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"Then I'll change the time. I was only thinking about avoiding Christmas and New Year's, and didn't consider the school trip."

“No need to change it.”

However, Kasumigaoka Utaha shook her head slightly. Seeing this, Sawamura Eriri quickly said self-reproachfully.

"No, no one can be left behind."

"I won't be left behind. I had no intention of going on this school trip anyway, so I just called in sick."

After all, she is the most popular girl in the private Toyosaki Academy, and Kasumigaoka Utaha's friends at school are actually only two girls and one boy present.

"no problem?"

"Of course, but in that case, the president will owe me a school trip."

In response to Yu Muto's reconfirmation, Utaha Kasumigaoka smiled playfully at him, then looked at him and nodded.

"Then when we go on the school trip next year, Shiyu will go with us."

After all, the school can’t stop others from traveling to the same place at their own expense, right?!

Chapter 196 Birthday Cake

The first day of winter vacation was December 24th, which is also known as Christmas Eve. Muto Yu casually sent a message to Ijichi Nijika on Line, asking her to wish Ijichi Hoshige a happy birthday on his behalf.

Then review the test report sent by Ying Ningning for the second time to prevent any minor problems from being missed.

After a second check, there were no missed bugs. After thinking for a moment, Muto Yu decided to continue developing the game "Vampire Survivor".

The winter vacation camp is from December 26th to December 31st, avoiding Christmas and New Year, for a total of six days.

The Sakura Empire attaches great importance to Christmas. Feiying Yuedong also has a day off on this day, which happens to be connected to the weekend, so they can rest for three days in one go.

Ichichi: "Boss, my sister asked me to thank you for your birthday wishes. Today is Christmas Eve, and we have an event at Fanxing Night. Would you like to join us?"

Muto: "What activity?"

Ijichi: "It's like karaoke. Admission is free, but drinks are charged. Anyone can go on stage and sing. The main thing is to have fun."

Looking at the message from Ijichi Hongka, Muto Yu looked at the programming software on the computer in front of him.

Although Muto Yu doesn't care much about Christmas Eve and Christmas, he still has to do as the Romans do. On days like this, it would be a little lonely if he were alone.

Thinking of this, Muto Yu sent a message back to Ijichi Hongxia.

Muto: "I'll be there tonight."

Ijichi: "Okay, then we'll be waiting for your visit, President."

After the conversation, Muto Yu stood up, but hesitated for a moment and sat back in his seat.

"It's still early. Let's go get a birthday cake for Manager Xingge at noon."

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but I always feel that after having a plan at night, I am more motivated when writing code.

The morning passed in a flash. After having a simple lunch at noon, Muto Yu went to the convenience store to buy various ingredients for making a cake.

The birthday cake made for Kato Megumi was a multi-layered one, and we even borrowed equipment from a cake shop to make it.

The cake prepared for Ijichi Seika this time naturally doesn't need to be that big. After all, Yuu Muto and the other party are just acquaintances.

As for why they didn’t just spend money to buy it, saving time and effort, it was naturally because they wanted to let the deliciousness of the cake capture the taste buds of the girls in the band.

Using the equipment in the home kitchen, they made a single-layer cake of about eight inches, which was definitely not enough for Ichichi Xingge and others.

But it’s enough for everyone to have a taste, and there’s no need to rely on this one cake for the girls to eat their fill.

After wrapping the finished cake in the purchased cake box and gift box, Muto Yu put it directly into the refrigerator for temporary cold storage.

There was still some time in the afternoon, and Muto Yu continued to develop the game. At around five o'clock, he left home with the cake.

In order to prevent the cake from being deformed or stuck to the box due to violent shaking, Muto Yu did not choose to ride a motorcycle, but took the tram obediently.

Sitting on the bench in the tram, I stared at the scenery passing by outside the window opposite the carriage. As time went by, more and more people got on the tram, and many of them were couples holding hands.

Okay, someone is showing off their love.

But today is just the beginning, the real excitement will come tomorrow. After all, compared with Christmas, Christmas Eve is not really a big holiday, and its popularity is entirely due to the existence of Christmas.

"Please move aside, I need to get off, thank you."

Seeing that the train had arrived at Shimokitazawa Station, Muto Yu picked up the cake and left the increasingly crowded train car.

"Phew... there are so many people."

Christmas Eve happened during the evening rush hour, which left a deep impression on Yu Muto.

Walking to Fanxing, Muto Yu knocked on the basement door, and then the door slowly opened. A girl with cherry-colored hair stuck her head out and looked outside cautiously.

"Good afternoon, Goto."

"Good afternoon, President."

Goto Ichiri breathed a sigh of relief, then opened the door completely and motioned the other party to go in before talking.

"Pochi-chan, who is this? If you're a customer, please go to the nearby shopping street first. Business will open at six o'clock today."

Ijichi Hoshika said to Goto Ichiri without turning her head, her eyes fixed on Yamada Ryo and Kita Ikuyo who were hanging the banner.

"Wait, Kita-chan, your side should go a little higher."

"Is that so?"

Following Ijichi Hoshige's instructions, Kita Ikuyo raised one end of the banner in his hand higher, and then received the other party's affirmation.

"Yeah, that's it. Yamada, don't raise it too high. If you do, the banner will be crooked again."

"Hanging banners."

Suddenly hearing a boy's voice, although it sounded familiar, Ijichi Xingge was still slightly startled. She quickly turned around and saw Muto Yu holding a gift box.

"Happy birthday, manager, this is a birthday present."

"Eh? Thank you, this is really expensive for you."

Ijichi Hoshige quickly reached out to take the gift box handed over by Muto Yu, and then Ijichi Hongxia, who was cleaning the stage nearby, came over curiously, looked at the gift box in her sister's hand, and a look of envy appeared on her face.

