My daily life is getting weird because I am caught between being in a band and being an idol.

Hua Hai D was very surprised. She also believed that she would be a very fair judge, but this was the first time in a long time that someone had taken the initiative to hand over the power of judgment to her.

"This is getting more and more interesting! This is exactly what makes it fun!!! But if you lose, don't accuse me of cheating."

Hua Hai D said with a smile. However, she already knew in her heart that the other party, like herself, was willing to accept defeat, and that this sentence was simply meant to provoke her.

"I won't!!!"

"Qinyin, you go first and begin."

"OK, watch this, store manager!"

Qin Yin stood in front of the huge mirror in the dance studio, slightly adjusting her breathing. Chao Yang and Hua Hai D Ji's gazes were firmly fixed on her.

The mirror reflected her confident smile and energetic eyes, and the slight nervousness she felt at first gradually dissipated as she took her first steps.

As the music slowly began to play, Qin Yin's body started to sway gently to the rhythm.

Every movement she made carried a natural playfulness, and she would occasionally make cute expressions at the rising sun.

As the music gradually reached its climax, the piano's movements became more lively. Her four years of hard work at the school finally burst forth at this moment.

Even the flower sea in season D was stunned; halfway through, she was already biting her lip tightly.

Finally, as the music ended, she lightly jumped, landing steadily on both feet, her body leaning slightly forward, her sweet smile serving as her final, frozen expression.

"..."

Hua Hai D Ji's expression was already somewhat agitated. Chao Yang recognized this expression from when he was humiliated by the old man from Guangdong.

"I should have known you didn't waste those four years at this school... but I won't give up!!!"

Not to be outdone, she stepped forward. As the music began, D-Season's dance steps instantly became powerful, with sharp and precise movements. Unlike Kotone's pure cuteness, D-Season's style was more powerful and fast. Compared to Kotone's dance, which was softer and sweeter, D-Season's dance steps were more dazzling, flashing past like lightning.

Seeing this, Chaoyang's eyes flashed with surprise, and he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

As expected of the top student in the first year of high school, she's truly incredibly talented! She's both cute and strong; I feel like anyone could be my wife... Wait! This is a competition, don't get any ideas!

Finally, as the music reached its climax, Flower Sea D leaped into the air and landed perfectly on the ground, striking a cool pose. A few beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, but they did not affect her confident smile.

However, she stopped smiling the next moment, and the scene fell into a brief silence.

"I'm not reconciled... Even if I give it my all, I'm still no match for you. ... I lost. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have underestimated you. Ahhhh, I'm not reconciled, I'm not reconciled, I'm not reconciled... Just you wait, I'll definitely beat you next time."

Mission: Pikachu vs. Charmander

Mission successful

Rewards to be claimed

Hearing this, Chaoyang breathed a sigh of relief. At least the system was saved. Since that was the case, he could apologize to Huahai Dji. He stepped forward, clapping and comforting her.

"...No, Miss Hanaha, I'm very grateful that you acknowledge Kotone's strength. However, I cheated in this competition. In fact, it was my instruction that you encountered Miss Sze twice today. There's no need for you to be so resentful. Also, I want to apologize to you. You truly deserve to be the top idol."

"Hey! How could the store manager say that out loud?"

"Hmm?...Did you do anything?"

Hua Hai D Ji was quite surprised to hear this, and then crossed his arms and thought about it carefully.

"I don't seem to remember it."

"It's about getting Miss S Ze to call you second place, and then distracting you."

"Huh? This? It's nothing. What Szehiro said was just the truth. If I thought it was cheating just because he said the truth, I might as well have just said I won. I was just unwilling to lose to her, that's all. Besides, I kicked you without even asking what happened before, so let's call it even. Actually, to be honest, I played a little better than I expected, but... even so, I still couldn't beat Kotone-senpai. But I won't lose next time!"

In Season D, they even started calling Kotone "senpai" (senpai).

Chaoyang also expressed his admiration.

