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Therefore, she had to return to the band.
She must shatter the predicament the boy faces, the predicament she herself has created.
"Could you give me a little time?"
The boy didn't turn his body towards her when he said those words.
But she understood that these words were spoken by Chen to her.
"How much longer can you stall?"
"Now that things have come to this, do you still think your original plan is feasible?..."
The slightly sarcastic blue-haired girl's words were interrupted.
Behind the boy, Miss Aine pressed her body against him.
Having exhausted all his strength, the boy's hand, which had been gripping Miss Liang's collar, was gently placed back at her side.
She did not agree with Miss Liang's somewhat excessive accusations against Chen.
The claim that Chen betrayed her is something Miss Aine completely disagrees with.
Chen's entire response was predicated on Miss Aine's mistake, which was deliberately ignored by Miss Ryo in the previous conversation.
It all started with her, not Chen.
She believed in Chen; she believed in Chen's choice after learning all this.
Chen bears responsibility for everything she faces.
Regardless, she would help Chen avoid that worst option.
Her arm wrapped around the boy's waist
Behind the boy, the pink-haired girl felt the subtle trembling of his body.
"I remember Chen telling me this before."
Everyone has things they want to escape from, and you're no exception.
"Chen tried so hard to be tolerant of me when I was running away, so now it's my turn to be tolerant of you."
"Don't worry, I've never felt that Chen betrayed me."
"No, I don't hate Chen like that."
After speaking, the girl broke off her close relationship with the boy.
She picked up her guitar and pushed open the door.
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Such an understanding and considerate voice was somewhat outside of Miss Liang's plans.
She supported Ai Yin's return to the band, but that was just one of her ploys.
Her goal is to restore the band to its previous unstable state.
Of course, it would be better if it were disbanded.
Under her guidance, Aine was pushed back into her original position, which only deepened the rift between the members.
Aside from that Gao Song classmate, even Chen held a negative attitude towards her return.
The situation of that band has changed dramatically.
Based on the information Ryo-san received from Aine, and what she witnessed firsthand at the home of the girl named Nagasaki Motoyo.
Their feelings for Chen have far exceeded her expectations.
After all, under her influence, the drummer actually agreed to cancel the performance.
Surprisingly, Nagasaki Motoyo, who was standing to the side, did not refute her words.
The band's importance to them has gradually become less than Chen's.
After the rehearsal room fell silent, Ms. Liang reviewed her plans.
Without her intervention, the band's collapse was inevitable.
But reconstruction was inevitable.
After Chen confesses to the girl named Takamatsu Akari, he will learn the same information about Aine as he did today.
Aside from having less time to make a decision, nothing else will change.
Ms. Liang couldn't be entirely certain how effective her interference in that band would be.
She treated it more as a casual move in a game of chess.
She's only now revealing her true trump card to the boy.
Open the photo album and find the video that is less than 24 hours old.
She would end the band's presence on stage and unhesitatingly show it to the boy.
"Just yesterday, the band had their first stage performance."
Why is there a keyboard on stage? Does this band have a keyboardist?
Why is that pink-haired guitarist avoiding eye contact with the audience, keeping his gaze fixed on the empty keyboard?
"Why is it that she never had any problems during her previous performances, and she was able to bravely face the store managers and the others in the audience during the assessment?"
"But this first performance went wrong, and the entire show was almost ruined because of her mistake."
"This is all the band members' own fault."
Meeting the boy's incredulous gaze, Miss Liang continued her words.
"All the members of this band are concerned about the keyboardist's health."
"They didn't want to add any more burden to the keyboardist. So, for the band's first real performance, they unanimously decided not to let the keyboardist know."
"But it won't work, the bassist can't stand it anymore."
"Therefore, she's going to break her promise to everyone and expose everything that's happened to that keyboard warrior."
"Question him: how long are you going to sacrifice and end the band?"
"Does he still care about the members of the band?"
"Does he care about the dream that he and everyone else should have been working towards together?"
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One mile...
The pink-haired girl in the video captivated Chen's gaze.
Her eyes darted around frantically, searching for something.
The rhythm she plucked on the strings gradually became disordered.
This mistake gradually spread to other members.
Kita....Hongxia....Liang....
He could clearly perceive the disharmony in the rhythm.
The increasingly flustered girls on stage are clearly visible in this video.
Oh no, he messed things up again.
In pain, Chen closed his eyes.
Bite your lower lip and clench your right fist.
His breathing became increasingly rapid.
This is yet another piece of evidence against him that he cannot escape.
Most importantly, it marked the end of the band's first performance.
He was nowhere to be found where he should have been.
He couldn't even witness this incredibly important moment.
He once promised the girl who loved him, "No matter what, I will always be by her side during her performances."
He didn't do it either.
He was still asking everyone who had left the band to consider his feelings, and was still sacrificing their efforts.
The energy he spent on guitar and keyboard was completely unbalanced.
He didn't even take the keyboard that Miss Liang gave him home to practice on.
He only managed to practice a little under Xiangzi's tutelage during the two weekly sessions at the Starry Night event.
He once felt that this sense of indebtedness towards the end of the band had a time limit.
Once things are settled with Mygo, he can fully dedicate himself to ending the band's activities.
Over the long period of time spent with the girls, this sense of indebtedness was gradually erased.
But he had already broken that promise.
He didn't even dare to openly admit his violation to everyone.
He couldn't even answer this perfectly reasonable question from Miss Liang.
His lips parted slightly, as if he wanted to say something.
However, not a single meaningful word was uttered with the vibration of his vocal cords.
The promises once made have now become utterly empty. They have lost all value.
A weak apology is meaningless; he couldn't offer any solutions to the current situation.
How long is he going to sacrifice and end the band's life?
he does not know
Does he still care about the band members?
I care, I care terribly, there's no reason not to care.
But his actions, in any way, do not deserve the word "care".
Does he still care about the dream he and everyone in the band who ended their relationship share? And the future they face together?
He cared, he cared deeply.
He had never imagined a future where he would be separated from the girls.
He could answer two of Miss Mingliang's three questions without hesitation.
But he couldn't make a sound.
Unable to answer the first question, any answer he gives to the latter two will only be a blatant lie.
His emotions, which he could no longer control, were impacting everything he did.
His extremely rapid breathing caused his body to begin exhibiting abnormalities.
Starting from his fingertips, his body gradually became numb.
He understood that this was a precursor to respiratory alkalosis.
Excessive respiration causes a sharp decrease in the carbon dioxide content of the blood, and a gradual increase in the blood's pH level.
The solution is simple: just control your breathing rate, or put a plastic bag over your mouth and nose to increase the amount of carbon dioxide in your breath.
Long ago, he faced a similar situation during a similarly emotional moment.
Numbness in the body, inability to speak, and eventually inability to stand.
He can barely maintain an upright posture anymore.
He couldn't control his raging emotions, nor could he control the frequency of his breathing.
Unable to face, yet unable to escape, the responsibilities I must bear.
Pain, more and more pain surged through his nerves, warning his brain that his body was now in grave danger.
He allowed this pain to consume his will, using this self-destructive method to plead for peace within himself.