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City A, Lotus Sports Center.

The weather forecast says there will be showers today.

But the sun shines brightly from six in the morning.

The sky was an unreasonable shade of blue, as if someone had specially arranged for the heavens to make way for this day.

Yang Qian rarely changed into casual clothes.

She wasn't wearing her usual dark jacket.

A simple white T-shirt, paired with dark blue jeans and canvas shoes.

He looked like a young office worker who came out to see a show on the weekend.

When Su Xiaoran saw him in the parking lot, she was stunned for a full three seconds.

"Director Yang, you look great today—"

She carefully considered her words: "Like a human being."

Yang Qian paused, turning his head to look at her: "Do I usually not act like a human being?"

"He's like a god in ordinary times."

Su Xiaoran continued without changing her expression, "The kind of god who doesn't need to sleep or eat, and who spends every day scheming about where to strike the next blow."

Yang Qian remained silent for two seconds, choosing not to respond to the conversation.

He pulled up a black baseball cap, the brim low, obscuring most of his face.

Su Xiaoran magically pulled a light yellow support headband from her bag, with a line of words printed on it.

"K-On! will never end."

Next to it is a simple line drawing of Yui Hirasawa, making a peace sign while eating cake.

She tied on the same headband herself and then handed it to Miriam Yeung.

"...When did you prepare this?"

"Last night."

Su Xiaoran said matter-of-factly, "I bought an extra souvenir when I was buying the tickets. I think you might find it useful."

Yang Qian took the headband, turned it over to look at it, remained silent for a moment, and then obediently put it on his head.

Su Xiaoran took a half step back and looked him over.

"Perfect! Director Yang, you don't look like the boss of the Land of Light at all now, you look like an ordinary K-On! otaku."

Yang Qian sighed.

He didn't expect that Su Xiaoran had also managed to snag tickets to the K-On! concert.

And she was right next to him.

He tried to change seats, but found that the entire row of seats was numbered consecutively.

It's officially locked; it can't be changed.

Outrageous.

But whatever.

He then realized that this assistant had been with him for almost a year.

I've followed the Land of Light since its founding, and I've hardly ever had a full day off.

Today we can see that she's having a lot of fun.

This can be seen as compensation for her busy work over the past year.

"After working so hard for so many days, it's time to enjoy yourself."

That's what he said to Su Xiaoran, and that's what he said to himself.

The roads surrounding the Lotus Sports Center were congested starting at eight o'clock in the morning.

K-On! fans from all directions lined up in a long queue outside the security checkpoint, winding around half a block, and the tail of the queue kept getting longer.

Security personnel repeatedly used a loudspeaker to say, "Please line up in an orderly manner."

The Land of Light is the organizer of the concert.

Yang Qian could have used a special channel to enter directly from backstage without queuing or going through security.

You can even drink tea and watch the broadcast on the screen in the backstage lounge.

But he didn't want it.

"What's the difference between going to a concert without using the main entrance and watching it live at home?"

So Su Xiaoran was forced to obediently wait in line for twenty minutes with this boss of the Kingdom of Light, whose net worth was unknown.

The team was full of fans.

The three girls in front looked like college students, wearing self-printed K-ON! T-shirts with "K-ON!" written on the back.

Below are five chibi-style portraits.

They were arguing fiercely about which song they were most looking forward to tonight, going from "Light and Floating Time" to "U&I," and neither could convince the other.

Yang Qian listened quietly to their argument, the corners of her mouth unconsciously turning up.

No one noticed who he was.

Firstly, he was wearing a mask and a hat.

Secondly, no one would have expected that the owner of the Land of Light would stand in line like an ordinary fan, standing under the scorching sun for twenty minutes without even buying a bottle of water.

The concert officially started at 7 p.m.

But the event started at nine in the morning.

The plaza surrounding the Grand Lotus Sports Center has been transformed by the Land of Light into a temporary "K-On! Theme Carnival".

At the entrance stands a huge autograph wall, featuring full-body portraits of the five characters, making it convenient for fans to take photos.

The sign next to the signature wall reads.

"Write down your blessings for K-On!, and we will collect and organize them to give to the five voice actors."

The bottom of the notice board was covered with dense signatures.

Some used markers, some used highlighters, and some even used lipstick to write.

If there isn't enough space, just stack them on top.

The words are stacked on top of each other, as if everyone's heartfelt wishes are squeezed together, afraid that their blessings will not be seen.

On the west side of the square were booths selling limited-edition merchandise, with three lines of people, each of which took more than one turn.

Limited edition merchandise includes concert commemorative T-shirts, acrylic standees of the five members, and a special commemorative album CD for K-On!.

Each CD's inner cover features a special concert illustration redrawn by an animator.

Five different covers will be randomly distributed, and the chance of drawing the hidden cover featuring Yui Hirasawa is 5%.

The fans in line encouraged each other as they waited, and cheers broke out from time to time.

