Girls' Wishing Tree

"I do! I've thought of everything besides being a miko! I can even play in a band!"

Sakura noticed that Sayu's mood seemed a little unstable, and immediately poured her demonic power into Shuangjun Yang Wuying VIIba's eyes and looked over.

Sure enough, the shadow that was seen last time when playing cards appeared behind Sayu.

"I'm not trying to drive you away. If you want to stay here a little longer, that's fine, but don't talk about things that will last a lifetime so easily." Sakura said this, turned around and ignored Sayu - she still had to continue digging the underground space, and she had acquired new skills, so she could also grow some inspiration mushrooms on the tree roots.

Chapter 138 Spring, Sakura and Crychic: 40. Won’t you form a band with me?

After the Sakura Festival, Sakura suddenly had some free time - there was no urgent work left for her.

She will continue to do the musician interview program, but since it is not updated regularly, she can slowly choose suitable musicians; she has the initiative and is not in a hurry to communicate with record companies about music copyrights, and helping Taoxiang form a band is not something that must be done immediately. Only Crychic's training invitation is difficult to refuse, but the time it takes up is indeed limited.

Xiangzi wrote a song called "Spring Shadow", the lyrics of which were written by Takamatsu Touma. Ying thought the song was very good, but it had a hint of sadness.

The mono no aware and Ryuba culture in Tokyo is so deeply rooted that the slightly sad lyricism does not seem unusual.

They had a joint practice, but the results were not very good.

From Sakura's perspective, Xiangzi and Hemu's performance level is acceptable, Su Shi and Li Xi are also just okay, but Deng's singing is a bit disappointing - it's not that Deng sings badly, Deng's vocal conditions and singing pitch are good, and the lyrics he wrote are also emotionally expressed quite well.

The biggest problem with Deng is that she is a little restrained.

In Deng’s current state, there is no way for me to hold a live performance and face the audience as the lead singer.

Sakura decided to experience the band as an "observer" and did not point out any problems in the band. She just let these junior high school girls play according to their own ideas.

This way the system won't issue any tasks, just think of it as a little relaxation before getting busy again.

Now that the funds are in place, the small building next to the shrine has begun construction, but the construction team in Tokyo is moving slowly, and building materials are only being delivered in bits and pieces.

As for the Live House, after careful consideration, Sakura decided to place it underground, constructing it after the small building. She first used tree roots to dig out a basement, then commissioned a construction plan. Construction couldn't proceed until the small building was complete, so they'd consider it a good start if it could be built in time for this year's Harvest Festival.

Sakura was walking down the street when she saw Lenai playing guitar on the street.

Lenai sat on a stone pier beside a parking lot, holding his grandmother's old guitar, which was connected to a headphone effect pedal. He squinted his eyes and shook his head to the beat, his fingers moving rapidly on the fretboard, appearing to be doing functional training.

Sakura quietly bypassed Lena's field of vision, approached her from behind, reached out and covered Lena's eyes, and said in a deliberately strangled voice, "Guess who I am?"

"Sakura, stop it." Lenai didn't stop playing the guitar, and her tone remained unchanged.

"Huh? How did Lenai-chan know it was me?" Sakura was really surprised and slowly put down her hands that were covering Lenai's eyes.

"It's a light, cherry blossom scent, so nice." Lenai finally stopped playing and turned to look at Sakura: "This is Space. Many girl bands used to perform here."

Sakura looked up and saw that the locked building next to the parking lot did have a LiveHouseSpace sign.

The sign is covered in dust, and if you look closely you can see some damage to the details. The building behind the sign is already covered in ivy, almost like the background wall.

It's been about a year since LiveHouseSpace closed down, and in that year, it's become like this.

Perhaps only Lenai can still make the sound of guitar playing resound here.

Sakura suddenly understood why the old priest was willing to give the shrine he had run for his entire life to a stranger like her before he left.

If no one takes care of the shrine, it will fall into disrepair and disappear in a very short time.

"I don't use cherry blossom scented shampoo." Sakura didn't respond to Lenai's words until a car started up and made a somewhat harsh engine sound.

Lena immediately ignored Sakura's words and continued playing the guitar.

Ying sat next to her and she naturally handed her an earphone. Through the earphone, she could hear the sound of Lenai playing the guitar in the headphone amplifier.

