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

And... Shiina Riki lowered her head, and memories of the past flashed through her mind.

It was a sheet of music that appeared on a tablet.

Before she fell into a coma due to staying up late that day, Shiina Riki saw a corner of the music score that Chen Xinghua wanted to hand to her.

Although the general structure of the score was still written by Tatsuki Shiina, there are slight differences in the details.

In his haste, Shiina Riki only saw a small difference among the minor differences in the music scores.

According to common sense, Shiina Riki felt that she should go over and continue asking Chen Xinghua about this accidental interruption, whether this guy wanted to show her the music score he had revised.

But Shiina Riki subconsciously threw everything that happened that day out of his mind.

Because she thought she had forgotten what happened that day, and Chen Xinghua did not show her the music score that he had revised after that day.

Chen Xinghua turned off the tablet and shook his head.

She had clearly composed a song that could be used for practice before, so why is she saying now that it hasn't been completed yet?

"Aren't you going to play the previous song?"

Kaname strummed the strings of the guitar, producing a clear and pleasant sound. "I played it before today."

Shiina Riki did not answer Lenna's question, but instead focused all his energy on the drum set in front of him.

The gap in talent can be made up by hard work, so just work hard and work harder.

Even if I have to work so hard that I vomit blood.

"Play with me."

Yao Lenai turned around and tugged at the corner of Chen Xinghua's clothes.

"Wait a moment."

Chen Xinghua took out a large bag of things from the box containing the music keyboard. "I was passing by just now and noticed that the dessert shop next door was having a promotion, so I bought some things."

"Before we start practicing again, do you want to replenish your energy?"

Looking at the large and small bags of things in Chen Xinghua's bag, Shiina Riki couldn't help but grumble quietly: "Does he think this is a tea party? He has so many things."

I also bought a mixed fruit sandwich.

"Deng, do you want to let..."

...Let them be more serious?

Before Shiina Riki could finish his words, he saw Deng excitedly taking out a can of konpeito from his bag.

Deng looks so cute when he eats... Shiina Riki hid behind the drum set and secretly watched Deng chewing the star-shaped candy.

The lamp held her cheek, and her amber eyes were tinged with a hint of gravity.

Because after coming out of the amusement park that day, Deng felt a subtle repulsive force from Chihaya Aine.

Although she was very happy that Chen Xinghua did not have this repulsive force.

But Deng saw that Chihaya Aine always kept a distance between herself and Chen Xinghua within a certain range, a range that was far from being close contact, but was enough to prevent Deng from putting his body in.

“Aine?”

Deng said in confusion.

"Teng-san, what's going on?"

Chihaya Aine turned to look at Takamatsu Touma, but a polite smile appeared on her face, which looked very scary to Touma.

Although Chihaya Aine was smiling, Deng knew that she was not smiling in her heart.

The relationship between the two of them was getting worse and worse, and Chen Xinghua noticed it immediately.

The fact that Chihaya Aine didn't have any conflicts with Deng after that day didn't mean that her relationship with Deng had reconciled. On the contrary, it meant that things had taken a turn for the worst.

Because the antonym of like is not hate, but ignore.

So what exactly happened between them?

"I will be with you forever...for the rest of my life."

Deng nodded and said, no matter what method.

“But a band is something that can easily break up.”

Chihaya Aine fixed her gaze on Chen Xinghua's profile.

"Wouldn't it be fine if we just remained friends after the band disbanded?"

Before Deng could respond, Chen Xinghua spoke first, "Deng, Aiyin, we will still be friends after the band disbands, right?"

"How could the band break up? Don't say such depressing things."

Shiina Riki harshly interrupted what Deng was about to say, "Deng wants to form a band for life."

Even Nagasaki Suyo, who didn't understand human nature, still understood how much Shiina Riki's words killed the atmosphere.

So she quietly stroked her bass, looking forward to the revival of the band she missed.

"It's just an assumption."

Chen Xinghua said slowly, "Shiina, if the band disbands, will we still be friends?"

"The band is not going to break up."

Shiina Riki gripped the drumsticks tightly.

But the moment Deng looked at her expectantly, her expression immediately changed to a softer one.

"...We're still friends."

They can’t be friends. Chihaya Aine came to this answer based on the memories of “Chihaya Aine”.

However, the sentence Chen Xinghua just said did cause Chihaya Aine to think a little.

Can we still be friends after the band disbands?

So if "CRYCHIC" is still willing to be friends with Chihaya Aine after optimizing her out, will she still be willing to maintain a friendship with them?

Yes...Chihaya Aine gave the answer.

