Why play in a band if you don't form one for life?

"Oh...oh." Hua Lian went over to take the plate, still a little frightened, "By the way...is it really okay if you don't bother with her?"

"It's okay..." Duohui said.

"Anyway..." Sha Ling continued.

“It will be fine after a while…” Arisaki was still lying on the table.

"You said something that was very unteam spirited!" Hong Xia was eager to prove her ability to complain, "But the way you said it was very team spirit! What's going on!"

Kasumi pulled herself together, "That's right, how can we just ignore Satomi-chan! That would be too cruel!"

Hong Xia pressed on: "Look, even Kasumi-chan is complaining! Even Kasumi-chan!"

"...Even Kasumi." Arisaki sighed and stood up, "There's no other way, then I'll go..."

"I've brought it back." Lisa appeared at the door, holding Rimi, who was still stuffing bread into her mouth with difficulty.

"So fast!" Nijixia and Yusaki said in unison.

Arisaki went over and hugged Satomi, who had not yet regained her sanity, and said, "Thank you for your help, Lisa-san... By the way, why don't you just join Popipa?"

"No, Roselia can't live without Sister Lisa!" Yazi quickly hugged Lisa's arm.

Hua Lian ignored that and opened the lid of her own portion again——

Another shadow came from the opposite direction and almost scared Hua Lian off the chair.

"What the hell!" She was so scared that she uttered in Kansai dialect. She quickly looked over and found that it was a Japanese dish. He was holding a paper bag in his mouth. There was a big golden arch printed on the bag, and there was a hole in it, revealing a few French fries.

"Ah, that's the French fries set I brought from reality..." Nana explained.

Hong Xia pressed her heart: "I didn't prepare any of these three plates! I'm starting to doubt whether I did anything for this meal!"

Ricai ran away with the paper bag in her mouth like a cat.

“S-sorry…” Saya covered her mouth and stood up tremblingly, and handed Hina’s plate to Karen, “I just remembered that Hina hasn’t eaten French fries for two days… Me too… I’m sorry, I’ll go find her…”

She seemed unable to hold back her saliva and ran away quickly.

Shizi turned to CHU for some reason: "When was the last time you ate beef jerky?"

"This morning." CHU? shook his hand, "And I won't be as embarrassed as them."

Hua Lian looked at the plate in front of her. Next to it, there were two other empty plates.

She suddenly laughed.

"Hehehe——hahaha——" She laughed very energetically and very cutely. Everyone couldn't help but look at her.

“Hahahaha…hahaha…ha…”

Finally, Hua Lian stopped laughing.

She still lowered her head: "It's really happy, such a daily routine. But, it will end."

"When we return to reality, we will be separated." She said this, still maintaining the same posture and tone.

"What are you talking about, Karen-chan," Mahiru felt something was wrong but couldn't tell what it was. "We won't be living together like we do now, but we can still find time to play together."

Hua Lian shook her head gently.

She turned directly to Hikaru.

Xiaoguang found that her expression was very calm.

"Xiao Guang," Hua Lian said, "I want to discuss something with you."

The cell phone in my pocket began to ring.

"Tick-tick-tick-tick-tick."

"Tick-tick-tick-tick-tick."

"Tick-tick-tick-tick-tick."

"Tick-tick-tick-tick-tick."

"I lived my whole life for a promise, but suddenly realized the emptiness afterwards," the giraffe chewed leaves, "I understand."

On the stands, the giraffe didn't speak, but his voice spread throughout the stage: "The first day of the Audition, the Revue of Bondage, begins! Dance, sing, and compete with each other!"

On both sides of the stage, two people slowly rose from the ground.

Xiaoguang and Hualian stood opposite each other.

Hikaru raised her dagger and was about to call out the roll call, but Karen simply stepped forward, interrupting her.

Hua Lian didn't seem to care where she was standing, and she didn't care at all that the tip of her sword was pointing at the ground.

"Xiao Guang," Hua Lian said as they walked, "We actually met in the first game."

"Ah." Xiaoguang raised the dagger again, "But even if it's Karen, I won't give in. This time, I want to be the star."

"Xiao Guang," Hua Lian seemed to be oblivious to what the other party said, "I have something to say."

"Now is not the time to talk..." Xiaoguang watched the other person getting closer and closer, but did not move.

"Revue or something is fine." Hua Lian stopped, only a few steps away from Xiao Guang. She looked at the button on her shoulder, "Do you really want it? As long as you agree, you can give it to Xiao Guang."

She turned her eyes and looked at Xiaoguang: "As long as Xiaoguang and I agree, even if we win the final battle, we will not return to reality."

"Xiao Guang and I, just stay here like this."

Xiaoguang's pupils suddenly contracted.

Love: "Come and tell me"

Love: What is your answer?

The music started unconsciously.

Xiaoguang saw Hualian's lips opening and closing, singing a song as she attacked him.

Xiaoguang retracted his dagger and tried to block with difficulty.

The metal and iron intertwined, creating sparks. Xiaoguang took a step back and stood firm.

