A band simulator, but all girl-heavy!

The only meaning of this dream is clearly Xiaokui... If there is no Xiaokui, then what is the meaning of this dream world?

She felt confused, angry, and even sad about it, and she didn't even notice that some of the scenes in her dream corresponded to reality.

Her condition at school during the day was very abnormal, and even a slow-witted kid like Xiaomu seemed to have noticed it and asked her about her condition out of concern.

Of course Su Shi didn't answer. She was just dazed and spent the day in confusion. She lay back on the bed, at a loss as to what to do when she faced the dream in which she lost Aoi.

Then, in her dream today, she finally saw that familiar figure.

In the dream, Su Shi seemed to want to meet Li Xi in order to have a good talk about crychic - just as she planned in reality, but she failed to complete this plan successfully.

Because Li Xi had obviously had a conflict with someone, and had an argument with the cute girl with beige hair and emerald eyes.

That was the figure she thought about day and night, the Aoi she missed so much.

If what she experienced in the dream were to happen in reality... she would definitely have a thousand words to say to Aoi, countless words that she had been holding back in her heart and wanted to say them out loud. She wanted to thank her for keeping Crychic for so long, for her persistence in protecting Crychic, and for apologizing to her...

But what I wanted most was to rush up to her, hug her, and tell her: Xiaokui, I miss you so much, please don’t leave me.

But she has always been just a bystander in the dream, and her real self in the dream knows nothing about it. She doesn't know what Aoi has done for crychic, and she doesn't know how warm Saotome Aoi's smile and embrace are.

A feeling of powerlessness and anxiety filled her heart, and she even felt a bit of unreasonable anger towards herself in her dream.

She wanted to rush over and hug the bewildered girl, to hold Aoi's hand tightly, and to tell her: 'I will never let go again.'

Such a strong emotion filled her heart, swirling and swirling, until a miracle happened -

In the dream, Su Shi was almost like a moth attracted to a candle flame. She almost uncontrollably sent Li Xi away and developed a strong interest in Xiao Kui. It was as if there was an aura of pleasure emanating from her outside to her inside, prompting her to approach Xiao Kui cautiously even though she didn't know her.

So, Su Shi invited Aoi to a nearby cafe to apologize. On the one hand, she wanted to learn about Deng's news so that she could reorganize crychic, and on the other hand, she wanted to understand Aoi.

Fortunately, Aoi did not refuse her and accepted her invitation. The two of them sat together in the cafe in harmony, chatting about the black tea and desserts that Su Shi was interested in, about Takamatsu Deng, about the band they had formed, and about Aoi.

It was a beautiful moment, so beautiful that it seemed like a dream—although she was indeed dreaming.

But at this moment, Aoi took out her cell phone and looked at it, then told her apologetically that a friend was waiting for her and she had to go back quickly to meet him.

"Oh, it's okay. If possible, please let Xiaokui's friends come sit with us."

Just as Su Shi longed for, she in the dream indeed had a gentle smile on her face, and spoke to Xiao Kui to keep her, "It's rare for us to have such a happy chat. It would be a bit lonely if we parted like this~"

Xiao Kui was indeed the same soft-hearted and gentle child as she remembered. Without thinking, she sent an invitation on her mobile phone and called her friend over.

Although he was the one who disturbed their private time, he was Xiaokui's friend after all, so Su Shi naturally greeted him politely.

The girl's name is Chihaya Aine. She has beautiful long cherry pink hair and a very unique and cute voice. Her personality is also like Aoi, sunny and enthusiastic, just like a big pink-haired puppy.

But the problem is, at this moment, Su Shi wanted to have a good talk with Xiao Kui, but Aine kept complaining to Xiao Kui that she had just chased the light that suddenly escaped but got lost. She also kept asking Su Shi about the things in Tsukinomori Academy like a curious baby.

Although she was a very cute girl, Su Shi felt a little annoyed in this situation, so she was forced to turn to the plan she had just thought of.

"Come to think of it~ You guys seemed to have said that Deng suddenly ran away because you invited her to join the band?"

Su Shi clasped his hands together on the table, a deep smile on his face.

"It seems like Xiao Deng is very hurt because of her past band."

Aine said thoughtfully.

"...Yes, because I used to be in the same band as Deng."

Su Shi's smile gradually faded, and his eyes dimmed.

"Ah! Sorry, I didn't know..."

Aine apologized quickly.

"Excuse me, what exactly happened?"

Aoi asked curiously.

"...Well, I can't explain the specific reason, but due to some things, our band has stopped performing. Deng must be very hurt by the band's disbandment."

Su Shi sighed, and studied the gradually sad faces of the two girls in front of him. He fixed his gaze on Aoi and spoke carefully, "If possible, I don't want her to give up the band just like that... If Xiao Kui wants to form a band, can you try to invite her again?"

"Huh? But she refused."