"Hmm... I think I know why you're the top student now. Even though you're number one overall, you still want to go even further. Just that ambition alone is something few in the world can match. ... Ms. Hanaha, may I formally invite you to join and sign with my future entertainment agency?"

D-Season, who was greatly pleased by Chaoyang's praise, also seemed eager to try. She still didn't have a producer partner, mainly because she hadn't met the right one, unlike Kotone and Szehiro who hadn't been invited.

"...Are Hiroshi Sawa and Kotone-senpai joining too?...If that's the case, they can keep competing with me, right? Then let me join! Haha, aren't you happy? From now on, your agency will become the strongest under my glory!"

Even if you don't join, you guys are always competing within the school... But never mind, I'd better not say it out loud.

Chapter 36 You dare to dance with the room lights!

Inside the cafeteria of Chuxing Academy, the three who had been in the dance practice room were now eating together and discussing their next steps.

Since Chuxing Academy includes junior high, high school, and university, and not only is the academy itself open to visitors upon application, the university's teaching buildings are almost entirely open to the public except during special periods, and the cafeteria is also open to the public. Therefore, Chaoyang could directly buy food here and eat with them.

However, at this moment, no one was thinking about eating.

"...Ah! You only have a little over 300 million? You want to start a talent agency with that? Have I been tricked... Is it too late for me to withdraw now?"

Hua Hai D was shocked when he heard about Chaoyang's capital.

If there were an existing company, that would be fine, but the problem is that we have nothing right now.

She had already begun to consider leaving, after all, it wasn't that she couldn't find a way out. Rather, she was receiving invitations from both inside and outside the school, but she just hadn't chosen one that suited her taste.

Chaoyang also sensed something was wrong, and immediately began to persuade Hua Bing, determined that since they were going to do this job, they definitely couldn't let go of a big shot like Hua Hai D Ji.

"No way! This family can't function without you! ... Think about it, going to those big companies would just be icing on the cake, and you might not even be highly regarded. People might just assume your unparalleled abilities are something a big company cultivated. But if you single-handedly turn the tide and take a startup off the ground, the audience won't think it's someone else's achievement; they'll just think you're amazing. Think about it: if Zhuge Liang hadn't followed Liu Bei, that penniless guy, but instead followed Cao Cao or Sun Quan during the Three Kingdoms period, would he have achieved his current status?"

I have a feeling the store manager is spouting nonsense...

Qin Yin, being an observer this time, understood the situation quite clearly. However, if Hua Hai D Ji could join, it would also benefit her. So she simply kept quiet and listened to Chao Yang's ramblings.

"...Then you'd better get it done quickly...I can't wait any longer. After all, most of our classmates have already found producers and started shining in their idol careers."

"Don't worry."

In short, let's stabilize Charmander first... Honestly, if I had a choice, I really wouldn't want to start this company, since I know absolutely nothing about it...

Chaoyang can only pretend to be confident with the two girls, but in reality, he doesn't know where to start.

After dinner, go to Kawasaki Municipal Nakahara to check out some related information.

While Chaoyang was still deep in thought, his neighbor Rencai was in even greater pain.

"Aaaaaah! I haven't spoken to anyone for a whole week except for the convenience store clerk. Even the convenience store clerk only asked me if I needed a plastic bag!"

In the dimly lit room, Nina completely broke down, grabbing her hair and rolling around on the bed.

But at this moment, Peach Blossom brought her salvation.

"Did you buy the lamp? Someone gave me one I don't need today, do you want it?"

Nina opened her phone the moment she heard the notification sound and saw Momoka's message.

He laughed very happily.

I didn't expect that even a week after moving, Momoka-san would still remember that my house didn't have lights installed.

"Thank you so much! I want it!"

Press send.

Then, feeling that he wanted to see Momoka immediately, he added another sentence.

"Can I pick it up now?"

Rencai was ready to go out.

By the time she saw the message "OK" to send, she had already tied her shoelaces in the back room.

"I am leaving."

