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

“…It’s to make friends.”

Chen Xinghua's words struck Shiina Riki's heart, "Even if only one band member escapes, the band will not be able to continue... Because what Deng wants most is not a band that can play perfect music, but a band that can last a lifetime."

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Chapter 138 Shiina Maki does a terrible job as a sister.

"But the Live thing..."

Shiina Riki wanted to say that she particularly wanted to see the figure of the lights shining on the Live, just like the first and last Live of "CRYCHIC".

Was it because I put too much pressure on him? That's why he said in front of me that he couldn't bear my pressure anymore.

Humph... Shiina Riki subconsciously shrank his body back and pressed all his weight on the chair behind him.

As expected, I am still not as good as my sister and Xiangzi, whether in musical talent or in dealing with people.

If it were them, they would definitely be able to rehearse a perfect Live without any pressure from Xinghua.

Whether it’s my sister or Xiangzi.

In Shiina Riki's memory, the former joined the Haneda Wind Ensemble and became the leader, leaving an indelible mark on the Haneda Wind Ensemble. To this day, there are still old members of the wind ensemble who, when they meet Shiina Riki, will tell her about the glorious memories of her sister's past.

The latter even directly organized "CRYCHIC," and in just one month, led a group of strangers to create a perfect piece of music... a piece that Shiina Riki felt was a manifestation of emotions that she found difficult to express to others.

At this moment, the tears that had been wiped dry by Shiina Riki calmly now welled up in her eyes, wetting her clothes.

Chen Xinghua silently pushed the tissue box in front of Shiina Riki, then lowered his head and watched her silently take out the tissue from it and wipe her eyes that were wet with tears.

"It's not impossible to hold a live event."

The flickering figure of the Zoli band on the stage flashed through Chen Xinghua's mind.

If you are the type of person who doesn't care about success or failure, and just wants to freely pour out the sweat of youth and enjoy the beauty of music live.

Even if Ai Neon wants to play in a band in a relaxed manner, she probably wouldn't refuse this extremely relaxing Live.

"The band has been practicing for so long, we have to use it...otherwise, wouldn't it be all in vain?"

Even in some schools where the light music section is extremely relaxed, the time spent drinking tea and eating cakes far exceeds the time spent practicing musical instruments.

They would occasionally perform at campus festivals to show that they weren't in the club just to drink tea and eat cakes, but also to practice their musical instruments.

"But let's save the hard work for the stage. Don't be so hard in regular practice. After all, this isn't a professional band."

It’s okay for ordinary students who are not athletes to try their best to leave behind beautiful memories of their youth in the sports meet that lasts only a few days.

But if they were forced to squeeze out their spare time to do the same intensity training as the athletes... she would be lucky if they could last two or three days.

"I can't stand it either. If I keep feeling that pressure, I probably won't be able to stand it for long and will run away."

...In fact, it was more that Aiyin couldn't stand it. Chen Xinghua felt that before it came to that point, he had long considered whether or not to continue staying in this band.

"...So Li Xi, even if it's just for me, for the light, okay?"

Looking at Shiina Riki's increasingly sad expression, Chen Xinghua knew that his words would hurt her, and perhaps after today, his relationship with her would become even worse.

But someone had to tell her about it, either with words or actions.

Because if I don't make things clear to her and let her pressure Aine or even Su Shi to leave, then everything will become irreversible... Whether it's for Deng, for the band members who left, or for Li Xi himself.

So someone had to step forward to help Lixi alleviate the negative feedback within the band.

"Relieve the pressure on the band, maybe start with the schedule... I'm not saying reduce the schedule."

Chen Xinghua remembered the practice schedules he often saw in the band group chat.

I can only say that the schedule is quite full... From Monday to Sunday, it's just like a corporate animal punching in at work, and the kind of corporate animal that works all week without a break.

"It's not easy for friends to get together like this."

Chen Xinghua began to use the word "friend" instead of "band members".

