Aspiring to be a girl in a band

Arakawa Kirika naturally had no idea what Riki was thinking, and just then, she noticed that Ryuna tugged at her clothes.

"I'm sleepy..."

Not only in language, but also in Lena's expressions, this is fully proven.

Looking at her sleepy eyes, Arakawa Kirika could only ruffle Ryuna's hair and offer a word of encouragement.

"It's about to start, Lena, hang in there a little longer."

She wasn't worried that Lenai would actually fall asleep. After all, the child had a certain musical talent. Even though she looked listless now, she would cheer up as soon as the performance started.

"Hmm... I think Wuhua is right. We've had a really easy time in the last six months, and everything's been so peaceful and harmonious... It's completely different from the beginning."

Ai Yin suddenly interrupted, but she immediately noticed that everyone except Deng was giving her a playful look.

"Huh? Did I... say something wrong?"

Ai-yin blinked blankly.

"Isn't your reaction time a bit too slow? We've changed the topic three times already and you're only responding to the first one... I get it, your zodiac sign is probably Internet Explorer."

Su Shi mercilessly mocked Aine's slow-to-react reaction.

"No...no, I was just chatting with Xiangzi and didn't have time to reply."

Ai Yin immediately picked up her phone, pointed the screen at everyone, and blushed as she defended herself.

Huh? Su Shi's expression changed.

Aine's actions seem to be adding fuel to the fire.

"What? What did you tell Saki? Let me see!!"

Su Shi excitedly threw herself at Aine, completely disregarding her status as a pampered young lady, and reached out to snatch Aine's phone.

"Soyoring, don't get so worked up... They didn't say they wouldn't let you see it..."

...In short, Su Shi successfully got Ai Yin's phone, carefully examined it for a while, and then returned it to Ai Yin. It seems that Ai Yin's chat with Xiang Zi was within her "tolerance" range?

Looking at Su Shi's sullen expression with her arms crossed, it was impossible to tell which side she was angry about.

"Hmm... I also find what Aine just mentioned very strange."

Li hope clenched his right fist, resting the back of his hand against his chin as if he were deep in thought.

Attracted by her voice, everyone turned to look at her.

Then Lixi spoke again.

"Isn't that really strange? There were so many problems in the first half of the year, but everything went smoothly in the second half. From a novelist's perspective, it's as if an unscrupulous author piled all the conflicts in the story into the first half, and then found that he had nothing to write when it came time for the ending, so he could only fill in some slice-of-life scenes... In layman's terms, he ran out of material."

"Oh? So you mean you feel like you're living in a world that's being manipulated?"

Arakawa Kirika looked at Riki with a half-smile.

"No... I just suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu. No normal person would think like that. Do you think we're watching The Truman Show?"

Li hope rolled her eyes at Arakawa Kirika, clearly annoyed.

Just then, the lights in the venue suddenly went out, and then a vertical light screen was projected onto the center of the stage.

Oh? It's about to begin.

Everyone clearly understood what this meant, so they all tacitly kept quiet, sat up straight, and looked at the stage.

Volume 1: Chapter 249 [Fearless Death]

Arakawa Kirika clearly saw that Hatsuka was sitting very elegantly in the center of the stage.

Xiangzi ultimately insisted on her own aesthetic and insisted that the team members wear those gothic-style lace masks.

Hmm... As expected of Chu Hua, she looks beautiful no matter how she dresses up.

Arakawa Kirika still harbored resentment towards that unyielding facade, but since Shoko truly liked it, she eventually went along with Shoko after several fruitless arguments.

As a fan of the "body" of Mitsuba Hatsukana, Arakawa Kirika was thankful for her excellent eyesight for the first time.

Even from such a distance, she could clearly see Chu Hua's beauty.

【Alas, my love you do me wrong】

……Um?

In the next instant, a hint of surprise flashed in Arakawa Kirika's eyes.

How come... they're singing now? I've never heard of that before.

Yes, this time it was indeed Xiangzi himself who, in a truly rebellious act, did not tell Arakawa Kirika about this matter.

Because Xiangzi could almost imagine that if he told Arakawa Kirika that his debut performance would start with an "opera"... he would probably be ridiculed by this guy again.

So Xiangzi gritted his teeth and simply decided not to tell Arakawa Kirika.

As for the consequences?

Since this bastard has already taken advantage of me, I might as well let her be. This is related to Ave Mujika's worldview, and I have to protect it. I can't back down no matter what!

