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

At this moment, the other four members of the band also arrived.

Because the two had already expressed their stance last time, the drummer did not forcibly drag Rakuna along, but stopped behind Takamatsu Akari.

The unrestrained cat went straight to Shirakawa Sawa and snuggled up to him as a sign of affection.

Nagasaki Motoyo stopped next to Takamatsu Akari and greeted her.

Chihaya Aine also stopped in her tracks, a bright smile on her face.

To avoid disrupting their meal, Shirakawa Sawa didn't talk much, and left after saying goodbye to the others.

Upon returning to STARRY, he saw that the number of customers in the store had not decreased, and the atmosphere was still lively.

Because the top few have already been decided and their prize money has been claimed.

By this time, the audience's attention had shifted, and they began to speculate on how many bands would perform that day, and ultimately how many would complete the show.

The emergence of new topics has kept the competition popular.

Some people with a lot of free time have even started to organize themselves to form a "full-time viewing club," which means that the members of the club will stay at STARRY from the time it opens in the morning until it closes at night for the next few days.

Around 9 PM, he received a message from Gao Songdeng.

"Ze-jun, I've arrived at the entrance of STARRY. Is it convenient for me to go in now?"

Shirakawa immediately got up, opened the door, and brought her in.

The girl's eyes widened in surprise as she saw the enthusiastic audience.

"The competition organized by Ze Jun looks really exciting!"

"awesome!"

Shirakawa Sawa gave a modest smile.

"Actually, I didn't expect it to be so effective. I was even worried that no one would come before we started."

Gao Songdeng squeezed his hand, then turned his gaze to the stage, his eyes filled with anticipation.

"Is there no band performing right now?"

Shirakawa shook his head and led her to sit down next to the ticket counter.

"Because it's a new song that no band has ever seen before, each band needs to start practicing from scratch, so naturally the progress of each band is different."

“Especially for bands that need to rearrange their music, it takes even more time.”

"Therefore, fewer bands will be able to complete their performances in the early stages of the competition."

"No bands came yesterday, and as of today, only five bands have completed a satisfactory performance."

Takamatsu nodded to indicate that he understood, and then waited quietly with the other person.

By 10 p.m., no new bands had appeared, and Ijichi Hoshika announced that the store was closing for the day, and the customers began to leave.

After watching the last customer leave, Ijichi Seika walked up to the two of them, greeted Takamatsu Akari, and then looked at Shirakawa Sawa.

"Xiaoze, you should go back first today. PA and I will take care of things here."

Shirakawa Ze said it was okay, and then got up to start cleaning.

Ijichi Seika blocked his way, staring at him with a rather serious expression.

"Go back first, we don't need your help here."

Shirakawa knew that this store manager was typically stubborn but soft-hearted, so he thanked him and left with Takamatsu Akari.

As the boy stepped out of STARRY, he turned to look at the girl beside him.

"Dengjiang, do you want to go home or come to my place?"

Takamatsu thought for a moment, then replied.

"I want to go home first tonight, Ze-kun."

"I haven't been able to eat with my parents lately because of rehearsals. They're off tomorrow, so I'd like to have lunch with them."

"After lunch, I'll come to STARRY to keep you company, okay?"

Shirakawa Sawa said no problem.

Gao Songdeng took the other person's hand and looked up at his face.

"Does Ze Jun know something about Xiao Xiang's side?"

Shirakawa Sawa originally intended to tell her about this after her live performance ended.

So when the other party asked, he didn't hide anything and told them what had happened between him and Toyokawa Shoko at the music store a few days ago.

After listening, Gao Songdeng stopped in his tracks, a strong sense of doubt appearing in his eyes.

"how so……"

She felt that this scene was very similar to when the other party suddenly left CRYCHIC, but the difference was that the band members had not made the same sacrifices as Shirakawa Ze before the other party left the band.

Unconsciously, feelings that I had almost forgotten resurfaced.

At this moment, she understood why the other party had said those things a few days ago at the RiNG gate.

She immediately grasped his hands with both of hers, applying slight pressure, and looked up into his eyes, her expression earnest.

“Zejun and Xiaoxiang are very good friends. They must be unable to accept being said that to them suddenly.”

"I can roughly understand how Ze Jun feels right now."

"However, I don't really know much about Xiao Xiang's thoughts and situation right now."

"There's probably nothing I can do to help."

"However, even if there are some difficulties or reasons, I think we should explain them properly first."

"This sudden turn of events... it feels like I didn't take this relationship seriously."

“Zejun has already tried his best. I don’t think the problem lies with you.”

"So I hope you won't be discouraged, you've already done a great job."

"After all, in a relationship between two people, it is not enough if only one party makes an effort."

Shirakawa Ze was deeply moved and gently hugged the girl in front of him.

"Thank you, Deng-chan."

A reassuring smile appeared on Takamatsu's face.

"You're welcome, Ze Jun."

She took the other person's hand and continued to ask,

"Does Ze Jun have any ideas now?"

Shirakawa Sawa sighed softly.

"To be honest, Deng-chan, I really can't understand it, and I can't be magnanimous about it."

“I cannot accept this approach, regardless of whether Xiangzi has her own reasons.”

Takamatsu paused for a moment, then nodded.

“I understand that this incident has caused Zejun great emotional harm.”

"So I won't ask Ze-jun to do anything."

"Whatever decision you make, I will support you."

Shirakawa nodded and squeezed the other person's hand.

Takamatsu Akari smiled slightly, her eyes filled with encouragement.

"Then let's keep going."

Volume 1: Chapter 183 The Legend Begins, The Big Drum Team

At noon the next day, Ichika Hoshika opened the doors of STARRY, signifying the official start of business for the day.

Customers waiting outside immediately began to rush in, hoping that several bands would perform successfully that day.

Not long after, a five-member band walked in, and Hachiman Kairin, wearing a leather jacket and light makeup, was among them.

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Some of the customers in the store had been there since the first day of the competition and had some impression of this girl who had already appeared twice and was quite strong. So when they saw her about to appear again, they all looked on in surprise.

Without much small talk, the band's leader greeted Shirakawa Sawa and Ijichi Seika and immediately began their performance.

The performance was a success, and they became the sixth band to successfully complete the challenge.

After the performance ended, as they were packing up, another band came in.

When Yawata Kairin on the stage saw the group of people enter, she paused for a moment and then reconnected the power.

The audience was stunned by the girl's actions.

"Really? This guy's actually going to perform?"

"That's terrifying. Counting yesterday's two appearances, this must be her fourth time showing up, right?"

"She's coming out new sheet music. It's obviously two different bands, right? It's crazy."

"I don't know why, but it feels like I'm going to win a lot of bonuses..."

Ten minutes later, the seventh band to successfully complete the challenge was born.

Compared to the previous band's performance, this time the audience gave them even more enthusiastic applause.

The main reason is because of Hachiman Kairin.

After the performance, the girl left STARRY carrying her bass case.

After she left, the audience felt a sense of regret but also a sense of relief, thinking that thankfully it wasn't too dramatic.

Around 2 p.m., Takamatsu Akari arrived, accompanied by Shiina Tatsuki.

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The two greeted Shirakawa Sawa and then sat down to the side.