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

Climax Stage: Chapter Ninety-Three - Strange Ways of Getting Injured

"So... you ended up in a draw?" Shiina Tatsuki asked, his tone tinged with a mixture of confusion and curiosity.

Inside the Yuzawa Cafe, the official cafe of BangDream, Lixi and Yue sat together for the first time in a long time.

Yue nodded slightly, recalling the last scene of that battle, a trace of unwillingness flashing in her eyes, "Yes, in the end, Peach's sword cut my rope, but at the same time, I also successfully took off her cloak."

"Ah, are you Riki and Tsukuru from Mygo?" Yuzawa Tsugumi's voice was gentle and kind, with a faint smile on her face.

Since the last joint live meeting, the members of Mygo and Ave Mujica have become familiar faces among various bands, so Tsugumi didn't feel unfamiliar when she saw them.

When Lixi saw that the person who came was a member of Afterglow, she immediately straightened up, put on a polite smile, and her tone became formal: "Senior Yuzawa."

Have you decided what you'd like to order?

Tsugumi Hanazawa took out a pen and paper from her uniform pocket to write down the drinks the two wanted.

"Iced Americano, just espresso and milk," Hinasaki ordered her usual coffee with practiced ease.

Shiina Tatsuki hesitated for a moment, then looked up and said, "Hot Mocha."

"Okay~" Yuzawa Tsugumi quickly wrote it down. "Wait a moment, it'll be ready soon."

Not long after, the drinks they ordered were brought over.

The aroma of coffee filled the air, accompanied by a faint milky fragrance and a rich coffee bean aroma, gently stimulating Lixi and Yue's taste buds.

Yue took a small sip of her coffee, feeling the coolness of the iced Americano and the bitterness of the espresso intertwine in her mouth. She squinted slightly, as if this familiar drink had given her tired body and mind a little boost.

She put down her coffee cup, turned her gaze to Lixi, and asked in a questioning tone, "Lixi, you just said that you should have been able to come earlier, but Hailing stopped you?"

"Hmm... I didn't expect that Hailing would also have the ability to participate in Revue." She recalled her confrontation with Hailing just now, her brows furrowing slightly, as if she still couldn't get over it.

Upon hearing this, Yue frowned slightly, her expression turning serious. Her fingers tapped lightly on the rim of her coffee cup, as if she were deep in thought.

She then said in a deep voice, "Actually, from the very beginning when Xiangzi and Su Shi were able to Revue during the day, we should have guessed that the entire Ave Mujica team should have the ability to Revue."

Upon hearing Yue's words, Li Xi's expression gradually turned serious, and he paused slightly while holding the cup.

She looked up, a hint of unease in her eyes: "Should we remind Xiaodeng and the others to be careful?"

"..." Yue did not answer immediately, but instead fell into a brief moment of contemplation.

Her gaze drifted out the window, her expression somewhat complicated.

Sunlight streamed through the coffee shop window onto her face, but her eyes held a thoughtful expression.

After a moment, Yue finally spoke, her voice low: "Let's not use it for now. This time, it was Peach who came to remind me of some things."

"?" Li hope frowned slightly upon hearing this, clearly confused by Yue's words. She leaned forward slightly, her tone filled with doubt and worry: "What...did Taozi remind you of?"

Yue glanced at Li hope, a slightly embarrassed smile appearing on her face, her gaze shifting slightly.

She obviously didn't tell Lixi the details of how badly she was initially suppressed in her battle with Taozi, as that was too humiliating for her.

She gently stroked the rim of the coffee cup with her fingers and chuckled softly, "Hmm... it's just some stuff about the Revue stage, nothing serious."

"Is...that so?" Li hope was still a little confused when she heard Yue's answer, but she didn't ask any further questions.

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In Ave Mujica's training room, a quiet yet tense atmosphere permeated the air.

As Hachiman Kairin leaned against the wall, her gaze involuntarily turned toward the doorway.

There, Momoko Kurosawa habitually pushed the door with her left hand, but as soon as she touched the doorknob, she suddenly grimaced and showed a pained expression.

Seeing this, Hai Ling raised an eyebrow slightly, her tone carrying a hint of concern: "What? You didn't win?"

When Momo heard Hailing's question, she paused, looked up and glanced back, her tone indifferent: "Hmm... a draw."

As she spoke, she gently rubbed her left shoulder with her right hand, her expression seemingly trying to hide something, but she didn't want anyone to notice the slight embarrassment in her heart.

Hailing naturally didn't miss these subtle changes. Her gaze fell on Taozi's shoulder-rubbing movements, and a question arose in her mind.

She narrowed her eyes and continued to press, "Your hand... what happened? An injury on stage shouldn't have carried offstage, right?"

Her tone was filled with concern and confusion. After all, any injury sustained on the Revue stage, no matter how severe, would disappear after leaving the stage—this was an unwritten rule.

But the peaches in front of us clearly don't follow this rule.

Peach was a little embarrassed by the question, and her eyes began to wander, as if she was thinking about how to explain her awkward situation.

Her left shoulder throbbed slightly, and as she recalled what had just happened, she couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"Um..." she stammered, a slightly unnatural expression on her face, "I just... tripped and fell."

She finally uttered those words, her voice filled with obvious helplessness and self-mockery.

Hai Ling raised an eyebrow slightly, clearly surprised by the answer.

"You tripped and fell?" Her tone was full of doubt, and her gaze sharpened as she looked at Peach, trying to dig out more of the truth from her expression.

Peach's face flushed slightly, looking somewhat ashamed.

She couldn't possibly tell Hailing that when she was leaving the stage, she had stepped on the blood she had splattered on the stage, slipped, and slid all the way down.

