Mygo, you guys seem to be getting a bit heavy-hearted.

"……I see."

Mu nodded stiffly.

However, Xiang didn't say that it was wrong to do this, so it can't be considered a betrayal.

"Ding."

The phone notification sounded at just the right moment between the three, not drowned out by the noise of the scene, and reached the ears of the remaining Crychic members.

"...Whose phone rang?"

Someone asked a question, and all three of them simultaneously reached into their pockets.

Finally, Shiina Ritsuki looked at the shooting star icon that lit up on the screen.

"its mine."

Then, she unlocked her phone and read the message from Deng: "Deng said, let us go in first, and we'll see them after the first band finishes their performance."

"Um……"

Nagasaki Motoyo rubbed her nails, unable to figure out the connection, so she gave up thinking about it. "Well... let's go in first. It's a rare opportunity to watch a live show together at Ring."

The other two didn't have any objections either, since they were just waiting around anyway.

After entering, the group was almost separated by the surging crowd. Fortunately, Su Shi used her advantage as a big old woman to pull the two of them around and found a spot where they could see the stage and where it would be easy for Deng and Xiangzi to find them.

“There are so many people.”

Li Xi clicked his tongue in displeasure, stood on tiptoe, looked around at the number of people in the venue, and shook his head. "A typical Ring Live performance, unless it's the home show of a super popular band, wouldn't have this kind of popularity."

Nagasaki Motoyo picked up her phone, did some research online, and then said to her companion, "Well, it seems that a big internet celebrity band is going to make their debut performance here today. It also seems that their guitarist is a very talented person, and they're generating a lot of buzz online, so there are quite a few people coming to join the fun."

"Hmph, going with the flow."

Li Xi didn't know anything about internet celebrities, but if it caused trouble for Deng and their meeting because of some internet celebrity, she would definitely say a few words about that person online.

Therefore, Li Xi took a special look at Su Shi's phone and wrote down the internet celebrity's appearance and username.

Meow Dream, right?

She remembered.

"Many people also came for the guitar... Ah, the live performance is starting."

Just as the group was talking, all the lights in the venue suddenly went out, plunging the entire venue into darkness, with only a few lights shining on the stage, where some girls were making final adjustments to the equipment.

"Since we're already here...why don't we take a look?"

Although it had nothing to do with the purpose of her visit today, Su Shi still tried her best to liven up the atmosphere.

"I do not mind."

"Um……"

Li Xi and Mu responded one after the other, but no one really focused their attention on the performance on stage. Su Shi was no exception, glancing at the entrance every now and then.

The three people standing together watched the live performance with different thoughts in mind, completely unaware of what would happen next.

About half an hour later, even the most composed Su Shi became somewhat anxious, turning around more frequently, and ignoring the band that had already begun to orderly leave the stage.

“Papapapapa…”

Li Xi intermittently joined the audience in applauding the performance of this amateur band.

"Why hasn't the light arrived yet, after all this time?"

"I don't know either... Xiaoxiang hasn't replied to the messages I sent her..."

Is it possible that she blocked you?

Ms. Lixi, who is skilled at blocking people, delivered a critical hit.

Ms. Su Shi's armor was pierced.

Ms. Su Shi remained silent.

"..."

No way?

Chapter 74 There's a cow! (2)

"Thank you all for your support. Our band will continue to bring you even more dazzling performances in the future!"

“Papappapa——”

Su Shi shook her head, clearing away the doubt that had just arisen, and frowned, saying, "Xiao Xiang wouldn't do that, she's so gentle..."

"Weren't you there that day? You must have seen that guy's attitude, right?"

Unlike Mu, Li Xi didn't go along with Su Shi's lead and directly continued, "Heh, maybe she stopped considering us as companions a long time ago, and only you still think she's a good person."

After Toyokawa Shoko ended his six-month effort without any explanation, the camaraderie between them had long since vanished, leaving only resentment and unvented anger.

At the time, I only refrained from exploding on the spot because I was considering Deng's feelings.

Since Crychic disbanded, Shiina Tatsuki's expectations for surpassing her older sister have all disappeared, leaving only an extremely disgusting sense of inferiority that constantly washes over and stimulates her nerves.

Besides going to school, the thing she does most often now is stare blankly at the ceiling in her room, and she has fallen behind in her drum practice.

The connection with Deng was severed from that day on. They had met the day before, but the next day they couldn't reach him at all, and sending messages yielded no useful information.

Shiina Riki scrolled up the chat box with the lighthouse in frustration. Apart from the message inviting her to the live show the day before yesterday, the last message from that night was only three words long.

"sorry."

Lixi knew that Deng might have sent those words to all the members of Crychic, but she still felt that she might be different.

But after that "I'm sorry".

Deng never contacted him again until the afternoon before yesterday.

The conflicts that hadn't surfaced during their previous meeting suddenly erupted inside the venue, shattering the facade of peace among the remaining Crychic members.

