I am the emotional sustenance of your deceased

"bid farewell?"

"Yes," Chitose nodded firmly, "I'm saying goodbye to the guitar... and Xiangzi."

"Eh?"

"Because I've discovered... Compared to Xiangzi and the guitar, what I love most is always Lixi and the piano... I've found what I like, and I can't let anything else affect me..."

"I really do like that burning feeling."

"Burning?"

Burning again, burning again!

Shiina Riki really doesn't understand the meaning of this word.

Chitose Noshiro held Riki Shiina's hand, and she noticed tear marks on Riki's face.

This proves that all my plans are going smoothly.

Shiina Tatsuki has finished reading the diary.

"Mango Nectar, Lixi, do you know why I... want to play Mango Nectar?"

"I have no idea…"

But I know that you have been wearing your hearing aids for a little too long.

Li Xi noticed that Qiansui's tone was extremely serious and earnest, so he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

"Because, this song gives me the feeling of finding beauty in the worst days..."

Social pressure, interpersonal relationship crisis, trust crisis, financial crisis...don't think too much.

"Maybe it's not that bad. At least there's mango nectar to drink."

"Pfft... you idiot, even if you want to relax, you can't do it in the middle of the night..."

"Lixi, do you want to try something exciting?"

Chitose took Riki's hand and pressed it against the neck of the guitar.

"What is this for?"

"Hold it, and then... together! Let's smash it!"

"Eh!?"

By the time Shiina Riki realized what Noshiro Chitose was going to do, it was already too late.

Qiansui walked around behind Lixi and raised Lixi's arm high.

Countless words flashed through her mind at this moment.

A sky about to break at dawn, a keyboardist and drummer who have lost contact and are out of work, a beautiful but short-lived band career full of regrets...

"Everything! Go to hell!"

Chitose shouted, and smashed the guitar with Riki.

Guitar fragments flew everywhere and strings broke, and this instrument that once played countless beautiful songs was declared scrapped.

Shiina Riki was stunned the whole time, but when the last moment came, she unexpectedly felt it——

Relief and comfort!

...... ...... ......

Ch219. I, Shiina Riki, voluntarily enjoy myself and do not want to leave.

The damaged hearing aid, the broken guitar, the nightgown that was soaked again by the accumulated water... forget it, none of this matters anymore.

Li Xi and Chitose sat on the bench on the terrace. There was water on the bench but Li Xi didn't care at all.

She was now hoping to get a little dirtier so that she could continue taking a bath with Chitose.

"Tomorrow... no, today is the weekend, Lixi, do you want to go home?"

【Go home? This is my home, right? I’m not going back.】

【Xiaosui's pronunciation is becoming more and more standard.】

"Lixi's sign language is becoming more and more standard."

[Haha, really, I only learned this because I like you so much.]

"Hmph, I too... I like my best friend... Shiina Riki the most. We are best friends... right?"

[Yes, Xiao Sui, just feel free to ask me. No matter how many times you ask me this question, I will answer it seriously.]

Riki tried to hold Chitose's little hand.

And, she did not fail.

"Lixi... When do you think the sun will rise?"

Chitose Noshiro naturally leaned on Riki's shoulder, and the guitar fragments on the ground paved the way for their future.

"Soon, soon the sun will rise as usual. Is your ear okay?"

"Um…"

"What about the band? Xiangzi just quit on his own, but the band is still there, right?"

"I...if I can, I want to be a keyboard player...I just don't know if you guys..."

"Huh?! If anyone dares to disobey you, I will definitely help correct it."

"Pfft... stupid, uh, I need to take out my hearing aids. The inside of my ears are starting to feel uncomfortable."

"Well," Li Xi noticed that the skyline not far away was beginning to turn white, "let me talk to you for a few more words."

"What~"

"I will protect you all my life. You are my best sister. I love you."

"I like you too. You are my best sister."

As Noshiro Chitose finished her words, dawn finally arrived.

This was their first time watching the sunrise together.

