A band simulator, but all girl-heavy!

Aoi gave her a gentle wave, a bright smile on her face.

"Ah."

Mu nodded. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but Aoi felt that her eyes seemed to be brighter...

Just like that, after a simple farewell, the two friends who had just met returned home. Aoi happily sat in the car humming an unknown tune, and remained in a happy mood until she returned home.

Even until she lay quietly on the single bed in her bedroom, with a silly smile on her face, she secretly made clear plans for the future.

She'll have to speed through the GBC simulation with one life, then return to the C-Team simulation to find a solution for Toyokawa Shoko! Then, she'll start the Mygo simulation, lead everyone through the difficulties, and become good friends with them in real life.

With this in mind, Aoi started today's simulation and continued from the last session.

If you have already watched the CG animation of the confrontational live performance "Kuruna Hoshino's Solo Live", you can watch it again in the CG Gallery after it ends.

The data of both parties is being settled...

Calculating fan ratings...

Note: Due to the data gap between the two sides of this confrontational Live and the huge difference in the number of fans, a fair protection mechanism was activated.

After the performance, you sat in silence in the lounge, awaiting the results, as anxious as students awaiting their exam rankings. Not long after, Grandma followed the small singer through the door and into your lounge.

Grandma's face still had that amiable and elegant smile as always, and it was impossible to tell what she was thinking from her appearance. But judging by the lively atmosphere just now, you have undoubtedly lost this game.

This was an impossible answer from the beginning. This is Kuruna Hoshino's home turf, her personal live show. No matter how hard you try, you can't take away her fans.

"It seems you couldn't defeat my students."

Grandma did say that, but she still had a smile on her face. That smile didn't sound sarcastic or disappointed, but rather looked relieved and moved.

Just as you were wondering, the female singer who was 'ruined' by you today also came forward and explained her feelings to your grandmother with a serious expression on her face: she thinks you are the winners, and these days she has been singing her extinguished passion to the audience over and over again. Maybe she won in terms of popularity and strength, but when it comes to 'conveyance of her heart to the audience', she lost to you, lost to 'TOGENASHITOGEARI'.

And grandma just smiled and nodded, agreeing with her. In fact, when you were planning to stand on the stage and perform despite Kuruna's home advantage, grandma had already approved of you.

"Whether it's a band or a singer, as long as they play and sing with all their might, they'll qualify."

Settlement completed.

Final result: The band 'TOGENASHI TOGEARI' won based on comprehensive data!

This competitive live event will significantly increase guitar playing and singing skills, and slightly increase songwriting and composing skills. You'll automatically receive a new song equivalent to "Black Sheep."

Acquire the new skill 'Unwilling to Compromise Even if Broken': In the process of getting along with everyone in the Thorn Group, especially with Renna, you gradually learned her spirit of never giving up and never compromising, and incorporated this spirit into your music.

The specific effect is: the lowest point of cohesion that leads to the disbandment of a band will be lowered to -10%.

The band's popularity has increased significantly, and the popularity increase for the next week will be enhanced by the special buff 'The band that crashes the concert at Hoshino'.

Great, great harvest!

Is the so-called competitive Live really that awesome? Just winning a match would net her so many rewards, not only boosting her newly acquired guitar stats, but also giving her songs and skills.

This combat endurance skill, combined with the one I obtained earlier, can bring the favorability to 70 by starting the simulation...

It's simply tailor-made for Crychic. With these two skills, why should I be afraid of Xiangzi? Even if I slap Xiangzi twice, I can save the situation!

It seems I'll have to actively seek out competitive Live from now on. If I can earn this much every time, I'll be able to speedrun all the dungeons...

[There is no doubt that you have won this performance. Grandma promises that she will not interfere with your future anymore and wishes that your band can really realize her dream.

The live performance, including the live broadcast on the same day, made many people aware of your existence. Not long after you came out of the concert, you had already seen the video of the "Thornless Band" on the Internet. Although some people still accuse you of riding on your popularity, more audiences recognize your performance and musical level.

In such a positive atmosphere, you decided to hold a celebration party to celebrate today's success, and the location was naturally your only designated gathering place - Subaru's home.

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Chapter 167 How nice it would be if she were there.

Today's celebration party was probably the loudest one since the band was founded.

Everyone gathered at the dining table. Nina and Subaru were arguing about whether the vegetables in the hot pot tasted better when they were soft or hard. Momoka was considering whether to have a drink with Rupa, and Aoi was trying to stop her. As for Satoshi, she was hesitating whether to join the vegetable battle or the drinking battle.

