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

To be honest, she didn't sing this song very well. After all, she had never sung in front of people and had never studied vocal music systematically.

but--

"How is it?" Everyone looked at Shizi expectantly.

Shiko wiped her tears again. She raised her head and looked at Kita, Hongxia, Ichiri, and Ryo.

The tears could not be wiped away. She didn't know she would shed so many tears.

but it does not matter.

It’s great that I can still cry.

"I'm...I'm sorry..." Shizi was already crying.

Hongxia walked up and hugged her gently.

"End the band...or end the band..." Her words were incoherent.

Hongxia stroked Shizi's head and said, "We have always been the band's end."

Shizi stood up.

"Thank you...I...I love ending the band the most..." She cried and laughed, she cried and laughed, making everyone laugh.

"This version of the lyrics is also very good. Why not just have two versions of the lyrics for this song?" Liang suggested.

"Is this okay?" Hong Xia still had some concerns.

Liang said calmly: "What does it matter? It was written by us in another world, so just treat it as ours."

"Please do this!" Shizi nodded desperately. Of course she agreed.

So that's how it happened.

"But it's still a little hard for me to understand. I'm actually just a character in a story." Kita's expression didn't look as painful as she said.

Shizi regained some control of his emotions. "It's okay. I'm probably just a character in some crappy fan fiction. Maybe even the protagonist or something."

Xi Duo looked at Shizi with envy: "Hey~ I also want to be the protagonist, am I the protagonist?"

"It must be me." Liang was inexplicably confident.

"No, it's one mile."

"Me?" Yili suddenly floated up, "Hehe... I'm the protagonist..."

"What about me?" Marina was also full of anticipation.

"Ms. Marina, you are not a major character, but you are still important."

"What about me? What about me?" When Xinmu asked the question, he saw that Shizi was silent for a long time.

Shizi suddenly put on a comforting smile: "...You are an original character just like me!"

Miss Araki squatted in the corner: "So I'm just a supporting role..." Marina comforted her.

"So I understand why Xiao Shizi doesn't want to join the Ending Band." Looking at the two of them, Hong Xia asked Shizi, "Do you want to join now?"

Shizi shook his head: "I still can't accept it."

"Okay." Hong Xia was also mentally prepared. "If you change your mind, we're always welcome. So, what about the songs we originally wrote later? We may not be able to write the songs you remember."

"You care so much about my feelings?" Shizi was a little surprised. "I am already very touched that you can hold this live show for me."

"Of course." Hong Xia's smile was still so warm, "Xiao Shizi is our partner."

Shizi raised his eyebrows and smiled as well.

"Well... I can't possibly remember all the scores... I'll try my best to restore them, as much as I can. However, I hope they can still be played in the name of the end of the band."

Marina was still comforting Araki: "Think positively. It doesn't matter whether you are a character in the plot or not... " Shizi and Hongxia watched this scene together.

Shizi still couldn't accept the change. However, Shizi knew that she could still try to keep some things. The old beauty would not disappear, as long as her memory existed, she could bring it back. Then, she could enjoy those new stages.

"...Actually, this version of the lyrics is pretty good," she murmured.

ps: There will be another update in the evening~ Please comment and read~ Why is it that only the collections are increasing but not the readings? qwq

Chapter 29 Goodbye, Miss Araki

"Kita-san, it's easy for you to lose your balance with this pace. Look at me..."

"Yamada-san, that's too frequent. You only play a supporting role in this formation, so it's better to save some strength."

"Wu Tong..."

Every day that Xinmu fought with others, she tried her best to pass on her experience. To be honest, she was not good at teaching, but fortunately, she was very serious whether teaching or learning.

"It's coming!" A group of monsters with rotten wings, mosquito mouths, six mantis legs, and leopard tails swooped down from midair towards the five people. Xiduo stood in front of them, clasped her hands in front of her chest in prayer, and began to silently recite the prayers used by Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego recorded in the Book of Daniel. Soon, she fell into an ethereal state, as if there were pious prayers coming from ancient times, overlapping with her voice. Xiduo ignited a raging fire that enveloped the five people. The flames could melt gold and stone, but could not hurt a hair on the five people. The group of monsters could not slow down and rushed straight in, their bodies immediately burning. The one in front wanted to escape, but was hit by the one behind and continued to fall deeper into the flames. However, the flames were not strong enough. Before everything was over, the one in the front would touch Xiduo! At this moment, Hongxia took a step forward, and an almost invisible light emanated from her arms, blocking the attack for Xiduo. With this moment of stagnation, Liang also reacted. He waved his hand, and without any sound, the group of monsters were instantly pressed to the ground and turned into charcoal.

