A band simulator, but all girl-heavy!

Liang nodded seriously, as if the joking words she had said before did not come from her mouth.

"You are not allowed to betray Starry--"

Hongxia pouted slightly, staring sharply at the expressionless Liang, but soon looked at Aoi beside her and asked with a smile, "Is there any place you want to go, Xiaokui?"

Aoi wanted to blurt out "Let's go to Akihabara", but she held back and thought about a neighborhood that would be more suitable for the girls in the band to hang out. Suddenly, the scene of the story of mygo in the band simulator appeared in her mind - the Ikebukuro area in Toshima Ward.

She seldom goes to Toshima Ward and is more accustomed to going to Shinjuku and Shibuya for shopping, so she is not sure whether the actual Ikebukuro is like the one in mygo, with numerous livehouses, karaoke bars and music instrument stores.

However, people always have a strong interest in fictional works that are set in reality, and at this moment, Aoi feels the same way.

After all, she has confirmed that this world is the stage for the story of Lonely Rock, and the members of Mygo only exist in the simulator. Therefore, it is suitable for her to go on a pilgrimage to the holy sites around Ikebukuro, which can be regarded as compensation for her being tortured by the simulator for so many days.

"How about going to Ikebukuro? There seem to be a lot of band-related neighborhoods there."

Aoi clapped her hands lightly and suggested excitedly.

"That's a good idea. Ikebukuro West Exit Street is also a famous band hangout. I heard that many college students perform outdoors there."

Liang nodded in agreement and explained seriously, "High school girls like us might have been approached by a group of metalheads in the past."

"After hearing what you said, I don't want to go anymore..."

Hongxia glared at Liang with dead fish eyes. "I heard there's a 'girl band craze' going on over there. There should be more high school girls like us, right?"

"Girl band trend?"

Aoi tilted her head. This was the first time she'd heard of this term, and it didn't even appear in Lonely Rock. Could it be a trend in real life in Japan?

Like the band activities from K-ON! to Lonely Rock, and then to the popular MYGO and GBC in the past two years, which are mainly composed of high school girls?

Don't know much about it, but sounds interesting!

"Then let's go over there quickly? Ijichi-san and Yamada-san are the drummer and bassist, right?"

Xiao Kui clasped her hands together eagerly, "Maybe I can meet other suitable band members over there?"

Of course not, because she already knew where the remaining two members of the band were.

However, it is still very necessary to go shopping in Ikebukuro so that she can go home a little later and don't have to be supervised by her mother to complete her homework and instrument practice as soon as she gets home.

"Okay then, since we have a cute junior girl joining the band today, let's head to Ikebukuro!"

After hearing this, Hongxia put on a lovely smile on her face, gently raised her little hand and cheered, and the golden potato wedges on her head were still shaking slightly, as if echoing her voice.

Aoi was laughing secretly and clapping softly on the side.

After all, it is a truly easy-going girl band. There is basically no difficulty or resistance in joining the band.

Once she's honed in the simulator, she'll lead her band to the pinnacle of girl bands! Become a talented band girl and fulfill your band dream!

PS: Don’t forget to eat mooncakes today, and please give me some votes, thank you very much!

33: They saw it.

Dreams have always been a mysterious and wonderful thing for human beings.

In the distant past, before the branches of science spread to every corner of the world, dreams were inevitably linked to mysticism. People fancifully regarded these brain activities that occurred during sleep as some kind of divination about the future, or as a manifestation of contact with mysterious objects.

Even now, there are still many people who are willing to believe that dreams have a revealing effect on the future, and deciphering the meaning of dreams has become the core knowledge of this category.

In the past, Nagasaki Suyo had never paid attention to this wonderful thing in his mind. After all, everyone dreams, but most people can only see fragmented images and hazy stories that they forget as soon as they wake up, which have nothing to do with the revelations of reality.

Now, she felt that she was wrong, very wrong.

She never thought that the scenes in her dreams would one day be projected into reality and presented to her in their entirety - for example, at this moment.

The problem of rebuilding the band that had troubled her for countless days and nights has been gradually resolved. She is now sitting in the coffee shop on the second floor of RING, just like in her dream. Opposite her sits the silent lamp with its head lowered, and next to her sits Li Xi, who is looking at the lamp with concern.

