Girls' Wishing Tree

Ying advised, "If there are no special circumstances, can you overcome it? We still have band rehearsals."

"I have several bands I'm working on, so I can't split my time." Hailing finally explained the reason: "Ying's band is very, very important to me, but I can't just quit the band I'm already in."

Since Hailing said so, Ying didn't say anything else. She nodded and made a suggestion: "How about we invite Su Shi? She's also a bassist, so she can temporarily take Hailing's place in the rehearsal. Also, she... is a little attached to Crychic, so maybe it would be good for her to relax."

Ying said this in front of Hailing - if she invited Su Shi without Hailing's knowledge, Hailing would definitely know about it, and she might have some thoughts at that time. But if she said it directly now, with Hailing's personality, she would not care.

As expected, Hailing just nodded, then glanced at Lixi sideways: "Ying, please send me the music scores that need to be practiced during the training. I will practice on my own and match the rhythm with Lixi... There should be no problem."

"Then it's settled, Lixi. You can go and invite Sushi. Sushi has come to me several times about Crychic. If I invite her, I'm afraid she will think too much." Ying said to Lixi.

That night, on the top floor of a luxury apartment building.

Su Shi sent a message to Xiangzi as a routine matter, but it still fell on deaf ears.

But she received a message from an old member of Crychic.

[Shiina Tatsuki: The day after tomorrow, Sakura is going to a beachside camp with the new band members. Our bassist can't go because of something. Do you want to come?]

Su Shi's eyes brightened instantly, and he immediately typed "yes" on the virtual keyboard, but his thumb, which was hovering over the "Send" button, was reluctant to press it.

If the bassist doesn't go, the members of Sakura's new band will be Sakura Takagi, Touma Takamatsu, Tatsuki Shiina, and Rana Kaname.

Aside from Lenai, the other three were members of Crychic. If I went alone, that would make up two-thirds of the six members of Crychic.

if it is like this……

Su Shi withdrew her fingers and closed her eyes, the days of Crychic resurfacing in her memory.

It was a few minutes later that she opened her eyes. She was alone in the empty apartment.

She took a deep breath and clicked "Send" anyway, but then she sent Mu a message.

[Several former members of Crychic are going on vacation to the beach. Can Xiaomu ask Xiangzi to go with them?]

The message quickly became read, and about two minutes later, Mu replied: [My family won’t agree.]

Su Shi wanted to ask about Xiangzi's situation, but thinking that Mu had rejected her many times, she could only refresh the chat box again and again, waiting for Mu to send a message.

"You can ask Xiaoxiang yourself. I'm not a carrier pigeon." Mu sent a second message five minutes later.

Su Shi saw this message, frowned and sighed.

Xiaomu’s path is not feasible.

Then I can only hope that Sakura can give me some information.

After all, Mu was the last one to leave when Crychic gradually lost its members. As long as the members of Crychic come back, Mu should come back too... right?

Su Shi found that Li Xi had sent another message.

[Bring your swimsuits and bass, and arrive at the shrine at 10:00 AM the day after tomorrow. Sakura has rented a minivan to take us there.]

Two days later in the morning, Suyo came to the shrine with his bass box and saw a brand new commercial vehicle. The car was not high-end, but it was worth more than 500 million yen, which was enough for most occasions.

"Sushi!" Takagi Sakura stood by the car door, leaning against the car body and waving at Sushi. She had changed out of her usual miko attire for a light blue dress. The fabric was breathable and comfortable, and the neckline slightly revealed her collarbone, giving her a fresh and energetic look. Her cherry blossom-colored hair was casually tied into a ponytail, the ends falling over her shoulders. A small silver hairpin was pinned to her forehead. She wore a pair of canvas shoes and white socks, exuding a youthful air.

Su Shi had to admit that Sakura was even more adorable today than when she was wearing her miko costume. She forced a smile and walked towards Sakura. "Is this car... rented by Sakura?"

