Girl band, because of the shining heart

Ayako Uedagawa was talking to Rinko Shirogane. In the end, even though Rinko Shirogane really disliked crowded places, she still accompanied Ayako Uedagawa into the studio. However.

"...I...want to...go...home."

She expressed the above opinion with a grim face.

I have never liked going out since I was a child, let alone talking to others. Although it is a little better now, it is not much better.

Going out for a walk with Ayako Ueda was already her current limit, and now being able to come to this studio was completely beyond her current ability to withstand the pressure.

Ayako Ueda was talking to her, but she wasn't listening at all and was almost in a state of autism.

Hikawa Sayo, who was standing aside waiting for Minato Yukina to go on stage, frowned slightly and turned her head away when she heard Udagawa Ako's voice.

"Is that person our classmate, Shirogane Rinko? Is she also a fan? But then again, the person next to her is so noisy."

Just as she frowned and was about to ask the two to be quiet for a while, Yukina Minato had already stepped onto the stage.

【Ama no Yume-Roselia】

Her cool voice turned every word of the lyrics she sang into reality, like a dream in the rainy season, hazy and beautiful. The cool singing voice was like cool raindrops that flowed gently through everyone's heart along with dreams. After the soft and silky raindrops fell, everything was stained with a hazy mist.

Her singing made Hikawa Sayo's eyes widen, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise: "Finally, I found it."

And on the side that she didn't notice, Shirogane Rinko was also attracted by the singing. She stared blankly at Minato Yukina on the stage, listening to the singing that lingered in her ears.

As Ako Ueda listened to the singing voice that made her feel handsome, she became more and more attracted to the other person.

After the performance, Hikawa Saya came backstage.

"How's my singing?"

Panting slightly, after seeing a certain person, she sang harder and more brilliantly than ever before. After resting for a while backstage, she looked at Hikawa Sayo who came in and asked calmly.

"There's nothing to complain about. Your singing voice is perfect. I want to form a band with you and participate in FUTURE WORLD FES. If I'm with you, I can move towards my ideal and reach the pinnacle."

Hikawa Saya's tone was sincere and serious. This was indeed the singing voice she had always dreamed of. If she could team up with Minato Yukina, then she would have taken the first step towards her ideal.

"Really? Then come with me and listen to the next performance."

"Is that the performance of the guy who was standing with you backstage earlier?"

Hearing what Minato Yukina said, Hikawa Sayo also remembered the boy with long black hair whom she saw backstage before, and the tightly clenched fist of Minato Yukina after the other party left.

"That person is the lead singer of the Xingluo band, Jiuchong Qianxiao."

"Varied....."

Compared to understanding a band by knowing the identities of every member in the band, Hikawa Sayo prefers to listen to the music of a band and then get to know the band based on its style and performance. She knows the songs of the Xingluo band, but has never known who are in the band.

If she had to say, she only knew the names of everyone in the band and the honors they had won since their debut. Other than that, she knew basically nothing about anything. She didn't even know that the lead singer Jiuzhong Qianxiao had announced a temporary suspension of the band's activities.

Thinking back to the time when they met backstage before, Jiuchong Qianxiao's handsome face was still a little immature, and he should be a little younger than himself. But what he didn't expect was that he would be the lead singer of the Xingluo band.

And in the studio.

"Eh? Sister Lisa? Why are you here?"

After seeing that Yukina Minato's performance had ended and the next band was on stage, Udagawa Ako was about to leave with Shirogane Rinko when she suddenly noticed Lisa Imai who was carrying something that looked like a guitar bag but was a little bigger than a guitar bag.

"Ya Zi? Ah, I came to see Qian Xiao's performance."

Hearing a familiar person calling her, Lisa Imai turned her head and saw Ako Udagawa and Rinko Shirogane standing beside her, and she answered her question with a chuckle.

"Will Brother Qianxiao also come to perform?"

Ako Ueda's eyes suddenly widened and she looked at Lisa Imai in surprise.

"Well, it is said that the staff here asked him to help out as an individual, not as a band."

Lisa Imai nodded, and at this time, two people came over.

"Yuukina?"

"Lisa?"

After seeing their childhood friend, they were both a little surprised.