She did it. The plan that had been almost at a standstill was easily pushed forward because of that dream, and she successfully invited two members of the original crychic band.

As long as we take this step, all subsequent difficulties will be easily solved. As long as everyone opens their hearts and speaks their true feelings, we will be able to understand each other and return to that warm spring.

She was almost there.

Now, apart from Chihaya Aine who appeared in the dream and did not belong to the C group, there are only Mutsu and Shoko, and Aoi who ran around for the C group in the previous version of the dream.

When she thought of this name, she couldn't help but feel her heart tremble and slightly frowned her beautiful eyebrows.

Aoi exists.

She must exist...

As long as I can reunite the band, Aoi will appear.

It must be so.

Just as shown in the dream, no matter what, Aoi will definitely have an intersection with them in the end... After all, in the first two versions of the dream, Aoi's identities are subtly different, and maybe the same situation will be true in reality.

Thinking of this, Su Shi relaxed his brows, his usual sweet smile bloomed on his face, and he spoke to the two old friends in front of him,

"First of all, thank you for accepting my invitation today. This should be the first time we've gotten together since the band disbanded, right?"

Neither of them spoke. Deng lowered his head, but looked at her nervously. Li Xi crossed his arms over his chest and put on his usual sour face, waiting for her next speech.

"It's really rare, really rare... I want to take this opportunity to have a good talk with you guys, okay?"

Su Shi placed his hands on the table, subconsciously clasped them together, gently stroking his smooth nails, his eyes always on the two of them.

"What to talk about?"

Li Xi asked bluntly.

"Sincerely~"

Su Shi's tone gradually became depressed. "Because, the band originally disbanded because everyone was unable to express their true feelings to each other and failed to understand each other..."

"Huh? It's obviously Xiangzi's fault for suddenly wanting to quit, right?"

Li Xi obviously didn't buy it, and his expression was full of displeasure.

"No, that's not the case. Xiangzi must have something on her mind that she doesn't want to tell us..."

Su Shi quickly shook her head. "That's why we can't keep our hearts closed. If we don't speak out, no one will understand each other's thoughts, and the band won't understand..."

As she spoke, she cast her gaze towards the silent lamp, her eyes filled with hope and expectation, and softly persuaded,

"Deng, I want to understand what's in Deng's heart. Can you give me this chance?"

Deng slightly opened his amber eyes, but soon lowered his head again, like a small animal trying to hide in a protective shell, his expression filled with tangled and complex emotions.

She secretly glanced at Li Xi and Su Shi, slightly parted her lips, but could not say anything.

"lamp?"

Su Shi looked a little confused.

"What's the point of asking this other than to irritate Deng? Besides, is this kind of question even necessary? Deng must be very hurt by Xiangzi's departure from the band."

Li Xi frowned and immediately interrupted Su Shi, "Do you really think you can restart the band like this?"

"Then Lixi, don't you want to?"

This time, Su Shi didn't choose to agree smoothly as usual, nor did she try to cater to other people's questions. Instead, she looked Li Xi in the eye without flinching, "Li Xi, don't you care about crychic's memories, and don't want to form a band with Deng anymore?"

"How could I not want to!"

Li Xi stood up suddenly from her seat, almost knocking over the chair she was sitting on, startling the lamp next to her. However, she soon realized that her reaction seemed a bit too intense, and her voice suddenly dropped. She only stammered and continued,

"...If I could really form a band with Deng again, I would, and I'd be very happy."

"Lixi..."

Deng's pupils shrank slightly, as if he was shocked by this matter. He stared blankly at Li Xi, whose attitude had softened.

"And the lamp?"

Su Shi smiled, his eyes entwined with her timid gaze.

Deng couldn't help but clench his hands.

Things are not developing in the same way as in the dream, but in some ways they are very similar...

Deng was afraid that Lixi would be angry because she no longer joined the band, that everything in her dream was really just an illusion, and even more afraid of facing new disappointments. So, she was waiting for a proof, a proof that would make her believe in her courage, and that proof was Aoi.

