Can someone in MyGo stay in an adventure group forever?

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"--come on."

As if afraid she hadn't heard her, she raised her voice a little and spoke loudly.

"I'll motivate you!!"

Although his legs were shaking so badly he could barely stand and his hands could barely hold the microphone.

But she stubbornly stood there, looking intently at him with her clear amber eyes.

Shiina Riki was stunned for a moment.

The next moment, the black dragon hatchling flapped its fleshy wings and swooped down like an arrow, bringing a foul stench with it!

Just then, Takamatsu Takayuki parted his lips slightly.

The ethereal yet powerful syllables flowed out, as if something invisible and warm surged into Shiina Ritsuki's body through the sound waves, gradually bringing her back to consciousness.

At this final moment, she almost instinctively raised her arm, held it across the sword, and used all her strength to block!

clang--!

The longsword narrowly managed to trap the black dragon hatchling's gaping maw and sharp teeth.

The immense impact caused Shiina's arm to go numb instantly, and she could even faintly hear the sound of bones cracking. Both the sword and her hand holding it trembled violently.

All he could hear was his own heavy, labored breathing.

What an idiot...

How could anyone think that a level 1 warrior could defeat a black dragon hatchling that only had a small scratch on its skin in a one-on-one fight?

But...

I don't know why, but looking at the figure behind me who was scared but still trying to sing, I inexplicably wanted to give it a try.

She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and the familiar drumbeats echoed in her mind.

Thump, tap, tap.

The next second, to the horrified gaze of the black dragon hatchling, she suddenly turned to the side and drew her sword!

The metal blade scraped against the sharp dragon fang, creating a series of bright sparks. Taking advantage of the moment when the dragon fang was still falling forward due to inertia, the wrist flipped, and following the rhythm in memory, the sword was swung out again!

Thrust! Poke! Slash!

The movements were so fluid, as if they had been rehearsed hundreds of times.

The sword tip miraculously pierced through the relatively fragile gaps in the black dragon's neck scales, penetrating deep into its flesh and splattering a spray of steaming blood.

It fell to the ground, making a hissing, corrosive sound.

Shiina Riki felt as if something warm was holding her hand.

Unlike her hands, which had become rough and calloused from practicing swordsmanship, these were slender, soft hands that she knew all too well.

It was like the hand of someone who had the same long, straight black hair as me, and looked similar, but was much gentler.

She has been running away for the past 15 years.

She avoids following the same path as her sister, and avoids being compared to her.

Because I will always be overshadowed by her dazzling brilliance.

She learned spells, and she learned power manipulation; she learned transformation, and she learned protection.

Even though it wasn't something I was good at, I still gritted my teeth and memorized every single word of the content I didn't understand.

But now, he was walking behind her again, watching her take his hand.

Just like many years ago, when she led her lost friend through the surging crowd.

For some reason, Shiina Tatsuki suddenly smiled.

Just then, a gentle yet vibrant energy flowed into her body.

The excruciating pain in my arm seemed to have lessened somewhat, and the muscle fibers that had been torn due to the exertion were beginning to heal gradually.

Shiina Tatsuki did not turn around.

She knew that the girl with soft, short gray hair, who was easily startled like a small animal, was standing behind her, supporting her with her perhaps not strong, but incredibly determined singing voice.

Why wasn't she afraid?

No, it should be fear.

She remembered Takamatsu Akari's trembling legs.

However, this bard, who even miscasts spells, stubbornly believes in her, a warrior who became a half-baked sorcerer because she couldn't learn magic.

I believe she can defeat this enemy that even Toyokawa Shoko couldn't defeat.

How could that be...?

Shiina Tatsuki was thinking this, but for some reason, her body started moving involuntarily.

I want to respond to this unreasonable expectation.

I want to prove that this trust was not misplaced.

I want to... protect the faint yet warm light behind me.

Because she saw her eyes.

The same look in her eyes when Maki pulled her up from the ruins.

But there were also many things she couldn't understand.

Then she looked at the black dragon in the distance, which had rallied, raised its head high, and let out a deafening roar.

He picked up his longsword.

She adopted the starting stance that her older sister often used.

"Come!"

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"what happened?"

"Are you alright, Riki-chan?"

As soon as Shiina Ritsuki took off his glasses, the anxious crowd surrounded him.