The band was just like usual, shouting and arguing, bubbling like the broth in a hot pot.

But in fact, the mood of each of them is like the vegetables and meat floating in the hot pot soup, full of all kinds of wonderful and happy flavors.

At least that's what Taoxiang thought.

Although she has not yet fulfilled her original dream and the band has not become a professional, many practical problems still lie before her, and the only solution seems to be to successfully save Aoi.

But, perhaps this is a greater success. After all, in Taoxiang's eyes, she has firmly believed that if she were not the youngest girl in the band, they might not have come this far. It is uncertain whether they will move forward into the future, but it probably won't be so easy and happy.

They need Aoi, no, maybe she needs it... This is beyond doubt. With Aoi in the band and the performance, there is a power that she cannot describe, something that she has been desperately pursuing in the dark.

"Everyone!! Why hasn't anyone cheered or clinked glasses at this stage?"

The noisy bandmates seemed to have endless energy. Everyone was clearly concentrating on playing today, having almost used up all their strength and energy, but they were still so energetic when it came to the celebration party.

Rencai raised the juice in her hand, stood up with a somewhat excited expression, and shouted, "Today is a celebration party, isn't it? There's no sense of ceremony at all!"

"Didn't you object when I told you to take a picture before you started eating?"

Subaru retorted dissatisfiedly.

"That, that's two different things!"

Rencai shook her head righteously and said seriously, "Because, because... today's celebration party is to celebrate Xiaokui's victory over her grandmother and the band's entry into professional life!"

These words were indeed inspiring, but none of them raised the cups in their hands to match Renai. Instead, they looked at her with complicated or bitter expressions and remained silent.

Seeing that no one spoke, Renai tilted her head in confusion.

"What...what are you doing? Isn't it?"

"Actually, we haven't come to a conclusion yet on the matter of joining a professional band..."

Aoi had a faint helpless smile on her face and gently reminded, "Last time, Sister Taoxiang only said that she was willing to participate in this performance, but she didn't say that she agreed to become a professional."

"Is there any need to ask? Miss Momoka will definitely agree."

Renai puffed out her chest confidently and looked at Momoka, who stood there with a stiff expression. Her azure eyes seemed to say, "Right?", full of anticipation, like two dazzling stars.

"... Still, that remains to be discussed."

Taoxiang sighed and replied in a somewhat depressed tone.

She didn't want to be the opponent of the group again and again, nor did she want to have any disputes with Rencai, but the problem was that she really hadn't thought clearly about the band's career.

Compared to her state before participating in the show, she has gone from not wanting to enter the professional field to wanting to enter the field but still hesitating.

On the one hand, after all, Aoi has been recognized by her grandmother, and the band can move forward with her smoothly. With Aoi there, both the band's atmosphere and music will have tremendous progress and possibilities. On the other hand, as long as you want to enter the music industry, whether you are a professional singer or a band, you will always need to choose between self and commercialization.

Just like the Diamond Dust band in the past, between self and commercialization, her former partners chose business, while she chose self.

Yu Kawasaki struggled for a long time, but found that she had a hard time living after choosing herself, while Diamond Dust became a popular band.

There is definitely some reluctance, and there is also an uncompromising mentality like Ninai who wants to desperately prove that she has not lost, but more of it is fear and worry.

She didn't want these kids, especially Nina or Aoi, to face this problem.

"We have quite a few fans now, huh? Even though we just finished performing today, a veteran band member like you shouldn't be unable to see how much popularity and traffic potential we have today, right?"

Miss Zhi, the second-to-last member of the band, broke the silence, a hint of anxiety appearing on her little face that always looked unhappy.

"Of course I know this, but it's easier to fall into a trap at times like this."

Taoxiang shook her head and explained slowly, "Those agencies will probably come to us in the next few days, but if I join an agency without permission and sign a contract, it would be like selling myself and my music to them, and I don't want that..."

The Empty Box is very important to her, but now she cares more about the Black Sheep song.

If that song was repeatedly adapted and turned into a commercial style, it would be a trampling on Aoi's intentions and turning this song that represents resistance and uncompromising into a symbol of compromise.

"Momoka... you still can't forget about Diamond Dust?"

Subaru looked at her with some concern. "I don't think we'll make the same mistake again, okay? Didn't we even beat the professional singers?"

"Still, think about it carefully."

Taoxiang shook her head, not directly answering the question. "Professionalism requires careful consideration... Also, you should think about which to choose between self and business. However, I think our band will probably choose self, right?"

"I think this is a question that doesn't require an answer. You already know the answer, Sister Taoxiang."