"No, I bought it. I thought the band might go out to perform in the future, so I bought one. This seven-seater car can accommodate five people, and the back seats can be folded down and everyone's instruments can be placed in the back."

“But the driver…”

Sakura pointed at herself and said, "I'm eighteen and I have a driver's license."

"Hey? Is Ying eighteen years old?" Deng turned her gaze over - in her impression, Ying was still seventeen years old.

"My birthday happened to be during cherry blossom season, so I didn't invite everyone to celebrate. After my birthday, I took the time to pass my driver's license test."

In her previous life, Ying knew how to drive, and in this life, she acquired master-level skills in car repair, so driving a commercial vehicle was no problem for her.

Seeing everyone's attention on her, Ying quickly put Su Shi's bass and suitcase into the trunk. "Okay, now we should go. Everyone get in the car when everyone is here."

Because five people brought three musical instruments and five suitcases, the vehicle seemed a bit crowded even with the back seats folded down.

Lenai grabbed the passenger seat and quickly fastened her seat belt. In order to avoid Deng being sandwiched in the middle, Lixi took the initiative to sit in the middle seat of the second row. Deng and Su Shi sat on her left and right.

"I've booked the hotel and the beach. Did everyone bring their swimsuits? We have three rehearsals scheduled for four days. Other than that, it's beach time!"

"I brought it!" Lenai replied quickly.

"Well... I brought it." Su Shi responded absentmindedly.

Li Xi's voice was very low: "I brought it."

"I brought my swimsuit from school." This was Deng's answer.

"A school swimsuit would look weird at the beach, and school swimsuits have names on them, right? Deng, I'll buy you a swimsuit when we get there."

"I want one too!" Lenai raised one hand, just enough to touch the roof of the car.

"What's wrong?" Ying started the business car.

"I also brought a school swimsuit!" Lenai said confidently.

Chapter 189 Harvest, Band and BangDream: 37, Worst Case, Become a Root Music Warrior

Beach, swimwear store.

The sea breeze, carrying the smell of the sea, rushed into the swimwear store. Lenai was holding an inflatable seal-shaped swimming ring and putting it on the lamp head.

"Wait, wait! Seals are bad guys! They'll eat penguins!" Deng stumbled back, his back bumping into a rotating shelf filled with seashell bikinis. Ying quickly grabbed the display stand that was about to fall and took off a two-piece ruffled swimsuit with a strawberry pendant. "This one suits Xiao Deng!"

"But, but..." Deng pinched the hem of the conservative gray one-piece swimsuit on the shelf, her face suddenly flushed red, as if she could not accept the boldness of this swimsuit.

Before Deng could say anything more, Lenai suddenly put on a pair of octopus tentacle-shaped swimming trunks over his head. The inky tentacles swung out as he shook his head, leaving afterimages. "Ying! This might enhance your ability to breathe underwater!"

"Uh... these are men's swimming trunks, not something you wear over your head—" Sakura glared at Lenai, "Besides, if you're not a Lovecraft fan, there's no way you'd like this look, right?"

"Hey hey..." Lenai hung up his swimming trunks and turned his attention to the cat-shaped swimsuit.

"Lena, are you sure you want to wear this?"

This cat-shaped two-piece swimsuit cleverly designs the chest covering into a curled cat tail, and the swimming trunks are a cartoon cat head.

However, it should be more suitable for women with good figures, at least not for junior high school students who have not fully grown.

"Why not?" Lenai crossed her arms, her cheeks puffed out as if she had swallowed a pufferfish. "I just like cat swimsuits like this! I'm 14 years old, so I have no problem wearing this!"

"Why is a 14-year-old wearing mature clothes? Look at you—" Sakura pointed at Lenai's shoulders: "Your shoulders haven't grown yet. You look like a little girl. Why don't you change your clothes?"

"Who says children can't wear cat swimsuits?" Lenai put her hands on her hips and stamped her feet lightly.

This was the first time Sakura had seen Lena like this. She glanced around the store and spotted a one-piece swimsuit with a cat design on it. "That's the cat swimsuit that would suit you. How about I take it down for you to try on?"

