Finally, I became their white moonlight

After all, they are all minors, and their first public performance is a commercial commission related to their interests.

There's nothing you can do about getting nervous about everything.

Even the seemingly calm Shoko Toyokawa found it difficult to calm her racing heartbeat and slightly trembling fingertips - even when she participated in various piano competitions in the past and performed on more formal and solemn stages, she had never been so nervous.

"Is this a lack of confidence in myself or in [CryCHIC]?"

Toyokawa Shoko couldn't help but think so with a wry smile in her heart.

However, as the leader and the backbone of the entire [CryCHIC], she must take the lead and cannot show any cowardice or uneasiness.

With a confident and cheerful smile still on her face, Toyokawa Shoko asked Shiina Tateki to walk to the front and lead everyone to the event venue with a very clear location. She then quietly stepped back and walked side by side with Ming Hai.

"Mr. Ming Hai..."

Without her saying anything, Ming Hai reached out and held her cold little hand in his palm.

He pinched the slender, boneless fingers between his fingers and rubbed and played with them delicately, even to the point of being a little obscene; until the temperature of the pink skin was as hot as his and the girl's ears were tinged with a delicate blush, he returned to the way they usually did when holding hands.

This action was so covert that even Nagasaki Suyo in front did not notice anything unusual.

"I'm here."

He leaned close to Xiangzi's ear and whispered, "If something unexpected happens later, I will use my candy magic to attract the children's attention first, and then you can collect the things and retreat... As long as you don't post the video of this performance online, no one will know that [CryCHIC] has failed in this small kindergarten!"

"…Your statement is totally unreassuring."

She bit her lips slightly to suppress the embarrassment of being touched, but it was as if an electric current was passing through her fingertips, and she gasped in pleasure until her fingertips became numb.

Toyokawa Shoko glanced at him coquettishly and said in a slightly annoyed tone, "The band can't run away from the battle. If they fail, they just need to apologize to the audience and do a better job next time. How can they be cowards?"

"You are right." Ming Hai nodded, obviously not listening much.

Toyokawa Shoko didn't care, she just held his hand even tighter, her thumb casually scraping across his palm, and then scratching it faintly.

It seemed like she was flirting, but her expression did not change, as if she was just doing it subconsciously.

Ming Hai tried hard not to show any strange expression. He looked straight ahead and coughed dryly as if nothing had happened.

“By the way, it’s a credit to you that you were able to secure this performance opportunity for [CryCHIC]…”

"Should we say that the other party took the initiative to come to our house?" Toyokawa Shoko tilted her head slightly and explained calmly, "The principal of this kindergarten visited our house some time ago. He is considered a partner of the Toyokawa family."

"During the conversation, I just casually mentioned that I was playing in a band, but she asked me about it enthusiastically and invited me to perform at their kindergarten festival... Well, I guess she just wanted to bring her foundation and the Toyokawa family closer, but I thought this was a rare opportunity, so I agreed on behalf of everyone else."

She shook her head. “So the pressure I felt wasn’t about whether the park management would have any objections…but about the fear that the audience would show disappointment.”

Most of the audience this time were children under the age of seven.

They don't hide their feelings, and their likes and dislikes are all written on their faces. The feedback they get is definitely more direct and more sharp than when they perform in school or in a live house.

Even if the songs played this time are popular and well-received and have stood the test of the public, there is no guarantee whether children of this age group can accept them and be willing to support them.

If they performed seriously but only received a bunch of confused and dissatisfied looks from the audience...

【CryCHIC】The first official performance can be declared a complete failure.

"Sometimes I wonder if I am being too hasty again. I don't have to challenge such a difficult commercial performance for the first time. I can practice slowly from roadshows, but I still get carried away and want to grab the opportunity as soon as it appears..."

Toyokawa Shoko sighed softly, her beautiful brows furrowed together, and shadows fell along her hair onto her face, adding a bit of pitiful fragility.

Ming Hai had no intention of comforting her, he just shrugged and said nonchalantly: "I don't think so."

"Eh?" Toyokawa Shoko raised her head in surprise, and light shone through her eyes from the shadows.

