Band members, girls with fermented bean curd, step forward!

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Miss Ichiri's clothes underneath weren't affected much; taking off her pink sports jacket would solve most of the problem.

The school uniform that Aine was wearing clung tightly to her skin after it got wet.

And now, she has no clothes to change into.

The pervasive cold seeped into her body, and her shoes and socks became damp from running around outside.

After roughly cleaning the water stains from the ends of Ichiri's hair, Hongxia turned around and directed the heat towards the top of Aine's head.

After much hesitation, Hongxia, in order to ensure the plan would go perfectly...

The question that Liu Ming (II) Ersan Sibashi asked Miss Aine, which made her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, was still raised.

"Aiyin"

"Didn't Chen come with you today?"

A lie was her only way of responding to this question.

But she no longer wanted to lie.

It was Miss Ichiri who broke the silence for her.

"Ai, Ai-yin told me that she was a little tired from practice, so she's resting today."

"That's why Aine only agreed when I invited her."

"I... I made sure to avoid Chen when I invited Aine. Chen didn't know we'd be performing today..."

Miss Ichiri preemptively answered the question posed by Nijika.

"Really? That's good, that's good..."

Although every word she spoke carried a sense of relief, Aine still noticed the lingering regret in the blonde girl's tone.

"Aine, why don't you go back first? You'll definitely catch a cold if your clothes are so damp."

"It wouldn't be good if our performance made you catch a cold. We'll record it, and I can send it to you after the show..."

Miss Aine's hand slowly clenched at Nijika's suggestion.

Because of her, Chen was no longer able to be with the band members who had ended their performance.

She couldn't, she couldn't continue making the same mistake.

"No need, Hongxia, I'm perfectly healthy! It's just a little rain, no problem at all."

"It would be such a shame to miss your first performance."

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Transition Chapter

Chapter 107 The Incomplete Band

Time passed much faster than expected.

After the band finished, everyone connected the speakers and adjusted the microphones around them to suitable positions.

The originally dark stage was illuminated by the lights shining from behind them.

After adjusting to the sudden light, Ms. Aine's gray pupils shifted among the people on stage.

There were only four girls on stage.

The guitar that belongs to Kita Kazuri, the drum set that belongs to Nijika, and the bass that belongs to Ryo-san.

Every musical instrument has its owner.

The only exception is a keyboard.

Miss Liang carried it up herself.

After Kita joined, did the band add any new members?

Miss Aine, who hadn't been to Fanxing for a long time, didn't know who this keyboard belonged to.

She was searching for the keyboard's owner, who had yet to appear.

Why is she here?!

In Miss Aine's line of sight, a person appeared who, in a sense, was very familiar to her.

The wolf pack

Yes, she couldn't possibly be wrong.

The blue-haired girl was approaching the stage.

The keyboardist who wasn't on stage must be her, right?

Why would she appear among the stars?

"Aiyin"

The blue-haired girl did not become the final piece of the puzzle to complete the stage, as she had hoped.

Beside her, the blue-haired girl stopped and nodded slightly to Aine, whom she had met once before.

But that's all; Xiangzi had no obligation to explain her doubts.

Ai-yin's gaze was fixed on the phone that Xiangzi had taken out.

She turned on the camera and recorded the band members' performance on stage after the performance.

There's no mistake, that's Yili's cell phone.

Having spent so much time with Ichiri at school, there's no way she could mistake him for someone else.

Given Ichiri's personality, it's impossible for her to entrust something so important to a complete stranger.

When exactly did Ichiri establish a connection with this blue-haired girl?

"Nice to meet you, we are the End Band!"

Her doubts were temporarily interrupted by Ms. Kita's opening remarks on stage.

Turning our attention back to the band members on stage, we carefully observed their performance.

Compared to usual, apart from Ms. Liang, who always had a cold expression, the other members of the band all showed visibly unusual behavior.

Hongxia's posture was somewhat stiff, and her smile was far less natural and warm than usual.

Kita, who is usually the complete opposite of Ichiri-san and is "socially awkward," seemed a little uneasy at this moment.

Miss Aine's gaze occasionally met Ichiri's on the stage.

Her right hand, holding the pick, was trembling slightly.

Aine knew that Ichiri's gaze, which was also wandering like hers, was searching for a boy.

A boy who is very important to both Aine and Ichiri.

Compared to the past, the popularity of the Starry Night event at this time can only be described as "dismal".

The heavy rain that soaked Ichiri and Aine was followed by the rest of the band leaving the Starry Night.

Such terrible weather will undoubtedly discourage most people from going out to see a live performance.

"As this is our first performance, fewer people might actually help us perform better!"

Before going on stage, Hongxia's mother, who was the team leader, encouraged everyone with these words.

However, this was the band's first performance since their last show.

All their hard work and sweat will be on full display for everyone in the next few minutes.

Regardless of the final outcome, they want more people to witness their efforts.

The sudden light piercing the darkness caused Miss Ichiri to squint slightly.

She glanced at the small number of audience members below the stage.

As unknown individuals, they failed to capture the interest of the unfamiliar audience members.

Most people's eyes were focused on the small screen in front of them.

"Hongxia, and everyone in the band who's finished, keep it up!"

This is encouragement from a girl who is also a drummer like Nijika.

"come on!"

This is a brief statement from a lead singer who was struggling with how to formally apologize to Chen.

The band members and everyone, both thorny and thornless, were already familiar with each other.

Their first performance, with and without thorns, was witnessed by everyone at the end of the band's run.

In return, after the band's first performance, they naturally had to show their support.

However, it's a weekday now.

Rupa and Ash couldn't leave, and Momoka also had to work hard to make a living.

Only Ms. Anwa, who is still a student, and Nina had time to come and support everyone who had finished the band's performance.

The familiar faces in the audience gave Ms. Ichiri a chance to relax a little.

Aine, Ms. Anwa, Nina, the manager, Ms. PA...

She was not alone on stage.

Yi Li understood; those in the audience, the people she knew well.

Everyone came specifically for her, to end the band's run.

She was very grateful

To express this feeling, she must give it her all today.

She should have done this.

But why was her right hand, and her body, trembling so uncontrollably?

Why does her gaze keep drifting towards the unattended keyboard?

Clearly, she had already mentally prepared herself.

Chen will not be in this performance.

He won't appear, either as a member of the band or as an audience member...

Mingming, Chen had once promised her...

"No matter when Ichiri is on stage, I will always be in the front row of the audience."

However, the boy did not break his promise; his absence was caused by the girl herself.

Goto Ichiri, this is your own choice!

She had repeated this short sentence countless times in her mind.

But the moment she stepped onto the stage, her body began to tremble uncontrollably.

Ignoring the reality she had repeated countless times in her heart, ignoring the sliver of hope in Aine's reply to her today.

Beside the empty keyboard, the boy's figure could not be found anywhere.

Her eyes lingered in vain across the audience, trying to find the figure of that boy, that person she loved, who would never appear today.

No matter how many times she glanced at the audience, fate did not smile upon her, nor did it allow the figure she longed for to appear in her sight.

She didn't want to aggravate her beloved's fatigue.

She also wanted Chen to see that Goto Ichiri, who had relied on him all this time, had grown a lot.

Therefore, she agreed to Hongxia's suggestion.

The trembling in her body now seemed to mock her overestimation of her abilities.

The chill that descended upon her still lingered on her body.

Was this sudden downpour a punishment from heaven for her delusional fantasies?

Everything seemed to foreshadow that her efforts would end in failure.

The phone she entrusted to Xiangzi must be coldly recording her humiliating performance.