People are in Mygo, and I can write their personalities.

"..."

"Ok."

Su Shi looked at Xiangzi, seemingly understanding his thoughts, and sighed helplessly, saying, "Although I'm pretty sure that if we go to see her now, we'll just end up arguing, but... if you insist on going, Xiao Xiang..."

"I want to explain to her what happened that night, and I also owe her an apology."

"You did nothing wrong."

"No, my biggest mistake was treating you like that."

Nagasaki Motoyo did not respond to Shoko's words because she was unsure whether her words could completely resolve Shoko's inner guilt.

Even though she could sense that everyone in Crychic might have had their problems when the group disbanded, the biggest problem was... no, it wasn't good to think that way. She couldn't fall into the trap of mutual suspicion between her and her old friends, the kind of trap that Nanami Natsuki most wanted.

Besides, Xiao Xiang has already turned back. She believes that even that bastard Li Xi, after seeing such a perfect Xiao Xiang, will realize how foolish he was and beg to return to everyone's side.

"Let's go to Lixi's workplace now..."

"Ah."

"Wait......"

"what happened?"

"N-nothing."

Su Shi suddenly realized that if she went to RiNG now, she would definitely run into that hateful Nanami Natsuki. But after thinking about it, she was unwilling to admit that she was wary of that brat. Besides... she shouldn't even be considering that guy's existence.

Because they spent some time chatting with Xiao Xiang alone, it was already quite late when Su Shi and Xiang Zi arrived at the entrance of RING.

Su Shi even suspected that Li hope had already left, so when she and Xiao Xiang entered the room, she never expected to actually run into Li hope herself.

But... they saw someone who surprised both of them.

"Little Lamp?!"

Su Shi completely ignored the pink-haired girl sitting next to Akari and the shameless Nanami Natsuki, and walked straight to Akari Takamatsu.

Was she excited or nervous at that moment?

"Su Shi... Xiao Xiang?"

"What's going on?" This was the question that Aine asked, but when she saw that the person who walked in was the bassist who sang terribly, she wisely chose to play dead.

"Little Lamp...did you see the message I sent you?"

"..."

What are these people talking about? Ai looked at the people present with a strange expression. She seemed to realize something. The bassist who had been pleading with Xiaoyue to return to the band earlier seemed to be pretending not to know her cute apprentice today.

As for that blue-haired girl who appeared out of nowhere and was clearly there to replace Crychic's former founder, Xiaoyue...

Yes, the incredibly complicated look in his eyes when he looked at Xiaoyue betrayed the shame in the heart of this third party.

"Little Lamp." This time it was the blue-haired girl who spoke up, "I'll take care of the band's affairs."

Seriously, is this some kind of rudeness?!

In front of the band members themselves, what gives you the right to say you have the ability to solve their problems?

Ai Yin turned to look at the victim, Xiao Yue, with a face full of righteous indignation, only to find that the other party was calmly drinking coffee without saying a word, as if she had completely excluded herself from this circle.

That's too much...

Because Ai Yin's attention was entirely focused on her disciple, she didn't listen to what the three girls were saying, or rather, she had already completely sided with her disciple and didn't want to listen to what the three girls were saying at all.

until......

"You're Kotatsu's friend, Chihaya Aine, right?"

"Huh?"

Seeing the bassist girl looking at her with such a repulsive gaze, Chihaya Aine felt a little uncomfortable, but still smiled and nodded, replying, "Um... who are you?"

"I'm Nagasaki Motoyo... Well, Kodama said she's agreed to form a band with you, so... are you coming?"

"What do you mean?"

Why is she involved? And shouldn't you have invited Xiaoyue who's next to me?

"What are you looking at me for, Aine-chan?" Nanami Natsuki looked at Aine, who had been acting strangely from the beginning, with some oddness. "They invited you, not me."

"You think you can get our invitation?" Su Shi finally acknowledged Nanami Natsuki, but her tone was naturally full of barbs.

"...See? That's how she treats me."

"..."

"Aine-chan." Takamatsu Akari walked up to Aine with some hesitation, lowered her head and said with some guilt, "I... I want to try again, but I hope you can come too."

In fact, what Gao Songdeng really wanted to say was that she was completely at a loss. She didn't know how to refuse Xiao Xiang and Su Shi, and she didn't even want to refuse them.

But she lacked courage, feeling that she would definitely mess everything up again if it were her, even though Xiao Xiang didn't say a word of blame to her today.

Moreover, she couldn't just turn around and abandon Ai Yin like that, after all, she was the one who proposed to form a band for life today.

With various considerations in mind, Takamatsu Tama proposed that she would only be willing to form a band with Suze and the others if Aine was brought in as well, even though this idea was indeed a bit unreasonable.

"I......"

Aine hesitated for a moment, but when she saw Yue, who was scolded by the awful bassist but didn't argue back, and Xiaodeng, who genuinely wanted her to join, not only was her vanity satisfied, but her sense of justice also burst forth.

