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

But it was different here. The space here was isolated from the outside, and if she wanted the Fire Road to work smoothly, she needed to make some improvements to the original version.

We've been improving and building at the same time, and now only some finishing work is left.

“(…Should I tell you that the final battle is approaching…)” It was just repetitive work, so she freed her mind and kept thinking, “(Kasumi should have foreseen this, she’s been trapped in that nightmare every night recently, but after officially establishing a relationship with Arisaki, she seems to have felt better…If I tell you, will it bring this kind of pressure to others?)”

"But if we don't say it, everyone won't be able to prepare well, right?"

Shizi stood up and looked behind him.

I don't know when Hinata stood there.

"How did you get in... Never mind, I don't want to ask." Shizi watched Rinna squat down and was about to fold flowers for fun, "No, no, no! My dear Rinna, this place takes a lot of effort, don't play around, come, have a candy..."

Before Shizi walked over, Hina suddenly disappeared from where she was. A whisper rang beside Shizi's earlobe: "Then can you feed me with your tongue?"

Seeing Shizi's ears quickly turn red, Hina jumped away proudly: "Little Shizi is so easy to tease~"

Shizi was still frozen in place: "Hina, you know I have very poor self-control, I really don't want to betray them..."

"Hmm? I don't mind." Hina walked in front of Shizi and looked into her eyes playfully, "Do you want to really try it? No one will come here anyway..."

"Don't you think this is a betrayal to your sister..." Shizi took a step back.

“I don’t think so.” Hinata said, but her eyes darkened a little. “She confessed to you, didn’t she? Even though it was fake, as long as I possess you, I can possess my sister better…”

"Have I become a part of your play?" Shizi couldn't help but complain.

"That seems to be true now," Hinai pressed on, "but I think Xiao Shizi doesn't seem to care. Do you want me to get my sister over now, and the three of us..."

The blade is unsheathed.

Shizi pulled out Nana's knife, held it horizontally in front of him, and slashed away all his poetic inspiration: "If you say that again, I'll really kick you out..."

"Eh..." Hina pouted, "How can there be a fan who chases away his own tweets?"

"You also know that we are idols and fans..." Shizi managed to calm down and stuffed the poem he had cut into his pocket, "Could this be the legendary ○ fan..."

"Let's not talk about this kind of thing anymore," Hinata quickly lost interest in the topic and went around to Shiko again, "Although it took longer than I thought, Kasumi-chan and Arisaki-chan finally got together."

“But Saya…” Shizi’s voice lowered a little, “You want everyone to find happiness before that moment, but Saya is…”

Hinata's voice softened a bit, "There's nothing I can do. I could give her an illusion, or just suppress her emotions, but I know that's not the right thing to do."

"But fortunately, she gradually came to terms with it." Hinai squatted down again and fiddled with the petals. "Ah, it's broken."

Shizi replaced Hualian's sword and waved it casually, restoring the petals: "So what are you going to do next? Are you going to match someone else up?"

"I will only give a push to those who will be together sooner or later but just lack the time," Hinai said, "For those who can't see the direction yet, I won't decide for them."

"Have you grown up?" Shizi asked teasingly.

"Aren't you?" Hina replied, "You came over with a smug look on your face and said 'I'm one of your kind', and then turned around and became our guardian."

Shizi blushed: "Who knows...if you want to leave me one day, I might not be able to control myself and become like Nana before?"

Hinata chuckled and returned to the previous topic: "I've watched and watched, and there are not many couples with this tendency. Let's take our time. After the audition is over, you will definitely not leave immediately, right?"

"Yeah." Shizi nodded, "I think, even if I am confident that I can win, it is better to let everyone understand all the regrets before facing that battle."

Hina suddenly raised her head and looked behind Shizi.

Shi Zi also felt a chill on his back and turned away.

Nana stood there.

"Follow me." She didn't ask why the two were here, but just turned and left.

Chapter 37 The End of the Holiday

The three of them came to the edge of a stage.

The giraffe is already standing here.

"What's wrong?" Hina looked around and found nothing unusual.

The stage, the scenery that had not been removed, the auditorium, and the curtain were all normal.

However, Shiko and Nana were staring at a corner.

From their perspective, the space there was slightly distorted, and one could even feel a hint of the desert.

"What's going on?" Nana asked the giraffe. "This has never happened before."

"Too many," was the giraffe's response.

Nana understood and stopped asking questions.

Shiko went forward and tried to touch the area. Nana stopped her: "Don't do that, it will accelerate its collapse."

"Collapse?" Shizi asked.

"This is a sign that the isolation between this space and the outside world is about to collapse." The giraffe said, "I couldn't have predicted... a true god, two demigods, and such a reckless Audition... it's overwhelmed, that's it."

"How long can it last?" Nana asked.

The giraffe was silent for a while. "At least, we can hold on until the Audition is over. However, the moment the third demigod appears, this place will completely collapse. However, by then, neither I nor Audition's aura will have completely dissipated..."

"So, the final battle will begin directly at that time." Shizi murmured.

The giraffe lowered his head. “I will try to delay the Audition process as much as possible. This is the limit of what I can do.”

On the dinner table.