In order to avoid injuring vital parts, she instinctively braced herself with her left hand on the ground, but accidentally bruised her shoulder.

The reason for this injury is truly shameful.

She wasn't injured during the revue on stage, but got injured afterward for such a ridiculous reason that she couldn't explain it to anyone.

So she had no choice but to give a vague and ambiguous answer.

"Um... I just tripped and fell, it's nothing serious." Peach didn't say anything more, trying to cover up her embarrassment with a nonchalant tone.

Hai Ling looked at her and, although she still had some doubts, she didn't press the matter further.

She always felt that Taozi wasn't telling the truth, but if the other party wasn't willing to be honest, she didn't need to pester her too much.

Climax Stage: Chapter 94, "Duancheng Mountain" (Part 1)

"Anon~Anon~Tokyo~Anon~"

Chihaya Aine stood in front of everyone, her hands beside her head, and began to mutter words that were hard to understand, accompanied by a soft and cute voice.

Her soft and lovely voice gave her seemingly casual movements an indescribable sweetness.

Hinasaki's lips curled up slightly, revealing a polite yet gentle smile.

Although she didn't understand what Aine was doing at all, she had to admit that it was still somewhat cute with Aine's unique voice.

Lixi looked at Aine with an expression of utter disbelief, completely unable to comprehend what Aine was doing.

Xiaodeng and Lenai clapped their hands, completely unaware of what she was doing, their faces showing an expression of "I don't understand, but it's amazing," as if they had truly witnessed some remarkable artistic expression.

Nagasaki Motoyo stood to the side, a helpless expression on her face.

She sighed softly, thinking helplessly that her guitarist, Chihaya Aine, was acting up again.

She shook her head, her gaze fixed on Ai Yin, her eyes revealing a trace of habitual confusion and the same helplessness as always.

"So... what did you watch this time?" Su Shi knew Aine quite well. Although she hadn't searched for it, it was probably something that was popular in the JK (high school girl) community recently.

Upon hearing Su Shi's question, Ai Yin immediately wore a smug expression, her hands still waving in the air as if accompanying a melody she was humming.

Her voice was still sweet, with that unique charm: "anon~anon~BangDream~Mygo~"

Su Shi rolled her eyes as she listened to the illogical combination of words, her helplessness deepening, but she did not interrupt Ai Yin's "performance".

Seeing that Su Shi still didn't react, Ai Yin revealed her little tiger teeth and, with a confident smile, quickly moved closer to Su Shi.

Her face was almost touching Su Shishi's, and her soft voice carried a hint of coquetry, "Hehe~ Su Shishi, don't you think I'm cute?"

Su Shi's previously somewhat casual gaze was instantly disrupted by the sudden close proximity.

She was caught off guard and faced Aine's confident face. The two were so close that she could almost feel Aine's breath.

Instantly, Su Shi's heart began to race, and a strange heat rose on her face.

To hide her embarrassment and the strange feeling in her heart, Su Shi immediately hugged her arms, turned around to try to remain calm, and avoided looking directly at Aine.

She quickly looked in the direction of Hinasaki and Shiina Ritsuki, her tone calm but with a hint of evasion: "Since you don't want to explain, then forget it. Let's get ready to practice."

"Eh~? Su Shishi, aren't you even a little bit curious? Aren't I cute? You don't even notice how cute Chihaya Anon is?!"

Ai Yin clearly wasn't going to let Su Shi off easily. Her voice was full of resentment as she quickly followed behind Su Shi, her tone full of coquettish questioning.

"I didn't think so." Su Shi's answer was decisive and indifferent, without even glancing back at Ai Yin, as if she completely ignored the other's cute advances.

Nevertheless, a blush crept up Su Shi's ears.

Yue, who was standing to the side, saw it all clearly. She squinted her eyes, and a smile appeared at the corner of her eyes.

She gently nudged Lixi beside her, her tone teasing, "Su Shi... are you blushing?"

Li hope tilted her head slightly, looked closely at Su Shi's slightly red ears, nodded, and answered seriously, "Hmm... she's blushing."

Ai Yin followed her around like a little tail, constantly muttering, "Eh? Does Su Shishi really think I'm not cute?"

“I told you, I didn’t think so.” Nagasaki Motoyo ignored the incessant chatter of Aine behind her.

"Really? Su Shishi, you're blushing! I'm so cute, aren't I?" Ai Yin noticed the blush on Su Shishi's ears and teased her.

"I'm going to the restroom." Su Shi finally couldn't hold it in any longer, so she quickly walked to the door of the recording studio, hurriedly pushed it open, and ran out.

Yue, who was standing to the side, watched the whole thing with great interest.

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“Since the PV we filmed earlier is temporarily unusable, I thought I’d put this video on our band’s account to help Mygo gain some popularity,” Ai Yin suggested to everyone.

"You said you wanted to... upload this to our account?" Shiina Tatsuki's voice suddenly rose, her tone full of disbelief.

Chihaya Aine was startled by Ritsuki's sudden loud voice, and shrank back, her imposing manner instantly weakening.

Her hands involuntarily clutched the hem of her clothes, her eyes filled with panic, and her voice weakened: "Wh...what's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Lixi frowned, his gaze sweeping over Aiyin as if trying to confirm whether she was serious.

She couldn't understand Ai Yin's suggestion at all; she actually wanted to upload that incomprehensible "performance art" video to their band's account.

Hinasaki noticed the atmosphere suddenly becoming tense, so she quickly tugged at Riki's sleeve gently, offering a reassuring smile: "Riki, don't get so worked up."

Her voice was gentle, with a hint of comfort, "Let Aiyin go up there, isn't it quite cute? Besides, it might even boost our popularity."