After dropping out of school, I chose to join a girls' band.

Just then, Su Shi heard a girl at the door call out a strange name: "Oblivionis!"

She looked over curiously and saw a girl wearing the Yuqiu school uniform. Next to her was a figure that looked somewhat familiar. Although the hairstyle had been slightly changed, the clothes were a familiar style, and a sense of doubt arose in her heart.

"Xiangzi? Is it just my imagination?"

However, when she tried to see the other person clearly, she found that he had already disappeared into the crowd, like a shadowy figure that flickered lightly before disappearing into the darkness.

Before the stage opens: Chapter Twelve - Morfonica's Live!

Tsuki and Shoko hid behind the green bushes in the Moon Forest, while the students around them cast strange glances at them. Shoko tightly covered Tsuki's mouth, and Tsuki let out a surprised "woo-woo" sound.

Xiangzi cautiously peeked out and saw Su Shihemu walking towards them.

She lowered her voice, leaned close to Yue's ear, and whispered, "Don't speak, don't make any noise, come with me."

Xiangzi's words, accompanied by his hot breath, gently brushed against Yue's ear, giving her a strange, tingling sensation and making her heart race.

Yue nodded, and then Xiangzi led her into a garden. The garden was filled with all sorts of plants, and some of the flowerpots had names written on them. Yue also saw a row of small cucumbers planted there, which seemed to be the area used by the Moon Forest Gardening Society.

"Toyokawa-kun, what's wrong? Why are you suddenly hiding?"

She observed Xiangzi's expression, trying to find clues from his eyes and demeanor. There was a hint of helplessness in Xiangzi's eyes.

"...It's nothing, I just didn't want my old friends to see it," Xiangzi tried to answer tactfully, her voice low and melancholic.

When she heard Yue call her, she turned around and saw Su Shi and Mu Mo looking over from not far away, which made her have to quickly hide with Yue.

"Former friends? Did you two have a bad relationship?" Yue's voice revealed a hint of curiosity and concern.

"It's not that our relationship is bad... it's just that it's my fault." Xiangzi's words seemed to conceal many unspoken meanings.

Yue listened quietly, without asking any further questions, and simply gazed silently at Xiangzi.

After a moment of silence, Yue said calmly and gently, as if nothing had happened, "Toyokawa-kun, let's go, we should go see the live show."

Xiangzi relaxed a little. She had been prepared to face more questions from Yue, but after hearing Yue's words, she felt a sense of surprise and gratitude.

"Thank you, Hinasaki-san," Shoko said softly.

She was grateful that Yue didn't press her for more information, understanding and respecting her privacy and feelings.

"Let's go see a live performance," Xiangzi said.

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In the performance hall of Moon Forest, Shoko and Tsuki mingled among the parents, trying to hide their identities as much as possible under the cover of the crowd.

They chose the last row of the audience seats to reduce the chances of being spotted.

The performance hall was dimly lit, with a warm atmosphere enveloping the entire space. The stage was adorned with magnificent lights and decorations, radiating a captivating glow.

The audience was packed with people, including parents, teachers, and students, all eagerly anticipating the upcoming performance.

Xiangzi and Yue sat in the last row. Yue sat quietly beside Xiangzi, her gaze fixed intently on the stage.

Despite feeling nervous and anxious, they remained calm and composed, waiting for the performance to begin.

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Inside the performance hall, the stage lights shone brightly, and five members dressed in matching performance outfits appeared in the center of the stage, each holding their own instrument.

As the five members of Morfonica appeared, a huge cheer and applause erupted from the audience, as if the entire performance hall was celebrating their arrival.

"Hello everyone! We are Morfonica!" A member with blond hair waved and greeted the audience.

The students in the audience applauded enthusiastically, some even eager to try their hand at the performance, looking forward to a wonderful show.

"Many of you may have come up from the junior high school, and many of you are already familiar with Tsukimori, but I would still like to welcome all the new students on behalf of Tsukimori." Touko Kiritani's voice rang out in the auditorium. Her words were warm and friendly, making the audience feel a sense of belonging.

Yue turned her head to look at Xiangzi beside her. Even in the dim light, she could still feel the loneliness in Xiangzi's eyes.

"I hope everyone can enjoy life in the Moon Forest with us in the future, but for now, I hope everyone can enjoy this stage with us!" Touko Kiritani's voice resounded throughout the performance hall, eliciting cheers and applause from the audience.

Holding a microphone, Kurata Mashiro walked to the center of the stage. Her warm and bright smile revealed her enthusiasm and anticipation for the audience.

"Next, please listen to 'Sunny, Sunny' from the Yorubebe".

As Erling*Mengba san Lingzhou Lingqi Jiuba Yezhu Zi gently tapped the drumsticks to keep time, the sounds of guitar, bass, drums, and Morfonica's unique violin rang out.

The five members on stage, with their unique teamwork and tacit understanding, performed the entire piece to the fullest, immersing the audience and making them sway to the rhythm involuntarily.

The atmosphere on stage became lively and cheerful, with the audience clapping along to the rhythm and enjoying the musical feast.

Mashiro Kurata began to sing softly, "Yuritashi no Shang がってくprivate はprivate のままで (The heavy rain at dusk has dissipated and now I am still myself)"

"I am convinced that I should choose this place at this moment."