So Sakura just sat in the parking lot in front of Space, listening to Lenai playing the guitar.

This guy is indeed doing finger function training.

Le Nai is not very tall, and accordingly, her fingers are not that long. To be able to play quickly and accurately must require a lot of training.

She didn't know how to play guitar since she was born, and she needed a lot of training to make up for her natural shortcomings.

Le Nai's basic training is crisp and full, and even simple scales and passages make people feel comfortable.

Sakura just leaned against Rakuna, not caring how long she listened - Sayu would worry about the shrine's affairs, and if Sayu couldn't make a decision, she would naturally find a chance to contact her.

The piano music finally stopped.

Lenai turned her head to look at Sakura: "The Sakura Festival was well done. Next time, I want to play guitar with Sakura."

"By the way, Lenai, I joined a junior high school girls' band called Crychic. I didn't announce it on social media because I was a little worried that my popularity would affect the band's performance."

This was a lie - the biggest reason Ying didn't promote it on social media was that she felt the band simply couldn't last, so she deliberately ignored this fact on social media.

As for Crychic, whose homepage is named "Violin: Sakura", she is not worried about her identity being exposed because of this.

This name is similar to "Hina" and "Momo". It is very common in Tokyo. Even though it has been used less since the 1990s, it is only less common than in the Showa era.

Lenai seemed a little disappointed when she heard the news: "Sakura... aren't you going to form a band with me?"

"I didn't say I wouldn't form a band with Lenai. If Lenai wants to perform on stage, you can call me anytime." Ying rubbed Lenai's hair, which felt smooth, like stroking a kitten's head.

"Okay." Lenai squinted his eyes comfortably. "If we form a band, I only want to be with Sakura. Sakura shouldn't join too many bands, otherwise she won't have time to play with me."

"I'll build a small building at the shrine and reserve a room for you. You can come stay here anytime. Then, we can find a few musicians who are willing to play together and form a band. What style of music does Lenai want to play?"

"The ones my grandma played... and the songs Sakura wrote." Lenai repeated, "I want to play the songs Sakura wrote."

The sound of an engine starting up was heard again in the parking lot. It was low and rhythmic, causing a wisp of light white smoke to emerge from the exhaust pipe. The tires made a slight "rustling" sound when they touched the ground, and then quickly disappeared into the distance with the vehicle.

Ying used the car as an excuse to change the subject: "There's a minor problem with the engine. If it's not properly maintained, it'll break down in a few months."

"Huh? Sakura, can you tell just by listening to the engine noise?" Lenai was a little confused.

"This is a special ability of the shrine maiden. It's like listening to the sound of a guitar. Among several guitarists, I can easily distinguish the music played by Lena." Seeing that it was getting late, Sakura teased Lena for a moment and prepared to leave: "I'm going back to the shrine first. Lena, you should go home soon too."

Chapter 139 Spring, Sakura and Crychic:41, Dissonant Rehearsal

Crychic has been a very active band since its formation, and the girls seem to have extraordinary enthusiasm for the band's first live performance.

In the band group, people were talking about their first live performance every day, especially Toyokawa Shoko, who emphasized several times that "our band will continue its activities as usual."

There wasn't a clear disagreement among the band, so Xiangzi's words were a little strange. But this strangeness seemed to be tacitly understood and left unspoken. Sakura knew that girls in Tokyo often didn't like to talk openly, so she didn't ask Xiangzi.

Anyway, if Xiangzi wanted to say it, she would say it herself.

Sakura carried her violin on her back and walked into the LiveHouseRing - today was the last rehearsal before Crychic went on stage.

"Kasumi!" As soon as she entered the door, Sakura saw Kasumi Toyama who was working at Ring, and waved to her.

"Ah! It's Sakura!" Kasumi rushed over and gave Sakura a hug. "Are you coming to Ring to watch a show today? It's still two hours away! Two bands from Hanasakigawa are performing today!"

Sakura finally managed to break free from Kasumi's passionate embrace and took a step back, holding her violin case in both hands. "Kasumi, I'm not here to watch the performance today. Some junior high school students invited me to join a band. They're planning a live performance in a few days, and I came here to rehearse with them."

