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

"At least, don't leave me tonight..."

Yili's voice sounded like a whisper in Shizi's ears.

However, Shizi's shoulders shook and he raised his head.

Ichiri seemed to sense something as well. He turned around and found Kita hiding behind the corner, eating chocolate and peeking at the camera.

The two of them sat up quickly.

Finding that he had been discovered, Kita had no choice but to walk out: "I wanted to watch your atmosphere continue."

"But you've ruined the atmosphere." Shizi complained, "Besides, it's not good to eat sweets at night."

"You did it too." Kita immediately hit back, "And you will definitely eat more in the next few days, it doesn't matter. Isn't Xiao Yili going to eat?"

She saw several bags on the table that had not been opened.

"This is the first Valentine's Day chocolate I received, and I want to treasure it. However, in the next few days..." Yili was reminded, "Tomorrow is Halloween, the day after tomorrow is Christmas, and the day after that is my birthday."

"And then it ended." Shizi felt a little regretful, "It was so short..."

"Then we should have more fun." Kita said, sitting down next to the two of them, "For example...how about we think about what to wear tomorrow?"

"What?" Ichiri asked.

"Change your clothes." Kita shook her finger. "It's Halloween after all."

Yili then reacted: "Should I wear it too?"

"Yeah." Shiko and Kita nodded together.

Kita thought Ichiri would refuse, or at least struggle. But she just lowered her head: "Okay... okay. As long as Kita-chan tells me what I want to wear..."

Seeing that the two were a little surprised, she explained: "After all, these two days... are really happy."

Shizi and Kita looked at each other and saw the relief in each other's eyes.

While feeling relieved, Kita also spoke first, "Then, put it on..."

She seemed about to take out some very small piece of clothing.

However, Shizi came up with her idea first.

"...Do you really want to wear this?" Kita wanted to refuse.

But Shizi's eyes were full of expectation, making her unable to refuse.

The next day, the entire boat was decorated in Halloween style overnight. Pumpkins, bats, spider webs, thanks to Yazi, these things did not need to be temporarily decorated, at most a slight modification would be enough.

In order to create an atmosphere, Shizi turned off most of the lights and replaced them with white candles burning with faint blue flames.

However, the lights in the bar still needed to be turned on for the costume party.

It was here that Hongxia, who was dressed as a ghost, saw the decorations of Ichiri, Kita, and Shiko for the first time.

"you……"

She didn't know how to comment.

Chapter 61: Snow Echo

In the bar, everyone dressed up as vampires, demons, zombies and the like. In short, they were all authentic Halloween decorations.

"Trick or treat." Liang, wearing a witch costume and carrying a pumpkin-shaped basket, stood in front of Yi Li, "...Flame."

Now, Ichiri, wearing the Homura Akemi cosplay costume, was completely at a loss. He rummaged in the pocket of his sleeve for a long time and almost took out the chocolate he received yesterday.

"Okay, why are you asking for candy? Are you a child?" Fortunately, Hong Xia stopped him in time, otherwise Yili would really have to lose his precious memories.

Hongxia looked at Yili, who was rubbing her wig from time to time and feeling uneasy. She then looked at Shiko, who had already blended in with everyone not far away and looked like Kaname Madoka herself in terms of both her dress and her temperament. There was also Kita, who treated the Reina Millie cosplay costume on her body as an ordinary costume. She couldn't get rid of the sense of disharmony in her heart.

"Although cosplay is also a form of cross-dressing...but what kind of weird idea is this..." She looked at Ichiri from head to toe, "First of all, Pochi-chan, why did she ask you to wear this?"

"Shizi said that she has already worn this set, and it would be a waste to throw it away after only wearing it once." Yili pressed the hem of her skirt again.

Although the hem of Akemi Homura's skirt is not short, it is still a bit too short for Ichiri who is used to sportswear pants...

"The last time she wore it was on the first day she entered CiRCLE. After that, didn't she just snap her fingers and the clothes disappeared? What does it mean to wear it only once and then throw it away? And why doesn't she wear it herself?" Hong Xia let out a super long complaint.

