In the music series, the male protagonist writes a self-help manual for the inner world

In her opinion, people who worry about final exams are most likely those who have poor grades and are not good at studying because they have to worry about the risk of further studies.

"Although I can't always get the top score in the school, my grades are still pretty good."

"It's not me, it's Yili."

Chen Xinghua tapped the table with his finger, looking quite helpless.

"If she works hard, she should be able to pass the final exam."

"Well... probably."

Feeling somewhat guilty, Chen Xinghua shifted his gaze away from Hong Xia's red ribbon and rubbed the floor with his toes a few times.

Upon hearing the name "Yili", Hongxia, which should have been sunny, suddenly became a little heavy.

But she quickly expelled the heaviness from her body.

"Looks like Pochi-chan is the one facing a grade crisis. Are her grades really that bad?"

"It's not just bad."

Chen Xinghua sighed slightly, adding a bit of relaxation to the depressing atmosphere.

After a moment's silence, Hong Xia turned her head and tried to direct her subconsciously shifted gaze towards Chen Xinghua again.

"...Pochi-chan's playing style is somewhat similar to the 'Guitar Hero' on YouTube."

Professional musicians with superb music appreciation skills, or even music fans who often listen to different music, can rely on their ears and experience to tell which guitarist is playing the guitar music they hear, even if the music scores of these songs are the same.

"That's right."

Chen Xinghua had originally spread his arms comfortably on the table, but as he felt the atmosphere becoming increasingly serious, he put them down again.

So Hongxia recognized Yili as Guitar Hero...but because this was a public place, she didn't say it clearly?

"Besides ending the band, you actually have another band, right?"

Hong Xia asked.

...a band called Ave Mujica? Hong Xia's eyes, like the words she had just spoken, expressed a questioning intent towards Chen Xinghua.

"almost."

Chen Xinghua had no intention of hiding anything.

"And I'm sorry... Hongxia, for not mentioning this to you in time."

Hong Xia smiled and waved at Chen Xinghua.

"Don't feel sorry. I'm the only one who should be sorry. As the leader of the band, I didn't understand my band members well enough."

...and resolve issues between team members.

"If it weren't for you, Xiduo would have been dragged out of the band by her mother yesterday."

When saying this, Hongxia stopped her sunny smile and spoke with a suddenly serious face.

If Chen Xinghua was not there to end the band, then after watching yesterday's performance, Kita's mother would force Kita Ikuyo to quit the band on the grounds of academics.

So, as the captain of the band, what should Hong Xia do to resolve this crisis?

Should he use the girl's dream of forming a band as an excuse, or should he shut up Kita's mother by ending the band's commercial success?

...None of them work.

The former cannot impress realistic adults, and the latter...

"Even after the band ended, it's just a common high school band... It can't bear the burden of the band members' lives."

Hong Xia murmured softly.

Professionals believe that the current Ending Band should be a play-acting band that provides a place for the guitar hero named "Goto Ichiri" to play house.

After realizing this thought in her mind, Hong Xia also felt that her thinking was too pessimistic.

After all, the audience who came to watch the band's performance yesterday was more than four people, and the number of Guitar Hero fans on YouTube was probably only enough to fill five Tokyo Domes.

...The more I think about it, the sadder I feel.

"I think the most she asked was that after Kita gets promoted to second grade, she should put more energy into her studies instead of the band."

Chen Xinghua expressed his thoughts.

"So all I have to do is get Kita's mother's approval before she goes to second grade?"

Hong Xia couldn't suppress her pessimistic emotions.

"That should be enough."

Chen Xinghua let out a breath, feeling that it seemed a little difficult to do this.

After all, whether it is using dreams, friendship and other things found in hot-blooded music comics, or using the band's achievements to convince Kita Ikuyo's mother, it can be considered a difficult task.

So Hong Xia thought of this factor and wanted to talk to me alone? Chen Xinghua raised his eyebrows and thought seriously about how to solve this problem.

270

Chapter 270 The difference between “more” and “good”.

...Probably not. Chen Xinghua quickly rejected his own idea, because the problem Hong Xia mentioned only existed when he didn't exist.

But now he was here, so the dilemma didn't apply.

...So it's something else?

"Can people really sacrifice the future of others for their own dreams?"

A rare hint of gloom emerged in Ijichi Hongka's red pupils.

"There's no such thing as ending the band. Don't worry about things that don't exist."

Chen Xinghua responded quickly.

...Does Hongxia think that ending the band isn't necessary for everyone? With this in mind, Chen Xinghua raised his head and reassessed Ichichi Hongxia's expression, trying to discern an important clue.

Hmm... Although she still had her usual smile on her face, it was visibly forced.

"Did I tell you I had a real dream before?"

Like Chen Xinghua, Yidi Chi Hongxia also cast her gaze on him, carefully studying his expression.

“…Didn’t you tell me that?”

Looking at Chen Xinghua's worried face, Yidi Chi Hongxia pretended to be calm and said these words.

"Actually, when I was a child, my mother passed away in a sudden car accident."

She spoke of her tragedy in a very calm tone, without a trace of sadness.

