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

Although the other party hadn't bothered her for over a month, she believed that if she went to the Moon Forest Music Festival, she would definitely be bothered by Su Shi again.

"Should we...give up?"

If she were to give up now... Xiangzi was still somewhat reluctant. She had decided to completely "kill" her past self, but when faced with the initial goal of forming her own band, she couldn't help but feel emotional.

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"The Moon Forest Music Festival? That shouldn't have much to do with our Saint Seiya Music Academy, right? Our two schools don't seem to have any prior exchanges, have they?"

Inside the Seisho Music Academy, Yuri Saki Aoi finished reading the proposal handed to her by the student council president, her face full of doubt.

Although she had heard of Tsukinomori Girls' Academy to some extent, and they had even sent her a personal invitation to enroll, she declined.

Seisho and Tsukinomori schools, while not completely estranged, had essentially kept to themselves. So, for Tsukinomori to invite Seisho to participate in its school music festival was something Yuri Saki couldn't understand.

The president shook his head and said, "I don't know the specifics, but they probably want us to perform?"

The two thought for a long time but couldn't figure out why the other party would invite the students of Shengxiangdao to participate, so they decided to put it aside for the time being.

"So... are you going? What show should we choose? Starlight?"

The president stroked his chin. "Let's talk to the class leaders of each grade later and have them all choose. We'll choose one within the school first before heading out to the Moon Forest Music Festival."

When the Stage Opens: Chapter 180 The Target! Qualification Review

After school, in order to save the already limited training time, everyone gathered directly at Yue's house.

Lixi and Yue sat side by side at the desk, their heads bowed as they intently flipped through a thick booklet, their expressions extremely serious. Their eyes were fixed on every word on the page, and they occasionally discussed it in hushed tones.

Seeing this, Chihaya Aine, out of curiosity, quietly crept closer to see what the two were studying. She cautiously peeked over, her gaze landing on the booklet. The dense text and annotations immediately made her dizzy.

Ai asked curiously, "What is this? I saw that Xiaoyue and Lixi both brought one over."

Yue looked up and replied, "The documents from Tsuki no Mori regarding the music festival application are this thick."

"Are there really so many things to be careful about? Even if Tsukimori is a prestigious girls' school, this is way too much!" Aine exclaimed in shock.

Yue shook her head, sighed softly, and explained, "There's actually a lot of information inside about handling emergencies and contingency plans." She flipped to a page in the booklet and pointed to the dense text on it. "For example, this page explains the procedures to follow if you can't attend the music festival due to various unforeseen circumstances."

Ai Yin frowned, looked at the page carefully, and seemed a little confused. "These things don't seem to have much to do with us, do they?"

Yue nodded and continued to explain, "Yes, these are for contingency plans. We're mainly looking at the eligibility review now."

Chihaya Aine tilted her head, a puzzled look on her face. "Qualification review... what is that? Is it like an exam?"

They gathered at Yue's house to discuss the upcoming Moon Forest Music Festival. As a new-era girl band, they were unfamiliar with the qualification process. Aine's voice carried a hint of curiosity, her gaze shifting back and forth between Yue and Riki.

Yue put down the sheet music in her hand, looked up and explained to Ai Yin, "The so-called qualification review means that you have to perform for the organizers separately before the performance. Only if the organizers think that your performance is fine will they let you go on stage to perform."

Li Xi nodded and added, "Yes, this is to ensure that every band performing on stage meets certain performance standards and guarantees the quality of the music festival."

"Moreover, the qualification review process is very detailed, and we need to prepare a lot of things, including not only the repertoire but also a detailed band introduction and performance plan."

“There are even some details, such as the specifications for performance costumes, the tuning of musical instruments, and the safety measures on stage, which all require us to prepare and apply for in advance.”

Yue listened helplessly from the side. She was also shocked when she saw this content before. The various performance contracts she signed when she was an idol were probably not this thick.

However, considering that the Moon Forest Music Festival was originally planned to be canceled, the students of Morfonica finally managed to get the chairman to bring the music festival back.

If it were just a music festival held on campus like previous ones, there probably wouldn't be so many contingency plans. It's precisely because students from other schools were invited to participate this time that we had to prepare so many contingency plans to address the various opinions from the council.

A flicker of anxiety crossed Chihaya Aine's eyes. She gripped her guitar tightly and asked in a low voice, "This sounds like a lot of trouble. Do we still have enough time?" Her tone was full of worry, and her gaze shifted between Tsuki and Riki.