The day after… Shoko Toyokawa quit the band.

That's the way it is.

……

"Ah~ Oh, I'm still a little sleepy."

After watching the sunrise, Li Xi fell asleep peacefully with his head resting on Qiansui's lap.

The soft texture plus the pressure of the Qiansuiren's brain waves made Lixi's dreams sweet and soft.

She dreamed that one day Chitose's ears were completely healed, and the damage in her body caused by staying up late also completely disappeared. They lived together in Chitose's house. Lixi would go out to perform every day to make money, and Chitose would cook at home and wait for her to come home.

The scars on Chitose's body became ripples that only existed in past history, and no more wounds would appear on her body.

“It’s really beautiful.”

After washing up on the second floor, Li Xi woke up in Chitose's bedroom.

She stood in front of the mirror and looked at her lips carefully. The two thin, soft lips were full of luster, and it seemed that she could still see the kiss marks left by Qian Sui.

“Reality is as beautiful as dreams.”

In reality, there is a girl waiting for her... Where is her Xiaosui now? Is she downstairs?

Lixi knew that Chitose didn't usually wear hearing aids, but she really wanted to shout out her name.

"Years old! I'm up! I'm coming to see you."

Walking down the stairs from the second floor, they passed by the clothes basket at the corner and found that the clothes they took off yesterday were still lying in it. Li Xi walked to the first floor.

She soon saw her little crow—

Chitose Noshiro is cooking in the kitchen. She is wearing an apron and her hair is braided, giving her a mature look.

It really feels like after getting married.

[Chitose Noshiro... looks just like my wife.]

【My dream... has come true.】

Tiptoeing forward, Shiina Riki wanted to give Chitose a scare.

Even though she knew that walking cautiously behind a hearing-impaired person was an unnecessary and stupid thing to do.

Shiina Riki pushed open the translucent glass door of the kitchen slowly, carefully observing Chitose's every move.

Chitose Noshiro hummed a cheerful tune, but her hands were not slow at all as she prepared lunch.

Her cooking process is as beautiful as a work of art.

"Xiao Sui..."

I can’t help it! I can’t help it…

Shiina Riki hugged Chitose's waist from behind, which startled Chitose.

"I'm so scared... Stupid Li Xi, stop touching my waist all of a sudden."

"I'm about to..." He buried his head in Qiansui's long hair and sniffed the pleasant scent of Qiansui.

Before, Shiina Riki wouldn't even dare to think about it.

What do you want to eat for lunch?

"Buckwheat noodles, the new noodles I bought."

【Any more? 】

"Almond tofu and coffee... I remember they were your favorites."

【No fried pork cutlet? 】

"If you want to eat, I can make it for you."

"Love you."

When the best friends were being affectionate with each other, Shiina Tatsuki's cell phone suddenly rang, ruining the atmosphere.

"Really..."

【Xiao Sui, I'm going out to answer a phone call.】

"Good~"

Riki has adapted to the daily routine where he signs and Chitose speaks.

They learned each other's communication methods, and their behaviors gradually converged.

"Hello? Who is this? What can I do for you?"

Li Xi asked unhappily as he stepped on the stone steps of the courtyard in his slippers.

"Um... Riki-chan?"

It's Nagasaki Suyo...

The one who stole the gorilla cat Su Shi.

"What's wrong?"

"How's Xiaosui? I came here yesterday... Is everything alright? I've been messaging you guys but no one's replied..."

"Eh? Well... everything is fine, but Sui is a little weak now. Didn't you get enough rest after coming here yesterday? You didn't argue with Toyokawa Shoko, and Sui is calmer now.

"without…"

Nagasaki Suyo's tone was visibly tired, and Lixi knew that the girl on the other end of the phone was also a poor person who had heavy feelings for the band.

Just different from Chitose.

Noshiro Chitose has her Shiina Tateki, but Nagasaki Suyo has nothing.

"Get some rest. I'll deal with the rest of the matter over the weekend. Go catch up on some sleep and I'll contact you then."