A band simulator, but all girl-heavy!

Her appearance was like a dividing line, a mysterious device that purified the air. As long as she sat there, the atmosphere around her seemed to be lit up and became relaxed and cheerful. The tension that had originally permeated between the two teams disappeared, and the dinner party proceeded peacefully.

The other girls in the band at the party were all chatting happily. Even Xingge, who had been in a bad mood just now, was dragged over by Miss PA to have a drink. The two of them were secretly chatting about some adult topics.

This 'review meeting celebration party' finally had what it was supposed to be...

However, some people seemed to be affected by the atmosphere just now. Even though they no longer emitted pressure, they still entered a strange state. When Aoi was trying to chat with Sushi, a pair of chopsticks holding a small piece of fragrant sushi were brought in front of her, and Kita's voice, which was sweet to the point of being too sweet, was heard at the same time.

"Xiao Kui~ Try this! It's said to be a popular sushi online. It's super delicious~"

"Huh? Such bright colors... Where did you find that, Kita?"

Aoi's attention was almost instantly drawn over. Su Shi, who had finally found an opportunity to chat with Aoi, didn't even have the smile on her face faded. She just stared blankly at the two of them playing feeding play intimately, her eyes gradually filled with jealousy.

Aoi nonchalantly took the pink rolled sushi into her mouth, her soft lips even touching the tip of Kita's chopsticks, but the two of them seemed to be accustomed to this operation and chatted about sushi with a smile, and even played feeding each other.

Originally, she was complacent, thinking that by winning the warm-up band review, she had won everything, but now it seems... Wasn't Aoi already snatched away by someone else?

She had to do something—

"I want to eat too."

Before Su Shi could do anything, a petite and soft body leaned gently against her, and a hint of snow-white appeared from the corner of her eyes.

Lenai had walked around between her and Aoi at some point, gently holding Aoi's shoulders and pointing at a piece of sushi not far away that was gradually escaping along the automatic conveyor belt.

"The green one... that one, help me pick it up."

"Eh? Is that... cucumber sushi? Wait a minute, Lenai-chan~"

Aoi stood up without hesitation, holding onto the corner of the table and successfully picked up the small piece of sushi. After examining it carefully, her expression immediately became a little strange. "...Hmm, it looks like cucumber sushi, not matcha sushi. Lenai, do you want to eat it?"

"Want to eat."

Lenai nodded slightly and opened her little mouth consciously, like a baby bird waiting to be fed.

Seeing her like this, Aoi smiled gently, picked up the cucumber sushi and fed it to Lenai, looking at the cat-like girl with a doting look as she puffed out her cheeks and chewed the sushi hard.

At this moment, a strong sense of sight caught Aoi's attention, causing her to subconsciously look towards Su Shi, who was beside her. She immediately met those blue eyes filled with resentment and gloom. She hesitantly put down her chopsticks and recalled an experience she had once had in her dream...

"Uh, does Sushi want it too?"

Aoi and Suyo stared at each other for a full half second before he glanced hesitantly at the sushi plate beside him and asked cautiously.

"No."

Su Shi shook his head without hesitation, but his expression was unusually calm.

"Eh? Is that so? Sorry..."

Aoi immediately thought that she had misunderstood and scratched her cheek in shame. When she was about to open her mouth to find something else to talk about, she heard another reply from Su Shi.

“I don’t eat cucumbers.”

Ms. Nagasaki Motoyo said this and gave Aoi a faint smile.

200

Chapter 200 Will we win? We will win!

Moon stars are rare.

The dinner party finally came to an end, and the group, led by Xingge and Miss PA, gathered on the side of the street. They looked like high school girls who had just finished a spring outing. Their energetic eyes stared at Xingge and the band members, patiently waiting for them to finish speaking.

After Xingge said, "Let's stop here for today," these young and energetic girls in the band raised their hands and answered in unison, "Okay."

"Thank you all so much for attending today's review meeting! See you at our independent live show later~!"

Kita waved goodbye to everyone enthusiastically, and the girls said goodbye one by one and dispersed. The original lively and cheerful atmosphere gradually disappeared, and ended as their goodbye figures disappeared one by one at the end of the street.