Hinasaki smiled slightly at Aine's tense expression, trying to soothe her, "Aine, don't worry too much, we still have time. Although we need to prepare more, our song is ready. Although the original ten days have been compressed again, there is still plenty of time."

Ai Yin nodded slightly, then suddenly remembered something, "Hmm, but Yue, you just mentioned costumes? Shouldn't we all wear the same costumes when we go on stage to perform?"

Reminded by Aine, Yue realized that her seniors always wore glamorous performance costumes when they went on stage, while they had basically worn casual clothes for their previous performance. The band's performance costumes were indeed something that needed to be considered.

Before their first performance, they were busy with the performance and revising the score multiple times. Then, Su Shi left the group, so they subconsciously ignored the problem.

“Yes, we’ve always worn our own clothes for our previous performances,” Yue said thoughtfully, frowning. “If we’re going to participate in a formal music festival, we definitely need matching performance outfits.”

She subconsciously planned to use her connections to solve the clothing problem.

"How about I try to use my connections again? I think I still have the contact information for a few classmates from Class B. They often design stage costumes, so asking them to design costumes for the band shouldn't be a big problem. If all else fails, I can ask Ms. Sakura to borrow a designer from her company?"

Ai Yin's eyes lit up, and she revealed a confident smile. "Then leave this task to me!"

Yue and Lixi turned to look at Aine at the same time, a hint of surprise in their eyes, "You're going to take charge?"

Ai Yin nodded firmly, "Yes, I've always been interested in fashion design and have researched and understood various fashion trends, so I'll take care of the band's costumes!"

Tsuki was puzzled by Aine's words. "I've never heard you mention this before, Aine."

“I used to browse all sorts of fashion magazines on my phone while I was in the astronomy department, and now I have several great ideas.”

As Ai Yin spoke, she took out her phone and showed Yue and the others the outfits she had seen in several magazines before.

Yue, Lixi, and Xiaodeng all huddled together to look at Aiyin's phone, but after they finished reading, they all fell silent.

Looking at the yellow outfit on her phone screen, Yue hesitated for a moment before saying with a troubled expression, "Aine... don't you think this outfit might not be suitable for wearing on stage?"

"And this one! How could you let Xiaodeng wear such revealing clothes! What were you thinking?"

Li hope pointed to another picture and said to Ai Yin, while a blush appeared on the innocent Xiao Deng's face.

"None of these will work?" Ai Yin looked a little disappointed when she saw that the clothes she liked were rejected.

Considering that the outfits Ai Yin just took out are unlikely to pass the qualification review.

Yue patted Aine on the shoulder and said to her very sincerely, "Aine, please, when you're designing the clothes, you must show them to us."

When the Stage Opens: Chapter 181 Let's Go Shopping Together

On a beautiful weekend, office workers can take the opportunity to recover from a week of hard work, while students can enjoy the pleasure of sleeping in.

However, the energy projected by the sun 14600 million kilometers away passed through the atmosphere and shone on the street, as well as on Hinasaki.

Feeling the heat emanating from her head, Yue couldn't help but wonder why she had black hair. It was so hot at midday in the middle of summer that she was sweating profusely, beads of sweat sliding down her cheeks and soaking her sideburns.

She remembered that when she left home that morning, the weather forecast on her phone said that the temperature would continue to rise in the coming days.

She had initially thought the temperature wouldn't rise too much, but walking on the street gave her a good lesson. The heatwave felt like an invisible, heavy blanket, tightly enveloping her body, making it hard to breathe with every step. The sun scorched the earth, and the heat reflected from the ground was unbearable.

Normally, she would use a parasol when going out in this sweltering summer heat, but this morning she searched high and low and couldn't find it anywhere. She remembered that it was her favorite umbrella, with cute star patterns printed on it, which not only provided shade but also added a touch of playfulness to her look. But no matter how hard she looked, the umbrella seemed to have vanished, along with the hat she used last year.

Finally, Yue reluctantly asked her two mothers, only to learn that they had taken the umbrella and hat with them when they went to Hawaii last month. This meant she had to walk to the agreed-upon location under the scorching sun without any shade.

Thinking of this, a slight complaint welled up inside her: "Honestly... I really want to go to Hawaii for a drink too..."

She fanned herself with her hand, trying to dispel some of the heat, but the effect was not significant. The heat wave on the street made the air seem distorted, and pedestrians on the roadside were all looking for places to escape the heat, making the street seem even more deserted.