Xinmu stood outside the circle of fire, watching the whole process in silence.

In the battle just now, they all skillfully applied the skills they developed. The most special one was Kita's fire hood, which came from Shinmu's guidance: she once accidentally discovered that as long as she did something with a mythological color, she could attract the power of the dark and make the myth reappear in the form she needed. Kita's [Miracle Reappearance·Fire Prayer] reproduced the record in the Book of Daniel.

The special training for the five people has been going on for a long time. Apart from guiding them in combat skills, Araki has not been involved in supporting the five people for a long time. Instead, he deliberately brought in a large number of powerful wild monsters to enhance their sustained combat capabilities, and even captured them in the middle of the night for training - of course, he would never alarm Marina.

Naturally, Shizi had done something similar before, and not long ago, Kita also approached her and asked to act together at night.

"How did you know I went out at night?" Shizi couldn't hide the blush on his face at all.

Kita's eyes sparkled, "Girl's intuition!"

"A girl's intuition is amazing..." Shizi slapped her face awkwardly, "Forget it, come if you want." She was not worried about Kita's safety. Anyway, she was watching over him, and Kita himself was not a weakling.

So, when the midnight training just started, the other three were quite surprised at the proficiency of Shizi and Kita. Only Araki knew about the situation, but he didn't mention it.

Now they can easily deal with monsters that they could only avoid before. The night combat and emergency combat capabilities can also meet their survival needs when they are far away from CiRCLE.

"They are strong enough." That night, Araki stood on the roof. The evening breeze blew, and her long purple hair brushed against Marina's face.

"So, are you leaving?" Marina took a step forward, her eyelashes fluttering slightly.

Xinmu turned around, her eyes full of calmness... perhaps, just a little bit of reluctance.

She patted Marina's shoulder and said, "I have done what you wanted me to do, and it's time for me to start my journey."

Marina's eyes were calm: "I never asked you to do anything."

"I can always guess what you're thinking," Xinmu said, "In fact, if I had met newcomers like you, I would have stayed a few more days."

"And I didn't teach them anything. I just came a few days earlier and had more experience. They can figure out those things on their own."

Marina closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, there was only helplessness in her eyes.

"……I see."

"Waaaaaa——Miss Araki, please don't leave——" When the five little ghosts heard the news, they burst into tears. Miss Araki had lived with them for a long time, and they had formed a family-like relationship. Araki was dragged by the two people, one red and one yellow, with a numb expression, wondering if this scene seemed familiar.

For a while, Shizi and Liang huddled in a corner, not daring to speak. It was hard for them to meet friends, so it was even harder for them to bear the separation, but since Miss Araki had already made her decision, they couldn't say anything shamelessly.

"(Since Miss Araki is leaving, there must be a farewell party.)" Ichiri began to think, "(Miss Araki has done so much, I must at least liven up the atmosphere at the farewell party!)"

Yili tremblingly took out a pair of funny glasses from somewhere, but before he could put them on, he was caught by Shizi.

Shizi looked embarrassed: "Where did this come from?"

"I left it here last time."

As soon as Shizi snapped his fingers, the pair of glasses disappeared along with the firecrackers and other items that Ichiri had not yet taken out.

There were other factors adding to Yili's depression.

The farewell party that night was not really cheerful. Even Kita, who was the most talkative, was silent, and everyone else just kept their heads down eating. The food was delicious, and Marina used her best cooking skills, but no one had time to praise her, and didn't know what to say at this time.

"(As expected, I still have to tell some jokes that can make everyone laugh...)" Feeling the weight of responsibility, he stood up immediately.

Got pulled.

There was an inexplicable strong pressure coming from Shizi beside him. Yili didn't dare to move and had to sit back.

"(This joke is so funny...)"

No one noticed the two people's little movements and the scene remained unchanged.

This situation gave Xinmu a headache, but fortunately she was already accustomed to this situation.

