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

(Don't think too much, Pochi-chan.)

(I think your childhood sweetheart probably only exchanged instruments with Kita so she could have a guitar.)

(In my world line, it was Ryo who paid for Kita's multi-string bass and lent her a guitar.)

(Borrowing and exchanging instruments are essentially the same thing.)

(Most importantly, your childhood sweetheart doesn't seem to be interested in a relationship.)

(Although he seems very busy recently, I am sure he is not busy with a relationship... because he does not have the relaxed feeling of a relationship.)

(He was completely tense, like a lively office worker, only thinking about completing his tasks and then lying in bed to rest.)

"Is there any difference?" Hongxia looked dazed. She didn't understand what was different about Goto Ichiri spouting a long string of English names.

"One is a remake, and the other is the original," Liang said, speaking eloquently about musical instruments. "But they have one thing in common: they're both very expensive."

"At least six hundred thousand yen."

When Kita heard Liang's voice, she almost let go of the guitar, but then she hugged the guitar tightly again.

This is 600,000 yen that contains the feelings of my seniors.

"Goto-san, please teach me guitar."

She couldn't let down her seniors' deep expectations and their wallets.

But why did the senior say, "Don't reveal my guitar skills in front of Liang and Hongxia"?

There must be some deeper meaning behind this.

......

But not every band is as easy and enjoyable as the one that ended it.

60. A few days later

A few days later, outside the music practice room in RING.

Chen Xinghua, carrying a suitcase containing a music keyboard, pushed open the room number that the panda avatar told him.

Inside the room was bassist Nagasaki Soyo with a gentle smile on her face, lead singer Takamatsu Touma standing expressionlessly in the middle of the room, and Shiina Tatsuki sitting in the middle of the drum set with his lips bitten.

There was also the guitarist Chihaya Aine, sitting in the corner near the door, holding a turquoise guitar.

He inexplicably felt a sense of pressure.

"I am coming."

Chen Xinghua greeted the person he was most familiar with.

"Hi, Aine, good afternoon."

Chihaya Aine raised the corner of her mouth in an almost insignificant arc, and then turned her sitting position to the side towards Chen Xinghua.

"Good afternoon, Xinghua."

finally come.

"Not late." Shiina Riki glanced at the time displayed on the phone screen. He really came on time. If he had been five minutes late, he would have been late. "Come earlier next time."

"Got it." Chen Xinghua placed the music keyboard near the door.

This man subconsciously chose the same option as Chihaya Aine.

The location near the gate is the easiest place to escape.

"Do you have a song ready to practice together? Is it a cover or an original song?"

"I guess you haven't decided yet."

"'Haruhi no Kage' will do." Shiina Riki folded his arms and said, "That's the song I made, and it's also my song." "That's what we practiced before you came."

Chen Xinghua seemed to be lost in thought.

"I heard from Deng that 'Spring Shadow' seems to be an original song by your previous band."

Nagasaki Suyo's expression changed slightly, and she crossed her hands with her fingers clasped together.

The only thing that doesn’t work is that song, because it belongs to everyone in “CRYCHIC”.

The only thing that is not acceptable is that position, because that is Shoko Toyokawa's position.

"Do you have the music score?" Chen Xinghua looked up at Shiina Riki.

Nagasaki Motoyo frantically took out her cell phone, trying to find something that could stop "Kasuga Shadow" from playing.

"I found a few good cover songs that would be great for practice."

In Nagasaki Suyo's eyes, Chen Xinghua's figure has never overlapped with Toyokawa Shoko's figure.

The only thing they have in common is that they are both keyboard players.

So I can’t play “Haruhi no Kage”, not even practice it.

"'Haruhi no Kage' is still too difficult for beginners."

“Take care of beginners....”

"Well, Sushi, do you still care about that girl?" Shiina Riki showed a vicious expression, "She was the one who quit 'CRYCHIC' first."

Shiina Riki could see what Nagasaki Suyo was thinking about. She was still thinking about Toyokawa Shoko and "CRYCHIC".

Because although Chihaya Aine's guitar skills are not particularly good, they are not at the beginner's level either.

And Chen Xinghua's skills...Nagasaki Suyo has never heard of them.

Judging someone as a beginner without any of these skills is simply making the matter even more obvious.

"She was the one who abandoned the lamp first."

Nagasaki Suyo tried hard to keep a businesslike smile on her face.

"It's just because Kasuga Shadow is really too difficult for beginners."

"Xiao Deng, what do you think?"

