"I put so much thought into finding someone to form a band and racked my brains to write music and lyrics because I was betting everything on this. There was no turning back, and I had no choice but to succeed."

"I'm heading to the martial arts hall. I don't have time to play house with you. Since they've made you want to go back after a few words, then just go back."

After saying this, Yingliang stood up and left without hesitation.

Li Xi stood there in a daze, watching him walk out of the store.

Deng felt that all this was his fault. If he hadn't come here, if he hadn't formed a new band, it would definitely not have affected Lixi.

Just as she was about to chase after him to apologize, Aiyin got up before her and hurried after him, "Please help me look after my guitar!"

Things were clearly developing in the direction she expected, but for some reason, Su Shi couldn't be happy at all. Looking at Aine's back as she chased after her, she felt extremely complicated.

After a while, Lixi came back to her senses, but at this moment, she still couldn't make a choice.

On one side is Takamatsu Touma, whom she cherishes, and on the other side is the promise with Sakura and others to attack the martial arts hall. No matter which side she chooses, she finds it difficult to give up.

But time waits for no one, and she knows that if she hesitates any longer, she will really have no choice.

Li Xi glanced at Gao Songdeng, who was looking down, and then he followed him out with all his strength. Before leaving, he shouted to Yamabuki Saya at the counter, "Sister Yamabuki, I have something urgent to do!"

Sha Ling didn't know what was going on, but she quickly reminded him: "Be careful on the road!"

……

Meanwhile, on the other side.

"good!"

Aine successfully caught up with Sakura who was leaving.

Sakura stopped and turned to look at Aine who had run to her side. Aine was now panting for fresh air.

"Are you okay? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Aine waved her hands to indicate that she was fine. After some adjustments, she finally recovered somewhat.

"Liang, I didn't know Sushi-san would make that request. I'm so sorry!"

Aine clasped her hands together in front of Sakura with a sincere attitude.

Sakura smiled faintly and shook her head, "I know this without you having to tell me. I believe Aine is not that kind of person."

[Chihaya Aine's favorability value increased to 94]

[Congratulations to the host for gaining 1 favorability points]

Aine was so moved that she almost cried, "I'm so glad I didn't get misunderstood!"

Sakura teased unhappily, "Aine always seems to like to think the worst of me."

Aine was startled and waved her hands vigorously, "No, no! I was just worried that Liang would misunderstand something!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Aine noticed something was wrong...

Isn’t that what it means?!

"No, no, I'm not worried about Liang misunderstanding me, it seems that... but I definitely don't think badly of Liang! I just, just..."

Seeing Aine's panicked look, Sakura couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Hahaha, no need to explain, Aine, I was just joking."

"This, this is it."

Hearing him say that, Aine finally breathed a sigh of relief and subconsciously said, "It's really great that I wasn't misunderstood..."

Halfway through her words, she reacted quickly and covered her mouth with both hands, then looked at Yingliang cautiously.

Finding that the other party didn't care and was still smiling, Aine took her hands away and gave an awkward yet polite smile, "Hehehe~ It was an accident."

Yingliang's eyes were helpless yet filled with a hint of fondness, "Really."

Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, Aiyin asked, "Liang, are you really going to let Lixi quit the band?"

These words happened to be heard by Li Xi who was chasing after them. Seeing that neither of them noticed her, she hurriedly hid in the alley next to her, wanting to hear what Yingliang had to say.

Li Xi had no idea that Yingliang had actually noticed her out of the corner of his eye, but just didn't point it out.

Yingliang thought about it for a moment and soon came up with a solution.

The next second, he showed a look of loss.

"It's Lixi's freedom to decide who to form a band with, and I have no right to interfere. It's just that I don't have time to wait for her to make a decision. Since she wants to return to her old band, it's better for her to leave as soon as possible. This way, neither of us will be held back, and I can find new members faster."

Aine said helplessly, "That's true, but don't you think it's a pity? He's a drummer we found with great difficulty."

"Is it a pity?"

Sakura murmured.

He sighed, "That kind of thing is no longer important. I'm doing this not only out of my responsibility to her, but also to myself and my other two partners."

"That's it."

Aine was speechless.

After learning about Sakura's life experience, she fully understood her determination to succeed or die.

Even though it seems helpless...

"Okay, I have to go to Kawasaki. Aine, please go back quickly. I don't want anything to happen to your band."

After saying that, Yingliang turned and left.

Aine subconsciously stretched out her right hand to keep him, but she didn't know what to say for a moment.

In desperation, she had to let the other party leave.

"Be careful on the road!"

Sakura waved her right hand in response.

After watching Yingliang leave, Aine turned around and prepared to go back to "RiNG" when she accidentally saw Riki walking out of the alley.

