What?! My anime figurines have all come true!

"How about I drive?"

Ijichi Hoshika stepped forward and took the key from Mei's hand.

Because the previous bus was already full, she, who was supposed to be part of the band "End of Band", could only come to the bus of "Thornless Band".

I just didn't expect Momoka Kawaharaki to be so conflicted about driving.

"You can drive?"

The members of the Thornless and Thornless Group were somewhat surprised, after all, Ijichi Hoshika's image was very young (art style), making it difficult to regard her as an older person.

“I’m an adult, of course I can drive. Besides, based on my age, you should all call me sister.”

"Ichi Hoshika said irritably."

Oh right, in the story, Ichika Hoshika is already 29 years old, so even Chen Xiao from his previous life could call her 'older sister'.

Yi Di Zhi Xing Ge:...

Why do I feel a little uneasy?

After everyone got into the car, Ijichi Hoshika adjusted her seat slightly and started up smoothly to catch up with the car driven by Mei Mei in front.

"very!"

Everyone except Momoka Kawara raised their hands and spoke.

You're mocking me, aren't you?

Hearing the noise, Kawara Momo in the passenger seat turned to the back seat with a laugh of annoyance and glared at Izare Nina and the others. Nina and the others in the back seat turned their faces away and pretended to whistle.

Sigh, if I ever get a more ordinary car in the future, I'll definitely make Rina and the others change this stereotype!

Kawara Momoka secretly made a vow in her heart.

…………

Soon, End's debut album was released amidst the anticipation of fans and certain music companies.

"First! I'll take the sofa!"

"The band has released an album!"

"We've finally waited for this day!"

"I'm coming!"

"Take my money! Now!"

Fans flooded the official comment section of the band's account, quickly pushing the number of comments to over 1, demonstrating the immense popularity of Ichiji Nijika and her band.

After all, besides the fact that the music is really good, they are also four beautiful young girls. How could they not like them?

However, besides the album, they soon noticed that under the post about the disbanded band, another band's account was recommended – Thornless Band.

At first, the fans didn't care much, thinking that this was probably the boss of Garden Group Co., Ltd.'s task to use their popularity to promote the band he was cultivating, which is how most music companies operate.

Fans familiar with the music scene are well aware of this and have gotten used to it, so they choose not to request it, thinking they are helping the band end their run.

Until someone curiously clicked in and listened to a song...

"Thornless Band? What a strange band name... Wow? It's a girl band too, and the members are pretty good-looking!"

The young man on the train was looking at the introduction of the group on his phone, his face showing interest. He then clicked on it to listen to the top song, "Bustling, Our City".

He was stunned after listening to just the beginning, and after listening for about a minute, his expression finally changed.

"Holy crap! Ice!"

The young man on the train suddenly blurted out this sentence.

Others: ? !!!

The next moment, everyone's gaze suddenly changed, their eyes practically ready to skin him alive. The young man was so frightened that he quickly explained that he was listening to music.

"Young man, what kind of music are you listening to?"

The older man standing nearby was still suspicious and stepped forward to ask.

"...this band..."

The young man handed over his headphones.

The middle-aged man curiously put the earring in and listened for a while, but his eyes widened more and more, and finally he uttered the same words:

"Holy crap! Ice!"

Chapter 150 Qiongmei's Possessive Power

GBC's music has a special magic, fast and exciting. "Our City" is a typical example. It's as if they want to vent all the suppressed emotions in their hearts. Even if they don't have time to understand the lyrics sung by Nina, their emotions will still be stirred by the girl's shouting voice.

After listening to it, you want to listen to it again and again, until you enter the 'wise man's time' cool-down state.

As for public opinion...

"Holy crap! Ice!" xN

You can tell by looking at the comments under the Thorn Group's account posts.

Previously, some people commented in the band's closing section, "Even if I die, I'd rather jump off a cliff than listen to any band with thorns or no thorns!" But now they've all changed their minds.

While some are happy, others are naturally sad.

boom--!

The sound of countless bangings echoed in the conference rooms of various music companies. The employees below could only remain silent, watching their boss vent his anger.

"Why is it Garden Group Co., Ltd. again?!"

"It's one thing to sign the band that ended first, but why did they launch another band, 'Thorns and Thorns'?"

"And their skills are on par with the End Band!"

"That woman... Hanazono Hauri! Where did she find these genius girls?!"

The music company boss, who had thought that there was only one band left to end and planned to launch his own girl band before the girl band craze started by Ichiji Nijika and others stabilized, now felt dizzy and disoriented.

Don't underestimate the seemingly insignificant addition of a five-member band. Leveraging the band's popularity and their own exceptional talent, their ability to attract viewers is terrifying!

It's fair to say that the popularity of the "[girl band]" label has been completely dominated by these two bands.

How could they, starting from almost nothing, possibly accept this?

"It seems there's only one way left..."

The boss of the large enough company immediately decided to protect himself. Since he couldn't follow the trend of girl bands, he would not touch them at all. It didn't matter if he couldn't attract new fans for the time being. He would first protect the existing fan base of his own band.

This approach proved to be correct; although many fans were drawn to End of the Band and Thorns-less Band, they did not actually leave.

Only those companies that couldn't see the trend chose to continue following suit, causing fans who originally supported their band to leave and creating a lot of trouble for themselves.

