Don't be afraid, I've truly come to bring you happiness.

Because they arrived early, there were only the two of them in the karaoke room at that moment.

Lin Yuanshan accepted it.

Always waiting, nothing ever changes.

No one around me can be trusted.

……

He looked at the crooked yet powerful handwriting on the paper and nodded repeatedly in satisfaction.

That's it!

This is a cry driven purely by emotion, uncontaminated by any knowledge system!

This is an illogical anger and accusation against the world!

This is simply innate punk spirit!

He looked up at Nina with an approving gaze that seemed to say, "You are indeed a gem."

"Only someone as uneducated as you could write such pure lyrics."

"Great, very powerful!"

However, Nina on the other end did not respond to his praise at all.

In order to write lyrics that "fit the persona," she forcibly sealed away her doctoral-level knowledge and repeatedly replayed her experiences of being bullied in junior high and high school in her mind dozens of times.

She finally grasped that feeling.

But the price is that she is now surrounded by an indescribable dark gravity field, and her whole being has become gloomy.

“Guhehe…”

Rencai let out a laugh that was hard to decipher.

"The world and all that..."

"Just destroy it..."

Looking at the lyrics, Lin Yuanshan suddenly seemed to remember something.

He began to speak with great interest:

"Speaking of which, this piece must be inspired by your life, Nina, right?"

"I'm curious, besides studying in the study room, what other hobbies do you have?"

"It's amazing that they were able to condense such pure lyrics."

With a single sentence, the dark gravity field that Rina had just created was shattered instantly.

Hobby?

Her hobbies include writing code, reading academic papers, designing automated processes, and thinking about how to optimize the heat dissipation of quantum computers using superconducting materials!

But can I say these things?!

As I said, the man in front of her will start burning himself out the next second, paving a path to the Nobel Prize for her through overwork!

Rencai's CPU started making a high-pitched whine, and she stammered:

"I...I usually like..."

correct!

Momoka and Subaru! Aren't they the perfect examples of "high school dropout girls"?

As a PhD in Computer Science, writing literature reviews is a fundamental skill for me!

If we integrate and distill their life experiences, wouldn't that be a perfect answer?

Wow! Don't underestimate my literature review skills!

Nina instantly found her anchor, and her eyes cleared up.

"I usually enjoy driving my old car around the drainage ditches on mountain roads while playing shogi with a primary school girl who suddenly shows up at my door!"

Lin Yuanshan was deeply shocked upon hearing this.

What did she just say?

How are these words combined to form a sentence?

Seeing his shocked expression, Nina said smugly:

"Duda, you really have the vibe of a rebellious dropout girl, don't you!"

Lin Yuanshan: "..."

Is she a rebellious dropout girl from Namek?

That really felt amazing.

Chapter 108 Band Contract

This kid is probably so engrossed in writing lyrics that he's lost his mind.

Lin Yuanshan thought to himself.

After all, he dropped out of high school and suddenly took on the heavy responsibility of creating art, so the pressure must have been immense.

Back then, when Boqi was writing lyrics, didn't he also push himself to the point of having Kita possess him?

Thinking of this, he reached out and gently patted Rencai's back, speaking in a tone of care for a disabled child:

"Alright, let's leave the lyrics here for now. Don't push yourself too hard."

Rencai breathed a sigh of relief.

Great, he didn't suspect anything!

Sure enough, although the daily lives described by her two teammates sounded like something out of a shonen manga, so absurd that even she, a PhD in computer science, couldn't understand them.

But that's exactly right, you can't understand it!

How could she, a PhD, possibly understand a real high school dropout?

She had previously suspected that Momoka and Subaru had also retained their memories from the previous timeline, which was why they could only make up lies to deceive her.

Now it seems I was overthinking things!

After discussing the lyrics, Lin Yuanshan and Rencai waited for the remaining two teammates in the practice room.

To maintain their "bad girl" persona, Momoka and Subaru deliberately arrived three minutes late.

Once everyone had arrived, Lin Yuanshan clapped his hands.

"There's something I need to announce."

He glanced at the three "problem girls" in front of him and gave them a producer-like kind smile.

"Since Rencai has already produced a decent song, it proves that your band has commercial potential."

As he spoke, he took three black-covered documents from the drawer and placed them on the table.

"Come, take a look."

"No problem, just sign it."

contract?

The three of them each picked up the document in front of them that exuded a strong sense of foreboding.

Tao Xiang turned to the first page.

[Determination of liability for equipment damage].

The terms are so stringent that any band could incur astronomical repair costs after using the equipment normally.

This is no longer a business agreement; it's a legal trap.

Following Momoka's gaze, Anhe Subaru scrolled down and saw the [Profit Distribution Attachment].

She only glanced at it, and her brain had already automatically completed the modeling calculations.

After "operating costs," "advertising expenses," "site depreciation," and a dozen vaguely defined "management fees"...

The final score for a single performance by the band members was negative.

This means that they not only don't make money from hosting live shows, but they also have to lose money.

Rencai then saw the final section on data and privacy authorization.

[Personal social media accounts must be managed by Party A].

[The digital copyright of all publicly published original works belongs unconditionally to Party A.]

This means that once they sign this contract, they will become puppets of the agency, completely controlled from body to soul, from reality to the internet, with no freedom whatsoever.

The three PhDs fell silent, as if by unspoken agreement.

This contract is so harsh it's malicious.

No mentally sound adult would sign something that is practically a contract of servitude.

however……

This is the contract that Lin Yuanshan presented.

As long as he stops overworking himself and can live a good life, what's wrong with entrusting your life to him?

but!

The other two are just naive high school dropouts!

Looking at Nina and Subaru beside her, who both looked completely bewildered, Momoka felt a surge of tragic responsibility.

They couldn't understand the wickedness of this contract; once they signed it, their lives would be ruined!

As a PhD in chemistry, I must protect them!

Subaru looked at the two impulsive rock 'n' roll idiots beside him, his eyes filled with pity:

Their lives have just begun, and they must not be bound by this kind of thing!

As a PhD in economics, I have to shoulder everything alone!

Nina clenched her fists as she looked at her two hopelessly illiterate teammates:

They knew nothing; behind this contract lay a bottomless trap!

As a PhD in Computer Science, I must sacrifice myself to save them!

In an instant, the three of them had the same, yet opposing, thoughts.

Only I can sign this contract of servitude!

I absolutely cannot let those two naive fools ruin my life!

So, the eldest, Tao Xiang, spoke first.

"Excuse me, Mr. Agent, could you please step outside for a moment?"

"We... want to discuss it among ourselves."

The other two nodded at the same time.

Lin Yuanshan scratched his head and went out.

Isn't it just a subcontracting agreement?

The contract was very simple; it merely stated that "New Kawasaki (tentative)" would be temporarily affiliated with the Starry Sky Agency.

Lin Yuanshan introduced performances to Shin-Kawasaki, receiving only half a percent of the profits as payment each time.

With such favorable terms, what's there to hesitate about?

It's worth noting that Starry Sky Agency is a well-known agency with the "End Band" as its face!

Haven't they seen this name on TV?

However, since it was their wish after all, Lin Yuanshan didn't need to dwell on such a trivial matter, so he left for the time being.

So, why did this contract turn out to be in such a bizarre state?