Why play in a band if you don't form one for life?

She glanced in Shizi's direction, and a ray of light secretly passed to Shizi's hand. A voice sounded in Shizi's mind: "You must not destroy the image of Paspale fans in front of others!"

After hearing PAREO's explanation, Kita's horrified expression remained unchanged.

Shizi immediately hugged PAREO's arm: "Yes, that's it! It's just a little fight, you see..." She and PAREO shook their heads in tacit understanding, gently bumping each other's heads, like two little animals, very warm.

"Ouch..." Shizi's hair accessory got stuck in her pareo.

Kita looked at the two and reluctantly accepted, "Alright... Anyway, I'm saying that we've decided to have a live show on the stage here, camp out on the stage for one night, and then leave tomorrow."

"No objection, of course no objection!" Shizi breathed a sigh of relief, raised his hand and immediately agreed.

"PAREO too!" PAREO raised his hand higher than Shi Zi.

Kita left like a ghost.

The two stood there for a while, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Kita had really left. PAREO held onto the wall: "I thought I was going to die..."

"Got it? I'm having a hard time too..." Shizi sat down in the corner, pretending to hold a cigarette in his mouth.

PAREO lowered his voice: "Anyway, PAREO still can't accept it! Think of a way to make Xiao Hina hate you!"

Shizi curled his lips and said, "It's hard to ask someone to do that... How about I try my best to capture Sayo?"

"It will make Hina-chan very miserable, please don't do that!"

"How can Xiao Hina hate me..."

Here, the two were still arguing quietly, but on the other side of the stage, the sleeping bags had been put away again and the stage layout was basically completed.

Shizi hadn't arrived yet, so the remaining four members of the band went to audition first.

Kita, Ichiri, Nijika, and Ryo, four people stood on the stage.

Kita was a little dazed.

Chapter 6: Live No Longer Shining

Once upon a time, the band's audition and first live performance were held here.

"..."

"Little Kita...Little Kita!" Yili quietly pushed Kita to wake her up, "It's your turn."

"Ah, OK." Kita quickly looked at the audience. CHU? looked a little dissatisfied. She quickly tried to play a piece, "No problem."

After getting off the stage, Hong Xia stretched and said, "We don't have much time. Each band can only sing three or four songs at most... By the way, don't we even have a good program list?"

"It looks like they haven't arranged it yet." Liang looked around, "After all, it's a last-minute decision. Well, even if something goes wrong, it doesn't matter. There won't be any other spectators anyway."

As she said that, she was going to listen to the auditions of other bands.

"No." Kita held her back. Liang turned around in surprise and found Kita's expression was very serious.

"This stage," Kita said, "is where the five of us performed live for the first time. In other words, it's our origin. We must take it seriously."

"That's right." Shiko's voice came from the side. Kita looked over and found that she had come back without knowing when. "But I hadn't joined the band at that time."

Hearing this, the others all smiled.

"Then be serious." Liang nodded.

Hong Xia held up a finger: "The first song is "That Band"? In commemoration of that live performance."

With this beginning, they gradually came up with ideas. Meanwhile, other bands also gradually got ready.

After discussing with others, Shizi slipped away.

The instruments and equipment that had been brought in were placed here. The keyboard was not yet plugged in, and Shizi's hands were suspended above it, tapping the air.

Since she became like this, she has rarely played the keyboard, saying that she wanted to save electricity.

However, the real reason was only known to her.

No matter how she played, she no longer felt the passion.

It just happened so suddenly.

Even though she played the same notes and her technique had not deteriorated in the slightest, her music had already lost its soul.

Of course she knew why.

Because her brilliance was tainted. Although it is different from "losing brilliance", there is not much difference in performance.

This kind of music cannot be conveyed to anyone.

She clearly felt this as she stood on stage.

She was just mechanically repeating the same movements. The four people around her were pouring their past, present, and future into the music. The sound of her keyboard mixed in was so harsh.

Naturally, other people could hear it too.

Xiao Guang couldn't hear it, but she could see the reactions of others. She probably understood what happened to Shizi, because she was like that before, too. Even when she stood on the stage, she couldn't feel the passion and joy she once had, and she just relied on her accumulated skills to hold on.

She also knew that there was no way to deal with this situation.

That Band is over.

Shizi stood behind the keyboard with her hands down. She didn't want her condition to ruin everyone's mood, so she tried desperately to recall how she felt when the band ended and played "That Band" for her, but it was useless. No matter how she searched in her memory, it seemed like someone else's memory, and it didn't stir up any emotion.

She looked around, from ceiling to walls to floor.

There is no doubt that she still misses CiRCLE and every inch of her land.

"The next songs are two songs that were written a long time ago." Kita was MCing, "We have never played them before because they were written for Ms. Marina and Ms. Araki. We agreed to play them after revenge."

"Please listen to "The Past Reappears"!"

"Xiao Shizi, are you okay?" Hong Xia asked secretly from behind.

Shizi nodded.

That's right.