Clearly, some lucky people won the style they wanted.

There is also a musical instrument experience area on the east side, displaying guitars, basses, keyboards, and drum kits similar to those used in K-On!

A man who looked to be in his early thirties was playing the intro chords of "Light and Floating Time," stumbling along, but a group of people around him were clapping along to keep time.

After he finished playing, applause rang out around him, and the older brother scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

But the smile on her lips was impossible to hide.

Yang Qian stopped at a cold drink stall and bought a Jita-shaped ice cream.

Su Xiaoran wanted to treat him to a meal, but he refused.

"I'll cover all the expenses today myself."

He said.

The rehearsal inside the sports center ended at 3 p.m.

Yang Qian stood at the corner of the backstage entrance and saw the five girls in the distance.

They had just finished their final rehearsal and were sitting on a bench outside the dressing room, catching their breath.

Hirasawa Yui was tuning her guitar, a lollipop in her mouth, just like the character in the anime.

Akiyama Mio was flipping through today's song list, her fingers tracing patterns on the paper, muttering to herself, clearly still memorizing the lyrics.

Ritsu Tainaka had his drumsticks tucked into the back pocket of his jeans as he handed water to Tsumugi Kotobuki.

Tsumugi took the water bottle and said something, and the two of them laughed.

Nakano Azusa, the youngest, sat on the far side, wearing headphones, her head swaying gently to the rhythm of the music.

Yang Qian did not go over.

He only stood at the corner of the corridor for a short while.

Watching the five girls playfully tease each other, laugh, and share a bottle of water amidst their exhaustion after rehearsals.

Then he turned and left.

Su Xiaoran followed behind and asked softly, "Director Yang, aren't we going to say hello?"

Yang Qian shook his head, stuffed the popsicle into his mouth, and mumbled something.

"Today is their stage, I'm just an audience member."

Entry began at 6:30 PM.

The lights at the Lotus Sports Center were tested starting in the evening.

The enormous circular light fixture shimmered with a soft glow in the twilight.

The entire venue's lighting system has been completely redesigned.

Five giant LED screens are suspended above the main stage, currently playing classic clips from "K-On!" on a loop.

From Hirasawa Yui's first time joining the Light Music Club, to her first performance at the school festival, and finally to her last song at the graduation ceremony.

The images flashed by frame by frame, each switch accompanied by cheers and screams from the audience.

Eighty thousand people took their seats one after another.

In the audience, the support colors for each of the five characters lit up.

Su Xiaoran stood at the entrance of the passageway at the highest point of the stands and took a panoramic photo with her phone.

Lights, crowds, support colors...

Everything is captured in the viewfinder.

"So beautiful..."

She murmured something, then put down her phone and quickly followed Yang Qian.

"Hello, your seat is below, in the SVIP section."

The on-site staff gave a quiet reminder.

Yang Qian walked down the steps.

His seat was in the first row of the SVIP section, right in the center, directly in front of the stage.

It's the best viewing spot in the entire venue.

As he sat down, he glanced to the left and right.

A young couple was sitting on the left.

The boy was wearing a support bracelet for Akiyama Mio, and the girl was wearing a K-On! T-shirt. They were adjusting each other's glow stick straps.

It was exactly 7 p.m.

The last rays of sunlight disappeared from the edge of the dome of the Lotus Sports Center.

The daylight lamps on the roof of the venue were turned off one by one.

The 80,000 people seemed to have been muted, and they held their breath.

The giant circular screen lit up.

Countdown begins—

The entire audience counted down in unison, and the sound surged towards the center of the stage from all directions like a tsunami.

Yang Qian sat in the first row, surrounded by the voices of 80,000 people, and felt his seat vibrate slightly.

A long-lost, pure sense of anticipation rose from the depths of my chest.

The numbers on the giant screen went to zero.

A beam of light shone in the center of the stage.

A beam of light pierced straight down from the dome and exploded in the very center of the stage.

Five silhouettes emerged from the pillar of light.

Five girls stood in their respective positions.

The first note of each instrument sounds at the same instant.

The intro to "Cagayake! GIRLS".

The drumbeats exploded along with the fireworks on both sides of the stage.

The sound of a guitar pierced the night sky.

Five girls emerged from the light at the same time, their silhouettes swept across the stage lights.

Yui Hirasawa stood at the very front of the stage, her fingers sweeping across the guitar strings.

That familiar strumming motion reverberated from the center of the stage.

She spoke.

"I'm going to be late!"

Her voice is exactly the same as the first line of dialogue in the animation.

Full of vitality.

Eighty thousand people were in a frenzy.

All the glow sticks were raised at that instant.

Yang Qian sat in the center of the first row, holding a light stick in her hand.

Su Xiaoran, standing next to him, had completely disregarded the decorum expected of an assistant.

She held up a light stick in each hand and cheered enthusiastically from both sides.

They sang along with the melody on stage.