Only a few people including Mygo were still standing by the street, gazing reluctantly in the direction of Aoi, their expressions as solemn as the streets at night, deep and dim.

Looking at them like this, Aoi sighed deeply, walked quickly to their side, gently took Deng's hands, and said softly:

"Next time, please give me your guidance..."

"Um……!"

Deng nodded vigorously, his eyes sparkling like stars, stained with the color of the streetlights. "It will definitely be... the best live."

"Yeah, definitely."

Aoi's smile was as bright as a blooming flower, "See you later, everyone~"

"goodbye……"

A few people walked through the neon-lit streets while saying goodbye, passing through street lamps that cast conical light curtains. After looking back reluctantly several times, they finally disappeared from sight.

The bustle just now and the desolation at the moment seemed to form a sharp contrast. Only Starry and the Ending Band were still standing there, feeling the time and atmosphere slipping away from their fingertips, thinking about what had happened, and their mood couldn't help but become heavy.

"Cough cough..."

Noticing that the auras of several people seemed off, Xingge cleared his throat and drew their attention to her. He feigned indifference and muttered, "Next, I'm going to focus on hosting an independent live. You guys, please don't let me down for your wholehearted support."

"So the cost of this dinner party is not small~"

Miss PA was giggling, revealing Xingge's embarrassment beneath her calm exterior. This immediately made her furious, and she threatened through gritted teeth, "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll fire you...!"

"Okay~"

Miss PA quickly raised her hands to show her loyalty.

"Sister Xingge... well, after all, let me pay for it, right? This dinner party was originally my idea. I really feel bad about having you, Sister Xingge, pay for it."

Aoi spoke nervously, pulling out her wallet from her pocket.

"No need. I'm an adult after all. I can't let a child pay the bill when adults are present."

Xingge glanced at Kui, who looked guilty, and sighed. In order to make her give up, he showed the bill in front of Kui, "Look, it's not a number you can afford, right? So just be good..."

"Eighty thousand yen? That's a good amount. Please let me pay for it!"

Aoi looked at the number above and tilted her head in confusion, as if she didn't understand why Xingge was so in awe of this number. She immediately took out eight banknotes with Fukuzawa Yukichi printed on them from her wallet, as if she had just taken out a few 100-yen bills.

"...I said it's not necessary!"

Xingge was briefly shocked, then practically cried out, a look of 'Are all kids this rich these days?' written all over her face. She said, almost embarrassedly, "...Well, if you feel bad about it, I'm not a kind person. So why don't you come to Starry with Hongxia and the others and help out part-time?"

"Ok!"

Aoi agreed readily.

"Eh? Xiao Kui is coming too? Yeah, yeah! We can help out at the drinks counter together!"

Hong Xia's face immediately lit up with a joyful smile after hearing this, and she happily moved closer to Aoi, "You don't know~ Ryo is always lazy, and Pochi isn't used to receiving guests yet... Having Aoi here is really a big help!"

"Eh?! You, you're isolating me!! Then I want to come work too!"

Kita shouted in great dissatisfaction.

"Hey……"

Xingge then realized that things seemed to be tilting in a direction beyond her control. If Aoi and Kita both joined the part-time jobs, Starry's revenue would probably never be profitable in the future, and all the funds would have to be used to pay employees' salaries.

Her expression froze as she thought about the situation, and she quickly shouted, "It's just a one-day part-time job! And... you have to wear a maid outfit!"

"A maid outfit! I've never worn one before~"

Aoi covered her mouth with her hands while smiling, "I have no problem, Manager! Whether it's a maid outfit or a bunny girl, it's all fine!"

"Is it really okay?!"

Kita's eyes lit up instantly.

"You'll be arrested. Forget it."

The first thing that popped into Xingge's mind was the news about a certain unscrupulous store manager forcing high school girls to work in bunny costumes. Then, with a look of despair, he said, "Anyway, if you two want to come, just pick a day and come help."

"Good~"

Aoi and Kita answered in unison.

"And... I still say that, from now on you just need to focus on preparing for your independent live performance. Choosing those kids from Mygo is still risky."

Xingge's expression gradually returned to her usual stern and cold look. After watching the entire process and all the bands' performances, she knew very well that the two bands participating in the review meeting were both very heavyweights, and only Mygo and the Ending Band were of similar level.