Shizi stood up: "I want to announce something."

"..."

After Shizi reported everything, he saw that everyone fell into silence.

Some people still looked incredulous. Some remained serious. Some forced a smile and asked, "Ahaha...are you kidding?" But they couldn't hold it in any longer and fell silent again.

I thought it was a long vacation, but it’s suddenly coming to an end. That’s how it feels.

"I'm sorry, I didn't notice the abnormality in the space earlier." Shizi said.

"No," Lisa shook her head, "Shizi did nothing wrong. It's just... we all need time to digest this."

"Yes." Shizi sat down. "Giraffe tried to delay the Audition process as much as possible, but it will only be one month at most. During this time, everyone should think about what else has not been completed."

Chunna had no idea how she finished the meal.

The ingredients that used to be delicious now taste bland.

"I'm full." She put the plate back on the table and walked to her room alone.

At the door of her and Nana's room, she saw Nana sitting on the ground with her knees hugged.

"Nana..."

Nana heard her voice and looked up, and Junna saw her fragile face——

Just like Nana who was standing on the lawn in a daze that night after her performance was interrupted.

"Juna," Nana said softly, "This is all my fault."

At the edge of the desert, under the setting sun.

Nana led everyone and set up camp in a dark place.

"The decisive battle will begin tomorrow, right?" Junna walked over to Nana and looked at the tower that now occupied half of her vision. "It's going so fast."

Nana glanced at her and saw that Junna was still a little scared. She knew what Junna was afraid of.

"Don't worry," she held Junna's shoulders, "I will protect you all."

The confidence in her eyes made Junna relax.

"Ah," Mahiru's voice came from not far away, "Shiko, let me see your hand."

Shiko was hammering tent pegs into the sand. After hearing what Mahiru said, she looked up and held out her hand, which had several scratches on it.

"If you have a wound, you should tell us immediately. It will be bad if it gets infected." Mahiru taught her while using the sunlight to heal her. "It's done."

"...Thank you." Shizi looked a little dazed.

Mahiru looked at her expression and wanted to say something, but she saw Nijiga coming over, so she nodded and left, leaving the seat for the two of them.

Shizi lowered his healed hand.

Since the battle of revenge, she has never been able to successfully reproduce.

The longer she delayed, the more confused her thoughts became. The filth in her soul continued to erode her memory and her thinking.

At this point, recovery is almost impossible.

The only hope is that after killing the demon wolf, the filth in Shizi's body can be purified. After all, it is an extension of the demon wolf's power, so it is theoretically feasible.

This was one of the reasons why they came to the final battle so quickly. Another reason was that with Nana here, they were confident that they could break the situation that their predecessors had failed to break.

During this period, Shizi has been following the main force as an ordinary person with no abilities.

"I can't even hammer a nail properly." Shizi looked at Hongxia and laughed miserably, "What use am I?"

"You've done enough for us. Now it's time for us to help you." Hongxia took her hand.

Shizi shook his head painfully: "But I can't do it. I can't enjoy everything so peacefully. Everyone is busy doing their job, but I can't do anything. I can't even play the keyboard properly... What's the meaning of my life?"

Hong Xia hugged her tightly: "Don't say such things... We still have a lot of time. After returning to reality, we can slowly find the meaning."

Nana looked over here and gripped the hilt of the knife tightly.

"I will succeed... and protect everyone," she swore to herself.

That was her last memory.

The next moment, warm blood dripped onto her face.

"What...what?" All she could see was the bright yellow light shining from all directions, the giraffe bathing in the light, and the corpses all over the ground around her.

The giraffe's body was illusive and seemed to be about to dissipate. Next to it was Shizi's shattered skull.

Nana could still remember that the battle ended not long after.

Only she could cause visible damage to the demon wolf, but before she could inflict fatal injuries, her companions fell one by one. She still remembered that when the battle just started, a black gas flew towards the direction of the Garden of Eden. It should have been destroyed.

Nana can still remember Shizi's heartbroken expression, which was exactly the same as hers.

And the look of gratitude and contentment on her face as the giraffe's light burst from her head.

"I can only destroy her body by force," the giraffe explained, his tone calm, "but it consumes a lot of energy. There's not much I can do now."

“What else can you do?” Nana’s lips trembled. “They’re all dead, all dead!!! Because of my inexplicable arrogance, because of my stupidity!!!”

"There's still something you can do," the giraffe looked at her calmly, "you know."

Nana looked at the giraffe, and something seemed to flash in her eyes.

"I understand." These were the last words she heard from the giraffe.

Nana opened her eyes and found herself underground.

Junna stood beside him in despair: "Hua Lian... is dead..."

She got it.

You're used to this kind of thing, aren't you?

Encore.

Go back in time and try again.

Nana swung her two swords and slashed at the structure of the ruins, cutting a path back to the ground from underground.

This time, it must be...

Chapter 38: Encore

This time, Nana decided to be prepared for everything.

Let’s start with this relic.

After reuniting with the girls in the band, Nana led everyone to explore the ruins again. To her surprise, the ruins contained a treasure that could allow a mortal to become a demigod. After some discussion, Yukina got the treasure.

Now, there are two demigods in the team.