Lonely Rock for the Blind.

"A performance at the store costs 3 yuan..."

"That does seem a bit much. How about the street performances?"

Kita Ikuyo asked.

"It's not that we can't afford it, is it?"

Yamada Ryo looked at Ijichi Nikka and suddenly asked.

Ichi Niji Natsumi paused for a moment, then looked at Yamada Ryo with suspicion.

"You...do you know something?"

"...The one that Cat-kun secretly gave me...was it the band's activity fund?"

Yamada Ryo asked in a low voice.

"...That's right..."

Ichi Nijika slowly nodded.

Kita Ikuyo moved closer.

"What are you saying?"

"It seems that last time, Cat-kun gave Nijika a large sum of money."

Yamada Ryo said to Kita Ikuyo.

"Huh?! When did you release your last album, senpai?..."

Kita Ikuyo pursed her lips.

"If we keep performing at the store, there shouldn't be any problem if we have that kind of money to cover it... but..."

Ichi Nijika looked at Goto Ichiri.

"I was thinking that street performances or something would be nice... for example, it's good exercise, and it's a valuable experience... most importantly, I want to save this money as much as possible..."

"Isn't it strange to keep it without using it?"

"Yamada Ryo said."

"Ugh... Well, then we'll use it sparingly. We still need to spend money on music videos."

"Ichi Nijika replied."

"I originally thought we would have to do everything ourselves, but it turns out we can pay professionals to do it."

Kita Ikuyo said with a hint of surprise, while looking at Nekoyashiki Haru sitting at the bar.

"Senior! Come here for a second!"

Kita Ikuyo waved.

Nekoyashiki Haru, who had been keeping an eye on them, walked towards them.

As she was pulled to sit next to Kita Ikuyo, Ichichi Nijika's voice rang out.

"Actually, I still wanted to ask you, little cat, if you have any suggestions..."

"My suggestion?"

"Yes."

Nijika Ichi nodded and said.

Nekoyashiki Haru shook her head.

"I have never participated in this kind of competition before."

"Huh? You weren't involved either, senior?"

Kita Ikuyo exclaimed in surprise.

"【Poison Cat】has always been very unconventional..."

Goto Ichiri, who was standing next to him, raised his hand and spoke.

"After all, there's still the vote-getting segment later, so I think it wouldn't hurt for you guys to perform at other LiveHouses more often."

Nekoyashiki Haru smiled.

"I can contact you now if needed."

"Wow, you have so many connections..."

Kita Yukiyo praised him.

"Haha..."

Nekoyashiki Haru gave an awkward smile.

Actually, we only knew each other; I was definitely not a good-tempered person back then.

He was indifferent to most people... but because his playing was decent, he still got calls from most people.

"Actually, Sister Xingge probably knows quite a few people, so it's no problem to go see her."

Nekoyashiki Haru narrowed her eyes and said.

"We'd rather ask you for a favor."

Ijichi Nijika looked at Ijichi Seika behind her, then turned her gaze back to Ijichi Seika under her suspicious gaze.

"But right now, the main issue is still the new song, isn't it?"

Yamada Ryo spoke up.

"That's true, Pochi. I'll have to ask you for the lyrics too."

Ichi Nijika clasped her hands together and pleaded with Goto Ichiri.

"No, no problem!"

Goto Ichiri nodded vigorously.

"Speaking of which... the prize money for the tournament is 100 million, that's a lot."

Kita Ikuyo looked at the data on the poster and said calmly.

"You're surprisingly calm?"

Yamada Ryo looked at Kita Ikuyo and said.

"After all, I'm carrying around my 120 million yuan guitar every day now..."

Kita Ikuyo blinked.

"Speaking of which, by the time we get the money, it'll almost be summer vacation, right? Let's go on a trip together, and use this money!"

"...Hmm...You're already thinking about how to use the bonus before you've even started? Kita is surprisingly confident."

"It's okay, just bring up the senior when we're about to lose."

Kita Ikuyo said calmly.

"Wait a minute? Didn't we agree yesterday that the kitten wouldn't interfere?!"

"There's nothing we can do during these extraordinary times."

Yamada Ryo said with a wicked smile.

Ichi Nijika, realizing the two were joking, sighed.

"Seriously... even if you were really going to do that, it wouldn't be approved. Adding people midway through is probably not allowed."

"I can back out first... and then let Qing dress up as me..."

Goto Ichiri spoke up.

"They'll definitely find out!"

Ichi Nijika clapped her hands.

"Stop messing around. By the way, let's see who the other bands are in with members of the same age group?"

The sound of clapping caught Ijichi Seika's attention.

Squeezing her palm, Ichiji Hoshika walked toward the group of people who were looking at the computer together.

What are you looking at?

"Popular bands among our peers will most likely be our rivals..."

Ichi Nijika explained.

"Study the enemy?"

Ijichi Seika nodded, then moved closer to Nekoyashiki Haru.

"The electronic rock band [Beast Ria], which is active in Kyoto, seems to be quite popular?"

"And the Osaka band Namba Girls... they seem to be quite popular too..."

"And there's [DEROS]... Isn't that Ms. Otsuki's band? A heavy metal band..."

The four members of the band fell silent at the end.

"They...they all seem to be better than us..."

Kita Ikuyo said softly.

"I'm not too sure about the others... but as for [DEROS]... while I definitely prefer you guys, [End Band]'s overall strength is indeed not as good as theirs."

After hesitating for a moment, Nekoyashiki Haru spoke to the others.

"They are stronger in terms of the number of songs, popularity, and experience."

"You know this very well, senior..."

"After all, they are junior colleagues I know well; I've even performed with them before."

Nekoyashiki Haru nodded.

"Ugh..."

Ichi Nijika pouted.