"Hey? Has Sakura joined the band? Why didn't you tell me? Do you want Popipa to help you promote it?"

Ying was a little confused by this series of questions: "Um... some of my teammates shouldn't have arrived yet. Give me a cup of Darjeeling tea. No need for promotion, just hanging out with everyone - this band is quite interesting."

"Well, any band with Sakura in it must be Kirakira or Dokidoki!" Kasumi nodded vigorously, "Darjeeling tea, right? I'll prepare it for you right away!"

Sakura sat in the beverage shop area, took out her phone and waited for her drinks to be served.

In Crychic's group, the three people from Yuezhisen said that they had finished class and were on their way, while Deng and Lixi said that they would be on duty a little later.

Sakura, who arrived early, estimated that she would have to wait about half an hour, so she simply started checking her phone.

"The BangDream competition has entered the preparation stage, and the top winner may be able to perform at the Budokan..." Ying saw an interesting news and clicked on it to read the instructions.

The competition system of this year's competition made Ying feel a little confused - each girl band held a live performance in the LiveHouse co-organized by BangDream, and the audience who bought tickets could get a cheering ticket. The band with the most cheering tickets would become the winner of the BangDream competition.

She could understand why the organizer wanted to cooperate with LiveHouse. After all, a business plan must make money.

Is there really no problem with the competition system where you can win votes by just working hard?

If you run into someone like CHU^2 who is so crazy that he runs eight games in seven days to canvass for votes, will it really have no impact on the fairness of the competition?

Kasumi came over with a cup of tea. "Ah! Is Sakura also following the BangDream competition? Is Sakura joining the band to participate in BangDream?"

Sakura took the tea off the tray herself: "Kasumi, is Popipa coming?"

"Of course! But Popipa will maintain her own pace and won't add extra shows. We are all students and don't have that much energy to write new songs and prepare for live performances."

"We're about the same. We're both in junior high school, so we have even less time." Sakura winked at Kasumi. "If you talk to me again, Rinrinko will be unhappy."

"Oh, I forgot I'm still working." Kasumi ran to the backstage.

Ying smiled, picked up her phone, and clicked on the news on the game page.

She had been a gamer in her previous life, and after becoming a tree demon, she continued to be a gamer. Just recently, she had taken some time off to go to Akihabara and install a high-end PC, ready to check out any new games.

However, the headline in the gaming section was not about the release of a new game, nor was it about the news of a game delay, but rather the news of a new game shutting down its service and issuing refunds.

[…New games invested in by major corporations like the Togawa Group have performed poorly in the market and have failed to gain global recognition. They have suffered setbacks in the English, Japanese, Spanish, and Chinese markets. Sales in the first two weeks of sales have barely exceeded 2000 copies, with a peak online audience of 300. The developer, SQNY, has already decided to refund the original purchase channel… Togawa Group Executive Director Kiyoshi Toyokawa has resigned… This may affect the future direction of the game company… Game reviewer Rachel suggests this may represent a shift in player tastes, and that games guided by DEI may have angered players…]

"Togawa...isn't that the family Xiangzi belongs to?" Sakura muttered to herself, but did not dwell on the news too much.

It is not news that traditional companies want to invest in new areas and end up being cheated. This is not the first time and will not be the last.

After finishing a cup of black tea, Toyokawa Shoko, Wakaba Mutsu and Nagasaki Motoyo just arrived at the Ring.

Sakura paid for the drinks and walked down from the second floor on her own initiative, observing Shoko Toyokawa's condition during the process.

There was nothing wrong. When walking into the hall, Xiangzi had normal communication with his two companions. He did have some dark circles under his eyes, but if you looked closely, you could see that they were slightly covered with foundation.

"Deng and Li Xi have to be on duty, so they will come a little later. Should we start rehearsing first?" Sakura took the initiative to talk to the three girls.

"Let's wait for them? It won't take long to rehearse. We are a whole team." Su Shi spoke immediately, as if she was a little afraid that Xiangzi would agree to start rehearsing first.

"Well... let's go to the rehearsal room and wait." Xiangzi glanced at the beverage area on the second floor, quickly retracted his gaze, and took the initiative to walk towards the training room.

"Wait for me..." Su Shi quickly followed.

