For the peace of the Lonely Band, please sacrifice yourself!

"I'm just saying that—" Hong Xia stuck out her tongue cutely, and then muttered softly: "Don't pat my head. If you pat my head too often, I won't grow taller."

"Nijixia, so you still want to continue growing taller?" Yamada Ryo, who is 163cm tall, stood on tiptoe and looked down at Ijichi Nijixia, who is 154cm tall, and said the most hurtful words in the most calm tone.

How can a 36-degree mouth say such cold words?

Ijichi Kouka pouted and punched Yamada Ryo on the chest unhappily, complaining, "Are you 163cm tall? Saku-kun is 178cm! He's more than half a head taller than you."

"Are you comparing me with him?" Yamada Ryo raised his eyebrows, speechless.

Chapter 99: Not Just for You, But for Us

Perhaps the heavens were looking forward to the end of the band's performance, waving their arms and cheering for these young boys and girls who were constantly working hard to improve. The weather was very good today, with a clear blue sky, leisurely white clouds, and the warm morning sunshine and fresh air made Wang Yueshuo, who went for a morning jog every morning, feel refreshed.

Mochizuki Saku thought he was a well-behaved boy who listened to advice. For example, this time he listened to Ichichi Hongxia's advice to have a good rest, so he did. Last night, after taking a shower at about ten o'clock, he threw his phone on the bed where he couldn't reach it and slept soundly.

So, early in the morning, just after daybreak, Wang Yueshuo woke up naturally, changed into loose misty blue sportswear, and began his morning exercises. When he returned home sweating profusely, the quartz clock in the living room just pointed to seven thirty-two.

Along with the crisp sound of a light being turned on, the sound of dripping water soon came from the bathroom.

A little later, Mochizuki Rin came downstairs listlessly in her slippers, yawned sleepily, and then saw Mochizuki Saku standing in the kitchen, preparing breakfast seriously. Seeing his energetic appearance, the black-haired girl rubbed her sleepy eyes and said, "Brother...you got up so early."

Mochizuki Shuo put two bowls of hot rice porridge, a small dish of pickles and boiled eggs on the same serving plates used in restaurants and brought them to the table. He glanced at Mochizuki Rin, who was still sleepy and had yellow particles in the corners of his eyes.

"Seven thirty, that's not really early."

What this means is that you got up too late.

"There's still an hour left~~~"

Mochizuki Rin sat on the chair and acted coquettishly with Changyin, holding both sides of the chair with her hands. Her two slender and well-proportioned long legs wrapped in black calf socks swayed back and forth under the table. Her two white and tender little feet were not to be outdone. Her ten toes were slightly curled and stretched out, which was very cute.

"It's rare to see you looking forward to it, brother, ouch, it hurts!"

Mochizuki Rin rubbed the fingers that were hit by Mochizuki Saku with chopsticks, frowned and exhaled. Her little mouth pouted unhappily.

"Have you washed your hands? Go wash up now." Wang Yueshuo took back his chopsticks indifferently, picked up the rice porridge with one hand and drank it gently, nodding with satisfaction. "Yeah, this is the taste!" My cooking skills have not declined (although cooking a pot of rice porridge is not considered a superb cooking skill.

Mochizuki Rin had no choice but to go into the bathroom in shame.

Wang Yueshuo glanced back at the girl's back, then took the remote control to turn on the TV, listened to a random news channel as background music, and then started eating breakfast.

"Hmm... Come to think of it, brother, I haven't seen you so motivated in a long time." Mochizuki Rin spoke incoherently while brushing her teeth. The girl looked at her messy long hair in the mirror and sighed. After washing her face and brushing her teeth, she had to wash her hair, otherwise she would be too ashamed to see anyone.

"I'm going to perform in front of the whole school again. I'm a little excited." Wang Yueshuo peeled the boiled egg smoothly and ate half of it in one bite with a blank expression.

"Hehe..." Mochizuki Rin didn't believe it at all and spit out the mouthwash in her mouth. The girl rolled her eyes and continued to ask: "So... brother, are you going to go all out this time?" As the boy's biological sister, Rin also knew about her brother's love history. She remembered that the elegant and slender black-haired cold beauty in Kyoto had a big fight with her brother because she deliberately concealed her shortcomings.

"Well, let's see." Wang Yueshuo actually hadn't thought it through yet, and was stirring the rice porridge with the spoon.

"Hehe, 13:30 right? I'll be there as soon as possible to cheer you on, brother! And Xiaoyi, Kita and the others, I believe that the band's first public performance on campus will be a great success."

"Ah, you're still here?"

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

"Oh, it's okay. I just wanted to remind you that you will probably come to the tea party after school." Wang Yueshuo looked up at the sky with a leisurely look in his eyes.

"oh----?"

Wouldn't that be better?

Not only can I enjoy the band's performance, but I can also watch the live show. With such a lot of fun, wouldn't it be a shame if I didn't go to the live show? Mochizuki Rin narrowed his eyes, revealing the eyes of a sinister and cunning fox.