Various stage sets began to rise.

"Come on, Xiao Guang," Hua Lian's eyes were completely dull, "If we return to reality, we will soon finish our performance of "Starlight". What happens after that? After our agreement is fulfilled, Xiao Guang will have no reason to stay here, right?"

"I know," Hua Lian attacked with sword after sword, "I saw it, as long as the agreement is fulfilled, Xiaoguang will leave."

Hua Lian's sword was thin, but it was as heavy as a thousand pounds. Xiao Guang felt that his whole body was wailing and he retreated again and again. Hua Lian moved forward step by step, forcing Xiao Guang to the edge of the stage.

"As long as you don't fulfill the promise, Xiaoguang will not leave."

Hua Lian stabbed Xiao Guang with a sword from her blind spot, but Xiao Guang stepped on the ground, a hole appeared in the floor, and she fell down and reappeared in the center of the stage.

Hua Lian looked over sadly.

Love: "Thrilled eyes staring at nothingness"

Love: "A burning heart feels sorrow"

ps: The lyrics of the revue song are so hard to write... I finally managed to put them together, but I don't know if they can achieve the desired effect...

Chapter 29: Our Promise to Accompany You for Life

The scenery on the stage has unknowingly turned into a room.

It looks like a study.

Small and dark.

A cartoon image of Hua Lian was painted on the wall, with her face drooping over the desk with a sad expression.

Countless wooden boards with the shapes of international mail painted on them were arranged around Xiaoguang and Hualian.

The sound of metal colliding rang out countless times.

"I thought you could understand me, Xiaoguang!" Hua Lian cried, "The feeling of waiting is so painful and lonely... Every month, I write down everything that happened in detail and send it to you, but I don't know if you will receive it or read it..."

Love: "A person shouting alone"

Love: "The only answer I got was silence"

"Whether it's joining the ANEMONE Theater... learning ballet... learning vocal music, modern dance, or jazz dance... it's all for that promise! I'm here today because of that promise!" Hua Lian's attack was completely random, but Xiao Guang could only keep dodging. She jumped back, broke the wooden board with her elbow, and hid behind.

Hua Lian also walked through the gap in the wooden board and came face to face with Xiao Guang.

On the back of the board is a painting of the Star-picking Tower from "Starlight", and in the audience, Hikaru and Karen are wearing Claire and Flora costumes.

The light shone on Hua Lian and Flora behind her.

"Xiao Guang," Hua Lian's eyes were filled with tears, "Don't scare me anymore... I've had enough... Please..."

The light flashed, and she was already standing in front of Xiaoguang, holding the chain tightly in her hand and tying it to Xiaoguang's button.

Lian: "Even with heavy chains on, I still can't believe you"

With just a slight pull, Xiaoguang's buttons will fly off.

However, the dagger pierced into the chain, locking it by force.

Xiaoguang finally stopped dodging and looked straight into Hualian's eyes.

"I know...I've always known."

In that forest, the moment Hua Lian put the collar on her head with her own hands, she saw in his eyes and completely understood the fear and anxiety that Hua Lian had always had.

Was he frightened by this deep emotion, or did he suddenly realize the sin he had committed?

She did not reject Hua Lian, and everything she did afterwards was just obedience.

But, this cannot continue.

With a strong twist of his hand, the chain was cut in front of Hua Lian's horrified eyes.

Hikaru: "Then crush that useless thing now—"

However, instead, the thin thread on the hilt of the dagger entangled in circles, linking the two people's hands together again.

"Let's make a new agreement, Karen," she panted, raising their hands and holding the twin stars on the board.

Hua Lian didn't react: "Renew...agreement?"

"Yes, renegotiate."

Light: "What destiny breeds will not be nothingness"

"After Starlight ends, we will meet again on the next stage," Xiao Guang promised firmly, "and then the next stage, and the next stage... As long as we are still on the stage, we will always be together."

"As long as we are still on the stage..." Hua Lian's eyes regained their luster, "Even if our bodies are not in the same place, our destinies will cross paths again."

Light: "Parting briefly and meeting again"

The music suddenly changed.

The wooden sign beside the two people fell towards them.

The twinkling stars on the top of the tower emit a dazzling red light.

They stood on the top of the towering tower, with the wooden twin stars right beside them, within reach. However, the top of the tower was split into two halves, with Xiaoguang and Hualian standing on either side, and the thin line still connecting their bodies.

Love: "I can no longer contain my excitement and want to make it happen quickly"

Light: "Starlight"

Hua Lian shouted the name of Xiao Guang loudly:

"Even if the stardust flies away and the flowers scatter,"

"Transformed and reborn on the bright stage,"

"The new me is heading towards an unknown destiny,"

"The new me is the drama I have never witnessed,"

"Love City Hualian stands on the stage with you,"

“Love City Hualian is about to move to the next stage!”

Behind, a huge light board with the words "Love City Hualian" lit up immediately!

In Xiaoguang's hands, the thin line and the dagger dance: