Taki Shiina's Memories (Continued)

Shiina Riki closed her eyes.

One month ago.

"I was saying, should we make a band outfit for Riki for tomorrow's live performance? Otherwise, he won't look like a member of our band."

In Ring's café, Chihaya Anon rested her chin on her hand and spoke to Shiina Riki, who was working there.

"This is so annoying, whatever happens, happens." Shiina Riki said speechlessly, "After all, he's just our music director, he might not even be a member of our group."

"Really? I already think Riki is one of our members," Chihaya Anon said, pouting. "Let's have the same style as her."

Shiina Riki didn't refute it. She thought it would be quite interesting if Riki wore the same band outfit as them.

"But... Riki is so slow, and Su Shi is so slow too. We're already an hour late, aren't we?" Chihaya Anon complained, slumped over the table. "Is he not coming?"

"Don't say things like that!" Shiina Riki frowned and scolded, "Riki said she would come, so she definitely will."

"Rikki trusts Riki so much~"

"It's just that he's never lied to anyone," Shiina Riki said calmly. "If it were Su Shi, that would be a different story. Also, what exactly do you want? Decide quickly!"

"Well, I'd choose..."

Looking at the flustered Chihaya Anon and Kaname Runa sitting not far away, Shiina Riki felt a little uneasy, but she quickly dismissed it.

Let's wait a little longer.

"Rikki- chan, we're closing up shop now," Rinrin-senpai said softly, patting Shiina Riki was asleep on the counter.

"Feel sorry."

Shiina Riki quickly stood up and looked towards the shop entrance.

"Riki didn't come. Something must have happened," Rinrin-senpai said after thinking for a moment.

"That's... right."

Shiina Riki returned home and sent Riki several messages.

Shiina Riki: [Didn't you promise to come practice today?]

Shiina Riki: [Has something happened?]

Shiina Riki: [Reply to me if you see this.]

"Even without Riki, we can just go on stage," Shiina Riki said calmly. "The live performance is about to start, so there's no reason not to go on stage."

"That's what they say, but..." Chihaya Anon looked worriedly at the uneasy Takamatsu Akari beside her, the absent-minded Kaname Runa, and the expressionless Nagasaki Sose.

"It's so noisy, let's just get started!"

Shiina Riki said.

"Does it mean we can't do it without Riki? We're not his appendages. The five of us can successfully perform!"

Shiina Riki clenched her trembling fists, her eyes lowered.

Riki, why didn't you show up?!

Didn't you promise to come?

Without you, I would never be a qualified captain.

The members of Mygo took to the stage.

Then, the performance failed.

To be fair, a failed live performance is normal for a high school band. Even if they fail, it will only make them feel down. However, Shiina Riki did not expect that the failed live performance that day would only be the trigger for the band's collapse.

The first person who didn't appear during practice was Nagasaki Sose.

Ever since Riki disappeared from that live performance, she had been absent-minded and hadn't been in contact with him for a week.

The second one is Kaname Runa.

She found it incredibly boring not seeing Riki during practice, and he disappeared without saying a word.

The third is the Takamatsu Akari.

The departure of the band members and Riki's disappearance left her feeling depressed, and she didn't appear in Ring for a long time.

Then the fourth one is herself... Shiina Riki.

"Ah!"

Shiina Riki woke up with a start in her room; it was the dead of night outside.

Her long black hair hung down, her neck was covered in fine sweat, and she couldn't help but hug her arms and bury her head, remaining motionless.

"Why did you disappear?"

Her voice was trembling with tears.

Time rewinds to the sweltering Hanasakigawa River.

Hachiman Mairin leaned against the vending machine and asked, "What about Riki?"

Shiina Riki opened the coffee with one hand and said calmly, "I don't know. I... I have no trust in him anymore."

From that day on, Shiina Riki never trusted Riki again.

He's a liar.

They promised to come back, but they didn't.

Shiina Riki walked to the tram stop and waited. She saw Nagasaki Sose standing in the tram that was passing by on the other side, chatting and laughing with her classmates. Her smile was the classic smile she used for strangers, but her eyes were slightly red, as if she had been crying.

Shiina Riki watched without moving as he boarded the tram and it headed in another direction.

Two trams passed each other in opposite directions.

Shiina Riki returned home, closed her bedroom door, threw herself heavily onto the bed, and stared at her phone.

There has been no one chatting in Mygo's group chat for a long time.

In the dimly lit room, Shiina Riki looked at Riki's account and closed her eyes again.

When Riki traveled back in time the day after winning the Tsukinomori Drama Competition, and Mu didn't come with him, he was a little flustered, but not too flustered.

After all, Mygo's live concert is tomorrow, and he might have to cancel.