A faint smile appeared on Aoi's face, and a faint light shone in her emerald green eyes.

"We will continue to resist, just like the black sheep. We will only write songs that belong to us, our own voices, and shout out to this unfair world like an outlier."

She paused for a moment, calmly raised her hand, and raised her slender little finger.

"We want to be the black sheep that disrupts the whole pasture... We won't stop shouting no matter what happens."

This girl was always like this. She was only fifteen years old, even a little younger than the impulsive Niina, but the words she said and the things she did always had an incredible power.

Maybe this is an angel. Just a smile can give people strength, and just words can bring hope.

People like her will lead the trend and become the faith of many people, whether in the past, present or future.

"Sister Taoxiang, let's continue to write more and more songs that belong only to us."

Aoi's smile was frozen in front of my eyes.

Momoka wanted to respond, wanted to show a pleased expression, wanted to raise her pinky finger with her and yell 'smash everyone's place'.

But she couldn't do it. She only felt that the world in front of her eyes shattered like a mirror, and then disappeared completely.

Taoxiang sat up from the sofa in a daze, but found herself still lying in her own home, the lights were still on, the unfinished hangover soup and water on the table had already gone cold, and the colorful sunrise outside the window cast a dim light.

An indescribable feeling of loss instantly swept over her, far stronger than when she was drunk and left unattended last night, as if the whole world had abandoned her.

Even without Kui, she is willing to move to a higher stage with Thorny Without Thorns.

But what if we add sunflower?

She couldn't control herself and kept thinking about the things she once resisted...

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Chapter 1 Extra If Line: This will be the most dazzling distance in the world (Part )

20 years later.

It was a sunny day, the sky was blue and almost transparent, and clearly shaped, puffy and soft clouds were floating in the air, standing like white mountains.

Tokyo's Narita International Airport, shrouded in a clear sky, is as bustling as ever. Flights from different regions and countries take off and land in an orderly manner. Countless staff and passengers are like parts that make up part of this huge machine.

Different voices, different languages, the sound of the broadcast and the distant mechanical sounds mixed in the air, filling every corner.

A tall and slender woman with long straight black hair was carrying a suitcase and walking slowly towards the airport exit. Under the wide sun hat, her pair of gem-like purple eyes and the teardrop mole under her eyes added a lot of charm to her.

She was on a flight departing from New York, USA. She studied and researched so hard in a foreign country that she almost forgot the time. When she came to her senses, she found that she had been away from her hometown for twenty years.

Over the years, she has achieved many great research results in brain science and psychology, and has achieved success, fame, and wealth.

These things that others have spent their entire lives trying to obtain were just props that she desperately used to escape the past and her own psychological shadows. She could use these twenty years to do anything, but she could not save their lives.

The woman's brow twitched slightly as certain unpleasant memories surfaced in her mind once again. The portrait, the rainy day, the overpass, and the tram—these things were like an eternal nightmare, never leaving her mind, not even today...

There was nothing she could do about it, so she put on her sunglasses and quickened her pace.

As she walked out of the airport, both the sunlight and the clear blue sky were blocked by the color of her sunglasses. Only a car with its window rolled down not far away caught her attention.

She walked quickly, her high heels making crisp sounds on the ground. She slowly took off her sunglasses and looked at the person in the driver's seat who seemed both familiar and unfamiliar.

The person had long snow-white hair tied in a soft low ponytail at the back of her head. She had a petite figure and a pretty face. The most attractive thing about her was her pair of eyes that were as different in color as gemstones.

"Rikki."

The other person was obviously no longer a girl, but her frivolous and inexplicably clever eyes and voice still made people feel a cat-like agility.

"...Wildcat, no, Lenai."

Li Xi sighed softly, walked around to the other side, opened the passenger door and got in. He seemed hesitant, and after a while he secretly glanced at Lenai and whispered, "You've changed quite a lot..."

"is it?"

Lenai blinked nonchalantly, "Rikki, you haven't changed."

The topic ended here. During this long period of time, Lixi never learned how to get along well with others. The people she wanted to protect the most and get along with the most have passed away one after another. She is always cold and rigid in front of others, and only shows such an embarrassing side when she sees the people she used to know.

As for Lenai, she was an unpredictable person from beginning to end, both in the past and now. As always, she did not feel uncomfortable with the dull atmosphere. She turned on the car music and played rock music that was older than this era. While gently shaking her head to the beat, she started the car and set off.

The sound of music accompanied the clear sky. Although there was silence in the car, Li Xi inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity.

When was that? It seemed like… I had experienced something like this before.