Girls' Wishing Tree

"The moonlight illuminates the sky, casting a ray of light to embellish the ocean. Whenever a meteor falls from the sky, the dreams in my heart float on the wind..." The pitch of this song is very high, and not many people can sing the original key, but as a tree fairy, Sakura is born with an excellent voice.

She sang the high notes with ease.

At this point, Gao Songdeng in the audience was a little restless.

At first she just thought that Sakura sang well, but even people who didn't know the song knew that Sakura's singing was not only nice to listen to, but her singing skills were also incredibly strong.

Deng lowered his head, and the high notes of Ying's singing were still lingering in his ears.

There’s a guy in the band who’s such a great singer, and you let me be the lead singer?

This thought emerged in Deng's heart uncontrollably.

Li Xi suddenly grabbed her hand: "Deng, what's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"...Ah, no, it's just... I feel like Sakura sings so well, so... I..."

"The Ying of today is not Ying." Li Xi turned his gaze back to Ying, seeing her closing her eyes and swaying to the rhythm while playing the bass.

"Huh?" Deng didn't expect Lixi to say that.

"There is a stronger Ying hidden in her body, but that Ying...will only appear during performances." Li Xi told Deng his judgment.

Mu's gaze suddenly passed over Xiangzi and Su Shi and looked over, then withdrew when Li Xi was not noticing and locked onto Takagi Sakura on the stage.

"Goodbye, dear audience friends! I will bring you more live broadcasts about music in the future!" Ying sang two songs and said the last sentence in Chinese, then signaled to the staff that the live broadcast was over.

Sakura, feeling a bit tired, let out a long sigh. "Thank you all for your hard work today! Your performance fees will be paid to the account of the shrine's performance company and will be credited within fifteen days. Everyone can go to the shop downstairs to pick up a small gift! Rupa and Zhi are already waiting for everyone! Be safe on your way back!"

Since most of them were acquaintances, most of them did not leave immediately, but gathered together to chat, and many people came over to congratulate Ying.

Chapter 136 Spring, Sakura and Crychic:38, Crychic, join!

When most of the live broadcast audience had dispersed, only a dozen people were left.

Kagurazaka Ayame brought a girl with long white hair and spoke to her generously: "Sakura, this is Izumi Sagiri, the artist who created the art materials for this Sakura Festival. You can just call her Sagiri."

The cute girl in front of him had her hair tied very low on both sides and didn't seem to be very sociable. Even after Ayame introduced her, she just raised her hand slightly towards Sakura.

Sakura had always had a feeling that the person who drew the art materials for the Sakura Festival for her was a greasy middle-aged uncle, and he was particularly good at drawing in a style that only "adults" could appreciate.

The set of shrine maiden-themed drawings she'd seen online looked too similar to the style of the paintings for this Sakura Festival. But when she saw the little girl in front of her, Sakura began to doubt her judgment.

"Little girl...Sagiri, was this painted by your father?"

"I drew this." Sagiri put her hands on her hips and her cheeks puffed up.

Ayame also spoke up for Sagiri: "She really is an artist. It's really not easy for her to draw so well at such a young age."

Sakura scratched her head awkwardly: "Sorry, Sagiri, let's add each other's contact information. I'll contact you next time if I need a painting."

Sagiri finally exhaled the breath she had been holding in her mouth: "Hmph, then it depends on your performance."

Sakura grabbed a handful of snacks and stuffed them into Sagiri's hand - candies and the like, perfect for stuffing little girls' mouths.

Before Sagiri could say something else, Sakura had already started talking to Toyokawa Shoko and the others.

"Ying is really great!" Xiangzi grabbed Ying's hand and said, "Ying, join our band! I just heard your singing and I suddenly had an idea! You can sing accompaniment for Deng. You can try the high-pitched backing track and add the violin. You will definitely be able to bring out all of Deng's lyrics!"

Mu followed Xiangzi, her eyes constantly shifting between Xiangzi and Ying, as if she wanted to say something, but she kept silent. Behind her stood Su Shi, who held her bass bag with both hands and looked at the blooming cherry blossoms.

On the other side of Xiangzi stood Deng and Lixi. Deng leaned closer to Ying, with confusion and expectation in his eyes. Lixi stretched out a hand and pinched the corner of Deng's clothes, as if ready to pull Ying's clothes at any time.

Gao Muying looked at this somewhat awkward five-member group and said, "Okay, I agree to join. When you have rehearsals or performances, you can call me. If I'm free, I will definitely go. By the way, Deng seems to have something to say?"

Ying mentioned Deng, but Deng didn't react quickly. Instead, Lixi moved faster - she held Deng behind her like a hen protecting her chicks, and looked at Ying with some vigilance.

"Lixi..." Deng was interrupted by Lixi, so he had no choice but to call out Lixi's name and added, "Let's talk about it during rehearsal."

Deng's determination to join the band was indeed shaken by Ying's singing, but when she thought about it carefully, she felt that singing on stage was not only a wonderful thing, but also a way to become a part of "humanity".

If we continue to run this band, it will probably become a "pure land" in everyone's heart, right?