"I..."

She was breathing heavily, and spoke in a trembling voice.

Everyone's expressions immediately tensed up.

"...We lost."

The previously worried crowd immediately breathed a sigh of relief. (II) (One) (Shirt) (7) (6) (Three) (Two)

"Ugh?"

"Tachiki-kun." Toyokawa Shoko stretched out her hand and pointed to the large screen on the wall in front of her, which was replaying the simulated battle footage from earlier. A helpless smile appeared on her lips. "Actually, we could see everything, you know?"

Shiina Tatsuki suddenly looked up at the screen.

The scene freezes on the moment she assumes a starting stance and shouts "Come!" to the black dragon hatchling.

Her cheeks flushed red instantly, and she frantically tried to operate the control panel to turn off the playback, but accidentally pressed the wrong button, causing the scene to replay in slow motion. Her resigned expression was magnified on the screen and displayed clearly.

"Little Lixi, this isn't your fault," Nagasaki Suze comforted her, suppressing a laugh. "After all, even a legendary warrior couldn't possibly defeat a Black Dragon Hatchling all by himself at level 1... Besides, you didn't back down when facing such a terrifying enemy... You're really amazing."

"Right, right?" Toyokawa Shoko's eyes lit up as she excitedly exclaimed, "Especially that—'Come!'!"

She gestured with her hand, mimicking Shiina Tatsuki's posture and tone just now.

"No, it seems like this..." She seemed to feel that it wasn't quite right, so she adjusted her posture again.

Shiina Tatsuki wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground, so she covered her head with a pillow and let out meaningless sobs.

After a while, she secretly moved the pillow a little and looked at everyone.

Xiangzi was still trying her best to imitate, and Su Shi looked at her with a gentle smile.

Even Wakaba Mutsu, who is usually silent, was looking at him quietly at this moment, seemingly lost in thought.

She suddenly remembered something and quickly turned to look at Takamatsu Takamori, who had exited the simulation earlier because she had "died" earlier and was sitting by the bed.

Takamatsu was also looking at her, blinking his clear amber eyes.

Then, a faint smile appeared on her face.

Shiina Tatsuki was still thinking about how to respond to her.

Then, it suddenly occurred to me—

I just used my sister's swordsmanship.

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Chapter Thirty-Eight: Echoes (Part Two)

"This is the first time I've written lyrics..." Takamatsu Akari's gaze fell on the open notebook in Toyokawa Shoko's hand, and she said softly.

"Huh? What about the ones before that?" Nagasaki Motoyo blinked in confusion.

"Well..."

"I can tell, this is..." Toyokawa Shoko's hands trembled slightly as she held the notebook, her voice choked with emotion. She quickly wiped away tears from the corners of her eyes with a tissue. "Excuse me..."

"Are you alright, Xiaoxiang?" Nagasaki Susuke leaned closer with concern.

Xiangzi took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.

"Spring Shadows...this is our song."

[His heart was filled with weariness, his eyes darting around restlessly.]

I am all alone in this world.

Shiina Riki rested her chin on her hand, looking at the notebook, at the slightly immature yet incredibly earnest handwriting that had been erased and revised repeatedly.

Although she didn't quite understand it... the intense emotion conveyed between the lines made her subconsciously feel...

This should be a good song, right?

Okay, then I'll do it—

The vague thought had just popped into her mind when she parted her lips slightly.

"I will definitely write a song with lyrics worthy of the lamp!"

Toyokawa Shoko excitedly raised her head, her eyes sparkling with confident brilliance, and spoke first.

...well?

Shiina Ritsuki stared blankly at her, his mouth, which had just opened, suddenly stopped, and he silently swallowed the rest of his words.

......

...yes.

If it were Xiangzi, he could definitely do better than me, right?

After all, he was just a loser who gave up halfway and couldn't even sense magic... while she had outstanding talent—a true genius mage.

Perhaps... for someone like me, all I need to do is follow instructions and be a shield in front of others?

Creating art is not something she should aspire to.

"...You need to write a good piece of music."

In the end, she simply lowered her eyes and said softly.

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From which day exactly did it begin?

Something seems to have changed.

When Shiina Riki followed the tactical instructions and dodged the monsters' attacks, he looked back and no longer saw a swarm of monsters and his teammates scattered and in a panic.