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

"——Don't ignore my words!"

The battle started again, but the situation began to reverse. This time, Yukina was at a disadvantage. On the stage, the strong wind from the blower and the smoke from the dry ice blinded Yukina's vision.

K: What do you hold in your heart?

K: "The light of my passion"

K: “It will surely captivate your eyes.”

Kuro's sword attacks became more and more intense, and he was about to force Youkina to the edge of the stage.

Friend: “Your light is truly dazzling.”

Friend: "But I am definitely better"

Friend: "On the road where blue roses bloom"

Friend: "It won't be you who can stop me"

Crowe thrust with all his strength, and Yukina's sword slipped out of his hand, shattering a headlight and falling into the darkness under the stage.

The puppet audience in the audience burst into cheers.

Kuro pointed his sword at the unarmed Yukina: "Without the awareness to stand on the stage, you can't reach that stage."

You Xi stared blankly at his empty right hand and didn't speak for a long time.

Chloe looked down at her, "What's wrong? What's your resolution for standing on the stage? Show it!"

“Co-star… huh?” She put her hand down, “I see.”

"When I was a band girl, I never had the experience of playing at the same time as my opponent," she said calmly, "so I was used to just showing my voice and forgot the difference on the stage. I'm sorry."

"But I still think that I don't need to pay attention to your voice."

The floor beneath Yuki's feet flipped open, and a flash of silver light shot out. Yuki grabbed it and it was her original sword.

"What?" Cloe became even more angry. "Am I unworthy of being your opponent?!"

"No." Youshina immediately retorted, "You are an excellent opponent. Without you, I would not realize my mistakes."

"So……!"

"I realize the changes on the stage, but that doesn't mean I've changed my identity." Youxina swung her sword and said, "I'm still a band girl. What I should focus on on the stage is my band members—"

Purple light enveloped her body, and after that, there were four beams of light: red, cyan, rose-red, and gray. With their appearance, guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards were added to the music, making it higher and brighter.

Yukina's momentum is also rising!

The cheers from the audience stopped at some point, and were replaced by a solemn atmosphere.

"I will stand on the stage as the lead singer of Roselia."

Yukina raised his sword and stepped forward.

Cloe also restrained his expression and responded with the same gesture.

"I am standing on the stage as the runner-up of the 99th class of Shengxiang."

The swords crossed for only a moment.

K/Yo: "The stage gives us life"

Yukina turned the sword in his hand and stabbed it into the T-shape: "Position 0."

The smock on Cloe's shoulders fell to the ground.

As Chloe walked out into the hallway, she saw Maya waiting for her.

"...I lost." She just said this in a lost tone and continued walking forward.

"Claudine."

Maya called her name, which was rare.

Chloe paused.

"The opportunity to compete with outstanding talents from another field only comes once," Maya said, "I don't want to miss it, that's all."

"...There will be," Chloe whispered, "there will be another chance."

Maya waited for her to continue.

Chloe turned around and regained his confident expression: "Next time, I won't lose. Whether it's you or her."

"Then I'll look forward to the day when I meet you on stage." Maya's eyes contained the pressure of a top star.

When Yukina returned to the airship, he saw Lisa waiting there and handed her a towel.

"Thank you." She took the towel and wiped the sweat off her face. "I am so grateful to be a member of Roselia now."

"Is that so?" Lisa didn't ask what happened, but just smiled in the same way, "Me too."

The next day, Kita passed by the bar and saw Roselia sitting together eating cookies again.

Maya and Kuro carried their plates and sat opposite Yukina and Saya.

"That's inside the bar. Why are there stools inside the bar? Why should I complain for the second time?" She muttered to herself and hid aside.

Yukina and Maya, Kuro and Sayo, the four of them still fought so hard that the road was obliterated.

"Um..." Lisa reluctantly interrupted, "You four...should have met on stage, right?"

"That's right." The four of them said together.

"And I've lost before." Saya said.

Chloe followed without a care in the world: "Me too."

Lisa breathed a sigh of relief: "Then..."

The four of them said in unison:

"It's just a matter of winning or losing this time."