"Lixi, let's go back." Deng greeted Lixi and turned to walk out of the shrine. Xiangzi pulled Lixi into a group called "Crychic" and walked out of the shrine with Mu.

Su Shi watched as her four teammates left, so she didn't stay any longer. Sakura was quickly dragged into a conversation with the other girls, leaving her no time to even glance at their backs.

It was dark when the last guest left the shrine.

All the rented temporary equipment has been removed, and the shrine looks a lot quieter.

Sakura finally had time to check what rewards she had received from the system. She completed four tasks at once during the Sakura Festival.

[The Sakura Festival makes Miyazono Kaoru happy. Miyazono Kaoru's daily awakening time is extended by 30 minutes.]

[Complete a high-quality performance at the Sakura Festival with Sushi. Receive 30 minutes of Miyazono Kaoru's daily awakening time, 1000 Shining Points, and 1 chance to win a Skill Lottery.]

[Successfully strengthen Takamatsu Touma's determination to join the band at the Sakura Festival, earning 600 Shining Points and 1 chance to win a Skill Prize.]

[The Sakura Festival touched 70312 online viewers, earning 2343 Shining Points and 1 Skill Prize draw opportunity.]

[Currently, Miyazono Kaoru's daily awakening time is 3 hours and 30 minutes, and her total Shining Points are 12503.]

[Gain three chances to draw a random skill level VVIII.]

[Extracting…]

[The host obtains the simple-level Dryad spell: Cultivate Inspiration Mushrooms.]

[The host can grow inspiration mushrooms on their own tree roots. Consuming them may produce strange effects, including but not limited to: sudden bursts of inspiration, uncontrollable singing of "Ging Gang Goolie," the appearance of various twisted dancing figures, and the belief that one is a spore giant. (Note: This mushroom is effective if consumed within 24 hours of harvesting. There is no direct risk of death or disability. The effect lasts for a maximum of 15 minutes.)]

[Host obtains skill: Soft Brush Chinese Calligraphy (Master Level).]

[Master-level soft brush Chinese calligraphy template is needed, extracting...]

[The host obtains soft brush Chinese calligraphy (Master Level - Qin Hui), possessing the calligraphy skills of the historical Qin Hui, and can imitate Qin Hui's calligraphy to the point of being indistinguishable from the real thing.]

What does the system want me to imitate? Twelve Golden Medals or False Claims?

Ying merely grumbled inwardly, then felt relieved. Even if Qin Hui's calligraphy were written today, few would recognize it as his style. While Lao Deng's calligraphy was dignified and rigorous, with rounded and full strokes, the saying "the handwriting is ruined by the person who wrote it" was a scabby, awful thing to look at, and few authentic examples remain.

Everyone only praises Sakura Takagi for her beautiful handwriting.

[Host acquires the skill: Swimming (Elementary).]

[The host will no longer be overwhelmed and drowned when falling into water.]

Ying couldn't help herself: "System, get out here! How come swimming is considered a skill? Can a tree like me drown?"

"The skills extracted by the system are randomly selected from the skill library, and the system does not provide any biased guidance. The body of the tree demon will not be drowned, but it will choke on water and sink to the bottom." The system responded immediately.

Because Ying had a master-level skill and a large number of shining points, she didn't argue with the system.

She picked up her phone, sent several updates in various languages ​​to express her gratitude, and then looked at the messages everyone sent her.

Many girls in the band sent messages to congratulate her, and she responded politely.

But there was one message that made her laugh. It was from CHU^2.

[This time you have more online viewers, so we lose, but don’t get complacent, we will definitely win back next time!]

This is simply the standard speech of the villain in the animation - when the villain is beaten to the ground, the harsh words he lets out are basically in this style.

Of course, Ying's reply to CHU^2 didn't say anything to make her angry, she simply replied with a smiley face.

What made Sakura feel the warmest was Kaoru's message.

Xun said that she was awake more often today and she didn't know when she would faint again, so she kept sending messages to Sakura intermittently for almost an hour.

She kept talking about how touched she was by the Sakura Festival, thanked Sakura for giving her the opportunity to stand on the stage, and said that she was looking forward to meeting Sakura again under the witness of "God".

Chapter 137 Spring, Sakura and Crychic:39, Home I Can't Return to

After watching the Sakura Festival program, Shoko Toyokawa went to karaoke with several members of Crychic to sing for a while before going home.

It’s really great to be able to form a band with the girls.

As a "young lady", she was also subject to curfew and had to be home before 9 p.m. Under the moonlight, she walked into her family's manor with her bag, only to see her father standing in the yard, staring blankly at the night sky above his head.

Her father, a senior executive of the Toyokawa Group, had neither the leisure nor the inclination to gaze at the stars at night. But tonight, her father was staring at the night sky as if he was "searching" for something.

"Dad?" Xiangzi realized what might have happened, immediately put away the smile on his face, and walked to his father in two steps.

Her usually gentle father barely responded today, just sighing softly.

She felt a deep sense of helplessness from her father's sigh.

"Dad, Mom is gone now, please accept my condolences." Xiangzi's first reaction was that her father Toyokawa Kiyoshi missed his deceased wife.

