Girls' Wishing Tree

It seemed that being singled out as the one who needed the most training was a huge blow to Deng. Li Xi frowned—under the current circumstances, she definitely couldn't talk to Deng about the new band.

Deng...feels very guilty.

She took the responsibility for the disbanding of Crychic on herself. And among all of Crychic, Deng was the person Lixi cared about the most.

Yes, the person Lixi cares about most is Deng.

Xiangzi was indeed the one who brought Lixi into the band, but Lixi joined the band more because of his sister's introduction and wanted to verify the results of his drum learning.

As for Wakaba Mu, Li Xi's impression of her is just "Shoko's good friend and the band's guitarist," and nothing else. As for Su Shi, she is very dedicated to the band and works hard to maintain the atmosphere.

Sakura is a little complicated - Li Xi has both expectations and fears for Sakura.

Expectedly, Sakura's song encourages her to step out of her sister's shadow, indirectly fostering a sisterly bond between her and Maki.

What she was afraid of was that Sakura was someone she couldn't quite understand. She had thought many times about how to "heal" Sakura with music, but she had never gotten a particularly good answer.

But no matter what, what Lixi cares about most in Crychic is the lights.

The way Deng squatted by the roadside picking up stones;

Deng turned his head blankly and smiled at her;

The way Deng was holding a notebook and conscientiously copying music from a tablet;

The way Deng clumsily holds the microphone...

All those little details about the lights came together to form pictures, which would easily appear in Li Xi's mind as long as he thought about them.

Just sitting in the drummer's seat and looking at the lights standing in the center of the stage, she felt a sense of security.

"Lixi." On the overpass near Deng's house, Deng suddenly turned around and said, "If you want to persuade me to go back to Crychic, then... no need. Ying told me that she will not go back."

The straightforward statement caught Li Xi off guard.

She carried her schoolbag in one hand and scratched her head with the other. She pretended to tidy her hair, tucking it behind her ears, and said with a stiff face, "Um... I don't want to rebuild Crychic... I want to invite you to join another band. Now the band is missing a lead singer. I've already found a bassist, and I've also found a guitarist, Ying. Together with Ying and I—"

Li Xi's words were interrupted by Deng's sudden turn.

"As long as we hold a live show, it will be the same as Crychic." Deng said this and almost ran away.

Li Xi looked at Deng's departing back, his eyes drooping slightly, and he gently bit his upper lip.

Today's lights were beyond her expectations from beginning to end.

For example, if a girl tells you that she likes cucumbers, there is nothing wrong with that; she likes bitter melon because of its unique taste; she likes iron stick yams, which is understandable; but if she likes HRB400 rebar... then you have to doubt whether she is a carbon-based creature.

Li Xi sighed softly, turned around and walked down the overpass.

At this time, she received a message on her mobile phone from Hailing.

[I've allocated two days a week for you. When will the band be formed?]

[Wait, I'll go find the lead singer when I have time.] Li Xi slowly typed a line of words on his phone and pressed the send button.

Chapter 162 Harvest, Band and BangDream: 10. Lost Sharpness

Sakura Shrine.

Momoka took a piece of paper torn from a notebook and pushed it in front of Sakura: "This is the situation. I don't know why, but I feel like these two Lives are a bit...unlucky."

This is the BangDream competition score sheet that Momoka copied down by hand. The band ranked first is Roselia, and the second is RAS. The bands behind them are much worse off. As for Momoka's current band... there are less than a hundred votes.

This piece of paper had obviously been wet, and the ink in some places was blurred by water. It became wrinkled because it was wet and then dried.

But based on what Taoxiang just said, they... are indeed a bit miserable.

During the first performance, Renai was tripped by a hidden socket that popped up on the stage and fell on the microphone stand. Blood flowed down her forehead. She had to go down and rest, and Momoka temporarily took over the lead singer position.

The only lucky thing was that Rencai's forehead was only scratched by the screws on the microphone stand. The problem was solved with two stitches using the thinnest needle, and it will heal well without leaving any scars.

For the second performance, the five of them arrived two hours early, repeatedly checked the equipment on stage, and made all necessary preparations. Then...

It was pouring rain and few people arrived at the scene.

Looking at the dozen or so people scattered in the audience, Rencai, who still had gauze on her forehead, was really about to lose control. Although Hongxia kept encouraging everyone, the band members still fell into a "low pressure" after the performance.

Ying had no choice but to comfort him, "As long as the five of you can get along well, it's fine. We didn't intend to win a place in the BangDream competition. As long as you come up with a good work, it will definitely become popular."

Taoxiang rubbed her fingers together and said, "We are already full-time musicians now, and it's really hard to justify such achievements..."

"There's no rush." ​​Ying pushed the papers on the coffee table aside. "I signed you because I'm optimistic about the band's potential, not because I have to achieve a certain amount of results within a certain timeframe."

Taoxiang was silent - if DiamondDust's agency had said these words to her back then, she might not have quit the band she had formed.

However, she continued, "But if the third game still doesn't work...it will be a bit troublesome...everyone's confidence might be affected."

