We agreed to be in a band for life, what the heck is Dragon Raja?

Seeing that Wakaba Mutsu remained silent, she shrugged and said:

"Your singing is beautiful. I'm really looking forward to the day you perform, Xiao Mu. Maybe you'll need my help then."

"Sigh, I'm tired, I'm logging off now. Contact me anytime if you need anything, I'm always here. I'm still waiting for you to do business with me, I'll definitely get things done and make sure you're satisfied."

Metis clapped her hands.

The next instant, Ruoye Mu felt the scenes in her 'vision' merge.

The temple of consciousness melted away before my eyes like snowflakes, merging into reality.

In my line of sight, the band members were still discussing something.

Today's practice is almost over, and everyone is discussing the band's new song and plans for future performances.

Nagumo Ugetsu was offering suggestions, while Toyokawa Shoko said, "I'll start composing as soon as I get home. I just thought of a perfect melody that will definitely match Takamatsu Akari's lyrics."

Ruo Ye Mu lowered her eyes, looking at the scene before her.

It wasn't until Nan Yun Yuyue noticed her silence that she reached out and tugged at the hem of her clothes, drawing her a little closer to the crowd.

Ruoye Mutsu's heart trembled slightly.

"Wakaba Mutsumi,"

She said to herself in her heart,

"What kind of deal costs a quarter of one's life? What kind of shadowy undercurrents... As long as you don't touch them, things can stay this way forever... Isn't that good enough?"

"Haha."

Faintly, within the Hall of Consciousness, a laugh that only Ruo Ye Mu could hear rang out. It was the voice of Mo Ti Si, sounding like a lament, yet also like a mockery.

Chapter 96 Nan Yun Yu Yue was easily obtained.

After a while, the afternoon training session quickly came to an end.

The group left the rehearsal room and returned to RiNG's lobby.

This time, it was Motoyo Nagasaki who returned the rented training room and musical instruments.

"Thank you for your hard work, Nagumo-kun. I'll take over this time."

Nagasaki Motoyo had a gentle smile and her eyes were slightly upturned.

She was naturally understanding, and seeing that Nan Yunyu was the last to leave the training room, she waited outside the door for him to come out.

Today, Toyokawa Shoko said goodbye to everyone and left first.

Normally, as the band's initiator, and given the etiquette taught by the Toyokawa family, she wouldn't be the first to leave.

However, because of Takamatsu Takayuki's lyrics, Toyokawa Shoko was eager to grasp the feeling of that melody in her heart, fearing that she would forget it after a while.

"It feels so familiar..."

She thought to herself.

If she was deeply shocked and moved when she first saw the lyrics in Gao Songdeng's notebook, it was so moving that tears welled up in her eyes.

But after more than an hour of practice, during the sound check with the other band members, the feeling about the lyrics became more and more profound in my mind, as if I had seen them before at some point.

That melody lingered in her mind...lingering as if it wanted to break free of its cage and escape.

Shoko Toyokawa was eager to express this feeling through her music.

"We must compose a melody that matches the lyrics."

She repeated the plan to herself.

So, after the rehearsal ended, Toyokawa Shoko took her notebook from Takamatsu Akari and hurriedly boarded the tram to go home.

After a while,

Nanon Ugetsu walked out of the Live House lobby.

Standing beside him were Mutsumi Wakaba and Motoyo Nagasaki.

Shiina Tatsuki has other things to do tonight, so she'll leave first as well.

Looking at his side, Ruoye Mutsuki was standing in the center, with Nagasaki Motoyo across from him.

Her eyelashes drooped and then lifted again.

Just now, Metathias's voice rang in my mind once again.

"Baku...trial pack..."

Her words echoed in my mind, as if I was quite certain that I would make a deal with her.

Ruo Yemu thought for a long time, but still couldn't come up with anything, so she simply stopped thinking about it and focused on listening to the conversation between the two people next to her.

"Nagamo-kun...did you form a band when you were in Kamogawa Central Junior High School?"

"No, but I usually have a lot of contact with this area, and I've also learned about it in private, so I have experience in this field."

"So that's it."

Su Shi is quite the chatterbox...

Wakaba Muxin thought.