"Because Deng is a very delicate child...I need to talk to her about this matter properly. Besides, I'll join in, too. Xiaokui, do you want to form a band with me?"

"Huh? Really? Nagasaki-san, I'd love to hear your words, huh?"

Looking at Su Shi's hopeful eyes, Xiao Kui smiled brightly without hesitation and nodded in agreement.

"Eh? What about me? What about me?"

Aine, who was suddenly left aside, opened her eyes wide in disbelief and pointed at herself desperately with both hands.

“Hmm… If it’s Aine-san,

Sushi had a slightly troubled expression for a moment, but after catching a glimpse of Aoi's smile, she nodded readily, "Let's go with Aine-san~"

27: Because the song of the lights is the cry of the heart

[Tip: Nagasaki Suyo (bassist) has joined the band.

After chatting for a while, Su Shi asked you to bring Deng to have a good talk with her. As long as you are honest with each other and communicate with each other sincerely, you will definitely be able to understand each other's difficulties and invite Deng to join the band.

Therefore, she agreed to meet you the next day at the coffee shop on the second floor of RING, and she could introduce you to other band members at that time. This result was naturally excellent for you, after all, your plan to form a band, which had been completely clueless and unsettled, was now solved. Not only could you invite Deng to join the band, but you even found other members right away.

After parting with Su Shi, you walked home with Aine, reminiscing about what happened today. She was obviously very happy and chatted with you all the way, basically all about the band name she had already thought of in her mind.

Tip: Chihaya Aine's favorability increased by 3, and the current favorability is 60. 】

...I always feel like the two chapters of the simulator are in reverse order. After all, crychic's difficulty is incredibly difficult, while mygo's seems much more normal, like a typical girl band anime plot.

In other words, MYGO is the main band of the animation, and crychic is like a prequel?

How could such a difficult scenario be used as a tutorial for beginners? Although the opening and the first half were beautiful like a fairy tale, Xiangzi's invincibility was a death countdown for the C group, as he would always quit the group when it rained and there was no solution.

No matter how hard they tried in the first few times, as long as they got together: rainy days, Kasuga Shadow live, and Xiangzi with a determined expression as if he was about to end something, the band basically entered the timetable for disbanding.

On the other hand, in the script of Mygo, Aoi is the one who pulls people together. There is the considerate Soshi and the sunny and cheerful Aine. Although Deng is still as timid and shy as a little animal, and Li Xi is still as aggressive towards everyone as before, the future seems bright at first glance.

The difficulty level suddenly became much more normal, and even gave Aoi a sense of confidence that she could clear the level in one go.

But let's not be too extreme. What if the main quest of this chapter is to "gather all the members of the crychic band"? Deng, Lixi, and even Xiaomu are not difficult, but Xiangzi...

To be honest, Aoi is now a bit PTSD-ed towards Xiangzi and has absolutely no way to deal with her.

However, the simulator certainly wouldn't release a chapter that was absolutely impossible to complete. Xiangzi's problem must have a solution, she just hadn't discovered it yet, just like the "true ending" in the game. It's even possible that she needs to search for clues in this chapter so she can return to simulate Crychic.

Let’s take one step at a time.

Thinking of this, Aoi silently made plans in her mind and continued the simulation.

The next day, you asked Aine to persuade Deng on your behalf. During lunch break, you declined the classmate who wanted to have lunch with you and planned to go find Aine to have lunch together. However, by coincidence, you ran into a classmate you had met once before, Toyokawa Shoko, in the corridor.

She obviously recognized you and gave you a polite smile, once again showing the elegant and calm temperament of a young lady, and asked you if everything was going well with the band formation.

You responded to her politely, and thinking that your band didn't have a keyboard player, you invited her a second time.

"I'm very happy that Aoi-san recognizes my piano skills. However, I have no plans to form a band. I'm very sorry."

With a smile on his face, Xiangzi declined your invitation in a more formal manner this time.

Seeing that the topic has ended, you are hesitant about your next choice:

①. Stop talking about the band and invite her to have lunch together.

②. Claim that you like her piano and ask if you can listen to her play the piano again in the future.

③. Apologize and leave in frustration.

④. Claiming that he admires her very much and wants her to join the band at all costs, as the band can't do without her.

After leaving the band, it is rare to see such a gentle and polite Xiangzi again. So was Xiangzi so cold in the previous simulation just targeting her?

She didn't feel that she had done anything to offend Xiangzi during those weeks, so why was she treated like this!

Forget it.

No matter how depressed she is, she still has to explore the Xiangzi line. Thinking about the scene when she successfully increases Xiangzi's favorability and regrets her past attitude, Aoi feels that all the grievances have disappeared!

So this round we're going to go a little bit towards the Xiangzi line, but we can't turn it into a "heavy" line like the previous time when the team collapsed.

Choose ②!