"You're afraid that this failure will destroy their confidence and make them afraid of performing from now on, right?"

Looking at the girls walking in front, Ming Hai said in a light voice: "Especially Takamatsu-san, ever since you invited her to be the lead singer, you have always felt a certain guilt and pity for her... You want her to shine on the stage, but you don't want her to get hurt. It's like letting your own pet participate in a dangerous pet competition. That's why you think so much and keep reflecting on yourself afterwards."

"Pet, pet competition..." Toyokawa Shoko opened her mouth with a complex and subtle expression, and she really wanted to make some corrections to his metaphor.

But in the end, she remained silent and did not intend to refute.

Ming Hai shook her palm, signaling her to pick up her gaze from the ground and look forward.

"Xiangzi...don't waste your energy. Take a good look at them."

Like ripples on the water, his voice was soft, yet resounding in the heart.

Toyokawa Shoko trembled slightly, took a few deep breaths, and then mustered up the courage to look at the people in front of her, carefully scanning the expressions on everyone's faces.

Li Xi, Deng, Mu, Su Shi...

She slowly opened her eyes, as if she finally understood something. A ray of sunshine broke through the dark clouds covering her heart, and little by little illuminated the haze that had unconsciously grown.

“Although they are uneasy and nervous… they are not afraid.”

With a somewhat emotional smile, Ming Hai revealed the answer in her heart.

"Some people are just full of enthusiasm, some are just prepared to fail, and some just play with the attitude that it doesn't matter what happens."

"Anyway, they haven't complained about your choice once, have they? And up to now, no one has backed down even a step."

"Even Takamatsu, the one you're most worried about, is now more courageous than you are and will face the next stage."

"In that case, what are you afraid of?"

Ming Hai released her hand and patted her shoulder.

“Trust in your friends, and believe in the [CryCHIC] that you have formed.”

"Don't think that just because you are the leader, you must stand in the front and hold up the sky for everyone... They may be stronger than you."

He smiled jokingly and said, "The real Toyokawa Shoko is not the perfect superman who can do everything, right?"

Nagasaki Suyo noticed something and turned to look at them in confusion.

As if it caused a chain reaction, Wakaba Mutsu also turned his head, followed by Takamatsu Deng and Shiina Tatsuki.

Unconsciously, the advancing team stopped, turned back, and looked at Toyokawa Shoko with concern.

"Hey, what's wrong? Are you so nervous that your stomach hurts?"

"Ah, I brought some motion sickness medicine, I wonder if it will help..."

"Is there any connection between motion sickness and stomachache? ... Xiangzi, are you okay?"

Among the series of caring voices, only Nagasaki Suyo's look, which changed from suspicion to certainty and finally to ridicule, stood out.

"I was wondering why you weren't walking in the front, it turns out you were whispering with Ming Hai in the back..."

After muttering in a voice that only they could hear, she put her hands together, smiled brightly and raised her voice: "Ah~ You two are still so affectionate even though you are about to prepare for the performance. You two really have enough time~"

"As expected of you, Shoko-chan! As long as you're here, I won't be afraid of any stage~"

Standing there blankly looking at them, Toyokawa Shoko was stunned for a moment, and suddenly burst out laughing.

She covered her lips with her hand as if she couldn't help laughing, and said with a happy smile:

"No, quite the opposite!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Toyokawa Shoko suddenly took a step forward, walked out of Ming Hai's broad shadow, and grabbed Nagasaki Suyo's hand.

"Eh? W-What are you doing?!"

Nagasaki Suyo opened her eyes wide in surprise and shouted out in a somewhat bewildered manner.

His cheeks flushed slightly, and he subconsciously tried to break free, but he found that her soft hands were holding him very firmly and warmly, making it impossible for him to muster any desire to resist.

Toyokawa Shoko ignored her reaction. She took Wakaba Mutsu's hand with her other hand, and stood in front of Takamatsu Deng and Shiina Tateki with a bright smile.

As if to prove his sincerity, his amber pupils stared straight into their eyes, filled with the clarity of the entire sky.

"As long as you are here, I won't be afraid of any stage!"

