Rainy days are good for band breakups, and with it being evening, the dusk also provided enough emotional value.
Under the overcast sky, the city was still bustling, people hurried along with umbrellas in this dead silence, as if a fog had settled over their hearts, their individual emotions unable to be expressed in this stagnant water.
Inside the practice room, Shimizu Rin sat on the corner sofa, holding her Santa and tuning its strings, her gaze occasionally flicking towards the four gloomy-faced people not far away.
The reclusive penguin huddled in the corner, lead vocalist Takamatsu Tomori.
The Tomori guard circling the reclusive Tomori, drummer Shiina Rikki.
The wooden dummy sitting motionless, rhythm guitarist Wakaba Mutsumi.
And the divorced rich lady waiting by the door for her white moonlight, bassist Nagasaki Soyo.
A single sentence could summarize the healthy mental state of this band — like a black hole, devouring everyone within the band.
While other girl bands should have been filled with laughter and joy at this moment, this girl band was as silent as the grave, the few members unable to string a sentence together.
Now, forming a band with these heavyweights... well, all in all, Shimizu Rin's life was set.
Shimizu Rin stood up, guitar in hand, and prepared to pack up and leave, speaking coldly:
"Xiangzi probably has something on today, right? Anyway, no one wants to practice, so why don't we cancel practice today? I have a gig later, so I won't stay long."
Are you kidding? If Shimizu Rin, who had transmigrated, didn't have income from gigs and busking, whether she could continue school would be a problem. How could she have time to mess around with these psychologically troubled band girls?
She might not want to be a vocational school band girl!
Being in a band for life is impossible!
Joining this unreliable make-believe band was a result of Shimizu Rin reluctantly giving in to Xiangzi's persistent invitations.
Anyway, this band wouldn't last long, so joining to watch the show was fine, and she could also get free drinks and matcha parfait.
But unfortunately, she forgot the warnings of her predecessors... wanting to observe a black hole is indeed impossible... there's only the consequence of being swallowed by the black hole.
Soon after Shimizu Rin joined CRYCHIC, she felt exhausted and helpless interacting with them.
Her life was already difficult enough, and now she also had to juggle band performances and practices...
This kind of band, it would probably be better if it disbanded, right?
With this time, Shimizu Rin could perform solo guitar to earn some living expenses, in exchange for a few dinners with meat and vegetables, to improve her slightly undernourished body.
Let her go, and let everyone go.
But before Shimizu Rin could crouch down to put away her guitar case, two distinctly different voices came from behind her.
"Hey! You white-haired girl! We've all been waiting here for so long! And now you want to leave?"
"Rin-chan, can we wait a little longer for Xiangzi? She might have been delayed on the way, and should be here to practice with us soon."
The drummer and Long-term Vegetarian both looked over, one cold and one warm, putting double pressure on Shimizu Rin, not wanting her to leave now.
Shimizu Rin helplessly covered her face with her hand, a bitter smile on her lips.
If she had known this would happen, she definitely wouldn't have joined CRYCHIC.
She silently stood up, touched her empty stomach, and scanned everyone in the practice room, a hint of sarcasm in her eyes.
It erupted instantly.
"Ha? Do you even look like a band right now? You can't practice without her, is that it? You have to wait for her to arrive before you can start practicing? Is she your butterfly? You can't do anything without her?"
"I'd like to ask you, what do you consider a band? Are you all here to play house? Either you're reclusive and don't speak, or you don't speak and are reclusive. Calling you girl bands, it's more like you're a bunch of living dead people?"
Shimizu Rin, with a cold face, spoke her mind, completely disregarding the two people whose expressions were growing increasingly grim in front of her, sarcastically taunting these so-called band girls.
When under pressure, you have to vent, don't you? Doesn't a flood often break a dam? Besides, Shimizu Rin didn't think her personality was that noble...
Since this band was very likely to disband today, Shimizu Rin decided not to hold back, expressing all her most direct feelings about this band and scolding the naive band girls in front of her.
"Ha? You fellow!"
Shiina Rikki's face immediately flushed red, her eyes glaring at the white-haired beautiful girl who was half a head shorter than her. The waves on her chest heaved violently with her rapid breathing, looking particularly magnificent.
Shimizu Rin was petite, with snow-white skin, soft white hair reaching her slender waist, and delicate, lively features, making her a truly delicate beautiful girl, the kind who looked easy to bully.
But the truth was quite the opposite. Although Shimizu Rin's fighting ability wasn't great, her verbal skills were top-notch, thanks to the experience she accumulated while striving before her transmigration.
"Angry? What? Are you clenching your fists because you want to hit me? No, do you even have the ability? Someone like you wants to form a band? Go back and find your butterfly!"
Shimizu Rin lightly patted her fair, delicate skin, staring at Shiina Rikki with a provocative expression, her refined and cute appearance creating a strong contrast at this moment.
"You!"
Just as she was about to retort, a timid voice came again, small but audible to everyone present.
"Rikki... don't argue... it's all my fault..."
The reclusive Tomori exerted her power.
Takamatsu Tomori emerged from her reclusive world, radiating an equal black hole-like pressure on everyone around her, suffocating them in the silence.
And Shiina Rikki, upon hearing her butterfly speak, immediately softened. Her previous flustered appearance, exposed by Shimizu Rin's words, was gone.
The speed of her change of expression also made Shimizu Rin, who was beside her, marvel repeatedly, unable to help but burst into laughter, even squeezing out a few physiological tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Tomori! You're not wrong! It's all this guy..." Shiina Rikki quickly comforted the reclusive Takamatsu Tomori, worry showing in her purple eyes.
"Yes, yes, it's all my fault. But, do you have the ability to pressure me? Shiina Rikki? With your half-baked skills? Even without practice, your butterfly and I are much stronger than you!"
"If you want to keep playing house, I'm not participating!"
Shimizu Rin nodded slightly, mercilessly attacking Shiina Rikki's weakness. Overwhelmed, she completely disregarded others' pain points, naturally doing whatever felt most satisfying.
"Shimizu Rin!"
Shiina Rikki gritted her teeth and rushed in front of Shimizu Rin, grabbing her collar with force, almost lifting her off the ground.
A slight feeling of weightlessness.
Shimizu Rin's words had undoubtedly hit Shiina Rikki's sore spot. The feeling of not being recognized made Shiina Rikki explode instantly, complex negative emotions swirling around her, a ferocious expression appearing on her beautiful face.
"Bang!"
A crisp sound came from the back of Shimizu Rin's head.
Under Shiina Rikki's forceful pull, the two, already close to the wall, naturally stumbled backward, and Shimizu Rin's head unfortunately hit the practice room wall, immediately attracting everyone's attention.
"No!!!"
"Rikki! What are you doing? Can you please let Rin-chan go? We can talk things over nicely."
First, automatically ignore Tomori.
At this moment, Nagasaki Soyo, with her familiar high-pitched voice, rushed to the scene. Seeing the tense Shimizu Rin and Shiina Rikki about to perform a live Budokan, she quickly stepped forward to mediate.
Next, Nagasaki Soyo used her delicate strength, enough to hold a bass with one hand and play, to pry open Shiina Rikki's fingers, rescuing a pained Shimizu Rin, and simultaneously pulling Rikki and Rin apart to prevent them from fighting again.
"Cough cough... But... cough cough... she's just a coward..."
For a moment, the atmosphere in the entire practice room became incredibly awkward, dark clouds hanging over the girls, even more so than the rainy weather outside.
"I've never felt happy playing in a band..."
This band, it seems, is coming to an end.
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