However, the five members of Mygo seem to be quite resilient; they'll be fine without him.

But a week later, Riki really panicked.

He had already prepared himself for a new beautiful girl to appear in his home, for them to experience many shameful acts of fanservice, and for them to form a wonderful friendship, but nothing of that happened.

Not just for one week, but for the next few weeks as well.

If it weren't for the cucumbers still growing on his balcony and the appearances of Sakiko and others in his videos, he would have thought it was all a dream.

Riki was worried about Sakiko and Su Shi. They should have had experience before and could probably hold out for a while. As for Mu, she had also left behind a clever plan that should be able to buy them some time.

But it won't drag on for too long.

It's been a month already.

What exactly is this time travel all about? Was it just a minor friction between the multiverses before, and has it already been resolved?

Riki searched the house for something unusual, hoping to make contact with them again, but he didn't find anything. Instead, he noticed something strange about the door opposite his room. This room was the guest room that Riki had given to Sakiko, Su Shi, and Mu to sleep in, and the door should be made of the same material.

But this morning he suddenly noticed that the door across the street had a different card.

This pink style would never appear in my home.

If I were to buy it, it would definitely be the all-red Blood Sacrifice Blood God set.

Riki was hesitating whether to knock on the door and try, when suddenly she found that the door opened by itself from the inside. A beautiful girl with long black hair rubbed her eyes, her slightly domineering eyes still sleepy, and looked at Riki strangely.

Rikki -chan?!

Shiina Riki was stunned. Looking at Riki in front of him, he instantly felt anger spread from his spine to his head. He clenched his fist and punched him in the face!

"Damn it, how dare you show your face in front of me!"

See the advice!

Riki's eyes narrowed, and she deflected Shiina Riki chop.

Shiina Riki lost her balance and bumped into Riki, who quickly grabbed her shoulder to steady her. However, Rikki still relentlessly punched Riki with her fist.

It hurts so much!

No, it doesn't hurt that much.

Riki looked at Shiina Riki strangely. Shiina clenched her fists and punched herself repeatedly, but the force became lighter and lighter, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Where have you been all this time?!

Shiina Riki clutched Riki's collar, resting her head against his chest, her voice trembling with tears. "Without you, I simply couldn't keep the band going. Su Shi's gone, Wild Cat's gone, even the lights aren't coming anymore!"

Ah?

It exploded again?

Who's the first to take the blame?

Am I the first one to be imprisoned?

Riki hesitated for a moment, then patted Shiina Riki on the back and said, "Rikki, calm down."

"Shut up!" Shiina Riki looked up, regained her strength, and punched Riki hard in the arm.

"Wait, don't you think something's wrong with the surroundings?!" Riki quickly calmed Shiina Riki down.

Shiina Riki paused for a moment, then turned to look at her surroundings. It seemed... this really wasn't her home.

She thought it was Riki who had come to her house to see her.

"This is my home, and you just came out of your room." Riki looked at the doorway opposite her room. "This is the first time I've encountered a situation like this."

The door opposite his own room no longer led to his familiar room, but to Shiina Riki's room, which he had visited twice before. The perfect 4090 was within his reach.

Riki entered Shiina Riki's room, and when she lifted the curtains, it was pitch black outside. The windows seemed to be welded shut and couldn't be opened.

"This time, it wasn't just people who came, but the entire room that traveled through time together?" Riki wondered.

Shiina Riki also realized that the situation wasn't as simple as she had imagined. She crossed her arms and frowned, asking, "What's going on?"

His room was connected to Riki's house.

"Let's make it short," Riki sighed, turning back to look at Shiina Riki earnestly, "Actually, my title is Emperor, a valiant leader who led humanity in the fight against the four evil gods of the subspace in the multiverse. This time, I'm preparing to save the BanG Dream World..."

"Tell the truth."

"I don't know what happened either. Starting a few months ago, Sakiko, Su Shi, and Mu suddenly appeared at my house, and now it's you. But before, the rooms were all connected." Riki said.

Riki had some guesses.

The previous three were normal summons, but this one is an Xyz Summon, which is definitely more powerful than the normal ones.

Does that mean the depth of time travel is increasing, and soon I'll be able to travel unconditionally between the two worlds in my home?

Riki was pleasantly surprised.

"I see. That explains why you suddenly disappeared before," Shiina Riki said, frowning.

Thank you for your understanding.

"But that doesn't mean I'm not angry. I haven't forgiven you yet," Shiina Riki said coldly.

Rikki- chan, why...?

Riki looked at Shiina Riki's profile. She still had the same fair, flawless, long, straight black hair and cold, beautiful style, but her eyes carried an undisguised weariness and sadness, as if she had cried several times before.

Riki patted her head and sincerely apologized, "I'm sorry."