I have bound two systems.

Finally I got the definite answer, I just need to hold on a little longer.

Since there was nothing else to do anyway, Yukinoshita Yukino turned her eyes to the stage.

She looked at the band on the stage and suddenly realized that this was the same band they had seen perform a few hours ago.

"Sister, you seem to like the band on the stage very much."

"Well... didn't I tell you? One of your Hiratsuka-sensei's friends, her sister is the leader of this band. Look, the one behind the drum set."

Yukinoshita Yukino looked in the direction indicated by Haruno's finger, and saw a girl with blonde hair.

Is it just for this reason that sister is so concerned about this band?

Yukinoshita Haruno listened to the opening remarks on the stage and turned her head to look at her younger sister. The two of them had lived together almost from childhood to adulthood and had only been separated in recent years. Therefore, she knew her younger sister quite well and could roughly guess what she was thinking about through her facial expression.

"I'm certainly not interested in this band for superficial reasons like these."

"What's that for?"

"Well, I'll let you keep this secret for now, I don't really want to tell Yukino right now."

"..."

Yukinoshita Yukino suddenly didn't want to talk to her anymore.

"Hahaha, don't be angry. I didn't mean to bully you. It's just that I have my own reasons this time. I'll be home soon. Just hold on for a while...ah, the show is about to begin."

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Chapter 9: Going on Stage to Put Out Fires

On the stage, with sweat on her forehead, Kita Ikuyo sang with all her might, using all her singing skills.

However, even so, it could not stop the audience from noticing that something was obviously wrong.

Regardless of whether the singing voice contains sufficient emotions or not, now even the basic pitch and intonation are a little out of tune, which is the most basic mistake a singer should never make.

Many people were no longer concentrating on the singing on the stage, but were whispering with their friends and laughing secretly with their hands covering their mouths.

Many people also held up their mobile phones to record the video on the table, and then picked a time to post it on the Internet to attract attention. They even thought of a title: "A beautiful girl band made a big mistake on stage."

People are empathetic, and even if a popular singer or idol makes a mistake on stage, there will always be fanatical fans or public relations teams who will speak out and guide public opinion afterwards.

However, the band had just started to gain popularity and the fans were not loyal enough due to the short period of time. In addition, there was no professional team behind the band to operate the band, so naturally they did not receive such treatment.

In addition, as long as you avoid touching on sensitive topics when speaking on the Internet, it doesn't matter what you say. This will also infinitely magnify the dark side of people's hearts, and any kind of remarks may appear in response to this performance mistake.

The situation that resulted afterwards, no matter how optimistically one looks at the bright side, would not be fatal to the band's future development, but it was definitely a huge blow.

Among them, the one who suffered the most damage was undoubtedly Kita Ikuyo himself.

After all, she is just a high school student who has not yet entered society. Her life has been smooth sailing all the way. It is hard to imagine that she would just laugh it off when she suddenly encounters such a thing. This is definitely a hurdle that is difficult for her to cross.

Her own mistakes and setbacks were one thing, but the most important thing was that she had implicated her favorite friends. The band they valued so much was also ridiculed and looked down upon because of her.

The guilt and fear weighed on Kita Ikuyo like a mountain.

When she first came on stage, she was smiling and looking straight ahead at the audience. Now she has lowered her head, opened her mouth and made sounds mechanically, and she is playing the guitar in her hand entirely by muscle memory.

The other three members of the band had already discovered that her condition had deteriorated more than they had expected.

But at this moment on the stage, the first song was only halfway through, there were so many audiences watching, and Kita Ikuyo was still singing, and there was no way she could stop at this moment.

So even though they were extremely worried, they couldn't give Kita Ikuyo any really effective help.

But they didn't do nothing.

From the day the band was officially established to today, they have conducted so many practice sessions, and their tacit understanding has reached a certain level.

Guitarist Goto Ichiri turned his head slightly to look at drummer Ijichi Kouka, and their eyes met in mid-air.

The next moment, without further ado, their performance smoothly dropped a key.

At the same time, Yamada Ryo, who had been playing silently, suddenly came up to Kita Ikuyo, opened his mouth and put the microphone close to her and sang at the same time.

The flat key of the performance can make Kita Ikuyo's singing somewhat more relaxed, and Yamada Ryo's sudden chorus can also serve to cover up her no longer bright voice to a certain extent.

Temporary rescue.

They have done the best within the scope of what they can do.

This was the backup plan that the three of them had discussed backstage before, taking into account Yu Dai's physical condition.

But I never expected that such a plan would be launched just after the first song on stage.

But I can't force it. Even though I'm reluctant, I still have to put Yu Dai's health first.

After the song ended, they could only apologize to the audience and the organizers of the music festival and left early.

At the side of the stage, Chisato Suzumiya, who was on the verge of losing control after the band's performance on stage, tensed her body unnaturally.

His gaze fell on Kita Ikuyo, whose face was gray, the light and vitality in her eyes disappeared, leaving only a crystal clear look.

After sighing lightly, he finally made up his mind and walked to the side.

The sound control team was behind the stage, and he was going to find the sound engineer.

"Wait, where are you going?"

Ichichi Hoshige called out to him.

"There's no other way now."

"This should have happened a long time ago. Don't go. I've already made arrangements for you."

Chisato Suzumiya turned around and saw Ijichi Hoshika pulling out a microphone from her back pocket with a smile on her face.

"When you get on stage later, press this switch and you can speak normally."

Suzumiya Chisato took it, pulled the front of the baseball cap Isshiki had given him down on his head, and looked back at the stage.

The first song is almost over, with more than a minute left.

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"What's wrong with Yudai-chan? Are you not feeling well?"

"Hey, hey, hey, look, Yudai-chan's eyes are all red. She's about to cry."

