Can I draw Eromanga forever?

Five years, apart from that time with Kawasaki, the street performance with Momoka and Nina was a near-perfect performance no matter how you looked at it.

at this time.

Toyokawa Shoko nodded slightly, as if she had thought about it.

The girl had checked the keyboard and played it for Lin You. The lighting in the underground recording studio was different from that in the sun. The thin, slanting light fell on Xiangzi's profile, making her look a little cold and unapproachable.

She bowed slightly, her words and manners acting like a young lady:

"Let me introduce myself again. My name is Toyokawa Shoko. I was in a band back in junior high school and played keyboards there. This is my first time tutoring keyboards, but in my opinion, your level is only—"

Lin You suddenly said, "By the way, is Fengchuan Xiangzi from CRYCHIC Fengchuan?"

Xiangzi: “…”

Hong Xia: “Huh?”

Volume 47: Chapter Why Play Kasuga Shadow!?

"Eh, CRYCHIC? Eh... so it's that CRYCHIC? I seem to have some impression of it. No wonder I felt that you looked familiar, Xiangzi."

Hong Xia said with some surprise when she heard this.

She remembered that You always said CRYCHIC was his favorite band. Every time when talking about this, Sister Kikuri would always act crazy while drunk. Haha... Although it is not nice to secretly laugh at others, after all, she is that Hiroi Kikuri, so it is okay to laugh at her.

Hong Xia thought with a rare sinister tone.

“…Um, Xiangzi?”

There was no response, and she looked at Toyokawa Shoko beside her with some concern.

Hong Xia is full of energy and friendliness. Calling her by her name when we first met didn't seem abrupt, but made people feel warm.

Xiangzi kept his eyes slightly wide open and nodded to Hongxia. She quickly suppressed her shocked expression, but her fingertips were still trembling slightly as she gripped the shoulder straps of her backpack tightly.

She cares about something else - CRYCHIC.

what happened?

This is how the same thing?

When did CRYCHIC become so famous? They disbanded right after their first live performance, and the online reviews at the time weren't very enthusiastic, with some negative comments too...

Although she remained calm, Toyokawa Shoko had already begun to think about backing out in her heart.

She frowned and looked at Lin You nervously.

Lin You said very seriously, "Actually, I'm a big fan of Ms. Fengchuan. It's so hard, cough... CRYCHIC is really a great band. Their first live was great! But why did they suddenly disband?"

"..."

Toyokawa Shoko pursed her lips and said vaguely, "Well, there are some reasons..."

Hongxia remained quiet, somewhat curious but hesitant to speak.

She vaguely sensed that something was wrong with Xiangzi's mood.

That's right. How could you casually say something like "a band is disbanding" to someone you've just met? Yuya, really, why are you so awkward with words today...

Lin You didn't seem to notice Hong Xia's expression.

He thought to himself: This is Xiaoxiang gradually becoming stronger, forcing himself to mature and pretend to be an adult. Although he is well-mannered and dressed maturely, it is still not perfect.

It seems that... the weak Xiaoxiang is not dead yet?

Lin You made a judgment in his heart:

——Interesting woman.

Lin You thought of something and had an idea in his mind.

"It turns out that at this time, Toyokawa Shoko will try hard to pretend to be calm. Her acting is a bit bad, but also a bit cute."

Maybe she is already thinking of reasons to refuse and feels that coming here today was a completely wrong decision?

"Coming here today was a complete mistake! ...I should have worked at a restaurant making sukiyaki."

Shoko Toyokawa put her hands away, placed them in front of her chest, and gently clenched her fists.

"Sorry, it's my personal fault. This work..."

"One class is 50,000 yen."

"..."

"Fifty thousand yen an hour. Any time less than an hour will be charged as a full hour. Of course, commuting expenses will be fully reimbursed. Toyokawa-san? What did you just say?"

"I mean... please leave this job to me!!!"

To be honest, the price is so good that it's a bit suspicious.

but--

He gave so much!

Toyokawa Shoko gritted her teeth lightly and said, "If that's the case, then that's another matter."

I just happened to meet a CRYCHIC fan... This, this is nothing!

Make money, don’t be shabby!

Besides, he was just a complete stranger. Such generous conditions were rare, and he didn't seem like a bad guy...

The girl glanced at Lin You from the corner of her eye. He had a handsome face, a slender figure, and a very elegant demeanor. He seemed to have a more artist-like appearance than Xiao Mu.

