The goal of life is to break up all couples

Azusa Matsueda — I think the time we spent as a band was the most important time. The rehearsal room was always reserved for everyone. We rehearsed and played together, wrote and composed songs together, hung out together on weekends, and performed together on stage at live events. And every day, we could smile and say, "See you tomorrow."

It's this ordinary, everyday life that makes us feel like we all share the same happiness. Because, if you want more, if you want to be happier—Matsueda Azusa thinks that once you have this desire, it will never end, right?

If you give up easily, you will definitely regret it later.

Didn't we agree to be in a band for life? We agreed to treat the band like home!

If I give up the band like this, I will regret it for the rest of my life!

"Don't give up!"

Songzhi Zi didn't have time to think about it anymore. She stopped Goto Ichiri without hesitation and grabbed her shoulders tightly with both hands: "Teacher, have you forgotten how you advised me before?"

Goto Ichiri looked at Matsueda Azusa timidly: "Before?"

"Yes! I also thought about giving up music before, but you encouraged me not to give up and even told me stories about yourself to comfort me."

Matsueda Azusa looked at Goto Ichiri very seriously: "Now that I think about it, the little girl you mentioned who has nothing but a guitar should be you, teacher, right?"

"Hug, sorry..."

"No need to apologize."

Songzhi Zi shook his head and turned serious for once. "Whether this story is true or not, I can tell that you really want to play in a band, right?!"

"Just like you advised me before, forming a band is no easy feat. If we miss out on a miracle like this, we might not know if it will ever happen again in this lifetime. We absolutely cannot let it go!"

27. Gotta make a riot

"But...but, I don't know how to cooperate with everyone, and I have no experience performing on stage. I may not be able to withstand the audience's gaze..."

Goto Ichiri said with a sad face: "If I go on stage like this, I will definitely mess up the performance."

Hong Xia shook her head. "Even if I didn't play well today, there's no need to give up on forming a band. One setback doesn't mean anything."

"How can you gain experience without experiencing it yourself? If you don't try, you will never gain experience, teacher."

Matsueda Azusa encouraged him, "The virtual online world is also made up of real people. Teacher, you're a guitar hero with 30,000 followers. Isn't that like performing on a giant stage with 30,000 people every day? Now, the audience's appearance is simply revealed from behind the screen. There's really no essential difference."

"me……"

Goto Ichiri clenched her fists. She was really happy that everyone encouraged her like this. She originally thought that no one in the real world would be interested in her, but what Matsueda Azusa said was right. Even behind the invisible virtual network, aren't there actually living people in essence?

And there are so many people encouraging her. If she misses such an opportunity... she will regret it for the rest of her life.

Goto Ichiri gritted his teeth, but the three words "I can" were on the tip of his tongue, but he couldn't say them. He felt dizzy and his whole body was cold as if it was paralyzed.

"Well, that..."

Just then, Yamada Ryo dragged over a cardboard box with "Perfectly Ripe Mango" written on it. "If you're scared, why not go in here and play? Goto-san's specialty is playing without the audience in sight."

"what!"

Before Hongxia could stop Yamada Ryo from making this strange suggestion, she saw a flash of pink light before her eyes.

Goto Ichiri instantly burrowed into the box of perfectly ripe mangoes, letting out a reassuring sound. "It's so great! It feels like home. This is exactly the environment I usually play guitar in!"

Hong Xia couldn't help but wipe the sweat off her face: "Where does Yili-chan usually live..."

"Well, in that case, it's okay!"

An excited voice emanated from the box of ripe mangoes: "Let's rock out! I feel like I've recovered a thousand percent of my strength!"

Songzhi Zi also breathed a sigh of relief, "I will cheer for the teacher from the audience!"

"Uh-huh!"

Goto Ichiri opened the lid of the cardboard box and nodded vigorously at Matsueda Azusa.

"It doesn't matter if there are mistakes. Music is the best way to express emotions."

Matsueda Azusa thought for a moment and added, "Just like me, my singing skills are barely up to par, but I still serve as the lead singer—all I have to do is convey my feelings to everyone! That's what music is."

"Let's go, it's almost time for us to warm up."

Yamada Ryo waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, Songeda. Just go and wait in the audience."

"OK!"

Matsueda Azusa gave the three of them a thumbs-up: "I didn't even go home to come see your performance. Come on!"

After returning to the performance hall, Matsueda Azusa didn't have to wait long before the lights on the stage suddenly lit up.

Hongxia was sitting in front of the drum set, Yamada Ryo was holding the bass, and there was a box of ripe mangoes with an electric cord plugged in.

"Hello everyone! We are the Bond Band!"

Hong Xia excitedly raised her drumsticks, "Today we're going to play some familiar songs!"

Hey, when did you choose the band name?

Matsueda Azusa scratched his cheek in confusion, but didn't think much about it.

Soon, as Hongxia's drumsticks fell, the music began to sound.

Not a bad start!

Songzhi Zi nodded, well begun is half the success!

However, it was only half successful.

What happened next took a complete turn for the worse.

