[Aiyin: Are you awake?]

[Lixi: What are you doing?]

[Aiyin: Give me a call, please]

[Lixi: Why did I call you?]

[Aine: Isn't that okay too?]

Faced with her irrelevant reply, the message was marked as "read," followed by a subtle silence. Then, about a minute later, Lixi called.

"They really called." Ai Yin was a little surprised; she thought Li Xi would definitely reject her.

As expected, Li Xi is quite gentle.

With that in mind, Ai-yin answered the phone.

"I've dialed, I'm hanging up, goodbye."

Then Li Xi said this.

"No!"

Chapter 24 The Silent Ms. Lixi

"This joke isn't funny at all."

“I’m not joking,” Li Xi said, and a clear yawn came from the other end of the phone.

Her voice also sounded somewhat listless.

Needless to say, Ai Yin had already deduced everything: "Staying up all night again?"

"I've endured it."

"overnight?"

"almost."

"Are you taking the day off?"

"No please."

They probably used class time to catch up on sleep.

Ai Yin said helplessly, "It's good to be motivated, but you can't always stay up all night, Riki. If you, as the drummer, get sick, what will happen to the band?"

Lixi seemed to want to refute something, but Ai'aiyin's words were all reasonable, so she could only vaguely reply:

"...I will be careful."

"Should I call you every night to urge you to go to sleep?"

"If you dare do that, I'll block you," Li Xi said bluntly.

Blocked!? Ai Yin said helplessly, "Is it really necessary?"

"As for it. If it weren't for something else, I wouldn't want to stay up late either."

Ai Yin casually remarked, "People who stay up late always say that. They feel like they can still do some things, or that they finally get to rest, so they naturally want to play more, and then they just can't stop."

"You're so long-winded, I'm hanging up."

"Wait a minute! I have something to ask you."

Lixi yawned again, and one could imagine her looking listless with dark circles under her eyes.

"what's up?"

Ai Yin twirled a strand of hair with her fingers. Actually, she didn't have this intention. She was just lonely and wanted to talk to Li Xi. But since she had already made the call, she might as well ask casually.

"Did you have any other dreams?" she asked.

"No. I haven't been sleeping, so how could I have any dreams?"

...Unable to refute. Ai Yin chuckled dryly a few times.

Lixi hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to ask, "And you?"

"No," Ai Yin said casually, not wanting Li Xi to worry too much about her.

"Then why did you make me call you?"

"Hmm~ there's no real reason, is there?"

"That's it."

Lixi remained silent for a moment.

“If you’re looking for someone to comfort you, coming to me is a mistake,” she continued.

It was impossible for her to call so early in the morning without a reason. As a teammate who also knew the secret and the truth, Li Xi naturally knew what kind of situation Aine was in.

It's impossible to truly empathize with someone else's experience.

Ai Yin was a little embarrassed: "I really didn't want your comfort."

"is it?"

"Yes, I just suddenly wanted to chat with someone."

"...If it's just chatting, that's fine."

She knows how to chat.

""

""

Then the two of them fell silent at the same time, so quiet that they could faintly hear each other's breathing.

"Riki, say something," Aine asked with a smile.

"Huh? Why did I have to come? You asked me to call, didn't you?" Li Xi said, dissatisfied.

It should be Aine who starts the conversation.

"Thank you, Riki."

"Saying that all of a sudden...it's disgusting," Li Xi muttered.

Aine sat up abruptly, raising an eyebrow and saying, "Huh!? Where exactly is the disgusting part? I was genuinely thanking you."

"This part might be a bit disgusting."

"That's so unreasonable."

Once the conversation started, the two chatted for a while until they could no longer lie in bed and be lazy.

"Then let's talk again tonight!"

"I don't want to talk about it."

"Then I won't give you the sheet music, Riki."

“I somewhat understand why you said I’m always angry with you,” Li Xi said in a low voice.

Ai-yin selectively ignored this sentence, her voice light and cheerful:

"I'm hanging up now. Stop staying up so late all the time. Once I get everyone together, the band activities will officially begin. If Riki doesn't change this habit, there will definitely be problems."

"You should collect them all first. I'm also eager to start band activities as soon as possible, especially live performances."

“Leave it to me!” Ai Yin patted her chest, though Li Xi couldn’t see her movement.

After hanging up the phone, Ai Yin quickly washed up, ate some breakfast, and then took the tram to the campus.

the other side.

Lixi also came to her school—Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy.

Entering the teaching building, entering the classroom, taking a seat, and falling asleep—all in one smooth motion.

Attending class? She had already previewed the material in the last study session, and then she just needed to have someone copy her notes and review them herself.

"Staying up all night?" A cool voice rang out.

She knew who was talking to her without even looking up.

Hachiman Kairin, her friend, has short black hair that reaches past her shoulders. Her expression doesn't change much, but she has an equally outstanding appearance and seems to be quite popular behind the scenes.

She's also a bassist, and a very good one at that; she could easily replace Su Shi.

"If you know, then don't disturb my sleep."

"Just ask for leave."

"What about attendance?" Li Xi asked casually.

"You're planning to sleep in class anyway, why are you still worried about this?"

Li Xi sighed: "Don't bother me, I'm going to sleep. I can borrow your notes to copy later."

"A bottle of wheat tea." Hai Ling requested.

"casual."

Hai Ling asked curiously, "What do you do when you stay up all night?"

"Composing music."

"Have you found a band?"

"I guess so, although there's only one guitarist—she could probably also do lead vocals if the lights weren't on..."

Hai Ling asked with interest, "Wow. What about the other members?"

It seems I won't be able to sleep unless I satisfy her curiosity.

Li Xi could only straighten up with difficulty, rubbing his temples: "The bassist and lead singer are the same two from the original band, at least that's the plan."

"No keyboardists?"

"No. A keyboardist who's prone to exploding is better off not doing this."

Hai Ling exclaimed in surprise, "A keyboardist who can explode? Are you sure you're looking for a keyboardist and not a bandit who plants bombs?"

"That's a metaphor."

“Generally speaking, the lead singer is more likely to have a breakout performance,” Hai Ling said.

Li Xi propped his chin on his hand and said casually, "Unfortunately, in our situation, anyone could explode."

Except for that pink-haired guitarist. Her heart was more resilient than I imagined.

"How about we call the band the Bomb Band?"

"Your taste in naming is just as bad as our guitarist's."

Hai Ling nodded: "Thank you for the compliment. If you're going to put on a live show, remember to invite me."

"Pay for it yourself."

"How stingy."

The preparatory bell rang, and Hai Ling returned to her seat.

Lixi continued to sleep with her head on the table. She vaguely felt the teacher's gaze, but she ignored it. If she was woken up, she would say that she was not feeling well.

Just looking at her dark circles, it's certainly believable.

The voice coming from the podium was so soothing it made one want to drowsily listen.

For no apparent reason, she thought of Aine. In the previous study session, Aine had taught her and Deng a lot of knowledge—or rather, scoring techniques.

If she had to choose someone to teach her, Lixi felt she would choose Aiyin.

At least the voice is distinctive and won't make you want to fall asleep.

I wonder how things are going with Aine.

The reason Aine called is probably because her memories from the first timeline are affecting her. While I can't fully empathize, I can understand.

Mixing old and new memories together might not be a good thing.

Kelixi was at a loss and couldn't offer any words of comfort.

Unlike me, she can do it very well.

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