My fiancée Yukino

At the same time, he was also thinking about how to ensure proper security within the school to prevent any unscrupulous reporters from sneaking in and disturbing the students' studies and lives.

Then, the principal quietly inquired about Hoshino Ai's study progress and her chances of succeeding in taking the entrance exam for Soubu High School.

Not to brag, but the admission score for their Wugao High School is still quite high, and the exam is also quite difficult.

To this, Hoshino Ai confidently replied, "No problem, Principal. Besides work, I spend most of my time studying. I've already finished all the junior high school material and am currently reviewing and preparing for the exams on my own. And besides myself, if I encounter any difficulties, I can ask Luo Bai-ge and Yukino-nee-nee, and they will help me!"

Luo Bai, standing to the side, nodded in agreement: "That's right. Even if Xiao Ai can't come to Chiba regularly, Shi Yu can help her when she's in Tokyo. Shi Yu is the top student in the second year of Toyonosaki High School, so it's easy for her to help Xiao Ai with her exam preparation."

"Oh! The top student in Toyonosaki?"

Hearing this, the principal was also very surprised, not expecting to know so many people.

Seeing Hoshino Ai's assurance, the principal smiled with relief: "Alright, then I look forward to Hoshino Ai's enrollment next year."

Fifteen minutes later, the last program that was originally scheduled ended.

Just as most of the audience was about to leave after the show ended, the host came on stage and announced that there was one last impromptu performance, which aroused everyone's curiosity.

Eriri, sitting in the middle near the front, said expectantly, "They're here! They're here!"

On stage, the host, looking quite excited, announced, "Now, let's welcome our final guest of the day, Ai Hoshino!"

When the name Hoshino Ai was mentioned, the audience was stunned.

When Hoshino Ai finally appeared on stage, the audience cheered excitedly.

Although Ai Hoshino is a relatively young idol singer, her skills are truly outstanding and she is constantly improving, so in addition to young male fans, she has a fan base across all age groups.

Stepping onto the center of the stage, Hoshino Ai showed no stage fright and happily waved her hand, saying, "Hello everyone, I'm Hoshino Ai. I'm so happy to be here at Sobu High School's cultural festival to perform today!"

After the cheers subsided, Hoshino Ai continued, "I think many of you are wondering why I'm here. Actually, I'm off today, and I came here with some seniors I know. They're also students at Soubu High School. And, I'm taking my high school entrance exams next year, so I plan to study at Soubu High School too! Maybe some of you here..."

Some students want to come to Zongwu High School next year; we'll be in the same exam room during the entrance exam!

Hoshino Ai's explanation surprised the audience, but some Soubu High students, after glancing at Sakurajima Mai sitting in the audience, were not so surprised.

The other person is probably referring to Mai Sakurajima. Reporters had previously photographed them shopping in Tokyo. During the summer vacation, Ai Hoshino participated in the filming of a TV series, playing a role in two episodes, and Mai Sakurajima also had a role in it.

Many of the junior high school students present, who are preparing to enter high school next year, excitedly told their parents that they had decided to take the entrance exam for Zongwu High School.

After all, even big stars are preparing to take the entrance exam here, which means that Zongwu High School is quite strong, right?

As the students made up their minds, music from a new song by Ai Hoshino began playing on stage, and the performance officially started.

Although it was backstage and I couldn't see it from the front, it was still the first time Luo Bai had ever seen Hoshino Ai's stage performance live.

It has to be said that since leaving the idol group to go solo, Ai Hoshino's level in all aspects has not declined, but rather has risen sharply, and her style is more prominent and eye-catching than before.

As for the most important aspect of a singer's performance, although Luo Bai didn't know much about singing, he could still tell that Hoshino Ai's breath control and melody were excellent, with no off-key moments, and her high notes were also outstanding.

Standing next to Luo Bai, Hiratsuka Shizuka listened to the song and nodded, saying, "That was a mistake. We should have gone to the audience. The experience would have been much better that way."

