Tokyo: Idol Girls have absolutely no bad intentions!

She grasped the microphone, and her voice rang out through the speakers.

"The next song is 'Bustling, Our City'"

The intro begins with the keyboard of Rin Iketani, carrying a slightly hazy and lonely tone reminiscent of an urban night. Then, Asada's guitar joins in, introducing a refreshing melody, like a ray of light piercing the night sky.

"The remaining heartbeats covered the night"

"Pu らを包んで粉々になる前に (It wrapped us in it before completely shattering)"

.........

"変わらないはずはないよ手ばして"

The lyrics depict the indifference of the city and the confusion of individuals, yet they also contain a faint hope of not giving in and trying to grasp something.

"雑台の中で无声き声でcryいている (I cried silently in the crowded crowd)"

"The footprints are now whose voices are disappearing in the morning (the remaining footprints now dissipate someone's voice in the early morning)"

Her voice gradually rose, her emotions becoming more and more intense, and the accompaniment from the other band members also advanced layer by layer, the drumbeats became more powerful, and the bass line supported the entire melody in a deep and stable manner.

"Where the world is (in a world that remains the same)"

"それでもこの眼で真かに见えたんだ (Even so, I still tried to witness it with my own eyes)"

"この手で正かにtouchれたんだねえほらほら (Use these hands to touch with your own hands, look, look, look)"

The audience was captivated by the infectious singing and the poignant lyrics.

Many people stopped making noise and listened quietly, as if they had been drawn into the cold yet still warm urban night depicted in the song.

"ほらまた风いた马鹿みたいだ (Looks like a fool who has been laughed at)"

"どうしようもない黑を光らせ(Light up the endless darkness)"

"The end of the dream is the end of the dream (this is not a dream, this city has already come to an end)"

"蛛めたって変わんないぜああまだまだまだ"

........

The song builds to a climax with each increasingly powerful chorus, finally ending abruptly with Asada's almost hoarse final note, along with the band.

Standing below the stage, Ito looked at Asada, who was slightly out of breath and whose cheeks were flushed from excitement and effort. A smile of immense satisfaction unconsciously crept onto his lips.

She did it.

Mori stood beside him, still holding his arm, but the grip seemed to have loosened slightly.

Her gaze also fell on the stage, her profile revealing no expression.

Shinno and Fujikawa clapped exaggeratedly on the side.

Across the distance, amidst the flashing lights and noisy voices, the two exchanged a glance, gazing at each other from afar. Ito's mouth moved silently, as if to say:

"Good performance."

Chapter 237 The Troubles After Fame

To mark the perfect end to the open-air music festival, they had a big meal.

Little did they know that it would be their last beautiful night.

With its exceptional performance and a plethora of high-quality songs, Platform 40 successfully became the dark horse of Osawa Park.

But there's a price to pay for doing this...

He was ordered to pay a fine, became the target of public criticism, and was remembered by the groups participating in the music festival.

And most importantly...

"Ito, save me!"

On his way back from drinking water at the old school building, Ito was dragged into the bushes next to the corridor.

Ito looked at Asada, who was clutching his school uniform tightly, and said helplessly, "Let go of me first."

"No, no, that won't do." Asada looked around warily. "They're nearby."

they?

Ito also looked around but didn't see any suspicious figures.

Few people come to this place anyway, so to say that there might be danger is a bit of an exaggeration.

Moreover, this location faces the window of the student council office, ensuring that no one can commit a crime under Sae Nagano's nose.

Thinking of this, Ito subconsciously looked in the direction of the administration building. The window was one-way. Although he knew it was unlikely to be such a coincidence, he still felt a little uneasy.

"Squat down!" Asada suppressed his shout and pulled Ito down by the shoulder.

Not knowing what had happened, Ito also crouched down, and the two of them hid in the bushes, watching the scene in the courtyard.

There are 20 minutes left before class starts.

After waiting for two or three minutes, there was still no movement. The loudest sound was the croaking of frogs.

Just as Ito was about to speak, Asada covered his mouth.

A few figures appeared in his eyes, of different grades. At least at a glance, he could see Mori-gami and his own classmates.

They searched everywhere, while Asada's breathing became increasingly rapid.

School bullying? It doesn't seem like it; at least Ito wouldn't be mistaken about the way those guys looked at him.

fanaticism.

