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

"I just mentioned this." The lawyer gave a friendly reminder.

"Woo——" The silly Hirasawa Yui is also very cute, and good-natured laughter came from the audience.

"By the way, Mio also has a fan club. I believe many of you here are fans of Mio, right?" Hirasawa Yui stretched out her hand and made a gesture of handing the microphone towards the audience.

"Of course! I like Mio the most--!!!" The words full of sincere admiration were transmitted to Akiyama Mio's ears through the microphone. A cherry pink blush appeared on her fair cheeks. She turned her face away embarrassedly, but saw Mochizuki Saku with a smirk on his face and gently opened his lips, "I like Mio the most~"

"Well--!?"

The girl suffered 10,000 points of critical damage. Her defense was in danger and was about to collapse!

Steam came out of Akiyama Mio's head, as if she had turned into a steam princess on the spot.

Tian Zhongli smiled helplessly and gave Mochizuki Saku a coquettish look behind the curtain.

Tainaka Ritsu: I also want to hear Saku's loving confession~

Wang Yueshuo: No problem, I will definitely get you a big one when I have the chance!

"Hehe..." Lu got a satisfactory answer and hummed softly.

Chapter 27 Thank You

"If there are still students who want to join Mio's fan club, please talk to Kazukazu over there, time is running out~"

Hirasawa Yui winked playfully. She glanced at her childhood friend behind the curtain and continued with a smile, "He He and I grew up together. He is the student council president, very knowledgeable, and smart. He always teaches me lessons..."

"Wait, Xiao Wei?" Manabe Kazu didn't expect to be introduced so grandly and was a little overwhelmed. He stretched out his hand to stop it and then retracted it. He subconsciously took two steps forward and after being illuminated by the spotlight, he hurriedly fled behind the scenes.

Manabe sighed and tapped his head as if in worry, seemingly feeling helpless about having such a silly and naive friend.

"It's not bad, President." Mochizuki Shuo teased.

"That's not good! I can't stand her temper of doing whatever she wants." He complained softly, raised his eyebrows and saw that Hirasawa Yui was still looking at him, so he waved his hand and reminded her: "Hurry up and continue, continue--"

Hirasawa Yui smiled fondly and said, "Okay then," and introduced them one by one from left to right: "Then the next one is our keyboard player, Tsumugi!"

Kotobuki Tsumugi stood up, took the microphone and said excitedly: "Hello everyone, thank you for coming to watch our performance today!"

The moment the young lady finished speaking, the familiar female classmates in the audience cheered and called out Kotobuki Tsumugi's name at the same time, "One, two, come on, Tsumugi-chan~!!!" The sudden voice scared Tsumugi on the stage, and then she opened her arms with full energy and thanked happily.

"The band was so happy! We are still very, very happy now!"

“Tsumugi, calm down.” Yui comforted Kotobuki Tsumugi, who had transformed into her energy form because she was too happy, and continued, “Tsumugi’s tea is super delicious. I look forward to it every day.”

The envious voice of the classmates came from the audience: "Hey, it's so good, I want to try it too~"

Kotobuki Tsumugi held the microphone tightly and responded seriously: "You can come to the activity room anytime, we welcome you!" "There is also a piglet in the activity room, everyone is welcome to come and see it." Hirasawa Yui added with a smile.

"Pig is?"

"Ah, the piglet is a kind of turtle called a pig-nosed turtle. It has a nose like a piglet, which is very cute~" Hirasawa Yui said, and suddenly pointed to Nakano Azusa on the left, "Right, Azusa-nyan?"

"Eh? Um...right." Azimiao was stunned for a moment, then nodded unexpectedly in response.

"This is the guitarist, Azi-nyan."

"My turn?" Nakano Azusa, who was confused by the punches from Senior Wei, pointed at himself in confusion. After getting a positive answer, he quickly adjusted his direction to face the audience, holding his electric guitar and said stiffly: "Um... I'm Nakano Azusa, please give me your guidance."

"Azusa-chan~/Azusa-nyan~" Jun and You cheered.

"Although Azimiao is only in the second grade, her guitar playing skills are quite good. I asked Azimiao to teach me. Thank you, Azimiao."

Zi hugged the guitar tightly, looking as if he wanted to say something but was too shy to say it: "Thank you...thank you."

