What?! My anime figurines have all come true!

They've temporarily gone into hiding.

Chapter 255 The True Strength of the Ending Band

Of course, because of Neko's abilities, Chen Xiao and his group of twenty people sitting in the middle of the audience did not attract much attention. However, Ding Jiafang and the others, who were 'acquaintances', could not hide it, especially since they had recently been mentally attacked by the beautiful girls around Chen Xiao.

Oh, and Chen Xiao's cousin Chen Xia and her colleagues.

"That's Chen Xia, your younger brother..."

Sun Lin looked at the group of beautiful girls with colorful hair not far away. When she saw Chen Xiao in the middle, she realized that he was Chen Xia's cousin, the one who had been instructed to pay special attention to and protect.

Then she counted the number of beautiful girls around Chen Xiao.

"Nineteen, and if you include the ones we met before... more than twenty beautiful girls! This is definitely a harem man!"

Chen Xia remained silent in response to this assessment. Even ancient emperors probably didn't have as many beauties in their harems as her cousin. She didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

She couldn't help but wonder if Gensokyo was actually the kind of 'fantasy land' that men dreamed of?

In contrast, Chen Xiao's classmates had much simpler ideas.

Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it...

I'll burn you to death! ...

I curse you, I curse you, I curse you, I curse you, I curse you, I curse you...

If it were in an anime style, those row of male students would probably already be covered in black mist, their eyes glowing red, wishing they could devour Chen Xiao alive!

"Hiss, this resentment will probably turn into a top-tier cursed spirit on the spot after death."

Chen Xiao glanced behind him and saw that Ding Jiafang and the others looked like they were possessed by a dark aura, so he couldn't help but give a wry smile.

However, to the bros, this smile was practically identical to Rudeus's lewd smile from "Mushoku Tensei," exuding an overwhelming sense of provocation.

"Damn it! I'll kill him! That damned harem man! He should be sacrificed to the god of singleness!"

Some people were almost blinded by anger, but fortunately, they were restrained by their classmates.

Even their words of advice were full of malice.

"Don't be impulsive! We can talk about the sacrifice later!"

"Yes! A small act of impatience can ruin a great plan!"

"Once we graduate from the academy and become extraordinary beings, we'll be able to crush this bastard harem guy!"

Chen Xiao: ...

It's really hilarious.

But how can one resist something so funny?

"Xiao, you'd better stop provoking them."

Yuuki Asuna whispered a word of advice in her ear.

Ding Jiafang and the others froze upon seeing this scene, then tears of envy, jealousy, and hatred streamed down their faces. How they wished they had a beautiful girlfriend who was the epitome of a virtuous wife and loving mother, whispering sweet nothings in their ears!

"Pfft... Asuna-neechan, aren't you provoking their nerves too?"

Seeing Ding Jiafang and the others' reactions, Ke'er Nayuta, who was sitting on the other side of Chen Xiao, couldn't help but laugh. However, she lowered her head to hide her laughter and didn't provoke Chen Xiao's poor bros any further.

"Ah ha ha……"

Yuuki Asuna never expected that she would have the opposite effect.

…………

A short while later, the concert host from the organizers took the stage. After a series of formulaic thanks, he said that everyone was there to listen to rock music, so without further ado, he would let the first band take the stage.

Although everyone was a little disappointed that the End of the Band or the Thorns-less Band didn't appear first, they understood that such big names would be saved for later.

To be fair, the local bands in China are quite capable. Without the previous generation of bands dominating the market, Chinese rock music, after a period of intense competition and growth, has maintained its technical prowess.

Even fans who came specifically for the girl group listened with great interest.

"It's pretty good."

Chen Xiao and Asuna shared the same thought.

But that's all there is to it.

"Tsk! A bunch of guys who don't understand rock music. Are they here to listen to rock? They're just here to see those pretty girls!"

As soon as a band finished playing their signature song and came off stage, the guitarist couldn't help but start criticizing them. He clearly didn't like the audience's 'appreciative' but not 'admiring' looks, and he disliked the kind of audience that only 'clapped' but didn't 'scream'.

This resentment was then transferred to Ichichi Nikka and the others.

"Look at them, they don't look like a band at all! If they were just a school club, no one would think there was anything wrong with it!"

The guitarist pointed to a group of beautiful girls chatting not far away, who seemed out of place among the male band members who were resting with their eyes closed. He especially couldn't imagine what Goto Ichiri, with her introverted appearance, would look like playing the guitar.

Shouldn't guitarists be the type whose wildness is written all over their faces?

What kind of person is she?!

"Hey, stop talking. After all, if it weren't for them, we wouldn't have had this opportunity to perform. We might as well think about how to gain more fans... Even if they mess up their performance, it has nothing to do with us."

The band's drummer tugged at the guitarist and whispered something.

"Tch! Got it!"

The guitarist pursed his lips.

He wasn't the only one who thought this way; the teams invited to 'challenge' the girl band all thought the same.

Soon, the other bands left the stage one by one, and it was time for the closing band to take the stage.

Nijika Ichichi led everyone onto the stage, while the musicians in the audience and other bands backstage held their breath, and the fans erupted in enthusiastic cheers, which displeased some people.

Kita Ikuyo then skillfully walked to the microphone, lowered her position slightly, and began to introduce herself with her profile fully open.