"How about this? Before your next performance, contact me and I'll help you promote it on social media and find two guest performers. What do you say?"

Ying has a certain appeal on the Internet - on the Chinese Internet, she is considered a big anchor, and on the Japanese Internet, she also has a lot of attention among students in Tokyo.

If Ying does some publicity online, the number of people coming to see the band's performance will definitely increase.

But if the effect is still not ideal... this band will probably fall into an even more unfavorable situation.

Taoxiang was a little hesitant.

Ying saw Taoxiang's dilemma and said, "Perhaps you shouldn't come to me, but talk to the other members of the band. Now that you are the leader of this band, you should have the cohesiveness of a leader. If you can unite your thoughts and move in the same direction, it will definitely be more effective than asking me."

"I've looked." Taoxiang sighed softly and said angrily, "Ah, this band always feels a little short of perfection. After Miaomeng replaced Hongxia, the atmosphere in the team has actually been very good, and everyone's performances and rehearsals have gone smoothly. But for some reason, it feels like it's missing that one little thing..."

"I can only give you one piece of advice." Ying looked into Momoka's eyes. "Changing band members isn't a panacea for the problem. No matter how you change the members, even if it means turning the band into the Ship of Theseus, you still have to face the problems that need to be faced."

Hearing this, Momoka whispered, "Ying, Nina's family came to see me. I talked to Nina's sister, and it seems her family doesn't support her career as a singer. They still hope that she can complete her studies well."

"What about Niina herself?"

Momoka didn't expect Sakura to directly ask for Nina's opinion. She paused before continuing, "No matter what Nina thinks, her family's opinion will definitely have an impact on her, right? I mean, if the band doesn't develop well and it delays Nina's studies, it might not be suitable..."

Sakura finally understood what was going on with Momoka—even though she'd agreed to become a professional band at the request of her four teammates, she still had a knot in her stomach. In other words, after dropping out of school with the DiamondDust kids to pursue their dreams, she'd been through the years and had lost the edge she'd had in high school.

Although she is more mature in music creation now than before, she has also lost the courage and spirit of a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger.

From an outsider's perspective, Momoka was moved by Renai because, to some extent, she saw herself in her past.

Ying poured Momoka a cup of tea and said, "But it can't be that in the end, the least important thing is Niina's own opinion."

Momoka was silent—she didn't know how to respond to Sakura's words.

Ying didn't put too much pressure on Taoxiang. She took out her cell phone, lowered her head and started scrolling through messages, leaving Taoxiang aside.

This was not impolite to Taoxiang, but a deliberate attempt to give her some space.

RAS's CHU^2 shared a photo of the votes he received in the BangDream competition, stating that RAS will definitely defeat Roselia in this competition.

Tsk, what does the match between RAS and Roselia have to do with me?

Sakura thought so and turned to the next message.

Huayuan Duohui invited herself to see a rabbit exhibition, saying it was a transnational traveling exhibition with many rare kinds of rabbits.

Ying opened the webpage sent by Duohui, browsed through it carefully, and then sent back a screenshot of the rabbit specimen area in the link in the corner of the webpage.

Soon, Duohui sent a horrified expression and said that she had canceled her plans to visit the rabbit exhibition.

And... a message for help from Tatsuki Shiina.

VI铃弍３４（８）Xia Si Deng rejected her invitation and had no intention of forming a band again. After repeated consideration, Li Xi had no choice but to ask Ying to do the work of Deng.

Looking at this humble message, I shook my head slightly.

Lixi... really cares about the lights.

Deng will reject Li Xi, which is not unexpected by Ying. Although Deng has some electric waves, she is a very delicate girl. After the disbandment of Crychic, she needs some time to lick her wounds.

Thinking of Deng's situation, Ying looked up at Taoxiang who was drinking tea, and an idea suddenly popped into her mind - but she couldn't tell Taoxiang about this plan right away, and she had to ask Deng's opinion.

As for the last message…it was from Nagasaki Suyo.

You know what it is without even looking at it, and it’s better not to click on it, so it won’t show as “read” on Sushi.

Chapter 163 Harvest, Band and BangDream: 11. Burnt Rabbit

The weather is getting warmer, and it is already the season where you won’t feel cold legs even if you wear a short skirt.

Yes, there are many JKs in schools in Tokyo who wear school uniform skirts all year round. The winter skirts are only relatively thicker, and even the lining may not be fleece.

As a tree demon, Ying doesn't feel the cold very much, but she feels cold when looking at these JK school uniforms in winter.

But now, she doesn't think there is anything wrong with school uniform skirts.

Sakura put down her welding torch and mask and admired the steel frame she had welded. It was about the same size as the chassis of a K-car. She had considered buying a K-car and converting it, but if she wanted to keep the powertrain of a K-car, the shape it would be in wouldn't be suitable for conversion.

Now, welding the steel frame by ourselves and installing batteries and motors for electric propulsion would be more suitable for the actual situation of the shrine.

She told others that she was making a float for a shrine festival. As long as this kind of "ritual item" was not made to move at high speed, but the speed was controlled to a level that a person could barely catch up with at a sprint, no one would care.

