In music anime, band girls won't be alone.

"Xiao Mu, could you please explain in more detail?"

If Ye Mu did not respond, he glanced at Shirakawa Sawa and left.

After she left, Takamatsu Akari withdrew her gaze, continued looking at the coffee in front of her, and spoke softly.

“Ze-kun… that girl just now was the guitarist in the band I used to be in. Like Su Shi, she was from Tsukinomori.”

Shirakawa Ze nodded.

"So, judging from what she said, the reason she said those words must be related to Nagasaki-kun?"

Takamatsu nodded.

"I guess so."

"Why don't you go find Su Shi?"

Shirakawa Ze shook his head.

“If she really needs it, she will come to me herself.”

"I have never had any interaction with this Wakaba before, and I cannot understand or believe what she just said."

Seeing that Shirakawa Sawa had made a decision, Takamatsu Akari said nothing more.

After finishing their coffee, the three walked out of the coffee shop. Shirakawa looked at the two people in front of him.

"Then let's part ways here. I'll head back first."

Takamatsu Akari and Shiina Tatsuki nodded and said goodbye.

On the way back, Takamatsu Akari glanced at Shiina Tatsuki beside her, and then spoke.

"I guess I still care a little..."

"If Su Shi really needs Ze Jun's help with something..."

A thoughtful look appeared in Shiina Tatsuki's eyes.

"I feel like something's not right."

"Shirakawa and Suze met in RiNG a couple of days ago, and I didn't feel like anything was going on."

"If you really needed to talk to Shirakawa-kun, you should have said so back then, right?"

Takamatsu lamps captured crucial information.

"Did Ze Jun and Su Shi meet a couple of days ago?"

Shiina Tatsuki nodded.

"You probably know about the stray cats in the shop. I don't know why they've been so attached to Shirakawa lately."

“When Su Shi and I were chatting last time, she mentioned Shirakawa-kun, and then she overheard us,”

"So I kept pestering Su Shi to call Shirakawa over."

"Su Shi couldn't refuse, so she sent a message."

"That was the time they met in RiNG."

The doubt in her eyes deepened.

"Since Su Shi has Shirakawa's contact information and is willing to send messages, it means that they can communicate directly with each other."

“If Su Shi really needs any help, she can contact them herself.”

"So I find it very strange that Xiao Mu would come over and say such strange things."

Gao Songdeng shook his head, also feeling confused.

Just then, Nagasaki Motoyo, who was curled up in bed playing on her phone, suddenly sneezed, but she didn't pay much attention to it, simply pulling the blanket around herself tighter...

Book 1: Chapter 44 Solid

"Gui'an"

"Gui'an"

Amidst greetings, Nagasaki Motoyo walked into her classroom and then met Wakaba Mutsumi's gaze.

She nodded slightly to the other person as a greeting, and then sat down in her seat.

Then I saw that the other person was still looking at me, as if they were observing something.

This made Nagasaki Motoyo feel a little strange. Normally, the two of them would just exchange a glance and that would be enough to say hello. Unless there was something else going on, the other person's gaze would not linger on her for long.

However, the other party did not come over and speak directly, nor did they send me any messages.

This made her a little curious; she wondered what was making her keep looking at her.

Nagasaki Motoyo turned to look at the glass next to her. Her reflection in the glass was still graceful... no, beautiful and charming.

Her hair was smooth, her face delicate, and her skin smooth; there was nothing wrong with her at all.

Looking down at my clothes again, they were clean, tidy, and perfectly ironed.

Since I don't seem to have any problems, then it must be the other party who has the problem.

During the lunch break, Nagasaki Motoyo sat down on a bench next to the flowerbed.

Right next to it is where Wakaba Mutsumi grows cucumbers.

By this time, the cucumber seedlings had already grown vines and were supported by trellises.

After a while, Wakaba Mutsu appeared carrying a water bottle. When she saw Nagasaki Motoyo, her eyes flickered slightly, and then she walked over.

Nagasaki Motoyo didn't beat around the bush and asked directly,

"Is there something Xiaomu wants to tell me?"

Ruoye Mu leaned forward with the watering can and began watering, her face revealing no emotion.

“I saw Xiao Xiang yesterday and told her that you didn’t know she was in Xiuhua.”

Nagasaki Motoyo's eyes darkened, then she smiled.

"Thank you, Xiao Mu, for explaining for me."

Ruo Yemu did not speak again.

Silence fell between the two.

After a while, Nagasaki Motoyo got up and left.

Ruo Yemu watched the other person's back until it completely disappeared from sight, then turned her gaze back to the cucumber seedlings in front of her, pondering...

"Su Shi looks exactly the same..."

"The bridge...didn't it respond to Su Shi?"

Upon entering the classroom, Wakaba Mutsu saw Nagasaki Motoyo staring blankly out the window, a hint of melancholy occasionally flickering in her eyes.

She looked away, sat down in her seat, and took out her phone to scroll through social media.

Suddenly, her fingers stopped, and her gaze focused on the screen.

The screen now displays a friend's update: "[Pastel*Palettes will be performing at Livehouse RiNG tonight! Anyone want to go together?]"

After looking at the post, Wakaba Mutsu forwarded it to Nagasaki Motoyo a while later, adding two words and a punctuation mark.

"go?"

After seeing the message, Nagasaki Motoyo looked up at Wakaba Mutsu, but the other person did not turn around, and she only saw a petite, silent figure.

She felt that the people around her were acting strangely today.

To find out what she was up to, Nagasaki Motoyo decided to go with her and replied with an "okay".

After school in the afternoon, the two went to RiNG together.

Upon entering, Nagasaki Motoyo subconsciously glanced up to the second floor and saw Shiina Tatsuki already standing behind the counter.

Ruoye Mu looked up in the direction of her gaze, then looked away without saying a word.

Today she's focused on watching the live performance, hoping to cheer up Nagasaki Motoyo. She doesn't want to mention anything that might affect her mood.

After buying the tickets, Wakaba Mutsumi went to buy drinks, but Nagasaki Motoyo said she didn't want any, so she only bought a cup of orange juice.

The two then lined up to enter the performance hall.

Although there was still some time before the performance, the performance hall was already packed with audience members because of the high popularity of today's featured guest performers.

Nagasaki Motoyo and Wakaba Mutsu could only wait in a relatively far back position.

Looking at the figures on stage checking equipment and preparing for the performance, Nagasaki Motoyo suddenly felt a little dazed.

The last time she appeared here, she was standing on the stage with her teammates.

The image of CRCHIC performing on this stage involuntarily flashed before her eyes.

Overlapping with the performance footage are scenes of the five people enjoying their happy times together.

Suddenly, the radiant and bright-eyed Toyokawa Shoko in the scene began to change, slowly transforming into a completely soaked and indifferent figure.

"I'm here to end the band!"

The images from that day are so clear, as if they just happened.

Her eyes involuntarily began to moisten. She composed herself, looked at Ruoye Mutsu beside her, and raised her right hand slightly, wanting to grab her and pull her out of the mire of her past memories.

But then another sentence echoed in my ears.

"I've never felt happy playing in a band..."

Nagasaki Motoyo's pupils dilated slightly, and she felt a wave of dizziness. She immediately withdrew her outstretched hand.

She suddenly felt very uncomfortable and wanted to go out for some fresh air, so she turned around and walked out, but unexpectedly her legs gave way and she lost her balance, falling forward.