"In short, she is a very reliable, trustworthy and supportive junior." Hirasawa Yui made a concise and powerful summary, adjusted the microphone in her right hand to her left hand, and stretched out her right hand in the direction of Tianzhong Ritsu: "Next, it's the turn of the drummer Xiao Ritsu, the leader of our light music department!"

Tianzhong Ritsu came out from behind the drum set and stood next to Hirasawa Yui, "Well... Thank you all for coming to watch our light music club's performance today... Well, that's it."

"Hey, Ritsu, don't be nervous!"

"Is that all you have to say?" Hirasawa Wei asked in confusion.

“...Well, that’s good....” Tianzhong Ritsu lowered his head and said in a low voice.

Although Tianzhong Ritsu used to be lively and cheerful, with a careless personality, when it came to this kind of show, she still looked like a shy little girl, with her slender and well-proportioned legs tightly closed together and her fingers secretly crossed behind her back.

"Okay then, the next one is me, guitarist Xiao Wei!" When talking about herself, Hirasawa Wei felt a little embarrassed.

"Wei feels the same as he looks, slow and confused," Lu began.

"In fact, I have been trying my best." Tsumugi continued.

"Infuse vitality into the people around you," Mio added.

"He is a very reliable senior!" Azusa concluded.

Listening to the affirmation, recognition and praise from his friends, Dai Wei was stunned for a second, then suddenly slapped his face in panic and looked around in disbelief, as if his bad luck system had suddenly won the luxurious first prize in a lottery. He wondered, "Huh? Really, what's wrong? What happened?"

"Okay, okay, let's get on with it." Lu rolled his eyes at her and urged her.

"Hi!" Hirasawa Yui cleared his throat, glanced at everyone, and said solemnly:

"Finally, our manager Mochizuki! Thank you very much for your company and help. It has helped us grow from a little-known band to a popular band with many fans!"

"Without your and Xiao Zuohe's help and guidance, there would be no after-school tea party today."

"Also....thank you for creating our fan club...even though we are shy, we are still very happy to know that we have a fan club!"

"I'll leave the rest of the tea party after school to you, too!"

As soon as the words came out, the five girls in the light music club bowed slightly at the same time.

Eh?! Eh?! Eh?!

If I heard correctly, my name was mentioned?

Sitting on the wooden box, Mochizuki Shuo was startled. He was totally unprepared for this situation and could not help but panic. His fair cheeks were slightly flushed, like the sunset glowing on the autumn fields, or the peach blossoms in early spring.

real or fake?

By the way, when did I become the manager of the After School Tea Party band?

There is such a thing?

The five girls on the stage saw him covering half of his face in panic, not daring to meet their honest gazes, and they immediately laughed. Akiyama Mio snorted with some complacency, and said, "You teased me just now, and now you're getting your retribution, right?"

Mochizuki Saku fell into a brief confusion until he was elbowed twice by Manabe and suddenly woke up. The girl with short dark brown hair smiled mischievously and whispered, "How is it? Is it a surprise?"

Wang Yueshuo's body stiffened, his hands clenched on his knees suddenly tightened, and his suit pants were wrinkled. "...Haha, well... I was a little surprised, but I was more frightened."

Manabe leaned forward, pushed his glasses, and continued to question:

"Are you nervous and touched now?"

"Ahem, Manabe-san, what's the matter with the band's manager?" It was a clumsy way of changing the subject, but it was quite worth it to see the guy who used to be so calm and composed now looking so shy.

"Think about what you do?" Manabe explained, "Whether it's helping them run fan clubs, participating in songwriting and composing, or selling albums and CDs, aren't you doing what a band manager should do?"

"Those things also involve Xiao Zuo and..."

"She has already been thanked. After all, she is the instructor of the light music club."

Manabe patted Mochizuki Saku's shoulder and said, "Just accept their gratitude frankly."

Episode 28 Yes, We are Singing NOW!

"Then the last song——"

"Hey~ Can you play for a little longer~"

Before Hirasawa Yui finished speaking, voices filled with regret and reluctance were heard from the audience. They were reluctant to leave and acted coquettishly, hoping to listen to the performance at the tea party after school for a while longer.

"Well... I would like to play more, but time is limited, so I'm sorry." Hirasawa Yui explained apologetically, but then she introduced it with full energy:

"So in order to meet everyone's expectations, the last song is a new song!"

"oh!?"

"It's a new song! Yay!"