Toyokawa Shoko bowed and agreed, revealing a determined look:

"Happy to oblige!"

"very good."

Lin You smiled slightly, very satisfied with this answer.

Hongxia blinked her red eyes, looked around, and slightly frowned her cute eyebrows.

She always felt that something was wrong, especially when Lin You took out a large stack of Fukuzawa Yukichi's books... Well, it was indescribably strange.

Ah, right!

——Why did You’s action at that time look so much like the time when he fanned his face with a ten thousand yuan note?

"Yuu, that feels a bit... Yuu?"

at this time.

Lin You placed his fingers on the piano keys first, and the whole person seemed to sink into the universe of black and white. Without any warning, this time it was not the gentle shining little stars, but a piece of light and clear piano music without any sense of lag, like an infinitely beautiful spring day, with a sudden rain that suddenly started, connected, and poured down in an instant.

The rain was so heavy that we couldn't go back.

Hong Xia: “Huh?”

Xiangzi: “……!”

The piano sounded mournful, and Lin You gradually immersed himself in it, his fingers moving involuntarily.

He hunched his back, shook his head, and looked drowsy, as if his hands were rooted to the piano keys.

The two girls in the band had completely different expressions.

Hongxia was a little surprised, and Xiangzi's pupils trembled.

That is--

A tune that is absolutely unforgettable, a tune that should never be forgotten.

The melody is soothing and slightly sad. In the graceful and beautiful timbre, it depicts a monologue of spring and a confused heart, as well as a life full of youth and pain.

Spring Shadow

"...Why are you playing 'Haruhi no Kage'?!!"

Shoko Toyokawa bit her lower lip and screamed in her heart.

Again.

The feeling just now was, no, it turned out to be right, this job is definitely not acceptable...

It's not good for the heart.

And what's more, how could this be unskilled? It's hard to imagine such natural and smooth fingering; it couldn't be unfamiliar. Had he listened to this piece a thousand times before playing it? At least 103 times!

“…Yuu’s keyboard? Wow, that’s amazing…”

On the other side, instead of Hong Xia's doubts, there were ripples in her eyes.

The girl was a little surprised.

Her beautiful eyes fluttered slightly, her mind drifting as she thought of many things, almost forgetting what she had just been thinking about. If only there were a keyboard like this...

The girls have different thoughts.

For a moment, the recording studio fell into a brief silence.

Miss PA seemed to be attracted by the noise and walked over from the sound control room.

Xingge, who had been observing Hongxia and Linyou in secret, also appeared shortly afterwards.

They noticed that Lin You seemed to be particularly fond of this melody, and he would always sigh or frown in the gaps between the notes.

Hongxia listened attentively.

At first, the girl didn't understand what it meant, but gradually, this simple yet complex melody, which was incompatible with the surrounding atmosphere, penetrated her skin, soaked her nerves, and finally spread in her mind.

what is that?

..."Shadow of Spring"?

'''...even better than the live performance in the video!'''

At this time, the blue wild monster that randomly refreshed in STARRY: Yamada Ryo, seemed to be lured by the sound of the keyboard. Ignoring Toyokawa Shoko's shaken expression, she looked straight at Lin You who was playing.

"Hey, isn't this You? Your keyboard is in great shape, can you lend me some money—huh? Hongxia, why are you glaring at me?"

Hong Xia: “…”

……

ten minutes later.

Outside STARRY.

Toyokawa Shoko bit her lip.

That keyboard is amazing...

But the excitement belonged to others; she only felt it was noisy. Xiangzi raised his head... and took a deep breath of the outside air.

At this time, Lin You temporarily interrupted the topic with Hong Xia and Liang and chased out.

"I'm sorry, Toyokawa-san...that song—"

"...No, it's just my personal reasons. I'm really sorry, but this time I'm still..."

Xiangzi forced herself to keep her expression straight. She was trying to think of some words to express her refusal without being rude. Then she turned to look at Lin You beside her and was about to speak when some old impressions suddenly emerged in her mind.

This feeling of nostalgia...

It turned out to be the case.

It wasn't just "Spring Shadow," but also that person and his piano music. They had felt strangely familiar since just now. No wonder I felt I could trust him for no reason...

Lin You?

he is--

That’s right, he was the person whom I had admired from afar in the audience during my elementary school days, the one who played Chopin on stage at a high level that my peers, including myself, could hardly match.

What's his name?

what.