This was because she had already shed tears over this matter a long time ago...Besides, she was now telling Chen Xinghua about her dream, and she couldn't pass on any unnecessary sadness to him.

"At that time, my sister was my only relative who stayed with me."

Chen Xinghua hid his arms under the table, subconsciously sat up straight, and listened very carefully to Yiji Chi Hongxia's story.

"When my proud, proud, proud, proud, proud... and coquettish sister hadn't opened STARRY and was still in a band, she took me, who was afraid of being alone, to LiveHouse, and watched the band's performance with her when she was on stage."

Hongxia continued to talk about her childhood experiences.

“Looking back now, it was probably around that time that I started to like bands and live performances.”

"Later, after seeing my performance, my sister gave up her band and created STARRY just for me."

Hong Xia's tone revealed an unstoppable joy at this moment.

"Although she has always refused to admit it."

Speaking of this, Hong Xia puffed her lips and looked at Chen Xinghua with some dissatisfaction, as if she saw the shadow of her sister in him.

"You don't have that bad personality like your sister... You've done so much for the one you love, but because of your pride, you just won't talk about it."

Hearing this, Chen Xinghua looked into Hong Xia's red eyes without any guilt, as if telling her confidently, "I didn't, definitely not."

Seeing this scene, Hong Xia put her hands behind her back and raised her eyebrows at the man in front of her.

If she hadn't noticed something strange about Kita Ikuyo last night and had left the table to follow him, she would definitely not have discovered that he had done such a thing to Kita Ikuyo's mother in order to end the band and prevent it from disbanding.

So what did he do in a corner that she didn't know about to end the band?

"Then I had a real dream... which was to create a popular band, along with the band dream my sister gave up for me."

"Let STARRY, who was born because of me, become even more famous... Like a real star, let it shine on those who pursue music."

The English meaning of STARRY is literally translated as "full of stars; sparkling", and the free translation is "stars".

“But after actually forming a band, I realized how difficult it is to run a band.”

Hong Xia grumbled, "It took almost an entire semester just to arrange a live performance with everyone."

Whenever Hongxia thought of this, an idea would inevitably arise in her mind: what would happen if Goto Ichiri, as a guitar hero, did not choose to end the band at the beginning, but instead joined those famous high school girl bands.

In this world line, Hong Xia did not think that Goto Ichiri would be unable to perform if he left the Ending Band, because she still remembered how Goto Ichiri's guitar sound was so domineering during the Ending Band's first live performance that it stole the spotlight from the entire stage, making her drums and Liang's bass sound just a foil.

You have to remember that at that time, Goto Ichiri, Nijika, and Ryo's relationship was limited to a single encounter. So Nijika didn't think Goto Ichiri was unable to utilize her natural guitar skills due to her social anxiety.

"I want to release our first music video with everyone this fall, and our first band album in the winter."

Chen Xinghua continued to put his hands on his knees and listened carefully to the complaints of his band leader.

“But after actually forming a band, I realized that my dream might be unrealistic.”

As she spoke, Hong Xia lowered her head, looking a little lost.

Forget about making the first MV or releasing the first band album... before the end of this year, if the band can make up for her sister's performance without relying on Pochi-chan, it will be considered a success.

Not to mention Ave Mujica, who reached the peak as soon as they debuted and became a top commercial band.

If he becomes the leader of the final band, will he do better than me? Hong Xia couldn't help but compare her own achievements with those of Chen Xinghua.

"I don't want to end the band and become just another high school band you can see everywhere on the streets of Shimokitazawa."

Hong Xia leaned weakly on the table and lowered her voice.

"...From its formation to its disbandment, it was like playing a band."

Hongxia tells the story of the ending of most high school girl bands.

It sounds like Hongxia feels like she didn't do enough to end the band, Chen Xinghua thought thoughtfully.

Well…strictly speaking, it might be that she felt she didn’t do a good enough job to end the band.

There is sometimes a big difference between "more" and "better". The former may be "increased" through hard work, but the latter is limited by one's ability and cannot be "better" no matter how hard one tries.

"……Thanks for your hard work."

Chen Xinghua whispered comfortingly.

He has noticed all the efforts Hong Xia has made to end the band during this period.

But he also knew that simply affirming hard work was not enough, because that was equivalent to indirectly telling Hong Xia that you have nothing except hard work.

and so……

"I think Hongxia, you are indispensable to me and to the end of the band."

271

Chapter 271 It’s more than that.

"Why? There are so many drummers who are much better than me."

Hong Xia held up her lifeless face, and her pair of red eyes, which had lost all the vitality from the sun, stared at the man in front of her.

...For example, Ms. Yutenji Wakumai.

A short purple hair suddenly flashed through the girl's mind, and the owner behind the hair swayed his big cat-like body and told the girl about his achievements.

Perhaps even Ijichi Kouka, who is still playing in a family-style high school band in STARRY, will never be able to achieve the same success as Yutenji Wakami until she graduates from the band industry.

Recalling the Ave Mujica performance he had seen, after comparing it with the band's live performance, Ichichi Hongxia could feel enough despair just from the difference in the number of audiences between the two.

One had thousands of spectators, while the other barely broke double digits.

It's really bad, Yichizhi Hongxia said to herself.