But Toyokawa Kiyoshi's reaction was beyond her expectations.

He put his hand on Xiangzi's head and gently stroked it a few times - he rarely did this after Xiangzi started elementary school, and this was the first time after middle school.

Xiangzi blushed and took a step back: "Dad?"

"I'm going to rest early because there will be a shareholders' meeting tomorrow." Fengchuan Qinggao suddenly said something incoherent and walked into the villa with melancholy, his back was so stiff that it was hunched.

Shoko Toyokawa's excitement about forming a band was diluted a lot. She did not immediately go back to the villa with her father. Instead, she looked up at the night sky with a little confusion.

In big cities like Tokyo, you can't see many stars because of "light pollution". Those who need this can drive to the countryside, while those who are more "luxurious" can go to the countryside, and those who are more "economical" can go to the planetarium and use technology to see the stars.

She remembered being able to see the starry sky when she was a child at her island villa. Looking at the dark night sky of Tokyo, a familiar face unconsciously reappeared in her mind.

At that time, she would accompany me to watch the stars and catch rhinoceros beetles...

I just don't know where she is now.

Xiangzi tried to calm his turbulent mood and tiptoed into the empty villa. Night fell, and moonlight streamed into the house through the curtains, casting mottled shadows on the floor.

Normally at this time, there would be some servants busy cleaning the villa, and my grandfather might appear in the house to look through the consortium's reports and documents, but now the whole house is eerily quiet, and even the ticking of the clock is particularly clear.

Xiangzi walked to the piano, her slender fingers gently brushing the keys, but she stopped at the first note she touched. Her eyes fell on the cloth doll left by her mother, which was marked by time - it was a gift her mother had sewn herself.

"Mom..." she whispered softly, her throat choked with an inexplicable emotion. When the words reached her lips, they felt too abrupt, and they sounded particularly harsh in this empty room.

She didn't like this feeling. The villa magnified her loneliness of being abandoned by the world, so she gently pressed the piano keys, trying to fill this emptiness with music.

The first note her fingertips touched was a major chord, but her fingers were too stiff, and she pressed it too hard. The sound of the piano echoed in the room, as if to break the silence. However, the sound only further disturbed her mind and made her feel suffocated.

For some reason, an inexplicable premonition suddenly came to his mind - Xiangzi turned on the corridor light, trying to dispel the cold feeling brought by the moonlight shining through the window.

Xiangzi put away his confused thoughts and slowly walked into the villa.

The sound of the piano echoed in the room, further disturbing her mind. For some reason, she now had a very bad premonition.

She picked up her phone and glanced at Crychic's group.

Ying sent a smiley face in the group, and the band members all welcomed her.

Xiangzi then sent a "welcome" expression in the group, put down his phone, and turned his gaze back to the doll beside the piano.

The dim light and the moonlight from the window shone on the doll's face at the same time, making her eyes reflect light spots similar to those of a real person.

Xiangzi felt even more uneasy, but she didn't know where this uneasiness came from.

She could only silently recite words to comfort herself and walked towards the bedroom.

At this time, in the Sakura Shrine.

Sayu walked over to Sakura with a wad of cash in her hand. "There's a total of 72,000 yen in the cash box. It's all here."

"I'll give you this as a reward." Sakura didn't take the money Sayu handed her: "You've worked hard preparing for the Sakura Festival."

Sayu didn't take her hand away immediately: "But, it's good enough that Sakura took me in——"

Sakura interrupted Sayu, "Take it if you're told to. We made a killing at the Sakura Festival this time. I checked the website, and we're estimated to be taking 7000 million yen in dividends after tax. After paying the bands, we'll have over 5000 million left. Giving you this little is a consideration for your situation."

Sayu then collected the money and said, "Thank you."

"Your drumming at the end was pretty good. I listened to it again and there were no mistakes throughout."

This is just playing the rhythm at a fixed speed. As long as the drummer is trained and not nervous, he will not make mistakes.

Sayu guessed that Sakura was trying to give her confidence and blushed slightly, "Actually, Sakura's singing is better. Ichiri's guitar is pretty good too."

"All I ask of you is that you don't make any mistakes for now. By the way, didn't I ask you to call Zhenxun over? Why didn't I see her today?"

"Mahiro said he was going to the hot spring with his sister and couldn't make it. Because many of the people you asked me to invite couldn't come, I didn't report it separately." Sayu explained with some trepidation.

"It's okay, no need to say more." Ying waved her hand: "I was just asking casually, as long as you guys are happy forming a band."

Sayu was silent for a few seconds: "Sakura...can I always be a shrine maiden in the shrine?"

Seeing Sakura remained silent, Sayu immediately added, "I will learn the drums well, and I will also learn the affairs of the shrine well. I'm not trying to be lazy, but I can't go back home anymore! No, even if I could go back, I wouldn't want to! I want to stay here for the rest of my life and be your assistant!"

Sayu protected her chest with one hand and stretched out the other, her eyes full of seriousness.

Ying shook her head slightly: "A lifetime is a very long time."