Because if we use "band" to connect everyone together... then there's no need to explain it, because this band will sink to the bottom of the sea like the Titanic within the week of its establishment.

Actually, this analogy is not accurate... Chen Xinghua thought with some evil humor.

"I think we can add some relaxation sessions to alleviate the boredom caused by practice."

Because the band of lights is just similar to the NPC band that refreshes at any time on the streets of Shimokitazawa, it cannot be called the Titanic at all.

Because it's so small...it can only be called a small fishing boat?

Even if it eventually sank, it wouldn't cause any surprise.

After all, isn’t it normal for a high school band to disband?

Shiina Riki closed his eyes, trying to hide the tears dripping from his eyes.

“That’s terrible.”

She said in a voice that only she could hear.

A strong sense of inferiority once again surged into Shiina Riki's heart. She knew that Chen Xinghua was blaming herself for the pressure.

What's more, Shiina Riki has always felt that if her sister or Toyokawa Shoko were here, they would definitely be able to rehearse a perfect Live without putting pressure on others.

But this time the inferiority complex was a little different.

Because even with such a bad personality, is he still willing to put the label of "Shiina Riki" before the label of "Shiina Maki's sister"?

Instead of saying like others, "Why is Shiina Maki's sister so bad? She is really not as good as Maki at all."

Even when she was pressured by others in her memories, others still put the label of "Shiina Maki's sister" before the label of "Shiina Riki".

Even if she does something bad, others still label her as "Shiina Maki's sister who does something bad" instead of "Shiina Tatsuki who does something bad."

It turns out there are people who would search for tiny, invisible shadows beneath the sun's brilliance. Shiina looked towards Chen Xinghua's face hopefully.

139

Chapter 139 It’s not because of any other reason.

"Um……"

Shiina Riki nodded. It was definitely a challenging challenge to arrange a live performance without putting pressure on others.

But precisely because of this, if I can do this, it probably proves that I am no longer an appendage of my sister and Xiangzi.

...It's not for any other reason.

"Okay, I'll go back first, Lixi."

As Chen Xinghua spoke, he held the unfinished milk tea cup and walked out, leaving Shiina Riki alone who was still thinking.

……

Turn the street, walk a few more roads, pass through a few sparse crowds, and wait for a few traffic lights.

Chen Xinghua successfully arrived at the destination of this trip, which was the Yugaoka Girls' Academy not far from the sushi restaurant in front of him.

What kind of love incident happened there?

...But it seems that it hasn't affected the outside world yet, because at least neither Xiangzi, who has been studying in there, nor Aine, have noticed anything unusual inside.

This shows that the abnormality here has not even affected ordinary students.

It's time to think of a new way to obtain intelligence.

So it's time to make a debut. Chen Xinghua stared closely at the buildings in the distance.

This seems to be somewhat unrelated. How come Chen Xinghua was just thinking about new ways to obtain information about love events, and now he is planning to make his debut?

But in fact, the two are closely related. Chen Xinghua thinks so.

Because if I debut as a music master, I will probably be able to mobilize more resources... whether it is to use these resources to investigate the abnormalities in Yugaoka Girls' Academy, or to deal with them after discovering the abnormalities there.

For example, after becoming a piano master, he took the initiative to tell the school administrators of Hanaoka Girls' Academy that he had a non-existent female friend who had transferred to Hanaoka Girls' Academy.

So, I wanted to take a good look around Haneda before she transferred to Haneda Girls' Academy... This made sense and wasn't surprising at all.

Now I should be able to enter the Yugaoka Girls' Academy openly and find out what kind of love incident happened here.

...But before entering, you need to prepare a little.

Because in the book, even a world-famous pianist cannot escape the fate of being raped by strange women in turn.

Chen Xinghua nodded. After several weeks of practice, he felt that his piano skills were good enough to achieve his goal.

"So, even if we become grandmas, we should still continue to form a band? A grandma band would sound pretty cool too."