"What a birthday present! That's great."

"You don't have to be envious. I always prepare birthday gifts for the members of your band who have left the band."

"really?"

When Ijichi Hongka and Goto Ichiri heard this, they showed surprise on their faces. Yamada Ryo, who had fixed the banner with tape, rushed to Muto Yu and made a wish directly to him.

"I want the new headless basses from Dingwall and Le Fay, and the acoustic heads from Darkglass."

"Hey, Ryo, you don't ask for birthday presents like that!"

Ijichi Nikka quickly pulled Yamada Ryo aside, and after fixing the other end of the banner, Kita Ikuyo walked over and looked at the gift box with some curiosity.

"What's the gift from the president?"

"If you're curious, you can open it now. If you don't open it now, you'll have to open it later."

After Yu Muto's permission, Ijichi Seika placed it on the counter and slowly opened the gift box. PA-san beside her also cast a curious look over.

Then... there is another layer of packaging inside, but it is not a nesting doll. The inner layer is a cake box, with a base underneath and a transparent hard plastic cover on top.

Chapter 197 Xingge: What a mess (Tsundere)

"Birthday cake?!"

Ichichi Xingge was a little surprised, but giving a birthday cake as a gift was quite appropriate.

"It's a good opportunity for us to share it later. It's a great way to celebrate the store manager's birthday and Christmas Eve with everyone."

Listening to Yu Muto's words, Ijichi Seika nodded and thanked him again.

"I like your gift very much, thank you."

"You're welcome. We've known each other for almost half a year. We're friends anyway. Isn't it normal to give her a birthday cake?"

The birthday cake box was not opened. Ijichi Hongxia took it and put it in the refrigerator, on top of the big cake that the four members of the band had jointly purchased. It would be left for everyone to share after Fanxing closed.

Next, everyone continued to decorate the star-studded exhibition hall with various ribbons and balloons. Of course, Muto Yu would not just stand by and watch, so he also lent a hand.

Soon the entire Live House changed its usual style and now looks a lot cuter and more festive.

"President, please have some tea."

Ijichi Hongxia came over with a cup of black tea and handed it to Muto Yu.

"Thank you."

"No, no, no, I should be the one saying thank you. I clearly invited the president to come over to play, but in the end I have to trouble the president to come along and help."

"It's okay. I'm free anyway, so I can't just sit there and watch you guys busying around. We've known each other for such a long time, it's not uncommon for us to help each other."

Muto Yu took the black tea in his hand and poured it directly into his mouth. Ijichi Hongxia beside him quickly reminded him.

"Wait, be careful, it's hot!"

But before he finished speaking, Muto Yu had already drunk half a cup of black tea, and this scene left Ijichi Hongxia stunned.

"President, don't you feel hot?"

"It's okay. I can tolerate high temperatures better than the average person."

If an ordinary person drinks this cup of hot tea, it will only make the tongue and throat uncomfortable for a while.

After all, it's just hot water, not boiling water.

Hearing what Muto Yu said, Ijichi Hongxia hesitated for a moment, brought the teacup in her hand to her lips, and took a sip. The next moment, the girl's expression changed slightly.

Obviously, he was burned.

Seeing such a cute gesture, Yu Muto couldn't help but smile. He then spoke with a slightly gloating tone.

"You said it was hot, but you still tried it. Did you get burned?"

"Boss, please stop laughing."

"Okay, okay, stop laughing. Go get some ice cubes and put them in your mouth. The cold temperature can relieve the pain."

After the little episode, Fanxing officially started its business. There were no other bands today. Those who sang either followed the band's accompaniment or directly found the background music without lyrics on the Internet.

At first, Muto Yu thought that because there was no admission fee today, he simply didn't invite other bands to come.

But in fact……

"Oh, about that matter, actually, I didn't pay for it at all. After all, at a time like this, very few people are willing to spend money to come to the live house. Some performance halls that mainly promote underground idols have to close down during festivals like this."

There is no point in not closing the business. After all, many underground idols will take leave during these holidays. As for whether they are really sick, that is a matter of opinion.

"Would you be interested in going up and singing a song, Muto-kun?"

"I'd better forget it. I haven't learned much singing, so I'd better not go up and make a fool of myself."

In response to Ijichi Hoshige's suggestion, Muto Yu quickly declined, saying that if he had a high-level singing skill, he might even go up and show off his siren-like voice.

But in this situation, let’s just forget it.

After all, Yu Muto's identity is there, and if his proposal fails once, no one will make a fuss and drag him onto the stage.

"Come to think of it, I heard the store manager used to be a guitarist in a band and even served as the lead singer. You're angry again today, why don't you go on stage and sing a song?"

"I...I'll just forget it."

Ijichi Seika, who was suggested by Muto Yu in return, quickly shook her head, but PA-san, who was curious about this, came over first.

"As the birthday boy today, I think the store manager should really go on stage and sing a song. We can't spoil everyone's fun, right?"

After hearing what PA-san said, Ijichi Hoshika looked around, seeing the expectant gazes of the girls in the band, the expectant gaze of Muto Yu, and the expectant gaze of a certain drunkard.

"Go on! Go on! Senior, let those amateurs singing nonsense on the stage see what professionalism is!"

Hiroi Kikuri reeked of alcohol, shouting and waving the Demon Slayer sake in her hand, then walked directly onto the stage under the murderous gaze of Ijichi Hoshika.

Just as the previous guest had finished singing, Hiroi Kikuri took the microphone directly and spoke to the audience.

"Good evening everyone! I'm very happy to see you all here today. I'm Kikuri Hiroi, the bassist and lead vocalist of "SICKHACK".

This is my partner and a part of my life, Super Ultra Shuten-douji EX... Where is my Shuten-douji?! "