Luo Bai smiled and said, "If Hiratsuka-sensei is interested, I'll reserve a front-row VIP ticket for Ai's concert later, how about that?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka thought for a moment and readily agreed: "Although I'm past the age of idolizing celebrities, if there's a free concert, and it's a concert by students from my own school next year, then I'll definitely go. So, when is the concert?"

"Let's all go together in December, before Christmas."

Luo Bai and the others will definitely be going to Hoshino Ai's concert, and bringing Hiratsuka Shizuka along would be a good idea as well.

As for concert tickets, Nangong Nayue didn't mind giving away a few more; she wasn't short of money.

For Ai Hoshino's first solo concert, the most important thing is to generate buzz and popularity; making money will be a secondary consideration.

On stage, a song only lasts a few minutes, but the audience below kept shouting for Hoshino Ai to sing another song, as they hadn't had enough.

Hoshino Ai had no choice but to turn and look at the principal backstage.

The principal nodded with a smile.

This year's cultural festival will definitely be the most lively one in recent years.

Volume 1: Chapter 376 The Soaring Video Views and Comments (2/2)

At 4 p.m., after Luo Bai used his cognitive impairment technique, Hoshino Ai finally followed him out through the back door of the auditorium and left the school directly.

As she left the school gate, Hoshino Ai patted her chest in relief and said, "Wow, everyone actually followed us! Luckily we had a plan, otherwise we would have been busy with autographs and photos until tonight!"

Not only those watching the performance in the auditorium, but also many students who had been at various classroom booths, dropped everything and rushed over excitedly when they learned that Ai Hoshino was performing in the school auditorium.

Luo Bai said with a smile, "Although I expected you to be popular among students, I didn't expect it to be this popular. After you enroll next year, you may face even more enthusiastic student fans than Mai."

Hoshino Ai puffed out her cheeks and said, "That won't do! If that really happens, you have to help me, Luo Bai! You promised before that if I get into Soubu High School, you'd take care of me!"

"Emmm~~ Okay, I'll try my best."

But Luo Bai felt that if the students, who were fans, saw him getting so close to Hoshino Ai, there would definitely be problems...

Well, we'll talk about it later.

After waiting outside the school gate for a while, Yukino and the others finally came out.

Kanroji Mitsuri came out with her, and when she saw Hoshino Ai, she happily ran over and hugged her tightly.

"Xiao Ai's performance was amazing! It was even better than what I see on TV!"

Holding Kanroji Mitsuri in her arms, Hoshino Ai laughed and said, "Hehe, that's not enough. I need to improve further. Mitsuri-neechan, why don't you come to the concert at the end of the year too?"

"Sure, we'll definitely be there to support you!" Kanroji Mitsuri nodded excitedly. "It's the Budokan, right? I saw it online; it's a place many singers want to hold concerts in!"

Everyone walked towards the car together, and Luo Bai said, "After the concert was announced online to be held at the Budokan, many people raised questions, thinking that Xiao Ai had just gone solo and didn't have the ability, and that the concert might encounter a huge setback. However, these people underestimated Xiao Ai's speed of progress. After the video of her performance in the auditorium today is uploaded online, the popularity of the year-end concert will definitely rise again."

Upon hearing this, Eriri immediately took out her phone to search and then exclaimed in surprise, "Ah, the video has already been uploaded! It was posted by the official account of Soubu High School!"

"You're pretty quick!"

Luo Bai raised an eyebrow, surprised by Zongwu's efficiency.

But upon closer reflection, this was something that could attract significant attention from the General Staff Headquarters, and since it had been discussed and confirmed that it could be uploaded, the school naturally uploaded it as quickly as possible during the meeting.

However, the editing and uploading process only took a little over half an hour, which is indeed quite efficient.