In the distance, the girls in the band, who were unknown to Chen Xinghua, were having a conversation about the band for life.

"We want to be good friends for life."

A lifelong friend? That's a very heavy thing to bear. Chen Xinghua reached out and massaged his stiff neck.

But as for "friends", are I and Lixi friends?

Of course they are friends, this is unquestionable... Because friends who can accompany each other for a lifetime are friends, friends who become friends because they are used to sitting at the same table in a restaurant are also friends, and friends who become friends because they meet by chance in the game are also friends.

"Friend" is not a heavy word. It can only be used for friends who accompany you throughout your life... It can also be used for friends you meet only once and will leave tomorrow and never see again. It can even be used for friends who speak ill of each other on forums.

Although Lixi’s definition of friends may be a little different from mine...it might be even more difficult.

Chen Xinghua shook his head and didn't take this matter to heart.

Because he felt that Li Xi's attitude towards friends would be like that of most high school students. When making friends in high school, they would swear vows to each other and even want to swear blood oaths. It was just like Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who swore brotherhood in Taoyuan and made the oath of "not asking to be born on the same day, but to die on the same day".

But once she went to a different university and their contact gradually faded, I guess the word "friend" would not have such a heavy meaning to them.

The premise is that they did not try so hard to get into a dead end when they were in high school, and tried so hard to hinder the travel of office workers... This desperate attempt was indeed very desperate, and they even lost their lives.

But I think now they should not hinder the travel of hard-working office workers.

Chen Xinghua turned around and walked back, because there was not much point in staying here. What could he see just by looking?

It’s better to prepare early and debut early.

He subconsciously touched his earlobe... Remember to wear a mask when you debut. Otherwise, if the other members of the band knew his true level, they would be overwhelmed by his musical skills.

So what style of music do you want, classical, jazz, or rock?

"If they want to mobilize more resources, rock music can only serve as a foil," Chen Xinghua analyzed.

Because whether it is a conservative person or a young person who is open to many new things, everyone can accept the piano.

But conservative people may not necessarily accept rock music, even if the rock musician is a world-famous rock musician.

As if he had thought of something, Chen Xinghua couldn't help but sigh.

"That's the rock stereotype... Who says people, especially older people who know a lot, love to use stereotypes to judge others?"

Chen Xinghua shook his head.

Are the school administrators in Hanaoka old-fashioned or are they young people who are open to new things?

...Why should I gamble? Chen Xinghua thought so. It’s not like he only knows how to play guitar and piano.

He was not such a stubborn guy as to gamble whether he would be locked up in a basement by a strange woman in his next life.

But then again, the piano isn't just for solo performances; it could probably be used in ensembles, too. Chen Xinghua tapped his phone and pulled up some jazz scores he'd learned.

For example, you can play a jazz band with instruments like bass and drums.

Anyway, in addition to the piano genius, I can also add an arranging genius or a conducting genius, which will definitely help my plan.

Because Chen Xinghua felt that if he wanted to play in a jazz quartet, he would have to do more than just play the existing repertoire. He would also have to compose his own music and lead the jazz band in performance.

Chen Xinghua swiped his phone, trying to search for suitable partners.

He didn't have high expectations for this because he wasn't as lucky as Hong Xia, who couldn't easily get two professional band members.

If that doesn't work, just play piano solo... Anyway, adding another name for other musical styles is just icing on the cake, not a lifesaver.

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Chapter 140 can be told to Toyokawa Shoko and Kita.

In the evening, facing Toyokawa Shoko, who played the piano with him as usual, Chen Xinghua stopped what he was doing and said to her: "Tomorrow, I might want to form a band."

Chen Xinghua would not tell Goto Ichiri about wanting a band that he was not sure whether it could be formed to become famous, nor would he tell Hongxia and Liang who had ended the band, nor would he tell anyone in the nameless band of Aine, Lenai, and Deng.