Yes, there must be a deeper meaning behind why fate brought her back to Tokyo from London, and then she met Xiaoyue and Crychic, which Xiaoyue founded...

She can't run away from everything, especially since this matter has nothing to do with her dark past. Refusing here would make her feel uncomfortable, after all, she's not that kind of person.

"Okay, I'll join."

"Tsk..."

That bassist was just speechless, wasn't he?!

Aine gritted her teeth, looking at the blond girl who sang terribly, even worse than herself. She thought about how this girl had been so obsequious at first, then arrogant, and how she'd shown Xiaoyue such haughty attitude after finding a replacement for the blue-haired girl...

She made up her mind; driven by justice, she was determined to infiltrate the enemy ranks and rescue Xiaodeng and Xiaoyue!

Chapter 99 Xiangzi: We Can't Play Spring Shadow! (5100 words)

"Natsuki Nanami, I think you've finished your coffee by now, right?"

"Huh? Does this mean they want me to leave?"

"What do you think? Of course, you can continue sitting here, but our affairs are no longer your concern, so don't even think about interfering anymore."

"How heartless, Su Shi-chan. Hmm... Xiao Xiang, what about you? Do you think the same way?"

"I……"

"I understand~"

Nanami Natsuki raised an eyebrow, not looking up at Suze's aggressive gaze, and simply gave a reply in a rather calm tone that seemed to have nothing to do with her.

In fact, the people present had already reacted differently after Su Shi finished speaking her first sentence.

Both Deng and Xiangzi were naturally troubled, and although they had different reasons for their troubles, in the eyes of Ai Yin, an observer, they all represented only one thing: guilt.

It seems that the real villain is this bassist named Su Shi, right?

Chihaya Aine is someone who says what she thinks, but before she could even stand up for Nanami, Nanami grabbed her arm and met the girl's pleading expression as she shook her head.

That probably means she shouldn't act impulsively or get involved in their conflict, right?

"Since you don't want to see me, Su Shi, then I'll leave."

"..." Nagasaki Motoyo did not respond, but silently watched Nanami Natsuki's movements.

She only breathed a slight sigh of relief after seeing the other person stand up and leave without doing anything beyond her expectations.

Is it fear? Perhaps a little.

But what I found even more strange was why Nanami Natsuki was in such a good mood today, not saying a word even when treated like that. Was it because of the presence of this girl named Chihaya Aine?

Hmph... Deceiving naive girls again.

To be honest, Nagasaki Motoyo didn't have much prejudice against the pink-haired girl, but she was still reluctant to let her join the band, since Crychic's revival had nothing to do with her.

But to be able to see Xiaodeng, who had been missing for so long, and to be able to persuade her to come back with Xiaoxiang, is already a great step forward.

It's difficult to manage a band without any member, but now, apart from Li hope, it's safe to say that Crychic is ready for a complete revival.

"Um...can I ask what the current situation is?"

When Su Shi heard the pink-haired girl raise her hand curiously and ask such a question, she was honestly a little conflicted.

But since things have already come to this, and Xiaodeng insists that she will only come back as the lead singer if the other party joins, Su Shi can only silently accept this reality.

However, there are some things she doesn't want an outsider to get involved in, such as the reasons why Crychic had conflicts and disbanded, and their grudges with Nanami Natsuki.

As for the latter matter, even Su Shi and Xiang Zi had a tacit understanding in their hearts, that is, not only should they avoid letting Chihaya Aine know, but they should also try their best to keep Kodama from knowing.

"Let's introduce ourselves first."

Nagasaki Motoyo gave a polite smile. "My name is Nagasaki Motoyo, and I will be the bassist in the band. She is Toyokawa Shoko, who is from the same school as me, and she will be the keyboardist."

"Keyboard warriors..."

Ai Yin nodded, without impulsively raising her objections on this issue.

"Yes, you should already know Xiaodeng. She will be our lead singer. There will also be a guitarist coming over in the future. She is also my classmate, named Ruoye Mutsu."

"Oh, by the way, your name is Chihaya Aine, right? What musical instruments are you good at?"

"I can play the guitar." With so many people staring at her, and with her own little schemes in mind, Ai Yin was too embarrassed to boast that she was a guitar expert.

"It's a guitar too... that should be fine, you can be the rhythm guitarist."

"Huh? Just a rhythm guitarist..."

"Um, Su Shi..." Xiangzi, who was standing to the side, didn't pay attention to Aine's strange reaction. After looking around, she asked with some confusion, "Isn't Li hope here?"

"She probably went back... or maybe she was deliberately avoiding us, even though she shouldn't have known we were coming today."

However, considering Nanami Natsuki's abilities and the relationship between Nanami and Riki, Su Shi felt that her guess might be true.

What kind of person is she... She's the one who did something wrong, yet she told me on the phone not to bother Nanami Natsuki. Now that they're trying to be nice and mend things with her, she just disappears.

"Let's not talk about her for now, Xiao Xiang. I think now that we've decided to form a new band, we should start thinking about our next live performance."