Hearing this great news,

Their dissatisfaction disappeared in an instant, and they screamed and cheered excitedly.

"I dedicate to you all the song "Singing!" written and composed by After School Tea Party!"

As soon as Hirasawa Yui finished speaking, there seemed to be light drum beats coming from a distance, like the sound of a heartbeat, slowly beating the rhythm of time. The guitar was like light waves rolling in, and was shattered when it encountered reefs. The melody permeated the air, permeating the entire space like mist, and the melody of the keyboard was more like a flowing stream, leading the emotion of the music to a more delicate part. The two melodies intertwined together, like dancing light in the morning light, illuminating the stage.

The girls' notes burst out like sparks.

"We are now drifting on the wind"

“What kind of land and what kind of world can we reach?”

"The weeping and melody are the utmost joy"

"The day turns to dusk, a small day"

"How could I lie in front of such an important friend?"

“Like means there are no brakes, right?”

The prelude played by each instrument one by one made Mochizuki Shuo raise his eyebrows and look at the five girls under the spotlight with some surprise. The lights on the stage were shining brightly, shining on each of their faces.

I was really shocked...

Sawako Yamanaka walked down to the stage with her brows lowered and her heart filled with complicated emotions. This was the first time she had listened to this new song. She didn't know if she was too sentimental or what, but the faint sadness of parting in the song was like shallow mist that would dissipate with a wave of the hand, or like a hook that easily evoked her memories of the past three years.

Witnessing the initial excitement and decision to join the light music club by Ritsu alone, and the transformation into a complete and happy group of five people today, the laughter and playfulness, quarrels and embarrassments in the activity room, and all the ups and downs that she had experienced together, Yamanaka Sawako couldn't help but smile.

Really, I've grown up a lot.

"..."

"Even if it is a path without a way, we should move forward and take steps together. That is the path."

"Use the beat to engrave the vows in my heart"

“At all times and forever… Yes, We are Singing NOW!”

Is the light music over?

No, there is never a perfect tense, it is always a progressive tense, so it is singing, we will keep singing!!!

Hirasawa Yui took two deep breaths, smiled beautifully, and held the microphone to express her gratitude sincerely.

"Thank you all for coming to watch my performance today. Thank you for your T-shirt, Mr. Xiaozuo! Thank you for taking care of me! Thank you, Jun, Xiaoyou! Thank you, Xiaozhu! Thank you, Mochizuki! Thank you, Activity Room! Thank you, Jita! Thank you, everyone, thank you so much ---!!!!"

"Wei, come on!"

"Come on to the after school tea party!"

"We will always be your fans!"

Hirasawa Yui held the microphone tightly, his eyes firm and direct, and after two seconds of hesitation, he said: "After-school tea party, always, always... after school!"

Ritsu, Mio, Tsumugi, and Azimiao were all stunned and tilted their heads: "Huh?"

Hirasawa Yu clasped his hands together, with an expression of 'my sister is so handsome' on his face: "Ah!"

Suzuki Jun said "Huh?" in a puzzled tone, looking as if he didn't understand.

Mochizuki Shuo burst out laughing. As expected of you, Wei-chan.

"Hey hey~"

Hirasawa Yui scratched her head in embarrassment.

Outside the gymnasium, it was already dusk. The floating clouds were close to the orange glow, and the sunset left a light and clear sky. Everything became gentle and peaceful, as if time had stopped at this moment. The past was clear in the dusk, and the traces of the years were brewing in the dusk. The performance of the after-school tea party gradually came to an end with this rather joyful and humorous ending.

.......

Akiyama Mio and the others didn't know how they got back to the activity room. The soft and warm orange light outside the window gently kissed the girls' faces, making their skin look more delicate and smooth. They sat side by side, their backs against the wall, their legs stretched straight.

Jita leaned quietly on Hirasawa Yui's knees and asked uncertainly:

"Our performance is unprecedented... right?"

Akiyama Mio heaved a sigh of relief: "...It felt like just a moment."

Kotobuki Tsumugi sighed: "Is it because the performance went too smoothly? I basically have no impression of it..." She seemed to be still immersed in the performance not long ago and unable to come back to her senses. The scenes from the performance were replaying over and over again in front of her eyes and in her mind.

Tian Zhongli's eyes were empty and lifeless: "Should I say that the surprise of the T-shirt was blown away?"