"By the way, do you know the origin of HOPE?" She glanced around to spark a conversation.

"You mean..." Marina put down her glass. She didn't usually drink.

Everyone listened attentively as the band finished.

“This is our last song as a band.”

"Our band aims to debut and has always held ourselves to professional standards, but some people can never match us no matter how hard they try... The atmosphere in the band is becoming increasingly depressing, and cracks are appearing in the relationships among the members."

"Finally, we decided to disband."

Shizi felt the same way. She also worked hard to pursue her dream major, but in the end, she was forced to enter what her parents called a "hot major" because of a difference in one multiple-choice question.

“After making this decision, we composed the last song together, which was “HOPE”.”

"At that time, we put aside our professional requirements and rediscovered the passion we had when we first started making music. I don't know when the conflicts between the members were resolved."

"It was after 'HOPE' that I found my musical path. It can be said that 'HOPE' is my starting point." Xinmu couldn't help but smile when he recalled that experience.

"And now, you have become a well-known music producer." Hong Xia also smiled.

Shizi was also relieved. Although she was not successful in her previous life, this life is a new beginning. "HOPE" is well deserved.

She raised her chopsticks to pick up some food, but instead she picked up a resentment that took shape.

When Araki talked about the "band's failure", Ichiri was already in despair about the future.

“If I can’t make my debut… I’ll have to rely on my parents for support… If I can’t make my debut… I’ll have to rely on my parents for support…” Darkness flowed out from her trembling pupils, filling the bowl in front of her, then overflowed onto the table and dripped onto Shizi’s legs.

"what?"

So this person only heard the dark and cruel reality and didn't listen to any chicken soup at all?

"Wake up, you can debut after finishing the band." She shook her body gently.

"Really? When? How many fans are there? How many have you accumulated?" Hearing the spoiler, Yili suddenly became sunny, and now she was the one shaking Shizi's body.

"Don't say anything, Xiao Shizi! Leave us some suspense!" Hong Xia was worried that spoilers about the band's future achievements would cause everyone to lose their motivation, so she quickly stopped them.

However, the news that the band could make its debut after the band ended greatly encouraged everyone present.

"Then to celebrate the band's debut, I'll go bake another cake!" Miss Marina was a little drunk and was staggering when she stood up.

Seeing this, everyone quickly suppressed her: "It's still a long shot, let's celebrate after we really debut!"

The atmosphere gradually became lively and gradually felt like a "farewell".

It was getting later and later, the sun had already set and the first star was already hanging in the sky.

The conversations gradually became quieter. The plates and bowls were empty.

"I should go now," said Xinmu suddenly. She had already planned to leave in the evening.

"Ah? Stay another night~" The drunk Marina acted a little bolder and pulled on the hem of Araki's clothes.

"It doesn't make any difference to me whether it's day or night. If I stay any longer, I might not want to leave." Araki pulled Marina's hand away. The others also stood up and walked Araki to the door.

Xinmu stood at the door. In front of her were the six people living in CiRCLE, and behind her was the empty Gobi Desert.

Shizi tugged at Xinmu's sleeve, and she held the camera in her other hand: "Let's take a photo together."

The seven of us stood in a row in the hall. With the "CiRCLE" poster as the background, we took the first and last group photo. At least in the photo, everyone was still smiling.

"Let's say goodbye here." Xinmu took one last look at the six people.

"Come back when you have the chance." Although, Marina knew that it was unlikely that they would meet again in this vast land.

"Thank you for your care during this period." Hong Xia bowed deeply. During this period, with the senior leading the team, their combat experience has improved a lot. In addition, Miss Xinmu also guided her drum skills, which raised her "drum skills" level on the panel by one level.

"Bon voyage~" Others also sent their blessings.

Xinmu finally left CiRCLE.

The night in the wilderness was very cold. Xinmu walked up a hill, and the cool breeze blew over her body. Xinmu shivered. Turning back, the six people were still standing by the door. When they saw her turn around, they waved back.

Xinmu smiled and waved her hand, picked up the repaired backpack on her back, buttoned up her new coat, and continued on her journey without a destination or a way back. Gradually, the lights of CiRCLE faded away, and now the sky full of stars illuminated her way again.

Suddenly, she stopped where she was, put down her bag, opened her arms, and looked up at the Milky Way in the sky.