Girl idols are meant to be exploited!

Shiina Riki's face darkened.

A chord is a combination of two or more notes according to certain rules and is the cornerstone of music.

For guitar players, the most basic chords such as C, G, Am (A minor), and F are almost must-learn content.

The F chord is the first hurdle for beginners, because it requires the index finger to press down the entire fret. If the finger strength is insufficient, the sound will be muffled, hollow, or even not sound at all.

Chihaya Aine's technique can't even hold down the most basic F chord.

A complete guitar novice.

Seeing Riki walking towards her with a gloomy face, Chihaya Aine defended herself: "I made a small mistake. This is really difficult. I can do it again and it will be fine!"

"It's just chords, right? Is it that hard?"

Li Xi said coldly.

"The guitar starts and ends with the chord, although you, a drummer, probably don't understand that."

Chihaya Aine spoke confidently, trying to cover up her poor performance with her momentum.

"I wish your guitar skills were as tough as your mouth."

Li Xidu sighed with a dumbfounded look.

"Even if I don't know how to play the guitar, I have the ability to appreciate and know who has better guitar skills."

Li Xi took out his cell phone and clicked on a video that he had just saved and was gaining popularity.

"Look at this guitarist! She performed on the streets of Shibuya yesterday and has become the talk of the town."

Chapter 77 Chihaya Aine’s survival crisis!

The video that Lixi opened was the street "flash mob" of Guitar Hero yesterday afternoon.

Thanks to Taku Hoshikawa's various publicity and promotion efforts, just one day later, the video of this street performance became a hot topic and spread throughout the Tokyo band circle.

The girls who came to RiNG today were talking about her, and they were all guessing who she was under the mask.

Chihaya Aine watched the video curiously.

The girl in the video is wearing a very cool black guitar head cover. The techniques she uses when playing the guitar are dazzling. She can use difficult techniques with ease, such as quickly strumming, tapping, and glissando in one go. It is simply a professional-level live performance.

Chihaya Aine saw the gap between herself and her immediately, but she still insisted, "I'm just a newbie. This guitarist must be a famous musician who has practiced guitar for over a decade. Otherwise, how could she be so strong? How can you compare her to me?"

Li Xi scoffed and shook his head. "A famous musician? You're mistaken. Her online account is called [Guitar Hero], and she's still a high school student. A few years ago, she was a newbie who had never played guitar before."

"How did you know she was new before?"

"I've been following her for a long time. She started posting her first guitar video a few years ago. Back then, she could barely even play a chord. Now she's evolved to this level."

Chihaya Aine took out her mobile phone in disbelief, searched for the video account of "Guitar Hero", and went directly to the earliest video.

In the video, a young girl whose face is not shown is practicing the most basic C chord. Her playing is awkward and her fingering is stiff.

Chihaya Aine stared at the video, and after a moment of silence, she muttered with a complicated expression: "...She didn't play as well as me before."

Li Xi looked at her indifferently.

"But now, she is already out of your reach."

The other person was the same age as her, but her guitar skills were far beyond her reach, which made Chihaya Aine feel a little embarrassed.

Su Shi quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Ain just lacks practice, and she'll gradually improve. Anyway, let's first find songs that Ain can play, such as those popular cover songs..."

Lixi interrupted her.

"Don't bother with that. Just play 'Haruhi no Kage'."

When Su Shi heard Li Xi mention "Spring Shadow", her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

This song belongs to their "CRYCHIC" group, how can they let an outsider like Chihaya Aine play it!

"Lixi, this song..."

Li Xi saw Su Shi's concerns and said coldly, "Why, are you still worried about that girl? She doesn't care about our feelings at all. Is there anything wrong with singing this song?"

Su Shi was speechless for a moment when asked, and subconsciously looked at Gao Songdeng, wanting to use her as her "microphone" to speak for herself.

"Light, what do you think?"

Gao Songdeng didn't understand Su Shi's "subtext" that she was asking her to refuse. After thinking about it, she said: "I can't sing other songs, so 'Haruhi Kage' will be fine."

Aine was a little reluctant.

"Hey, are you going to sing 'Spring Shadow'? But I've only heard this song once..."

Aine’s excuse was actually that she had only heard it once. The real reason was that this song was a bit difficult to play, and it was difficult for her to play and sing it at her current level.

Aine wanted to choose a simpler song.

"Yeah, right, let's find a song that everyone can easily play!"

Nagasaki Suyo also quickly agreed.

They were talking to Lixi, hoping that Lixi would change his mind, but Lixi completely ignored them.

Li Xi always follows Deng's opinions. As long as Deng has made a decision, there is no need to consider other people's opinions.

She came to the drum set as if she had received an imperial decree, found Kasuga Shadow's music score and prepared to practice.

At this moment, the door of the training room was suddenly pushed open.

Everyone's eyes turned to the door at the same time.