Yili still answered honestly: "She said she had already cosplayed once, and it would be boring to repeat it..."

"So she created a new set of 'wear once and throw away' cosplay costumes?" Hong Xia's eyes twitched, "No, why should I admit her logic... What about Xiao Xiduo?"

"I don't understand either," Yili said a little depressed, "What did she say about Hasegawa Ikumi..."

"Is that a person's name?" Hong Xia gave up thinking.

On the other side, Shizi and Junna were dancing in circles in the center of the dance floor, but it was Junna who was always guiding Shizi.

"Shizi probably has no dancing experience before, right?" Junna held Shizi's hand and slowly spun her around, "But you danced well."

"As long as the reaction speed is high enough, this is natural, right?" Shizi controlled his steps precisely. "Most people here don't have this kind of experience. We still need the guidance of the nine of you. It's tiring."

"It's okay. It was our suggestion after all." Junna chuckled. "Having said that, I've never been to a formal dance myself. I only have theoretical experience."

"That's enough." Shizi looked aside and said, "Well, it's time to return you to Nana, or she'll cry~"

The two separated, Junna danced naturally with Nana, while Shiko danced with Kita who had already gotten used to the atmosphere.

"Can you dance already?" Shizi saw that Xiduo danced well.

"Well," Kita looked very happy, "It feels like entering the upper class!"

"Just have fun - I didn't know before that dances can be really fun," Shizi said. "As long as everyone is familiar with each other, this kind of social place is not bad."

"Real social situations are very tiring...all kinds of etiquette, and having to take other people's thoughts into consideration. It's much more relaxing here than in those places. I can even wear such unconventional clothes." Kita's wig fluttered with her movements, occasionally hooking Shiko's hand.

"This is a military uniform... Never mind," Shizi looked towards the edge of the dance floor, "But Yili still doesn't seem to dare to come in."

"After all, she can't dance, and she doesn't dare to make eye contact with others." Kita said this, but she didn't intend to go over to help her, because she saw Nijixia had already extended her hand to Ichiri, "Leave it to Ijichi-senpai."

Facing the timid Yili, Hongxia held her hand and said, "Come on, little Pochi, let me teach you how to dance."

Yili breathed a sigh of relief and held that hand: "Can Xiao Hongxia dance?"

"I just learned it." Hong Xia's eyes were filled with tenderness. She followed the music little by little and gave instructions, "Come on, like this, like this..."

Yili gradually became proficient. She and Hongxia twirled on the dance floor, the music swirling around their skirts, and the yellow light of the pumpkin lanterns unconsciously turned into the colorful light of the Christmas tree.

“A little higher, yes, yes… hey hey hey, hold on—okay.” Arisaki let out a sigh of relief and shouted to Shiko on the ladder, “Come down!”

Then, Shizi floated down from the ladder four or five stories high. The long robe he put on specially fluttered in the wind, which made Yazi excited.

"It takes about the same amount of time for you to jump down as it does for you to climb down slowly." Yusaki complained, then turned to look at the finished Christmas tree, "It's so beautiful..."

In front of her was a giant Christmas tree growing in the center of the stage, as tall as four or five stories.

It was Kasumi who came up with the idea first, and then she spent a morning bringing the tree to life, and then everyone climbed up the ladder together to decorate it.

By the time all the work was done, the sky above the stage was almost dark.

The entire Christmas tree was wrapped with colorful light strips made of jade slips, and between the light strips was decorative snow - real snow made by Sayo. In between, in addition to the common Christmas tree decorations - such as canes, elks, Santa hats, etc., everyone's favorite thing was also hung, the logos of all the teams.

"Have you decided on a name and logo for your band?" Shizi asked Hualian, "If you have, put them up there, too?"

"Hmm..." Hua Lian stayed where she was.

It seems that I haven't thought about it yet.

"How is Starlight?" Hua Lian turned around and asked Xiaoguang.