Yes, it's fanaticism.

Has the atmosphere at Hibiya High School deteriorated to this extent? It seems that Fujikawa Kaze's inability to find a girlfriend isn't entirely his fault.

"Hey! There are footprints here?" Someone noticed the traces left by Ito and the others when they hurriedly walked away and slowly walked towards their location.

Ito could feel Asada's heart leap into his throat, not only because the hand covering his mouth was trembling slightly, but also because his breathing had stopped.

I was so nervous that I forgot to breathe. What would be the consequences?

However, once their tracks are discovered, there's nothing that can be done. This is what they call the punishment for harming nature.

As the other party drew closer, others also noticed something amiss. A long-haired girl with naturally curly hair had her eyes shining, looking somewhat like the kind of guy you'd encounter during a limited-time discount sale at a department store.

Why would he go through all this? He just came here to get a drink of water.

Miss Unlucky Idol is someone who attracts trouble wherever she goes.

Unsurprisingly, they were eventually discovered.

When they were discovered, their posture was quite strange.

Asada was practically lying on Ito's back, her hands tightly covering his mouth, while Ito was half-squatting, his center of gravity unsteady from her weight. The two of them were practically tangled together in the bushes.

The ambiguity is secondary; the key issue is that the relationships between the characters seem completely reversed.

Asada's demeanor was exactly like that of a female bandit who was "forcibly loving" Ito, while Ito was the pitiful little wife who was forced to submit.

Looking at the varied and interesting expressions on the faces of the students who had gathered around.

Shocked, incredulous, and even a little strangely excited, Ito knew they had definitely misunderstood.

And the misunderstanding was quite serious!

He was about to open his mouth to explain, trying to salvage his already tarnished image, when he felt the hand covering his mouth tighten even more!

Asada's brain had clearly shut down completely; his small head couldn't hold a single thought, and he showed no intention of letting go.

She froze, holding her breath. If it weren't for the warm dampness still lingering on her palms, Ito would have suspected that she was clinging to a highly nervous zombie lady behind her.

The trembling was so frequent it felt like she was deliberately hitting Ito's lips; it hurt a bit, anyway.

An eerie, brief stalemate ensued in the courtyard.

Only that untimely toad was still dutifully croaking, even arrogantly hopping past Ito in the grass in front of him.

"Asada...senpai?" someone called out tentatively again, their voice tinged with uncertainty.

Asada's body trembled violently at the sound, clearly a stress response.

They seemed to want to step forward, but this action made Asada tremble even more, and Ito's mouth hurt even more.

Finally, the hand that had been covering Ito's mouth slowly slid off.

Ito breathed a sigh of relief, thinking she was finally going to face reality, but then she felt someone grab the hem of her shirt from behind, and even tried to lift it up.

What is she doing? Trying to crawl inside?!

Asada curled up into a ball, desperately trying to hide behind Ito, wishing she could completely bury herself in his shadow and not reveal even a tiny bit of herself.

"Turtle Asada..." Ito thought to himself helplessly.

He sighed and decided to stand up and explain himself.

He genuinely didn't sense any malice from this group; instead, he felt a kind of fervent, idol-like excitement.

This scene is somewhat similar to the commotion that Takikawa caused at school before, but the level of fervor seems to be even greater.

“Senior Ito,” a short-haired junior girl spoke first, her eyes sharp as if a detective had discovered a crucial clue, “what is your relationship with Senior Asada… now?”

Ito had met this guy before; he was in the same class as Mori, and the desserts for the maid café project at the last cultural festival were made by him.

Judging from the accusing look in the other party's eyes, it seemed that they had completely misunderstood him and Asada. If this was not resolved properly, he would soon have to face Mori's questioning again.

trouble......

Ito was about to explain, and he had been squatting for a long time, which was not a very elegant posture, and his legs were not able to stand it.

However, he had only gotten halfway up when Asada behind him seemed to have triggered some kind of defense mechanism and pushed him back down!

The force was so great that he almost fell face-first to the ground, showing absolutely no gentleness.

Asada peeked out from behind his shoulder with difficulty, managing a stiff smile that looked worse than crying.

Ito had only seen a similar expression in "Uncle in Another World," that feeling of being unable to control oneself and forcing a smile.

“I…I’m here,” she said softly. “You…please don’t make things difficult for Ito.”

Thank you so much.