I have bound two systems.

Chapter 8: Performing on Stage

Behind the stage is a rest area. The staff set up a portable stand to erect a roof and placed plastic stools and chairs underneath for the performers on stage to rest.

The band's performance on stage at the end received a good response and received prolonged applause after the end.

Looking around, there were about four to five hundred people in the audience applauding at the same time. The feeling was completely different from performing in a store, and I felt a great sense of accomplishment.

After the performance ended and he bowed to thank the audience and left the stage, many audience members ran to the side of the stage to ask for autographs and take photos.

This was probably due to the effect of the tweets posted on the online account asking for support. The people who came were probably die-hard fans who had visited Fanxing and watched the performance from a very close distance.

It is worth mentioning that among the four members of the band, the most popular one is not the lead singer Kita Ikuyo who performed most outstandingly on stage, but the bassist Yamada Ryo who appeared expressionless most of the time.

Chisato Suzumiya, who was there to help maintain order by standing in front of the staff, couldn't understand at first why this guy had such a strong ability to attract fans. He was obviously just a fool who liked to borrow money from others and eat and drink for free.

But when there was a fan who got Yamada Ryo's autograph, he shyly asked her, "Can you please look at me with contempt and scold me?" Yamada Ryo was stunned for a moment and then immediately did as she was told.

Chisato Suzumiya looked at the fan who suddenly became excited and had a flushed face, as well as the group of fans behind him who had witnessed the whole process and were becoming restless with anticipation, and suddenly she had a hint of understanding.

Although it sounds magical, there are indeed such people in reality.

He longed for a beautiful and majestic woman to blame and insult him.

In his original world, there was a large group of old men chasing after a middle-aged man just to get his "wdnmd". Can you believe it?

It can only be said that the status and attributes displayed by Yamada Ryo to the outside world are too confusing, causing many fans who do not know the truth to misunderstand.

But it doesn't matter. It's just a misunderstanding. She has been in the band all the way to today, so she must have realized that this day would come.

Which public figure doesn’t have a business voice or business personality that is only shown to the outside world?

Keep doing it, you will get used to it slowly.

After nearly an hour of delay, they finally ended their interaction with fans.

After the band finished, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and went backstage to rest.

It is now past two in the afternoon. They left the store in the morning and have been busy until now, and have not had time to eat lunch.

The festival venue has food stalls in the form of small carts, which are centrally located in the central area. Of course, they are not free.

But now the four who have ended the band just want to have a good rest, especially Ikuyo Kita.

In the second half of her performance on stage, it was obvious that she was struggling. Her breathing was disordered and she couldn't reach some of the higher notes.

So the bread and sushi prepared in the morning came in handy. At this time, I didn’t think about eating anything delicious. The key was to fill my stomach and replenish my energy.

I will need to continue on stage afterwards.

Just now, the staff in charge of the on-site arrangements of the music festival came over to praise their performance on stage, and said that one of the performers was unable to attend due to some urgent matters, and hoped that they could fill this vacancy.

Of course, this is not mandatory, but depends on their own wishes.

If they are unwilling, he can also ask other people for help.

Ichichi Hongxia was a little hesitant about this matter.

It would naturally be better to have one more chance to go on stage, but the question is whether Yudai-chan's body can hold on.

Just as she was wavering, Kita Ikuyo, who had been sitting silently beside her, stood up and agreed.

So, in this way, including the newly added show at 4pm and the originally scheduled show at around 7pm, they will need to perform twice more.

Although the actual singing time is only about ten minutes each time on stage, not counting the time spent interacting with the audience, which is the time for two or three songs, this is still a severe test for Kita Ikuyo who is not in good shape.

But since she stood up and made the decision herself, there was nothing others could say and they could only support her silently.

Letting the other three members of the band rest with her, Suzumiya Chisato walked away to a store near the venue, intending to buy her some throat lozenges.

Ijichi Hoshige followed him again. She looked at Suzumiya Chisato silently all the way. She said nothing but just looked at him quietly until he felt very uncomfortable and turned his head away to compromise and surrender.

"Sister Xingge, can you please stop looking at me like that?"

Ichichi Hoshige nodded.

"Okay, but before that you have to answer a question for me."

"Okay, you ask."

"You have such a good voice. Even for someone like me who is very picky about music and vocals, your voice is amazing. So, why don't you sing and release the songs you wrote and composed yourself, but give them to the four girls who ended the band?"

Let’s go back a few hours.

At that time, Ijichi Hoshige was pulled into the back seat of the van by Suzumiya Chisato. No man had ever been so rude to her in all these years, and in such a private place. Just when she felt a little hot and her thoughts began to go astray.

However, Suzumiya Chisato did not take any further action towards her. Instead, she took out her mobile phone and played a new song that he had produced but had not yet officially released.

Ijichi Hoshika looked confused, but Suzumiya Chisato was very serious.

"I've never tried singing in front of other people, so I'm a little unsure. Let me give it a try, and I'll trouble Sister Xingge to give me her evaluation later."

As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't give Ichichi Xingge a chance to reply.

After building up his emotions, he spoke the next moment.

At that moment, Yijizhi Xingge's pupils suddenly dilated, and his raised hand froze in mid-air, then slowly lowered.

After that, the evaluation given by Ichichi Hoshige was perfect.

It's fine that you have talent in composing music and writing lyrics, but now your voice is so domineering too. Are you being chased by God and fed by others?

Ijichi Hoshika had a lot of complaints but she didn't believe what Suzumiya Chisato just said, "I have never tried singing in front of other people." She wanted to ask him about it, but he cunningly escaped with the excuse that "They are about to perform on stage, we have to go back quickly."

And now, she has found a gap and seized the opportunity.