Yue was completely absorbed in Morfonica's performance. The five members on stage were like magical transformations, turning the surrounding environment into the familiar underground stage. The studio walls seemed to be dyed a deep black, while the lights focused on Morfonica, making their figures shine brightly.

Yue felt the passionate playing of Morfonica on stage, as if she herself had been drawn into this wonderful musical world.

The surrounding Moon Forest performance stage began to gradually dissipate, and it seemed as if only she and Morfonica, along with their five companions, remained in the entire world.

A blue whale leaped from the ground and slowly appeared in the moon's field of vision, the water it brought turning the original wooden floor into a lush meadow.

With the appearance of the whale, the entire stage seemed to be covered by a blue sea.

In these magical waters, all sorts of marine life began to surround the moon and morfonica, like a grand underwater concert.

In this magical world of music, Yue felt the magic brought by the music of Morfonica Junyangqilingz.

As the song ended, the five members of Morfonica waved to the audience on stage.

Tsuki also returned to reality from that magical musical world, and she murmured softly, "Mabushii..."

"Right, Moon! Morfonica's performance was truly dazzling! And the seniors are even more radiant now than before!"

Hearing Yue's murmur, Xiangzi excitedly grabbed her hand, his eyes sparkling.

Completely unaware that she had changed her address for Tsuki from Hinasaki-san to Tsuki, she had even unconsciously taken Tsuki's hand.

Before the stage opening: Chapter Thirteen, Xiang, go see the live performance with another woman.

"Mom couldn't come today either..."

Nagasaki Motoyo stood at the entrance of Tsukinomori School, her gaze fixed on the students and parents coming and going.

The evening sun shone on her, and a gentle breeze ruffled her long hair, but the anxiety and disappointment in her heart could not be dispelled.

Her eyes revealed a hint of loneliness and helplessness, and her lower lip was bitten until it turned slightly white, as if she was trying hard to suppress the sadness in her heart.

The students and parents around her were chatting, and laughter and a joyful atmosphere filled the schoolyard, but Nagasaki Motoyo seemed to be in another world, looking at everything around her in solitude.

Although she was mentally prepared and understood that her mother had worked very hard to support her life and schooling, she still couldn't hide her sense of loss and loneliness when she faced reality.

Motoyo Nagasaki tried her best to keep her expression calm.

"Su Shi?"

Su Shi heard a familiar voice beside her, looked up, and saw the concerned look in her friend Ruoye Mu's eyes.

Although Mu's words were unremarkable, Su Shi knew in her heart that Mu cared about her.

Su Shi smiled slightly, trying to make her expression appear relaxed and natural.

She knew Mu was a good child, and she didn't want Mu to worry about her emotions.

So she tried to adjust her emotions and wanted to present a normal image to Mu.

"It's alright, Mu, let's go."

Su Shi turned to look at Mu, the light green-haired girl who was already mentally prepared that her parents would not appear.

Rather, it's simply impossible for Wakaba Mutsu's parents, being well-known celebrities, to attend their daughter's school's welcome party.

This reality resonated with Su Shi, giving her a sense of shared suffering.

"Oblivionis, wait for me! I don't know the way!"

Just as Su Shi was about to leave, a girl at the door calling out a strange name caught her attention.

Su Shi turned her head and saw a girl wearing the Yuqiu school uniform running towards a girl with a high blue ponytail.

Upon hearing the sound, the person turned around and looked behind them.

What Su Shi found interesting was that the girl with the blue high ponytail had a figure and clothes that somewhat resembled Toyokawa Shoko, whom she longed for.

However, the other person's heroic face was in stark contrast to the delicate and frail appearance of Xiangzi in Su Shi's memory, and this difference made Su Shi unsure of the other person's identity.

"Xiangzi? Is it just my imagination?"

Just as Su Shi was about to observe the other person more closely, two classmates suddenly passed by and blocked Su Shi's view.

By the time Su Shi wanted to take a closer look at the other person's appearance, the two figures had already disappeared.

"Mu, did you see that just now?"

Su Shi turned to Mu and asked, her eyes filled with longing, as if hoping that Mu could confirm that it was not her hallucination.

Mu didn't know how to answer Su Shi's question. She and Xiangzi were childhood sweethearts, she knew about Xiangzi's current situation, and she understood why Xiangzi chose to keep it a secret.

Therefore, when Crychic disbanded, she also became Xiangzi's accomplice.

But she also wanted to know why Xiangzi was in the Moon Forest, and who the girl who called her Oblivionis was.

In Mu's mind, all sorts of guesses and questions came rushing in.

Did Xiangzi make new friends in Yuqiu? Did she reveal a side of herself that Muxin didn't know about? These questions kept echoing in Muxin's mind.

"Su Shi? Sorry, I didn't see Xiang..."

After hesitating for a moment, Ruoye Mutsu ultimately chose to help Xiangzi keep the secret.

She knew that Xiangzi was a very important person to Su Shi.

Su Shi's concern for Xiangzi is constant; she longs to find him and understand what happened and why Crychic was disbanded.

Su Shi even wanted to bring Xiangzi back to reunite Crychic, bringing together this band that was once full of memories.

However, Mu knew that reality might not be so simple.

She understood the pressure and confusion Xiangzi was carrying, and she also knew that the challenges Xiangzi faced could not be resolved overnight.

"Really? Sorry, maybe I'm seeing things."