But if we compare them based on their current level, The End should be clearly behind Mygo, both in awareness and emotional expression.

"Don't let others steal your spotlight, and strive to take the first step in this independent live performance."

But she was not worried. She just curled her lips slightly and looked at the children in front of her, as if she saw herself who was once passionate about the band.

“We got it…!”

Aoi's expression was solemn as she nodded slowly. "We are the absolute protagonists of the next independent live. It's impossible for anyone else to steal the limelight from us, right? Everyone!"

"Oh, it seems that hard work is not enough."

Hong Xia scratched her cheek lightly and sighed in a relaxed tone.

"Don't worry, it will work."

Liang nodded expressionlessly, but his tone was full of confidence, "Based on my experience, the next independent live will definitely be a major breakthrough in our band's career."

"You've only done this once...! Where do you get that experience from?"

Hong Xia couldn't help but complain.

"We...will also try our best not to fall behind."

Little Pochi replied in a low voice. Although he looked timid as always, his blue eyes under his bangs were full of determination.

Only Kita stood aside and watched everyone's confident appearance, without saying a word, silently clenching his hands.

201

Chapter 201 Please call me Yudai.

When Aoi returned home, it was already past dinner time. As agreed, they returned to the Ijichi home. After washing up one after another, there was no more practice today. Instead, everyone gathered in the training room, just like they did in the training camp on the Izu Peninsula, lying together and enjoying the lively atmosphere.

According to Aoi's original energy, she would probably get everyone to hold a pajama story party or a pillow fight or something, but she didn't do that today. After washing up, she fell headfirst onto her bunk and lay there motionless like a salted fish.

She felt very tired today, although she didn't do any high-intensity training. She just helped everyone clean up the room, and then helped to deliver water and snacks to each band that came to attend the review meeting, and then attended the dinner party. That's all.

It seemed much easier than attending extracurricular classes after intense training, but she just felt so tired that she had no energy, as if something in the dark had sucked away all her strength, and an almost imperceptible gravity was pressing on her chest.

What is going on?

Is it the appearance of those people from GBC?

Aoi couldn't figure it out either... To be honest, she didn't know whether her previous self-comforting mentality worked. She could only vaguely feel that the appearance of Taoxiang and others seemed to indicate that something special had happened. Something was brewing and accumulating. It was not that it didn't happen, but it was not the time for it to happen yet.

Something that was not good for her seemed to be happening, and she desperately denied it all, but she did not dare to verify whether her denial was reasonable.

So she could only blame everything on her own excessive worry, lying quietly on the bed and slowly closing her eyes.

Suddenly, footsteps sounded around me, followed by the sparse rubbing sounds of the quilt fabric against my pajamas. A familiar scent of shampoo came closer, and I felt a slight pulling force on the sheets coming from beside me.

At this time, the other members of the band seemed to be washing up, or doing their own things in other rooms. Only Aoi claimed that he was a little tired and lay down. Who could have come over...?

"Xiao Kui, are you asleep already?"

The voice floated gently from beside me. The lively voice that was originally full of sunshine was now light and soft, like a singing in a descending tone. It was so gentle and delicate that it sounded like a mother whispering to her child beside the cradle, expressing her love.

“…Not yet.”

Aoi's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes, looking to her side with her emerald green eyes. What caught her eye was indeed Kita's beautiful face lying beside her, and her yellow-green eyes covered in dim light.

"Xiao Kui...are you sleepy already?"

Kita asked softly, fluttering her eyelashes.

Looking at the girl in front of her, Aoi gradually smiled.

"I'm fine, where's Kita?"

"I'm not sleepy yet, and...I'm a little worried."

Kita shook his head slowly, and before Aoi could ask, he opened his lips and murmured softly, "Aoi, have you...written a lot of songs with your old friends? I haven't heard you talk about these things yet."

Aoi's expression gradually froze, as if she had told a huge lie but was being questioned. It was a question she had never considered before, but at this moment she had to rack her brains to justify her lie. She was so nervous and embarrassed that she was sweating profusely.

She stared at Kita blankly for several seconds before she stammered and asked.

"Kita...yes, are you curious about this?"