Girls' Wishing Tree

When this thought came to his mind, Su Shi was shocked by himself.

Logically speaking, she shouldn't have such expectations. She didn't dare stand in front of the mirror anymore and took out her phone to take a look.

Xiangzi still didn't reply, and neither did anyone else on Crychic. Sushi could only browse social media to see what others were saying, to alleviate her loneliness.

There are no new messages under Crychic's account.

Link to Sakura's account...

Sakura actually sent something.

A photo of five girls holding their hands together, with the caption "New band, new beginning."

Below are all questions and blessings from netizens. Some asked when Sakura will perform live, some asked who Sakura’s teammates are, and more expressed their expectations and blessings.

Su Shi looked through hundreds of comments, and no one mentioned Crychic.

The act of "stealing" the lamp and Lixi was undoubtedly adding another shovel of dirt to Crychic's coffin.

Su Shi sighed somewhat dejectedly and curled up on the sofa. The moonlight outside the window shone on her body, and she did not turn on the lights.

Meanwhile, at Sakura Shrine.

"Cheers!" Ying raised a glass of Coke and clinked it with Momoka's.

Taoxiang downed the beer in her glass and gave Ying a thumbs-up. "Your publicity is indeed effective. The flyers you helped me distribute are equivalent to what we could distribute outside for a day... no, a week!"

"Hahaha..." Hong Xia laughed out loud. Her laughter was very contagious, and it immediately brought everyone back to the scene where the audience kept shouting "Encore".

"The third performance in the BangDream competition was finally a success. We sold more than a hundred tickets at once. This is the result of the hard work of all of us! Cheers!" Rencai clinked glasses of juice with Hongxia's.

"Cheers!" Everyone raised their glasses, and the atmosphere was warm and lively as they drank.

After three rounds of drinks, Taoxiang sat on a low stool nearby, a glass of sake still before her. Her cheeks flushed slightly, appearing especially gentle under the light. She lowered her head, gently swirling the liquid in the glass, her eyes a bit dazed.

Sakura noticed Momoka's state and walked over to sit next to her, "You did a really good job today, Momoka."

"Thank you." Taoxiang replied softly, with a hint of fatigue in her voice, "But... actually, this period of time has been really hard to endure."

"I know." Ying patted her back gently, "You've been trying hard to suppress your negative emotions, and everyone can see it."

Momoka looked up at the treetops in the night sky. "The pressure was too great... Before the performance, I always felt something was wrong. I even started to doubt whether I should stand in the spotlight as a professional musician again..."

"This is just LiveHouse. Your stage should be in a bigger place." Ying said gently, taking out a piece of chewing gum and handing it to Taoxiang: "No matter what happens, music is the best antidote."

Taoxiang gave a bitter smile: "Ying, you are more optimistic than I was back then."

"Being optimistic isn't a bad thing. What's scary is not even having the courage to try. We all strive, not to prove anything, but to bring what we love to everyone."

She paused, her eyes set on the wooden lid beneath the cherry tree. "By the way, I dug a Live House under the shrine this year. I can hold my first Live here in about three months. If you're willing, I'd like to invite you to be my guests."

"Underground Livehouse?" Taoxiang's eyes suddenly lit up. "Is it the Harvest Festival Live?"

"It should be earlier than the Harvest Festival. For the Harvest Festival, I plan to rent a large venue with a capacity of over 3,000 people to make it more lively. The underground Live House is inspired by Starry. If you're interested, I can take you to see it."

"Hey? Will there be Starry here too?" Hong Xia came over, obviously very interested in Starry.

Ying motioned Hongxia to follow, lifted the wooden board on the ground, led the two of them through a tunnel, and gently opened the door: "The underground LiveHouse is here."

Taoxiang followed her in, and the view before her suddenly opened up - this was a small performance venue decorated in a very industrial style. The equipment had not been installed yet, and a few dim construction chandeliers hung overhead, shrouding the entire space in a warm and hazy glow.

"Amazing!" Taoxiang couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. "This place is even bigger than Starry! Everyone's going to love it once the stage is decorated! And this is under the cherry blossom tree, right? Imagine the roots of the cherry blossom tree as the hem of a girl's skirt. This is like performing under the skirt of a cherry blossom fairy!"

You know this is harassment?

Sakura controlled her expression before turning around and looking at Momoka and Hongxia: "What do you think? Do you want to attend the premiere?"

"Okay!" Taoxiang agreed without hesitation: "At the premiere, you must save a seat for us! Oh... by the way, I forgot to use the band account to send a message to thank the audience today-"

Hong Xia patted the tipsy Tao Xiang and said, "Tao Xiang, I've already posted it."

Chapter 172 Harvest, Band and BangDream:20, Cats and Shrines

Hanasakigawa Girls' College.

Lenai squatted under a tree, stroking a slightly fat orange cat.