Now is a live of celebration, a live of rebirth. "Revisiting the Past" and "Light of Ether" are finally released, which is an important moment to end the band.

You can't let yourself down.

She raised her hands.

She is not only a talented band girl, but also a talented stage girl.

If you don't have passion from the bottom of your heart, then use your acting skills to make up for it and disguise it.

Go and act like your past self!

Fingers tapped on the black and white keys.

The four people's eyes lit up: Shizi's voice was completely different from before! It was like the old Shizi had returned!

This is the best encouragement for them. The music of the ending band is now integrated into one, forming a perfect stage!

Xiaoguang also curled up the corners of his mouth slightly.

I don't know how she did it, but it's good. Even if she is a complete amateur, she can hear that the band's performance is much more harmonious at the end.

"Hua Lian," she said softly, "Didn't you say you wanted to form a band?"

"That's right!" Karen was immersed in the music. "I'm the lead singer with guitar, Hikaru is also learning guitar, and Mahiru is the keyboard player! I haven't decided on the drummer and bassist yet..."

"Oh, that's alright."

"Xiao Guang, do you agree?" Hua Lian was so excited that she wanted to hug Xiao Guang. Xiao Guang couldn't avoid her and could only frown and endure: "Stupid Lian."

The two songs don’t last long.

When the last note fell, Shizi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, a feeling of fatigue came over me.

Just now, she performed both the music and acting to perfection.

This is her confidence as a genius.

But, she was so tired. Really so tired. She had to try her best to imitate her normal state in the past.

Even performing, something I love so much, has lost its joy.

If this continues, what else will I like?

Is it okay to just live like this in a muddle-headed way?

Are you just enjoying the care from others with a clear conscience because of your past contributions?

Shizi walked off the stage in silence.

"No more nonsense. LOUDER." On the stage, Roselia's live performance began. It was as perfect as ever.

Shizi can’t conjure up a cheering stick now, but at least he can wave.

The only luck is that I can still get excited when I hear their music.

But what about the love of music itself?

Or do you simply like watching them stand on the stage?

Such a milestone live ended with Shizi's doubts.

After having supper and cleaning up the stage, everyone found a place and spread out their sleeping bags.

The ending band of course slept in the same place where they slept before.

Shizi opened his eyes, looking at the ceiling, unable to fall asleep.

The next morning.

The winter sun is not very warm, and the cold wind is still blowing at night.

However, the morning light still shines brightly through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the new CiRCLE.

Everyone took a last look at CiRCLE.

If nothing unexpected happens, I probably won't come back. Either I die in the Tower of Babel, or I return to the real CiRCLE.

The cold wind ruffled Shizi's silver-gray hair, and Shizi lifted it to prevent it from falling into his eyes.

She reached out her hand toward the lonely building: "Thank you for all the time."

Japanese food is counting down: "3, 2, 1..."

"Let's go!"

All the figures, carrying a large amount of luggage, disappeared from the spot.

Crossing half the continent, heading towards Shengxiang.

Chapter 7: Playing Big

It turned out that the cooperation between Hina and Xiaoguang made everyone's speed no slower than before.

However, in terms of comfort, it is obviously far inferior to before.

In the past, except for Shizi who needed to check the direction occasionally, the others didn't have to worry at all. They just did what they had to do. Even if they slept all day, they could still march for a whole day. But now, although it's not too tiring, they still have to focus on marching. Everyone is used to being idle, so they are a little uncomfortable with it now.

"Have you ever had a long march before?" Shizi rubbed his sore legs and asked Hua Lian beside him in a low voice.

Hua Lian recalled for a moment and answered softly, "It seems like there were some in the beginning... but after we found an oasis, we basically settled there."

"We once crossed most of the river basin by foot and raft..." Hong Xia bent her body, "Looking back now, it was no easier than it is now, but now we can't adapt to it."

"It's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it's hard to go from luxury to frugality, that's how it is." Shizi said casually, "But it will be soon. Look, it's only been a few days. Now the tower is directly west of us, and we have almost passed half the distance."

"Shh!" Hua Lian reminded, "Here it comes."

The three of them quickly held their breath and kept quiet, hiding themselves in the long shadows of the rocks.

They had already returned to the desert area. However, this was still a transition zone between the plains and the desert, and some greenery could still be seen around.

The nearby monsters had been wiped out not long ago, but many could still be seen wandering around at the limit of vision. In the past two days, they had quickly recovered their strength, proving how wise it was to find Black Mountain while they were weak.

Nearby, there was a miniature artificial oasis built on a huge rock, consisting of a pool of water and a few desert plants. This was the work of Ichiri, Sayo, and Yusaki. This was what they would do when they couldn't find a natural camping spot.

It was evening. Shizi and the others were hiding under a huge rock. The light was dim and they couldn't see clearly. In addition, the shadows made it impossible for Yili and Xiaoguang, who were hiding on the other side of the rock, to find them.

Xiaoguang is learning guitar at Kazuichi.