A band simulator, but all girl-heavy!

While Su Shi was still confused from falling to the ground, a pair of small hands had already gently helped her up from the ground.

She turned her head and what came into view was a head of snow-white shoulder-length hair and a pair of beautiful eyes as different in color as those of the chariot wheel.

It was a strange girl who looked about the same age as her. She held the handrail of the small trailer with one hand and supported Su Shi's arm with the other.

When Su Shi looked over, she was blinking gently, with no special emotion on her face. She just looked at Su Shi's bruised knees silently and repeated it again.

"injured."

"I-I'm fine, thank you!"

Su Shi finally came to his senses and quickly broke free from the girl's hand. Under her gaze, he continued to rush towards the door as if he had lost control.

It was getting late, and the sun was slowly sinking into the horizon. At this moment, the last rays of sunset were as bright and rich as hibiscus flowers. A breeze of the same color as the sunset seemed to blow on her face, blowing her long hair up the moment she rushed out of the door.

She had already run out of the RING gate and stopped at the door, panting, looking around desperately with panic and anxious eyes.

At this time, the lights around Ikebukuro have been lit up one after another. The gorgeous neon lights and street lamps illuminate the city streets as if it were daytime. The colorful lights, the bright and hazy sunset, and the passers-by of all kinds, all of these make up the world in front of her.

But the crowds of people surged in her sight like a tide, blurred in the light of neon lights and sunset, confusing her eyes.

She couldn't find Xiaokui in this crowded street, just like an explorer stranded on an isolated island who missed a ship passing by on the distant sea.

Fatigue, pain, uneasiness, anxiety, and disappointment, all of these belatedly filled her confused brain, making her feel again the tiredness, discomfort, and pain that she had left behind.

Didn't get to see it.

She didn't get to see Xiaokui.

Was it an illusion? Or was it all just an illusion? It was just a wishful thinking that she had when she missed Aoi so much.

"How...is that possible?"

Su Shi calmed his rapid breathing and muttered to himself almost through gritted teeth.

She believed in her own eyes and the reality of what she felt at that moment. It absolutely could not be an illusion, and there was absolutely no possibility of recognizing the wrong person.

Maybe the hair color could be confused with that of other people, but that face, that delicate and lovely face, those emerald-like crystal clear eyes, and that smile as warm as the spring sunshine, all of this, Su Shi could never make a mistake.

Just now, at that moment, Xiao Kui appeared here, appeared at the door of RING, and appeared in Su Shi's reality.

Just as she had thought before, Xiao Kui was not a phantom that existed only in dreams, nor was she a simple imaginary and fantasy character.

She is a real girl who exists in this world.

As for why it did not correspond to the scene in the dream, Su Shi believed that it was probably because many different trajectories were created in the dream, and the one shown to her was one of those trajectories.

That is her special ability, or even her superpower.

With this superpower, she can see countless different possibilities and get inspiration in her dreams, thus deciding to find Lixi and Deng to reorganize crychic.

If she didn't have this ability, she might never have met Aoi in her life, and would only pass by her on some unknown afternoon.

Gradually, an inexplicable feeling of joy replaced the original loss and disappointment, surging into her heart like a tide.

It’s okay, it’s okay—

It doesn’t matter even if I can’t find Xiaokui today.

She has received the most important and precious gift.

As long as we know that Xiaokui really exists, then everything will no longer be difficult, everything will no longer make people feel desperate, and everything will go as planned by fate and go along the predetermined route.

What she had to do now was to keep Deng and Lixi steady.

After a while, after a while, when she really sees Xiaokui, she can face her lovely smile and tell her in person: "This time, it's my turn to protect everyone's crychic."

Xiaokui, please wait for me...2

35: She did it!

"Light? Are you okay?"

Deng was brought back to consciousness by the feeling of a gentle shake of his shoulder, but he still looked to his side in a daze and met Li Xi's beautiful eyes full of worry.

"...Lixi, I'm fine."

Her gaze drifted to the window again. While whispering to comfort Li Xi, she anxiously tried to continue searching for a familiar figure in the crowd.

Missed.

The light that suddenly appeared before her eyes was like sand seeping through her fingers. She tried hard to hold it back but ended up with nothing. By the time she came to her senses, everything had slipped away from her hands.

As if telling her that everything was just an illusion, it ruthlessly shattered the hope that was born in her at that moment.

She is a timid person. She has lived in this world for more than ten years and has always longed to cry, feel sad, be happy and laugh like everyone else. She wants to 'become a human being'.

In the past, crychic was the only one who made her think this way, but now it is different.

The person who gave her hope and courage in her dream, who once said that he would accompany her throughout her life and who also said that he loved her singing the most, appeared in reality and in her sight.

When people encounter horrifying scenes or see scenes they don’t want to face, they always subconsciously remind themselves: it’s all fake, it’s because they are under too much pressure, it’s all just an illusion.

But this phenomenon will be completely opposite if it applies to beautiful things, because people always hope that what they expect will happen, rather than expecting terrible and bad illusions to come true.

So Deng didn't think that the girl she saw outside the window was an illusion. She really saw her, and that person was definitely Saotome Aoi.

Of course, she was not 100% sure. What really gave her doubts was Su Shi who suddenly left the table and rushed downstairs.

The moment she saw Xiao Kui, Su Shi also obviously followed her gaze, and then found an excuse to chase after her. Deng also saw with his own eyes that Su Shi ran to the place where Xiao Kui had just stayed, anxiously looking for someone.

Is this also a coincidence and an illusion? How is that possible?

But how did Su Shi know Aoi?

Because Aoi only appeared in Deng's dreams, Deng has only met Xiao Kui in dreams so far, and those memories about Aoi were only born in that illusory yet real world.