Chisato Suzumiya sighed helplessly at her question.

The real reason why his voice is so outstanding is because of the reward from the Pure Love System - heavenly sound.

It's a talent skill whose approximate effect can be guessed by looking at the name, but I definitely can't tell her this reason.

As for why he doesn't sing himself, his thoughts have not changed, either before or now.

Of course it would be best if someone else made money for him so that he could use his limited time on important things.

To be more specific, they are Touma Kazusa, Sawamura Eriri, Goto Ichiri, and Kasumigaoka Utaha.

The above figures are equally important and are not ranked in any particular order.

It's just that this explanation is totally incomprehensible.

So Suzumiya Chisato spread her hands and gave an irrefutable reason.

"Because I am an introvert and don't like to show up in public, I always feel nervous when I have to stand on the stage under the spotlight and face so many audiences."

Ichichi Hoshige was amused by him and looked him over from head to toe;

"Nervous? You?"

The guy in front of me exudes the adjectives of extrovert, cheerful, talkative, etc. Even though he has not reached the level of social compulsion, he is still a social person to a certain extent.

For such a person to say that he is introverted is as ridiculous as a smoker showing his yellow teeth and saying that he has never smoked a cigarette in his life.

"Yes."

Suzumiya Chisato nodded seriously. No matter what Ichichi Hoshige thought, he was going to stick to this reason and not give in. Otherwise, who knew how long she would keep questioning him.

"If you don't want to tell the truth, forget it."

Ichichi Hoshige showed a not very happy expression.

The other party didn't seem to want to continue asking questions, so Suzumiya Chisato breathed a sigh of relief.

He took several throat lozenges of different flavors from the store shelf for Kita Ikuyo to choose from.

After thinking about it, I realized that since we were here, and the other three people had also worked hard today, I picked up a few bags of snacks to reward them.

Finally, he glanced at Ijichi Hoshika, who was waiting for him outside the store with her arms folded. He originally wanted to go to the freezer to get her a few cans of beer, but considering that he had to ask her to drive them back in the evening, he gave up the idea. The original beer was replaced with oden. The big cup was filled with boiled food, mostly meat, which looked very satisfying.

During their previous time together, Suzumiya Chisato came to Fanxing to work after school, and she had seen Ijichi Hoshige eating oden as a side dish at the bar more than once, so she should be quite fond of this, right?

Seeing the oden handed over by Suzumiya Chisato, Ijichi Hoshige's expression did ease a little. She reached out to take it and started eating in silence.

The store manager is easier to deal with than you might think.

Suzumiya Chisato had this thought.

The two walked back side by side.

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It felt like not much time had passed, but it was definitely approaching four in the afternoon.

The performers on the stage have already said their thanks and left the stage. After a short wait, the closing band will take over again.

Quite a few audience members had already gathered in front of the stage, and there were several handmade cheering signs with the words "Ending Band?~" marked on them.

Kita Ikuyo drank warm water to moisten her throat while making final preparations to go on stage.

The more than one-hour rest in the afternoon did not show any signs of improvement for her cold. On the contrary, it tended to get worse.

My head is a little dizzy and my throat is sore. Even drinking water now feels difficult and painful, as if I am swallowing a stone. It is probably inflammation.

But she didn't dare tell anyone about the situation. Otherwise, everyone would definitely contact the staff on site out of concern for her, causing her to miss this hard-won opportunity to perform on stage.

There's nothing to worry about. I didn't feel well in the morning, but I still persevered with my determination. Although my performance was not very good during the singing, overall, the atmosphere was pretty good and the audience response was very enthusiastic.

Even for the fans who are looking forward to it so much, we can't give up just like that.

She clenched her left fist and placed it on her chest and took a deep breath. When she opened her eyes again, Kita Ikuyo's expression became firm.

The other three members of the band came in front of her, Ijichi Hongxia stretched out her hand, and the others put their hands in it.

At this point, I don’t want to back down anymore. Thinking about everyone’s efforts over the past period of time, I think this music festival must yield some results.

"Everyone……"

When Ijichi Hongxia was about to say something to encourage morale, she suddenly realized that one person was missing. She turned her head and looked to the side, and the others followed her and looked in the same direction.

Suzumiya Chisato breathed a sigh of relief, took two steps forward, and placed her hands on theirs. Ichichi Seika, who was watching from the side, smiled silently.

"I won't say any more. In short, keep moving forward and don't let yourself regret it in the future..."

Ichichi Hongxia looked at everyone and took a deep breath.

“Everyone, come on!”

"come on!"

The girls cheered themselves up in unison.

When the time came, they adjusted their facial expressions and went on stage.

She smiled at Goto Ichiri, and when Kita Ikuyo passed by, Suzumiya Chisato stepped forward and whispered in her ear,

"Xiduo, don't push yourself."

His worry was rewarded with Kita Ikuyo's signature energetic smile.

"kindness!"

The four members of the closing band took their places on stage.

After the noise from the audience gradually died down, Kita Ikuyo held the microphone in her hand.

"Good afternoon everyone, we are the closing band!"

"Oh!!!"

The lively cheers and applause rang out again.

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At the outermost edge of the crowd, Yukinoshita Yukino listened to the noisy booing and cheering around her ears, and felt a headache. She reached out and rubbed her temples to soothe her throbbing nerves.

She looked up at her sister beside her. Unlike her, her sister was in a good mood and faced the table with a look of great interest.

"Sister, when are we going back?"

"We're leaving now? The music festival won't end until around 8pm today."

"I can't hold out until then."

"I really can't help you. Well, let's go home after this show. It's really getting late."

"..."

Invisibly, Yukinoshita Yukino breathed a sigh of relief.