After saying this to the empty house, she skipped and jumped away from her residence.

.........

at night

Chaoyang stayed until the library closed.

On the way home.

"Ah... I didn't expect it to be so late, but it was fruitful nonetheless. I was thinking that to open a firm, I would need to submit the company's articles of association, company registration, corporate incorporation declaration, blue declaration approval application, payroll firm establishment declaration, approval application for the withholding income tax special period, and..."

Chaoyang started counting on his fingers and muttering to himself about what he was going to do next to reinforce his memory.

She needed to finish as soon as possible, and she didn't want to waste the girls' time.

at this time……

“No Road Race!!!”

A loud scream from a girl nearby startled Chaoyang, who began to look around.

What happened? Robbery, murder?

"Stop... Waaaaa..."

Then came the panicked voice of a man.

A panicked man rushed out from around the corner, shouting...

"Help! Run!"

It felt as if a demon was chasing me from behind.

It might be an opportunity; you could do something brave and get a certificate or bonus, which might help you with things later!

Chaoyang decided without hesitation to accept the system reward and upgrade his power to the limit of human potential.

But the next second

Just as he was preparing to show off his skills, an unexpected "murder weapon" suddenly came flying at him.

Chaoyang paused for a moment. It was a... chandelier?

The one wielding the chandelier was none other than Renna. With a fierce expression, she mercilessly smashed the chandelier towards the rising sun.

"Hey, hey, what's going on?!" Chaoyang reacted quickly, reaching out and grabbing the chandelier before it hit his head. However…

"Damn it!"

Because the chandelier's casing had been shattered by Rencai's swinging, sharp metal pieces cut his palm, and blood immediately seeped out.

Renna seemed to realize then that she had hit the wrong person, and in a panic, she let go of the chandelier, which crashed to the ground with a loud bang.

"Mr. Hiraishi!? Yes, I'm sorry... I, I didn't mean to... I'll call an ambulance right now!" She frantically pulled out her phone, ready to make a call.

Chaoyang's face darkened, and he snatched the phone from her hand.

"Idiot! It's just a scratch, calling an ambulance is such an overreaction! If you really want to fix it, just take me home and bandage it up! And tell me what happened to make you so nervous!!!"

Why would I choose to increase strength? If I had chosen agility and reflexes, my hand wouldn't have gotten hurt at all!

He was filled with regret at that moment.

Chapter 37: London Deserter Chihaya Aine!

"...So that's all? What an idiot..."

Back at the apartment, Nina had smashed the lamp vertically to the ground. The broken lamp was completely unusable, so the two went to Asahi's home, which had good lighting and a basic first-aid kit, to bandage their wounds.

While bandaging her wound, Rencai told Chaoyang what had happened.

In short, after going to Momoka's place to get the lamp, she discovered that Momoka and another girl named Anwa Subaru had formed a band. The girl was pretty and polite. Momoka insisted on dragging Nina to dinner, wanting to introduce them as friends. Anwa Subaru was also actively trying to find common ground, but Nina didn't like the atmosphere. Ultimately, Nina got upset, and they parted on bad terms. Basically, this is a jumbled mess of a story; Nina was crying as she recounted it, and her words were unclear.

Hearing this, Chaoyang felt that Rencai was extremely troublesome.

"...I also feel like a complete idiot. I know it's all my fault...I only deserve to live alone in the darkness forever."

As she finished speaking, tears streamed down her face.

The sobbing grew louder, and Chaoyang was wondering whether to lend her his shoulder.

"I guess I should form a band after all."

Tao Xiang's voice suddenly came from behind Chaoyang.

"Ah, Momoka-san... Subaru...-chan?"

"It's terrifying that you suddenly appeared in my house without saying a word."

Even though Chaoyang knew it was a bit of a mood killer, he still had to make a comment.

He didn't hear the door open because his attention was completely focused on Rencai.

This guy knows I don't like locking the door, right?

Momoka ignored Asahi's complaints and squatted down in front of the crying Nina.