It is impossible for Su Shi to see her dream, unless...

Unless Su Shi knew Aoi in the past, maybe just like in a dream, Aoi's identity sometimes has some subtle deviations. Maybe in reality Aoi is Su Shi's classmate or former friend.

Of course, compared to this, the most convincing reason that came to Deng's mind was another one.

————Su Shi also dreamed of Aoi.

Although this kind of thing is incredible, it is not impossible. At the same time, the most important thing is that it can increase the possibility of Aoi's existence.

This also presents a new problem for the lamp.

Since everything in the dream is so real, it can even allow different people to see the same person, allowing them to see someone who has never met but who really exists.

So was this really a dream?

Perhaps it's the possibility of other worlds? Perhaps it's observing the various different histories that appear in parallel worlds?

But none of that actually matters anymore, even whether Su Shi knows Xiao Kui or not is not that important.

What really matters is that it was Aoi Saotome herself, she appeared in Deng's reality, no longer a phantom that only existed in dreams.

Since Xiaokui really exists, does that mean that she can really look forward to and believe in the possibilities of the future... and try to use this courage to move forward?

If Xiaokui were here, she wouldn't be afraid of anything anymore.

"Light, light? What happened... Did you see anything outside the window just now?"

While Deng was still immersed in her own thoughts, Lixi's voice finally entered her absent-minded mind and called back Deng's attention.

Only then did she quickly open her eyes wide, look at Li Xi again, and gently shook her head at her.

"I'm fine..."

"Ok."

Seeing this, Li Xi didn't know what to say. He was stunned for a moment before sitting back in his seat. He looked towards the door anxiously and complained in a low voice, "...By the way, where did that guy go? He didn't leave us here alone, did he?"

"I'm so sorry, I had something urgent to do just now, but I've taken care of it now. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Shi's figure appeared at the stairs.

She had her usual sweet smile on her face, her hands clasped together, and she was apologizing with deep regret. For some reason, there was a scratch on her fair knee.

"I say, we are all very busy. Can you arrange it next time before calling us?"

Li Xi sighed helplessly, and his tone became a little impatient.

"Sorry, sorry~ Let's get back to the topic~"

Su Shi sat back in her seat and said with a smile, "Actually, I came here this time just to ask Li Xi and Deng, don't you want to start over?"

"Re...meaning the band?"

Li Xi frowned slightly.

"Of course~ I know. Actually, neither Li Xi nor Deng wants crychic to disband like this, right? I think everyone feels the same way about this..."

Su Shi placed her hands gently on her chest and said with a serious expression, "We all loved crychic and missed those days, but in the end we parted ways. This is so sad..."

Neither of them spoke anymore, and the atmosphere became increasingly heavy with Su Shi's words.

However, she didn't stop trying to persuade them. Instead, she looked into their eyes with increasing sincerity and said earnestly, "...Can't we just start over? Everyone else thinks the same, right? Isn't that right?"

Li Xi did not answer Su Shi's question immediately. Instead, he frowned and looked at the lamp beside him with some worry, and asked with concern,

"Deng, what do you think..."

"I.."

Deng's voice trembled slightly, as if just uttering these few words had exhausted all her strength.

However, Deng gradually clenched her fists, and her eyes, with her head lowered, showed a hint of unwillingness and a gradually accumulated determination and impulse, which made her heart beat rapidly and hotly.

That person exists.

So, she can also try to believe in tomorrow.

"I also want to... form a band with you all again."

Deng raised her head slightly, her eyes dancing with burning determination and hope that almost turned into reality, "This time, we will be together for the rest of our lives, never to be separated..."

This sentence made Su Shi stunned for a moment, but soon he showed a bright smile.

"A lifetime~"

She raised the corners of her mouth and turned her gaze to Li Xi who was standing beside her. "What does Li Xi think?"

"...If it's the light that I wish for, then I will too."

Li Xi said almost without hesitation, "We will be together for the rest of our lives, and never separate."

Su Shi smiled happily.

Done.

She can also, like Xiao Kui, reconnect everyone.

36: The story of piano and violin

The night was getting darker, and the three of them stopped at the waiting platform of Ikebukuro Station, basking in the deep and bright night of Tokyo.

"Haha~ I had a lot of fun today. I don't come to Ikebukuro often, and I didn't expect there would be so many high school bands here."

Hongxia happily fiddled with the new charm on her phone. She seemed to really like the one with the golden triangle. She'd fallen in love with it the moment she saw it in the Ikebukuro shopping district and had even decided to use the logo on their band's uniform. "I think those bands are worth learning from! They're super popular, aren't they?!"

"It's more like an idol band than a high school rock band."

Liang poked at his phone expressionlessly, seemingly sending a message on social media, his mouth still unable to stop talking about strange topics, "As for the idol aspect, maybe we can learn a lot from it. When the time comes, find a teammate with a good figure, sell her photos, make a lot of money and help us make a new album..."

After saying that, she glanced at Aoi beside her and nodded to herself.

"Hey! You're already falling apart before you even start forming a band?!"

Hong Xia glared at him sharply, like a mother protecting her daughter. She took a step forward, blocking Liang's gaze, "What if we scare away the new student who just joined?!"

"Hey~ I'm fine, Yamada-senpai was just joking, wasn't I?"

Aoi smiled innocently and tilted her head towards the two seniors.

"Yes."

Liang responded and nodded at the speed of light.

"Doesn't your conscience hurt?"

Hongxia sighed helplessly and was about to say something when she saw a train slowly approaching in the distance. She quickly grabbed Liang's wrist and said, "Ah, the train is here. Xiaokui's home is in Chiyoda, right? Then we'll say goodbye here for now, okay?"