In fact, this is the frame of an electric "Laotou Le". After installing simple Leling-*-Meng~Shou++Fa team support equipment, it can be turned into a mobile performance vehicle.

For Ying, who is a master at car repair, it is not difficult for her to build a simple vehicle like this with her bare hands.

However, this move stunned Sayu - Sakura, wearing work clothes, skillfully used tools such as angle grinders, cutting machines, welding guns, etc., just like an old master who had worked in a repair shop for many years.

"Sakura...where did you learn this?!"

"There are plenty of tutorials online, just follow them, but be careful." Ying covered the sharp edges of the frame with rust-proof galvanized sheeting and deftly trimmed the shape with a small hammer. "You'll get the hang of it with practice. This is just basic craftsmanship. Debugging engines with 8 cylinders or more is more technical work."

Sayu's expression became very strange, and she suddenly squatted on the ground with her hands covering her head.

"What's wrong with you?" Sakura put down the tools in her hand and walked to Sayu, but because her hands were a little dirty, she did not touch her directly.

She couldn't even maintain her squatting posture and suddenly fell to her knees.

"Sayu?" Sakura asked with concern.

"Hmm..." Sayu curled up like a boiled shrimp, with sweat oozing from her forehead, but she still reluctantly responded to Sakura.

Sayu's behavior seemed like she had some kind of acute illness, but considering Sayu's age and physical condition, she didn't look like someone who would have an acute illness - she came to Tokyo alone from Hokkaido, and she didn't show signs of being sickly and weak like Daiyu, nor was she at the age where she could die at any time.

Sakura quickly stood up and ran to the water dispenser to get a cup of warm water, carefully handing it to Sayu. But she didn't seem to have the strength to even touch the cup, and just curled up in place, her mouth twisted into a frightening grin.

Sayu's voice was as thin as a mosquito: "No... things shouldn't be like this..."

Sakura suddenly realized that she had seen the "ghost" on Sayu before, but because it did not recur and Guo Yu could not give a clear explanation, she did not pay attention to it for the time being.

She immediately poured her demonic power into her eyes, and sure enough, she discovered that the shadow that had appeared before appeared behind Sayu again.

Although she wasn't quite sure why welding a bicycle frame would cause Sayu to experience stress, she still immediately video-called Guo Yu.

On the other side of the phone, Guo Yu was grilling a rabbit on the riverbank. The rabbit sizzled and dripped with oil. If it weren't for the urgent situation, Ying would definitely have joked with Guo Yu.

"Guo Yu, Sayu is showing symptoms again, please help me see what's going on!"

"The phone camera can't tell!" Guo Yu looked at Sayu who was already lying on the ground: "Ask her if her head hurts. If she does, then I'll consider whether she's been possessed by a ghost or some dirty thing—"

Sakura walked over to Sayu and wanted to ask her about the situation. As soon as she stretched out her hand, she felt a cold touch coming from her fingertips, as if some invisible force was trying to escape.

"No..." Sayu's voice was shaking violently: "I can't take it anymore, I can't control myself anymore!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a faint blue light suddenly burst out from Sayu's body, illuminating the entire shrine in a pale white. Sakura subconsciously raised her hand to shield her eyes, but in that instant she saw countless blurry figures wandering around Sayu.

"I see! This is Sayu's own fantasy! Just suppress it with demonic power!" Guo Yu's voice came from the mobile phone with the speaker turned on.

Sakura chose to trust her friend.

She suddenly grabbed Sayu's wrist and suppressed Sayu with the power of the giant tree demon.

The power of the cherry tree demon is relatively mild among the monsters. Even if it is used on humans, as long as there is no malicious intent, it will not cause a big reaction. Sakura used the dialogue box and directly communicated with Sayu as "God".

"Don't resist, I'm helping you solve it!"

A gentle breeze rustled the leaves of the cherry trees. Sakura looked over at Sayu, who was still lying on the ground. She saw that her breathing had gradually calmed down and her body had stopped shaking.

Sakura tried to help Sayu up, but found that her body was as soft as a ball of silicone. It was difficult for her to help her sit down by the tree trunk.

The reason she sat there wasn't because it was particularly comfortable under the tree trunk, but because leaning against the cherry tree would facilitate the transfer of demonic energy. Sakura continued to assault Sayu with demonic energy, stopping after about a quarter of an hour.

Sayu's entire body was drenched in sweat, as if she had been pulled out of the water.

"I... I'm fine." Sayu smiled weakly, a hint of fatigue in her voice. "Just now... it seemed like God used a force to help me."

"Take a shower and rest today. You don't have to do anything at the shrine." Sakura reached out and touched Sayu's head: "Do you want me to help you?"

"...It's Yuko." Sayu whispered, "Yuko's ghost... is still by my side..."

"Don't overthink it." Ying didn't mention topics like "illusions" or "ghosts." She turned and faced the shrine. "The gods are here, so nothing will go wrong."

Sha Youdian nodded, but showed no intention of getting up. It seemed that he wanted to rest here for a while.