Hello everyone! We are—The End Band!

As soon as she finished speaking, she turned her head slightly to look at the guitarist Goto Ichiri, the calm and composed bassist Yamada Ryo, and the drummer and captain Ijichi Nijika beside her.

After confirming that his companions were all ready, Kita turned to the audience again, his eyes shining with enthusiasm:

"It's really great to be here with everyone today and experience rock music together! Now, please enjoy our music!"

Ohhhhhh!! !!! !!! !!!

The fans in the audience erupted in cheers, waving yellow, red, blue, and pink glow sticks back and forth.

"Poch-chan... show them your true strength!"

Although she had only seen it from afar and couldn't hear it very clearly, Ichika knew that the guitarists of other bands had a lot of doubts about Goto Ichiri.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, Goto Ichiri nodded, then took a deep breath and straightened his expression.

'I...I'm not a child anymore!'

The sentence she was thinking was a double entendre.

Om-!

It was the same show of skill as when she first mustered the courage to perform in the original work, but this time Goto Ichiri's will was even stronger.

The musicians in the audience and the other bands backstage immediately changed their expressions.

Especially Lao Li, who had previously expressed distrust of the girl band and was a middle-aged man who wasn't particularly fond of Kita Ikuyo's band, Hikaru, immediately sat up straight after hearing Bochi's guitar virtuosity.

Is this guitar playing really something a seemingly timid little girl could produce?!

Wait, there's also that drum set!

How did that little girl, with her thin arms and legs, manage to knock it out?

As a singer, Kita Ikuyo's voice was still so lively when she introduced herself, but as soon as she started singing, it instantly turned into a completely different voice!

Is this even reasonable?!

Whether it was the experts in the audience or the other bands backstage, everyone was now sweating profusely.

Ok?

You're asking why insiders don't comment on bass?

Ryo Yamada: Maybe this is what bass is all about...

Chapter 256 The grand finale is a group of schoolgirls?

After playing three songs in a row—"That Band," "Guitar, Loneliness and Blue Planet," and "Youth Syndrome"—the cheers from the audience reached their peak. Whether it was the musicians in the audience or the other bands backstage, everyone felt that their previous doubts had been proven wrong.

"Damn it, I'm speechless."

The guitarist who had been gossiping about Goto Ichiri behind his back was thoroughly humiliated. He instinctively reached into his clothes for a cigarette to calm down, but then remembered that smoking wasn't allowed backstage, so he squatted down on the spot with a look of frustration and envy.

The performance of Nijika Ichi and the others on stage was exactly what they had always dreamed of. Even if the pink-haired girl called 'Little Pochi' didn't show off her skills, her thunderous entrance alone could make the audience cheer for almost half a minute.

"yes……"

Besides his bandmates, there were other band members like him.

In addition, the online live streaming room was filled with yellow, red, blue and pink bullet comments, except that there were fewer blue bullet comments compared to others.

Ryo Yamada: This is bass.

Even after Ichiki Nijika bowed to the audience hand in hand on stage and then left the stage together, the audience still had expressions of lingering enjoyment on their faces.

"Next, let's welcome the Thornless and Thornless Ensemble to the stage to perform!"

The Thornless and Thornless Teams have arrived.

The audience was also incredibly excited, because previously there had only been offline videos of the band's final performances. Although the band had posted a few photos of them on social media, no one was sure if they were all that beautiful.

Then, led by Igarashi Jinna, Kawahara Momoka, Anwa Subaru, Lupa, and Ebizuka Tomoka took to the stage together.

'Wow, five beautiful girls!'

Moreover, no two styles are the same.

In addition, compared to the End Band, Thornless Band's outfits are very trendy and rock-and-roll, but compared to those male bands, their temperament is more cool than crazy.

"She looks exactly like the person in the photo!"

Some viewers felt they could trust the photos online again.

Some people who like to use beauty filters feel jealous when they see the girls looking 'consistent inside and out'. They think, 'If the sellers guarantee that the buyer's photos are the same as the real product, how will they get away with it in the future?'

Strangely enough, the first people to be unhappy about the appearance of Izanagi and her group were not their fellow musicians, but rather "certain" people from other circles, and even some female cosplayers at the anime convention. The more they saw them, the more uncomfortable they felt.

After all, without comparison, there is no harm.

Even if Jing Qinrencai is called "Little Girl Sister", it's still much better than those "hundred-ton kings" and "Dayun".

Click—click—click—!

The other lights on the stage suddenly turned on, and the blinding spotlight shone on everyone. However, Izanagi was not at all awkward when she first stepped onto the stage. Instead, she walked to the microphone with great skill.

"We are—Togenashi Togeari (Thorns and Thorns)!"

Her voice echoed throughout the venue.

"We're not idols, and we don't have any fancy platitudes... So, please listen to our song!"

Jingqinrencai indicated that they would get straight to the point.

As soon as the words fell, accompanied by a deep and powerful drumbeat from An and Subaru, Ebizuka Satoshi's fingers flew across the keyboard, and Kawara Momoka and Lupa played on the left and right respectively. Nina put the microphone close to her lips and burst out with a highly penetrating voice, making it hard to believe that this was a voice like a 'child' that could sing.

However, the first song Nina sang was not "Busy, Our City", but "Empty Box", a song that was very representative of her.

"Why do we feel like NPCs in a game?"