Because even in the world line of "Chihaya Aine", after "Chihaya Aine" was optimized out by "CRYCHIC", she became a stranger to "CRYCHIC".

But at least this thing has not happened in this world yet... although it will happen sooner or later.

In short, if "CRYCHIC" is still willing to be friends with Chihaya Aion after optimizing her out, Chihaya Aion will also be willing to be friends with them.

Because a band is a band and friends are friends.

It is common for bands to kick people out due to technical issues, musical style issues or even band size issues.

But if a friend removes someone from his or her social list due to technical issues, then that is a matter of principle.

All in all, Chihaya Aine is not targeting anyone but the matter itself.

109

Chapter 109: Shiina Riki gained confidence.

Chihaya Aine rejects Deng only because she thinks that after Deng finds "CRYCHIC", he will not hesitate to remove Chen Xinghua from the band list or even his own social list.

"Before we were members of the same band, we were friends first, right?"

Chihaya Aine smiled and expressed her attitude to Chen Xinghua.

This time, Chihaya Aine's smile was genuine, and Deng could see it.

"Ah... I misunderstood. It seems you're just supporting the keyboard player."

Chihaya Aine covered her forehead and made an extremely helpless sound.

So you're not a member of this band.

"fine."

Chen Xinghua's tone was very calm.

“We should become lifelong friends.”

Deng stood up so that his sight could include everyone in the practice room.

We are friends whether the band breaks up or not.

Deng made up his mind that even if this band eventually broke up like "CRYCHIC", he would still let everyone be friends.

It can't be like before.

After "CRYCHIC" disbanded, we had no contact for more than half a year.

"Of course, Xiao Deng, we are friends from the same band."

Nagasaki Suyo smiled and "inadvertently" emphasized the common attributes of herself, Xiaodeng, and Lixi.

We are friends who are in the same band, so which band is it?

Is it the band that Deng is now, or the band that Deng was before.

"What about me?"

Yao Lenai tugged at Chen Xinghua's sleeve and asked, "Will you always treat me to matcha parfait?"

…even after the band broke up?

In the mind of the former Kaname Lenai, the disbanding of the band was basically an announcement: the basis of our connection had been severed.

But this interesting man didn't seem to think so.

"Please treat me to a meal once in a while."

Chen Xinghua felt a slight pulling force coming from his side.

"...Here, can you always treat me to matcha parfait?"

Ask Lenai to pass the matcha biscuits she had bitten to Chen Xinghua.

"Lena, this is unhygienic."

Chihaya Aine said helplessly, "Besides, men and women should maintain a proper distance from each other."

Chihaya Aine knew that Kaname Rana certainly didn't have that kind of idea at the moment, and she certainly didn't think that this would allow her to kiss Chen Xinghua indirectly.

But if others saw it, they might put Xinghua in jail.

Wait, isn't Xinghua only one year older than Lenai now?

“I bought this.”

There was a hint of helplessness in Chen Xinghua's tone. He felt that Lenai was becoming more and more like a child.

"So you'll always treat me to matcha parfait?"

Kaname nodded, "...even after the band disbanded?"

Is the key point in the last sentence? Chen Xinghua guessed what Lenai was going to say.

Was she worried that I wouldn't treat her to a matcha parfait after the band broke up, or was she worried about something else?

Chen Xinghua always felt that Lenai had other hidden intentions.

"Will do."

Nagasaki Motoyo, who was leaning against the wall, felt that everything was moving in a good direction. First, Xiaodeng tried to insert herself into the relationship between Chihaya Aine and Chen Xinghua, but ended up being outnumbered by that pink-haired girl. This was a win.

Secondly, Lixi was isolated in the middle of the drum set and practiced drums quietly, which was a double win.

In the end, the three guys who weren't members of "CRYCHIC" got along really well, so it was a win-win-win situation for all three.

In short, Nagasaki Suyo felt that she was winning, winning, winning, and when she won enough, she would be able to rebuild "CRYCHIC" soon.

As long as she can get Toyokawa Shoko's current address from her childhood sweetheart Wakaba Mutsu, Nagasaki Suyo feels that she can rebuild "CRYCHIC".

Because the three veterans of "CRYCHIC" are here, if Xiaoxiang is brought in, Mu will be included in the resurrected "CRYCHIC" like a buy-one-get-one-free item in a supermarket.

Xiaoxiang, wait for me.

"Want to eat?"

Chen Xinghua's voice suddenly interrupted Nagasaki Sushi's thoughts, "I bought strawberry-flavored mousse and chocolate-flavored mousse."