They started arguing again. Chen Xinghua took a step towards Chihaya Aine with a headache.

He was a little confused as to why this band was so heavy-hearted. Couldn't it be that after ending the band, everyone could just play together happily?

It has to be so depressing.

"I don't understand what they are arguing about."

Chihaya Aine had a puzzled expression on her face.

"I don't understand either. It sounds like they're arguing about the former CRYCHIC members."

Chen Xinghua shook his head and stopped thinking about the complicated affairs of these girls.

"Aine, after practice, do you want to go eat crepes together and have some milk tea?"

Chihaya Aine looked down at her emerald green guitar and calmly moved her chair closer to Chen Xinghua.

"Sure, I especially like crepes with fruit filling."

"I prefer chocolate-flavored crepes, but not dark chocolate-flavored ones." Chen Xinghua and Chihaya Aine chatted casually.

"Is it too bitter?" Chihaya Aine guessed.

"I hate bitter things," Chen Xinghua replied. "I even have to add sugar and milk to my coffee. Pure black coffee won't do."

"Pure dark chocolate won't do either."

"Oh, they finally stopped over there. Let's go back first."

"Otherwise I'll be told."

After seeing the decibel level of the quarrel between Nagasaki Motoyo and Shiina Riki drop, Chen Xinghua quickly moved his body back to the front of the music keyboard.

What a pity... Chihaya Aine reluctantly moved back to her original position. She wanted to talk to Chen Xinghua again.

You can talk about anything, about daily life, about campus, about food...

Anyway, no matter what, it's better than staying in this band full of stress monsters.

There will be plenty of time to spend with him in the future.

Chihaya Aion believed this, and she felt that she was destined to be optimized out like "Chihaya Aion".

That's why she suppressed the guitar skills she displayed to an average level, not the level of "Chihaya Aine".

Because people will not devote all their energy to work that they do not love...at most, they will only devote enough energy to complete the task.

An average guitar level is enough... Can a better guitar level ensure that I won't be optimized out?

No. Chihaya Aine was certain.

After being optimized, I have plenty of time free up.

At that time, I can take the tram to Xinghua’s school to find him after school.

You can also make some time on weekends to visit him at his house.

Chihaya Aine imagines a bright future ahead.

On the other side, Deng took out a booklet with a flower cover from his bag.

“This is a song I wrote for everyone who is starting over.”

"This time, we're going to form a band for life together."

Shiina Riki couldn't wait to take the booklet handed to him by the lamp and read the contents.

Because he wanted to see the lyrics in the booklet, Chen Xinghua walked around Shiina Riki and looked at the lyrics written under the light behind her.

Shiina Riki frowned because she felt Chen Xinghua coming around behind her.

As for how she felt it...that was of course because Chen Xinghua was almost a head taller than her.

61. The only legacy

The dense traces of erasures on the booklet are enough to show the owner's care.

But this brought great difficulties to Chen Xinghua's viewing.

Because it is not an easy task to find traces of the lyrics among a large area of ​​scratches and revisions.

Apart from the fact that the reading experience is terrible, the lyrics written by Deng are very good.

"Well written."

"Of course, the lyrics written by Deng are as good as ever." Shiina Riki relaxed his brows.

Chen Xinghua glanced at the lyrics again, confirming that he had only found the lyrics and not the music. But...

“There are only lyrics, no music.”

"Deng can only write lyrics, and the arrangement was originally intended to be done by Feng...the keyboard player in the band." Shiina Riki didn't want to mention that guy's name in front of outsiders.

Because that guy went too far and suddenly quit "CRYCHIC".

Did she realize how much damage this had done to the lights? "Arranging music is a difficult task," Chen Xinghua said casually. "You have to consider the coordination of the various instruments, as well as the level of the band members."

Because the average level of high school bands is here, it's a blessing to have a professional member in it.

The level of most high school band members is probably only that of practicing for an hour after class, which is not much better than that of novices.

Asking them to play difficult music...I can only say that it is more practical to hope that they can get into a good university.

"If a song is too easy to cover, it might not sound good, but if it's too difficult...it's better to be practical and find a song that's easy to cover."

He remembered the first original song that had been decided before to end the band. It seemed that the lyrics were written by Yili and the music was arranged by Liang.

Come to think of it, I don’t think I’ve ever tried arranging music.

Why not give it a try...just to gain some experience.

"or...."

"No covers," Shiina Tatsuki denied. "That would completely negate Deng's efforts. I'll handle the arrangement."

She lowered her head, her eyes fixed on the pamphlet on the lamp.