Loneliness and Rock and Roll with Band Observer

Qiu Hui walked into the school gate, and the campus was still deserted.

She went up to the second floor and came to the door of her classroom.

Although the student on duty had opened the classroom door in advance, the classroom was still empty at the moment. Perhaps the student on duty had gone to do something else after opening the door.

Sitting down in her seat, Qiu Hui took out a tablet from her bag, connected it to an external keyboard, and placed it on the desk.

This tablet was bought second-hand before I started writing the final chapter of the previous game, and its configuration is as simple as possible. Apart from being used for typing, it has almost no other functions.

Opening the word processing software, Qiu Hui habitually set the color of the text to be input to white. In this way, to others, it seemed that she was typing on a blank page.

Although she knew that no one in the classroom would care about what she was doing, some irrational delusion of being spied on still made her unconsciously take some actions to deal with it.

“If you set the text to white, you can’t see what you’ve typed. This way, you can avoid worrying about the details and finish the first draft based on your intuition. When you calm down, you can go home and make subsequent revisions to the manuscript with the text color changed back to black.”

In order to make up for her delusion of being spied on, she even made up a theory of creation to the same effect.

I really like doing meaningless things.

Qiu Hui smiled self-deprecatingly and began to write quickly on the keyboard.

Although it looks like only the cursor is moving backwards on the screen, the text is actually recorded in the tablet's memory.

According to Qiu Hui's plan, the time from now until class starts, lunch break, and the rest of the free time in the evening will all be used to write the main text of the first volume of the new work.

Before, because it was a gap period between finishing the old work and not starting the new one, Qiu Hui occasionally felt a sense of free time.

However, this illusion is now difficult to maintain.

Chapter 51: The Path to Idolization

In the time from arriving at the classroom to the first class, Qiu Hui completed the first scene of the first volume.

In simple terms, it is an interaction between A, who is at least on the surface very gentle and cheerful, and B, who is completely positive, during practice. Then a conversation with C is used to explain the background and character motivations.

When the English teacher walked into the classroom and the class monitor was about to ask everyone to stand up, Qiu Hui just happened to explain in the text that the protagonist A had completed the goal of "producing a new record that would sell well."

But this is not enough.

Qiu Hui thought so as she copied down some knowledge points such as attributive clauses in her notebook as if it were her routine.

After all, what I write about is not focused on industry achievements and income.

What needs more work is the communication between A and the new team member "No. 1"...

Although the content of the outline has been decided before, it still takes a lot of effort to overcome the gap between the outline and the finished product.

By lunchtime, Qiu Hui hadn't made much progress.

This is a common thing. After all, only in comics can you see people who have smooth sailing in everything they do.

As everyone gathered together to eat their lunch boxes or go to the cafeteria, Qiu Hui was still struggling with the tablet in front of her, and she didn't even have time to pay attention to the taste of what she was chewing.

There is usually band practice in the afternoon. If you want to get to the level where you can perform on stage as soon as possible, then you can't just mess around with practice...

At this moment, a message alert tone suddenly rang from the phone.

"...Editor." Akie looked at the screen.

The content of the message roughly said that the library seemed to have reached a cooperation with a certain agency, and that the library would provide funding for Akihie to provide vocal and keyboard technique training courses.

"They are willing to reimburse me this time." Qiu Hui thought, "It seems that the library is unexpectedly serious about this so-called idolization operation plan."

If you think about it carefully, Shenming Library does seem to have the motive to do so.

Qiu Hui recalled the financial statements of the library that she had found through certain channels before.

Although there were many accounting tricks on the report, relying on the little skills she learned from her father, she was still able to judge from the content of the report that Shenming Library's business performance was declining.

Because they lack competitiveness in their job, they choose to find another way and become idols...

Akie took another look at the schedule that Kasumi Shiko had sent as an attachment.

"Except for holidays, it's mostly at night. It just happens to avoid the afternoon practice time... but wouldn't that make the remaining time in the evening even more scarce?" Qiu Hui frowned.

Although Kasumi Shiko specifically noted in the subsequent message that "issues regarding time and frequency can be discussed, don't force it," Akie still tended to regard it as a polite remark.

“…This isn’t good. Will there be any more weird things like radio programs, live broadcasts, or even going to variety show sets after this?”

Togawa Akie couldn't help but feel dizzy.

...There's no point worrying about this now. Just do the work at hand first.

After responding appropriately to Kasumi Shiko's message, Qiu Hui put away her phone and continued to write.

I write. I listen to lectures. If there is homework assigned, I will use the break time to write a little.

There were only a few classes in the afternoon, and it was soon time to go home.

Before leaving for STARRY, Akie first sent a message to Kasumi Shiko. Although she was pessimistic about whether she would be accepted, she still expressed her views on the practice time.

"On weekdays, my time would be fragmented too much because of the classes. If the instructors are okay with that, I think it would be better to concentrate the classes on holidays."

After sending the message like this, Kasumi Shiko also quickly sent a reply.

"It's true that the instructor can do whatever he wants, but is it really okay to use up my rare day off?"

Qiu Hui replied helplessly: "The problem is that there is no other way, right?"

She herself knows her own worth.

The requirements for becoming an idol do not sound high, but no matter how tolerant one is, one must still meet the standards required by the industry.

