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

Ever since Xiaoguang agreed to Hualian's request to form a band, she wanted to try learning from a guitarist.

But with her social skills, she couldn't ask others for help by herself. Hualian knew this and planned to let her learn from Duohui together with her.

But Shizi raised a suggestion - how about learning from Yili?

“Although I think Hikari and Megumin somehow have similar emotions,” Shiko crossed her arms, “but… don’t you think her personality is more similar to Ichiri’s?”

"Really..." Hua Lian was a little depressed. She had been trying to get Xiao Guang to get closer to everyone, but unlike when they were in Shengxiang, Xiao Guang and the others didn't even have common topics, and Hua Lian's efforts were mostly in vain.

Although it turns out that Xiaoguang basically only gets along with Hualian, this also makes her happy...

But I still hope that Xiaoguang can get closer to everyone.

Shizi continued to explain: "Yili has been having a hard time recently. Before he could get to know RAS well enough, it was you, then Popipa and Ricai. So many people came one after another, and the concentration of Yangjiao exceeded the standard. I can't stand it if I put myself in his shoes."

"But she has slowly started to grow up. She gets along with Roselia and others naturally... Now is the time to strike while the iron is hot!" Shizi gradually became excited. "Look, Guang needs to make friends besides you, and Yili also needs to practice her social skills. They have similar personalities so there won't be too much pressure. There's even a reasonable opportunity here--!"

So, with the help of Hua Lian, Shi Zi and Hong Xia who joined in halfway, Xiao Guang started to learn guitar with Yi Li.

Kita was very dissatisfied. Ichiri spent more time teaching Xiaoguang, and less time playing guitar with her. Although Kita's guitar level no longer needed Ichiri's teaching, Ichiri still abided by the original agreement and took time out every day to play with Kita. So, suddenly another person came out...

"Gujijijijiji..." She squatted beside Shizi without him knowing when, and bared her teeth at Xiaoguang in dissatisfaction.

"...I won't complain about how you joined in so nonchalantly," Shizi glanced at her, "Why don't you go and play with them? It would be more efficient with you around, right?"

In her sight, Yili and Xiaoguang were both speechless for a long time. Yili was still forcing himself to give instructions out of a sense of responsibility. If there was a Yangjiao to improve the atmosphere, it would definitely be much better.

"Are you sure?" Hong Xia looked over suspiciously, "If Xiao Xiduo goes too, I feel like Xiao Guang will be left out in the cold."

Hualian and Shizi both imagined that Ichiri and Kita were being affectionate with each other, while Xiaoguang was unknowingly left out, not daring to make a sound, in an awkward situation of not knowing whether to play or not.

"How miserable..." Hua Lian muttered to herself.

"Ahem." Shizi retracted his imagination and looked back, "Do you think their progress is too slow?"

"What progress?" Kita looked over with a black hole-like gaze.

Shizi quickly corrected him, "It's just a progress towards getting closer as friends... Even if it's Ichiri and Hikaru, don't you think they're still too reserved?"

Hongxia and Hualian looked at it again: "It seems to be true..."

The tone in which Yili spoke to Xiaoguang was somewhat...respectful?

And his eyes would glance at the other person's neck from time to time.

Shizi almost guessed the reason.

From time to time, her eyes would glance at Hua Lian's increasingly embarrassed face.

"Well..." She suggested earnestly, "You know, after some things happened, everyone's ability to accept certain things has improved... But obviously, Yili's resistance in this regard is still a little less... And think about it, when you return to Shengxiang, how will everyone look at you two..."

"Well, well, that's just a decoration..." Hua Lian stuttered for the first time, "Xiao Guang has lived in the UK for twelve years. This is just a fashion in the UK. That's right, that's it..."

"Stare——" The three people around her stared at her.

"I'm... I'm sorry..." Hua Lian finally started to cry, "I will take it off..."

The next day, everyone was relieved to find that Xiaoguang's neck was clean and free of any jewelry.

However, a few days later, Shizi accidentally discovered that there seemed to be some unnatural red marks under Xiaoguang's sleeves.

Like a mark of strangulation.

She decided she saw nothing.

He just turned around and glanced at Sayo's wrist unconsciously.

Sure enough, it seems like there is.