Lisa Imai thought that Yukina Minato would leave directly after the performance, but she didn't expect that she would come to the studio to be an audience member.

Yukina Minato was also a little surprised that Lisa Imai was here. She had no idea why Lisa Imai, who had no interest in music, would be here, and she was carrying a... should it be a guitar? She turned her head to look at the guitar bag carried by Hikawa Sayo next to her, and found that the bag she was carrying was bigger than Hikawa Sayo's.

"Minato-kun? She is?"

"Imai Lisa, my friend."

"Yuukina?"

"Hiroshima Sayo, I'm going to form a guitarist for the band."

Hearing that this person was the guitarist of Yukina Minato's band, Lisa Imai was stunned for a moment, but she also understood that as long as Yukina Minato prepared to form a band to participate in the music festival, this day would naturally come. After feeling a little bitter in her heart, she smiled again.

"Really? That's great. Yukina has found a bandmate to form a band with."

And after seeing them chatting for a while, Ako Ueda was about to walk up and chat with Yukina Minato.

The sudden cheers from the audience made them subconsciously look towards the stage.

"I am going to perform as an individual today, so are you ready, everyone in the audience?"

“Nine Layers!!!”

“Nine Layers!!!”

“Nine Layers!!!”

Carrying a pure black guitar on her back, Chisato Kunou looked at the cheering audience below the stage. She looked down the stage and smiled when she saw Yukina Minato and Sayaka Hikawa. Her expression didn't change when she saw Lisa Imai. She was just stunned for a moment when she saw Ako Udagawa and Rinko Shirogane, and then she reacted quickly.

Then he took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

【scaPEGoat - Hiroyuki Sawano, Yosh】

The strings of the guitar were plucked, and a slightly hoarse voice rang out. No matter it was the ultimate voice or the impeccable technique, it made the people in the audience feel the vague despair of the young man who was playing the guitar and singing loudly as if on the ruins, and the sadness of trying to resist fate and waiting for the dawn, but only to dissipate in the long night.

Lost.

After Chisato Kunou's performance, Yukina Minato realized that she had lost this time.

She didn't use any reasons to justify herself. Losing was losing, and she could accept it.

But next time, she will come up with better works, stronger abilities, and more perfect performances to fight back against this failure.

"Let's go, Sayo."

"Ah."

She spoke to wake up Hikawa Sayo, who was still immersed in the song, and walked out of the studio with her and came to the outside of CiRCLE.

"That's why I'm worried about you, Yukina."

After the performance, Lisa Imai turned her attention back to Yukina Minato. Seeing the unwillingness in her eyes, she couldn't help but feel worried for her.

She was very happy that Tomokina Minato was able to find companions to form a band with her. After all, apart from her, Tomokina Minato had always been a loner and didn't communicate with anyone. But can it really make you happy?

Yukina Minato.

After coming down from the stage, Kunou Chisho put the guitar back and then went outside carrying a silver suitcase.

There was nothing left for him to do, so naturally he should go back.

After school in the afternoon, he went to get his bass first, then chatted with Kasumi Toyama and others in front of SPACE, and then rushed to CiRCLE to teach Lisa Imai bass for two hours, and then went on stage to perform.

And now that the performance was over, he naturally had to go home.

Chapter 28: Training? We'll talk about it next time

"It's so great to be in a band with you. Can I start booking a practice room now? I don't want to waste my time."

"Agreed, are there any other members of the band now?"

"No, there's no one else yet. Right now it's just the two of us, along with the bass and drums who are responsible for the rhythm, and the most important keyboard player in the band."

"There are still three of us. Let's speed up and find teammates who are capable and motivated to ensure some practice time."

As soon as she came out of CiRCLE, Chisato Kunou heard the conversation between Yukina Minato and Sayo Hikawa.

This made him look at the two of them. Have they forced themselves into this state?

He didn't have the heart to say anything to the two of them for the time being. The two of them were in a state where they couldn't listen to much, and even if he said something now, he wouldn't be able to change their minds.

In order to reach the top.

And at this moment, he heard something more familiar.

"I want to join your band."

After he walked for a while, the voice of Uedagawa Ako made him pause. Looking back, he saw Uedagawa Ako and Shirogane Rinko talking to Minato Yukina and Hikawa Saya.