Lenai didn't seem to want to "give up", but she had no choice but to nod reluctantly.

After this little episode, Takamatsu Deng had already walked out of the fitting room.

She changed into a very inconspicuous one-piece swimsuit with no decorations on it. The abdomen was made of white fabric, and the back and chest were black. She looked like a penguin from the zoo.

This swimsuit would be ridiculous on anyone else, but it fits Deng surprisingly well.

Ying couldn't help laughing: "Okay, Deng should wear this one, it really suits you."

Le Nai glanced at Deng: "Ying, why do you always choose one-piece swimsuits for us? Two-piece swimsuits are so much more interesting..."

"In three or four years, you'll be able to wear two-piece swimsuits." Ying handed the one-piece cat swimsuit to Le Nai. "Look, there's a cat tail at the back. It's perfect for a slim figure like yours."

"You are the bamboo pole!" Lenai rolled her eyes at her, but still took her swimsuit and went into the changing room.

A minute later, Lenai came out in a swimsuit. The swimsuit looked perfect on her, the only problem was that it made her look like a child.

Deng is actually quite "well-endowed", and Li Xi and Su Shi are not inferior to Ying in size, especially Su Shi, whose figure can fully support a more mature style.

In other words, Lenai is the only one among the five who is truly “average”.

Ying took her bank card to the front desk to pay, but was surprised to see Su Shi and Li Xi chatting.

The two of them stood in front of a vending machine in the rest area, about twenty meters away from the window. Su Shi leaned against the machine, her fingertips unconsciously stroking the dolphin pendant on her dress. The sea breeze blew the hem of her light blue skirt close to her calves. The two of them were obviously not discussing what drinks to get.

While swiping the card, Ying almost kept her eyes on the two of them. She saw Li Xi's fingers holding the can suddenly tighten, and he turned his head to the side and threw the coffee can in his hand into the trash can.

The sound of the aluminum can falling into the trash can scared away a seagull that might have wanted to get some French fries. Li Xi turned to leave, but Su Shi gently pulled at the corner of his clothes.

Ying, who had already swiped the card, quickly chased out. Su Shi didn't notice her, but she heard what Su Shi said.

"Crychic... is there really no hope at all?"

"I'm telling you... I invited you here because I hope you can get out of Crychic's shadow, not because I want you to play tricks on me. Do you understand? Of the six people in Crychic, you're the only one unwilling to accept that Crychic is over, right?"

Su Shi let go of Li Xi's clothes, lowered his head and stopped talking.

"I'm sorry." Li Xi realized that what he said was a bit harsh, and immediately apologized to Su Shi, and then went to meet Deng and Lenai who had changed their clothes and walked out.

Su Shi looked at the bustling scene in front of the swimwear store, her fingertips sliding back and forth on the screen of her mobile phone.

Xiangzi's smile seemed to gradually fade in this joyful atmosphere, overlapping with Ying's smile at her. She raised her hand, which was not holding the phone, slightly towards Ying, then lowered it: "Ying, I..."

Ying originally wanted to leave Su Shi2LinWu彡巴翅1Shan alone for a while, but seeing her distraught look, she felt a little soft-hearted.

She walked to Su Shi and patted her shoulder gently: "Su Shi, we are here to live together, can you be a little happier?"

Su Shi knew that she was the one who was unreasonable - in Tsuki no Mori, there were many students who admired Morfonica or other girl bands, and in this era of big girl bands, there were also some students who took action.

According to common sense, it is normal for a band to have members replaced.

But Crychic is different. Perhaps in the eyes of others, it is just a normal girl band, but for her, it is her second home - perhaps even warmer than her empty "home".

No matter what, she couldn't say it in front of Sakura.

All the words in my heart could only be reduced to one word in the end: "Hmm."

"I have no opinion about you personally, and I didn't take to heart what you said to me before," Ying continued.

Su Shi nodded, but still had no reaction.