Thinking that things could still turn around, Aine excitedly ran over, "Ritsuki-san, are you here to catch up with Liang? Hurry up, there's definitely still time!"

Riki ignored her and went back in the direction they came from. Seeing this, Aine quickly followed, "Riki-san?"

"That's enough."

Li Xi said indifferently.

"Eh?"

Aiyin was stunned for a moment. She wanted to say something, but Riki spoke first, "It's over between him and me."

Aine didn't understand, "Why? There's still a chance."

Li Xi was too lazy to say anything more and walked straight back to "RiNG".

She knew very well that even if she made up her mind to stay in Sakura's band, she would never be able to truly forget Takamatsu Touma.

Her skills were already the worst in the team. If she became distracted by other things and affected the training, she couldn't think of any other use for herself except to drag everyone down.

In that case, it would be better for us to do as Yingliang said and part ways amicably without disturbing each other.

But for some reason, Li Xi felt a little reluctant...

……

[Shiina Riki’s favorability value increased to 88]

[Congratulations to the host for gaining 5 favorability points]

Sakura, who was already sitting on the train, was quite satisfied when she heard the belated reminder sound.

This time, he not only got rid of those gods, but also gained some favorability points from them.

Later, we should find a way to trick An and Subaru into getting them.

……

"RiNG", coffee area.

Looking at Li Xi and Ai Yin who came back together, Gao Songdeng called out in a complicated tone, "Li Xi..."

Li Xi walked straight over, "Deng, do you want to open the training room?"

Deng was puzzled, "Band?"

Li Xi confessed, "It's over."

Deng's pupils trembled, and he lowered his head silently, "Why?"

Li Xi was stunned and asked: "Don't you think Deng doesn't want me to join your band?"

"I, that's not what I meant. It's just that why did Li Xi go to such lengths? You obviously have your own new band."

Takamatsu Deng was in a very bad mood.

In her opinion, it was she who caused the two of them to part ways on bad terms.

Lixi was silent, she didn't know how to answer.

As the culprit, Su Shi didn't dare to say a word at this time, for fear that Li Xi would seize the opportunity to point the finger at him.

……

Chapter 24 I will be responsible for you!

Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Following the system's navigation, Sakura walked towards the place where Ebizuka Satoshi and the other man worked. It was a fast food chain called Yoshinoya, which had a century-old heritage.

Having tasted the sweetness of lies before, Yingliang thought that he would have to deceive many girls in the future anyway, so he simply spent 150 favorability points to exchange for an "Acting Mastery" from the system.

Now, he doesn't have to worry about being seen through.

……

【Yoshinoya】

There was no customer in the store. Standing at the counter, Satoshi Ebizuka looked absent-minded.

"Xiaozhi, what are you thinking about?"

When he came out from the backstage, he found that there was no one in the store. Ebizuka Satoshi was standing there stupidly without taking out his cell phone. RUPA noticed something was wrong.

"RUPA, have you noticed that the time difference between us and Liang and the others is quite awkward?"

Ebizka Satoshi said.

Rupa didn't quite understand, "Why do you say that?"

Ebizuka Satoshi pointed out the problem. "Look, we take over at 5 p.m. and work until midnight. And Liang and the others finish school at 3:24 p.m. If it weren't for the holiday, it would be difficult for us to get together for training."

"That's true."

RUPA realized belatedly that they should have realized this problem when the four of them didn't train yesterday.

"So what do you think we should do?"

RUPA wants to hear the other party's opinion.

Ebizuka Satoshi sighed, "I originally wanted us to switch shifts with the two people on the morning shift, but they didn't want to, saying it would be more convenient to go out in the evening."

RUPA was particularly surprised. He didn't expect that the other party had already started taking action without his knowledge.

Ebizka Satoshi turned around and looked at RUPA with complicated eyes.

RUPA saw her concern and smiled gently, "Xiaozhi, just say whatever you want to say. It's not the first day we've known each other. There's no need to be so embarrassed."

Upon hearing this, even though he felt that this was unfair to the other party, Ebizuka Satoshi still told the other party his plan.

"RUPA, let's quit and find another job."

This job was originally just for making a living, so changing it wouldn't be a big deal. At most, it would be a bit troublesome to adapt to the new job.

Satoshi Ebizuka knew that if he didn't do this, it would greatly affect the band's progress. How could a band that only had a few days of training a week have the qualifications to go to the Budokan?

Rupa extended his right hand and touched Ebizuka Satoshi's head through his work hat. "Okay, let's send the resignation notice to the manager now, shall we?"

"Um……"

Satoshi Ebizuka was not surprised by this result. She knew from the beginning that RUPA would definitely not refuse.

……

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