Sometimes she often feels that she can't express herself well. She has a lot of thoughts in her mind, but when it comes to words, she doesn't know how to express them.

After joining the band, she met a girl named Gao Songdeng. Although Gao Songdeng was sometimes as inarticulate as she was, she was able to convey her feelings through lyrics.

But Ruo Yemu felt that it would be difficult for her to do this.

Childhood memories, like a tide, constantly surround her throughout her life.

Sometimes she really doesn't know how to properly express herself, and instead just watches quietly like a doll, keeping many things to herself.

And Motisse...

Wakaba Mu shook his head.

In any case, she would not relinquish control to Metis.

The trade of a quarter of one's life still seemed somewhat unreal to her at this moment, so unreal that she couldn't quite figure out what Mortis was really thinking.

Is it really just about control?

My thoughts wandered back to the so-called 'trial pack'.

Ruoye Mu felt that it was like Pandora's box, the 'source of calamity' in Greek mythology.

Motisse...

Ugh……

If Ye Mu suddenly remembered the last thing Metis said when she told her about the contract that 'costs a quarter of one's life'.

She was playing the theme song for Princess Mononoke at the time, which is probably why she said, "Princess Mononoke is going to be re-released soon, remember to take me to see it."

"Movie……"

She glanced at Nan Yun Yuyue's face without making a sound.

He once said that he would go see the movie when he had the chance.

"Has he... forgotten about this?"

Ruoye Mu suddenly thought of it.

Her eyelashes drooped even lower.

If Ye Mu didn't know how to start the conversation, what if Nan Yun Yu Yue just said it casually? Would that make him feel awkward?

She didn't want to think about it anymore.

now,

Inside the Temple of Consciousness

Mortis's voice echoed softly once more:

"Mu..."

"You can just book the tickets and ask him to go to the movies on your phone, isn't that enough..."

"Do I really need to teach you this kind of thing...?"

Wakaba Mutsu remained silent.

"Sigh, I'm really impressed with you. If you had listened to me earlier, you would have watched countless movies by now."

"If only you would just hand over control of your body to me, then Nan Yun Yuyue would be a piece of cake. Sigh."

Motis looked at her with a disappointed expression.

Then, she helplessly cupped her cheeks:

"Forget it, I'll teach you a trick. You don't need to go to the movie theater; there are too many people there."

“The basement is a great place; you can watch a movie there when he comes to the house.”

"It's good that you guys don't need to practice that guitar anymore, anyway I don't understand it very well."

"Besides, isn't there a TV in the basement? These days, TVs can all connect to the internet, right? Don't you have some pocket money? It's not hard to buy a membership or something, is it? Just top it up and watch movies, right?"

Motisse fired off a barrage of questions.

"You don't need to watch anything else, just watch Princess Mononoke."

"Didn't you guys practice its theme song before? As a critically acclaimed work directed by Hayao Miyazaki, which online store wouldn't have it?"

"My God, I didn't expect it to be so simple. I almost wish I could do it for you."

Operate it for me...?

Wakaba Mutsu's eyes were fixed on her.

"Ugh……"

Metis sighed.

"Don't worry, if you don't hand it over to me voluntarily, I won't be able to take control."

"Consider this suggestion a free gift. After all, I was born to help you, so you're welcome."

Finally, she sighed again and disappeared.

wow——

This is what Wakaba Mutsu's perspective was like just now.

On one side was Metis in the Hall of Consciousness, and the two looked at each other.

On the other side, there is a scene of Nagumo Ugetsu chatting with Nagasaki Motoyo.

Just as Motis disappeared, Nagasaki Motoyo happened to be on the street she was taking home, smiling and saying goodbye to Nagumo Ugetsu:

"Nagamo-kun, Wakaba-kun, I'm leaving now."

Nagasaki Motoyo waved her hand.

See you at school tomorrow.

"See you tomorrow."

Nan Yun Yuyue also waved goodbye to her.

Now, only Wakaba Mutsu was left by his side.

Wakaba Mutsu paused for a moment, watching Nagasaki Motoyo walk away until she disappeared around the corner.

"Go back together?"

Nanyun Yuyue said.

Seeing that Ruoye Mu remained standing still, he waited until she looked at him.

"it is good."

Ruoye Mu nodded slightly.

"move……"