Hmph... You pulled this stunt on me, I'll deal with you later.

Arakawa Kirika snorted coldly and didn't say anything more.

She wanted to see what kind of nonsense Xiangzi was putting on with this "opera" she had arranged.

...It has to be said that Chu Hua's singing voice is really catchy. Even when she sings a cappella, the audience is quickly immersed in her voice.

Hmm... no wonder she's the person I like.

Arakawa Kirika looked at the somewhat forlorn figure on the stage and silently admired him in her heart.

Who knew Chu Hua had the potential to be an actress?

Arakawa Kirika thought to herself, "They portrayed that feeling of loneliness very well."

As the plot progresses...

Chu Hua, who has just awakened, encounters other companions.

What Arakawa Kirika was most concerned about was...

"They're starting to do business right away... Was this designed by Xiangzi? Or did Miaomeng take it upon herself to do it?"

As she watched as Meow Dream cupped Chu Hua's cheeks on the stage and pressed her mature body against Chu Hua, Arakawa Kirika narrowed her eyes.

Although she could understand that the scene before her was probably for some kind of plot requirement, she was still very unhappy to see her prey being teased by someone else.

Hmm... I'll have to give this disobedient cat a good talking-to after today's performance.

They're both cats, so why is Lena so well-behaved?

Thinking this, Arakawa Kirika turned to the side and scratched Ryuna's chin with her hand.

Lena also showed a comfortable expression in response.

Arakawa Kirika didn't have any particular feelings about the play that Xiangzi had arranged.

She just found it strange.

Xiangzi keeps nagging about "not disrupting Ave Mujika's worldview"... but your short drama didn't explain anything clearly either, and the dialogue has a bit of a riddle-like style...

However, considering that they are newcomers, they are probably unwilling to reveal too much information in order to maintain an air of mystery.

It seems that the worldview of "ave mujika" that she mentioned will be revealed step by step.

Currently, Ave Mujika is basically managed entirely by Shoko, and Arakawa Kirika is undoubtedly a good boss in this regard... Apart from occasionally interrupting the girls' practice on a whim... she doesn't interfere with Mujika's development direction at all.

This leads to a problem: apart from having heard Xiangzi and her group's debut song, she has little idea what kind of performance she will see today.

However, this was actually an advantage for Arakawa Kirika, since she loved this kind of unpredictable development. Although she had some complaints about Shoko's short play, her relish showed that she was actually quite happy.

They might all be thinking to themselves that they could let Xiangzi's punishment go for a while.

Unlike her, who was full of enthusiasm, Rakuna, who was leaning on Arakawa Kirika's shoulder, was completely bewildered. Rakuna had absolutely no idea what was going on on stage.

She was expecting a vibrant, dynamic, or even explosive performance, but what was served was this riddle-like short play that completely dampened her spirits.

This made Lena very unhappy, so she simply closed her eyes.

Fortunately, Xiangzi's short play ended quickly, after the Mujika members announced their "codenames" in a way that could be described as cool, but also as chuunibyou (a Japanese term for someone with delusions of grandeur).

The performance seemed to be about to begin.

But... Arakawa Kirika was clearly stunned for a moment after hearing a girl's [code name].

She kept these code names, like Xiangzi, a secret she refused to reveal to me, probably because she was afraid I would laugh at her.

However... I never expected that Xiao Mu's code name would be this.

【Mortis】...

Combined with Mutsu's murmured words before the performance, "I am fearless of death," Arakawa Kirika was briefly lost in memories.

That's true.

To this day, she still remembers the crazy things that happened back then.

But it was Muto's fearless act of "fearless death" that allowed him to confront his feelings for this girl.

Just like Mutou, who refused to leave her even when facing death.

Arakawa Kirika asked herself honestly, and she was afraid that she was completely... unable to leave this crazy girl.

Arakawa Kirika shook her head with a wry smile, then thought for a moment.

Speaking of Mutou reciting these lines in such an emotionless tone... it's actually quite endearing in its contrast.

And Xiangzi... actually gave himself the code name [Oblivionis].

Fearless of forgetting.

It's obvious from the name that this is the name Xiangzi originally chose after he planned to completely sever ties with the past.

But now that things have come to this... the thought of this codename, "Fearless Oblivion," has taken on a touch of dark humor.

Honestly... they don't even know how to change their names.

Arakawa Kirika tried hard to suppress her laughter, then continued to look at the stage.

...The drumbeats became restless, and the guitar began to play.