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

When they saw another band come in, the crowd cheered again, and the atmosphere instantly became lively.

Because this competition has requirements, and you're not guaranteed to pass just by singing, everyone is starting to have high expectations. Will the first person to perform succeed and win the crown, or will they fail at the last minute and allow the later performers to take the lead?

Shirakawa glanced at the second band that came in; it consisted of three women and two men.

Among them was Hachiman Kairin, who was still wearing her school uniform.

Besides her, the youngest of the others looked to be in their early twenties.

Turning his gaze away, Shirakawa looked at the band on the stage where they were already testing the microphones, a look of anticipation in his eyes.

Keep it up! If you all work hard enough, I'll be able to buy a bigger house.

Amidst the expectant gazes of the crowd, the band on stage began their performance.

"Judgment..."

The moment the lead singer began to sing, everyone in the audience unconsciously held their breath, watching the performers intently on stage.

Even the new audience members who came in at the middle of the night, upon seeing this atmosphere, subconsciously shut their mouths and quietly found an empty spot to stand.

"... Sieh mit deinen augen."

After the last line of lyrics was sung, everyone started to applaud.

After the people on stage stopped, they turned their gaze to Shirakawa Sawa, waiting for his evaluation.

At that moment, the latter heard a notification sound in his mind indicating that a band's performance had been successful.

The audience gradually stopped applauding and focused their attention on Shirakawa Sawa.

The boy, who had become the focus of everyone's attention, showed no expression as he stood up and slowly walked onto the stage, approaching the band's lead singer.

Under the watchful eyes of the audience, he handed over the envelope with both hands, and then a bright smile appeared on his face.

"Congratulations on becoming the first band to complete a performance and meet the requirements in this competition!"

"This is your bonus, please accept it!"

The band's lead singer took the envelope and cheered excitedly.

"Alas!"

The crowd below the stage was also excited to witness the birth of the champion, their emotions instantly ignited, and they began to make all sorts of noises.

"So strong!"

"It's so shocking!"

"Is this the level of a professional band?"

"Pressure Masne."

As the band on stage began packing up, the audience turned their attention to Hachiman Kairin's band, their eyes filled with renewed anticipation.

In the end, the band successfully completed their performance and won second place.

After the performance, Yahata Kairin went to the bar, ordered a drink, and sat down.

The other four members of the band left immediately.

About an hour later, three young women entered. The one in the lead glanced around, then fixed her gaze on the girl at the bar, and waved in greeting.

"Hai Ling!"

Hairin Hachiman glanced up, then picked up her bass case and walked toward the stage.

Those in the audience looked puzzled when they saw her reappear on stage.

When the other three band members came on stage and the four of them performed together, some people's attention began to be drawn to her.

Because the second and third place bands have completely different styles.

Generally speaking, if someone has just finished playing one version and then plays another version in a short period of time, they will be somewhat affected. However, this person seems to be completely unaffected and makes no mistakes whatsoever.

After distributing the third-place prize money, Shirakawa Sawa went to Ijichi Hoshika's side.

"Manager, I have to go out for a bit and won't be back until later."

"Could you please keep an eye on the upcoming matches for me?"

The latter said no problem, and then asked a question.

"But I don't know what your criteria are."

Shirakawa Ze replied,

"As long as it's complete and smooth, without any mistakes, that's fine."

Ijichi Hoshika nodded.

"Okay, go ahead and get busy."

Shirakawa thanked him and then left.

When he arrived at RING, there were still more than ten minutes before Gao Songdeng and the others were to go on stage.

Since the performance on stage didn't appeal to him, he glanced briefly at the audience and spotted a somewhat familiar figure. He walked over and greeted them.

"Good evening, Wakaba-san."

The other person was so petite that I almost missed seeing them.

Ruoye Mu glanced at him, then nodded slightly without saying anything, continuing to look at the stage.

Following the boy in, Hachiman Kairin saw him start chatting with the little girl as soon as he entered. Instead of making any judgments in her mind, she watched them with a hint of observation in her eyes.

A little after seven o'clock, accompanied by the staff's announcements, Chihaya Aine took the lead on stage and greeted the audience with a bright smile.

Image: "Aine, love~", Location: "Images/1721283711-100405463-111905072.jpg"

Following them onto the stage were Takamatsu Akari, Nagasaki Motoyo, Kaname Rakuna, and Shiina Tatsuki.

The former looked down at the audience as soon as he went on stage. When he saw Shirakawa Sawa, he smiled and smiled at Wakaba Mutsu next to him.

Then, she looked away and continued searching the audience, but it seemed she hadn't found the person she was looking for.

Hearing that everyone had indicated they were ready, Gao Songdeng looked away, raised the microphone,

"I am very happy to be standing here to perform for you today."

"The first piece we'll be performing for you is 'The Starry Night'."

After he finished speaking, Yue Nai immediately began to pluck the strings, and the performance officially began...

Volume 1: Chapter 182 Takamatsu Teng's Statement

The performance by the group was as successful as they had anticipated.

Everyone was very happy that the performance was a complete success.

The happiest of them all was Shiina Tatsuki.

She was initially worried that Chihaya Aine would fall behind because of her weaker foundation.

As the number of practice sessions increased, she discovered that her opponent was a very talented player, and on the third day, she was able to play two pieces consecutively.

Although the part that the other party was responsible for was not very difficult due to her modifications, it still made her very happy.

This means that one more unstable factor in the performance can be eliminated.

So, in the last two days, everyone maintained a relatively good state of mind and attitude.

After the group stepped off the stage, Takamatsu immediately walked quickly toward the exit.

Just like last time, she saw Shirakawa Ze standing at the exit of the passage, waiting.

A smile unconsciously crept onto her lips. She quickly walked over and gently took the other person's hand.

“Ze Jun”.

A smile appeared on Shirakawa Ze's face.

"Tokyo-chan's live performances are getting better and better!"

A joyful light shone in Takamatsu's eyes.

"really?"

Shirakawa nodded, then gestured with his eyes to the other four members of the band who were walking towards them.

"Dengjiang, you should go to the dinner party with them today."

"Last time everyone took care of us, we can't let them do that again this time."

Gao Songdeng responded softly.

"I think so."

"Then I'll come find you after I finish eating."

She looked around again, then turned her gaze back to the boy's face.

"Ze-jun, where's Xiao-mu?"

“I saw her standing with you.”

Shirakawa Ze replied,

"She left when you stepped down, without saying anything to me."

Takamatsu nodded.

"Has Ze-kun seen Xiao Xiang recently?"

"When I invited her to come to the live show a couple of days ago, she agreed."

"But he didn't come today, and he didn't reply to my messages either."

Shirakawa's expression stiffened for a moment, but he quickly regained his smile.

"I haven't been to school these past two days, and I haven't seen her either."

"Teng-chan, go eat first. I need to go keep watch over there too."

Gao Songdeng noticed that the other person's mood was a bit abnormal, but judging from the other person's reaction, it seemed that they did not want to affect the mood of his dinner party, so he did not ask any more questions and just responded.