Aspiring to be a girl in a band

Arakawa Kirika only released Ryuna with satisfaction after Ryuna's face turned bright red and she uttered some incomprehensible pleas for mercy.

After wiping the saliva that had spilled from the corner of Ryuna's mouth with a tissue, Arakawa Kirika hugged Ryuna back into her arms.

Lenai's complaint, which was already on the tip of her tongue, was swallowed back.

Then she began to enjoy the warmth in Arakawa Kirika's arms with a clear conscience.

"Ugh, this is really ridiculous."

Arakawa Kirika looked at Aine, who had repeatedly made mistakes during the audition, and sounded somewhat disappointed.

What a load of rubbish! He talks a good game, but he's still dragging the band down.

Lena lowered her head, seemingly thinking about how to say something to make amends for Aine.

But after holding it in for a while, Lena could only come up with one sentence.

"Aion, you've been working really hard lately."

Arakawa Kirika did not react to this.

After Ai Yin's audition, Su Shi was next.

For some reason, listening to Suze's bass playing, Arakawa Kirika felt inexplicably annoyed.

Because she always felt that Su Shi's behavior was a bit off.

Wasn't my plan to use Aine as a pawn? How come it seems now...

She actually seemed to enjoy it?

This is not a good sign.

In Arakawa Kirika's imagination, Nagasaki Motoyo would probably deliberately skip tuning and play a bunch of random tunes to slow down the rehearsal process.

But... judging from the tone just now, Nagasaki Motoyo was clearly well prepared, and even... Arakawa Kirika could sense a positive emotion from that bass solo.

positive……

Is this the kind of emotion that could appear in Nagasaki Motoyo?

Arakawa Kirika gently bit her thumbnail.

I don't know when it started.

Developments that exceeded her expectations began to occur more and more frequently.

After a while, it was finally Lena's turn.

So Arakawa Kirika took the initiative to nudge Ryuna's shoulder.

Lena walked onto the stage somewhat reluctantly, clearly still lingering on the warmth she had just experienced.

Just as Lixi was about to set off to find Lena, he saw Lena step out of the shadows.

So Lixi quickly stepped forward and took Lena from him.

"Where did you go... Never mind, it's good that you came back. You were good this time."

Seeing that Lena actually knew to come back on her own initiative, Lixi happily took out a piece of candy from his pocket and placed it in Lena's palm as a reward.

……

After pushing Ryuna away, Arakawa Kirika quietly and slowly withdrew from the area.

There's absolutely no need to confirm Lena's skill level.

Now... all we need to do is wait for the opening ceremony.

……

When it was time to officially enter, Arakawa Kirika led Shoko and Mutsu into the venue.

Although several teams performed well today, Arakawa Kirika, who usually enjoys watching live shows, seemed rather uninterested.

Because she now has something more important to her.

The band she had been waiting for, each with their own ulterior motives, finally took the stage.

That stupid pink-haired guy really only knows how to talk nice things.

Looking at Aion standing on the stage, dumbfounded, her eyes turning into mosquito coil-like circles.

Arakawa Kirika let out a disdainful snort.

But... Mutsu glanced nervously at Arakawa Kirika's reaction.

Then she noticed the pink-haired creature's current state.

Mu then clenched his fist.

Because Aine's current behavior is simply embarrassing for her as her "master," especially in front of Kirika.

Deng was completely stunned as soon as she stepped onto the stage.

They even forgot what they were going to say.

It wasn't until Nagasaki Motoyo reminded her that she finally understood.

"Little lamp, notebook..."

Deng seemed to wake up from a dream, and immediately started flipping through his notebook, completely reviewing what he should say.

...Is this some kind of brand new art form?

Arakawa Kirika found it somewhat absurd.

Could it be that... they prepared a comedy sketch before the official performance?

Arakawa Kirika smiled.

Watching his band members fail one after another.

Nagasaki Motoyo felt bitter inside, but she still stepped forward and started to warm up the crowd.

"Um... we're a temporary band that's filling in for the show, so please bear with us. This is also our first time on stage, so it would be great if we could get some kind looks from you."

A tranquil tone, a gentle smile.

Motoyo Nagasaki is very good at winning people's favor.

After she finished speaking, a round of encouraging applause quickly broke out, and the initial awkward atmosphere eased somewhat.

But Arakawa Kirika and Shoko both twitched the corners of their mouths in unison.

"Tsk."

They were all people who saw through Nagasaki Motoyo's hypocrisy.

It would be wonderful if I could receive even a gentle look from her.

Such disgusting, manipulative, and suggestive rhetoric is clearly something these two people would despise.

Encouraged by applause, the comical band finally began to play.

Then, as the first syllable sounded, the performance abruptly stopped.

Because Aine made a mistake.

"I'm...I'm sorry."

Ai Yin quickly bowed and apologized.

Deng and Lixi cast concerned glances at Aine.

Fortunately... she didn't make the same mistake a second time.

Although she was nervous at first, Ai Yin gradually caught up with everyone after getting into the zone.

Oh?

This surprised Arakawa Kirika somewhat, so she looked at Mutsu beside her.

She knew that Mu had given Aine special training during those last two days.

It seems... the results are quite good.

The song soon came to an end.

Xiangzi, standing to the side, looked somewhat dazed.

Her gaze was completely focused on the lamp.

Looking at that girl who could sing without his encouragement, Xiangzi felt as if he were in a dream.

But after she came to her senses, she couldn't help but feel gratified by the growth of the lamp.

If the performance were to end here, it would obviously be a good ending for everyone present.

Unfortunately.

Volume 1: Chapter 127 World Line Shift

Nagasaki Motoyo breathed a sigh of relief.

The band's performance was much better than expected.

Aine, who was thought to be going to mess things up, only made a small mistake.

In this way... I guess I've fulfilled my promise.

Su Shi glanced in Li hope's direction, but Li hope's attention was entirely focused on the lamp.

What will happen after this?

Forget it... let's not think about such useless things today.

Su Shi said to herself, she was even planning to take off her bass and prepare for her final bow.

But at that moment...

As the lead singer, Deng looked in a certain direction from the audience and slowly began to speak.

Thank you for coming to our show.

……This is.

Su Shigang's relaxed mood quickly turned tense again.