If they really perform on stage at an amateur level, then let alone relying on idolization to gain popularity, they will probably be treated as a joke.

Since I have to reach the qualified level in the industry in the short term, and I don’t have any special talents in this area...

...Then the only option is to practice to death.

"I understand. Let's arrange it this way." Kasumi Shiko ended the conversation.

After putting away her phone, Qiu Hui felt a little melancholy.

Taking up the rare rest day... How can there be no problem?

But the reason why it turned out like this was ultimately because of my own choice.

Therefore, I have no right to complain about this.

After putting away the desk and putting on her schoolbag, Qiu Hui suddenly felt that her idea was a little ridiculous.

...Speaking of which, why did I choose to become a light novel author in the first place?

As I recall, it was probably because of reasons like "avoiding socializing and being in the spotlight", "arranging time freely", and "giving full play to creativity and personality"?

In the end, none of these expected advantages were realized.

“…I really deserved it.”

With a wry smile and shaking her head, Qiu Hui left the classroom.

"Anyway, let's go to STARRY first... huh?"

At this time, she noticed the message sent in the group chat of the ending band.

The message was sent by Hongxia, who seemed to say that she couldn't come to practice today because of some urgent matters.

Then came the message from Liang. The content was similar.

"Let's not talk about Ryo for now. It turns out that Hongxia doesn't have time to practice this time?" Qiu Hui was a little surprised.

If the drummer and bassist are not there, there will be no performance at all.

Since there is nothing to do after the band, what should I do in the afternoon? Continue writing?

Qiu Hui thought about it and gave up the idea.

Necessary rest is also part of the job, just as downtime for maintenance is also part of the production process.

"…Then let's go to RiNG for a stroll." She finally decided.

The store is luxuriously decorated and has a high level of consumption. It is conceivable that the bands that are qualified to perform there must also have a level commensurate with it. Watching their performances may also help you clarify the direction of your next efforts.

Let's go there to have some drinks, relax, watch a show, and study what the popular girl bands are like.

after a while.

After taking the train to Ikebukuro, Akiie arrived at the impressive gate.

The store was bustling with people, showing a prosperous scene. Akie noticed that many people were wearing Yugaoka's uniforms, and it seemed that like her, they came here directly after class.

She walked into the store and found a chair to sit down.

What should I order today... maybe lemonade?

Chapter 52 Visitors from the Moon Forest

"Hello. What would you like to order?" The waiter came over quickly.

Wow, it’s that waiter with a bad face I saw before…

"A glass of lemon sparkling water, less ice. Thank you." Qiu Hui quickly completed the order with some nervousness.

"Lemon sparkling water, less ice..."

"By the way, do you provide paper cups here?" Qiu Hui asked, "I want to take my drinks out of the dining area and drink them while walking."

"Yes, you can..." The waiter added a note after the order information.

Qiu Hui nodded: "Thank you for your help then."

After the order was placed, lemonade in paper cups was quickly served.

Holding the drink, Qiu Hui left her seat and began to tour around RiNG.

As a live house, the size of this store is really amazing. It has all kinds of facilities, and you even need a guide map to guide you.

"Hmm... Is the stage area near... this bulletin board?"

Guided by the guide map, Qiu Hui came to the vicinity of the stage.

There was a notice board next to the stage area, covered with all kinds of flyers, some of which were band flyers, and many were recruiting members.

There was a person standing in front of the bulletin board, and he seemed to be worried about the flyers posted on it.

No. Rather than saying it was "a person"...

…Or rather, isn’t this girl Chihaya Aine?

"Aine?" Akie blurted out unconsciously.

The man in front of the bulletin board was also keenly aware of Qiu Hui's presence.

"Ah, senpai!" Chihaya Aine turned around and greeted enthusiastically, "I didn't expect to meet you in RiNG!"

"I came here because I wanted to see everyone's performances and find references for band activities."

Qiu Hui walked forward and took a look at the notice on the bulletin board.

“Hmm… Aine-san, you haven’t found suitable band members yet?”

“That’s right!” Aine complained, “I don’t know what to do at all! My friends told me there might be a recruitment notice here so I thought I’d come and take a look…”

She pointed angrily at the notices.

“There are notices for drummers, bassists, and even keyboardists, but there’s no notice for guitarists or vocalists!”

Qiu Hui looked at the bulletin board and smiled helplessly: "There's nothing we can do. After all, compared to other positions, there are too many guitarists..."

“That’s right…” Aine said dejectedly.

She took one last look at the notice board. "Since I can't find any bands that are looking for guitarists, I'll go back first. I hope you have fun here, senior... Oh, by the way!"

Aiyin seemed to suddenly remember something and hurriedly took out her cell phone from her pocket.

"I almost forgot... Senpai brought the stone that Xiao Deng dropped on the road to the classroom, right?"

"It seems so. What's the matter?"

“Deng-chan is very concerned about this matter, so she specifically told me that if I meet Senpai, I should express my gratitude on her behalf!” Aine said, “I just happened to meet Senpai here, so I have to tell her now!”

"Oh, you're welcome. It's not a big deal... huh?"

At this moment, Qiu Hui suddenly realized that there was a third person near the bulletin board without her noticing.