Her tone was firm and as matter-of-fact as an apple falling to the ground or water flowing from high places to low places.

The clear, melodious voice replaced the sunshine, filling all the bright and warm air around.

And she was just like a simple-minded little girl. After saying these unclear words, she happily pulled them forward.

"Let's go - to our first stage!"

-

Two hours later, the rehearsal finally ended.

Sitting behind the high wall built by sound control equipment, Ming Hai took off his headphones and nodded thoughtfully.

"It was a good performance, better than I expected."

The song to be sung in kindergarten cannot be the "Becoming Human" song.

The original song for [CryCHIC] had not been arranged yet, so they could only ask Takamatsu Deng to pick a song from among many popular songs that she felt she could sing.

...Although not as touching and emotional as at the aquarium, I felt as if I was wrapped in her fragile yet warm singing, and felt the existence of soul and will from the bottom of my heart.

But at least it is enough to deal with the current situation.

The only problem is whether she can maintain her current singing level after everyone arrives and takes their seats later.

"Everyone, you did a great job!"

When the stage returned to calm, Nagasaki Motoyo put her bass aside and asked everyone if they needed water and towels; Toyokawa Shoko also came out from behind the piano, jumping up and down to encourage everyone.

——To be honest, except for Takamatsu Teru who has no vocal training, the level of the other four members is basically not much different from those long-established girl bands.

Wakaba Mutsu's guitar and Toyokawa Shoko's piano are undoubtedly at a near-professional level; Shiina Tatsuki's drum performance is average, but he can barely keep up and not fall behind.

After all, Nagasaki Motoyo had only practiced the double bass for two or three years, and had only practiced for two or three months after switching to bass. Her skills were not particularly outstanding - but she had a "musical genius" who tutored her almost every night, and her progress was so fast that it was not an exaggeration to say that she was one of the three pillars of [CryCHIC].

There is no need to worry about coordination, as weekly practice from spring to summer has already given them enough tacit understanding for the performance. The rehearsal gives people the feeling that it is not a new band going on stage for the first time - if they perform at a LIVE HOUSE, they will probably become a topic of discussion in no time, right?

Even if Takamatsu Deng, whose basic skills are not solid, does not hold them back as long as she is not stage-frightened; if she can fully demonstrate her abilities, she can instantly become the soul of [CryCHIC] and lead the accompaniment with her singing.

Thinking of this, Ming Hai put the lollipop that appeared from his fingertips into his mouth and leaned back in his chair with a relaxed mood.

——It’s a pity that my candy magic can’t be used.

"Phew... Not bad, not as hard as I thought."

Shiina Riki wiped the sweat off his forehead, drank some water, and expressed everyone's thoughts.

That confidence seemed to infect the entire stage. The girls looked at each other with smiles and then found a place to rest.

Then unfortunately, three people were walking towards the same place.

"Ming Hai..."

"Mr. Ming Hai..."

The voices rang out at the same time. Toyokawa Shoko and Nagasaki Motoyo first glanced at each other and snorted as if they were used to it.

At the same time, he looked at the third person with strange eyes.

"Narumi-san, would you like some water?"

The girl, as innocent and cute as a little animal, did not notice their scrutinizing gazes.

The handsome little face with a little sweat came close to Ming Hai, holding a kettle in his hand, and said to him with a sharing mood and full of expectation:

"This is the honey water my mother prepared for me. It tastes delicious... Do you want to try it?"

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"Ah, thanks."

"I should be the one to say thank you. Narumi-san has always encouraged me..."

"Don't worry, this is what I should do."

"I, I will try my best to repay you!"

"No, I told you, don't be so serious... Oh, forget it, just sing well. This is my only expectation for you."

"I understand!"

The two were chatting happily behind the sound console.

On the other side, the two girls who were going to walk over to Ming Hai and chat with him during the break after the rehearsal, walked to a corner very tacitly, watching their seemingly happy atmosphere quietly, and whispered to each other expressionlessly:

"This is the first time I've seen Deng-san actively looking for someone to chat with..."

"I'm used to Ming Hai's way of dealing with girls..."

"So, Deng is the only one who might have a problem?"