With each step she took, she could feel the scorching heat from the ground. She sighed again, wondering why she had chosen to accompany Aine shopping at noon.

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Let's go back to yesterday, Friday night. Everyone finished their practice at the Yue family's house and was packing their belongings to leave.

Although Yue's house does have quite a few rooms, it's still not appropriate to stay overnight at Yue's house every time.

Aiyin stood in the center of the living room, her hands clasped together, her eyes sparkling with anticipation. "Oh, right! Everyone, can we postpone tomorrow afternoon's practice? I want to go out and look for some raw materials to make clothes."

“I have no objection…” Li hope said.

“I have no objection…” Li hope answered without hesitation, her voice tinged with weariness as she tidied up her sheet music and put it into her backpack.

Ai Yin blinked in surprise at Rikki's quick answer. "Eh? Rikki actually agreed? I thought you would refuse."

Lixi looked up, a hint of helplessness and drowsiness in her eyes. "We've had enough practice time these past few days. Increasing the amount of practice would be counterproductive. But I already have a shift at Ring tomorrow afternoon, so I can't go."

Lena stood up from the sofa, stretched, and said, "Not interested..."

"Huh? Why is this happening?" Aine's tone was full of frustration, but she quickly adjusted her emotions and turned her gaze to Xiaodeng and Yue, her eyes filled with a pleading look.

Takamatsu Akari tugged at Aine's clothes and whispered, "Aine... I can't go tomorrow afternoon either."

A look of confusion crossed Ai's face, but she didn't press Xiao Deng for answers. Instead, she looked at Yue and asked, "Then... Yue, do you have time tomorrow afternoon?"

Seeing that no one was willing to go with Aine to buy raw materials, Yue sighed silently and agreed, "I have time, I can go with you."

There was no other way; I remembered the pictures from the magazines that Ai-yin had shown them yesterday.

Yue had a premonition that if she didn't go with Aine, Aine's final work, even with their relationship as the student council president, wouldn't pass the qualification review.

Disappointment on Aine's face was instantly replaced by joy, her eyes sparkling with excitement. "Great! Thank you, Yue! Let's meet at Yuzawa Cafe tomorrow!"

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Yue looked up at the sun again and sighed once more, wondering why anyone would go out shopping at midday in the summer.

She felt the scorching sun burning her skin; the sunlight was so dazzling that she had to squint. The air was filled with a burning heat, and every breath felt like inhaling a ball of fire.

Stepping into Yuzawa Cafe, one of the filming locations for Bang Bang's favorite cafes, the cool air from the air conditioner instantly made her feel like she was in two completely different worlds.

Just moments ago, I was suffocating under the blazing sun outside, but once I entered the air-conditioned room, I felt a wave of comfort wash over me.

She closed her eyes slightly, enjoying the cool breeze. She felt her fatigue and heat greatly relieved at that moment. She sighed softly and a satisfied smile appeared on her face.

Looking around, although it was the weekend, there weren't many people in the coffee shop. There were only a few scattered people and their small groups gathered together. I guess most people probably didn't want to go out and play in the midday heat.

Ai Yin hadn't arrived yet. Yue walked to an empty table, sat down, took off her backpack and placed it on the chair, then took out a tissue to wipe the sweat from her forehead.

Hoping to finish her shopping task as soon as possible, she didn't want to be tormented by the hot weather anymore.

She sat in a chair in the coffee shop, her gaze occasionally glancing towards the door, waiting for Aine to arrive.

She had been sitting for less than ten minutes when she saw Aine push open the door and walk in. Aine looked around, her eyes quickly searching the coffee shop, and soon locked onto Yue's location before walking towards her.

Her steps were somewhat hurried, and beads of sweat glistened on her forehead, indicating that she had rushed here.

Ai Yin's face showed a hint of apology. She bent down slightly, her tone revealing a trace of urgency and guilt, "I'm sorry, Xiao Yue, I'm late."

Yue looked up at Aine, gently shook her head, and smiled. "It's alright, Aine, I just arrived recently too."

Yue took a tissue out of her bag, handed it over, and said, "Sit down for a while and wipe the sweat off your face."

Aiyin took the tissue and smiled gratefully. "Thank you, Xiaoyue." She gently wiped the sweat from her forehead.

When the performance begins: Chapter 182 Aine and Tsuki's shopping trip

"Here are your iced lemonade and iced mocha." The waiter smiled as he walked to their table, steadily placing the drinks on the table with a tray in both hands.