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

"Ah...ah..." She stood up without knowing when, and her blurry eyes repeatedly confirmed that the person at the door was indeed Hina, her sister, the one who always surpassed her by a long way, the one who always broke into her room, the one who would bring her an umbrella when it rained...

That, her only sister.

"Is this a dream?" Saya trembled as she approached Hina, "Hina can't be here."

"Yeah, it was a dream." Hinata also walked closer to Sayo, "So, you can do whatever you want."

Sayo pinched her arm and looked away.

"That's it."

"Sister, how long has it been since we last met?"

"…For me, it's been about four months." Saya recalled, "How about you?"

"I haven't seen my sister for four months." Hina got close to Saya, "Sister... Sister...!" She leaned in Saya's arms, her voice filled with tears.

"Hina!" Saya hugged her tightly. Her warm body temperature. Hina, Hina is right here, there's no mistake...

“I’m sorry… I’m sorry… Hina…” Sayo also started crying, “I… I…”

"Why are you crying... I finally see you... Sister..."

"I... I regret it." Saya confessed in Hina's ear, "I, I wanted to improve my relationship with Hina... but just when our relationship got better, then..."

"So don't cry, sister!" Hina straightened Sayo's face, "I'm here now..."

"But...but dreams will end..." Saya didn't dare to look at Hina's face.

So, Hina leaned close to Saya's ear and said, "If that's the case, then say everything you want to say in this dream."

Hinata sat down in front of Saya's door.

"Sister, where are you now?" Hinaya said, leaning against the door. "Four months have passed since you suddenly disappeared."

"Everyone is looking for you. Although everyone from Popipa is missing, everyone from Afterglow, Hello Happy, and Paspale are trying hard to find you."

"I asked the fans of Paspale for help, and they helped me very enthusiastically. Look, they even sent me some gifts." There was tea next to the Japanese dish. The tea was sent by the fans, and it is said to have a calming effect.

"Not only tea, but also flowers, postcards, and even a few boxes of fish..."

"Although, I haven't participated in a Paspale event for a long time..." At this point, Hina's tone became a little lower.

"I haven't been to the astronomy club for a long time. Because when I look up, I will see the Gemini that my sister pointed out to me..." Two tears fell uncontrollably onto the wooden floor.

"...Me too. Whenever I see rain, I will think of the day when you brought me an umbrella." Saya leaned against Hina's back and expressed her longing. "When I saw you walking towards me in the rain and took the umbrella from me - at that time, all the memories came flooding back. So I cried weakly at that time. Do you know? After that, I deposited all my umbrellas at CiRCLE. At that time, I thought that no matter how heavy the rain was, I would not cause trouble to Hina anymore..."

"I have a superpower here. It's called [Autumn Rain Umbrella Layers]. Whenever I use it, I feel like I've returned to that day. But no one comes to give me an umbrella. Even the CiRCLE where I deposited my umbrella is gone..."

"I actually, uh, really want to cause some trouble to Hina..."

……

"Sister, are you still keeping our promise? Are you still playing the guitar?"

"I...I've been playing...no matter how busy I am..."

"I believe it. Because you are my favorite sister."

"I've been playing guitar, too. Even though I didn't go to an agency, I've been playing it all the time. Always, always, every day." Hina raised her hand that was covered with Band-Aids.

"I want to let my sister know. When she comes back, I want her to see my progress..."

……

"Sister, where are you? Sister, when will you come back? Sister, can you come back?"

"...Did you know? A few days ago...Ms. Marina's body was found in CiRCLE."

"We gave her a funeral."

"There were a lot of people at Ms. Marina's funeral. Most of them were girls from bands that had performed at CiRCLE before."

"When I went to give Miss Marina flowers, I saw that she looked very peaceful."

Hinata asked into the air, "What did she face? Is her sister facing the same situation as her?"

Sayo replied to Shiko, "If even someone like Ms. Marina can die, how can I say that I can live to see you again, Hina?"

"…But I believe that sister can do it." Shizi said firmly, leaning against Saya's back.

Shizi said, "No matter what the situation, no matter what the danger, my sister will be safe."

"So I will continue to become stronger in order to return to you. Then, talk to Hina about the starry sky here." Saya stood up.

"So I will keep practicing guitar for that day. Then, I want my sister to see my efforts." Hina stood up.

There was some movement in the room behind Hinata.

"Sister?" She leaned against the door and clearly heard the footsteps inside.

