression on Deng's face at that moment.

"I was so focused...I don't remember..."

What kind of expression is that? Is he doubting that he can be so happy? Is he feeling like it's all a dream?

But this is indeed just a dream...

The gyroscope in the corner kept spinning, showing no sign of stopping.

Saki looked at the excited Li Xi and the happy Su Shi,

She smiled gently, a smile so gentle that it was deadly, as if it were yesterday.

Next... everyone will enter the lounge through the passage behind the curtain, but after leaving here, they will not separate, but continue to stick together.

It seems that the happiness at this moment can really continue forever...

But now, it's time for Saki to leave.

Alone...

"I think you should stay,"

A blonde girl wearing a steel mask suddenly but naturally appeared beside Saki.

Time froze at this moment, the world lost its color, and even the spinning top came to a standstill.

"You still can't forget CRYCHIC, right?" Although it was a question, the blonde girl said it with certainty.

"In that case, why not just stay here? This is a happy ending where no one gets hurt."

Only the blonde girl and Saki can still move and still have color.

"CRYCHIC...it's over," Saki said calmly, "There's no Happy Ending anymore."

"Then why are you here?"

The blonde girl Jie asked, "Isn't it just that you can't forget CRYCHIC?"

"Yes," Saki nodded in agreement with the blonde girl, "I'll probably never forget CRYCHIC, but that's probably not why I'm here."

"Oh?" the blonde girl asked intrigued. "So, what are you doing here?"

"for…"

Saki closed her eyes.

"Wait for the rain."

After a moment, she slowly opened her eyes. What was reflected in her golden eyes was the leaden sky and the colorful umbrellas under the sky.

The green light on the sidewalk turned on. The girl with aquamarine hair was squeezed in the middle by an umbrella. She was the only one in the whole street getting wet in the rain.

But even so, she had no choice but to move forward.

I was soaked and a little cold, but compared to the real cold, it seemed nothing.

"Yes, it's good to rain," said the blonde girl, wearing a yellow raincoat and rain boots, holding an umbrella in her hand.

She also wore black gloves on her hands, the collar of her raincoat covered her neck and chin, her face was covered by a mask, and the only eyes exposed to the air were also wearing cosmetic contact lenses.

It can be said that he is fully armed and not stained with water.

The blonde girl looked up at the countless silver threads connecting the sky and the ground. "Tears and rain are the same color, and if it rains hard, no one will notice how much I cry."

Saki ignored her and walked towards the set goal.

The blonde girl followed her at a distance, "Hey, aren't you cold? Do you want me to lend you my raincoat or umbrella?"

"Put on a raincoat, or hold up an umbrella, and you can no longer live without them, just like wearing a mask." The rain...is getting heavier, but Saki has not slowed down.

"That's better than 'freezing to death' or 'catching a cold,' right?"

The blonde girl, like a little child, sometimes walked backwards, sometimes circled around Saki.

"Hey, do you know why people wear masks?"

Without waiting for Saki to answer, she announced the answer, "Because in certain environments, people cannot accept their true selves."

…………

No matter how far the road is, as long as there is a destination, you will reach your destination in the end.

Saki finally arrived at the door of the reserved practice room.

She placed her frozen hand on the doorknob and was about to open the door when she was stopped by the masked girl.

She handed Saki a mask and said seriously, "Put it on and you won't get hurt. It can protect your vulnerable side and the emotions you don't want others to know."

"Its name is arrogant. Of course, you can also call it self-esteem, stubbornness, or something like that."

Saki looked at the mask carefully and shook her head slightly. "Its name should be Inferiority. Now this... I don't need it anymore."

Saki stepped on the mask and gently opened the door.

"Saki-chan, great, you're finally here!"

The flaxen-haired girl heard the sound of the door opening and ran to Saki impatiently.

"Why are you so wet? Are you okay?"

"You haven't been to school recently and you haven't replied to my messages,"

She took out her handkerchief and was about to wipe the water off Saki's face.

Saki, wearing the mask of Inferiority, rejected her kindness.

But at this moment, Saki, who stepped on the mask, smiled and asked her to help her wipe her face dry.

"I came here today because I have something to say," Xiangzi looked around at his friends, his eyes gradually reddening, "I'm quitting CRYCHIC."

Before anyone else could speak, Xiangzi explained, "Because of a major change in my family, I probably can't afford to rent a place to practice, or to perform live, in the future.

Besides, I have to work part-time and don’t have time to continue with the band’s activities…

Everyone... I'm so sorry!"