"My brother has changed a lot."

Not just mentally and physically, but emotionally as well.

From maintaining a stable and peaceful relationship with all the girls, being close yet distant, as if no one mattered to him, to now taking the initiative, pulling the red string, and racking his brains to keep all the cherished love by his side, Mochizuki Shuo has changed a lot.

I don't know....is there a place for me in the wives' group?

Thinking of this, Mochizuki Rin quietly clung to the door frame, revealing half of her head. She secretly glanced at Mochizuki Shuo who was enjoying breakfast, and snorted softly through her nose. The girl in the mirror raised her eyebrows slightly, her eyes were as gentle as the spring breeze blowing on the willows, and her smile was as beautiful as a flower.

Hehehe, there’s no need to overthink it. None of them have spent as long with my brother as I have.

It is like this now and it will be like this in the future. I will definitely be in the future of stupid brother.

............

The stadium was packed with people at 1:20 p.m. Even in the preparation room behind the stage, the five people who had just finished the band could hear the cheers of the audience and the sounds of other bands performing. They saw the band members on the stage playing freely and the audience below waving their glow sticks to cheer them on.

"We're going to perform on stage soon. I'm so nervous, so nervous, so nervous..." Goto Ichiri, who had changed into the band uniform, clutched the clothes on her chest with one hand. The black fabric made the girl's fingers look so white, slender, with distinct knuckles.

"Think about the scene when Pochi-chan performed at the open-air LIVE with all of us for the first time. This should be able to ease the tension, right?" Ijichi Hinikaka was also a little nervous. After all, she had never performed in front of so many people before, and most of them were Kita and Koichi's classmates. The girl exhaled slowly, patted Goto Ichiri on the back and comforted him.

Just treat it as a replay of the first performance! While comforting Xiao Yili, Ijichi Hongxia also cheered herself up. As the leader of the band, she can't run away (make a fool of herself) at the critical moment!

"Our band will perform in front of more people in the future, so we have to overcome it eventually." Yamada Ryo saw their nervous looks, and perhaps she was pretending to be mature, she folded her arms across her chest, looked at the crowd with disdain, and cast a contemptuous look.

"My goal is Tokyo Dome!"

"That's a really ambitious goal, but Ryo, you're a little wrong." Ijichi Hongxia seemed to be encouraged by the girl, and a confident smile bloomed on her cheeks again. She turned around to look at the members with different expressions and said with a smile:

“That’s our common goal!”

Chapter 100: The killing intent grows stronger

"Kita-san, your band will be the next to perform, so please be ready." The female student in charge of the student committee was also someone Kita knew. She covered her earphone to make the announcement and gently clenched her fist towards Kita Ikuyo and said, "Come on!"

"Yes, I understand~"

"Well, before we start, let's gather in a circle and cheer ourselves up. Come on, put your palms together." Ijichi Hongxia grabbed the palms of Yamada Ryo, who was shrinking back with a strange look on his face, and put them together first, then looked at the other three with anticipation.

"Good idea, I'd like to join in too!" Kita Ikuyo was the first to respond.

Mochizuki Shuo blinked. He had a strange sense of déjà vu when looking at the scene in front of him. It seemed that in some animations he had watched in his previous life, especially those of the youth-themed type, there always seemed to be similar cheering plots like this?

"Saku and little Pochi, come quickly~" Ijichi Hongxia urged.

"Eh? Oh..."

Mochizuki Saku couldn't bear the expectant looks of Hongxia and Kita. He caught a glimpse of Goto Ichiri who was looking at him at a loss from the corner of his eye. He sighed in his heart and helplessly grabbed Ichiri's hands and put them on Hongxia and the others' hands.

"Hehe, then, let's all enjoy it together and end the band——"

"come on----!!!"

The five arms were like fireworks blooming in the night sky, lighting up the faces of everyone in the band.

........

"Next, we'd like to invite the band The End. Please look forward to their performance!"

As the host finished his opening remarks, the red curtain was slowly drawn open, and in front of Goto Ichiri's eyes appeared a sea of ​​audiences. The belated sense of nervousness spread from the girl's fingers to her entire body, and she quickly pretended to look at the guitar strings to avoid the audience's glances.

Hundreds of people were watching her...

Shame, embarrassment and tension made Goto Ichiri restless.

"Don't be afraid, Yili." Just as she subconsciously wanted to step back, Wang Yueshuo's gentle voice reached her ears from behind the girl, as if a broad and strong hand had supported and stabilized the girl's body.

"In fact, when there are fewer people, you're more nervous than when there are more." The boy continued, "Because when there are fewer people, you can clearly see the changes in their facial expressions, and they worry that the performance will not be good enough to disappoint them. But when there are many people, you can't see the expressions on each audience member's face, and their eyes will not be focused on you."