After the two people left, Ueda Ayako stayed there feeling a little lost, while Shirogane Rinko was a little at a loss, not knowing how to comfort her.

So after sighing, she turned around and walked in front of Ueda Ayako.

"What's wrong, Ako? It's not like you to look so depressed."

He reached out and rubbed Ueda Ayako's little head. Seeing her lost look, Kunou Chisho gently comforted her.

But in fact, he also knew the reason. It was simply that Ueda Ayako wanted to join Yukina Minato's band and was rejected.

"Ako said that she wanted to join Yukina's band, but was rejected. She also said that she didn't want to form a band with someone who was proud of being second."

The warmth above her head gave her support, and the sadness she felt after being rejected was much less at this moment. She raised her head, looked at the gentle smile on Jiuzhong Qianxiao's face, and answered him.

"Then why did Ako say she was second?"

"Because Ako said that she is the second best drummer in the world. If she is the best, then of course it must be her sister."

Admiration for her sister made Ayako Ueda's eyes sparkle. She has been protected by her sister since she was a child, so naturally she thinks her sister is the most powerful person in the world.

"Really? Tomoe will definitely be very happy to have a sister like Azi. Then Azi, if I also play drums one day, where will I rank in Azi's heart?"

"Eh? This question? Hmm? Eh?"

Hearing Kunou Chisato's question, Ueda Gawa Ayako was stunned, and then began to think carefully. As a younger sister, she certainly thought that her sister was more powerful, but she also often played with Kunou Chisato with Ueda Gawa Tomoe and the others, so she also knew Kunou Chisato's talent. In addition, apart from her sister, Kunou Chisato doted on her the most, which made it a little difficult for her to rank for a while.

In terms of emotion, my sister is the first, and in terms of reason, Jiuchong Qianxiao is the first.

Unable to figure it out at once, Ako Ueda's eyes became circled, and she felt that her brain was not enough.

"So, Ako, if you're looking up to your sister or Yukina, don't even think about joining her band."

"Huh? Why? Ako has always wanted to join Yukina's band!"

"Because what Yukina's band needs is a bandmate, a companion who wants to reach the top together, not a sister who admires her sister, nor a fan who admires the band. There is a difference between them."

Chisato Kunou patiently explained the difference to Ayako Ueda, but Ayako Ueda just blinked. She could feel that there was some difference, but her little brain couldn't figure out what it was.

"Then let me put it another way. Yazi, why did you learn to play the drums?"

"Because the sister who plays the drums is so cool!!! Ako really likes the cool feeling of the sister when she plays the drums."

"Well, then Ako can't just want to be someone as handsome as Tomoe. Ako is Ako and Tomoe is Tomoe. What Ako needs to have is her own handsomeness. Only in this way can Ako join Yuki's band."

"My own handsomeness?"

"Ah."

After rubbing Ueda Ayako's little head and seeing her lost in thought, Kunou Chisho smiled gently, and finally cast his gaze on Shirogane Rinko, who had been silent and watching him and Ueda Ayako interacting.

"how about you?"

"......Eh?"

Bai Jinlinzi, who was standing quietly aside and keeping silent, looked at Jiuzhong Qianxiao with some confusion. She tilted her head, not understanding why Jiuzhong Qianxiao would ask her.

"I see. However, I hope that you can express your inner thoughts properly when you need to."

“…Huh?…Hmm!…Huh?”

Hearing this, Bai Jin Linzi tilted her head in confusion. She didn't understand why Jiu Zhong Qian Xiao said this to her, but after seeing the sadness and loneliness in Jiu Zhong Qian Xiao's eyes, but more of a gentle and complex emotion.

She subconsciously reached out and held his hand. After placing his hand on her soft black hair, not only Jiu Zhong Qian Xiao, but even she herself widened her eyes.

It was a completely subconscious action. Especially after seeing the sadness in Jiuzhong Qianxiao's eyes, she felt as if she had lost something important. She wanted to retain it, wanted to touch it, so she made such a move.

Even Ayako Ueda was stunned. She had never expected that her extremely introverted friend would do such a thing.

"Eh? Sorry.....me? Ugh!"