As for the music companies with a bad reputation in the industry, they no longer dared to openly target the Garden Group, after all, the hacker [Funeral Parlor] had already given them a warning.

Of course, there are also those who don't believe in superstition.

Someone attempted to use the 'Boxer' weapon to attack two bands under the Garden Group, or even Garden Hanari herself.

But the result was that the first 'boxer' had barely started posting when Dong directly exposed his true colors, revealing the letter of repentance he had written and even sending a basket of fruit to his hometown.

A direct critical hit and silence silenced the eager 'boxers' who dared not post attacks on the Garden Group online.

This is someone we absolutely cannot afford to mess with!

However, those who objectively evaluated the two bands on various video websites did not suffer, which further deepened the public's goodwill towards the girls, thus gaining a second wave of traffic.

"Hmph hmph hmph... Hahahaha!!!! Well said! Well said!"

For Chen Xiao, watching videos of bloggers with hundreds of thousands or even millions of followers praising his band was no different from praising himself—it was incredibly satisfying!

"It's like becoming a big star... Wait, what kind of data is this? This one video has so many views, and it's currently showing over three thousand views? So many people!"

Sitting next to Chen Xiao, Kawara Momoka leaned close to him, looking down at the video on her phone. She couldn't help but gasp at the exaggerated number of views and likes below.

"Is this what they call traffic?"

The celery vines from the other side also squeezed in.

When it comes to internet-related matters, these few academically challenged "spiritual sisters" really don't know anything. They might need a cyber Confucius to teach them how to use a computer.

Oh wait, as gaming enthusiasts, An and Subaru do know a little bit about games.

"How about that? Happy, right? And there was absolutely no behind-the-scenes manipulation; it was all achieved through everyone's hard work!"

As Chen Xiao spoke happily, he opened his arms and gave mmk and Rencai a hug on either side.

Seeing this, the two also tried to 'rub against' Chen Xiao, but a white-haired girl pushed up from the middle, pushing aside Tao Xiang and Ren Cai on the left and right sides.

"It's sister time now! No one is allowed to take up Sora's special spot!"

It is Kasugano Sora.

After pushing the two apart, Qiong Mei, wearing a sundress, sat directly in Chen Xiao's lap, clearly treating him as her "fat boy pleasure chair." Leaning against Chen Xiao's chest, she held potato chips in both hands, letting Chen Xiao feed her with one hand and show her videos with the other, displaying the posture of an extremely useless, lazy girl.

It's enough to make even Doma Umaru feel ashamed of himself.

When being fed, she always likes to do little things, like putting Chen Xiao's finger along with the potato chip in her mouth...

"Tsk! Isn't there anyone who can handle her?"

Jing Qinrencai pouted unhappily.

"Who told A-Xiao to like her so much? It just so happens that it's this capricious little sister's turn today, so we'll just have to put up with it... Even though they're the same color family, yesterday's Shirogane Kei had such a nice personality."

Momoka Kawahara shook her head helplessly.

"Oops!"

Hearing the two of them muttering to themselves, Kasugano Sora in Chen Xiao's arms made a face at them.

Nina Iseri/Momo Kawaragi:... (Pinch fist)

"Alright, alright~ Don't make Nina and the others angry anymore, Sora. We're all family, we should all get along well."

Chen Xiao held a potato chip to Qiong Mei's mouth.

"Okay, Onii-chan."

When facing Chen Xiao, Qiong Mei switched to a well-behaved girl attitude, but her behavior while eating potato chips was still quite 'willful'.

"Tsk..."

Jingqin Rencai and Heyuan Mutao smacked their lips.

Out of sight, out of mind. The two turned to return to the display case in the bedroom, but as they passed the stairs, they saw Tsubaki coming down from the second floor, looking very excited.

"Miss Tsugumi, what happened?"

"I'm curious," Jingqinrencai asked.

"Oh, that's the guy who offered me a million-dollar bounty before. I just tracked him down and found out he was about to fly abroad with the company assets he emptied, so I was thinking of freezing all his funds... Hehe, but I didn't expect him to suddenly cancel his flight and change his phone location from going to the airport to going home. I guess he was targeted by some ghost general from Fengdu."

Dong stopped and began to explain to the two of them.

After all, it was this guy who caused them to lose two Earthly Fiend Generals, so it wouldn't be right not to demand an explanation.

"Oh no, they're not here to cause us trouble again, are they?"

"Didn't Huang Quan and Kagura's performance last time scare them away?"

"Maybe... I'll tell Xiao first, and then we'll see what they do next."

After saying that, Tsuru walked towards the living room.

Chapter 151 The Heavenly Generals of Fengdu

"That Ghost King's organization actually dares to provoke us? It's only been a short time and they're already practically begging to be killed. Looks like we'll have to teach them a lesson..."

Chen Xiao, who was having a 'happy time' with Qiong Mei, frowned after hearing Dong's description.

After learning that Black Rock Shooter could easily crush a Ghost General of the Earthly Fiend Star like a speed bump, he no longer felt that the organization posed any threat. After all, Black Rock Shooter's strength increased exponentially when it entered its second stage.

The reason we didn't wipe them out in one go was because it wasn't necessary.

If everything has to be solved by the female figurine collectors, then what's the point of having an official Chinese website?