After dropping out of school, I chose to join a girls' band.

She leaned back in her chair, crossed her arms in front of her chest, and said with a hint of playfulness and mystery, "Of course it's true, but this is my unique skill, so I can't just tell you so easily."

Her voice carried a hint of teasing and suspense, clearly enjoying the process of building anticipation.

Momoko Kurosawa instantly snapped out of her daze after Sakura Sakura's words and roughly understood the other party's intentions.

She recalled Sakura Sakura's eerie smile and gradually realized that what she was doing must have been extremely disgusting.

However, she really couldn't think of any conventional way to win back Xiaoyue, so she had no choice but to do it even if it meant being disgusted by Sakura Sakura.

She sighed softly, a hint of helplessness and confusion on her face, and a trace of frustration and despair in her eyes, but in the end she decided to compromise.

She looked at Sakura Sakura helplessly, her voice tinged with a sense of powerlessness and resignation, "Tell me... what do you want to do?"

A smug smile appeared on Sakura Sakura's face, her eyes sparkling with excitement and anticipation.

Her voice held a hint of barely suppressed laughter. "It's nothing..." she said, her smile almost impossible to hide. "But could I take a few photos of myself there?"

"???"

She had been full of determination, but after Sakura Sakura said that, she hesitated again.

Momoko silently moved away from Sakura Sakura, sensing that the woman harbored ill intentions. "What are you planning to do with these photos?" Her voice held a hint of wariness and suspicion, her eyes revealing a defensiveness.

Sakura Sakura still had that sly smile on her face. She had already anticipated Momoko's reaction. She took a report out of the drawer and handed it to Momoko Kurosawa.

"It's nothing, I just thought I'd use it for publicity later. Ever since we used photos of Hatsuka and Shoko to create hype last time, I've noticed that audiences these days seem to really enjoy watching young girls' love and hate dramas." Sakura Sakura's voice was relaxed and casual, as if she were talking about something insignificant.

Momoko Kurosawa took the report and read it carefully. The report analyzed in detail the effect of the previous publicity campaign, mentioning that the publicity campaign that drew attention to the complex relationships between the band members was five times less effective than the previous campaign that focused on the band members' identities and performance abilities.

It is even said that it has had good effects in a certain ancient Eastern country, and many people are paying attention to this matter.

Her eyes showed confusion and bewilderment, and her lips twitched slightly, clearly unable to accept this fact.

Peach muttered to herself, her eyes filled with doubt and confusion, "What's wrong with this world... Why is everyone starting to care about these things? Shouldn't the band be focusing on performance skills?"

Clearly, even Peach couldn't understand this unusual phenomenon for a while.

Sakura Sakura smiled gently, a hint of understanding in her eyes. She patted Momoko's shoulder lightly, her voice filled with patience and explanation, "Compared to performances that haven't been heard before, the audience knows nothing about you at this stage. This sense of novelty in exploring new things can attract many viewers, not to mention that the objects of exploration are a group of beautiful girls."

"We can incorporate all sorts of things that the audience wants to see into the pre-show content of the stage play, which will definitely make the performance amazing."

"Now I think I understand... why Ave_Mujica put on those weird stage plays and wore a mask to hide her identity in the script the giraffe gave us..."

Seeing Momoko's thoughtful expression, Sakura Sakura continued to explain, "Moreover, when you appear as the Masked Band, besides Hatsuka's identity which was revealed last time to cover up the public opinion, everyone will definitely be curious about your identity, which can continuously attract casual fans to explore."

Although Momoko Kurosawa understood what Sakura Sakura was saying, she immediately frowned and looked at her with suspicion. "Didn't you say you were going to hide your identity? What does this have to do with me taking pictures?"

Her voice carried a hint of confusion and wariness, her eyes fixed on Sakura Sakura.

Sakura Sakura had originally intended to continue deceiving the other person, but she clearly hadn't expected them to figure things out so quickly. She paused slightly, her smile freezing for a moment.

She coughed lightly, and quickly came up with a new explanation. "Although we need to hide our identities, we still need to find a time to create a buzz. Let's leave aside the relatively unknown members, Hachiman Kairin and Yutenji Nyanmu. But the identities of you and Wakaba Mutsumi can attract enough attention to the band." Her voice was relaxed and casual, as if she were explaining a trivial matter.

Momoko Kurosawa stared intently into Sakura Sakura's eyes, trying to discern something hidden within them. However, after a long while, she found nothing amiss. Sakura Sakura's gaze remained clear and confident, as if everything she said was the most logical arrangement.