Now, she knew what Li Xi was thinking. Just as shown in the dream, although Aoi was not by her side, if she was asked if she was willing to go back to the way things were before, her answer would naturally be yes.

Because, bands like crychic are the only two things that can make her 'human'.

The other one, of course, is the smile of a girl named Sunflower.

But, if there is no Aoi, how can she believe that she can make it to the end again? How can she believe that all this will not end suddenly one day?

The lamp was very tangled, swaying and hesitant.

Amidst the two men's anxious and nervous gazes, she slowly turned her head and her eyes drifted out the window.

If only Aoi could appear at this moment...

As long as she's here, it will definitely be possible—

Suddenly, a familiar shadow came into her sight through the transparent window on the second floor, as if an invisible hand had broken the boundary between reality and illusion, and the distinction between the two shattered and scattered all over the floor.

The amber eyes shrank almost to their smallest size, trembling slightly as they reflected the scene on the street outside the window into their pupils.

It was a young girl, wearing a Western-style student uniform, with slightly curly beige hair and a graceful figure. Although the viewing angle was limited, the lamp could still clearly see the smile on her fair face that was brighter than the sun.

Her emerald eyes, her lovely and charming smile, her fluffy and soft hair, one by one passed through the barrier of dreams and broke through before her eyes.

At the same time, Su Shi, who was puzzled by the reaction of the light, looked through her line of sight and saw the same familiar figure as in the dream.

The warmth that only existed in dreams shines into reality————

34: Xiaokui, wait for me——

Is it an illusion?

Is it because I miss her too much that I have hallucinations?

At this moment, is the woman who appears there real?

Am I in a dream or reality now?

These thoughts rushed into Su Shi's mind at once, instantly disrupting her clear thoughts, interrupting her complete train of thought, and slamming her composure to the ground, shattering it.

Because she really saw it.

She saw clearly the iconic beige hair, the signature emerald green eyes, and the adorable smile that was etched into her soul's memory.

Even though Xiao Kui was wearing the uniform of an unfamiliar school, she could still recognize her at a glance. It wasn't because she missed her too much that she mistook her for Kui, but because it was Xiao Kui herself. There was no other person in the world as warm and charming as her.

Why didn't Aoi come to Tsuki-no-Mori or Hanegaoka to study? Why was Aoi accompanied by two girls whom he had never seen before?

These questions seemed to be repeated thousands of times in a tape recorder, turning into substance and filling her mind, crowding her thoughts, forcing her to even breathe heavily, and it was difficult for her to adjust for a while.

At this moment, she knew clearly that she could no longer calm down.

Even if the person below was just her hallucination and she had completely recognized the wrong person, she still had to go and see it with her own eyes.

As for how to explain to Deng and Lixi, and how to explain to Xiaokui who didn't know her at all in this world, Su Shi had never thought about it.

"S-Sorry! I have something urgent to do, so I have to leave for a moment. Could you please wait for me?"

She stood up as excitedly as Lixi had before, pushed the chair behind her away, and before the two of them could react, she even left her bag there and hurried towards the stairs.

"what?"

Li Xi looked at Su Shi who rushed out with disbelief on her face. Sitting in this position, she could not see what happened on the first floor at all. She was almost confused about the current situation. Seeing Su Shi suddenly rushing out, she felt puzzled. She was about to call Su Shi, but found that she had already rushed to the stairs.

"What's going on... That guy suddenly called us over, and then suddenly ran away."

Li Xi frowned slightly, supported his chin with his hand with an impatient look, and looked at the lamp beside him. He was about to say something, but found that the lamp was still staring blankly at the street scene outside the window, as if it had turned into a wooden sculpture, and had no response to any external sounds.

"....lamp?"

At the same time, Su Shi had already rushed down the stairs, her mind was blank, and only one thought supported her to run forward desperately.

But just as she turned the corner, a petite snow-white figure flashed past her. She only had time to dodge, but she tripped hard on the small trailer that the other person was pulling.

With a scream, he fell to the ground in a mess and was unable to stand up for a while because of the pain.

The thoughts in my mind were completely messed up by this fall. My brain was buzzing and I couldn't concentrate.

"injured."