Chapter 53: Fate cannot separate us

"elder sister--"

As soon as she came back from the stage, Saya was hugged by a figure and almost fell down. Fortunately, relying on habit, she managed to keep her balance and slightly pushed the person in her arms away: "Hina, I told you not to hug me suddenly when others are not paying attention."

"Hey..." Hina's face fell in grievance, "But I really miss my sister..."

"We just broke up not long ago." Saya reminded.

"It's already 5 minutes and 36 seconds!" Hinata held on tightly, refusing to let go. "It passed suddenly while we were playing guitar together... And this time my opponent wasn't my sister, so I simply gave up and waited for my sister."

"If you disrespect the stage like this, your opponent will also be troubled." Saya reminded seriously.

"?" Hina tilted her head, "But Kaori-chan doesn't seem bothered at all... Well, it doesn't matter. Let's continue playing the guitar, shall we?"

She took Sayo's hand and walked into the room.

"Of course I can..." Saya was a little hesitant, "Before this, weren't you curious about whether I won or not? At the beginning, you asked me every day, but recently you don't ask anymore. Are you just reading my mind?"

Hinata turned around with a matter-of-fact look on her face, "I will try my best to restrain my abilities in front of my sister. Anyway, my sister will definitely win, right?"

"No." Saya shook her head, "I lost this time."

"Eh."

Saya felt that Hina's grip on her hand had decreased.

"Hina?" Saya reminded.

She saw that Hina's expression instantly became the same as the day she sealed her ability, and the color in her eyes was completely gone.

"Lost..."

Hinata repeated softly.

"Hina?" Saya looked at the other party hesitantly, "I'm not invincible, it's okay if I lose..."

"But that's how it is in my eyes!" Hina suddenly let go of Sayo's hand and cried, "She should be the strongest, fighting her way to become the top star... Who is it? Who defeated my sister?"

"Hina..." Saya looked at Hina's anxious expression and couldn't say anything, "If I tell you, what will you do?"

"I won't do anything! I promise!" Hina grabbed Sayo's hand again, "Who is it? I just want to know..."

Saya weighed the pros and cons for a while, then sighed, "It's Minato-san."

"Little Youxina..."

"Minato-san is the lead singer of Roselia that I recognize," Saya added, "It's completely reasonable that I would lose to her."

"..."Hina still didn't say anything.

Sayo regretted telling her this: "Okay, let's go play guitar."

However, Hina still didn't move. Sayo waited for a while, and when she was about to speak again, she finally raised her head: "Sister, we will meet on this stage one day, right?"

"That's right," Saya said before she could figure out what Hina was trying to say.

"I will definitely not let you win that day," Hinata said seriously, "but my sister has to beat me."

Having said that, he still doesn't listen to others as before...

Saya thought about it, and felt inexplicably sweet in her heart.

How can people achieve this requirement?

She stood on the elevator, holding the knight's sword in her hand, and slowly rose.

The wooden planks above her head slid open, and Saya saw the lights of the stage.

But what I noticed first were the drops of water dripping onto my head.

It's raining?

This was her first reaction.

But then she thought, this is a stage and it is impossible for it to rain.

It's a stage device.

The cold artificial raindrops fell drop by drop on her icy long hair, on her smock, on her face, and on the back of her hands.

I have an inexplicable feeling of nostalgia and sadness.

As she was thinking, she was already standing on the stage.

"The only voice in the world that belongs only to me,"

"Echoing on the path of the blue rose."

"Roselia Hikawa Sayo."

"Perform it like you practiced."

The cyan lights surrounded the stage as usual, illuminating the trajectory of the drizzle even more clearly and adding a sense of melancholy to the stage.

So, this time the opponent is...

Light beams of similar color to your own converge in the opposite direction.

"The twin stars that shine brightly in the night sky,"

"Even fate cannot separate them."

“Pastel*Palettes Glacier Japanese Cuisine,”

"I've been watching you since you were born."

Hinata held a huge sickle in her hand and looked at Saya with a smile.

"Audition Day 21, Chase Revue, begins! Dance, sing, and compete!"

Three revivals have passed since the day we made the promise.

Saya and Hina finally met on the stage.

Sha: "The heavy rain that day did not stop"

Yarn: "Like a ghost following me"

Yarn: "Moist Breath"