Momoko's brow relaxed slightly, her doubts lessening somewhat. A hint of confusion and contemplation flickered in her eyes as she recalled Sakura's words. "Could it be that I'm overthinking it? Does Sakura really just want to promote the band more?"

"Phew..." Sakura Sakura breathed a sigh of relief as Momoko's gaze left her. She felt relieved; as long as what she said was true, she wouldn't feel guilty... except that half of what she said was true.

She thought Taozi had already seen through what she was hiding and was almost about to confess, but fortunately, Taozi changed her gaze in time.

Momoko Kurosawa brought the topic back to where it started, asking about the foolproof method to appease Hinasaki, "So... what method are you talking about, Sakura?"

Sakura Sakura smiled slightly, a sly glint in her eyes. She gently beckoned to Momoko, her voice laced with mystery and mischief, "Come closer."

Upon hearing this, Peach blinked slightly in confusion, but still obediently leaned closer to listen. Her movements were cautious, and her eyes revealed a hint of anticipation and unease.

Sakura Sakura leaned close to Momoko's ear and whispered a few words. As Momoko listened to Sakura Sakura's words, the expression on her face gradually changed from confusion to surprise, and finally to blushing.

Her cheeks flushed crimson, and her eyes revealed a hint of embarrassment and shyness. Her fingers unconsciously twisted the hem of her clothes, and she seemed somewhat at a loss.

"Are you sure this is okay?" Peach's voice was tinged with hesitation and shyness, and her eyes revealed a hint of uncertainty.

Her cheeks were so red they looked like they were about to bleed, and she looked both nervous and adorable.

Sakura Sakura couldn't help but smile softly at Momoko's reaction.

Her eyes held a hint of encouragement and affirmation as she gently patted Peach's shoulder, her voice radiating firmness and confidence, "Believe me, Peach. Xiaoyue will definitely be moved by your sincerity and forgive you."

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I saw some readers discussing the character design of Peach Genius.

In fact, many of Momoko's character traits are derived from Nana Ohba, including the part where she only started getting involved in theater in junior high school.

It can only be said that there are too many geniuses in the Bushido worldview, and there are also differences between geniuses.

When the performance begins: Chapter 140 I forgot to reserve the training room

Inside the rehearsal room of Live House Ring, four people stood in front of the door, their gazes fixed on the "in use" sign. A silence spread among them, as if the air itself had become heavy.

The rehearsal room door was tightly closed, but faint music and singing could be heard from inside, leaving the five people outside speechless for a moment. Their eyes met in the air, and they seemed somewhat embarrassed and at a loss.

Shiina Riki stood apologetically to the side, head bowed and silent, her whole demeanor slumped, her shoulders slightly drooping, appearing somewhat helpless and annoyed.

Lenai leaned against the door frame, holding a matcha-flavored lollipop in her hand, gently licking it.

Gao Songdeng stood there holding his laptop, his gaze sweeping across everyone's faces, looking somewhat at a loss.

Yue stared at a message on her phone, frowning and remaining silent. Taozi had just sent her a text message saying that she wanted to find a time to have a proper talk.

Chihaya Aine, who had just gone to the restroom, arrived late. She saw everyone gathered at the rehearsal room door, not going in, and looked puzzled. She scratched her head and asked, confused, "Why is everyone at the door? Are they waiting for me?"

Instead of answering Aine's question directly, Yue turned to her and asked, "Aine, did you book a training room yesterday?"

When asked this abruptly, Aine gave a strange look and shook her head in slight confusion. "No, didn't I say hello to you yesterday and then go to the shopping street to see if I could run into Pastel*Palettes?"

Yue's face showed an expression of "I knew it," and she nodded slightly. Then she turned her gaze to her other teammates, "Did any of us reserve a training room yesterday?"

Seeing that everyone was shaking their heads, Yue sighed and said, "So it seems... it's not someone else who's taking over our rehearsal room."

Shiina Tatsuki, who was in charge of booking rehearsal rooms for the band, apologized to everyone: "I'm sorry... I forgot to make a reservation with Rinrin-senpai yesterday. I just checked and today's reservations are all full."

After hearing Lixi's apology, Xiaodeng said, "No...it's okay. I made a mistake when I made a reservation at the planetarium before."

Chihaya Aine smiled mischievously, her tone teasing, "Eh~? Rikki can make mistakes too?" Her eyes sparkled with mischief, as if she was enjoying the opportunity to tease her.

"Tsk...you..." Although Lixi was very dissatisfied with Aiyin's words, it was indeed her mistake, and she couldn't really refute her. Her brows furrowed slightly, her eyes filled with a hint of helplessness and dissatisfaction.