After getting on the bus, Luo Bai took out his phone, found the video, and clicked on it. He discovered that there were already nearly five hundred comments below.

Sitting next to Luo Bai, Yukino, seeing the number of comments, exclaimed in surprise, "It spread so fast?"

Shi Yu, on the other side, explained, "Xiao Ai's company reposted it using her account, and then many people recorded short videos and posted them online while in the auditorium. These days, the speed at which information spreads on the internet is incredibly fast."

While the group was talking, the number of comments was increasing rapidly, as was the number of video views.

The official video account of Zongwu High School usually posts videos of school activities and recruitment, which have very few views, usually just over a thousand. The most views were for the school sports meet video two years ago, which exceeded five thousand. But on video websites, it really doesn't make much of a splash.

This video, uploaded just a few minutes ago, has already garnered over 10,000 views, demonstrating the immense popularity Hoshino Ai enjoys online.

Aside from a few comments that were meant to stir up trouble, the vast majority of the comments below the video were positive.

Viewers who watched the video praised Hoshino Ai's singing ability, or expressed envy for the people on Soubu High School who were able to see Hoshino Ai's performance for free.

Seeing these comments praising her, Hoshino Ai blushed with embarrassment.

"Hehe, it seems I've really made a lot of progress!"

Eriri nodded affirmatively: "That's right, Ai-chan, don't underestimate yourself. You've definitely improved significantly. You used to sing very well, but now you sound more stable and it seems like you sing more easily."

"This is the benefit of having a professional vocal coach." Luo Bai said after watching the video.

While scrolling through the comments, she said, "Before, I was in an idol girl group. Besides singing, I also had to be good at marketing and dancing, so the amount of training allocated to singing wasn't very much. But now that I'm going solo, my career goals have changed, and singing ability naturally has to be my top priority. By the way, Xiao Ai, although it's a bit early to talk about this now, are you planning to go to a music school after graduating from high school?"

Upon hearing this, Hoshino Ai tilted her head and said, "I haven't thought about that yet, but if I could, I would definitely want to go to a prestigious music academy, like Berklee College of Music. Hehe, but it's too early to talk about that now, I don't have the ability yet. I'll work hard in high school and see what happens!"

It's too early to say anything now, but given Hoshino Ai's current rate of progress, as long as she doesn't slack off during her three years of high school, keeps up with her academic level, and doesn't give up on music, she will definitely be able to study at a world-class music academy.

However, if I go to pursue further studies, I will have to temporarily give up my career as a singer for a few years.

But in Nanamiya Natsuki's opinion, she would definitely support Hoshino Ai's decision to pursue further studies.

So it all depends on Hoshino Ai's own efforts.

Halfway there, three cars took Ganroji Mitsuri and Kobayashi back to their respective homes, while Luo Bai and the others returned to their villa.

Utaha and Eriri naturally came too. There's still one day left until tomorrow for Soubu High's cultural festival, and they still have several class activities they want to participate in but haven't gone yet.

Inside the villa, Mr. and Mrs. Luo had already returned from their home in the snow.

Mr. Luo was drinking tea in the living room, while Mrs. Luo was preparing dinner in the kitchen.

Luo Bai and Xue Nai went upstairs to change their clothes and then came to the kitchen to help.

Shi Yu slipped in after seeing this, since she wasn't always here. Now that she was here, she definitely wanted to make her presence known to Mother Luo.

"Auntie, I want to help too! I want to learn how to cook!"

Seeing Shiyu arrive, Luo's mother didn't refuse, and nodded with a smile: "Okay, then come over here and help me prepare these ingredients. I'll teach you how to cook them later. Shiro, you and Yukino take care of the rest."

Volume 1: Chapter 377 The Situation of the Ghoul World (1/2)

During dinner, everyone sat together to eat, and Luo's parents listened to Tina and Xia Shi talking about the cultural festival.