She pulled her sleeves, rubbed her still aching wrist, and stepped into the newly opened space rift with a smile on her face.

It’s really fun to be around someone who isn’t normal.

The next moment, when she stepped out of the crack, she saw a space in the distance that seemed to be distorting.

From the distortion, one can see buildings and a few human figures.

ps: Sorry, I know too little about the Shaoge project... The composition of the Jiujiu group's band has already been written, but I just saw that the three-dimensional Jiujiu group also has a band live? Then I looked at the instrument composition, huh? In the end, except for Hualian's instrument, I didn't write any of the others correctly, forget it, I'm too lazy to change it...

Chapter 8 I'm Back

The weather in the desert rarely changes.

The sky is always cloudless and the sun is always shining. If you walk outside in broad daylight, you will be blinded by the wind and sand if you are not careful.

However, there were still people standing outside.

Maya Tenjo stood in the shadow of the rock wall. In front of her, there was a thin film floating in the air. It looked so fragile, but it covered the entire area of 1 square kilometer. Whether in the sky, underground, or in mid-air, as long as you walk far enough, you will encounter this film. Light and air can pass through it, but people cannot.

Maya raised his right hand forcefully.

"God's Vessel, shine forth!" she shouted. A bird's cry seemed to appear in the air, and a red light projected from above her, shining on the barrier.

There was no change in the barrier.

"Still no weaknesses..." She muttered to herself, reaching out her hand and touching the film. The film rippled, but did not deform at all.

Her face twisted, and an inexplicable aura emanated from her. The red light quickly dimmed, and the barrier trembled slightly, but still did not deform.

When the red light completely disappeared, Maya groaned, immediately let go of his hand, took a step back, and hit the rock.

"Cough..." She spat out a mouthful of black blood.

"Tendo Maya." A voice came from behind, "You are here after all."

Maya turned around and found a girl with silver curly hair walking towards her.

"Nijo Claudine." She wiped the corner of her mouth and called out the other person's name.

Nishijo Claudine walked up to her and stopped, seeing her embarrassment: "Are you trying again?"

Cloe also reached out and pressed his hand on the membrane like Maya did. Without any other effort, the barrier began to tremble, but the amplitude was slightly less than Maya's before.

"Even I, the real one, can't break it," Cloe put his hand down, "No matter how unwilling you are, you can't do it. There are things you can't do."

Maya straightened her posture and said, "But I still don't want to give up."

"Since entering this world, Nana Ohba has always held the leading role," she said. "The foundation of our lives depends on her. She is the strongest and the greatest hope when we return to reality. After that incident, I am unwilling to give up. I want to take back the leading role. At least, I have to break her grip."

"I understand." A gray-haired girl appeared behind the film. "You've always been the leading actor, but now you can't compare to that person. It must be painful, right?"

"Huh?" Cloe was stunned and looked at the girl who appeared out of nowhere.

"That's right. Even I can't reach that person's full effort. But," Maya nodded in agreement, looked at his palm and clenched his fist, "But, as long as I don't give up, as long as I keep moving forward, one day, I can take back my place."

"Huh?" Clo turned to Maya, who had just accepted the girl's appearance, and his expression became more dazed.

“But…” Maya closed her eyes and suddenly shouted, “Ah—ah—I’m not willing to accept this, I’m not willing to accept this—”

The dust on the ground seemed to be shaken up by her shouting.

After she finished shouting, her expression immediately returned to normal, as if nothing had happened: "One day... huh, who are you?"

"You only remember to ask this question now?" Cloe finally couldn't help but start complaining.

Just as the gray-haired girl was about to answer, a breathless red-haired girl ran up from behind: "Ha... ha... little Shizi... why are you running so fast... aren't you hot..."

Another silver-haired girl came rushing over at a speed as fast as flying. A cloud of dust rose behind her, through which the silhouettes of a group of people could be vaguely seen.

"Don't forget, you are still someone who needs protection." The girl stopped in front of the film, glanced at Shizi, and then met Clo's eyes, "Huh?"

"Huh?" Clo was also stunned when he saw the other person.

"Excuse me..." the other party slowly said, "Have you and I met before?"