"Think about it, you've experienced open-air LIVE and STARRY performances. Can a small performance at a cultural festival stop your unstoppable growth?" As Wang Yueshuo adjusted the electronic piano, he watched the girl's back gradually straighten, a smile on his face.

Let them see how the gloomy girl they never took seriously in high school can shine on the stage!

Goto Ichiri exhaled slowly, calmed his restless mind, raised his head again, and looked around with his lake-blue eyes. Just as Mochizuki Saku said, it was so dark that he couldn't see their expressions clearly. If that was the case, then I would also...

Don’t think about it at all!

"Sister————Come on!"

The clear and tender voice of a child cut through the noise of the audience and was accurately heard by the girl on the stage.

The next moment, Goto Ichiri's sight suddenly saw his sister Erri, who raised her hands high and waved them. Next to her were his parents holding a camera: "Ichiri, mom and dad will always support you!!!"

Not only that, her fans and classmates were also shouting Goto Ichiri's name, holding pink glow sticks in their hands, as if they saw pink ripples in the dark ocean.

It turns out that the stage...is not as dark as I expected!

The haziness in the lake blue eyes faded away and became clearer.

His eyes became more determined.

"Hello~"

"Come on, little Pochi!"

Suddenly, a muffled shout came from the front row of the audience. Goto Ichiri looked closely and saw that it was the drunkard Hiroi Kikuri, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, who was pulling the store manager Ijichi Seika through the crowded crowd and greeting him with a smile on her face.

Seeing the red face of the purple-haired woman, the disgusted look of the store manager pretending not to know her, and the students who quickly retreated away from the two of them, Goto Ichiri immediately realized that Sister Kikuri had run away after drinking again.

As expected, the drunk woman burped with a strong smell of alcohol, and the other students around her silently took another step forward, while Hiroi Kikuri nonchalantly threw the white plastic bag in her other hand onto the wooden stage.

"Look, look, I'm making an exception today and drinking a glass of wine, hehehehe——you have to play some cool music, yeah!!!"

Wow, why are you so drunk again... Wang Yueshuo sighed. Last night, when he knew that she was coming, he specifically asked Sister Kikuli to drink less or even better, not drink at all before she came. But now, not only is she drunk, she also brought a big bag of glass wine to the front of the stage, and drank while listening to the song.

Could it be that Sister Xingge couldn't control her? Thinking of this, Wang Yueshuo looked at Ichichi Xingge, who was wearing a baseball cap and lowering her head, and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It seemed that Sister Xingge was also deeply affected by it.

But...more and more people are cheering for Xiao Yili.

Wang Yueshu inexplicably felt a sense of relief as an old father.

Look, this is my proud 'sister'.

Speaking of which, where's Rin?

I remember she said she also wanted to come and cheer for her brother and watch the fun.

Mochizuki Saku looked around consciously, and then he happened to be chatting and laughing with several other girls not far away. They held up LED cheering boards, and the words written on the cheering boards were so familiar, and so heartbreaking for Mochizuki Saku.

[On the first day of the month, on the first day of the month, I am your single pusher]

[Looking at the first day of the month, looking at the first day of the month, I am attracted by you]

[Looking at the new moon, looking at the new moon, your name is engraved in my heart]

【……】

It hurts, it hurts too much!

Why haven’t you thrown away these BYD brands yet?!

The corners of Mochizuki Shuo's mouth twitched, and he wanted to get up from his seat in anger, grab the electronic piano, and throw it at those clowns in a 360-degree Thomas spin to relieve his anger. But in front of everyone, considering his reputation, he gritted his teeth and hoped that Akiyama Mio could save him from the water.

He was now beginning to regret calling for an after-school tea party to attend the cultural festival.

I regret it!

Don’t let me know which idiot with a brain full of water brought the cheering light sticks to the scene, otherwise I will not let them off!

As the moon turns red, murderous intent gradually arises.

Chapter 101 I Will Never Forget

"Oh hayo~ Mina-san!"

Kita Ikuyo waved to the audience with a smile on her face. Her amber eyes looked around and she continued calmly, "We are ending the band. Usually, we are the band that performs at school. Today, we will give a wonderful performance, leaving us and everyone present with good memories."

“If anyone is interested in us, please come to the Live House to watch our performance!”

There were cheers from the audience:

"Kita-san, fuck you!"

"Kita-chan Kita-chan daisuki!"

Seeing that all the classmates were so supportive, the smile on Kita Ikuyo's face became even brighter. She caught a glimpse of the time reminder from an acquaintance on the student committee, nodded slowly, then looked at her friends who were finishing the band, and bowed slightly to the audience together.

“Next up is our first song as a band.”

"Original song - "Forget it" (I will never forget it)"

A fast-paced beat sounded the moment the girl finished speaking.

“Blame it all on the weather”

“It’s either a feeling of embarrassment or a feeling of fatigue.”

"The sun is just hiding and pretending to be confused"