Seeing the two little ones having so much fun, Luo's mother smiled and served them some food: "You still have one more day tomorrow, go play for another day. The day after tomorrow is Monday, and you have to go to school."

All the enrollment procedures have been completed, and the two girls' identities have long been resolved. Enrollment is something that Makoto Hachiko doesn't need to do; Yukino's mother just made a couple of simple phone calls, without needing to spend too much effort.

The school he'll be attending is the same elementary school that Kanna is currently attending, just like I mentioned before. He'll be in the same class as Kanna so they can have each other as companions.

Xia Shi nodded and looked at Luo's mother, saying, "Mom and Dad, why don't you come along tomorrow too?"

Mrs. Luo smiled and nodded: "Sure."

Then she looked at Tina and asked, "Tina, what have you thought about what I said before? Come and be our family's daughter!"

After taking a small bite of meat, Tina shook her head and repeated what she had said at noon.

"Thank you, Auntie, but not for now. I've already decided that I'll marry my brother when I grow up. It won't be right for me to be your daughter."

"Ugh?"

Upon hearing this, Luo's mother's eyes widened in disbelief; she couldn't believe that such words came from a ten-year-old girl.

But considering the circumstances of their past world, it's understandable.

Honestly, if Luo Bai and Yukino hadn't known each other for so long, and if Mai, Shiyu, and the others hadn't joined them, waiting for Tina to grow up would have been a great choice. She's beautiful, has a good personality, and is smart, so the age difference isn't really a big problem.

That's right, this girl is too young and too precocious.

Thinking of this, Luo's mother turned to look at her son and glared at him fiercely.

"..."

Luo Bai was truly speechless with bitterness. It had nothing to do with him, but who knew that Tina was thinking such a thing!

Seeing Luo Bai's innocent expression, Luo's mother felt quite helpless and looked at Tina, saying, "Little Tina, you're still young. When you grow up, let's say you're 18, then Xiao Bai will be 25, which is eight years from now. Will you still be able to stick to this idea then?"

Tina puffed out her cheeks and said confidently, "Don't underestimate me!"

Luo's mother smiled and then looked at her son.

"You're responsible for the trouble you caused."

What could Luo Bai say? He could only shrug and continue eating. He didn't want to dwell on this topic with Tina any longer, as it could easily escalate into something more complicated.

Returning to the topic of the cultural festival, Shiwa looked over at Hoshino Ai, who was drinking soup.

"After Xiao Ai's performance in the auditorium today, Zongwu High School should be even more lively tomorrow. Many people will probably come after hearing the news. Are you planning to go again tomorrow?"

Hoshino Ai shook her head repeatedly: "No, no, I won't go tomorrow. I plan to rest here and practice my singing. I have to participate in a variety show on Tuesday and I need to sing on stage."

Shinobu Kocho also said, "I'm not going either. Tomorrow I'll take my sisters to the base. Some of the operatives have been transferred to Mr. Mado for missions these past few days, so we need to help them out."

Luo Bai nodded: "Is it about the ghoul world? I've heard him mention it, but progress isn't very fast."

"Because those ghouls are so powerful and have such complicated relationships with humans, Mr. Mado chose to start with the smaller, scattered groups. We've already cleared out a portion of them and are now planning to take action against the larger ghoul organizations."

A large ghoul organization, like Aogiri Tree?

Luo Bai didn't remember much of the original plot of Ghoul, only some of the main characters.

During the summer vacation before, the ghoul Yamori who came to this world was, if I remember correctly, a member of Aogiri Tree.

If Masato Mokuzu were to lead a group against Aogiri Tree, it would be quite difficult without some preparation, as there are quite a few powerful ghouls in that organization.

More importantly, there is Eto Yoshimura, the leader of Aogiri Tree, an SSS-rank one-eyed ghoul, the child born from a miracle between humans and ghouls.

Although they had never faced each other directly, Luo Bai could tell that his opponent was very strong and was definitely the strongest ghoul in that world.