This fat cat deliberately left its round belly outside the shade of the tree, perhaps because the sunlight made it feel comfortable.

The sun is already quite hot this season.

Lenai squinted her eyes, enjoying the wonderful touch of the cat's belly fat.

Normally, no one disturbed her when she was petting the cat, but today she suddenly heard someone calling her name.

The fat cat was more alert to people other than Lenai. When he saw someone coming, he immediately got up and ran into the bushes at a speed that was completely inconsistent with his round body.

"Ah, he ran away." Lenai stood up and looked at the person who called her from behind.

It's Hachiman Kairei.

"Xiao Lenai, are you petting a cat here?"

Lenai started from Hailing's leather boots, and his eyes gradually moved upwards, passing the bass box she was holding in her hand, and finally fell on her face.

"Hailing." Lenai called the other person's name.

"Tomorrow night, TinySwan's guitarist has something urgent to do. We're hiring a replacement guitarist for 8,000 yen. Would you like to go?" Seeing that Lenai didn't respond, Hailing added, "This band is also a student band, and their playing level isn't very high, so it's a relatively easy job."

Lenai shook her head slightly, "I don't want to go. Live, with the right person."

Hailing sighed, "Huh—then I'll go find another guitarist."

"Is this band Hailing's band?" Lenai suddenly added.

"Ah... sort of," Hailing whispered. "They've found a new bassist with absolutely no prior experience, but I'll still have to perform the more complex pieces. I've been reducing the number of part-time bands I work with, and will try to keep it around five to ensure our band's activities—oh, Ying asked last time that we come up with a name for the band. Do you have any ideas?"

Lenai tilted her head and thought for a moment, "Team Sakura Neko?"

Hearing this name that sounded like a strange organization in a cartoon, Hailing regretted asking.

But then she thought, the name she and Lixi had come up with wasn't much better. As for the introverted lead singer... the lyrics written on paper were interesting, but they might not be suitable for a band name.

Hailing shook her head and drove away the strange thoughts in her mind - among the bands she knew now, there were not many with particularly good names, such as the childish "Flower Girls", the abstract "Catch a Mouse and Throw It Down the Toilet", and the stream-of-consciousness "Snail on the Kindergarten Wall Painting", but most of them were just following the trend and combining one or two English words.

It is indeed not easy to come up with a suitable band name, but fortunately it is not an urgent matter.

After school, Lenai dragged her guitar towards the Sakura Shrine. The setting sun filtered through the leaves, casting dappled shadows on the ground. She hummed a little tune as she walked, feeling relaxed and cheerful. After all, playing with Sakura was relaxing.

Simply put, it has the feeling of Space.

Being with Sakura feels similar to being with my grandmother when I was a child. If there is any difference, it is that my grandmother is the elder, and Sakura is the same generation.

She was even more "unbridled" around Ying than she was around her grandmother.

"Insolent" more represents her trust in Ying.

If I could be with Sakura for the rest of my life, it would be a very happy thing, right?

"Sakura, I'm here!" As soon as Le Na walked into the shrine gate, he rushed to where Sakura was.

Ying came over with a smile: "I didn't send a message today, so why did you come over?"

"I want to play with you!" Lenai put the guitar case on the ground, opened it impatiently, and said confidently.

"Okay, but we'll have to wait a while. This is the busiest time at the shrine. As Lena knows, a lot of students come here after school. Here, look at that."

A JK stood under a cherry tree, clasped his hands together, and said devoutly, "Kuan-kun didn't take the lunch box I brought him. Is he dissatisfied with my cooking skills, or does he dislike me? Can the gods tell me?"

The girl didn't have a dialogue box, but Sakura still decided to chat with her.

Le Nai didn't care. She looked around and found a small patch of grass in the corner of the shrine. However, her eyes were not on the grass, but on a cat curled up in the grass.

"Meow~" The kitten saw Lenai, yawned lazily, raised the pads of its front paws, and waved at Lenai in a very anthropomorphic manner.

Lenai closed the violin case, walked over, squatted down, reached out and began to touch the fur on the cat's back.

The kitten wasn't wary of Lenai's approach, instead rubbing its head against her palm. Lenai gently stroked its soft fur, feeling it tremble slightly with pleasure. Lenai had always felt cats were very close to her.

Whether it is a domestic cat or a stray cat, they are all willing to communicate with her, and this cat is no exception.

"You like it here too, right?" she said, gently scratching the cat's waist.

The kitten turned over and left its belly to Lenai, who was watching the scene with a smile, completely immersed in the interaction with the cat.

The sky gradually darkened, but Lena's vision was not affected at all - in the dim night, her vision was also very clear. This was different from other people, more like a cat, but Lena didn't care.

As the night fell, the guests gradually dispersed. Sakura walked over to Lena and said, "Lena, we can play together now.