Hinai took out a piece of wire that she had prepared long ago. Although her mother had locked the door, this level of door lock could not stop her at all. When Hinai pushed the wire into the keyhole, her hands were so trembling that she tried several times before she succeeded.

The door opened. The furnishings in the room had never changed since that day.

All the furniture was covered with dust, but there was a letter on the table, which had just been placed there.

Hinata's hand touched the letter. It was real, the touch of paper. She pulled the letter towards herself, leaving a trail on the dusty desk. Finally holding the letter firmly in her hand, Hinata looked over and over, there was nothing special about the envelope. Next, she had to open it.

Hinata felt nervous for the first time in a long time. When was the last time? It was hard to say, but it seemed to be related to her sister.

Slowly unfolding the letter, I saw my sister's familiar handwriting on it.

"I don't know when, but I will return one day. Please give my regards to everyone."

"Hyokyou Sayo."

Sayo drank the wine that Shizi handed her and fell asleep. Shizi covered her with a blanket and quietly walked out the door.

Everyone was standing outside the door. Shizi made a "hush" gesture to them and led them away.

"Did it succeed?" Although he still had a stern face, Youxi was the first to stand up and ask.

Shizi hesitated for a moment, nodded, and then shook his head.

"Are you this demon?" Yili noticed something unusual from the change in her aura.

"Yes, I changed my role halfway through, but I think I performed well." Shizi looked into the dark interior of the cave.

"So……"

"But I think she should have seen through it." Shizi remained calm.

"Varied……!"

"She didn't point it out." Shizi suppressed the exclamations of others, "What should I do next? Should I apologize or nothing will happen? It all depends on her attitude afterwards."

"But this is such a dreamy idea, Xin." The tall purple-haired girl who had just climbed out of the window of Bingchuan's house looked at the blonde girl in front of her.

Genjumaki smiled expectantly, "Yes, Sayo will definitely come back. Before that, we need to make Hinata believe it. That's enough, Kaoru!"

"Can Hina-san really smile like this?" Misaki looked at the window of Sayo's room and expressed her doubt. After all, this was no small matter.

"Saya, you seem to be in much better shape." After the next practice, Yukina said to Saya.

Sayo smiled: "Yes, I had a good dream a few days ago."

"A good dream?"

"That's right." Saya hugged her guitar, "But, having such a dream once is enough." She glanced vaguely at Shizi who was nearby.

Shizi looked away as if nothing had happened.

At least, I don’t have to apologize...right?

ps: Please comment ~ It’s so painful to play alone ~

Chapter 10: Ako's handsomeness (Happy Dragon Boat Festival~)

"【Dawn of Purification】! This moment is the time of sunrise!" Kita posed handsomely in front of the camera and released her most powerful attack forward!

As the sky suddenly turned red, the monsters wandering on the plains turned into charcoal in large areas.

"…So cool! Kita!" Ako looked at Kita with admiration. Seeing Shiko nodding to her with the camera, Kita couldn't hold on any longer and fell into Ichiri's arms. Although with the improvement of her strength, she would not faint when using this move without any bonus, but it was still inevitable that she would lose her strength temporarily.

It was night. They were camping on a plain far from the riverbank. The night watchman discovered the approaching danger and woke everyone up. The monsters that had been completely invisible during the day were approaching from all directions in groups. They fought back hard and achieved good results.

"But there are too many..." Yukina stopped. She had already cut through the thorns countless times, but the enemies continued to emerge from the ground. A single monster could not threaten them at all, but their huge numbers could only temporarily keep them away from the enemy. Her brain was throbbing with pain. Although her abilities were mainly in [Physical] and [Reaction], the constant generation of thorns put a lot of pressure on [Intelligence], and it trained all attributes. As a result, Yukina was not outstanding in any attribute. In a long battle, she was the easiest to get tired.

Yukina pressed her left arm. During the enemy's high-density attack, the defense at that position was briefly breached, leaving a wound. Although Ijichi-san immediately discovered it and treated it, it still hurt a little. She frowned and continued to fight. That night, the sound of the organ and bass never stopped, and the blue roses bloomed strangely under the starlight.

As the brilliant sun burst out, a large number of monsters began to retreat into the ground, leaving only a few stragglers.

Everyone fell to the ground sweating profusely.

"Everyone, thank you for your hard work..." Even though she was tired, Lisa did not forget to say this.

“…I’m sorry, this is my fault,” Yukina said, “The camping site was too conspicuous.”