After finishing a piece of candy, Lena asked Lixi, "Is today's practice canceled?"

Li hope sighed softly, "There's nothing we can do. All the recording studios at Ring are fully booked until closing time. We can only try to find an empty recording studio at other live houses."

Chihaya Aine nodded, her whole demeanor radiating excitement, her eyes sparkling. "I haven't been to any other live houses yet. Maybe I can meet some famous bands and even get their autographs."

Her face seemed to already conjure up the scene of meeting the famous band in her mind.

"I want to..." Yue wanted to say something, but after thinking for a moment, she abruptly changed her words to something else, "I want Rakuna to not run around!"

"Ah! Stray cat! Don't run off!" Reminded by Yue, Shiina Tatsuki realized that the band cat was trying to sneak off somewhere again. She skillfully reached out and grabbed Ryuna back, her movements swift and decisive.

After being caught, Lena tilted her head, a look of confusion on her face. "Why? We haven't been practicing anymore?" Her voice was filled with confusion, and her eyes sparkled with innocent light.

"Rakuna... are you really listening to us?" Shiina Ritsuki looked at Rakuna's blank expression and felt that she was about to drive him crazy.

Lena nodded, a hint of seriousness in her voice, "Mm." Her expression remained innocent and adorable, as if she didn't care about anything.

Lixi was about to say, "If you're listening, why do you still look like you know nothing?" but then Lenai's unfinished sentence gave her the answer: "I wasn't really listening."

Aine couldn't help but laugh and explained to Ryuna, "Ryuna-chan, we're going to check if there are any empty rehearsal rooms at other Live Houses." Her voice was gentle and patient, as if she were coaxing a child.

Lena blinked, seemingly finally understanding everyone's plan. She nodded gently, "Oh, I understand."

She held out her hand to Riki, "Riki, matcha parfait!"

"Huh? Why?"

"I didn't make a reservation, that's Rikki's problem, so... I want to eat matcha parfait."

The pink-haired girl, Aine, chimed in, "That's right~ We have to ask Rikki for the matcha parfait~"

Li hope struggled to suppress his anger, "You two..."

Seeing that no one seemed to care about her abrupt change of direction, Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Alright, is everyone ready? Let's go."

Everyone nodded and walked out of the Ring.

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At the counter of Live House Circle, Yue was asking Marina about the availability of the recording studio.

"I'm sorry... Circle's recording studio is fully booked for today."

"Ah? Ah... okay, thank you, Marina-san."

When Riki saw Yue finish her conversation with Marina and walk over looking dejected, he knew that there was probably no room left at Circle either.

Seeing Yue's expression, Aine couldn't help but ask, "It seems like there's no room left in Circle?"

Yue nodded and pointed to the poster on the wall, saying, "Miss Marina said that recently a mysterious person has invited many famous stars and bands to hold performances at Circle. As a result, there are many more bands rehearsing here, so there are no empty recording studios at all. To be more precise, it is very difficult to book a performance at Circle now."

Lixi followed the direction Yue was pointing and saw that the Circle was indeed covered with posters of famous celebrities and bands performing there. Her brows furrowed slightly, and a hint of surprise and confusion appeared in her eyes. "Huh? Who on earth is so rich?" Her voice was filled with incomprehension, as if she couldn't understand it at all.

Yue shook her head slightly, her voice tinged with doubt and curiosity, "Miss Marina said she didn't know either, she only heard that the other person was wearing the uniform of Hanasakigawa Girls' Middle School. Ritsuki, do you know anything about this?"

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This chapter includes audio from the mygobd's accompanying video, as well as new content from hhw.

When the Stage Opens: Chapter 141 Our Training Room

"Why would I know about this kind of thing..." Li hope's voice gradually softened as she spoke. If she had to say, she actually knew someone in Hanasaki River who would do such a thing.

But seniors usually wouldn't do such a thing, because it would make many people unhappy.

If someone is simply unhappy and wants to see a celebrity perform, Shin-senpai would most likely invite that celebrity to his home for a private performance, rather than holding it at a live house, which would prevent everyone from holding performances in the Circle. This is completely out of Shin-senpai's style.

Li hope shook his head and continued, "I never imagined anyone would do something so perverse..."

Lena, biting the spoon of her matcha parfait, glanced around at everyone and asked, "Isn't the practice starting yet?" Her voice carried a hint of impatience and anticipation.

Aine turned to Rana and explained, "We haven't found a recording studio yet to start practicing..."

Yue pondered whether there were any other places nearby where she could practice. Her eyes sparkled with inspiration, and suddenly an idea came to her. "Should we go and look at other places? How about Galaxy, which we went to before?"