After saying this, Xiangzi bowed deeply.

then…

She didn't wait for everyone's reply and closed her eyes again.

Because that reply doesn't make sense.

Also, for Xiangzi, the mistake he made on that rainy day was irreversible and could never be changed.

"So, you just want to say sorry to everyone?"

The blonde girl's 'voice' lingered in Xiangzi's ears.

"right,"

Xiangzi nodded.

The pungent smell of alcohol rushed into her nostrils. Xiangzi opened his eyes and saw beer bottles lying in a mess in the dim room of three square meters.

In the darkness, a man was lying on the ground. He seemed to be a little cold. He was curled up and shivering slightly.

Xiangzi didn't say anything, but took out the quilt and covered her with it familiarly.

The blonde girl stood at the entrance, looking at her quietly.

After a long pause, she whispered, "Don't you hate him? If he hadn't been so depressed, your life wouldn't be so difficult."

Xiangzi didn't turn around, but gently massaged his father's temples. "Don't you know the answer to this question yourself?"

"bang bang bang"

The old door of Fengchuan's and his daughter's small home was knocked.

"Xiaoxiang, Xiaoxiang!"

A voice that Xiangzi was all too familiar with came from outside the door.

Xiangzi did not reply, but slowly stood up and walked towards the entrance.

The blonde girl was no longer there.

"Hey, are you really not scared anymore?"

A weak, crying voice sounded behind Xiangzi.

She looked back—

A girl with red and swollen eyes, clothes soaked by rain, and water dripping down her aqua-blue hair, was looking at him timidly.

"Of course," Xiangzi smiled and immediately opened the door firmly. "I'm ready."

"Whether it's my cowardice, being seen through by everyone, or the possibility of my own death, I've already—"

"We're ready!"

"boom!"

Bright light and flames swept through Xiangzi's vision, and the shrill alarm sounded continuously, as if urging his life to end.

The temperature in the spherical cockpit is rising rapidly, which is a sign of failure of the pilot's life support system.

Xiangzi soon realized that he was in a state of 'weightlessness'.

It is impossible for her to arrive in the universe all at once. There is only one possibility, that is, Cauchy is falling rapidly.

Xiangzi tried to activate the normal nozzles to adjust the direction, but received feedback that they were all malfunctioning.

What's even worse is that the Minovsky aircraft has also fallen into a state of downtime.

Cauchy was falling towards the sea at an increasingly faster speed.

"Xiaoxiang! Run away!"

In a trance, she seemed to see the shadow of Xiao Deng, "Get away from Kesi!"

"How could I... fall here!?"

Xiangzi quickly switched to manual control mode and tried to restart the malfunctioning Minovsky aircraft.

But obviously, this is not something that can be accomplished in such a short time before falling into the sea.

"Xiao Xiang, that's enough! You've come far enough, and your achievements are great enough! There's no one stronger than you in this world, and this is enough to change the world!"

"No! It's not enough! We have to destroy the last fleet surrounding the White Trojan Horse! Don't get in my way, Xiao Deng! Go back to Aine!"

"If we continue like this, we'll just die in vain. Why don't you understand, Xiangzi?!"

"Once your soul goes to the universe, it can never return," Xiangzi did his best to suppress his jealousy. "Xiao Deng, you understand it perfectly, but you still went to the universe in the end! With a soul like that, what right do you have to call me stupid?!"

Because he didn't stay with Xiaodeng, her heart was taken away by Aine, and he felt regret and jealous... Xiangzi never wanted to admit it in his life.

"Xiao Xiang..." Deng said in disbelief: "Are you crying? Because I'm crying?"

"Who would cry over a fool? I'm just in so much pain."

"Move, Cosey! Move, Cosey! We must wipe out all of America's minions!"

"Stop it, Xiaoxiang! Kesi has reached his limit, don't push yourself anymore!"

"You're kidding! I'm about to activate the Minovsky Flyer! Cauchy is more than just good-looking!"

…………

Odysseus Unit 0, Li Xi collapsed in the cockpit, and Su Shi could no longer suppress the tears in her eyes,

The only light in the sky was the light emitted by the mushroom cloud, and the flash was no longer visible.

"Xia...Xia-san!"

Aine clutched the amulet tightly and shouted with all her might, “Once again…open your wings once more!”

"Don't die, you idiot who's rushing to die!" The black-haired girl also shouted like an idiot.

"At least..." Su Shi said shamefully, "At least take me with you, don't leave me alone!"

Lenai also prayed in her heart: "Please don't die, everyone will be sad..."

Everyone's will was focused on the sky where the 'fire of karma' was surging.