In music anime, band girls won't be alone.

Volume 1: Chapter 180 Su Shi's Special Awakening

After the registration period ended and the competition officially began, people quickly gathered at the entrance of STARRY, eager to see which bands would win the crown.

In the late afternoon of May, it was already quite hot. Many people couldn't stand it after standing outside for a while and went inside to drink beverages.

Because there was no band performance today, tickets were not sold, but we still bought dozens of drinks in just one afternoon.

Looking at the groups of people in the shop discussing who would win the prize, Ichiji Hoshika was somewhat surprised. She hadn't expected the competition to be so popular on its first day.

Even without a band performing.

Although her purpose in opening the shop was not entirely to make money, there's no reason not to take away money that comes for free.

After a little thought, she launched a special ticket for watching the game, which includes five days of viewing time starting at noon tomorrow, plus five drinks of your choice, priced at 8,000 yen.

That's equivalent to 20% off the original price.

Given the limited capacity of the store, only one hundred tickets will be sold.

Although the popularity of this kind of racing competition decreases as you go further in the competition.

However, due to the unique nature of this competition, no one knows which band will be able to perform on which day, so the audience's desire to buy special tickets is even greater.

After all, no one can predict these things, and the later the first place appears, the more worthwhile the joint ticket will be.

Sure enough, all one hundred tickets were sold out in less than two hours.

Looking at the various ticket inquiries popping up on her phone, Ichiji Hoshika glanced at the boy sitting at the ticket counter, her eyes filled with embarrassment.

She originally thought that this competition wouldn't be very popular, and that she would be doing the other party a favor by suffering a loss.

However, judging from the current situation, I am actually the one who benefits more.

Not only did they collect rent, but business was also better than usual.

Although the business hours were moved from 5 pm to 12 pm, the workload did not increase much. On the contrary, the average spending per customer increased because of the longer hours.

Moreover, there are only about seventy bands participating, which means they have to perform on stage seventy times in five days.

Compared to a stage that usually hosts more than twenty performances a night, this frequency is undoubtedly much lower, which also reduces costs considerably.

Most importantly, I don't have to pay these bands appearance fees when they come to perform.

In summary, during the competition, STARRY achieved far greater returns than usual with less cost than usual.

……

Around 8 PM, Shirakawa Sawa received a message from Nagasaki Motoyo.

"Ze-kun, what time will you be back tonight?"

— "Around 10:30."

The other party continued,

"I want to see you. Can I wait at Ze-jun's house first?"

Shirakawa Sawa said there was no problem.

From the time the sheet music was released at noon until 10 p.m., no band came to perform.

However, STARRY was not deserted, with many people coming to wait with anticipation and curiosity.

Although no bands performed before closing time today, the audience was even more excited.

At 10 p.m., STARRY closed on time. After cleaning up the place, Shirakawa left.

Back at his place, he saw Nagasaki Motoyo, wearing a nightgown, leaning against the sofa with her eyes closed and a slightly tired look on her face.

It looks like he's asleep.

Shirakawa Ze slowed down, changed his shoes, walked over, gently picked her up, and prepared to carry her to the bed to rest.

"Well……"

The moment she was picked up, Nagasaki Motoyo's long eyelashes fluttered, and she opened her eyes, raising her hand slightly to shield them from the bright living room light.

Upon seeing the boy holding her, the light reflected in her eyes instantly softened.

"Ze-kun~"

Then she moved her body slightly, signaling to the other person to put her down.

A hint of apology appeared on Shirakawa's face as he placed her on the sofa.

"I'm sorry, Su Shi, I woke you up."

"I saw you were asleep, so I wanted to carry you to the bedroom to rest."

Nagasaki Motoyo gently shook her head.

"It's okay, Ze-jun. I was just waiting for you to come back, but I accidentally fell asleep."

She put on her slippers, got up, walked to the refrigerator, opened the door, gestured to a glass bottle filled with black tea inside, then closed the door and went to the boy's side.