"Yeah." Lenai patted the kitten's belly twice to say goodbye, then stood up and walked towards Ying: "Everyone's wishes must be very interesting, right?"

"Today was actually quite interesting. The high school student just now said that her secret crush wouldn't accept her lunchbox, so I asked her to show it to me. She'd cut a quail egg into quarters and stuffed it into a small sausage. The sausage casing was burnt, like some kind of bulging, burnt insect. She'd also drawn shapes on the rice with ketchup, but she really doesn't have any artistic talent, so the whole lunchbox looked like a scene from summoning an evil spirit."

"Puchi——" Le Na laughed: "If I live here, can Sakura make me a lunch box?"

"Huh? Living here?" Sakura was stunned for a moment, but Lenai didn't wait for her answer. Instead, he walked into the training room and started playing with Sakura. The sound of the strings was particularly clear in the silent night. When the song ended, Lenai asked another question: "Sakura, why is Hailing able to form a band with so many people?

Ying thought for a moment and said gently, "Because she wants to bring music to more people.

"But if that's the case, can we be happy at every performance?"

"As long as they participate in the performance, it should be a happy thing for the musicians, right? As long as the atmosphere within the band is good and the level of performance is not too bad, every band has its own happiness."

Lenai looked thoughtfully at the guitar in his hand and suddenly had an idea.

She took out her phone and sent Hailing a message: "I'll go to the show tomorrow night if you can't find another guitarist."

Chapter 173 Harvest, Band and BangDream:21, Sakura's Choice

LiveHouseRing.

"A cup of American coffee, no sugar." Su Shi sat at the table, tapping his fingers lightly.

"Okay, a cup of American coffee, no sugar, hot or cold?" The waiter's energetic voice made Su Shi feel somewhat familiar.

She looked up and saw a face that was not unfamiliar to her.

It’s Kasumi Toyama from Popipa.

As the lead singer of Popipa, Kasumi is somewhat famous among high school students in Tokyo. Even though she is a student of Tsukinomori, she knows Kasumi Toyama.

If you follow girl bands, it is even more impossible that you don’t know the band Popipa.

Suyo has seen Kasumi at the shrine, but she is not sure if she recognizes her.

"Toyama-senpai..." she called out tentatively.

"It's Sushi-chan! What's wrong? Do you want your coffee hot or cold?"

"...Hot coffee, please. Does Toyama-senpai work here?" Kasumi's enthusiasm made Su Shi a little uncomfortable, and she asked a question even though she knew the answer.

Kasumi raised her head and showed her signature energetic smile: "Ah, yes. I'm here to earn some pocket money.

"Oh, right!" Su Shi suddenly remembered something: "The shrine maiden Takagi Sakura seems to have formed a new band. I'm a little curious, does you know about it, senior?

Kasumi seemed a little surprised by Suye's question. She propped her chin up with one finger and tilted her head to think for a moment: "Hmm... let me think... I saw the message Sakura sent, but I don't know who's in her band. Didn't Suye work with Sakura at the Sakura Festival? If you ask Sakura directly, she should be able to tell you."

Su Shi's eyelids drooped a little - if she went to look for Ying again now, it would seem a little strange. Or to put it more clearly, she was the one who pushed Ying away.

She really wanted to repair her relationship with Ying, but when she thought about the fact that Ying had poached Crychic's drummer and lead singer, she didn't know how to start the conversation.

Kasumi noticed Suyo's embarrassment and took the initiative to say, "By the way, there's a BangDream competition this afternoon. Momoka and the others, who are signed by Sakura, will be attending. Do you want to stay and watch?"

"Kawahara Momoka?" Of course, Su Shi knew this great guitarist.

Kasumi nodded to Suyo, "I have to get back to work! Your coffee will be here soon!"

Su Shi suddenly decided that he should drink this cup of coffee for a longer time.

She held the coffee cup and looked around the store. The walls were covered with posters of various bands, including one of Taoxiang's band.

Five girls are standing together. In the center of the picture, a girl with blonde twintails is hugging the shoulders of a girl with short hair. Both of them are smiling brightly, while the expressions of the other three girls are not very rich in comparison.

Even from just a photo, she could tell that the five of them had a good relationship.

Sakura has the ability to form a successful band. It is precisely because she knows what it takes to form a successful band that she is disappointed with Crychic.

Crychic...is it really that bad?

When this thought popped up in Su Shi's mind, he couldn't stop thinking about it.

Looks like... I'll be back late again today. At least, I need to see what the members of the band Sakura approves of are like.

But before Taoxiang's performance, she saw an acquaintance.

An unfamiliar band took the stage. The lead singer was a girl with a ponytail, looking a bit green. But her guitar partner made Su Shi's heart skip a beat—that slender figure was all too familiar.

It's Lenai.