Ying chose to strike up a friendly conversation: "Xiao Mu, can we only prepare one song? Normally, even for a compilation live, we have to prepare two or three songs."

"It's Xiaoxiang who's contacting me." Mu didn't dare to look at Ying directly, so he lowered his head deliberately and hid his gaze in her long green hair.

"Ying, we only have one song right now, 'Spring Shadow,' and we'll go on stage between the two bands. I've already communicated with the bands in front and behind us," Xiangzi explained, turning to Ying. He emphasized the fact that he had already communicated, and then added, "Crychic, you'll definitely be able to perform well in your first live performance."

"Crychic..." Mu repeated the band's name and followed Xiangzi's footsteps to the training room.

Sakura was a little confused and had no choice but to follow the three of them and go straight into the training room.

Xiangzi quickly walked to the keyboard and began to play the keyboard part of "Spring Shadow" without paying attention to his two teammates.

"Slow down, I still need to connect the bass--" Su Shi squatted on the ground, his hands busy opening the bass bag.

"We're not playing together now. Playing together is about solving the band's problems. I'm confirming my own part." Xiangzi continued to play with a blank expression.

"Oh...ok...ok." Su Shi then slowed down the action of taking out the piano, connected the piano and began to tune it.

The girls in the Three Months Forest were all doing their individual training. Sakura was sitting in the corner of the training room, applying rosin to the strings of her violin. At this moment, the door of the training room was suddenly pushed open, and Deng and Lixi rushed in almost at the same time, with beads of sweat on both of their foreheads.

Deng's eyes swept across the room in a panic, finally locking onto Xiangzi who was playing the keyboard.

"Sorry, I'm a little late." Deng, who was not very good at sports, obviously ran a few steps and his breathing was a little heavy.

"That's okay." Xiangzi looked up at them and said, "Now that everyone is here, let's start rehearsing."

Deng walked to the lead singer's position in the middle of the rehearsal room, lowered the microphone stand slightly to accommodate his height, and at the same time began to adjust his breathing awkwardly.

"If you want to stabilize your breath, pay attention to the way you pronounce the words. You can watch how singing and dancing singers do it." Xiangzi reminded Deng.

"Oh, okay...ok." Deng agreed.

"Hiss... In the dark, Accelerator (walking in one direction in the dark)..."

Deng sang a few lines along with the accompaniment with a trembling voice. The problem of uneven breathing finally became apparent, resulting in a very obvious sound when breathing.

"Stop!" Xiangzi suddenly pressed down the piano keys with all ten fingers at once, and the music stopped abruptly. Her voice seemed to be a kind of gentleness under suppression: "Deng, adjust your breathing."

Li Xi's drumsticks almost fell to the ground. He looked over and saw Su Shi with his head down, his fingers fiddling with the bass strings nervously.

Xiangzi also noticed that the atmosphere was a little off. There was a hint of fatigue in her eyes, but she still insisted: "If the ensemble problem is not solved today, the next Live will still go wrong."

Deng glanced at Xiangzi awkwardly and whispered, "Xiangzi, I understand. Go on."

Li Xi tapped the cymbals lightly, trying to lighten the mood: "I ran two red lights and I'm a little out of breath. Let's finish today's rehearsal first."

"It's okay." Xiangzi's fingers fell on the keys again: "Continue."

The music started again, and although the sound of the lights was still a little shaky, she had tried her best to adjust her breathing and pronunciation. Xiangzi frowned when he heard something he was not satisfied with, but he did not criticize again.

There are very few parts where Sakura needs to play, just a solo in the interlude and a chorus to complement the sound of Deng. In addition, she masters several instruments, so she can focus on observing the girls' conditions.

Xiangzi was still the best at playing her instrument, but she didn't seem to be "playing in a band"; it was more like she had to make Crychic's first live a success. Guitarist Wakaba Mutsu clearly felt the pressure, and several unnecessary mistakes occurred during rehearsal.

There was nothing wrong with Li Xi and Su Shi’s rhythm group, but it wasn’t outstanding either. They didn’t have the crisp and clean feel of a rhythm group, but instead seemed a bit lost.

The biggest problem is Deng. She has not received any systematic vocal training and was pushed to the position of lead singer in a somewhat forced manner. At present, she still sounds like an unpolished gem.