As Goto Ichiri played, he subconsciously began to play his own rhythm again, but after realizing this, he tried to make up for it in a hurry, but ended up making even bigger trouble.

There were too many mistakes. Not only could they not catch up with the original rhythm, but they also dragged the rhythm of the other two people out of Siberia. There was no way to recover.

Songzhi Zi frowned and looked around.

Sure enough, most of the audience started whispering. I couldn't get their emotions excited. This warm-up was a complete failure... The scene became completely cold.

The sound of Goto Ichiri's guitar became weaker and weaker, as if he had completely lost confidence.

It was a disastrous performance.

Can not be done……

It’s not a big deal if the performance goes wrong. It’s just a warm-up performance and it doesn’t have much impact on the entire live show.

The problem is... this is Goto Ichiri's first stage performance, and if it goes wrong, it will probably be a huge blow.

No matter who it is or what the matter is, the first time is always a very critical link with a far-reaching impact.

If Azusa Matsueda had messed up and ruined crychic's first performance...even if the other members didn't blame him, he would probably have been so devastated that he would have quit the band and given up music.

I will definitely be crushed by the pressure.

Songzhi Zi made a decision that went against his ancestors.

"Zheng!"

She hurriedly apologized to the manager of STARRY, but before she could react to what was happening, Azusa Matsueda climbed onto the counter with a guitar in his arms and strummed the strings fiercely.

Although there was no sound system connected, because the sound of the performance on stage was too low and the audience was silent, Matsueda Azusa instantly attracted the attention of everyone present.

Songzhi Zi raised his right hand, pointed out his index finger and pinky finger, and shouted loudly: "Teacher! Play with me!"

Whether it's embarrassing or childish, it doesn't matter.

This is rock and roll!

Matsueda Azusa remembered that Guitar Hero had mentioned to him in private that her favorite type of music was actually the kind of "cool" rock music - yes, it didn't matter what type of rock music it was, what mattered was "cool" - it was even better to say that she was a bit "middle school second-year student" and she often bought some Gothic accessories, such as chains, zipper straps and the like.

So if you want her to show her true strength...

Let's try this song. I remember that Guitar Hero also played it before.

Riot!!!

Songzhi Zi took a deep breath, plucked the strings, and sang loudly:

【Everybody screaming! 】

【Everybody moving! 】

【Let's get it started！ 】

【Gotta make a riot now! 】

The passionate music resounded throughout the performance hall, and the audience all looked at Songzhi Zi who was standing at the counter. They all seemed very confused for a moment, but the atmosphere was indeed aroused.

Then, a brand new guitar sound was also heard from the box of ripe mangoes.

【If you feel so empty and feel so tired】

【When I'm sick of fake smile and fake words】

【We're all wired】

Sure enough, this method works!

With the support of her own skills and the adjustment of the livehouse equipment, Goto Ichiri's current performance sounds much better than Matsueda Azusa's performance, and even has 70% of the strength in the cover video.

Hongxia and Yamada Ryo looked at each other, nodded to each other, and then began to play in coordination with Goto Ichiri.

The audience couldn't help but discuss:

"Eh? The guitarist...is unexpectedly amazing?!"

“It feels like it’s almost at a professional level!”

"So the opening just now was a prank?"

"That's right! Who in their right mind would go on stage wearing a box of ripe mangoes? It's really a joke."

"So this is the design that starts with underestimation and ends with praise? The effect is amazing!"

"Who said this warm-up is bad? This warm-up is really good."

"Rock, this is rock!"

"Hey!"

The sound engineer sister next to her also climbed onto the counter under the helpless gaze of the store manager and handed the microphone connected to the sound system to Matsueda Azusa's mouth.

She winked at Matsueda Azusa, then raised her left hand high in a rock and roll gesture and shouted to the audience, "Everybody!"

"Wuhu!"

"yeah!!"

The audience in the audience responded loudly and politely, and the atmosphere quickly became heated.

【Everybody screaming】

【Everybody moving】

【I'm going crazy】

【So what are you gonna do now】

Amidst the boiling atmosphere, Goto Ichiri's performance also evolved again.

The ripe mango Jinchūriki makes his grand debut!

28. Oh my, I’m so scared!

"Ah! I was so scared... I almost thought the warm-up performance was over!"

Backstage, rehearsal room.

Ijichi Hongxia breathed a sigh of relief and waved her drumsticks happily. "Thanks to Matsueda-senpai, everyone thought this opening was a deliberate little trick and praised it for being so rock 'n' roll."

"Ah, and Pochi, he performed really well later on! As expected of the legendary guitar hero, his skills are already at a professional level, right?"

Goto Ichiri had already consciously gotten up from his seat and began to speak, "Smith Marseille! You almost ruined the performance. It's all my fault for not cooperating with everyone!"

"It's okay, it's mainly because I had to make do with this at the last minute today."

Hong Xia comforted him, "Before the next performance, everyone should practice well and get used to each other. This shouldn't happen again."

"Hey wait..."

Matsueda Azusa realized belatedly: "What is Pochi?"