Ying had made her attitude clear. She had no particular opinion of her, but was somewhat dissatisfied with her attempt to reorganize Crychic. If that weren't the case, she wouldn't have invited Lixi to come.

"As for the Crychic thing... Although this may make you feel uncomfortable, have you ever considered that, apart from Xiangzi and I, no one else wants to return to this band?" Ying said in a soothing tone: "How about I help you find a band? Do you think it's okay?"

Su Shi turned around and didn't answer directly, nor did she leave immediately: "I have to go to the room to practice your song for a while, you guys can go to the beach first."

Of course Ying would not let Su Shi get away. She reached out and grabbed the other's wrist: "Let's play first, and then we can become a Genyin warrior."

Chapter 190 Harvest, Band and BangDream: 38. The important thing is to build the core of the team

The waves wrapped in the golden sunset spread onto the beach. Lenai was drawing a giant cat pattern on the sand with shells, but most of the cat's tail was wiped off by the waves.

"Ah! Boring waves!" Lenai stomped his feet and looked back at the others.

Deng's legs were buried in the sand, with only his upper body in a penguin swimsuit exposed on the sand, while Lixi was holding an inflatable samurai sword and trying to hit the tower of drink bottles next to Deng with his eyes blindfolded.

"Hey!" Lixi swung down the inflatable samurai sword, but it hit neither the lamp nor the tower of beverage bottles.

"Watch this!" Ying threw the volleyball high into the air, water droplets arcing along her hair. Su Shi instinctively jumped up to block the ball, but it brushed past her fingertips and landed just inside the court.

Sushi covered her chest with one hand and said in a frustrated tone, "Ying, you're quite athletic. I even played a little volleyball when I was a kid."

Ying noticed Lenai's gaze and waved to her: "Lenai, do you want to play volleyball?"

"Don't—" Lenai dragged out her voice, with a cat-like laziness in the ending tone.

"Then you play with Deng and Li Xi for a while, and I'll talk to Su Shi about something." Ying gestured for Su Shi to put down the volleyball. "Shall we walk along the coast for a while?"

Su Shi stepped into the waves. The moment the cold sea water covered her ankles, she turned her head and found that Ying seemed to be looking at her chest. However, she did not care and took the initiative to ask: "Xiaoying, do you have anything to say to me?"

Sakura was actually observing the "scale" of Sushi from the side. Even from the perspective of everyone's love of beauty, it was still a beautiful sight. But now, it would be a bit rude to continue looking at it. Sakura looked away: "Crychic's matter."

Su Shi didn't respond immediately.

She knew that it was impossible for Sakura to change her opinion of Crychic in a short period of time.

Since Sakura took the initiative to bring up Crychic, Su Shi calmed down a little and listened to what Sakura wanted to say.

Ying wrapped a towel around her dripping hair. "Actually... to forget something precious, you might need a replacement to change your life." She paused deliberately, seeing that Su Shi remained silent, before continuing. "Crychic is certainly a beautiful memory, not just for you, but for me as well. But the relationship between a band and a musician is a two-way choice. With your bass playing skills, you shouldn't have trouble finding a band, right?"

"But... no matter how I look for a band... it can't be Crychic--" There was a hint of resentment in Su Shi's voice.

At this time, a sea breeze blew, blowing the hair of the two girls.

"How about I introduce you to a band? They're still in the forming stages. If you join, I think you can relive the feeling of forming Crychic."

Sakura made this suggestion after careful consideration. She wanted to recommend Goto Ichiri to Sushi. The system had given Goto Ichiri an option a long time ago, and she chose the band's bassist, who would be particularly heavy.

Speaking of gravity, among the girls Sakura has interacted with so far, Suyo is truly unique. Suyo's mission involves finding a sense of "home." With her help, Ichiri's social anxiety has improved significantly, but this improvement hasn't led her to join a band.

If it weren't for Lenna, Sakura might have invited Ichiri to join the band, but because of Lenna's incident, she accidentally put Ichiri "on the shelf."