After the intense exercise all night, everyone needed to rest. They found a secluded place to set up camp. Except for Shizi, the others selected the guards by drawing lots. Yazi was the first one.

“Really… is it okay… do you want me to go first… I’m not sleepy yet…” Rinko looked at Ayako’s dark eyes worriedly.

Ako forced herself to cheer up and smiled confidently: "It's okay, Rinlin! I'm the Great Demon Princess Ako, this little thing... this little thing..."

"No need for you to worry, right?" Shizi added, "Don't worry, I'll be watching by the side." When one Shizi appeared, the other Shizi was in a sleeping state. Although the current Shizi was also in a state of fighting all night, she was in a much better state than the others. Although she couldn't go on duty, it was no problem for her to supervise the people on duty and make sure they didn't fall asleep.

"Is that so? Then do your best." Lisa left a few refreshing matcha cookies. Everyone gradually walked into the tent.

Only Yazi and Shizi were left outside the door.

"Would you like some coffee?" Shizi handed over a cup.

"Thank you, but if I drink now, I won't be able to sleep later." Yazi sat on a big rock and called out to the people below, "Classmate Shizi, come up quickly, the scenery here is great!"

Shizi drank her coffee and walked forward. The ground rose up under her feet. She climbed the stairs with her skirt fluttering, and walked to Yazi's side. Yazi's eyes lit up when she saw this.

"So handsome..."

"Shizi-kun is really handsome in every aspect, whether in battle, in daily life, or when performing..."

"I always let my other self do the playing." Shizi admitted to being lazy without any shame. She sat down cross-legged. The view here was indeed good, and the view in front of her was suddenly much wider. The only drawback was that the traces of the previous battle filled the field of vision, greatly destroying the natural beauty.

"That's the other Shizi classmate who is also very handsome - but Shizi was really handsome just now - especially that thing -"

"What?" Shizi saw Yazi trying to imitate his fighting posture. His gestures and expressions were almost perfect.

Shizi rubbed his chin and reminisced with her.

“Is that it?” Shizi pulled out a scarlet talisman and made the same gesture as before, “【Ten Directions Illuminating·Purifying World Flame Sun】!”

"Yes, yes, that's it!" When Yazi heard the name of this skill, he was so excited that he didn't seem like someone who had been up all night. "And that Tai Shang... Xuan Ming..."

"It's the [Taishang Beiji Xuanming Fumo Baolu]." Shizi read out the name and didn't find it difficult to pronounce at all.

Ayako blushed, "Hmm - so handsome! Although he is not the same as Ayako, he is so handsome!"

"Come to think of it, your skills are similar, right?" Shizi said, "Something like [Origin Devil's Contract]."

"Yes, part of it was my own idea, part of it was Linlin's idea, and part of it was found in NFO!" After saying that, Azi proudly crossed her arms across her chest, as if waiting for praise. NFO is Azi's favorite online game.

"The skill names in games are often cooler than the ones we give ourselves. I also think the skill names in many online novels are pretty good." Shizi pretended not to understand and made a hand seal. Petals began to float around him. "Not for immortality, but to wait for your return in the mortal world! [One thought, the flower blooms, and you rule the world]!"

Yazi was not disappointed. She grinned and black air rose around her: "You are going to challenge the...darkness...darkness that comes from the underworld..." Her posture froze in the air and her face turned red.

"Rin..." She instinctively turned to the side, but only saw a ball of air, "Ah, Lin Lin is not here."

She turned her head back. The two of them met eyes and laughed at the same time.

“Hahaha…Shizi-san…” Ako’s small body was shaking with laughter, “Why does Shizi-san pursue this kind of handsomeness?”

Shizi looked up at the sky: "...I always feel that when I am under too much pressure, I will naturally become a little bit immature. I was very immature during the college entrance examination."

"Is that so?" Yazi's voice became depressed.

Noticing the change in her tone, Shizi turned to Azi. Azi still had a smile on her face, her twin ponytails fluttering in the wind. Her red eyes looked confusedly into the invisible distance.

"Actually, Yazi thinks there's something very handsome about Shizi-san." Her tone sounded like she was talking to herself, but the content was not.

"what?"

Yazi turned around and faced Shizi, but kept her eyes down, not daring to look at her face: "Yazi said, will Shizi be angry?"

Seeing her so cute, Shizi couldn't help but want to rub her head, but his hand stretched out and stopped in mid-air: "...No, you tell me."

After getting the assurance, Ayako breathed a sigh of relief: "Actually, Ayako thinks Shizi-san's dual personality is very handsome."