Lonely Rock: Love Songs Dedicated to the Stars

"Want to go see it together?" She took out the tickets and placed them on the table.

Yuzhen picked it up and looked at it; it was a ticket for an art film. She hadn't expected Xingge to buy a ticket for this kind of movie.

"Did you buy this on purpose?"

"Don't overthink it. I just got lucky and won it in the lottery in the shopping street." Xingge had come up with a reason. "I thought I shouldn't waste it. You're usually pretty free, so you can come with me."

She realized it was unnecessary after she finished speaking. Her relationship with Yuzhen didn't need to be so roundabout; she could have just said she wanted to go on a date with him directly.

But then she thought about it again and found that she couldn't say it.

'Does she want to go on a date with me?' Yuuma watched her face change expressions rapidly. 'Idiot, your expression has already given you away.'

But then he thought about it, and realized that they hadn't had a proper date since they got back together; the time they went to the food court had turned into a casual get-together with friends.

"Okay, but will the performance hall be alright if you're not here?"

"Just have PA take a look."

"Alright, it'll just be a bit of a hassle for her."

The movie starts tomorrow afternoon, and the two of them went downstairs to tell PA about it.

"Honestly, why do I always have to work overtime for your dates?" PA took off her headphones and looked at the two of them with a reluctant expression.

"What date? It's just that we happen to be going to see a movie together," Xingge quickly retorted. "Besides, I'll pay you for working overtime."

"Isn't that just a date?" PA slumped helplessly onto the table. "Fine, I'll help. But you have to agree to one condition."

Xingge looked at PA's sudden sly smile and felt that she was definitely not thinking anything good.

"What conditions?"

"There's still some time before we open for business, how about playing a game with me?"

"That's it?"

Xingge and Youzhen exchanged a glance, deciding it wasn't a big deal.

"We agree," Yuuma agreed first. "But what kind of game is it?"

……

"So, you gathered us together just to play a game of 'Who's the Spy'?"

The band members, Yuma, and Hoshika sat around the table after the band ended, while PA wrote notes on a piece of paper next to them.

“But it feels just right.” Kita seemed very excited. “It’s perfect for recording a video and uploading it to the band’s account to promote the band.”

"Oh! Great idea! I'll record it then."

Hongxia took out her phone, but Boqi stopped her as soon as she opened the camera.

"Um... could I record this?"

Pochi held up his phone, looking at Hongxia with pleading eyes.

If she's in charge of recording, she won't have to appear on camera. It's a shame she can't play games with everyone.

"Then I'll leave it to Pochi-chan." Hongxia handed over the position of video ambassador to Pochi.

"I don't want to play either. I'll play with Boqi." Ryo wasn't interested in this kind of game, so she sat down next to Boqi.

"Huh? Ryo-senpai, aren't you going to play?" Kita was just checking her makeup on her phone to make sure it was okay, and when she heard that Ryo and Pochi weren't playing, she looked at them.

"Because it feels like it would be a lot of trouble."

Liang didn't want to rack her brains to think of the words to describe the note; she wanted to save her few brain cells for composing music.

"Alright, let's make it the four of us. Let's get started."

Kita did not lose her enthusiasm for this kind of group game because of the two of them.

"But since we're filming a video of your band's activities, do we two still need to appear in it?" Xingge looked at herself and Youzhen. "We're not in your band, is that okay?"

“It’s okay, it’s fine for my older brother and sister to appear on camera.” Hongxia gave a thumbs up. “Besides, my brother has a lot of fans, so we can ride on his popularity.”

"Hey, hey, hey, why did you just blurt out this idea?" Yuma turned to look at Boqi, who was recording. "Boqi, start recording again. Don't record this kind of thing."

"Ah! Great!"

"Alright!" PA said, holding up a bunch of slips of paper with words written on them. "Let the game begin!"

Chapter 106 I like to sleep in someone's arms

PA shuffled the order of the first set of slips of paper and gave one to each of the four people.

Xingge took hers, opened it, and found that it said "Guitar" on it.

PA looked at the four people sitting around the table and waited for them to finish reading the note before speaking: "Then, Mr. Kenzaki, please be the first to describe your words."

"Hmm... things that are in the exhibition hall."

Yuma recalled what she had just seen on the note and gave a description that allowed for a wide range of guesses.

"Next up is Hongxia, please describe her."

"Hmm... it would be really cool to use something like that." Hongxia's description was also vague.