"If you're not feeling well, don't force yourself to go on stage. Seriously, the idiots in the audience are still laughing. What the hell!"

Even though the band End was formed not too long ago, it seems that they have fans who truly like them.

These brothers are the representatives of this group.

Yukinoshita Haruno silently withdrew her gaze from them and turned her attention back to the stage.

The noise in my ears was getting louder and louder, and more and more people picked up their mobile phones and pointed the cameras at the stage. Not many people cared about the singing itself anymore, and the audience's attention had been diverted to other things.

Just like what those guys just said, although the lead singer on the stage was very restrained and forced herself to smile, she had already started crying.

But the more she does this, the more she becomes popular with the onlookers.

Compared to the smooth sailing of the concert, it is not as interesting as the constant storms and accidents.

Many people just like to watch the fun, no matter how big the event. It's human nature.

Compared to the calm Yukinoshita Haruno, Yukinoshita Yukino's face did not look very good.

She was disgusted by such a boring farce.

Farce does not refer to mistakes on the stage, but to the booing and amusing behavior of some people with worrying qualities off the stage.

She believes that people who work hard should not be ridiculed, but it cannot influence everyone.

She looked at her sister beside her. She had come here to show her support twice at different times. She must have liked the band on the stage very much. But now she encountered such a situation. Even if she didn't show any special expression on the surface, she should actually feel quite regretful and dissatisfied with those booing audiences.

"I'm not going back, sister."

"Why should we go back? Didn't we agree to wait until the performance on stage was over before leaving?"

"The lead singer is not in good condition. From the looks of it, he will probably bow and thank everyone after the song is over and leave the stage."

"maybe."

"Sister, you don't seem to be angry about this."

"angry?"

Yukinoshita Haruno looked at her sister who came up with this idea strangely.

"Why should I be angry?"

"Because, don't you really like to end the band?"

After listening to Yukinoshita Yukino's explanation, Haruno crossed her arms and smiled.

"I like them a little, but I don't want to defend them. Everyone should be responsible for their own choices. If they forced themselves to go on stage even though they knew they were not feeling well, then no one can blame them for the result. After all, it was their own decision."

She paused, then suddenly took a step to the side of Yukinoshita Yukino, and the similar delicate face suddenly came very close.

"The same applies to you and me, so no matter what happens in the future, Yukino-chan, don't make a decision that you'll regret."

Yukinoshita Yukino stared at her sister's beautiful eyes, which were smiling but actually extremely serious, and blinked, then lowered her head slightly and took a step back.

"Too close."

"Hahaha, being shy in front of your sister is too much."

Putting aside the sisters' banter with each other off the stage, the singing performance on stage finally came to an end with a stumbling sound, and ended completely with the drawn-out sound of the guitar.

At the end of the performance with obvious mistakes, there was sparse applause from the audience, which was extremely perfunctory.

Most of them applauded out of empathy, which was a far cry from the response to the show in the morning.

Standing in front of the microphone, Ikuyo Kita lowered her head, tears welling up in her eyes, flowing down her face to her chin, she could no longer hold back.

This shouldn't be the case at all...

Goto Ichiri approached her with a worried look on his face, Yamada Ryo took a step forward expressionlessly and stood in front of her, and Ijichi Kouka also stood up from behind the drum set.

As the captain, she took the microphone for amplifying the instrument and was about to end this failed performance when the originally noisy audience in the audience quieted down a little.

She followed the gaze of most people and looked towards the side of the stage, her eyes slightly widened.

The other three people also looked towards the side of the stage like him, and when they saw Chisato Suzumiya come on stage and walk towards them with the microphone clearly in her hand, their expressions were very similarly surprised. This was a situation they had never expected.

No one, including Goto Ichiri, knew why he appeared at this moment.

Yukinoshita Haruno, who was originally smiling and joking about her sister in the audience, stopped talking immediately after she caught sight of Suzumiya Chisato coming on stage.

Just like a hunting cat seeing its prey, its eyes instantly become focused.

Yukinoshita Yukino first noticed the change in her sister's expression, then turned her attention to the stage.

The man who was walking towards the center of the stage was wearing a baseball cap with the brim pulled down very low, but no matter how low the brim was pulled down, it could not completely cover his entire face.

In addition, when she went out this morning, she also had the experience of taking the elevator downstairs with the other person, and she remembered the other person's clothing style against her will.

At this moment, the numbers matched instantly.

That was her next-door neighbor, and in her mind, the image of Chisato Suzumiya was an absolute scumbag.

Why is he here? Why is he on stage at this time? Did my sister come to the music festival today because she knew this would happen?

Many questions suddenly came to her mind, but none of them could be explained. Yukinoshita Yukino looked at her sister beside her and was about to ask.

However, Yukinoshita Haruno took the lead and put her index finger in front of her lips, making a hushing gesture.

From beginning to end, she never looked back at her sister, her eyes fixed intently on the table.

Yukinoshita Yukino did not get an answer from her sister, but the conversation of the old guys who had previously stood up for the band's end came from a distance and answered some of her questions.

"Who is that person on stage?"

"I seem to remember him. Is he the guy working in Fanxing? He's the one who makes drinks and is also in charge of the cash register?"

"Oh, yes! I remember now. I was wearing a hat today and forgot about it. It is indeed him. Many times when he went there, there were always a lot of girls surrounding him. His luck with women is enviable. But what is he doing on stage now?"

"It should be a rescue. I accidentally heard the boss of Fanxing talking to a friend and he said that he was the manager who ended the band."

"Agent? He doesn't look that old."

"I don't know the specific situation, let's wait and see."

Yukinoshita Yukino slowly withdrew her gaze and returned to the center of the stage.

Some questions were answered, but others emerged.