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

Kaname Rakuna looked up at the light.

“There are interesting women here.”

"Ha, you guy, what are you saying to Deng?" Shiina Riki got angry.

"So we still need to practice?" Chen Xinghua pinched his knee. "Deng, what do you think?"

He finally understood the composition of the band.

The core of this band is composed of three former "CRYCHIC" band members: Nagasaki Motoyo, Shiina Tatsuki, and Takamatsu Touma.

Among these three people, Deng is the most important because Shiina Riki worships Takamatsu Deng like an idol.

As long as Deng is determined to do something, Shiina Riki will follow.

After seeing her two old friends make the decision, Su Shi is likely to follow their lead.

As for Aine...Chen Xinghua glanced at Chihaya Aine.

From just now until now, Chihaya Aine seemed not to have said a word. She just sat silently on the chair and touched her emerald green guitar.

She didn't seem to care about the "wild cats" at all.

63. Make decisions early

"Should we let her join in, or..." Chen Xinghua said, "Make a decision soon, Deng."

"Delaying it will not benefit anyone."

Either agree or refuse.

There is no third option.

Deng clenched his fist and said to Yao Lenai, "Do you want to form a band together for life?"

"Yes, interesting woman." Kaname Rana tilted her head and smiled.

"I think we should be more cautious about that." Nagasaki Suyo forced a smile. "Your guitar skills are so good, there should be many bands that would like to invite you."

"Would you like to think about it again?"

"Those are all boring women." Kaname Rakuna turned her head to Nagasaki Suyo and said to her expressionlessly, "There are interesting women here."

"We want to form a band for life," said Deng.

Shiina Riki was still thinking about the guitar solo that Lenai had just given him. If this wild cat joined in, maybe they could put on a live performance that was worthy of Deng Gesheng.

"Then Wildcat, remember to come at this time tomorrow."

Ignoring Shiina Riki, he asked Lenai to close her eyes and play the guitar.

"You guy." Shiina Riki almost stood up from the chair.

Chen Xinghua whispered to Chihaya Aine, who had quietly moved to his side at some point, "Aine, why do I feel like this band is unreliable?"

.....It seems like it may fall apart at any time.

For some reason, Chen Xinghua had this feeling.

Maybe it’s because the atmosphere of this band is too depressing?

Isn’t it basic common sense that a team with a depressing atmosphere is more likely to disband?

"Let's not talk about these things." Chihaya Aine pursed her lips. "How about we talk about where we're going to go? The zoo, the mall, the amusement park."

"...or an aquarium."

"How's the aquarium? I want to go see the penguins." Chen Xinghua chatted casually, "Let's buy some food and drinks on the way."

"Hmm..it looks like they've stopped arguing."

Chen Xinghua raised his head and looked at the black ceiling.

What kind of band is this? They have to argue for twenty minutes before they start practicing.

Can this band really last beyond the first live?

Well...actually most high school bands never performed a single live show from the time they were formed to the time they disbanded.

Maybe this unnamed band won't hold live shows, so they won't disband after the first live show?

Thinking about it, it seems to have a kind of beauty like a hellish joke.

We didn't hold a live, so we won't disband after the live.

"Aine, we should get back to our positions and practice."

"Yeah, okay." Chihaya Aine nodded obediently, then moved the chair she was sitting on back to its original position.

However, when she was practicing, she would occasionally let her eyes bypass the obstruction of her emerald green guitar and cast them on Chen Xinghua's body.

......

Whether for Chihaya Aine or for "Chihaya Aine", practicing in the band is more torturous than the exercises on the math test paper.

For Chihaya Aine, every time she practices with the band, Shiina Tatsuki would point out a lot of random problems.

Although the problems mentioned by Shiina Riki are all correct.

After all, compared to Kaname Rana, Chihaya Aion, who just joined the band and picked up her dusty guitar again, is really a guitar novice.

But "Chihaya Aine" has been practicing guitar very hard.

If you don't practice guitar hard, you'll be criticized; if you practice guitar hard, you'll also be criticized.

What's the point of trying then?

Chihaya Aion felt that if she tried hard enough to stay in the band, she would be optimized out; if she didn't want to stay in the band, she would also be optimized out.

Even if the "Chihaya Aine" in the world line to which "Chihaya Aine" belongs is the same as Kaname Rakuna.

"It's just a tool for restoration." Chihaya Aine carefully put the guitar into the guitar bag. The painful practice was over.

Then what follows is a journey filled with all kinds of happiness and joy.

"Ain, what are you talking about?" Chen Xinghua asked curiously.