After listening to their descriptions, Xingge had no way of knowing whether they were like her.

“I admire people who use this thing.”

Kita's description made everyone a little concerned.

'The person Kita admires?' Hoshika's mind raced after hearing Kita's words. 'It's Ryou, right? That means the lyrics she's holding might be for bass.'

However, Yuma and Nijika's descriptions were still too broad, and she still couldn't deduce the answer.

“As for my part…” Xingge thought about it carefully. She felt that at this time, the scope should be broad, so it couldn’t be too precise. “Things that the band will use.”

After the four people finished their descriptions, PA had them start voting immediately.

Then Kita was voted out.

But the game isn't over yet, which means the undercover agent is still among the remaining three people.

“Then it’s my turn again.” Yuma thought for a moment, “Then… a stringed instrument.”

This actually narrowed down the range of possibilities.

"I am good friends with people who can play this instrument."

Hongxia didn't have much time to think and just said it with a smile.

“It’s my turn again.” Xingge lowered her head and thought for a while, then looked at Youzhen and Hongxia next to her. “A musical instrument that makes a sound.”

'A musical instrument that makes a sound?' Yuuma caught the key phrase. Hoshika thought it made a sound; he meant it had strings. 'Did Hoshika also get a guitar? Let's take a gamble.'

Later, during the voting, Yuma and Hoshika voted for Nijika together.

"Then the first round is over." PA announced the end of the game, then opened the slip of paper that Nijigasaki had flipped over; it read "Bass."

“Wait, so that means Kita’s word is also ‘guitar’?” Hoshika looked at Kita next to her. “But when you said ‘I admire people who use this instrument,’ I thought you were talking about Ryo.”

Yuma and Nijika nodded in agreement; they had both initially assumed that Kita had received the bass.

"I wasn't talking about Ryo-senpai," Kita waved his hand. "I was talking about Ichiri-chan."

"Huh? Pochi-chan?" Nijika looked at her in disbelief.

"Because I watched a video of 'Guitar Hero' playing guitar." Kita turned to look at Pochi, "Ichiri-chan is really cool!"

"I see, Kita has become a fan of Pochi."

Yuma nodded. Pochi's skills were indeed excellent, and it was possible that Kita would admire her.

"But, Hongxia is a 'bass'? So, the 'handsome person' you mentioned is Ryo?"

“Sodayo.” Nijika nodded and admitted it directly, “Although Ryo usually borrows money from others and is very unreliable, she becomes a very cool bassist once she picks up the bass.”

“Hongxia…” Liang didn’t expect Hongxia to see her like that. She looked at Hongxia with touched eyes, making Hongxia feel embarrassed.

"Alright, alright, let's start the next round."

PA came over with the second set of slips of paper and distributed them to the four people.

Xingge opened it and glanced at it, then quickly closed it again. The note had the word "lover" written on it.

'Why are you still using these kinds of words?' She glanced at the PA sitting next to her.

PA noticed her gaze and gave her a slight smile.

Xingge has confirmed it. PA was resentful because she had to work overtime, and this is a prank on her.

“I’ll go first.” Yuma thought about it carefully. “This word… describes a very intimate relationship.”

“Then it’s my turn.” Hongxia looked around. “To me, Liang is that kind of identity.”

Xingge is now certain that Hongxia and her are definitely not the same word.

'It seems Hongxia's lyrics are about friends or something similar.'

“Then it’s my turn.” Kita thought carefully. “It’s probably a relationship where we support each other throughout life.”

"Is that so?" Hoshika thought, listening to Yuuma's explanation, that it must be the same for her. "It seems Kita and I are teammates. Then I guess I'm not an undercover agent."

"Then it's the store manager's turn."

PA's reminder pulled Xingge back from her thoughts.

“Ah…then…” she glanced at Yuuma beside her, “a unique and important person.”

She felt she had made herself quite clear, and that Kita and Yuuma should be able to understand.

However, she received three votes during the voting, and then the game ended immediately.

"Wait, am I an undercover agent?" Xingge flipped open Youzhen's note and found that it read "Friend".

“Nijika, I’m sure. Kita, you’re one too?” Hoshika looked at Kita. Did she mean friends when she said that we should support each other in life?

……

In short, Xingge lost that round. However, there's still plenty of time before the performance hall opens, so we can have one last round.

Xingge had a bad feeling when she saw the strange smile on PA's face as he handed her the note.