"I don't care what happens to that guy, and I don't care what she thinks! I'm just here to find the light."

"...That's so unfair!"

"Soyo..."

The woman from Mutou, who was sandwiched between the two, tugged at Su Shi's sleeve, but the latter ignored her completely and even squeezed her between herself and Li Xi.

Mu's vision went completely black.

"How can you say that! Xiao Xiang... something must have happened to her. As long as everyone can calm down and sit down to talk things over, Crychic.Crychic will definitely be able to recover..."

Before Su Shi could finish speaking, a loud roar suddenly erupted from the speakers on the live stage, and at the same time, the audience watching the live show burst into the loudest cheer of the night.

"oh--!!!!"

Su Shi was unconsciously drawn to the spot and subconsciously looked in that direction, and then...

Her pupils contracted sharply.

"That girl...that's Xiaodeng...why is Xiaodeng on stage?"

"You're still there, Cryc... What did you say?!"

Lixi's reaction was beyond description.

Mu, who was pressed between the two, clearly felt a gust of wind brush past her ear... but where did the wind come from in the room?

"……Well!"

When Lixi's gaze fell on the thin girl on the stage holding a notebook, he froze, completely motionless.

"Don't worry, I'm messaging Xiaoxiang. Didn't she say before that she was with Xiaodeng..."

Li Xi, unable to bear it any longer, said, "I already told you you've been blocked!"

"...I wasn't pulled..."

"And look at yourself more closely! Isn't that keyboard player behind the light with his underwear over his head the guy you've been thinking about?"

After being scolded by the more impulsive Riki, Nagasaki Motoyo, who was in a state of turmoil after seeing the lamp, finally calmed down and looked back in the direction of the lamp after letting out a long breath.

The blue-haired girl standing to the right and behind the little penguin would still be recognizable even if she turned to gray.

"Xiao Xiang?! How could this be...? Why?"

The immense shock, coupled with the chaotic atmosphere, almost caused the exceptionally intelligent fifteen-year-old JK to faint on the spot.

Shiina Tatsuki was also clueless. Compared to Nagasaki Motoyo, who was good at playing mind games but even better at getting the short end of the stick, she could simply ignore the first part.

"Even if you ask me, I still can't understand why Deng would stand on a live stage with that guy and a bunch of strangers..."

Lixi scratched his head in frustration.

Ruo Ye Mu lowered her head and spoke in a voice only the two of them could hear: "Perhaps, Xiang He Deng has formed a new band and that's why they invited us to come and watch..."

"Xiao Mu, don't speak!"

"You don't understand lamps at all!"

"Xiao Xiang/Deng would never do such a thing behind our backs!"*2.

The sudden understanding between the two made Mu lower his head even further.

She seems to have accidentally said something wrong again... She should probably just keep quiet.

(OxO)

Mu covered his mouth with his hand.

However, no matter what the audience thought, time kept moving forward steadily.

The preparations on stage were soon coming to an end.

This may be the final "judgment" for Crychic, and it is about to begin.

The executors are Takamatsu Akari and Toyokawa Shoko.

Then.

Trial.

……

When it came to the opening remarks, the cheerful Miaomeng naturally took on the task without hesitation. She walked to the front of the stage, aligned with the lights, and then picked up the microphone: "Good evening, Miaomeng! Hello everyone who has come from afar, I am Miaomeng, the drummer of this band. It's a pleasure to meet you all."

The drummer on stage was no stranger to Ms. Shiina Riki, after all, she had just seen his signature purple hair and red eyes on the internet. But the girl holding the laptop next to Nyanmu was the one who stood out to her.

The lights... seem to have a new drummer besides her...

And she seemed so confident and at ease... If it were someone like me... I definitely couldn't do what that internet celebrity did...

"However, today's main character is not Meow Dream, so I won't go into too much detail. A simple greeting to everyone will suffice."

A significant portion of the audience were her fans, so when Miaomeng finished her opening remarks, the audience erupted in cheers once again.

Unfortunately, people's joys and sorrows are not shared, and Ms. Motoyo Nagasaki only found their noise annoying.

She watched as the blue-haired keyboardist and the young man with the bass next to her exchanged a few words casually, then revealed a radiant smile that she had never shown before, a smile that was completely open and genuine.

But Xiao Xiang... I only started playing bass because of you...

Chapter Seventy-Five: Memories will become more perfect with time.

"Lamp Girl, the rest of the time is in your hands."

After warming up the atmosphere, Miaomeng willingly handed the microphone back to Deng, who was standing to the side.

Twenty minutes before going on stage, Miao Meng, who was not good at waiting, couldn't stand the boredom and asked this timid girl about her situation... and finally got the answer she wanted.

This girl was not as weak as she appeared; her courage and determination left even Miaomeng, a listener, speechless.

In that case...wouldn't she have no choice but to do others a favor and let the limelight go to her?

"Yes, Miss Meow Dream..."