"Ze-jun has to stay at STARRY all day, that must be tough for him."

"This is black tea that I brewed myself. Zejun can take it with him to drink tomorrow."

Shirakawa Ze nodded, pulled the girl in front of him into his arms, and buried his face in her hair.

"Thank you, Su Shi is so considerate."

Nagasaki Motoyo tilted her head slightly, feeling the other's breath, and gently wrapped her arms around his waist.

"You're welcome, Ze Jun."

After hugging for a while, the girl gently patted the other person's back.

"Ze-jun, would you like to take a shower first? Let's get some rest early tonight."

Shirakawa nodded, grabbed a set of clothes, and went into the bathroom.

After taking a shower, he saw that the living room lights were off, with only light coming through the crack in the bedroom door.

He pushed open the door and went inside, only to see Nagasaki Motoyo already lying in bed.

After turning off the bedroom lights, Shirakawa Sawa snuggled into bed and gently embraced the girl beside him.

"Let's sleep, Su Shi."

After all, the other person looked obviously tired, and he couldn't bear to continue the academic seminar with them.

Nagasaki Motoyo nodded, smoothed her hair, nestled against the boy's chest, and closed her eyes.

After a while, the girl clamped her legs together around a certain restless area and chuckled softly.

"Ze-kun, could you please be a little more patient?"

"I really don't have the strength to help you right now..."

Shirakawa Sawa spoke with a hint of apology,

"I'm sorry, Su Shi..."

"However, you'll calm down more easily if you let go of it..."

……

The next morning, Shirakawa felt an indescribable stimulation constantly washing over him, bringing his mind back to clarity.

He opened his eyes and saw Nagasaki Motoyo personally explaining the solution to the key problem.

Good morning, Ze-kun~

Nagasaki Motoyo looked up at him, a hint of apology in her eyes.

"I'm sorry to have woken you up."

"But I have to go to school soon, so..."

Shirakawa Ze was deeply moved to see how eager the other person was to study so early in the morning. How could he bear to blame her?

He raised his hand and touched the other person's pretty face, then sorted out his thoughts, adjusted his state, and began to communicate with her.

Both of them had many important points to analyze and discuss regarding this academic exchange, especially points six and nine, which were of paramount importance.

Ultimately, the two reached an agreement on key issues and submitted their academic reports to each other…

Volume 1: Chapter 181 - Collecting Fragments of a Household Building

I got so engrossed in the academic discussion that I didn't notice the time and missed breakfast.

So after Nagasaki Motoyo finished packing, she immediately left Shirakawa Sawa's residence and headed to school.

Around noon, Shirakawa Sawa arrived at STARRY with black tea brewed by Nagasaki Motoyo.

Although it hasn't opened for business yet, there are already people waiting at the door to open.

Around 4 p.m., five young people who looked to be in their twenties, carrying suitcases and bags, walked in. There were three men and two women.

Seeing their posture, Shirakawa Ze immediately perked up.

It looks like they're here to perform.

The other people in the store also noticed them and turned to look at them with expectant eyes.

The man at the head of the group smiled, waved to the crowd, and then turned his gaze to Ichichi Hoshika.

"Good afternoon, manager. May we begin the performance now?"

Upon hearing this, the audience in the store cheered. Some raised their phones to take pictures, while others started contacting their friends.

Ijichi Hoshika looked at Shirakawa Sawa with a questioning look in her eyes.

The latter stood up and clapped.

"Welcome to the first band to take on this challenge! Best of luck!"

Several young people nodded to Shirakawa Sawa, then went onto the stage and began to connect their respective equipment to power.

Ijichi Seika also stood up, turned her head and gestured to the sound engineer PA sitting behind the control panel, to prepare for the first performance of the competition.

The door opened again, and five people, also carrying suitcases and bags, walked in. Seeing the group checking equipment on the platform, the leader sighed.

"Damn it, I'm too late!"