Chihaya Aine's voice just now was as small as a mosquito, so Chen Xinghua couldn't hear what she was saying at all.

"Nothing, let's go play." Chihaya Aine's lips curled up naturally, "Practicing was so painful. It's finally over."

But for Chihaya Aine, practicing in the band is bittersweet.

As for what this sweet is...

"This is what it's like to be in a professional band." Chen Xinghua didn't understand why the practice atmosphere of this band was so depressing, even more depressing than that of some professional bands.

Normally, high school band practice should be more relaxed.

Anyway, they don't plan to make a living from the band, so there is no need to practice so strictly.

Could it be that this band wants to become a professional band?

"But we're a high school band." Chihaya Aine casually took Chen Xinghua's hand and said, "Let's go have fun."

I really don't want to stay in this band any longer.

"Aine." Chen Xinghua sighed. Chihaya Aine was really a typical high school girl. She hated doing very difficult things and liked to do very easy and enjoyable things.

But this is what a high school girl is like.

Is it a bad thing to love playing?

...It's definitely not a bad thing, especially for a high school girl like Aine who might have some psychological problems.

"Well everyone, I'm leaving first. See you next time and we can contact each other when we have time." Chen Xinghua greeted the only person he knew present besides Chihaya Aine.

"I'm not free Monday to Friday."

Because during this time he has to practice with everyone in the band.

"I'm free this weekend."

"Please wait a moment..." Deng extended his hand towards Chihaya Aine and Chen Xinghua.

The reason why "CRYCHIC" disbanded is because "CRYCHIC" was founded by Xiangzi alone, and everyone was brought together by Xiangzi.

He, Xiaomu, Sushi and Lixi were all pulled into "CRYCHIC" by Xiangzi.

When Xiangzi withdrew, the common connection point among everyone was broken.

The ropes connect various accessories, connecting everyone together.

But if the string connecting the various ornaments suddenly breaks, and there is no new string to string the ornaments together...

These ornaments that once leaned against each other like sisters will go their separate ways under the influence of gravity.

Chen Xinghua and Chihaya Aine obviously have no intention of making close friends with Nagasaki Motoyo and Shiina Tachibana.

....It's like a replay of "CRYCHIC".

Everyone is connected by a rope, but without this rope, they will go their separate ways.

6 4. Only one possibility

"Deng, the lyrics you wrote are very good." Shiina Tatsuki inadvertently stood in front of Takamatsu Deng, standing between Takamatsu Deng, Chihaya Aine, and Chen Xinghua.

"I will certainly compose a song worthy of you."

"Lixi..." Takamatsu Deng's behavior slowed down for a moment.

Because the straight line is the shortest distance between two points, she originally wanted to rush straight in front of Chen Xinghua and Chihaya Aine and stop them by pulling one with each hand.

But if he did that now, Deng would most likely knock Shiina Riki, who was standing in front of him, into the hospital... or even worse, into the crematorium?

Deng doesn't want to form a band with everyone in hell for the rest of his life.

That's no different from deceiving yourself.

But it was this pause that allowed Chen Xinghua and Chihaya Aine to disappear from the light's sight.

"I can't find them." Tears welled up in Deng's eyes. She couldn't find Chen Xinghua and Chihaya Aine.

"Is Deng sad?" Shiina Riki showed an angry expression for a moment, and then hid this angry expression in his heart in the next moment.

Because an angry expression will scare the lamp.

"Who made the light look like this?"

Don't let me know who you are.

Otherwise....better pray that the ambulance can get to you in time.

"It's okay." Deng wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes and said that if they wanted to form a band for life, they would form a band for life and be friends for life.

"There's an onion in my eye."

But there were no onions in the practice room, Nagasaki Suyo thought.

Is Xiao Deng crying because of Chihaya Aine and that guy?

Is it because of Chihaya Aine, or because of that guy?

"It feels so good to play it." Kaname covered his old guitar with his hands, tilted his head back and closed his eyes to face the dark ceiling above his head, "It feels so good."

"Let's go." Yao Lenai packed up his guitar silently and walked out of the practice room quietly.

.....

An hour and a half later, at the Sora no Mori Biological Aquarium.

Black and white penguins wander freely in a "water prison" made of glass.

"I heard that penguins express their love to their loved ones by giving them stones." Chen Xinghua looked up at the penguins in the glass. "It seems that this is because penguins use stones to build their nests."

“Aine?”

"I was listening." Chihaya Aine came back to her senses. "You were talking about penguins just now, right?"

Chen Xinghua nodded.

"Yep."

"Penguins use rocks to build their nests, so their way of showing affection is by giving each other rocks."