A girl with short white hair, blue and yellow eyes, and a cat-like appearance walked in with her family, pulling a suitcase and a stereo.

She glanced around the training room and tilted her head when she saw that everyone was occupying the well-equipped room, but no one had started practicing.

"Won't you come?"

"...What's not coming?"

Chihaya Aine looked at Riki and Sushi beside her in confusion, and asked in a low voice, "Did one of you ask her to come?"

Everyone shook their heads in tacit understanding.

"……No."

No one invited this girl, but the white-haired girl had already opened her suitcase on her own, which was filled with various effects pedals.

She was holding an old guitar in her hand. The paint was a little mottled due to years of polishing, but it was wiped clean.

The girl plugged in the wires and connected the speakers, cables and effects pedals with ease. She was so skilled in the whole process as if she did it every day.

She seemed to not care about the gazes of these people at all. She just walked naturally to Shiina Riki and glanced down at the music score placed next to the drum stand.

After a few seconds, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

pat.

She turned on the speakers, adjusted the volume knob on her guitar, and adjusted the bass.

Then--

As soon as his fingertips fell, the entire training room was filled with the guitar melody of "Haruhi Shadow"!

Chihaya Aine's eyes widened in shock.

real or fake! ?

She didn't even rehearse, she just glanced at the music score and started playing it?

Why is there such a big gap between them and me?

A terrifying guess emerged in Aine's mind - could she be a pawn that Riki had deliberately hired to "pressure" her?!

She had actually played this song before, and she just did it on purpose to stimulate herself!

The white-haired girl hummed as she played. However, when she saw that everyone else was staring at her and no one was following her rhythm, she stopped playing and asked in confusion, "Aren't you supposed to play together? Why don't you follow along?"

How do we play together?

Aine can't even play the piano!

However, Aine's reaction was quick. She quickly adjusted her mindset and walked to the side of the white-haired girl with a smile on her face.

"This is the song our band was going to play. You suddenly joined in. Do you want to join us?"

What Aine meant was that you are affecting our performance here, and she hopes this "uninvited guest" can leave.

However, the white-haired girl nodded.

"Well, I want to join your band."

--ha?!?!

The training room fell into deathly silence for a moment.

Everyone was stunned. No one expected her to say such a thing.

This was not the place to talk, and after a brief silence, they decided to move into the cafe to discuss the matter.

The white-haired girl ordered a matcha parfait and started eating it as if no one was around. On the other side, Su Shi and Li Xi were discussing in a low voice.

"Lixi, this girl looks familiar. Has she ever performed on stage?"

"Well, her name is Yao Lenai, she's RiNG's wildcat, she doesn't have a band, she always comes and goes as she pleases."

Li Xi gave Le Nai a meaningful look and added, "She's a weirdo, but...her skills are truly terrifying."

After confirming the information with Li Xi, Su Shi pretended to be gentle and said:

"Um...your name is Lenai, right? Do you want to join our band? You're such a talented musician, so there must be a lot of bands offering you. Why did you choose us?"

Kaname scooped up a mouthful of matcha parfait with a spoon, bit the spoon, and glanced at them slowly.

Then, her gaze slowly turned to - Gao Songdeng.

With a look of intense interest in her eyes, she raised the corners of her mouth and said something puzzling:

"...Interesting woman."

Shiina Riki's face turned cold instantly.

She almost subconsciously protected Takamatsu Deng behind her and stared at Kaname Rakuna with a bad tone.

"What do you mean? What do you want to do with the lamp?"

Kaname didn't answer, but just smiled and continued eating her parfait.

This girl is really good at doing what she wants...

Su Shi and Li Xi exchanged glances, not knowing how to continue talking to her.

Chihaya Aine, who is always optimistic and cheerful, did not step forward to talk at this moment, but instead stood at the back.

A strong sense of crisis inexplicably arose in her heart.

This girl named Kaname Lenai is a guitarist. Unlike me who can only play chords, she has an extremely high level of playing skills and can play the music just by looking at the music score.

If she joined the band, then I, a fellow guitarist, would be overshadowed and pushed to the edge of the band...

This is an existential crisis!

Aiyin panicked and immediately made an excuse: "Well, I have something else to do. I'll leave today!"

Without waiting for anyone's reply, she fled RiNG in a panic, running for two kilometers before gradually stopping.

Aine sat on a bench by the roadside, looking distressed and sighing.

What should I do? I have finally found this band, so am I going to give it up just because of the arrival of this wild cat?

However, I had no competitiveness and was completely outshined by her.

Things have been really not going well for me recently.

Ever since I chose to study in the UK, nothing good has happened to me...

No, it seems there is actually a good thing!

Aine's eyes lit up and she pulled out a ticket from her wallet.

This is the ticket for Sumimi's concert tomorrow. It is said that the price of this ticket has increased several times due to the sudden joining of Master Sakamoto.

As a fan of Sumimi, I booked the tickets a few months ago, which saved me a lot of money.