"I have no objection." Xiaoguang said.

Mahiru objected with a smile: "Even if Xiaohualian likes this word, how about you come up with a proper original name?"

"Then everyone come up with a name?" Hua Lian said, "I'll still call myself Starlight."

"JELLY," Xiaoguang followed up, "It means jellyfish."

"This is very ominous, just pass it." Shizi showed the red card.

"Ominous?" Xiaoguang was a little confused.

Shizi covered his forehead and didn't want to explain.

She is trying to clear her false memories about a certain original anime in April of a certain year.

Mahiru thought for a moment and said, "How about Sunflower Dolls? Sunflower girls mean that I hope our band can shine like the sun."

"Did you do it on purpose..." Shizi covered his head in despair, "Yaku from the ditch is still chasing me..."

"This one won't work, and that one won't work," Xiangzi had no idea what Shizi was desperate about, "Then how about 'Daffodil'? That's what my naginata is called."

But this time, Hualian began to object: "But the band names here are all in English, right? Although there is no such rule...but I still want a pure English band name."

"English..." Futaba finally thought, "ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION."

"That's the prototype of ending the band..." Shizi complained at a volume that no one could hear, "Anyway, I understand what you mean. Everyone has their own personality."

"Is it not possible?" Xiangzi asked.

"No." Shizi shook her head. "This is the characteristic of you stage girls. But, in this case... how about combining the Romanizations of your names... A KITH, which means best friend, how about that?"

"Hmm..." The five people hesitated for a moment.

Hua Lian still felt that she couldn't be so hasty: "Let's do this for now, add a (tentative)."

"That's it." A metal plate with "A KITH (tentative)" appeared in Shizi's hand and was hung under the school emblem of Shengxiang. "Our Christmas tree is done."

Just then, snow began to fall on the stage.

It wasn't Saya's work, but the automatic change of the stage.

"Snow..." Hua Lian looked at the snowflakes melting in her palms and turned back to look at her bandmates, "Is that song okay?"

"Yeah." The four people answered.

"What?" asked Shizi.

Under the Christmas tree, guitars, microphones, keyboards, bass and drums were raised.

"We wrote a song for Christmas," Mahiru said, standing in front of the keyboard, "Maybe our level is far from your level..."

"...but we will use all our strength so far!" Hua Lian dodged, picked up the guitar, and played a chord, attracting everyone's attention.

The other three also stood next to their instruments.

"Please listen," Hua Lian leaned closer to the microphone, "'Echoes of Snow'!"

The Christmas clock struck its final note as the freshman band played.

The last day of the carnival, the birthday party for 30 people, began.

Chapter 62: Still No Progress

Today, just like the previous few days, Yili was awakened again.

"Bang!" The sound of the door opening.

It must be Xiao Xiduo.

She had almost developed an instinctive reaction, and as soon as she opened her eyes——

"Ichiri!" Shizi's voice rang out, "Happy birthday!"

guessed wrong.

A bit disappointed.

"What's going on? You have this expression as soon as you wake up." Shizi went to the head of Yili's bed and watched her slowly sit up, rub her eyes, and put on her clothes.

Halfway through putting it on, Yili finally realized: "Oh, yes, today is my birthday. Shizi, happy birthday."

"Yeah." Shizi looked very excited, and even kept shaking his body. "Are all the gifts ready? We'll exchange them at breakfast, and then we'll start the live show. Today's live show will take at least eight hours..."

"Wait wait wait—" Ichiri was shocked by Shizi's speed and interrupted her, "I didn't see you so excited in the past few days... Do you really want to celebrate your birthday?"

Shizi suddenly stopped shaking, his smile faded a little, and there was a hint of loneliness between his eyebrows: "Because today is the last day."

Yili was stunned for a moment, then understood, thought for a moment, and raised his head: "Let's all have fun today."

After today, no matter success or failure, it will be difficult to have time for everyone to get together again.

When they arrived at the bar, Shizi saw only Nana.