Maya noticed that the gray-haired girl suddenly squatted down, covered her mouth, and shrugged her shoulders, as if she was trying to hold back a laugh. She was about to speak again, but she found that the space behind the film suddenly cracked, and two people came out from it.

Her pupils shrank: "Kagura Hikaru..."

"And..." She looked behind the black-haired girl, the cheerful and optimistic brown-haired girl, and the iconic crown hair accessory...

"Ai Cheng Hua Lian???????!!!!!!"

Maya and Crow yelled at the same time.

Soon, everyone in the camp was startled out. Hearing the commotion, they all instantly changed into stage uniforms and grabbed their weapons.

Twenty-three people were already crowded outside the barrier. In the center of the crowd were naturally Xiao Guang and Hua Lian.

The reactions of the remaining members of Group 99 when they saw Karen were not much better than those of Maya and Kuroko.

Hanagi Kaori and Ishido Futaba were the first to arrive. They came from a distance in the blink of an eye.

"What happened?" As soon as Futaba stopped, he vigilantly took out his halberd, but when he saw Hualian's face, he immediately froze in place.

“Hey, Futaba, why did you stop so suddenly?” Xiangzi, who spoke with a Kyoto accent, was a step late and almost bumped into Futaba. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and avoided it. “What’s the matter—eh eh eh eh eh???”

Tsuzaki Mahiru emerged from the sunlight, holding a heavy hammer. "What on earth is it...eh?"

Her eyes met Hua Lian's.

Are you dreaming?

The hammer fell to the sand unknowingly, making a dull sound.

Hua Lian was looking at her with an apologetic smile: "Sorry, I'm back."

The scenery in front of me began to distort unconsciously.

Is it because of the film? Or is it my own tears?

“There is no way to reach the dawn except by a path through darkness.” —Kahlil Gibran

A faint sound was heard from afar, and with the sound came a feather arrow, which scattered as soon as it hit the ground, and turned into a girl wearing glasses and holding a bow and arrow.

Hoshimi Junna looked over in confusion: “What the hell is—waaaaaaaaa——!”

She desperately shook Nana Ohba who had walked over to her side out of nowhere, "What the hell is going on? The dead are resurrected?! Who should I turn to in this situation? A shrine maiden? A monk? A priest?..."

However, Nana herself also had a dazed look on her face: “Ah…ah…ah…”

Hua Lian looked around and repeated, "Um... I'm back?"

Nana suddenly woke up: "Xiao Hua Lian... wait, I'll let you in!" She pulled out a samurai sword, slashed it on the film, and opened a gap.

Hua Lian immediately jumped in: "When did this come about? Why didn't I know about it?"

"It only exists after you die." Xiaoguang followed her, hesitated for a while, and finally entered the gap.

Maya took a long time to react. He came to his senses and looked at the people who were still waiting outside: "You guys..."

"Can we come in please?" Yukina asked.

"Everyone, come in quickly. We can talk inside if we have anything to say." Nana called.

"Uh..." However, Maya was still a little hesitant.

"Hmm?" Kita asked, "Any questions?"

“…No.” She turned her face away and followed Hua Lian inside.

However, Mahiru stood in front of Karen. She looked at Xiaoguang: "Xiaoguang, she is..."

Xiao Guang nodded: "Yes, she is indeed Hua Lian."

Mahiru immediately threw herself into Karen's arms and burst into tears. Karen rarely showed some gentleness and handsomeness. While stroking Mahiru's back, he whispered, "It's okay, I'm here, I'm fine."

From a distance, watching this reunion scene, MASKING quietly wiped away tears.

Shizi watched the scene with a silly smile: "I support the threesome."

"You ruined this beautiful scene with just one sentence." Hong Xia patted her shoulder and said, "Let's go."

Everyone entered the gap and walked deeper into it together.

After the last person came in, the gap began to be repaired quickly.

Junna looked at the gap, immediately put on her bow and arrow, aimed at the outside of the gap, and was ready to shoot. Xiangzi and Futaba also seemed to have thought of something, looked at each other, and prepared to start running.

However, after just a hesitation, the gap was repaired and there was no gap anymore.

"..." The three of them looked at each other in silence, then turned around and followed the others away.

But Maya and Clo never paid attention to the gap from the beginning.