[After you claimed that you liked her piano very much and hoped to hear her play again, Xiangzi seemed a little surprised, but still expressed his gratitude to you in a calm manner and agreed to your request with a smile.

She seems to be a person with a very strict sense of time. She tells you clearly that she will go to the music classroom to play the piano for a while ten minutes after school tomorrow, and you can go over to listen at that time.

Tip: Toyokawa Shoko's favorability +2, currently 53.

After thanking her, you parted ways. You brought your lunch and found Aine who was having a meal in the courtyard, along with Takamatsu Deng who looked nervous and a little embarrassed.

Aine completed her mission very well. She had persuaded Deng to meet Su Shi after school. Now she was smiling happily at you, like a big pink-haired puppy.

You comforted a certain pink-haired dog that had done something meritorious, and chatted with Deng, both apologizing for what happened the previous night. She seemed to blame herself for running away, and she was still conflicted and afraid about joining the band. When you gently questioned her, she sadly told you that she believed the band's breakup was entirely her fault.

Because she failed to perform well at the concert, the band members left and the band disbanded.

ha?

My baby, this has nothing to do with you!

As the lead singer, Deng made the band very popular with several songs she sang last week, which fully proved her level.

Moreover, Xiangzi is definitely not the kind of person who would quit the band just because of the poor performance of her teammates. It was she who supported Deng to be the lead singer in the beginning. Now she is quitting the band just because of Deng's poor performance. It doesn't make sense at all.

So Xiangzi's withdrawal from the team remains an unsolved mystery, a mystery within a mystery! In any case, it definitely couldn't have been because of the lantern.

Looking at the light in the picture that was shivering with its head down like a small animal, Aoi felt an indescribable pain in her heart, but she still decided to comfort her out of softness of heart.

[In response to your concerned inquiries, Deng showed you the song "Spring Shadow" performed by the former band 'crychic'.

You immediately recognized that the keyboard player in the video was Toyokawa Shoko, whom you had met before, but you didn't say much. You just agreed with Aine that Deng's singing skills were good.

“I love the singing of the lights.”

You told her seriously, "Because I think the lights are singing so desperately, it's like they're singing with all their might."

She was obviously at a loss for words, even trembling a little, but you immediately said, "Because the song of the lights is like shouting out one's own heart, singing out all the resentment, sadness, and anger in one's heart. Such strong emotions and feelings, how can one express them without shouting desperately..."

You looked into her somewhat dazed eyes and told her word by word,

"I like Deng's desperate singing, so please stop blaming your own singing. It's obviously Deng's most valuable thing."

Tip: Takamatsu Deng's favorability increased by +10, and the current favorability is 68. 】1

28: You are not a girl too, are you?

After school, you skipped the light music club's activities and headed straight to RING with Deng. Not long after, Suye also came out with Riki, who was wearing a RING staff uniform, and as agreed, they met up with you in the cafe area.

You had no intention of intervening in this communication meeting, and simply sat aside with Aine, leaving the space for conversation to the three former bandmates.

But Deng did not disappoint you. After being inspired by you, she seemed to have changed her appearance. She bravely told Lixi and Sushi her true feelings, telling them that she still wanted to continue to form a band, and that she would still "form a band together for life", and she received unanimous approval from Sushi and Lixi.

With this, and counting you two as the real band founders, this new band "Lifetime" has been successfully established.

Tip: Takamatsu Touma (vocals) has joined the band.

Tatsuki Shiina (drums) has joined the band.

The basic structure of the band has been established, and the calculation of band cohesion has officially begun... Calculation completed. The current band cohesion is 43%.

Why is it so low?

Is this the same rhythm as last week's episode, calming everyone down one by one, cultivating everyone's emotions and gradually improving cohesion?

That doesn't make sense. They clearly swore to be together forever, but why is their cohesion so weak that it seems like it will break at the slightest provocation?

Is it because I, as the band's initiator, lack personal charm?

The band's formation meeting that day didn't last too long. Everyone just discussed the time to gather together, and then each of them went home with different feelings.

Since Riki and Deng were going in the same direction, you, Su Shi, and Aine went to the station to go home together. The specific route was that Aine arrived at the station first and left, and only you and Su Shi were left the rest of the way————that was originally the case, but some small incidents happened on the way home.

Aine was a little too excited today, and couldn't stop thinking about the fact that she had 'successfully formed a band'. Her steps were much lighter when she walked on the street, so she took the opportunity to invite you to visit Chihaya's house, to play for a while at her house before going back.

However, Su Shi unexpectedly rejected this proposal on your behalf because it was already getting late and it would not be safe for you, a girl, to go home at that time.

The two sides started arguing about this point. Although it can be seen that it was just a very ordinary debate without any anger or unpleasantness, you were still a little overwhelmed when you were caught in the middle, so you decided to put an end to this argument.

①. Go to Aine’s house.